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While it's easy for us to bundle up and ensure our comfort and safety, our dogs and cats are relying on us to help do the same for them.
On this episode of the Paws & Play podcast, we talk about the different steps you can easily take to help keep your pets healthy and safe during the cold winter months.
Ice Melters: Great for Not Getting Sued by Someone for Slipping on Your Sidewalk — Terrible for Paws
While the cold air and wet snow can cause irritation to your dog's paws, that's nothing compared to the effects of commonly used ice melters, which have been known to take paint off of cars and damage roads — so it should come as no surprise that they can cause chemical burns on your dog or cat's paws.
"The most common ice melters are salt-based," says Dr. J. "They can cause chemical burns on your dog's paws directly, but what frequently happens is dogs lick it off. And if they ingest a bunch of it they can wind up with sodium poisoning, which can cause neurological problems and digestive issues."
There are safer ice melters (but no completely pet-safe options) available. Here are two of the safest and best ice melting options to use when you have pets:
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Read more about what makes some ice melters safer for pets than others in "Which Ice Melters are Pet Safe?"
Ways to Protect Your Dog's Paws in the Winter
Your dog's paws, and especially their paw pads, are vulnerable during the cold winter months. From stepping in ice melters to skin cracking from cold temperatures, cuts or scrapes from frozen terrain, and even ice or snow building up between toes. Products such as dog boots or protective paw balm can help keep your dog's paws in tip-top shape.
While the myriad of YouTube videos showing dogs in booties are some of the most entertaining out there, it's important to help your dog feel comfortable wearing boots or socks and teach them how to walk normally. Introduce your dog to their new boots gradually and pair them with yummy treats so your dog looks forward to putting on their shoes. Watch this video to see how to teach your dog to wear booties:
If your dog is completely against wearing boots or socks of any kind, there are paw balms that create a protective wax barrier and prevent ice from forming between toes. The most popular, and our favorite is Musher's Secret.
Any time you come inside after a walk or outdoor play, a paw bath will rinse off any irritants or mud and dirt. This also gives you a chance to check between your dog's toes for anything out of the ordinary. Check out "How to Properly Care for Your Dog's Paw Pads" for more tips and tricks for your dog's paws.
Keep The Fun & Exercise Indoors
If you're used to being active with your pets outside, when the weather gets chilly there are easy ways to provide physical and mental exercise indoors instead. "Don't overlook the power of mental exercise in terms of training, brain games, dog puzzles, interactive feeders for cats, and things of that nature when it's too cold to go outside," says Dr. J. Need inspiration? Here are 10 Boredom Busters for Dogs to get you started.
Household Winter Hazards
Fireplaces & Wood Stoves
Smoke from burning wood results in creosote buildup, which is not only a respiratory hazard for both people and pets, but since it's extremely flammable it's also a major fire hazard. Have your chimney and fireplace inspected regularly and cleaned annually to prevent creosote buildup.
Make sure your wood-burning stove or fireplace has proper ventilation as well. Smoke inhalation is dangerous for everyone in the home, not just your cat or dog. Smoke is especially irritating to pets with existing respiratory conditions such as cat asthma, chronic bronchitis, collapsing trachea, or laryngeal paralysis.
Cats love to perch on different surfaces, which means that your feline friend might choose your wood stove or radiator as their usual resting spot during the summer, not knowing that in the winter those places will be too hot and will burn. Give your cat other places to lounge year-round, like a cat tree or window perch, and discourage them choosing a stove or heater for their resting place. You don't want them to burn their paws if they jump up on a hot surface.
Central Heating & Air Filters
Check your heating system or wall heaters for excess dog or cat fur build up before turning them on for the year and clean them often. Heaters also tend to dry out the air in your home, which can cause flare ups in upper respiratory tract infections and put your pets at a higher risk of illness during the winter months. Adding a humidifier to your home can go a long way to help your dog or cat stay hydrated, along with easy access to water, regular cleaning of air filters, and feeding your cat wet food.
Knock or Honk Before You Leave the Driveway
It's quick and easy to knock on your car hood or honk your horn before driving off — and you might just save a cat's life! Many cats like to curl up by a car's warm engine block and you don't want them to get injured when you turn on your car. And it's not just for cars parked outdoors either! If your cat has access to the garage, they might find that the car is a comfortable napping spot. "It's a good habit to get into, especially in the wintertime," encourages Dr. J.
The caption reads, "Now that the chilly temperatures have arrived, don't forget to check under the car hood before starting your engine in case any cats (or cows) have taken up residence trying to get warm. ☺"

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Picking up some supplies! Smiling and make-up free Kelly Rowland shops for cosmetics at New York beauty emporium
By EMMA GRITT
PUBLISHED: 09:38, 11 April 2013 | UPDATED: 10:21, 11 April 2013
One of the most enjoyable things about being a female is shopping for make-up, just ask Kelly Rowland.
The Destiny's Child star was seen browsing the aisles at Ricky's, a popular beauty store in New York, on Tuesday.
The 32-year old was working a low key look, with a grey beanie hat covering her hair, and just a slick of lipgloss on her otherwise bare face.
Natural beauty: Kelly Rowland looked effortlessly gorgeous as she stepped out with just a touch of lip gloss
Kelly smiled for the cameras as she left the shop holding a carrier bag full of her latest finds.
Dressed in a white T-shirt, black jeans and pair of trainers, the only hint of her superstar status was the Louis Vuitton wallet she carried in one hand as she dashed out the shop to a waiting car.
Her huge diamond stud earrings were also a bit of a giveaway, and they sparkled beneath the shop's strip lighting.
Unrecognisable: Kelly Rowland was low key dressed in a grey beanie hat, white T-shirt and jeans
Lose my breath: Kelly browsed the beauty products available at Ricky's in New York looking casual and relaxed
The laidback look will surprise fans who are used to seeing the Atlanta-born singer looking nothing short of perfect with designer clothes and luxurious accessories.
Kelly was in New York as she was booked to perform at the Elle Women In Music Celebration, an annual event that honours women in rock.
As well as mingling with other guests, she performed at the event in front of a celebrity audience and certainly seemed to enjoy herself.
Winning smile: Kelly chatted warmly to another woman in the shop, perhaps to share some beauty tips
Glamorous best: Kelly was looking glossy and gorgeous at the ELLE Women in Music Celebration the next day
She tweeted: 'Such a great night partying w/ @ElleMagazine at the Women in Music event! #NYC'S
The Commander singer looked casual in a pair of leather trousers and a white top with pink diamanté necklace and black and silver sandals.
She also sported a wrist full of sparkly pink bracelets and a chunky ring to match, but most noticeably was wearing a full face of make-up - perhaps using some products she had picked up at Ricky's earlier that day.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2307337/Smiling-make-free-Kelly-Rowland-shops-cosmetics-New-York-beauty-emporium.html#ixzz2Q95ofbOl
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Judge Denies Special Prosecutor Request In Rampage
DENVER (AP) — The judge in the Colorado theater shooting case has denied a defense request for a special prosecutor to look into a news story about defendant James Holmes.
In Thursday’s ruling, the judge also denied a defense request to hobble the prosecution case as punishment for a leak, allegedly from a government source, to Fox News reporter Jana Winter.
Winter reported Holmes sent violent drawings to his psychiatrist before the July 2012 shooting rampage. The story cited unnamed officers as sources.
Defense lawyers said that violated a gag order and that whoever spoke to Winter might have committed perjury by denying it under oath.
Defense efforts to force Winter to reveal her sources failed.
Holmes pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.
(© Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
More Aurora Movie Shooting Stories
- Trial Date Set In James Holmes Case
- Man Who Harassed Aurora Families Sentenced In Hoax-Bomb Case
- Defense In Theater Shooting Case Asks Judge To Move Trial
- Clairvoyant, Cartoon Buff Nixed From Theater Shooting Jury
- Prosecutors Want Photos Of Theater Shooting Kept From Public
- Opening Statements In Theater Shooting Expected In April
- Jury Selection Continues In Colorado Theater Shooting Case

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Comedy, Adventure, Shounen, Mystery
AKB48 Murder Case is a detective manga series adapted from the all-female Japanese idol group's "Murder Mystery" commercials for Glico's "Ice no Mi" candy campaign. In the story, AKB48 members discover the body of fellow idol Kato Rena. Maeda Atsuko arrives at the murder scene and begins to handle the case. All 89 current members of the idol group become suspects. A short series of big events.
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The Department of Education publishes a list of schools that have received religious exemptions from Title IX. What’s that mean?
Title IX allows a religious school to be exempt from government policies that would undermine its religious identity. The need for exemptions has traditionally been rare. That’s now changed, as the Education Department has interpreted “sex discrimination” to involve the category of gender identity. Without an exemption, Christians schools would be required, for example, to permit a biological male who identifies as female to live in dorms with other females.
The list is widely seen as an attempt by hostile regulators to intimidate religious institutions. Andrew T. Walker at National Review argues that the Trump administration should discontinue this publication.

