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Health Services Research
Health Service research is conducted to generate new knowledge and to translate this knowledge into policy and practice. Health services research encompasses many disciplines, all of which investigate the impact of the health care organization, health technologies, financing and management of health care services on the delivery, quality, cost, access to, and outcomes of such services.
Multiple diagnostic and treatment options exist, yet there is a lack of practical information that can guide health care choices for families. Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) can be used to advance health outcomes by expanding and distributing evidence based information to patients, clinicians, and other decision makers relating to the interventions which are extremely valuable and effective for patients under specific circumstances. Specifically, the Center is implementing strategies for CER in four categories: research, human and scientific capital, data infrastructure, and dissemination and translation of knowledge into practice.
The center hosts quarterly Health Services Research Forums and Quality Improvement Statistics forums centered on research in comparative effectiveness, economic analyses, performance measurement, cultural disparities and obesity research in community based settings. The forums unite researchers across the Baylor College and Texas Children’s Hospital, and other organizations, to share experiences and ideas relevant to research projects involved with improving quality of care delivery. These sessions provide an opportunity for interested researchers to discuss potential collaborative projects.
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The journey that Hellogoodbye has faced since 2001 has been a long and odd one. They released their self-titled EP in 2004 and extensively toured for two years until the band released Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! in 2006. With the release of their first album came great success: their single “Here (In Your Arms)” reached platinum status (selling over one million copies), the first full-length album peaked at the 13th spot on the U.S. charts, and the band won the MTV2 Dew Circuit Breakout.
After confirming that their sophomore album would be released in 2008 in a January 2007 issue of Alternative Press magazine, the band seemed to drop off and not much else was heard from them until August of 2009 when they released the single “When We First Met.”
It was later found out that the constant postponing of their sophomore release was due to problems with Hellogoodbye’s current record label at the time, Drive-Thru Records.
There were some legal issues, but Hellogoodbye was finally able to leave Drive-Thru Records on February 25th of this year (according to a Twitter post). After leaving Drive-Thru, the band was finally able to put a release date on the album that had been postponed for over three years.
They titled their new album Would It Kill You?, and it was released on November 9 on the Wasted Summer record label. It contains 11 tracks, the first being “Finding Something to Do.” It only takes five seconds of listening to realize that this is not the synth-heavy, power pop band from years past.
Yes, the lyrics are still about girls, but the all around sound has matured immensely. The catchy gang vocals and poppy acoustic guitars will keep you smiling through the song’s chorus: “driving home tonight/I didn’t see the lights/I was just watching you sleeping shotgun/I could’ve crashed the car.”
The band then continues through a brass-infested “Getting Old” into “When We First Met,” the band’s first single from this album. The song compares the time of the singer’s relationship with an unnamed girl to how long their hair has grown over the years.
Driven by infectious hand claps and Forrest Kline’s soothing voice, this track is certainly a great pick for a single. The next song is the slower “Betrayed by Bones” which was featured on a 2008 Ukulele EP, but now has added a full band including horns.
The band knocks out two more great tracks before getting into another must-listen, “The Thoughts that Give Me the Creeps.”
This song describes how Kline gets the creeps thinking about how it’s a possibility that him and his wife could have never met: “Oh, what if I never knew your name/ Oh my god, the thought’s insane/what if your love is not the same/as it seems in my brain/what if you’re not really in my sheets/oh just the thought gives me the creeps.”
The next notable track is “Coppertone,” which shows song of the year potential thanks to Kline’s fantastic vocals. Although the lyrics are not the best on the record, the overwhelming work of the strings and the full band makes it the most memorable track on the record.
The closer, “Something You Misplaced,” starts with Kline barely whispering over the guitar work but picks up by the end of the song, thus marking a great close to a great album.
Would It Kill You? does not sound like Hellogoodbye’s sophomore album; this record sounds like a totally different band wrote it and stole the Hellogoodbye moniker. Hellogoodbye fans will certainly not be disappointed with this new turn for the band. While they dropped the overwhelming synth and auto-tuned vocals, they replaced them with poppy guitar work and Kline’s fantastic voice. This is certainly an album of the year contender, and definitely the album of the year for the pop-rock genre.
Recommended if you like: The Format, Steel Train, and fun. Star Rating: 4.5/5.
Joe Deegan is a second-year mathematics major and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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This July 5, 2011 file still frame from security camera video, released May 7, 2012, by the Orange County District Attorney, shows an altercation between Fullerton police officers and Kelly Thomas at the Fullerton, Calif., bus depot. (AP Photo/Orange County District Attorney, File)
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - Three people have been arrested while protesting the acquittal of two former California police officers charged in the beating death of a homeless man.
Police Sgt. Jeff Stuart says Saturday's demonstration in Fullerton, which drew about 200 people, turned violent when someone assaulted a KCBS-TV news reporter. Stuart says the reporter fled into her news van, and her crew called 911 when a group surrounded the van and damaged the vehicle.
Stuart says officers in riot gear came to disperse the crowd.
He says one person was arrested in the reporter's assault and two others in spray painting an obscenity and an anarchist symbol on police property.
The protest came after an Orange County jury on Monday found two former Fullerton officers not guilty in the 2011 death of Kelly Thomas.
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Published 03/07/2010 | 05:00
I have just read David Quinn's article ('Church needs to hold its nerve in face of hostility', Irish Independent, July 2).
I am a 31-year-old married father of one and my heart sank this morning when I heard that the Civil Partnership Bill had passed through the Dail without even a vote.
It appears that out of the 163 representatives in the Dail there is not one TD prepared to voice opposition to the relentless march towards a "new, modern, progressive Ireland".

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The world is filled with beautiful places that can’t be recreated in a film studio — see James Bond, Jason Bourne, and anything set in Hawaii. Nowadays, the 50th state counts so many film credits that it’s come to be known as called “Hollywood’s tropical back lot.”
Many of these places remain closely entwined with their namesake production, including #8 and #3, both of which saw a resulting boom in TV/film tours. Others, like #1, were less recognizable, and even today still suprises tourist who might not be aware of its blockbuster bona fides. Regardless, none of these places requires Hollywood credentials to visit, which makes them a fun way to celebrate your favorite TV show or film!
10. Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider might have been a box office flop, but the video-game-turned-film’s poor showing had nothing to do with its stunning location on site at the stunning 12th century temple complex that once served as the capital of Cambodia’s Khmer empire. (If anything, the scenery really helped drive the plot along).
The sprawling 402-acre complex actually got its start as a Hindu place of worship, though the sprawling complex had become decidedly Buddhist as more and more temples were folded into the mix. And even if the official seat of power now officially lies with Phnom Penh, the UNESCO-protected site remains not just Cambodia’s main draw, but the world’s largest religious complex.
Which Chinese city starred in Skyfall, Her and Mission Impossible 3?
9. Shanghai, China
With its soaring towers, charming canals, and an undying fetish for neon, there’s little dispute that Shanghai’s unique urban sprawl lends a memorable backdrop. That’s why China’s version of NYC has taken a starring role in some of Hollywood’s biggest box office productions, including Skyfall, Her, and Mission Impossible 3, even if The Party always insists on making the final cut.
For instance, China’s version of Skyfall removes a scene where James Bond punches a Chinese security guard, then scrubs most references to the title character’s trademark womanizing. Mission Impossible got a similar treatment, with censors going so far as to cut “untidy” images of locals air-drying their laundry.
Which country will be forever associated with the Middle Earth?
8. New Zealand
In 2001, the phenomenal success of The Lord of the Rings elevated these South Pacific islands into a lasting association with the Middle Earth.
But Tolkien’s trilogy is far from the only film set on New Zealand, whose diverse scenery and generous tax breaks has spawned a long list of film credits, including King Kong, Legend of Zorro, The Last Samurai, and, of course, The Hobbit, whose zealous fandom is commemorated in a permanent movie set, Hobbiton, that draws hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.
Which U.S. state is known for “Northwest Noir”?
7. Washington State, USA
Washington is renowned for its rainy cloud cover, but the persistent drizzle has at least given way to a niche category of TV/film known as “Northwest Noir.”
