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"SO the soul lives there eh? " he asked in a snarly way. We were together again. I missed him too much to let him go. "You know I found someone else, don't you?" I just shook my head and laughed. I knew he had met so many women. It was his job, to go out and meet people. He was so good with the women. He wasn't even that handsome. His last girlfriend never cared, but then again she was cheating on him. He was such a faithful lover. I remember because I wanted him so bad when I first laid my eyes on him, except he was with her.
"Yeah baby that's where the soul lives." I knew he understood where I was going with this, but he was slow, so I had to explain. "OK you ready?" He hated when I talked down to him but he tolerated it whenever I was defining things for him. "OK" he sat down and watched me. He had these perfect young eyes. "So" I said, he was looking at my butt. I could tell, he smiled when I jiggled it. That's the kind of thing I really liked about him, he liked my ass, genuinely liked it, and it's not that great. "OK, so you sold her your soul right?" My questions always seemed to puzzled him.
"Well" he answered. "She fucked me first, then she bought me lots of stuff, it was stuff I needed so I'm not sure if I sold her my soul." His face winced after he said those last word. "So did you sell her your soul?" I asked him expecting him to be honest, that was another one of his better traits, he was honest. "Yes I guess" his face always seemed to darken when he thought back to the two of them together. "So did you ever fuck her to get something?" I knew he had, I remember he told me "I can't see her anymore see's making me feel like shit. She keeps calling me stupid, and worthless." I couldn't believe my ears when I first heard about that. All I could think was, Ditch, I even said to him "take off! she's old saggy and rotten." I could tell back then that she owned him.
When I first saw them together I understood what he was talking about when he said things like "She is out of my league" He was right, she was way to old for him. But he figured "she's settled, she can help me with him!" He was right too, she was so good with his son. He was a young dad, babies mama! Forget it, she wants to stay a single mother, except there is no way that baby was going to be anything other then a crutch for a single woman like her. Looking back at him, when I first met him I understood what he saw in her, "Stability" he said solemnly.
"So, you sold her your soul?" I said looking at him, I could tell he didn't want to but he acknowledged me. "Yeah she's got it!" his voice was meek, he wanted to reach out, scream "No" but that wasn't going to happen. "I sold her my soul" he stopped, looked over at the sun, "what am I suppose to do!" I looked at him happy, he finally admitted to being a creature of darkness. "it's OK, listen, so, she bought your soul, but while you were fucking her, you stole her heart right?" I knew that old bat, even though she was destroying his spirit, loved him. "She gave me everything" he said smiling. I could tell she had corrupted him the first time we made love. He knew what he liked and the way he wanted me, I listened then like I do now. "She was submissive?" I inquired, knowing the answer, asking to move him out of our comfort zone. "You were the boss in bed, weren't you?" he didn't want to answer me. "Weren't you?" I asked again. He finally looked up and said "yes". It made me laugh, all his shyness, he was beautiful, his love for a woman who lied, cheated and stole from him, a woman that corrupted him, for a woman who would not accept what he was inside. "So, listen, you sold her your soul but you stole her heart right?" I watched as his face grew redder and redder. He didn't understand where I was going with this. "Where does the soul live?" I asked at the height of what looked like his anxiety. He laughed and said.... "i don't know!" So I told him, with a little hesitation "the heart... That's were you can find the home for the soul, you stole it back... so don't worry, you still have it." I looked at him, "I know you do, I love you baby!" His face got so red and he kept blushing when he told me "I'll give you my heart as long as you never think life is about surviving! Life" he yelled "is about


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According to World Health Organization (WHO), every minute a child goes blind. Most of the vision impairment in children are avoidable – the vision of most such children will improve with a simple pair of spectacles, properly prescribed. Through such simple measures, the prevalence of visual impairment in the age group of 3-15 years will come down drastically.
An eye screening camp has been organised at 3 schools of Bilakalagudur, on 8th Nov 2016, in collaboration with Vasan Eye Care Centre, Kurnool. The objective of this program is to spread awareness on eye disorders, their early detection and to detect refractive errors and eye ailments among school children. Free medicine was distributed to children with eye related ailments and 9 children vision defects are referred for further screening at Vasan Eye care Centre, Kurnool
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text: Lazzo love wrap pants all started as a creative distraction while fighting breast cancer and have also introduced me to the artistic community of Missoula. Having found a pair years before from abroad, I was committed to creating them of a better quality, designing them with super style, and making them more available in the USA. These capri pants are worn differently than regular pants. They tie around your waist from front to back like an apron, pull through your legs, and then tie around your waist again from back to front. They make for an adjustable fit on how high or low waisted you would like or how tight is comfortable. The linen/rayon blend doesn't wrinkle like regular linen and is able to be washed and dried. These tie on wraps go from day to night, just change your shoes! Trish made them for you with Lazzo love.


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Asterisk War more or less regressed to the mean this week, starting off with an interminable bickering match between the leaders of five of the six schools in Rikka. We get some nice Ayato and Julis time, but it's all too brief, and replaced by an influx of Allkant interlopers, apparently arranged by Claudia as payment for Allekant's role in furnishing Silas' robots.
The designer of those robots is Ernesta Kuhne, who is way over the top and over-rambunctious in all the wrong ways. I usually like Akasaki Chinatsu's energy, but here she's just extraneous.
Call me spoiled by the last two episodes, in which Julis did indeed "monopolize" Ayato, to the benefit of the show, I might add. This Julis who butts heads with Saya (absent the last two weeks) just isn't as interesting. It's like another girl shows up and a switch is flipped. Fortunately, Lester is with me on this, and slinks away rather than witness any more fighting over Ayato.
That brings us to the introduction of a new main member of Ayato's harem, judging from the promo art: the petite silver-haired Toudou Kirin. Their first encounter was a bump-and-peek in the hall, but when Ayato sees an adult in a suit strike her, he chivalrously steps in to intervene.
This doesn't go well for him, as when he asks the awful man (her uncle) to never hit her again, he agrees, IF he wins a duel. And in that duel, he'll be fighting…Kirin, his niece. This puts Kirin in the odd position of not having her uncle beat on her if she loses, but losing isn't an option for her, where every duel in her resume is scrutinized with a fine-tooth comb.
Ayato still has to deal with a limit to how long he can fight with Ser Veresta before he runs out of gas, and the fact that he doesn't want to hurt Kirin—that's the whole reason he got involved with her and her uncle in the first place! So it's a defensive duel in which the clock runs out, Kirin wins, and Ayato is a bit dazed and confused.
What he just did was duel with the top student at his academy, one of the more then twenty students in Rikka Julis said were her equal or better. And while he can't really be blamed for trying to stop abuse happening right in front of him, he did do exactly what Julis told him not to: get into another pointless public duel that reveals his strengths and weaknesses to all. So yeah, not exactly helping himself out.


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Rich, hot and chocolaty – the perfect prepare-ahead dessert for a cold day!
This is a Gordon Ramsey recipe and although I don't make these very often, this is the fail-safe recipe I always go to when I need a fancy chocolate dessert!
Delicious hot runny center.
Ingredients – for 4 large ramekins and 1 small ramekin!
Preparation time : 35 mins
Oven time : 12 – 15 mins
100g dark chocolate
100g butter
100g plain flour
100g sugar
3 eggs
some melted butter and cocoa powder for coating the ramekins
How to: Begin by preparing the ramekins – brush each ramekin throughly with melted butter (don't skimp!) then dust heavily with cocoa powder covering every bit of the inside of the ramekin.
Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over simmering water making sure that the bowl doesn't touch the water. Leave to cool while whisking the eggs and sugar together until pale and thick. Sift the flour into the egg mixture and whisk again. Next pour the chocolate/butter into the egg mixture bit by bit whisking after each addition. Finally pour the fondant batter into the ramekins and chill in the fridge for a minimum of 20 mins or overnight if you want to get ahead for the next day! They can also be frozen at this stage and then baked from frozen when required (add 5 mins to baking time). When ready, bake at 180°c for 12 – 15 mins until the top is crusty. Poking a skewer into the middle of one of the fondants, if it's gooey but the edge of the fondant isn't then this means they are ready to serve. The baking time is quite precise because if baked for too long the center will not be runny and if not baked for long enough everything will be runny! Keep checking as they are baking – minute by minute after 12 mins! When the skewer thing is done, remove the fondants from the oven and leave for a minute before turning onto plates – if the ramekins have been well prepared, the fondants should slip out easily! Serve with cream or ice-cream and enjoy enjoy!
The uncooked fondants can be frozen and cooked at a later date so double up on the ingredients and save some space in the freezer for a dinner party dessert baked in minutes!


