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Virgin Radio launches dedicated LGBT community station with hosts including RuPaul Drag Race star and BBC Radio presenter who came out live non-binary
- Virgin Radio Pride UK will be broadcast from June 7 to the end of September
- He will address issues such as trans rights, gay adoption and parenting support
- Hosts will be joined in the conversation by guest contributors, Virgin revealed
- Presenters include Matt Cain, Emma Goswell, Debbie Ryan and Phil Clifton
Virgin Radio will launch an LGBT station that will operate during the summer, the station revealed.
The station, called Pride UK, will air from June 7 to the end of September and will focus on issues such as trans rights, gay adoption, living with HIV and helping parents understand LGBT topics.
The list of presenters includes Tia Kofi, a former RuPaul Drag Race United Kingdom star, and Shivani Dave, who came out live non-binary on a pride show on BBC Radio Wiltshire.
The hosts will be joined by famous guest contributors and will partner with pride marches across the country, as well as LGBT organizations.
Other presenters include LGBTQ + radio DJs Vicki Blight, Phil Clifton, Stephen Sullivan, Debbie Ryan and Emma Goswell as well as acclaimed journalist and writer Matt Cain – who previously worked as editor of Attitude, the British magazine. the most sold for homosexuals. Men.
The list of presenters includes Tia Kofi (left), a former RuPaul Drag Race UK star, and Shivani Dave (right), who came out live non-binary on a pride show on BBC Radio Wiltshire
The station, called Pride UK, will air from June 7 until the end of September. Pictured is a giant rainbow flag during the annual London Pride Parade in London, Britain July 07, 2018
The lineup includes documentaries about being bisexual in 2021, how the LGBT community shapes dance music, and a weekly magazine by Cain called The Sunday Roast.
Virgin Radio Pride UK will play largely pop-dance and pop-R & B from the past 20 years, the broadcaster said.
Drag queen Kofi said, âI am so excited to be a part of the launch of this amazing new LGBTQ + station.
âWe’ve created something made by queer people for queer people and beyond, and it’s going to be amazing.
Other presenters include LGBTQ + radio DJs Vicki Blight, Phil Clifton and Emma Goswell, as well as acclaimed journalist and writer Matt Cain (pictured) – who previously worked as editor of Attitude, the best-selling magazine in the world. UK for gay men.
“Get ready for the ultimate Friday night pre-party with me, as well as some sensational content from the entire LGBTQ + community.”
After the announcement, Cain took to Twitter to celebrate. He said, âI have EXCITING NEWS! I’m joining #VirginRadioPride to present the station’s flagship talk show! Think of it as Loose Women for queer people – discussing all kinds of issues affecting the LGBT + community. And I can’t wait to crack.
You can listen to Virgin Radio Pride UK from June 7 on DAB in London, online or through the Virgin Radio app.
Watch RuPaul’s Drag Race UK on Stan in Australia.
Who are the presenters of Virgin Radio UK Pride UK?
Lawrence Bolton, known by the stage name Tia Kofi, is a British drag queen from Clapham, south London. They are best known for competing in the second round of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
Lawrence Bolton, known by the stage name Tia Kofi
Celebrity radio presenter Emma Goswell featured breakfast on Gaydio, the world’s largest LGBT radio station for five years between 2013 and 2018.
Famous radio host Emma Goswell
A British radio presenter and nominated for Sony television, Phil Clifton has appeared on MTV, Radio X and formerly Channel 4.
Phil Clifton appeared on MTV
Plymouth-born Vicki Blight has featured on Heart 106, a regional radio station broadcast in the East Midlands, Absolute Radio, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Wales.
Vicki Blight, born in Plymouth
Writer Matt Cain worked as the editor of Attitude, the UK’s top-selling magazine for gay men between 2016 and 2018. He is also an ambassador for Manchester Pride and the Albert Kennedy Trust, the charity UK for homeless LGBT + youth.
Between 2016 and 2018, Matt worked as the editor of Attitude, the UK’s top-selling magazine for gay men.
Matt Cain worked as Editor-in-Chief of Attitude
Debbie Ryan worked with co-host Neil Sexton as NDebz on Gaydio accommodation on Saturday morning. The Guardian described the duo as “very successfully reprising mainstream breakfast shows with their largely reactionary chatter.”
Debbie Ryan worked with Neil Sexton
BBC Radio Wiltshire presenter Shivani Dave used his platform to release live non-binary over the air last year. âI don’t identify with being a man or a woman. I’m kind of outside of those two options – I’m just one person, âthey said.
Presenter Shivani Dave
Club Entertainment Director Stephen Sullivan has previously hosted a number of Heart radio shows, often acting as a replacement for other DJs while balancing his work as a promoter.

