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But in the case of an ox which was altogether Mu'ad no element of Tam could be found in it at all.
R. ELIEZER SAYS: NO PRECAUTION IS SUFFICIENT [FOR MU 'AD] SAVE [THE SLAUGHTER] KNIFE. Rabbah said: What was the reason of R. Eliezer? Because Scripture says: And his owner hath not kept him in,1 [meaning] that precaution would no more be of any avail for such a one. Said Abaye to him: If that is so, why not similarly say on the strength of the words, And not cover it2 that a cover would no more be of any avail for such a [pit]? And if you say that this is indeed the case, have we not learnt, 'Where it had been covered properly and an ox or an ass has [nevertheless] fallen into it there is exemption'?3 — Abaye therefore said: The reason of R. Eliezer was as taught [elsewhere]:4 R. Nathan says: Whence do we learn that a man should not bring up a vicious dog in his house, or keep a shaky ladder in his house? Because it is said: Thou bring not blood upon thy house.5
MISHNAH. IF AN OX HAS GORED A COW AND ITS [NEWLY-BORN] CALF IS FOUND [DEAD] NEAR BY, AND IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE BIRTH OF THE CALF PRECEDED THE GORING6 OR FOLLOWED THE GORING,7 HALF DAMAGES8 WILL BE PAID FOR [THE INJURIES INFLICTED UPON] THE COW9 BUT [ONLY] QUARTER DAMAGES WILL BE PAID FOR [THE LOSS OF] THE CALF.10 SO ALSO WHERE A COW GORED AN OX AND A [LIVE] CALF WAS FOUND NEAR BY, SO THAT IT WAS UNKNOWN WHETHER THE BIRTH OF THE CALF PRECEDED THE GORING11 OR FOLLOWED THE GORING,12 HALF DAMAGES CAN BE RECOVERED OUT OF THE COW, AND QUARTER DAMAGES OUT OF THE CALF.13
GEMARA. Rab Judah on behalf of Samuel said: This ruling is the view of Symmachus who held that money, the ownership of which cannot be decided has to be shared [by the parties].14 The Sages, however, say that it is a fundamental principle in law that the onus probandi falls on the claimant. Why was it necessary to state 'this is a fundamental principle in law'? — It was necessary to imply that even where the plaintiff is positive and the defendant dubious14 it is still the plaintiff on whom falls onus probandi. Or [we may say] it is also necessary in view of a case of this kind: For it has been stated:15 If a man sells an ox to another and it is found to be a gorer, Rab maintained that the sale would be voidable,16 whereas Samuel said that the vendor could plead 'I sold it to be slaughtered'.17 How so? Why not see whether the vendee was a person buying for field work or whether he was a person buying to slaughter?18 — Samuel's view can hold good where he was a person buying both for the one and the other. But why not see if the money paid corresponded to the value of an ox for field work, then it must have been purchased for field work; if, on the other hand it corresponded to that of an ox to be slaughtered, then it must have been purchased for slaughter?19 — Samuel's view could still hold good where there was a rise in the price of meat so that the ox was worth the price paid for one for field work.
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I may here ask: If the vendor had not the wherewithal for making payment, why not take the ox in lieu of money?1 Do not people say, 'From the owner of your loan2 take payment even in bran'? — No, this is to be applied where he had the wherewithal for making payment.3 Rab who said that it was a voidable purchase maintained that we decide according to the majority of cases, and the majority of people buy for field work. Samuel, however, said that the vendor might plead against him, 'It was for slaughter that I sold it to thee,' and that we do not follow the majority,4 for we follow the majority only in ritual matters, but in pecuniary cases we do not follow the majority, but whoever has a [pecuniary] claim against his neighbour the onus probandi falls upon him.
It has been taught to the same effect: 'Where an ox gored a cow and its [newly-born] calf was found [dead] nearby, so that it was unknown whether the birth of the calf preceded the goring, or followed the goring, half damages will be paid for [injuries inflicted upon] the cow but only quarter damages will be paid for [the loss of] the calf; this is the view of Symmachus. The Sages, however, say: If one claims anything from his neighbour, the onus probandi falls upon him.
R. Samuel b. Nahmani stated: Whence can we learn that the onus probandy falls on the claimant? It is said: If any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them,5 [implying] 'let him bring evidence before them'. But R. Ashi demurred, saying: Do we need Scripture to tell us this?6 Is it not common sense that if a man has a pain he visits the healer? No: the purpose of the verse is to corroborate the statement made by R. Nahman on behalf of Rabbah b. Abbuha: Whence can we learn that judges should give prior consideration to the first plaintiff?7 It is said: If any man have any matters to do, let him come unto them5 [implying]: let him cause his matters to be brought [first] before them. The Nehardeans however, said; It may sometimes be necessary to give prior consideration to the defendant, as for instance in a case where his property would otherwise depreciate in value.8
SO ALSO WHERE A COW GORED AN OX etc. [We have here] half damages plus quarter damages! Is it not [only] half of the damage that need be paid for? What then have full damages less a quarter to do here? — Abaye said: Half of the damage means one quarter of the damage,9 and a quarter of the damage means one eighth of the damage.10 It is true that where the cow and the calf belong to one owner, the plaintiff would be entitled to plead against the owner of the cow, 'In any case, have you not to pay me half damages?'11 The ruling, however, applies to the case where the cow belonged to one and the calf to another.12 Again, where the plaintiff claimed from the owner of the cow first it would still also make no difference, as he would be entitled to argue against the owner of the cow, 'It was your cow that did me the damage, [and it is for you to] produce evidence that there is a joint defendant with you.'13 But where the rule applies is to a case where he claimed from the owner of the calf first, in which case the owner of the cow may say to him, 'You have made clear your opinion that there is a joint defendant with me.'14 Some, however, say that even where the plaintiff claimed from the owner of the cow first, the latter might put him off by saying, 'It is definitely known to me15 that there is a joint defendant with me.'14 Raba said: Is then 'a fourth of the damage' and 'an eighth of the damage' mentioned in the text? Is not 'half damages' and 'quarter damages' stated in the text?16 — Raba therefore said: We suppose that in fact the cow and the calf belonged to one owner,17 and the meaning is this: Where the cow is available,18 the payment of half damages will be made out of the cow.19
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According to CBS News, Burgum is “nearing a decision to launch a dark-horse bid for the White House, and has begun hiring political consultants who have advised previous Republican presidential campaigns, according to GOP sources familiar with the planning.”
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Burgum has served as the 33rd Governor of North Dakota since 2016 and is currently serving his second term after he was reelected in 2020 with 65% of the vote over Shelley Lenz.

