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I enjoy history, architecture, music, legends and ghost stories. Usually near Seattle, but always planning my next adventure.
My travel style
Big fan of city adventures – museums, food tours and urban art with some beach time thrown in. Solo travel and travel with friends, both international and domestic. I ensure I stay in clean and safe hotels that are located in convenient locations.
Urban Green Hotel & Suites
A comfy base in San José, walking distance to all the downtown sights.
Kimpton Hotel Vintage Seattle
Upscale interiors, personalized service and a smack-dab central location make this a longtime favorite for visitors and staycationers alike.
Recently returned from:
Attending a yoga retreat in Costa Rica.
Eating throughout Colombia.
Relaxing and watching sunsets in Honolulu.
Chasing history in Washington DC.
Taking a photo safari.
Hiking Volcan Baru to see the Atlantic and Pacific oceans at the same time.
Driving through the American south Philippine beaches.
One thing I can't travel without...
My hair products – curly hair needs special care.
Two truths, one lie:
I played in a gamelan ensemble on TV.
I met Pope John Paul II.
I danced the tango in Argentina.
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Hi Everyone, Seeing as this is the big centennial anniversary of the 1911 I feel the need to finally add one to my collection. My requirements (not necessarily in this order): 1) Commander-sized 2) Reasonably corrosion resistant (carrying IWB in Georgia = sweat covered gun) 3) Good sights 4) Reliable 5) Made in the USA So far it looks like the STI Guardian, S&W 1911PD and Kimber Stainless Pro Carry II might fit the bill, although the STI is more expensive and the frame is only blued. Any other options and if not which of these three would you pick (and why)? Jon Wanna kill these ads? We can help!


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Weight – I know no-one who is happy with theirs, neither man nor woman. Everyone wants to be slimmer, more toned, more muscly, more defined and less, well, in my case at least, let’s pull no punches – lardy. I have a lust-revenge relationship with food, I love the different flavours and textures and, when PMT strikes, let’s face it, nothing is as successful at keeping the inner she-demon at bay, yet it plots its revenge, holding out until such a time that it can solidify as fat and cling on like a limpet wherever it finds a temporary home.
I wonder if, in history, women (and men) have ever felt so besieged by the portrayal of the body beautiful as they do now, whether they regularly looked inwards and found themselves wanting. Lately, having put on a stone in a month due to illness and to various drug side effects, I find myself wanting, although it’s less of a quest for the body beautiful which will cause Mr D to fall to his knees, wondering how he could have been so lucky as to marry such a goddess, and more in a quest for the nearest item which can provide a sugar rush. I obsess about food, reflecting on what I have eaten, what I should have eaten, what I could have eaten, what’s for dinner ad nauseum and to what end? The amount of head space that food takes up is truly frightening, and yet once I am stuck in this cycle, it becomes harder and harder to break the cycle and reach a place where food is little more than nourishment and no longer a source of obsession.
I’ve trid all of the well known diets, sorry “healthy eating plans”: Weightwatchers, Slimming World, Rosemary Conley, Slimfast, Atkins and generic local groups and yet, despite the statistics which show that over 90% of those who diet regain any weight they lose and and more, I always manage to convince myself that THIS TIME will be the time that I’m successful. I think, if I were to consider myself a follower of any of them, it would be Weightwatchers, following their plan has resulted in a 4.5 stone loss over the past 3 years, accident not withstanding, however still I fall off the WW wagon regularly, watching my good intentions and motivation disappear into the sunset, while I launch myself at the nearest pack of biscuits/bar of chocolate/ bag of crisps (*delete as appropriate.)
So, today once more, I’ve hefted myself back on to the weight loss wagon, dusted myself down, berated myself with how much weight I could have lost, had I stuck to the plan and am striving to stay on track for however long my willpower lasts this time round. Wish me luck!

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text: 3/26/2011--Seattle, WA, USA..Acting Managing Director of the Intiman Theatre, Melaine Bennet, addresses the audience prior to performance of 'All My Sons' by Arthur Miller and directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton. She addressed the financial problems facing the theatre and announced the offer of a $100,000 matching donation to encourage supporters to help the theatre...The Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington, was founded in 1972 by Margaret "Megs" Booker. It is located next door to the Seattle Repertory Theatre near the Seattle Space Needle. Since the end of 2010 the theatre has been struggling financially following the departure of former managing director Brian Colburn. ..©2011 Stuart Isett. All rights reserved.

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Florida football coach Urban Meyer announced Tuesday morning that junior receiver Chris Rainey, who was arrested last month on stalking charges, has returned to practice and is working his way toward rejoining the team.
Meyer said Rainey will not play in Saturday’s game against Mississippi State.
“Chris Rainey is working towards being part of our football team again,’’ Meyer said in a prepared statement. “I’m disappointed that he violated a core value of our program, but he continues to pay a price for his actions.
“Chris will have to meet a set of conditions to become a part of our team again and although he is practicing, he will not play this weekend. The timetable for his return will depend on his ability to follow the guidelines we have laid out for him.”
Rainey was arrested Sept. 14 on a felony stalking charge that was later reduced to a misdemeanor. The charge will be dismissed if Rainey fulfills his community service agreement and remains out of trouble for six months.
Rainey switched to receiver this season after rushing for 575 yards and five touchdowns last season. In UF’s first two games, Rainey caught six passes for 34 yards and a touchdown.
“I am embarrassed and sorry for my actions and I apologize to everyone that I affected by my behavior,’’ said Rainey is a prepared statement. “I’m working towards being a part of the Florida football program again and I realize that representing this University is a privilege. I have spent the last several weeks reflecting on my actions and realized that is not who I want to be.”

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Precipitating factors for seclusion use for women in forensic mental health services: An integrative reviewHansen, A. C., Hazelton, M., Rosina, R. & Inder, K., 1 Jun 2018.
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Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated and Relapsing fever
Relapsing fever is found among people with Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated, especially for people who are female, 30-39 old.
The study analyzes which people have Relapsing fever with Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 9 people who have Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
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9 people who have Hypercholesterolaemia Aggravated and Relapsing Fever are studied.
What is Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated?
Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated (high levels of cholesterol in the blood) is found to be associated with 719 drugs and 310 conditions by eHealthMe.
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Relapsing fever (bacterial infection characterized by recurring episodes of fever, headache, muscle and joint aches, and nausea) is found to be associated with 210 drugs and 205 conditions by eHealthMe.
