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I went to the Mobile Camp LA and one the things I took out of it was that as a coder I needed to switch to this awesome font, Source Code Pro. No more squinting to see if it is an l or 1, or 0 or O.
Here's a post from the creator with details about the font. Here's where you can download the font, I've setup my Notepad++ to default to this now, soo great.
Instruction to install font
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About four minutes into It Takes a Village, Ian Bagg starts establishing characters via crowdwork. It's then that he addresses "Vesty," a woman up front who, wouldn't you know it, is wearing a vest. From then on, for the most part, previously written material is an afterthought. Over the course of the following 41 minutes, we'll meet "Turtle" (who's wearing a turtle neck), "Stripes" (take a guess), "Muscles," and, most prominently, Mike, Audrey and the rest of the Minneapolis bank crew. More than the material or even Bagg himself, these folks are the stars of the show, the butts of the jokes and, in a weird way, also the heroes.
As you might expect from a performance in which the main focus comes in the form of a bunch of rowdy, drunk people, the topics run a fairly wide swath of ridiculous. Big babies and the vaginas they come from, being married or not, the inability to communicate, confused ladies who have to pee, anti-itch cream as an anniversary gift, whisker burn, myriad relationship minutiae, etouffee, the favorite part of a blow job.
Audrey and Mike are the highlight of the show, employees of a bank on their holiday night out. The former is as noisily unhelpful as the latter is reticently reluctant to say much of anything. But as a pair of foils, you couldn't do much better. Bagg delights in the bank crew, even going so far as to compare them to the bank from the night before (Apparently this club is a popular Minneapolis-area bank holiday-party destination?), which heckled him and left mid-performance. While he doesn't fully abandon traditional material once he discovers the bank crew, he does return to them repeatedly, trying hard to find out the name of the establishment—much to the apparent chagrin of the employees in attendance. ("Have you guys loaned out all your money or something?" he asks at one point in disbelief. "Because you don't seem to want anyone to know about your fucking bank.")
Speaking of heckling, It Takes a Village is an interesting table-turn on the typical heckler-performer dynamic. Typically it's the person on the stage versus the unruly denizens watching said person. Here it's almost like Bagg's the heckler, picking on poor, unsuspecting people (You start to eventually feel bad for Mike, a clear introvert who wasn't planning on being quite so involved.), many of whom seem to have real trouble keeping up with him, which then, of course, becomes part of the gag.
While it grows increasingly difficult to enjoy upon multiple listens, It Takes a Village shows a talented performer with ample crowdwork skills, a likable human being with a clear, quick-thinking head on his shoulders. You won't walk away with any hilarious one-liners or long, complicated, humorous stories to drop on your friends, but you probably will go see Ian Bagg when he comes to town. Pro tip: Sit way in the back if you don't want to be part of the material.

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Now that the awards-season dust has settled around Can You Ever Forgive Me?, it's time for the messiness surrounding that production to come to light. In a past iteration, the Lee Israel biopic was going to be directed by Nicole Holofcener and star Julianne Moore, but after some behind-the-scenes tangles, it was ultimately directed by Marielle Heller, with a script by Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, and Melissa McCarthy playing the curmudgeonly Israel. In an interview on Watch What Happens Live, a caller asked Moore why she left the film, to which the Oscar-winning actress replied, "I didn't leave that movie; I was fired. Nicole fired me."
Moore continued, saying she and Holofcener didn't see eye to eye on the character. "I think she didn't like what I was doing" in rehearsals and pre-production, Moore said. The actress still hasn't watched the movie yet because "it's still kind of painful." The last time she was fired, Moore quipped, she was 15 years old and working at a yogurt stand. "It felt bad," she added with a laugh.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? took a tortured road to theaters, with Moore signing on to the project in 2015. Chris O'Dowd also signed on to co-star as Israel's friend, the charismatic Jack Hock. Moore left the project later that year, roughly a week before filming was about to begin. Holofcener exited the project as well, with everything getting chalked up to creative differences. Fox Searchlight pivoted by handing the film to Heller, whose film The Diary of a Teenage Girl had earned warm reviews on that year's festival circuit. Moore was replaced with McCarthy and O'Dowd was replaced by Richard E. Grant. The film was a critical success this awards season, landing three Oscar nominations for best actress, best supporting actor, and best adapted screenplay.
Moore isn't the only one to speak up about how difficult it was to leave the project. In a 2018 interview with HuffPost, Holofcener alluded to the behind-the-scenes troubles; when asked about directing Can You Ever Forgive Me?, she turns to her publicist and says, "Should I just lie?" When her publicist nods yes, Holofcener opts for the diplomatic response, saying, "I just did the script, and Marielle directed it beautifully. And that's how it was meant to be . . . It's a beautiful movie."


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One recent appeals court ruling shows the importance of carefully reviewing an individual's military service record. Whether on land or at sea, these men and women can be exposed to significant health hazards in their line of duty. For complications that arise many years later, a veteran's service location can play a significant role in the outcome of their application for compensation.
A VA-accredited elder law and estate planning attorney can help you file an application for veterans' benefits, including the Aid & Attendance (A&A) pension. In filing this application, it is extremely important that an individual's military service record is reviewed by an experienced attorney to identify any and all areas of benefits eligibility. What starts as a quest for non-service connected pension may transition to a much higher level of benefits for a service-connected condition, disease or disability – as seen in the two case studies below.
Case Study 1: Contaminated Drinking Water at Camp Lejeune
Camp Lejeune is a Marine Corps base located in North Carolina. For a period of more than 30 years, people living or working at this base were exposed to a contaminated water supply. The VA recognizes eight diseases resulting from this exposure to "dirty water," including:
- Adult leukemia;
- Aplastic anemia, and other myelodysplastic syndromes;
- Cancer of the bladder, kidney or liver;
- Multiple myeloma;
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; and
- Parkinson's disease.
"John*" came into our firm for a free consultation to check his eligibility for the A&A pension. Based on our preliminary assessment, we were seeking an award of $2,169 in monthly payments for unreimbursed medical expenses. In reviewing his information, our in-house VA Specialist noted that John had served for a period of time at Camp Lejeune. John had also been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Because John served at Camp Lejeune during the water contamination period, he was entitled to service-connected benefits for Parkinson's and other ailments that were directly related to his exposure to dirty water. His actual award amounted to just under $8,000/month and, to-date, has been the biggest award Beck & Lenox Estate Planning & Elder Law has ever obtained for a veteran client.
John and his family were unaware of his eligibility for increased disability compensation. An inexperienced attorney could just as easily have overlooked the small detail on his service record. In selecting a law firm to assist with an A&A application, be sure the firm is accredited by the VA and well-versed in the public health issues faced by our nation's veterans as a result of military exposures.
Case Study 2: Naval Veterans and the "Foot on Land" Requirement
Alfred Procopio, Jr., submitted a service-connected claim for benefits, based upon the assertion that his prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus was as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during his Vietnam War-era service in the United States Navy. Alfred's claim was denied because he had served on a ship located in the waters of the Republic of Vietnam, but never actually set foot on land. In 1997, the government declared they were limiting the definition of "service in the Republic of Vietnam," as stated within the Agent Orange Act of 1991, to:
"Service in waters offshore the landmass of the Republic of Vietnam only if the service involved duty or visitation on the landmass, including the inland waterways of the Republic of Vietnam."
-via the Federal Register
Conversationally, this was referred to as the government's "foot-on-land" or "boots-on-ground" requirement.
Diabetes mellitus type 2 and prostate cancer are among 14 diseases associated with exposure to Agent Orange, also known as "presumptive diseases." This list includes several different cancers and soft tissue sarcomas, in addition to nervous system conditions and other rare diseases.
International Law Defines the Republic of Vietnam
Alfred appealed the decision to deny his benefits to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and won the appeal on January 29, 2019. Alfred's legal team focused their petition on an assertion that the 1991 law was intended to provide aid for all Vietnam veterans – not just ground troops. On Page 14 of the majority opinion for the 9-2 ruling, Judge Kimberly Moore noted "the government's foot-on-land requirement […] does not provide a basis to find ambiguity in the language Congress chose."
Within this opinion, the court also relied on international law to define the boundaries of the Republic of Vietnam. As noted on Page 9 of the court opinion, international law recognizes that:
"'The sovereignty of a coastal State extends […] to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea,' having a breadth 'not exceeding 12 nautical miles.'"