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WASHINGTON — Vinny Lecavalier walked briskly out of the locker room, eyes forward, his right arm in a sling.
The Lightning superstar's shoulder is hurt, to what extent no one is saying, even if they know. But there was no missing how Lecavalier felt about the open-ice hit from the Capitals' Matt Cooke on Thursday night that caused the fall that caused the injury.
"No puck, and I'm not looking," Lecavalier said, "and no penalty."
"It's an absolute cheap shot," coach John Tortorella said. "It's a guy in a vulnerable position. It's interference. The puck isn't anywhere near him, and that isn't called. It's an absolute cheap shot."
And a continuation of the jinx, black cloud, whatever you want to call it that has followed the team all season and rendered meaningless the 4-1 loss to the Capitals at the Verizon Center. The Lightning, depending on what the Kings did late Thursday, could be at the bottom of the league.
It was the fifth straight road loss for Tampa Bay (31-41-9), which has only Saturday's season finale at Atlanta remaining and is guaranteed a last-place finish in the East.
Goalie Karri Ramo was outstanding with 36 saves as Washington outshot Tampa Bay 40-19; the 20 first-period shots were the most the Lightning allowed in a period this season.
"I don't know what he ate before the game," said Washington's Alex Ovechkin, "but he stopped everything."
Well, not quite everything as Ovechkin's two goals gave him 65, most ever by a left wing and two more than Luc Robitaille in 1992-93.
But it all was window dressing compared to the sight of Lecavalier, one of the world's best players, on the ice in the neutral zone for several minutes 6:45 into the third period being worked on for several minutes by trainer Tommy Mulligan.
Lecavalier, who skated off the ice supporting his right arm, will have an MRI exam today and not play against the Thrashers. The injury occurred as the center tried with his right hand to support his fall after bouncing off Cooke and into teammate Michel Ouellet, who had the puck near the left wing boards.
Cooke did not speak to reporters, but Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said, "Cooke was just trying to get to the other guy."
"Vinny," Boudreau added, "stepped in front of him."
And then Lightning players stepped up for their teammate.
In an eye-for-an-eye moment 40 seconds after Lecavalier was hurt, Jussi Jokinen repeatedly crossed-checked Ovechkin to the ice. Ovechkin's subsequent power-play goal at 7:50 broke a 1-1 tie. But Jokinen said a message had to be sent.
"It's pretty hard when your best player goes down," Jokinen said. "You have to respond."
Things got rougher as the game wound down. Tampa Bay's Doug Janik got a roughing penalty and a 10-minute misconduct for going after Tomas Fleischmann. Nick Tarnasky and Jason Ward got 10-minute misconducts, and Junior Lessard fought hard with Matt Bradley.
"It's good stuff as far as after Vinny and the stuff at the end of the game as far as trying to help one another out," Tortorella said.
Too bad it was prompted by even more that was bad.
First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Kuba 6 (Jokinen, Lecavalier), :39. 2, Washington, Ovechkin 64 (Kozlov, Green), 12:01. Penalty—Smaby, TB (tripping), 5:24.
Second Period—None. Penalties—Lecavalier, TB (high-sticking), :45; Jurcina, Was (hooking), 3:59; Darche, TB (interference), 5:54.
Third Period—3, Washington, Ovechkin 65 (Green, Backstrom), 7:50 (pp). 4, Washington, Gordon 7 (Bradley, Cooke), 16:43. 5, Washington, Poti 2 (Fedorov, Kozlov), 18:52 (en). Penalties—Gordon, Was (holding), 5:05; Jokinen, TB (cross-checking), 7:26; Erskine, Was, double minor (high-sticking), 8:58; Smaby, TB (holding), 14:00; Janik, TB, minor-misconduct (roughing), 19:37; Jokinen, TB, misconduct, 19:37; Tampa Bay bench, (too many men), 19:44; Lessard, TB, major (fighting), 19:44; Ward, TB, misconduct, 19:44; Bradley, Was, major (fighting), 19:44. Shots on Goal—Tampa Bay 5-6-8—19. Washington 20-9-11—40. Power-play opportunities—Tampa Bay 0 of 4; Washington 1 of 5. Goalies—Tampa Bay, Ramo 7-11-3 (39 shots-36 saves). Washington, Huet 31-14-6 (19-18). A—18,277 (18,277).

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Gold’s New Factor: ECB’s QE?
The U.S. Comex gold futures rebounded from a recent trough of $1,268.40
on 24 April to end at $1,290.60 on Thursday, down 0.26% for the week.
During Friday Asia morning, the gold futures rose a further 0.12%. The
Dollar Index ended below 79.80 on Thursday and was flat for the week.
The S&P 500 Index was up 0.75% for the week after rising 0.74% the
week earlier while the Euro Stoxx 50 Index was up 1.10% after climbing
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With Russia stepping up its military exercises on the Ukrainian-Russian border, the U.S. is preparing for further sanctions on Russia which could include strategic companies such as Gazprom and the Russian banks. Gold rebounded from the $1,268 level on Thursday as the Ukrainian crisis escalated while the volume in the Shanghai Gold Exchange reached a two-month high on Wednesday.
ECB Debating on QE and Global Growth Outlook
With the European inflation rate running at 0.5% in March, much below the two percent target, the Eurozone Q4 GDP growth at only 0.2% annualized, and the Euro/Dollar up almost seven percent in the last year, the ECB is considering directly buying long-term securities which are backed by mortgages and auto loans, bank debt, corporate debt, and government bonds in the 18 countries. While the Euro may decline against the dollar, a step-up in actual inflation could lead to more demand for gold, which is a store of value. The March U.S. new home sales and the April flash manufacturing PMI were worse than expected although April’s PMI at 55.4 was only 0.1 point lower than that in March. The Eurozone April flash manufacturing PMI was higher than expected at 53.3 while Germany’s April IFO Business Climate Index jumped to 111.2 from 110.7 in March.
What to Watch
We will monitor the UK Q1 preliminary GDP, the U.S. February 20-city housing prices level, and Japan’s March industrial production on 29 April, the U.S. FOMC meeting and the U.S. preliminary Q1 GDP on 30 April, Fed Chairman Yellen’s speech, China’s April NBS manufacturing PMI Index, the U.S. March Core PCE Price index, and the U.S. April ISM manufacturing index on 1 May as well as the Eurozone April manufacturing PMI, the Eurozone March unemployment rate, and the April U.S. non-farm payrolls and unemployment rate on 2 May.
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27 Ago Altered intestinal microbiota in successfully cART-treated HIV-infected males with high-risk HPV genotypes and anal HPV-related cytological abnormalities
HIV infection facilitates the persistence of mucosal HPV and increases the risk of cytological abnormalities trough a mechanism still not fully understood. Recently, a role of altered microbiota
has been described. Thus, we decided to explore the possible association(s) between HPV persistence, gut microbiota composition, microbial translocation (MT) and immune activation/inflammation in suppressive cART-treated HIV+ males within the anal district.
We enrolled 30 HIV+ cART-treated males: 6/30 with normal cytology and low-risk HPV genotypes (nHPV_low), 6/30 with normal cytology and high-risk HPV genotypes (nHPV_high) and 18/30 with HPV-related cytological abnormalities (ASUS, LSIL, HSIL) and high-risk HPV genotypes (aHPV_high). While richness and evenness indexes were similar between groups, relative abundance and β-diversity analyses revealed differences in stool microbiota composition. In particular, nHPV_low featured lower relative abundance of Prevotellaceae and Veillonellaceae, but higher Lachnospiraceae, Bacteroidaceae and Rikenellaceae, as compared to both nHPV_high and aHPV_high. These observations were also confirmed by LEfSe analysis. No differences in MT and immune activation/inflammation markers, according to HPV-related cytological abnormalities and HPV genotypes were found.
In conclusion, in HIV+ males on suppressive cART, components of the fecal microbiota associates with anal HPV-related cytological abnormalities and HPV high-risk genotypes, supporting the role of gut microbiota in HPV persistence and pathogenesis.