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Gender of people who have Hypercholesterolaemia Aggravated and experienced Relapsing Fever *:
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- 30-39: 77.78 %
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- Memory Loss: 7 people, 77.78%
- Lymph Follicular Hypertrophy (an increase in the size of the lymph node follicles): 7 people, 77.78%
- Loss Of Consciousness: 7 people, 77.78%
- Jaw Disorder (jaw disease): 7 people, 77.78%
- Infection: 7 people, 77.78%
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- High Blood Pressure: 7 people, 77.78%
- Heart Palpitations (feelings or sensations that your heart is pounding or racing): 7 people, 77.78%
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COVID vaccines that are related to Relapsing fever:
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All the conditions that are associated with Relapsing fever:
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The study is based on Relapsing fever and Hypercholesterolaemia aggravated, and their synonyms.
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Some symptoms of neurocadiogenic syncope include yawning, blurred vision, lightheadedness and dilated pupils. Neurocardiogenic or vasovagal syncope is a disorder in which the heart rate suddenly drops and blood pressure is lowered, notes Mayo Clinic. Vasovagal syncope is among the leading causes of fainting.
When blood pressure drops, the brain is deprived of adequate blood, leading to a temporary fainting episode. Anyone can suffer from a neurocardiogenic syncope. However, young children and the elderly are at a greater risk of experiencing the condition, according to Healthgrades. This condition in itself is no cause of alarm but may sometimes lead to serious injuries due to falls.
Just before a neurocardiogenic syncope attack, individuals are likely to experience a blurring of vision. They are also likely to lose sight of objects or people that are not close. Certain individuals may develop pale skin and a cold, clammy sweat. A feeling of warmth is also quite common. During the incident, individuals are likely to have dilated pupils. They may make jerky, abnormal movements and have a slow, weak pulse.
Neurocardiogenic syncope is diagnosed by taking a patient's medical history and performing a physical examination. In most cases, doctors do not have to treat this condition because it is only temporary. Physical therapies to prevent pooling of blood in the legs and certain medications for treating low blood pressure may be used in management of the condition.


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Today Show star Matt Lauer has admitted his job has taken its toll on his six-year marriage – but it may be too late.
Two weeks ago, The National Enquirer revealed the 47-yearold has been dumped by his wife, Annette Roque, 39. Now, in his first interview since our disclosure, Lauer is critical of valuable time missed with his wife and children Jack, three, and Romy, one. He has no mornings at home because he has to rise at 4 a.m. to be in the studio an hour later.
“I look down the road where I’d like to wake up in the mornings and be with my family,” Lauer said. His evenings are also compromised because he must prepare for the following day’s show.
But Lauer made an attempt at showing the public he’s still fighting to keep his marriage, attending a NYC event with Annette late last month.
Body language expert Mary Dawne Arden examined our photo from the couple’s night out and said: “Matt is used to smiling in the spotlight but this photo shows a visible tension around his eyes and jaw. He makes no eye contact with Annette and has defensively placed his arms behind his back. She has protectively clasped her hands across her stomach, to hide her true feelings from the world.”


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The Minister of Education, Mr. Phongthep Thepkanjana, presided over the opening of a new classroom building for pre-school students at Ban Lek School in Sri Saket on 11 May 2013. On this occasion, he presented a policy on educational management to administrators and educators at Prang Ku School, visited a construction site for Khu Khan Technical College and planted trees symbolizing the province of Sri Saket at the Local Office of Education Service Area 3.
The Education Minister said that visiting Sri Saket broadened his horizon on the meaning of Boworn, which is an abbreviation for houses, temples and schools. Since people in Sri Saket can speak Khmer, Suay, Lao and Yer, teaching Thai to the students in the province is different from teaching students who know only Thai. Therefore, students in Sri Saket may have difficulty understanding Thai and other subjects taught in Thai. Currently, some schools in the province are now employing EIS teaching and learning methodology in which Thai teachers teach mathematics, computing and general sciences in English. This will enable both students and teachers to understand English and practice the language more. Also, it is much favored by parents. This method of teaching needs to be improved and expanded.
Mr. Phongthep also added that the reform of the curriculum would be completed in the next five years. It will reconsider adjusting learning hours of Thai students because the more time they spend in class, the worse their learning achievements will become. In addition, teachers will be encouraged to teach students how to think analytically and to freely express their creativity because this approach will improve both teachers and students.


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The Sept. 10 New Mexico State University Aggie victory over the University New Mexico had significance to history in several ways. Not only it is the first time in four years that the Aggies’ beat the Lobos on the football filed, but more significant was that NMSU used new technology, an unmanned aircraft system to record video of the pre-game and kick-off. NMSU’s Physical Science Laboratory performed the historic feat using a Federal Aviation Administration waiver under the FAA’s new Small ... CONTINUE
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In the shimmering spotlight of television and the fashion world, Danni Menzies stands as a beacon of Scottish charm and creativity. Born under the Virgo constellation, her journey from Kenmore’s serene landscapes to the bustling media stages is a testament to her passion for the arts—a passion that has shaped her life and career. This visual article peels back the curtain on Danni Menzies Wikipedia and life, from her early beginnings to her current status as a television presenter, model, and social media personality, inviting you to explore the multifaceted nature of her success. Read more at chembaovn.com!
I. Danni Menzies Wikipedia, early life and education
Amidst the tranquil landscapes of Kenmore, Scotland, Danni Menzies’ narrative began on September 14, 1988. A Virgo by birth, she was cradled in an environment where creativity and ambition were household values. Her mother’s career in advertising and her father’s role in club management painted Danni’s childhood with a palette of artistic expression and business acumen. Despite the complexities of her parents’ divorce, she maintained a close-knit bond with both, a testament to the strong familial threads that would underpin her future endeavors.
Education played a pivotal role in shaping Danni’s formative years. She attended Strathallan School in Forgandenny, Perthshire, where the corridors echoed with her early dreams and aspirations. The school, known for its emphasis on holistic development, honed her skills and prepared her for a world beyond academics.
With a thirst for knowledge and a drive to excel, Danni furthered her education at Loughborough University in the East Midlands. Here, she immersed herself in the vibrant campus life, expanding her intellectual horizons. The culmination of her academic journey took her to University College London, where she delved into the study of Spanish and Latin American culture. It was a period of profound growth, as she embraced new perspectives and prepared to weave her newfound knowledge into the fabric of her career. This educational tapestry laid the groundwork for a life of public engagement, as Danni Menzies stepped confidently into the world, ready to make her mark.