As the name would imply, such productions veer on the dark side, case in point being Twin Peaks, whose eccentric ’90s take on murder and demon possession in a small Washington town has inspired a decades-old cult following. Even the love stories veer towards the surreal — read: the Twilight Saga, whose vampire romance played out in varying locations around Washington State.
Which U.S. state’s best-known movie locations have been reborn as museums?
6. Oregon, USA
Nor has Northwest Noir confined itself to one side of the border, as evidenced by the many films set just across the Columbia river in Oregon state. (So similar is the region’s shared terrain that some of Twilight’s scenes were actually filmed in the Beaver state).
Hitchcock’s classic, “One Flew Over A Cuckoo’s Nest,” still remains the gold standard, so much so that the hosting Salem hospital has been converted into a film museum. And despite appearances in Free Willy, Kindergarten Cop, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3, Astoria, OR, remains so closely affiliated with 1985’s Goonies that the town, which also also hosts its own film museum, celebrates an annual Goonies Day on June 7.
Which U.K. city inspired Harry Potter?
5. Edinburgh, Scotland
Even if Edinburgh’s castles and gargoyles don’t physically appear in Harry Potter’s world, its easy to see where J.K. Rowling was inspired to write the bulk of her fantasy series.
Outside of the capital, the country’s stunning terrain recalls some of Harry’s biggest adventures, drawing legions of fans who are inspired to retrace his steps. Some of these spill over the border into England, including Northumberland’s Alnwick Castle (aka Hogwarts), which gamely offers wizardry and broomstick training.
Which African country hosted the latest installment of Mad Max?
Despite opening to a lukewarm in 1979, Australia’s Mad Max ultimately drew US$100 million and a cult following that demanded three additional sequels. Unfortunately, by the time filmmakers reunited in 2015 to shoot the fourth installment, Mad Max: Fury Road, their Australian desert set had — after a season of heavy rains — started to bloom.
Not to be deterred, the crew decamped to Namibia and set up shop in the world’s oldest desert, which is believed to be 50-80 million years old. And while Mad Max: Fury Road ultimately nabbed 6 Oscars, locals complained that the crew damaged the ancient area’s delicate eco-system, leaving tire marks that will take many years to erase.
Where have Game of Thrones tours become a top tourist attraction?
Game of Thrones fans will instantly recognize the Croatian town of Dubrovnik, the walled waterfront city that doubles as HBO’s fictional King’s Landing.
Walking TV and film tours have emerged as an increasingly popular way to take in the city’s 16th century style, which also appears in Star Wars, Robin Hood, and countless Bollywood films. Make sure to book early. Despite the scores of operators in town, the GOT tours still sell out quickly.
Which New England hamlet played the fictional beach town of Amity in 1975’s Jaws?
2. Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Martha’s Vineyard is famed for its beaches, seafood, lighthouses and its breakout role, in 1975, as a fictional town, Amity, ravaged by a killer shark.
These days, New England’s premier holiday spot seems synonymous with Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster flick, though it was chosen primarily for its deep harbor. Nothing else nearby could accommodate the 25-foot-long mechanical shark so prone to technical failure that filming stretched from 65 to 159 days.
Which American island has earned renown as “Hollywood’s tropical back lot?”
1. Kauai, Hawaii, USA
Hawaii’s “Garden Isle” may be named for its rainforest cover, but growing numbers of films buff associate this stunning enclave with at least one of their favorite films. The island’s growing portfolio, which includes over 60 feature films and counting, has led to Kauai’s second moniker: “Hollywood’s tropical back lot.”
Even if you don’t remember White Heat, which was released in 1933, you might recognize Kuaui’s lush vibes from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Avatar, Pirates of the Caribbean, Tropic Thunder, or Jurassic Park, which has been shot on location around Kauai since first the first film debuted in 1993.
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Sawyer Pond Trail is a 13.1 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Albany, New Hampshire that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is best used from February until October.
We went with our 4 boys...16, 10, 7 and 19 month old. We brought inflatable rafts and day packs with food and a change of clothes. This was a perfect trail for all ages, not too much for the little ones and not too much on us backpacking the baby and carrying most of the heavy stuff. It was really clean and well marked. Use lots of bug spray before you start! We did and had no problems with the mosquitoes. It took us about 45 minutes to reach the sites off the main trail where the pond is. We paddled out to the beach area in the inflatable rafts (took about 20 minutes). When we got here, there was lots of butterflies, moose and bear tracks by the water. We brought fishing rods and took turns paddling around the pond. it's a nice spot for a picnic and hanging out for the day with the family. I highly recommend this hike for first timers and children 7 and up. If it wasn't for the rain we would have stayed over night.
Rt301 get off exit 35. Drive all the way to the lights. Take right on 302 and drive for 20 mins or so until u see Sawyer Pond Trail. Then drive down the dirt road for 10 mins to park. Then you can park, to get to the actual trail..you need walk across the dirt road to the wooden bridge..cross it to begin your hike.
Started this from Rt 112 trailhead. You need to cross a river right from the start so be prepared for that. The trail is well maintained & marked. We did this on. June 20th and the Mosquitos were terrible! Pack head nets & plenty of repellent. Other than that this is perfect 1st overnight trip for kids & a family. Sawyer pond is beautiful and the tent sites are well kept.
Hiked this the last weekend of Aug. 2012. The last two years, the "shorter" 1.5ish mile trail has had limited use as the Sawyer River Rd.'s bridge was washed out by Hurricane Irene. The shorter 1.5 mi trail is still accessible, but one must walk up the road to get to the trailhead. Or use this trail, parking on the Kangamangus Highway.
There are 5/6 tent platforms and one large lean to that comfortably slept 7 during our stay. No camping is allowed if platforms/lean to are full. Knowing that the other trail was closed and we were only the second car in the parking lot on a Friday morning, we chose to leave the tents behind in hopes of getting the lean to.
Fires are allowed in pits, but good luck finding dry firewood. The whole area has been picked CLEAN!
There are two privies. One up a steep hill behind the lean to and one toward the tent platforms that is new and huge!
From the lean to, we had a DIRECT VIEW of Owl's Cliff (Owl something! I just can't remember right now!) we fell asleep to loons calling at night and watched the loons and cormorants fish by day. There was a bard owl not too far away. Plenty of chipmunks and squirrels, anxious to retrieve a snack from hikers. One chipmunk in particular was so bold/tame that he literally ate out of our hands. The downside, keep your food up in a tree at night (not where the squirrels can get into it) or they will make Swiss cheese of your gear!!!
As stated before, the shorter 1.5 mile trail is much harder to access, which made our trip much more enjoyable as only actual hiker types were willing to hike the 4.5 miles in. I saw many reviews before the hurricane washed the bridge out and lots of people drank and acted like drunk people do. This was not the case the weekend I was there.
Maps of the area show that there is a trail around the pond. My husband and I tried and got 30% around the pond (near the island) before we grew tired of bush wacking through the overgrown/nonexistent trail. There is what appears to be a beautiful sandy beach directly across from the lean to on the other side of the pond, however we could not get to it.
Lots of moose scat, did not see moose!

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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, vol.141, pp.177-182, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)
Salvia palaestina aqueous and methanol extracts were prepared from the aerial parts, which were evaluated for the in vitro anti-inflammatory properties using the lipoxygenase (LO) enzyme inhibition assay. While the aqueous extract showed no activity at test concentrations, a significant (p < 0.001) lipoxygenase inhibition was detected for the methanol extract with 29% inhibition. Activity guided fractionation was carried out on the methanol extract via liquid-liquid partitioning using n-hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, and n-butanol. The ethyl acetate fraction showed statistically the best inhibition among the sub-fractions with 70% inhibition (p < 0.0001). The compounds responsible for the activity were purified, and their structures were established as rosmarinic acid, and methyl rosmarinate by spectroscopic methods. IC50 values of rosmarinic acid, and methyl rosmarinate were calculated as 0.21 and 0.02 mu M, respectively. In conclusion, the in vitro anti-inflammatory potential of S. palaestina was associated to rosmarinic acid, and methyl rosmarinate, for the first time to the best of our knowledge. (C) 2021 SAAB. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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For a fuel savings of only 3~5% - and then only in city driving – I'd hate to add the longevity and reliability issues likely to occur:
Stopping an ICE generally causes a short-term, but fast and significant increase in case temperature.The only prevention of this is to continue the flow of coolant through the engine, plus the radiator fan in many cases.Now the electrical system must support the coolant pump at every stop.It must also ensure that over-cooling does not occur to reduce temperature changes, which shorten the life of the internals of the ICE.
