Federal Liberal cabinet says little after emergency meeting on Trans Mountain Pipeline
Lucy ScholeyAPTN NewsLiberal cabinet ministers held an emergency meeting on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on Tuesday, but have yet to reveal concrete plans on how they plan to move ahead with the divisive project.Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, and Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi resorted to talking points following the meeting in Ottawa, which was unusually held during the MPs two-week break from the House of Commons.“The government is 100 per cent behind this pipeline,” Carr said, adding they’re looking at “many options” on how to continue with plans for the Alberta-to-B.C. expansion project.A number of ministers – including Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett – fled reporters following the emergency meeting. Her department earlier told APTN News that the issues in B.C over the pipeline were the responsibility of Natural Resources not Indigenous-Crown Relations.It’s unclear whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet is united on the pipeline expansion.Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna meets with reporters in Ottawa after an emergency cabinet meeting. Photo: Lucy ScholeyThe pipeline builder, Kinder Morgan, announced it was scaling back on the federally approved $7.4-billion project because of opposition and delays from the B.C. government.Ottawa approved the line in November 2016 but since then the project has faced court challenges and permit delays in B.C.Premier John Horgan has said the province is worried about the consequences of oil spills and the threat to the coastline.Kinder Morgan has given the federal government until May 31 for concrete assurance the line will get built, and Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take action.Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, told APTN the focus on inter-jurisdictional squabbles does not reflect the concerns of Indigenous peoples.“They’ve continuously paid lip service to support the construction of the ill-conceived, ill-fated Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project,” he said.Almost 200 protesters have been arrested for violating a court injunction aimed at preventing anti-pipeline activists from halting Kinder Morgan’s construction in Burnaby.Lscholey@aptn.caFollow @LucyScholey – with files from The Canadian Press
WASHINGTON — Ivanka Trump is set to launch a White House effort aimed at women’s global economic empowerment in early 2019.The White House said Monday that a formal launch for the initiative was planned for next week but has been postponed amid uncertainty about the government shutdown. The original plan for the event included remarks from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton, as well as from officials from government agencies, financial organizations and private businesses.The State Department and the National Security Council back the initiative. It seeks to align government agencies behind the mission of supporting women’s economic development. It will also include private sector investment. First daughter and White House adviser Ivanka Trump led the policy process over the past year and a half.Catherine Lucey, The Associated Press
ENDA KENNY is to receive an honorary doctorate later today.The Taoiseach will be conferred with the doctorate by Boston College.Kenny will also deliver the commencement address to 3,000 students graduating from the college this semester.The event, being held at the college’s football stadium, will be attended by over 20,000 people, and marks the college’s 150th anniversary.Commencement addresses are usually attended by the Archbishop of Boston, in keeping with the college’s Catholic roots, but Cardinal Sean O’Malley is boycotting the event.O’Malley has said Catholic institutions such as Boston College should desist from offering honorary qualifications to politicians who promote abortion, and is avoiding the event in protest at the moves by Kenny’s government to legislate for abortion in limited circumstances.The speech will mark the last major event of Kenny’s three-day visit to Boston.Before the event the Taoiseach will attend a business breakfast organised by IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland, hoping to promote Ireland as an investment location for US multinationals.Yesterday Kenny visited the scene of last month’s Boston Marathon bombings, laying a wreath to the victims at a temporary memorial in Copley Square.On Saturday he attended a function at the John F Kennedy Library to mark the 50th anniversary of the late president’s visit to Ireland.Read: Boston cardinal says he will boycott event because Enda Kenny is going
Last year we here at Geek.com had a short obsession with wingsuit skydiving.The extreme activity pairs two awesome pastimes–jumping out of planes and wearing multicolored jumpsuits–into one incredible experience. Make sure to go back and check out that video if you want to be amazed by the jumpers’ accuracy and willingness to spit in the face of death.The wingsuit fliers have continued working on their craft since then. In a recently posted video we can see that production values are up, the fliers are jumping in teams, and making they are even making formations. Jeb Corliss’ video makes this one look downright relaxing, but we still get a glimpse at the awesome control the wingsuits give the divers; their stability in the air is really fantastic.The video’s maker, Richard Schneider told me the video above was filmed almost entirely with a Contour HD helmet cam. He recommends the Contour HD for its shape which he considers safer, thanks to less possible “snag points” where a parachute or cord could catch while being deployed. (The other popular camera with this sort of activity is the Go Pro.)Side note: check out the propeller blades at 0:40. Their super fast motion combined with the sensor on the camera makes them look like they were made of rubber. They appear to be flopping sideways as they spin around. It’s probably the least cool thing in the whole video, but I do appreciate how the tech interacts with activities like this one.