II. Career highlights of Danni Menzies
Danni Menzies’ ascent to prominence began at the age of 21 when she first stepped into the modeling spotlight. Her statuesque figure and confident demeanor made her a natural in front of the camera, leading to her swift recognition within the industry. She graced various platforms, but it was her work with Fashion TV and hosting events for Team Epic that solidified her status as a rising star in the modeling arena. Her charisma and poise in these roles made her a beloved figure, not just in Scotland, but on an international stage.
However, the allure of the catwalk was just one facet of Danni’s career. Her transition to television marked a new chapter in her professional life. Her engaging personality and camera presence found a new home at The Active Channel in 2013, where she began to cultivate a loyal viewership. This role allowed her to merge her passion for health and fitness with her growing expertise in media.
Danni’s versatility shone through when she took on a fresh challenge in the world of breakfast television. Joining forces with Scottish comedian Des Clarke, she co-hosted Heart Scotland’s breakfast show, bringing her distinctive blend of warmth and wit to the airwaves. Her ability to connect with audiences over the air mirrored her impact on the runway, proving that her talents transcended mediums. Danni Menzies’ career highlights are a testament to her adaptability and her unwavering dedication to entertain and inspire.
III. Personal Life, Relationships and Privacy
Navigating the public eye, Danni Menzies maintains a graceful balance between transparency and privacy, especially regarding her personal life. Her past engagement with Simon Moloney was a rare glimpse into her romantic world, capturing the attention of fans and media alike. The relationship, though it did not culminate in marriage, was a testament to her capacity for deep connection and commitment. Today, Danni embraces singledom with a refreshing candidness, focusing on self-growth and independence, an approach that resonates with many of her followers.
As a Virgo, Danni embodies many of the traits associated with her zodiac sign. Virgos are often recognized for their meticulous attention to detail, a characteristic that has undoubtedly contributed to her success in the various facets of her career. Her approach to life is one of organized precision, a reflection of her astrological inclinations. This extends to her personal interests and activities, where her Virgo traits influence her lifestyle choices.
Danni’s leisure time is a colorful tapestry of travel and exploration. With a natural inclination for adventure, she frequently shares snippets of her journeys, providing a window into her world outside the studio. Whether it’s a serene escape to the Scottish Highlands or an exotic adventure abroad, her travels underscore her appreciation for diversity and culture. Her social media feeds are a testament to her love for discovery, filled with images that range from serene landscapes to bustling cityscapes, each telling a story of a woman who is as much at home in the world as she is in front of the camera.
IV. Social Media and Influence of Danni Menzies
Danni Menzies’ social media presence wikipedia, particularly on Instagram, is a vibrant mix of personal milestones and professional triumphs. Her account is a portal into her life, where she shares candid moments with friends, snapshots of behind-the-scenes action, and her daily experiences. Her engagement with followers is genuine; she often responds to comments and messages, fostering a sense of community and connection. This interaction not only humanizes her but also amplifies her influence as a relatable figure.
Through her career in media, Danni has accumulated a net worth that affords her a luxurious lifestyle, glimpses of which she shares with her audience. Her posts often feature chic outfits, exclusive events, and high-end travel, painting a picture of the luxe life she leads. Yet, it’s her down-to-earth demeanor amidst this opulence that endears her to fans.
Her social media thus serves as a dual showcase of her wealth and her accessibility, making her an aspirational yet approachable figure. Danni leverages her platform to not only share her life’s luxurious aspects but also to motivate and engage with her audience, blending the sparkle of media-generated wealth with the warmth of personal interaction.


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Colorado Legislators Propose Stronger Version of COOL
Thursday, January 11, 2018
- As previously covered on this blog, mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) rules for beef products have long been the subject of controversy and challenge, culminating in: (1) a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling that the COOL requirements violate U.S. trade obligations to Canada and Mexico and (2) Congress repealing COOL as of December 21, 2015.
- Since then, some states have sought to require COOL labeling for beef within their states. For example, as previously reported on this blog, in 2017, Wyoming, South Dakota and Colorado considered state-level COOL legislation, but in each case, the measures were defeated.
- Against this backdrop, on January 5, 2018, Colorado state legislators introduced a bill titled “Beef Country of Origin Recognition System” also referred to as the “Beef COORS bill.” If passed, the bill would require Colorado retailers to post signage informing consumers whether beef was derived exclusively from animals that were born, raised, and slaughtered in the United States, or whether the beef was imported or derived from imported animals.
- As states like Colorado continue their attempts to implement stronger versions of COOL at the behest of livestock producers, efforts to reinstate COOL at the federal level continues. For example, in November 2017, Public Justice, The Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Fund (R-CALF), Food & Water Watch, and Farm Aid delivered the signatures of 37,299 Americans demanding that the Trump Administration follow through on its campaign promise to create a level playing field for independent domestic meat producers through increasing transparency for consumers, i.e., that COOL comprise a key element of the Administration’s North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiations.
- Given the controversial nature of COOL requirements, it remains to seen whether we will see COOL implemented at the state or federal level.


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LVMH announced today that, after sixteen years at the helm at Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs will be stepping down from his post in order to focus on his namesake brand, which WWD reports he’s taking public. The news broke following Jacobs’ Spring ’14 show for Vuitton, and while rumors that Nicolas Ghesquière will replace Jacobs have been circulating, LVMH has yet to name a successor.
Before Jacobs was appointed as the brand’s first creative director in 1997, the house was all about its iconic, monogrammed handbags and travel trunks. There was no Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear—no epic Paris fashion week sets, no Kate Moss cameos, no clothes. Jacobs’ debut Fall 1998 collection, which he showed sans music in Paris, was sheer minimalism, and a far cry from the opulent affairs he’s turned out in recent years. However, now, almost two decades later, Jacobs has transformed Vuitton from an old-world purveyor of superluxury travel goods to an international house at the forefront of fashion. Who could forget his artist collaborations, which he began with Stephen Sprouse’s graffitied handbags in Spring 2001? Or that time in 2010 when he dared to celebrate supermodels’ cleavage? And what would we talk about post-PFW if it weren’t for his outrageous runways (Fall 2012′s LV locomotive, anyone?)? Just in case your memory’s a little hazy, we’ve revisited Jacobs’ most unforgettable moments—sartorial and otherwise—from his time at Louis Vuitton. Click through our slideshow to see all his greatest hits.
