Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers disrupted a Beijing official’s speech Monday as he sought to explain a decision announced over the weekend to tightly limit voting reforms for the southern Chinese financial hub.
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Ferguson police to wear body cameras in wake of Michael Brown's shooting
Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, have begun wearing body cameras after weeks of unrest over the shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a white officer and sharply differing accounts of the incident, officials say on Sunday.
New restrictive abortion law enforcement blocked in Louisiana
A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Louisiana’s restrictive new abortion law.
Canadian drug smugglers rank 2nd for transporting most cocaine to Australia
There is an increasing Canadian presence in the Australian drug scene, where traffickers brave harsh enforcement for large profits in a “high-risk, high-reward” market, authorities say.
Swedish hospital investigates possible Ebola case
A hospital in the Swedish capital is investigating a possible case of Ebola, Swedish media reported today.
ISIS threat: Germany to send rifles and tanks to aid Kurds in Iraq
Germany will send high-end rifles, tank-busting weapons and armoured vehicles to aid Kurdish fighters battling Islamic extremists in Iraq, officials say Sunday.
Suicide bomber kills 37 in western Iraq
Thirty seven people were killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed Humvee military vehicle into a construction site, used by the army and police.
Israel calls on region to rebuild, disarm Gaza
Israel and several Arab countries should work together to rebuild the Gaza Strip while disarming Hamas militants who rule the territory, Israel’s finance minister said Sunday.
While ISIS destroys, University of Toronto team battles to preserve historic texts
A group of librarians led by a Hamilton man is racing against time to preserve inscriptions of centuries-old artifacts and documents currently threatened by ISIS’s destruction across much of Iraq and Syria.
Canadian among 24 tourists injured in deadly Bolivian bus crash
One Canadian is among the injured after a bus in Bolivia ran off the highway and crashed, killing 10 people, confirms Canada’s foreign affairs department.
3 dead, hundreds wounded as protesters storm Pakistani PM's residence
Thousands of anti-government protesters tried to raid the official residence of Pakistan’s prime minister, sparking clashes with police that killed three people and wounded nearly 400 amid cries for the premier to step down, officials said Sunday.
British boy with tumour found in Spain getting treatment
A critically-ill 5-year-old boy driven to Spain from Britain by his parents against doctors’ advice is receiving medical treatment for a brain tumour in a Spanish hospital.
Iraqi and militia forces break 6-week siege of Shia town
Iraqi security forces and Shia militiamen on Sunday broke a six-week siege imposed by the Islamic State extremist group on the northern Shia Turkmen town of Amirli, following U.S. airstrikes against the Sunni militants’ positions, officials said.
Senegal Ebola case 'a top priority emergency,' WHO says
The World Health Organization says it is treating Senegal’s first confirmed Ebola case “as a top priority emergency.”
NATO pushes for bigger crisis response brigade as Canada mulls opportunity
Canada will send troops, jets and warships to participate in a massive NATO training exercise next year in a deployment that could be the first step towards deeper involvement in the alliance’s long-term strategy to counter a resurgent Russia.
Soccer violence in Algeria reflects social unrest
Algeria is one of the main suppliers of natural gas to Europe, but critics claim its energy wealth has not reached the young people, who have turned toward soccer violence.
Ukraine, Russia swap soldiers as Putin says only 'political will' in Kyiv can end crisis
Ukraine and Russia swapped soldiers who had entered each other’s territory near the battlefield in eastern Ukraine, where Kyiv says Moscow’s forces have come to the aid of pro-Russian insurgents advancing for an assault on a major port.
Child killed in building explosion in Paris suburb
French authorities say a four-storey apartment building in a northeastern Paris suburb has partially collapsed after an explosion, killing a child. More people are thought to be underneath the rubble.
Ford Transit MK1 (1965–1978)
The first generation Transit, or the Transit Mark I in the United Kingdom, was introduced in October 1965, taking over directly from the Thames 400E, and has been in continuous production in three basic generations to the present day. The van was produced initially at Ford’s Langley facility in Berkshire, England (a former Second World War aircraft factory which had produced Hawker Hurricane fighters), but demand outstripped the capability of the plant, and production was moved to Southampton until closure in 2013 in favour of the Turkish factory.
Transits have also been produced in Ford’s Genk factory in Belgium and also Turkey. Transits were produced in Amsterdam for the local market from the mid-1970s until the end of 1981. This factory had ample capacity, since the Ford Transcontinental produced there had little success (total production 8000 in 6 years). Although the Transit sold well in the Netherlands, it was not enough to save the factory, which closed in December 1981.