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|TAMARACK, Idaho (Feb. 10) - World champion Lindsey Jacobellis (Stratton Mountain, VT) swept Visa Snowboardcross titles Sunday in the Chevy U.S. Snowboarding Grand Prix at snowy Tamarack Resort.
photo Mountain Life Photography
Jacobellis, meanwhile, remained on a tear picking up her second title of the weekend. The Olympic silver medalist has won two of three World Cup SBX events, is two-for-two in the Jeep King of the Mountain and won the X Games so far this season.
"It felt great. I was really riding well so I was really happy with the way I was putting the course together," Jacobellis said. "I felt like I had great starts all day and I'm really happy with how things have come together for me."
Canadian Michelle Brodeur came in at second and Kim Krahulec (Silverthorne, ID) finished third.
Palmer, who won the Jeep King of the Mountain SBX in Squaw Valley, CA, this weekend, was in great spirits after what he considered to be a great day of racing for him.
"It was good. I did well for how I felt this morning," Palmer said. "I was slow in qualifying but I kind of had a gift in the first one. I started riding better and better and I had what it takes to win but I couldn't beat the Wescott today. He smoked us and he deserves it."
The Tamarack event, part of the Visa Snowboardcross Series, is the only SBX stop on the Chevy Grand Prix. The Grand Prix wraps up March 15-16 in Killington, VT with a halfpipe and slopestyle finale. SBX riders will be back in action with a pair of World Cups in Korea and Japan the next two weekends, before heading to Lake Placid, NY Mar. 1-3 for the Visa U.S. Snowboarding Cup.
For pictures from Tamarack click here.
For audio from the athletes in Tamarack click here.
Visa Snowboardcross Championship Series
Tamarack, ID - Feb. 10, 2008
1. Lindsey Jacobellis, Stratton Mountain, VT
2. Michelle Brodeur, Canada
3. Kim Krahulec, Silverthorne, CO
4. Brooke Shaw, Litchfield, CT
5. Marni Yamada, Seattle, WA
6. Faye Gulini, Salt Lake City
7. Lynn Neil, Ogden, UT
8. Carle Brenneman, Canada


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As the game clock winded down to double-zero at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Tuesday night, Cavaliers coach David Blatt pulled LeBron James aside for a quick word.
James, who scored 23 points in a 118-88 win to help the Cavaliers complete a four-game Eastern Conference Finals sweep of the Atlanta Hawks, took his coach over the shoulder to share a moment of due praise.
"What you did for this team, and for this city -- coming back [to Cleveland] -- you deserve this. Let's keep going," Blatt told James, who replied with an affirmative "Yes sir," before joining his teammates to celebrate.
And the champagne was flowing shortly thereafter:
With the Cavaliers' advancement, James has become the first player since Bill Russell to reach five consecutive NBA Finals. This is the first time the Cavaliers have reached the Finals since 2007 -- three years before James left Cleveland for the Miami Heat.
In South Beach, James went on to win back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013 with the Heat. However, he shook up the sports world once again, when he announced he was "coming home" to Cleveland where it all began.
Blatt said he made a similar choice.
"LeBron came home, and I left home to come here," Blatt, a native Israeli who left Maccabi Tel Aviv last summer to join the Cavs, told Cleveland.com last night.
A newfound friendship? (Source: Getty)
While the pair shared a warm moment last night, their season endured a number of contentious events. An extended losing streak in January saw James at a crossroads with his coach, who responded by taking two weeks off to mentally and physically rest and recover. LeBron was even seen pushing Blatt away as he spoke with referees.
Upon returning to the team, the Cavaliers traded for reinforcements in the form of center Timofey Mozgov and guards J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert. Revitalized, the Cavaliers surged to the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, and James finished third in the MVP voting.
With the team running on all cylinders, James has repeatedly overruled his coach on late-game play-calling decisions. On May 10, James scrapped Blatt's play for the final shot against the Chicago Bulls before hitting the game-winning three-pointer.
"I was supposed to take the ball out," James said. "I told coach, 'There's no way I'm taking the ball out, unless I can shoot it over the backboard and it goes in.' I told him, 'Have somebody else take the ball out, give me the ball, and everybody get out of the way.'"
While Blatt told Cleveland.com on April 2 that he was fine with giving James the freedom to call plays, the unusual player-coach dynamic has been seen as a challenge to Blatt's authority as head coach.
When the NBA Finals begin June 4, James and his teammates will face off against either the Rockets or Warriors to attempt to become the first major professional sports team win a championship for Cleveland since the Browns won the 1964 NFL title.


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Friday 30th
Henry better to.day. I felt unwell, could not eat.
Saturday. 31st
Henry better to. day he left in the
cars. Louis went with him to the city.
Returned with his father, at four oclock.
Mr H. out of humour because Louis, went down
to the city. he is variable in his temper.
G. complains of his bowels also, says he is un.
well, and could not sleep last night.
He brought our travelling dresses. very handsome.
Miss Creighton called to see me.


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City of Glendale, CAHome Sitemap Contact
Rockhaven Reports
- Preliminary Scope of Work: Historic Resource Report for Rockhaven Sanitarium
Goals, Historic Context Report, Existing Condition Survey (Architectural Assessment & Landscape/Hardscape/Cultural Landscape, Assessment), Drawings, Recommended Work
- Inventory of Interiors
- Topographical Map (8-13-07)
- Public Works - Facilities Services Rockhaven Sanitarium Building Assessment Report (3-26-08)
"At the request of the Director of Public Works, the Facilities Services section inspected the buildings and structures at the Rockhaven Sanitarium in order to determine the integrity of the following systems: Structural, Electrical, Plumbing and HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning). In addition, any observed Environmental and Safety hazards were noted on the report." (pg. 2)
- Asbestos & Lead Survey Report (3-31-08)
- Update for Parks, Recreation and Community Service Commission (7-2-08 Meeting)


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I am very happy to be able to share the recipe for these Low Fodmap Satay Pork Meatballs! The reason is simple: it is an amazing dish. Pin ItPin It
Today's recipe is all about Australia, as I am sharing with you how to make Rissoles. Rissoles are basically Australian beef and vegetable patties that are pan-fried and served with Ketchup (or "tomato sauce" as we say here). Pin ItPin It
Chinese Sweet and Sour Pork Meatballs
Sweet and Sour anything is my go-to dish whenever I eat Chinese food. I have always liked sweet and sour sauces… even in Italian cooking. So, when I saw these meatballs, I couldn't resist and I had to try them. And boy, was I glad I did! They were a super hit with my family…Pin It
Meatball Marsala
A few weeks ago, I shared with you the recipe for Veal Marsala. Today instead I am back with a modern twist to the classic recipe. In fact, I will show you how to make Meatball Marsala. The sauce is not exactly the same as the one used for Veal Marsala, so make sure you…Pin It
Pork Patties with Apples
I just recently discovered this recipe and the family is already hooked! These Pork Patties with Apples are an absolute treat… let me just tell you that the patties are made with bacon. Need I say more? Besides, the combination of pork, apples, and sage is a classic that never fails and one of my…Pin It
Pasta with Meatballs
Today's post is really important for me. As you know, I am all for real Italian food. That's the very reason why I started this blog. I have always stated that Spaghetti with Meatballs is not a classic Italian dish. And I completely stand by it. That said, my mother used to make meatballs in…Pin It
I am back in Sydney, after a few weeks travelling around Japan and Italy! Hopefully you have followed my adventures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram! I had an amazing time, visiting beautiful places, meeting family and friends and tasting awesome food! I will be sharing some of these adventures and photos in the next few…Pin It
Meatballs in Tomato and Pecorino Romano Sauce
A few days ago, I reviewed an amazing kitchen appliance: the Toollio, a unique multi-function food processor that grinds and tenderises meat, grates cheese and bread, slices and chops vegetables and mozzarella, makes tomato purée… A true gem. As I promised, I am going to publish a few recipes that can give you a better idea…Pin It
I love today's recipe. I know I say this quite often, but then… would I share something that I don't like?? Mmmm nope! However, this is one of my favourite curries. I love meatballs as they remind me of home. My mum would often make meatballs and I think all children like them. Pin ItPin It
The June Daring Cooks' challenge sure kept us rolling – meatballs, that is! Shelley from C Mom Cook and Ruth from The Crafts of Mommyhood challenged us to try meatballs from around the world and to create our own meatball meal celebrating a culture or cuisine of our own choice. Wow! What a great theme!…Pin It
Thai is one of my favourite Asian cuisines. Believe it or not, there were no Thai restaurants in Milan, at least up until 6 years ago! Some Chinese restaurants would serve some Thai dishes, but they obviously did not have a lot of variety. That's why, the moment I saw it, I bought this little…Pin It
Today's recipe is a great addition to any potluck or buffet meals. I love it also for picnics and barbecues and it works perfectly fine both in winter and summer… it is one of those versatile recipes that is good to have handy any time of the year. Agrodolce means "sour and sweet" in Italian…Pin It
My dad often tells me about his grandmother making Spiedini and Crostini when he was a child. She would spend the whole afternoon making these in the kitchen, having to feed them to her many grandchildren. My dad would sit next to her and watch. And that's how he learnt how to make them. As…Pin It
This is one of my grandma's dishes that got passed to me by my parents. I have to say, I love "polpette"… and this particular dish brings back many sweet childhood memories, so it is particularly dear to me. I hope you enjoy it just as much as I do.