The woman who wears Louis Vuitton high jewelry tends not to be a shrinking violet. With that in mind, this week the house presented Chain Attraction, a collection of twenty or so “powerful jewels for powerful women.”
Four major groups offered various takes on the medallion anchored by exceptional stones weighing in at over 20 carats, such as the Hologram necklace with a square-cut central neon-blue tourmaline and morganites. The seventies-leaning Talisman strung with rosy-beige moonstones is set with a rare imperial topaz whose color seems to fill the diamond-lined hollows of the Monogram flower surrounding it. The graphic Hypnose (in diamonds, onyx, emeralds, and black Tahitian pearls) nods to op art, while the collection’s biggest showpiece was part of the Attraction set: a tangerine Mandarin garnet was the focal point of the chain necklace, which also twinkled with diamonds, garnet beads, and links set with blazing opals. Meanwhile, previous collections in the Louis Vuitton universe are expanding quietly, with a pixelated diamond-and-emerald bracelet joining the Voyage Dans le Temps story, or a chunky 3-D cuff in calibrated diamonds and rubies.
Following months of rumors, reports this morning suggest that Marc Jacobs—who has served as Louis Vuitton’s creative director since 1997—may not renew his contract with the storied French house. French publication Challenges asserted that Jacobs’ departure had already been approved internally. Furthermore, an anonymous source hinted to Reuters that Nicolas Ghesquière was being considered as Jacobs’ replacement. Another source, however, stated that “nothing has been decided yet.” Vuitton and Jacobs—who is set to show his Spring ’14 collection for the house on Wednesday, October 2—have yet to comment on the potential shake-up.
Nothing says “alpha female” quite like two rows of buttons. Balenciaga, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Versace—we noticed a sharp uptick in double-breasted power suits in the Resort collections. More surprising, celebrities have taken to the look, too. Kristen Stewart turned up at the Chanel Haute Couture show in a snug quilted jacket fresh off the label’s Cruise runway (paired with barely there micro shorts), and Aimee Mullins worked the Cannes red carpet in a black-and-white Emilio Pucci two-piecer. Designers like Christopher Kane and Band of Outsiders’ Scott Sternberg, meanwhile, offered modern spins on the classic with a Prince of Wales check shift dress and a cute romper, respectively.
Worn by cowboys, bandits, protesters, punks, and hip-hoppers alike, bandannas have earned a rebellious rep over the years. This summer, fashion has latched onto the rule-breaking look. Perennial street-style favorite Hanne Gaby Odiele pioneered the trend back in February, when she was snapped sporting a standard-issue black kerchief on multiple occasions in Paris. Since then, designers have taken up hankies, too. Andreas Melbostad’s recent Resort collection for Diesel Black Gold included a graphic black-and-white print that resembled, as he put it, an “aggressive bandanna.” And at the menswear shows at the end of last month, Kim Jones featured the classic paisley motif in his Louis Vuitton lineup, while Hedi Slimane sent models rocking rockabilly red scarves down the Saint Laurent runway. They were big with the street-style set, too.


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Still missing LEGO Universe? A solution is coming with LEGO Minifigures. Funcom announced plans for their online LEGO-based title last year and the time for the reveal is finally drawing near. In the original announcement, Funcom described the game as being developed for maximum accessibility and that they will work with LEGO to make the game available to consumers in their online channels and will be coordinating activities to provide a broad and enhanced experience for the product line.
Today Funcom announced plans to reveal LEGO Minifigures to fans on August 29th, 2013. Press will have a chance to preview the game at gamscom next week. Until then, stay tuned and well bring you more on Funcoms new LEGO endeavor on August 29th.
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Asked to conjure an image of Cuba, most Americans see a country of elegant, crumbling buildings and old American cars. While it takes less than twenty-five minutes to fly from Miami to Havana, the United States and its island neighbor have been mired in hostility and distrust since the Castro Revolution ousted the American-backed puppet Batista fifty years ago. Shared family connections have allowed both Americans and Cubans to separate the governments of each country from its people, but there is still misunderstanding on both sides.
Photographs that purport to represent Cuba and its people often reproduce the narrow American imagination of the place, starting and ending in Old Habana. While it is true that the buildings in this small section of the city, many of which are 300 years old, have been crumbling for 150 years, and many of the cars are from the pre-Revolution era, this quaint image bears little reality to the country and its people.
The documentary photographer Jack Combs has been making photographs of the Cuban people over the course of six years and fifteen visits to the island. His images range from the urban to the rural, from saturated colors and polished night skies to vibrant street scenes full of movement and sere agricultural landscapes. Much of Combs's time was spent outside Havana, traveling to cities, smaller towns, villages, and farms in every Cuban province. His pictures of agricultural life are beautiful pastoral compositions. Rarer still is the emphasis his eye places on ordinary people living their everyday lives. Their faces and settings demonstrate that Cubans may have less than they need, but they are nonetheless a people of strength, good humor, and great national pride. The breakup of the Soviet Union and the end of its massive economic subsidies may have shattered the Cuban leaders' dream of economic independence, but not the people's spirit.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you can make it here, you'll make it anywhere, as the old tune goes.
For young women in New York City, a new refrain could be emerging: If you can make it anywhere, it's here.
That's one possible interpretation of a new study that found that while men continue to out-earn women in the workforce both locally and nationwide, New York City women in their 20s are for the first time earning more than their male counterparts.
The analysis prepared by demographer Andrew A. Beveridge of Queens College was published last month and is sure to be the talk of the town this Labor Day among those who have studied the long-documented gender wage gap that typically favors men.
Dr. Beveridge's study of recent census data showed that women in their 20s -- city residents of all educational levels and working full-time -- made 117 percent of men's wages in 2005; nationwide, that same group of women on average made 89 cents for every dollar earned by men.
New York was one of a handful of cities where young women forged ahead; the study reported the same shift in such big cities as Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis, but only in Dallas did young women's median wage surpass men's by a wider margin.
But what this study means is a matter of debate.
State Sen. Diane Savino (D-North Shore/Brooklyn), an advocate for pay equity, said the new study reveals more about the successes and failures of New York's education system than it does about fairness in pay.