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To quote Monty Python: Always look on the bright side of life.
There’s some great stuff in there: recognizing that our agricultural soils’ health is paramount to long-term soil productivity, that living roots and residue cover are vital to soil health, and that diverse crop rotations and decreased tillage have positive impacts on soil health.
But then, it gets a little uncomfortable. And not because Dianne Saxe, Ontario’s environment commissioner, is challenging farmers to take care of their soil, but because of two things: a) the very apparent disconnect between what’s already happening on this front in Ontario (by farmers themselves AND the ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs; and, b) the not-so-subtle demonizing of synthetic fertilizer (page 4).
The introduction to the report simultaneously applauds food production gains while chastising farmers for their apparent abuse of the environment. Thanks, I guess? It’s a common theme, it seems, from the higher ups in Ontario — instead of starting out with a good baseline of where things are at on a field level, let’s make assumptions and go from there. Case(s) in point: farmer-driven neonic stewardship ahead of neonic regulations; current cover crop use and adoption rates (although unmeasured, uptake has been huge); and, strip and reduced tillage use. My point is, the report paints a great picture of what the commish would like to see, but is light on a baseline of where we’re already at. And what Ontag has been doing is far from unsubstantial.
Dr. Bill Deen, with the University of Guelph, has been running a long-term crop rotation study since 1980, and a tillage study since 1974. (Read more about both here and here). Dr. David Hooker has a similar rotation study at Ridgetown (here).
There’s no mention of this work in the report, but of four write-ups on “soil champions”, two are American, not even Canadian. In reality, Canada is far ahead of Americans in rotation research and uptake, and rotation has been proven time and again to be the cornerstone of soil health, says Peter Johnson, resident agronomist for RealAgriculture.
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is in the process of updating its soil health policy (read “Sustaining Ontario’s Agricultural Soils — Towards a Shared Vision“) — that gets a sidebar mention on page 36 of a 46 page document.
The one acknowledgement is that Ontario isn’t doing enough to measure and track soil carbon levels. On this we can agree. Building up soil carbon is a great goal — independent of any carbon tax scheme put forward by the powers that be. Soil carbon has been called the most important agricultural input; its role in soil health and productivity trumps any cap and trade goals. What’s more, soil carbon levels are an excellent barometer for soil productivity and health — I can throw my support behind a province-wide initiative that gets that rolling.
The caveat is that changing soil carbon (thought of as organic matter, by most farmers) is an incredibly slow process. Trying to measure increases in soil carbon is really a 10- or 20-year objective, not something short-term that fits within a government mandate.
But what does this report really mean for Ontario’s farmers? The office holds no legislative power — the commission can’t set policy or make regulations. But there’s a very clear message in the report: move towards organic-type production methods.
The vilification of “synthetic fertilizer” pays no heed to recent OMAFRA/U of G research that shows very significant impacts of maintaining decent soil fertility levels to achieve high yields (which, create biomass), something that is paramount in both feeding the world AND maintaining economic viability of farmers. Everyone seems to have this concept that plant nutrients can just magically appear to support high yields. It’s simply not the case — you cannot create something (crop yields) from nothing.
The real concern in this: OMAFRA is currently in the midst of a “consultation” on future soil policy. While it’s hardly mentioned in the comish’s report, will OMAFRA be using this as justification for the next wave of red tape for Ontario’s farmers? Time will tell.
Listen below for Shaun Haney and my discussion on the Environment Commissioner’s report (caution: it gets a little ranty):
Not sure what the Office of the Environment Commissioner does? Read more here.

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This week on the MOOC about soils we are getting into our own soil to find out more about it. The thing is I don’t have a lot of uncovered ground to actually dig into. But, fortunately, I don’t like primulas too much and the front garden had plenty that could go to make way for a bit of citizen science.
The soil I was supppsed to have analysed was the subsoil (B-Horizon) but that being such a hard pan I can’t actually dig into it I instead use the topsoil (A-Horizon). And in doing a bit of digging I noticed the very top layer of soil, which is called the O-Horizon (O is for organic). Until the course I am doing, I’d not been aware of this stratum.
Anyway, for what it’s worth, it looks like the A-Horizon in my front garden is some kind of sandy soil, which is not a complete surprise. On the PDC last year, we also did soil tests and the result for my back garden had been the same. However, I didn’t do a full analysis to work out precisely what the soil was, so hopefully I will have the answer tomorrow evening.
In the meantime, I’ve loaded the compost bin with lots of green matter as well as lots of brown. I had some cotton garments that I decided not to salvage, so they can be repurposed for my plants instead.


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(MENAFN - The Peninsula) The Peninsula Online
Arabic version of popular talent show The Voice replaced Emirati singer for her tweet in response to the new song "', by Emirati poet Ali Al Khawar.
MBC Channel that airs the popular show has replaced Emirati singer Ahlam with Kuwaiti musical icon Nawal Al Kuwaitia.
According to Arab News this decision was taken following a tweet by Ahlam regarding her wish for return of true form of fine arts. "I wish fine and true art would come back," Ahlam wrote in her tweet.
The news regarding the replacement was announced by Nawal Al Kuwaitia herself on her twitter page.
Ahlam posted two tweets later, with one indicating that the tweet she had made was an hour before the release of "Tell Qatar" on YouTube. In the second tweet she said that she loves her country and no one can question it.
Meanwhile "Tell Qatar" is song released by Emirati artiststhat consists of warnings directed to Qatar, with a chorus that advises it not to "enter the danger zone" and for it to contain its actions that are "out of line".
The gulf twitterati took the Ahlam replacement issue up making it viral with many speaking up in support and few against the star.
It was revealed that both the first and second parts of 'The Voice have already been filmed. The first episode will be aired on Dec. 2 on MBC.
MBC has neither confirmed nor denied the reports regarding the change.


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Despite the fact that dance and music are often regarded as inextricably linked, it remains astonishing to experience the work of a choreographer who channels the score particularly well—or a group of dancers who embody it especially organically. Repertory Dance Theatre’s 58th season closer, “Gamut,” happened to have both.Continue Reading
Twenty years after their last production of “Swan Lake,” Scottish Ballet return with this tough but tender spin on the iconic ballet, created by internationally acclaimed Amsterdam-based choreographer David Dawson. Composer Tchaikovsky described the swan as “femininity in its purest form,” and Dawson's approach is certainly suggestive of this.
Sophie Martin and Christopher Harrison in Scottish Ballet's “Swan Lake” by David Dawson. Photograph by Andy Ross
One might easily mistake the prevailing mood as light-hearted, heading into intermission after two premieres by Brenda Way and Kimi Okada for ODC/Dance’s annual Dance Downtown season. Maybe this is just what we need to counter world events, you may think. But there is much more to consider beneath the high production values of this beautifully wrought program. Okada, for instance, folds a dark message into her cartoon inspired “Inkwell.” And KT Nelson’s “Dead Reckoning” from 2015 reminds us the outlook for climate change looms ever large.Continue Reading
It’s not every choreographer who works with economists, anthropologists, neuroscientists and cognitive scientists, not to mention collaborating with the Google Arts & Culture Lab and the Swedish pop group ABBA, but Wayne McGregor wouldn’t have it any other way.Continue Reading


