Energy / BP offshore flights to return to Sumburgh – Shetland News

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BPs helicopter flights to offshore platforms will return to flying from Sumburgh from next week.

Helicopters have been flying from Aberdeen during the coronavirus pandemic to remove unnecessary footfall in Shetland.

A spokesperson for BP confirmed that the helicopters will resume flying from Sumburgh from Monday (13 July).

The decision to bypass Shetland was made in March when the isles had 11 confirmed coronavirus cases.

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Poland Increases Capacity in Updated Draft Offshore Wind Bill – Offshore WIND

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The Polish government has published a revised draft offshore wind bill which would allow for 5.9 GW instead of 4.6 GW of capacity to be offered via Contracts for Difference (CfDs) by the end of June 2021.

According to the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW), this 5.9 GW in the first phase of development correspond to the real potential of advanced projects, i.e. those that already have or will be able to sign a connection agreement within a specified period of time.

The government plans the second phase of development to include two auctions, the first in 2025 and the second in 2027, both for 2.5 GW of capacity.

This means that the revised draft does not include the 2023 and 2028 auctions as announced in January.

The new draft also proposes solutions for the connection of offshore wind farms to the national grid, which envisages investors to be responsible for constructing and financing the connection.

However, state-owned transmission system operator Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne will have the right of first refusal in case of a potential sale by the investor.

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Damen Shipyards GroupFriede & Goldman LtdSamsung Heavy Industries Co. LtdDaewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. LtdKeppel Corporation LimitedHyundai Heavy Industries Co. LtdIrving Shipbuilding Inc.Sembcorp Marine Ltd

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Chapter 5: Consumption, By Applications

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XELLZ acquires more land in Rosslare – 4C Offshore

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Dutchlogistics company XELLZ has acquired 100.000sqm of land to add to its existing200.000sqm already secured at the Port of Rosslare, Ireland. The decisionto obtain this new land has also progressed plans to create a Free Zoneat Rosslare Europort and the Europort Business Park (EBP).

Following last weeks announcement by Iarnrd ireann that Rosslare Europortis to undergo a major transformation with a 30m investment, XELLZ intendsto secure the ports position as an offshore wind hub by developing aFree Zone.

Free Zones are secured customs areas within the European Union where non-Uniongoods can be introduced free of import duties, charges (i.e. taxes) andcommercial policy measures. These goods may, following time in the FreeZones, be released to the domestic market (subject to payment of importduties and other charges).

Mr. Phonsey Croke, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of 24shore Ireland, said:This gives companies who locate in the Rosslare Europort BusinessPark Free Zone (EBP-FZ) the ability to operate and install offshore windfarms (OWF) in a cost-effective and competitive manner. There are manyOWFs to be installed and operated in Ireland, UK, and across the continentand having a Free Zone will help ease the flow of goods and keep projectsmoving.

Through its offshore services subsidiary 24shore SBS (Supply Base Services)and XELLZ Ireland, XELLZ aims to establish an offshore wind supply baseto serve and support future offshore wind farms. The EBP will become ahive of activity where businesses directly related to the upcoming offshorewind farms can establish themselves.

The EBP offers storage and assembly areas to manage the wind turbines,transition pieces and mobilisation equipment. There will be areas for companiesproviding maintenance, operational, and repair services to this buddingrenewable energy market. The space will also house a new training facilityfor the renewable industry.

Mr. Finbarr Cleary, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at XELLZ Ireland Ltd.,said: We are committed to making the Rosslare development a nationalsuccess story. The support we have received from the wider community,industry associations, local and national government and independent agencieshas been really encouraging. The South-East of Ireland is set to becomean area of international commercial activity as well as an Operations &Maintenance Centre of Excellence (O&MCOE) for many industries.

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Zac Efron’s Upcoming (And Rumoured) Films And TV Shows – Capital

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Zac Efron is set to have a few busy years ahead of him, as he stars and produces several projects.

Zac Efron isn't just hiding and surprising eagle-eyed fans in Australia; he's also working on some huge film and television projects.

Fresh from his release of Down to Earth with Zac Efron, the The Greatest Showman star has his own reality series, as well as several movies in the works.

You may have read of the High School Musical star contracting a deadly illness whilst in Papua New Guinea.

That all happened as he filmed his adventure series Killing Zac Efron, which will air on Quibi.

Not only will Zac star in Killing Zac Efron, but he will also act as an executive producer, as he ventures into remote, dangerous jungles "through remote locations in search of adventure."

Zac is said to have replaced his Bad Neighbours co-star, Seth Rogen, in the comedy about tech tycoon John McAfee, King of the Jungle.

While Michael Keaton will star as McAfee, creator of the McAfee Antivirus software, Zac Efron is portraying Wired Magazine investigator, Ari Furman, who arrives in Belize, believing he will do a typical report on McAfee, only to be dragged into his chaotic world.

Very little is known about this project, but it is rumoured that Zac Efron is set to produce and possibly star in an adaptation of John LeFevre's book, Straight to Hell: True Tales of Deviance, Debauchery, and Billion-Dollar Deals.

According to sources, this film is in early development, and is said to focus on the character's darkly comedic life as a successful investment banker.

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Herbal Supplements Market Research, Recent Trends and Growth Forecast 2025 – CueReport

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The Herbal Supplements Market report upholds the future market predictions related to Herbal Supplements market size, revenue, production, Consumption, gross margin and other substantial factors. It also examines the role of the prominent Herbal Supplements market players involved in the industry including their corporate overview. While emphasizing the key driving factors for Herbal Supplements market, the report also offers a full study of the future trends and developments of the market.

Health disorders such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and others have increased significantly in the developed economies in past few years. Increasing incidences of health disorders have resulted in increased awareness regarding healthy eating habits. Health and fitness consciousness has also increased among consumers in countries such as China and India due to improving lifestyle and changing food habits. Consumers are more aware regarding their nutritional intake, and benefits of herbal supplements, thereby accelerating the market growth for Herbal Supplements.

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The global Herbal Supplements Market size is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 10.8% during 2018-2026 according to a new study published by The marker research report. In 2017, the pharmaceutical segment accounted for the highest market share in terms of revenue. North America is expected to be the leading contributor to the global market revenues in 2017.

