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[ null, "What a wild game we had between the Cubs and the Rockies. We at Wing Span predicted the outcome correctly with the Rockies taking the win. We also pointed out that the big players would be Blackmon and Story who wound up scoring both runs for Rockies in that game. So, now we move on to the NLDS series. First we will dive into the Braves vs Dodgers.", null, null, "The Dodgers were one of the best teams in baseball this season, especially on the mound. The led the NL this year in ERA, strikeouts, While Kershaw has been a dominant force for the Dodgers for years, the young Walker Buehler has shown that he is ready to take the torch of ace of the Dodgers team. This season he posted a team low 2.62 ERA while pitching a 1 hit shutout through 6.2 innings in the tiebreaker game vs the Rockies. Though not officially announced yet, it is likely that Buehler will get the call for the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS.\n\nAt the plate, the Dodgers led the NL in runs scored, home runs, slugging percentage and OPS. For the Dodgers, it is a full team effort as there is no player in particular that stands out as the true star of the lineup. Rather they are effective all the way through with Max Muncy carrying the heavy lifting of home runs with 35 on the season, while 6 other Dodgers had over 20.", null, null, "On paper, the Dodgers look unstoppable, so how can the Braves possible compete with them? The Braves have been a surprise team all season long with low expectations in what was expected to be a power packed NL East. They worked together as a cohesive unit to outmatch their opponents all season long. Between the 2 teams only Justin Turner (Dodgers) and Freddie Freeman (Braves) batted over .300 this season while no player drove in 100+ RBI. No Braves player hit over 26 home runs this season and only Ozzie Albies scored over 100 runs this season, despite his unassuming .305 OBP, yes I mean OBP, not batting average.", null, null, "On the mound they look more like a playoff team with Foltynewicz and Annibal Sanchez pitching well for the Braves all season. Kevin Gausman has also pitched like a star since joining the Braves in August though he began to show signs of slipping in his last few starts of the season.\n\nGame 1 will be a matchup between Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers vs Mike Foltynewicz of the Braves. Ryu has been dominate since returning in August and this game will be no different as he pitches 6 innings while allowing fewer than 3 runs. Foltynewicz will be shaky in the first two innings as he adjusts to his first postseason pitching performance, but will quickly settle into his groove before being pulled in the 6th. The runs he gives up in the early innings may be too much for the Braves offense to overcome though as this game goes to the bullpen with the Dodgers up. The bullpens will do their job, with a shaky inning for the Dodgers bullpen late. They will get themselves out of the jam without damage securing the first game victory.\n\nGame 2 has Clayton Kershaw starting for the Dodgers and Sanchez for the Braves. If I were a Braves fan I would have hoped for Gausman in order to give them a chance to win Game 3. The bottom line is that it is Kershaw and he will dispatch the Braves lineup with little problem, giving us a dominant performance through 7. This will be like the first game of the series with both teams fighting to get on the board. There will be several close calls, but ultimately will go late into the game before the scoring begins. An error in the middle innings will allow the Braves to score their first run of the game. Sanchez will do a good job holding off the Dodgers batters through the beginning of the game, but he will simply not be able to match Kershaw, allowing the Dodgers to take the 2-0 lead in the series.\n\nGame 3, the Braves will send Gausman to the mound for the pivotal Game 3 while the Dodgers likely go with Buehler. The Dodgers bats will come alive in this game giving them an early lead against Gausman. In the second half of the game Freddie Freeman’s bat will finally wakes up in a big way, getting the Braves within striking distance of the Dodgers. The Braves bullpen will hold off the Dodgers to close out the game, however it will be too little too late as the Braves offense struggles to get the big hits late in the game, allowing the Dodgers to win the game and sweep the series." ]

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[ "By Sabrina Ford and Rebecca Harshbarger", null, "A father of two was killed by a hit-and-run driver near an elementary school in Washington Heights on Friday — just two days after residents learned that the city Transportation Department rejected their call for speed bumps and a lower speed limit on the street.\n\nAntonio Ramirez, 40, was walking home from the subway after his late-night shift at a downtown restaurant when a heartless driver in a dark-colored car fatally struck him about 4:40 a.m. on Audubon Avenue and 176th Street in Manhattan.\n\nAn organizer for the local nonprofit Families For Excellent Schools said the group had just received notice from the DOT on Wednesday that their request for traffic changes to improve street safety had been rejected.\n\n“I’m outraged,” said the organizer, Mary Melendez, 34. “We’re not just asking to be asking — clearly, we need this to be a slow zone. It’s a major safety issue.”\n\nState Sen. Espaillat, who had written the DOT in support of the group’s petition, also said he is extremely disappointed with the DOT’s rejection of the request, which included lowering the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph.\n\n“This death clearly shows the urgent need for it,” he said. “The parents were engaged in it. The community really wanted it. The need is there.”\n\nA DOT spokesman said the agency is fighting dangerous driving through red-light cameras and speed cameras near schools and that a record number of speed bumps were installed in the city this year. He said a slow zone with such changes was recently approved in nearby Hudson Heights.\n\nSources said the DOT received 74 applications for slow zones this year and accepted 15. A source said those approved were in areas with low traffic volume, so that a speed reduction wouldn’t create congestion.\n\nMany young children and parents at the school had to walk past Ramirez’s body, which was wrapped in a white sheet. Some teachers left the building and tried to distract the students so they wouldn’t see it.\n\nFrustrated mom Ayiesha Washington, 27, who has a son in kindergarten, said, “I’ve lived in this neighborhood for three years, and this is the millionth accident.”\n\nRamirez’s family said he was a devoted father of a 14-year-old girl and 9-year-old boy and loved to take them swimming every day in the summer. He had been married to his wife, Maria, for 17 years.\n\n“He was a great role model. He was like a father to me,” said nephew Hector Francisco, 25. “He had a great relationship with his kids. It’s very hard for us.”\n\nThe victim’s friend, James McClitnon, 48, a mechanic from Washington Heights, said, “Every night, I see cars go up and down like Audubon like they’re on a race track.\n\n“They’ve got to do something about it.”" ]

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[ "LIMA, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) -- Peru's economy faces \"uncertainties\" as it marches towards 2020, due to both internal and external factors, experts have said, adding that they were still optimistic about future growth.", null, "Peru's economy is expected to see 2.7 percent growth in 2019, lower than the forecast at the start of the year, according to November projections from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.\n\nCarlos Aquino, a professor of economics at the National University of San Marcos, told Xinhua that the legislative elections were \"the most significant domestic event\" that might impact the forecast of the country's economy.\n\nPeruvian President Martin Vizcarra in September dissolved the nation's opposition-run Congress to clear the way for his anti-corruption efforts, with upcoming legislative elections to form a new Congress set for Jan. 26.\n\nIf \"parties with a tendency that goes against the market economy\" come to power, then the economic outlook will be \"a little complex,\" he said.\n\nAquino cited global trade as another factor injecting \"uncertainties\" into the local economy.\n\nCurrent trade tensions \"have made the prices of raw materials fall, created volatility in the markets and made stock markets fluctuate,\" he said.\n\nJavier Zuniga, dean of economics at Lima University, is the author of a report titled \"Evolution and Outlook of the Peruvian Economy,\" which forecasts 2.6 percent growth for this year.\n\nReferring to the last rule mentioned, Zuniga said he hoped Peru's economy ministry \"does not change the rules of the game\" by introducing new economic policies.\n\nHe agrees with Aquino that global trade disputes have a large impact -- up to 70 percent -- on the local economy, especially because they have \"undermined\" the prices of minerals, an important national sector in Peru.\n\n\"As long as there is confrontation ... there is not going to be investment in the mining sector, because the prices of minerals are, in some cases, on the decline,\" said Zuniga.\n\nDespite these uncertainties, both experts forecast a growth in Peru's economy of 3-3.5 percent in 2020, similar to what financial agencies had predicted for this year." ]

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[ null, "I reviewed the second of the 1960s \"Doctor Who\" films here, and found it \"pedestrian\" despite a better-than-average FX-budget for a British SF film of that period. The first film evinces a smaller budget but a somewhat better script, even given the film-franchise's attempt to rewrite the \"Time Lord\" version of the character into a rather dithery Earth-scientist (potrayed in both films by Peter Cushing).\n\nThe script derives from an episode of the teleseries, which detailed the origins of the Doctor's most popular villains, the Daleks. The Doctor, his two granddaughters and Ian (boyfriend of the older granddaughter) are accidentally propelled through time and space by the scientist's TARDIS time machine. They end up on a planet that has endured nuclear devastation in the past. Over the centuries the planet's inhabitants have split into two ethically opposed camps. The Doctor's party first encounters the peaceful society of the \"Thals,\" who live within what's left of nature, using a special serum to immunize themselves against the still potent radiation polluting their world.\n\nIn contrast,the Daleks remain sequestered in their fortress-city. having protected themselves from the radiation with ambulatory \"suits\" of metal that make them resemble small tanks. They are entirely defined by their technology and yearn to destroy the harmless Thals, blaming them for the catastrophe though it's made clear that the Daleks triggered it. The Doctor and his friends naturally side with the Thals against the Daleks, in part because the latter creatures also aspire to conquer the Earthmen's planet.\n\nThe division of a species into the two races strongly echoes the Eloi/Morlock dichotomy of Wells' TIME MACHINE. Wells presented the schism as a tragic inevitability, but DALEKS takes a position not unlike that of George Pal's 1960 THE TIME MACHINE, where the hero educates the passive Eloi to fight against their oppressors. Similarly, Ian gives the Thals a crash course in fighting back,and the Thals toss aside their pacifism in jig time.\n\nOne might surmise that this pro-war stance may have been designed to encourage in its audiences the general attitude of justified militarism. Be that as it may, it does represent a greater dimension of sociological thought than I saw in the sequel.", null, "I can't say the same for the South African SF-adventure SPACE MUTINY, which most American viewers will know from the lambasting it received on \"Mystery Science Theater 3000.\"\n\nThere's not much I can add to the many deserved cutdowns this film has received. Despite lifting its FX-scenes from the teleseries BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, the film looks more like 1976's LOGAN'S RUN. Admittedly the advent of STAR WARS's breakthrough in FX the next year made most SF-films of the 1970s look primitive by comparison. But apart from bad FX, MUTINY like LOGAN'S suffers from some of the worst costuming ever seen in the history of SF-films.\n\nAlmost everything I could attack has been repeated ad infinitum, from the ghastly overacting of John Philip Law as the comically named villain \"Kalgan\" to the ridiculous \"Enforcer vehicles\" that move with all the speed of Zambonis. Just to say something remotely original, I'll note that the heroine \"Lea\" does show herself capable, like her STAR WARS namesake of shooting a decent ray-gun, and she probably gets the film's best scene, gulling a stupid guard into thinking she's going to have sex with him. But even adequate scenes are rendered risible by all those awful Disco-era costumes.\nPosted by Gene Phillips at 1:53 PM\nEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest\nLabels: combative adventures, the marvelous" ]

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[ null, "A fake Twitter account posing as Russian President Vladimir Putin fooled more than a dozen major news sites, which used the imposter’s tweets in their stories going as far back as 2013, Mother Jones has found.\n\nBefore Twitter revealed it to be fake on Wednesday, the account, which purported to be “the official Twitter channel for President of Russian Federation,” had amassed around one million followers, including Putin’s real account.\n\nThe company said that it had been tipped off to the fake by Russian officials but did not respond to a question about when that occurred. It is not clear who created the account or why. Many of the tweets posted by the Putin impersonator linked to official Russian government statements.\n\nWe suspended @putinRF_eng for impersonation based on a valid report we received from Russian officials. Our impersonation policy can be found here: https://t.co/PIBC4nGI8H\n\nThe account never gained a verified blue check mark confirming its veracity, but in the four-and-a-half years the account was active, journalists helped lend credence to the account by including its tweets in stories. A review by Mother Jones found at least 13 major outlets that had done so, including the Washington Post, The Atlantic, Wired, and Politico. In their stories, many of the outlets didn’t just embed tweets from the account but explicitly framed them as the voice of the Russian president.\n\n“Putin himself—from @PutinRF_Eng—said [he and Trump] had ‘discussed the situation in Syria after the missile strikes by the United States and its allies,’” Wired wrote in May.\n\nIn June 2015, CBS News directed its readers to follow the account for updates on Putin’s meeting with Pope Francis.\n\nThe ruse had global reach: The fake Putin account had amassed 2.2 million followers before it was shut down. World leaders including former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tweeted at the account, mistaking it for one actually run by the Russian government.*\n\nAt this morning’s meeting w/@PutinRF_Eng we created a new foundation for Greek-Russian relations. #Greece\n\nHoax accounts linked to Russian influence operations have also duped media organizations in the past. News sites including the Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Vox, and BBC News embedded tweets in their stories from accounts later revealed to be affiliated with the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll group. The accounts, often posing as average Americans, tweeted about hot-button political issues such as Colin Kaepernick’s protests against racial injustice before NFL games. Media outlets have often used those tweets as examples of public reaction to major events in the news. In November 2017, Recode and the media intelligence firm Meltwater found roughly 2,800 instances of media outlets embedding Russian troll account tweets in their stories.\n\nSome news outlets vowed to embed tweets with greater caution after the scope of the IRA operation became public, but the phony Putin account illustrates how difficult it can be to spot frauds.\n\nLast month, Twitter released datasets involving fake accounts, including millions of tweets by known Russian accounts, in an effort to give researchers more information on how its platform was manipulated around the time of the 2016 presidential election.\n\nTwitter and other social media platforms have made efforts to curb manipulation by Russian and other foreign governments by shutting down scores of inauthentic accounts. Yet the steady stream of new inauthentic accounts shows that Russia, Iran, and other countries are able to defy crackdowns on misinformation.\n\nCorrection: An earlier version of this article misstated Tsipras’ status as prime minister." ]

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[ null, "Triple bill of the comedy franchise starring Ben Stiller. In 'Night at the Museum' (2006), Larry Daley (Stiller) is a kind-hearted dreamer who always knew that he was destined for greatness. In need of money he takes a job as a lowly graveyard-shift security guard at the Museum of Natural History in order to provide a more stable life for his ten-year-old son.\n\nOn his first night on the job, however, he finds that the guardianship of the museum is far from stable. At nightfall an Egyptian spell brings the artefacts and wax figures to life. With Attila the Hun (Patrick Gallagher) charging through the hallways, miniature Romans and cowboys embroiled in a deadly feud, and a two-ton Tyrannosaurus Rex nagging to play fetch, Larry turns to a wax replica of President Theodore Roosevelt (Robin Williams) for a little advice on keeping things intact.\n\nIn 'Night at the Museum 2: Escape from the Smithsmonian' (2009), Larry receives news that the Museum of Natural History is to be closed for renovations, and the exhibits moved into federal storage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, where the collection includes artefacts associated with many of the great figures of American history including Amelia Earhart (Amy Adams), General Custer (Bill Hader) and Al Capone (Jon Bernthal). Larry must infiltrate the museum's tight security to rescue Jedediah (Owen Wilson) and Octavius (Steve Coogan), who have been shipped there by mistake. In 'Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb' (2014), as the magic of the Tablet of Ahkmenrah begins to fade, Larry travels around the world in order to reunite members of his museum crew including Roosevelt, Jedediah and Octavius and, of course, Ahkmenrah (Rami Malek) to try to save the magic before it's too late." ]

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[ null, "\"I will do everything which may serve the Party.\" (Rusashov, Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler)\n\nHalle Berry discussed potentially playing a transgender man and then dropped out of the role following a backlash of criticism. Her statement reads like something after Chinese or Stalinist “re-education” programmes:\n\n“As a cisgender woman, I now understand that I should not have considered this role, and that the transgender community should undeniably have the opportunity to tell their own stories. I am grateful for the guidance and critical conversations over the past few days and I will continue to listen, educate and learn from this mistake”\n\nKrestinsky: “In the face of world public opinion, I had not the strength to admit the truth that I had been conducting a Trotskyite struggle all along. I request the Court to register my statement that I fully and completely admit that I am guilty of all the gravest charges brought against me personally, and that I admit my complete responsibility for the treason and treachery I have committed.”\n\nWhat’s wrong with all these roles? The actors playing the parts are not disabled or gay themselves.\n\nThere is a world of difference between acting and being, and the inability of an increasingly vocal and extremist part of the community does not seem to understand this at all.\n\n“Today's authoritarians share many things, especially their contempt for the truth, for freedom of expression, and for equality before the law, without which there can be no democracy. They congratulate each other on their purported efficiency in “telling it like it is,” and in “getting things done.” They seek to censor and to “guide” public opinion.”\n\nMagnus Fiskesjö was commenting on the return of China’s show trials, but those words have a chilling resonance to the world we find ourselves in today where anyone who steps out of line with a different opinion, as J.K. Rowling did, suddenly finds not engagement, argument, discussion, but a determination to cow and silence them.\n\nDictionary: Acting - behave so as to appear to be; pretend to be\n\nIt reminds me of when those actors who played villainous characters in Coronation Street would sometimes find themselves pilloried and shouted at when out shopping. We expect viewers of a soap opera to sometimes confuse the world of the soap with reality, as that’s been the case since its inception – part of the appeal is that it simulates reality.\n\nBut it surprises me that supposedly intelligent human beings cannot understand the difference between acting and being.\n\nI can understand why there are issues behind “blacking up”, when in older dramas, white actors would play the role of other ethnic types, as there is a clear link to the Minstrel shows and racism. And ethnicity is something visible that marks out an actor’s ancestry, but other traits are invisible and cannot be seen.\n\nBut what link is there to homophobia if Benedict Cumberbatch plays a gay man Alan Turing? Or Colin Firth plays a fictional gay man in “Mama Mia”? Or should transgender actors or gay actors only play those roles in movies? Should the best actor for the role be used or just one who happens to fit the woke tick boxes?\n\nAnd what about accent and nationality? Is it right that Renée Zellweger can play the part of someone English? Isn't that taking away the part from a multitude of English actors? The permutations on this kind of theme are endless, but we probably haven't seen so much of it because the modern world is obsessed with notions of gender as if that was the singular defining human characteristic when choosing an actor..\n\nThe Twin Dilemma: Who plays the part?\n\nThere’s a Doctor Who story which regularly gets to the bottom of the list of stories called “The Twin Dilemma”. In it are two characters who are supposed to be twins called “Romulus and Remus”. The director decided that rather than case two actors who looked similar enough, or possibly a boy or girl (where the difference would not be so noticeable), he would cast real life twins. The problem comes in that they can’t act. They tick the box for being twins, but as supposed boy geniuses, they come across as wooden.\n\nAs one reviewer noted:\n\n“The twins are terrible, can’t act a lick and act like cocky twats to boot. Again, who thought have two mathematical genius kids in a recurring role was a good idea? Especially as the odds of finding one good child actor was low, let alone a twin pair of them!”\n\nBut doesn't that take away from twin actors who could play the part, even if they were terrible?\n\nThis is an extreme case, and of course there a lots of good actors out there of every gender under the sun, but the question when selecting for a part is first and foremost: who is the best actor for that role?\n\nWriting in “The Guardian”, Ryan Gilbey notes that:\n\n“It would be unwise to outlaw the function played in performances by interpretation, imagination and skill; it’s called acting for a reason, after all.”\n\nThis can happen by accident. As actor Chris New comments:\n\n“I’m known as being an out gay actor,” he says. “But I’m not – or, at least, I’m not just that. I’m an actor, yes, and in my private life I have mainly found that men attract me. I don’t see that, or any other singular aspect of my identity, as defining me or as something that I wish to trade on. In my work, I am increasingly allowed to engage in my culture only when that engagement centres on being gay. Being out has done nothing but restrict my career. In the current cultural climate I am invited to participate only on the basis of my supposed oppression. Nothing more is required of me. I live in a cultural ghetto.”\n\n“It seems ridiculous to only play parts within your own experience. That would go against everything anyone’s ever learned about acting.”\n\n“I really believe that actors can embody and portray anything, and we shouldn’t be defined only by what we are.\"\n\nAre you now, or have you ever been a communist? (Senator McMcarthy)\n\nThere’s also a question of privacy. Matt Damon has commented that: “Whether you’re straight or gay, people shouldn’t know anything about your sexuality.”\n\nNow I don’t think people shouldn’t not speak publicly about their sexuality, if they want to – but they should not be forced to do so or have assumptions made purely because of wanting to play a part." ]

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[ null, "You aren’t being ethical if you try harridon apply them wherever you go—you’re just finding a particularly fancy way to commit suicide” “It is still absolute power that rules absolutely, each man out for all that he can get and the only way to climb being over the bodies of others, and all physical discoveries and inventions being treated as private and personal secrets to be hidden and used only for personal gain.\n\nAnyway, these are decent stories, so if you like the author’s other work then I think you’ll enjoy them too. Title, Author or Keyword. My fingers are crossed that Deathworld 3 is a better book with a more conclusive ending. This time he helps out a Genghis Khan type leader. There are many worlds with great potential value, but are too harsh to begin colonizing. Deathworls enjoyed it until the end when Jason started lecturing.\n\nThe plants are all carnivorous, while life evolves at lightning speed on the planet. Kennedy and his brother. It seems that everything close to the capital city is malevolently dangerous, this on top of Pyrrus having one of the most un-inviting physical environments in the universe. I enjoyed part one and was thrilled to find out there was a sequel. The ending was a satisfying rush of reversals and desperate stakes.\n\nHere we ddeathworld Jason explaining why prejudice is wrong and how it brings about undesirable consequences. This page was last edited on 15 Mayat After several weeks, Jason leaves the city in search of the grubbers, who live in harmony with the harsh environment; they are in fact thriving, with numbers well in excess of the city’s, despite lacking its advanced technology. As the name suggests, this collects three books together, imaginatively titled “Deathworld 1”, “Deathworld hatrison, and wait for it “Deathworld 3”.\n\nFilibustersthe remains of the defeated armada mentioned in “The Mothballed Spaceship” turn to piracy under the leadership of one Henry Morgan. Science now is a mythical religion, their keepers have become priests.", null, "Jan 16, Writtenwyrdd rated it liked it Shelves: But he takes the casino for so much that he has to escape with the stranger. Apparently, these city dwellers aren’t the only people on the planet. If you like the Stainless Steel Rat, you’ll probably like this.\n\nAll microorganisms consume insufficiently protected tissue as quickly as acids. East Dane Designer Men’s Fashion. A tectonic event hits the deathwold, flattening it. The rest of the book lies in his efforts to help the city folks attain peace with their attackers and bring the grubbers and the city people back together to live in harmony.\n\nHowever, nothing attacks him.\n\nJason dinAlt, an interplanetary gambler, is forced to take a small sum of money and gamble to make a huge sum of money or face death by some huge, deathly stranger he encounters in his new hotel room. Based on the introduction, “Deathworld 1” may have been Harrison’s first published work; there are certainly themes that he went on to develop more in his other novels.\n\nIn fact, Jason recognizes the parallel and attempts to alter the outcome. He asks about oral histories. And dinAlt, for all his wild past and swashbuckling ways, transforms into a one man NGO on Pyrrus, determined to crack the mystery of why everything hrrison the planet is so darn mean.\n\nBela – July 6, Subject: Amazon Second Chance Pass it on, trade it in, give it a second life. Humans live there only because mining operations create such enormous wealth that the high mortality rate seems worth it. Paperbackpages. It made what was usually boring a memorable part of my trip. Truth — with a small t — is a description, a relationship. Our protagonist, a singularly lucky gambler, decides to visit this planet and finds himself compelled to solve this strange riddle despite not receiving much help from the rough single minded people he’s trying to assist.\n\nI thought this was going to be another good bad-book for a few pages, but it doesn’t take long to discover it’s a bad bad-book." ]

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[ "Where to … Sleep • citizenM", null, "I have been a citizen for quite a few years now. I am not patriotic because I have divided my citizenship between Schiphol Airport Amsterdam (the first hotel that was opened in 2008), London, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, and Gare de Lyon. CitizenM was founded by India-born Dutch businessman Rattan Chadha and Michael Levie.", null, "Founded in Holland in 2008, citizenM Gare de Lyon is just 2 minutes from the railway station in Paris.", null, "I have been a citizen in their first Schipol Airport hotel, London, Roissy Charles de Gaulle, and Gare de Lyon.\n\nI was Citizen 705 last Wednesday in their Gare de Lyon hotel which is just a 2-minute walk from the train station. The rooms are bright and airy, and the best thing about citizenM are their beds. Huge and spacious, you can swim in them. The sheets are pure cotton and of a very dense knot. I suspect it’s Egyptian cotton. And ironed so thoroughly it feels like silk. Unless you sleep in the nude, you will just have to take my word for it. The lighting is all managed via a pad. You can even choose several colours if you feel in that kind of mood.", null, "Design that is also functional.", null, null, null, null, null, "Time to check it out.\n\nI am not a breakfast kind of guy but a good double-shot latte is crucial. They are excellent at citizenM. The worst, of course, are in 5-star hotels where the machine’s idea of a double-shot expresso is twice the amount of water for the same amount of coffee power for a single expresso. That should be properly called a Double Shock Latte!!", null, null ]

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[ null, "Ulster University Researchers have developed the world’s first biologically motivated, computational model that can quantify decision uncertainty and explain its effects on change-of-mind during decision-making processing. This could potentially be used by developers to create self-aware machines.\n\nAt the recent world economic forum, of the 56 top technology pioneers, at least 20 companies are using some form of artificial intelligence (A.I.) to tackle challenges in fields such as advertising technology, smart cities, clean tech, supply chain, manufacturing, cybersecurity, healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and drones. A.I. systems encompass machine learning techniques and powerful computational resources to create predictive models through the processing of complex and large data. However, critically, they lack a key component that is essential to human intelligence and effective decision making: self-awareness.\n\nAt the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC) at Ulster University’s Magee campus, pioneering research on biologically-inspired algorithms have been advancing beyond standard A.I. algorithms. In particular, this exciting new work in Computational Neuroscience has shown for the first time that neural network models can be equipped with metacognition or self-awareness of their own actions and choices. The computer model can not only mimic brain activity observed in humans and some animals, but also replicate change-of-mind and error correction behaviour, which require “on-the-fly” metacognitive processing.\n\nThis research has recently been published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications and can be viewed here.\n\nThe senior author and researcher of the research work, Dr KongFatt Wong-Lin, commented:\n\n“Our research has revealed the plausible brain circuit mechanisms underlying how we calculate decision uncertainty, which could in turn influence or bias our actions, such as change-of-mind. Further, given the wide applications of artificial neural networks in A.I., we are perhaps closer than ever before to creating self-aware machines than we have previously thought. Real-time monitoring of decision confidence in artificial neural networks could also potentially allow better interpretability of the decisions and actions made by these algorithms, thereby leading to more responsible and trustworthy A.I.”\n\nMr. Nadim Atiya, lead author of the paper and a PhD researcher at the ISRC, added:\n\n“Our research work could also form the basis towards understanding brain disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and addiction, in which metacognitive abilities are impaired, linking Computational Neuroscience to Psychiatry; a nascent research area named Computational Psychiatry.”\n\n“We are now working with cognitive scientists and brain scientists to further develop our computer model, while creating conscious machines that are self-aware of their actions and decisions consequently making A.I. and machines much more intelligent and interpretable.”\n\nOther contributors of the research work are Prof. Girijesh Prasad and Dr. Iñaki Rañó, both from the ISRC. Dr. Rañó is currently at the University of Southern Denmark." ]

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[ "Home TECHNOLOGY David Gandy is directed by eight-year-old in his newest marketing campaign for...\nTECHNOLOGY", null, "When David Gandy, Britain’s highest-paid male mannequin, caught his huge break in 2007 because the face of Dolce & Gabbana’s Gentle Blue cologne, no one ever might have predicted that at some point he’d be taking instruction on set from an eight-year-old. However within the newly-released marketing campaign for child’s good watch Neo that’s exactly what occurs.\n\nThe watch, which is the results of a brand new collaboration between Vodafone and Disney, permits mother and father to remain related with their kids’s exercise, however permits kids to in the end have their very own good watch to allow them to name, chat and entertain themselves.\n\n“Neo is the right first step on a baby’s tech journey, permitting each mother and father and children to have enjoyable collectively while giving your baby independence and peace of thoughts to folks,” says Gandy.\n\nThe watch permits its younger customers to select from a collection of Disney characters, to allow them to personalise their Neo, which additionally permits them to textual content and entry social media.\n\nThe idea of the shoot, which is accompanied by a behind-the-scenes video, required Gandy to be directed by eight-year-old photographer Lil J-Peg, in addition to an all-child manufacturing crew.\n\n“My daughter is rising up so rapidly and as she will get older, I do know she’ll need to discover the world round her. As know-how is quickly advancing, this after all means it would change into a part of her life and I need to empower her to take action safely while nonetheless staying related along with her,” says Gandy.\n\nThe Neo was unveiled in December and is a great step from each Vodafone and Disney, on condition that the worldwide good watch business has been projected to succeed in £96 billion by 2027.\n\nNeo is out there from £99 (plus £7 a month connectivity subscription payment), and is out there to purchase now.\n\nIt’s 60 years since Russian Yuri Gagarin was the primary human in house, and likewise 40 years because the launch of Nasa’s first...\nRead more\nTECHNOLOGY\n\nApple is having a great year, but it has just taken a turn for the worse as a serious new warning has been issued for...\nRead more\nTECHNOLOGY" ]

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[ null, "A dog in northern Thailand has rescued a newborn baby after it was buried alive, allegedly by its teenage mother.\n\nThe baby boy is said to have been abandoned by his mother, 15, to hide her pregnancy from her parents.\n\nPing Pong the dog was barking and digging in a field in Ban Nong Kham village. Its owner says he then noticed a baby’s leg sticking out of the earth.\n\nLocals rushed the baby to hospital where doctors cleaned him up and declared he was healthy.\n\nPing Pong’s owner, Usa Nisaikha, says it lost the use of one of its legs after being hit by a car.\n\nHe told Khaosod Newspaper: “I kept him because he’s so loyal and obedient, and always helps me out when I go to the fields to tend to my cattle. He’s loved by the entire village. It’s amazing.”\n\nThe newborn’s mother has been charged with child abandonment and attempted murder.\n\nPanuwat Puttakam, an officer at Chum Phuang police station, told the Bangkok Post she was now in the care of her parents and a psychologist.\n\nHe said that she regrets her actions.\n\nThe girl’s parents have decided to raise the baby." ]

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[ null, "Amber Guyger Wiki, Age, Height, Husband, Kids, Family, Biography: Amber Guyger is a former American police officer who recently killed a business, Botham Shem Jean on September 6, 2018, and was charged with manslaughter and was arrested. She was born in the year 1988 in Dallas, Texas, United States of America.\n\nRecently, on September 6, 2018, the police officer shot and killed a Businessman named ‘Botham Shem Jean’ who was in his own apartment in Texas but the officer had thought that she had mistaken jean’s apartment as her own. Jean is said to be graduated from Harding University and had recently moved to America. After the incident, Amber was fired from her post and was also charged with manslaughter. Later on September 23, 2018, the officer was arrested and was booked with a bail of $ 300,000 USD.", null, "Amber is from a White-ethnicity who has got an attractive body with a beautiful face. The blue-eyed color Amber has not shared much information about her father and mother. There is not much information known about her educational background and we will be updating all the information shortly.\n\nAmber has been working in the Dallas Police force for more than 4 years who was previously involved in shooting an innocent person on May 2017 as she was making an attempt to identify a person in a car. Recently on 6th September 2018, she was arrested for shooting ‘Botham Shem Jean’ who is a Businessman.\n\nShe is said to have killed Jean after returning to her apartment in her duty dress to her south side flat and is said to have mistaken Shem’s apartment for her own and killed an innocent person. This incident was condemned by many people in the country the officer has been fired from her job and is charged with manslaughter.\n\nThe police officer is said to be in a relationship with her boyfriend but she has not spoken about it much and she likes to keep her personal information very private.\n\nHow old is Amber Guyger? Was born in 1988 in Texas, USA. The present age of this officer is 30 years.\n\nThe estimated net worth the Amber Guyger is not known and we are updated shortly." ]

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[ "Connecticut is one of the best states in the nation for women to live, work, and raise families. However, we still lag in certain areas, such as occupational opportunities, the wage gap between men and women, and affordability of quality childcare.1 While recent efforts to improve the economic status of Connecticut have helped women— like the increase in the minimum wage and passage of mandatory paid sick leave—Ted knows we must do more to ensure the economic well-being of women and families. Ted will continue to fight for:\n\n1. Promote women in the workplace\nAs we develop long-term objectives for Connecticut’s economic success, we must find innovative ways to connect more women with vocational and workforce training opportunities, and we must address the issue of equal pay for women and men.\n\nSome of the best-paying jobs in the United States are in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Unfortunately, women are consistently underrepresented in these fields. Ted will support efforts to expand woman in STEM fields. Locally, he’ll continue to support programs like East Shore Region Adult and Continuing Education (ERACE), which offers a number of education and training programs including GED, English as a Second Language, work soft skills, and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curricula. Many of ERACE’s programs offer childcare, making it a great alternative for women and families with young children.", null, "2. Support affordable, quality childcare\nChildcare is one of the largest items in the family budget, and the one that working families struggle with the most. According to the Connecticut Child Care Affordability and Availability Report “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommends that parents spend no more than 10% of their income on childcare. In Connecticut, the average cost of full‐time care for one infant is equal to 15% of median family income, while the average cost for one infant and one preschool age child in full‐time care is equal to 27%.”2 In the 12th District, the average cost of childcare per child is more than $12,000 a year, with Guilford having the highest cost at more than $13,000 per child, per year.3\n\nTed knows that working families depend on affordable childcare so they can retain jobs, maintain career mobility, and earn sustainable incomes. He will promote creative approaches to childcare affordability such as the model presented by the Branford Early Learning Center. Additionally, he will continue to work with statewide programs such as Care4Kids, which helps low- and moderate- income families in Connecticut pay for childcare costs.\n\n3. Develop support services for family caregivers\nThere are more than 450,000 family caregivers in Connecticut, the majority of whom are women. They provide care to seniors and to those experiencing illness or disability, with help ranging from emotional support to medical care, household management, and transportation. Statewide, it is estimated that the economic value of their unpaid time approaches $6,000,000,000 a year.4 According to AARP and the Shriver Report, if family caregivers were no longer available, the economic cost to the U.S. healthcare and long-term services and supports system would increase astronomically.5 This cost is a major issue that needs to be addressed, as individuals continue to live longer and have fewer children the service family caregivers provide will have to be come from elsewhere.\n\nAs an advocate for children with disabilities, Ted has seen first-hand the importance of the work that family caregivers provide. He believes that providing both community and economic support for family caregivers strengthens our economy and our families. Locally, we are lucky to have a number of support services, including the VNA Community Healthcare’s Family Caregiver Support program in Guilford. Ted believes we must provide additional support for family caregivers, such as paid family leave and affordable childcare. Additionally, he will continue to fight for home care initiatives and caregiver stipend programs that allow families to stay together.\n\nTed was proud to support the Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable Act (CARE ACT) to ensure that Connecticut’s caregivers are given follow-up care instructions when a patient is discharged from the hospital and to reduce costly hospital readmission.\n\n4. Support programs that prevent violence against women\nWorldwide, one in three women is a victim of violence, including sexual assault and domestic violence.6 In the fiscal year 2015, Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence served more than 41,000 victims of domestic violence,7 and one in four women are sexual assault survivors.8 In 2013, the Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services, provided by BHcare of Branford, offered support to more than 6,700 individuals and families struggling with domestic violence in and around the 12th District.9\n\nWhile the State has made some progress, continued transgressions at university and colleges and the staggering statistics of violence against women highlight the need for ongoing education and advocacy. Ted will fight for the continued support of organizations such as BHcare, the Women & Family Life Center in Guilford, and the Killingworth Women’s Organization, which recently launched a Domestic Violence Awareness & Prevention campaign.\n\nTed helped plan a critical new law to protect victims of domestic violence from their abusers immediately allowing the service of a temporary restraining order and within 24 hours have any firearm and ammunition removed from the house. This new law allows for the removal of firearms from the home during the most dangerous time in a victim’s life." ]