I'd also be surprised if even an improved starter and flywheel could put up with engine starts at every stop without significantly reducing the lifespan.It seems this should be accomplished via the power train.This would only be feasible in a hybrid electric or starting from each stopped position would include the delay of the initial stabilization of the ICE after startup.
For a person that expects 200K~300K miles of good service from a vehicle, these look like shaky configurations for this small level of fuel efficiency.
This tech isn't new as it's been done for over 50 yrs, just rarely in cars because gas was so cheap. Many used the old DynaStart generator/starter unit back in the 40's.
I fail to see why instead all cars don't have the flywheel as the starter/alt that can also be used for regen/braking and acceleration boost at little extra cost if any. By joining the 3 saves copper, alum casings, pulleys, belts and their losses, etc,
And savings from a smaller engine could make it even cost less while cutting fuel use 15-20%.
New versions of BASF's Ecovio line are both compostable and designed for either injection molding or thermoforming. These combinations are becoming more common for the single-use bioplastics used in food service and food packaging applications, but are still not widely available.
For industrial control applications, or even a simple assembly line, that machine can go almost 24/7 without a break. But what happens when the task is a little more complex? That’s where the “smart” machine would come in. The smart machine is one that has some simple (or complex in some cases) processing capability to be able to adapt to changing conditions. Such machines are suited for a host of applications, including automotive, aerospace, defense, medical, computers and electronics, telecommunications, consumer goods, and so on. This radio show will show what’s possible with smart machines, and what tradeoffs need to be made to implement such a solution.


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Step 1: Make the Start
Rip up the tissue paper into small squares,
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It is quite sunny on this day in the beginning of April. Severin Irl and Dagmar Hanz are sitting in their office at the department of Biogeography of the University of Bayreuth, good-humoured and well-tanned. No wonder – they just came back from their trip to the Canary Island La Palma, situated in the Atlantic Ocean. For two weeks they have been working there at the La Palma Summer School which takes place every year and is organised by Prof. Carl Beierkuhnlein and Dr. Severin Irl from the Department of Biogeography at the University of Bayreuth.
“In La Palma, we want the students to get in touch with science from a to z”, Irl says. The 34-year-old professor has been part of the annual La Palma Summer School for 10 years. “For us, this summer school is really important because we accompany the students’ working groups from the creation of a research concept to the final presentation about the whole project.” During the two weeks, there were also professors and specialists from other European countries supporting the students with their projects.
The biggest part of the work is done by the students in a self-directed way which can, according to Severin Irl, also cause problems during the working process or with the results themselves. “Actually, we just throw the students into the cold water and want them to learn how to swim”, Irl says and laughs. Sometimes, students who participated in the La Palma Science School are choosing a scientific career after experiencing this special research training. “This research project is one of the most important ones for the department of Biogeography here in Bayreuth because we are working together intensively with the students during the whole time.” The project takes two semesters in total, from the first approaches in methods to the final written paper. “As they are dealing with the project for such a long time, some students even kind of adopt it as their baby”, Irl says, a with a twinkle in his eye.
26-year-old Dagmar Hanz is one of the PhD students in the department of biogeography in Bayreuth. She is funded by the Ecopotential project, we recently wrote about. This year, she was also part of the research group on the Canary Island. “We are cooperating a lot with the local authorities, our results often help them with nature conservation projects on the island”, she says. “I am glad to have been part of the Science School, it was really good to actually use various methods. In university, we read about them, but experiencing them is something completely different.”
La Palma is an excellent spot for the research which aims at studying plants and their multifaceted interactions with the environment. This is mainly because the island is very mountainous and therefore has a broad variety of climate and vegetation zones: you can find steep coasts with species adapted to salty and dry conditions (such as sea lavender), dry regions that are crowded by succulents, and even dense laurel forests which grow due the humid trade winds. Also, you can find lots of endemic species there. Even though the island is not big, roughly 40 kilometres long and 30 kilometres broad, it takes quite a while to circle it. “The roads in La Palma are in some parts steep and extremely curvy. It took us up to five hours to circle the island once”, says Dagmar Hanz and laughs.
“Another important factor is that – compared to some of the other Canary Islands like Tenerife or Gran Canaria – mass tourism has not had such a huge impact on La Palma yet”, Severin Irl says. It is still quite untouched in some areas which often brings surprises: This year, the research team might have stumbled upon a new species of carline thistles in the far North of La Palma. “We have identified it as a species from the genus Carlina but we are not sure yet about the species’ name”, Irl says. “Every year again, La Palma is just beautiful.”

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Robert Jason Costanzo (born October 20, 1942) is an American actor. He has an acting career spanning over thirty years and is often found playing surly New York City types such as crooks, low level workers and policemen, and mixes both drama and comedy roles. Costanzo is also a prominent voice actor, and often serves as a voice double for Danny DeVito.
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James Hickman is using the theory of "safety in numbers" to help minimise the pressure he might face of trying to live up to his billing as a serious medal prospect in Athens.
The 28-year-old butterfly ace from Manchester admits he might feel under greater pressure if he was one of just a few medal hopes in the pool.
However, the fact that British swimming has come on leaps and bounds in the four years since Sydney means more athletes are in with a chance in the pool, and he is using that to his advantage.
"Thanks to the improvement in British swimming it is great being part of the team because anyone wearing the British shirt is respected by the other swimmers," said Hickman.
"The fact that we have a lot of highly ranked people takes the pressure off you as an individual. Look at Tim Henman at Wimbledon, all the pressure is on him.
"I think if there were three of four Tim Henmans vying for the Wimbledon tennis crown for Britain then it would be a lot easier to achieve.
"You had to be ranked in the top 12 in the world to make this swimming team, which is the hardest qualifying time in the world, so the world knows the British team had a hard qualifying standard, and that's great.
"I am racing Michael Phelps in the 100m fly but when I stand on the blocks I am racing to beat him. I am realistic enough to know I have to take a lot off my time, but I am also realistic enough to know that in an Olympic final anyone from lane one to eight can win. I have seen it happen, so I just want to get in that final."
Hickman, who will retire in December, gave another insight into the no-nonsense approach of tough coach Bill Sweetenham, although he admitted things were a little more relaxed at the holding camp in Cyprus.
He said: "After we qualified for the Olympics this year we went to the French Olympic trials but we were staying in Belgium which was a 40 minute bus ride away.
"We were all up at 5.30am to have breakfast and then get the bus to be first team at the pool and then we were there all day through the heats whether we were competing or not, and we had to do a full training session when there were 50 or 60 people in your lane which was not easy.
"Other teams might have rebelled very hard and indeed Bill was called all the names under the sun, but we wanted to go along with it because we all knew it was his way of making us better and we wanted to give it the chance to work. We have been very professional and hopefully the results will speak for themselves.
"For half the team swimming is their life, it pays their mortgage, and therefore they want to swim well. As for me, I want to go out of the sport swimming well."


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Media and news in the digital age is all consumption and minimal digestion. Outlets such as NowThis and ATTN dismiss journalistic efficacy and contextual research with brief, 2-3 minute videos of cherry-picked current events that dwell over a few facts without providing the meat of a valid story. This often ignites flames on social media, with these reports garnering hundreds of thousands of shares and millions of views within a matter of hours, utilizing the users as tools to spread a one-sided narrative of an often multi-dimensional issue.
Their work in imbuing users with emotion while often remaining deficit of any facts and research has proven successful. Those who watch are impassioned, and plea for a solution to whatever the video contends — that is, until the next video is created and the preceding clip fizzles and is tossed into the digital junkpile.