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The obese and geriatric population is increasing worldwide, promoting the growth of the herbal supplements. The sedentary lifestyle, increasing use of functional foods, and growing consumer awareness regarding preventive health care boost the overall market growth. Increasing disposable incomes in developing countries, rising awareness about health benefits of herbal supplements, and rising health disorders propel the growth of the herbal supplements industry. Sedentary lifestyle of consumers leading to lifestyle diseases, and increasing disposable income drives herbal supplements market growth.

North America generated the highest market share in terms of revenue in 2017 and is expected to lead the global market throughout the forecast period. The increasing obese population, initiatives and funding by governments to promote health consciousness, and lifestyle changes primarily drive the growth of this market. The number of memberships for health clubs and gyms has increased significantly promoting the growth of Herbal Supplements industry in the region. The increase in obesity related diseases such as diabetes and hypertension along with high disposable income of consumers further propel the adoption of herbal supplements.

The well-known companies profiled in the Herbal Supplements report include Herbalife International of America, Inc., Ricola AG, Archer Daniels Midland Company, Nutraceutical International Corporation, Bio-Botanica Inc., Arizona Natural Products, Blackmores Ltd, The Himalaya Drug Company, Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG, and Rainbow Light Nutritional Systems. These companies launch new products and collaborate with other market leaders to innovate and launch new products to meet the increasing needs and requirements of consumers. Leading players in the Herbal Supplements industry are also taking initiatives to increase awareness among consumers through health subscription and other marketing campaigns. In October 2014, Herbalife launched a new range of herbal green tea, which is available in two flavors, original and pomegranate. This range of green tea contains lower calories and is free of artificial sweeteners, flavors, and colors.

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Herbal Supplements Source Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2026)

LeavesRootsBarkFruits & VegetablesOthers

Herbal Supplements Functionality Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2026)

MedicinalAromaticOthers

Herbal Supplements Application Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2026)

Food and BeveragePharmaceuticalsPersonal CareOthers

Herbal Supplements Distribution Channel Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2015 - 2026)

Offline StoresOnline Channels

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Nutraceutical Packaging Market: Projection of Each Major Segment over the Forecast Period 2026 – 3rd Watch News

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Thenutraceuticals marketis seeing dynamic opportunities in growth and revenue generation. These dietary supplements and fortified foods offer bountiful health benefits. As a means for sustaining competition for innovation growth in both the pharmaceuticals and food and beverage industries, the key players are focused on advanced packaging techniques. These products can be of various materials including paper and paperboards, glass, plastic, and metal. The increased demand for nutraceutical from the consumers has escalated the requirements for the adequate nutraceutical packaging. Both the manufacturer and the consumers prefer the neutraceutical packaging because of the ease of printing over them.The current consumer trend is to be preventive rather than react to the health issues, which involve huge healthcare costs in developed countries.

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There is a shift in the consumer preference from synthetic ingredients to natural and organic ingredients and foods that are obtained from non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) extracts. Consumers prefer the nutraceutical foods to pharmaceutical drugs.Developing nutrients based on an individuals genetics and lifestyle changes would help in developing customized functional foods ad beverages, based on the genetic segment.global nutraceutical packaging is expected to witness a propelled growth because of the escalated use of neutraceutical products by the consumers.

The increased health benefits by the nutraceutical products coupled with the increased expenditure on fitness and wellness of the people across the globe are expected to fuel the growth of the global nutraceutical packaging market.The nutraceutical market mainly constitutes functional foods and beverages and dietary supplements. Dietary supplements are present in the form of tablets, capsules and liquids. The nutraceutical ingredients include pre-biotic and pro-biotic vitamins, minerals, fibers, proteins, omega 3 and structured lipids, amino acids and various other ingredients. Foods fortified with omega fatty acids are expected to grow by 6.8% during the forecast period.

Nutraceutical Packaging Market represents the improvement of the business by upstream and downstream, generally market and advancement, key organizations, and in addition type section and market application, etc.Some prominent players in this market are MJS PACKAGING, PolyOne Corporation, Glenroy, Inc., Maco Bag Corporation, JohnsByrne Company, Birchwood Contract Manufacturing, NuEra Nutraceuticals Inc., MOD-PAC Corp., Hughes Enterprises, AMGRAPH Packaging, Inc

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Type 2 diabetes: The best diet to follow to help lower your blood sugar – Express

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Type 2 diabetes is a condition which causes too much sugar in the blood. It can have devastating consequences if not managed correctly. Following a particular diet has been strongly recommended to help keep blood sugar healthy. What is it?

When it comes to managing your type 2 diabetes, a healthy diet is essential.

There are things a person can eat and drink which have a low Glycaemic Index and are known to help keep blood sugar levels healthy.

This means these foods wont raise the blood sugar and may help one avoid a blood sugar spike.

When it comes to following one of the best diets for type 2 diabetes, leading health experts recommend a low-GI diet.

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What is the glycaemic index in foods?

The glycaemic index (GI) indicates whether a food type raises blood glucose levels quickly, moderately or slowly.

This means it can be useful for a person living with diabetes.

Certain carbohydrates are digested and absorbed at different rates, and GI is the ranking of how quickly each carbohydrate-based food or drink impacts the blood glucose levels.

The GI index runs from 0 to 100 and usually uses pure glucose, which has a GI of around 100, as the reference.

Slowly absorbed carbohydrates have a low GI rating and foods included in this are fruits and vegetables, unsweetened milk, nuts, pulses, and some wholegrain cereals and bread.

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In a study with the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, a low-glycaemic index diet was investigated in how it could help with diabetes.

The study noted: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to determine whether low-GI diets, compared with conventional or high-GI diets, improved overall glycaemic control in individuals with diabetes.

The study concluded that choosing low-GI foods in place of conventional or high-GI foods has a small but clinically useful effect on medium-term glycaemic control in patients with diabetes.

The incremental benefit is similar to that offered by pharmacological agents that also target postprandial hyperglycaemia.

In another study with the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, glycaemic index in the diet of European outpatients with diabetes was analysed.

The study said: The relation of the GI to serum cholesterol (total, LDL, and HDL), and fasting triacylglycerol was analysed in 2810 people with type 1 diabetes.