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Dear Parents,
As you may know, most careers in the future will require some understanding of science and technology. Recent research shows that interest in science before 8th grade is a better predictor of future academic and career decisions than math achievement test scores. Playing with robots, blocks, bugs, plants, etc. will not only support students when it comes time to learn physics, chemistry, and biology, but it will also help them stay interested in science over time.
This year STEM Squared, our after-school program, will feature activities designed to engage your child(ren) in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM Squared will begin on November 5th and meet on Mondays from 2:45 pm-3:50pm. All students are welcomed to sign up for this free afterschool program! Parents and students who wish to participate must adhere to the following:
- Complete and return the attached permission form on or before Friday, October 26, 2018!
- Must have transportation and be picked up no later than 4pm
- Must follow the Code of Conduct
- Must be in attendance on Mondays
- Must have and maintain good grades and behavior
We look forward to beginning this exciting expedition through STEM. Together, we can create a culture of kids excited about science and technology learning and careers! Please feel free to contact Ms. Lowery at ext. 146 or at email@example.com with any questions. Thank you!


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Writers 2 Banlieue presents a new episode from its ONEDAY series. On this occasion the UV and NWS crew member, Dok, is placed behind the camera lens during a daily tour of Marseille and its Montana Shop.
"Problems with the justice? Never for graffiti"
Dok is a Parisian writer who is part of the numerous crew of writers, "United Vandals", also known as "Urban Vampires" or "Ultra Violents". Having been based in Marseille for years, the Mediterranean capital of the French-speaking country, his professional dedication to the art world doesn't prevent him from being an active writer on the streets. Writers 2 Banlieue wanted to document a day of graffiti by his side: a video full of tags, throw ups and pieces in broad daylight, accompanied by some very intimate statements by this writer.


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Day 28 – Californian Orchards
We got to sleep in today because the bike shop didn't open until 9:30am. I headed out to Taco Bell breakfast around 8am and looked over our maps for the next two days. By the time the bike shop had fixed my wheel from yesterday's crash, we were headed out of Placerville at 10:15am… not a fantastic start to the day.
We faced some nasty rolling hills between the cities until Davis where things started to flatten out more. I was blown away by all the cyclists in Davis and the awesome atmosphere! With our late start though we didn't have time to hang around. Outside of Davis led us to a bike trail all the way to a backroad to Winters, CA. This backroad was littered with other cyclists training for competitions, but the cool thing about this road was all the orchards we went through. There were rows and rows of trees with blossoming fruit on them, but none of them were ripe yet.
Finally, we arrived in Winters which was a bit off our route but we needed water for the night. As we wandered around town aimlessly, a couple stopped and asked us if we needed anything. They were extremely friendly and told us where we could get some Gatorade in town, so we took off to that store. When we walked outside of the store (30 minutes later) we put our feet on our pedals and another couple waved us down. As unbelievable as it sounds, they were there to offer us a place to stay and shower tonight. We definitely accepted and met them at their home on the outskirts of Winters. Of course, some people may be appalled that we were staying in a random stranger's home, but they were very nice and trustworthy. We spent the night chatting with them and they even fed us some food! Libby and Reid, if you ever read this, Seth and I both extend our thanks to you!
Tomorrow is the day… 40ish miles to Vallejo, CA where we'll hop on a ferry to San Francisco. A very surreal feeling!
Total miles biked: 83.4 miles from Placerville, CA to Winters, CA
"I look on life as a joyous adventure." – Ernie Harwell
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Alter Egos
Pamela Mullins. Writer, Reader, Artist, Photographer.
"The phoenix must burn to emerge."
Contact through contact page, via email at pamela dot mullins at gmail dot com or pamela dot mullins on Skype.
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"The very essence of romance is uncertainty."
Contact through contact page or via email at lxshea at gmail dot com.
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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
― Mark Twain
"I don't like people. Why would I give them the means to contact me?"
― Matilda London
"Oh, alright then. Don't expect me to be nice."
— Matilda London
Contact through contact page or via email at thematildalondon at gmail dot com.


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"I am 10 years old. I attend Melabet Academy at Gbawe in
Accra, Ghana. I am in stage six and my class teacher's name is
Madam Millicent. I am a sponsored child of the PAAJAF
Foundation's educational sponsorship. I like to read and listen to
music, and help out at home by sweeping and fetching water. I
am very grateful to PAAJAF for helping me to study."
- Abigail, aged 10
Abigail is one of the beneficiaries that your donation to PAAJAF is helping to make a difference and add value into her life. PAAJAF is still sponsoring/paying school fees for the four children at PAAJAF. We intend to add another seven children for the year 2011. School has just re-opening and we have been able to pay the tuition for two children and we are calling for your help to reach to the other two and extend supporting hand to other seven children at PAAJAF.
Thank you
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maanantai 3. lokakuuta 2011
Fishing fishing....
Even if there hasn´t been too many posts I have been fishing a lot but there hasn´t been much to tell you about except a lot of pikes sized XS in fact very small but last weekend I was two days at my cottage and of course I fished much. On Saturday I went out at 7.00 am in a wind blowing between 10-15 m/s so I decided to leave my flyfishing equipments on the beach. Wind from north,water level - 30 cm,not too promising and man it really was tough weather conditions. I haven´t fish with jerkbaits for a while and it took me a while before I had them to swim the way I wanted to. The funniest thing was that I tried with Buster jerks,Manta jerks,Hellhounds and everything but I had most landed fishes with my homemade baits .
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Penny Stocks are very sensitive to the day's headlines. That's why many Penny Stock holders are speculators, preferring to buy the rumor and sell the news. However, there are some penny stock stories that investors might actually believe in. Therefore may be willing to be more patient with their holdings. For such patient investors, China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: CPHI) might just be a story worth more than a penny!
The Story
While developed world nations, such as the United States (2.60%), Canada (2.90%), Germany (2.90%), France (2.50%) and the United Kingdom (1.40%) are struggling to produce GDP growth approaching 3%, China's recent numbers came in at 6.8%. While these numbers aren't nearly as high as the 15.40% China scored in Q1 of 1993, they're still better off than most other nations (barring Turkey (7.3% and India 7.2%). Better yet, they are consistent with GDP of the last several quarters.
So, what does this mean for investors in Penny Stocks? It simply means loads of opportunity. With a GDP in the 6.8% range for the last three quarters, a population of over 1.4 billion, and a growing middle-class, China has a lot to offer investors, especially given that these numbers are driven by solid domestic consumption, exports and investment. Investing in a China Story-dependent penny stock might therefore make good sense.
Also Read: Penny Stocks – Maybe Worth More Than a Penny for Your Thoughts
The Picks
Our pick, China Pharma Holdings, Inc (NYSEAMERICAN: CPHI), is a pharma development, manufacturing and marketing company based out of Haikou, in the People's Republic of China, and traded on the AMEX. The company produces a range of drugs for treating cerebral cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system conditions, and other digestive and respiratory conditions. CPHI has an independent sales network, through which it markets, distributes and sells its products across China.
The current price of $0.30 (intra-day Apr 23, 2018) is around 50% higher than the stocks' 52-week low ($0.15), which could signal that there might be a discernable upswing in price movement. However, with a 52-week high of $1.45, CPHI has a long way yet before it reaches that milestone once more – something that technical investors should watch for.
On a fundamental basis, some positive outcomes based on recent quarterly results (quarter ending Dec 31, 2017) are:
· Increase in Net Operating Cash flow to $0.93M (from $0,67M in Q-ending Sep 30, 2017)
· Rise in Sales revenue to $3.84M (from $3.16M in the prior quarter)
· Improving Gross Income of $0.64M (from $0.38M)
A bright spot is expectation that Chinese health care expenditure, as a percent of GDP, is expected to steadily rise to 9% (from current 5.5%-6.0% range) by 2035. That single factor could give CPHI earnings a tremendous boost. Investors should be warned though that, like most penny stocks, CPHI has not had a top-line (Net Income) worth taking note of (net losses of $13.82M, $2.19M, $2.28M and $0.96M for the past 4 quarters).
Over the course of 2018 the stock has moved from $0.173 (Jan 2, 2018) to its current intra-day price of $0.3021 (Apr 23, 2018). That's a positive gain of nearly 75%. On a 120-day basis, the stock has run up by nearly 77%.
Cautions and Warnings
Generally speaking, Penny Stocks have a higher Beta value than many mid or large cap peers. A stock with a beta value higher than 1 is typically more inclined to market volatility than its peers that trade at beta values lower than 1. In CPHI, you are buying a stock with a beta of 2.28 (as of intra-day on Apr 23rd, 2018). And that means a LOT of volatility!
So, what does that mean for you?
If you can't stomach volatility, then this particular penny stock might not be for you. However, you might be able to mitigate that risk by holding other lower-beta stocks in your penny stock portfolio. That move will off-set any CPHI-specific downside volatility.
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If, on the other hand, you are a believer in the China Story, then you shouldn't really worry about the high-beta attribute of CPHI. You'll likely also experience positive price swings on news (such as illustrated in the chart above – when positive Chinese GDP numbers were announced on Apr 19th, 2018) to compensate for negative price moves over a period of time.
Author does not own any of the stocks mentioned in the article