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Semicoke, internationally known as semi coke. In the early 19th century, semi-coke was produced by low temperature pyrolysis using bituminous coal, cannel coal and lignite as raw materials. In 1860, Germany established a large lignite low-temperature pyrolysis plant to produce lamp oil and paraffin, and subsequently declined. In order to obtain coal tar, Germany developed lignite pyrolysis and tar hydrogenation industry on a large scale during world War II. And our country "charcoal" in the name of the first is the result of yulin shenmu, due to the flame system of coking semicoke produced when named "blue flame", and after making, mechanism charcoal, and enlarged equipment such as stage, be seen as "grassroots industry", in March 2012, issued by the state administration of trademark "mulan carbon god" geographical indication marks.
At present, the total production capacity of Lancharcoal in China is about 129 million tons, mainly distributed in Yulin, Shaanxi province (65 million tons of capacity), Xinjiang Autonomous Region (50 million tons of capacity), Tangshan, Hebei Province (5 million tons of capacity), Ordos, Inner Mongolia (5 million tons of capacity), Ningxia Autonomous Region (4 million tons of capacity). In 2021, China's output of blue carbon is about 60 million tons, while the output of medium-low temperature coal tar and coal gas is about 8.5 million tons and 80 billion m3, equivalent to 21 million tons of crude oil equivalent, accounting for about 10% of China's crude oil output, which has become an effective supplement to China's oil and gas resources.
LAN carbon industry in China after nearly 40 years of development, has formed a relatively complete industrial system, and the circulation development "coal - blue carbon - calcium carbide - polyvinyl chloride (PVC)", "coal - blue carbon fuel oil - special oil - aromatic", "coal - LAN charcoal - power", "coal - blue carbon - ammonia - producyion", "coal - LAN charcoal - metal magnesium integration" five industrial chain, Yulin has been promoted to build the world's largest magnesium production base and an important calcium carbide - chlor-alkali production base in China . Although LAN charcoal industry has become an important pillar industry of local economic development, it has not yet come out of the dilemma of low-end production technology, three wastes, extensive products, and industrial development is still facing many constraints and severe challenges. Analysis of the reasons, mainly for design, construction, production, management are not standard.
(1) Design factors. Chemical design is the bridge and link of transforming scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces, and also the key link from engineering idea to industrial production. At present, there are some problems in lantan project design, such as imperfect standards and specifications, unsystematic integrated design and less application of innovative achievements. Therefore, LAN charcoal industry should promote the establishment of construction access rules, design standards and specifications different from coking at the national level, by experienced professional design institute standardized design and system integration, and increase the promotion and application of innovative technology.
(2) Construction factors. For a long time, due to the extensive production of orchid charcoal, low requirements of equipment rigor, the construction team with large craftsmen can meet the needs of engineering construction. However, with the continuous improvement of the national production management requirements of blue carbon, there are many shortcomings in the empirical construction, such as large construction errors, high maintenance rate of production, serious problems such as running and leaking. Therefore, lantan project construction should be completed by experienced standardized construction units in accordance with the design drawings and construction technical standards, and pay attention to the construction quality of key devices, and strictly control the quality of key equipment and materials.
(3) Production factors. The extensive production of orchid charcoal is mainly reflected in: (1) the key temperature control technology, relying on the experience of "skilled fire control workers", the product quality fluctuation is large; (2) the production site environment is poor, coal dust, VOCs emissions, environmental protection facilities are not sound; (3) low degree of automation, production labor intensity; (4) Production workers generally do not carry out systematic study of chemical professional knowledge and skills. Therefore, we should carry out multi-professional collaborative technology research, break through the automatic temperature control technology, realize the unattended coal coke transportation, greatly improve the level of automation, reduce labor intensity, make up the short board of environmental protection, the implementation of waste gas, waste water standard treatment, and improve the production technology and management of the business level.
(4) Management factors. Although LAN charcoal started as a local industry, it is now widely produced in Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia and other provinces (autonomous regions), with annual coal conversion reaching hundreds of millions of tons. In 2008, lancharcoal industry was included in the national industrial catalog, and relevant management policies and standards were established. However, compared with the current industrial scale, the construction of policies and standards is seriously lagging behind. Production capacity elimination, energy saving system, environmental protection supervision policy is not clear or clear basis, orchid charcoal industry management in metallurgy, coking, chemical and other industries wavering, at the same time, the national level of Orchid charcoal construction (including technical transformation) project environmental access conditions urgently issued.


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Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. translated Tina Fey’s script to the screen.
It’s not every day that you get an email from Tina Fey’s producer offering a chat with the famed comedian and creative force about a possible feature project.
So, Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., the married directing duo known for working with brands like Apple, Starbucks and Mini Cooper and shooting music videos, were pretty excited about the invitation.
“It was definitely the best email that we had gotten in a while,” Jayne enthuses.
Fey had them in mind to direct the latest Mean Girls film because she seen Quarter Life Poetry, a dark comedy series from the pair that had premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2019. That work chronicled a young woman’s quarter-life crisis with musical panache (Jayne played the lead character, while Perez directed).
The meeting obviously went well, because Jayne and Perez, who are repped for spot work by WTP Pictures, got the gig, marking a major milestone in their careers—their first feature credit. (As of this writing, Mean Girls, released by Paramount last month, is nearing a global box office of $100 million.)
Jayne, who was a teenager when she saw the original 2004 film, recalls, “My first reaction [to Fey’s query] was, ‘Oh my God, Mean Girls!’ And then my second reaction was, ‘Hold on, why are you touching Mean Girls? It is perfect!'”
Jayne and Perez learned that this new version wasn’t intended as a remake, but rather a reinterpretation reflecting the world teens live in today. Fey, who penned the ’04 version, actually based her new screenplay on the 2017 Broadway version of Mean Girls.
As in the Broadway show, Jayne explains, the film places lovable outcasts Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey) in the roles of “all-knowing narrators.” They guide the audience through the story as they plot with Cady (Angourie Rice), a naïve new student at their high school, to take down Regina George (Renee Rapp), the leader of a shallow clique known as the Plastics.
Jayne and Perez were keen on that approach and also excited about the reboot being a musical that borrows songs from the Broadway show. That said, making a movie musical upped the ante for the directors.
“A musical makes everything bigger. The stakes are bigger,” Perez muses. “If it doesn’t work, it really doesn’t work. So, we didn’t want to shoot this the way that a lot of traditional musicals are shot. That would have been expected. With Tina, we always talked about the need for this to be surprising.”
One of the film’s most delightful surprises is when spacey Karen (Avantika) confidently busts into a song called “Sexy” at a Halloween party. The tune pokes fun at the sexy Halloween costume craze.
The idea was to place viewers into the shoes of each character as they sing and move about, Perez says, noting, “The camera is almost like another dancer.”
Perez and Jayne enlisted famed Steadicam operator Ari Robbins (whose credits include La La Land, which won an Oscar for Best Cinematography in 2016, and Everything Everywhere All at Once, last year’s Best Picture winner) to work on the film.
“We essentially had 12 music videos to shoot,” Jayne reflects, noting that Mean Girls was made in real locations on a limited budget and schedule.
To make sure everyone was on the same page, Jayne and Perez created Camp Fetch, a 200-page production guide. Not so much an edict, Camp Fetch was a living, collaborative document. “We had different iterations of the document as we would have conversations with our department heads, and they would bring their expertise,” Jayne explains.
The duo routinely make detailed production guides for all of their projects, including commercials. It’s part of their process. “We feel like the prep that helps us in our commercial work helped us succeed with Mean Girls,” Perez says.
As buttoned up as the production of Mean Girls was, the directors also took creative risks. “The easy thing to do is just get coverage for everything and be super safe,” Jayne says. “I think something that we pride ourselves on is really paying attention to what the scene is telling us and what the story is telling us and forming all creative choices from there.”
To wit: the way they shot the musical numbers with Robbins trailing the talent was a more experimental mode of moviemaking.
“The one take doesn’t work until it works. Then it’s magic, but it’s just a different kind of shooting,” Jayne says. “Seeing it cut together and work really well—just how we imagined in Camp Fetch—it was very validating.”


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These documents have been transcribed as closely as possible. They are very difficult to read and there are possible errors. In most cases, a copy of the original document has been placed to the right of the transcription.
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Robert Scantand (Scanland) to erect grist mill on Four Mile
Court Order Book #1, page 238: Richard Masterson agrees to the use rooms of his home for Court proceedings. September 25, 1803.
Court Order Book #1: John Harden committed to gaol, June 16, 1801.
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|Court of Gallatin County, Kentucky, 8 September, 1818.
Court Order Books.
William Demint declared to be father of two Bastard children of Rachel Gullion.
Exceptions to ruling of Court filed.
Note: I have no information on the children except the one daughter, Rebecca, was given by her mother Rachel, all of her land, in her will. Rebecca Gullion, later gives her land to her Uncle George Gullion. Rebecca is the only child I can find in the census. No idea of the sex of second child nor what happened to it.
The location in which they lived, later became Carroll County when it was formed in 1838.