The Transit was introduced to replace the Ford Thames 400E, a small mid-engined forward control van noted for its narrow track which was in competition with similar-looking but larger vehicles from the BMC J4 and J2 vans and Rootes Group’s Commer PB ranges. In a UK market segment then dominated by the Bedford CA, Ford’s Thames competitor, because of its restricted load area, failed to attract fleet users in sufficient numbers.
Ford switched to a front-engined configuration, as did the 1950s by Bedford with their well-regarded CA series vans. Henry Ford II’s revolutionary step was to combine the engineering efforts of Ford of Britain and Ford of Germany to create a prototype for the Ford of Europe of today—previously the two subsidiaries had avoided competing in one another’s domestic markets but had been direct competitors in other European markets.
The Transit was a departure from the European commercial vehicles of the day with its American-inspired styling—its broad track gave it a huge advantage in carrying capacity over comparable vehicles of the day. Most of the Transit’s mechanical components were adapted from Ford’s car range of the time. Another key to the Transit’s success was the sheer number of different body styles: panel vans in long and short wheelbase forms, pick-up truck, minibuses, crew-cabs to name but a few.
The engines used in the UK were the Essex V4 for the petrol-engined version in 1.7 L and 2.0 L capacities. By using relatively short V-4 engines Ford were able to minimise the additional length necessitated to place the engine ahead of the driver. Another popular development under the bonnet was the equipping of the van with an alternator at time when the UK market competitors expected buyers to be content with a dynamo. A 43 bhp (32 kW) diesel engine sourced from Perkins was also offered. As this engine was too long to fit under the Transit’s stubby nose, the diesel version featured a longer bonnet. The underpowered Perkins proved unpopular, and was replaced by Ford’s own “York” unit in 1974. For mainland Europe the Transit had the German Ford Taunus V4 engine in Cologne 1.3, 1.5, and 1.7- or Essex 2.0-litre versions. The diesel version’s long nose front was also used to accommodate the Ford 3.0-litre V6 in vans supplied to police and ambulance services. In Australia, the Transit went on sale in 1972, with the long-nose diesel front used to accommodate an inline 6-cylinder engine derived from the Ford Falcon.
According to the show Top Gear, British police have reported that in the 1970s 95% of all robberies in which the criminals used a vehicle, involved this type of Ford Transit.
The adoption of live axles front and rear in place of a system incorporating independent front suspension that had featured on its UK predecessor might have been seen as a backward step by some, but on the road commentators felt that the Transit’s wider track and longer wheelbase more than compensated for the apparent step backwards represented by Ford’s suspension choices. Drivers appreciated the elimination of the excessive noise, smell and cabin heat that resulted from placing the driver above or adjacent to the engine compartment in the Thames 400E and other forward control light vans of the 1950s and early 1960s.
Together with the facelifted 1978 version (see below), this would be the longest lived of the Transit platforms, remaining in production for a total of 21 years.
source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Transit
Oldfords
http://www.oldfords.cz/ford-transit-mk1-1965-1978/
New eruption on Bardarbunga volcano spurs red alert
A new fissure eruption in an ice-free area of Iceland’s Bardarbunga volcano system prompted authorities to raise their warning level for the risk of ash to aviation to the highest level of red on Sunday.
China to have final say in elections for Hong Kong leader
China’s legislature on Sunday ruled against allowing open nominations in elections for Hong Kong’s leader, a decision that promises to ignite political tensions in the Asian financial hub.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Texas abortion rules unconstitutional, judge rules
Tough new Texas abortion restrictions are on hold after a judge found Republican-led efforts to hold abortion clinics to hospital-level operating standards unconstitutional.
U.S. military launches airstrikes against ISIS to support humanitarian aid drop
An international airdrop of food and water supported by U.S. airstrikes sought to bring relief to the beleaguered Iraqi town of Amirli, which has been under siege by ISIS for nearly two months, the Pentagon said Saturday night.
Canadians among 24 tourists injured in deadly Bolivian bus crash
Bolivian police say eight foreign tourists are among the 10 people killed when a bus returning to La Paz from the Salar de Uyuni salt flats ran off the highway and crashed. Some Canadians were injured in the accident.
Missing British boy with tumor found in Spain
A critically ill 5-year-old boy who was taken out of a British hospital against doctors’ advice has been found in Spain, police said today.
24-carat art project sparks gold rush on beach in England
If you go down to the beach at Folkestone, England today, you might find a pleasant surprise. German artist Michael Sailstorfer has buried 30 gold bullion bars beneath the sand there. And now it’s finders, keepers.