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We will be leaving from the post office and head to Great River and make our way to Heckscher for a loop around the park. Then head North to the preserve bike path and into Bohemia for a rest and food stop. If you have any questions concerning this ride call Mike at 516 448-8545
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As the Team Lead your key responsibility is to lead a specialist team responsible for supporting the research information systems that service the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Portfolio (DVC R). These systems are a mix of database and reporting technology that provide a suite of specialised reporting and data management tools to ensure appropriate levels of data governance, quality and accuracy, specifically in connection with the management, collection and reporting of grants and contracts data, Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) data, benchmark data and research performance indicators among others.
This role is an excellent opportunity for an experienced team leader to develop a career in the higher education sector. Our university is large and diverse and our researchers make important contributions to the key local and global challenges that society faces. So in joining the university you will provide important support to enable the achievement of research goals.
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The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for Team Lead, Research Data Systems who possesses:
We welcome applications from those with leadership skills who want to join the higher education sector, we offer an intellectually stimulating environment with a wealth of career development opportunities and excellent conditions of employment.
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Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We're Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ over 6,000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.
We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.
The DVC R also provides oversight for the governance and operations of the Charles Perkins Centre, The Brain and Mind Research Institute, the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology and the Centre for Translational Data Science.
The position will be located within the Research Reporting, Analysis and Data Systems (RRADS) group, one of groups within the Research Operations, Coordination and Systems Planning area within the Portfolio that currently support the DVC R and researchers to achieve the University's strategic goals. The RRADS group is responsible for providing university wide reports and strategic information on research and research performance, managing government required reporting programs (Higher Education Research Data Collection (HERDC), SRE), managing data acquisition, coordinating application and system development to support business processes and requirements by developing and managing the data collection, analysing and reporting of the University's research performance, including external obligations and internal absolute research performance reporting for the faculty funding model, and coordinating development of business systems to support business requirements.
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SHILLONG: In the wake of the continued stand-off with the government over the Inner Line Permit (ILP) issue, the 10 pressure groups have decided to go for a fresh round of agitation featuring a five-day night road blockade and a two-day office picketing next week.
While the nine-hour night road blockade (8 pm-5am) would be from Monday to Friday, the office picketing has been slated for Thursday and Friday.
Irked by the adamant attitude of the Government which has rejected the demand for the implementation of ILP, the NGOs have resolved to fight until their demand is met.
Speaking after the meeting, FKJGP publicity secretary Eldie N Lyngdoh thanked the public for extending their support to the movement. "We will stick to our demand against all odds," he said.
The pressure groups believe that ILP is the best mechanism to tackle influx and vowed to fight till they achieve.
Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma had turned down the ILP in favour of a 'comprehensive mechanism' adopted by his government to tackle influx which include framing of stringent tenancy law, appointment of labour inspectors and strengthening of the new directorate of infiltration in the police.


text: It's the one year anniversary of Yung Jewelz epic "Earth Day" EP. Not only just that but it's also the standout Mississippi MC's birthday. Always one who is willing to celebrate, Jewelz does just that once again with the release of her "Muse" video. The single is one of the more personal ones from the aforementioned project, with Jewelz showing herself to be more of a lover than one may originally think. The M-Dub directed visual does a great job of further showcasing this other side to the artist in a way that is captivating. Check it out now and wish her a happy birthday at @thepaidhipster.


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"In 19 CE [AD], the time must have seemed right for action. Judas' popularity soared, and the call against Rome was a strong rallying cry. God would deliver the Jews from the hands of the invaders just as He had done in the days of Judas Maccabee".
Daniel T. Unterbrink
Mark Twain is alleged to have remarked: "History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes". That sure appears to be the case with Judas the Maccabee, and, close to two centuries later, Judas the Galilean.
Here I take some illustrative sections from Daniel T. Unterbrink's "Judas the Galilean":
…. In the year 4 BCE [BC], two learned teachers of the law gazed out upon their students, an army of young men thirsting for righteousness. Every day this throng of Israel's future sat and listened to the wizened Matthias and his younger partner, Judas, preach the Kingdom of Heaven. The relationship between the two wise men can be argued as well as their ages, but the pattern of the Maccabees suggests that Matthias was the older father figure (or literal father) and Judas, the son. How they came to the Temple, to this point in the history of Israel can be deduced from what preceded them.
In 25 BCE …. A movement was forming that was based upon the distant exploits of Mattathias and his son Judas Maccabee (170 BCE). In this new Jewish sect. a leader named Matthias taught about the true meaning of God's promises, freedom from pagan influences and the equality of all Jews. Whether or not Matthias began in Jerusalem or among the cities of Galilee, we will never know. But his teachings did bring him to Jerusalem by 4 BCE, along with his son, Judas.
…. According to the Slavonic Josephus, Matthias and Judas said this to their followers:
"Come, men of Judaea, now is the time for men to behave like men, to show what reverence we have for the Law of Moses. Let not our race be shamed, let us not bring disgrace on our Law-giver. Let us take as the model for [our] exploits Eleazar first and the seven Maccabee brothers and the mother who made men [of them]. For, when Antiochus had conquered and subjugated our land and was ruling over us, he was defeated by these seven youths and [their] old teacher and an old woman. Let us also be worthy of them, let us not prove weaker than a woman. But even if we are to be tortured for our zeal for God, a greater wreath has been plaited for us. And if they kill us, our souls as it leaves [this] dark abode will return to [our] forefathers, where Abraham and his offspring [dwell]." (After War 1.650) (Emphasis mine)
The passage emphasizes that the current freedom movement should be modeled upon the Maccabee uprising. Note that there is also an emphasis on family: a father, a mother and seven brothers. It is quite probable that Matthias was the father and Judas the son. However, it also implies that there were other brothers involved.
It is clear that Judas the Galilean had sons because Josephus mentioned the crucifixion of two sons, James and Simon, in Ant. 20.102 and the stoning of another son, Menahem, in War 2.433-434. It is quite probable that Judas also had brothers who helped carry on the movement when he himself was killed.
Included among the prisoners were the authors of the sedition, Matthias and Judas.
A trial of sorts was arranged, but the sentence had already been passed.
The sentence of death was the expected outcome. Herod had Matthias and his followers burnt alive. Josephus stated in the War that both rabbis were killed, but in Antiquities mentioned only the death of Matthias. What most likely occurred was the execution of the movement's leader, Matthias, and a number of his followers. Those remaining, including Judas, were imprisoned in order to dangle their fate in the face of the seditious. In short, Judas was an insurance policy against any other rebellious acts against Herod. A second powerful motive in imprisoning Judas involved Herod's desire for true mourning at his own death. Josephus stated that Herod planned to kill a great number of people at the time of his death so that there would be mourning throughout Israel. Judas and his followers may have been part of this plan. Either way, it was just a matter of time until Judas would meet the same fate as Matthias.
Judas and his fellow prisoners were spared an eventual death for only one reason: Herod the Great had died (4 BCE), and his insane orders of mass murder were not obeyed. In terms of stability, the death of this tyrannical yet able administrator rocked the country. But it also presented a great opportunity for those who had been persecuted and oppressed for so many years. Herod's death coincided with the Passover feast, a time when pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem to celebrate Israel's deliverance from Egypt. This left Herod's son, Archelaus, with a dilemma: how could he gain firm control of the government without offending the masses?
The crowds sensed that Archelaus was not dealing from strength and that he might be swayed by their desires. They asked if he would ease their annual taxes and remove all taxes related to sales and purchases. These were very serious requests, for a king must have revenues to rule effectively. Even so, Archelaus assented to their will, pretending to agree to these requests. And a segment of the people, those who mourned the death of Matthias, asked one other favor: release those who had been imprisoned by Herod. And once again, Archelaus agreed. Judas was now a free man. (Some argue that Archelaus did not release prisoners as he promised. That may be true for his tax promises, for these promises could only be realized sometime in the future. But the release of prisoners could be made now. Josephus also mentioned that Archelaus replaced the High Priest upon the requests of the crowd. This plea, too, could be accomplished at the present and was therefore acted upon.)
Archelaus soon realized that any concession to the followers of Matthias and Judas was fruitless, for these fanatics could never be won over by friendly intentions. In this, he was correct, for this new movement had no intention of meekly following the Herodian dynasty. In fact, they wished to upset this structure in order to fully implement their theocracy. Predictably, tensions arose and the military slaughter began. Judas escaped with a group of disciples and headed to Galilee, to the city of Sepphoris.
Judas had witnessed the execution of Matthias and many of their students and had just fled from a massacre in Jerusalem. His thoughts must have been upon the security of the small group he now led. In a bold move, he attacked the armory with its large cache of weapons. His followers were now well armed and could defend themselves from all except the army of Archelaus. His reliance upon these weapons of man diminished as he witnessed the awesome power of Rome. Consistent with guerrilla warfare, Judas and his bandit followers blended into the countryside as the Roman army marched upon Sepphoris, burning it to the ground, enslaving all its inhabitants. Surely, this sight hardened Judas against Rome and the Herodian sycophants.
But safety depended upon guile and resourcefulness. The message of fealty to God and refusing to be a slave to human masters (Rome) was transmitted to eager ears throughout Galilee on a small-scale basis. Judas did not draw too much attention to himself by setting up base in any city. Instead, he moved throughout the countryside, always prepared for a quick getaway.