By accepting the international law definition, it became clear that Alfred had served in the Republic of Vietnam. Based on that finding, the denial of claim was reversed. Alfred became entitled to a service-connection for his prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, which he likely developed as a result of exposure to Agent Orange.
Alfred's win was a win for an estimated 50,000-70,000 additional "blue water" veterans who were previously ineligible for service-connected benefits. This ruling may also be a win for eligible survivors of these veterans, with regards to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) benefits. For more information on DIC benefits, consult a VA-accredited law firm.
The Beck Team Advocates for our Nation's Veterans
At Beck & Lenox Estate Planning & Elder Law in St. Charles, we are proud to serve a variety of clients with their estate planning and elder law needs. We are particularly happy when the client happens to be a veteran, who needs our help in assessing their eligibility for the Aid & Attendance (A&A) pension. To-date, our VA- accredited firm has successfully submitted more than 1,850 A&A applications, for local veterans in the St. Charles area and beyond.
Our founder, Rudy Beck, is also a founding member of Veterans Advocates Group of America (VAGA.) This Georgia-based organization has dedicated researchers who comb the pages of VA documents, to unearth any information that helps veterans obtain benefits for their service to our country. We have the resources and expertise you need.
If you are a veteran or the spouse of a veteran, and want to explore the possibility of financial benefits for a condition, disease or disability that may be connected to your military service, contact us to discuss your situation.
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Perhaps we charge to stop calling these cars SUVs, because the new Mazda CX-30 is absolutely aloof a Mazda 3 on stilts, and all the bigger for it.
The Mazda CX-30 is yet addition SUV from the Japanese brand, authoritative it bristles in total, to absolutely awning about every articulation and size.
Since we accept all but accustomed up assuming SUVs are annihilation but the barometer for most, this is the car you charge to buy if you were cerebration of a Mazda 3. That's because it's added activated and spacious, after accident any of the adorable characteristics of its added acceptable auto or bear cousins.
We flew to Frankfurt beforehand this ages to drive Mazda's latest SUV, which we aboriginal saw aback at the Geneva motor appearance in March. It won't access in Australia until 2020. The best way to alarm the CX-30 is that it's a Mazda 3 on stilts. It absolutely bare to be alleged a CX-4, but because Mazda already sells a car with that name in China (and boilerplate else), we are ashore with CX-30. Which is a little ambagious because the blow of the SUVs are CX-3, CX-5, CX-8 and CX-9. In the accomplished there has additionally been a CX-7. So, to go from there to CX-30 seems like a lath affair gone wrong.
But don't let the aberrant allotment accommodation backbite from the actuality that this is about accurately blast in the boilerplate of the CX-3 and CX-5. However, clashing either of those two SUVs, the CX-30 is on the latest SkyActiv belvedere from Mazda, so it assets the latest and greatest in technology and refinement. It feels a bearing advanced of the CX-3, and at atomic bisected a bearing advanced of the accepted CX-5.
From the outside, there is no abstinent the architecture accent is agnate to the Mazda 3 hatch. It's a assiduity of Kodo design, what Mazda calls 'sleek and bold', and although we about animosity business buzz, it's apparently a fair call. The grille manages to absorb chrome and appearance atramentous to address to both North Americans and bodies with taste. It's a actual attractive car, no amount how you attending at it.
Somehow, with the use of a lot of atramentous to ambush the eye, the CX-30 additionally looks actual adventurous alike admitting the roof doesn't abruptness bottomward in the aback (like the 3 hatch). This agency that arch allowance in the rear is not compromised after authoritative it attending like a boxlike SUV.
We abnormally adulation the rear tail-lights that stick out, and if you accessible the cossack (which seems to booty an clumsily continued time for models able with an automated system), it measures a actual advantageous 430L (80L added than the Mazda 3 bear and 47L beneath than the CX-5), so it can aloof about absorb annihilation you'll charge on a circadian base and calmly a full-size pram.
It's about identical central to the Mazda 3, which is a acceptable affair because that is afterpiece to a exceptional car than a boilerplate one. The Japanese abstraction of 'Ma' is activated here, which agency 'space' or 'gap'. In essence, all-embracing a berth that isn't candidly abounding with buttons for the account of it. The association at Volkswagen accept been the masters of this for some time.
This has resulted in a actual minimalist but upmarket berth that brings bland surfaces to the doors, the dashboard, and appealing abundant anywhere abroad you can touch. But absorption to capacity is added amplified back you accomplish the air-con vents or the buttons on the council wheel, which feel altogether abounding and accept such little give. It's like an Audi, in that sense.
The infotainment awning could attending a little bigger if Mazda removed the huge asylum that it sits in (which makes it attending a tad old fashioned). But blank that, it's a actual high-resolution awning that is agee appear the disciplinarian and formed rather able-bodied during our testing. It comes with CarPlay standard.
We additionally accepted the agenda centre apparatus array that blends beautifully into the added two acceptable dials, and added aided by the head-up display. These are appearance that are difficult to appear by on added SUVs in this category, and a added advertise of Mazda's accession as an engineering-led aggregation rather than a business one. Of course, Mazda additionally offers all the now approved set of its alive assurance appearance as standard, these will added than acceptable mirror that of the Mazda 3.
Mazda's engineers spent a abundant accordance of time answer their abstraction of 'human-centric approach', alloyed with a lot of abracadabra and generally accessible statements. However, the capital focus was the advanced seats, which Mazda claims accept been engineered to abutment the driver's pelvis. Mazda's testing shows that if the abdomen is supported, the blow of the anatomy will abide cocked and counterbalanced by its own accord.
We spent a acceptable 90 account active the CX-30, and while the seats were analytic comfortable, there is annihilation amazing about them. In fact, they are decidedly abaft what Citroen offers with its 'comfort seats', which are by and ample the best admiring and adequate seats you can buy in any car today.
The acumen we altercate that the CX-30 is a bigger best than the Mazda 3 (hatchback) is because not alone is it added activated (bigger boot, bigger basement position), but it's absolutely abate in agreement of all-embracing footprint, authoritative it easier to esplanade and manoeuvre about town. It measures 4395mm in breadth (75mm beneath than the Mazda 3) with an identical amplitude of 1795mm.
It is taller (1540mm – 105mm added than the 3), of course, but 50mm of that you accretion aloof in basement position, acceptation you are 5cm college in the CX-30 than the 3, and that's a lot. If you accept adolescent kids that charge to be best up and put into adolescent seats, it additionally agency beneath angle over to band them in (think of your poor back!). Mazda additionally emphasised that it has best this basement acme because it's a candied atom for both taller than boilerplate (western) and beneath than boilerplate (Asian) markets.
In agreement of autogenous space, we begin the CX-30 to be almost ample for an developed barometer 180cm in acme to sit in the advanced seats, and again anon abaft in the rear with the advanced bench position unchanged. It's technically a five-seater, but alike by Mazda's own acceptance this is a four-seater. You can fit two adolescent seats in the rear (ISOFIX and all) after issue, but you won't fit amid them.
The CX-30 is alone ousted in the advanced leg allowance class by the Mazda 3 (1058mm v 1075mm), but in every added area, including advanced arch allowance (967mm) and accept allowance (1414mm) additional rear arch allowance (987mm), accept allowance (1357mm) and leg allowance (921mm), it's according or bigger than the Mazda 3.
So, would you still buy a Mazda 3? Yes, because you don't appetite an SUV, and that's okay. But if you anticipate the dynamics of this car are compromised because of it actuality a soft-roader, you'd be rather amiss as it alone weighs about 50kg added than the agnate Mazda 3, and about boondocks or alike back pushed a little adamantine about corners and aeroembolism it's on par with the 3. That agency it's articular and almost capable. The tyres on our cars admired to complain, but the anchor on action and the activating achievement were able-bodied and absolutely what you'd charge from a car like this.
Ride abundance was a little harder to adjudicator because the CX-30s we collection were European-spec models and we were on German roads. They did feel a tad on the close ancillary regardless, but our analysis cars all ran on 18-inch auto with 215/55 tyres, which would not accept helped. We were told Australian-delivered cars will accept a altered abeyance tune, so we will accept to delay and see on ride abundance for now.
In agreement of engines and transmissions, it should be a beeline aftereffect from the 3. The CX-30 will be offered with a 2.0-litre four-cylinder agent (114kW and 200Nm), and we accept in time with the 2.5-litre (139kW/252Nm). Both are accompanying to a six acceleration torque-converter transmission. We additionally doubtable it will be accessible with Mazda's latest SkyActiv X agent (132kW/224Nm) at a date in the future.