Qatari sponsored network Al Jazeera has taken notes on this, and in response, they have conceived of their own NowThis incarnate: AJ+, a bite-sized news mass-producer that preys on the demographic of impressionable consumers. With videos lambasting homophobia and sexism (in excitedly serious, bold black and yellow helvetica fonts) such as “About North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Laws”, they’ve managed to insert themselves into this non-reporting news game by flaring those LGBT-pride, feminist sparks within all of us millenials (despite, of course, the fact that the country that sponsors AJ+ also deems homosexuality a punishable offense and can result in up to 5 years in prison).
They’ve also taken the opportunity to exploit this new system of surface level broadcasting to demonize and delegitimize one of Al Jazeera’s most oft targets of media bias and misrepresentation: Israel.
In their videos about the Jewish State, they capitalize on ignorance surrounding the Israeli-Arab Conflict as well as millennials’ insatiable thirst for this kind of reporting
By conflating anti-Israel vitriol with these snippets of news, they’re effectively disseminating propaganda that reduces the conflict to a matter of minutes. In one video, they take the past 68 years and squeeze it into a tiny, fallacious little cartoon entitled, “Where Did The Palestinians Go?”. In it, AJ+ makes erroneous claims, including that the Palestinians within Israel were not given rights until 1967, that their treatment is akin to second-class citizens, and that they receive no political representation.
In truth, Palestinians within Israel (or, as many refer to themselves as, Arab-Israelis) were granted full citizenship in 1949, they receive more democratic rights than in the West Bank, Gaza, or for that matter almost any Arab country (unless you consider criminalizing homosexuality and stoning women as democratic rights), and they are represented by a large Arab party in the Knesset which they democratically voted for. They are also represented by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank and Hamas in Gaza (both of which have withheld elections from the Palestinians for over a decade).
It also omits the countless efforts and attempts to put forward peace agreements by the Israeli government, ignoring Two-State Solutions put forth as recent as 2008.
Another viral clip was that of an “IDF soldier stealing a Palestinian girl’s bike in Hebron in the occupied West Bank”. However, shouldn’t one note the current division of Hebron by the PA and the IDF? Essentially, Hebron is split into two factions, the Palestinian controlled H1, and the Israeli controlled H2. If one were to try and contextualize the situation and open a map, then they would see the clear division that leaves Hebron widely controlled by the Palestinians, with the Jewish Hebron a mere sliver of the Palestinian section. Since the Palestinian side of Hebron is under PA government rule, it would mean that the video was either fabricated by AJ+, or that the soldier in question is a Palestinian (either way, it implicates their egregious deception).
Also, it should be noted that the term “occupied West Bank” is a misnomer that gleefully doctors one’s perception of the West Bank. By dwindling the complicated and often challenging question of occupation into this little phrase, it is remiss regarding the 40% of the West Bank that is still controlled by the Palestinians, and that 98% of those Palestinians reside in areas controlled by the PA. Though Palestinian grievances should always be heard, these statistics must be taken into account when considering the situation.
Criticism of Israel is often credible, and can greatly advance Israel as a democratic nation to take more progressive action both domestically and internationally. However, AJ+ is disregarding the notion that news reporting should be free of bias as well as contrived research, and if they are going to embed their opinions into the media, it should be done carefully with provisional evidence and liable elucidation so as not to hold Israel to an unattainable standard that no other country (including Syria, China, Sudan, Myanmar, the Palestinian Authority itself or Hamas, etc.) is being held to by AJ+. This kind of double standard is blatantly antisemitic and bigoted and provides no actual solution for either side to this decades-old dilemma.
It seems that, as millennials, our heartstrings are easily pulled by the kind of reporting that minimizes issues regularly orbiting the news cycle. We slam the “share” button with immense fervor and little heed for conclusivity. Yet, it is this kind of journalism, especially that of AJ+, that should be wholly disregarded until the sources rebuke previously made claims and pledge towards less bias in their practices.

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No doubt about it - Americans love chicken in any form, but especially fried. Opening a fried chicken franchise can be a delicious opportunity for the right entrepreneur. More U.S. consumers than ever are eating chicken, with consumption up 17 percent since 2012 according to the National Chicken Council. And despite our increasing interest in healthy choices, many news outlets have reported that fried chicken comprises more than half of all chicken ordered in restaurants.View Fried Chicken Franchises
The per capita consumption of chicken in 2018 is estimated to be 92.5 pounds.
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Of the 100 biggest restaurant chains in the U.S., 3 of the 5 fastest-growing are chicken concepts.
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Chicken surpassed burgers as the No. 1 category in the fast-food business by purchase in 2016.
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22% of prepared chicken sales in grocery stores is fried.
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Think that fried chicken is fried chicken? Within this category, there exists many varieties, from southern to spicy, sandwiches to boneless. Every franchise has its own method for achieving succulent, juicy chicken in a crispy, delicious crust. Regional favorites abound and a savvy entrepreneur will need to investigate what the local tastes will support. Fried chicken is a go-to comfort meal for many Americans, so the odds of success for this beloved menu item are high.
Despite an interest in eating healthier, fried chicken is a growing category in quick service restaurants. In fact, many news outlets have reported that fried chicken comprises more than half of all the chicken ordered in restaurants. A savvy entrepreneur can find success when they invest in a fried chicken focused franchise business. Not convinced about how popular fried chicken has become in America? The delicious food item now has its own holiday - July 6th is National Fried Chicken Day.
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In this post I am going to share with you my story of suffering from scabies and how I used natural treatments to cure myself. I had scabies for almost two years, and I don’t want anyone else to suffer as long as I did.
I found out that my dog had sarcoptic mange when she was just a puppy. We took her to the vet and they gave us ivermectin injections, which killed the mites. This was a great relief because we were afraid that they would get into our house and infest us. The vet told us that the chances of this were very slim because sarcoptic mange is a surface mite, meaning it lives on top of the skin, not in it like demodectic mange does. However, I have since learned that this is not true and that both types can live anywhere on your body (though demodex is more prone to living in hair follicles).
I thought we were in the clear until about six months later when I started feeling really itchy all over my body. At first I thought it was just dry skin from winter or maybe some sort of allergic reaction to something new in our environment. So I tried lotions, moisturizers and even
I have had many questions about how to get rid of scabies on your own. I was diagnosed with this skin mite infestation back in 1997 and have spent thousands of hours helping others to rid themselves of this awful condition. I am not a doctor, but I have helped many thousands of people all over the world to cure their scabies mite infestations.
Getting rid of scabies is much easier than most people think! In most cases you can do it on your own without the use of prescription medication. The medical community has long told people that this is impossible, but they are wrong! Scabies cannot live very long off the human body and they can easily be killed with moderate heat or cold. Most doctors will tell you that you need prescription medication in the form of drugs like Stromectol and Permethrin to kill the mites and their eggs. This is definitely not true!
You do NOT need to spend a lot of money on doctor visits and prescriptions to kill the scabies mites living under your skin! You just need to know what you are doing and how to stop them from growing and reproducing on your body. That’s it! It is really that easy!
I have a whole website dedicated to curing yourself
Sarcoptic mange, also known as canine scabies, is a highly contagious skin disease caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. These microscopic parasites burrow into the skin where they live and deposit their eggs. Scabies causes severe itching and self-inflicted damage to the dog’s skin as they scratch and chew themselves. The most common places for these mites to live on your dog are the elbows and hocks, but they can be anywhere on the body. Often times, you’ll see hair loss in patches on these parts of your pets body first. It is extremely important to treat scabies right away because it can cause secondary infections in the skin that are very difficult to get rid of.
How Do Dogs Get Scabies?
Dogs get mange from close contact with other dogs that have sarcoptic mites. The mites will often walk from one dog to another when they sleep together or if they fight and bite each other. These mites can also be deposited by wildlife like foxes, coyotes, wolves and raccoons that may have mange. It is a rare occurrence for humans to get scabies from dogs; however it is possible for people to contract this disease from dogs.
I know how miserable you are right now. Believe me, I understand how frustrating it is to be tormented by scabies, how demoralizing it is to feel as if you can’t get a break from the itching, how awful it is to be socially isolated and rejected by family and friends.
But even though you probably feel alone, there are millions of people out there who share your misery. According to the CDC, scabies affects more than 300 million people worldwide each year. It’s an epidemic! And what we all want most is a simple cure for this horrible disease.