4G : Bouygues Telecom s’allie à Ericsson pour le déploiement de son réseauBouygues Telecom vient de signer un nouveau contrat avec Ericsson, pour le déploiement de son réseau 4G. L’équipementier suédois avait déjà été choisi par l’opérateur pour ses réseaux 2G et 3G, qui seront en outre modernisés.Ericsson annonce avoir signé un nouveau partenariat avec Bouygues Télécom. Après avoir assuré le déploiement des réseaux 2G et 3G de l’opérateur, l’équipementier suédois est désormais chargé de développer son réseau 4G. Dans son communiqué, Ericsson précise que le contrat, dont le montant n’est pas révélé, prévoit également la modernisation des réseaux existants. Le Suédois entend les densifier et augmenter leur capacité, afin de faire face à l’explosion du trafic.À lire aussiL’iPhone 5 disponible chez Free et Bouygues dès sa sortie ?La firme indique que le projet, qui s’étendra sur plusieurs années, a d’ores et déjà commencé. Elle explique que le réseau sera basé sur des équipements multistandards Ericsson RBS 6000 dans trois régions à forte densité de population, l’Ile-de-France, le Centre Alpes et la Méditerranée. “Il en résultera une plus grande efficacité opérationnelle et énergétique ainsi qu’une meilleure expérience utilisateur (en termes de qualité et de débit) pour les 12 millions d’abonnés Bouygues Telecom” promet Ericsson avant de rappeler que Bouygues Telecom couvre 93 % de la population française avec son réseau 3G+. Et d’ajouter qu’Ericsson est le leader mondial du LTE (Long Term Evolution) avec 38 contrats de déploiement à travers le monde, qui représentaient 65% de part de marché fin 2011.”Cet accord renforce la collaboration entamée voilà bientôt cinq ans entre Ericsson et Bouygues Telecom dans la radio. Bouygues Telecom disposera ainsi des dernières technologies pour ses réseaux dont le niveau de qualité et de performance devient stratégique sur un marché de plus en plus concurrentiel”, commente Franck Bouétard, le PDG d’Ericsson France.Le 10 février 2012 à 15:00 • Maxime Lambert
Celta Vigo midfielder Stanislav Lobotka is refusing to rule out a move in January, amid interest from Barcelona and Paris Saint-GermainThe two European giants have been linked with a move for the Slovakia international along with Serie A sides Inter Milan and Napoli.Whether or not a move materialises remains to be seen, but one thing that is certain is that Lobotka wants Champions League football.The 23-year-old opted to remain at Celta Vigo in the last transfer window, but could be tempted to leave the Abanca-Balaídos.
Quiz: How much do you know about David Villa? Boro Tanchev – September 14, 2019 Time to test your knowledge about Spanish legendary forward David Villa.“Yes, in the summer there were offers from different clubs, but I’ll play with Celta at least for half the season,” Lobotka said on Football-Italia.“It’s clear that all Celta players want to try and adventure with one of the bigger clubs in Europe. In football, everyone wants to play in the Champions League.“I’m focused on doing well with Celta, then we’ll see what happens in January.”Lobotka has made 45 appearances in all competitions for Celta Vigo and has a reported €42m release clause inserted into his contract.
Southampton have reportedly reached an agreement with Ralph Hasenhuttl to become their new manager on a two-and-a-half-year dealFollowing Mark Hughes’ sacking on Monday morning, Hasenhuttl was quickly installed as the favourite to take charge at St Mary’s.The Austrian last coached RB Leipzig and famously guided them into the Champions League for the first time in their history in his first campaign.But his second season in charge failed to live up to expectations with Leipzig finishing sixth in the Bundesliga and crashing out of the Champions League group stages.
Jose Mourinho is sold on Lampard succeeding at Chelsea Tomás Pavel Ibarra Meda – September 14, 2019 Jose Mourinho wanted to give his two cents on Frank Lampard’s odds as the new Chelsea FC manager, he thinks he will succeed.There really…This led to Hasenhuttl’s departure from the Red Bull Arena in May and he has since been out of work.Although now Sky Sports reports that terms between Hasenhuttl and Southampton have been agreed on for a contract until the summer of 2021.The 51-year-old will arrive at Wembley on Wednesday night in London to watch Southampton’s Premier League game against Tottenham, pending on the conclusion of the last part of his deal.Assistant coach Kelvin Davis has taken charge of Southampton’s preparations for Wednesday.