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From the award-winning originator of big-machine video for children, this is the sequel to the blockbuster movie "Road Construction Ahead" that took the children's entertainment industry by storm. Unlike other sequels, this movie equals or surpasses the original title, complete with kid's favorite, huge trucks, excavators, loaders, bulldozers, blasting scenes and much, much more!
Duration: 40 min
Director: Fred Levine
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From what I’ve been seeing here is what will likely happen in tomorrow’s debate…plus some advice (hopes) that I know will not be making it to Romney, but it’s still an emotional stress relief for me to say it.
It appears that as much as Ron Paul hates all three of his opponents, he hates Rick Santorum the most. I think we will see Paul use every chance he has to insult the psychotic fundamentalist. (On a side note, when commentator’s at Breitbart’s “Bigs” are hitting Santorum despite their clear editorial bias against Romney, you know Santorum is in trouble. )
Newt also will hit Santorum. He will hit Romney too, but he has to show why he is not just better than Romney (he’s not) but also that he is better than Santorum (tough call, they’re both sleazy career politicians who can be bought for the right price, so the question is do you prefer arrogant philandering or sanctimonious insanity?). Of course there exists the distinct possibility that Newt will ignore everyone on stage and spend the entire debate yelling at the moderator…Newt does wacky shit like that, it’s too bad we can’t elect him Court Jester.
And given the extreme insanity of Santorum and his campaign over the last few days (questioning theology, defense of the aspiring joke, saying Obama’s a Muslim, running completely on social issues and ignoring the real issue of the economy, not to mention his uber-liberal voting record and the fact that he is absolutely opposed to liberty in any form) they’re going to have a lot to hit him with. A lot.
The one problem is going to be that when Santorum is not on defensive he’ll be attacking Romney. Not that he’ll have anything relevant to say, but here is where it is up to Romney. Mitt has to turn every attack, deflect it and the use that as a springboard to hit Obama. Every single time. Mitt has to use every chance he has to hit Obama and hit him hard and never really care about the other three people on stage.
And I’ll admit he needs to loosen up a bit. I have listened to him enough to know when he is passionate about something, and he’s passionate about America and about freedom, but he has spent so much of his life clearly trying to keep his emotions under control in public and he needs to let them out a little.
That and I want to again hear “I am convinced that if we do our job, if we lead with conviction and integrity, that history will record the Obama Presidency as the last gasp of liberalism’s great failure and a turning point for a new conservative era.” That is the line he needs to hit hard. That was, hands down, the greatest line from all of CPAC and it needs to be repeated.
Now I have faith that Mitt will keep his eyes on the prize and focus on attacking Obama. And I have faith that Santorum will be the crazy asshole he always is, but I really hopes he makes a major campaign destroying gaffe…you know like he’s been doing for days but the liberal media refuses to give those quotes the attention they deserve because they know Obama can beat Santorum (won’t they be shocked when the public proves to be as fickle as always and actually votes the psycho in).
Of course the scene I would love to see more than any other won’t occur…I would love it if they gave Congressional candidate Martha McSally a few minutes to deliver a message to Santorum in person.


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Lebanon: Beirut, Baalbek
December 22, 2003
Here I am, on another mad dash through a country far from my culture but close to my heart. I've only been on the ground in Beirut for about two hours, but already Lebanon feels just about right. It was an easy flight from Chicago, thanks to some good luck with British Airways and those clever Boeing engineers. When I checked in at O'hare, the attendant told me that the flight was full and that as a result they were bumping me up into business class. Compare that with TACA from last winter. I assumed business class just meant a little more leg room, but when it actually came time to board, I was astonished by the luxury. I looked at my boarding pass, and then at the seat marker. Repeat. Repeat again. The seat was more of a cockpit that I had to myself. The chair was like a Laz-E-Boy, and reclined all the way down. I had my own TV and upon sitting down a stewardness brought me a tall glass of orange juice, not the thimblefull you normally get.
Immediately after liftoff (as in two minutes from leaving the ground), another stewardness came by and brought me a glass of Charles Heidseck champagne. And then another. And then a third. A quality filet mignon dinner, complete with an actual Greek salad (I swear goats made the cheese, not normal, pedestrian cows) and a fat slice of chocolate something or other. It was actual restaurant stuff, not the normal swill you get on airplanes. To finish everything off, I had a scotch and soda and then snuggled in to try to sleep and beat away jet lag. Oh, and since this wasn't an American airline, all the booze was free.
I arrived in the bustle of Heathrow feeling as if I had slept at home. Since my flight was ontime, I had about five hours to kill in the international terminal before I my connecting flight to Beirut. The international terminal at Heathrow is a wonderful place to walk around, as there are flights to places that I've never heard of and it is fun to watch the people who line up and wait for these flights. I caught some sleep when I could and then boarded my flight to Beirut, which was full. I didn't get an upgrade to business class on this one, but did get to sit next to a couple of Syrians who were pleasant and made for good row partners. Again, the booze was free (on British Med) and the wine came in 500 ml bottles. You got two at a time. The almost 5 hour flight was smooth and comfortable, although I was now beginning to run on empty.
My head was fuzzy from a general lack of sleep and much flight time when I set food in the Beirut airport and made my way through customs. Not thinking, I bought too many visa stamps and then stood in the wrong line for a while, but eventually once I got to the window of the immigration officer, I was processed in about 30 seconds and walked out into the warm night. I just wanted to sit in the air for a while, but I knew that this would not be possible. The second I came out, a tout for a taxi approached me and there was no hope of getting some time to myself. If I told him no, another would simply show up. Still, the scene was not nearly as chaotic as in Kathmandu a couple of years ago, even if it wasn't as relaxed as Managua.
The tout used a cell phone to call a waiting taxi, who roared up and whisked me away before the taxi police could stop him. Several registered taxis gave us dirty looks as we roared out into the night air on the freeway. Beirut was lit up like an American city at night: Lots of neon and flashing lights and this made it feel familiar and comforting. The driver dropped me off at Talal's New Hotel, which is a backpacker place near the ocean in a run down looking part of town. Again, my foggy head gave him $24, despite knowing that I should give him more like $10.
There were several specimens of the long term traveler species, including several Japanese, some Germans, and a couple of Australians, and four or five Lebanese acting as staff or just hanging out. The staff spoke excellent English, which thwarted my plans to try out some Arabic. A bed in a dorm run ran me $6 and there are 16 oz beers in the fridge for $1. I dropped my stuff and realized that I was rather hungry, which meant a trip down to a small shop for a sandwich, an eclaire, and a couple cans of Turkish malt liquor (Mount Everest brand). I sat in the shop and tried some Arabic on the shopkeeper and a group of youths who had come in for food as well. It didn't go very well, but it was fun trying and I learned how some words were properly pronounced.
I felt better after feeding and walked back to Talal's through the black night for a shower, a couple more beers, and then some time in front of a TV with the staff. The manager drew me a map and gave me instructions for getting to Baalbek tomorrow, although they seemed rather confusing given that there was a bus station around the corner for buses to Syria. Since Baalbek is over that way, I thought I'd just walk over to bus station instead. I called it an early night and snuggled into bed before the other tourists (or, travellers as most tourists in the developing world prefer to be called) returned from the nightcluds.
I felt refreshed in the morning and set out for the bus stop early in the morning. Rather surprisingly, there was no one there. Not a tout, not a bus. I stood for a few minutes before a taxi pulled up and discharged a couple of western businessmen with luggage. This seemed promising and they asked me if I was going to Damascus. When I told them that I was heading to Baalbek, they told me that I needed to be at the other bus station on the other side of town. I walked back down the street and found a taxi to take me to the COLA bus station for the low price of 3000 pounds. The taxi whisked me through town, picking up various fares along the way and dropping them off at other spots, before finally setting me down in the bustle of the bus station, appropriately filled with people, drivers, and vendors. It didn't take me long for someone to see my confused look and approach me. I mentioned Baalbek, and he pointed down to some mini-vans. I walked a few meters and said to another man, "Baalbek?" He pointed further one. "Baalbek?" This time, success. There are no markers for which bus is going where, so you have to ask or know beforehand. I bought something that looked like large pita for breakfast and the vendor broke it open and dumped some various spices inside it. I had to sit for a while in the van before it filled, but I had my bread and it was nice to watch the scene at the bus station from the quiet of the van.
It took about 45 minutes for the van to mostly fill and thus for us to leave the station. The driver battled through the thick traffic around town, trawling for more fares (he got two more) and stopping to pick up a load of oranges and some coffee. You don't go anywhere fast, it seems, in Lebanon. Once we got out onto the highway, the driver floored it and did the normal developing world driving thing. One way signs, stop signs, and lanes meant nothing. The only things that we slowed for were the many military checkpoints. I didn't quite see the purpose for them, as we would just slow to 15 kph and watch the solider wave us through.
As we left Beirut we began to make the big climb up and out of the oceanside plains that hold Beirut and approach the icy mountains that loom over what used to be called The Paris of the Levant. Lots of smog and haze sat in the plains, hemmed in by the mountains, but I was so enthralled with where I was that I didn't care very much. We topped out and then began the rapid descent into the Beka'a valley in which sits Baalbek. The Beka'a is where many of the hostages taken during the Lebanese civil war were held and was where Hezbollah got their start. Hezbollah, which literally means Party of God, was one of the groups that, through some dubiously ethical tactics, fought the Israeli invasion of Lebanon as well as the US presence. Backed by Iran, they started as rebels and progressed to a political movement.
As we roared into Baalbek, I was greeted by the grim visage of the Ayatollah Khomeni painted on many buildings, and even street signs. He was usually accompanied by twin, crossed AK-47 rifles above his head. Still, I never even thought about the wisdom of visiting such a place. The van dropped me off at a market looking area and it took me some time to figure out where I was in relation to the map in my guidebook. I changed a $20 bill to have some change for small things (dollars are readily accepted, but change is given in pounds) and then walked about town to get a feel for the place.
Baalbek is about the size of Leon, Nicaragua, which seems very odd, given the ruins in its midst. The ruins date from Roman (even pre-Roman) times and sit in the middle of a modern town. This is something that, perhaps, could only strike an American (or Canadian) as odd, given out relatively recent history.
Comfortably oriented, I set off to the ruins, which were mostly empty of people. I paid the 12,000 LL entrance fee and enjoyed having the place to myself. I immediately began to compare Baalbek, the ruins, to Copan, the Mayan ruins I had visited last winter. Copan, while very nice, had an artificial, museum like feel to it. Baalbek was just Baalbek. It seemed to be preserved as a whole and had no roped off areas or places where you couldn't go. I slowly picked my way through the ruins of the temple complex before moving on to the main attractions, namely the Temples of Jupiter and Bacchus.
I played around with the massive pillars of the (never completed) Temple of Jupiter, before skulking along the base looking at some of the ornate carvings that adorned the temple.
This set me up nicely for viewing the Temple of Bacchus, set lower down. This was the real treat, as it was an actual whole thing, rather than just some pillars.
I scurried down to the temple and was delighted to find that the lack of ropes continued. This allowed me to scramble and explore to my hearts content. I walked the perimeter a few times before venturing into the heart of the temple itself.
Off to one side of the temple was a museum that held some displays about the history of the temple complex and its discovery and preservation. Nice, but not as good as the actual temple complex itself. In the confines of the museum, I was able to discover that I had a tail. A man in a green coat had been following me about the museum, although not in a threatening way: There were no security people anywhere close by, and I assumed that he was something of a caretaker. He followed me, at a distance, out of the museum and around the temple perimeter a few times. I can't imagine he was too happy to have to follow a peripatetic visitor around much.
To give my shadow and my legs a little break, I took a rest in some grass near the steps on the backside of the Temple of Bacchus and soaked in the whole feeling of the place. It really was terribly exotic, I thought, to be sitting in Baalbek right now. I sat for about a half hour and saw that, as I was close to the entrance station, my shadow had split, assuming that I would be leaving shortly anyways. Indeed, my rumbling belly seemed to want me to leave and get some food anyways. I also needed to find a place to stay for the night, although this didn't seem like it would be very difficult to arrange.
I walked back into town and bought a shwarma (compressed, roasted lamb with various pickles, vegetables, and sauce wrapped into a large flat bread) and nice pastry (phyllo soaked in honey and pistachios and stuffed with a sort of sweet cheese). I walked around town for a bit, stopping to talk with a vendor who wanted to sell me some Hezbollah trinkets, and asserted that Baalbek was great because there was no alcohol here. I moved on and bought another shwarma from a different vendor. Same kind of lamb, but stuffed with different things. Street food is definitely the way to eat when traveling, I thought.
I walked to the outskirts of town to check out a mosque that I had seen on the way in from the back seat of the van. It was closed for renovations, but had a plaque on it that asserted that it held the remains of Hussein's daughter. I couldn't immediately place Hussein, but remembered that he had been one of the early Caliphs. On the walk back into town the muezzhins began their call to the faithful. The thin, beautiful, haunting call was to remind the followers of Islam that now was the time to pray. They made the call five times a day and it lasted for about two minutes. Although I could only make out the start, understanding of the words was not necessary to understand what it means. The powerful sound at first seems mournful. However, upon closer listening, there is an intonation of joy, sort of like a very somber, serious person saying in a deep and grave voice that now it is time to celebrate. It was one of the most splendid things that I had ever heard. It was just a human voice, but the emotion that it carried was what set it apart. I was looking forward to hearing from the muezzhins later tonight and tomorrow and the next day.
I bought a plastic cup of espresso from a truck-side vendor after the call to the faithful was completed and then wandered about a bit to find a place to stay. The Hotel Shuman appeared and it seemed clean and pleasant. I got a room in a dormitory, but was the only one staying there. It was cold in the Beka'a and tourists stayed away. I even had a view of the ruins, all for 10,000 pounds (about $6). I took a shower and went out for another round of shwarma before retiring for the night. Around 6 pm, one of the hotel workers came in to light the oil heater in the center of the room, for which I was rather grateful as the temperature had dropped to close to freezing. The blankets were thick, though, and I turned the heat off after a couple of hours of reading and went to sleep in anticipation of tomorrow, for I was headed to Syria and Damascus, the world's longest inhabited city. Terribly exotic, I thought.