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[ "About one-third of female Humboldt penguins cheat on their partners. A study shows that, despite forming pairs, 19.2% of the males and 30.7% of the females were caught in extra-pair copulations\n\nPenguins are known for awkwardly waddling around and sliding down ice shelves on their bellies, but when it comes to mating, these birds engage in sexual behaviors you might never expect.", null, "When scientists made observations on penguins during their breeding cycles, they had some dark and titillating tales to recount. While most species of penguin, such as the African, Magellanic and Gentoo, are monogamous and stay loyal to their partners, others have been found to regularly cheat on their mates and engage in some bizarre, and quite frankly, alarming mating rituals.", null, "About one-third of female Humboldt penguins cheat on their partners. A study shows that, despite forming pairs, 19.2% of the males and 30.7% of the females were caught in extra-pair copulations (EPCs). The prize is a precious stone for their nests. Interestingly enough, if a female were to copulate with her mate, she would normally do it in her home burrow, but when it came to her extra-pair affairs, she’d sneak away from the nest to do it!\n\nAdélie Penguins and their attempt to collect stones\n\n\nGeorge Murray Levick studied the Adélie penguins and was shocked by the kind of sexual behaviors these southernmost breeders resorted to.\n\n\nHe recorded his oberservations in the book The sexual habits of the Adélie penguin.\n\n\nAdélie penguins nest on the icy and rocky cliffs of Antarctica. If the ice were to melt, their eggs could drown, so they collect stones and pile them up to keep their eggs safely elevated.", null, "Female Adélie penguins have been seen to take the reins in this situation and put all their coquetry to good use. They tend to approach lonely males with lots of stones, showing signs that she is ready to copulate. The sex is a swift affair, and the female can often be seen toddling back to her nest with a snagged pebble in her beak.\n\nInterestingly, one researcher also noticed that some females pilfer stones from males with a little bit of flirting, but avoid the sex. One such hustler was observed to swipe 62 stones in just under an hour!\n\nEmperor penguins, at least 85% of them, mate with a different partner each year. After mating with one partner, they take care of their young, and once their babies can fend for themselves, they take to the seas again.\n\nAfter spending months at sea, they return to the shore to breed once more. Hundreds of them flock to a common territorial ground during breeding season.\n\nThis time, they choose a different mate.\n\nWhy king penguins engage in homosexuality\n\nResearch confirms that homosexuality has been seen in over 25% of King penguin pairs in the wild.", null, "Of the 53 couples examined, 26.4% were male–male couples and 1.9% were female–female couples. The remainder displayed heterosexuality.\n\nHomosexuality could be driven by the presence of high amounts of sex hormones—luteinizing and testosterone—in male King penguins that come back from the sea. These levels motivate them to display themselves to just about any adult King penguin they lay eyes on.\n\nOther species of penguins also show homosexuality. A famous same-sex penguin couple are Roy and Silo, two male chinstrap penguins, that were in Central Park Zoo in 1998. They went on to parent a female penguin named Tango.", null, "When a female emperor fails to breed, returns home to a missing chick, or undergoes a miscarriage, but is still high on its pregnancy hormones, it may just scan the colony in hopes of finding any abandoned chick to kidnap.\n\nResearch shows that this is due to high residual levels of prolactin or PRL, a hormone that dictates parental behavior. During breeding, penguins that have lost their chick while foraging for food still have high PRL levels. Thus, the subsequent ‘kidnapping’ could be a hormonal byproduct of a reproductive adaptation to extreme conditions.\n\nWhat’s up with this penguin behavior?\n\nPenguins that reside in warmer regions can afford a more pliable breeding season, which gives them enough time to go looking for the partner with which they initially mated. A good example is that of the Galapagos penguins, living north of the equator. 93% of those pairs find their mates each year.\n\nThe higher rate of such extra pair trade-offs can be attributed to higher density of colonies and the fact that the production of sperm is cheap for males. Thus, they jump on any opportunity to copulate and sire offspring. Females that engage in EPCs have greater reproductive success, as sperm from each male she copulate with will compete inside her to fertilize her eggs; in theory, the “best” sperm would win. Basically, cheating is a way for females to ensure that their chicks get the fittest father.\n\nMoreover, considering the slim chance that the same male she mated with will return next season, it’s believed that females may be testing out some new beaus…. you know, just in case.\n\nIn the world of penguins, it’s not uncommon for females to sneakily flirt the tuxedo off any bachelor who boasts a surplus of stones.\n\n\nBet they didn’t show THAT in Happy Feet!", null ]

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[ "Arthur Levine's has five complete license plate collections. He has sample plates from every state, some harder to...", null, "When Levine was growing up in Oceanside, on Long Island, the garage of the family home contained his father's collection, lining the walls. Levine is not sure why his father began collecting license plates. It just happened, and once it started, it was an obsession, more of a calling than anything.\n\nYears passed and Levine moved on, living in New York and then, 24 years ago, moving to York.\n\nIt was then that he began his own collection. It started when he went to a yard sale and saw some license plates among the stuff being sold. He thought it would be a good idea to start collecting license plates, remembering the garage in his family's old house.\n\nHe's always been a collector. It must be genetic.\n\nFor instance, years ago, he went to a coffeehouse at Trinity Church in New York — it's where founding father Alexander Hamilton is buried, notes Levine, a trivia buff — for a screening of several W.C. Fields shorts. He liked Fields and his humor and began collecting memorabilia associated with the curmudgeonly comic actor. He now has a large collection of Fields' stuff — books, busts, refrigerator magnets and whatnot.\n\nHe's also collected Guinness World Record books and has 40 years worth of them on the shelves in his den in his Manchester Township home. He also has a collection of TV Guides, a couple of decades worth of fall preview and special editions. He has a collection of smiley face gimcracks — refrigerator magnets, buttons and whatnot. And he has a large collection of rock'n'roll books and volumes of trivia. He said, \"I'm just a collector.\" He figures just about everybody collects something. He collects a lot of stuff.\n\nHe already had a start. When he lived in New York, he had a personalized plate — RONG WAY. How that came about is that he and his wife were driving somewhere and Levine took a wrong turn and was headed in the wrong direction. His wife started calling him \"Wrong Way,\" which led to the nickname being etched on a license plate.\n\nHe still has one of the plates — New York issues plates for both the front and the back. The other plated was stolen during a trip some years back to Florida. He got a replacement, but was still irritated that someone would steal his plate. \"I guess they liked it,\" he said.\n\nHe joined a license plate collectors' club — the Automobile License Plate Collectors Association — and began putting together a collection.\n\nHe has five complete collections. He has sample plates from every state, some harder to come by than others. Some, he said, you have to get from other collectors. Washington, D.C., though, will send you one if you ask. He has vanity plates from all 50 states and dealers plates. And plates from every state that issues them with letters stacked and plates that are flat, the numbers and letters screened onto the surface instead being stamped into the metal.\n\nSome of the plates he found online, trading with other collectors. Some he's found in junk yards. Some came from friends. They can come from everywhere.\n\nSome of the plates have stories.\n\nAnother, RTHANGL, came from a friend he reconnected with at a high school reunion. The plate is in honor of the Marvin Berry & the Starlighter's hit \"Earth Angel.\" (Levine also collects old rock'n'roll stuff.)\n\nHe has a Wisconsin plate that says, RU18QT, which translates to Are You 18, Cutie. I asked whether the person he got the plate from was in jail, and he said, \"Not that I know of.\"\n\nHe found one plate, a New York flat vanity plate bearing PHILTHY, on eBay, but didn't want to pay the price the guy was asking. He contacted the seller and it turned out he was a big Mets fan, as is Levine. He offered a trade — an old Mets book and some baseball cards for the plate. The guy accepted, the price of a book and five cards, including a Dave Kingman and a Gil Hodges, enough to satisfy him.\n\nHe also a box full of plates that don't meet any of his categories. Some are historical, as is a 1958 Pennsylvania tag, a 1950 Texas plate and 1947 Connecticut plate. The Connecticut plate came from an old friend who lives there now and found the plate washed up on the beach after a hurricane.\n\nSome plates are worth a lot of money to collectors. A 1906 Pennsylvania tag made of porcelain can fetch $800 or so. A 1918 Alaska plate could be worth thousands, he said. Delaware two-digit plates, among the first issued, are also worth thousands.\n\nHis obsession has taken him to some strange places.\n\nJust recently, he said, he found that some junk yard owners will allow him to roam the grounds, screwdriver and pliers in hand, to search for license plates of wrecks." ]

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[ "Over 2 decades after Ted Bundy was executed for the death of Kimberly Leach, investigators stumbled across a vial of his blood in 2011. All evidence from Bundy’s trial for the Columbia County, Florida murder was thought to have been destroyed, but somehow his blood vial was kept in evidence. Authorities uploaded his DNA profile to the FBI’s Combined DNA System (CODIS) in hopes of connecting Bundy to the murders of several unsolved cases throughout the United States.\n\nOne of Bundy’s eight-year-old neighbors in Tacoma, Washington has been missing since 1961, when Ted was fourteen. Though not suspected in Ann Marie Burr’s disappearance at the time, detectives on the cold case paid attention to Bundy once he was arrested in 1978. His childhood home had been just blocks away from Burr’s. Ann Marie was also Ted’s uncle Jack’s piano student, so it’s likely the two knew each other in passing. Unfortunately, the child’s body has never been found and Bundy never admitted to her kidnapping.\n\nTwo flight attendants were brutally beaten with a piece of lumber in 1966 in their apartment. Lonnie Trumbull died from the attack and Lisa Wick survived, with no memory of the event. During his conversations with Hugh Aynesworth and Stephen Michaud, he advised them (in third person) how a burgeoning killer would have used a piece of wood to brutally beat women, particularly the killer’s initial victims. Stalking them and battering the women was probably Bundy’s early method of operation. Detectives hoped to match Bundy to the DNA left behind during the crime to close it.\n\nWhen Ted was visiting family in Philadelphia, PA in 1969, he admitted to visiting the area where the women were vacationing during his time there. Nearby, in Ocean City, New Jersey, Susan Davis and Elizabeth Perry drove down the Garden State Parkway returning home to Pennsylvania. Later in that same day, their blue 1965 convertible Chevrolet was found abandoned on the side of the road. The car was towed, but there was no sign of the women. Two days later, their bodies were found near the parkway. They had been stabbed to death and dumped together. Though Bundy admitted being in the area during that time and visiting the same beach the women attended, he was never connected to the murders.", null, "There are likely many other possible murders that Bundy committed during his reign of terror. To date, no murders have been solved by the vials of blood located. Some surmise the sample had degraded too much over the past forty years to have been of any use. There is little information about how it was stored during all that time. Though not a viable source of evidence connecting Bundy at this time, as science advances, it may be more feasible that we will eventually determine further murders Bundy committed." ]

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[ "The Ourapterygini are one of the large tribes of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. The tribe was described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1846. They are particularly plentiful in the Neotropics. Ourapterygini are generally held to be the youngest tribe of their subfamily, and at least seasonally have characteristic apomorphic asymmetrical processes of the anellus.[2]", null, "Many members of this tribe are remarkably butterfly like. The tribe contains more partially diurnal species than usual for geometer moths, and many do not have the cryptic coloration typical for the family. There is a tendency to light yellowish hues and either little or a quite bold pattern, making some species rather conspicuous. It is known that at least some are noxious to predators, and such coloration might be aposematic.\n\nAs numerous Ennominae genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe,[3] this genus list is preliminary." ]

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[ "By LILVITAL (self meida writer) | 1 days\n\nRudeboy (Paul Okoye) is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer who was born on November 18, 1981. In the 2000s, he rose to stardom as part of the P-Square duet with his identical twin brother Peter Okoye.\n\nWith his brother Peter, Paul enrolled in a music and acting school, where he began dancing and performing renditions of songs by MC Hammer, Bobby Brown, and Michael Jackson.\n\nDue to irreconcilable problems with her husband Paul Okoye, Rude boy wife Anita Oloye files a case for divorce at the Abuja High Court in August 2021.", null, null, null, null ]

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[ "The current rage by poker enthusiasts and also developers is to develop and utilize a poker robot that will automatically play online poker with little or no human interaction, with the best objective of winning cash. This current fad has actually surprised both online poker websites and also players as the concern of a computer program with the ability to win online poker will essentially be able to outmaneuver real-time thinking players of their hard-earned loan as well as eventually burglarized the poker sites of top quality players terrified to bet many poker robots.", null, "A current industry research study ended that 12% of online poker gamers feared about or had entirely stopped playing online poker in light of the recent poker robot craze. That essentially sends out gamers offline as opposed to risk their loan against these brand-new computer-generated poker bots.\n\nNevertheless, there are several methods to defeat a poker robot in online poker, and recognizing these approaches will definitely give the human player back the side against poker robots. One truth that makes a poker bot a better player is that they lack the human emotion or power of thinking that a human have to use when playing online poker. A poker crawler is not suitable to take place ’til t’ or get angry when they are the targets of a negative beat.\n\nIn playing online poker, human players are up against two significant advantages. One is the computer created code produced by the poker sites to establish shuffles, offers as well as end results of a hand, while the various other disadvantage, equally as hazardous to your bankroll, is the poker bot, that is pre-programmed with all the statistics and possibilities of the game.\n\nNonetheless, you can utilize the computer-generated codes of the poker websites and poker bots versus them if you recognize how they function. แทงบาคาร่า is constrained to choosing based solely on the play of the game with regard to its analytical evaluation of poker. In other words, a poker robot will just choose based upon well-known patterns in the game.\n\nThe online poker websites, which actively attempt to discover as well as obstruct the efforts of poker robot developers and individuals, have actually executed a counter-measure to the poker robots, making use of the same known patterns. By applying a counter procedure to the poker bots, a poker site is able to make certain that a poker bot will not win since the poker robots activities are predictable and also constrained to a skill-set straight pertaining to analytical probabilities and also likelihood.\n\nThis, as confusing as it may appear, actually works to the benefit of the human player. While the poker site’s software application is proactively seeking the poker crawler patterns as well as attempting to find who is a human and also that is a computer generated robot script, they likewise unintentionally implemented a flaw which enables a human player to capitalize on the online poker websites weak point.\n\nIn truth, this has caused a human player having the capacity to not just defeat the poker robot, yet defeated human challengers also. By adhering to a collection pattern that the online poker sites are using, an advantage is created for anybody that knows that pattern. This pattern is referred to as a consecutive algorithm which algorithm significantly has actually altered the poker game online to force victories and losses in a collection, particular and foreseeable pattern.\n\nIt is not just plausible to defeat a poker bot; it is quickly achieved by recognizing the patterns made use of by online poker websites. These patterns are easy to find out and call for little skill by a human gamer. So the next time you think about playing poker online, think about utilizing the codes and also algorithms created by the poker site to your benefit. They are there to stop the poker bots from winning, however not you!\n\n\nThere are a number of methods to beat a poker robot in online poker, as well as recognizing these approaches will absolutely provide the human player back the edge against poker robots. One fact that makes a poker crawler a far better gamer is that they lack the human emotion or power of thinking that a human must make use of when playing online poker. You can use the computer-generated codes of the poker sites and also poker crawlers versus them if you recognize exactly how they function. It is not only plausible to beat a poker robot; it is quickly completed by recognizing the patterns used by online poker sites." ]

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[ "Protester shows up at OUR Center\n\nThe protestor outsider the door of OUR Center on S. Wells Ave.\n\nAt one point when being recorded he said he was “fighting the LGBTQ-P pedophiles through his group Nevada Salt and Light Brigade and Nevada Master Citizens…” The video was posted to the OUR Center facebook page.\n\nThis is not the first time this same protester has targeted the LGBTQ+ community. The same protestor was at the Northern Nevada Pride Festival parade in July, where again police had to chat with him for using amplified sound outside a free speech area without a permit. He marched up the east side of Virginia Street continuing to utter his hate speech, but bystanders simply ignored him.\n\nOUR Center, the local LGBTQ+ community center, is staffed by all volunteers, immediately followed their established protocol to handle incidents like this. Normally mid0week in the area where OUR Center is located there is not much for traffic during weekday afternoons.", null, "Facebook exploded, as it usually does when incidents like this occur, with words of support and encouragement.\n\n“Thank you everyone for your support.,” OUR Center Vice-President Meredith Tanzer posted. “He has moved on. Thank you for all the support and love. We love being a part of the community even when we have to face the hate.”\n\nMany couldn’t believe this still exists and happens. Those from the Stonewall Generation know all too well what protestors were like. It wasn’t too long ago protesters were present at Pride celebrations and parades in Reno. In the last decade protesters are fare and few in between.\n\nRead the full story in the April issue of therenogaypage.\n\n© 2010-2018 therenogaypage Peavine Mountain Media publication. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to therenogaypage or Peavine Mountain Media, with appropriate and specific direction to the original content." ]

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[ "Most vehicles are a compromise designed to appeal to the widest variety of auto buyers. It’s no wonder then that factory stock trucks aren’t brilliant off-roaders and cars have sometimes huge fender gaps. Owners perform modifications to get the vehicle more in line with their ideal vehicle, but sometimes the mods are beyond what the law allows. Here are the ten most common illegal modifications.", null, "Most states only prohibit use of radar detectors by commercial vehicles. This means every single trucker you’ve ever seen is running illegally, as they most likely have a quality radar detector in the cab. Other states have odd laws that allow radar detectors, but do not allow you to mount it in the windshield area, as it might obstruct your view of the road. So, it’s legal, but you could still get a ticket. Much like Oklahoma for example, where radar detectors are allowed, but use of one is a traffic violation. Go figure.\n\nYour sweet ‘70s muscle car with the naked lady mud flaps doesn’t need those cherry bombs, and it certainly doesn’t need to be that absurdly loud. An exhaust system can flow extremely well without creating a ton of noise, annoying your neighbors, or attracting local law enforcement. Most cities have a vaguely worded ban on increasing the noise level, and while the cop has no way to prove it’s louder than stock, you’re still getting a ticket. So it’s important to know your local regulations on this. In Kansas for example, state law requires a muffler to be less than 90 decibels when measured from a distance of 50 feet.", null, "Trucks have a higher ground clearance than cars, as they are meant to be used for work, and can even see light off-road duty. Some enthusiasts take it a whole lot further and install lift kits. A 4 inch lift usually looks pretty good and offers a nice increase in ground clearance. The monster trucks that are 2 or 3 feet higher than stock tend to handle like a refrigerator on ice skates and can be a danger to the driver and other motorists. Lift laws vary state by state, with some having maximum limits on bumper/light/reflector height. A few states have no limits, but if you’re sitting eye to eye with the dude in the Kenworth, it’s probably illegal.\n\nLike lifted trucks, low riders are subjected to various state laws regarding vehicle height. However, due to a history unfairly tied to gang activity, low riders get more attention from police than even Bigfoot or Grave Digger. If a car is too low, and scrapes, it can be deemed an unsafe vehicle, and ticketed or even impounded. Fortunately, hydraulics were invented as a means around these laws, but most cities prohibit the use of hydraulics while moving, others ban them above 15 mph.", null, "Laws prohibiting additional lighting on your ride are meant to prevent losers that would pretend to be police. If you read the specific laws, they usually ban flashing or rotating blue and red lighting, and spotlights. Some areas have vague laws, and the local city revenue generation squads do their best to find anything to cite. Underbody neon kits were popular at the turn of the century, but recently the trend has faded. While driving with them on can look pretty cool if done right, it’s a sure way to get an expensive ticket.", null, "Back in the ‘70s, you could remove the emissions equipment from a smog choked car, do a little carb tuning, and it wasn’t unbelievable to see a gain of 30 or 40 horsepower. 40+ years later, it’s not the ‘70s anymore. Modern fuel injection combined with dozens of computers and sometimes hundreds of sensors make for an engine that can be powerful and meet emissions standards (yes even California). All of the Big Three have recently built supercars with a minimum of 650 horsepower, while meeting EPA regs. Stop unbolting stuff you need.", null, "Altezza tail lights were one of the first noticeably visible tuner mods, debuting on the 1998 Lexus IS, and shortly thereafter, every single Honda Civic in the high school parking lot. The clear and chrome housings looked startlingly different, but early models didn’t bother looking into DoT certification. The same thing happened with headlights, with varying levels of chrome, black paint, or fake carbon fiber. The dollar store build quality led to many of them leaking or fogging, and a strict safety inspector will call you out on them.", null, "This one is confusing, as tint laws vary from state to state. It’s not just the tint percentage (a measurement of how much light can filter through the tint), but what windows can be covered. Unfortunately, it seems to be selectively enforced, as a 5% limo tint is ignored by LEOs in some areas, but get a fix-it ticket in the town next door. Best bet is to just ask a reputable tint shop about the local laws. Some shops won’t even install illegal tint.", null, "Seriously. Who would have thought that those cheesy bling plate covers would be illegal? Unfortunately, all the plastic crap sold in auto parts stores isn’t illegal, so someone is still going to dress up their ’87 Ford Festiva. Before they do, let them know that any plate frame that covers any part of the numbers, letters, or state name is illegal and can receive a ticket.", null, "Okay, sure, there’s not a single nitrous manufacturer on Earth that claims it’s legal to have a bottle hooked up for use on the street. Still, probably 95% of the time a street car receives a nitrous injection kit, it isn’t used just on the track. Sometimes it doesn’t ever see the track. The reason for its illegality is the unknown danger first responders would face in an accident. That high pressure nitrous bottle in the back of your Pinto that just puked its gas tank onto the highway, well, that’s a dangerous situation, and anything that makes firemen nervous should be banned on the street.", null, "If you want to spend a lot of money to burn more fuel without the side effect of horsepower, buy a Harley. If you want to spend a bit less, but up the dumb factor, then rolling coal is your thing. Yes, people spent time and money altering their diesel trucks to burn far more fuel than necessary, just to make smoke pour out the exhaust like a 100 year old train. Oh, there’s also the extra wear it causes, leading to a shorter engine life, and the loss of power. Yes, they pay extra to waste more fuel and go slower. New Jersey, Illinois, and Texas, among others, are working on legislation to make this a serious fine, in some cases as much as $5,000.", null, null ]

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[ null, null, null, "Yesterday afternoon Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester) joined the FountainView Senior Living Community to celebrate the 102nd Birthday of World War 2 Veteran Albert Penchansky. Penchansky enlisted on Aug. 18, 1941, and was eventually promoted to sergeant in the Finance Department in England and France before he was discharged on Oct. 13, 1945. He went on […]\n\nBelow are the federal income tax rates that went into effect under Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1932, and remained in place for over 30 years. Roosevelt’s tax rates kept America in the Depression until he got us into World War II. He knew the Japanese were planning to attack Pearl Harbor, but did not even […]" ]

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[ "In the village of Bakong, Cambodia, there is a battle raging for girls' education. Like many places in the world, poverty, health, and traditional assumptions about the value of girls' education create barriers for girls and the successful completion of their education. The issues that they face are numerous and complex, yet aid organizations often respond with a singular program approach, implementing initiatives aimed at improving one aspect of education with the hope that it will be the answer to keeping girls in school. Girls need a holistic approach to education that recognizes the barriers that they face as interwoven and interdependent, and they need solutions that address their problems on numerous fronts. While the complexity of each girl's fight for education is unique, the story of one girl in Cambodia sheds light on the reality that success depends on circumstances far beyond the walls of the schoolhouse.\n\nOn a hot day in March, the Caring for Cambodia Gender Equity Program Manager and Bakong High School Female Advisor spend the morning visiting girls from Bakong High School who recently dropped out of school. Caring for Cambodia is a grassroots nongovernmental organization currently working with Bakong High School using a holistic approach to education, focused on both improving the current system and promoting sustainable programs easily disseminated to all government schools. The team hopes to understand the girls' situations and find ways to get them back to school. Each story that they hear highlights the barriers that girls face in obtaining an education in Cambodia, but one story stands out as a perfect storm of contextual factors threatening to obliterate twelve-years of hard-earned education.", null, "A schoolgirl on her way home in Kandal province. Photo: Sothy Eng\n\nKong's thatch-roofed home, no more than a large palate on stilts, consists only of a roof, four short walls and a plastic bag of tattered books which serve as decoration. Her beaming smile is made larger by a small, frail frame, which tells a tale of poor health and a family that subsists on fishing and rice. Kong's education is not a private affair, and her family gathers around the base of the house, her brother and sister-in law eager to interject their own experiences into the conversation. Kong's parents died when she was thirteen, and her academic success is intimately intertwined with her family's survival. The hope that comes with Kong's success is, in many ways, the difference between success and failure for the entire family. Even the small, barefoot children that listen intently at the base of the house seem to understand that this conversation could determine their own fates.\n\nAs a part of the Caring for Cambodia gender equity program initiative, staff members visit Kong in hopes of bringing her back to school and helping her secure a future beyond mere subsistence. As Kong speaks, her multifaceted story unfolds to reveal health issues, a failed program for girls' education, and a teacher who further undermines her already difficult situation. From seventh through eleventh grade a separate organization provided Kong with room and board near the school and paid for her private lessons, which are a ubiquitous problem in the Cambodian education system. When the program closed, Kong was forced to move back to her family's home and commute 10 km each way (about 6 miles) to school. For months Kong rode her bicycle to school, but in the middle of her senior year she fell ill and was hospitalized. She missed a month of school, but returned as soon as she was able.\n\nA short time later, while she was fishing in a small pond for her family, an object lodged in her foot. Her leg became so swollen that she could not ride her bike to school. On the day of a required semester exam, Kong was determined to ride to school despite her swollen leg, in order to take the exam. But, her bicycle broke, she was unable to walk and her brother had taken his scooter to work. When asked why she didn't call or text someone to let them know she needed help, she nods to a battered old cell phone with rusted buttons, a missing front cover and exposed electronics. The family phone is broken.\n\nAs Kong continues to unveil the pain she has experienced and the ultimate failure of her attempts to stay in school, she begins to cry. She cries because she misses her friends at school, she cries because she knows the importance of education and understands that she could lose all that it has promised her. She cries because there is nothing that she can do to change her own fate. When her tears dry, she beams her broad smile again and states that if necessary, she will repeat the twelfth grade next year while working full time to help support her family. This seems like a stark punishment for one missed exam and the reasonable solution would be to retake the exam so that she can graduate. However, despite Kong's excellent grades, hard work and determination, even re-taking the exam is complicated and reveals problems deeply rooted in the Cambodian education system.", null, "Kong explains that one teacher might stand in her way. In a system still struggling to recover from the Khmer Rouge genocide (1975-1979) that obliterated all educational infrastructure, including the educated population, progress toward an effective and quality system has been riddled with obstacles. Teachers trained during the tumultuous recovery from the Khmer Rouge face issues of inadequate training and insufficient professional development. Current teachers were students in schools that lacked both human and physical resources. The current generation of students are faced with school environments that fail to provide adequate teaching and learning opportunities. Teachers are under-paid, schools lack clean water, bathrooms, electricity, and classrooms capable of accommodating students. National exams are the deciding force between success and failure of all students. Kong's inability to return to school is a result of her inability to attend school during the exam. Unfortunately, in a system that is scrambling to form a semblance of consistency, exceptions for missed exams are not the norm. Rather, dropouts and failed attempts at a brighter future become more common.\n\nFor girls like Kong, who took advantage of every opportunity she could and overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles, there is a way to provide them with the environment necessary for success. An environment that thrives on students' success and supports them through their failures. A place where students realize that there is hope for a better future. Girls' education is dependent on a holistic approach that creates a school community committed to preparing all students for a promising and bright future.\n\nThis holistic approach encompasses multiple dimensions, including programs to support students (e.g., gender equity, youth council, academic and career preparations, health, community outreach), teachers (e.g., teacher professional development), and schools (e.g., clean water, toilets, library, science/computer labs). This approach, as implemented by Caring for Cambodia, has been proven to be promising. Dropout rates between grades 7-9 among girls in schools supported by this NGO are 13% lower compared to schools at these levels nationwide (EMIS, 2013-14) and girls at one of these schools performed highest in science compared to 19 other schools in that province in a national exam (UNESCO Bangkok, 2015). Preventing girls from dropping out is not a simple task. It requires concerted efforts from different stakeholders with appropriate resources to win the battle for girls' education. When resources are unavailable or removed from the school, then girls like Kong pay the price.", null, "Schoolgirls on their way back home in Kandal province. Photo: Sothy Eng\n\nAt first glance, Kong might look as if she has everything she needs. She is a top student in her class who has been the beneficiary of NGO resources. She is clearly driven to continue her education to become a chemistry teacher at a local school. She is motivated by the lack of chemistry teachers in her community and feels a need to give back to the community that has molded and shaped her life. She values education and is determined to create a better life for herself and her family. Kong should be an easy success story. But her story, like so many girls' in Cambodia, is nuanced, complicated and determined by forces that are beyond sheer determination, will and opportunities.\n\nDetermination, will, and opportunity were Michelle Obama's primary message to a group of ten girls when she visited Bakong High School in March. She encouraged girls to take advantage of the educational opportunities offered at their school and get an education no matter what obstacles stood in their way. Had Kong not been busy fighting her personal battle for education outside of the school walls, she might have been in that group speaking to Michelle Obama. She might have been able to remind the First Lady that there are numerous contextual forces at play that can undermine motivation, dedication, and opportunities, and that those factors must be addressed. These contextual factors are where the battle lines are drawn for those fighting for girls' education.\n\nPerhaps Kong's story is not exceptional compared to the hundreds of thousands of other girls in Cambodia, and elsewhere in a developing world. Her story could resonate with many of them. In Cambodia, girls' dropout rates continue to persist at steady rates. Between grades 7-9, the rates fall between 20-23% nationwide, according to the most recent Cambodian education statistics and indicators (EMIS, 2013-14). The solution lies in listening closely to the context and factors behind these numbers. The key to winning the battle for girls' education lies in an attack on all fronts; a holistic approach to girls' education by organizations that understand the contextual nuances that girls like Kong face, see the value in the battle, and promise to fight for their futures.\n\n~~\nKelly Grace is a graduate student of Comparative and International Education at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, P.A. Her research interests include gender equity in international education development. She can be reached at [email protected].\n\nThe authors thank Whitney Szmodis, a Ph.D. candidate in Teaching, Learning, and Technology program at Lehigh University, for her constructive comments on earlier version of this article." ]

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[ null, "At least 26 private developers have confirmed that they will offer 17,348 houses worth a total of RM11.8 billion at the Home Ownership Campaign (HOC) 2019 expo, here, this weekend.\n\nHOC organising committee chairman Datuk N.K. Tong said another 25 developers were still tabulating the value and number of properties they were planning to offer at the expo.\n\nTong said the expo had 180 booths and majority had been booked by 51 developers which will showcase a wide range of residential properties.\n\n“The confirmed RM11.8 billion worth of properties are from 26 developers. We have not included the remaining 25 developers, and also those that will be offered by government agencies,” he said at the HOC 2019 media update yesterday." ]

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[ "With Captain America: Civil War juggling the larger story of Captain America’s allies battling Iron Man’s allies, there wasn’t much room to wrap up the threads of The Winter Soldier. The film opens with an extended action scene of Cap and Black Widow pursuing Crossbones and his gang, and it is it Scarlett Witch’s handling of Crossbones’ suicide bomb that prompts the political debate that leads to the civil war. Spoilers for Civil War follow, but what Marvel fan hasn’t seen Civil War yet?\n\nAfter the film opened, Frank Grillo tweeted at Marvel asking what he should tell fans who ask him why Crossbones died so easily? The tweets have since been removed and Grillo’s account protected. I should’ve screen capped them back the. Last week, Grillo was at TCA promoting his Audience Network series Kingdom, so I got a chance to ask him if Marvel responded to his Crossbones tweets.", null, "Frank Grillo as Crossbones behind the scenes with the Russo Brothers\n\n“It was a point of contention,” Grillo said. “I almost didn’t do the movie. I love Marvel. I love those guys but I was like it’s not where I thought this was going. They’re like, ‘Hey man, there’s never and end of a character and blah blah blah.’ After a while, I just said what I wanted to say and that was the end of it.”\n\nGrillo did not indicate any fallout with Marvel, although he doubts he’d take them up on any future offers to reprise the role. “It was what it was,” Grillo said. “I’m glad I did it and I think that chapter of my life is over.”\n\nEven though Marvel themselves acknowledged that no one really dies for good, and a suicide bomb might not be the end of Crossbones, the expedient handling of Crossbones’ story marked the end for Grillo.\n\nKingdom returns May 31 on Audience and we will bring you our full interview with Frank Grillo in May.\n\nWith Captain America: Civil War juggling the larger story of Captain America’s allies battling Iron Man’s allies, there wasn’t much room to wrap up the threads of The Winter Soldier. The film opens with an extended action scene of Cap and B...\n0\nAverage User Rating\n0 votes\nPlease sign in to rate." ]