Unfortunately for us, modern medicine has not come up with a reliable cure for scabies. The main reason is that scabies mites have evolved a resistance to chemical pesticides like permethrin and lindane, which are the active ingredients in most medicated creams used to treat scabies.
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I’m going to reveal a secret that will make you happy: You CAN cure yourself naturally without using toxic chemicals!
How do I know this? Because I cured myself naturally without using toxic chemicals! It was hard work researching the best way to do it, but I followed my instincts and persisted in my search until I found the right
I’m not a doctor and I don’t even play one on the Internet. But I am someone who has had scabies before. This is my story of how I got rid of scabies, which should help you understand it better and get rid of it yourself.
I contracted scabies in late December, 2008. I had been staying at my parents’ house while they were out of town. My sister was living there at the time with her boyfriend. He was sick with something and we both thought he had lice, so she went to the store and bought some shampoo to kill the lice. She used this shampoo for a couple of days, but didn’t seem to be getting better. After a few days she decided to go to Planned Parenthood for treatment, where she was told that she had scabies, not lice. The nurse gave her some instructions about how to treat it and sent her home with some medicine that would kill the mites (a prescription cream).
My sister called me soon after to let me know that she had scabies and that I probably did too since we live together. She said that I didn’t need to see a doctor since all they did was give her the same medicine they would have given me over the counter
To treat scabies rash on your own, you will need a scabies home remedy. There are many different types of home remedies and treatments for scabies, but only a few have been proven to actually work.
Scabies is an extremely contagious skin disease that is caused by a microscopic mite called sarcoptes scabiei. Although the symptoms of this disease can be very similar to other types of rashes, there are certain characteristics that are unique to scabies rash.
There are several different types of home remedies for treating your scabies rash. Some will work better than others and some may not work at all. Before deciding on which treatment method you will use, you should determine if you have scabies or not.
Scabies is a highly contagious skin infestation caused by a microscopic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei. The mite burrows into the upper layer of skin where it lives and lays its eggs. The most common symptoms of scabies are intense itching and a pimple-like skin rash. If you think you might have scabies, you should be evaluated by a doctor.
Scabies is spread by direct, prolonged, skin-to-skin contact with a person who has scabies. Scabies is easily spread during sex. However, it can also be spread by living in the same household as an infected person or through contact with bedding, clothing, or towels used by an infected person.
Children may get scabies from other children at school or day care. Scabies may also be transmitted to health care workers from patients who have it.
It takes 4 to 6 weeks for symptoms to appear after scabies mites have infested your skin. But once you’ve been exposed to them, symptoms usually develop within 1 to 4 days. Symptoms include:
Skin rash that resembles pimples, blisters or bug bites
Intense itching that’s worse at night (pruritus)
Burrow tracks — tiny raised lines that

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Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014 | 6:01 p.m.
Pop princess Britney Spears has transformed herself with a dramatic weight loss thanks to regular yoga workouts and a low-carb diet and will proudly show off her new toned and slim, trim look for the resumption of her residency “Britney: Piece of Me” at Planet Hollywood on Friday night.
Uploading a new-look Instagram photo, she said: “I’ve been working hard this summer and am so ready to bring it to the next round of shows.” Britney has shows running for 14 dates through Sept. 10. Then with increasing rumors of a fall Hawaii wedding to boyfriend David Lucado, she’s away until her Oct. 3 Las Vegas return.
Her personal trainer Tony Martinez insisted on her low-carb diet and added cardio workouts and yoga to her weight-loss regime. Britney admits that the workouts have been grueling with three one-hour sessions of cardio and two 90-minute yoga sessions each week.
“I’m coming back in top condition and running at full speed,” she added. “It was hard because I love high-carb foods like chocolate chip cookies and spaghetti.”
Tony explained: “The main aim was to increase her endurance while concentrating on the weight loss. It also included a mix of ab workouts, treadmill runs and treadmill exercises walking backward at different intervals and walking forward.”
The sports workouts also included Britney balancing on one leg while engaged in medicine ball slams, basketball jump shots, speed biking and rotating 20 times on the floor for her abs.
BIG RENEWAL: Even after five decades of shows, The Australian Bee Gees are not slowing down at the Excalibur, and they just won an incredible vote of confidence with a contract expansion through January 2018.
Before the three-year renewal, The Australian Bee Gees this year added songs, arrangements, video projections and costumes to the multimedia concert event. In its 18-year history, the tribute band has performed more than 4,000 shows in more than 42 countries.
“I’m beyond thrilled that this amazing concert extravaganza will continue to bring the magical joy of The Bee Gees’ music to the masses for another three years,” said Adam Steck, CEO of SPI Entertainment and co-producer of “The Australian Bee Gees Show.” “Excalibur is a great partner, and we have a beautiful showroom to not only perform a one-of-a-kind tribute show, but also really to celebrate this legendary group.”
FRIGHT FACTORS: Expect a big announcement shortly from the Travel Channel on a new Season 10 for our hometown hero Zak Bagans’ “Ghost Adventures” to resume in October. I’m hearing advance whispers that there will be a spectacular two-hour Halloween special.
Fright Dome at Circus Circus, one of the nation’s top-ranked haunted attractions, will team up with legendary horror director Tobe Hooper to feature one of the most terrifying horror films of all time. Beginning Friday, Oct. 3, Fright Dome takes over The Adventuredome at Circus Circus and will theme one of its six haunted houses around the grisly story of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” which itself celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
As the movie comes to life, the themed haunted house will immerse guests in scenes from the iconic film fending off realistic attacks of one of the most notorious chainsaw-wielding killers ever created, Leatherface. No corner is safe as guests fight their way through in hopes of escaping the cannibals in pursuit.
Jason Egan, owner and creator of Fright Dome, said: “For the past 12 years, we have been extremely fortunate to work with some of the best in the horror industry, making Fright Dome one of the top haunted attractions in the nation year after year.”
To add to the excitement and thrill this year, guests will be able to experience Adventuredome’s newest attraction, the roller-coaster El Loco, under the darkness of the haunted attraction. Fright Dome opens nightly until midnight from Oct. 3-31.
BACK SO SOON? Tattooed blonde bombshell Sabina Kelly is returning to “Pin Up” at the Stratosphere for just one night for now as Claire Sinclair will be away Saturday, Aug. 23. The buzz after Sabina’s success in her debut week is still loud, and I’m hearing reliable whispers that she might turn up as a guest star in another downtown show next month.
GOOD LUCK! Vegas DeLuxe sends good-luck wishes to our Mrs. Nevada America contestant Lavetta Schneider as she prepares for the national Mrs. America Pageant in Arizona next week. Lavetta was given a big farewell send-off party at chef Akira Back’s Yellowtail in Bellagio.
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GLOBAL GAMING: Worldwide gaming executives are gearing up for their Global Gaming Expo from Sept. 29-Oct. 2 at the Venetian’s Sands Expo and Convention Center. Convention organizers have prepared a one-minute YouTube video of highlights of the latest trends and insights in the casino industry awaiting delegates.
The final table of the 2013 World Food Championships that I filmed during the winter with Claire Sinclair and Food Network star chef Ben Vaughn on Fremont Street airs at 8 p.m. on FYI. This year, we’ll be filming new episodes of the ultimate food fight all over downtown from Nov. 12-18.
Iration and Rebelution are at Boulevard Pool in the Cosmopolitan.
Pimpinela plays House of Blues in Mandalay Bay.
And The Sonics are at Hard Rock Live! on the Strip.
Britney returns to the Strip as legendary actor Al Pacino debuts in a knockout weekend of new Big Knockout Boxing, plus Fall Out Boy, ZZ Top, Jeff Beck and “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan as we remember Elvis Presley on the anniversary of his death.
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Catering to the young and modern crowd, Planet Hollywood is a one-stop shop for entertainment with its massive shopping mall, slew of restaurants, spacious casino and clubs.
The ambiance of the casino is retro-chic meets high-tech with black granite floors throughout and colorful LED lights throughout the space. The theme carries into the 100,000 square-foot casino with 250 flat screens topping off slot machines. The casino is also home to 87 tables, a sports book and a poker room.