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Update 61 - Capital Stadium: Home of the Martin Warriors
Today we will stop and explore new Capital Stadium, home of the Martin Warriors of the National Baseball League.
Old Municipal Stadium. In addition to the Warriors needing a new stadium, Municipal Stadium was also located in the path of the north-south freeway.
Original Martin Warriors logo. The teams original colors consisted of white, red, and black.
We get off I-80/I-55 at exit 82A (D50, N18, Capital Stadium, Brittany River Blvd).
The new stadium, Capital Stadium, is situated on the riverfront likes its predecesor, however, the riverfront was altered to accomodate the new stadium's larger footprint.
Along with the new stadium, the Martin Warriors unveiled new logos and uniforms. The teams colors now consist of white, maroon, gold, and black and feature a non-Indian warrior so as to avoid clashes with "offended parties".
Parking on the east side of the stadium.
Views of the new stadium. The new stadium features a retractable roof.
Hope you enjoyed the update. I just love the few really good stadium recreation BATs out there. Too bad the only two options for MLB stadiums are SAFECO Field and Minute Maid Park, both retractable roof from the side. Would love to see a more classic style stadium or Miller Park! Ditto for NFL stadiums, only Reliant Stadium currently available, but that has a (retractable) roof. Would love to have an open field (Lambeau anyone?).
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“The paper is yellowing and tattered at the edges, and Wendy Weaver turns the pages of the old magazine very gingerly until she comes to the headline she is looking for: “Ulysses by James Joyce.”
― Kate Taylor, Arts Feature Writer
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January 23, 2013
To those of you who haven't read today's Globe and Mail, here's a link to an article showcasing Wendy Weaver -- the great niece of James Joyce's patron and publisher: Harriet Shaw Weaver.
The article tells a very human story about a woman who uncovers a magazine called the Egoist containing excerpts from James Joyce's Ulysses; the periodical, published by her great aunt, appeared in print two years prior to the publication of the great novel.
Wendy has decided to donate the magazine to a Canadian university or museum. Next week Wendy will be meeting with distinguished Joyce scholar Mike Groden and me to discuss her great aunt, James Joyce, and where best to donate the storied magazine. Stay tuned.


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Children’s Beach Portrait Photography
“We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.”
Children’s Beach Photography is probably my favorite genre of all.
I love to see the wonder in their eyes when a wave crashes into shore or a pelican flies by. The excitement when a huge Herron lands on the beach close to them flapping his big wings. The thrilled look on their faces when they find a sea shell that just has to go in their pockets. The beach just offers so many wonders for their little eyes and those eyes just light up and sparkle with all the joy and innocence of childhood.
During a children’s session I “test” the waters when we first arrive. If you child is ready and willing to sit, stand or pose, we start out with the formal posed portraits. If they need a little “get rid of the wiggles” time, we will start off with some fun running and playing shots to get them in the mood. We also have numerous props that are available to help us corral and tame those little tikes. By the way, I’m not above bribery! I will do what ever it takes to create images that you will love and want to display in your home.
We have numerous props to use with children on the beach to help them cooperate and have fun. Our wooden boats and Tom Sawyer raft are the most popular for toddlers. They really help with those little ones who just aren’t crazy about sitting in the sand.
Is your baby about to turn one? One year cake smashes on the beach have become pretty popular the last few years. If you plan to do a cake smash, please let me know so that I can bring a few extra props to keep the sand out of the cake!
Seashells, starfish, shell buckets, sailboats and more are great props to give to the little ones to keep them interested in the portrait session. They also add that additional cutesy beach touch.
From posed to fun running and splashing in the water images, we will capture the personality of your child. Sit back, relax and let me do what I love and I promise you will cry happy tears when you see your new wall art portraits of your children.


Not entirely sure how to feel about this place – like the rest of the country, it is still struggling to get up on its feet, many people are barely making it by every day as we see the many ramshackle homes standing by the roadside, you can tell the people are much more desperate here than in other parts of South East Asia, even the children go about finding their dinner by begging form strangers around the market. But it is good to see that the Cambodia it is growing ever so steadily; lots of things under construction, new roads being paved, tourists flowing in.
However the scars of devastation the Pol Pot regime left behind still remain. If you are unfamiliar with Cambodia’s history, Pol Pot was a socialist revolutionary who led the Khmer Rouge into a radical and brutal campaign that wiped out 1 quarter of the entire population. There were many massacres and tortures to stamp down any opposition, political opponents, teachers, doctors, lawyers and such were particularly targeted – all the people from the cities were evacuated and forced to live off the land and millions starved to death.
One of the most significant memorials for this tragedy are the Killing Fields at Choeung Ek, where a massive Stupa houses thousands of human skulls recovered from the mass graves. The audio tour tells the story of how prisoners came to be here and in what manner they were executed, truly terrible circumstances. Although the grounds look quite peaceful now, the shallow pits in the ground are a stark reminder of the bloody history that happened not so long ago – pieces of cloth and bone fragments still sometimes surface after rains.
Another important site I visited with my two Danish dorm mates Sigurd and Maya, was the Tuol Seng Genocide Museum (also known as S-21). S-21 was a secret prison that was transformed from a high school, it was used to torture all sorts of people until they ‘confessed’ to their crimes. The old classrooms show some of the devices of torture, others show the tiny prison cells made of shoddily made brick walls. But perhaps the most gut wrenching sight was the thousands of faces of all the victims, their photographs lined up in a collage in one of the halls. No one left this place alive – they were all sent to the killing fields to be executed for their ‘crimes’.
I’d like to end on a lighter note, Phnom Penh as a tourist attraction is a pretty small world – you see the same faces walking up and down Sisowath Quay, and the same people visiting these sites. I met two girls from Sweden, Linn and Felicia, on the bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh and I never expected to see them again. But then I bumped into them again just walking around looking for dinner, and then again the next day! Ended up chatting for quite a while, and I learned just about enough to make me want to visit Sweden; if not for the amazing sights in Lappland but for the many castles inhabited by the ever popular Swedish Royal Family (didn’t even know they had one). Turns out Felicia who lives right near the King’s castle sometimes sees him (the king) shopping at the local supermarket, or going for a morning run – you know, normal people stuff. But still fucking cool.