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Royce Da 5'9 is starting off 2017 with a bang!
One week after murdering DJ Khaled's "I Got the Keys" and receiving high praises from Eminem, who called Royce's rhymes "incredible," Royce is back with his latest freestyle, "Beats Keep Calling."
Dominating tracks and applying pressure to other rappers in the game to step it up and not dumb it down, Royce has everyone's attention as he takes on both the Metro Boomin-produced mega-hit "Bad and Boujee" by Migos and Ben Billions's beat for French Montana and Kodak Black's "Lockjaw,"
With nonstop heat, Royce delivers six minutes of dope bars that showcase why he's regarded as one of the most gifted MCs to ever rock a mic. "While you throw salt, I'm ya baby momma and them's new Salt Bae," he rhymes. Not only is he delivering a cleverly constructed quip but one that proves he's got his finger on the pulse of viral online culture, giving a nod to the insanely hilarious videos from former child star Orlando Brown. Royce even touched on his own career and the lack of attendance at the Presidential inauguration as he spits:
"N**** I'm Pusha T, doin' quiet numbers/gettin' silent money, I retire from it/I don't dress loud, I throw the flyness on/I let the label talk, I let Desiigner mumble/ Like Donald Trump, throwin' money/hittin' everybody and they auntie up/tryin' to find someone to come and perform for me/before I fuck the whole entire country up."
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Map-based cloning showed that TA2 encodes a DNA demethylase. This study provides a strategy for enhancing the nutritional value of rice, and possibly of other cereals as well.
The rice endosperm, consisting of an outer single-cell layer aleurone and an inner starchy endosperm, is an important staple food for humans. While starchy endosperm stores mainly starch, the aleurone is rich in an array of proteins, vitamins, and minerals. To improve the nutritional value of rice, we screened for mutants with thickened aleurones using a half-seed assay and identified thick aleurone 2–1 (ta2-1), in which the aleurone has 4.8 ± 2.2 cell layers on average. Except for starch, the contents of all measured nutritional factors, including lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibers, were increased in ta2-1 grains. Map-based cloning showed that TA2 encodes the DNA demethylase OsROS1. A point mutation in the 14th intron of OsROS1 led to alternative splicing that generated an extra transcript, mOsROS1, with a 21-nt insertion from the intron. Genetic analyses showed that the ta2-1 phenotype is inherited with an unusual gametophytic maternal effect, which is caused not by imprinted gene expression but rather by the presence of the mOsROS1 transcript. Five additional ta2 alleles with the increased aleurone cell layer and different inheritance patterns were identified by TILLING. Genome-wide bisulfite sequencing revealed general increases in CG and CHG methylations in ta2-1 endosperms, along with hypermethylation and reduced expression in two putative aleurone differentiation-related transcription factors. This study thus suggests that OsROS1-mediated DNA demethylation restricts the number of aleurone cell layers in rice and provides a way to improve the nutrition of rice.
See: http://www.pnas.org/content/115/44/11327
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Identification and characterization of the ta2-1 mutant. (A) Scheme of the genetic screen for ta mutants in rice using a half-seed assay. (B and C) Transversally (B) and longitudinally (C) sectioned ZH11 and ta2-1dehusked mature grains, stained with the cell viability dye Evans blue. (Scale bar: 0.5 mm.) (D) Morphology of the aleurone at the lateral positions of ZH11 and ta2-1 endosperms. (Scale bar: 50 μm.) (E) Average numbers of aleurone cell layers, calculated in 20-cell file regions at the dorsal, upper lateral, lateral, lower lateral, and ventral positions of ZH11 and ta2-1 endosperms (n = 30). **Significant differences from ZH11 at the 0.01 level according to Student's t test. (F) Aleurone at the lateral positions of ZH11 and ta2-1 endosperms at 7 and 9 DAP. (Scale bar: 20 μm.) Arrowheads in B and C and orange lines in D and F indicate the aleurone. e, embryo; se, starchy endosperm.


text: Blog 2019 March Is a Grocery Store Liable for My Slip and Fall Accident? Previous Post | Next Post Is a Grocery Store Liable for My Slip and Fall Accident? Posted By Ivey, Barnum & O'Mara, LLC || 28-Mar-2019 When grocery store staff fail to clean up on Aisle 6, the results can often be far more serious than a messy storefront. If an unsuspecting shopper happens to slip on the wet floor, they may sustain injuries to fragile areas like the spine, head, and neck – and need lifelong medical care to treat the permanent conditions that follow. Fortunately, the law allows for injury victims to bring a lawsuit against the negligent grocery store, under the legal concept known as premises liability. Of course, in order to be successful with a slip and fall claim, you'll need to have the assistance of an experienced attorney. Because grocery store chains often have significant wealth and resources, they may be able to downplay your injuries as minor, or claim that you could have avoided the offending patch of floor. In this post, we'll touch on what makes a strong slip and fall claim, and how you can pursue justice from the supermarket responsible for your injuries. Understanding a Store Owner's Duty of Care Whether you were hurt on the premises of a small local grocery shop or a national supermarket chain like Kroger or Safeway, the store owners have the same legal responsibility to ensure the safety of their visitors. This is called the "duty of care," and it means they are required to keep an eye out for hazards on the premises, and take reasonable care to prevent injuries. The duty of care doesn't apply equally to everyone: If someone is trespassing on store property, for instance, the store owner has little obligation to keep them safe from building hazards. But because grocery store customers are explicitly invited onto the premises for commercial purposes, they are known under the law as "invitees," and business owners must show the highest level of care towards them. In addition to the duty of care, you'll need to demonstrate a few other things in a slip and fall claim: Negligence: The store can't be considered liable for your injuries unless there was a negligent act committed by one of the employees or owners. That means someone must have knowingly left the slippery patch on the floor, or failed to clean up in time after being made aware of it. Damages: There's no merit to an injury claim if you can't prove that you have real damages and losses from the accident. You'll need to rely on medical bills, doctor's examinations, and expert testimony to illustrate the true costs of your injuries after falling. Causality: Of course, you'll also need to show that these injuries were directly caused by the slip and fall accident itself. Under the eggshell skull rule you may still be able to collect some recovery when you had a pre-existing condition – but your attorney will need to make it clear that your previous problems were severely aggravated after the accident. How Long Do Slip and Fall Settlements Take? Many injury claims settle out of court and never see trial, and this is also true for slip and fall accident claims. Big grocery store chains are perhaps even more likely to choose settlement over a costly trial, to reduce the amount of public exposure they face. Depending on the complexity of your claim, it could take a few months to resolve the claim, or it could take years and involve multiple appearances in court. No matter how long it takes, however, our White Plains injury lawyers are here to help you fight back and get the fair compensation you need after a slip and fall injury. We'll do everything in our power to handle your case as quickly and thoroughly as possible, and offer skilled guidance and compassionate support along the way. With decades of combined experience and a long history of litigating high-profile injury claims, our team can be the reliable advocates you need in a crisis. Call today at {F:P:Site:Phone} to get your free consultation! We're available 24/7 to take your call. Categories: Slip and Fall Share Post