It concluded that the study in European patients with type 1 diabetes showed that a lower dietary GI is related to lower Hb A(1c) concentrations, independently of fibre intake.

The consumption of bread and pasta had the biggest effect on the overall dietary GI of European outpatients.

When it comes to foods which have a low GI rating and help keep blood sugar low, avocados are one of the best.

Medical News Today said: Polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids are important components of a healthy blood sugar eating plan and avocados could help improve insulin sensitivity.

Other foods include tuna and fish, sour cherries, leafy green vegetables, blueberries, almonds, whole grains and eggs.

Foods with a high GI and best avoided if living with type 2 diabetes include sugar and sugary foods, white bread, white rice and potatoes.

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Vitamin B12 deficiency: Five common symptoms to watch out for – and when to see a doctor – Express

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People with undiagnosed symptoms should consider that they may have a vitamin B12 deficiency.

While it's unlikely that your symptoms are caused by the condition, there are still many people that have a lack of B12.

A quick blood test could reveal whether you should be adding more B12 to your diet.

You should consider having your B12 levels checked if you develop any of these five warning signs.

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"Unfortunately, B12 deficiency is common, especially in the elderly," said dietitian Helen West.

She wrote for medical website Healthline: "Youre at risk of deficiency if you dont get enough from your diet or arent able to absorb enough from the food you eat.

"Unfortunately, symptoms of a vitamin B12 deficiency can take years to show up, and diagnosing it can be complex.

"If youre at risk and have any of the symptoms above, speak to your doctor."

For many people, a B12 deficiency can be easily rectified by making some simple diet swaps, she added.

The best sources of vitamin B12 include beef, liver, dairy foods, eggs, and salmon.

Around one in 10 people aged 75 or over have a B12 deficiency.

But, taking B12 supplements could also help to treat a deficiency.

It's crucial that you speak to a doctor as soon as possible, if you think that you're at risk of the condition.

That's because it can lead to some severe complications if it's left untreated.

The deficiency may lead to heart conditions, or problems with the nerve system, if it isn't treated as early as possible.

Some treatments can lower your risk of developing these complications, but some - like nerve damage - may be irreversible.

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The return of Genji: How the cyborg ninja dominated the Summer Showdown – ESPN

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The rise of Genji behind double shield compositions like the Orisa-Sigma combination had a significant impact on the Overwatch League's Summer Showdown results this past weekend. Here's a look at why Genji is back, the extent of his impact, and a few outstanding Genji performances from this past weekend.

It's fun to joke about all-or-nothing style heroes like Genji - Genji is the type of hero that DPS players want to play and the type of hero that viewers want to watch. If there's a chance that Genji can come back into the current metagame, there's an entire stable of Overwatch League DPS's who will try him out even if he's not technically "meta."

The actual, concrete reasons for Genji's return have a two-part answer. The first is that he received a few buffs on the June 16th patch. According to the patch notes, the idea was to make him an even more viable burst assassin. One of the most important changes to Genji was the ability to manually-cancel Deflect, alongside a slight duration increase. Genji's Shurikens also received a damage buff alongside a spread reduction from 12 to 9 in their secondary fire. These changes make Genji more deadly close-up, and with the double-shield compositions that have risen to prominence, Genji can have more cover while doing more burst to opponents once he is in close quarters with them. He also benefits massively from Brigitte's presence in a composition.

Secondly, due to Echo nerfs, these buffs make him a generally more viable pick than post-nerf Echo, and allow him to fill a similar role on a team composition as Tracer, depending on what the DPS player in question is more comfortable playing. Arguably, Genji has the more impactful ultimate in Dragonblade.

While the rest of this article is going to be highlighting amazing Genji plays and performances, it's worth noting that Genji doesn't seem oppressive or overtuned. In fact, for nearly every amazing Genji play in this past weekend's Summer Showdown, there was an example of a hitscan player like Paris Eternal's Jeong "Xzi" Ki-hyo stopping opposing Genji players in their tracks.

The Florida Mayhem entered the Summer Showdown not as overall favorites, but certainly favored to beat the Outlaws. This was despite an incredibly close match between the two of them a week before the event where Houston were denied a reverse-sweep thanks in large part to Rookie of the Year candidate Kim "Yaki" Jun-ki ultimately winning the DPS battle against his Houston counterpart, Dante "Danteh" Cruz. Both specialize in Tracer and Genji and their Summer Showdown rematch not only depended on team performance and synergy, but how well these two DPS players slotted in Ganji or Tracer into their Orisa-Sigma-Baptiste-Brigitte compositions.

The rematch went Houston's way thanks in large part to Danteh's Genji into Yaki's Tracer on Hanamura, supplemented by teammate Jiri "LiNkzr" Masalin's Widowmaker.

This past February at the New York Excelsior homestand, I had the chance to interview Paris Eternal's Kim "Sp9rk1e" Yeong-han and Choi "Hanbin" Han-bin about coming to the team from Element Mystic along with their coach, Yoon "RUSH" Hee-won. At that point, Sp9rk1e's debut was still months away due to the fact that he was still not age-eligible to play in the league. Eternal Assistant General Manager Kim "AVALLA" Kyeong-ey, who translated the interview, and I couldn't help but send sad smiles Sp9rk1e's way when he said "It feels like I'm in the dark. May 31 seems so far away."

Sp9rkle has waited a long time to play in this league since he was the DPS star of Element Mystic. It shouldn't be as shocking as it has been to watch him immediately have an impact with the Eternal since he was able to start a little over a month ago, but the Eternal have been faced with a lot of roadblocks this year, including multiple player retirements, Xzi's mid-season trip back to South Korea, and more recently, flex support player Kwon "Fielder" Joon playing remotely on 200 ping from South Korea. The Eternal's win was first and foremost a team effort, and part of that team effort has been helping Sp9rk1e shine.

Although Sp9rk1e had many more highlight moments in the finals against the Philadelphia Fusion, his Map 5 clutch play against the San Francisco Shock on Oasis was his standout moment. The Shock were heavy favorites to win the North American Summer Showdown bracket and the Eternal had pushed them to Map 5. Sp9rk1e was pitted against Kwon "Striker" Nam-joo's Tracer after Sp9rk1e's Genji and the Eternal had already made the Shock's comparative weakness with Genji apparent throughout the series. Despite an early pick for Striker onto Xzi's McCree, Sp9rk1e immediately wiped out the Shock with a cool four kills to take back control on the final possible point, sending the Eternal to the finals.