There's also the Miracle Mile Shops, one Vegas' largest malls, with 140 stores including BCBG Max Azaria, bebe, Urban Outfitters and The Discovery Channel Store.
Following an afternoon of shopping, guests can satisfy their appetites at one of the gourmet restaurants in Planet Hollywood, like the non-traditional approach to steakhouses at Strip House or check out the exotic Far East motif at KOI restaurant and lounge. And if guests are still looking for more, they can spend the after hours at Privé, Triq or Krave nightclubs.
Perhaps one of the resorts biggest attractions came in March with the addition of "Peepshow." The naughty twist on the story of Little Bo Peep is modern-day spin on the run-of-the-mill Vegas topless review. The "Peepshow" stage has seen visiting celebs like Scary Spice Mel B, "Dancing with the Stars" Kelly Monaco and Playboy's Holly Madison.


Xiaomi showcased the Xiaomi 12T series, which has been on the agenda for a long time with allegations and leaks, at the event it held recently. Of course, one of the products that attracted attention at the event was the Redmi Pad with 2K screen. So what does the tablet offer to users? Here are the features and price!
Redmi Pad features
Redmi Pad; 10.61 inch 90Hz offering a refresh rate 2K resolution LCD panelis presented to users. Also on the screen 400 nits brightness and 1500:1 contrast ratio exists. As you can see, the device is quite ambitious about the screen, although it is in the entry segment.
MediaTek Helio G99 processor will be used in the device. Chipset produced with a 6 nm fabrication process; It houses the Mali-G57 MC2 graphics interface in addition to two 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A76 and six 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A55 cores.
in the product 3/4GB of RAM and 64/128GB internal storage options are available. If users wish, they can be stored in storage thanks to microSD card support. Up to 1TB they can go. Out of the box, it will run the Android 12-based MIUI 13 interface.
The tablet doesn’t promise anything serious on the camera side. Because there is an 8 Megapixel selfie camera at the front and an 8 Megapixel main camera at the back.
Tablet battery about to the standards sleeping. Because at this point we 8000mAh with 18W supportA battery charges. on the other hand Dolby Atmos supported 4 speakersLet’s say you have it.
- Screen: 10.61 inch 2K resolution LCD panel with 90 Hz refresh rate, 400 nits brightness and 1500:1 contrast ratio
- Processor: MediaTek Helio G99
- RAM: 3/4GB RAM
- Storage: 64/128GB
- Front camera: 8 Megapixels
- Rear camera: 8 Megapixels
- Battery: 8000 mAh with 18W support
Redmi Pad price
Redmi Pad; It will appear in front of users in gray, silver and green colors. Finally, it will take its place on the shelves with prices starting from 279 euros. Its future in our country has also been officially announced.
So what do you think about this subject? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section!


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Glass Bib Necklace
Versatile sliding macrame clasp allows you to wear this necklace long or short. Color of macrame straps will vary to match fused glass. Keep in mind the pieces of fused glass are hand cut and painted and each will bubble and melt a little differently in the kiln.
- Adjusts from 18"- 27", diameter of largest circle 1-1/2"
- Fused glass, nylon cord
- Made in Guatemala
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There’s nowhere so remote as to escape the watchful eye of Google’s Street View cameras. Street View, an offshoot of Google Maps, is Google’s effort to take pictures of every street in the world, or at least a lot of the streets in the world, to provide a car’s-eye view of the world. Now, thanks to Google Street View visits to Ireland, Brazil, and Antarctica, Google Street View has mapped areas on all seven continents.
Of course, there’s not much to see in Antarctica, unless you’re really into penguins. Still, it’s pretty fascinating to get a glimpse at one of the world’s most remote areas, as if you were a scientist at a research station. The area mapped is called Half Moon Bay, according to Google’s Lat Long Blog, and odds are it’s one of the few places in Antarctica you can wander around and take pictures without freezing off something important.
Here’s a question. If you could magically have Google Street View any place on the earth, so you could wander around within it, where would that be? I’m leaning towards Siberia, because I’m kind of fascinated by the idea of all those salt mines and gulags. It’s all the fun of remote travel without the remote hotel bills!
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In his latest column for RealClearMarkets, the Manhattan Institute's Josh Barro takes a look at a report by the liberal Center for American Progress on how to balance the budget through spending cuts. The report aims to reduce the deficit by $255 billion starting in 2015 mostly by cutting expenditures—expenditures which, as Barro notes, are intended "to demonstrate the draconian steps needed to balance the budget on the spending side of the ledger." But as Barro says, if anything, the cuts it recommends are not big enough. In particular, the report's reccomendations leave Medicare largely untouched:
Regarding Medicare: really, this report could be called "How to Cut The Federal Budget While Touching Very Little Mandatory Spending." While 62% the federal primary budget (i.e., excluding interest) is expected to consist of mandatory spending in 2015, only 14% of the report's proposed reductions come from mandatory spending, and mostly not from the core mandatory programs. While the report includes a 1.4% reduction in Social Security spending, it does not touch health care entitlements at all.
The report notes that the recently passed health care law already includes significant reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates. That's true, and as the authors note, further reductions in reimbursement rates could make it difficult for seniors to receive care, because doctors will take fewer Medicare patients.
But the report then concludes that "there appears to be little more that the federal government can do by 2015 beyond what it has already accomplished to hold down health care spending in the federal budget without significantly compromising the quality of care." This is not true—significant savings are available through avenues other than reimbursement rate cuts. Effectively, these would reduce the quantity of care paid for by government.
One such proposal, advanced last year by three scholars at the American Enterprise Institute, is competitive pricing for Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare Fee-for-Service plans. Currently, about 20% of Medicare participants receive coverage from private insurers through Medicare Advantage and the remainder are on traditional Medicare Part A and B plans. In some parts of the country, the former plans provide richer coverage at a lower premium, and in others choosing the latter is advantageous; seniors may pick which they prefer and they will generally choose the better deal.
The AEI reform would set these plans on a level price playing field, so seniors who wish to buy up to the richer plan (whichever that is in their area) would have to pay an additional premium, reducing Medicare costs by about 8% or about $50 billion per year.
For more eye-popping ways to slash government programs and expenditures, see the 3-D government-cutting extravaganza in Reason's latest issue.
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Where Our Wheat Grows
Did you know the wheat for your pasta comes from one part of the country and your crackers come from wheat grown in another part? Bet you didn’t know that over 40 states grow wheat. If you’ve ever wondered where your wheat comes from, this infographic video is for you!
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TORONTO, October 14, 2016 – Stroud Resources Ltd. (“Stroud” or the “Company”) (TSXV:SDR) is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its 100 percent interest in the Company’s Hislop project to a private company, the Hislop Gold Company Ltd., for $225,000 in cash and $1,275,000 in assumption of debts owed by Stroud to certain debtholders (the “Transaction”).
Stroud will focus on further developing its 100% owned silver project in Jalisco, Mexico.
Pursuant to Section 5.14(c) of TSX Venture Exchange Policy 5.3 – Acquisitions and Dispositions of Non-Cash Assets, the Company held a special meeting on July 29, 2016 to seek disinterested shareholder approval of the Transaction. Messrs. Jakubovic and Atkinson were precluded from voting any shares owned by the directly or indirectly. At such meeting, the Transaction was approved by 92.03% of the votes cast by the disinterested shareholders.
For further information:
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Governor Jan Brewer has released the text of the letter she wrote and handed to Barack Obama on the Phoenix tarmac – the encounter that shot her book Scorpions for Breakfast to No. 10 on Amazon’s Best Seller List. Proper admonishment for a President who is rutinely aloof and condescending to Republican Governors, and sues states with the relish of swigging down a favorite beer. Remember, after inviting Brewer to the White House and promising a reply to her in two weeks time, the only reply was a lawsuit, without a single personal word to the Governor or the People of the Great State of Arizona.
Dear Mr. President,
Welcome to Arizona! You‘ve arrived in a state at the forefront of America’s recovery — and her future. We were at the brink. We were at the bottom of the list in job creation. Today, we have a balanced budget and we’re in the top 10 for job creation.
I’m proud of that hard-won recovery — the result of many tough decisions, courage and perseverance.