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[ "It was reported last month that Asus could be the manufacturer of the next Google Nexus 10 tablet. An image was also leaked yesterday showing the alleged Asus Nexus 10 from PC World inventory system with a £349.99 price tag. Now, another image has emerged showing the purported Asus made Nexus 10 in Currys inventory.", null, "The folks at Android Central received some details from an anonymous tipster from Currys that shows Asus Nexus 10 in their inventory system. The second image shows the same £349.99, but this listing specifically states that it’s for the 16GB model. In case you don’t know, the 16GB variant of the current Samsung Nexus 10 is available for £319.99 from Google Play Store.\n\nUnfortunately, the two leaks haven’t provided any information about the specifications the tablet is expected to bring at the table, but we’re wildly guessing that it will come with the top of the line specifications featuring Snapdragon 800 and a better resolution display.\n\nThe images don’t give us any details about the availability of the tablet. While this rumor could be true, a grain of salt is recommended. Google is expected to schedule an event on October 14th for the launch of the highly anticipated Google Nexus 5 alongside Android 4.4 KitKat. So, there’s a possibility that it is announced at the same event in October\n\nWho do you think will manufacture the upcoming Nexus 10, Samsung or ASUS?" ]

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[ null, "[Gallery] Rampage Day Two – Down to the wire\n\n[Gallery] Rampage Day Two – Down to the wire\n\nToday was a tense one at Rampage but most riders likely left with mixed feelings of pressure and relief. As the diggers finally put finishing touches on the most critical of sections, riders guinea pigged them accordingly in preparation for tomorrow’s big show…Make sure you tune in, but for now – enjoy the photos.", null, null, "Brandon Semenuk putting/taping his hand together so he can ride the aforementioned line.", null, "Sorge and Aggy – figuring out a tricky lip.", null, "Norbs – getting up there.", null, null, "Zink greasing his mind bending drop at the top which he shares with Andreu.", null, "Antoine Bizet flipping a stepdown on the main ridge.", null, "Brendog in a world of pain.", null, "Two blown thumbs for ‘dog means he may be out tomorrow.", null, null, null, null, "Brett Rheeder stomping his very first 720 on a DH bike.", null, null, "T-Mac pointing it into the great wall.", null, null, null, "Tommy G with a sick flatspin at the bottom of his line. He’s been looking pinned as well as throwing tricks.", null, "Speaking of pinned, Rheeder has been riding SO FAST>", null, "Carson Storch shares the same massively exposed drop as Claw and T-Mac. They’ve all been greasing it.\n\nCan’t get enough of Aggy’s style.", null ]

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[ null, "Last week, The History Channel released the fourth season of the hit alien investigative show Ancient Aliens, on DVD and Blu-ray. To celebrate the release of Ancient Aliens: Season Four, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the Blu-ray edition, to readers.\n\nIn order to be entered into the Ancient Aliens: Season Four random drawing:\n\nAncient alien theorists like Erich von Däniken, author of “Chariots of the Gods” believe that, thousands of years ago, extraterrestrials landed on Earth, where they were hailed as gods and helped shape human civilization. But what proof could possibly exist for such an encounter?\n\nAncient Aliens, one of the top-rated programs on HISTORY® and home entertainment best-sellers, continues to examine 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence here on earth, seeking proof that intelligent life forms affected the course of history and man’s own development. In Ancient Aliens: Season Four, being released on blu-ray and DVD, the hunt continues through myriad thought-provoking topics and in-depth examinations into controversial theories such as the Mayan conspiracy, the Doomsday Prophesies, and the Da Vinci conspiracy." ]

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[ null, "Despite having different specifications, including achievement, appearance, and cost, the basic physiology of each motorcycle is the same. This article will list some of the most important Suzuki motorcycle parts in Australia.\n\nIt includes the primary frame, the forks up front and back, and a subframe again for the rear suspension, all of which make up the motorcycle chassis.\n\nCarbon fibre or Kevlar is the exotic material used to make bicycle frames in Australia. The frame’s head tube houses the front fork assembly. Frames typically have a rigid rear suspension. A swingarm is connected to the structure of most motorcycles rather than a rigid one. The skid plate is the bike part that holds the seats and the rear cowl.\n\nEngines can be divided into two categories:\n\nMaking the engine part of the chassis allows Australian manufacturers to save money and make lighter bikes. While V-twin engines are more common on touring Australian bikes, inline 4-cylinder shouters are more common on Japanese sports bikes. The type of motor you select is purely a matter of taste, aside from which one you prefer.\n\nFoot-operated sequential manual gearboxes and CVT systems, common on scooters and e-bikes, are the most common types of motorcycle gearboxes. Different transmissions are available on a few motorcycles, but that isn’t the case on most of them.\n\nThe last one thousand feet\n\nThe driveline output shaft can be used to transfer power to the back wheel in a variety of ways. Motorcycles can be powered by chains, axle shafts, or belts in Australia. In general, chain-driven systems are the most adaptable, as the final drive ratio can be adjusted to suit a particular bike’s application by employing various gears.\n\nMaintenance of tires and wheels\n\nBody panels play a significant role in determining how a motorcycle looks. It is possible to cover almost all of the exposed parts on some semi-naked and full-fairing bikes with these panels.\n\nBoth wheels have mudguards called “huggers,” which sit on each other. Suzuki motorcycle parts in Australia are essential to protect the bike and rider from tyre debris.\n\nLights for your motorcycle not only illuminate the road at night but also increase your bike’s visibility during the daytime. The hazard lights on a motorbike are one of the most critical aspects of its design. These lights, which can be attached to the front or back of the bike, tell other drivers where you’re going.\n\nOne of your bike’s most critical safety features is the rear light, which lets other users know once you’re putting your brakes on. Licence plate lights, which can be mounted above or integrated into your taillight, are an additional essential consideration.\n\nIn Australia, there are many different styles of motorcycle handlebars, but they all serve the same purpose. In addition to housing all the switchgear and controls, the handlebars of a motorcycle make it easier to manoeuvre the front end. Squeezing the right handle on the wheel’s right side will activate the throttle. On the right side of a bike, you’ll typically find an on/off toggle, a start button, or a light switch. Switches for turn signals, low/full-beam horns, and warning lights can be found on most motorcycles’ left-side dashboards, but some manufacturers may include new capacity in their bikes’ switchgear." ]

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[ "Most of us were introduced to the beloved nanny through the 1964 Disney-produced, musical film Mary Poppins, starring Julie Andrews (her feature-film debut) and Dick Van Dyke, who appeared as Bert, her jolly best friend/street painter/chimney sweep.\n\nThe film was a critical and commercial success, garnering 13 Academy Award nominations and five wins, making Andrews an Oscar winner and a bonafide star, ensuring kids would be singing “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” for generations to come. At the box office, it grossed over $31 million in its initial run and went on to be so successful that Walt Disney used the huge profits to buy land in central Florida and finance construction of Walt Disney World.\n\nTo say it had an impact on pop-culture would be an understatement.\n\n“Mary Poppins has always been this film that my family absolutely loved. My dad watched it growing up, and it is one of our family’s favorite films. I love Julie Andrews, and to be called for it was amazing. I am thrilled to be playing her,” said 16 year-old Aspen High student Jessica Vesey, who is set to play Poppins in ACT’s production.\n\n\nVesey is originally from the East of England region of Norwich but relocated here with her family as a child. She’s been active in drama, choir and dance since she can remember and has appeared in several Aspen High theater productions. Being cast at 16 for this role was beyond her wildest dreams.\n\n“When I got it, I was so shocked because I thought, ‘they will never cast a 16-year-old,'” she said.\n\nShe admits it’s a challenge to juggle high school and everything but says she’s so grateful and happy to be on stage with so many talented adults.\n\n“I can’t wait to go to rehearsals every day,” she said.\n\n“This has been a show that I have wanted to do since I was 10. I remember watching the movie with my mom and wanting to be Dick Van Dyke. This is a dream come true,” he said.\n\nEdelman was born in Glenwood Springs and went to high school in New Castle but was living in Southern California pursuing his acting career when he got the casting call. When he heard that ACT was putting on Mary Poppins and that his former co-star in Beauty and the Beast and former director of education and outreach for Theater Aspen, Graham Northrup, was directing the musical, he packed his bags and moved back home.\n\n“Theater is oxygen – it is one of the most personal mediums in terms of artistic expression. You are out there in front of an audience; you have to bury yourself. And, there is nothing like Aspen Community Theatre. It’s Broadway in the Rockies. I’m blown away by the level of craft that goes into these productions,” he said.\n\nFor those unfamiliar with Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, the musical, based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film (which opened on Broadway in 2004 and ran for over 2,500 performances), the stage adaptation is not a total replica of the film. While it follows the same storyline, it is slightly darker in tone and delves deeper into themes of love, loss and what it means to be a family. It’s a message that Northrup is excited for the Aspen audience to experience.\n\n“One of the reasons we chose this play is because it has such broad appeal, both from the audience and the talent who want to be a part of it. And it’s a good story. The story is something we all need right now. The musical is colorful, bold and brash, but the story that is cocooned in this big, bright storytelling is about coming together and realizing what’s important — and that is family, by blood or by bond,” Northrup said.\n\nNot only that, but Mary Poppins, Bert and two other cast members will fly.\n\n“It wouldn’t be Mary Poppins if we didn’t see her fly! For this production, they actually raised funds to get the right company to get four people flying in the show. I’m excited for the audience to experience the magic and the wonder — especially the younger audience,” he said.\n\nFrom stellar acting to dynamic musical numbers to experiencing this beloved story with family and community members, young or old, there seems to be something for everyone in this show.\n\nYou just have to show up, let go and remember, Anything can happen if you let it…", null ]

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[ "The government has deferred the implementation of the proposal to make six airbags mandatory in passenger cars by one year to October 1, 2023, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.", null, "The government had earlier planned to make six airbags mandatory in eight-seater vehicles for enhanced safety of occupants from October 1, 2022.\n\n\"Considering the global supply chain constraints being faced by the auto industry and its impact on the macroeconomic scenario, it has been decided to implement the proposal mandating a minimum of 6 Airbags in Passenger Cars (M-1 Category) w.e.f 01st October 2023,\" Gadkari said in a tweet.\n\nThe minister further asserted that the safety of all passengers travelling in motor vehicles irrespective of their cost and variants is the foremost priority.\n\nAn airbag interferes between the driver and the vehicle's dashboard during a collision, thereby preventing serious injuries.\n\nEarlier this year, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in a statement said that in order to enhance the safety of occupants of the motor vehicle against lateral impact, it has been decided to enhance safety features by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989.\n\n\"A draft notification has been issued on January 14, 2022, which mandates that vehicles of category M1, manufactured after October 1, 2022, shall be fitted with two side/side torso airbags, one each for the persons occupying front row outboard seating positions, and two side curtain/tube air bags, one each for the persons occupying outboard seating positions,\" it had said.\n\nLast year, Gadkari in an interview to PTI had said small cars, mostly purchased by lower middle-class people, should also have an adequate number of airbags and had wondered why automakers are providing eight airbags only in big cars bought by rich people.\n\nHis remarks had come against the backdrop of the automobile industry raising concerns that high taxation and stricter safety and emission norms for vehicles have made their products expensive.\n\nMostly, lower middle-class people buy small economy cars and \"if their car won't have airbags and when accidents happen, then it may result in deaths.\n\nSo, I appeal to all car manufacturers to provide a minimum of six airbags across all variants and segments of the vehicle,\" he had said.\n\nAccording to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, over 1.55 lakh lives were lost in road crashes across India in 2021 -- an average of 426 daily or 18 every single hour -- which is the highest death figures recorded in any calendar year so far.", null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Did you know that medical mistakes are now the third leading cause of death in the United States? Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that medical errors now claim more lives than car accidents and rank just behind heart disease and cancer as the top causes of death in the country.\n\nWhen you rely on a doctor to keep you safe and to take care of you when you’re at your most vulnerable, it’s devastating to think that a doctor’s carelessness could actually cause you serious injury or even cost you your life.\n\nUnfortunately, medical errors are only becoming more common. Here are five of the most common medical mistakes.\n\nAccording to the FDA, medication errors kill at least one American every single day and injure about 1.3 million people every year. What makes medication errors so deadly is that they can occur at various points along the distribution chain. In some cases, the company that makes the drug produces an unsafe product. In other cases, the physician who prescribes it fails to notice a potentially deadly drug interaction. In yet other cases, a pharmacist dispenses the wrong dose or the wrong drug.\n\nWhile surgery always carries certain risks, in some cases doctors are too fatigued to safely perform a surgery. In other cases, they knowingly go into an operating room without possessing the skills necessary to perform a procedure. WebMD states that approximately 4,000 surgical mistakes occur every year.\n\nAccording to one study that surveyed over 2,200 members of the Canadian Society of Anesthesiologists, 30 percent admitted that they had committed at least one error during their professional career.\n\nWhat makes childbirth injuries so devastating is that they occur to a baby who is just starting out in life. The birth of a baby should be a joyous time for new parents. When a baby is injured during childbirth, parents are blindsided by medical bills and what is often a lifetime of medical costs, interventions, and special needs.\n\nDon’t wait to speak to a lawyer about your case. There is a limited time in which to file a claim for an injury caused by a doctor’s negligence or a hospital’s mistake. Protect your rights by calling Philadelphia medical malpractice lawyer Rand Spear today at 877-GET-RAND." ]

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[ null, "The Palermo stone was written on black basalt and it is believed that it originally had a length of about 2 meters and a height of 60 centimeters. Unfortunately, its importance was not immediately recognized, to the point that the most important piece of the rock was once used as a front door. The Palermo stone helped the researchers to conclude that the ancient Egyptians had developed a technology top to melt the copper, which ultimately allowed them to create incredible copper statues as early as the second dynasty.\n\nIn it there is also the construction of the first building stone during the reign of Neka, which precedes the Djoser pyramid. Stone of Palermo in 1760\n\nAs you can see, there are many ancient texts that describe very precisely a time when beings, perhaps misunderstood as gods, have come down from heaven and rule mankind.\n\nMoreover, we often speak of the “gods who came from the sky”, and can be found in many ancient cultures all over the planet. This is why many might interpret the Palermo Stone as one of the most incredible and important ancient texts, such a document could represent proof, ie, a time when the “otherworldly beings” have ruled the planet.", null, null, null ]

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[ "Experts around the world warn of a ‘postantibiotic apocalypse’ and ‘the end of modern medicine’. Public Health England launched a major new campaign to help ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’, which is especially targeted at nurses, we discuss what this will mean with Dr Susan Hopkins, a Public Health England consultant.\n\nParliament recently held a press conference attended by Practical Patient Care, where tempers flared and fierce debates were held. No, not about the endless Brexit stratagems (which continued in the building as we had our presser), but about the global superbug crisis and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that many in the healthcare sector understand as being far more disastrous to the world’s economy than a free trade agreement.\n\nSpeakers came from a panel of distinguished professionals, including Dr Clare Chandler, associate professor in medical anthropology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and co-director of the institute’s Antimicrobial Resistance Centre, and Lord Jim O’Neill, the former head of the UK’s Review on Antimicrobial Resistance. He explained that experts had put together the ‘ten commandments’ for battling AMR, and seven had encouraging signs. “There are lots of new researchers in [the] area, especially in the UK,” O’Neill said. But there were three areas – vaccines, new drug discovery and diagnostics – that were lagging behind significantly.\n\nChandler agreed. “AMR is making us think differently,” she said, noting that new strategies were needed, as well as a new way of thinking holistically.\n\nAMR is making health authorities think so differently that Public Health England (PHE) is launching a new campaign featuring heavy-hitting names from the medical world to try and make sure the message is getting through. The new campaign, ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’, focuses on how taking antibiotics unnecessarily reduces their effectiveness and builds up resistance. The campaign warns that, by doing so, people put themselves at risk of having a more severe or longer infection. It urges the public to take their doctors' advice on antibiotics.\n\nThere are lots of new researchers in [the] area, especially in the UK.\n– Lord Jim O'Neill\n\nIt follows the PHE’s 'English Surveillance Programme for Antimicrobial Utilisation and Resistance' report's revelation that, as antibiotic resistance grows, treatment options decrease. Now four in ten patients with an E.coli bloodstream infection in England can't be treated with the most commonly used antibiotic in hospitals.\n\nSo the plan is to educate the public and give more resources to front-line health workers. ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ is working hard to get the public to take heed of advice given by doctors, nurses or pharmacists as to when antibiotics are needed and, if they are prescribed, to take them as directed. Patients are also advised never to save the drugs for later use or share them with others. The campaign also provides effective selfcare advice to help individuals and their families feel better if they are not prescribed antibiotics.\n\nPHE is doing it best to combat AMR, but there are huge swathes of work that are making little progress. Despite the UK's best efforts, the developing world is where some of the worst problems lie. In some countries, the infrastructure just isn’t there to improve the education people receive, as well as the enforcement of regulations.\n\nOne audience member gave an emotive statement about farming practices in rural Cambodia, where pigs are fed a large amount of human antibiotics. All this means that the drugs enter the food supply, and then the people of Cambodia travel all over the world. This is evidence that what happens globally touches us all.\n\nAs Lord O’Neill said about the ‘ten commandments’ of fighting AMR, there are still huge areas where no progress is being made to combat it. One of the most pressing problems is diagnostics: there is still no foolproof way of diagnosing the issue in patients. This is one reason why it can’t be put on death certificates as the cause of death, which means no statistics can be collected, and there is therefore no data to sway people to make an effort to prevent it.\n\nThere are ways to stop AMR from becoming worse, but it will require a lot more money and hard work before it can be effectively carried out. The PHE campaign is just the tip of the iceberg, but it’s as good a place to start as any.\n\nPractical Patient Care spoke to Dr Susan Hopkins from PHE about the campaign, the wider problem of AMR, what is being done about the problem and future steps.\n\nWhile there are a lot of news articles about antimicrobial resistance and some of it is quite alarmist, we wanted to know what the view of UK health authorities is about where the country stands in terms of AMR?\n\nAntibiotic resistance is a real threat to us all and continues to grow. It is currently estimated that at least 5,000 deaths are caused every year from it. This figure is set to rise with experts predicting that in just over 30 years, antibiotic resistance will kill more people worldwide than cancer and diabetes combined. Common conditions like kidney infections and pneumonia have already started to become untreatable.\n\nAntibiotics help ward off infections during chemotherapy, caesarean sections and other surgery. They also treat serious bacterial infections, such as pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis. Taking antibiotics encourages dangerous bacteria that live inside you to become resistant. That means that antibiotics may not work when patients need them next time, and this puts them and their family at risk of becoming severely ill.\n\nHopkins explained that the government committed to tackling the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, and the public awareness campaign it ran last year is one part of a coordinated national effort to tackle antibiotic resistance. She reiterated that people should follow their healthcare professional’s advice and not to save antibiotics for later use, or give them to friends and family.\n\nThere are a number of steps that the PHE, as well as other public health bodies, plan to take to overcome this issue. According to Hopkins, the medical establishment is building the evidence base to improve understanding about when antibiotics are needed or unnecessary, which antibiotic to use in different situations, and educating the public and professionals about antibiotic use and preventing infections.\n\nCan you tell us about PHE’s efforts, such as with the ‘Keep Antibiotics Working’ campaign. Why was it launched and what is it hoping to achieve?\n\nDr Susan Hopkins: A campaign from PHE was launched to help educate people that taking antibiotics when they don’t need to puts them at risk. The campaign encourages people to take their healthcare professional’s advice on when antibiotics are needed.\n\nIt's aimed at all adults, but where possible we target those most likely to use antibiotics, more specifically, women aged 20–45, who tend to have primary responsibility for family health, as well as older men and women aged 50+, who have recurrent conditions and high levels of contact with GPs.\n\nThere are many warnings about taking antibiotics when they are not needed, including putting patients at risk of having a more severe infection, and urging people to take their GP’s advice. Are these precautions getting through?\n\nThis message is starting to get through; however, it is important that we continue to educate the public about the potential risks associated with overusing antibiotics and the importance of only taking them when they are needed.\n\nAside from the campaigns like this, what else can be offered in terms of information and advice?\n\nPHE’s Antibiotic Guardian programme has more than 58,000 pledges to help stop the spread of AMR. A number of activities are carried out that help to educate children about the threat of resistance, providing simple steps that they can take, such as thorough handwashing, to make a difference. We have developed a number of resources for health professionals, including the TARGET toolkit. PHE collects data to monitor the rates of infections across the country, including those that have become resistant, as well as prescribing rates. We work closely with the NHS on reducing, controlling and preventing infections, contributing to the drive to minimise antibiotic prescriptions.\n\nWhere would you like to see less or more focus on antimicrobial resistance?\n\nIt is important that our efforts are focused across the system, from preventing infection in the first place in healthcare settings, right through to encouraging the public not to take antibiotics when they don’t need them. It is also important that where there is evidence for vaccinations, we should use them.\n\nWhat practical advice would you give to health professionals to ease patients’ fears, while keeping themselves safe?\n\nFirstly, all healthcare workers should get their flu vaccination annually; there is good evidence it protects them, their patients and their families from this infection. In addition, everyone should be as educated as possible. For primary care, we have produced a number of resources, called TARGET, that are available on the Royal College of General Practitioners website. These information leaflets and decision aids can be used by GPs, and other doctors and nurses to improve their antibiotic prescribing, and can also be given to patients so that they understand the duration of medical symptoms for common conditions.", null, null, null, "The PHE campaign urges the public to follow antibiotic-related advice given by GPs.", null, "Dr Susan Hopkins is a healthcare epidemiologist for PHE, and is also a consultant in infectious diseases and microbiology for the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. She leads the development of surveillance and interventions related to the AMR strategy.\nPost to:" ]

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[ null, "Scarlet West is a DJ, diarist and denizen of Soho, whose first book, I’d Like To Thank Manchester Air Rifles, is an unflinching, understated yet emotionally raw account of a precarious, somewhat detached life in the capital. Writing mainly in internet cafes at antisocial hours of the morning, West strips away the glamour and exclusivity of West London nightlife with her acerbic, confessional writing.", null, "My Mum very much liked the thought of me working in an office. I absolutely hate offices so always steered clear of them. I’ve had all sorts of other jobs. I’ve been a go-go dancer, a tarot reader and a D.J. to name but a few.\n\nI refused to play some crap chart music at a DJ job I once had. The club was packed and it was Christmas so I walked out and I’d worked in that club for ten years. I’ve felt so much better since I sacked myself from that club so I’m glad I walked out.\n\nI’m most proud of getting my book “I’d Like To Thank Manchester Air Rifles” published.\n\nMy brother being killed in a cycling accident when I was thirteen and he was twenty three.\n\nI don’t believe I have either so it would just be a silent record.\n\nBy refusing to play records that I don’t personally like has meant that I’ve turned down lots of DJ work which has in turn made me have to eat from food banks and soup kitchens.\n\nHe’s dead now so not for that aspect of him but I’ve always loved Les Dawson. The person I’d least like to be is Rihanna. I absolutely hate her.\n\nMy E.T.’s, I wouldn’t really classify them as objects though. Also a never ending supply of Heineken. Also my Morrissey records and my Dansette record player.\n\nWhat did the cheese say to the mirror?\n\nWhat’s your favourite portrait (it can be a song, a painting, a film, anything?\n\nIf anything includes a book it would be The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks." ]

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[ null, "New Delhi: In a big relief to the people of Delhi, the Indian Railways has said that one Oxygen Express will arrive in the national capital with 120 MT of medical oxygen on Sunday afternoon.\n\nNorthern railway spokesperson Deepak Kumar said that one container train with six cryogenic liquid oxygen containers loaded over BLC wagons started from Durgapur to Delhi at 2 p.m. on Saturday and is expected to reach Tughlakabad ICD on Sunday afternoon i.e. at around 1 p.m.\n\nSeveral hospitals in the national capital have been sending SOS to the city government over the scarcity of medical oxygen. On Saturday at least 12 people including a doctor died due to lack of oxygen at Batra hospital in south Delhi." ]

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[ "Savings and passion help Khumalo become his own boss", null, "Thamsanqa Khumalo is the owner of Cafe Villa Nova in Benoni on the East Rand./Mduduzi Ndzingi\n\nThamsanqa Khumalo has realised his dream of becoming a restaurateur 10 years after he started saving for it.\n\nKhumalo, 32, from Benoni on the East Rand was working as a waiter when he first dreamt of running his own restaurant.\n\nHis dream came true last year when he opened Café Villa Nova in the Benoni CBD.\n\nKhumalo, who grew up in Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga, told Sowetan his journey was not so rosy despite his name meaning \"luck\". He had to go look for work when he could not further his studies after matric. He found a job as a waiter.\n\n\"I was raised by my grandmother because my mom was out working to feed us. Things were hard and I remember we got supported by child welfare,\" Khumalo said.\n\n\"I feel like I missed out on my childhood because I had to start working at a very young age just to assist at home because we were very poor.\"\n\nKhumalo said he did all sorts of odd jobs to save up for his dream.\n\n\"I knew straight after school that the only way I would make a decent income is if I become my own boss.\"\n\nHis first job as a waiter was at an Italian restaurant that further ignited his passion for food.\n\n\"I enjoyed serving customers and bringing out food from the kitchen. It gave me an idea that I would one day own a restaurant,\" he said.\n\nKhumalo ended up working for an IT company doing admin before he could embark on his own venture.\n\n\"I then got retrenched in 2016 and took my 10-year long savings and pension fund which amounted to R280,000 and opened my business,\" said Khumalo.\n\n\"With the support of my friend Louis Makopo, who invested in my business as a silent partner, I was able to push marketing and advertising for my brand.\n\nMakopo, who works as an IT specialist, told Sowetan he had been friends with Khumalo for a while.\n\n\"When he told me his dream I bought into the idea and helped because of the passion I saw in him. I believe in black-owned businesses and he has made it with his determination,\" Makopo said.\n\nKhumalo said his wife had been his pillar of support to his dream and thanks her for the restaurant's early success.\n\nWhen Sowetan visited the restaurant yesterday, it was packed with customers.\n\nKhumalo now employs 10 people among them is his older brother Nkosinathi, who is a professional chef.\n\nAlthough Khumalo could not further his studies he said he wanted to make sure his children would be educated." ]

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[ null, "I can’t recall how I stumbled across the first single from Spotted Horse by Glassing, maybe a friend’s recommendation or a random Bandcamp find, but I do know that “Lobe” grabbed me instantly. Raw emotional anger is my catnip, one of the few things that laser focuses my attention, and that 1:47 packed a whole lot. Yet despite the in-your-face post-hardcore nature of the track, the album holds a secret: it’s actually a wonderfully complex post-rock album.\n\nFrom the opening moments of Spotted Horse, you can tell that it’s not just another post-rock/post-hardcore album. It has a mood that is set and reset frequently with noisy soundscapes and blackgaze elements. The drumming drives much of the album, with supportive bass that often plays its own layered riffs underneath everything. The guitar does more with less, leaning on strong rhythms instead of complex phrasing, and allowing well-used pitch effects to lend immediacy to the lines. Vocals range from expected hardcore, to deeply blended shoegaze, to roars hidden so deep in the mix it’s possible I imagined them.\n\nAt times verging into minimalism, this album manages to use feedback and guitar noise in a way that is captivating instead of abrasive. If you’ve followed me for a while, you’ll know that I rarely have positive things to say about feedback and excessive guitar noise in music, and yet on this album, it feeds my soul in a way I cannot describe. At times it sets the stage, at others it provides emotional punctuation. What’s important is that it’s used intentionally, and you can tell.\n\n“Coven,” the only pure ambient track on the album, somehow also manages to be deeply musical, with heavily processed sounds evoking wind chimes, or maybe church bells. The washed out soundscape it paints is deeply calming, almost meditative, and makes me feel like I’m floating outside of myself, surrounded by a sea of images understood only vaguely. Normally I’d just skip a track like this on successive listens, but on this album, like an oasis in the desert, it gives me something I need, something that’s important.\n\nAnd everything on Spotted Horse has its place. It’s moody and runs the emotional gamut, from the calm waters of “Fatigue” to the raging storm of “Lobe.” What really strikes me however is the clear emotional journey that the album lays out. “A Good Death” can be seen as the end of act two, and “Way Out,” as an uplifting and soaring triumph, is easily interpreted as the album’s climax. The final track provides an extended denouement in the form of emotional release.\n\nAfter nearly two months of listening to Spotted Horse, it remains interesting and exciting. It keeps calling me back, and every time I answer that call, I discover something new. The satisfying mix of slow ambiance, mid-tempo shoegaze, and aggressive post-hardcore make it memorable in a way few albums manage to be. Glassing have created an album which carved out a spot in my mind where it’s going to stay for a long long time.\n\nSpotted Horse is available now on Brutal Panda Records. For more information on Glassing, check out their Facebook page." ]

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[ null, "In this file photo dated Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, people reach out for a glass of beer during the opening of the 186th 'Oktoberfest' beer festival in Munich, Germany.[AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, FILE]\n\nBavarian officials on Monday canceled Oktoberfest festivities for the second year in a row due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19, saying there are too many risks in hosting the celebrations — which bring in visitors from around the world — during a global pandemic.\n\nBavarian Governor Markus Soeder said it was with \"heavy hearts\" that they decided to call off the festival for which the state is known globally, but that with coronavirus numbers still stubbornly high and German hospitals already struggling, it had to be done.\n\n\"Oktoberfest will be held again, and will be big again,\" he pledged.\n\nGermany is in the middle of a coronavirus lockdown that includes a ban on large gatherings, with an infection rate of 146.9 new weekly infections per 100,000 residents.\n\nBavaria is slightly below the national average with 145.4 new weekly infections per 100,000, according to the country’s disease control center, the Robert Koch Institute.\n\nOktoberfest typically attracts about 6 million visitors from around the world and had been scheduled from Sept. 18 to Oct. 3.\n\nThe combination of huge tents full of people and the consumption of large quantities of alcohol, as well as the possibility for mutated varieties of the virus to be brought in from abroad, made it particularly hazardous to go ahead with the festival, Soeder said.\n\nAfter Oktoberfest was canceled last year, about 50 of the southern German city’s beer halls and other establishments hosted smaller parties under strict coronavirus guidelines. Mayor Dieter Reiter said the hope was that it again would be possible to have open-air beer gardens and patios open under certain restrictions.\n\nHowever difficult the decision to cancel Oktoberfest, it would have been worse if the city waited too long and had to call it off after preparations were already underway, he said.\n\n\"For me, personally, it was no easy decision because it is a huge date in the calendar for the mayor,\" he said. \"Much more importantly, it’s a huge shame for the millions of fans worldwide.\"\n\nUnder Germany’s national \"emergency brake\" legislation passed last month, measures limiting personal contacts, closing leisure and sports facilities and shutting or restricting access to many stores kick in for areas that have more than 100 weekly new cases per 100,000 residents for three consecutive days. Restrictions also include a 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew." ]

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[ null, "NATCHEZ – Three people have been arrested in connection to an early Sunday morning drive-by shooting that killed a pregnant teenager and her unborn child and injured another person.\n\nPolice are still searching for a fourth person in connection to the crime.\n\nArrested are Montreal Rashawn Brown, 17, Curtavius Dantrell Knight, 19, and Nicholas J. McGrew, 21, all of Natchez. Each is charged with aggravated assault, drive-by shooting and the murder of both 17-year-old Shakerria King and her unborn child.\n\nA fourth suspect, Carianta D. Allen, 17, of Natchez is still at large, and he is wanted on charges of aggravated assault, drive-by shooting, murder of an unborn child and murder.\n\nNatchez Police Chief Walter Armstrong said an autopsy revealed that King was pregnant at the time of her murder.\n\nLaw enforcement officers worked around the clock to make the arrests, Armstrong said, and vowed they will arrest Allen.\n\n“I want it to be known,” Armstrong said, “as it relates to these four individuals, anyone caught harboring Allen will be charged. He should be considered armed and dangerous and anyone that sees him should call police immediately.”\n\nArmstrong said he would prefer people call the police department directly with information at 601-445-5565, but the Crime Stoppers program is available at 601-442-5000 for people who seek to remain anonymous with information and a reward is paid upon a successful conviction.\n\n“Wherever we pick him (Allen) up, we will bring them in with us,” Armstong said of anyone who is harboring Allen. “We will find him. This is a serious crime, and he needs to be arrested.”\n\nArmstrong said early investigation reveals the crime may be in retaliation for the shooting death of Martez Brown who was killed July 8 in the 300 block of Dumas Drive, Natchez. Officers also believe Brown’s murder was retaliation for a May 2017 aggravated assault and shooting in which Brown was allegedly involved.\n\n“It is a vicious cycle,” Armstrong said. “Young people, if they get offended, are not contacting the police like you and I would do, but instead are taking it on themselves, getting guns and going out and killing people.”\n\nArmstrong urged parents to pay more attention to their children’s lives and to instruct them in the proper way to handle misunderstandings.\n\n“This is a problem all over the country,” Armstrong said. “It is up to everyone to do their part, get involved with their families lives, get in their heads and minds, give them advice and instructions on how to deal with conflict. It is never good to respond to violence with violence. These young men face life in prison or possibly even death, and we plan to pursue the charges to fullest to see that justice is done.”\n\nNATCHEZ — A short video featuring a Natchez woman and her dreams to become the first African American female to... read more" ]