Sp9rk1e was a key factor in the Eternal's finals victory over the Fusion, but it was Fusion DPS player Josue "Eqo" Corona who had the Genji play of the weekend in Map 7 against the Eternal. Everything looked lost for the Fusion's attack run on Rialto when Xzi's Widowmaker picked off Fusion support Isaac "Boombox" Charles and Eqo with a minute left in the Fusion time bank.

Eqo managed to get Dragonblade while the Fusion attempted to stay on the payload and stall in overtime. He then proceeded to annihilate the Eternal, capping the first point and extending the map. Although the Fusion ultimately lost, this was a monster individual performance from Eqo.

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Remembering Robert the Robot – Glasgow’s original ‘silent raver’ – Glasgow Live

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For folk of a certain age in Glasgow, they will fondly recall the time the city centre pavement was ruled by a dancing sheriff of a different kind to Leo The Silent Raver.

A robot. And not just any robot, it was Robert The Robot, the mysterious, white masked cyborg mime artist that ruffled kids hair, peeked into shopping bags and amused and frightened the living daylights of youngsters in equal measure.

Regarded by one social media user as the greatest Glasgow entertainer ever, he spent years dancing outside of Marks and Spencer's on Argyle Street and on Buchanan Street.

Dressed in his white boiler suit with motherboard attached to his belly, phone wires connected to his arms, sunglasses and diamond-studded belt.

It seemed he was a bit of a star in the city, appearing on none other than Rab C Nesbitt, where he received a 'Glasgow Kiss' for his troubles off the string-vested, alcoholic Glaswegian character in one episode.

And his moves were that good, its not impossible to suggest that folk in the citys nightclubs were copying his moves on the dancefloor at the weekend -being a 'Rezerection' raver before it and the old skool/hardcore scene really took off.

Back in September of 2018, Glasgow Live were able to track down the cyborg after he got in touch with us to break his 'robotic' silence, and he revealed how he was "terrified" when he performed in Glasgow city centre for the first time.

He told us: "I started one Friday afternoon in December of 1983 performing as Robert the Robot in Argyle Street and I can remember my first day like it was yesterday.

I caught the train from Dalmuir station with my mask, glove and glasses in a bag. On arriving at Argyle Street station, I put my mask on just before I walked into the street.

"It changed my life and made me the entertainer that I am today.

Now living down south, Robert - real name Robert Harris - gained celebrity status in Glasgow - he even appeared in an episode of Rab C Nesbitt, as well as on That's Life with Esther Rantzen.

He also appeared on stage at The Barrowlands with groups such as TTF, Ultrasonic and Rhythmic State at the famous Source nights back in the early 90s.

I was so nervous as I had only ever watched the body poppers and break dancers perform when I walked through town on a Saturday afternoon. I didn't realise how difficult it was to make the public part with any small change they may have.

"I mind I used to practice and practice and practice the robot moves in front of the mirror and I didn't think I 'got' it ... until I did it in front of a friend and they were like wow," he continued.

Robert made 12 on his first day, mostly made up of 10p pieces and coppers, and from then on he was hooked, working from 10am till 6pm every day without a break.

Counting all the money that I made on that first day and every day since then has always made me smile with the thought that the public must have thought that I was good enough.

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"For people to throw some loose change my way instead of any of the other buskers was fantastic. It's a feeling that I just can't explain even to this day", he said.

And back in December of 2018, he pulled on his white gloves for a one-off return to the streets to raise money, like he did previously, for Cash For Kids - with plenty of hid former fans turning out for the occasion outside Argyle Street Station despite the rain.

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Airbus Helicopters has joined hands with over 20 Australian partners to form Team Nightjar, as the consortium launches its solution to Project LAND 2097 Phase 4. Under this Project, the Commonwealth of Australia is seeking a fleet of helicopters to support the Australian Defence Forces Special Operations.

Bringing together Australias best industry capabilities and academia, the Team Nightjar members include: Cablex, Cyborg Dynamics, Deakin University, DEWC, ECLIPS,Ferra Engineering, Helicopter Logistics, Helimods,Kinetic Fighting, Kratos Australia, Microflite, PREDICT Australia, QinetiQ Australia,Safran Helicopter Engines Australia, Seeing Machines, Sigma Bravo, Rusada, TAFE NSW, Tagai Management Consultants, Toll Helicopters, University of Technology Sydney, Varley Group and Varley Rafael Australia.

In response to the Commonwealth of Australias request for proposal for a four-tonne class, rapidly deployable, multi-role helicopter for the Australian Special Forces, Team Nightjar will be offering a fleet of the highly capable Airbus H145M and in-country support

We recognize the importance of working with Australian companies on this program, with each partner offering niche capabilities to the Commonwealth. Building on our established commitment to Australian industry, Team Nightjar will have a strong focus on Australian industrial support and innovation, said Andrew Mathewson, Managing Director of Airbus Australia Pacific.

The local consortium will deliver world leading training solutions, empower indigenous participation, and enable rapid design and delivery of enhancements throughout the programs lifetime.

With a clear commitment to invest in Australian-led innovation, the teaming proposal will generate over AUD250 million of economic benefits and more than 170 Australian jobs.

We believe these capabilities will greatly enhance the core offering of the very capable H145M helicopter, while providing local jobs, technology transfer and export opportunities.

The Commonwealth is seeking a proven, mature and highly reliable off-the-shelf platform and robust support systems. The H145M that we are proposing is the latest member of the H145 family, which has flown over 5.9 million hours with more than 1,400 aircraft in service globally across civil, parapublic and military domains. It is well supported by a mature global network.

The H145M is an exemplar platform for light special operations and is a solid match for the Special Forces requirements, with proven capabilities for no-fail, high-readiness missions, added Mathewson.