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>Here is the top 10 web design tools we have found in 2015.Webflow
This is one of the most useful web designing tools to make the designing job far easier. It creates code automatically as you design. So, no need to depend on the developers to generate codes.
Great collaboration with the developers
Work in all browsers and devices
Media queries are being managed automatically.
This is another great web designing tool that is simple, fast and perfect for all the designers whether they are beginner or in advanced level. No coding is required and all your images, sketches etc will be turned to mobile and web prototypes easily.
Make prototypes for web, mobile, watch and all other devices
Bring ideas to life
Prototypes are synced with Dropbox.
UXpin is really a helpful web designing tool that is being used by all the successful and best designers in the world. Its features are:
Create interactive prototypes
Simple and fast
Perfect collaboration with the developers.
When talking about the best web designing tools, Amazium must be mentioned in the discussion. It helps out the designers to create a minimal and responsive website in short time.
4 media queries to resize the contents.
Packed with so many useful features this is a must have web designing tool for all the modern designers. It writes the CSS and HTML code automatically as you draw an image. The features are:
No coding required
Responsive and interactive
This tool is very helpful and one of its attractive features is the ability to create pixel perfect responsive website in less time.
Allow you to code free web design
Parallax scrolling animator.
It is considered as one of the most powerful web designing tool to make the design faster and better. Designers can use this tool for multiple purposes. Its exciting features are:
Present and collaborate real time designs
Easy typography for android, iOS and web
Design determined project management.
Ink is a responsive web design tool that creates HTML email capable of working on every device and client including outlook.
Responsive email designing
Offers huge number of templates in the website
Simple and fast.
Infogram is perfect for all those designers who want to make their site more alive by the use of interactive visualization. This tool can convert the data into visualization, chart, infographics etc. quickly. The features that made this tool must have are:
Real time data
This tool is similar to the Photoshop but you can open .PSD files using this and can save the original layer as an alternative to Photoshop. This tool is available for mobile and web, both the platforms.This concludes our list of the top 10 web design tools we found in 2015, if we missed any please let us know! We hope you found a new cool tool to add to your tool belt.


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The endearing tale of little orphan Annie, truly is an enchanting experience for the whole family. Annie is a gutsy orphan who, after being left on the doorsteps of a New York City orphanage, run by the cruel and crooked Miss Hannigan, is determined to find her real parents. Her fun-filled adventures with her four legged best friend called Sandy, see Annie aiming to foil the plans of dastardly Miss Hannigan and her devious brother Rooster. Featuring the unforgettable songs "It’s A Hard Knock Life", "Easy Street" and "Tomorrow", this musical is an all-time classic rags to riches tale for the whole family.
Tickets cost £14.00 and Annie runs from 16 - 18 August.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook became the seventh company to agree to give people advance warning if its mobile applications pull personal information from mobile phones and tablet computers.
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Greetings from Monster Truck Madness
I am in Kill Devil Hills at the same Travelodge where we stayed the past two years, where the weather is magnificent and the ocean is gorgeous. We left our cats in the care of Adam's girlfriend in the morning and drove to the New Kent Welcome Center south of Richmond, where we met up with dementordelta
and had a picnic. Then we drove to Poplar Branch, North Carolina, home of the monster truck Grave Digger, which we last saw in July 2003
at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. At this point I think we were more entertained by it than the kids!
We got to the hotel in the late afternoon, unpacked, and went to the beach. It was nearly 6 p.m. and the water was pretty chilly, but we swam for a while, found mole crabs, watched pelicans and seagulls, and played with a puppy another family had brought to the beach. We went back to the hotel for dinner and a bit of Olympics, then went back out after dark to see mole crabs and the moonless sky which gave us a very good view of the Milky Way in the much lower light pollution in the Outer Banks. We also saw a toad behind the hotel. By then it was 10 p.m., so we watched Political Animals
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Is there a train from Boston to Philadelphia?
The Amtrak Northeast Regional service departing from Boston takes approximately 6 hours and 15 minutes to reach Philadelphia . The train also offers express options with a travel time of roughly four hours and 50 minutes. Train schedules that are not direct can stop as many as four times along the route.
How do I get from Boston to Philadelphia?
Amtrak operates a train from Boston South Station to 30th Street Train Station every 3 hours. Tickets cost $45 – $65 and the journey takes 5h 3m. Amtrak Northeast Regional also services this route every 4 hours. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Boston South Buses to Philadelphia , Pa 3 times a day.
How long is train ride from Philadelphia to Boston?
6 hours and seven minutes
How far is it from Boston Massachusetts to Philadelphia Pennsylvania?
The total driving distance from Boston , MA to Philadelphia , PA is 308 miles or 496 kilometers.
Is Amtrak cheaper than flying?
Amtrak tickets tend to be higher than air fares if you book a roomette or bedroom as the price includes meals and private accommodations. However, Amtrak coach seats are often cheaper than coach seats on a plane, especially if you purchase tickets in advance.
How much does Acela Express cost?
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How long is a train ride to Philly?
The route can be as long as 62 miles, or 100 kilometers. On average, the journey takes 1 hour . There are 5 train lines that operate on this route. Amtrak Acela Express has the most daily trains .
How far is Philadelphia from Boston by plane?
How far is Philadelphia from Massachusetts?
How much are train tickets to Boston?
Commuter Rail stations are located within Zones, numbered 1A – 10, based on how far they are from Boston . Commuter Rail fares are determined by the Zones you are traveling to and from. A one-way ticket costs between $2.40 – $13.25. Round trip, 10-ride, and monthly passes are also available.
How much does it cost to drive from Philadelphia to Boston?
The total cost of driving from Philadelphia , PA to Boston , MA (one-way) is $29.01 at current gas prices . The round trip cost would be $58.03 to go from Philadelphia , PA to Boston , MA and back to Philadelphia , PA again. Regular fuel costs are around $2.36 per gallon for your trip.
How far is Boston from DC?
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C Purlin Roll Forming Machine 16-18 Stations with Hydraulic Cutting and Punching
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|Hydraulic punching and cutting device||2 units|
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2. The speed of the roll-in: 10M/min
3. The number of the roller: 20 stations
4. The material of the roller: use the excellent hammered steel Cr15 to be quenched as a whole, then to process by numerical control.
5. The material of the principal axis: use the excellent steel No.45 to process.
6. The power of the principal electric motor: 11kw
7. Hydrodynamic station cut: 7.5KW
8. Drive-by-wire system: The whole machine uses the PLC industrial computer to control by frequency conversion.
9. The size of the shape equipment: 10.3×1.5×1.2 (see the appendix 2)
10. The gross weight of the equipment: 15 T
11. Accessories: one set of the stacking shelf, one set of leveling mechanism, one set of punching and cutting mechanism, one set of hydrodynamic station, one set of computer control system (Panasonic programmable PLC, touchable display screen, a series of Panasonic transducers, and OMRON encoder) a set of material shelf.
12. Driving system: Gear box drive, about 14 pieces
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(1) Power supplier: 380 V, 50 Hz, 3Phase (adjusted with the requestment)
(2) Length & quantity measurement automatically;
(3) Length & quantity controlled by PLC,
(4) Length inaccuracy can be amended easily.
(6). Control panel: Button-type switch and touch screen
(7) The language in the touch screen: English and Chinese
(8) Unit of length: millimeter (switched on the control panel)
Length : 3m
Quantity: 2 units
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Offload and historize data from relational databases.
Leverage ATSD storage drivers and extensive protocol support to consolidate statistics, configurations, and messages from:
Configure alerts in the built-in rule engine with time/count-based sliding windows, aggregation, and forecasting functions. Deliver alerts to enterprise consoles, email, ticketing systems, or execute system commands.
Provides security- and accounting-oriented audit trail and traceable data re-conciliation at series value granularity.
ATSD leverages Hadoop File System and HBase non-relational database architecture for linear scalability and fault-tolerance on commodity hardware. The system can be deployed in a fully-distributed mode as well as in a single virtual machine or Docker container.