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Ibrik: Invigorating Cultural Heritage Within a Contemporary Context Through Redesign
The ibrik is a traditional Lebanese spouted water vessel with ties to Lebanese cultural heritage. Its production started as early as the Phoenician period in the Mediterranean area. While this object was once common to every household in Lebanon, today the ibrik is rarely used as intended. It either no longer exists or serves merely as decoration. The following project aims to redesign the ibrik through its animated cultural heritage as a craft and as a drinking vessel by embedding it with a contemporary visual dynamism.
This project follows a conceptual framework that diagrams the main factors, concepts and variables that are studied as well as the relationships among them. My background in motion design and digital media play an integral roll in adding a new dimension to product design. Additionally, motion design and digital media are embedded within several design stages of the framework used. Initially a substantial background research of the ibrik's history and current use is conducted. This includes interviews with craftsmen, historians, and anthropologists knowledgeable about the ibrik in Lebanon. Filmed reenactments of the ibrik being made and used aided to capture, in particular, the movement of the ibrik and the water it contains. Frame-by-frame analysis, the extraction of key frames from the films and the implementation of digital 3D vertex structures facilitated core new forms to work with. Digital 3D vertex structures are then fused and prototyped versions of the ibrik are 3D printed, tested and refined.
Filming throughout the entire process serve as a key form of documentation. Essential aspects of consideration are continuous functionality, ergonomics, aesthetics and interactivity. Finally, multiple versions of the ibrik come to fruition through a designed application. This application blends 3D vertexes automatically generating variations of the ibrik. The result is a succession of altered but recognizable ibriks. Such multiplicity appeals to current inclinations towards in one-of-a-kind objects. These new ibriks are static forms yet their structure is reworked to embed them with visual dynamism. Through rippled, angled and offset concentric alterations these ibriks take contemporary sculptural qualities. Their forms allude to the ibrik' kinetics in relation to its culturally significant origins and use. In conclusion, the ibrik is only one of many traditional Lebanese objects currently becoming extinct within Lebanese culture. This project is potentially applicable to other traditional Lebanese objects as well as to traditional objects from other countries suffering a similar deculturalisation.


text: Charles Macpherson 0 Posted January 3, 2017 Not long ago I was doing some flights and when I clicked out of fsx onto my second screen the aircraft I was using (A320/21) started to slowly "spaz" out. I say the word spaz out in which I mean the sim would crash, I would have like 1fps and the aircraft would started banking left and right and travelling all over the place. Since then it sopped happening but today it done it again. It's really annoying, any fixes? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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California State University, Long Beach enriches students' lives through globally informed, high impact educational experiences with superior teaching, research, creative activity, and action for the public good. To learn about our Beach 2030 mission, click here.
California State University, Long Beach will be a force for good at the forefront of public education in California and the world.
Teaching-Intensive, Research-Driven University
At CSULB
- Students have opportunities in their studies to gain a love of ideas, as well as an appreciation of artistic expression, science and technology. They also receive an understanding of varied cultures.
- Faculty members fully integrate the results of their research and activities into their teaching, which invigorates and enhances student learning.
- Students receive the advising and mentoring they need to realize their dreams because of the student-centered philosophy of the faculty and staff.
- Faculty members are widely recognized for their outstanding teaching, research and creative activities.
- Has the highest average graduation rate and the lowest average time to graduation among the public master's degree-granting universities in the West.
- Continues to enhance the highly collegial climate that enables broad and deep collaboration in research, creative activities and teaching.
- Graduates have the necessary skills for successful careers in various fields and disciplines.
- Is recognized for the rich diversity and accomplishments of its students, which demonstrate that it is both possible and essential to offer broad access to high quality education.
Student Engagement
- Is widely recognized for its high quality of services, activities and programs for students.
- Has strong partnerships with faculty, staff, student and community groups so that we may serve as primary advocates to meet the needs of our diverse student population.
- Embraces a culture that strives for continued quality improvement in our programs and services.
- Invests in our human and technological resources so that we may optimally respond in a dynamic environment.
- Makes a positive contribution to the greater society by developing responsible citizens with highly valued degrees for the 21st century.
- Students graduate as skilled problem-solvers and practitioners of their disciplines through participation in research projects, creative endeavors, community service learning and internships.
- Is viewed by other universities as a source of best practices in student engagement, instructional innovations, academic technologies, services and institutional effectiveness.
- Students have the opportunity to enhance his or her educational experience through co-curricular activities that include relationship-building in clubs, cultural activities sponsored by departments and colleges, and international programs and events.
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- The expertise and research interests of faculty are recognized and valued nationally and internationally for their advancement of knowledge.
- Faculty members receive both internal and external support for their research and creative activities.
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- Research/technology parks in the Greater Long Beach area include a high proportion of small companies spun off from campus-originated faculty-staff-student research projects.
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- Faculty, staff and students are intensely involved in community service and partnerships with community agencies and non-profits, schools and local government agencies.
- One of the fastest growing areas of campus activity is the business and technology "incubator" program, where faculty/staff/student research teams work together to bring ideas developed through external funding into the marketplace.
- Students have the opportunity and necessary financial support to earn credit toward degree through internships with area companies and community organizations.
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- The variety and scope of the University's international curricular offerings are continuously broadened and deepened.
- Through a wide variety of curricular and extracurricular stratagems, students are exposed to a global perspective and many will develop multi-lingual abilities.
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The Older Americans Act supports home and community services including nutrition programs, in-home services, and transportation. However, the program was long underfunded and allowed to expire in 2011, leaving communities with few resources meet the needs of the rapidly growing population of older Americans. For example, access to home-delivered meals in many cities and regions around the country is now nonexistent.
As tens of millions of Americans are beginning to "age in place" in their own homes and communities, O'Malley will work to reauthorize and fully fund the Older Americans Act— ensuring access to basic supports like subsidized transportation, household management, personal care, nutrition assistance, and help with accessing medical services, benefit programs, and other fundamentals of daily life.