The gravity on Mars is artificially enhanced at the moment, but they're doing some things in the core and outside the planet to make the gravity stronger. It's a massive difference to Cyantia which actually has a little bit stronger of a gravity than Earth because of it's size and makeup. It'd be kind of weird and hard for them to go from Mars to Earth with the changes in gravity on their bodies. They'd be weaker on Earth and working on Mars would make them so if it was just normal gravity. They've already done most of the work to the core.
Part of the terraforming is to increase the gravity to a closer to tolerable level so it'll hold the atmosphere. It's been altered enough to hold the atmosphere from the initial stages, but it's still not good enough for anyone to go wandering around outside without an Environmental suit. But it won't be long and there are areas of training they DO have that are on fields with unenhanced gravity. The moons have also been moved to a further orbit to prevent them from falling in the increased gravity well.
The Cyantians have brought in a few asteroids from outside the solar system that contained large masses of water on the planet to build up the water levels, but not to increase the mass. *This is where I go the ancient machines way.* The cyantians have the knowledge to infuse the core with a type of chemical reaction that will make it heavier. It increases the gravity very quickly to start with, then slows down to smaller and smaller increases over time so that they should have a 'normal' range gravity within a decade, but it'll still be liveable.
They started with several strains of bacteria, some of them there to stay, some die off when they reach a certain level of chemicals in the air. Some give off minute amounts of oxygen as byproducts. Gradually, they work their way up to more advanced plants that will flourish in the atmosphere as it is, then cycle out to die once the levels are more than they can take. They essentially kill themselves and are engineered to do so. *Some strains will adapt to the levels and continue their natural processes.* It takes awhile, but it'll still work.
Now there is a problem, while they don't want to be seen, the Cyantians have been smart about it. They know that if the general public of the world knew what was occuring to Mars, there would be a panic and world leaders would be forced to act. At the moment, I'd say that NASA, the US government and most of the other more advanced governments of the world already know that something's going on, despite the holograms. *How can you miss the energy readings probably being given off by the planet in this flux. Plus unexplained movements in the sky.
The initial terraforming of Mars has been done for years (initially there was no way anyone could live on the planet). It now continues to rain off and on, gradually stabilizing as the atmosphere thickens. Right now, there's a breathable atmosphere, but it's thin and the higher one goes, the thinner the air gets.
There is also work being done on Venus, but being a more complex assignment, it will take considerably longer to complete. It does include siphoning off some of the atmosphere as part of the process.
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SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif.-- Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office and California's Secretary of State are investigating voter registration fraud.
Sheriff Jon Lopey said about 200 applications looked questionable.
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"You're supposed to use an address, you're supposed to have a primary residence, or at least a domicile at the location, and some people used incomplete information," Sheriff Jon Lopey said.
Sheriff Lopey said some applicants used parcel numbers which is not a residence indicator.
The Klamath River Country Estates, Mount Shasta Vista and Mount Shasta Forest areas are also known for having many illegal marijuana grows. Sheriff Lopey said those areas also get many complaints.
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The eastern DRCongo city of Goma was almost deserted Friday after residents fled following a warning that the Mount Nyiragongo volcano might erupt again.
Goma, located on the shore of Lake Kivu, has been on edge since Africa’s most active volcano erupted on Saturday, leaving 32 people dead.
Scientists monitoring the volcano have warned of a potentially catastrophic scenario — a “limnic eruption” that could smother the area with suffocating carbon dioxide.
The city was quiet early Friday, with all the shops closed and just a handful of people on the streets.
Security guards were seen deployed around the local mansions, their windows shuttered, on the shore of Lake Kivu.
An AFP journalist said aftershocks in the city had reduced overnight.
Some families streamed out of the city on foot while others haggled with motorcycle taxi drivers to get them out. Tens of thousands left Goma on Thursday.
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General Constant Ndima, the military governor of North Kivu province, has ordered the evacuation of part of the city of more than 600,000.
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Although tens of thousands of people fled Goma after Nyiragongo erupted on Saturday night, many subsequently returned.
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The volcano spewed out two rivers of molten rock during the eruption, one of which came to halt on the edge of Goma after obliterating villages in its wake.
The UN humanitarian agency OCHA said more than 4,500 homes were destroyed, affecting some 20,000 people.
Local volcanologists have recorded hundreds of aftershocks since Nyiragongo, which sits just a dozen kilometres (eight miles) from Goma, roared back to life. A so-called strato-volcano nearly 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) high, Nyiragongo straddles the East African Rift tectonic divide.
Its last major eruption, in 2002, claimed around 100 lives.
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TYSON Fury and wife Paris enjoyed a knockout date night in Miami as they dined on pricey sushi in an exclusive restaurant.
The couple, who are expecting their sixth child together, visited Asian fusion restaurant Baoli and tucked in to an incredible fishy platter.
A cross between a restaurant and a club, the dimly-lit venue was full of life as music pumped out and diners got stuck in to their dishes.
Boxing champ Tyson cosied up to Paris in a video shared on his Instagram story, which he labelled "date night".
He then showed off their food, which is priced as high as $250 on the menu. The premium sushi platter includes 12 oysters, three maki rolls, 14 pieces of NS sashimi and six pieces of NS nigiri.
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CHAPEL HILL - John Bunting � beloved as a former player at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill but beleaguered because he couldn't win as its head football coach � will be relieved of his duties at the end of the season, the school announced Sunday night.
"Changing coaches is never a pleasant experience," athletics director Dick Baddour said in a statement. "But it's even more difficult when you consider the character and integrity of someone like John Bunting."
Bunting is 25-42 at Carolina.
It was not a surprise move despite the fact that he has three years � for a total of $858,600 � left on his contract. In six seasons in Chapel Hill, he managed only one winning record � 8-5 in his first season, using players left by his predecessor Carl Torbush. Perhaps most telling: Carolina lost a dozen games by 30 points or more during the Bunting era.
The decision means this will be the third time Baddour will hire a head football coach. Baddour's last two football hires have failed to live up to Mack Brown's success in the 1990s. Torbush was 17-18 in three seasons.
It was not immediately known whether there was a negotiated buyout of Bunting's deal, or the fate of his assistants. Five have contracts for one or two more seasons. Carolina plans to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Monday.
Bunting, 56, was a star linebacker for UNC coach Bill Dooley on the ACC championship team in 1971, a tenacious linebacker with Dick Vermeil's NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in 1980, a savvy defensive assistant coach under Marty Schottenheimer in Kansas City in the mid-1990s, and a talented co-defensive coordinator for the Super-Bowl winning Rams.
But he never found the same success on the field when he returned to Chapel Hill � the only place he would have left the pros to coach, he said when he was hired.
In 2001, his team lost its first three games before its defense led the Heels to the Peach Bowl, and a victory.
