Wednesday, February 13, 2008

A motion has been passed in the Parliament of Australia to make a formal apology to the Stolen Generations. Thousands of people converged on Canberra, the capital city, to witness the event. Many Indigenous people set up camp on the lawns outside Old Parliament House at the site of the Tent Embassy which has been on the site since Australia Day 1972.

The front doors of Parliament House opened at 7:30 a.m. with many people queuing from before 7 a.m. to gain a place inside. With the House of Representatives public gallery packed, about a thousand people watched a live telecast of the event on screens that had been set up for the event in the Great Hall. A special area was set up at the front of the Hall for members of the Stolen Generation. Thousands of others watched outside Parliament House, gathering on the lawns of Federation Square. Some members of the crowds wore t-shirts with the word “Thanks” on the front. Many more people watched at venues across the country.

All living past Prime Ministers, with the exception of John Howard, were in the chamber to witness the apology.

The Prime Minister’s speech was received warmly by the crowds and received a long standing ovation at its conclusion. During the Opposition Leader’s speech, a majority of the audience in the Great Hall and Federation Square turned their backs.

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Sunday, July 10, 2011

British-based utility company Centrica, which holds ownership of British Gas, has announced its intentions to increase the prices of domestic electricity and gas later this year. On August 18, 2011, the company plans to raise the costs of gas and electrical supplies by eighteen and sixteen per cent, respectively. According to The Guardian, nine million customers will be affected by these changes.

British price comparison website uSwitch has reported that the “[a]verage household bill for a dual fuel British Gas customer will now go up from £1,096 to £1,288”. Mike O’Connor, the chief executive officer of consumer organisation Consumer Focus, has claimed that the announcement “will send a shock wave across the country” and will place an increasing amount of difficulties “on stretched household budgets. Consumers […] rightly question whether prices are fair.”

Phil Bentley, a managing director for British Gas, has claimed that value increases like this are “an issue facing all energy suppliers”. A director for British Gas, named Ian Peters, has claimed that “a fair return” will be made after the changes occur.

In 2010, British Gas experienced its largest ever profit, making £742 million (US$1,192 million, €835 million). Meanwhile, Centrica achieved £2.4 billion (US$3.8 billion, €2.7 billion) in profits. Richard Lloyd from product sampling charity Which? criticised the decision to raise prices, calling the declaration “unwelcome but unsurprising” for British Gas consumers.

Previously in December 2010, British Gas increased the price of its gas by 6.9%, which equates to £43 (US$69, €48). At the same time, the company’s electricity prices were raised by 6.7%, or £28 (US$45, €32). On Friday, Chris Huhne, the secretary of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, said that British electricity businesses must modify themselves so as to avoid “the cycle of fossil fuel addiction. Alternatives like renewables and nuclear power must be allowed to become the dominant component of our energy mix,” said Huhne.

This news comes to light as Scottish Power, a rival energy company to British Gas, announced last month their intentions to up the prices of their electricity and gas supplies by ten and nineteen per cent respectively.

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By Waseem Dar

When it comes to muscle building diet plan then there are two important factors to consider. First is what to eat, and second is when to eat. You must get rid of this mental approach of three meals per day. If you are serious about building your muscles then you must take 5-7 meals a day.

Preferably, every one of your daily meals should include the correct amount of carbohydrates, proteins and fats. It is very easy to calculate how much carbohydrates, proteins and fats you are required to take per meal. First you need to calculate how much amount of these nutrients you need per day and then divide it by the number of meals you take per day. Let’s take the example of a 200 pound man who takes 6 meals per day. He is required to take 40-50 grams of protein, 80-85 grams of carbohydrates and 8-10 grams of fat.

Here is the timetable and diet plan for 6 meals per day.

07:00 AM. Four eggs, a plate of potato chips with green pepper, onion and tomato sauce, a cup of corn flakes with mixed berries.

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10:00 AM. One glass whole milk, half cup of walnuts and fruit cup of melon and pineapple.

01:00 PM. Fried chicken or fish with a huge portion of brown rice.