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Since 2008 we've been importing wines from around the world and making wine in our home state of California. Now, we are delighted to offer you tastes, flights and the opportunity to purchase bottles and cases from our entire collection of thoughtfully selected wines.
Located in the vibrant North Beach neighborhood, our selections represent producers that we have identified as being the best in their region. We have first through sixth generations of family history and pride in crafting wines in new and centuries-old traditions.
We accept reservations with the following conditions:
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I can tell you why it is taking so long for our city streets to be repaired. The crews are having to spend most of the time not working on the streets but rather taking out perfectly good sidewalks to just add back on. But rather than the standard-sized sidewalk (which is handicap size) they are making them six feet wide.
Just around my house I have watched them take down five to six mature trees for these sidewalks, and have spent several days digging out the hillside yards to make room. Since they are widening the sidewalks everyone gets at least one half of a newly paved driveway.
Why don’t the city leaders stick with what citizens voted for — use the road tax money for the roads. All that cement used on new driveways and extra wide sidewalks would be better utilized for the extremely deteriorated streets.
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The USS Decatur sailed near two Chinese man-made islets lands in the South China Sea. On 30 September:
“The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur conducted a freedom of navigation operation. Decatur sailed within 12 nautical miles of Gaven and Johnson South reefs in the Spratly Islands.”
All US military operations in the area “are designed in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows”.
The image of Johnson South Reef is a year old. I included it in this item because it is one of clearest that shows the extent of Chinese investment in the seven man-made islets it has reclaimed and occupied.
Prior to Chinese reclamation, this reef was above water only at low tide. As shown, the islet has an area of 27 acres or .043 square miles. Press sources claimed that Gaven and Johnson South Reefs also have air defense weapons.
This was the first US Navy transit within 12 nm of these two islets since the Chinese expanded national borders to include them, hundreds of miles from Chinese shores (about 800 miles in the case of Johnson South Reef). They took that action because they were certain that the Obama Administration (the “bowing president”) was too anemic to do anything about it. They certainly had the measure of the man.
There have been at least 10 US and Allied naval transits of Chinese claimed waters in the South China Sea this year, including a transit of the Parcels by HMS Albion in August. In addition, US and allied aircraft have overflown the South China Sea and drawn Chinese protests. The most recent was a B-52 flight last week.
The US and allied transits inside China’s 12 nm territorial sea are conducted under conditions of “innocent passage”. According to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Naval (UNCLOS) combatants may transit territorial waters without permission if they are making an innocent passage, which includes not conducting military training, launching aircraft and not firing weapons.
Transits in open sea areas of the South China Sea have included live fire training and flight group training by aircraft carriers.
The Chinese insist that warships must obtain Chinese permission to transit the South China Sea. Chinese ships have challenged US, Japanese and Australian ships, but the likelihood of a confrontation at sea is slight. The Chinese are not reluctant to scramble aircraft, however, with a risk of accidents or incidents.


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This time, we decided to test the 12-inch radial tire CM-SRR released by CST.
I’ve been testing 17-inch tires and 12-inch tires for some time, and I’ve confirmed that the performance exceeds the price.
The CM-SRR this time has been radialized to improve rolling resistance and turning performance.
We have received reports that the compound has also been improved, improving temperature dependence and improving wear resistance.
The KX112 is currently equipped with BT601SS, so I will evaluate the CM-SRR while comparing it in the future.
I think there are people who are interested, so I would like to do it as soon as possible.

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text: There isn't nearly as much trade as standard models suggest there should be. Formal trade barriers and transport costs are too low to account for the difference. The pattern of missing trade has interesting variation across country pairs. These clues suggest the need for theoretical and eventually structural empirical work on the missing transactions costs. This paper reviews recent empirical findings and some promising research directions in search, predation and contract theory.