After seasons of 2-10 and 3-9, respectively, Bunting was in danger of losing his job again in 2004 � until a game-winning 42-yard Connor Barth field goal upset No. 4 Miami and turned the season around. UNC finished 6-6 after a Tire Bowl loss that season, but it was enough to earn Bunting a contract extension through 2009 � the one the school must now pay off.
In 2005, the Tar Heels finished 5-6 despite one of the toughest schedules in the nation. This season, Carolina expected it all to come together � but instead, it fell apart.
The Tar Heels are 1-6, and have yet to beat a Division I-A team.
Bunting never got consistent quarterback play out of freshman Cam Sexton or transfer Joe Dailey. The offense, under new offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti, never lived up to its high-scoring billing.
But the Tar Heels' biggest downfall has been one of Bunting's most consistent problems -- his defense. Carolina is now allowing 33.8 points per game.
Another problem is that several key players from the much-heralded 2001 recruiting class were either dismissed or transferred.
Bunting's legacy will be his losses, but also his love for his university.
When he played in the pros, he decorated his locker at Veterans Stadium in Carolina blue, and he wore nothing but light blue T-shirts underneath his shoulder pads during practice and games with the Eagles.
When he returned to Chapel Hill, he instituted the pre-game "Old Well Walk" during which the team walked through campus to the stadium, as fans lined their path.
"This has always been his dream job," his wife, Dawn Bunting, said the day John was hired. "It's the only one he's ever talked about."
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People take pictures in front of the steps of the closed Lincoln Memorial, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Washington. The museums that draw millions of visitors to the National Mall closed their doors Tuesday, memorials were barricaded and trash will go uncollected in the nation’s most-visited national park due to the first government shutdown in 17 years. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ORG XMIT: DCAB105
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Rep. Paul Ryan tries not to sit near House speaker because he hates getting the smell of smoke in his clothes.
Rick Weiland, trying to hold onto South Dakota Senate seat for Democrats, accidentally cedes race to GOP front-runner.
Sen. Rand Paul heads to North Carolina for first time since his candidate lost GOP Senate primary.
Gabrielle Giffords and Mark Kelly, leading advocates against gun violence, challenge NRA chief to get wet for ALS.
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Why Avis’ Acquisition of Zipcar Will Run Both Companies Off the Road
Having lost out to Hertz (HTZ) in the battle for Dollar Thrifty last November, the Zipcar deal gives Avis a much-needed boost.
The announcement also heralds Avis’ entry into the complimentary car-sharing market – a move its competitors have already made with Hertz on Demand and Enterprise CarShare. Not only that, Avis will instantly vault ahead of its rivals, since Zipcar owns 70% of the car-sharing market.
And the price?
Avis will pay $491 million – a bargain compared to Zipcar’s IPO valuation of $1.2 billion.
Or is it?
Look behind the headlines at Avis’ so-called “bargain” and a very different picture emerges…
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When Zipcar was founded in 2000, it brought an innovative business model – one that reformed the car rental market with its car-sharing model instead. (More on that in a moment.)
And when the company hit the stock market in April 2011, it did so with great fanfare. When the stock debuted, it immediately rose to a peak of $30.
But in hindsight, Zipcar was a terrible IPO. Shares steadily fell to the $8 to $12 range, where they remained until the buyout announcement on January 2. In fact, my colleague, Louis Basenese, made a prescient case against the Zipcar IPO.
And when you consider that Zipcar’s projected annual revenue for 2012 is around $270 million, it means Avis is paying roughly $1.79 for each $1 of Zipcar revenue. So $491 million isn’t really the bargain it looks.
Also, Zipcar’s customer growth rate appears to be slowing. As Paul Coster, a research analyst at JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM), noted recently, Zipcar’s new customer numbers declined from 190,000 in 2010 to 130,000 in 2011 to an estimated 115,000 last year. “It doesn’t… reconcile with this notion that [you’ve] got a really large, untapped market that’s still in growth mode,” he said.
Still, Avis anticipates that the deal will lower the companies’ combined costs by $50 million to $70 million a year, as well as generating $20 million of profit-and-loss benefits in the first 12 months of ownership and $50 million in year two.
“It’s the substantial synergies that really enable this transaction,” says Avis CEO Ron Nelson. In other words, the savings on operating costs and the boost to revenue from the combined companies.
However, a recent McKinsey & Co. study found that 40% of mergers fell short of their cost-synergy targets, while 70% failed to meet their revenue-synergy goals. The study also found that buyers usually have skewed assumptions about market growth and competitive realities and tend to be overly optimistic about cross-selling opportunities.
And in this case, that’s particularly notable…
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Avis and Zipcar have very different approaches to the car rental market.
Avis is a traditional rental company, designed for travelers who need a car for several days at a time.
But Zipcar is a pay-as-you-go car-sharing outfit that offers a cheaper, more convenient service. It caters mainly to urbanites and college students who need a car for a shorter time (but generally more often) to run errands.
Zipcar reinvented the industry with its annual membership-based service. After the simple application is approved, members receive a personalized Zipcard. It’s the key to any car in the Zipcar fleet.
And here’s where the technology comes in: Once a member reserves a car, the vehicle and Zipcard are coded specifically to that person for that set time. The Zipcard connects with the card reader on the car and thanks to RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), the car recognizes the reservation, the doors unlock and the keys are inside the car in a pre-determined, hidden spot. No-one else can start the car without scanning the Zipcard first.
Zipcar reservations are quick, simple and cars are available by the hour or day, with 180 free miles per day in the United States. Gas and insurance are included in the price, too.
Each company’s distinct business model makes it nearly impossible to fulfill the other’s customer needs without a radical reworking.
For example, Zipcar’s problem is that much of its fleet stays idle during the week, but is overburdened on weekends. As a result, Avis would have to constantly reposition its fleet from airport parking lots during the week to costly city parking spots on weekends – a logistical and technological nightmare that would play out every Friday night and Monday morning in cities across America.
Now consider the Zipcar user’s point of view. Zipcar has built a brand identity that its customers – Zipsters – identify with strongly. They like the convenience of picking up vehicles in their neighborhood, the cool cars that Zipcar provides (such as Mini Coopers and Toyota Priuses), plus the idea of “sharing” cars with like-minded people.
Now along comes Avis, and instead of a Prius parked on the street, there’s a Ford Focus or a Chevy Cruze.
To me, the business models and customer bases don’t match up well. Not to mention the fact that both user interfaces and computer systems will need to be combined.
Washington Post columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner, Steven Pearlstein, predicts the future like this: “Avis executives will say how they respect Zipcar – its culture and its way of doing business – and promise to preserve it. But a year down the road when it comes to some decision in which they’ll have to forgo cost savings or some revenue increase in order to maintain those differences, the decision will be to do it the ‘Avis’ way. And that will be it: Zipcar as we know it will be history.”
My advice: Don’t get taken along on this ride.
I’ll discuss Zipcar’s place in the greater car-sharing market in my next post.
Ahead of the tape,
Editor’s Note: As we publish this article, one Zipcar investor has filed a formal complaint in Delaware Chancery Court, attempting to block Avis’ takeover bid. The suit states that the proposed $491-million sale price significantly undervalues the company. And several law firms are investigating the deal, on the basis that Avis’ $12.25 per share offer for Zipcar – a 50% premium over Zipcar’s December 31, 2012 closing price before the deal was announced on January 2 – is still much less than the company is actually worth and that Zipcar’s board didn’t fulfill their fiduciary duty in getting maximum value for shareholders.