The light twin-engine aircraft is an operationally proven, affordable and low-risk option for Australia, complementing the MRH90 Taipan with improved mobility and situational awareness for special operations. By virtue of its compact size, the H145M will be optimized for operations within dense urban terrain and will be rapidly deployable via a C-17A Globemaster.

The H145M is tried and tested and is gaining popularity among defense forces due to its excellent price-performance ratio and the short delivery time, counting military forces in Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Serbia and Thailand as customers.

In particular, the H145M is today supporting special operations roles with the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) with mission readiness of above 99%, delivering safety and superior power and payload.

Airbus has nearly two decades of presence in Australia, building extensive local industrial capabilities and network, in support of the countrys defence and commercial aviation. With a strong local team of more than 1,500 employees working across 23 sites for civil and military fixed-wing and rotary wing aircraft, the company has injected over A$1.7 billion of activities into the Australian aerospace industry, including A$100 million of direct investments from ARH Tiger and MRH90 projects.

Australias smallest nocturnal bird of prey, the nightjars characteristics include agility, stealth through its compact size, excellent camouflage, silence in flight and non-reflective eyes. The nightjar is known to hunt in pairs, and catch prey on the wing, combining its heightened senses, agility, speed, power and focus characteristics which are critical for Special Operations. With close resemblance to Airbus H145M, the Australian nightjar is adopted as the inspiration for the teams response to Project LAND 2097 Phase 4

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Avengers director and Justice League co-director Joss Whedon can have a panel at this yrs digital model of SDCC.

Joss Whedon hasnt had the very best time over the previous couple of years. The director took over the event of Justice League after Zack Snyder left resulting from a household tragedy, however the finish consequence was panned by critics and underwhelmed on the field workplace. Roughly across the identical time, a number of folks got here out, calling the Avenger directors conduct inappropriate, particularly round girls.

Earlier this summer time, Cyborg actor Ray Fisher started taking his personal pictures at Joss Whedon, later calling the director abusive and unprofessional on set, which was later supported by Kevin Smith. The actor additionally supported the ladies who referred to as the director out however acknowledged that he couldnt say extra resulting from NDAs. However now, in the midst of all of this, Joss Whedon is collaborating in a panel at this yrs digital SDCC.

The panel itself can be going down on July 24 from 5:00 PM 6:00 PM. The panel can be titled A Zoom with Joss Whedon. Whether or not or not hell tackle these accusations is at the moment unknown.

What do you all make of this improvement? Will Joss Whedon tackle the accusations made towards him in regard to Justice League? Tell us what you suppose within the feedback beneath!

Right heres the official synopsis for Justice League:

Fueled by his restored religion in humanity and impressed by Supermans selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the assistance of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face a good higher enemy. Collectively, Batman and Marvel Girl work rapidly to search out and recruit a workforce of metahumans to face towards this newly woke up risk. However regardless of the formation of this unprecedented league of heroesBatman, Marvel Girl, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flashit could already be too late to avoid wasting the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Directed by Zack Snyder, Justice League stars Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J. Okay. Simmons, and Ciarn Hinds.

Justice League is now accessible on Blu-Ray, DVD, and Digital HD. Keep tuned for all the most recent information on Joss Whedon, Avengers, and Justice League, and make sure to subscribe to Heroic Hollywoods YouTube channel for extra video content material!

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Artificial intelligence isn’t all about the Terminator, tech sceptics are warned – Mirror Online

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Arnold Schwarzeneggers Terminator character is a top example of artificial intelligence, according to nearly one-in-five confused Britons.

Some 19% believed Arnie's cyborg assassin from the 1984 blockbuster film was a prime illustration of the technology.

The revelation stands in stark contrast to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's claim in a speech last week that Britain could lead the world in AI.

A survey carried out into people's understanding of artificial intelligence lays bare how much work remains to be done.

In the hit I'll be back science-fiction movie, the T-800 Terminator is sent back in time from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, played by Linda Hamilton.

Her son will one day become a saviour against machines in a post-apocalyptic future and needs to be destroyed.

AI pioneer Yoshua Bengio told the BBC in October 2019 he was not a fan of the Terminator films.

"They paint a picture which is really not coherent with the current understanding of how AI systems are built today and in the foreseeable future," he said.

"We are very far from super-intelligent AI systems and there may even be fundamental obstacles to get much beyond human intelligence."

But for 19% Britons, the film is a chilling demonstration of what AI can offer.

The reality is more useful predictive texting on mobile phones uses AI, as do apps like Uber and Google Maps.

However, just 41% of people questioned believed they had encountered AI in the past three months.

Researchers uncovered big gender gaps, with 69% of women saying they did not know when they last encountered AI if they ever had.

Some 51% of men thought they had used it in the past 12 weeks.

The online Populus study of 1,093 adults was carried out for communications agency Zinc Network.

Executive director Louis Brooke said: The Government has laid out an ambitious agenda for AI, seeking to turn the UK into a world leader in this area.

AI will play a vital role in helping the UK exit lockdown and overhauling health, education, travel and the workplace.

"Yet this data shows public understanding of AI is chronically low, particularly amongst women.

"For the public to buy into new uses for AI technologies, it will be vital to ensure that innovations are well understood, and benefit those who may be the most sceptical.

Some of those quizzed readily understood the technology, saying they thought it included any sort of robot that can react to its surroundings and doesn't need programming and chat bots used by companies to deal with customer service queries.

But others were more fearful of AI's potential to oust humans from the workplace.

One described it as work done by machines replacing humans and another as creepy Japanese humanoids.

Others totally missed the point, according to researchers, with responses including artificial insemination, as with cows and other animals for breeding and aliens.

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1982: On the Mars Base, All Must Drive Nissan Stanzas – Autoweek

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Perhaps due to the influence of a lot of science-fiction-themed album covers and movies during the early 1980s, many television advertisements of that era went all-out on the utopian (or maybe dystopian) themes. You had your glowing-eyed aliens driving the '84 Camaro, a Japanese engineer designing the new Isuzu Piazza using mentally projected vector graphics, big-haired cyborgs pitching the '82 Oldsmobiles on Io and alternate-universe James Bond repo-ing a new Mitsubishi Cordia from Space Baddie Woman.