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[ "The 15 Worst Reasons to Delay a Breakup\n\nThe most compelling case for being single could be right in front of you.\n\nSaying goodbye to someone you love is hard. So much so that the agony of simply making the decision to break up is usually way more difficult than the actual breakup itself. After all, unless your S.O. has done something egregious—like, say, chosen to sleep with your best friend—it's all too easy to delay pulling the plug based on nothing more than a swirl of iffy feelings and emotional confusion.\n\nTo help provide clarity, we've compiled all of the most common—and worst—reasons why people decide to stick to a relationship when they'd be better off heading for the door. So if any of these sound overly familiar, you may want to rethink where things stand. And if you're scared truly scared of being alone, be sure to read our list of 15 Signs You Should Definitely Be Single.", null, "Newsflash: There is no \"right time\" for a breakup. If your anniversary, Valentine's Day, or their birthday is coming up and you're worried about how a split might affect them or you want to partake in the celebration, it's actually kinder to just get it over with. \"People put off ending a relationship because they don't want to miss out on something fun or 'ruin' a big day for the other person,\" explains Susan Golicic, Ph.D. and certified relationship coach. Not only is it selfish to stay just because you want to do something fun or you're concerned about causing a big blow up, but it's also dishonest. Plus, you can be smarter about breaking up by avoiding saying these things.", null, "\"You and your partner may look like the perfect couple on the outside and a lot about your relationship may make sense, but you could be extremely unhappy, unfulfilled, and unsupported,\" says Shula Melamed, a relationship and wellness coach in NYC. If this sounds like you, it's better to take steps toward a breakup. \"Keeping up appearances will take a toll on you emotionally and psychologically.\" Now if you're not sure if you should break off a relationship, here are some warning signs to look out for.\n\n3.\nYou Love Their Family", null, "Just because you get along well with someone's relatives (and maybe like them even better than your own) isn't a reason to stay with them and avoid a breakup. \"You are partnered with the person and therefore your daily life is with them—not their family,\" says Jenn Kennedy, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist located in Santa Barbara, CA. \"Staying because you love the family will eventually breed resentment and force the family to choose between you and your partner. You can't fairly expect support or sympathy about your relationship from that person's own relatives.\" Although if you like your partner but dislike their family, here's why you should keep that to yourself.\n\n4.\nYou Think They're A Good Person at Heart", null, "Maybe you're going through a rough patch with your S.O., but you write it off because you know that deep down, they're fundamentally good. \"These feelings keep people in bad relationships all the time,\" says Montigus Jackson, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor who specializes in couples counseling. \"It is hard for people to put their feelings aside for the betterment of their well-being.\" If this sounds like you, take a hard look at what your recent experience has shown you about your partner. But if you want your current relationship to last forever, here are the secrets of the best relationships.\n\n5.\nThe Sex Is Amazing", null, "\"All good relationships begin with good chemistry!\" says Esme Oliver, Dating Expert and Author of Smoke Drink F*#k. \"While chemistry and hot sex are certainly important, you can't stay in a relationship that is dysfunctional merely because what's happening in the bedroom is good.\" That's because you're likely missing out on true intimacy and real love.\n\n6.\nYou're Staying Together For Your Children", null, "It's natural to worry that a breakup or divorce would affect your children, and it's definitely an issue that should be handled with care. But often, parents who want to split up can do a better job separately than together. \"Children need a nurturing, loving, and healthy environment,\" says Dr. Foojan Zeine, a psychologist and author of Life Reset. \"A cold or hostile environment filled with resentment and agitation does not create a safe space for children to live in or provide a role model to base their future relationships on,\" she explains. \"Happy parents who are divorced and take care of their children would be a healthier space for the children to grow in.\" Plus, there are plenty more ways to be a great dad.\n\n7.\nYou're Afraid to Be Alone\n\nSometimes, remaining in a less-than-ideal relationship feels easier than facing up to being single. But \"staying with someone just because you want to be with someone is not a great reason,\" says Melamed. \"If you let fear dictate your choices, the outcome of those choices won't be anxiety-free or necessarily what will serve you best. Instead of embarking on a fear-based relationship, examine why you have anxiety around being alone.\" And besides, we have some great dating advice from a highly sought after matchmaker to help you get back in the game.\n\n8.\nThey Treat You Better Than Anyone Else Has\n\nIf you've had a bad relationship in the past and you're reason for staying in your current one is that it's not as bad, that's a big red flag. \"Comparing your relationship to the worst one you have ever had is a low bar to set,\" says Jim Seibold, a Marriage and Family Therapist in Arlington, TX. \"It means the current relationship only has to be slightly better than another bad one.\" Instead of accepting less, \"Aim high,\" Seibold recommends. \"If someone doesn't treat you with dignity, respect, and honesty, keep looking.\"\n\n9.\nYour Partner Is Going Through Something Difficult", null, "It's natural to want to be there for someone you care about when times are tough. \"People stay in a relationship when they don't want to add to the hurt the partner is already experiencing,\" notes Golicic. \"However, by staying you are lying to the person, and they will be hurt worse when it does end because they will know you stayed out of pity,\" she says. That, or they might sense the inauthenticity in your support and be even more upset. \"It is best to be honest with the person (in a compassionate way). Once they work through the hurt, they will agree it was the right thing to do.\"", null, "Staying with someone because it's easy even though you know they're not the right person for you is more common than you'd think. \"When I work with couples in this scenario, it is worrisome,\" says Wendi L. Dumbroff, a Licensed Professional Counselor who specializes in couples and sex therapy. \"All the doubts that were present beforehand will not just fade into the background. On the contrary, they are likely to magnify and become more of an issue. Additionally, the foundation of the relationship is never really solid, so there is not a strong base to draw upon when they come to therapy for help.\" In other words, it's probably smarter to start from scratch. And when you do, start on the right foot by saying one of these things on the first date.\n\n11.\nYou're Worried You Won't Find Anyone Better", null, "Maybe getting back on dating apps sounds like a total nightmare, or you just think your current partner is the best you can do. This kind of thinking is dangerous. \"After being with someone for so long, we not only fear being alone, but we also fear that we aren't good enough for anyone else,\" explains April Davis, relationship expert, life coach, and CEO of LUMA Luxury Matchmaking. \"This is so harmful because it's untrue. You're worthy of the love that you give.\" Besides, there are plenty of dating apps that aren't so bad.\n\n12.\nYou're Afraid of What People Will Say\n\nWhen breakups happen, people talk, and that's not always easy to deal with. \"It's hard being the subject of attention when the topic is breakup,\" Kennedy says. But that's not something you should let stop you from being truly happy. \"Often the fervor over what happened will settle as the next drama presents itself. Others take signals from you, so if you can move on with a positive, mature attitude, they likely will, too.\"", null, "\"Sorry to say, but it's unrealistic to expect people to change,\" says Davis. In fact, people can only really change when the motivation comes from within, and even then it can be an uphill battle. \"The habits and traits that you hate so much are sewn into the way they are. If you stick with that person, you'll continue being let down,\" she explains.\n\n14.\nYou've Been Together Forever", null, "\"Longevity makes it harder to leave, but should not be a reason to stay,\" says Seibold. Just because you have history doesn't mean things are bound to work out eventually. \"If you are not able to resolve the problems, staying together longer is not a good fix,\" he adds.\n\n15.\nYou Worry About Making It On Your Own", null, "There's fear of being alone, and then there's fear of whether or not you can survive on your own—and these are two very different issues. \"One of the worst reasons people stay in relationships is also because they don't feel ready—or secure enough both mentally, financially, and emotionally—to breakup and have to build their life back up on new terms,\" notes Chelsea Leigh Trescott, a breakup coach. Maybe you're not sure how you're going to pay your rent or you feel you need your partner's emotional support to continue on with your day-to-day tasks. Either way, if that's the only thing keeping you invested in the relationship, it's time to reevaluate." ]

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[ null, "Embattled Dome-Kwabenya Member of Parliament (MP), Adwoa Safo, has once again delighted fans and followers with her social media activity.\n\nMiss Safo, who is currently in the US, has been spotted cruising in town.\n\nThe video showed the MP all glammed up as she steps out for her son, Kelvin’s graduation.\n\nClad in a dress with a hat to match, she basked with euphoria as she jams to Daddy Lumba’s Nea Nyame tumi y3 song.\n\nShe took to her social media to post adorable moments from the graduation ceremony to tell the world how proud she was as a mum.\n\nMiss Safo has come under criticism after her leave of absence as Gender Minister was extended from August 31, 2021, with no end date by the presidency.\n\nSpeaker Alban Bagbin has referred her absenteeism from parliamentary duties to the Privileges Committee but all attempts to reach her, the committee says, have proven futile.\n\nThe committee on Tuesday announced the publication of her summons of notice in the national dailies after she failed to honour a scheduled invitation.\n\nMissing student, 19, found naked as is man arrested for ‘kidnap and rape’" ]

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[ null, "Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen’s hopes of featuring at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations is in doubt after Napoli surgeon, Professor Gianpaolo Tartaro said he’s not fit enough to play at the competition.\n\nRecall that Osimhen had been initially ruled out of the biggest African football showpiece, scheduled for January 9 to February 6, 2022, in Cameroon, after he suffered multiple fractures in his face following a clash with Inter defender Milan Skriniar on November 21.\n\nAccording to Football Italia, Osimhen spent the Christmas break in Nigeria, but he’s expected to return to Naples on Friday for a medical check after a cheekbone surgery he underwent at the end of November.\n\nHowever, Tartaro, the surgeon who operated on Osimhen in November, has revealed that the Nigerian international needs time to rest before playing football.\n\n“For the formation of the callus bone, according to world protocols, it takes from sixty to ninety days. Unless a biological miracle,” the surgeon was quoted as saying.\n\n“If he does not do the CT scan, we will not be able to dissolve the prognosis. Reduced fractures must consolidate: I repeat, for the formation of the callus, you have to wait two or three months unless a Christmas biological miracle: but biology is not a fan.”" ]

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[ "The resignation of Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi is now official, following a session of Parliament on Sunday. Abdul-Mahdi and his government will stay on in a caretaker capacity until the parliament forms a new government.\n\nLawmakers told the Associated Press the process for how to handle a premier's resignation was constitutionally unclear, but Parliament followed a legal opinion from Iraq's federal supreme court, which said they could enact Abdul-Mahdi's resignation without a vote.\n\nMeanwhile, protests continued in Baghdad, where one demonstrator was killed and 10 others were wounded on Sunday. According to the Associated Press, security forces fired live ammunition on crowds near the Ahrar Bridge that led to Iraq's Parliament and other government buildings. Anti-government protesters also gathered Sunday in Basra, about 330 miles south of Baghdad.\n\nAt least 400 people have been killed in Iraq since anti-government protests began in October. Security forces shot and killed at least three dozen people during protests in the southern city of Nasiriyah on Thursday.\n\nDuring his visit to Iraq last weekend, Vice President Mike Pence spoke with Abdul-Mahdi on the phone. Pence told reporters that he \"encouraged [Abdul-Mahdi] to listen to those who are protesting and their calls for reform.\"\n\n\"I think he got signals from many circles, international and local, to stay on, and that he can contain the situation,\" Kubba said. \"I think they grossly underestimated the rage that was out there, and they misread basically what it was all about.\"\n\nProtesters have been demanding jobs and an end to corruption; they have also been decrying what they see as Iran's growing influence over Iraq's internal affairs. Prior to Abdul-Mahdi's resignation, his government attempted to satisfy some of the protesters' demands with a package of reforms to provide jobs and improve services, as well as a bill that would reform the electoral system.\n\nSamya Kullab, Iraq correspondent for the Associated Press, told NPR's All Things Consideredlast week that many protesters rejected the reforms — and are instead \"looking to dismantle the entire political establishment.\"\n\nThe demonstrations express a deep dissatisfaction with the political system set up after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The invasion led to sectarianism, and the rise of a ruling class that protesters say reap material rewards while the rest of the country struggles economically.\n\n\"You know, 16 years, there is nothing good,\" said Hala Chalabi, a widowed mother who went out to protests with her three daughters in October. Chalabi told NPR that \"no one thinks about the Iraqi people, what they want, what they dream.\"\n\n\"The system that was built and the powers that took over that system have led the country to a dead end,\" Kubba told NPR on Sunday. \"The country can not continue with that system and with this political class. So the question now is how to map out a transition that will be least costly to the country, bearing in mind Iraq is in the midst of a region full of turbulence and violence.\"\n\nAs Reuters has reported, Abdul-Mahdi said in a televised cabinet meeting on Saturday that the next step in the transition after his resignation would be for President Barham Salih to name a new premier for Parliament to approve.\n\nBut the powerful populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said Friday on Twitter that he believes a popular referendum should be held to choose the next prime minister, and the people should vote from among five proposed candidates. Sadr encouraged the protesters to continue making demands, but to reject violence.\n\nSpeaking with NPR's Weekend Edition, Kubba warned that if Iraq's elites simply put forward a candidate for prime minister, they will not succeed in stabilizing the country.\n\n\"I think we need to focus on a transition where a council of dignitaries play an intermediary role to win the confidence [of the Iraqi people],\" Kubba said.", null, "Jenny Gathright\nYour support is vital to JPR's ability to cover regional issues, and bring you fact-based news.\nContribute Now" ]

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[ "The Evil Eye is an Indian drama television series with a captivating storyline. It has won the hearts of many telenovela lovers around the world since it premiered on Star Life. The supernatural thriller series also features incredible characters, such as Mohana, Ansh, and Piya. You may want to look at The Evil Eye teasers for February 2020 to discover how exciting the show is.", null, "The Evil Eye cast has, undeniably, done an amazing job making the series worthwhile watching. In February, Mohana goes after Piya, Ansh, and her entire family. She also succeeds to win Shekhar’s love even though the family does not need her around. Will her attack towards the family succeed? How will Piya escape from Mohana now that she is pregnant?\n\nThe Evil Eye teasers for February 2021\n\nIn January, the series ended with Ansh clashing with the Sarpwanshi. Piya came to her husband’s rescue. The Evil Eye February 2021 teasers outline how the events will unfold for them and their struggle with Mohana.\n\nA fierce battle between Sarpwanshi and Ansh erupts. The cruelty between the two parties is worsening. Piya comes across Sarpwanshi's plot against them. It is only a matter of time before one of the parties outsmarts the other. Who will it be?\n\nPiya goes head-on with Sarpwanshi, who is determined to eliminate her. Ruby comes to Nishant’s aid when she helps to cure him. Moments later, everyone is shocked by Ansh’s sudden disappearance.\n\nPiya and Ansh resolve to join hands to defeat the Sarpwanshi. Fortunately, their plan succeeds. On the other hand, Mohana is busy planning on how to attack Ansh. She is not aware of the surprise that is awaiting her.\n\nInfuriated by her prey’s surprise moves, she exhibits her new magical powers before Dola. On the other hand, Guruji arrives with shocking news. This is after Piya announces her pregnancy to Ansh and the entire family.\n\nInteresting details about The Evil Eye teasers for January 2021\n\nAt last, Kanchan resolves to join Nishant as a servant. She humbly requests her to consider his request. Later, angry Vedashri challenges her husband’s decision to Mohana, the witch. She confronts him, but he does not seem to care at all.\n\nShekhar goes ahead to introduce Mohana to the family. He informs them that she is his new wife. Some family members, such as Avinash, Ansh, and Vedashri, do not approve of his decision to marry Mohana. They try to get him out of Mohana’s spell in vain.\n\nShekhar and Mohana get intimate, and the family becomes angry with them. Later, Mohana discovers Piya’s pregnancy. She volunteers to take care of her; however, the family is against it because they know she is up to something.\n\nShekhar resolves to drive Vedashri away from the household. Immediately, Mohana takes a strange decision that shocks the family. Later, Ansh learns about Mohana’s evil deal. Once Mohana notices, Ansh lands in serious trouble. Will he manage to escape Mohana’s wrath?\n\nMohana launches the first attack on the family as agreed with Vedashri. Afraid of Piya’s condition, Naman intervenes to save her from Mohana’s attack. Vedashri, on the other hand, shocks Shekhar with her actions, considering he had previously tried to oust her.\n\nVedashri and Mohana decide to put their evil plan into action; they want to eliminate Piya for good. Contrary to her expectations, Mohana is shocked by Vedashri when she convinces the family to relocate to another place. Is Vedashri considering betraying Mohana? Only time will tell.\n\nNOTE: The article will be updated once the remaining teasers are available. Make sure to check back.\n\nIn February, Mohana continued to go after Piya and Ansh’s family. She exhibited her new superpowers before Dola. Also, Mohana teams up with Vedashri to harm the entire household. They are determined to kill Piya, who recently announced she is pregnant. Towards the end, she starts to sense betrayal from Vedashri, who wanted to evacuate the family.\n\nPiya discovered Sarpwanshi’s brutal plan, and she took the battle to their doorstep with the help of Ansh. She also broke the news of her pregnancy to her husband, Ansh, and his family. On learning about her pregnancy, Mohana makes her life miserable. Mohana teams up with Vedashri to kill her.\n\nFebruary was a tough month for Ansh. First, he suffers serious injuries after engaging in a fierce battle with the Sarpwanshi. Fortunately, Ruby cured his injuries. Second, her wife becomes pregnant, but her life was constantly being threatened by Mohana, who wanted to kill her. Lastly, he lands into serious trouble with Mohana after discovering her ill intentions towards the family.\n\nThe Evil Eye teasers for February 2020 highlight some of the important events to expect from your favourite characters. The show seems to get better by the day with its production crew going overboard to give fans what they truly deserve. Remember to catch the full episodes of the show on Star Life every day from 22h00 to 22h30.\n\nBriefly.co.za recently shared a thrilling piece about Skeem Saam teasers for February 2021. As usual, the cast prepares to treat its fans with incredible scenes throughout the month. For instance, Babeile is set to shock the Magongwa family.\n\nMelita is turned down by a businessman who promises to support her financially. She becomes devastated and regrets making the choices she made. Catch the show on SABC1 from Mondays to Fridays at 18h30 for more captivating events." ]

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[ "That might be the opinion you hold if you’ve read a recent article by South Korean professor Kim Seong-kon in the Korea Herald.", null, "According to Dr. Kim, The “Korean mother” would be an excellent cultural icon of Korea.\n\nFair enough, and there is definitely nothing wrong with praising your nation’s mothers and representing them as cultural icons and heroes of your country.\n\nHowever and disappointingly, Dr. Kim seems to want to take things a step further when he brazenly declares, I have an American friend who, like other American parents, sends her children to their bedroom at 8 o’clock in the evening. I asked, “Why do you send your children upstairs so early?” She answered without hesitation, “I need my own time too.” Of course, she had a point. Nevertheless, it occurred to me that if she were a Korean mother, she would not do that. In the eyes of a Korean mother, it would look too selfish.\n\nThat’s about the point when this piece goes from one of praise for the virtuous aspects of Korean motherhood and off the deep end into blatant nationalism.\n\nLest Dr. Kim forgets, I feel the need to remind him that no country’s mothers are perfect, and Korea is definitely no exception to this rule.\n\nHere are a few points about Korean mothers that Dr. Kim fails to mention or clarify in his article:\n\nPerhaps, and likely offhandedly, Dr. Kim declares that Korean mothers would never send their children to bed before 8 because it would be considered too selfish. What the good doctor fails to mention is that the reason for this is because many children in Korea are just getting home from the hogwon around 8pm and still need to eat dinner before heading to bed. What Dr. Kim also fails to mention is that hogwons are seen in Korea by mothers as places of dual purposes. One of those purposes is for children to receive additional education above and beyond what is offered in public schools. The other is so that mothers can have a few hours a day to go out and enjoy some coffee and perhaps some aerobics with fellow ajummas from the neighborhood. Not that their is anything wrong with this, but it is a far cry from the selfless mothers Dr. Kim describes in his article. Every mother, everywhere, needs some time to herself once in awhile, but Dr. Kim makes it seems like Korean moms relentlessly and tirelessly serve their children, when its simply not the case at all.\n\nAnother rather sad statistic that Dr. Kim omits from his piece is that the leading cause of death among teens in Korea is suicide. Now, it certainly would be unfair to place all of the blame on Korean mothers for this, but certainly, they must hold some of that blame deep inside their hearts, whether they’d care to admit it or not. It’s no secret that Korea is a competitive society and part of this competition lies with Korean mothers seeming desire to keep up with the Kims. Some mothers here simply cant tolerate their children being anything but the best in everything that they do. It’s obviously impossible for all students to enter a SKY university, but that doesn’t stop many mothers here in Korea from pushing their students to attempt this nearly impossible feat, oftentimes in more than unhealthy ways and sometimes by illegal means. Again, not that all of the blame for high suicide rates among teens in Korea lies with parents. There are obviously other factors in play; however, if there isn’t, there certainly should be some inward soul searching among parents here as to why teens are killing themselves in such alarming numbers and what can be done to reverse this tragic trend.\n\nWhile were at it, it might be a good time to ask what exactly is going on inside of homes in Korea? Are Korean mothers really the all-loving, all-caring beings that Dr. Kim makes them out to be? From what I’ve witnessed, that certainly doesn’t appear to be the case. Now, before I continue, let me preface this piece of opinion with the fact that it is my job here in Korea to teach Korean mothers. I spend every waking hour of my Tuesdays and Thursdays at a local government education office in Gyeonggi Province and have done so for the last year. In that time, I have had the pleasure of interacting with and getting to know well over 300 mothers that have come to the education center to improve their English skills. A lot of the women that come into my class are truly a joy to teach and be around. That being said, what I’ve seen during that time when it comes to parenting skills hasn’t been pretty at all. Mothers at the education center are often unapologetic about their willingness to use violence against their children in order to get them to study harder. While violence against children is a common trait throughout the world, it’s rare these days that mothers would be so willing to openly brag about such violence in front of others. From what I’ve heard from these mothers, its almost seems like hitting your child gives you the badge of good parent among the other women in the class and none of them really seems to want to complain about or raise issue with such behavior.\n\nWhile Dr. Kim does make some valid points about the qualities of Korean mothers that are truly unique to Korea, he either, through blind nationalism or total disregard, seems to forget the glaring problems that Korean parents face today. He seems to prefer to go the easy route of misplaced nationalism and race baiting rather than taking into account that every country has problems, and his country is no different and definitely no exception to that rule. Every culture raises their children differently, and one way of raising children isn’t necessarily better than any other. Each is just a different method of parenting, and nobody in this world has got that skill down to a perfect science. If you want to praise your own culture and raise it above the level of another that’s fine by me, but you had better well be open to criticism when you publish those opinions in an English newspaper that people from other cultures frequently read. After all, good, honest, and hard working mothers from other cultures might just take offense when they read this type of nationalistic and outlandish rhetoric in a major English daily, especially those mothers that just so happen to reside in Korea.\n\nWin real money, without having to risk any of your own.", null, null, null, "Norway to bar foreign gambling operators from advertising to locals" ]

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[ null, "Today while returning home from the office, I saw two young boys at the streetlight. One had a donation box, and the other had a picture of a boy who had met with an accident on his phone. The note on the box said they were collecting money for their friend who had met with an accident. That melted my heart, and I gave them whatever was in my pocket. But I didn’t have much. Then at another streetlight, I saw a small boy also asking for help for the same boy. On reaching home, I contacted a local NGO who said they would look into the situation. I was relieved that they would now take the matter further and provide the necessary help.\n\nIt is important to help and assist others in whatever ways we can." ]

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[ "NATO choking on its own success\n\nThe French city of Strasbourg and the German town of Kehl, which face each other across the river Rhine, will be in lock-down this weekend as the grandees of NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization) gather to celebrate the alliance’s 60th anniversary and protesters home in on the site from all over Europe.\n\nThe city’s muddled handling of the fate of the Arlington Inn is a case study in how not to make public decisions.\n\nAbstinence is the answer to AIDS in Africa\n\nThere has been much controversy lately over the Pope’s remarks that condoms are not the answer to the issues of HIV/AIDS — particularly in Africa.\n\nPeople like to associate vigilantism with the Wild West, but when you do some checking, actual participation in vigilante-style justice is pretty rare out here. There’s so little local support for citizen action here, that Red Deer can’t even keep afloat a chapter of the Guardian Angels.\n\nPresident Obama debuts this week on the stage of world diplomacy. He’s in London for three days for the G-20 economic summit, and then on to Strasbourg for a NATO summit, followed by the European Union summit in Prague, capping his first overseas trip as president with a visit to Turkey.\n\nI wish the newspaper industry was healthier\n\nOne of the side effects of the current economic woes has been the hastening of the death knells of many major American newspapers.\n\nFox news broadcaster Greg Gutfeld says the time is ripe for the U.S. to invade Canada.", null, "Cat owners should be required to licence their pets\n\nThe City of Red Deer has a double standard when it comes to dogs and cats. Dogs must be licensed. Cats do not require licences.\n\nA new program to encourage local young mothers-to-be to quit smoking is a good first step — but much more needs to be done.\n\nWorld Water Day has come and gone with a number of media reports about how important this “blue gold” resource is to all of us. Without water we all will die.\n\nLack of ethics to blame for economy’s collapse\n\nIn the wake of all the economic devastation wrought by a combination of record high energy prices and massive over-leveraging in the commercial banking industry, we’ve been treated to a surplus of talking heads all too willing to blame it all on the excesses of capitalism.\n\nTo the Bentley Generals, for continued excellence despite long odds.\n\nOne of the chief complaints people have against the Canadian court system is that it takes such a long time coming to a verdict.\n\nOver the past six years, Jack Layton’s star has risen in tandem with that of Stephen Harper. Now, they may be on parallel downward courses.\n\nSince taking office in 2006, and being re-elected in 2008, Canada’s federal Conservatives have done a reasonably good job of restoring public confidence in government.\n\nAmid much self-congratulation about bipartisan co-operation, the California Assembly voted 76-0 Monday to allow the federal government to extend unemployment insurance benefits by up to 20 weeks.\n\nNothing is ever quite as it appears in federal politics. Take, for example, the cosy relationship between guns and Conservatives.\n\nA deathbed is no place to start estate planning\n\nUnless you’re planning to live forever, you should come up with a plan to distribute your assets in the event of your death.\n\nIn Canada’s free health-care system, nothing is free; we all know that. We pay for it in taxes: federal, provincial and local." ]

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[ "SHEN OF THE SEA - CHINESE STORIES FOR CHILDREN", null, "by Chrisman, Arthur Bowie; Hasselriis, Else [illustrator]\nNew York: E.P. Dutton & Co, 1925. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 252 pages; VG; bound in publisher's olive cloth, black lettering to spine; spine cocked; small black smudge to spine; slight foxing to endpapers; presumed first printing, with no further printings listed on copyright page, no date on title page, olive binding, no mention of the Newbery; page 252 uncut; incredibly scarce; shelved case 14. Chrisman won the 1926 Newbery Medal for Shen of the Sea, the 5th Newbery issued. Chrisman's 16 original stories are written in the style of humorous Chinese folk tales. The title story tells of a king who tries to match wits with the demons of the water in order to save his city from a flood. Other tales relate the origin of chopsticks, and an instance when mud pies are revealed to be the origin of fine China.\n\n\n\"Chrisman had never been to China, did not read Chinese, and claimed to be aided by two Chinese speakers, but gave no sources for the stories in his book. Modern readers can only conclude that the charm and dash of the exotic won Chrisman the Newbery medal, for the stories are travesties: Chinese are shown drinking milk, greedy for jam, and eating with a knife and fork. Slangy, staccato spoken Chinese is rendered in convoluted, distant language. Again, the emphasis is on the exotic and fanciful.\" [Chang, Margaret Scrogin]. 1297012. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. (Inventory #: 1297012)\n$1,200.00 add to cart or Buy Direct from\nSecond Story Books\nShare this item\n\nNew York : Abbeville Press , 1980\n(click for more details about TOM WESSELMANN)\nView all from this seller>" ]

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[ "The new expansion is almost upon us! If you are just as excited as us to finally get your hand on the new Death Knight class in Duels, we got the starting lists for a smooth launch day. All in all, we prepared 2 lists for both of the new Heroes to feature. Be sure to stayed tuned, as we will cover further decklists for the new cards the existing Heroes received, later on.\n\nTo fully comprehend the decisions made for these decklists, we'd like to first bring up the recent changes to the bucket system in Duels. The cards you have to choose from are still based on your starting list, but they are now grouped by expansions. Meaning that when your deck has cards from only 3 expansions, those 3 expansion will be where the cards for your buckets come from. In case you run less than 3 the game will fill the rest with random card sets.\n\nTo their advantage, Death Knights are currently affected the least by this reformation, since the class only has Path of Arthas, the Core set, and March of the Lich King to choose from. So the only thing you have to be careful of, are the Neutral minions from later expansion that could dilute your bucket selections.\n\nTo welcome the Death Knights to Duels, the new Heroes also got 4 specific Passive Treasures, 2 for each tier. We have yet to find out whether or not the Tier 2 Passives will have an increased appearance rate, but the fact that all of these only work with the Corpse mechanic makes them interesting enough to keep in mind for your future Duels runs.\n\nFor a more intricate rundown of the Passives check out our dedicated article on them. We also separately covered our first impression on the new Heroes, including their unique Hero Powers and Signature Treasures. One for Sai Shadestorm, and another for Scarlet Leafdancer.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, "Getting started on Scarlet (sick rhyme), we got a Blood Rune Control build. The common theme for all these theorycrafts will be the dedication to one Rune in specific, in order to be offered even more of the strong triple-Rune cards in-between games. Speaking of which, we actually decided against Alexandros Mograine, as it seems too slow for the fast-paced early games of Duels.\n\nThe deck aims to build up a larger Health-pool thanks to Vampiric Blood and stop early aggression with cheap and efficient removal. Make strong comeback swings by combining Crimson with Death Strike or Blood Boil to gain huge stats!", null, null, "On the other side of the color spectrum, Scarlet's Unholy build wants to have strong plays for each turn of the game. Ideally, we top things off with Lord Marrowgar or Sire Denathrius. We can even combo the latter with Brann Bronzebeard, since Hematology is an absolute discount dispenser.\n\nIn order to not run out of value too fast, consider carefully when to use Unholy Frenzy, or when to give up your Brann for an extra trigger of something like Necrotic Mortician.", null, null, null, "Here's a more vicious approach to the green-geared playstyle. Fundamentally, not much has changed: the curve has been lowered, and casting a big Grave Strength is now our main win condition. You can leverage more of your attacks to go face, as we now included Blightfang to punish overeager opponents.\n\nAdditionally, the list made space for some Neutral minions which are prime targets for the Hero Power, Lichborne Might. The deck might even be better off running Mummy Magic since it fosters Corpse synergies by summoning even more units on the board to be killed and capitalized on.", null, null, "Lastly, Sai can even be hot-blooded while freezing opponents to death. The Frost-Runed cards inherently come with a plethora of card draw/generation, which is why Ghoul Blitz was chosen over Gathering Storm.\n\nOne uncertainty might be the inclusion of Runeforging: being the only non-Frost spell, Overseer Frigidara is able to whiff. We still wanted to take the chance and smack faces with the powerful Glaciaxe as often as possible. Depending on the amount of Frostwyrm's Fury the game offers you, this deck can turn really annoying really fast.\n\nWhat are your plans for the new Duels Heroes? Let us know what you think down in the comments!" ]

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[ null, "Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person suffering from it has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviours (compulsions). They feel the urge to repeat over and over even though they feel that their behaviour is irrational. Understanding the answer to the question what is OCD is the first step in recognising the problem and getting help.\n\nWhen does a ritual or habit become OCD?\n\nEveryone double checks things sometimes. But a person with OCD\n\nDoesn’t get pleasure when performing the rituals, but may feel brief relief from the anxiety the thoughts cause.\n\nExperiences significant problems in their daily life due to these thoughts or rituals.\n\nIt is like a broken Machine. Thoughts go around and round in your head and get stuck.\n\nIt sometimes is like having two brains, rational and an irrational brain. They are constantly fighting.\n\nAre there different types of OCD?\n\nThere are four main categories of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and many sub-types o within each category. Identifying the type of obsessive compulsive disorder can help you to understand its effects. The diagnosis will also guide your treatment. Typically, a person’s OCD will fall into one of the following four areas.\n\nThe need to check is the compulsion which usually happens in response to an obsessive fear to prevent damage, Some of the common examples are checking for fear of fire ( leaks of Gas or electric stove knobs),water taps, door locks, home alarms, windows ,house lights or even re-reading postal letters and greetings cards before sealing / mailing ( fearful of writing something inappropriate or offensive).\n\nThe checking is often carried out several times, sometimes hundreds of times, and for hours , resulting in the person being late for work, dates and other appointments.\nThis can often have a serious impact on a person’s ability to hold down jobs and relationships.\n\nThe need to compulsively clean and wash in response to the obsessive fear is that something is contaminated and/or may cause illness and ultimately death to a loved one or oneself.\n\nThe cleaning or washing is often carried out several times often accompanied by rituals of repetitive hand or body washing until the person ‘feels’ it is clean, rather than someone without OCD who will wash or clean once until they ‘see’ they are clean.\n\nThe feelings of mental contamination can share some qualities of contact contamination without some distinctive features. These feelings can be evoked when a person feels badly treated (physically or mentally), through critical or verbally abusive remarks.\n\nIt is the inability to discard useless or worn out possessions. There is now significant evidence to suggest that treatment can be just as effective for this type of OCD, as with others.\n\nIn the context of OCD, a rumination is a train of prolonged thinking about a question or theme that is undirected and unproductive. Ruminations are not objectionable and are indulged rather than resisted. Some ruminations dwell on religious, philosophical, or metaphysical topics, such as the origins of the universe, life after death etc.\n\n‘Pure O’ is a form of OCD, the anxiety-inducing obsessions take place only in the mind.\n\nThe person with ‘Pure O’ will still have compulsions which mainly manifest as unseen mental rituals, and they will usually also engage in compulsive behaviours like seeking reassurance from loved ones, and avoidance of particular objects, places or people.\n\nWhat is OCD Treatment and Who Needs It?\n\nIf you suspect that you have obsessive compulsive disorder or your thoughts and behaviours seem out of control, it is a good idea to talk to an expert. Dr Balu will discuss your symptoms with you in order to provide a diagnosis and to understand the triggers and effects.\n\nTreatment can help you to manage your symptoms so that you can recognise and respond to obsessive thoughts appropriately. It can reduce the negative impact that OCD has on your daily life.\n\nDr Balu may recommend the following as part of your OCD treatment in London:\n\nEveryone with obsessive compulsive disorder is unique, so Dr Balu will create a bespoke approach to OCD treatment in London for you. Talk to us to find out more.", null, "Please fill in the form below:\n\nHow quick would you like to see Dr Balu?" ]