Overall, our aboriginal impressions of the 2020 Mazda CX-30 were appealing positive. It's an accomplished SUV, and one that makes a lot added faculty for best buyers than a approved auto or bear of the aforementioned size. Pricing charcoal to be confirmed, but we doubtable it will be priced almost $2000 added than the agnate Mazda 3, and if you ask us, it's account the money.
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MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE my Netflix has been co-opted by a Beauty and the Beast-obsessed 3-year-old, but to me, there's a smidge of Beast's-castle magic on display in Izabella and Brandon Simmons' place.
And here's why: When you walk in, you see it for what it is—an open, minimalist, Scandinavian-inspired haven that's full of light and white and gorgeous furniture. But if you linger a while, and especially if you get the nickel tour from the couple themselves, the objects filling the rooms will start to emerge from the fray. They'll start to take on a life of their own, because they're not just objects. Not to Izabella and Brandon.
They're stories.
Let's start with That Mirror—that gilded, French-salon-worthy antique beauty on the wall in the dining room? "That was bequeathed to us by a wealthy couple whom we don't know," Brandon will tell you, "because they just threw it out. Once a year, in the Kenilworth neighborhood of Chicago's North Shore, the upper echelon get rid of their stuff after their basements flood, and that's where we found this."
"See that part at the bottom? It was rotten, completely," Izabella will pipe up. "Brandon's mom helped me glue it back together and regild it."
There are plenty of other stories, too—the Royal Copenhagen china sourced at loppis (the equivalent of garage sales in Izabella's native Sweden), the table they uncovered while scouring the attic of a Chicago-area Masonic lodge, the settee stripped raw and reupholstered in 200-year-old Danish fabric, the prayer rug bought at a Brooklyn auction. While you or I might have a few special treasures speckled around our places, almost every single thing in the Simmons house has been searched out and hand-selected, pondered and carefully considered. (There's a relatively short list of off-the-shelf pieces, like the Hans Wegner fishbone chairs and a handful of items from Ikea.) It's all here because it means something to the couple. Because it's had a life.
"I'm always drawn to the Scandinavian feel, but at the same time, I feel it's very cold—it's very new," Izabella says. "I'm not into that. I wouldn't go and order $20,000 of furniture from Design Within Reach. We're the kind of people who prefer to redo something ourselves."
That might be a pair of antique milk-glass pendants or a Craigslist four-poster bed. Or it might be a vacant, rodent-infested, 1940s-era house on Country Club Boulevard in the Heights, as was the case in the summer of 2012.
ON EITHER SIDE of the Simmons' third floor, which is divided into Brandon's office and a playroom for their kiddos, there are floor-to-ceiling windows built into the pitch of what was once an attic. From these windows, it's possible to look out over the neighboring homes, and here's what you see: a whole lot of new.
I ask if they've seen any houses on their street demolished and then rebuilt, which is a common practice in the Heights.
"Oh, gosh, yes," Brandon says looking out over a sprawling red-brick home next door. "There were two houses there. And the house directly behind us was torn down, too." Five years ago, that's likely what would've happened to this house, had Izabella and Brandon's names not ended up on the deed.
They were house-hunting in Chicago at the time, and had realized it was time to pull the plug on finding a house they could afford in the mainline of Chicago. Little Rock, where they had family, seemed a logical place to land. They had careers that allowed them to work from anywhere—Brandon's a wind-energy exec, and Izabella's a contributing editor for interior-design site Remodelista—and they had a 4-year-old and a newborn. While home in Arkansas for a holiday, they fell for the Heights. It wasn't long before Izabella had her eye on a place: a 1940s two-story that was still quite stuck in the 1940s. But it had bones, she could tell. She could see what others, like their realtor, couldn't.
"She insisted that we not buy it," Izabella says, handing me a ceramic mug of coffee. It's a winter morning in their marble-and-white kitchen, and the orchids on the windowsill are throwing shadows on the silestone counters. "She was like, You're biting off more than you can chew. You need to walk away. Bad idea. It had been on the market for a long time. I mean, there were rodents living here. It was really bad. Most people who had looked at it were contractors that were going to tear it down."
A few months later, she and Brandon tell me, the family arrived in Little Rock with a U-Haul and some big-picture ideas: They wanted it light and bright. They'd move some walls, reconfigure the space to make it more open and family-friendly. They'd paint and refinish the floors and enlarge the kitchen. They'd turn what was the formal dining room into a garage, and they'd make up for losing that square footage by finishing out the third-floor attic. They were ready for a remodel, but what they got was a full-on renovation. "Do you want to see the before pictures?" Brandon asks.
I do. And looking over his shoulder as he pulls them up on his laptop, I'm shocked. The original home was boxy and choppy, with labyrinthine rooms you had to maze your way through. The light from the back of the house had no chance of reaching the front, and the windows were small, the mouldings heavy. It's unrecognizable as the place I'm standing in today.
"Our contingency fund was depleted probably three times," Brandon says. "We weren't anticipating some of the scope. We didn't realize we were going to have to rewire the entire house. All the insulation, HVAC, moving of walls, sewer, plumbing, everything was replaced." He stops on a photo of the kitchen. "Ugh, I can feel my blood pressure rising just looking at these!"
They were "green," as they say, and they weren't working with an architect or a designer, something they caution me against, should I ever care to renovate. But they knew what they wanted, and they knew the devil was in the details.
"Oh, the floors. We bleached them three times," Izabella says, looking down at her feet. "They were red oak, and I wanted them to be lighter. We played with all these stains—it was horrible." Other things were done on the fly. "We changed the kitchen layout at the last minute," Brandon says. "I fell in love with this stove, and I came home with it, and I was like, OK, now we're putting a gas line here." But whether it was a last-minute call or a laborious trial-and-error effort, it was all done in the name of getting it right—of surrounding themselves and their family in a place and in objects that spoke to them. That told their story.
And walking through the house that, five years later, Izabella can finally call "finished," it's easy to get a sense of that story. In the library, which was Brandon's only must-have, his collection of antique fly-fishing books fills the floor-to-ceiling shelves. In the master, linen curtains sewn by Izabella's mom hang from copper-pipe fittings the couple fashioned into rods. In Elise's room, a mobile made by artist and antiques-maven John Bell, whom the couple count as a dear friend, hangs above a 19th-century Swedish daybed. Upstairs, German Playmobil toys share space with a Knoll butterfly chair. Every inch of their home is known, elevated. And though there's no semblance of that 1940s two-story, the soul of the place remains.
"It's roughly $10,000 to have a big machine come and make a house completely disappear," Brandon says. "That's staggering. We spent multiples of that trying to redo things to make it work in the old environment. The original owners have come back multiple times—multiple branches of the family tree—to thank us for not tearing it down."
"I never thought about tearing it down," Izabella adds. "We are searchers. Our generation in Sweden now, they buy everything new."
"Here, too," Brandon says. "A lot of times, people will go in and gut a place and everything's brand new as if they were going to Pottery Barn. And we're at their garage sales going, Oh look at all these things we found! Rusty old metal bins—this is great!"
Architect | Rodney Parham, Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects.
Exterior remodel | Hardie board siding by Sideco, Jimmy Russell
Roof | Standing seam metal roof by Metal Works Inc., Damon Dennis
Front yard | Earth Designs, Jimmy Owens
Sofas | Slipcovered Ikea sofas
Fireplace surround | Carrera marble
Tapestry | Sourced via Roy Dudley
Vintage shoe drying rack | Sourced from Sweet Home / Clement.
Open shelving. I LOVE and collect ceramics! Lots of pieces are stoneware from Sweden and England. We also love Royal Copenhagen (blue and white porcelain pieces seen in the brass cabinet in dining area).
Counters| Carrara marble counters ; island counter is Silestone in White Zeus
Gas range | Bertazzoni
Leather pulls | Spinneybeck in white leather
Stools | Chaises Nicolle
Black Pendant lamps | Bestlite by Gubi
Chairs | Wishbone by Hans Wegner
Pendants | Vintage milk glass shades, sourced from Get Back, Inc. (hardware from Restoration Hardware)
Bedding and wall sconces | Restoration Hardware
Art by local artist Laura Raborn
Sconces | Artemide Tolomeo
Mobile by John Bell from Sweet Home
Bookshelf | Ikea's Expedit
Day bed | Greycork
Storage bins | Ikea


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scooby wrote:Apparently a Turkish military helicopter has landed in northern Greece and they are asking for asylum, can't see that happening...