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This could also be the cyclical, post-New Year’s resolution-effect, when people renew their vows to “get fit” and join gyms and health clubs in the first few weeks or months after the ball drops, only to lose steam in March or April. During the second half of 2008, single copy sales for Runner’s World slid about 4 percent. Other Rodale titles, though, experienced significant circulation growth: Organic Gardening saw its total paid circ increase 35.3 percent in the second half; Women’s Health saw a 31 percent increase in the same category. With positive newsstand stories few and far between during the second half of 2008, Rodale said yesterday that Runner’s World delivered double-digit newsstand growth with its January 2009 issue.This issue saw an increase of 13.3 percent in single copy sales versus January of last year, the company said.“In difficult economic times, people turn to exercise, and more specifically running, as an outlet to manage stress and uncertainty,” group VP Chris Lambiase explained in a release.
Hyderabad: Congress MP from Malkajgiri A Revanth Reddy on Friday got into an argument with Assembly secretary Narasimhacharyulu on denial of permission to hold press conference in the media hall of the Congress. Revanth Reddy announced that he would address the media at 4 pm on Friday at the media hall. The officials of the CLP sent a letter in this regard to Assembly higher ups in the morning. Also Read – Hyderabad: Intermediate student dies of cardiac arrest in class Advertise With Us The secretary’s office informed the CLP office that the MP would not be allowed to address the press in the media hall. Revanth who reached the Assembly at 4 pm went to secretary’s office and got into an argument. He pointed out that the MPs could address the press at media hall when there is no session. He said that if permission was not given, he would move privilege motion against the secretary. Later, he was allowed to address the press at media hall.
Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading… Daryll Rowe appeared in the films in 2014 and 2015 | Photo: Blake Mason eTN Chatroom for Readers (join us) FBOE is about the number of male fetuses a mother has carried in her womb before her youngest son, rather than the number of older brothers he is raised with after birth.Scientists don’t yet understand how this works.Once a mother has a boy, parts of the Y-chromosome of these fetuses cause an immunological reaction. These antibodies remain in her body, and later affect the brains of any future male fetuses in her womb. This makes the younger boys more likely to be gay. Each subsequent male pregnancy only makes this reaction stronger.Origins of homosexualityScientists have long wondered how to explain the origins of homosexuality.Researchers long believed sexual orientation stemmed from the basic makeup of a person’s DNA or their genetic line.Some have pointed to similar brain patterns in straight women and gay men, and straight men and lesbians.In 2012, researchers suggested the answer lies in epigenetics.The National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis said ‘temporary switches’, how the gene behaves, known as epi-marks, could be the answer.The epi-mark that makes a woman gay is passed from the father and the one that makes a man gay is passed from the father.Some say scientists, in terms of evolution, cannot be solely genetic otherwise homosexuality would eventually disappear given gay people are less likely to reproduce.Epi-marks, on the other hand, are thought to have an evolutionary advantage that keeps gay people within the population.Got a news tip? Want to share your story? Email us . Men report ‘summer penis’ effect as temperatures soarGay men over 45 far more likely to be single – and these are the reasons whyHow much anal sex are gay men really having (and what position do they prefer)?Read the full article on Gaystarnews: :https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/gay-bottoms-more-likely-to-have-older-brothers-according-to-science/
GAYSTARNEWS- You may have heard the sexuality theory that gay men are more likely to have older brothers. And unlike other theories, like finger length or if your hair grows counter-clockwise, scientists give this one some credibility.Researchers call this phenomenon the fraternal birth order effect, or FBOE.Gay men with older brothers are more likely to be bottomsBut now, scientists have suggested that having an older brother could mean cis gay men are more likely to prefer bottoming.Two new studies published in 2018 – one conducted by in Canada and the other in the US – implies this could be the case.Fraternal birth order effect is strong among gay guys who bottom versus those who are either tops or versatile.Studies show bottoms are, on average, are more likely to express their femininity through personality, behavior and cognitive traits.These new findings suggest FBOE might affect sexual orientation specifically through increasing gender-nonconformity.Canadian researchers measured participants’ gender-nonconformity in childhood and in adulthood.They did not find any link that suggests you are more likely to be a trans woman if you have an older brother.But they did find you are more likely to prefer receiving during anal sex. So this means, according to science, there is nothing innately ‘feminine’ about bottoming.Findings based on nature, not nurtureResearchers posited straight men who like to get pegged by female partners might be more expected to have more older brothers.Fraternal birth order effect is not psychological.In a 2006 study, scientists looked at biological and nonbiological brothers separately and found FBOE is based on nature.