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[ "I have been in business as a hairdresser for 20 years at the same address, employing two part-time staff.\n\nThe agreement between the landlord and myself is that electricity is included in my rent. I have now received a letter from debt collector Arvato, saying that I owe British Gas £20,038 for electricity.\n\nI have never even received a bill before, though the meter has been read regularly. Can you help? TK.", null, "Over-sized bill: I have now received a letter from debt collector Arvato, saying that I owe British Gas £20,038 for electricity\n\nTony Hetherington replies: The letter from Arvato is scary. It says: ‘Despite several reminders, your electricity account remains unpaid. If we are unable to reach an agreeable resolution then we may pass this account to our client’s field collections team to visit your property with a view to commencing disconnection activity.’\n\nArvato goes on to say that if you fail to make contact, British Gas may apply for a warrant of entry entitling it to enter your premises and cut off your electricity. This will add £450 to your bill.\n\nIt warns: ‘If your supply is disconnected, reconnection can take up to two weeks and may cost up to £1,800 plus VAT, dependent on the size of your meter.’\n\nAll of this threatened to put you out of business, and your staff out of work. But there were a few puzzling questions. For a start, the letter was addressed to your hairdressing business and not to you personally.\n\nThis made me wonder whether you were even a British Gas customer, so I asked Arvato to comment, but it did not reply.\n\nBritish Gas was a lot more helpful. Its records show you are its customer, though they bear the name of your business, rather than your name.\n\nAny agreement that your landlord should pay the bills is between you and him. The company insists it sent four reminders about the bill – so perhaps you simply handed these over to the landlord.\n\nBut the bottom line is that the demand for £20,038 is just plain wrong. Apparently British Gas had been using estimates for quite some time, until last November when an actual reading of your electricity meter showed significantly lower consumption than expected, taking the reading well below the earlier estimates.\n\nAs a result, British Gas assumed that the meter had gone all the way round to 99999 and had started again at zero, producing a huge bill.\n\nA meter reader visited you and confirmed the low reading was correct. Unfortunately, British Gas failed to update its records and carried on demanding payment.\n\nCatrin Millar, of British Gas, told me: ‘We are sorry we let Mr K down. As soon as we realised we had sent him a large bill in error, we should have put the matter right straight away.’\n\nBy the time you read this, you will have received an apology from British Gas, a hamper of goodies, and just over £350 as a gesture of goodwill. Excellent.\n\nMs D.P. writes: Over a year ago I had a communication from a firm called Bank Smart, advising that I was owed money over payment protection insurance on an Alliance & Leicester mortgage. I filled in a form, authorising it to claim a refund, and last June received a letter advising me it was unable to continue with the claim so no money was owed. Now I have received a letter threatening court action, saying I owe Bank Smart £165.\n\nBank Smart is just one of a long list of trading names used by Symmetric Systems Limited, based in Truro, Cornwall.\n\nManager Amy Piper told me its original letter was just a sales pitch and not an assurance that you were owed a penny. But she added: ‘Having reviewed Ms P’s account, I can see she registered two claims with us. The first was for recovery of mis-sold insurance and the second was for the recovery of unfair penalty charges.’\n\nShe said that when Alliance & Leicester confirmed you never had insurance, this claim was cancelled without charge. Your other claim remained active, but Bank Smart said you failed to reply when it asked repeatedly for details, so it billed you for work done. As you may have been confused over the two separate claims, Bank Smart has closed its file and scrapped the bill. You should hear no more about it.\n\nTONY HETHERINGTON: Your £20k gas bill horror is over" ]

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[ null, "This week’s “News quiz” features 17 questions about Link stories that were published in 2017. The correct answers appear at the end.\n\n1. How many pounds of food were collected during this year’s Stamp Out Hunger drive?\n\n3. Where does Matthew Lamb, recipient of the National Association of Letter Carriers’ top hero of the year award, work?\n\n4. What information appears in employees’ personal statement of benefits?\n\n5. True or false: For the seventh year in a row, USPS was recognized as the top government agency for promoting diversity and inclusiveness in business opportunities.\n\n10. When was the first college hockey game played?\n\n12. Fill in the blank: The State Department recognized (blank) for having the nation’s most innovative passport facility.\n\n13. True or false: The Alzheimer’s semipostal stamp artwork first appeared on a stamp in 2007.\n\n14. Match the Nebraska employee featured in “Heroes’ corner” with his or her heroic act.\n\n17. Which mail delivery method was tested in 2002 but ultimately discontinued?\n\nBonus: When was the first “News quiz” posted?" ]

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[ "Adani Solar has started the production of large-size monocrystalline silicon ingots for M10 and G12 wafers. It targets 2 GW of ingot and wafer capacity by the end of 2023 and 10 GW by 2025.", null, "The ingots were unveiled by Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, at their Mundra facility recently. “These monocrystalline ingots will drive indigenization to produce renewable electricity from silicon-based PV modules with efficiencies ranging from 21% to 24%,” stated the company.\n\nAdani Solar is a part of Adani New Industries Ltd (ANIL), which strives to develop the world’s largest green hydrogen ecosystem. It completed the backward integration of ingot line infrastructure in a record time of about 7 months.\n\nThe new manufacturing line will produce silicon ingots exclusively for Adani solar wafers, cells, and modules production.\nWhile the company’s initial production has already begun, it intends to add 2 GW of ingot and wafer capacity by the end of 2023. By 2025, it will scale up to 10 GW.\n\n“We have made remarkable technological progress in every aspect of solar manufacturing in the past, from cells to modules, and we intend to replicate our past successes in our future endeavors as we backward integrate all the way to producing metallurgical grade silicon from quartz,” said Dr Puneet Gupta, CTO, Adani Solar, “Our Chairman’s vision is ambitious, and we are fully committed to achieving accelerated growth in this business by establishing a fully integrated and comprehensive ecosystem of 10 GW solar PV manufacturing–an ecosystem that not only is vertically integrated but also hosts all ancillary units in the same geography.”\n\nAdani Solar established India’s first GW-scale silicon-based cell and module factory that started production in 2016. It ramped up its annual production capacity of solar PV cells and modules from 1.2 GW in 2017 to 4 GW in 2022, to become the nation’s largest vertically integrated PV manufacturer." ]

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[ "In early March, 2007, as Google was expanding fast and furiously, one of its recruiters from the “Google.com Engineering” group made a career-ending mistake: She cold-contacted an Apple engineer by email, violating the secret and illegal non-solicitation compact that her boss, Eric Schmidt, had agreed with Apple’s Steve Jobs.\n\nWhat happened next is just one of many specific examples of how people’s lives were impacted by the Techtopus wage-theft cartel that was taken down by the Department of Justice antitrust division, and is currently being litigated in a landmark class action lawsuit.\n\nThe Google recruiter’s email—in which she identified herself as “a Recruiter for the ‘Google.com Engineering’ team formerly known as the ‘Site Reliability Engineering’ team”— was sent out on the morning of March 7, 2007.\n\nThat evening, Steve Jobs forwarded her email to Eric Schmidt with this note:\n\nI would be very pleased if your recruiting department would stop doing this.\n\nI believe we have a policy of no recruiting from Apple and this is a direct inbound request. Can you get this stopped and let me know why this is happening? I will need to send a response back to Apple quickly so please let me know as soon as you can.\n\nGoogle’s Senior Staffing Strategist Arnnon Geshuri (now at Tesla) replied almost immediately, assuring Schmidt that the recruiter would be fired, and that Google HR did all it could to make sure that its recruiters were aware of the illegal non-solicitation agreements. The language is brutal, and as you’ll see, there’s an almost sadistic, military glee on all sides with the way in which the Google recruiter is “terminated”:\n\nOn this specific case, the sourcer who contacted this Apple employee should not have and will be terminated within the hour. We are scrubbing the sourcer’s records to ensure she did not contact anyone else.\n\nIn general, we have a very clear ‘do not call’ policy (attached) that is given to every staffing professional and I reiterate this message in ongoing communications and staffing meetings. Unfortunately, every six months or so someone makes an error in judgment, and for this type of violation we terminate their relationship with Google.\n\nPlease extend my apologies as appropriate to Steve Jobs. This was an isolated incident and we will be very careful to make sure this does not happen again.\n\nApologizing and groveling to Steve Jobs is a recurring theme throughout these court dockets... as is the total disregard for all of the not-Steve Jobs names whose lives and fates are so casually dispatched with, like henchmen in a Hollywood film.\n\nGeshuri’s decision to “terminate within the hour” the recruiter was enthusiastically seconded by Google’s VP for Human Resources, Shona Brown:\n\nAppropriate response. Please make a public example of this termination within the group. Please also make it a very strong part of new hire training for the group. I want it clear that we have a zero-tolerance policy for violating our policies. This should (hopefully) prevent future occurrences.\n\nBut in the back-and-forth involving this illegal arrangement, nothing summed up the contempt the executives in the wage-theft cartel had for those lower down than Steve Jobs’ response to this episode, in an email that was unsealed last week by Federal Judge Lucy Koh. (That email is embedded below, along with the other emails in the thread.)\n\nOn the morning of March 9, 2007—exactly 48 hours after Google’s recruiter sent her career-killing email to the Apple engineer — Schmidt emailed Steve Jobs to assure him that his needs were being taken care of:\n\nSteve, as a followup we investigated the recruiter’s actions and she violated our policies. Apologies again on this and I’m including a portion of the email I received from our head of recruiting [Arnnon Geshuri—M.A.]. Should this ever happen again please let me know immediately and we will handle. Thanks !! Eric\n\nAn hour later, Jobs forwarded Eric Schmidt’s email to Apple’s head of HR, Danielle Lambert, with a simple, but brutal, two character response to news that a Google employee had been summarily fired.", null, "During a deposition last year, the plaintiff’s attorney for the Silicon Valley wage theft class action lawsuit asked Sergey Brin, Google’s co-founder, about this incident and others.\n\nUnder questioning, Brin alternated between cocky nonchalance, and sudden bouts of convenient forgetfulness.\n\n[Heimann]: So the question is this. I had asked you earlier about whether or not Google enforced the policy, and with respect to these documents, these appear to be instances – this appears to be at least an instance in which Mr. Jobs complained about what he thought was recruiting going on on Google’s part among Apple, or Apple employees, right?\n\n[Heimann]: So the question is, were you made aware of these kinds of complaints when they came in?\n\n[Brin]: Well, I am on the cc line of this particular email, so you know, I don’t really recall it, to be honest with you, nor have a recollection of it at all. But somebody thought to copy me, it looks like.\n\n[Heimann]: But I’m gathering from your answer that you don’t really recall this at all.\n\n[Brin]: No, sorry. At this point in the deposition, Heimann shows Brin the March 9, 2007 email from Eric Schmidt to Steve Jobs, assuring Jobs that the Google recruiter Jobs complained about had been summarily fired, and that it won’t happen again.\n\nBrin too was shocked at Jobs' response. But possibly not for the reason you'd expect:\n\n[Brin]: Wow, Steve used a smiley. God, I never got one of those.\n\nUpdate: More Steve Jobs emails reveal how he prevented Google from opening an office in Paris.\n\nPando attempted to reach Arnnon Geshuri via Tesla but the company declined comment. An email to Shona Brown [2+hrs ago] had not received a response by press time. We will update this story with any subsequent comment we receive.\n\nCorrection: An earlier version of this article gave the wrong title for Judge Lucy Koh." ]

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[ null, "Static code analysis tries to detect bugs by analyzing the source code of a program, without actually running it. At the opposite of PHPUnit, you don't need to write tests for your app.\n\nIn my opinion, static code analysis is particularly useful for an interpreted language like PHP, as it allows to detect \"compile\" errors in edge cases that are not covered by a unit test.\n\nIn the example below, PHPStan will immediately detect the missing \\ in front of Exception(...). With PHPUnit this would require an additional test to cover this single line of code:\n\nPHPStan is best installed with composer:\n\nYou can run PHPStan directly from the command line, by using the command analyze and listing the directories to process:\n\nHowever, it's easier to create a configuration file called phpstan.neon so you can omit the list of directories:\n\nThe configuration file uses neon syntax, which is actually very similar to YAML.\n\nAs you can see in the configuration file, PHPStan has a configurable level for the analysis. In a nutshell, here is what each level will check:\n\nThe complete list of tests for each level is available on the GitHub page of PHPStan.\n\nTo run phpstan at each push to GitLab, simply add this job to your .gitlab-ci.yml:\n\nIt is also possible to run additional rules in PHPStan. For example, to check for deprecated classes and methods, simply install the appropriate package:\n\nThen add the rules to the includes section of your phpstan.neon:\n\nLearn how to secure any project with the GitLab SAST analyzers and easily separate the false positives from the real threats that should be addressed before deploying the project.\nOct 28, 2021 | 1087 views\n\nDid you know that mysqldump can create inconsistent backups if you do not use database transactions in Laravel? Let's discover that issue and address it in order to avoid it. After setting up and running locally a Laravel project that will serve as a demo for that specific issue, we will observe the necessity of using transactions and how to implement them. We'll also discover many more tips while trying to understand what happens under the MySQL hood.\nOct 27, 2021 | 382 views\n\nPHP Code Sniffer is a great tool to make sure your code is nicely written. Next to the default rules, you can also install and use additional rules (sniffs) to further enhance your code. Is here how to use PHPCS to detect (and remove) all unnecessary 'use' statements in your code.\nAug 26, 2021 | 1019 views" ]

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[ null, "This post is dedicated to the two little French words that just keep on going.\n\nWith these two words of vocabulary, you can say a great many things. You can ask if someone’s all right, in general or when they’ve hurt themselves (like Louis de Funès in the above pic), or expand upon them to create an entire conversation.\n\nIt’s extraordinary how much nuance can be expressed in those two words.\n\n‘Ça va’, when said in a bright tone of voice, means happy. Ça va bien, super, or even super bien adds degrees of delight. If enunciated with an interrogation or a slight downward lilt, it can mean something less joyful. ‘Ça va pas trop mal’, means not bad, but could also mean not great either. When you get to ‘ça va pas trop’ or the ill boding ‘ça peut aller’, you know things are heading south. Until they stop all together.\n\nNow despite our ups and downs, our strikes and our politics, things in France generally always go. Until they don’t go. Which is to say that most of the time ça va, until suddenly ça va pas. And then – Attention!\n\nWhen things stop going in France, watch out. There will be drama and sparks will fly. Couples divorce. Heads have been known to roll.\n\nUsually after a dramatic episode of ‘ça va pas’ there will be a healing period of ‘ça va mieux’. Things are not fine but they are a bit better. They are going, which is infinitely preferable to not going at all.\n\n‘Rien ne va plus’ (nothing more goes) was the title of a 1997 French film directed by Claude Chabrol about a couple of con artists. The title was inspired by the expression which is used in the world of casinos, about which I know nothing. Truly. But Google tells me this is what the croupier says when no more bets can be placed on the table.\n\nOf course, you know that the ‘ne’ is usually dropped in spoken language. Just like you know that the word ‘ça’ is actually a contraction of the more formal ‘cela’. Some people prefer to say ‘cela’ to give themselves an educated air. Verging on the ridiculous, like the character infamously played by Thierry Lhermite in the French film classic ‘Le Père Noël est une ordure’.\n\nAs for the photo of Louis de Funès, it is from a 1966 film called ‘La Grande Vadrouille’. I’ve just learned it has been remastered and re-released. Not sure if it can be found anywhere to rent online but it’s out on DVD. I intend to watch it, both for the slapstick silliness that the French do so well and the wonderful scenes of 1960s Paris.\n\nHello winter! #neige❄️ #snow #schnee\nCan’t fault the French on presentation. But something suggestive in the chestnut purée…\nWar memorial in our future home town. #veveyswitzerland🇨🇭\nCrystal clear night that drew me out for a walk just as dusk was falling. Hate the time change to winter but this was a bonus! #wintertime #switzerland🇨🇭 #vierwaldstädtersee\nBonne route! #roadtrip #swissalps #bluesky💙\nWalk this way. #sundaywalk #swissalps" ]

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[ "The Border Wars featured tournaments in three different styles of wrestling—folkstyle (the type seen at high and college competitions), as well as the two types of wrestling seen at the Olympics: freestyle and Greco-Roman.\n\nWithout much practice in either freestyle or Greco-Roman, Bad Dogs wrestlers attended clinics from Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers to get a crash course in the differing styles.\n\nThe clinics paid off for the Bad Dogs, who had two wrestlers come home with the title of Border War Champion, given to a wrestler who won his or her division in all three wrestling disciplines. Mikinzie Klimper, 14, and Luke Pleasant, 10, were two of just seven wrestlers to receive the top honor.\n\nThe Border War Champions were not the only good results for the Bad Dogs, however. Other wrestlers posted top-4 finishes in all three disciplines as follows.\n\nThe Bad Dogs head to the Utah Nationals Beehive Brawl this weekend in Richfield, Utah.\n\nConcussion education to be in Craig Thursday\n\nMoffat County School District will be screening a movie and have a speaker this week on the subject of concussions in sports.\n\nThe film “Head Games” will be shown starting at 5 p.m. Thursday at Craig Middle School. An examination of the concussion issues in sports today, “Head Games” features personal accounts from athletes of all levels about dealing with concussions, while also presenting the latest science on head trauma.\n\nThe film is about 90 minutes long, and will be followed by question/answer session with Dr. Karen McAvoy, Psy.D, Director of the Center for Concussion with Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children.\n\nMcAvoy will facilitate discussion on the topic until 8 p.m., and will give a presentation from 9-11 a.m. Friday at The Memorial Hospital. For more information about either event, call 826-6294.\n\nThe Moffat County Youth Wrestling team has set its registration date for Jan. 30.\n\nThe wrestling team, for boys and girls ages 4-12, is a more casual approach to wrestling for children interested in the sport. Registration for the season, which begins in March, will be Jan. 30 at Craig City Hall in the Council Chambers.\n\nThe season will feature seven tournaments according to coach Mark Zimmerman, and will go through the end of April. Boys and girls of all experience levels are invited to come learn about the sport, and may attend as many or few tournaments as they are comfortable attending.", null, null ]

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[ null, "Natural News has been in touch with the World Mercury Project about the upcoming “challenge” to be announced tomorrow, and it’s going to be a bombshell.\n\nWatch for vaccine pushing media presstitutes to go insane with their delusional attacks on Kennedy and De Niro.\n\nThe entire mainstream media (i.e. the “fake news” apparatus) is controlled by the vaccine industry, and media reporters have become mercury denialists whose rejection of the Periodic Table of Elements smacks as the most insane anti-science denialism ever witnessed in human history.\n\nRFK Jr. and Robert De Niro are about to rip mercury denialism to shreds and expose the lies, fake science and medical quackery of the entire vaccine industry.\n\nI’ve got two Health Ranger Report podcasts covering all this below. Click PLAY on any of the SoundCloud, Vimeo or YouTube links below:" ]

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[ null, "One of the basic safety rules we learn as children is \"never run with scissors.\" Thus, references to this rule and instances of characters running with scissors show up in the media all the time.\n\nDo Not Try This at Home, obviously. Please. Related to Shear Menace, which is using scissors as a weapon." ]

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[ "Prince Harry: ‘Powerful media’ is why he’s stepping away", null, "LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry took aim at the journalists who have dissected his life since the day he was born as he expressed regret for the way he has had to step down from royal duties.\n\nIn a personal speech that referenced his late mother, Princess Diana, who died in a car accident in 1997 while being pursued by paparazzi, Harry said Sunday he had “no other option″ but to step away so that he and his wife, Meghan, could seek a more peaceful life.\n\n“When I lost my mum 23 years ago, you took me under your wing,″ Harry said at a dinner in London for Sentebale, his Africa-based charity supporting youngsters with HIV. ``You looked out for me for so long, but the media is a powerful force.\n\nAnd my hope is one day our collective support for each other can be more powerful, because this is so much bigger than just us.″\n\nThe comments were Harry’s first public remarks since Saturday night, when his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, announced the terms under which the prince and his wife will walk away from most royal duties, give up public funding and try to become financially independent.\n\nThe couple is expected to spend most of their time in Canada while maintaining a home in England near Windsor Castle.\n\nMeghan has already returned to Canada, where the couple spent a Christmas break with their 8-month-old son, Archie.\n\nIt was not clear how soon Harry will join Meghan, Archie and the couple’s dogs in Canada, or where in the country they plan to live." ]

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[ "Numerous police and international intelligence agencies classify the Hells Angels as one of the \"big four\" motorcycle clubs , along with the Pagans , Outlaws , and Bandidos , and contend that members carry out widespread violent crime and organized crime , including drug dealing, trafficking in stolen goods, and extortion , and are involved in prostitution. Archived from the original on July 18, We don't have no blacks and they don't have no whites. In the club made headlines when it tried to register a lottery. Wooley became an associate of the Hells Angels Montreal charter [71] in the s and later tried uniting street gangs in Quebec after Boucher was imprisoned.\n\nNew Zealand has had youth and street gangs since the s, according to sociologist Jarrod Gilbert. Although Black Power takes its name from the black liberation movement of the same name, in many ways it and similar gangs are much more akin to white American motorcycle gangs such as the Hell's Angels. Since the early s newer gangs have primarily been influenced by African American street gangs such as the Crips and Bloods. Some politicians have called for gang patches to be made illegal. Gang members account for a rapidly increasing proportion of incarcerations in New Zealand.\n\nNo other gang had more than one percent of the prison population. According to the book Gangs by English journalist Ross Kemp , New Zealand had more gangs per head than any other country in the world, [18] with about seventy major gangs and over 4, patched members [1] in a population of 4 million people. It was reported in that New Zealand gangs seemed to be recruiting members at a greater rate than the police force. It has been involved with various kinds of crime, particularly drug dealing.\n\nIts symbol is the clenched fist of the American black power movement, and their colours are blue and black. In the Nomads split from Black Power. The Head Hunters motorcycle club is one of the fastest growing motorcycle clubs in the country. The King Cobras are a Central Auckland-based gang [26] with its origins born out of the Polynesian Panthers in the early s whose ranks are predominantly Polynesian but not exclusive of others.", null, "In May , a court in Utrecht issued a verdict that made the Netherlands the first country to completely ban the Hells Angels; other countries such as Germany had banned local chapters, but never before the entire club. Common nicknames for the club are the \"H. The Hells Angels were originally started by American World War II immigrants, the Bishop family, on March 17 of in Fontana, California ; [4] shortly after which, they subsumed an amalgamation of former members of other motorcycle clubs, such as the Pissed Off Bastards of Bloomington , which had been formed by veterans of the war.\n\nThe website also notes that the name was first suggested by an associate of the founders named Arvid Olsen, who had served in the \"Hell's Angels\" squadron of the Flying Tigers in China during World War II. Some of the early history of the HAMC is not clear, and accounts differ. According to Ralph \"Sonny\" Barger , founder of the Oakland charter, early charters of the club were founded in San Francisco , Gardena , Fontana , Oakland and elsewhere, with the members usually being unaware that there were other clubs.\n\nThe Oakland charter, at the time headed by Barger, used a larger version of the \"Death's Head\" patch nicknamed the \"Barger Larger\", which was first used in It later became the club standard. The Hells Angels are often depicted in semi-mythical romantic fashion like the 19th-century James—Younger Gang : free-spirited, iconic, bound by brotherhood and loyalty.", null, "At other times, such as in the Roger Corman film The Wild Angels , they are depicted as violent and nihilistic, little more than a violent criminal gang and a scourge on society. The club became prominent within, and established its notoriety as part of the s counterculture movement in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury scene, playing a part at many of the movement's seminal events.\n\nWriting a book about the club launched the career of \" Gonzo \" journalist Hunter S. In , members from several branches of the organization protested at an Environmental Protection Agency hearing about a proposed transportation plan that included restrictions on motorcycle use and sales to get California to meet the new Clean Air Act standards. Numerous police and international intelligence agencies classify the Hells Angels as one of the \"big four\" motorcycle clubs , along with the Pagans , Outlaws , and Bandidos , and contend that members carry out widespread violent crime and organized crime , including drug dealing, trafficking in stolen goods, and extortion , and are involved in prostitution.\n\nSee the Special Offers page for more. 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[ null, "As of 9 May, Sadiq Khan has entered his second term as London Mayor. Aside from some headline grabbing areas of control such as transport (TfL), policing, fire and the figurehead of being Mayor himself, one area where his control is perhaps innocuous from those not in the development industry is that of town, or in his case, city planning.\n\nProudly brandishing the London Plan (finalised and approved just weeks before his re-election) he has set a planning blueprint alongside which the 32 London Boroughs, 1 Corporation (City of London) and 2 Development Corporations must tailor their own Local Plans. This is the dispensation of spatial and sector specific advice which it is hoped will result in effectively planned residential and business communities across the capital.\n\nWhilst the dispensation of advice is a useful tool to have, the Mayor is also armed with the ability to at least advise/influence and at most actually determine “strategic” planning applications, e.g. more than 150 residential units or any building more than 30m high and outside the City of London.\n\nIn the run up to the election, when it came to planning/development, The Mayor spelt out 10 planning pledges in his 102-page manifesto to:\n\nPrior to the election I had the pleasure of attending a debate with The Mayor which, Chaired by the London Chamber of Commerce, was an any questions/any subject format exploring how the Mayor intended to use his powers and influence if elected. I was able to ask The Mayor how, pre-Covid, when pressure was (rightly) being put on outer London Boroughs to soak up more of the demand for housing, further pressure on the outer Boroughs, post-Covid, may come from volume house builders wishing to re-design their offer to include larger rooms, larger gardens, additional work/study rooms. How did he see these matters being weighed up by his town planning team?\n\n“Cracking question Richard – when I speak to town planners one of the frustrations they have is the lack of certainty, what they want to know is what are the rules of the game so that you can advise your clients and work forward on decent schemes, now you have the certainty of the London Plan that is great news. You raise another really important issue, in relation to what is the post Covid world going to be like? And if I am honest Richard, honestly nobody knows so it is a very brave town planning consultant that starts advising now on the base of schemes, big schemes going forward because people’s’ views are changing.”\n\n“It is important that we just don’t inadvertently rush into changing our planning rules by having to produce new SPG’s. We are clear though in City Hall that we do particularly want to continue having good quality and well-designed homes, and I know your team does that.”\n\nOn a practical note, he went on to outline how City Hall plan to encourage more flexible locational workplaces post Covid …\n\n“A second issue we are doing Richard, is looking at the possibility of talking to the City of London about whether there are a hub and spokes model in relation to businesses who are based in the heart of London, so people who want to leave their home to work but don’t want to go to Zone 1 could have a shared work space in Zones 4 or and 5. And so some of the work we are doing not just with the City of London but with other employers as well, because there are opportunities Richard to have shared workspaces in Zones 4 and 5 , you’ll know where historically it has just been Zones 1 and 2 for obvious reasons. So that is why I am saying watch this space. The work we are doing, the work that Gerald Eve, LSE and Arup are doing for us will be quite instrumental Richard because they have been speaking to Parisians and New Yorkers as well about what they have learnt, because they are a bit ahead of us as the virus got there first.”\n\nWhilst the Mayor advised that it is only a “very brave town planning consultant that starts advising now on the base of schemes, big schemes going forward because peoples’ views are changing,” this will have to be a brave Mayoralty if it is to seek to deliver the 10 pledges in 4 years as no doubt his electorate’s views begin to change also." ]

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[ null, "No secret is barred from the tainted disciple's grasp, be it hidden beyond the gates of Heaven or buried deep within the bowels of Hell. And if such forbidden knowledge comes at the cost of his soul, he's willing to pay that price...\n\nAll of the following are class features of the tainted disciple.\n\nProficiencies: Tainted disciples gain no proficiency with any weapon or armor.\n\nSpellcasting: At each indicated level, you gain new spells per day and an increase in caster level (and spells known, if applicable) as if you had also gained a level in a prepared divine spellcasting class to which you belonged before adding the prestige class level. You also gain new invocations known, increased damage with eldritch blast, and an increase in invoker level at each level as if you had also gained a level in the warlock class. You do not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If you had more than one prepared divine spellcasting class before becoming a tainted disciple, you must decide to which class to add each level for the purpose of determining spells per day, caster level, and spells known.\n\nLevel Advancement: The power of taint is seductive. Once you have tasted its attractions, it is hard to resist. If you wish to advance a level in another class after taking your first level as a tainted disciple, you must succeed on a Will save (DC = 10 + your corruption score). If you fail, you must stay in this prestige class and advance another level in tainted disciple instead. If you succeed, you can advance the level in another class, although you must still attempt the saving throw the next time you gain a level or default back to this prestige class.\n\nOnce you reach 10th level as a tainted disciple, you can freely advance in other classes until you reach epic levels, at which point you must once again succeed on a Will save in order to advance in another class.\n\nYou accumulate taint for casting your spells. Each time you cast a divine spell, you must make a Will save (DC 10 + spell level) or increase your depravity score by 1. In additional, all divine spells you cast are evil spells.\n\nIf you begin at a level higher than 1st level, you begin play with corruption and depravity scores equal to one-half your Charisma score (unmodified by temporary boosts such as magic items or spells) + your character level + 2 per tainted disciple class level (effectively tripling your class levels). If you are undead, add +1 to this total. If you are [Evil], add +2.\n\nAdditionally, you gain an innate understanding of objects, places, and creatures that carry the taint of evil. By concentrating as a full-round action and focusing your attention on a creature, object, or specific site within 60 feet of you, you can determine if it carries or transmits taint.\n\nTainted Spell (Su): Select one spell you have access to. You can spontaneously convert any prepared spell of an equal or higher level into that spell, similar to a cleric casting cure spells. In addition, once per day for every tainted spell you know, you can cast one of your prepared spells as if it were a supernatural ability. You must still pay any XP costs associated with the spell, but it automatically bypasses spell resistance and does not require any other components.\n\nOtherworldly Secret: At the indicated levels, you unlock one of the following secrets. Each one has an additional requirement that you must meet before it can be selected.\n\nTainted disciples gather knowledge. Upon selecting this otherworldly secret, you gain the ability to know legends or information regarding various topics, just as a bard can with bardic knowledge. You add your tainted disciple class level and your Intelligence modifier to this lore check. If you know the Magical Skill Mastery secret, you can add your depravity score instead of your Intelligence modifier to any lore check dealing with supernatural, horrific, tainted, or otherwise forbidden subjects, at the DM's discretion.\n\nIf you have unlocked at least three otherworldly secrets, your knowledge of lore beyond the realm of common experience is broadened and magically augmented. Once per day, you can use contact other plane as a spell-like ability. If your Intelligence and Charisma temporarily decrease as a result of using this ability, you must make a Will save or have your depravity score increased by 1. The DC for this Will save equals the DC of the Intelligence check to avoid the ability score decrease +10. Thus, if you contact an Elemental Plane, the DC is 17; if you contact a greater deity on an Outer Plane, the DC is 26.\n\nOn the start of your turn, your can spend a free action to invoke your hideous blow power. Doing so channels your eldritch blast into any two one-handed melee weapons you're holding at the time, and the channeling lasts until the start of your next turn. Any targets you hit with your melee attacks while channeling your blast in this way causes them to be affected by your eldritch blast (including any eldritch essence applied to the blast) in addition to your weapon and/or precision damage.\n\nYou can use your tainted magic to create magic items, even if you don't know the spells required to make them. You can substitute a Use Magic Device check (DC 15 + spell level) in place of a required spell you don't know or can't cast. Such magic items are automatically [evil].\n\nEvery morning when preparing your spells, you may select one item creation feat of choice even if you don't otherwise qualify for it (aside from caster level and/or Spellcraft prerequisites). You are treated as possessing that feat until you decide to change it during your morning preparation.\n\nIn addition, each time your eldritch blast gains an energy type, choose one of the following: acid, cold, fire, electric, or sonic. Your eldritch blast uses that element instead, much like the Energy Substitution feat.\n\nUpon learning this secret, you may take 10 even if stress and distractions would normally prevent you from doing so when using the following skills: Autohypnosis, Concentration, Craft, Knowledge (all), Spellcraft, and Use Magic Device. If one of these skills is instead used for an extended period of time, such as researching a topic, the minimum required time to perform that action is halved. This secret also grants an insight bonus equal to half your class level (rounded up) on each of those checks.\n\nFurthermore, for every otherworldly secret you know, you gain a bonus [metamagic] feat of choice.\n\nFinally, you can add your depravity score to your Intelligence modifier for any check relating to the use of magic or supernatural subjects. This includes but is not limited to: Concentration checks to cast defensively, Craft (alchemy) checks or other Craft checks made to create magic items, Spellcraft checks to learn or identify a spell, and Knowledge checks made to identify most non-mundane creatures.\n\nFurthermore, you can alter your eldritch blast if it uses one of the following shapes: burst, cone, cylinder, emanation, line, or spread. The alteration consists of creating spaces within the blast's area of effect that are not subject to the effect. The minimum dimension for these spaces is a 5-foot cube.\n\nFinally, You can also treat your eldritch blast as a ranged weapon for purposes of feats and special abilities. For each otherworldly secret you know, you also gain one of the following feats as a bonus feat: Able Sniper, Dead Eye, Deadly Aim, Far Shot, Improved Precise Shot, Improved Rapid Shot, Manyshot, Penetrating Shot, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Ranged Disarm, Rapid Shot, Sharp-Shooting, Shot on the Run, and Zen Archery. These feats only apply when using your master blaster ability unless you also learn them through other means.\n\nYou gain Obtain Familiar and Improved Familiar as bonus feats.\n\nIn addition, for every otherworldly secret you know, you may add one 0-level spell from the wizard/sorcerer spell list to your list of known spells, reflecting a cantrip your familiar helped you develop.\n\nThis secret allows you to apply a metamagic feat you know to a spell you cast by paying an additional cost in blood. By draining your own blood, you can enhance your spells without using a higher-level spell slot. The cost is a number of points of Constitution damage equal to the spell slot adjustment of the metamagic feat. Thus, casting an empowered flame strike spell costs you 2 points of Constitution damage, because an empowered spell uses up a spell slot two levels higher than normal.\n\nIf you do not have a Constitution score, you cannot use this ability.\n\nYour eldritch blast becomes a supernatural effect. It still requires a somatic component, but is no longer subject to spell resistance (though it can still be suppressed in an antimagic field), and it does not provoke an attack of opportunity. This secret may only be unlocked at 9th level. You may still apply any eldritch essence or blast shape essence to your eldritch blast when using this secret.\n\nAdditionally, for each otherworldly secret you know, you gain a bonus eldritch essence or eldritch shape invocation from your list of available invocations at each level you unlocked a secret.\n\nSpontaneous Metamagic (Ex): You can apply metamagic feats to any of your prepared spells just as a spontaneous caster can. This increases the casting time as normal, unless you have the Rapid Metamagic feat (which you automatically qualify for).\n\nEpic Spellcasting Progression: At each level above 10th, you gain new spells per day and spells known as if you had gained a level in a prepared divine spellcasting class you belonged to previously, up to the maximum spells per day and spells known by that class. Your caster level in that class increases by +1. You also gain new invocations known, increased damage with eldritch blast, and an increase in invoker level at each level as if you had also gained a level in the warlock class, up to a maximum of 20th level." ]