04:00 PM. Two Turkey sandwiches on whole wheat bread with lettuce, cucumber, and cheese and one apple with unsalted butter.

07:00 PM. Grilled beef steak with tomatoes, peppers, and onions wrapped in a whole wheat bread with cheese. You may take a cup of salad of raw spinach.

10:00 PM. One glass banana milkshake and a handful of almonds.

You must try to eat one meal about one and half hour prior to training as to store energy for your exercise and you must take meal after workout in order to get nutrients for muscle repair. It is very hard for a busy person to take proper meals in order to build muscles. To tackle this problem I suggest you to make the meals for a week and freeze them. This idea of making your meal ahead of time serves you the best because when you are required to take meal they are always ready.

Remember,Busting your tail in the weights room is only going to take you so far. Without a high quality nutrition plan designed around YOUR specific needs you will struggle to reach your genetic potential, let alone blow beyond it.

Skinny guys and beginners make the same mistakes all the time – namely thinking that their diet is secondary to their routine. You wouldn’t expect a sports car to run on empty would you? No, you’d fill it up with the best gas you could get your hands on, right?

So since your body is a much more finely tuned machine than any car, it pays to fuel it up with the best dang diet plan you can imagine. The above mentioned diet plan will get you started and help you lay the foundation of muscle building in a naturally fast way. You can make further progress by following an exercise and diet plan of a fitness expert.

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

It just wasn’t their day for the two baseball teams on either side of the Straight, as China Stars and Uni-President Lions were both eliminated in a route at the Konami Cup 2007. The final of Konami Cup will take place between SK Wyverns and Chunichi Dragons.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

In February 2017, the Iranian Chess Federation announced two teenage chess players, Dorsa Derakhshani and her younger brother Borna Derakhshani, were banned from representing the national team. The federation announced their decision although Dorsa Derakhshani had previously decided and informed the chess federation she did not wish to play for Iran.

Dorsa Derakhshani is currently 21 years old and holds the International Master (IM) as well as Woman Grand Master (WGM) titles. Her brother, Borna, plays for the English Federation and holds the FIDE Master title.

Dorsa Derakhshani was banned since she did not wear a hijab, an Islamic headscarf, while competing at the Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival in January 2017. Under the laws of Islamic Republic of Iran, hijab is a mandatory dress code. Her brother Borna Deraskhsani was banned for playing against Israeli Grand Master (GM) Alexander Huzman at the same tournament. Iran does not recognise the existence of Israel, and previously, Irani athletes have avoided playing against Israeli athletes.

Mehrdad Pahlavanzadeh, the president of the country’s chess federation, explained the decision to ban the players saying, “As a first step, these two will be denied entry to all tournaments taking place in Iran and in the name of Iran, they will no longer be allowed the opportunity to be present on the national team.” ((fa))Farsi language: ?????? ????? ?? ??? ??? ?? ??? ????? ?? ?? ???? ???????? ?? ?? ????? ? ?? ??? ????? ?????? ??????? ????? ??????? ? ???? ???? ???? ?? ??? ??? ?? ??????? ????. He further stated, “Unfortunately, something that should not have happened has happened and our national interest is paramount and we have reported this position to the Ministry of Sports.” ((fa))Farsi language: ????????? ?????? ?? ????? ????????? ?????? ??? ? ????? ??? ?? ?? ?? ???? ?????? ???? ? ?? ??? ???? ?? ?? ????? ???? ?? ????? ?????.

IM Dorsa Derakhshani, who currently studies at Saint Louis University in the United States and plays for the United States Chess Federation, discussed her chess career, time in Iran and the 2017 controversy, and her life in Saint Louis with a Wikinews correspondent.

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STS-116 launch scrubbed

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Friday, December 8, 2006

NASA has scrubbed the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-116 to the International Space Station during the final stages of the countdown, after the weather conditions were considered unfavourable for launch, due to a low cloud ceiling and strong winds caused by a low front.

The launch, which was scheduled to be the third Shuttle launch this year, was to have occurred at 02:35 GMT at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, however it has now been rescheduled. The next possible launch can occur at the same time on December 9.