"It indicates to me something that we've known for a long time. In areas where you have lower than average socio-economic status, you have fewer young men going on to college and more young women succeeding in the education system," she said. "This tells me that we're failing our young men in New York City."
Because the gender earnings gap is a relative figure, a narrowing wage gap over time can be a sign of men's wages declining, rather than gains achieved by women. Men's wages overall, adjusted for inflation, have declined since 1970.
Interpretations of the wage gap vary widely, as do statistics that may not fully account for variables such as education, life choices or benefits earned. Researchers consistently find that a salary gap favoring men persists even among full-time employees who are similarly educated and hold like positions; analysts debate the extent to which the gap can be explained by women's choices or workplace discrimination.
Dr. Jean Halley, a Wagner College sociologist, offered three factors scholars typically consider when analyzing the gender wage gap: Discrimination, the socialization of girls and boys toward jobs understood to be "appropriate" for their sex, and the demands, expectations and life choices associated with motherhood.
"A number of recent scholars have argued that mothering almost completely explains the wage gap today," she said.
Nationally, the gender wage gap has narrowed over the past 30 years, though the pace at which the disparity has been waning has slowed considerably since 1990, according to the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR).
In April, the American Association of University Women (AAUW), a national research organization that advocates for pay equity, released a detailed report on the wage gap that showed U.S. women are earning less than men just a year out of college -- despite the fact that women are outnumbering and out-performing men in universities nationwide. The gap widens over the 10 years following graduation, the study showed.
According to the AAUW's figures, female college graduates earn 80 percent of what their male colleagues make a year out of school, and 69 percent a decade later. Even after adjusting for career choice, parenthood and other factors likely to affect women's earnings, the report concluded that a quarter of the pay gap is unexplained and likely due to discrimination.
In part because Dr. Beveridge's report fails to jibe with economists' rather consistent studies, his recent findings -- published first in the Gotham Gazette and then in the New York Times -- have raised interest, surprise and even a measure of doubt among some experts.
"I think this latest report uses a little bit of a slight of hand," said AAUW Director of Research Catherine Hill. Dr. Hill raised questions about Beveridge's data sample -- the size of which was not reported -- and about the analysis, which did not control for education and other factors associated with earnings. The result, she said, could be that the study provides a skewed picture of the relationship between gender and earnings in New York City.
"We're looking at an unusually small cohort: One slice of a lifetime when women might be out-earning men," she said. "As he points out, his findings are different from everyone else's."
Dr. Hill and other wage gap scholars admitted New York's exceptional culture and labor market could be factors in the anomalous findings.
"A lot of women who want to succeed, and who might face discrimination elsewhere, congregate in New York, which throws the numbers off," opined Lillian McCormick, executive director of Women on the Job and an advocate for New York state's Fair Pay Bill, which would legislate pay equity for like work.
Experts agree that highly educated women flock to the city to take jobs in a startling array of career fields.
"The unique culture and industry structure of the city open doors for some women to impressive economic achievement," noted Dr. Vicky Lovell of the IWPR. She attributed the reversal of the wage gap in Dr. Beveridge's study to the city's unusual demography.
As Dr. Beveridge reported, women in New York City and particularly Manhattan are much more likely to be single, highly educated, and earning more than women living in the rest of the United States.
Not discussed in Dr. Beveridge's report is the role that ethnicity appears to play in reversing the wage gap among young New Yorkers.
Broken down by race, the census data for median salaries among New York's 20-somethings show that only black and Latina women are out-earning their male counterparts. Asian men and women have equal median salaries while white women still make only 89 percent of what white men take home, according to Dr. Beveridge's data.
In the past decade, black and Hispanic women have outpaced their male counterparts in educational achievement by a significantly wider margin than women generally have done.
Broken down by borough, it was young women from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens who were found to be earning more than young men from those boroughs; Manhattan men made more than women while young Staten Islanders had equal pay across gender, the Times reported.
Dr. Beveridge told the Advance that results specific to Staten Island were not statistically reliable because the sample size was too small.
Experts disagree over what's driving the new trend.
While Sen. Savino interpreted the findings as a bad news story for young men, Dr. Jonathan Peters, a finance professor at the College of Staten Island, looked at the same information and called it "a good news story for women." He concluded that young women are soaring in terms of academic achievement and are being remunerated for their success.
"It's wonderful that city-dwellers have made great [financial] strides," said Dr. Hill, but she cautioned: "That's not the rule across the country or even across the workforce in New York City.
Overall, the wage gap in New York City favors men of all ethnicities, according to census data.
Dr. Beveridge himself has expressed optimism that he may have tapped into the front edge of a trend, and that his findings could indicate a watershed shift if women's salaries in this generation continue to climb in years to come.
But studies that show glass ceilings continue to stay women's earning power over time and that the wage gap widens between men and women at mid-career don't favor such a rosy prophecy.
It's possible that young women in New York who've succeeded so well academically are starting out on a higher rung of the career ladder than ever before; time will tell whether some of these women find they're climbing a shorter ladder.
Tevah Platt is a news reporter for the Advance. She may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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A background treatment is a treatment that will act on the immune system and lead to a modification of the evolution of the lupus disease in the long term. It is therefore possible to bring into this category many drugs with only one thing in common: to modify the natural evolution of the disease.
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Rituximab is another targeted biotherapy against B lymphocytes, which can sometimes be used in the treatment of some severe forms of lupus.
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Ha ha – this is a great one. An all-time classic from Joe Nocera. Below you will find an email Joe Nocera sent me asking for my “reaction” to some odd claims he wanted to include in his weekly column. Alas, he sent the email Friday afternoon at 12:11 PM his time (note the “10:11 AM” time stamp of our email system, which is in Salt Lake City, that is to say, Rocky Mountain Time) and, as I was in Texas this afternoon in a meeting, I missed the window of a few hours that I theoretically had been offered to respond before Joe’s deadline for his weekly column. Congratulations are due Joe, who has crossed a line never previously crossed (not even by Carol!) by those engaged in their desperate efforts to keep the wig in place.
From: Joe Nocera [mailto:XXXXX] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:11 AM
To: Patrick Byrne
Subject: david rocker
patrick– David Rocker made a speech a couple of weeks ago in which he said, among other things, that your lawsuit was nothing mroe (sic) than an effort to silence critics. He also said that Gradient did its first report about Overstock a year before Rocker Partners even became a client. And he said that Mr. Anafantis (sp?) has been discredited with the SEC’s “no action” letter. Your reaction?