My hope is while you are here you will have a chance to see our tremendous results first hand.
We both love the great country, but we fundamentally disagree on how to best make America grow and prosper once again. I‘d love an opportunity to share with you how we’ve been able to turn Arizona around with hard choices that turned out to be the right ones.
And, of course, my offer to visit the border — and buy lunch — still stands!


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The overwhelming majority of people in Gaza had nothing to do with the attacks of October 7th. And the families in Gaza whose survival depends on deliveries of aid from Israel are just like our families. They're mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, want to earn a decent living, send their kids to school, have a normal life. That’s who they are. That’s what they want. And we cannot, we must not, lose sight of that. We cannot, we must not, lose sight of our common humanity.
Thus spake Antony Blinken.
I humbly offer my exegesis:
The central wisdom that might be beyond the lay observer is: "The families in Gaza are just like our families." Words of wisdom, indeed, for as we all know, when the planes flew into the Twin Towers on 11 September 2001, whole American families took to the streets in exhilarating joy, dancing wildly and handing out candy to all. Young and old alike, men and women alike, rich and poor alike, all celebrated. Church bells rang, exulting the name of the Lord. A wondrous day it was in America, when all felt confirmed in their humanity. Everybody did everything.
American families, in fact entire American communities, keep up this beautiful all-American tradition of joyfully handing out candy to complete strangers. Whenever an American kills a non-American, the news spreads like wildfire as everyone wants to know who the hero is and whether he was killed while killing the non-American. We must understand that when the American is killed during the killing of a non-American, this is no ordinary killing. Ordinary killings please God, that is true. But killing in which the killer is also killed ensure immediate entry to Heaven and the reward of sex with seventy-two virgins takes immediate effect. Also, and this is a little-known detail, the martyr will intercede for seventy of his family members before God on the Day of Judgement (the rest need another martyr).
Although Americans killing non-Americans is a Commandment from God, God is ever compassionate. He does not require every single American to go out and kill non-Americans. If only some in the parish to do it, the rest is relieved of this obligation. This explains the extraordinary community cohesion when it comes to supporting the one who will do the killing. It is in everyone's interest to make sure they succeed. This is why it was such a good idea to defund the police.
American families inculcate their very young children to hate non-Americans. Americans' love for their children is clearly shown by the fact that when children have difficulty getting to sleep at night, parents place RPGs, Kalashnikovs and grenades under their beds, and the children sleep soundly after that. The American education system, thankfully, has the notable feature of ensuring that these excellent parental efforts do not go to waste.
American families can rest assured that no school time will be wasted on frivolous distractions like Civics, Philosophy or Drama, and that necessary irritants like Mathematics and Science have the correct, character-building content, such as being able to calculate very quickly the mass of the stone required in a given size sling to hit a non-American soldier 50 metres away with deadly force. It goes without saying, of course, that History now stands corrected.
The American child's education is not only theoretical, but also practical. Every year parents jostle to enrol their children in summer camps, where youngsters toughen up on obstacle courses of fire and barbed wire, master the proper way to slit a non-American's throat and learn to convincingly lie under interrogation. By the end of summer camp, American children want nothing more than to kill non-Americans, and live for the moment the call comes to break through the border and attack. American families with children in summer camps can hold their heads high, although they cannot help wishing it was a non-American's head they were holding high.
The efficacy of these summer camps, indeed, all elements of the child's upbringing working together, was proven when hundreds of American men, products of this fine rearing, cut through the border fence, invaded a neighbouring country and proceeded to slaughter, rape and burn everyone they could find. They communicated their exploits back to those at home who congratulated them heartily and wished them God's protection, while they waited patiently. As soon as word came that the killing was done, they rushed in for their share of the spoils, jumping over dead bodies to seize all the household goods that now had no owners, including living women and children who would become their future slaves, taking care not to slip in the blood on their way out. They had to think of even this, praise God.
So many American families found places in their homes to conceal their new slaves. The women of the family made sure the slaves in the attic or the basement, or under the stairs, were fed enough to not die, while the children honed their taunting skills and enhanced their cruelty on the captives.
In brazen effrontery, the non-American nation dared to launch a genocidal war against the Americans, invading American territory with the intention of killing as many American civilians as possible and of stealing their war booty. These people have no shame, no morality whatsoever, even denying aid to these poor families. They gave themselves license to dehumanise Americans, as the sage said.
The deaf, the dumb and the blind will continue to deny what is clear as day, that the families in Gaza are just like our American families. This is the exegesis of which there is no doubt.
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I love the sarcasm 😁
You forgot one major issue.
Americans love to dig underground reinforced tunnels as a national project.


The governor is at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen focusing on green jobs.
Governor Jim Doyle says he’s been engaged with leaders in government, business and environment in Denmark. During a conference call with reporters, Doyle says his focus has been on taking practical steps in producing good jobs while finding alternative energy sources and conservation. Doyle says it’s a tremendous business and job-development opportunity for Wisconsin.
Scott Manley with Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce points to Wisconsin’s traditional manufacturing sector and its reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal. He warns Wisconsin stands to be hit disproportionately hard by global warming regulations.
Doyle says climate change legislation will be phased-in over a long period of time. He says the world is rapidly changing and we simply cannot stick our heads in the sand and resist the change.
Doyle says leaders must seize this moment. The Governor will return to Wisconsin on Friday.
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But the salmon fry are offspring of hatchery fish introduced to the river last fall by Park officials, and this has some stewardship groups concerned that populating the river with introduced fish may threaten the re-establishment of wild salmon and steelhead trout species.
The Elwha Dam, a 108’ concrete fixture on the Elwha River since 1913, is gone. The final sections were removed last month, and a riparian restoration project is underway to re-establish native riverine vegetation. The Glines Canyon Dam, a 210’ behemoth nine miles upstream, is largely chipped away, and scheduled to vanish in 12 – 18 months. This historic dam removal project sets a precedent for river restoration which has generated enthusiasm for similar projects across the country.
The Elwha River dam removals are part of a $325 million federally-funded project to restore nearly ninety miles of pristine riverine habitat in the Olympic National Park wilderness area, once home to a population of more than 300,000 salmon.
“They’re surviving. They’re hatching. They’re coming out well,” said Rob Elofson, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s fisheries restoration director.
Olympic National Park spokeswoman Barb Maynes projected a bounty of 400,000 salmon during the next three decades.
But the introduction of hatchery fish to the newly available river habitat is contentious. The current plan to release approximately four million juvenile hatchery salmonids annually, accompanied by a five-year fishing moratorium, has come under criticism from environmental groups who claim the plan will hamper wild salmonids from naturally colonizing this pristine habitat.
Scientists from the National Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle argue that without supplementation with hatchery fish, wild stocks won’t be able to re-establish themselves.
Four conservation groups have filed suit recently against several federal agencies and officials of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe for violating the Endangered Species Act by threatening the recovery of killer whales, Chinook salmon, and native steelhead by funding and operating fish hatchery programs in the Elwha River. According to the suit, the current plan gives no measureable goals for wild fish recovery, provides no timetable for ceasing the hatchery production, and that ultimately, wild fish recovery will be hampered by the hatchery fish. A review released last week by the independent Hatchery Scientific Review Group, which was organized and funded by Congress, has echoed these concerns.
Similar dam demolitions and river restoration projects are under consideration across the nation. Four hydroelectric dams on the Lower Snake River in Washington State are under federal review for possible demolition. Dam removal plans in Maine and California are also in the planning stages.
Although the fish reintroduction plans are still a matter of debate, information gathered from the Elwha restoration activities in the years ahead will provide more conclusive information for future restoration projects. For now, we should celebrate the remarkable achievement of applying so much money and effort to restoring the natural habitat of one of the nation’s great rivers.


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Have you ever had a situation where something really stressful was going on in your life and you had to maintain your productivity at work?
Maybe you just suffered a loss of a pet or a breakup. Maybe you have a house full of relatives during the holidays. Maybe you aren't getting along with your roommate and you are wondering what to do.
There are all kinds of things that, at times, affect us on an emotional level. And yet, we as adults still need to go to work and get it done. But these things still affect us. And then you go see your friend across the hall. Or you meet up with a friend or a family member and you talk. Nothing earth shattering, you just talk. Remember that feeling of connection? Feeling understood?