Protesters march to Pakistan PM's home, demand his resignation
Thousands of protesters massed outside the residence of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today to demand he step down, after efforts to find a negotiated solution to the country’s political crisis failed.
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' draft released
Those children living long ago!
So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
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An unused chapter of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ has been released — 50 years after Roald Dahl’s much-loved children’s novel was first published.
Michael Sam, NFL's first openly gay player, cut by Rams
The St. Louis Rams confirmed Saturday that Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL, was cut after failing to make the team out of training camp.
Ebola survivor urges ZMapp manufacturer to speed up drug production
A Liberian health worker who recovered from Ebola after receiving an experimental drug is urging the manufacturer to speed up its production and send it to Africa,
Lev Tahor: An inside look as Jewish sect on move again
A few months after moving from Canada to a remote part of Guatemala to find religious freedom, the group of ultra-orthodox Jews have been forced out of their homes in a bitter conflict with hostile villagers. The Lev Tahor community packed its bags on Friday in San Juan la Laguna to board buses bound for the capital after weeks of friction.
Smog rules should be up to 20 per cent stronger says U.S environment agency
The Environmental Protection Agency’s staff has concluded that the government needs to tighten smog rules by somewhere between 7 and 20 per cent.
Lev Tahor heads to Guatemala City after being cast out of village
Members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group were forced out of a village in western Guatemala after disputes with indigenous residents over cultural and religious differences.
Dogecoin to Allow Litecoin Merge Mining
The dogecoin development team has announced that it will soon enable auxiliary proof-of-work (AuxPoW), allowing merge-mining with litecoin that will address concerns over the altcoin’s future.
AuxPoW enables the dogecoin block chain to receive work from other scrypt-based networks. Dogecoin miners will still be able to generate blocks and receive DOGE, but now, litecoin miners will contribute hashing power to the dogecoin network.
The move, announced on the dogecoin subreddit, follows a months-long period of community debate focusing on the question of long-term viability in the dogecoin network. Litecoin creator Charlie Lee suggested the idea of merge mining in April, eliciting mixed reactions from both sides of the conversation.
According to the dogecoin development team, the AuxPoW integration will require a hard fork of the dogecoin block chain. No specific integration date has been given, but the development team said that testing will begin soon.
As expected, community members voiced both enthusiasm and concern for the AuxPoW plan. Yet, advocates for the strategy, including Lee, say that the move will ensure the stability and security of the dogecoin network.
Plan to save dogecoin
AuxPoW is not new – several coins already enable work from other mining networks, with namecoin being the most prominent example. This long-standing reputation as a workable proofing system – and the strength of the litecoin network – has gained the idea support in recent weeks.
In a recent community post on /r/dogecoin, Dogetipbot creator Josh Mohland shared his perspective on the concept, saying that AuxPoW would help solve a key problem with dogecoin: the fact that it was never intended to function as a full-fledged transaction network.
He went on to call AuxPoW “a simple change” worth the trouble, owing to the fact that the risk of a 51% attack far outweighs perceived costs.
Other community members expressed concern over the idea, saying that the move enables large litecoin pools to crowd out smaller dogecoin miners. Questions were also raised as to whether or not AuxPoW would actually help prevent a 51% attack.
source: http://www.coindesk.com/dogecoin-allow-litecoin-merge-mining/
Guugll Search
http://www.guugll.eu/dogecoin-allow-litecoin-merge-mining/
SYSCOIN MANDATORY CLIENT UPDATE
The SysCoin developers have released a mandatory client update yesterday, so we should take a look at what has changed. A small update in regards to merged mining has been provided as well, so we’ll talk about that too.
The mandatory SysCoin client updates the version number to 0.1.4, and can be downloaded for all platforms by clicking here. There are two major enhancements in this update : merged mining with any Scrypt altcoin, and regenerated service fees for miners.
I’m pretty sure most of you will know what merged mining is already, so a long explanation shouldn’t be necessary. If you are a cryptocurrency novice however, merged mining means you are mining multiple altcoins at the same time through the same process. (For example, SysCoin and DogeCoin)
The regenerated service fee for miners, on the other hand, does need some clarification I’d say. All “services” offered by SysCoin require a service fee in order to be used. However, these service fees were being “burned” , which results in actively reducing the number of coins in circulation.
Starting at block 17,000 ; which is also the block height when merged mining kicks in, these service fees will be regenerated back to the miners. As a result, miners will see larger block rewards without increasing the total amount of coins. A very interesting turn of events i’d say!
source: http://www.cryptoarticles.com/crypto-news/syscoin-mandatory-client-update-merged-mining-starting-soon
Guugll Search
http://www.guugll.eu/syscoin-mandatory-client-update/
SHADOWCOIN DEVELOPER ROADMAP UPDATED
Time for some updates from the ShadowCoin developer, as they have posted a new roadmap for their cryptocurrency, updated the regular client, released the iOS client, and so much more.