Had Joe actually abided by the principles of Ethics in Journalism 101, I would pointed out the numerous flaws in his attempt to whitewash the criminal activity of his friend Rocker with a “Free speech in America is very important” spin. Remember, from the start Rocker’s lawyers have tried to spin his illegal activity as being about free speech, and this is how the argument has been met by the adults who have examined it:
1) On 8 counts versus 0, the trial judge in Marin Country sided with us and against Rocker’s claim that this suit was about free speech. In fact, the judge said in the courtroom that after his initial review of the evidence there was a “high likelihood” that we would win the suit. Rocker appealed.
2) The California Attorney General appeared out of nowhere and filed an amicus with the appellate court supporting our side and against Rocker’s attempt to spin this as about free speech.
3) The appellate court recently heard Rocker’s arguments. This Law.com article gives a good sense of how the appellate court responded to the hysterical attempts by Rocker’s lawyers to spin his illegal conduct as being about free speech. www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1176282246984
The Law.com article captures one judge’s reaction nicely: “Justice Ignazio Ruvolo indicated there was evidence even ‘at this stage of the proceedings’ that could substantiate Overstock.com’s claims.” Somehow Joe missed that.
I’d also have pointed out that Rocker does not seem to think “Free speech in America is very important” when someone criticizes Rocker: Rocker famously sued some message board posters a few years back for daring to criticize him and his unethical behavior (incidentally, that case got laughed out of town). Free speech doesn’t seem to be that important to Rocker, Joe.
In the face of these facts, Joe blithely asserts that “The facts are not on Mr. Byrne’s side” without mentioning that the trial court, the California attorney general, and the appellate judge have indicated exactly the opposite, even at this extremely early stage.
Joe notes without question that, “Mr. Rocker wasn’t even a client of Gradient when it began writing its tough-minded reports on Overstock,” neglecting to mention that ex-employees of Gradient assert that the firm had a relationship with Rocker even before he formally became a client.
Joe writes about his friend Rocker “But you know how lawsuits are: a year and a half later, the thing has barely gotten started” without mentioning that we have been most eager to move forward, but that his friend Rocker has stalled and delayed at every opportunity, rejecting the appellate court’s offer to rule without delay for a hearing: there was even one article where an attorney for the miscreants promised to appeal the appellate court ruling. That is, Joe bemoans the fact that “the thing has barely gotten started” while conveniently neglecting to mention that it is his friend Rocker who is doing everything he
can to keep it from getting started.
And so on and so forth.
Is anyone else noticing that something seems to be going on this week? First, after a year of criticizing me for my decision to issue a press release celebrating my receipt of a subpoena from the SEC, the shills are now trying to make a case that I should have sent out a second press release when I received another addressed to me as a person, though it was a small fraction as long as the first, covered sub-issues of the first, as well as issues related to a broader investigation that is not about me or Overstock at all. As though there is a world of difference between a subpoena addressed to our corporate lawyer asking for our CEO’s materials, and one addressed to me at our corporate address: I hate to disappoint, but that distinction is such a fine one it did not occur to me it was worthy of a second press release. The funny part is how it still has not dawnede on the miscreants that a fair bit of the material being requested by the SEC concerns them, not me or Overstock.
What would have made them so angry this week? Perhaps they are mad that last Sunday, at an event hosted by The Economist (a publication with infinitely more credibility than Joe, Roddy, Herb, Gary etc. could ever aspire to), the bad guys lost control of the narrative?
I think these fellows better hope that the scandal whose lid they are trying so desperately to secure never blows off, because if it does, in the aftermath not only with their journalism come under examination, but more importantly, the publications which have blithely published it will be seen to have been part of the cover-up. Which is entirely right and approrpiate. And then that will be the end of it.
Can anyone doubt at this point that we are witnessing the Götterdammerung of the American mainstream media?


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Don’t you love the toasty bread and seemingly unreplicable fillings of restaurant panini? Those mouthwatering crisp, tender hot sandwiches don’t have to be a special occasion treat. With a grill or panini press, you can have restaurant-caliber panini in the comfort of your own kitchen. To lend to your panini inspiration, August is National Panini Month, giving you the tasty opportunity to experiment with a different type of panini every day. Here are a few panini recipes to get you started.
National Panini Month
Panini seems to be a growing trend with staying power. Not only is a delectable variety of panini available on restaurant menus, more and more people are sinking their teeth into grilled sandwiches
or sandwiches toasted in a panini press.
In addition to a sturdy bread and flavorful meats or veggies, one of the most important components in a panino is the ooey gooey melted cheese. Taking the lead from a recent survey indicating that
82 percent of consumers consider natural cheese among their favorite grilled sandwiches, leading cheese producer Sargento Foods declared August National Panini Month.
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honor,” says Scholz, marketing manager at Sargento.
As part of the celebration of National Panini Month, a recognized food holiday by the Chase’s Calendar of Events, Sargento has partnered with Chef Jason Denton, professional chef and cookbook
author of Simple Italian Sandwiches and Simple Italian Snacks, to offer consumers new panini recipes featuring Sargento’s natural cheeses for each day in August with an
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Recipes courtesy of Chef Jason Denton and Sargento Foods, Inc.
PAnini with Vermont Sharp White Cheddar & House-Made Pickled Vegetables
1/2 cup sliced cucumbers
1/2 cup sliced red onions
1/2 cup sliced radishes
1 cup water
1 cup red wine vinegar
4 slices ciabatta bread
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
6 slices Vermont sharp white cheddar cheese
1. Place cucumbers, red onions and radishes in a jar with water and red wine vinegar to completely cover the vegetables. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
2. Drain pickled vegetables and divide among 2 slices of bread. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Cover generously with 2 or 3 slices of cheese. Top with remaining slices of bread.
4. Grill 3 to 5 minutes, flipping once. Panini is ready when bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.
Note: The great thing about pickling vegetables is you can do a lot at once and use them throughout the week. Make a large batch and keep it handy in the refrigerator.
Baby Swiss Panini with Summer Squash, Fresh Mint and Chile
2 small zucchini or yellow summer squash
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon crushed red chile pepper flakes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 to 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
2 ciabatta rolls
6 slices baby Swiss cheese or aged Swiss cheese
1. Cut squash diagonally into 1/2-inch thick slices. Toss with oil and chile flakes. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Arrange in one layer in preheated panini
pan. Close press and cook 3 minutes or until squash is seared and tender.