They are not getting in the EU club for a long time yet so maybe they will bring the death penalty back.Kilkis wrote:Turkey is a signatory to the European Convention on Human Rights, ECHR, including Protocol 13 which provides for the complete abolition of the death penalty. If it re-introduces the death penalty then it will be in breach of that convention. It is a condition of being a member of the European Union or being a candidate country that the country is a signatory of the ECHR. As far as I can see, if Turkey no longer conformed to the ECHR then it could no longer be a candidate country for EU membership. It would also then be illegal for Greece to extradite the military personnel that have claimed asylum.
Kilkis wrote:One issue they were discussing on Sky News this morning was the probability that Erdogan would use the coup as an opportunity to remove many more of those that oppose him, whether they were involved in the coup or not. He will simply accuse them of being part of the plot and have them arrested. If he removes enough of those who oppose him there will be nobody left to challenge whether the arrests are genuine or trumped up. Once he has removed them he enhances his chances of awarding more presidential powers to himself. Not particularly good for stability in the region.
paul g wrote:I wonder what the Greek generals thought of it all.
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No doubt about it. A golden opportunity for the fascist tin-pot dictator. One might almost think the coup was intended for that reason..........
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Well, this has been a memorable DFL convention. A fairly normal Friday evening agenda gave way to a crazy Saturday of events.
The shock of the day came early with the out of the blue endorsement of Matt Pelikan over incumbent Lori Swanson for DFL Attorney General.
Swanson has had a strained relationship with the progressive wing of the DFL and Matt Pelikan highlighted that point in a rousing speech to the convention. He made Swanson's high NRA rating a cornerstone of his questions and even took on what he considered her weak settlements with corporations.
Swanson compounded the problem by sending Mike Hatch to the podium to defend those accusations, while not speaking herself during the presentation on her behalf. Hatch gave a somewhat rambling and convoluted defense that was more technical than passionate and turned a potential respectable showing for Pelikan into a shockingly close vote total.
Swanson wanted no part of a drawn out fight and pulled out of the endorsement battle entirely. Which leads to a lot of speculation regarding her next move. As a Mike Hatch protege, the goal has always seemed to be a run for the governor slot that Hatch could never pull off. That could happen now.
Still, the most logical course would be for her to run in the primary against a weakly funded Pelikan. A contest in which she would have to be favored. So, we shall have to wait and see the path she takes.
Then came the contest for Governor. Another wild ride that took 6 ballots. Walz was the favorite going in but after the first ballot he only led Erin Murphy 41% to 39%. Murphy's momentum had hit the floor - and the victim seemed to be Rebecca Otto who started with a weak 18%.
Otto soon left but worked behind the scenes for advantage. As Murphy pulled slightly ahead in numbers, Walz and Otto opted for a no endorsement strategy - which was an unprecedented goal, given the fact that the whole idea of a convention is to endorse a candidate.
The convention began to wear down that strategy and slowly moved the numbers toward a Murphy win. Prior to the 6th ballot, Walz withdrew and Erin Murphy was endorsed by acclimation.
Since Walz had already indicated that he would go to primary if he did not get the endorsement, the no endorsement strategy must have been a somewhat desperate attempt for the Otto campaign to join that contest without the baggage of an endorsement promise she made.
Rumors were rampant about other candidates joining the primary field. Lori Swanson was in the mix and even Tom Bakk fueled some speculation that he would join as well.
All of the speculation does not diminish what Erin Murphy accomplished here. She ran a dogged campaign. She worked hard on outstate delegates. She was bold in her progressive assertions. She beat the odds and moves into the next phase with some clear momentum.
It was a wild and captivating convention. This year has been a little crazy.


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Hi there and welcome to 2019!
I hope that you enjoy your yearly tarotscope; which shares ONE personal tarot card horoscope for guidance during the year 2019. While a general tarot message (per each individual sun sign) is shared… you can also get something more personalized and detailed when you invest in a private intuitive session by either phone or email. Starcana Cosmic Dirt forecasts with intuitive astrology and spiritual tarot will return again next week – and you can have these forecasts delivered to your email when you subscribe here.
2019 Three Vibration: The card in the center is the general vibration for the year 2019 – by combining: 2 + 0 + 1 + 9 = 12, and then simplifying it with: 1 + 2 = 3. The three vibration connects us to the Empress tarot card, which can always be referred back to if your personal tarot card and direction doesn't make sense. Basic keywords for the year and the Empress include: Receiving support. Blessed. Loved. Protection. Mothering. The soft touch. A nurturing heart. Someone to watch over. Female connections play a major role. Perfect love. New interest in art. Ready to come out of the oven. Coddled in female energy. Fertility. Multiplication. Belly feels good. Girlfriend. Getting in touch with your feminine side. Creative force rises. Warm and inviting. Hearts attract. Everything is beautiful. Help arrives. Domestication. Field of dreams. Auntie love. Marriage. Earth bound. Partnership. Flourishing. Fresh resources. Love is all we need. Rising female progress. Grandmother. Growth. Mother. Home and family comforts. Receiving the fruits of our labor. Beauty. Blooming. Healing. In-bloom. Love thyself. Earth and Nature taking care of herself.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Tarot card insight: Nine of Cups: A rainbow appears after the storm. Make a Wish. Prayers manifest. Dream comes true. Happiness. An unanswered prayer. Joy. Difficulty removed. Abundance. High on love. Harmonization. Sweet dreams. Hope. Right place at the right time. Lucky you. Cup has over-floweth. Rest and enjoyment. Lounging in pleasure. Good friends, good spirits, good life. The Gods look fondly upon you. Feeling blessed. Reality manifested from dreams. Happy Happy Happy. Love is in the air. Happily ever after.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Tarot card insight: Hanged Man: Temporarily in suspension. All is on hold. Transition. Nothing moves forward or backwards. Life stops temporarily. Boredom. Spiritual awakenings. Too much time on your hands. Not ready to quite let go. Life is turned upside down. Passive behavior. Readjustment. Preparation of sacrifice. Cleansing. It's totally out of your hands. See from a different perspective. Waiting. Regenerating. Visions. Insight. Healing. At peace with the stillness. Trust in higher sources. Rebirth. Everything happens for a reason.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Tarot card insight: Chariot: Drive. Passion rises. Perseverance. Victory ahead. Movement. Change. I seek, therefore I find. Headed for your destination. Control of the reins. Willpower creates a shift. Journey. Listening as the heart speaks. No stopping. Energy protected. Holding onto dreams. Stability. Intuition leads. Vengeance. Acting on decisions. Escaping the past. Getting a good kick in the pants. Instincts react. Payback time. Winning the race. Assertion. Agreement. Proving you can.
CANCER (June 20-July 23) Tarot card insight: Queen of Wands: Receiving a new understanding. Genuine gestures offered. Sympathy provided. Taking a sincere interest in another. Warm, inviting friendship. Female energy. Practicality. Loving Kindness. Creativity. A purpose arrives. Intuitive. Friendliness shines. Finding meaning in an experience. The heart speaks. Strong will. Honor. Beating to your own drum.
LEO (July 23-August 22) Tarot card insight: The World: Commitment. Fulfillment. Rewards for hard work. Pure happiness. Being admired and recognized. Completion. Achieving success. Triumph. Winnings. Holding the power. Aware of what you are capable of and more. Loyalty. Beautiful finale. Decorating your future. Honorable mentions. Full of integrity. Receiving recognition. Embracing who we've become. Owning our responsibilities. Perfection. Dressed in blessings. A cycle closes. Complete satisfaction.
VIRGO (August 22-September 23) Tarot card insight: Three of Pentacles: Creativity. Planning. Craftsmanship. Financial opportunity. Professional growth. Profitable hobby. Maintaining goals. Artistic ability. Natural success from talent. Recognition due. Gifted effort. Things come together. Skills. Answering our calling. Niche. Abilities rewarded. Business opportunities. Communicating something powerful. Words make sense. Proving that you mean business. Achievement. Writing flows beautifully. Spiritual growth. Rank improves. Step up to seniority. Climbing the ladder. Power increases. Wise strategy. Crafting the home business. Dependent on self-approval. Designing the perfect setting. Material gain. Getting together with like-minded people. Grounded. Having the know-how to structure a masterpiece. Aware of time.
