2023-05-21 22:58:07
Sugar, oil, flour, fuel, soap, cement… The prices of foodstuffs and basic necessities continue to soar in the north-east of the Central African Republic. This price increase particularly affects Birao, in the prefecture of Vakaga, and Ndélé, in the prefecture of Bamingui-Bangoran. Two cities whose supply depends – in large part – on neighboring Sudan, at war since April 15. In Birao, some products have disappeared from the shelves, others have seen their prices double. An untenable situation, according to El Hadj Hissene Karama, the president of the Vakaga Traders Association. “Before the conflict in Sudan, a bag of sugar was 40,000 CFA francs. Now it is 90,000. The price of fuel was 1,000 francs per litre; this time it’s 2,000. Oil also previously was 1,000 francs, but this time it’s 2,000. And for the flour: the bag is normally 35,000, this time- here it is at 80,000.” “Sudanese traders can no longer serve Birao…” In two months, the fighting in Sudan has destabilized the entire supply chain in the region, particularly at Amdafock, in the border between the two countries. Fafa Olivier Attidzah is the representative in the Central African Republic of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. He was there in early May to assess the situation. “Sudanese traders can no longer serve Birao as they did before the crisis. The Amdafock-Birao road is the only road used by the Vakaga prefecture to get supplies in everything. Everything comes from Sudan: sugar, petrol, cement, blankets, small livestock, poultry, vegetables… Everything comes from Amdafock, on the Sudan side or from Nyala, before arriving in the territory. Central African. Gasoline and sugar impacted in Ndélé The absence of Sudanese traders is felt as far as Ndélé, a little further west. Here too, inflation is weighing on households. According to Ibrahim Senoussi, the sultan-mayor of the commune of Dar el-Kouti, it particularly affects gasoline and sugar. “The war in Sudan and the security situation in the area did not favor the massive arrival of Sudanese traders and today, the scarcity is felt on the ground. Prices are constantly rising. Let’s just take the sugar: in normal times, when the Sudanese arrived in droves, five kilograms of sugar cost 3,500 francs, or even 4,000. But today, we buy it for 6,500 francs, even 7,000. hold out. To supply the city, the sultan-mayor is now counting on the rehabilitation of the Bangui-Ndélé axis. According to several sources, insecurity nevertheless remains an obstacle for many freight carriers. In Birao, the situation is even more critical. The rainy season is likely to reinforce the economic isolation of the inhabitants.
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2023-05-21 18:05:00
During her time at C5N and Duro de Domar, Cristina Kirchner had spoken this week that a “election of thirds where the important thing is to enter the ballot”. But this Sunday, also from an interview, in this case in DiarioAr, President AAlberto Fernandez questioned that statement, asking: “What good is it for me to guarantee my floor, my third, and enter a second round if in that instance I do not add more votes?”
“Just as the 2019 election was a ceiling election because there were only two parties, between the Frente de Todos and Juntos por el Cambio they brought together 90% of the electorate, now we are in an election of thirds, where the important thing more than the ceiling is the floor“, the vice president had pointed out in Hard to tame.
Given these statements by Cristina Kirchner, the President replied from a note with Diario Ar pointing out that this third is not enough to win: “What good is it for me to guarantee my floor, my third, and enter the second round, if in that instance I do not add votes? In my opinion, taking for granted that a third of the voters support us, what we need is to go in search of a greater accumulation of adhesions“.
In this sense, the President considered that the way is to “vote in the STEP, allowing all the candidates they want to participate, because that will mean increasing the level of adhesions.” For Fernandez, “the secret is to break the thirds” that the Frente de Todos, Juntos por el Cambio and La Libertad Avanza would have, but outside of “to retain one’s own vote, the important thing is to go beyond the faithful in order to guarantee success”.
“Without this mobilization, at most we will crystallize the third that we have, according to the analysis that is made. But with that, hardly win”he explained.
Alberto Fernández summoned Plaza de Mayo on the 25th to “listen” to Cristina and honor Néstor Kirchner
On the other hand, Fernández also made reference to the PASO and described them as an instance for “democratize” the FdTsince it considers that said elections, “to the extent that they allow a wide participation, will generate a great militant mobilization and will promote a greater adhesion”.
In this regard, he pointed out that in the political space as many pre-candidates can present themselves “as they want to present themselves” and affirmed that he does not believe that Peronism “can continue to be personalist, verticalist and all the things that it was when Perón was alive.”
“There will be many people with charisma, but they are not Perón”
“Peronism has a certain vocation to accept that logic because it was born from a huge caudillo that was Perón, but there was only one Perón in history, one is not born every decade,” he said and added: “There will be people with more leadership capacity, there will be people with a lot of charisma, but they are not Perón”.
Along these same lines, the president added: “When Perón said that the organization expires over time, what he told us is ‘I’m going to die, organize yourselves so that this lasts.’ For that, the only way to organize a political party is internal democracy. I don’t know who is once morest the democratization of space, I want to believe that no one”.
“How do you democratize a space? Letting people vote”stressed the president and insisted: “It is time for the space to be democratized. Democratizing means that the structures do not govern and the decision of the people who follow us does. As a consequence of this democratization, there can be as many candidates as there are desires to be a candidate.“.
Alberto Fernández on the agreement with the IMF
During the interview, the president made reference to the agreement signed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and assured that “he did not accept an imposed program”but instead negotiated an agreement that made the international financial institution “had to accept conditions that it had never accepted before.”