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BMC Neurol. 2018 Dec 28;18(1):222. doi: 10.1186/s12883-018-1233-y.
Myasthenia gravis following human papillomavirus vaccination: a case report.
Chung JY1, Lee SJ2, Shin BS3,4, Kang HG5,6.
Myasthenia gravis (MG), an autoimmune neuromuscular disorder, occurs owing to autoantibodies against acetylcholine receptors. MG symptoms can be triggered by various vaccines. Many studies have evaluated the safety and adverse events of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Here, we present a life-threatening case of ocular and bulbar MG symptoms after HPV vaccination and a brief literature review.
A 23-year-old woman presented with binocular diplopia, ptosis, dysarthria, and dysphagia, which occurred on the 3rd day after the second HPV vaccine administration. She was diagnosed with MG based on history, clinical features, and test results. Her symptoms deteriorated on the 3rd day after admission, and she was transferred to the intensive care unit with mechanical ventilation. On the 7th day after admission, due to discomfort in the right chest, pulmonary embolism was suspected. A tracheostomy was performed on the 14th day of mechanical ventilation. In the 4th week, the tracheostomy tube was removed; all symptoms had completely resolved at discharge. She was followed up for 5 months without recurrence or further treatment.
HPV vaccination may cause MG owing to unexpected abnormal autoimmune responses. Additional studies are needed to clarify the possible causal relationship between the HPV vaccine and neurological complications and to evaluate the safety of the vaccine.
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Do we all remember a very dark day in November of 2017 when Snapchat decided to wreck our world as we know it by changing their simple layout? Yes! That day! Avid Snapchatters went AWOL! They didn't know how to act, what to do or how they would survive this crazy day. Some even went into a protest and gave up using this social media outlet altogether.
Now, let's fast forward to today. Does anyone even remember what the old simple snap chat layout even looked like? The answer is more than likely a "No". Why? Human nature is to lean towards the familiar but it is also in our nature to quickly evolve and adapt to certain changes we often have no control over. Snapchatlution won and everyone is all of a sudden back to being happy snapping and chatting their lives away just like they initially did. But, how would the progressive humans react to Snapchat if Snapchat took the Chat out of the Snap. Would it still be such a powerful social media site like it is now if it killed its private messaging option? Would the story repeat of the one in November 2017 where everyone would raise hell then out of nowhere adjust to the changes like nothing ever happened? Some say yes, but I beg to differ. It would be the end of Snapchat and the privacy of chatting as the world knows it. Word of advice for possible decision makers out there; Snapchat, DON'T DO IT! You might regret that "change" after all. Nix Snapchat messaging or not? Feel free to comment.
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DTE Energy (DTE) Stock Profile SummaryDTE Energy Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in Michigan. It also involves in non-utility operations. The companys Energy Utility segment engages in the generation, purchase, distribution, and sale of electricity in southeastern Michigan. It generates electricity from various fuels, including coal, as well as from nuclear and hydro facilitates. As of December 31, 2009, this segment owned and operated approximately 677 distribution substations and approximately 423,600 line transformers; and supplied electricity to 2.1 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in southeastern Michigan. The companys Gas Utility segment engages in the purchase, storage, transmission, distribution, and sale of natural gas in Michigan. As of December 31, 2009, this segments distribution system included approximately 19,000 miles of distribution mains, 1,177,000 service lines, and 1,312,000 active meters. It also owned approximately 2,100 miles of transmission lines that deliver natural gas; and supplied natural gas to approximately 1.2 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers throughout Michigan, as well as to approximately 17,000 customers in Adrian, Michigan. The companys non-utility operations include natural gas pipelines and storage; unconventional gas exploration, development, and production; power and industrial projects, and coal transportation and marketing; and energy marketing and trading operations. Its customers include electric utilities, merchant power producers, integrated steel mills, and industrial companies. DTE Energy Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Detroit, Michigan.
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Demanding Dignity by Speak Truth to Power: How United We Dream Network (UWDN) Accelerated the Immigrant Youth Movement.
A case study of UWDN's major accomplishments and lesson's learned
This 2015 case study richly describes United We Dream Network's remarkable journey in coalescing and accelerating the progress of the immigrant youth movement.
Learning for Action (LFA) tells UWDN's story using a visually engaging SlideDoc format – a combination of written narrative, graphics, and images – which consists of four main modules: 1) UWDN's journey at a glance, 2) UWDN's impact, 3) reflections on UWDN's path forward, and 4) reflections for funders.
As the learning and evaluation partner for Unbound Philanthropy, LFA developed this case study for multiple audiences: UWDN as it takes stock of what has been achieved and charts its path ahead, Unbound Philanthropy as it supports UWDN and lives out its "theory of philanthropy," and other funders who wish to advance movement-building and immigrant rights.
To develop this case study, LFA engaged in an array of methods, integrating data from interviews with over 30 individuals, insights from more than 20 documents, and statistics collected by UWDN. (To view case study modules, click on the bookmark-shaped icon on the left in the case study PDF.)
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EU-Ukraine Summit: Weak Outcomes and Bleak Outlooks
The twentieth EU-Ukraine summit, which took place in Brussels on July 9, celebrated the long and rich history of the EU's relations with Ukraine, a country that has declared EU accession its main political and societal goal. However, the summit results only reconfirmed that the nature of this relationship is vague, and its future remains up in the air. It was the failure to sign the bilateral Association Agreement that launched the Maidan protests, and the agreement itself that served as a pretext for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. But neither the hundreds of deaths in Kyiv's center nor the annexation of Crimea and the more than 11,000 killed (so far) in a bloody conflict in Donbas have softened the EU's unwillingness to improve Ukraine's accession prospects in the near future. The legal conditions attached to ratification of the Association Agreement mean that Ukraine cannot acquire candidate country status even after the implementation of the agreement. How did the two sides arrive at such a discrepant outcome? What are the consequences for each side today with the accession prospects turned down, and what kind of future awaits EU-Ukraine relations?
Twenty years ago, Ukraine saw EU accession primarily as a mechanism for accelerating internal reforms. In the second half of the 1990s, when the differences between Ukraine and its Western neighbors in exiting the communist system became striking, the answer to the question of why Ukraine was lagging behind was obvious: because Poland and other CEE countries had become EU candidates and Ukraine had not. Two main factors—a political incentive in the form of prospects for accession and financial-institutional incentives in the form of pre-accession assistance—played a powerful role in the reforms undertaken by many different countries in Central and Eastern Europe. The EU accession process turned out to be a real engine of their political and economic development. Today, two decades later, it is clear that Ukraine will be granted neither EU accession nor the relevant financial-institutional assistance. Then what is Ukraine after in its relations with the EU, and analogously, what is the EU's goal in relations with Ukraine?
The Joint Statement issued at the Brussels summit went so far as to use the language on Ukraine's European choice adopted about twenty years ago, in December 1999, in the text of the EU Common Strategy in Ukraine. But even twenty years ago it didn`t satisfy Ukraine's desire to be the part of the EU enlargement process. How could it possibly be adequate to the current situation, so different from that obtaining two decades earlier? The summit declaration specifically mentioned the entry into force of the Association Agreement, but in fact, this agreement is a summation of all the goals enunciated in the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) developed by the EU fifteen years ago for countries of Northern Africa and the former USSR states that would not be seeking accession to the EU. The ENP clearly is not about accession. Neither is the Association Agreement with its outlining of a free trade area, which will not lift the country out of the depths of its internal economic and social problems. If in the cases of other countries, such an opening of the markets required significant concessions from the EU, in the case of Ukraine the free trade area was granted in response to Ukraine's EU accession desires. But instead of EU accession, the country received only a loan of €1 billion, which, strangely enough, is called "assistance." Is a loan what all the sacrifices were for?
Perhaps in recognition of this tricky discrepancy and its share of responsibility for it, the EU is trying to play nice with Ukraine, even though the country is in a critical economic and political situation, with corruption rife and new casualties reported weekly in the Donbas conflict. The word "corruption" is rarely mentioned, and the leadership enjoys repeating that more reforms have been implemented in Ukraine in the past four years than in the previous twenty. But at the same time, 75 percent of Ukrainians believe that the country is developing in the wrong direction, and dissatisfaction with reforms is recorded by 60–80 percent of survey respondents. Even if Brussels satisfied Kyiv's request to tamp down talk about corruption, which is easily manipulated by Russia in its information warfare against Ukraine, Ukrainians suffer every day from overwhelming corruption and know the price of words. The fight against corruption is a key demand of Ukrainians, along with the end of war in the East of the country. With regard to the conflict in the Donbas, the Brussels summit statement confirmed that the EU supports the territorial integrity of Ukraine and the sanctions against Russia. However, it is difficult to understand how this official posture can restore peace and change Russia's behavior. What is the significance of sanctions when the cost of oil is above U.S. $70 per barrel? Meanwhile, Russia's role in supplying energy to the EU is growing, and EU leaders are queueing to visit Russia and looking forward to increases in bilateral trade by 10, 20, or even 40 percent.
None of these or other difficult questions were answered at the Brussels summit. And the EU is not in a hurry to look for answers. The situation in Europe is complicated. Support for Euroskeptics is growing, as are internal disagreements inside the EU; Brexit brings another host of problems. The situation in regard to Russia is bad but not, for the EU, nerve-racking, and the EU seems to be OK with the current state of relations with Ukraine: the issue of accession has been frozen now for decades, political support is not costly, and the increased export of EU industrial goods to Ukraine is good for the EU economy even if the Ukrainian economy is at a record low. Thus the EU can try to play geopolitics in Ukraine, with little to lose and possibly something to win in the future. The problem is above all one for Ukrainians, who are suffering through a crisis that has them heading toward becoming the poorest nation in Europe.
But the problem is also one for the whole of Europe, and beyond. The "Ukrainian crisis" has proved that post-Cold War structures cannot guarantee peace even in the center of Europe. No one can be safe until this crisis is settled, and to settle the crisis we must go beyond Donbas and even beyond Ukraine. The whole European structure of security and cooperation must be reconsidered and reset. Without some clarity as to what the future of countries like Ukraine might be like in Europe, islanded between Russia on one side, and the EU and NATO on the other, the future of the whole continent will remain befogged.
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Can Star Wars: The Force Awakens top the $760 million domestic gross of James Cameron's Avatar to become the new domestic box office champion? Grab your calculator, and let's dive in!
With a whopping $247 million opening weekend (according to revised estimates), the biggest on record by a healthy margin, the next speculative question becomes how far the film can go in America. In short, are we looking at a new domestic box office champion? As of now, the four biggest movies of all time are The Avengers ($623m off a $207m weekend), Jurassic World ($652m off a $208m weekend), James Cameron's Titanic ($658m with a 2012 reissue) and James Cameron's Avatar ($760m off a $77m opening weekend). If The Force Awakens has anything resembling legs, a $600m domestic total is probably in the cards.
But whether or not J.J. Abrams catches up to James Cameron becomes a matter of what kind of film this is. Is The Force Awakens a somewhat conventional "big" December release with a massive head start? Or is it a standard summer tent pole that just happened to drop at the end of the year?
The two biggest grossing movies of all time opened on this same weekend and had relatively leggy runs, with Titanic taking advantage of a somewhat barren early 1998 slate to run the tables off a $28 million opening weekend for around four months. Avatar had comparatively more competition (The Book of Eli, Dear John, Alice in Wonderland) but made so much money so quickly that it soared past Titanic's original $600m domestic total in just over six weeks.
If there is an Achilles' Heel for The Force Awakens, it is the sheer amount of "big" movies dropping in January. Putting aside the deluge of Christmas releases (Concussion, The Big Short, Joy, Point Break, Daddy's Home), January sees fifteen new wide releases including such biggies as The Hateful Eight, The Revenant, 13 Hours, Ride Along 2, The Fifth Wave, The Finest Hours, and Kung Fu Panda 3. January 29th alone sees five new releases, which means you're going to see some screen bleeding by that point by sheer force of the amount of product that needs to find a home.
But The Force Awakens opened with so much money off the bat that it doesn't need to be all that leggy to take the title. Having said that, the opening weekend was so front-loaded (it made just over twice the Friday number with 23% of its whole weekend occurring on Thursday) that we may be looking at something of a quick-kill blockbuster. Under normal circumstances, I would see that 2.04x weekend multiplier for The Force Awakens and say it had no chance to catching up to Titanic let alone Avatar and that it would be thrilled to match The Dark Knight ($533m). But this is December, and December releases are all about taking advantage of these last two weeks of the year when most of the kids are out of school, and many parents are off work for the holiday break. It stands to reason that any number of regular moviegoers decided to hold off on the weekend rush knowing it would be more convenient to take themselves or their kids to a weekday showing when the kids were off of school anyway.
And yes, the rock-solid word of mouth will create repeat viewership among the hardcore fans, at least in the short term. That is why I am not inclined to presume that it's going to be as front-loaded as a traditional Twilight sequel even though it had an opening weekend similar to such. But let's just run the numbers just in case. A Twilight finish (around 2.1x that opening weekend) gets The Force Awakens to $518 million domestic to make it the sixth biggest movie of all time not adjusted for inflation.
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A 2.25-2.35x finish (think Spider-Man 3, The Hunger Games, Iron Man 3, or Avengers: Age of Ultron) gets it to between $555 million and $580m domestic, good for fifth place. Even a 2.88x finish, akin to The Dark Knight Rises, gets it to $711m which puts it behind only Avatar. If we're looking at conventional summer openings of this nature, let's check out some recent record-breakers in the middle of the summer.
The Dark Knight opened with $158 million over a painfully frontloaded (2.3x) opening weekend but did $66m over the first three weekdays and turned into a leggy sensation to close out the summer. It earned $533m in the end, a strong 3.37x multiplier. Such a total puts The Force Awakens just over the $832m mark. The Avengers made $623m off a $207m debut weekend, which was a 3.01x multiplier and would give The Force Awakens a "mere" $743m domestic total. And then we have Jurassic World, which earned $652m domestic last summer off a $208.8m weekend for a 3.12x multiplier, which would give The Force Awakens a "just got there by a nose" $770m domestic total. And keep in mind those last two were considered well-liked and leggy blockbusters in the heart of the summer.
The good news for the Star Wars sequel (aside from the fact that it's already a huge hit even if it doesn't clear $500m domestic) is that there aren't a lot of movies that opened on this weekend (or the previous weekend) in December that didn't have the legs necessary to push a $247m debut weekend past $800m domestic. A performance like The Chronicles of Narnia ($65m/$291m) gets it past $1 billion domestic and a run like Tron: Legacy ($44m/$172m) gets it to $965m. A performance like I Am Legend ($77m/$255m) takes it to $817m. A run like The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey ($84m/$303m) takes it to $890m. And a run like The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug ($73m/$258m) ends up with $872m.
The Wednesday openers are trickier to compute, so I'm intentionally leaving out Lord of the Rings movies, King Kong, and The Battle of the Five Armies. They mostly did around 3x their five-day debuts. And in case it needs reiterating, I'm not expecting anything resembling the legs of Titanic or even Avatar. A $247m debut weekend offers different variables than a $28m weekend, period. But, and this is a huge but, we're also looking at an opening weekend that is almost 3x larger than any prior December debut.
A lot of the demand was met this weekend. This isn't Night at the Museum opening to $30 million and legging it to $250m partially due to a lack of similar options. This one will be at $250m by the end of this sentence. Does the sheer size of the debut weekend, along with the comparative front-loaded nature of such and the fact that late December and all of January will be absolutely drowning in new movies, cancel out the fabled December legs to just enough of an extent that it ends up with a sad, shameful $600-$700m domestic gross?
Moreover, and here may be the magic element we need to take into account, there isn't a lot of "surprise" factor in play this time out. There is no sense of discovery with Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Fans wanted a good Star Wars movie; they got a good Star Wars movie. They'll potentially worship the ground it walks on for a few weeks and then we'll move on as we always do. This isn't the unexpected glory of Titanic or the "I had no idea it was going to be like this" 3D wonder of Avatar.
Now all of this is just fun with math, especially until the first ten days are charted accordingly. I wish I could say I knew what the final domestic total would be, but this is uncharted territory, with a major summer movie blockbuster tent pole pulling a summer-size opening in the middle of December. But here's a secret: It doesn't matter, at least not to Disney and its shareholders. Walt Disney and Lucasfilm have already made a Star Wars movie that has proven the sheer strength of the brand, combined with the Disney seal no less, and they have delivered a crowd-pleasing blockbuster entertainment that has gotten the fans and general audiences back onboard for at least the next few installments.
The important thing is that the picture opened well and that it was well-received. Heck, even if it collapses we're still looking at a near-$500 million domestic total. And if it does collapse or it just doesn't quite catch the James Cameron two-some, it will be because the demand was met and there were other movies to see, not because the consumers were dissatisfied with the product. I don't think we're looking at a $1 billion domestic grosser nor do I believe that the $2.7 billion worldwide Avatar record is in much jeopardy. But it's anybody's guess as to whether or not Star Wars: The Force Awakens can become the first non-James Cameron film in eighteen years to become our newest domestic champion. This should be fun.
Of course, should Walt Disney come back this afternoon and pronounce that the final figures were larger, well, the match changes accordingly.
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I've studied the film industry, both academically and informally, and with an emphasis in box office analysis, for nearly 30 years. I have extensively written about all of said subjects for the last 11 years. My outlets for film criticism, box office commentary, and film-skewing scholarship have included The Huffington Post, Salon, and Film Threat. Follow me at @ScottMendelson and "like" The Ticket Booth on Facebook.