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"South Africa’s economy is in dire straits" with no short-term fix
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In South Africa, there’s political disquiet this week along with economic discontent. The South African parliament tried and failed to oust President Jacob Zuma in a secret-ballot vote of no confidence. While the failure wasn’t a shock, the final vote was closer than it’s ever been, which has made Zuma’s critics more confident. Zuma is accused of corruption on the order of hundreds of millions of dollars and of mismanagement of the economy. The country’s unemployment rate is above 27 percent, and the sovereign debt is officially junk. While Zuma’s ouster may alleviate some of these troubles, the recovery period will be a long one.
“South’s Africa’s economy is in dire straits,” said Dr. Sean Gossel, senior finance lecturer at the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business. “And nothing is going to change that direction in the short term.” Gossel spoke to Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal about the conditions in South Africa.
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In a move some decry as Orwellian, two Australian women report being cited for a crime because they criticized a biological male who forced an infant to suckle his breast.
The legal infractions were first reported by Reduxx, a “Pro-Woman, Pro-Child” media outlet.
The two female lawbreakers, Jasmine Sussex and Leah Whiston, were contacted by Twitter administrators on May 16 — informing them their tweets had violated Australian law.
Reportedly, a “government entity or law enforcement agency” notified Twitter of the alleged crime and ordered the platform to censor posts critical of Jennifer Buckley, a male who identifies as female.
Whiston and Sussex criticized Buckley after posting that after several years of transitioning from male to female, lactation was possible and that he was attempting to breastfeed his newborn son.
The women told the U.K. Daily Mail that “men shouldn’t breastfeed because breastfeeding [is] for [the health of] the baby” and that “there is no evidence that any male-induced milk is equivalent to mother’s milk.”
The women added: “We have no idea if the substance is even milk. It’s absolutely a human experiment on babies.”
Following the interview with the Daily Mail, Sussex, a breastfeeding counselor, was fired from her job for failing to comply with the adoption of “gender-neutral” language in breastfeeding care.
Reduxx reported that the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) later removed Sussex from their roster.
“I was sacked for. … ‘Engaging in Sectarian Controversy’ in breach of the ABA constitution,” Sussex told Reduxx. “In other words, continuing to talk about the dangers of gender identity ideology for mothers and babies, including how men were forcing their way into the breastfeeding relationship by attempting to induce lactation.”
Whiston, a Standing for Women Queensland (SFWQ) representative, posted on Twitter that an LGBT lobby group allegedly gave the ABA $20,000 to create an educational booklet about “chestfeeding.”
In the Twitter thread, Whiston asserted that the ABA group had put “profits before ethics & safeguards for babies & mothers” and that individuals were “using babies as props for male perversion.”
SFWQ suggested that Buckley’s “obsess[ion] with making his wife’s newborn baby suck his nipples” amounts to “child abuse.”
Whiston complained to Reduxx: “I see that women are silenced all the time now for speaking out about the wrongs of child abuse. Child abuse seems to have been totally normalized these days. I’ve been horrified ever since. Mainly worrying about [the] safety of his wife and child.”
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Andrew Gross at the Bergen Record reports that Brad Richards did not participate in today's first day of Rangers training camp because of the flu.
...geez, doesn't this guy's health plan pay for the flu shot. Let's hope Richards and his teammates have been washing their hands all week because the flu has been spreading like wildfire in New York.
Meanwhile, Pat Leonard at the Daily News reports these lines with Richards out...
...surprised to see just 12 forwards in camp. I guess if Torts wants to keep all eight defensemen he could use Gilroy as an emergency forward.
...if Torts is only looking to keep seven defensemen, I think Gilroy is the most likely to go. Despite Torts not trusting Bickel in the playoffs last year, he likes his toughness on the blueline. Also Eminger seems to be a Torts guy. Plus, with D...


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Although the recent death of Capital STEEZ casts an ominous shadow over what was meant to be Pro Era's 2012 valedictory address, the way in which PEEP convincingly seeks refuge in the vast reach of 90s hip-hop freezes it in another time altogether.
The photo gracing the Pro Era Tumblr page should be a joy for any hip-hop fan to behold. Seven of the 20 listed members of this impossibly young and prodigious New York crew are seated on a park bench, each flashing the kind of time-honored facial expression they likely saw dozens of times in The Source and practiced in the mirror: The Scowl! The Self-Deprecating Lookaway Laugh! The Ice Grill! It's indicative of the combination of reverence and execution that made Pro Era's 2012 such a rousing success: Joey Bada$$ established himself as the crew's breakout star, with Capital STEEZ not far behind, while Pro Era rocked high-profile industry showcases, got Hot 97 and MTV2 airplay, and enjoyed perhaps the least backlash of any ground-up hip-hop rise in recent memory. When they dropped the mixtape PEEP: the aPROcalypse on December 21, it was meant as a valedictory address on their year-- they joked about it being "the last bit of good music you hear before this shit blows up."
You can easily miss the brief mention below that picture regarding the events of December 24: Jamal Dewar, aka Capital STEEZ died that night, and his chilling last tweet of "The End" led most to believe it was a suicide. The death of any 19-year old is tragic, and in light of this, it can feel trivial or even disrespectful to evaluate PEEP as a work of art. It doesn't have to be-- as with the aforementioned picture, PEEP is frozen in time, using the vast reach of 90s hip-hop as a refuge.
PEEP, unlike Joey Bada$$'s 1999, is not about individual performances; it's more of a display of Pro Era as an all-in concept rather than a showcase for individual talents. There's only one solo track-- Kirk Knight's "Florists"-- and Bada$$ and STEEZ clearly establish themselves as the leaders, with the most appearances on the tape, the highest profile prior to its release, and perhaps the most distinctive voices.
Every other member of Pro Era has a style that serves as a minor variation of those two. From a lyrical standpoint, they're dense but rarely intimidating, the penmanship owing to Nas' twin phases as young prophet and ghetto philosopher, the modest presentation owing more to AZ or Cormega. The lyrical quality never falls below a certain threshold no matter who's rapping, but even if guys like Nyck Caution and CJ Fly aren't necessarily interchangeable, no one exerts the kind of personality that allows these lyrics to translate on an emotional level that sticks when the tape's over. At an age where their sense of self might be in flux, Pro Era rely on the positive associations of affiliation and local pride tell their story to the outsider. As such, the relatively underutilized Dyemond Lewis and Rokamouth stand out by default; even though their flows would be similarly state of the art if it were 1993, their melodic cadences owe more to Snoop or the Pharcyde respectively than any NYC rapper.
But the appeal of Pro Era is in the comprehension, depth, and dedication to this form. When speaking with us last year, Pro Era producer Chuck Strangers said, "I don't just sit around making boom-bap beats all day." That may be true, but judging from PEEP, it's tough to imagine them rapping over something other than boom-bap beats all day, Strangers included. His work appears on PEEP alongside that of Tre Eiht Special, former Odd Future associate brandUn DeShay, and preeminent NYC throwback benefactor Statik Selektah, whose beats are unabashed in their homage to the likes of Mobb Deep, Nas, D.I.T.C., Big L; at times, you swear you heard these same drum tracks on The Infamous. But the plush sound design isn't used for contrast with bleak tales of violence and hardship. Pro Era is something of a danger-free zone: the beats are unhurried and the rapping rarely exhibits an urgency greater than that of a spirited lunchroom bullshit session. And lest you forget these are kids, the topics rarely stray from lighthearted chest-puffing about their acumen with words, women, and weed. But for a crew that has internalized and possibly memorized Illmatic, you'd wish they took more notes about the power of brevity.
PEEP successfully constructs something of a cynicism-free zone, to its credit. it doesn't matter if you've heard rappers employ Method Man's "F a rap critic who talk about it while I live it," "Nobody Beats The Biz", or "Top Billin'" hundreds of times. Pro Era taps into the feeling of hearing a certain style of music outside of what's current and thoroughly believing it's all you'll ever need. They operate with a sincerity that can prove to be disarming but it'll take more focus on individual voices to make Pro Era that group for a new set of kids.