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(This Footnote to History article was printed on page 4 of the February 20, 1920 edition of the Independence Daily Reporter, and is reprinted word-for-word below.)
Belle, Plaine, Kan., Feb. 2.
Miss Alma Lane of Belle Plaine, in August, 1916, threw a tightly corked bottle containing a slip of paper bearing her name and address into the Ninnescah river near here. Recently—three and a half years after launching the bottle she received a letter from R. S. Baldwin, an engineer for the Puget Sound Light and Power company, Seattle, Wash., stating that he had picked up the bottle while boat riding on Washington Lake canal near Seattle.
“Evidently the three-and-a-half-year journey or the bottle took it down the Ninnescah to the Arkansas river, thence to the Mississippi, out into the Gulf of Mexico, around Cape Horn and up along the Pacific coast to Seattle,” said Miss Lane. “I don’t believe by any chance it could have made its way through the Panama Canal.”


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PURPOSE: what is the prognostic value of FDG PET performed during early chemotherapy in patients with esophageal carcinoma?
METHODS: there were 57 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus evaluated. Each patient underwent FDG PET prior to chemotherapy. Patients were classified as showing a complete response or noncomplete response.
RESULTS: SUVmax, SUVmean and Total Lesion Glycolysis decreased significantly between the baseline and followup PET scans.Variables on the baseline, but not followup PET or changes from baseline to followup PET scan were predictive of the response to chemotherapy.
CONCLUSION: parameters derived from baseline PET scan are good predictors of response to chemotherapy. A high tumor volume and total lesion glycolysis were found to be associated with a poor response to chemotherapy at 3 months and 1 year. A high SUVmax was found to be associated with a poor response to chemotherapy at 1 year. FDG PET performed during chemotherapy at week 3 appears to have less clinical relevance although patients with a large tumor volume at that time were found to have a poor clinical outcome.
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Vic Mahoney has been tapped to direct multiple episodes of the upcoming TNT limited series “One Day She’ll Darken,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Mahoney will direct episodes three and four of the show, which is inspired by the story of Fauna Hodel, who was given away at birth. As Fauna begins to investigate the secrets to her past, she follows a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Hollywood gynecologist, Dr. George Hodel, a man involved in the darkest Hollywood debauchery.
Mahoney began her career as an actress, appearing in TV shows like “Sliders” and “Seinfeld” as well as in features like “Legally Blonde.” Her first directing credit came in 2011, when she both wrote and directed the film “Yelling to the Sky,” which starred Zoë Kravitz, Sonequa Martin-Green, Jason Clarke, and Gabourey Sidibe. On the television side, she has directed episodes of shows like “Survivor’s Remorse,” “Queen Sugar,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” TNT’s “Claws,” and “Power.” She also directed the pilot of the Freeform adaptation of the British series “Misfits.” In addition, she is also writing a TV adaptation of the novel “Dawn” with “Queen Sugar” showrunner Ava Duvernay attached to executive produce.
She is repped by Verve.
“Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins is attached to direct the first two episodes of “One Day She’ll Darken.” Sam Sheridan, author of “A Fighter’s Heart” and “The Disaster Diaries,” is set to write the series. The series is being produced by Turner’s Studio T, with Jenkins, Sugar23’s Michael Sugar, Chris Pine (who will also star), and Sheridan serving as executive producers.