2. Slice off the tops of the ciabatta rolls (save tops for another use, like croutons or breadcrumbs). The rolls should now be 1-inch thick. Split the rolls horizontally.
3. Turn bottom halves up and top with 2 slices of cheese, squash mixture, mint and remaining cheese.
4. Close sandwiches with top halves of ciabatta rolls. Brush lightly with additional olive oil, if desired.
5. Cook sandwiches in preheated panini maker or on gas grill for 4 to 5 minutes, turning once, until cheese is melted and bread is golden brown.
Note: Substitute ciabatta rolls with 4 large slices multi-grain or whole wheat bread of your choice.
Smoked Turkey, Pine Nut Pesto and Sharp Provolone Panini
2 tablespoons pine nuts
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
8 slices provolone cheese, divided
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
4 to 6 thin slices of turkey slices
4 slices sourdough bread
1 bunch of baby arugula
1. Pulse pine nuts in a blender or food processor to chop. Add oil, 3 slices cheese torn in small pieces and salt and pepper. Puree into a pesto.
2. Place turkey on two pieces of bread and top with 7 to 8 pieces arugula and another slice of cheese. Spread 3 tablespoons of pesto on top.
3. Place remaining slices of bread on top and grill for 3 to 5 minutes, flipping once, until bread is golden brown and cheese is melted.
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Not only will the new cut be a four-hour blowout , but the new version of Justice League also boasts an R-rating befitting of the director's trademark style and tone. Footage new and old can be found in the film, including additional photography of Jared Leto's Joker .
Recently released images have provided a glimpse at what fans can expect from the new cut, including the much-anticipated black-suit Superman . An even better look was shown off in a clip from the flim , showing off Kal-El's darker costume in full HD.
On the villain's side, Steppenwolf's revamped design has received much of the limelight, being promoted on several pieces of merchandise .
New promo artwork has been released, showing off another of the film's villains in a menacing light...
DARKSEID SITS ATOP HIS THRONE
In a recently released merchandise listing on DC Comics' online store, new promotional artwork from Zack Snyder's Justice League depicts Darkseid upon his throne.
The design shows a calculating Darkseid as Parademons hover around him. The villain's name is emblazoned on the top of the artwork, the font matching the gritty interpretations that Zack Snyder strives for.
The Justice League logo from the film is also seen, colored golden to match the rest of the artwork.
AN INTELLECTUAL OPPONENT FOR THE JUSTICE LEAGUE
Though presumably not as ergonomic as one would hope, Darkseid's throne has an interesting design that reflects the villain's alien homeworld of Apokolips. It will be interesting to see how this design ethos extends to the rest of the production design for the film and whether fans will see the fiery planet at all.
The inclusion of a notable piece of furniture in the promotional artwork would seem to suggest this though, indicating that Apokolips could get a bit more screen time than some would expect. This is especially true as Darkseid seems calculating and conniving in this image, putting his intellectual fortitude on display.
It is unknown what the villain's objective is yet, but it is likely that it will have something to do with the Anti-Life Equation from the comics. Whatever Darkseid has planned, it will assuredly spell trouble for the Justice League.
Darkseid will make his live-action DC film debut when Zack Snyder's Justice League launches on HBO Max March 18, 2021.


Historic Joy Oil station to become a snack bar: The Fixer
The "tiny castle" on Lake Shore Blvd. in the Western Beaches has sat empty since renovations were completed five years ago. Aren’t there better ideas?
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It’s hard to find a silver lining in the city’s plans to allow a snack bar and information centre to occupy the grand old Joy Oil filling station.
City council will vote this week on a recommendation that the “tiny castle” on Lake Shore Blvd. be rolled into a larger licensing agreement with the Grenadier Group, which operates food concessions in the Western Beaches and High Park.
In exchange for a 15-year extension of its concession deal with the city, Grenadier will invest $4.5 million in its restaurants and food stands and build a snack bar in part of the station, which has a historic building designation.
We’ve been writing about it since 2006, when it was at the corner of Lake Shore and Windermere Ave., awaiting a renovation. The city moved it to the beach on the south side of Lake Shore and spent $400,000 to restore it.
The station has been vacant since the job was finished in 2008, while the city explored various uses, including the Grenadier proposal, first made several years ago.
The faux-chateau design and castle-like turret of the Joy Oil stations set them apart from the competition when dozens were built across southern Ontario in the 1940s, including 16 in Toronto.
By the late 1990s, the Lake Shore station was the only one left, on property eventually acquired by the city, which is how it ended up on the hook for the renovation, and trying to find a suitable use for it.
With five years to work on it, couldn’t the city come up with something more imaginative than another snack bar, with an information counter off to the side, for such a tiny, perfect building?
In 2012, an arts group was allowed to use the station for the summer to work on projects; its members opened the doors to people who wandered in to look at their work.
An artist’s rendering in the city staff report to be approved by council shows a large new two-storey restaurant attached to the back of the station, part of the Grenadier proposal. The station will be dwarfed by the restaurant, to be built between it and the beach.
We want readers to tell us how they think the station should be used. There have to be some better ideas out there than hot dogs and fries, so let us know.
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Legislative candidates raised $12 million and spent more than $10.3 million during the 2016 election cycle.
Republicans lost their state House majority despite outraising and outspending Democrats overall.
Democratic Senate candidates outspent their GOP opponents while increasing their majority. even though Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez lost his seat after an onslaught of negative advertising funded by a super PAC.
Candidates filed their final reports Thursday. New Mexico In Depth downloaded 2015 and 2016 data from the Secretary of State to analyze campaign finance for legislative candidates.
Here’s a look at candidate fundraising by party for legislative races. Totals include money raised in 2015 and 2016, including in-kind contributions.
And here’s a look at candidate spending by party for those races.
Typically, the biggest spenders won their races.
Only two House candidates and Greg Baca, Sanchez’s Senate opponent, won races after being outspent by their opponents.
In House District 32, Deming Democrat Candie Sweetser defeated Republican Vicki Chavez, despite spending only $41,000 to Chavez’s $60,000 in the general election. Sweetser replaces outgoing Democratic Rep. Dona Irwin.