Now think about the child in school who may be dealing with equally stressful circumstances. Sometimes it is difficult to understand how to help, or even to know what is going on with them. We as adults just notice the side effects, the slipping grades, the inattention, the acting out. The good news is the same thing that helps you when you're stressed, helps them as well. We can't solve all of their problems but we can be that connection, that friend, that person who shows up.
This is the situation with one local match through Big Brothers, Big Sisters.
Bobbie Jean has been Delilah's Big Sister for over two years now. They started out seeing each other in school. They both admit they were nervous when they first met. Bobbie Jean says when she went to see Delilah at school she would be surrounded by children, making it difficult to see her one-on-one. Bobbie believes children are "hungry for relationships." They may have their parents, teachers and other authority figures, but it's a different kind of relationship when you have someone who provides that "safe zone," someone to talk to, to set a good example, someone who shows up consistently.
After a while it became clear just how much seeing Bobbie Jean on a consistent basis was helping Delilah. Both Delilah's teacher and parents have noticed a positive change in Delilah since being matched with Bobbie Jean. She is doing much better in school, she's happy, has no issues with classmates and her attendance has improved.
When Bobbie Jean was out of town for over a month last summer, Delilah became distant and just didn't seem like herself when the Support Specialist would talk to her. Even Bobbie Jean noticed the difference when she would try to text or call Delilah. The good news was that once Bobbie Jean was back, it didn't take them a long time to "get back on track." After one outing, Delilah was back to her happy self with Bobbie Jean.
Bobbie Jean sincerely cares for Delilah and knows just how much potential she has. Bobbie Jean is her biggest supporter. She says "I will never give up on her and I will always be there for Delilah."
Bobbie Jean and Delilah's match was highlighted in a video produced over the summer by True Kids1. You can view their video and two others highlighting Taos/Colfax matches on our Facebook page Big Brothers Big Sisters Mountain Region Taos/Colfax. If you would like to learn more about volunteering to be a mentor, call (575) 779- 0003 or visit our website at bbbsmountainregion.org.

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Invasive Procedures on 14 Seriously Ill Chimpanzees at San Antonio Facility Should Be Halted Immediately, Legal Petition Says
WASHINGTON—A Texas laboratory is unlawfully using 14 aging and seriously ill chimpanzees in life-threatening invasive experiments that should be halted immediately, argues a Petition for Investigative Action filed Aug. 10 with the federal government by a former chimpanzee researcher, three physicians, and other experts.
Based on recently obtained veterinary records, the nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) says that Ken, Katrina, and 12 other chimpanzees at Texas Biomed’s Southwest National Primate Research Center in San Antonio are suffering physical and psychological harm in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
At least two of the chimpanzees are in such poor health that commonly conducted laboratory procedures could kill them. Ken, for example, is at risk of sudden cardiac death, according to veterinary records obtained by PCRM through the Freedom of Information Act. His health is so precarious that veterinarians have placed a Do Not Resuscitate order in his medical file.
The 14 chimpanzees were taken out of a nonresearch facility in New Mexico last year by the National Institutes of Health and transferred to Texas Biomed, where they have undergone liver-punch biopsies and other painful procedures during hepatitis experiments.
“Ken’s veterinary records suggest he won’t live much longer, and his final days should be free from liver biopsies and other painful procedures,” says John J. Pippin, M.D., F.A.C.C., a Dallas physician and spokesman for PCRM. “A new treatment for hepatitis C was recently approved, and it was developed without using chimpanzees. That is the way forward.”
In addition to their long history of disease and physical stressors, the 14 chimpanzees transferred to Texas Biomed are in poor psychological health. Katrina, for example, has self-mutilated, and Levi has broken teeth chewing on metal, probably the bars of his cage.
In Washington, a committee of scientists convened by the Institute of Medicine is examining the usefulness of chimpanzee experiments. The committee will hear expert and public testimony on Aug. 11-12, and its report issued later this year will impact all chimpanzees in U.S. labs, including Ken and his companions at Texas Biomed.
For a copy of PCRM’s Petition for Investigative Action or an interview with Dr. Pippin or another expert, please contact Jeanne McVey at 202-527-7316 or email@example.com.
Founded in 1985, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is a nonprofit health organization that promotes preventive medicine, conducts clinical research, and encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research.

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The interesting thing about technology is that new technology often spawns counter technology. Such is the case with drones as law enforcement is responding with ways to take down drones. In part 5 of our series, we find that technology is not the only answer for downing drones. Birds of prey are also being used.
A new technology uses radio control to take down a drone, known as the DronedefenderTM it is a communications jamming “rifle” that doesn’t fire bullets. Instead, it overpowers the drone taking command away from the pilot. “Targeted” towards restricted air space, the device is good to 1300 feet. The good news is it doesn’t destroy the drone. The bad news is that it can cause the operator to lose the drone. With the penalties of unregistered drones approaching three years in prison and $250,000 in fines, that could be the least of one’s worries. The first article in this series on drones, The Drone Dilemma, Part 1: The Lack of Bandwidth and Signal Strength, focused on a new technology that could keep drones immune from jamming due to ultrafast signal transmission. At the time of this writing, investors still seem more interested in funding incremental software changes over disruptive hardware advances.
Jamming is also being extended to stationary locations such as the Whitehouse. The military has developed weaponry against drone attacks. These weapons either jam the drone or shoot it down. The options for jamming include disabling, taking control, or taking them off course. One weapon that is of interest is the laser. A laser defense system is being developed by a German company, Rheinmetall Defense Electronics. This system will use four, high energy lasers.
Technology is at risk when a drone is shot down. Iran claimed it shot down a US drone in 2011. It was reported that they had reverse engineered the technology. The Pentagon refuted the claim in 2014 saying the Iranian drone was nowhere near as capable.
Other methods have been used to disable drones as well. One singer named Enrique Iglesias snatched a drone out of the sky during a concert. It turns out that this was not a smart move as he ended up in the hospital with a severe laceration. Reports of protestors taking down drones by swiping it out of the sky with a t-shirt also have been published.
One of the most interesting stories has been the use of eagles to take down drones. Birds of prey have long enabled man to pursue game without the use of traditional weaponry. Now the Dutch police are training them to snatch drones out of the sky. With many drones sporting sharp, whirling propellers, there is no doubt animal rights activists will be stepping in on this subject.
As the old saying states, “What goes up, must come down.” As engineers, there is opportunity for new designs in that latter part of that statement. I’m sure the ingenuity of Planet Analog readers will spawn new technologies as time progresses. Or maybe there will just be a similar ending for the drone as there was for the mail delivery robot. As the story goes, it was so obnoxious that engineers programmed it to commit suicide by accelerating down a very long hallway until it broke through the window at the end falling to its death. After all, engineers make for good pranksters. RIP Bob Pease, we picked up where you left off.
- “Anti-Drone Rifle Uses Unbelievable Tech to Take Down Drones (VIDEO)”
- “New rifle shoots drones out of the sky without firing a single bullet” By Zach Epstein on Oct 16, 2015 at 9:20 AM
- “Dutch police are training eagles to take out drones” By James Vincent, February 1, 2016 08:32 am
- “Enrique Iglesias Injures Hand Grabbing Drone During Concert”, BY DANIEL KREPS May 31, 2015
- “The Drone Dilemma: Lack of Bandwidth & Signal Strength” Scott Deuty, Power, Analog Engineer
- “SECRET SERVICE TRIES JAMMING DRONE SIGNALS NEAR WHITE HOUSE; A NO FLY ZONE WITHIN A NO FLY ZONE” By Kelsey D. Atherton Posted March 10, 2015
- “New Weapons Spell Death For Drones; The Countermeasure Dance” By COLIN CLARK on October 13, 2014 at 4:42 PM
- “Lasers And Electronic Warfare To Be Used In New World Of Drones And Anti-Drones,” Nicholas West SEPTEMBER 25, 2015
- “‘No way!’: Pentagon trashes Iranian replica of US drone,” no author listed, 13 Nov, 2014 17:32
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