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This book is a concise guide to the diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions.
Divided into 26 chapters, each with at least two case studies, topics include both rare and more common disorders.
Each case guides clinicians step by step through theory, clinical examination, differential diagnosis and management.
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- Concise guide to diagnosis and treatment of skin conditions
- Covers both rare and more common disorders
- Each topic includes at least two case studies guiding readers through process of diagnosis based on logical thinking
- Chapters include tips and editorial comments to enhance learning
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Neglected Nevi: A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
- AIDS Cholangiopathy
CD4 and Viral Load Discordance
VZV Encephalitis with IRIS in PML
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- My Experience with Clinical Dermatology
Resistant Tinea Corporis Infection
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- Counselling and Peer Discussion: An Additional Intervention in PemphigusVulgaris!
- An interesting Case of Necrobiosis Lipodica Diabeticorum and Trichotillomania: Tips and Tricks
- Thorough Clinical Examination is the Key to Diagnosis
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Conundrums in a Case of Pemphigus Vulgaris


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I saw at the distance the a mist erupting the water, my heart was pounding as fast as the boat raft we were on, that was speeding at full gear. I looked at my husband wondering if the captain was going to slow down. I kept looking at my surroundings and more mist in different locations blew out of the water. I counted like eight of them, and we were getting closer. Finally the captain slowed down and said while I was pointing out “humpback whales!” I took my face gear out, pull my camera, and start shooting pics. I stopped shooting for a minute and just looked. I was so happy, I wanted to do everything at the same time, take pictures, videos, and observe. I was looking for that perfect moment to shoot the fluke while the giant dive in. I tried before and I wasn’t successful, actually I was kind of frustrated to be honest. I had one more chance.
They were so close, I heard them breathing, I saw the mist of their breath going up to the sky.
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In this article
- Who a council gives priority to when deciding who is eligible for social housing
- In what circumstances your application might be refused
- What to do if you don’t think you’ve been given enough priority
It is a good idea for anyone thinking about applying for social housing to familiarise themselves with that council’s policies on priority. That way you will not be disappointed if you find you do not qualify or you will at least have a better idea of where you might sit on the waiting list and how long it might take before you are offered a place to live.
The factors that will influence the decision could be one of the following:
- The availability of council or housing association housing in the area you want to live
- How many other applicants have more priority than you
- How long you have lived in the area
- Whether you are in the set group that councils must give extra priority to
- You are homeless or about to be made homeless
If you are homeless or about to lose your home through eviction, the council you are applying to may be bound by law to provide assistance and you may find you have been given extra priority. However, that depends on the circumstances in which you were made homeless.
Currently living in poor housing?
You may be eligible for priority consideration if you are currently living in very poor conditions; for example, if your house is in a terrible state and needs serious repair or it is unhygienic through poor sewers. If you are experiencing overcrowding, that might give you priority status and the council will even consider your current accommodation to be poor if you don’t have adequate washing or cooking facilities.
To check, the council will conduct a visit to make an assessment and use a scoring system depending on how bad the living conditions are.
If you or a family member living with you has a medical condition
If you or a family member you live with is suffering from a medical condition or health problems made worse by the property you live in you will be given significant priority. The same applies to anyone who has difficulty moving around their current home or has mental health problems made worse by the living conditions.
If you are applying on medical grounds you need to make sure you explain fully the difficulties you and/or your family are experiencing in your present accommodation. The council will also do a follow-up assessment and contact your GP or other healthcare expert to assess your needs.
If you were in the armed forces and sustained serious injury during service
Councils are being urged by the government to give extra priority to ex-service personnel who may have been seriously injured while on duty and need special housing. If you have a disability, injury or medical condition as a direct result of serving in the armed forces, then you should receive appropriate priority attention.
Other considerations the council may take into account when deciding your priority
- You have specific social or welfare reasons that mean you need to live in the area to avoid hardship, such as being close to a family member to look after them or you have a child who needs to go to a special school
- You have been subject to domestic abuse, violence, sexual/racial harassment or attacks, threats and intimidation or there is a risk that you will be if you continue living in your present accommodation
Circumstances when a council will not consider you suitable for council housing
If you or a family member have been involved in anti-social behaviour or repeatedly been late paying rent in the past, this will be enough for a council to reject your application. If you choose to challenge the decision you should seek further advice from Shelter or The Citizens Advice Bureau, especially if you think you have been wrongly labelled by the council.
What to do if you think the council has been unfair with prioritising
It is well worth getting advice and querying the council’s decision if you think there has been an error or oversight with your application.
Where to go for further help and advice
- There is huge pressure and demand on local authorities to provide social housing – and places are limited
- A council takes many things into consideration when deciding who should get priority and be included on the council housing waiting list
- Read as much as you can before applying to see if you will be given priority
- When applying, think carefully about the details you give and remember to explain fully all about your current living situation and personal circumstances – e.g., if you have a medical condition or are currently living in poor accommodation
- Be prepared to be disappointed if the council refuses your application – but do remember you can challenge the decision if you think there has been an oversight with your application
This article is provided as a guide. Any information should be used for research purposes and not as the base for taking legal action. The Tenants' Voice does not provide legal advice and our content does not constitute a client-solicitor relationship.
We advise all tenants to act respectfully with their landlords and letting agents and seek a peaceful resolution to problems with their rented property. For more information, explore the articles in our All advice category.
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Support Your Local Charity
BIG companies support BIG charities, smaller local charities often miss out. NADO is a not-for-profit, community-based, charitable organisation that supports people with disabilities and their families in Western Sydney.
NADO is helping to create a community where people with a disability can live a life of fulfilment, choice and purpose.
We pride ourselves on being a local organisation, with the local knowledge and local connections. As a member of the business community, you are an important part of this support network.
We believe that by strengthening the relationship between NADO and local businesses, we strengthen the bond between people with disabilities and their community.
This activity promotes awareness of the rights, needs and abilities of people with a disability. Ultimately, this makes our community a positive, vibrant and connected place.
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By supporting/partnering with NADO you are helping people with disabilities to achieve their goals and be valued members of our community.
NADO has a number of ways you can support/partner with us, however, we understand that each organisation is different and we would customerise our partnership together with you. We pride ourselves when partnering with our supporters to ensure that it is beneficial for both NADO and our partners.
We are committed to developing long-term partnerships with organisations that share our vision of “helping to create a society where people with a disability are respected, valued and empowered to live a life of fulfilment, choice and purpose”.
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By simply subscribing to our newsletters, attending our events, liking us on Facebook and sharing our posts and helping us share the fantastic work that we do, is a tremendous support.
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Well we’ve made the trek over the Pyrenees and we are holed up in our Albergue in Roncasvalles. What an intense crossing, I’m exhausted so if my post doesn’t make too much sense then please have mercy on me. We are now all sporting injuries, everyone else is either leg or foot, but my special area of genius is….sunburn. Meathead! One of our number has a pretty serious hamstring injury and it is likely that she and her husband may have to reconsider how they go from here. The tribe may be splitting up earlier than we had anticipated.
The Pyrenees were magical and I have tried to capture a tiny bit of that in my photos. The sense of elation when we finally reached the peak was palpable, however the downhill run from there was seriously steep, and it is there that the aforementioned injury was to occur. This resulted in the taking in turns of bearing the burden (backpack), of our injured fellow pilgrim.
There are small ponies that run wild in the mountains, in addition cattle run free and the sound of cow bells rattling around is part of the charm of the journey. Eating at long tables with complete strangers is another feature that I am learning to love about this trip.
There is so much that I had the chance to think about and feel, but if I were to try and articulate it in this post I think I would not do any of it any justice. So it shall have to wait. It is 1800hrs here, I am about to head out and grab some dinner. I think I will be asleep very shortly after that.
I bid you a very fond goodnight.
Technical Newb’s Note: I know that this page is titled Camino de Santiago and it only has one entry. The thing is, I tried to make this the Camino Page section of the blog and messed it all up….and now have no clue how to get this entry into the middle bit of my Camino blog. I may not be smart, but I can lift heavy things.
So, the rest of the Camino blog is to be found on the Home page. Read and enjoy….and if you know how to get this page into the right spot, please drop me a note, there’s a nice bottle of wine in it for you. 🙂