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We don't choose our suppliers just out of the products they are able to make, but we are also interested in their story; because we believe every company has one. We visit our suppliers on a regular basis to experience what our factories are really like. We would love to give you a sight of our "behind the scenes" too and meet our makers.
A loving family business
Recently, we visited our supplier, the family Lu from Jiangsu, that we were really charmed by. This supplier is a family business where the owners fully participate. They work in the factory, but also work around the place to keep their integrity. Their parents are always around too; they have a big love for roses and grow them on the factory site to cheer the factory and surroundings up. They love to cook too, and provide everyone in the factory with fresh and healthy food every day. The food they use is home grown, they grow their own vegetables and fruit and even have a pond where they breed their own fish. It gave us the feeling of a little self-sufficient farm, a great place to make our beanies!
The beauty of giving
Another supplier of us, family Sun, has a great heartwarming story too. They are located in one of the coldest areas of Northeast China. Unfortunately, this is also a poor area. This is the reason why this supplier decided to do something good. Every Chinese New Year, they make warm winter accessories from stock materials and donate them to orphan children to help them through the winter. They also give candy with every product to put a smile on all of their faces. We are very proud that we have a contribution in this donation!
Handmade jewellery
We met Jimmy and his wife Sonya years ago on the beach in Seminyak, Bali. Both selling their goods on the beach. Sonya her handmade jewellery and Jimmy his Henna tattoos. Through our talks we discussed that it would be a great idea if they create items for Barts, from there our collaboration started.
Jimmy and Sonya have two boys from 19 and 17 years old and they live in the area of Canggu. For Balinese people, family is number one so they are extremely happy that through our collaboration they can now support their boys schooling. They usually make the bracelets and necklaces at home in the evenings or during the heat of the day under the shade. Jimmy is very picky in this as he wants to provide the best quality and care in his products. We will continue to travel back to the island where Jimmy and Sonya will be greeting us again with their immense smiles.


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Two men have been charged over an alleged aggravated break and enter in the Lake Macquarie region.
About 1.30pm yesterday (Monday 18 August 2019), an aggravated break and enter occurred at a home in Belmont.
The offenders stole jewellery, passports and personal items, and were seen leaving the scene in a Toyota Corolla.
About 3pm the same day, officers from Lake Macquarie Police District sighted the vehicle at a home on Kambora Close, Windale.
About 6pm, officers executed a search warrant at the address. Inside the home, police arrested two men, aged 26 and 27, who were located hiding in a roof cavity.
Proceeds from the break and enter were allegedly located in the home.
The two men were taken to Belmont Police Station.
The older man was charged with fraud and driving offences, as well as aggravated break enter and steal in company.
The younger man was charged with an outstanding domestic violence and prison warrant, as well as domestic violence offences and aggravated break enter and steal in company.
They were both refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court today (Tuesday 20 August 2019).


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