Now we've found this U.S.-market ad for the new Nissan Stanza (also described as a Datsun, the name-change to Nissan still in its early stages in 1982), featuring five strangely robotic futuroids wearing identical purple jumpsuits made from what appear to be trash bags. Hey, that's what the future looked like.

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Freedom in Ukraine: Moving in the right direction? – The Ukrainian Weekly

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Not all readers may be aware of the comprehensive and detailed U.S. government and NGO reports issued annually that assess the status of human rights and democracy, or religious freedoms, in countries around the world, including Ukraine. Several have been issued in the last few months. They include the State Departments Annual Human Rights Country Reports and its report on International Religious Freedom, as well as those from respected NGOs such as Freedom House. There is also a flow of information from other U.S. and international NGOs, the United Nations and other international bodies, and, of course, from Ukrainian NGOs, notably the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group.

These reports accurately address and assess the absolutely appalling state of human rights and elementary freedoms, democracy and the rule of law in the Russian-occupied territories a subject that this columnist has often written or spoken about in recent years. In these territories, human rights abuses, the severe repression of those who dare peacefully oppose the puppet regimes, suppression of civil and political liberties, and the persecution of religious groups with the notable exception of the Russian Orthodox constitute the norm.

However, this week, I will focus on human rights and freedoms for the roughly 85 percent of Ukrainians living under Kyivs authority. In doing so, I will mention a disconcerting trend that is causing growing concern in Washington and among Ukraines international partners.

Ukrainians enjoy basic human rights and freedoms and a vibrant civil society, and the government largely respects civil and political rights of all kinds including rights of national minorities and religious freedoms. Elections are democratic. But it is, as Human Rights Watch calls it, a mixed picture, and democratic Ukraine is not without human rights and democracy deficits.

These include torture and other abuse of detainees by law enforcement personnel, harsh prison conditions, and arbitrary arrest and detention albeit nowhere on the scale of what we see in the occupied territories. Ukraine also faces some restrictions on freedom of expression and the media, and serious weaknesses in the rule of law. Ukraine is still plagued by widespread government corruption although considerably less than the astronomical levels of the Viktor Yanukovych era.

In 2019, Freedom Houses authoritative Freedom in the World Index again ranked Ukraine as partly free the three designations being free, partly free, and not free. That score decreased slightly over 2018 because of increased attacks on anti-corruption activists and journalists, and on vulnerable communities such as the Roma.

With respect to democracy, Freedom House also recently issued its Nations in Transit report, where Ukraines democracy score in 2019 improved marginally over that of 2018. Some progress was made, for instance, with whistleblower protections or a law lifting parliamentary immunity, and the two free and fair national elections.

But the way things have been looking lately, I am not sure well see improvement this year, and I even fear backsliding.

In recent months, we have seen a growing pattern of questionable, seemingly politically motivated investigations or prosecutions of political opponents most notably former President Petro Poroshenko. Others, such as former Prosecutor General Ruslan Riaboshapka, who was dismissed in the unfortunate March government shake-up, and other reformers have faced investigations that appear to be politically motivated. There are ongoing attempts to undermine the head of Ukraines Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) Artem Sytnyk. Civil society activists such as Euro-Maidan activist Tatyana Chornovol and Odesa activist Serhiy Sternenko seem to be targeted. We also see what appears to be a shaky case against the alleged killers of journalist Pavel Sheremet.

The plethora of politically motivated, often frivolous, at times patently ridiculous charges being leveled against Mr. Poroshenko and others looks like political score-settling and is starting to remind many people of the Yanukovych era of selective justice. I would think and hope that Ukraines leadership will be smart enough not to invite these kinds of comparisons. If there really is sufficient credible evidence in any of these cases, then Ukrainian authorities need to go about prosecuting them in a manner consistent with the rule of law, with a presumption of innocence and a fair process. Selective justice most assuredly does not serve Ukraines interests it divides society and harms its democracy and national security, which of course plays into Moscows hands. And it will not, to put it mildly, engender confidence from Ukraines many staunch supporters in Congress and elsewhere in the U.S. government, as well as Ukraines other international partners, or the international business community. It is also raising serious concerns in the diaspora, with statements from the Ukrainian World Congress, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organizations and others issued in recent weeks. [Editors note: See these statements on page 8.]

To add insult to injury, at the same time that we have these questionable cases, the truly bad actors, such as killers of Euro-Maidan activists, other human rights abusers, corrupt oligarchs and officials from the Yanukovych era go free or are protected. The recent State Department Annual Human Rights Country Report on Ukraine sums it up well: The government generally failed to take adequate steps to prosecute or punish most officials who committed abuses, resulting in a climate of impunity.

Clearly, there is still much work to do in cleaning up law enforcement entities, notably the Ministry of Internal Affairs under Minister Arsen Avakov, who has been criticized by many as blocking police reforms, and the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), which is in need of serious changes, including separating its state security functions from its law enforcement powers thereby helping to eliminate its corruption. And the Prosecutor Generals Office, which had shown some promise in reducing corruption and other ills during Mr. Riaboshapkas brief tenure, has instead become involved in questionable, selective justice.

With respect to the judiciary, some progress has been made since the launch in the fall of 2019 of the Anti-Corruption Court. However, judicial reforms appear to have stalled, especially with respect to the process of the selection of judges. But the bottom line is that all too many judges are still not trusted.

Despite these concerns, perhaps one can take some comfort in the fact that Ukraine, while not really moving forward, at least has not significantly slipped backward. Or take solace in the fact that substantial progress has been made since the Maidan. Or that Ukraine has not regressed in recent years as have some of Ukraines European Union neighbors, notably Hungary and to a lesser extent Poland, who have been moving in the wrong direction.

Or one can be consoled that Ukraines human rights and democracy record is dramatically superior to that of Ukraines neighbors Russia and Belarus, which are decidedly not free countries. Indeed, for all of Ukraines shortcomings, Vladimir Putins war of aggression and persistent attempts to undermine Ukraine have not succeeded in knocking Ukraine from its path to democracy and moving it towards authoritarianism.

But Ukraine can do better, and has in the past. It was free for few years under Viktor Yushchenkos presidency. But this rating will not happen unless Ukraines leadership reforms its law enforcement and judicial system, and stops engaging in its wrong, foolish and self-destructive behavior by trying to settle political scores and unjustly pursuing political opponents.