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Updated: Aug 28, 2021
Ever since I can remember, I have been very attentive to how parents speak to their children, and how it can influence their children’s lives. I’ve studied it a lot. When I was a teenager I used to even write down notes about what I would say or do to a child if I had one someday, in a notebook I carried with me every day, as I heard parents talk to their children everywhere I went.
Now that the years have passed I have developed a lot of reverence for parents, for how unimaginably complex it can be to be a child’s full time caregiver. Let alone several at a time.
And there is something I feel every parent needs to know:
Parents, (and caregivers, and even babysitters), however imperfect you think you are, you are SO perfect just by being a parent to a new expression of grace in this world.
I believe you get to become aware of how wonderfully on purpose you are, merely by existing, because you have a powerful impact on these children’s lives, and you knowing this fully can only make this world a more blissful place.
It’s so clear to me now, what happens in the casual daily word exchanges of a relationship between parent and child. I would like to express what I have understood:
I hear, especially in France, a lot of:
« tttt… see? what did I tell you?
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To get started enrolling a new student you will need access to a valid email address.
Upon completion, the student's information is electronically sent to the district, however, your enrollment is not complete until you provide the required documents to the registration email address for verification.
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Glass Baron ~ Blue Flower with Hummingbird ~ CF4 403B
Glass Baron Blue Flower with Hummingbird
High quality, individually hand-crafted glass figurine.
- Accented with 22K Gold
- Height: 4.5 Inches
- Made by Glass Baron
- Model no. CF4 403B
The beautiful Glass Baron Collection of glass figurines are designed from high-quality, three-dimensional handblown glass.
Each glass figurine piece is skillfully handcrafted using one or more of the following techniques:
- Sandblasting the surface of the glass where thousands of microscopic chips of glass are removed to achieve a frosted finish.
- Airbrushing adds natural color enhancements by skilled airbrush artists who hand paint each piece using the highest quality, custom-made paints.
- Each of the porcelain and clay flowers is hand-made petal by petal and individually applied to the glass sculptures.
- Accented with Swarovski Crystals, sparkle color and personality is added to many of the Glass Baron figurines. 22k liquid gold is skillfully brushed on by hand and then kiln-fired for a perfect shine.

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11.81 Acres located across from the new Kennewick General Hospital HWY 395 frontage zoning allows for all uses retail, office, multi-family. Seller willing to demise into smaller parcels. Be a part of the next major development in the Tri-Cities. Join Bobs Burger and Brew, Comfort Suites, Taco Bell, Hapo, Kadlec, Meadow Hills Veterinary. City of Kennewick issued bonds to pay for Plaza Way Extension and Ridgeline Drive Construction.
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text: This one is for my Texas Master Naturalist friends. Even though dragonflies are beautiful, I haven’t spent much time trying to photograph them. There are quite a few different species. Many of them, like this Roseate Skimmer, are very colorful. I think this one is male. This was one of the first times that I ever spent any time trying to photograph a dragonfly.


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- Can be used in portable mode (data and settings are stored locally)
- Can be run from the command line as part of a build script
- Optionally creates title, content and cover pages
- Helps you create a simple cover design image
- Allows editing of the text or XHTML files with a simple internal editor or designated external editors
- Creates MobiPocket files if you have the mobigen application
It is free and available for most operating systems.

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5. Let me set up mail/ sms text notification sounds for my contacts – just like it is already possible for phone numbers.


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Nino Lomjaria, Georgian Public Defender named Izabela Osipova as candidate for a member of Board of Trustees of Georgian Public Broadcaster (GPB) in accordance with Article 26 of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. The regarding information has been published on the web-page of the Public Defender Office.
According to Nino Lomjaria, over the years, in the special and parliamentary reports, the Public Defender has been recommending the presence of representatives of ethnic minorities in the Board of the Public Broadcaster and other representative bodies and emphasizing the importance of their integration in public life and decision-making processes.
“Izabela Osipova is a representative of a national minority. Her candidacy was unanimously supported by all ethnic and religious groups living in Georgia. She has many years of experience and high reputation in the courageous and principled activities in the area of human rights. She is well aware of the challenges in the Public Broadcaster, faced by various ethnic communities, and is ready to defend the interests of the communities.
It should be underlined that Izabela Osipova’s candidacy has not been supported by any political party, and accordingly, the Public Defender considers that nomination of a candidate who has no party support, but enjoys confidence of multi-ethnic civil society, will be a step towards ensuring involvement of national minorities in the decision-making process.
Public Defender Nino Lomjaria urges the Parliament of Georgia to support Isabella Osipova. She also points out that a number of worthy candidates are participating in the competition and expresses hope that the Public Broadcaster, together with its Board members, will be able to fully respond to the demands and interests of ethnic, political, religious and other groups for the next 6 years” – the statement released by Georgian Public Defender’s Office reads.


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PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona woman in a vegetative state who had a baby after she was sexually assaulted at a long-term care facility is recovering at a hospital along with her child, authorities said Wednesday as they ramped up the search for a suspect in a case that’s made shockwaves.
DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain allowing a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least the third time the judge has approved probation for men accused of sexually assaulting Baylor students.
A teenage boy raped and murdered a 14-year-old schoolgirl before having sex with her dead body, a court heard.
The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of killing Viktorija Sokolova in April.
One of the country’s most popular Republican governors on Thursday called for an independent investigation into the allegations made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and said the Senate should hold off on a vote.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker made the comments as Professor Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh sexually and physically assaulted here.
A woman accusing Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct more than 30 years ago came forward publicly Sunday, detailing her allegations about the Supreme Court nominee in an interview with The Washington Post.