LIBRA (September 23-October 22) Tarot card insight: Eight of Wands: Important news arrives. Confirmation of quick developments. Proving intentions. Movement. Ready, set go. Rapid advancement. The timing is perfect. Work takes a better shift. Fast progress. Today is the day. Quick action. Try, try again. Travel. Green lights. Move three steps forward. Travel. What obstacles? Jumping into the fire. Bravery expands. Freedom to move in any direction. Overcome frustrations with necessary changes. Achievement. Ideas come to life. Everything is happening. Wow! Long distance jump. Rewarded with happiness. A reason to cheer. New priorities profit. Quick decisions. Celebration. Jumping ship. Removing fears. Willingness to live life. Turn of events. Get this party started. Make it happen. Live life to its fullest.
SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) Tarot card insight: Queen of Pentacles: Prosperity. Blessings. Common sense. Having a good head on your shoulders. Healthy. Common sense. Trust and self-respect. Supportive. Willing to gently bend. Well-being. Centered. In tune with nature. Luxury. Surrounded with nice things. Magnificence. Opportunity for growth. Building earnings. Ability to give and take. Generosity. Extreme comfort. Business smarts. Loving. Security. Reaching a good place. Mother nature. Work improves. Spiritual enrichment. Wisdom. Good decisions. Respect for life and others. Noble, honorable soul. Calm awareness. Corrections with love.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) Tarot card insight: The Sun: Renewal of spirit. Joy returns. The answer is yes. Our inner light shines. We have control over our lives. Golden opportunities. Willpower to walk through life. Accomplishment. You find the pot of gold. Improvement in health. Successful rewards. Material happiness. What we have wanted, comes true. A happy marriage. A good partnership. Clear vision of where we are going. Attainment of your dreams. Playfulness is delivered. Pleasure of life returns. Seeing the good in things. Everything you touch turns to gold. Optimism. Believing in ourself, others, and in miracles. Bright ideas. Naive happiness. We accept the truth. Wisdom. Completely content and satisfied. No clouds are going to get in the way. A start of a clean slate. You reach your goal. You win the finish line. Blessings of wealth. You are free.
CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) Tarot card insight: Seven of Swords: Karma. Choosing your direction. Wrestling with a balancing act. Romancing cruel intentions. Actions that contain doubt. An alternative plan is in the works. Change is unavoidable. Being a bit sneaky about your approach. Analyzation. Who's cheating who? A desperate option. Getting ahead the best way we know how. Hurtful results because of lack of planning. Assuming strength and power at any cost. Stress. Success may cost more than you bargained for. Plans sway. Morals are weighed. Confusion. Should I, or shouldn't I? Your actions will determine who you are. But is it kind?
AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) Tarot card insight: Ace of Cups: An artistic endeavor. New love. Creative project brews. Developing trust. Overflow. Abundance of joy. Beauty. Harmony. A kind act. All is in sync. Healing. Movement. Trust is revived. A gift from God. Positive experience. Hope returns. Happiness finds you. In-tune with your source. Touched. A helping hand. Magical bonds. Fresh cycle. Purity. Friendship. The power of the heart.
PISCES (February 19-March 20) Tarot card insight: Seven of Cups: Illusions. Fantasy. Seeing a mirage. Dream about a world that is hoped for. Head in the clouds. Over-active imagination. Spiritual realms. Living in a bubble. Lost. Direction and goals are unclear. Going with the flow. Ignoring reality. Careless. Seeing something that doesn't exist. Making wishes. Creating intention. Mystical experience. Psychic abilities. More wishful thinking. Relying solely on intuition. Something doesn't make sense, but who cares. Romantic expectations. If it's seems too good to be true, make it a double. Escapism. Filling emptiness with dreams and desires. In love. Wishing on a star. Counting on your lucky charms.
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House prices fell by a further 2.3% in February, offsetting the 2% increase seen in January, Halifax's latest property price index has revealed.
The latest monthly fall means house prices are now 17.7% lower than the same month last year. The average price has returned close to £159,799, a level last seen in August 2004.
However, Halifax says there are some tentative signs of stabilisation in the housing market. For a start, falling house prices have improved affordability to its best level for six years. And although there are no signs that banks are starting to lend more, Halifax says that fact that mortgage lending levels are stable suggest things are, at the very least, not getting worse.
Martin Ellis, housing economist at Halifax, says: "While market activity remains at very low levels, there are some tentative signs that activity may be beginning to stabilise."
David Smith, senior partner at Dreweatt Neate estate agents, says we are now nearing the point where buyer and seller expectations converge.
"While transaction levels overall remain low and mortgage finance is still difficult to secure at higher loan-to-values, we are seeing increased traction in the market and firmly believe that now and the next six months are the trough for house prices," he adds.
But Ellis is less positive: "However, continuing pressures on incomes, rising unemployment and the negative impact of the dislocation of the financial markets on the availability of mortgage finance are likely to mean that 2009 will be another difficult year for the housing market."


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A very special solo piano performance
Norwegian pianist Jan Gunnar Hoff has performed solo in Russia, Italy, Kirgisistan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Lituania, Latvia, Turkey and in the Nordic countries. Hoff´s solo concerts are meditative and improvised, yet with a core of composition. Hoff has a classical piano background and creates an original mix of jazz, classical and folklore in his highly appreciated solo performances. Hoffs original material goes hand in hand with dedicated versions of folk tunes and classics like "God only knows" and "Barndomsminne" (Northern Norway´s national anthem). His last solo piano album was released on the multi Grammy- nominated label 2L in Desember 2016: "Stories".


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Ivory, cream, pork fat and white jade - these many shades of white are seen in the various types of Chinese porcelain on show in a permanent gallery at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
The newly opened gallery, which occupies 333 sq m of the museum's top floor, offers a quick survey of Chinese ceramics.
It features more than 300 objects made of baked clay - ranging from simple cups and pots that date as far back as 5000BC to exquisite porcelain vessels and ornamental objects from as recent as the 18th century.
Many of these objects, which include recent acquisitions, have either never been displayed in the museum before or have not been in public view for some time.
The crown jewel of the show is the collection of Dehua porcelain - white porcelain from Dehua county in Fujian province - that is displayed on the third floor of the museum's three-storey Kwek Hong Png wing, named after the late property czar.
The first two floors of the natural light-filled wing, which highlights treasures from China, were unveiled last year. They were completed under the first phase of the museum's ongoing $25-million revamp.
WHERE: Asian Civilisations Museum, 1 Empress Place, Level 3
WHEN: 10am to 7pm (Saturday to Thursday), 10am to 9pm (Friday)
ADMISSION: Free for Singaporeans, permanent residents and children aged six and below, $8 (adults), $4 (students and seniors aged 60 and above)
Dehua porcelain is well-known around the world for its distinctive white glaze and fine clay - allowing for delicate workmanship and highly expressive forms.
The section on Dehua porcelain features the museum's fine collection of Dehua ware, which grew out of an important donation of more than 120 pieces by collectors Frank and Pamela Hickley.
Dehua porcelain was especially popular in the 16th and 17th centuries due to flourishing trade between Fujian and the rest of the world. It was exported to Asia and Europe and it found a zealous collector in August the Strong (1670 to 1733), king of Poland and elector of Saxony, who owned more than 1,200 pieces of it.
It was also Dehua porcelain that inspired European potters to make copies of them before they were able to successfully produce porcelain in the 1700s.
Besides Dehua ware, the exhibition, which flows in a largely chronological order, includes sections on clay objects for burial and porcelain made for the imperial court.
The museum's director, Dr Alan Chong, says: "At the end of the day, what we're trying to communicate is that these things have an eternal beauty.
"These are things that can be appreciated over thousands of years and they are objects that still appeal to us today. It goes to show that ceramics is a tradition that keeps going and is very important."
Gallery highlights
Check out these works in the Chinese ceramics gallery at the Asian Civilisations Museum.
Porcelain, China, about 1100 The base of this vase, shaped like a ring of delicate upturned chrysanthemum petals, offers an elegant counterpoint to its broad, rounded upper body. The petal-like edge of the base was created by cutting the wet clay at sharp angles.
Vases of this type are not common. Another known example of it, which dates back to 1115, was excavated from a pagoda in Hebei, then ruled by the nomadic Khitan people under the Liao dynasty.
Porcelain, China, 1522 to 1566 This exquisite jar with a vivid depiction of Taoist immortals gathering to pay their respects to the god of longevity was probably made by a private kiln in Jingdezhen for the imperial court of Emperor Jiajing, who reigned from 1522 to 1566.
While most Ming dynasty emperors were Buddhist, Jiajing was devoted to Taoism.
The symbols of longevity that decorate the vase, including the crane, peach and lingzhi fungus, point to the emperor's obsession with immortality.
It is widely believed that his death was caused by mercury poisoning from consuming an elixir promising immortality.