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Mr. Speaker, unfortunately, in Canada today, there are too many whose lives, as I have said, have been touched by acts of terrorism in recent years and who continue, in some cases, to live under further acts of terrorism.
The bill would allow any victim of terrorism, past that effective date mentioned in my speech, to file an action in Canada to seek redress for loss and damages resulting from such a terrorist act committed by a terrorist entity listed under the Criminal Code. It would also, as I said, allow redress against other persons or organizations who supported, financially or in other ways, the terrorist and the terrorist action. The court would determine whether and how to hear the case by determining whether there is a real and substantial connection between the action and Canada.
In considering the bill, we need to consider the words delivered in a speech yesterday by the new head of CSIS who said that too many in our community, in our country, in our society and in the media seem to think that terrorism is an issue that exists beyond our borders, that in fact it is unrealistic and unreasonable to pursue the sorts of changes and improvements to our criminal justice system, as mentioned by the hon. member, or in fact the sorts of measures that are provided for in Bill C-35.
The new head of CSIS made it very clear that t there is a real threat and that it is around us every day for those who would open their eyes. Again, the words from a leading and informed member of the intelligence community should be heeded by all Canadians and certainly by members of this House.


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You wouldn’t go days, weeks, or months without brushing your own teeth, right? Well, neither should your pet.
Does your best friend have bad breath? Despite what many pet owners may believe, “dog breath” is not just a nuisance – it’s a sign of an unhealthy mouth. Bad breath is caused by bacteria. Over time, bacteria lead to plaque and tartar buildup on your pet’s teeth. The result is bad breath, reddened gums, and other common signs of dental disease. As dental disease progresses, other signs can include drooling, discomfort while chewing, and loose or missing teeth.
Even if you’re using treats and chews to help control tartar, these are frequently not enough to keep dental disease in check. Ask us about the best ways to control plaque and help protect your pet from dental disease.
Dental hygiene is an important part of your pet’s health because dental disease can be associated with other serious health problems such as heart disease and kidney disease. But how do you know if your pet has a healthy mouth?
Some of the signs that your pet may be experiencing a dental problem include:
- Bad breath
- Red, inflamed, or bleeding gums
- Yellow, broken, or missing teeth
- Excessive drooling
- Difficulty chewing
- Pawing at the face
- Obvious pain when touched near the mouth area
If you notice any of these signs or symptoms, it’s time to schedule a dental exam. The sooner we can diagnose and treat an existing oral health problem, the better the outcome for your loved one.
Finally, but equally as important, we’ll work with you to foster the important role that you play as part of your pet’s dental health care team. Our technicians will gladly show you demonstrations on proper home brushing techniques, as well as offer advice and recommendations on various products that you can use to support healthy teeth and gums year-round. Together we’ll have your four-legged friend smiling pretty for years to come!
Below are all of the veterinary services we offer at Chico Creek Animal Hospital. If you have any questions regarding our services, please feel free to call us.

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The National Association for Head Teachers’ has backed a private members bill that would mean councils would be responsible for providing free meals and activities for children during the school holidays.
The bill had it’s second reading in the House of Commons today and the government declined to back Labour MP’s Frank Field’s bill, but has promised to take action to help poorer pupils.
Speaking in Parliament today, the new education minister Nadhim Zahawi said new research would explore how best to help disadvantaged children during the school holidays. The Department for Education said details of the pilot programme would be confirmed later this year.
Mr Zahawi said: ‘We want every child to reach their potential and healthy meals can contribute to their development and improved attainment. Understanding children’s current access to health meals and enriching activity is the most effective ways of promoting it, and the costs associated is crucial.’
On Twitter, MP Frank Field said: ‘Today marks the first move in over 100 years by a government specifically committing itself to a programme of work to eliminate child hunger in school holidays. Much more work to be done through pilot schemes and research, but a major step has been taken to end holiday hunger.’
What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.


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As previously reported, Gameboy Advance games will be coming to the Wii U Virtual Console this month. One unexpected and welcome addition however, is their original game manuals, viewable on the Wii U Gamepad. We live in an era now where game manuals are a thing of the past, reduced to a single piece of paper, if you’re lucky. It’s good to see that Nintendo at least, still cares about them.
Source: Chris Scullion

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Celebrity Couples You Never Knew Existed
22. John Mulaney and Olivia Munn
Here's another new relationship you may not know about. Comedian John Mulaney and actress Olivia Munn aare reportedly dating as of 2021. They've been caught by the photogs but are still very under the radar as a couple. Mulaney is going through a divorce.

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American football, a famous game that typifies both power and methodology, has caught the hearts of millions across the US. With its mind boggling mix of actual ability and strategic artfulness, this enthralling game has turned into a foundation of American games culture.
At its center, American football is a completely exhilarating crash of physicality and keenness. The field, set apart with a turf design, makes way for legendary fights between two groups taking a stab at incomparability. Players defensively covered in defensive stuff take part in unique plays, consolidating pace, strength, and accuracy to acquire an area and score scores.
What recognizes American football is its system loaded nature. Mentors make multifaceted blueprints, organizing an orchestra of plays to outmaneuver rivals. From the essential organization of hostile developments to the specialty of audibles and cautious moves, the game is as much a psychological confrontation as an actual one.
The yearly Super Bowl represents the game’s loftiness, drawing in large number of watchers around the world. Its halftime show, loaded with superstar exhibitions, has turned into a comprehensive development by its own doing.
American football’s effect reaches out past the field, encouraging kinship among fans and players the same. Back end parties, shirt clad aficionados, and energetic serenades in the arena make an electric environment.
Eventually, American football rises above sport, epitomizing the unyielding soul of contest and solidarity. It’s something beyond a game; it’s an orchestra of solidarity, procedure, and shared enthusiasm that joins a country under the flag of turf brilliance.