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[ "You will need a wristband to get into the show. Writsbands will be available for pick up at Music Millennium's \"east\" location between 5:00 and 7:00 P.M. on the day of the show.\n\nALSO, wristbands will be available at the club at the normal door times. However, THIS SHOW IS FIRST COME FIRST SERVED, so get there early and stay in line.\n\nIt might've required a 6:30 am wakeup call for the band, but when it comes to entertaining the loyal listeners of America's most beloved morning radio program-that-doesn't-feature-Artie Lange, no sacrifice could be too great. You can hear Cat Power in about an hour from now (say, 11am PST) on KCRW's \"Morning Becomes Eclectic\"\n\nMatador's Jesper Eklow filmed the process of cutting the vinyl for the Mission Of Burma LPs at Sterling Sound from the original tapes. Featuring legendary mastering engineer George Marino, this is the first of several clips we'll be releasing on the subject.\n\nI'll See Patrick's Randomness And Raise Him Something Specific\n\nFamily tree connections to The Fluid aside, the above single is the greatest thing that ever happened in the city of Denver other than the time Denny Neagle sang \"Caught With The Meat In Your Mouth\" at karaoke. Thanks to the folks at Smooch Records, it is now available on the popular compact disc format for a price everyone can afford. Well, everyone except Denny.\n\nIf you're not as Syked as we are, please, keep it to yourself. Wanda will be Jay Leno's guest tonight at 11:30pm EST.\n\nRandom single from the collection", null, "The above is the first chapter in the \"random single from the collection\" series, which will be happening as long as I can annoy people with it. This one is, appropriately enough, an incredibly boring French-Japanese childrens-lounge music single from 1997, recommended me by Yasuharu Konishi at a store in Tokyo the year it came out. Maybe one day it will be cool.\n\nWhat do you do with Sammy's leftovers?", null, "I'm sure many of you have grappled with this problem before. After eating (and drinking) at Sammy's Romanian Steakhouse, and you inevitably have some steak left over... how do you heat it up? Because no way that shit's gonna fit in a pan. (See above.) I ended up using aluminum foil in an inventive way. With a little Vouvray (ideally pronounced in the Cockney Wanker accent), steam it a bit, and yeah, it was pretty tasty. Especially served with the dry cauliflower recipe from central-northern Indian I've been promoting hereabouts. Support Sammy's, btw\n\nYo La Tengo's Continued Covers For Cash Campaign On WFMU, Sunday at 5pm", null, "\"From 5-8pm Gaylord Fields and Bob Brainen mark the halfway point of the WFMU fundraising Marathon by once again enlisting Yo La Tengo to take your calls, pledges and most importantly cover song requests, which will then be brought to life over the air! The band's long history with the WFMU Marathon has proven that Yo La Tengo is unstoppable, and tonight's show is a special longer 3-hour broadcast just in case that extended version of \"Hocus Pocus\" comes up. Gaylord co-hosts the rest of Bob's show from 8-9pm after the band packs up as well. \"\n\nIf you're feeling like donating loot to the only non-profitable organization I've ever supported besides Father Bruce Ritter's \"Mittens For Boys\" campaign, here's where you can do so.\n\nThe whole of 'Real Emotional Trash' (LP/CD, coming March 4) can be heard at the Jicks' MySpace page. Please, someone befriend this band so they can get some decent looking people in their Top Whatever.\n\nIn addition, the dashing quartet pictured above will be performing in the following record shops next week :", null, "After Matador's '07 reissue of the critically acclaimed 'Palo Santo', we've been waiting & wondering about the next Shearwater full-length. We're happy to report the resulting LP/CD 'Rook', not only lives up to the ridiculously high standards set by its predecessor, but should well stand as an early album of the year candidate. Produced by Shearwater's Jonathan Meiburg\nand recorded by Matthew Barnhart at Denton's Echo Lab this past November and December, 'Rook' is an extraordinarily original work ; only on a handful of occasions have we heard an album this powerful and so rich in detail, both musically and lyrically. Shearwater's knack for the epic is already well documented, but with all due respect to their prior efforts, the broad sweep of 'Rook''s 10 songs is like nothing else you're likely to experience in 2008.\n\nWe'll have more details about 'Rook' in the weeks ahead, but in the meantime, Shearwater have confirmed the following US dates in support of Clinic.", null, "I recently wrote here about Ottomanelli on Bleecker Street, a great old-style New York butchers. They have the pork chops pictured above, a heritage breed from Western Massachusetts, 'black pig' Berkshires. This is what pork was like before it became the other white meat. Look at that fat. Liz Hart and I have recently been trading pork strategies for avoiding the overcooked phenomenon, a real danger with modern lean chops - you have maybe 30 seconds after it becomes done but before it becomes dry, and pulling it out during that window can be a matter of pure luck. (See my post about pork chops with vinegar peppers.) Liz recommends brining, and I tried that, with the good old Julia Child spice marinade, and it was great. But I found with these heritage chops, no brining was necessary... nor was there need for that constant worry about hitting the 30 second window. With these well-marbled chops, the fat provides the moisture. They were amazing. And they were also $7.99 a pound. I served 'em with steamed white rice (Carolina) and boiled green beans (a little bit of Lurpak butter and some salt).\n\nWhile Jim DeRogatis will probably hit the roof tonight if \"Juno\" pulls an Oscar upset, a recent online poll from Pearl & Dean of some 3000 cinephiles resulted in the following list of \"films that should have won an Academy Award but never did.\"\n\nThe BBC site didn't reveal what came in 11th place, but there had to be at least a couple of votes for another neglected classic.", null, "You always hear about Southern Indian vegetarian - at least in New York - you know, dosai, iddly, sambar etc. It's virtually been trademarked by the restaurants on lower Lexington who now all have rabbinical supervision and have gathered in the orthodox Jewish market. But of course vegetarianism exists all over India... the Vedic cookbook 'Lord Krishna's Cuisine' if anything focuses on the north.\n\nThe dish pictured above is evocatively called 'dry cauliflower' and comes from Uttar Pradesh, the north-central part of India. The cauliflower flowerets are flash-fried in oil that's been seasoned with whole spices, then steamed for about 5-10 minutes, covered, in the same pan, and finished with garam masala and amchoor (dried mango powder). The cauliflower is crisp and pungent, its own flavor still there but in contrast with the multiple spices and whole herbs from the cooking.\n\nI served this with potatoes smothered with shallots, a southern recipe but one that almost could come from Pennsylvania or a similar northern state in the US. Potatoes are cut to thick old-style french-fry size and fried in butter (ghee); the shallots are fried in the remaining shortening; the potatoes come back and are steamed. The only condiments are salt and pepper (the prologue to the recipe says that green chilies are added in India, but I missed that, fortunately or unfortunately). The result was filling and plain; I liked it as a foil to the first dish.", null, "Breaking Down The Fourth Wall With Negative FX\n\nsnazzy, albeit brief video footage (above), in honor of Dave Bass' Distortions releasing 'Government War Plans'. OK, maybe it came out a while ago, but I just found a copy the other day.\n\nAs far the clip above, I recognize Dave Smalley and Jamie Sciarappa in the chorus line. Who knows? Maybe you're in there, too.\n\nThe final disc of the New Pornographers Buy Early Get Now promotion, the Challengers 'Executive Edition' box set, is now ready for download and burning.\n\nYou will get both videos (\"Challengers\" and \"Myriad Harbour\") along with tons and tons of photos: air-guitar-ing candids, set-lists, cover art mockups, and a massive collection of live photos.\n\nFor those of you who didn't get into this the first time, a limited number of Challengers box sets are still available:\n\nBuy from the Matador Store\n\nor from your favorite local retailer.\n\nIf you already have the regular edition of Challengers on CD or LP, you can upgrade to the box set - see the option in the Store above (or at your local retailer).\n\nWhile we're smack in the middle of planning for the new Matmos LP/CD 'Supreme Ballon' (yesterday's marketing meeting was a doozy -- especially the pronounciation debate over \"mobile\"), Drew and Martin will be in New York this weekend, presenting two shows at The Stone (Avenue C and 2nd Street) on Saturday night at 8 and 10pm.\n\nMatmos will be performing their version of Robert Ashley's 'Perfect Lives' along with additional material. Tickes are $10 (half price for students between the ages of 13 and 19) and are not available in advance.\n\nCleveland guitarist Jim Jones, a member of Pere Ubu from 1987-2002, and a player with bands including Home & Garden, The Mirrors, the Styrenes and the Easter Monkeys passed away on Monday evening. Jones was 57.\n\n(an obituary from the Cleveland Plain Dealer's John Petkovic)\n\nThe joy of suet", null, "Just a quick plug for suet, which is the light, crumbly fat from around the kidney and liver. This piece came from O. Ottomanelli on Bleecker. It rendered easily and quickly and smelled delicious - I browned chuck for chili in it. Suet is not easy to find these days, at least in New York.\n\nIn addition to a European jaunt with Band Of Horses that starts tomorrow in Glasgow, The Cave Singers have confirmed the following shows in support of their Plug Award nominated 'Invitation Songs' LP/CD. The big rooms are w/ Death Cab, the small rooms, well, without Death Cab. More summer festivals will be announced soon." ]

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[ null, "The Beatles song, “The Long and Winding Road,” might be a poignant reminder to Jonathan Rutledge about the importance of perseverance. Rutledge, an Evanston resident, is a military veteran, an almost federal law enforcement officer, former fireman, and current successful jewelry artist. It took a while, but he eventually found his calling.\n\nRutledge will be one of many artists whose work will be on display at the annual American Craft Exposition at the Chicago Botanic Garden from September 30 through October 2. The highly competitive, juried show and sale features crafts created by some of the country’s finest artists. The show will benefit NorthShore University HealthSystem’s Save Moms, a program designed to protect and preserve maternal health before, during, and after delivery. For Rutledge, the cause is personal.\n\n“My wife is a nurse at NorthShore and was rushed to NorthShore Evanston during her second pregnancy with serious complications,” Rutledge says. “I’m grateful to the staff at NorthShore for keeping my wife and child safe during childbirth.”", null, "Rutledge attended Evanston Township High School and, upon graduating, went into the Air Force for four years. When he got out, he was unsure of what he wanted to study but ended up at Illinois State University studying international relations and German. But art was in his heart.\n\n“I grew up always drawing and just making things out of wood and building things,” he says. “My junior year of college I wanted an elective class, something outside of the political science world, a little more fun, and I found a woodworking class that was taught through the Art Department.”\n\nRutledge says the fact that he wasn’t an art major prohibited him from taking the class, so he scoured the course catalogue and found an art class working with metal. He crashed it, hoping his background in the military working with sheet metal might buy him a waiver from the professor. The plan worked.", null, "“I figured if I could work on a macro-scale with sheet metal, I could work on a micro-scale with it,” he says. “They weren’t going to let me take that class either, but I decided just to just show up when the class started and introduce myself. It turned out the professor was a Vietnam veteran. He told me about his military experience, and we just sort of hit it off.”\n\nRutledge says the professor became a mentor and, after Rutledge’s senior year, invited him back for graduate school, but at the time he had a keen interest in law enforcement and wanted to pursue a career with the DEA. He spent a year preparing and passed the tests required to follow that path, but it all changed in a moment.\n\n“I was sitting in the coffee shop, the day of my interview, and just thinking, ‘You know what? I really don’t want to do this’,” he says. “So, I called and canceled the interview and then called my professor and told him I want to take him up on his offer and come back down to Illinois State and study with him, so that’s what I did.”\n\nRutledge studied for a year and a half but never finished a graduate degree in art, due mostly to his academic background, but he wouldn’t be deterred. He pursued another one of his interests— becoming a firefighter—and went to work for a fire department in the western suburbs of Chicago. The work schedule allowed him to further pursue his interest in art.\n\n“It took me four years to specialize in a process called granulation and the entire time I was in school, I was interested in it, but as a student I couldn’t afford to work with gold,” Rutledge says. “So, at the fire department, all of my income went towards material and tools.”", null, "In August 2004, Rutledge got into his first show—the American Craft Exposition—and his career as an artist took off from there.\n\n“It was really something being there because I remember setting up my booth and some of the artists would walk by and I would recognize them from the magazines. They had pictures of their work up on the wall,” says Rutledge. “At the time it was really intimidating to be exhibiting at the same show.”\n\nRutledge has been a regular at the American Craft Exposition for more than a decade and is still working on some of the 50 or so pieces that he will display at this year’s event.\n\n“I still live in Evanston, and it’s special to be able to contribute to something that’s meant a lot to my family in the past,” he says.\n\nThe American Craft Exposition takes place at the Chicago Botanic Garden from September 30 to October 2. To purchase tickets and for more information visit americancraftexpo.org" ]

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[ null, null, "Following the box office success of “Elvis, ” the epic, big-screen spectacle from Warner Bros. Pictures and visionary, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, ID Supply, an industry leader in vertical merchandising, has announced a brand new line of Elvis apparel for women and men in today’s top trending specialty stores as part of a summer collection unveiling. ID Supply is best known for bringing new acts to the retail marketplace in a strategic and meaningful way. Over recent years, ID has led retail programs for artists such as Juice WRLD, Trippie Redd, YG, J Balvin and others.\n\n“We are thrilled to partner with Elvis Presley Enterprises for what we believe is the next frontier for ID Supply” stated Brandon Ruddach, founder of ID Supply Co. “We are grateful for this opportunity and especially excited to bring a new look to Elvis apparel and tap into a demographic who can now see him in a new light.”\n\n“Elvis is not only one of the greatest musical talents of all time, but his legacy as a style icon is unrivaled,” said Matt Abruzzo, Senior Director, Entertainment at Authentic Brands Group (ABG), owner of Elvis Presley Enterprises. “We are pleased to partner with ID Supply Co on this brand-new line of Elvis apparel.”\n\nID Supply’s upcoming collection seamlessly blends the iconic essence of Elvis Presley with the spirit of summer.Drawing inspiration from Elvis’ timeless music, modern streetwear trends and the feeling riding in the back of a pickup truck on a late summer evening, ID’s direction will give both new and old fans something unique to discover together, just like when Elvis first hit the stage.\n\nID Supply Co. is a vertical merchandise company composed of creatives, product developers, and brand experts who tackle a wide array of projects from custom merchandise to digital assets for product launches. With a unique combination of capabilities, ID’s headquarters houses a vertical production facility which excels in distributing meaningful merchandise along with a creative studio responsible for on-trend collection building and marketing strategies.\n\nElvis Presley is one of the most influential pop culture figures of the 20th century. Often referred to as the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Elvis’ commanding voice and charismatic stage presence unleashed a musical and cultural revolution that changed the world. Over the course of his extraordinary career, Elvis was nominated for 14 Grammy Awards (3 wins), sold over 1 billion records worldwide, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and was named “One of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Nation” by the United States Jaycees, as well as the 2018 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In addition to his musical accolades, Elvis starred in 33 films and made numerous television appearances.\n\nAn enduring symbol of “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s” stardom, Graceland, Elvis’ Memphis home, is the second most-visited home in the United States after the White House, drawing over 600,000 visitors annually and tens of thousands of fans for its Elvis Week celebration. With more than 17 million fans across social media and a growing multimedia presence, the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” continues to inspire today’s most influential musicians, designers, entertainers, and social influencers and captivate audiences around the world.\n\nAuthentic Brands Group (ABG) is a brand development, marketing and entertainment company, which owns a portfolio of global media, entertainment and lifestyle brands. Headquartered in New York City, with offices around the world, ABG elevates and builds the long-term value of more than 50 consumer brands and properties by partnering with best-in-class manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers. Its brands have a global retail footprint across the luxury, specialty, department store, mid-tier, mass and e-commerce channels and in more than 6,100 freestanding stores and shop-in-shops around the world.\n\nABG is committed to transforming brands by delivering compelling product, content, business and immersive experiences. It creates and activates original marketing strategies to drive the success of its brands across all consumer touchpoints, platforms and emerging media.", null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Even though a majority of voters in the London area drive a vehicle, that part of their lives has been ignored by recent policies of London’s Mayors. In fact, London has experienced years of heavy prejudice against the means of transport used by almost everyone. Since 1974, 25% of the streets of London have been […]", null, null, "It is time that the truth was told about public ownership and nationalisation. In 1975 the McIntosh Enquiry, on which I worked, found that out of 32 publicly owned corporations and companies just four were making significant losses. They were coal, which was running out, steel which had been starved of investment, railways suffering from […]\n\nIt is now over 12 months since my last blog posting. The reason for this hiatus is that I got cancer. And had to undergo some long and complicated surgery which at some stages was life threatening. There were crises and much surgery had to be done twice. From the time I went under in […]", null, "It has been striking throughout this 2015 general election campaign that the subject of taxation has been avoided by all the parties other than to pretend that there will be no tax increases afterwards. But the deficit comes up all the time, and the only policy on offer is austerity. Finally we know that Cameron […]", null, null, "The forthcoming 2015 general election is not going to be about what kind of Britain we want to have in the future, but rather how we pay the bills. It has already descended into a kind of supermarket debate. Each side is bidding to offer good things in the future, and none really admitting […]", null, "It is interesting that, among all the tributes paid to Tony Benn, almost nobody has owned up to actually agreeing with his policies, or as he would say, the ‘issues’ on which he fought his many battles (with the possible exception of Diane Abbott). I had personal experience of working with Tony Benn twice in my […]" ]

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[ "The day started with the cadets getting into their PTs, but instead of the usual physical activities, they are taken outside for drill and evaluations. Once finished, the cadets attended morning Reveille for the raising of the flag.\n\nAfter the flag was raised, the cadets were marched off to the lower field for the cadet Olympic Games where each flight competed against each other in soccer, kickball, and relay races. Once the games concluded the cadets were taken to the Wise Campus Center for Brunch.\n\n​After Brunch the cadets showered, dressed, and prepared their dormitories for final barracks and uniform inspections. The cadets changed into their Dress Blues and their inspection, which was conducted by C/Lt Col Chick, C/1st Lt Downs, and C/2d Lt Robinson, played out.\n\nWith the conclusion of inspection, the cadets gather for group photos then change into their PT uniforms for pass and review practice. Practice Retreat is followed by the long awaited BBQ and a relaxed, fun time together as an academy.\n\nAfter the BBQ, the cadets clean up, pack, and get ready for lights out at 2045.", null, "The NCOs started day 6 in their PT uniforms and marched to the lower field for Calisthenics and Physical Training. After PT, they left the field and went to the center field for morning formation.\n\nAfter they finished brunch, the NCOLS students marched to the barracks to change into their Dress Blues uniforms and prepared for their uniform and room inspections. While the NCOs were in their blues uniforms, they received their Board of Reviews (BORs) and had their pictures taken for the academy yearbook.\n\nOnce they finished the BORs, the NCOLS cadets changed into their PT uniforms to participate in a Team Leadership Project (TLP) and an Impromptu Activity.\n\nFrom the barracks, the NCOs marched to Sabine Field to practice the Pass In Review Ceremony. After their activities the students marched to the center field for Retreat Formation and then the Wise Campus Center for the academy BBQ and clean up thereafter.\n\nWhen the BBQ finished, the NCOs went back to the barracks to pack for when they leave the following day and immediately afterwards had Personal Time and Flight Time before lights out.", null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "Unidentified bodies washed up in Cornwall over the last fifty years\n\nThe most recent unidentified body was found last year", null, "It has now been more than 50 years since a decomposed body was pulled out of the sea off Cornwall - and police are still no closer to finding its identity.\n\nIt is the oldest of 11 unidentified bodies known to have been found in our area and has been shrouded in mystery since it was recovered from the sea at Cadgwith, on November 5, 1969.\n\nWhat is known is that the body is that of a 5ft 10ins tall European white man, of medium build, aged between 35 and 45.\n\nIt is believed the body had been in the water for around three to four months.\n\nHe was wearing a Vilmor watch, which had stopped at the date 30th, but the month is not clear.\n\nThe man was also clad in blue jeans, a grey, blue and black checked shirt, and sandals.\n\nThe body is just one of hundreds recovered from across Britain which remain unidentified, with the mystery stretching back decades in many cases.\n\nThe most recent unidentified body found in Cornwall was of an Asian man who was found dead in the heavy surf on the shoreline of Sennen Beach, near Penzance on September 24 last year.\n\nThe man was slim, 6ft 2ins tall and had grey hair and stubble.\n\nIn total, Devon and Cornwall Police held 31 unidentified bodies as of March 31, 2020. Of those 11 were known to have been found in Cornwall.\n\nHowever, details of only 23 unidentified bodies held by Devon and Cornwall Police are listed on the Missing Persons Unit’s website.\n\nThe other nine unidentified bodies found in Cornwall are of:\n\n· A male aged 25 to 30 whose decomposed remains were found on July 22, 1973 at Crackington Haven. Further remains believed to be from the same male were found seven days later.\n\n· A decomposed body was recovered from the sea at Newquay on July 16, 1977. The male, who was aged between 30 and 45, is believed to have been dead for between 10 days and three months before his body was found.\n\n· The decomposed body of a male aged between 30 and 45 was found on Pothcothnan Beach, on January 22, 1978. The body is believed to have been in the water for at least one month.\n\n· The decomposed body of a female aged 25 to 30 washed ashore at Millook Beach, Bude on August 24, 1979. It is thought the body had been in the water for between three and six months.\n\n· A decomposed body was recovered from the sea between Pencra Head and Manacles Point, on December 3, 1983. The male, aged between 45 and 65, had been in the water roughly between six weeks and three months and had evidence of arthritis of the spine.\n\n· A male aged between 35 and 55 was found floating in the sea at Porthgwarra on September 26, 1997. Police believe he had been in the water for up to seven days.\n\n· The body of a male aged at least 40 was found north of Trevose Head on October 12, 2001, Padstow. It had been in the water between two weeks and two months.\n\n· A bone was found on Greenaway beach near Padstow. It is believed to have been in the water for less than 6 months. The bone belonged to a male, of unknown age, who was estimated to be 5ft 9ins tall.\n\nWhenever a body is found by police which cannot be identified, the details are published by The UK Missing Persons Unit within 48 hours - provided the investigating force agrees information should be shared publicly.\n\nDental records can also be used where there is no DNA available, for example if skeletal remains are found and DNA cannot be obtained.\nEvery effort is made to extract DNA which is kept on record until a match is found. However in older cases, before DNA was routinely taken, bodies may have been buried, making it unlikely they will ever be identified.\n\nWhat happens to unidentified bodies depends on the police force. Some bury them, while others keep the bodies for a certain amount of time before making a decision to bury or cremate the remains.\n\nThat was an increase of 10 bodies and eight partial remains from the previous year.\n\nIn addition, the UK Missing Persons Unit held details of 56 living people whose identity could not be traced.\n\nThe oldest case dates back to October 23, 1966, when a decomposed body was found in a derelict house in East Smithfield, London.\n\nIt is believed the 41-year-old man, who was 5ft 6ins tall, of a large build and with a number of missing teeth, may have been a vagrant.\n\nThe most recent was a body found on the Bank of River Dutch at Goole, Humberside, on March 20 of this year.\n\nIt is believed the 30 to 50-year-old man, who was 5ft 10ins tall, had black hair and was wearing a black Airwalk jacket and a black Lonsdale jumper, had been dead for three to five weeks.\n\n“UKMPU provides specialist support and advice to police forces to resolve missing-person cases and assist in the identification of bodies and remains, and also maintains a central national database of missing persons and unidentified cases.\n\n“Our database provides a unique function enabling details of outstanding missing people cases and unidentified remains to be matched and is accessible to the public should they wish to submit details that may help find an identity.\n\n“This work provides an essential service to forces and can help resolve cases that may otherwise remain outstanding.”\n\nOver a hundred beaches in Cornwall have no dog bans" ]

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[ null, "WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court has accepted a case from Montana in which it will consider whether states are allowed to deny tax credit programs to students who opt for religious private schools.\n\nThe decision to take the case gives a shot in the arm to the private-school choice movement, which hasn’t made much progress at the federal level in recent years, even though tax credit scholarships are a high-priority agenda item for U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.\n\nA tax credit-based scholarship program has been floated at the federal level. It would allow individuals to donate to nonprofit organizations providing scholarships and receive a federal tax credit equal to their donation.\n\nThe U.S. Department of Education says the proposed program would amount to “a historic investment in America’s students, injecting up to $5 billion yearly into locally controlled scholarship programs that empower students to choose the learning environment and style that best meets their unique needs.”\n\nAlliance Defending Freedom senior counsel John Bursch weighed in on the side of the students in the lawsuit.\n\n“States cannot base laws on hostility to religion,” Bursch said, as reported by the Catholic News Agency.\n\n“Likewise, no provision of Montana’s constitution can enshrine hostility to religion into state law. We commend the Supreme Court for taking this case.”\n\nThe Supreme Court granted certiorari in the case, known as Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, on June 28.\n\nThe case raises the question of “whether government may bar religious options from otherwise neutral and generally available student-aid programs,” according to the petition seeking review by the high court.\n\nOn Dec. 12, 2018, the Montana Supreme Court declared unconstitutional on a 5–2 vote a state scholarship program that benefited poor children, allowing them to attend the private school their families chose.\n\nThe program under review provided a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $150 matching an individual’s or a corporation’s donations to nonprofit student scholarship organizations. This, according to the state court, allowed the state legislature to “indirectly pay tuition at private, religiously-affiliated schools,” contrary to Montana law.\n\nThe state court found that because the families may use the scholarships at religious schools, the program provided aid to religious institutions and thereby entangled government with religion, contrary to the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, along with provisions in the Montana state constitution barring state aid to “sectarian schools.”\n\n“Therefore, the sole issue in this case is whether the Tax Credit Program runs afoul of Montana’s specific sectarian education no-aid provision, Article X, Section 6,” wrote the majority in the Montana ruling. “The legislature’s enactment of the Tax Credit Program is facially unconstitutional and violates Montana’s constitutional guarantee to all Montanans that their government will not use state funds to aid religious schools.”\n\nThe petitioners are Kendra Espinoza, Jeri Anderson, and Jaime Schaefer, who are all low-income mothers who needed the scholarship funds to keep their children in Stillwater Christian School, a nondenominational school in Kalispell, Montana. All three take in financial aid from the school, but still have difficulty paying monthly tuition.\n\nThere is a further regulatory wrinkle to the case.\n\nThe Institute for Justice, a public interest law firm based in Arlington, Virginia, which is representing the petitioners, noted on its website that the Montana Department of Revenue refused to implement the program as state lawmakers intended.\n\n“Not only was the rule unfair, but it was also invalid and unconstitutional. The rule went against the will of the Legislature and also discriminated against religious liberty in violation of the federal Constitutions’ Religion and Equal Protection Clauses.”" ]

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[ "The South American ski season is just about to kick off. The ski resort of Las Leñas has been gettitng hammered with snow which should make for a solid opening day. For more info and videos of skiing in South America check out UnofficialAndes.com", null, null, "Here is a look at some of the differences between skiing in North America and South America.\n\nTerrain\nSouth America is home to some of the best terrain on the planet. The Andes are a burly mountain range with chutes and steeps on par with anything you will find in North America. Often the best terrain at South American resorts is left untouched for days or weeks after a storm due to lack of freeriders. On the flip side, groomers, parks and general terrain is not as well maintained as most North American resorts.\n\nFacilities/Resorts\nFacilities in South America, like in North America, vary widely from resort to resort. Places like Portillo and Valle Nevado are quite nice and are fit to host even the most persistent of guests. Other resorts are nothing more then an old rundown lodge and a few slow pull lifts. Across the board, South American resorts are improving their resort experience by buying new grooming cats and installing high-speed chairs. Still, the bulk of lifts in South America are hand-me-downs from North American and European resorts and the cats are even older tired machines that can't buff out the slopes the way newer ones can.\n\nThe Skiers\nSkiing is an expensive sport. No matter where you go in the world it is generally the more affluent members of society who are out on the slopes. It’s true that most ski gear in South America is not on par with what you will find in the States, but don’t be surprised when you see BMW’s, Porches and Rang Rovers in the parking lots. But what about their skiing ability? To be honest, the average skier in South America is not as skilled as their North American counter part. This is largely due to the fact that there are more accessible ski resorts in North America. That being said, many of the best skiers from around the world come to South America to extend there endless winters.", null ]

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[ "Even with the rain, it’s just a game", null, "Living within 4.3 miles of Fenway Park, as the crow flies, it shouldn’t be quite such an ordeal getting to a game.\n\nI could walk for about an hour and a half, which isn’t the worst option when the humidity isn’t at its current 114 percent level, where it’s been for the past six weeks. There’s the T, and when it’s actually running, the Red Line to the Green Line should take about 30 minutes. But the red line doesn’t really run these days, and the aforementioned humidity turns Park Street into a sweltering torture chamber. Then there’s driving, which is a more horrible option as each day passes.\n\nBut truth be told, these are minor inconveniences. If I was invested and careful with money, I could go see the Red Sox much more often than I do. And with the specter of turning that four mile distance into about 20 looming in the coming weeks, it seemed right to head back out to a game.\n\nI did, and they lost 6-2 to the Kansas City Royals. That’s the least important part of this, though.\n\nIt’s easy to lose track of a team that plays every day, or at least take them for granted. Add in an expected level of success, and anything below that mark just increases passivity or rage, depending on a particular fan’s disposition.\n\nI’ve had enough to distract me that I haven’t paid all the attention I used to. But with a move impending, I made it out to the game on Tuesday night, and it was a nice distillation of everything I enjoy about the experience. I had seats in the left field grandstand, enjoyed a beer, kept score and found myself sympathizing with Andrew Cashner, who pitched well outside of his two bombs surrendered to noted-bomb-hitter Jorge Soler.\n\nSo after getting home the following night, turning on the game seemed like the right move. The Red Sox looked better, Nathan Eovaldi looked sharper in two innings of relief work than he had, and before long I was in rapt attention. I was also extremely conscious of how ridiculous the rain looked as it streamed across the screen.\n\nI realized that this had moved beyond comforting white noise when NESN’s feed froze — likely weather related —and I found myself pulling up the play-by-play online to see how Brandon Workman would get the Sox through a ninth inning tied at 4-4.\n\nSuddenly I’m invested, and suddenly it’s raining much harder. The signal goes in and out as Mookie Betts, Rafael Devers, Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez tried to score and end the game, and just as Josh Taylor came in for Workman, the downpour became untenable and derailed the game.\n\nWhich brings us to the rain delay, the most dreaded of all scenarios for those broadcasting the game and trying to fill space.\n\nSo just because actual gameplay has been derailed doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. Enter Brock Holt, who has just been scoring all kinds of entertainment points lately, picking up a camera and pulling out some incredible shots.\n\nThat shot above does not have the composition of someone who has just discovered how to make the camera work. In a past life, I would troll through the Associated Press wire looking for photos to fill spaces, and I would’ve grabbed that one for a color page in a heartbeat if it came across my screen.\n\nMeanwhile, NESN did their best to fill the time. When the network was actually broadcasting, they broke down Eovaldi’s blown save and other aspects of the game, replayed some interviews from earlier in the week, including Jim Rice teaching Manny Ramirez how to play golf, and then began the inevitable exercise of taking questions from Twitter. One question came over in Spanish, so Manny Delcarmen took over:\n\nTom Caron: “Well if we knew that we wouldn’t be wasting your time!”\n\nSo there’s that intrigue — relevance in the standings or not, this is still a Major League game tied after nine innings. It’s an official game, Kansas City doesn’t return to Boston in 2019 and Boston doesn’t travel there. So what happens? There hasn’t been a tie since 2003, when the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles ended 1-1 after five innings thanks to some uncooperative weather.\n\nThrough the rain and busted transmissions and confusion, an answer came in around 1 a.m. after I’d packed it in and gone to bed; they’ll resume on Aug. 22nd, with Taylor on the mound and Meibrys Viloria facing a 2-1 count, assuming they’re both still on their respective rosters. Thus concludes a weird night for baseball.\n\nI’ve mentioned this before, but there is something liberating about baseball games played with no ulterior motive. There isn’t a pennant in the balance or a race to the finish, it’s just a game. It marks the time and it counts in the record books and tomorrow they’ll play another and another the day after that.\n\nMaybe that’s why I’ve taken to Holt so much in the past few years. He came to prominence during a stretch in the American League cellar in between World Series wins, and just seems like he comes to play every day. It doesn’t much matter where he plays in the field or where he’s hitting, or if he starts or comes in off the bench, but he just plays and enjoys himself. It’s just a game. There’s no reason not to enjoy it as much as possible.\n\nAnd it doesn’t matter that the Aug. 22nd result likely won’t matter much. It’ll be a curiosity, both in the moment and to be discovered later by someone searching for prior suspended games. Maybe Viloria drives in a go-ahead run for the Royals, maybe Holt wins it for the home team in the bottom of the inning, maybe they play an extra nine innings before someone scores. It’s all baseball, and it’s all good.\n\nIn that spirit, I’ll try to make it to another game this weekend, and maybe one more after that this month. Taking advantage of this thing while it’s in my backyard seems important, or at the very least, it’s what I want to do. I’ll hope the rain clouds hold off for those, but if they roll in, so it goes. It’s just a game." ]

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[ "A Crime Against Life and Choice", null, "It has been a month since Saskatchewan MP Cathay Wagantall introduced her private member’s bill “Cassie and Molly’s Law”, which would invoke special criminal sanctions against people convicted of injuring or killing a pre-born child while committing an offence against the mother. On the feature this week, an interview with Jeff Durham, who’s been spearheading the campaign for this legislation.\n\nIn the news, ARPA is getting ready for a five-city tour of Alberta to talk about the implications of the government’s new education guidelines for dealing with transgendered students.\n\nPreparations are underway for the annual March for Life in Ottawa. This year – unlike in past years – the marketing material explicitly features a lot of supporting pro-life groups, including ARPA Canada and We Need a Law.\n\nWe Need a Law researcher Anna Nienhuis had an op-ed published on International Women’s Day, talking about the relationship between women’s rights and the ongoing reality of sex-selective abortion in Canada.\n\nAnd Cardus has snagged another big name. Canada’s ambassador for religious freedom is joining the organization." ]