The scrub occurred during an unscheduled hold in the countdown, 5 minutes before the launch was to have occurred.

The STS-116 mission is a flight to the International Space Station, to install a new truss segment, and deploy 4 nanosats. It will also perform a crew change. The mission duration is 12 days.

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Submitted by: Ron Taggy

There is no doubt that strength training is a great way to build muscle mass and reduce fat. Strength training also allows you a variety of different options so you can create a program that is enjoyable as well as builds your strength. However, many people get burned out with strength training because they approach it wrong. Even if they gain improvements in their strength, they feel miserable doing it. In this article, I will give you some tips to make the process as enjoyable as possible as well as make it effective.

First, start out slow. Pace yourself and don t try to do everything at once. Your idea is to gradually build up your strength, not do it overnight. While there are some ways that you can develop strength quickly, they often come at the expense of other things, like your health or increasing your chance of suffering from an injury. Besides, what is the difference if it takes you two months or two years to become extremely strong? In either case, you reach your goal.

It is much better to start slowly, because then you’ll want to continue your workout over the long haul. This is because you will enjoy improvements steadily, and your muscles will not feel sore. If you maximize your workout at the beginning, your muscles will feel tender and you’ll associate pain with working out. Not a great motivator.

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Second, choose exercises that you enjoy. Pull ups are an excellent way to increase your strength, but some people just despise doing them. Don’t do exercises just because it helps you with strength training, if it makes you feel miserable. Either find a way to learn how to enjoy it, or choose another exercise that offers the same benefits but is not so tedious or stressful on you.

Third, do not neglect your diet as a vital portion of your strength training. Your diet can affect how much energy and endurance you have when training, as well as how easy it becomes for you to train for strength. Without any protein, it does not matter what type of exercises you do, because your body will not be able to build muscle.

At the same time, an overload on protein is not desirable either. In this case, you are getting stronger but you’re putting your health at risk for the sake of fitness. Any type of fitness, whether strength training or not, should never come at the sacrifice of your health. Strength training should only be undertaken to make your body stronger so you can enjoy healthy levels of self-confidence, interact easier with the environment around you and help protect your vital organs.

Finally, it is important to do aerobic activities and exercises even if you’re training solely for strength. By building up your aerobic capacities you will find that you have more energy when doing strength training exercises, and you will have the ability to recover quicker. And the quicker you recover, the more you can build upon your strength.

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Friday, October 19, 2007

The 7th Taipei International Hardware & DIY Show, organized by Kaigo Taiwan (The representative of Koelnmesse in Taiwan) and Koelnmesse GmbH, started on October 18-20 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 3. This show has 183 participants using 300 booths to exhibit accessories and tools on esoteric fabricating, home-living applications, and security.

With people in Taiwan valuing on the quality of home-living, the organizer set a pre-show pavilion of “2008 Taipei Home & Lifestyle Fair” and invited B&Q & HomeBox holding DIY workshops for visitors.

This exhibition is conjuncted with industry and applications, and pursuing with three main topics of “Quality, Innovation and Competitiveness”. International factories such as Hitachi, Rexon, Ryobi participated this show for the export opportunity in the hardware industry.

After the “Product Certificates and Testing” pavilion in TAITRONICS Autumn, Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection, M.O.E.A., R.O.C. (Taiwan) and DIY in Europe magazine were invited for speeches focused on certifications on hardware & DIY products and environment issues in EU.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has failed to place a DARPA demonstration payload into orbit, on its first flight into space. The rocket launched from Omelek Island, at 01:10 GMT on 21 March, just less than a year after its maiden flight which failed just seconds after launch.

The rocket, which is the first privately-funded liquid-fueled launch vehicle, was intended to place the payload into a low-Earth orbit, but all contact with the rocket was lost just over five minutes into the flight.

The first stage burn proceeded nominally, and separation occurred on schedule. As the first stage fell away from the second, it was observed to have impacted on the engine bell of the second stage. About five minutes into the flight, the second stage began to roll out of control. All data was lost at T+5 minutes, 5 seconds.

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