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Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Falling electricity prices in Brazil are hindering investments in new sugar-cane mills, an analyst at Banco Bradesco SA said.
Prices of energy sold during the last government-organized auction for new power capacity fell to about 100 reais ($56.22) a megawatt-hour, from 144 reais in August 2010, Bruno Varella, an analyst at Osasco, Brazil-based Banco Bradesco, said today in a telephone interview. That’s about a third less than companies need to build the power plants that typically run cane mills, he said.
“With power prices where they are, groups don’t reach a good return on their invested capital and they decide not to commit” to new mills, Varella said. About 15 percent of a mill’s net present value is attributable to cogeneration and the remaining 85 percent to sugar and ethanol sales, he said.
Brazil’s cane industry is producing about half the ethanol its growing fleet of cars require, Varella said. That supply and demand mismatch will widen without new investments in mills and the cane plantations that feed them, he said. Mills produce electricity by burning bagasse, the stems and stalks that remain after sugar cane is processed.
Developers of wind farms in Brazil are beating small hydroelectric and biomass plants to contracts to sell power in government auctions, driving down prices, he said.
In two auctions held on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18, 78 wind farms signed contracts to sell power from 1,929 megawatts of capacity and 11 biomass plants sold power from 555 megawatts, national energy agency Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica said on its website.
--Editors: Will Wade, Charles Siler
To contact the reporter on this story: Stephan Nielsen in Sao Paulo at firstname.lastname@example.org
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ICYMI: We’re currently in the midst of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence - an annual international campaign that kicked off on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25). The online safety of women and girls is something the MECCA M-Power team is extremely passionate about, so who better to chat with than eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant?
Becoming the eSafety Commissioner wasn’t a planned career choice for Inman Grant. “There was no Internet when I started working at the intersection of technology, policy and social justice for my hometown Congressman in Washington DC,” she says. “I refer to that period in the 90s as ‘tech policy ground zero’ because there were only a handful of us working on the issue at the time. While they say to a certain degree that you make your own luck, I was in the right place at the right time both in D.C. and then here in Sydney when the opportunity came up for me to take on the role of eSafety Commissioner.” Inman Grant notes that she felt as though she had done as much as she could from the ‘inside’ of the major companies to make them care about safety - so she decided to follow her passion about promoting online safety and seven years in, she says serving as eSafety Commissioner has become “her life’s work.”
Inman Grant is really writing the book for how governments should be thinking about keeping their citizens safe online. She says that she’s currently focused on wielding new systemic powers to ensure companies take steps to detect, disrupt and remove some of the most horrific and harmful online material: child sexual abuse and pro-terror material. “In the last year, we've also taken some very bold steps towards targeting the most powerful technology companies in the world and holding them to account,” she says. “The global tech giants are noticing – and they are pushing back.”
“Our research shows 75% of Australian adults experienced at least one negative online incident in the past year – a 30% increase from 2019.”- Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner
One would imagine that younger people are the primary cohort of people affected by violence or bullying online. We asked Inman Grant whether this is true, or a fallacy. “While we know the impact of online abuse is likely to be much more profound on children and young people compared to adults, this is not an issue confined to youth,” she says. “Our research shows 75% of Australian adults experienced at least one negative online incident in the past year – a 30% increase from 2019. Unwanted or inappropriate content, offensive name-calling, and misuse of personal information topped the list.” For children and young people, the eSafety Commission’s research shows almost half have been treated in a “hurtful or nasty way online.” “However, we are seeing younger and younger children reporting abuse to the cyberbullying scheme and it’s a concerning trend,” Inman Grant observes.
In terms of helping to guide and counsel children on how to stay safe and healthy online, Inman Grant suggests regular, honest conversation about your children’s online experiences as the starting point. “I weave questions about my children’s online lives into dinner-table discussions about friends, school and sports,” she advises. And Inman Grant suggests going beyond the explicit threats, like bad language or bullying, to understand the subtler influences that can shape their desires and thoughts. “For example, online influencers and the design of algorithms can influence your child’s choices, even their sense of self. From ‘needing’ to have that expensive make-up that their favourite TikTok influencer is pushing, to much darker, subtler issues, like negative body image and thoughts of self-harm.”
On keeping herself safe online, Inman Grant says it’s not easy. “Like many women in a position of public authority, I cop a lot of abuse. I use conversation controls and, sometimes, a little self-restraint. There are times I really want to respond but blocking, muting or ignoring are more effective strategies.” She observes that “the common goal of perpetrators is to question your competence, to undermine your confidence, to cause you to self-censor or to drive you out of online spaces altogether. We cannot let that happen. We need to continue promoting and protecting female voices online.”
As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence, the eSafety Commission has launched the ‘Love is’ campaign to help Australians recognise tech-based coercive control in relationships. “This form of abuse, which uses digital technologies to control and manipulate someone, is not widely understood,” Inman Grant says. “Our campaign aims to highlight the warning signs, such as forced sharing of location data or restrictions over online posts. ‘Love is’ will help us reinforce what love isn’t and how insidious tech-facilitated abuse can be.” For help spotting the warning signs of tech-based coercive control, check out details of the Love Is campaign here.


Setup in a matter of minutes
Picking trolleys and tugger trains
Tool-free conversion permits new solutions and creates speed. Product or process-specific provisioning means are ideal when the product or the process are always the same. If a parameter changes, the transport trolley will no longer suit. Complex modifications are then required (change service, workshop, expenditure, time and costs) or the processes have to be adapted to the existing trolley, which negates effective process optimisation.
When happens when your transportation means can be flexibly adapted?
The picker is able to flexibly react to the change on the spot by attaching or moving modules. An everyday example: A product variant suddenly requires more or different components.
Flexible transportation brings a host of benefits:
- Processes can be optimised or changed and the transport can be readily adapted to suit the new process - not the other way around.
- After a product life cycle, the transport pool can be rearranged. All existing components can be combined in a different configuration.
- The transportation means picks up the product, the dimensions of which change during the course of the production process, according to the given circumstances.
Example: Various single parts form a product that changes in terms of size and weight.
- A company that decides on a tugger train at a later time, already has all the necessary attributes in the carrier platform - the next step, the "tugger train" is now readily realised, by mounting a drawbar and connecting a trolley, for example.
- Because the means of transport is reused, resources are conserved and economy is optimised
- Assembling the small number of standard modules on the hole matrix board takes a matter of minutes, with no tools required. Through the high flexibility of the platform and the easily combined module parts, you can achieve the optimal arrangement of materials for your process.