Porcelain, China, Dehua, 18th century The pottery kilns in Dehua county of Fujian province are famed for their lustrous, white porcelain made from fine clay, which allowed it to be shaped into expressive figurines.
This pair of miniature stages depicts two theatrical scenes.
The stage on the left portrays a scene from the Ming novel, Jade Hairpin, which tells the story of an official's daughter who falls in love with a scholar who failed the imperial examinations.
The stage on the right comes from the literary classic, Romance Of The Three Kingdoms, and it shows the warlord Dong Zhuo attacking his adopted son Lu Bu for consorting with a chambermaid.
Huang Lijie
Correction note: An earlier version of the story stated that the Vase with a Chrysanthemum Base dated back to 1100BC, and another known example dated back to 1115BC. This is incorrect. It should be the years 1100 and 1115 respectively. We are sorry for the error.


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Percutaneous Retrieval of an Embolized Kyphoplasty Cement Fragment
A 41 year-old man presented to our institution for treatment of T7 and T8 compression fractures sustained during an epileptic seizure 3 months prior. Kyphoplasty under general anesthesia was complicated by polymethylmethacrylate cement extravasation into a paraspinal vein (Fig. 1). In real time, the tubular-shaped piece of cement was observed to migrate into the azygous vein and subsequently into the right atrium. Immediately upon extubation the patient developed hypoxia, tachypnea, and cough on deep inspiration. Chest CT confirmed the presence of a hyperdense foreign body in the right upper lobe pulmonary artery without evidence of a peripheral perfusion defect (Fig. 2A, 2B). Treatment options were discussed with the patient, who was a less than ideal candidate for long-term anticoagulation therapy given recent kyphoplasty and history of epilepsy. Open surgical embolectomy was not favored given high operative hazard and technical difficulty. Decision was made to attempt percutaneous retrieval by Interventional Radiology to avoid long-term anticoagulation and prevent long-term consequences of an indwelling thrombogenic foreign body. The right common femoral vein was cannulated with a 6F introducer sheath and the right main pulmonary artery was catheterized using a 6F pigtail catheter. The tip of an 8F 80cm sheath was then positioned in the proximal right pulmonary artery. The right upper lobe pulmonary artery was selectively catheterized using a 6F Berenstein catheter and hydrophilic guidewire. Selective angiography confirmed an 8 x 11mm filling defect within the proximal right upper lobe pulmonary artery (Fig. 3A). The foreign body was captured using a 20mm loop snare introduced through the 6F Berenstein catheter and pulled against the sheath tip (Fig. 3B). Under continuous fluoroscopic observation, the snare, catheter, and sheath were simultaneously withdrawn from the pulmonary artery, through the triscupid valve apparatus, and pulled distally through the femoral vein access (Fig. 3C). Gross specimen revealed a 1.3cm piece of polymethylmethacrylate (Fig. 3D). Shortly after intervention, the patient's cough resolved and oxygen saturation normalized. Follow-up chest radiograph showed no residual radiopaque foreign body within the right upper lobe. He was discharged in stable condition the following day without anticoagulation therapy. Cement leakage, in particular venous embolization of cement fragments into the cardiopulmonary circulation, is a known potential complication following percutaneous kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty. While some patients with pulmonary cement embolism (PCE) are asymptomatic and likely go undiagnosed, others experience respiratory distress and hemodynamic compromise requiring surgical and medical intervention. The optimal management for PCE must be tailored to fit each individual patient, dependent upon the acuity of the clinical presentation, coexisting patient comorbidities and the risks of sys
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Another fantastic day at the festival!
We came home with 25 medals this year – divided up as below… Well done to all of you! Great to see you out there having a go but even more encouraging to see you all putting in the extra time & improving your tai chi with the extra practice.
Remember it is an open invitation to all students to come along to the Sunday morning practice sessions when they're held. It's an opportunity to develop your movements & bring depth & substance to your forms. Next year, I hope to see more of your shiny faces at the hall…!
Karen, Paul, Michael & Megan all entered individual events again this year with great results. They held their own in a tough event! This year all traditional styles were grouped together under one age group, competing against some of the most experienced practitioners in Australia. Megan & Michael should be very proud of their bronze medals!
Bamboo Form Group: Karen, Megan, Paul,
Fran, Genevieve, Anja,
Michael, Mette, Anna
Yin Water Form Group: Megan, Paul, Karen,
Mette Michael, Anna
Wudang 28 Group: Karen, Megan,
Anna, Mette, Michael,
Paul, Anja
Wudang 28 Individual: Michael Laderman
Wudang 28 Individual: Megan Williamson


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33 UCPN-M members defect to Baidhya's CPN-Maoist
ITAHARI: Scores of local leaders and cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist today defected the party to recently formed CPN-Maoist led by Mohan Baidhya, saying they were not given 'suitable place' in the party's national convention organising committee.
All the 33 local leaders and cadres who defected to CPN-Maoist today are said to be loyal to UCPN-M Vice-chairman and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai.
Organising a press conference in Itahari today, the disgruntled leaders led by Yagya Katwal, member of the UCPN-M Kochila State Committee and eastern command incharge of Nepal Republican Sports Federation, announced that they were quitting the party as the leadership had failed to address their concerns, the major one being giving suitable space in the national convention organising committee.
In a press statement issued today, the defecting leaders said it 'is meaningless for us to stay in such a party whose leadership has given up on issues of revolution and nationality and forgotten the sacrifice made by the people in the past'.
Those quitting the UCPN-M today include chairman of Kochila state Sports Federation Dhurba Thapa, regional coordinator of People's Council Pradip Chaudhary, regional secretary of People's Council Men Bahadur Tamang, Sunsari chairman of Tamu National Mukti Morcha Rajendra Gurung and district member Dipendra Chaudhary.
They also accused UCPN-M Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Vice-chairman Bhattarai of denigrating the sacrifice made by the people and the blood they shed for the party.
Such an en masse defection by party leaders is sure to diminish Bhattarai's clout in the region.
Murder accused promoted
KATHMANDU: A meeting of the office bearers of the Unified CPN-Maoist on Saturday decided to elevate Prabhu Sah as the in-charge of party's Bhojpura State Committee. Prabhu Sah, who is close to party Vice-chairman and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, was a minister in the Bhattarai Cabinet but was later forced to resign after hullabaloo over his alleged involvement in the murder of Kashinath Tiwari, leader of Bishwo Hindu Yuwa Sangh, in Birgunj.


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Take-Two and 2K Games and the NBA have announced an extension of their license agreement for the "NBA 2K" series. Officially, it is an important, multiyear extension of the global partnership.
One figure was not mentioned, but the usually well-informed Wall Street Journal reports that Take-Two will pay $ 1.1 billion to the NBA and its players' union over seven years.
This information is attributed to a source that is said to be aware of the business. That's more than twice what Take-Two paid for the license agreement in 2011. This is probably because the "NBA 2K" games now generate significantly more sales.


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There's a guy hitchiking along the highway, when along comes an
18-wheeler. It pulls up, and comes to a grinding halt. The hitcher
runs to the truck, reaches up, opens the door and jumps in. Inside the
truck is the driver, and beside him is his pet monkey.
"Great lookin' monkey, mate" said the hitcher.
"Yeah, he's great company, and he looks after you as well. Take a look
at this."
Without further ado, the truckie winds up, and punches the monkey in
the guts with all his might. The monkey dutifully bends down, unzips
the truckie's fly, goes down and gets to work on the truckie at a
vigorous pace. Once the captain of the Kenworth has unloaded his cargo
all over the cabin, the monkey wipes him off, zips up his master's fly
and sits back down in his seat in the cabin.
"That's GREAT!!!" says the by now quite interested hitchiker. "Can I
have a go??"
The truckie looks across and replies, "Yeah sure, why not?"
"There's only one thing though" says the hitcher.
"There's no need to smack me in the guts so hard."
WASHINGTON, DC - Frustrated by failed attempts to turn
public support away from the president, congress today
announced it would begin releasing completely fabricated
documents and videotapes on Monday.
Speaker Newt Gingrich addressed the press at the Capitol this
morning. "We feel that with the release of all the documents
from the Starr Inquisition, and the public still supporting the
president, we need to take further steps in our neverending goal
of overturning the 1992 and 1996 elections.