And Sanchez spent more than $510,000 to Baca’s more than $132,000 in the Senate District 29, which Republican Gov. Susana Martinez singled out. Advance New Mexico Now, the super PAC run by the governor’s political team, spent more than $370,000 on television ads against Sanchez, plus more on radio ads and mailers opposing Sanchez and supporting Baca.
But that contest came in second in terms of overall spending to House District 30. In that Albuquerque district, GOP House Majority Leader Nate Gentry outdid Sanchez and all other legislative candidates with nearly $552,000. His opponent, Democrat Natalie Figueroa, spent almost $110,000 in her effort to unseat Gentry, who will be minority leader when the 2017 legislative session begins.
Here’s a look at the top 20 spenders, including how much they raised.
A few of those big spenders didn’t face serious challenges.
But outgoing GOP House Speaker Speaker Don Tripp, of Socorro, and incoming Democratic House Speaker Brian Egolf, of Santa Fe, spent plenty of money helping candidates in competitive races. Gentry also donated to other candidates and candidate-operated political action committees.
Not all candidates spent big.
And several candidates who unsuccessfully challenged incumbents spent less than $10,000 on their campaigns.
And some losing candidates in competitive races had money left over.
Sen. Ted Barela, R-Estanacia, had nearly $28,000 in the bank after his loss to Democrat Liz Stefanics, a Santa Fe County commissioner and former state senator. Sanchez still had more than $26,000 left. Six other losing candidates had between $10,000 and $18,000 left in their accounts, based on campaign filings.
Here’s a look at fundraising and spending for all legislative candidates:
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While there are many views on the meaning of Christmas, mine relate with Abraham Maslow’s table of human needs, shown at the top of the quotations section below. For me, Christmas is a birth of the most noble of principles and values into our physical world. A treasured few include love, compassion, being of service, tolerance of differing views, cultures and beliefs.
These most principled of values, which for me also include artistry – the manifestation of our inner vision of truth and beauty within the physical world – are in fact, ‘self actualization’, as shown by Dr. Maslow. And Christmas is about birthing the most elevated ways of being, into our world… a world where humans too often live lives focused on fulfilling their more basic of needs, rather than seeking to manifest the higher ones.
With most people this is not by choice. Because of poverty and being on the receiving end of exploitation, there is little time or resources available to do anything other than survive and try to feel safe in the world. So, like the main character in Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol, we would do well to reflect on any ways in which we may be, as individuals or as a society, like Mr. Scrooge… on the ‘dishing it out’ side of exploitation.
Once we are OK on that count, how may we give birth to our highest of aspirations, artistry and service or seek to be a more decent human beings, in our own corner of the planet?

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|Title:||DESIGN OF TWO-LOBE HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARINGS|
|Keywords:||MECHANICAL INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING;TWO-LOBE HYDRODYNAMIC JOURNAL BEARINGS;ROTATING MACHINERY;NON-CIRCULAR HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS|
|Abstract:||rotating machinery such as turbines, compressors and pumps. The recent trend towards higher speed for increased performance of turbo machinery has aroused considerable interest in the subject of bearing influenced rotor dynamics. A major contribution to this was the development of new and radical bearing designs such as elliptical bearings, multi-lobe bearings etc. Amongst the various types of non-circular hydrodynamic bearings, elliptical or two-lobe bearings are very popular because of their simple structure, relatively low manufacturing cost and superior durability; moreover they have higher load carrying capacity and stability than circular journal bearings. Analysis of hydrodynamic journal bearing with circular cross-section is comparatively simple, but the analysis becomes complicated in case of bearings with non-circular cross-section due to their complex geometry. In this dissertation work, a computer code has been developed using MATLAB to investigate the static and dynamic performance characteristics of two-lobe hydrodynamic journal bearings. The MATLAB program predicts the pressure distribution in the lubricant film and determines the static and dynamic characteristics of two-lobe hydrodynamic journal bearings. The determination of pressure field involves solving the Reynolds equation which governs the pressure distribution in hydrodynamic journal bearings. The Reynolds equation for the flow-field in the clearance space between the bearing lobes and the journal has been solved by Finite difference method. The analysis based on finite difference method is general and can be extended to study the performance characteristics of any multi-lobe journal bearings. The Reynolds boundaries in the lobes of the bearing are computed with the help of an iterative search procedure. Static characteristics such as Load carrying Capacity, side leakage, frictional coefficient etc were determined and compared with the theoretical results existing in the published literature. With the increase in the operating speed the design of hydrodynamic bearings are reaching a limit whereby the steady state performance does not match the performance predicted by the available theories. This is typically encountered when the v bearing operating conditions are in the turbulent regime. With the continuing drive for greater operating speeds for increased efficiency of high performance machines, the application range of the conventional design is also reaching a limit. Recent developments in journal bearing design have addressed both performance and extension of the application range. These efforts have been concentrated on minimizing power loss and reducing oil flow rates, while at the same time decreasing bearing operating temperature which is very important to avoid melting of soft liner and lubricant oxidation. The computer program developed is thus a preliminary step in evaluating the major performance characteristics of two-lobe hydrodynamic journal bearings. Once, these performance parameters are evaluated, further improvement can be done in the performance of two-lobe bearings by optimization of certain parameters and considering several other operating variables in a more general fashion. vi|
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While travelling through South America on their bikes in 2020, Elke discovered a lump in her left breast.
“Because of COVID, we returned to Australia in May 2020. Our house near Hobart was still rented out, so we stayed with friends in Bendigo. I had scans done in Bendigo, where they discovered a small cancer in the right breast as well (as the left),” says Elke.
“I started hormone therapy straight away. My husband and I decided that it was best for me to have both breasts removed and not to have a breast reconstruction. I don’t regret that decision at all. I also had all of the lymph nodes on the left side removed.”
Following her surgery, Elke and Harald returned to Hobart in August 2020.
Soon after, Elke commenced chemotherapy at Icon Cancer Centre Hobart, along with six weeks of radiation therapy.
“I rode my bike to the chemotherapy and radiation therapy sessions at Icon Hobart,” says Elke.
Elke now undergoes six monthly check-ups at Icon Hobart under the care of Medical Oncologist, A/Prof Louise Nott.
“I have decided not to let the cancer change the way we live our lives. I don’t want it to take over our lives,” says Elke, who turned 60 last year.
“We are outdoors people, mostly through our cycling, but we go bushwalking as well and like kayaking. We like bike touring.”