In turn, he stressed that said agreement included “a program that guaranteed investment in health, education, science and technology, and public works, which admitted to be revised when the Argentine economy was altered by exogenous conditions“.
Cristina Kirchner and the agreement with the IMF: “What they did is scandalous”
According to the official, the aforementioned clause allowed him to “review the reserve goals in view of the effects of the war in Ukraine, and those of fiscal balance, as a result of the historic drought.”
Likewise, following being consulted regarding the criticisms of the vice president in relation to the fact that the agreement signed is of an “inflationary” nature, Fernández acknowledged that the sustained price increase “exists in Argentina” but denied that this was a consequence of the negotiation agreed with the agency.
“What happens is that, in his logic, if you correct the rates, that is inflationary. If that is the logic, what do you want me to tell you? No, I have no solution. And if you don’t correct inflation, what do you do? You have a deficit, and if you don’t have credit, you issue. Isn’t that inflationary? It’s a discussion. I don’t want to get into that discussion because I’ve already lived it, I’ve already heard it in private and in public,” he concluded.
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2023-05-21 11:26:53
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dip exercises (or dips) are a popular and effective way to strengthen and tone the muscles of the upper body, particularly the chest, triceps, and shoulders along with the arms. It is a favorite of Queen Letizia, but it is also suitable for beginners and those looking for an easy workout but with many quick benefits.
This is a compound exercise, since
involve multiple muscle groups at the same time, making them an efficient and convenient way to do physical work. Best of all, they are suitable for people of all fitness levels, as they can be easily modified to increase or decrease the difficulty.
Chest and triceps dips are exercises commonly used to specifically target the muscles in those parts of the body. They can be done with parallel bars, a dip bench or even furniture, and consist of
lower and raise the body with the arms.
A key difference between chest dips and triceps dips is the form and technique used during the exercise. The chest dips require a
wider grip and a slight incline forward to target the chest muscles, while triceps dips need a narrower grip and more upright position to target the triceps muscles.
On the other hand, chest dips involve a greater range of motion than triceps dips, which can make chest dips more demanding in terms of energy expenditure and muscle activation. All these exercises will continue to provide
benefits for both muscle groupseven if one is considered more effective for a specific muscle group.
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Dips are great for strengthening your upper body, but they can be challenging for beginners. If you’re new to it, you should start with easier variations, like
assisted or bench dips. As you get stronger, you can gradually make the exercise more challenging by using less assistance or putting more weight on your body.
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To do chest dips, place your body in front of the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands gripping the bars. Use a wide grip and lean your body forward. Maintaining a firm grip on the bars is essential to support your body weight. then and
stretch your arms and lift your body off the ground pulling up until arms are fully extended. This is the initial position.
To perform the next part of the exercise,
slowly lower your body by bending your elbows and allowing the body to descend towards the floor until the upper part of the arms is parallel to the floor. Keep your elbows extended. To return to the starting position, use your arm muscles to push up by extending your elbows. Repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.
Tricep dips
Performing triceps dips is similar to executing chest dips. The difference between the two lies in the
grip and elbow position, as well as the position of the body in relation to the ground. Stand in front of the apparatus and make a narrow grip. Hold the bars firmly and stand up straight with your arms straight. Maintain an upright posture throughout the movement.
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As you assume the starting position, lower your body in a controlled manner by bending your elbows. As you go down, keep your elbows close to your body. This will help
engage your triceps more effectively. It is also important to keep your body straight and upright throughout the exercise. And when your elbows reach a fully flexed position, push your body back to return to the starting position and repeat the movement for the desired number of repetitions.
A common goal is to complete
three series of 8 to 12 repetitions. Maintaining proper technique when performing dips is essential to avoid injury and get the most out of the exercise. Take a break if you start to feel tired or have trouble completing the movements. It is better to take a short break and return to exercise in good shape than to push yourself too hard and risk injury.
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2023-05-22 04:40:58
The Heat are only one victory away from their seventh NBA final, following crushing (128-102) the Celtics on Sunday in Act III of the Eastern Conference final.
Miami made a show of strength and collective self-sacrifice, the complete opposite of its overly willing victims.
Miami therefore leads 3-0 in this one-sided Eastern Conference final, which was not necessarily expected given its status as the No. 8 seed. The Heat had to go through two play-offs six weeks earlier. , undergoing Clint Capela’s Hawks Law in the first.
But the games of spring have the gift of transfiguring the Florida team, whose combativeness at all times only asks to be unleashed. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Bucks paid the price in the first round, followed by the Knicks. And lo and behold, it seems, the same fate awaits the Celtics for their third meeting at this stage in four years.
To hope to reverse an extremely bad situation, the C’s, like the LA Lakers also led 3-0 by Denver in the West, are now forced to win the next four games. A feat that has never happened in NBA history.
K.O. palpable
And we do not see how, following the humiliation inflicted by the Heat, dreaming more and more strongly of a fourth championship title following those of 2006, 2012 and 2013, how they will achieve the impossible. Because mentally, the knockout is palpable.
On the floor, he was reflected very quickly in the score in the first period, completed with a score of 61-46 in favor of Miami which had even led by 22 units in the heart of the second quarter. But the problem for Boston is that, subsequently, the starving people opposite drove the point home.
In the second half, in the wake of Gabe Vincent (29 points), Miami thus counted up to 33 units in advance, with an overall address of 57% on shots (19/35 behind the arc). Accustomed to playing the saviors when necessary, Jimmy Butler did not have to work like this (16 points) this time.
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