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If you’re looking for a quality guitar but don’t want to spend a fortune, now is a great time to look for an instrument. Many brands are building decent guitars these days for under £500. This gives musicians a huge range of quality instruments to choose from, without having to mortgage the house. In Part One of this series, we’re looking at guitars with traditional shapes in the price range 300-500 GBP. If that’s your budget, these should be on your radar.
Quality Budget Guitars
There’s an almost bewildering range of budget guitars available taste these days, catering for any taste and style. These include classic models like the Telecaster, Stratocaster, Les Paul, Explorer, Flying-V, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, SG and 335s.
In this round-up we’ve taken a look at the four most popular guitar shapes, the Stratocaster, Telecaster, Les Paul and SG, with two models in each category. And they’re all under £500!
When buying budget guitar you should look closely at the specifications and then take into account any upgrades that you may want to do in the future. Read the buyer reviews, too, to see what people that have bought that particular model have to say.
Probably THE classic among electric guitars, if not the first. If you see an electric guitar in film and television, it is very likely a Stratocaster. It has been manufactured by Fender since 1954 and is the best-selling guitar in the world.
Fender Squier CV 50 Stratocaster
Many will say: if you want a Strat, get a Fender one. The in-house subsidiary Squier offers Stratocaster models with original specs at lower prices. The Classic Vibe (CV) series is dedicated to instruments from past decades. It’s a high quality series, and some guitarists even prefer this series to a “real” Fender.
The Fiesta Red version is a real eye-catcher and priced well at GBP 369*.
G&L Tribute Legacy
Less known than his work at the company bearing his name is Leo Fender’s later career at G&L. Here he reconsidered his old designs and some see the G&L guitars as “the better Fender models”. The “successor” to the Strat is called the Legacy. The Tribute series is made in Asia rather than the USA, making it less expensive. The quality is at least good and the sound is slightly more modern.
Definitely worth the GBP 435* asking price.
The world’s first mass-produced electric guitar was the Telecaster (sold as the Broadcaster in 1950). Again, I would be tempted to go for a Squier, although there are outstanding copies from other manufacturers at the same price. However, as always in the lower price ranges: test them out. The lower the price, the bigger the likely fluctuations in build quality.
The Fender SQ CV 50s Tele MN WHB is a great bet for well under 500 pounds. It’s certainly got those classic looks and the Tele-twang we all know and love. Squier models have improved in recent years and this one could be a great bet for a quality instrument for players on a budget.
And GBP 329 * is a great price.
FGN Boundary Iliad
Fujigen, also known as FGN, is one of the Japanese manufacturers producing guitars for Fender Japan. These models enjoy an excellent reputation. A nice option if you fancy a T-Style guitar made in a renowned factory.
If you do not place value on the Telecaster-shape headstock shape with Fender on it, you will definitely get a guitar for life at a budget price of GBP 421 *.
Fender’s big adversary has always been Gibson. The Les Paul is arguably the second best-known electric guitar in the world and the counterpart to the flexible Stratocaster. There are usually two humbuckers, a thick mahogany body and a lot of “rock”. But they are rather heavy and without special body modifications (weight relief) in the higher price ranges. If you have problems with your back, you might need to avoid the heavier models. And yes, some of the best budget electric guitars are Les Pauls.
Epiphone Les Paul Classic
Gibson owns all rights to the name Les Paul, and the subsidiary Epiphone, which was later acquired, builds cheap copies of the iconic models. For me, the Les Paul Classic is THE Les Paul par excellence. Although opinions out there about the quality of Epiphone’s offering is mixed, it’s a brand that does produce good quality guitars at low prices, so this is actually a relatively safe bet. You see them often enough on stages and at least as backups in studios, proof enough that this series contains good guitars?
For around GBP 435 * you can get as much original Les Paul as nowhere else.
ESP LTD EC-256
Here’s a more modern guitar catering for harder rock styles. LTD is the lower-budget brand by Japanese maker ESP. It’s good value for money, it’s a brand belongs in our round-up of quality guitars for under 500 quid. This model costs an affordable GBP 352 *. The EC-256 is a modern Les Paul (aka Single-Cut) with a mahogany body and thin thin U-neck profile. It’s got ESP humbuckers, so a great guitar to get started with.
The other big model from Gibson is the SG, which stands for Solidbody Guitar. Bands like AC/DC gave this guitar a firm place in rock history. With a thinner body and bony sound, it’s a good main or secondary guitar. However, SGs are usually rather top-heavy, albeit significantly lighter than the Les Paul. The most original copies are probably from Epiphone.
Epiphone SG Standard
In this price range, we’re obviously going to be looking at an Epiphone guitar rather than Gibson. The Epiphone SG G-400 accompanied me for several years in my career and I found it played well in every style. Its strengths are crunchy and distorted sounds. Clean, it sounds a bit ‘sticky’ compared to guitars with single coils.
If I were looking for a SG in the lower price range, I would probably start with this model for around GBP 389*. It’s darn close to the Gibson models in terms of specs.
ESP LTD Viper
A modern version of this design is the LTD Viper, here in the version 256 in Snow White. It’s an “offset-SG” mainly used by bands playing harder music. For example the guitarist from Code Orange relies on the LTD Viper. It has a three-part mahogany neck, mahogany body, thin-U fingerboard and other modern visuals. Overall it’s a distinctive look.
In this price range, you won’t get active pickups or electronics, but the passive version for GBP 395* is a guitar that you can have fun with for a long time.
In part 2 of this series, we’ll be going down in price even further to see what the best guitars are under 200 GBP!
- Fender SQ CV 50 Strat MN Sp.Ed. FR: Thomann
- G&L Tribute Legacy Black: Thomann
- Fender SQ CV 50s Tele MN WHB: Thomann
- FGN Boundary Iliad 3-Tone Sunburst: Thomann
- Epiphone Les Paul Classic Ebony: Thomann
- ESP LTD EC-256 Snow White: Thomann
- Epiphone SG Standard Heritage Cherry: Thomann
- ESP Viper: ESP Guitars


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It's not a party without shots and downing a few from this ceramic glass is sure to leave you feeling trashed!
The shooter looks like a grotty old dustbin, complete with banana skin, but don't let it put you off your next tequila, schnapps or voddie!
Moulded ceramic shot glass with 'trashed' design.
Shots, they do what they say: they're a short, sharp alcohol hit that punches you where it hurts. This ceramic shot glass is the perfect way to scare anyone off nicking your drink, so you're guaranteed to get sh*tfaced!
The moulded ceramic design looks pretty scary, but don't let it put you off your next shot. One, two, three, FLOOR!
You can't say this is tasteful, but it's a fun way to serve your booze!
Mix and match with our other designs - Shitfaced and Intoxicated - to create a silly and impolite party shot set.
Drink not included - add your own favourite!
Mix and match with our other designs - Sh*tfaced and Intoxicated - to create a silly and impolite party shot set.