Orest Deychakiwsky may be reached at odeychak@gmail.com.

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Healing, Justice, and Freedom, as Defined by #BlackLivesMatter – Greatist

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There is an Afrocentric concept called nommo. As Africa is not a monolith, it has more than one meaning, but the many definitions boil down to the power of the spoken word. For me, it always meant to be careful of what you say. You never know what you may speak into existence.

As a writer, and especially as a poet, Ive always found it important to measure my words carefully. Words are powerful. They shape the world around us. They shape our perception. And as a Black woman, Ive often felt my words crushed and overshadowed but Black Lives Matter, created by three Black women, has given a voice to my people.

Since 2013 they, along with the Movement for Black Lives, have spearheaded a new wave of anti-racist activism. Seven years later, we see these movements grow into a mass challenging of the American status quo: white supremacy, racism, and xenophobia. Hashtags have become chants in the streets. Black Lives Matter. I cant breathe. Say Her Name. Now, these cries are coming to fruition.

Im seeing white folk attempt to actively unlearn racism, taking the responsibility upon themselves as opposed to expecting Black folk to teach them. Im seeing white allies march alongside Black and Brown bodies, using their privilege to further the movement. Its now time to look forward. Im seeing folks acclimating to the ideas that are closer to the goals of the movement, like defunding the police or ending qualified immunity.

As we attempt to reach these goals, though, they also get distorted by those who would like a softer landing. The conversation around defunding the police is a prime example, in which op-eds have argued that defunding means reform or adding social workers to the police force.

So Ive been thinking: What will it take for folks to listen to each word we say? How do we speak into existence a Black community that will thrive?

We need to be on the same page for healing, justice, and freedom.

Black people are predisposed to a litany of health issues, both physical and mental. To heal, we have to begin to piece together our communities and ourselves.

We can look at spaces like Ethels Club in Brooklyn for community healing. Prior to the pandemic, Ethels Club served as a community and coworking space for people of color. Now, its digital membership offers wellness and workout sessions, connection to a community of creatives, and a ton of PoC-focused events.

Healing also looks like mutual aid. Mutual aid doesnt simply consist of monetary donations it is doing grocery runs for elderly or immunocompromised folk during COVID-19. It is stocking community fridges, offering/exchanging services, or picking up your neighbors kids from school.

Healing is found in caretaking. Its found in radical Black joy or reconnecting with our roots. Healing is also having difficult conversations, ones that can break the cycles we exert in order to oppress each other. Doing this allows us to unite in unapologetic Blackness.

We cannot forget that this country was born with three major birth defects, says Dr. Ama Mazama, director of graduate programs in the African American Studies department at Temple University, the annihilation of the Native people, the enslavement of African people, and the grabbing of two-thirds of Mexican land.

To wrangle justice from the hands of a society born with these birth defects has proven difficult. The protests in Minneapolis were referred to by multiple media outlets as riots. Public officials have called protesters animals as they were shot with tear gas. Yet white people often get let off the hook when they destroy cities for the sake of sports.

Vanessa Belleau, the founder of Highfifteen, specializes in unconscious bias training within the workplace. She defines justice as the idea that finally our point of view and experience gets acknowledged by the oppressor. Or that there is a reparation of some sort, a sentence even for the oppressor.

This concept, surprisingly, already exists and has been played out in the Western world before. Germany has addressed its Nazi past through the steps Belleau mentions. Its called vergangenheitsbewltigung. This term, which has no direct translation, describes the series of steps Germany took to atone for its sins. After World War II, the country sought to reunite families, paid reparations, memorialized the dead, and punished those who committed crimes.

The United States could step up in a similar way to aim for justice in the long haul. It could first acknowledge the deep-seated issues this country has. Another start would be the sentencing of those who murder Black folk in cold blood and a removal of qualified immunity. There would be no grand jury. There would be no pension waiting for police who murder.

Nobodys free until everybodys free. Fannie Lou Hamer

Freedom is sacred to Black folk, as weve so frequently seen it taken away from us from the enslavement of Africans to the Jim Crow era caste system to todays prison industrial system. In the past 50 years, the number of people in U.S. prisons has increased 700 percent. One-fourth of Black men and one-sixth of Latino men can expect to know what the inside of a prison cell looks like. These two groups comprise about one-third of the U.S. population, yet they account for 59 percent of the state prison population.

The Thirteenth Amendment didnt end slavery wholesale, as it allowed for the enslavement of those who have committed crimes.

Freedom looks like equality. Freedom looks like harmony. Freedom is the combination of healing and justice. For all of us. Not just Black men. Not just Black people. Freedom is equal protection for all races, the LGBTQ+ community, the disabled, the unhoused, and on and on

When we can return to our traditional ways of being and invoke community once more, we will be free. As an Afrocentrist, Mazama easily draws her conclusions to the past. She references the Kemetic principles of Maat, truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Maat itself refers to the balance of the universe, and these principles guide us toward peace.

The challenge that we face is the restoration on Maat, says Mazama, in a world permeated with injustice and abuse.

The movement has been clear in its demands of no justice, no peace. As we teeter between the two, the future, surprisingly, looks more bright.

Gabrielle Smith is a Brooklyn-based poet and writer. She writes about love/sex, mental illness, and intersectionality. You can keep up with her on Twitter and Instagram.

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Survival of Americas experiment depends on how we use freedom – Crux: Covering all things Catholic

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Throughout the United States, Americans are celebrating Independence Day. Even in a pluralistic society, with different worldviews and values, nothing unites the American people more than an appeal to freedom.

And yet, sometimes the obvious things can be overlooked. For example, it might be beneficial for us to ask: What is freedom? Why is it so essential to a civil society and to the great American experiment?

The moral law, which is given by God and which resonates in the hearts of all people of goodwill, teaches humanity, true freedom. Freedom is often poorly defined as an ability to do whatever we want, but freedom is actually the ability to do what is right. Due to our fallenness, whenever we are left to own devices, we choose darker things and deprive ourselves of authentic freedom.

Freedom is an openness to God, which allows him to work within our interior lives. It is a maturity of the soul that empowers us to act above our passions and desires. Freedom shows us the proper order of things and summons us to do what is right. As human persons, we have to grow into our freedom and safeguard it, so that it does not become enslaved itself.