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The Best Jazz on Bandcamp: September 2018
This trio recording from keyboardist JP Schlegelmilch, guitarist Jonathan Goldberger and drummer Jim Black starts out as a reasonable deviation of post-bop, then quickly veers into the wild expressionism of post-jazz, and just keeps upping the intensity of the surprises. There’s some indie rock, some shoegaze, some avant-garde, all of which comes together in a cohesive vision. Fun, fun, fun. And if you want to hear more of Jonathan Goldberger, then just move along to the next recommendation.
For all of his explorations of the modern jazz sound, Chris Lightcap keeps finding different ways to channel music’s past into this affair. This leads to some fascinating threads of old-school music woven into the bassist’s tunes, and it could be anything from swing to drug rock to Motown to surf guitar to emerge. Lightcap’s latest goes heavy on guitar, featuring Jonathan Goldberger, Curtis Hasselbring, and Nels Cline. With organist John Medeski and drummer Dan Rieser in the mix, there’s a guiding hand towards a groove to round out the guitar edginess.


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Meet Justin Bieber's New Puppy!
Justin Bieber is showing his softer side.
The 21-year-old pop star introduced his new puppy to his 23.9 million Instagram followers on Sunday, writing: "Say hello to the newest member of the bieber family #Esther."
PHOTOS: Stars and Their Adorable Pets
The new girl in Bieber's life appears to be a Yorkshire Terrier, and his fans couldn't be more supportive of the puppy love. Just 10 hours after posting a pic of Esther, the image garnered 865,000 likes on Instagram.
VIDEO: Madonna Plays 'Never Have I Ever' with Justin Bieber
Bieber has been working hard to clean up his bad-boy image, and an adorable puppy certainly fits into his new persona.

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Meanwhile, Agnes was born in a small British town of Oldham. She was the middle child of three, his mother worked as a nurse and brought up children alone. Agnes had to go to work early. At 13 years old girl got to the supermarket, while cherishing the dream of photo shoots and fashion shows. At 16 she won a local beauty contest and went to London, where she worked as a waitress at the pub. Parallel Agnes studied drama.
After some time it happened to notice a bright appearance in the streets of the famous photographer, and the next day the Dane has signed a contract with the agency Models 1. The girl picked up a very original way: tight pants, leather jackets, short bleached hair. This image has become a hallmark of the model, which is now called the new era and the rebel youth style icon.
The young Englishwoman started a completely new life. London designer Christopher Kane at the very beginning of her career, predicted that under the sign of Agyness Deyn will take a decade. He just was not mistaken. Model invited to cooperate Burberry, Anna Sui, Cacharel, Blugirl by Blumarine, House of Holland, John Galliano, Gianfranco Ferrè, Mulberry, Giorgio Armani, Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood.
In 2007, Agnes appeared on the cover of American Vogue, then the British, and later became a favorite of the London Fashion Week. In the same year it recognized "the best model of the year" at the awards ceremony British Fashion Awards.
Agnes has not only the figure and appearance models. In addition, she has a great sense of style. Its quite eccentric style of dress imitate today ladies all over the world. Ripped jeans, plaid shirts, hats Trilby began with the filing of Agnes compulsory subjects wardrobe of today's youth. At the same time, the event Dane can wear splendid dress in the Gothic style and expensive showy ornaments.
Short hair - a distinctive feature of Agnes. With hair she loves to experiment with youth. As a teenager she was doing himself a short cut, and in 17 years, and all shaved bald. Today, the model continues to experiment, repainting the hair in the dark, then red, then pink, eventually coming back to white.
In addition to the career model Agyness more interested in the music. Girl singing in the group, and who knows, maybe it will have a serious passion for the work on the catwalk?


State Electric Company (STELCO)’s Managing Director Hassan Mughnee, on Saturday, announced the company has spent approximately MVR 5 million to develop isolation and quarantine facilities in the country.
Mughnee appeared for a press briefing at the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) to provide an update on STELCO’s work on Saturday afternoon.
Speaking at the press conference, Mughnee announced that STELCO has spent millions on developing quarantine facilities.
“STELCO has contributed within the range of MVR 5 million to MVR 6 million,” he said.
STELCO’s General Manager Abdulla Nazeer provided an update on the corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects being run by the company to support the fight against the spread of the new coronavirus in the country.
Nazeer said the company had established the electricity systems in the COVID Village Facility, the Gulhifalhu Facility, and the Vilivaru Facility, and continued to provide electricity services to the facilities under its CSR projects.
“Our employees are doing important work under CSR to establish electricity facilities in the COVID Village developed in Hulhumale’, establish supply and distribution system and provide electricity services at the migrant accommodation developed in Gulhifalhu, and establish electricity facilities at the quarantine facility developed in Vilivaru,” he said.
Nazeer said that STELCO will continue to provide its support to operations to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
MD Mughnee said STELCO has suspended its large scale projects in order reduce its expenditures, and was exploring implementing cost cutting measures in additional operations.
“We have stalled many of our major projects to cut costs. And we have also identified and have cut costs in other areas,” he said.
Mughnee said that STELCO had begun implementing cost cutting measures even prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Following the emergence of coronavirus cases, STELCO switched its services, including bill payment, to virtual platforms. It has also ceased visits to take meter readings, and now requires customers to submit pictures of meter readings via a virtual patform.


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Baseline Plasma C-Reactive Protein Concentrations and Motor Prognosis in Parkinson Disease.PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0136722.Plos
C-reactive protein (CRP), a blood inflammatory biomarker, is associated with the development of Alzheimer disease. In animal models of Parkinson disease (PD), systemic inflammatory stimuli can promote neuroinflammation and accelerate dopaminergic neurodegeneration. However, the association between long-term systemic inflammations and neurodegeneration has not been assessed in PD patients.
To investigate the longitudinal effects of baseline CRP concentrations on motor prognosis in PD.
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Retrospective analysis of 375 patients (mean age, 69.3 years; mean PD duration, 6.6 years). Plasma concentrations of high-sensitivity CRP were measured in the absence of infections, and the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Part III (UPDRS-III) scores were measured at five follow-up intervals (Days 1-90, 91-270, 271-450, 451-630, and 631-900).
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE
Change of UPDRS-III scores from baseline to each of the five follow-up periods.
Change in UPDRS-III scores was significantly greater in PD patients with CRP concentrations ≥0.7 mg/L than in those with CRP concentrations <0.7 mg/L, as determined by a generalized estimation equation model (P = 0.021) for the entire follow-up period and by a generalized regression model (P = 0.030) for the last follow-up interval (Days 631-900). The regression coefficients of baseline CRP for the two periods were 1.41 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.21-2.61) and 2.62 (95% CI 0.25-4.98), respectively, after adjusting for sex, age, baseline UPDRS-III score, dementia, and incremental L-dopa equivalent dose.
Baseline plasma CRP levels were associated with motor deterioration and predicted motor prognosis in patients with PD. These associations were independent of sex, age, PD severity, dementia, and anti-Parkinsonian agents, suggesting that subclinical systemic inflammations could accelerate neurodegeneration in PD.