Kaiko Systems has joined forces with Eyesea to partner up on marine pollution reporting.
The company equips seafarers with a mobile app that digitises manual operations onboard cargo vessels and marries up nicely with EyeSea’s to map global pollution and maritime hazards.
“Ocean health is one of our team’s passions. We are inspired by the mission and progress of Eyesea, and how they work with environmental data to combat pollution,” said Fabian Fussek, co-founder & CEO of Kaiko Systems.
“It is a natural decision for us to join Eyesea as a member and support them with our resources and knowledge. Not only are our missions aligned, but also our flexible technology platform can be expanded to collect relevant pollution data.”
Eyesea’s mobile application allows individuals to submit geotagged photographs which the organisation plans to use to identify what makes up maritime pollution, its density, and where clean-up efforts can have the greatest impact.
The Kaiko Systems’ app includes planning, documenting and verifying of maintenance work, safety inspections, checklists and any type of manual data collection. Automatic verification generates actionable insights for technical managers and vessel owners.
“As Kaiko Systems is already working with hundreds of seafarers and cargo ships worldwide, this partnership will make it even easier to collect more pollution data.” said Graeme Somerville-Ryan, founder of Eyesea.
“Beyond that, what is perhaps even more important to our future growth and success is the input from the Kaiko Systems’ founders in terms of the maritime industry understanding and technical expertise.”
Among other things, the collaboration means that crews can use an additional, separate module within the Kaiko Systems app to collect pollution data. This will greatly simplify and speed up the mapping of hard-to-collect pollution at sea.
In addition, there will be regular meetings between the two parties in which will further development and optimisation of the Eyesea app will take place.


In the world of fashion there are trends like the bell sleeves that I wrote about last week, that are often short-lived, and then there are timeless fashions that never go out of style. I’ve been thinking a lot about one of those lately. Perhaps it’s the fact that winter seems to be going on forever this year, but I’m getting very tired of my winter wardrobe and I’ve been dreaming of the day when I can begin wearing my denim jackets again.
The jean jacket is a classic fashion staple that’s comfortable, casual, and easy to wear. Created in the United States in about 1880 by Levi Strauss, it was originally designed as a durable, heavy-duty jacket to be worn by cowboys, miners, and railroad workers. Over time, however, it has become a wardrobe staple for men and women alike.
I don’t suppose any woman really needs three blue jean jackets, but all of mine are thrifted (I spent a total of less than $10 on them) and each one is different. For the purpose of these photos, I’m wearing each of them with my grey striped Breton tee and dark wash jeans. Yes, you can wear denim-on-denim! Just make sure the washes are different.
My favourite is a traditional jean jacket from Gap.
The second one, from Jones New York, is made of very lightweight denim. It has snaps instead of buttons and the pockets give it a slightly dressier look. It also has a bit of elastic at the sides for a closer fit.
The third, from Fylo, is a fitted blazer style. Its brass buttons set it apart from the others, but the faded denim keeps it looking casual.
My black denim jacket (also thrifted) from Bianca Nygard has appeared on the blog a couple of times in the past. With its silver sparkle and big blingy buttons it is super easy to dress up, but it can still be worn casually as shown here.
What’s not to love about a denim jacket? It’s stylish and amazingly versatile. You can wear it with almost anything, so don’t save yours only for casual wear. Here, the second jacket shown above adds an effortless, casual vibe to a much dressier outfit. I’m wearing it with the Treasure Dress from cabi’s Fall 2017 collection. I seldom wear heels, but I thought these ones, passed down to me by my very generous sister-in-law, added to the dressy summer look that I was going for here.
Now, if spring would only get here!


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Replacing a war-damaged church this church was built in 1958-59 by Thomas F Ford but made redundant in 1999 and is now used as a nursery.
A prominent landmark on a turn in the road. It dates from 1960 and is by Harry Goodhart-Rendel replacing a WW2 damaged church.
This was a church of 1727 by Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James. It was largely destroyed in WW2 but the lower parts of the walls form the base of Nasmith House used by the London City Mission. It is still surrounded by its churchyard, now a public open space.
Forming part of the street frontage on a tight site. It was designed by Edmund J. Kelly in 1861. It is the Slovak Catholic Mission in London as well as a parish church.
Now converted to flats the eastern parts date from 1875-1878 and the western form 1882-1883. The designers were Henry Jarvis and Sons. It was made redundant in 1995 and for 10 years was leased to ABMT Christian Fellowship. In 2005 it was leased for domestic conversion.
A Commissioner’s church of 1827-1829 by James Savage. The interior was divided in 1965 with the west end and space under the galleries partitioned. This emphasises the great height of the church which has a clerestory above the tall galleries. The interior is dominated by the altar piece painting of the Ascension of Christ by John Wood, dating from 1844. It is currently (November 2018) undergoing restoration work at the west end
A tall building with the worship area on the upper floor. It dates from 1887 and was closed in 1962. The architect does not seem to be known but they were clearly influenced by James Brooks. It has been used by the Christ the King Chapel since 2002
The church replaced a war-damaged church of 1894 and now serves the Silwood Estate. It was designed by Covell Matthews and Partners in 1960.
In a short dead-end road off Rotherhithe New Road, this is a small church of 1902-1903 by F.W. Tasker. It is very similar to many other Tasker churches paid for by Frances Ellis in the early 20th century.
Forming part of the boundary of Southwark Park in an area of much more recent housing. It was designed by Sir John William Simpson and Maxwell Ayrton and built in 1911. It has been redundant since about 1950 and was converted into art studios in the 1960s but is now run by a community arts charity called CGP. It was renovated in 2010 by Walter Menteth Ltd.


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Fred Rothwell's Long Distance Information: Chuck Berry's Recorded Legacy (Music Mentor Books, 2001)
is the ultimate book for any serious Chuck Berry record collector: All Berry sessions, all the songs, all the session musicians, where to find which song if ever released, and tons of additional stuff.
First published in 2001 the book consists mainly of a 240 page commented "sessionography", a list of 93 recording sessions Chuck participated in between 1954 and 2000. For each session Fred lists the musicians and the songs recorded, whether released or not. For every song he shows a few main records containing it. He also fully describes and critizises every recording.
Chuck Berry's recorded legacy is not complete yet, though. After publication of Fred Rothwell's book we found out about an additional recording session which took place in early 1972:
During the same tour through Europe which resulted in the BBC session of March 1972, German TV station "Radio Bremen" recorded a live version of Johnny B. Goode
for their Beat Club
TV show. This recording can be seen on the DVD Beat Club - The Best of '72
. While in the studio at Bremen, Berry was interviewed. A decade later, Radio Bremen used this interview in issue 15 of their radio series Roll over Beethoven - Zur Geschichte der populĂ¤ren Musik
, a series covering the history of rock from the mid 1940s to the late 1970s. And another decade later, the German record label Bear Family re-issued the complete radio series as a box set containing 52 CDs and a 300+ page book. As such the interview or at least four segments of it ended on a commercially available CD and therefore in this description of Berry recordings. The box set is called Geschichte der Popmusik
(Bear Family BCD16300

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Oct. 3 marked the beginning of Fijian Language Week in New Zealand, the seventh of this year’s nine Pacific Language Weeks being celebrated throughout the country. The theme to this year’s Pacific Language Weeks is the importance of language as a contributing factor to an individual or culture’s overall wellbeing.
“Measures of wellbeing include life satisfaction, finances, health, housing, human rights, and relationships, and for our Pacific communities, cultural identity and knowledge of language, values and beliefs is a major contributor to wellbeing,” said Aupito William Sio, the country’s Minister for Pacific Peoples, according to a report from Radio New Zealand (RNZ).
New Zealand’s Ministry for Pacific Peoples kicked off this year’s series of Pacific Language Weeks on May 9 with Rotuman Language Week. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Fijian Language Week is currently being celebrated online, as were the two prior, which honored Tonga and Tuvalu. The ministry has been holding a series of Pacific Language Weeks since 2010 in an effort to raise awareness for the languages and promote a sense of diversity throughout the country.
“Although officially termed “Language Weeks”, many have extended activities throughout the year with language funding support provided by MPP to enable year-long language learning initiatives, which are led by our Pacific communities all over the country,” reads a blog post published by the ministry earlier this year.
Fijian is spoken by a little bit more than 300,000 people and is one of three official languages of Fiji, alongside English and Fiji Hindi. The language’s status within the country has been widely contested, with many believing that the country should do more to promote the language in the country’s education and school system. Although more than half the nation speaks Fijian, the language is not compulsory in schools and also did not hold official status until 1997 (up until then, English was the only official language of the country).
“Let’s celebrate with our Fijian community and embrace this wonderful language and culture woven into the fabric of Aotearoa (the Maori-language name for New Zealand),” Minister Sio said, according to RNZ.