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What you need to know
- Apple has told developers that they will soon need to submit apps built using the latest Xcode 13 development tool.
- All apps submitted from April 25 will need to be built using Xcode 13.
- The Xcode 13 tool allows apps to be built for the latest releases including iOS 15.
Apple has told developers that they must submit apps built with Xcode 13 from April 13. The Xcode 13 development tool includes support for all of Apple's latest software releases.
The new requirement was confirmed via the Apple developer website and it shouldn't come as a big surprise — Apple does like developers to move to the latest version of Xcode as soon as possible and they still have a number of weeks before the requirement kicks in.
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Developers wishing to learn more about the new requirements can do so in the announcement update and should probably add April 25 to their calendars sooner rather than later.
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My brain decided that a good way to start today would be with a drawing while I supped my coffee. It came out really really well, even if I’m not entirely sure what I drew, so that’s put me in a good mood for the rest of the day.
I’ve been rough today, but it’s only been a blip at its worst point. There was nothing in particular that sparked it; I think the stresses of the last few weeks and being a carer while Lady M recuperates just hit saturation point.
As a result instead of things sliding like water off a duck’s back, I sank for a while. Cuddles and reassurance from Lady M helped hugely. Then she put the xbox controller in my hand and told me to shoot things in Destiny for a few hours – and that helped too. I’m a simple soul sometimes.
Other people on social media and via messaging also helped lift my spirits, as did some TV shows, and some graphics stuff that has ended up in both the RedBubble store and on Amazon as well. Links are in the menu above for each.
I’m still feeling a bit grey and subdued, but it’s not as heavy, grey, and brain fogged so, yay?
I noticed today that I’ve been bumped up a tier in Amazon Merch which increases the number of designs I can sell from 10 to 25. I’ve been focused on Raglan tshirt designs there for the clarity they give my line art pieces so most things will go up in that format, and then a few as more general tshirts.
To find my things, search for Ludd Clothing as a brand. The latest piece as of the time of writing is based off a sketchpad piece I’ve had bubbling away recently, and myr s asked specifically to see it appear on a shirt. What better way to celebrate!
Well, by adding more things to the RedBubble site (see the site menu above for that link at any time)
I sold my first original yesterday – I was on a Discord server chatting to people and posted a recent sketch I’d done to illustrate to the channel the sort of things I do. This led to an enquiry about sales, so I linked to my RedBubble site, assuming they might find something they liked up there. Instead I got a direct message asking to buy the original sketch.
This was an absolute first. I’ve sold tshirts and some artboard prints through the shop, but a physical artifact? I had to make sure they understood that this was in an ordinary notebook, and posted a picture with my fingers and the rest of the page for scale. This was deemed acceptable, and a price was agreed.
So I bought a card on the way home to protect the piece of paper, and this morning sent my first physical sale off to its new home by recorded delivery.
I’m somewhat blown away. It’s one thing to hear people admire the things I scribble, but for someone to put their hand in their pocket for something I’ve made – well that’s kicked my imposter syndrome between the legs and no mistake.
I may even have included a free mini addition on the card, mostly because getting me to stop drawing is the hard part…
It’s Saturday night, I’ve been working, and I’ve had counselling. I think I can stop now. At least, I would if not for all the Diwali fireworks that are making me flinch.
So, here’s some more digital art from the archives. I’m going to put the kettle on and listen to something loud enough to drown out the explosions
Much to my delight I found out this weekend that Apophysis, the fractal software I used to enjoy making images with as the base of some of my old artworks, is still available and has been updated to work on modern PCs.
Well, it would be rude not to. I’m still re-learning the ins and outs of it, but for comparison here are two old images and two new ones
I’m focusing on being positive this week, what with the anniversary and my brain’s attempts to continue to sabotage me. For the most part this has manifested in new writing, new items going up in the shop (180 odd designs and rising as of time of writing), and going through old backups to find the graphics that time forgot.
Oh, there are so, so, many. I forgot how prolific I was when I was ill back in the early to mid 2000s. Some of the archives have aged very badly, others look amazing, and others are currently inspiring new works as a revisit.
Its interesting to see how I’ve progressed in some areas, and what looks familiar even now. More than anything else it has got me wanting to spend more time pushing to rediscover digital art techniques.
So there’s a positive thing.
As ever, I’ve been drawing away fairly constantly during downtime. Some of it has even looked like things, while other times its been a bit abstract as I experiment. Sometimes the experiments work too…
I suppose it keeps me out of trouble
In a not unexpected shift, the changes in legislation now mandate we wear masks when working with the public, and I have no problem with this. Quite aside from the actual protection of others element it also engenders confidence in us on the part of our more vulnerable customers, and that is a massive bonus.
In building works news, we can now tell when its tea and lunchbreak times as the nonstop jcb drilling ceased three times for that today before resuming. I may have smiled benificently in their direction when it started raining heavily.
On the creative side, aside from the sketch above, I’ve also been doing some more emoji designs for myr s’ twitch channel and am closing in on the final versions there too.
Lady M has started to phase back to work this week, despite being in near constant pain. We’re waiting to hear back from an oncologist and hoping for an all clear. That would mean that the cysts are reducing on their own and won’t need surgery.
I’m pretty sure that the heat and stress aren’t helping with the pain, and we could have done without the gang that came round the estate in the early hours of the morning stealing catalytic converters off any Prius they could find. Its all go here.
What has been productive has of course been new additions to the redbubble site at https://ludd72.redbubble.com and helping myr s with graphics for their Twitch gaming setup. I’m particularly proud of myr s for managing to attain Twitch affiliate status so quickly under the name MorganRileyGaming. They’re working incredibly hard and making it look easy.


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Upon meeting the team from Hering Porcelain at the Ambiente fair in Frankfurt, we slowly started a relationship based on similar views. That of detailed, handcrafted, and unique work, one where unwavering focus and uncompromising work will only do.
I have used their porcelain for a couple of dinners in Berlin and truly now know their potential. They are the only plates I have used where the plate itself lies as a piece of inspiration in gastronomy. To use the designs as guidelines to accentuate the food. At one of my Private dinners in Berlin, the Hering team had attended to taste my food and see what i was doing with other creative designers.
Just after this, Stefanie Hering and Wiebke Lehman had asked me if I would like to cook at their first showroom event called “Dinner is Served”. A dinner series given by Hering to showcase their porcelain, pieces and glasses and also to create new relationships. I eagerly agreed and soon after started to create a menu based on the pieces they wanted to showcase.
Making connections with local German farmers and purveyors, I was able to incorporate some of the best products Germany had to offer. Playing with textural and flavor elements to enhance the evenings experience was underway!
Organizing the room…
Black grape, aged balsamic gelee, parmesan mousse, crispy san danielle prosciutto
Forelle pear panna cotta
The diners receive information on the dessert course…
Sommeliers Hagen and Christian…..
This beef dish was conceived out of a sandwich I ate on an airplane, sometimes inspiration comes when you least expect it..
*German beef lacquered in red wine and spices, grain mustard ice cream, honey and olive oil glazed wheat bread, smoked aioli, carrot puree, sauerkraut gelee
A wonderful night of food, wine and spectacular Hering Porcelain!
*Photos by Roberto Cortez and Hering Berlin*


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Over a week ago, my coworker pointed out this article about child abuse and Second Life. There has been a lot of discussion about it on the SL education listservs. Barry Joseph, director of the online leadership program for Global Kids, on Teen Second Life said in regards to questions of managing sex, gambling, and griefing (harassing other players) “it’s our burden as first users in a new mass media. Being the first means we have the obligation, pleasure, and pain of having to advocate for the new medium and be the frontline dispelling myths.” What does this have to do with Teen Second Life? Knowing that such behaviors have no tolerance and will result in banning and that the alleged behavior in the article occurred on the Main Grid. Knowing that there are so many positive projects and partnerships going on in the Teen Grid. It is another place where librarians and educators can be to work with teens in innovative ways.
I am reminded by this discussion, Just the Facts About Online Youth Victimization Researchers Present Facts and Debunk Myths with panelists, Dr. David Finkelhor, director of the Crimes against
Children Research Center, Dr. Michele Ybarra, president of Internet Solutions for Kids, Amanda Lenhart, senior research specialist with Pew Internet & American Life Project, and danah boyd, researcher at the University of California at Berkeley. The transcript is definitely worth reading or the video worth watching as the speakers go deeper than the bandaid approaches to protecting teens online.
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Using data calculated from site visits, and desk based evaluations, a value score for each site is identified. Value is defined in PPG17 in relation to the following three issues:
- Context of the site i.e. its accessibility, scarcity value and historic value.
- Level and type of use.
- The wider benefits it generates for people, biodiversity and the wider environment.
The value criteria used are summarised below:
Value criteria for open space site visits (score)
- Level of use (observations only).
- Context of site in relation to other open spaces.
- Structural and landscape benefits.
- Ecological benefits.
- Educational benefits.
- Social inclusion and health benefits.
- Cultural and heritage benefits.
- Amenity benefits and a sense of place.
- Economic benefits.
Value - non site visit criteria (score)
- Designated site such as LNR or SSSI.
- Educational programme in place.
- Historic site.
- Listed building or historical monument on site.
- Registered 'friends of group' to the site.
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