St. Paul summarizes these truths when he writes: For freedom Christ has set us free; stand fast therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

And again, the Apostle writes: Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

In this way, freedom itself highlights the proper relationship between the moral law and itself. Oftentimes, the moral law and freedom are falsely portrayed as being in contradiction, as if the two are in tension with one versus the other. The reality, however, is that there is no versus between the moral law and freedom, but rather a rapport of via, meaning by way of, which demonstrates that the law is in service to freedom and freedom benefits from the discipline of the law.

The moral law helps us to be free. The person, therefore, who repeatedly breaks the moral law lives a life according to his passions and desires. The persons freedom is enslaved. He is not free. For the person to mature fully, he needs both the law and freedom, and together they pave the way for a virtuous life.

Virtue is best understood as a good habit which governs human action, orders the passions within our hearts, and guides us into conduct according to faith and reason. Freedom is the power to make the right choice, at the right time, in the right situation.

As the moral law secures freedom, so the law and freedom become the means for grace to ennoble the person to exercise virtue. Examples of virtues include, faith, hope and love, as well as prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude. Other virtues include patience, compassion, gentleness, self-control, and generosity.

For Christian believers, virtue is the Lords daily call that tells us what to do in his life. There is nothing more tangible and practical in this world than holiness. Virtue is more real than the physical objects of the world, and it shows the world holiness. It helps the human family to see, hear, taste, smell, and touch Gods presence among us.

The person of goodwill, who perhaps has no religious faith, can aspire to freedom and the process of exercising natural virtue in his own interior life. The natural virtues, upon which the Christian virtues flourish, are available and rightly expected of every civil person by their spouse, family, society, culture, and professional association.

As the United States champions freedom, it is a noble action to pause and reflect upon what freedom is. Its worth the time and mental energy to discern a definition and shared understanding of this central cultural idea.

Soldiers have died in defense of freedom. Civil rights leaders have been imprisoned for freedom. People of goodwill have suffered for the cause of freedom.

Each of these sacrifices, and numerous others, reveal to us that freedom is not narcissism. Freedom is not selfishness. Freedom is not about our own small worlds.

Freedom is about human dignity. Its about human flourishing. Freedom is about the common good. Its about selfless service. Freedom is the power to do what is right and noble.

In this way, freedom was (and is) the birthright of those who are a part of the American experiment. Whether this experiment now 244 years old survives or implodes depends upon the willingness of Americans to live their lives according to true freedom and its accompanying virtues.

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Massive protests in Argentina demand justice and freedom; president Fernandez pledges to end the serial haters – MercoPress

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Friday, July 10th 2020 - 09:00 UTC Demonstrators in the Obelisk and in front of Government House. Caravans of cars and pedestrians wave Argentine flags and demand freedom and justice

Thousands took out to the streets in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires and the country's main cities with flags on Thursday, July 9th, Independence Day to protest pandemic restrictions for businesses, corruption, and magistrates decision to send under house arrest one of the most notorious characters of the country's corrupt practices in the awarding of public works contracts.

The massive spontaneous turn out with face masks, but ignoring the quarantine, on its 113th day, probably the longest in the world, and taking advantage on the independence national holiday, cried out for freedom, freedom of expression, freedom to reopen businesses, to re-launch the economy and stop promoting misery, to protect private property, and combating corruption.

Since the quarantine was first established last March, president Alberto Fernandez has ruled with special urgent necessity decrees, while congress remained closed most of the time and similarly with the Judiciary. However this did not prevent some magistrates, loyal to government and allegedly fearful of the pandemic impact, to release notorious characters of the Kirchnerite twelve years, such as ex vice president Amado Boudou, imprisoned for corruption, and now Lazaro Baez.

Mr. Baez has spent four years in jail waiting for a trial and finally is to benefit of house arrest. A former bank cashier in Rio Gallegos in 2003, under the umbrella of then president Nestor Kirchner, Baez rapidly became the main contractor of public works in the Santa Cruz province, later of Patagonia and finally of Argentina. He was believed to be a straw man for president Kirchner.

By the time he was jailed, prosecution discovered he had some 400 properties, distributed in different Argentine provinces, 1,833 vehicles, many vintage, others belonging to his construction companies, and several estancias totaling some 472,000 hectares. His family was also accused of laundering money, at least 60 million dollars to overseas accounts. His assets are estimated in 250 million dollars, and investigators believe there are more to be discovered.

However Baez has now been benefitted with house arrest on bail, but since all his assets are embargoed, his lawyers are trying to negotiate a lower sum, instead of the six million dollars demanded.

Protestors in Buenos Aires marched with flags and sounding horns to the Obelisk and Government House (Pink House), demanding for justice and freedom, and sang the national anthem calling for a true republic. In other cities in the soybean belt protestors demanded respect for private property after one of Argentina's main bean crushers, currently under administration, president Fernandez sponsored by his vice president Cristina Kirchner argued that the best solution was to expropriate the 90-year old complex.

Meanwhile president Fernandez from the presidential residence in Olivos headed the official Independence Day ceremony, standing next to him were provincial governors, leaders from business, industry, finance, agriculture and trade unions.

In a message to the nation Fernandez again underlined that the main purpose of his administration and policies was to preserve the health and life of Argentines above all, even above the economy, and called for the unity of all Argentines.

We've already started to rebuild the Argentina of tomorrow, which we are all building jointly, men and women of industry, agriculture, commerce and finance, said Fernandez, but immediately warned that hate and division, delays and paralyzes us

Finally he underlined that no society can be built or achieve its destiny in the midst of insults, divisions and above all in an atmosphere of hate. I've come here to end with all the serial haters, insisted the Argentine president in what seemed a reply to the thousands that turned out to protest.

The current pandemic extension in Argentina is expected to end next July 17, particularly in metropolitan Buenos Aires, which includes the capital and the neighboring urban rings in the province of Buenos Aires, but given the sustained number of virus contagion cases, there are insistent rumors that a further extension is under consideration. Argentina with a population of 45 million, has reported 90,700 contagion cases and 3,363 deaths.

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