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Staffordshire and South Cheshire are set to be battered by rain and wind over the coming days – with 48 hours of Met Office weather warnings in force. A yellow weather warning for rain is in force across the Potteries and surrounding areas until 11.59pm tonight (Friday August 9) – while a 24 warning for wind is in force all day on Saturday. The latest Met Office weather forecast for the region states: “Rain, heavy at times, clearing northeastwards this morning, with brighter skies following behind. “This afternoon will then see a scattering of showers develop, turning heavy and possibly thundery in places. Feeling warm and humid, but winds beginning to strengthen later. “A mix of clear spells and a scattering of showers overnight, with the showers possibly heavy at times. Mild overnight, but increasingly windy. “On Saturday there will be sunny spells and a few showers, with the showers possibly heavy in places. A very windy day, with a risk of gales across the higher ground, especially during the afternoon.” Read MoreFirefighters set to remain at retirement complex into weekend as blaze continues The Environment Agency currently has a number of flood alerts, meaning flooding is possible, in force in Staffordshire – including the River Trent in Stoke-on-Trent, the Rivers Sow and Penk in Stafford Borough and the Lower Dove Brooks in East Staffordshire. An Environment Agency spokesman added: “Heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected across parts of England today – this could potentially lead to localised surface water and river flooding in some areas.” Buxton Weather Watch, which provides weather forecasts for the Peak District town and surrounding areas, posted: “Heavy rain with us at the moment but over the course of the morning it’ll move away and we’ll see some drier weather. “By the middle of the afternoon, more rain will arrive, this time possibly thundery. We are under a Met Office yellow warning for rain until midnight.” A Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “There are weather warnings in place from Met Office for our area. Make sure you stay safe on the roads by adjusting your driving to the conditions.” Police in Cheshire also urged people to take extra care on the roads. A spokesman said: “Lots of wet roads and standing water around this morning after a night of heavy rainfall, especially in the south of the county. Leave extra time to get to work and drive safely.” Read MoreTop stories on StokeonTrentLive Police search for missing woman
Quick workouts for men Here’s how to repair and patch damaged drywall Top Stories Comments Share Milstead says best way to stop wrong-way incidents is driving sober Federal forces last month killed 42 suspects believed to be affiliated with the gang on a ranch in Michoacan state, which borders Jalisco.In just a few years, New Generation has grown from a small branch of the powerful Sinaloa cartel to one of Mexico’s strongest criminal groups in its own right, according to the U.S. Treasury Department, whose Office of Foreign Assets Control maintains a “black list” of drug trafficking organizations.New Generation’s quick rise reflects a rapidly changing organized-crime landscape in Mexico as the government targets top leaders of established cartels. More than any other criminal group, New Generation has taken advantage of the government strategy, strengthening and grabbing territory as its rivals are weakened.The Zetas cartel was once considered Mexico’s most violent, but arrests of its top leadership have lowered the gang’s profile.Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Ex-FBI agent details raid on Phoenix body donation facility MEXICO CITY (AP) — The son and alleged second-in-command of the leader of Mexico’s most violent drug cartel was captured in the western state of Jalisco, National Security Commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said Tuesday.The suspect, Ruben Oseguera Gonzalez, 25, was born in California and holds dual U.S.-Mexican citizenship, Rubido said.Oseguera bears the nickname “el Menchito,” the diminutive of his father’s nickname. His father, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, is the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation cartel and is nicknamed “Mencho,” a phonetic derivation of his first name. Men’s health affects baby’s health too Sponsored Stories Rubido said the younger Oseguera served as second in command of the cartel and was captured with an assault rifle that was inscribed “CJNG” — the cartel’s initials in Spanish — followed by a number “2.” The rifle had “Menchito” inscribed on the other side, Rubido said.Soldiers and federal police captured Oseguera in the Guadalajara suburb of Zapopan. Rubido said he was accompanied by his brother-in-law, who was also arrested, but they had no bodyguards.Rubido said Oseguera had recently undergone a nose operation, and a photo of the suspect showed his nose stuffed with what appeared to be cotton wadding. It was unclear whether the suspect was trying to change his physical appearance.It is at least the second time that the younger Oseguera has been captured. Federal forces arrested him in January 2014, and he was held for almost a year on weapons, drug and money-laundering charges. A court ordered him released in January 2015, but it was not clear why.The Jalisco cartel is blamed for some of the bloodiest and boldest attacks on federal forces in years. The gang was implicated in an ambush that killed 15 state police officers in April and in a May 1 attack in which a rocket launcher shot down an army helicopter, killing 10. New Valley school lets students pick career-path academies How Arizona is preparing the leader of the next generation