Having achieved success with non-orthodox models like the Juke (and before that with the Rogue, the Murano and the Infiniti FX), Nissan is expanding its non-conformists` line-up even further. What, the niche of "crossover coupes" has already been taken by BMW X6? Then meet a crossover convertible!
From technical standpoint, the Murano CrossCabriolet is virtually identical to the standard Murano: it's an about 188-inch long, 4-wheel-drive crossover with seating for four and good 265-hp V6 engine.
The biggest difference from the standard Murano are:
1) cloth top (with rear glass panel) which is power-operated. 2) there are just two doors instead of four. Each door is about 8 inches longer to provide access to the rear passengers` seats
3) the trunk and the whole rear of the vehicle`s body is now more sedan-like, with smaller trunk door (about 1/3rd of which is occupied by the roof when its stowed)
The second row of the CrossCabriolet looks significantly tighter than in the standard Murano, but still its real seats and not some "place for bags" like in many convertibles.
In case of rollover, two roll bars behind the rear seats pop-up to protect the passengers.
The list of equipment is going to be quite respectful, with standard features like keyless entry and engine start, power leather-trimmed seats, Bose stereo with 9-Gb hard drive, powered and heated steering wheel, XM satellite radio etc.
The Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet goes on sale early next year. The prices haven`t been revealed yet, but it's expected that the CrossCabriolet will cost about $45,000, just about $5.000 extra over the standard Murano.


Start-ups in spotlight at new Hong Kong tech meet
Tech entrepreneurs gathered in Hong Kong Friday showing everything from next-generation wearables to "smart" sex toys as investors seek to tap into the Asian market, seen as a breeding ground for start-ups.
The inaugural RISE technology conference is the first Asian version of Web Summit, an event held annually in Dublin since 2010 where app-based taxi-hailing firm Uber raised its first millions.
"There are definitely start-ups here that are going to be very big in the future," RISE organiser Paddy Cosgrave told AFP, adding that he expects the conference to shine a light on new companies from Hong Kong and around the region.
The two-day conference will see more than 500 start-ups promoting their ideas and products, with 300 investors looking for the next big opportunity.
"Suddenly the world is looking at what's happening in this part of the world... something's changed, geography has become history," says Cosgrave.
For Vietnamese entrepreneur Sonny Vu, the co-founder of Misfit Wearables, which makes products that monitor activity and sleep, Asia is rivalling the United States for innovation.
"The buzz is here in Hong Kong and in China—this is where a lot of the most interesting start-ups are happening. It's not just San Francisco anymore," said Vu.
"What I love seeing here in Asia is the hunger for success and a desire for rapid hyper growth—I just love that, this is why we're here."
The company was showing its latest model at RISE, a clip-on health-monitoring sensor which also doubles up as a remote selfie trigger for mobile phones.
Large drones buzzed over visitors during a demonstration by Chinese technology company DJI, one of which had sensors that enables it to avoid collisions.
The company also introduced a camera that can be controlled remotely through a visor.
Creating a different kind of buzz was MysteryVibe—a British firm which makes sex toys that link to a smartphone app to create custom-made vibration patterns.
The company's CEO Soumyadip Rakshit said the conference was a way to expand into the untapped Asian market.
"We've been big in the US and in Europe, we've been picked up a lot in Australia and India, but we haven't done much outside there—Asia's obviously going to be a big market for us," Rakshit said.
In recent years more technology companies from Asia have become global players, challenging the dominance of European and US companies.
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, which was only founded in 2010, has excelled in the smartphone market by delivering high-performance products at low prices. It became the world's number three vendor behind Apple and South Korea's Samsung in just five years.
The smartphone maker had recently launched an online accessory store in the US and major European countries in its latest move to expand into lucrative Western markets.
© 2015 AFP


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I think one of the most stunning views on the island of Maui has to be the view of the west side from the water. All along the coastline the West Maui Mountains rise up into the sky with such rich colors of blues and greens that you cannot help but notice and wonder.
The remarkable thing is that it always looks different. No matter how often you see it, the light quality is never quite how it previously appeared. The cloud patterns and shadows shape the hills and give the day its own individuality in an endless display of original moments.
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Junior Australian uranium companies Lotus Resources Limited and A-Cap Energy Limited have agreed a merger to create "a leading African-focused uranium player with significant scale and resources". The Kayelekera mine in Malawi (Image: Lotus) The two Perth-based companies have signed a Scheme Implementation Deed, under which they propose to merge by way of a court-approved scheme of arrangement between A-Cap and its shareholders. Under the Share Scheme, Lotus will acquire 100% of the A-Cap shares. Each A-Cap shareholder will receive 1 new Lotus fully paid ordinary share for every 3.54 fully paid ordinary A-Cap shares held on the Share Scheme record date. If the Share Scheme is approved and implemented, Lotus shareholders will hold about 79% of the merged group with A-Cap shareholders holding 21.0%.
The merger will combine Lotus’s production-ready Kayelekera uranium project in Malawi with A-Cap’s future large-scale growth asset, the Letlhakane uranium project in Botswana.
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Coincidentally, in 2015, 40 years after the Swedish parliament allowed a vast increase in migration from non-European countries in 1975, violent crime has increased by 3 times and rape by 15 times. Sweden is now number two on the list of rape countries, surpassed only by Lesotho in Southern Africa. ► http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/5195/sweden-rape
It's not clear how much is causation and how much is correlation, but even wikipedia has some recent statistics that show a certain trend ► https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_to_Sweden#Crime
This shows how much difference there is sometimes in the cultural values between countries? Women rights again... Few feminists talk about this. A THIRD OF WOMEN GLOBALLY UNDERGO SOME FORM OF VIOLENCE.
Immigration could be a catalyst for global positive change if there would be proper training programs for incoming people, proper residency and citizenship tests that will remind people of a new way of life. To some people who immigrate to Sweden it was not obvious that rape of women is not ok, so the fliers immigrants receive could highlight things that they are not supposed to do if they want to remain residents or become citizens. In some countries, the lawlessness is so huge, that those asylum seekers have never had any access to any real nurturing, education, etc., and they think probably nobody will say anything if they rape women, etc. In America's case (and other countries too, this would reduce crime globally, while still allowing for immigration), the fliers, training, and green card tests could highlight the basic things like no violence, no theft, no rapes, no drug dealing, etc. I think Sweden just allowed everyone to come without any real screening, since in America between 1973 and 2003, the rape rate went down 5 times and we had plenty of immigration from non-European countries ► https://plus.google.com/+AlexP/posts/UpBMq5DNijD.
NYTimes and CNN show some of the lawlessness in some countries that send people to Sweden (which makes it all the harder to screen anything easily) ► http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/29/world/africa/south-sudan-war-african-union-report.html?_r=0
20 year war in Congo left 25 million dead ► http://www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/stnews/international/2015/08/01/Congo-crossroads-Between-cannibalism-jihad-and-hope-for-progress (reading this article alone makes me realize we live in Paradise compared to other countries, and also how valuable world peace is, education that prevents violence and wars, etc)