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[ null, "Stephen Holdaway has created a switch with “Linux” and “Windows” labels, enabling you to boot into the correct OS with ease. About the reason for creating the switch, he says:\n\n“ Dual-booting Linux and Windows is a great way to get the best of both worlds, but there’s one thing that’s always bothered me. To boot into Linux, I simply press the power button and walk away. To boot into Windows on the other hand requires a tactical, precision-timed strike on the keyboard to change the selection when GRUB briefly reveals itself. Now I could just increase the GRUB selection timeout, or remove it entirely, but I’d still need to wait around to make an operating system selection. I could use the mode in GRUB that remembers the last OS selection, but I’d still need to be around to change it half the time. I could make a “reboot into Windows” action in Linux, but I’m just as often booting from a powered-off state as I am rebooting from Linux. Since I always know which operating system I want ahead of time, why not make a physical switch to select between Linux and Windows?”\n\nFor the project, he uses an STM32 microcontroller to act as a USB mass-storage device, which serves up a dynamic file. The file can be loaded by the system’s boot configuration to change its boot behavior based on the physical input.", null, "Instead of him making a custom USB interface, he leverages the fact that the BIOS already enables GRUB, with access to all attached storage devices. All he did was to present the device as storage, containing a file whose contents indicate the switch position. This looks simple. However, there are a few layers to it:", null, "The next thing he did was emulating a filesystem that GRUB could understand. He picked FAT12 because it’s fairly well documented and has a simple layout, which are:\n\nAfter many activities, he had a setup where a list of virtual files could be defined, with the directory entries and file contents generated on the fly when requested by the unsuspecting host. After encountering setbacks because GRUB doesn’t have any built-in support for loading the contents of a file into a variable, nor does it support command substitution as typical Linux shells do, he came up with a better solution. Using GRUB’s “source” command to load additional config from a virtual file. This approach works out of the box, and in theory on any version of GRUB.", null, "After successfully using the switch position in GRUB’s shell, the only thing left for him to do is to modify the system boot configuration to make its boot selection based on this information: In /etc/grub.d/00_header, add this to the generated output (escaping removed to make it easier to read) After running update-grub to generate the new boot configuration, the setup worked perfectly.\n\nFor the hardware, he used a little aluminum flat bar, a couple of screws, and some drilling, then he placed the device permanently under the lip of his desk, within arm’s reach. For more information about the project, and how you can make your own switch, visit the project write-up, and his GitHub repository." ]

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[ null, "I know that, as a rule, movie stars don’t get to keep the costumes and props from the movies in which they star. But I also know that the rules that apply to the rest of us—yeah, even movie stars—do not necessarily apply to George Clooney. I mean, just look at that face. That beard. That tan. That smile. The man is a living, breathing charm offensive, and I get the distinct impression that governments would give him the nuclear football if he just asked nicely enough.\n\nWith this in mind, I would like to propose the following: When filming wrapped on 1997’s (deeply underrated) Batman & Robin, they let Clooney have the Bat-Signal. I can’t even remember if they use the Bat-Signal in that movie, but they handed it over to Clooney regardless. It’s just a prop, of course, so it didn’t work. But in the 25 years between then and now, Clooney has diligently worked on it. Not only is it functional now, it’s no longer at Bat-Signal. It’s a Clooney-Signal. And last night, George fired that thing up, pointed it at the sky, and summoned a super-team of A-listers to put on their best black tie and hightail it to the New York Public Library.\n\nIt’s either that or George and Amal Clooney threw a big ol’ party—officially dubbed the Clooney Foundation For Justice Inaugural Albie Awards—and folks just magically knew to show up because of invitations or something. But that’s way less fun. Plus, it’s entirely possible that they did invites and the Clooney-Signal. You know, just for laughs. Either way, the Clooney-Signal is real. Believe it.\n\nKeep scrolling to see all of the stars who showed up in the finest of finery, including George himself in a damn sharp tux. He looks great, but considering the events leading up to the occasion, one can’t help but pine—just a bit—for the rubber-nipple Batsuit. Maybe next year." ]

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[ null, "Somewhere out there, Lady Whistledown is clutching her pearls. The 2021 Golden Globe nominations are here, and Netflix's Bridgerton wasn't nominated in any of the TV categories. How gauche. These snubs arrive just after Netflix announced the hit Regency-era drama had been watched by a record 82 million viewers, making it one of the biggest shows in the streaming service's history. Naturally, Bridgerton was renewed for a second season, as well.\n\nBut the Shonda Rhimes-produced show, based on Julia Quinn's popular romance novels, failed to register with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). There were no nods for Bridgerton, nor its various breakout stars, including Regé-Jean Page as Simon, Phoebe Dynevor as Daphne, Nicola Coughlan as Penelope, or Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte.\n\nAlas, the corseted-cast won't be showered with awards when the Globes air on Feb. 28, 2021. That didn't stop the voting body from nominating other royalty-adjacent series (see: The Crown's six nominations and The Great's three nods), nor did it prevent recognition for other new shows such as The Flight Attendant and Emily in Paris (two nominations each). Just as Whistledown airs her grievances via gossip-filled columns, many Bridgerton fans voiced their disappointment over the snubs on Twitter.\n\nIn defense of the HFPA (deep breath), Bridgerton premiered on Dec. 25, which is at the tail-end of the Globes eligibility window. Shows could secure nominations if they premiered from Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2020, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Still, Bridgerton remained atop Netflix's most-watched titles for weeks after its debut, giving the HFPA members ample time to binge-watch. However, as Lady Whistledown warns in the series, “The brighter a lady shines, the faster she may burn,\"—a theory that could apply to the show's Globes odds.\n\nAnother factor may be the Globes' lackluster history with diversity. This year alone, the HFPA shut out several projects centered on people of color, including Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You, Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods, and the acting ensemble of Lovecraft Country, among others. Instead, a few of the most-nominated films and TV shows included Mank, Promising Young Woman, Schitt's Creek, and the aforementioned The Crown. Meanwhile, Bridgerton infused a breath of fresh air into the period drama space, casting actors of all races in early 1800s London.\n\nIn light of the snubs, it appears that the show's cast and creators are making haste on Bridgerton Season 2. It will likely draw inspiration from Quinn's The Viscount Who Loved Me, which centers on Anthony's (Jonathan Bailey) journey to love. The second season may also make way for future installments, according to Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen. \"This being a family of eight children and there being eight books, I would love to be able to focus and really tell stories and love stories for all the Bridgerton siblings. For each character, for sure,\" he told Collider. When asked directly about the possibility of eight seasons, Van Dusen offered, \"I would love that. In success, I would love that.\"\n\nMore like this\nTwitter Is Burning As Phoebe Dynevor Reveals Daphne’s 'Bridgerton' Exit\nBy Sophie McEvoy\n'The Queen’s Gambit' Season 2 Tweet Wasn’t From Anya Taylor-Joy\nBy Mary Kate McGrath, Jack Irvin and Grace Wehniainen\nAshton Kutcher Wants Danny Masterson “To Be Found Innocent” In Rape Retrial\nBy Jake Viswanath\n'The Crown' Season 6 Has Suspended Filming \"Out Of Respect\" For The Queen's Death\nBy Bustle Staff\nGet Even More From Bustle — Sign Up For The Newsletter\nFrom hair trends to relationship advice, our daily newsletter has everything you need to sound like a person who’s on TikTok, even if you aren’t." ]

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[ "Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and M St.\n\nThis week for Not So Long Ago, GM stops by Wisconsin Ave. just above M St. where the Vinyard Vines and Bebe shops now sit.\n\nThe clothing store Wet Seal opened here sometime around 2003. It stayed open until a few years ago when Vinyard Vines opened up.\n\nIt’s impossible to discuss 1225 Wisconsin without mentioning that it was the location of Mr. Henry’s from 1967 to 1986. This bar (known primarily as a gay bar) was famous for being the place where Roberta Flack launched her career.\n\nNext door in 1993 there was a branch of Roberto Donna’s Il Radiccho brand restaurant. Upstairs was a deli/market called Il Pane (that’s Italian for bread). The restaurants stayed open until sometime around 2000. By 2002 Bebe had moved in.", null, null, "29 responses to “Not So Long Ago: Wisconsin and M St.”" ]

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[ null, "What It Was Like on Brussels Airlines' Inflight EDM Rave to Tomorrowland\nThis post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. Terms apply to the offers listed on this page. For an explanation of our Advertising Policy, visit this page.\n\nSince 2005, festivalgoers from around the globe have gathered in Boom, Belgium, for Tomorrowland, one of the world's largest EDM festivals. Held during the final two weekends of July, you can expect sold-out crowds of more than 200,000 people dancing to their favorite DJs — from David Guetta to Steve Aoki — in the hot Belgian sun. Even NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal got in on the action when he was seen headbanging in the front row to Modestep last Saturday.\n\nFor those wanting to get the party started even earlier, Brussels Airlines offers passengers the chance to fly on special Tomorrowland \"Party Flights\" to the festival from various destinations around the world. Now in its eighth consecutive year, the partnership allows customers to buy various packages that include gate parties and flights with live music, along with accommodation and a Tomorrowland ticket.\n\nDeparture airports range from Washington, DC to Ibiza, and last week I was luckily enough to fly out of the Spanish island on one of the 11 'TML Party Flights' that featured a live DJ on board. The experience was eventful, to say the least.\n\nI arrived at Ibiza Airport (IBZ) via a connection from Barcelona (BCN) and was quickly directed to the Carlsberg-sponsored gate party. Not entirely sure what to expect, I was guided through a luminous green corridor into what can only be described as a full on rave.\n\nThe gate party was held in a fairly large room complete with tarmac views, a fully functioning bar and a live DJ — the perfect combination for any festival-bound AvGeek.\n\nI wasn't entirely sure how long the party had been going on for, but judging by the buzz of the room, along with some fairly unapologetic singing and dancing, it was certainly in full swing.\n\nBuckets of beer were placed in various corners of the room, which was handy given that reaching the bar would have required crossing a sea of energetic partiers. The general atmosphere among the crowd was fantastic, and it was clear everyone was having a great time. I was only able to enjoy the vibrant scenes for around 15 minutes before a voice over the intercom announced that boarding had started. This didn't seem to bother the other passengers, however, as they danced their way out of the party room into final security checks at the boarding gate. It was a surreal sight.\n\nWe were flying on 'Amare', a 13-year-old Airbus A320 (registration OO-SNF) adorned with a seriously impressive eagle painting on one side. It was certainly one of the most striking and beautiful liveries I'd ever seen.\n\nBoarding commenced smoothly with the constant hum of chants and chatter amongst the excitable — if not tipsy — crowd as they got their first look inside the party plane. The interior walls featured Tomorrowland branding, and the usual Brussels Airlines headrest covers had been replaced.\n\nOther than the special furnishings, it looked like a standard A320 in a 3-3 configuration, though that was all about to change.\n\nWith boarding complete and the plane airborne, the seatbelt sign was the only thing stopping the in-flight entertainment from getting started. About 20 minutes and a high-pitched DING later, we were all set to party.\n\nThat being said, this particular Tomorrowland package included an on-board world class pastry chef, so the first order of service was a live display of some of the finest chocolate craftsmanship I've ever seen. Given the lively nature of the party gate, this seemed like an odd interlude before the real fun started. Chocolate puddings — as delicious as they were — hardly scream \"huge EDM festival\". Nonetheless, this didn't stop any of the passengers from gobbling them down.\n\nOnce the desserts were cleared away, we were finally ready for the main event — a live EDM set from an onboard DJ. Wim Cluckers, better known as DJ Licious, began setting up his decks in the front rows of seating. This alone was an impressive feat given the lack of space in a narrow-body A320.\n\nAnticipation built as all passengers were told to close their window shades, and the aircraft quickly took on an alluring dark purple glow thanks to newly installed mood lighting. It was time.\n\nMusic came crashing through the built-in speakers and we were immediately transported from a standard flight to a futuristic-feeling rave 35,000 feet in the air. Passengers stood up (before promptly being told to sit back down) and waved their Tomorrowland glowsticks in the air.\n\nModels paraded their way through the aisle, engaging and dancing with jubilant partygoers. At times, it was very easy to forget that we were speeding through the air. Whilst the mood remained upbeat throughout, I was surprised that no alcohol was served for the duration of the flight. I had assumed some sort of drinks service would go hand-in-hand with a party flight, but for health and safety reasons, the last bit of booze consumed was back at the boarding gate.\n\nIt was only a two-hour flight from Ibiza to Brussels, and after about 40 minutes of sky-high partying DJ Licious played his closing tracks. Chants of \"ENCORE! ENCORE!\" went unanswered and we began our descent, much to the relief of one particularly sleepy passenger.\n\nAn A320 certainly isn't the most practical place to host a live DJ, and things were bordering on claustrophobic at times, but overall it was a completely unique and enjoyable experience. The crowd were animated and entertained throughout, though I was relieved this was one of the European party flights rather than an eight-hour mission from Washington, DC.\n\nIf you're looking to get on board one of the Tomorrowland flights next year, you should start planning soon. Packages offered by Brussels Airlines range widely from including travel (flights, train or bus) to Tomorrowland entry tickets and accommodations. You can customize your package — whether you want 3-star or 4-star accommodations, if you want to add on a tour through Europe and more. Packages start at €860 ($960), which includes a flight from anywhere in Europe, transfer to Dreamville with ticket and tent, Tomorrowland ticket and transfer and flight back.\n\nFeatured image by (Photo by Liam Spencer / The Points Guy)" ]

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[ null, "The Genshin Impact 1.4 update has a release date set for Wednesday, March 17, but this will also mean servers being taken offline for maintenance.\n\nIn the build-up to the new version of the game being launched, Mihoyo will have to take servers down for around five hours.\n\nThis will means gamers being unable to complete core functions, or play on live servers until it’s completed.\n\nThe good news is that we know when Genshin Impact servers will be going down and when update 1.4 will be available to play.\n\nWHEN DOES GENSHIN IMPACT MAINTENANCE START?\n\nAccording to Mihoyo, Genshin Impact servers will be going down at 10pm GMT on Tuesday, March 16, 2021.\n\nGenshin 1.4 maintenance will last five hours and will happen across all platforms, including PS4, Mobile and PC.\n\nMihoyo has also confirmed that there will be compensation to players, 60 Primogems for every hour the servers are down.\n\nA message from the development explains: “To ensure all Travelers have the best-possible Genshin Impact experience, our developers will soon begin performing update maintenance. After this is complete, the game will update to a new version.\n\n“After Travelers install the new game client, they will be able to continue playing. It is recommended to install the update over a Wi-Fi connection owing to the large file size.\n\n“While the update maintenance is in progress, Travelers will be unable to log in to the game. Please take note of the update time and schedule your game time accordingly to avoid losing your progress. We hope Travelers will bear with us during the disruption. > <\n\n“Update maintenance begins 2021/03/17 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours. Precise timings are subject to change. Players may also experience disruption outside of this period.”\n\nMihoyo has also shared early patch notes for Genshin Impact 1.4, including news regarding new features and the upcoming character banners:\n\nAfter the Version 1.4 update, the new “Hangout Events” feature will be added to the game. Travellers who reach the required Adventure Rank and complete the prerequisite quests will be able to unlock Hangout Events for Barbara, Noelle, Chongyun, and Bennett using Story Keys. (Each Hangout Event requires 2 Story Keys to unlock.)\n\nNew World Quests – A total of 8 world quests will become available over the course of the Windblume Festival.\n\nElemental Skill “Ravaging Confession”: Quickly maneuvers behind the enemy (except for some large enemies) and unleashes an attack that deals Cryo DMG. Elemental Burst “Rites of Termination”: Casts an Ice Lance into the ground that deals periodic bouts of AoE Cryo DMG.\n\nTake part in Version 1.4’s flagship event “Invitation of Windblume” for a chance to obtain the bow, Windblume Ode.\n\nTake part in challenges during the Windblume Festival to obtain two currencies: Festive Tour Tickets and Peculiar Collab Coupons. Spend these currencies at the Event Shop to purchase the event-exclusive weapon Windblume Ode and its exclusive refinement material “The Visible Winds,” as well as the Crown of Insight and more." ]

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[ null, "Corbyn has already said he will stand down as leader after the party spends a period analysing what went wrong.\n\nBut the result is less a rejection of Corbyn’s left-wing policies than a judgement on his compromises over Labour’s position on Brexit.\n\nLabour lost heartland seats across the old industrial midlands and north of England, where strong majorities had voted for Brexit in the 2016 referendum. Its vote fell by over 10 per cent on average in the areas that voted most strongly for Leave. Some former Labour votes swung to the Tories, others simply abstained.\n\nBrexit has been the defining issue of British politics for at least two years—through then Prime Minister Theresa May’s attempts to negotiate a deal with the EU acceptable to her party, and capable of passing parliament.\n\nIt was also the centrepiece of Johnson’s campaign, as he declared he would “Get Brexit done”.\n\nAfter becoming Tory leader in July he managed to strike his own Brexit deal, taking it to the election with a promise to have Britain out of the EU by 31 January.\n\nThis does not mean that all those who voted for the Tories are nationalistic or anti-migrant.\n\nJohnson was able to pose as a champion of the democratic vote in the 2016 referendum. Many voters just wanted the issue settled after seemingly endless parliamentary bickering.\n\nBy contrast Corbyn’s position on Brexit was muddled. When the referendum result was delivered he said he would respect the vote and support leaving the EU. But he moved further and further towards a pro-Remain position, bowing to pressure from right-wing Labour MPs.\n\nDuring the election campaign, he promised a new referendum on any final Brexit deal, in which remaining in the EU would be an option. And he would not rule out campaigning for a Remain vote in such a referendum.\n\nThroughout his whole period as leader, Corbyn was undermined and attacked from within by his own Labour MPs. His socialist policies, despite the backing of the party membership, were never accepted by the party establishment.\n\nBut Corbyn made compromise after compromise with the right in an effort to keep them on board. He accepted the plan to renew Britain’s Trident nuclear missiles at a cost of almost $400 billion. He conceded to the slander from the right attempting to paint Labour as anti-semitic. And he abandoned support for free movement of people within the EU, as part of a policy which criticised the Tories for not meeting their targets on cutting immigration.\n\nThis was a result of his commitment to the reformist politics of the Labour Party.\n\nBritish Labour, like its Australian counterpart, seeks to represent the working class as a whole. And it is more concerned to win office than to consistently fight for left-wing policies. To win office it needs the votes of both militant trade unionists as well as workers who are more conservative in order to win elections. Corbyn’s concern to hold the part together meant he made constant concessions to the right of the party.\n\nThe Labour right is already on the attack, moving to tear down Corbyn along with all his supporters inside the party. They hope to push the party back to the right.\n\nAs soon as exit polls showed Labour was in trouble right-wing Labour MP Margaret Hodge rushed to declare, “this is the utter failure of Corbyn and Corbynism. There is no other way of looking at it.”\n\nHere, one commentator in the Sydney Morning Herald declared the result was “Shorten on steroids”. This has been echoed by Labor’s Jim Chalmers, who said Corbyn’s policies had simply preached to Labour’s base instead of looking, “to build much bigger constituencies of support”.\n\nBut Corbyn’s socialist policies have been consistently popular.\n\nIn the 2017 election he forced the Tories into minority government and increased Labour’s vote by the most in any election since 1945. He also ran an insurgent campaign, featuring mass rallies up and down the country that created a sense there was a real movement for change.\n\nBut in the two years since there has been little attempt to build a struggle against the Tories’ savage austerity and pay cuts. Instead Corbyn was drawn into the parliamentary manoeuvres around Brexit and ran a much more conventional election campaign. The hundreds of thousands who joined British Labour to support Corbyn’s radical program to reverse privatisation and scrap university fees were mobilised for door-knocking rather than building a real fight against austerity.\n\nBritain now faces further Tory cuts to the health service and welfare as well as further stalling on climate change. Racists will feel more confident now the man Donald Trump endorsed has been cemented as Prime Minister of the UK.\n\nThe reliance on purely electoral politics led to Corbyn’s defeat. Instead of the reformist focus on parliament we need a revolutionary party to further the fight for socialism. The left needs to focus on building demonstrations, strikes and struggle outside parliament in order to win change." ]

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[ "But the exceptions from the three year rule get even worse if you miss certain forms that apply to you. If they apply, don’t omit Form 3520 for gifts or inheritance from foreign nationals, or Form 8938 for overseas assets. If you don’t file, the IRS clock never starts to run. More generally, the IRS has no time limit if you never file a return. For unfiled tax returns, criminal violations or fraud, the IRS can take its time. In most criminal or civil tax cases, though, the practical limit is six years.", null, "If you miss some tax forms, the IRS can audit forever, and occasionally they do try to reach back 10 or more years. When a U.S. shareholder owns part of a foreign corporation, it can trigger reporting, including filing an IRS Form 5471. It is an understatement to say this form is important. Failing to file it means penalties, generally $10,000 per form. A separate penalty can apply to each Form 5471 filed late, incomplete or inaccurate. This penalty can apply even if no tax is due on the return. That is harsh, but the rule about the statute of limitations is even harsher.\n\nIf you fail to file a required Form 5471, your entire tax return remains open for audit indefinitely. This override of the normal IRS statute of limitations is sweeping. The IRS not only has an indefinite period to examine and assess taxes on items relating to the missing Form 5471. In fact, the IRS can make any adjustments to the entire tax return with no expiration until the required Form 5471 is filed.\n\nThink of a Form 5471 like the signature on your return. Without it, it really isn’t a return. Forms 5471 are not only required of U.S. shareholders in controlled foreign corporations. They are also required when a U.S. shareholder acquires stock resulting in 10% ownership in any foreign company. The harsh statute of limitation rule for Form 5471 was enacted in 2010, part of the same law that brought us FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.\n\nThe possibility that the IRS can audit forever is chilling. The potential for large civil penalties and perhaps even criminal liability can be real. Consider your audit exposure before you file.\n\nFor example, if you don’t sign your return, the IRS does not consider it a valid tax return. That means the three years can never start to run. Another big no-no is if you alter the penalties of perjury language at the bottom before you sign. If you do so, it also can mean the tax return does not count.\n\nEvery year it seems that Federal lawmakers make changes to the tax code.\nThis year is no exception!\nClick image below for some of the tax changes that could affect you;\n\nGuide to Changes in the Tax Laws for 2016\n\nThese moves may sound like tax protester statements. However, some well-meaning taxpayers forget to sign or may unwittingly change the penalties of perjury wording. Some other taxpayers just miss a form to end up in audit purgatory. An example of the latter can arise if you have an offshore accounts held by a company. If you miss one, the IRS can audit you forever.\n\nTax lawyers and accountants are used to monitoring the duration of their clients’ audit exposure, and so should you. Watch the calendar until you are clear of audit. In most cases, that will be either three years or six years. But in some cases, even though you filed and thought everything was in order, the statute of limitations never runs.\n\nBreaking down all the different ways to file your tax return\n\nLink to original article on FORBES / Taxes\nThis discussion is not legal advice.", null, null ]

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[ "Conor McGregor To Turn His Hand To Stove-Fitting. Drummurrer Man Says Bring It On.", null, "Terence McNeill, the multilingual stove-fitter from East Tyrone, is said to be in full extensive stove training after sources from within the McGregor camp claim he’s to turn his hand to mastering stove-fitting after he conquers the boxing arena.\n\nMcNeill, who has been fitting stoves since he could walk, has rubbished McGregor’s attempts to edge in on his territory:\n\n“That boy better not be thinking he’s going to move in on my turf and fit them better, faster and cheaper than I do. He’s hasn’t a hope. The bollocks wouldn’t know a hardiebacker if it punched him in the bake, like I’ll be doing.”\n\nFriends of McNeill claim he has started to take training a bit too seriously, including trash-talking with family and neighbours.\n\n“I was only leaving in a leaflet from Lidl and he called me a motherf**ker and a bitch and something about splattering my head off the canvas. Only his wife came in between him I’d have stretched him out on the lawn. He’d need to be careful with that talk around here.”\n\nA press conference featuring McNeill and McGregor is scheduled for Tessies around November." ]

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[ null, "Blurb: August Whalen—force Wielder, proprietor of the Black Castle, and smuggler of rare and fine goods—is torn from his sleek and cushy lifestyle by an unwanted discovery in the back alley of his bar: a body. Now, trapped between a male Wielder cult and the Bureau of Wielder Services, August must play a dangerous game with an end goal that shifts from finding a killer to staying alive.\n\nCenter of Deception is the next novella of the Wielder World series—gay urban fantasy full of danger, desperation, and dedication born of trial and blood.\n\nReview: This is book 2, but it takes place over the same time period as book 1, Edge of Desperation. While it could be read first, I think you get a better understanding of what is going on in this world if you start with book 1.\n\nBecause this story takes place during the same time period, we generally know what happens here. But, this is the story of August, the man who was undercover in the cult, so we get to see his side of things and how he ended up helping in the fight against the cult. We see how he meets Kyle and Reggie, a little more about what happened while Kyle was with the cult, etc. The story comes full circle with the raid and their escape, bringing us up to speed where the previous book left off.\n\nI really enjoyed seeing August’s side of things and learning more about him. Each of these guys face a different struggle when it comes to using their powers. The cult’s purpose was to create more powerful men, as opposed to helping them be able to control their Taint and heal. The men were basically guinea pigs, and though some were voluntary, others, like August, were not, and the enhanced powers he gained through the forced injections are causing him some major problems.\n\nThis installment has made me even more eager for the next one where it feels like the story will really start to move forward. I can’t wait to see how the three guys make out from here. Will Reggie and Kyle give in to their feelings? Will Reggie be able to help them, and especially August now that he really needs some help? Will they be able to remain somewhat under the radar of the authorities, especially now that they were involved in the cult takedown? Will they end up in a relationship together? There hasn’t been much in the way of romance up to this point, but it feels as though that could change.\n\nI like the writing style of this story. It gives you enough information to know and understand the world and what is going on, but not too much that you feel overloaded. While there are some gruesome aspects to it, again, nothing is too overly done. There is a lot going on here, but I am really excited to see what happens next and am really looking forward to book 3." ]

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[ null, "Leon Cox goes solo for this week’s Sound of Play with requests from the community.\n\n\nMusic featured in this podcast:\n\n\nSound of Play 275 was edited by Ryan Hamann\n\nYou can subscribe using Apple Podcasts or you can just simply download from here instead.\nAll times are UTC+01:00\nPage 1 of 1" ]

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[ null, null, "Quraishi, a religious scholar and soldier in former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s army who led IS from the shadows for a little over two years, died in a US special forces raid in northern Syria in February when he detonated a bomb that killed him and family members, the US administration said.\n\nThe death of Quraishi, 45, was another crushing blow to IS two years after the violent Sunni Muslim group lost longtime leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a similar raid in 2019.\n\nThe group did not deny or confirm the US narrative and the new IS spokesman, Abu Umar al Muhajir, said in a recorded speech on Thursday that Quraishi’s last battle was‮ ‬at Ghuwayran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasaka.\n\nAt least 200 prison inmates and militants as well as 30 security forces died in an Islamic State attack on the jail in January in a bid to free their members, officials have said." ]

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[ "Exclusive from Warner Bros. and Denny’s, a look into the set and making of Beorn’s house. This was one of my absolute favorite parts of the book when I was a child. I am very excited to see how it is portrayed in the movie. The link to the video is here.\n\nJust released from the Hobbit Fan Event, this three-minute sneak peek consists of many bits of new footage that will have your inner hobbit squealing in delight! (I should know!) Featuring glimpses of Boern, Bard the Bowman, Azog, Smaug and many others, this fantastic compilation reminds us of how close we are the premiere! (38 days!) A link to the Youtube channel is here. Now bask in the glow of this sneak peek of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, coming to theaters in America on December 13, 2013.\n\nAs fangirlish.com reports, Peter Jackson and co. have released TV spots No. 4 and 5 in anticipation of the second Hobbit movie, set to hit theaters on December 13th. Let’s take a look!\n\nThis one features a lot of familiar imagery, with emphasis on themes brought out in Unexpected Journey and several shots shown in previous trailers. One thing that stands out is the bright-colored, overly active effects, which are certain to dazzle those who love the new-age 48 frames-per-second glow, yet frustrate traditionalists who are still clinging to the Lord of the Rings films.\n\nHere, the emphasis is more on Bilbo and his journey, but there are several moments that ought to excite Hobbit fans considerably. For one thing, it never gets old catching glimpses of the barrels — one of the novel’s most iconic scenes — and the Bilbo-Gandalf dynamic definitely connects well with the successful Gandalf-Frodo tropes in LOTR. My favorite shot? Pause the video at 12 seconds, as the boat travels by water through a quaint, sleepy, almost Scandinavian fishing-looking village. What attention to detail! Often, it’s the set and world creation where Jackson does his best work, and it looks like fans will get plenty of that to chew on.\n\nLess than two months to Desolation of Smaug! Who’s excited?\n\nCheck out the 3 banners that showed up today for the upcoming sequel The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug movie, which opens in theaters December 13, 2013. The first banner shows Sherlock‘s Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, along with a few of his band of dwarves, including The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones‘ actor Aidan Turner as Kili, and Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield.\n\nThe second banner shows actor Lee Pace, who’s currently filming in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, as the Elven King of Mirkwood (and Legolas’ father), Thranduil.\n\nThe third banner features Luke Evans as Bard the Bowman, a man of Laketown. Luke is currently filming Dracula Untold.\n\nA new trailer is scheduled to be released around 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern time tomorrow, October 1st.\n\nThanks to Page to Premiere for the tip!\n\nIt turns out the two greatest hobbits in the history of Middle Earth happen to share a birthday!", null, "Coming Soon has posted a new poster and image from The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug!\n\nThe poster is a simple reflect of Bilbo Baggins in the eye of Smaug:\n\nMeanwhile, the still from the film gets us a look into the action-packed “Barrels out of Bond” chapter from the original book, including the arrow-riddled barrels!", null, "This was just begging to be shared!!!! So cute!!!! I sadly could not find the creator of this amazing work, but you can find this picture and many more on the page “Gandalf, Why you no let me pass?” Go and like them on Facebook!!!!! Now enjoy the cuteness!!\n\nBag End finally gets an internet connection! I bet Bilbo is checking out this very page! No wonder he doesn’t want to go outside!", null, "Whether you’re still waiting to see The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey or you’re just wondering the Internet looking for clips to re-watch after seeing the movie already, here’s a great look at Bilbo Baggins’ first encounter with Gollum, courtesy of Coming Soon!", null ]

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[ null, "The opening sequence in 2005’s Walk the Line had your toes tapping in the cinema aisles as the unmistakable twang of country music pulsated through the speakers. Whilst not quite on the same scale, the catalogue of genre classics littered throughout Wild Rose will certainly serve as a remind of the power of this particular style.\n\nThe film feels like a classic story of an underdog; a small-town girl with big dreams. Glasgow’s music scene is renowned the world over – we’ve launched the career of a star or two – so it seems like a fitting backdrop for someone with such high hopes. The Grand Ole Opry is home to a wild stage set or two throughout the film, brimming with the warmth, banter and musical prowess that the city is fiercely proud of.\n\nAt the heart of Tom Harper’s film is Rose-Lynn (Jessie Buckley), a jailbird who dreams of getting to Nashville to share her searing vocals on the stage. She doesn’t know how she’ll go about it, she just knows she wants to be in Music City. She’s got an ankle tag under her cowboy boots and two kids who treat their mother like a stranger, so the road to the home of country music seems entirely unlikely.\n\nRose-Lynn needs to navigate her relationship with her mother (the inimitable Julie Walters) and her children, whilst holding down a job as a “daily woman” for the patronisingly middle-class Susannah (Sophie Okonedo). And yet, as she lovingly draws her hands over the map of Nashville that is pinned to her wall, you can’t help but root for a gal trying to make something of her life.\n\nHer life is one of contrasts – the sterile prison environment meets the warmth of her mother’s home; her faded, filthy council flat is dwarved by Susannah’s glossy show home; the comradery of a live band is met with the silence of her children.", null, "Buckley gives an excellent central performance; bitter and vulnerable; free-spirited and tied down. Her accent definitely sounds more Scottish than Glaswegian, but it never slips. Her vocals are beautiful – sad country songs are definitely her thing – and she does have something of a spark about her whenever she’s on screen. Julie Walters is equally brilliant at playing her beleaguered mother; scolding and sceptical as she impresses a sense of parental responsibility on her wayward daughter. The scenes between these two lead actors are wonderful to watch.\n\nWithout giving too much of the plot of the way, Rose-Lynn is forced – several times over – to make difficult decisions in order to achieve her dreams. There are so many times when you can’t help but wonder how much bad luck one person can handle. There is a sweet cameo from “whispering” Bob Harris and a really lovely shot of the Old Fruitmarket during Celtic Connections. There is a clear love of live music, music venues and music experts.\n\nWild Rose certainly packs an emotional punch at times – whether that’s via music or dialogue – and has all the feel of a kitchen-sink drama meets classic Hollywood underdog story. That final song will definitely leave your bottom lip trembling.\n\nWild Rose played at the Glasgow Film Festival and is now on general release in UK cinemas." ]