On Monday morning, we will release a diary of President
Clinton's in which he claims to have had dinner with Adolf Hitler,
Ayatolla Khomeni and Saddam Hussein, and later slept with
them in the Lincoln Bedroom. He also claims in the diary, 'Meat
is murder, I am a communist, Die Capitalist Die!' We will also
release a doctored videotape showing the president strangling a
litter of small kittens."
A CNN/Newsweek poll following the press conference showed a
slight rise in the president's approval rating.
What does it mean when a man is in your bed gasping for breath and calling
your name?
You didn't hold the pillow down long enough.
When that fool Reagan said that the Soviet Union was a failed
experiment headed for the ash heap of history, I knew he was a
When that fool Reagan said that the Soviet Union was an evil
empire, I knew he was a dangerous kook.
When that fool Reagan said that we could end the Cold War by
escalating the arms race, I knew the odds favored nuclear
When the Soviet Union went broke, dissolved, and repudiated
its past, I knew it was all Gorbachev's genius, and that fool Reagan
had nothing to do with it.
Because if that fool Reagan was right all along...
...what kind of fool am I?
--Jules Feiffer
1. Get up.
2. Pee.
3. Drink raspberry-cranberry tea.
4. Pee.
5. Apply makeup. Pee first so you don't have to stop in the
6. Drive to work. Pee at gas station. Complain about dirty
restroom. Go to a different gas station and pee there.
7. Get to work at Burger King. Pee. Wash hands.
8. Lunch. Slimfast. Pee.
9. Arrive home. Pee. Shower. Pee.
10. Promise sex to husband. Pee. Get up in the middle of sex
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#NBARank: Louis Amundson, #294
I was looking through our #NBARank posts and realized I hadn't written anything on Lou Amundson, mainly because I had finished our #NBARank posts before he was signed.
Ultimately Louis Amundson was chosen over Anthony Tolliver and Hassan Whiteside as the Minnesota Timberwolves' deep reserve big man. Tolliver is ranked #289 and Whiteside: #453. Adelman's reasoning for signing Lou instead of Whiteside, was that they didn't want an inexperienced big man to be their third-string center. As for AT vs. Lou. I assume the TWolves wanted their third big man be someone who can effectively guard some of the big 7-foot centers in this league. That's something Louis holds the advantage in. Which is why he's a Timberwolf this season and Tolliver will be a Hawk.
Amundson has played for a number of different squads during his NBA career. He was traded prior to last season from the Golden State Warriors to the Indiana Pacers for Indiana's Brandon Rush. After Indiana drafted Miles Plumlee and traded for Ian Mahinmi, it was clear, Lou's time in Indy was over.
He held out (much like Tolliver) looking for more than the veteran's minimum. Both players ended up settling for just that. Lou will make roughly $1.1million this season as a Wolf.
He shares a lot of traits with Tolliver. The hustle and the energy they both bring to the game are similar. Tolliver is certainly a better long-range shooter (though he wasn't last season thanks to a wrist injury), whereas if Lou gets buckets they'll be in the paint and likely after he chases down an offensive board for an easy putback. Both guys are athletic, however, like I said before, Amundson is a superior low-post defender (not great...but better).
It's uncertain how much time Amundson will see this season. There are a lot of factors in that. 1.) How much can Greg Stiemsma play? He was limited last season and this summer thanks to plantar fasciitis. 2.) Will Derrick Williams' main role be as a backup small forward or power forward? Ultimately it'll come down to either Lou or Dante Cunningham as the team's third-string frontcourt player. I'd put my money on Dante, however if the injury bug bites hard, once again this season, we could see plenty of both.
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Our PBN friend and fellow judge, Todd, was in Guerneville and Santa Rosa a few days ago and sent back this update from his fact-finding mission – if anyone will be traveling in that area, looks like there are some great beers on tap as always:
The Beer Geek
Hello PBN:
I was lucky enough to squeeze in a 2 hour tasting at Stumptown Brewery in Guerneville and lunch on the way home at Russian River. Check out www.stumptown.com.
Stumptown was very unique and interesting. I met the brewer Peter and got a chance to sample a few of his beers. Here's what they had:
1) Black Lager – Black color. Persistent tan head. Very smoky and roasty. Light body. Low hop bitterness, finishing a little wet. Interesting having such a strong aroma and flavor while still light and easy drinking.
2) Pale Ale – Made like a steam ale. Very creamy and smooth. Floral/citrus hop aroma. Won at CA State Fair in 2004.
3) Blackberry Wheat – Nice tart flavor with all the esters of a good wheat beer. Banana, spices, blackberry go well together. Refreshing beer while we sat in the sun.
4) XPort Ale – Made with a so-called "Strain 108" yeast from some Cal Poly professors. It was a Scottish Ale. Very sweet and malty. Yeast added banana and spices. Floral/citrus hops in there too. Very complex and very enjoyable.
They also had Racer 5 and a couple guest taps, but I stuck with the house brews.
At Russian River they currently had 12 beers on tap and I sampled them all:
1) Pliny the Elder
2) Blind Pig
3) Damnation
4) Salvation
5) Perdition
6) Little White Lie
7) Russian River IPA
8) Aud Blonde
9) Hop 2 It
10) Consecration
11) OVL Stout
12) Redemption
I brought home growlers of Pliny and Blind Pig. Need to get together for a pint since these are in high demand!


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4 Methods for Viewing a Private Instagram Profile
Social media has completely changed the way we perceive things. It is where you meet people virtually from all over the world. Social media has bridged geographical gaps, which is very impressive. The other thing is that some serious and important relationships have been created over social media. It is, therefore, true to say that social media is an important part of life which is why people are interested in viewing private Instagram profiles for various reasons.
You may like someone a lot. Sometimes it is a new friend or a crush. In this social media era, people love capturing videos and pictures to engage followers and friends even more. The best place to share pictures and videos is Instagram.
About Instagram
This social platform is a famous one and it has millions of active users who post some spectacular photos. However, some accounts are private and become hard to view photos. Some add privacy settings to their accounts to limit the number of people who can view the photos. It may be very frustrating, especially when you want to view photos because they are important to you in one way or the other.
Instagram has become a favorite for many people. Some accounts on Instagram are public, meaning that anyone can see the contents and engage. It makes it so easy to find someone and see whatever they post. Private accounts have strict settings and only a limited number of followers can see what the owner posts.
If you want to view pictures in a private account, some solutions can work out for you. Below are some of the best methods to apply if you want to view a private account.
Instagram is one of the most popular networks online today. There are millions of users making use of the platform today. It is a site that is based on content sharing and it can be considered as a private option.
One of the most important things about social media is the privacy of content. It is natural to want to be safe, especially when you are sharing personal videos and pictures. It is for this reason that most people end up creating private Instagram accounts.
Also, it is for this reason that Instagram was created with security measures in place. Instagram assures the safety of its users in many different ways. When you set security as private, you have the option to choose your audience. This means that the people who follow you can access the content therein. You get to choose who follows you so, essentially; you are choosing who can view your content and who cannot. This gives you control over what you share with the audience.
Also, there is an option where you can select the people who get to view the content in the first place. You can do this manually or as a list. When this is done, you can share your post. This limits the number of people who can access any content that you post. If any follower misbehaves or acts in a way that you do not approve, you have the option to block them from accessing your platform altogether.
People who can view your profile
Sometimes we are concerned about the privacy of the content that we share on Instagram. However, sometimes tracking what another person is doing to ensure that your privacy is not being intruded upon is a completely different thing. Without your approval, one cannot see your profile.
Some profiles have been created to allow you to view and Access private Instagram. However, it is not that easy to break the security of the social media giant.
Even though we have heard of hacking Instagram accounts, most cases are mere speculations and they lack enough proof. Therefore, it may be unlikely that simple tools and apps can bypass the security of the content already shared on the platform.
With that said, it is better to trust the security systems that the founders invested in to guarantee content safety.
Many options can be used for privacy protection and it may not be likely that a person can spend too much time trying to find the best way to breach your security. It is, however, important that backdoor exists in essentially every system. What you realize is that big companies employ experts to do reverse engineering and try to find weak points where they can exploit the systems.
Setting a private profile
The choice of setting a private profile all depends on the main thing that you want to achieve using your Instagram page. There are different advantages and disadvantages to both options.
If you are setting up an account for purposes of a business, then it makes more sense to have a public profile. This will allow more people to view your business page and follow you easily. You will get a huge following by this.
It is important to have the brand recognized and come up with connections, especially when you are marketing. In this case, the profile needs to be public. Remember that there are millions of active users on the platform.
Viewing private profiles
There are a couple of ways that can work when you want to view someone's private page. Below are the most popular methods that we have found and tested here at GuideStorm.