We might as well start with the ShadowGo iOS wallet then, shall we? The first ShadowGo iOS version was released a little over a week ago, which was followed the day after by a wallet update, which included some enhancements to background threading, as well as some cosmetic updates.
The ShadowGo iOS wallet, just like its Android counterpart, includes mobile staking, peer-to-peer encrypted messaging and stealth transfers. If you haven’t downloaded ShadowGo for iOS yet, make sure to look for it in the App Store!
A new non-mobile ShadowCoin client was released a few days ago, bumping the version to 1.1.0.0. A few functionalities, which were requested by the community, have been added to this version, as well as the new logos as part of the rebranding. For the full list of changes, click here.
In regards to the ShadowCoin lite wallet, progress is coming along nicely but no official ETA has been provided at this point in time. It will take some time before it will be released though, to make sure it works on all supported devices.
source: http://www.cryptoarticles.com/crypto-news/shadowcoin-ios-desktop-client-updates-developer-roadmap-updated
Guugll Search
http://www.guugll.eu/shadowcoin-developer-roadmap-updated/
Gaza reconstruction could take 20 years, UN-backed construction authority says
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An international organization involved in assessing post-conflict reconstruction says it will take 20 years for Gaza’s battered and neglected housing stock to be rebuilt following the war between Hamas and Israel.
MinerEU Promotion Prices for ZeusMiner and Gridseed
MinerEU, an official Gridseed and ZeusMiner distributor,
has announced today a new summer sale of Scrypt ASIC miners and the promotional prices they now have for some of the miners are really attractive. In fact these new prices make it really much more attractive to order from MinerEU than to purchase directly from ZeusMiner, especially the larger Hurricane and Thunder miners that you can currently get at half their normal price. So if you were considering to buy some Scrypt ASIC miners and not do some pre-order, then you might want to check this promotion.
The power consumption mentioned in the specifications of the miner is 750W and the power supply you will find inside the case is GameZone GX1100M, apparently rated at 1100W 80Plus Gold certified. We could not find that much information about these power supplies as they are apparently a Chinese brand, but a good quality one judging from the specs and the performance they offer – supposedly providing 90% efficiency. We are going to be comparing these power supplies to other well know brand model in terms of power usage and efficiency, but we are not going to be focusing on that here. The review of the miner will be done with the ATX power supply that you get the Scrypt ASIC miner with and as we’ve already mentioned the GameZone GX1100M does a great job in powering the device. The specific model should be capable of handling peaks of up to 1300W as we understand and it uses a modular design, though not fully modular.
Guugll Search
http://www.guugll.eu/minereu-promotion-prices-zeusminer-gridseed/
Ukraine claims fighter jet shot down as new EU sanctions loom for Russia
Intense fighting between Pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian government troops continued Saturday as EU leaders were set to meet to discuss further economic sanctions against Russia.
Syrian rebels attack Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights
Syrian rebels holding dozens of Fijian UN peacekeepers hostage attacked Filipino troops in the Golan Heights on Saturday, Philippine officials said.
Why the U.S. avoids calling Russia's actions in Ukraine an 'invasion'
U.S. President Barack Obama treaded carefully when asked whether Russia’s recent actions in Ukraine should be considered an invasion, an indication of how the White House continues to judiciously avoid the use of the word fearing its geo-political ramifications.
Friday, August 29, 2014
'Sailing rocks' mystery of Death Valley solved
A team of scientists say they believe they have solved the mystery of how hundreds of rocks slide mysteriously across a dry lake in Death Valley, Calif.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect wants trial pushed to 2015
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzohkhar Tsarnaev are asking to delay his trial until at least September 2015.
UN peacekeepers detained in Syria believed to be in 'good health'
The plight of dozens of UN peacekeepers in Syria remained “very, very fluid” Friday, the secretary-general’s spokesman said, as talks aimed at their release stretched into a second day.
Libya's interim government quits as militias accept UN ceasefire call
Libya’s interim government submitted its resignation to the newly elected parliament it said on Friday, raising the possibility that a more inclusive government will be formed, while militias in the capital accepted a UN call for a ceasefire.
IMF board stands behind chief Lagarde amid French corruption probe
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund expressed confidence Friday in IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde after receiving a briefing on a French corruption probe in which Lagarde is being investigated.
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