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[ "24 September 2013\nCiting his efforts to ensure that economic growth benefits all segments of society in his own country, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today called on the United Nations to study the international community’s failure to improve the lot of the impoverished worldwide.\n\nCiting his efforts to ensure that economic growth benefits all segments of society in his own country, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today called on the United Nations to study the international community’s failure to improve the lot of the impoverished worldwide.\n\n“According to World Bank projections, by 2015, Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia will be home to approximately 40 per cent of the developing world's population living in extreme poverty,” he told the General Assembly on the first day of its annual General Debate, noting that commitment to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had brought a real sense of hope.\n\n“[Yet these projections] only diminish the sense of our optimism. It is fitting for the UN system to examine the causes for the failure in improving the lot of the deprived,” he said.\n\nThe year 2015 is the target date for achieving the MDGs, which seek to slash extreme hunger and poverty, boost access to health care and education, achieve gender equality and environmental stability, and reduce maternal and child mortality and the incidence of HIV/AIDS.\n\n“Reflecting on the work of the UN, matters of a political nature have overridden the most basic issues, which affect the underprivileged and marginalized, who dominate world society,” Mr. Rajapaksa said, noting that while appreciable progress has been made on the MDGs, the results have been uneven among and within countries.\n\nWith regard to Sri Lanka, he said his vision has been to distribute the benefits of growth across all segments of the population and prevent inequalities, social exclusion and adverse environmental effects.\n\nHe stressed that the post-2015 development agenda, the theme of this year’s 68th General Assembly, must have poverty eradication and accelerated growth in the developing world as its primary goals, but he pointed to the uneven playing field between developed and developing countries with regard to global warming gas emissions.\n\n“Centuries of growth in advanced economies have left little carbon space for the developing world, challenging their growth,” he said. “The thin lines of balancing economic development and protection of the environment will remain a great challenge in future development policy-setting. “It is therefore critical that developed countries honour their commitments and compensate damage to the environment, on the basis of common but differentiated responsibilities.”\n\nOn other issues, Mr. Rajapaksa called for reform of international monetary and financial institutions to express the solid voice of the developing world, decried interference by some in the internal affairs of developing countries, called for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and condemned the United States embargo against Cuba.\n\nMeeting earlier with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Mr. Rajapaksa exchanged views on the post-conflict situation in Sri Lanka and the country’s cooperation with the UN.\n\nAccording to a readout of the meeting, the Secretary-General noted the Government’s latest efforts to conduct the provincial elections and to implement the recommendations of its Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission. Mr. Ban also addressed the remaining challenges in reconciliation and emphasized the need for a more holistic approach.", null, "19 September 2013\nThe forthcoming provincial elections in Sri Lanka are an important opportunity for reconciliation in the country, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on all parties to take part in the electoral process in a peaceful manner." ]

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[ null, "Where will Jalen Green be drafted? NBA Commissioner Adam Silver greets Jalen Green after he was selected by the Houston Rockets as the second pick during the first round of the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, July 29, 2021, in New York. Houston general manager Rafael Stone wouldn’t even hazard a guess of how good of an NBA player Jalen Green will be.\n\nWho picked Jalen Green? 2 overall draft pick, ties NBA record for most 3s in a game by a teenager. Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, who went No. 2 overall in the 2021 NBA Draft, is one of the favorites to win Rookie of the Year this season because he has the potential to be a terrific scorer.\n\nWhy is Jalen Green not in the NBA? Houston Rockets rookie Jalen Green did not play Monday night on the road against the Charlotte Hornets due to injury management for a previous hamstring strain. Green recently missed 14 games due to the injury but returned to the lineup on Thursday versus the Indiana Pacers.\n\nWhere will Jalen Green be drafted? – Additional Questions\n\nThe Orlando Magic have selected Duke forward Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.\n\nNBA draft 2022 winners and losers: Thunder, Pistons, Paolo Banchero emerge on top. Orlando made a surprise selection with the No. 1 overall pick, and it was a big night for rebuilding rosters and young teams on the rise. The Magic drafted Duke’s Paolo Banchero when many believed they would take Auburn’s Jabari Smith.\n\nWho will be drafted first?\n\nThe first men drafted would be those turning age 20 during the calendar year of the lottery. For example, if a draft were held in 2020, those men born in 2000 would be considered first.\n\nWho went number 2 in the NBA draft?\n\nThe Houston Rockets have selected Auburn forward Jabari Smith No. 3 overall in the 2022 NBA Draft.\n\nWho went number 3 in the NBA draft?\n\nEvan Mobley was chosen by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 3rd overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.\n\nWho has the 3rd pick in the NBA draft?\n\n2 overall pick. The Golden State Warriors have selected James Wiseman with the No. 2 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.\n\nWho is the best 2nd pick in the NBA?\n\nWhat pick was Michael Jordan?\n\n38 years ago today, the Chicago Bulls drafted Michael Jordan with the third pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. Hakeem Olajuwon was taken first overall that year, and while you may question the Rockets for passing on Jordan, they did get a future MVP and two time Champion.\n\nWho are the top 5 NBA draft picks?\n\nWhat was the best draft class in NBA history?\n\nThe 10 Best NBA Draft Classes Ever of All-Time, Ranked\n\nWhich NBA draft class has the most all stars?\n\nAmong the NBA Draft classes, the 1996 NBA Draft might be one of the greatest yet. It features Four Hall of Famers, 10 All-Star players with a grand total of 64 All Star selections as four players with the MVP awards on their shelves.\n\nWhat was the deepest NBA draft?\n\nWhich draft class has the most Mvps?\n\nKareem Abdul-Jabbar has won the most career MVP awards, with 6.\n\nNo comments to show.\n\nWe use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept All”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. 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[ null, "Jeonju is the only city with a 1200-year history of two dynasties: the birthplace of the Later Baekje Dynasty (9C) and the spiritual capital of the Joseon Dynasty (14-19C) because Jeonju is where the Yi royal family originated. Besides its proud history, Jeonju inherits and creatively develops traditional Korean-style housing called hanok, which is the foundation of traditional Korean culture, UNESCO-recognized food, and pansori, registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. With over one thousand years of history, the city also inherits and holds traditional techniques of making hanji (traditional Korean paper handmade from mulberry trees) used for The True Record of the Joseon Dynasty, as well as traditional fans and printing.\n\nThe Hanok Village in Jeonju is loved by many tourists as Korea’s only community site where you can find about 700 traditional Korean houses in one location." ]

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[ "\nFor other uses of the word \"shōjo\", see Shojo.", null, null, "Japanese magazines specifically for girls, known as shōjo magazines, first appeared in 1903 with the founding of Shōjo kai (少女界?, Girls' World), and continued with others such as Shōjo Sekai (少女世界?, Girls' World) (1906) and the long-running Shōjo no tomo (少女の友?, Girls' Friend) (1908).[4][5]\n\nSimple, single-page manga had begun to appear in these magazines by 1910, and by the 1930s more sophisticated humor-strips had become an essential feature of most girls' magazines. The most popular manga, Katsuji Matsumoto's Kurukuru Kurumi-chan (くるくるクルミちゃん), debuted on the pages of Shōjo no tomo (少女の友) in 1938.[6][dead link] As World War II progressed, however, \"comics, perhaps regarded as frivolous, began to disappear\".[7]\n\nUntil the mid-1960s, males vastly outnumbered the handful of females (for example: Toshiko Ueda, Hideko Mizuno, Masako Watanabe, and Miyako Maki) amongst the artists working on shōjo manga. Many, such as Tetsuya Chiba,[9] functioned as rookies, waiting for an opportunity to move over to shōnen (少年 \"boys'\") manga. Chiba asked his wife about girls' feelings for research for his manga. At this time, conventional job-opportunities for females did not include becoming a manga artist.[10] Adapting Tezuka's dynamic style to shōjo manga (which had always been domestic in nature) proved challenging. According to Thorn:\n\nWhile some chose to simply create longer humor-strips, others turned to popular girls' novels of the day as a model for melodramatic shōjo manga. These manga featured sweet, innocent pre-teen heroines, torn from the safety of family and tossed from one perilous circumstance to another, until finally rescued (usually by a kind, handsome young man) and re-united with their families.[11]\n\nThese early shōjo manga almost invariably had pre-adolescent girls as both heroines and readers. Unless they used a fantastic setting (as in Princess Knight) or a backdrop of a distant time or place, romantic love for the heroine remained essentially taboo. But the average age of the readership rose, and its interests changed. In the mid-1960s one of the few female artists in the field, Yoshiko Nishitani, began to draw stories featuring contemporary Japanese teenagers in love. This signaled a dramatic transformation of the genre.[12][13] Between 1950 and 1969, increasingly large audiences for manga emerged in Japan with the solidification of its two main marketing genres, shōnen manga aimed at boys and shōjo manga aimed at girls.[1][14]\n\nBetween roughly 1969 and 1971 a flood of young female manga artists transformed the genre again. Some, including Hagio Moto, Yumiko Oshima, and Keiko Takemiya, became known as the hana no nijū yon nen gumi (花の24年組, Year 24 Group, so named from the approximate year of birth many of them shared:Shōwa 24, or 1949). This loosely-defined group experimented with content and form, inventing such new sub-genres as Shōnen-ai, and earning the long-maligned shōjo manga unprecedented critical praise. Other female artists of the same generation, such as Riyoko Ikeda, Yukari Ichijo, and Sumika Yamamoto, garnered unprecedented popular support with such hits (respectively) as Berusaiyu no bara (ベルサイユのばら, \"The Rose of Versailles\"), Dezainaa (デザイナー, \"Designer\"), and Eesu wo nerae! (エースをねらえ!, \"Aim for the Ace!\").[1][4][12][13][14][15][16][volume & issue needed] Since the mid-1970s, women have created the vast majority of shōjo manga; notable exceptions include Mineo Maya and Shinji Wada).\n\nFrom 1975 to 2009[update] shōjo manga continued to develop stylistically while simultaneously branching out into different but overlapping subgenres.[17] Yukari Fujimoto feels that during the 1990s, shoujo manga became concerned with self-fulfillment. She feels the Gulf War influenced the development of \"girls who fight to protect the destiny of a community\", such as Red River, Basara, Magic Knight Rayearth, and Sailor Moon. She feels that the shoujo manga of the 1990s showed emotional bonds between women that were stronger than bonds between a man and a woman.[18] Major sub-genres include romance, science fiction, fantasy, magical girls, yaoi, and \"Ladies Comics\" (in Japanese, redisu レディース, redikomi レディコミ, and josei 女性).[19][20]\n\nAs shōjo literally means \"girl\" in Japanese, the equivalent of the western usage will generally include the medium[clarification needed]: girls' manga (少女漫画 shōjo manga), or anime for girls (少女向けアニメ shōjo-muke anime). The parallel terms shōnen, seinen, and josei also occur in the categorisation of manga and anime, with similar qualification. Though the terminology originates with the Japanese publishers, cultural differences with the West mean that labelling in English tends to vary wildly, with the types often confused and mis-applied.\n\nDue to vagaries in the romanization of Japanese, publishers may transcribe 少女 (written しょうじょ in hiragana) in a wide variety of ways. By far the most common form, shoujo[citation needed], follows English phonology[citation needed], preserves the spelling, and requires only ASCII input. The Hepburn romanization shōjo uses a macron for the long vowel, though the prevalence of Latin-1 fonts often results in a circumflex instead, as in shôjo. Many English-language texts just ignore long vowels, using shojo, potentially leading to confusion with 処女 (shojo, literally: \"virgin\") as well as other possible meanings. Finally, transliteraters may use Nihon-shiki-type mirroring of the kana spelling: syôjyo, or syoujyo.\n\nFans in the West have adopted a wide range of Japanese anime and manga terminology, however the strong stylistic and thematic similarities between a sector of shōjo works has led to regarding them as a genre or style, sometimes with an attempt to assign it by degrees. This has led to western fans classifying a wide variety of titles as shōjo, even though their Japanese creators would label them differently. Anything non-offensive and featuring female characters may class as shōjo, such as the light shōnen comedy manga and anime Azumanga Daioh.[21] Similarly, as romance has become a common element of many shōjo works, any title with romance, such as the shōnen Love Hina[22] or the seinen Oh My Goddess! tend to get mislabeled. In addition Westerners often declare that particularly violent, gory, or sexually explicit works \"cannot possibly\" be shōjo,[citation needed] or disbelieve that the producers of yaoi titles target a market of girls rather than homosexual men, although both of these claims are false, and the reason for them was most likely due to uneven translation of Japanese anime terminology. It has been proven true that Boys' Love (yaoi) and \"shojo smut\" manga, is indeed, targeted at teenage girls.[citation needed]\n\nThis confusion also extends beyond the fan community; articles aimed at the mainstream also widely misrepresent the terms. In an introduction to anime and manga, Jon Courtenay Grimwood writes:\n\n'Maison Ikkoku' comes from Rumiko Takahashi, one of the best known of all 'shôjo' writers. Imagine a very Japanese equivalent of 'Sweet Valley High' or 'Melrose Place'. It has Takahashi's usual and highly-successful mix of teenagers and romance, with darker clouds of adolescence hovering.\n\nTakahashi has become a famed shōnen manga artist, but Maison Ikkoku, one of her few seinen titles and serialised in Big Comic Spirits, aimed at males in their 20s. Matt Thorn, who has made a career out of studying girls' comics, attempts to clarify the matter by explaining that \"shôjo manga are manga published in shôjo magazines (as defined by their publishers)\".[3]\n\nPublishers and stores have problems retailing shōjo: unsure of the \"right\" way to spell the word. Licensees such as Dark Horse Comics have misidentified several of the seinen titles, and in particular manga and anime aimed at a younger audience in Japan is often considered[by whom?] \"inappropriate\" for minors in the US.[23] In this way licensees often either voluntarily censor titles or re-market them towards an older audience. In the less conservative European markets, content that might be heavily edited or cut in an English-language release is often present in French, German and other translated editions.\n\nAs one effect of these variations, US companies have moved to use the borrowed words that have gained name-value in fan communities, but separate them from the Japanese meaning. In their shōjo manga range, publisher VIZ Media attempt a re-appropriation of the term, providing the definition:\n\nshô·jo (sho'jo) n. 1. Manga appealing to both female and male readers. 2. Exciting stories with true-to-life characters and the thrill of exotic locales. 3. Connecting the heart and mind through real human relationships.\n\nThe desire to disassociate the word from its meaning, \"girl\", seems[original research?] largely driven by fear of putting off potential new readers, particularly male ones.\n\nManga and anime labeled as \"shōjo\" need not interest only young girls, and some titles gain a following outside the traditional audience. For instance, Frederik L. Schodt identifies Banana Fish by Akimi Yoshida as:\n\n...one of the few girls' manga a red-blooded Japanese male adult could admit to reading without blushing. Yoshida, while adhering to the conventions of girls' comics in her emphasis on gay male love, made this possible by eschewing flowers and bug eyes in favor of tight bold strokes, action scenes, and speed lines.\n\nSuch successful \"crossover\" titles remain the exception rather than the rule, however: the archetypal shōjo manga magazine Hana to Yume has a readership 95% female, with a majority aged 17 or under.[25]\n\nThe popularity of romantic shōjo manga in America has encouraged Harlequin to release manga-styled romantic comics.[26]\n\nThe reported average circulations for some of the top-selling shōjo manga magazines in 2007 included:\n\nFor comparison, circulations for the top-selling magazines in other categories for 2007 included:\n\nIn a strict sense, shōjo manga refers to a story serialized in a shōjo manga magazine (a magazine marketed to girls and young women). The list below contains past and current Japanese shōjo manga magazines, grouped according to their publishers. Such magazines can appear on a variety of schedules, including bi-weekly (Margaret, Hana to Yume, Shōjo Comic), monthly (Ribon, Bessatsu Margaret, Bessatsu Friend, LaLa), bi-monthly (Deluxe Margaret, LaLa DX, The Dessert), and quarterly (Cookie BOX, Unpoko). Weekly shōjo magazines, common in the 1960s and 1970s, had disappeared by the early 1980s.[citation needed]" ]

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[ "More than 200 species of wolf spiders are native to North America, so it's likely that you've encountered this eight-legged creature at one time or another.", null, "These spiders have earned their name due to their tendency to stalk their prey before capturing them. True “lone wolves” among spiders, these solitary arachnids live and hunt on their own. In fact, they do not socialize with other wolf spiders unless it's mating season (fall). Yet, while wolf spiders may be an intimidating threat to other insects, are they dangerous to people?\n\nWolf spiders are not poisonous. But they are venomous. There is a difference. However, that does not necessarily mean they are of much danger to humans. Wolf spiders produce a venom designed to paralyze their prey (normally a small crawling insect), but, in the case of the wolf spider, this venom is not especially toxic to human beings. Generally speaking, a wolf spider bite is no more dangerous or painful than a bee sting. Typical reactions to a wolf spider bite include initial pain and redness, but both symptoms gradually subside in most people. In fact, medical histories hold no records of serious consequences resulting from a wolf spider bite. On rare occasions, however, people have been known to have an allergic reaction.\n\nWolf spiders bite, but they don't often bite humans. When threatened, these spiders prefer to retreat. Wolf spider bites are most likely to occur if you are directly handling one or should one become trapped next to your skin.\n\nHow Big Are Wolf Spiders?\n\nWolf spiders come in many sizes and can grow to be quite large. They range from a quarter of an inch to about one and a half inches in length.\n\nWhere Are Wolf Spiders Found?\n\nWolf spiders can be found worldwide. They commonly live in grasslands and meadows, but they may also live in mountains, rainforests, wetlands and deserts. Some wolf spiders hide in vegetation or fallen leaves while others burrow in soil, or build tunnels under – or between - boards, stones, firewood and even your home's siding.\n\nWolf spiders may also venture into homes in the fall when they’re looking for a warm place to spend the winter and raise their young. In domestic environments, they can often be found around houseplants, doors, windows, basements and in garages. However, you won't be able to detect the presence of wolf spiders by looking for webs. Wolf spiders produce silk, but mostly for the purpose of creating egg sacs. They are nocturnal hunters that usually only come out of hiding after sunset to pursue and ambush their prey.\nRelated > Spider Eggs in the House: What Do You Need to Know?\n\nWhat Should You Do If You See a Wolf Spider?\n\nTo help avoid being bitten, refrain from touching or picking up a wolf spider. You should also avoid squishing it as doing so may cause the release of hundreds of spiderlings.\n\nShould you find that wolf spiders are frequent invaders of your home, or that their local populations have gotten out of control, you can always contact a pest control professional for assistance. At Terminix®, we have decades of experience helping homeowners put their spider problems behind them." ]

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[ "Jump to content\nFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia\nEnglish country house in the village of Mentmore in Buckinghamshire", null, "Mentmore Towers, historically known simply as \"Mentmore\", is a 19th-century English country house built between 1852 and 1854 for the Rothschild family in the village of Mentmore in Buckinghamshire. Sir Joseph Paxton and his son-in-law, George Henry Stokes,[1][2] designed the building in the 19th-century revival of late 16th and early 17th-century Elizabethan and Jacobean styles called Jacobethan.[3][4] The house was designed for the banker and collector of fine art Baron Mayer de Rothschild as a country home, and as a display case for his collection of fine art. The mansion has been described as one of the greatest houses of the Victorian era.[5][6] Mentmore was inherited by Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery, née Rothschild, and owned by her descendants, the Earls of Rosebery.\n\nMentmore was the first of what were to become virtual Rothschild estates in the Vale of Aylesbury. Baron Mayer de Rothschild began purchasing land in the area in 1846.[7] Later, other members of the family built houses at Tring in Hertfordshire, Ascott, Aston Clinton, Waddesdon and Halton.[8]\n\nThe Grand Hall at Mentmore. Aged just five months, Hannah de Rothschild helped lay the foundation stone for the great mansion on 31 December 1851. She is pictured here in white with her mother circa 1863.[9]\n\nMuch of the estate was sold in 1944, but the mansion, its grounds, formal gardens several farm and the majority of the village of Mentmore remained in the ownership of Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery, until his death in 1974. The Earl’s executors explored the possibility of Mentmore Towers along with its contents being preserved intact as a heritage property and opened to the public, as has been the case with some other National Trust properties. Despite prolonged discussions between the Executors and Government representatives over the following three years, no agreement to save the house for the nation was reached. Thus, in 1977, the contents of the house were sold at public auction by Sotheby’s. The following year the empty mansion with its formal gardens and 80 acres were sold to the Maharishi Foundation who occupied it for the next two decades. In 1999, it was again sold, to investor Simon Halabi, who planned to build additional hotel and conference facilities. In 1992 the Mentmore Golf and Country Club opened, with two 18-hole courses.\n\nMentmore Towers is a Grade I listed building, with its park and gardens listed Grade II*.[10]", null, null, "The dining room (3). The boiseries, or elaborately carved wood panels, were from the Hôtel de Villars, Paris, and are the first example of this type of decoration to be used in an English house. The fragments of the boiseries not used at Mentmore were later installed at Waddesdon Manor\n\nBaron Rothschild commissioned Sir Joseph Paxton, who was then designing and supervising construction of the much-admired Crystal Palace, to design Mentmore. Paxton was responsible for the ridge and furrow glass roof which covered the central hall, designed to imitate the arcaded courtyard of a Renaissance palazzo, while Stokes was co-architect and clerk of works.[11][12][13] The builder was the London firm George Myers, frequently employed by members of the Rothschild family.[14]\n\nIn keeping with the contents intended to be displayed within, the interiors take their inspiration principally from the Italian Renaissance, although the house also contains drawing rooms and cabinets decorated in the gilded styles of late 18th-century France.[15] The external design is closely based on that of Robert Smythson's Wollaton Hall.[16]\n\nBaron Mayer de Rothschild and his wife enjoyed the house for over twenty years before their deaths, his in 1874 and the Baroness’s some eighteen months later. The house and estate were then inherited by their daughter Hannah, later Countess of Rosebery.[17] Following her death from Bright's Disease in 1890 at age 39, the house became the home of her widower Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, later Prime Minister for two years from 1894.[17] In 1922, the fifth earl gave the estate to his son Harry Meyer Archibald Primrose, Lord Dalmeny, who in 1929 on the death of his father, became the sixth Earl.[17]\n\nBoth earls bred numerous winners of classic horse races at the two stud farms on the estate, including five Epsom Derby winners. These were Ladas, Sir Visto, and Cicero from the Crafton Stud; plus Ocean Swell and Blue Peter from the Mentmore stud. Both stud farms were within a kilometre of the mansion and together with the stable yard were designed by the architect George Devey, who also designed many cottages in the estate's villages of Mentmore, Crafton and Ledburn.[7]\n\nThe second wife of the sixth Earl, Eva Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (DBE), was interested in the arts and was acquainted with Kenneth Clark and other national art museum directors.[18] As a result of Lady Rosebery's friendships, Mentmore was chosen by the British government to store part of the British national art collections during the Second World War. The collections of the National Portrait Gallery were subsequently stored at Mentmore for the duration of the war, along with pieces from the Royal Collection, including the Gold State Coach.[18] Further works transferred to Mentmore included the portraits from Speaker's House in the Palace of Westminster, and tapestries, furniture and Grinling Gibbons carvings from Hampton Court Palace.[19]\n\nThe royal coach was stored in the \"battery room\" subsequently nicknamed the \"refuge\", part of the \"gas house\", a group of outbuildings where gas and electricity had once been produced for the estate.[20] Four men guarded the refuge at night, and two during the day.[18]\n\nCover of \"SAVE Mentmore for the Nation\". This booklet was published by SAVE Britain's Heritage in February 1977\n\nThe possible purchase of Mentmore for the nation through the government's National Land Fund was the desire of Roy Strong, the director of the V&A, who hoped that Mentmore would become a \"branch\" of his museum devoted to 19th-century decorative arts as Ham House was for the 17th century and Osterley was for the 18th century.[21] The government refused to spend such large sums from the fund, and the sale fell through.[21][when?] Following the death of the sixth earl in 1974, the Labour government of James Callaghan refused to accept the contents in lieu of inheritance taxes, which could have turned the house into one of England's finest museums of European furniture, objets d'art and Victorian era architecture.[22] The government was offered the house and contents for UK £2 million (equivalent to £25,731,749 in 2021) but declined.[citation needed]\n\nAfter three more years of fruitless discussion, the executors of the estate sold the contents by public auction, and the large collection was dispersed. The estate made over £6,000,000 (equivalent to £39,658,090 in 2021), but a tiny fraction of its estimated worth today. Among the paintings sold were works by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Boucher, Drouais, Moroni and other well known artists, and cabinet makers, including Jean Henri Riesener and Chippendale. Also represented were the finest German and Russian silver- and goldsmiths, and makers of Limoges enamel. This Rothschild/Mentmore collection is said to have been one of the finest ever to be assembled in private hands, other than the collections of the Russian and British royal families.[23] The sale of Mentmore has been described as a \"turning point for the preservation movement\".[24][clarification needed]\n\nSeveral family portraits, sculptures and furnishing were relocated from Mentmore prior to the sale by the Roseberys to their ancestral Scottish home, Dalmeny House, near Edinburgh.[25] Items from Mentmore at Dalmeny include tapestries, Sèvres porcelain, and an equestrian statue by Joseph Boehm of \"King Tom\", the foundation stallion for Baron Mayer de Rothschild's Mentmore and Crafton Studs.[26]\n\nMentmore became the headquarters for Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's educational charity, the Maharishi Foundation, in 1978.[27] As of 1997 the Natural Law Party also rented rooms there.[27] The building was put up for sale in 1997 but did not change owners until 1999 when it was purchased by investor Simon Halabi.[28]\n\nRear of the house\n\nUnder the ownership of Halabi the property was renamed Mentmore Towers Ltd with the intention of converting it into a luxury hotel with 171 suites, including 122 in a new wing on the slope below the house.[29] However, in September 2004 Jonathan Davey, a local resident, won a last-minute injunction in the High Court to halt work on the hotel while a judicial review investigated if the planning permission granted had followed the correct procedures. In March 2005 the High Court ruled that Aylesbury Vale District Council's decision to grant planning permission to the developers was \"unimpeachable\" and legally sound.\n\nHalabi's property company, Buckingham Securities Holdings, was also proposing to develop the In & Out Club at 79–81 Piccadilly, London, also known as Cambridge House, before it became the Naval and Military Club and once occupied by Lord Palmerston. The intention was to turn both properties into Europe's first six-star hotels, one located in town and the other to be the sister Country Manor hotel with 36 hole private golf club. The original architects, EPR were replaced by AFR in 2005 but the development stalled in 2007. In 2004 Hotel Design Inc were retained as interior designers for both projects leading to a 2005 launch event for the marketing of the properties as a private members' club with hotel facilities (the PM Club).", null, "The last proposal, after the sister Piccadilly property was sold to the Rueben Brothers in 2009, was to renovate the original Mentmore Towers building and not construct the new extension containing guest-room suites, conference facilities and a large spa. However, with Halabi's property empire in serious trouble due to the housing market's collapse, the project stalled, and the property seems to be in decline.\n\nThe house needs urgent work on the roof and chimneys. There is concern that weather will penetrate to the interiors, considered among the finest examples of Victorian design and craftsmanship in Britain. Historic England (previously English Heritage) has placed Mentmore Towers on the \"At Risk\" register, listing it in \"poor\" condition with \"immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric\", explaining that \"the service wing roof is in very poor condition and the deterioration of the main house is accelerating with areas of water ingress into the main hall and adjacent reception rooms\".[30] A recent video, published at the end of 2021, has confirmed this deterioration.[31]\n\nMuch of the historic estate[10] was sold off in 1944[32] and reverted to agricultural use before becoming the Mentmore Golf and Country Club, established in 1992, which had two eighteen-hole golf courses designed by Bob Sandow, the Rothschild Course and the Rosebery Course. The club ceased trading in 2015.[33]" ]

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[ null, "While it can feel different for everyone, there are often similarities between what people experience with this mental health disorder.\n\nRegardless of how someone experiences OCD, it can significantly impair their quality of life when it’s not well-managed, as with other mental disorders.\n\nThere are similarities between obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder. In some cases, the treatment plan can be similar for both, mainly if there is symptom overlap.\n\nWhat Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?\n\nObsessive-compulsive disorder is a mental health condition that’s relatively common. Estimates indicate OCD affects 1 in 40 people. The key symptoms of OCD include unwanted intrusive thoughts or urges. These are obsessions. The obsessions cause distress. The distress then leads to compulsions, according to the American Psychiatric Association.\n\nThe repetitive, compulsive behaviors interfere with relationships and everyday life.\n\nSo what do people with OCD do? Some of the common types of obsessions people may have include:\n\nCompulsions are expressive responses directly associated with obsessions like handwashing to eliminate contamination, or they can also be unrelated. In severe cases of OCD, rituals and compulsive behaviors can make it impossible for someone to have a normal routine.\n\nWhen you have OCD, it can feel like your life is very uncertain. You might know, on a logical level, for example, that you locked your door when you left for work. Even though you know this, you might not be able to stop thinking about it all day. You could be at the same time convinced you didn’t lock it even knowing you did logically.\n\nYou could be so overwhelmed with the intrusive thoughts that you leave work to check. This could then happen every day or most days.\n\nWhen someone has OCD, they can’t just ignore their intrusive thoughts. These thoughts interrupt their work and home life.\n\nOCD is a very personal mental health disorder, meaning everyone who has it will experience it differently.\n\nIf you have a loved one with OCD, this is why explaining it’s illogical isn’t going to help them. Instead, it’s probably just going to frustrate them more. They already know it’s not rational. They still can’t control their thoughts and compulsions.\n\nSince the mental health condition is defined primarily by disturbing, distressing intrusive thoughts, the following are some examples of how someone might experience OCD symptoms:\n\nOCD and rumination can go hand-in-hand with one another. Rumination is a co-occurring symptom also found in anxiety disorders and depression. Rumination means you engage in repetitive negative thought processes. These negative thoughts can continuously loop in your mind without end.\n\nRumination is often distressing, and you may continue to repeat negative thoughts about a future event or try to predict how something will turn out.\n\nRumination takes up a lot of time and energy, so it’s a serious mental health issue. Within the context of OCD, rumination is a compulsion.\n\nCompulsions can reduce short-term distress but usually reinforce OCD over the long term. Rumination is a mental compulsion that other people might not be able to see. If you have OCD, your intrusive thought might be that your life is meaningless, as an example.\n\nThen, your rumination could focus on finding purpose in your life if there is no meaning. You’re trying to solve the problem created by your intrusive thought with the rumination.\n\nWho Can Help with OCD?\n\nThere are treatment options for OCD; the goal is to help restore your ability to function in your daily activities and normal life without a significant amount of disruption from your symptoms.\n\nThe most effective OCD treatment is Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Cognitive-behavioral therapy may or may not be combined with medication. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs are often used to help with OCD symptoms. Other anti-depressant medications may be helpful for common symptoms of this mental health disorder as well.\n\nThere’s a particular type of cognitive-behavioral therapy—Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), which can be an incredibly effective treatment for OCD and is the gold standard.\n\nIf you have a loved one with OCD or you’re dealing with the symptoms personally, a mental health provider or counselor can help you. Counselors can help determine a type of psychotherapy or psychological therapy that might work best for you; to learn more about treatment for OCD, please contact the team at The Mental Health Center of San Diego by calling (858) 258-9883." ]

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[ "A new survey suggests that the overall opinion Canadians have of the US is at its lowest level since 1980. Approval of Donald Trump is also low. par Michael Adams 21 novembre 2018\nPartager\n\nIt’s rare for pollsters to be able to use the word “unprecedented” to describe survey results unless they’re releasing their first poll – or giving in to the temptation to use hyperbole to get attention. But a recent Environics Institute survey has indeed revealed some unprecedented results. We’ve been fielding our Focus Canada tracking survey since November 1976, and one of the trends we’ve kept an eye on for much of that time has been Canadian attitudes toward America and its president. We first measured these attitudes after the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.\n\nWhen our measurements began, a substantial majority of Canadians – more than 7 in 10 – admired our southern neighbour. This feeling reached its apex in 1983, when 83 percent of Canadians expressed admiration for America. Nearly 6 in 10 (58 percent) admired President Reagan.\n\nNotably, admiration for the country at large cut across party lines. In the 1983 Focus Canada survey, Conservatives felt the most positive (87 percent), but solid majorities of Liberals (82 percent) and New Democrats (71 percent) also admired the US. America in 1983 gave the world “Billie Jean” and The Return of the Jedi. It also declared a national holiday to recognize the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.\n\nToday, just 37 percent of Canadians admire the United States (figure 1). Not coincidentally, only 13 percent of us approve of President Donald Trump (figure 2). These are lows we’ve never seen before. (Unfortunately, we don’t have polling going back to the War of 1812; the proportions admiring the US and its leaders might have been lower then.)\n\nHistorian Jack Granatstein has often argued that anti-Americanism is bred in the bone of people north of the 49th parallel. If so, the intensity of that sentiment has waxed and waned. It certainly softened in the period starting with the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt and running through that of John F. Kennedy. Canadians admired FDR’s leadership during the Great Depression and the Second World War. Feelings of loyalty and solidarity remained strong through the Cold War.\n\nFor many of us baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1966), John F. Kennedy represented a far more dashing figure than the dour John Diefenbaker, our prime minister in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Kennedy and his brother Bobby seemed to embody the vitality and idealism of America while Diefenbaker was the lumbering avatar of our relatively drab dominion.\n\nIn this exceptional period, America was much more than the leader of the free world. It offered many of the things average Canadians aspired to (partly because they’d been told to aspire to them by American advertisers): a house in the suburbs, a new car every few years, modern appliances, a martini after a hard day’s work. When Americans moved on to sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll, Canadians wanted those things, too. America’s status as the materialistic and hedonistic capital of the world is durable; millions of would-be migrants around the globe still long for a piece of the rags-to-riches, log-cabin-to-the-White-House American Dream.\n\nAmerica has given us a lot since “Billie Jean.” Its cultural and technology leaders continue to shape our worlds. We snap up Apple products, binge on Netflix and use “Uber” as a verb for getting from A to B. But even with our admiration for things American and our dependence on America’s power and its huge market for our exports, Canadians’ attitudes toward the country indicate that they are troubled by the face their neighbours are now showing to the world.\n\nThe US president with his bullyish style and America-first policies is one factor. The nightmarish mixing of guns and bigotry (Charleston, Orlando, Pittsburgh) is another. (Canada has had its own recent hate-fuelled mass murders with the Quebec City mosque shooting and the Toronto van attack.) Some Canadians would still like to see their country be more, not less, like the United States. Some might even argue that gun violence, inequality vastly greater than our own and other obvious negatives are simply the price of a society that is on the whole richer, freer and more dynamic. But a majority of Canadians seem to feel that America’s advertisements for itself are not what they used to be.\n\nThis Environics Institute survey was based on telephone interviews conducted (via landline and cellphones) with 2,000 Canadians between October 1 and 14, 2018. A sample of this size drawn from the population produces results accurate to within plus or minus 2.2 percentage points in 19 out of 20 samples.\n\nMichael Adams\nMichael Adams is founder and president of the Environics Institute for Survey Research, and the author of seven books, including Could it Happen Here? Canada in the Age of Trump and Brexit. In 2016, he was named to the Order of Canada for his work in helping Canadians understand who they are as a country and a people.\nTous les textes de l’auteur(e)\nX", null ]