Ask the person directly
This is one of the easiest and hassle-free methods of viewing a private profile. Just ask the person even if you have a serious crush on them. Reach out to that person using the most basic steps. It may work out for you.
You can do this by sending them a private message or a request to follow. This other person receives a notification and then she or he can decide whether to accept or not.
There is also an option of sending that person a private message so that you can make an expression of all those inner feelings that you may be holding back.
You may realize that the person has no issue with you viewing their pictures and you may strike a genuine friendship. You may find that the person may actually accept the request and even follow you.
It is best to be as genuine as possible. If the request is rejected, then there may be no point in pursuing the idea any further.
Create a fake profile to trick the victim
When you want to view a private Instagram account, this is another option that you may want to consider. You may create a fake account. However, this is unethical to some level, but it may work. You can create an account by following all the steps that have been set by Instagram.
It makes more sense to create an account that will come across as genuine to increase the chances of you being accepted by the person that you are targeting. You can also consider making the account private so that one becomes curious and approve the request faster.
You may also consider sending out a private message to the person after sending the request.
Spying through a friend
If you have a good connection with a mutual friend, you could ask him or her to show you the private Instagram account. This is a good way to view their profile since it's completely anonymous unless the person that shows you the account tells on you.
By using this method you can easily take a look at their photo's and video's, as well as the people they are following and getting followed by.
Apps that allow you to view someone's account
This is the other way that you may consider. It is a risky way but it may be worth it if you find a genuine tool. It is risky, but you do not need to follow the person on Instagram. There are many Instagram profile viewers available online that you may consider.
When you are choosing a tool, be extra careful because it is a very risky thing. Many bad sites may be out to get personal data.
We all want a genuine way to access Instagram private profile viewer without surveys. There are tools that claim to give you the best results online. It is always important to find out as much as possible about a tool before you decide to use it.
Using tools to view private profiles
You may be trying to figure out the best way to see a private Instagram profile and you may have come across some apps that promise to do this in a matter of minutes. You may have some valid reasons as to why you want to view that private profile. Please note that it is hard to find Instagram private profile viewer no survey. There are some apps that claim that you can see the content in the locked profile without any survey. It is a risky situation and there is no telling whether such tools work or not. If you are willing to take the risk, then you can try out some of the tools that are available today.
The issue with the apps is that most of the apps need you to conduct a survey or make a download. There is a list of online services that you may be required to complete before you can view the cracked account.
There are yet others that need you to add details of your account or phone number to access the details. Once you have completed one of the offers that have been given, the apps allegedly allow you to access the private profile that you had targeted. There is no confirmation of whether the apps do work or not. This means that anyone who attempts to use them does so at their own risk.
Depending on why you want to view a profile in the first place, you may use a tool. Some of the Private Instagram photo viewers to consider include:
This application is free and it allows you to see private Instagram profiles within a minute or so. You only need the username of the target person and you are good to go. This is a tool that can be used even if you do not own an Instagram account.
Insta spy
It has many similarities to other tools. It is quite safe and easy to use and you can check out all Private Instagram viewers no survey. All you need is to enter a username and you can access the profile you desire.
View Private Photos
This is another private Instagram viewer app that is quite popular and it is made for viewing Instagram photos. You need the person's user name and then click view profile.
This allows you to look at private Instagram accounts. For it to work, it is necessary to enter the URL of the profile and then click. Just like the others; it is a private Instagram benefits but has no benefits over the other websites shown.
Private Insta Viewer
This is also another very easy to use option. You need to access the tool page and enter the username of the target. Confirm details to ensure that he/she is the person you are targeting. You can then choose the things that you want to view and allow the tool to work. The profile and picture can be viewed once the verification is complete.
Private Insta
This is one of the private profile viewers that are available online and they may be the solution that you are looking for. You get the chance to view videos and photos without giving or getting approvals. You need to enter your username and then submit and you are good to go.
If you want to view Instagram profiles without filling out surveys then you have to dig deeper.
Guidance for parents
In modern society, parenthood has become hard. It is for this reason that parents have become so protective of children. There is inappropriate content all over the internet and Instagram is not an exception. It is therefore normal to want to know how safe the children are on social media and what they are sharing.
Some parents look for tools to see private Instagram profiles on Instagram with the intention of knowing whether they are safe and whether they are using the internet in a responsible way.
It is important to guide children from an early stage to allow them to bond with you even as they grow older. In as much as you cannot control them as they get older, you can guide and direct them to be better adults. You may also restrict them from joining Instagram and other social platforms until they are old enough to be responsible for their actions.
If you do opt to use tools, then you do so at your own risk. Such tools are often banned once they are discovered.


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El Camino Hospital goes live with Epic
Mountain View, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital, an electronic health records pioneer for nearly five decades, has completed its customized $150 million Epic implementation, known as iCare.
El Camino is a trailblazer in health IT. Its 1960s-era chief information officer is the namesake for the John E. Gall, Jr. CIO of the Year Award, given each year by HIMSS and CHIME.
"El Camino Hospital has always been a leader in electronic clinical communications with its launch of the nation's first computerized physician order system in 1971," said Debbi Muro, the iCare the project leader upon the start of the initiative in 2014. "With iCare we are moving into the next generation of electronic information systems."
"This integration will allow us to securely share patient information with other healthcare organizations," added El Camino CIO Greg Walton, in June 2014 press statement. "This will give us enormous opportunities to know our patients' medical history and better inform their care while they are under our care."
The target date set for go-live back then was November 2015.
The past week, Mountain View Voice reported that the new iCare system was online.
Patients are now more able to connect with the hospital for appointments lab results, and prescriptions, and El Camino can now more easily exchange secure information with nearby providers such as Stanford and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
iCare staff "looked happy and visibly exhausted" at a board meeting earlier this month, "explaining that going live was challenging but mostly successful," the paper reported. "Hiccups and problems include slower service for patients in the hospital, including delays in the emergency department, and a slower hospital discharge process."
Mountain View Voice quoted El Camino board member David Reeder: "We knew it wasn't going to be perfect, but I was very impressed with the enthusiasm of the team," he said, adding that the hospital would maintain a command center to troubleshoot technical issues and answer clinicians' questions in the coming months.
Read the Mountain View Voice story here.
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El Camino slashes hospital readmissions
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15.65 For the reversible, one-step reaction 2 A ---> B + C,
the forward rate constant for the formation of B is 265 L/(mol*min) and the rate constant for the reverse reaction is 392 L/(mol*min). The activation energy for the forward reaction is 39.7 kJ mol 1 and that of the reverse reaction is 25.4 kJ/mol .
(c) What will be the effect of raising the temperature on the rate constants and the equilibrium constant?
I am confused on the answer to part c. Can someone please explain how to get to the right answer? Thanks
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Re: 15.65, part c
From parts a and b, we can see that this reaction has K<1, and thus favors the reactants at equilibrium. We can also see that the forward reaction is endothermic. Raising the temperature of an endothermic reaction will favor more products, and thus will increase K. As for the rate constants, they will also both increase at higher temperature, but k will increase more than k', simply because the activation energy of the forward process is higher than that of the reverse process.
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can you answer this question only in terms of activation energies?
Re: 15.65, part c
In the problem they give you Ea for the forward and reverse processes, 39.7 kj/mol*min and 25.4 kj/mol*min. You can see that the reaction is endothermic because endothermic reactions have larger activation energies in the forward process than in the reverse process, because it requires more energy to break bonds. Endothermic reactions shift towards products when temperature is raised because their Ea is more sensitive to increased temp in the forward direction than the reverse reaction, therefore increasing k more than k'. Since K=k/k', this also increases the equilibrium constant, K. Hope this makes sense in terms of activation energy!
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JAMIE WOON, "Sharpness"
Although he's appeared on a few dance records (fellow new labelmates Disclosure on "January" from Settle) and as a remixer (Lana Del Rey's "Video Games"), I was beginning to wonder when we'd hear more from 32 year old UK singer Jamie Woon after his unique and thoughtful debut album Mirrorwriting in 2011, which sent the evocative "Night Air" to the top of my personal chart. His new song "Sharpness" is a fine taste of what's to come. Set to a chilled out mid-tempo beat, "Sharpness" continues Jamie's intriguing storytelling but with more focus on a touching and soulful vocal this time over the ear-dropping electronic production which stood out on its own on his first release. Less is often more so I anxiously await what comes next from Jamie. Listen to "Sharpness" below and get it on iTunes.


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