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What causes high CO and HC emissions?
Ignition defects including dirty spark plugs, leaking or open-circuited spark plugs or wires, or defective ignition coils can all result in a shortage of spark energy. Any shortage of spark energy may cause high HC emissions. If the spark occurs at the wrong time, incomplete combustion and high hydrocarbons may result.
How can I lower the HC emissions on my car?
On a precomputer carbureted car, one way to get under the HC and CO limits is to retard the ignition timing. This will slow the idle and provide a longer, hotter burn. Then, bring the idle speed back up to specs with the throttle stop screw or idle stop solenoid, which will admit more air.
What causes high CO levels in boilers?
If the oxygen level is set too low and something changes the combustion process can become ‘fuel rich’ as there is insufficient oxygen for all the fuel to burn. This can cause high levels of CO to be generated and in the extreme enough fuel to enter the boilers flue and ignite (explode) outside the combustion chamber.
What causes high CO in cars?
Carbon Monoxide is a by-product of incomplete combustion. Carbon Monoxide exceeding maximum limits, can be due to a number of emission failures ranging from inadequate air intake to defective engine computer sensors. This condition is referred to as a “Rich Fuel Conditon”.
What would a high HC low CO and high O2 at the same indicate?
General Rules of Emission Analysis Remember, CO readings are an indicator of a rich running engine and O2 readings are an indicator of a lean running engine. High HC, high CO, and high O2 at same time indicates a misfire due to excessively rich mixture.
How do you fix an emission problem?
How do I fix my emissions problem?
- Check the air filter on the air cleaner system.
- Inspect the Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) system.
- Examine the Evaporative Emissions Control (EVAP) system.
- Go over the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system.
What can cause high CO?
Household appliances, such as gas fires, boilers, central heating systems, water heaters, cookers, and open fires which use gas, oil, coal and wood may be possible sources of CO gas. It happens when the fuel does not burn fully. Running a car engine in an enclosed space can cause CO poisoning.
How do I reduce the CO in my boiler?
Since CO2 is the goal of burning hydrocarbons, the only way to reduce CO2 is to decrease the load on the boiler by designing more efficient heating or process loads; or by making the boiler/burner package as efficient as possible.
What causes a high HC reading on an emissions test?
Let’s start by understanding what things cause a high HC reading. A high HC reading means the test found high HC (hydrocarbons) in your emissions. In other words, too much gas is left in the exhaust after combustion.
What happens if you fail the HC ppm test?
If you fail the HC PPM part of the test, it could mean that there is a problem with the carburetor, fuel injection system or oxygen sensor, or that the engine oil is diluted or the air cleaner is dirty. Tip. Ask for diagnostic work to be performed on your vehicle if you fail the HC PPM portion of the test.
What should my HC ppm reading be on my car?
Determine whether you pass or fail the HC PPM part of the test. The number of hydrocarbons allowed varies from state to state, but generally for vehicles made after 1994, your vehicle will need an HC PPM reading of below 50.
What causes high hydrocarbons in a fuel failure?
Common high HC failures. Common HC faults. Failed high HC. Failed high Hydrocarbon. What Causes High Hydrocarbon (HC)? Below are common failures which are likely to produce high Hydrocarbon HC. Hydrocarbons are basically raw fuel, otherwise known as Gasoline. High Hydrocarbon (HC) emissions are almost always a sign of poor fuel ignition.

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By Stephen Dinan • The Washington Times
Hillary Clinton admitted under oath that she doesn’t recall asking anyone for permission to use a secret server and email account during her time in the State Department, contradicting previous public pronouncements that she had received approval.
Mrs. Clinton said she didn’t recall seeing a 2011 warning about increased hacking attempts on senior department officials’ private accounts and that she didn’t actually write another warning that was sent under her name.
“Secretary Clinton states that she does not recall being advised, cautioned, or warned during her tenure as Secretary of State about hacking or attempted hacking of her clintonemail.com e-mail account or the server that hosted her clintonemail.com account,” she said in sworn testimony dated Monday and filed in federal court Thursday.
A judge had ordered Mrs. Clinton to provide testimony as he decides whether the State Department fully complied with the Freedom of Information Act, which gives the public a right to see its public officials’ records — including emails that contain government business.
Mrs. Clinton for years foiled that law by using her secret account, which was tied to a server she kept at her home in New York, and which effectively shielded her emails from any sort of open records oversight. She returned some 30,000 messages in December 2014, nearly two years after she left government, and the FBI said it recovered thousands more that she failed to turn over.
Those are being released in batches, but Judicial Watch, a public interest law firm that has sued to get a look at all of the emails, is trying to get a full accounting of where the system broke down during Mrs. Clinton’s tenure.
Judicial Watch wanted to depose Mrs. Clinton in person, but Judge Emmet G. Sullivan rejected its request and said written responses would be enough.
Mrs. Clinton evaded answers to many of the 25 questions posed by Judicial Watch, saying they were outside the scope of the court case.
Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, said that showed “disdain for the rule of law.”
The answers she did give were carefully crafted and usually revealed little about her decision-making concerning the emails.
She has repeatedly maintained that her use of a secret system was “allowed,” but the department’s inspector general, the FBI and now Mrs. Clinton herself said she never asked whether that was true. In fact, the practice broke policy, department officials have said.
In an interview this summer, Mrs. Clinton said it was “recommended” that she use a personal email account.
In her testimony this week, she said that recommendation didn’t come from anyone in government but rather from former Secretary of State Colin Powell. In a 2009 email message, Mr. Powell said he did use a private account but warned Mrs. Clinton to be “very careful.”
Blaming Mr. Powell also contradicts what Mrs. Clinton told the FBI. She told investigators that Mr. Powell’s advice did not factor into her decision.
Some of Mrs. Clinton’s staff who knew about her secret account voiced concerns to their superiors, but Mrs. Clinton said nobody raised the issue with her, nor did she discuss it with anyone else.
“Secretary Clinton states that she does not recall participating in any communications before or during her tenure as Secretary of State concerning or relating to her decision to use a clintonemail.com account to conduct official State Department business,” she said in the testimony.
She said that when she returned her messages to the government, she left it up to her attorneys to decide which ones were official business. She also said her attorneys were in charge of wiping her server clean, and she denied having “personal knowledge about the details of that process.”
Mrs. Clinton never told the official charged with storing her records about her secret arrangement and never thought to turn over her messages when she left the department in 2013.
She said she left it to her underlings to store her messages because she was often emailing them on their official state.gov accounts. But she admitted in her answers Thursday that she didn’t think about what would happen to messages she exchanged with those outside the department.
“She did not consider how e-mails she sent to or received from persons who did not haveState Department e-mail accounts would be searched by the Department in response to FOIA requests,” she said.
Last year, Mrs. Clinton testified to Congress that at least 90 percent of her messages went to other State Department employees so she was sure they were being stored. That number has since been challenged, including in an analysis conducted by The Washington Times.
In her sworn testimony Mrs. Clinton refused to say where she got the 90 percent number. She said the information was protected by attorney-client privilege.
Some of those messages to people outside the department have created problems forMrs. Clinton, including her exchanges with family confidant Sidney Blumenthal, who regularly offered his thoughts on how Mrs. Clinton should approach world hot spots.
Mr. Fitton said Mrs. Clinton’s answers Thursday provide “a little bit more information.”


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Perceived Discrimination and Racial Health Disparities: The Association of Race, Health Care Coverage and General Health on Perception of Discrimination
Wallace, Robyn Clemons
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Prior research acknowledges that racial health disparities are a challenge faced in public health. While the association between race, discrimination and health outcomes has been evaluated, this study explored perceived race-based discrimination and its association with health care coverage and self-evaluated general health. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to examine if race, health care coverage status, and general health impact perceptions of an individual’s health care experience adjusting for age, gender, income, education attainment, and state. Analyses found that race - specifically self-identifying as Black, proved as a significant indicator for perceived discrimination while having poor general health and lacking health insurance coverage were both associated with increased odds and strong statistical relation to perceived discrimination regardless of race/ethnicity. Evidence from this research suggests that race and behavioral risk factors influence perceived bias and may further substantiate causal effects of racial health disparities.


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Alright, I realize that I haven't had alot to say on this site over the past week or so. The reason for that is because I have been working hard on the Book Trailer to COVINOUS, as well as finishing up the editing and rewrites. It's coming along nicely, and I have just a few small sections to rewrite on AZTLAN (one of the stories in COVINOUS), and a new short story called "The Barbecue Baster" to rewrite and I should be home free in the literary department. So, I've decided to give you a few teaser images again regarding the Book Trailer to COVINOUS. Speaking of the aforementioned AZTLAN, here's a teaser image to go along with that story's section of the trailer:
It's not a still from the finished clip, (I had to adjust the depth a bit), but it's representative of what you will see. I designed the entire thing in Blender, which if you follow me at all on Facebook, you know as my 3D program of choice.
So, that covers Judgment Cove, Along in the Tub (both shown on my last post), and now AZTLAN.
How are those coming along? Well, I told you that the Book Trailer was going to be mixed media, and the remaining two images will give you a hint as to what I have planned.
The final two sections of the video will be shot live action, one with a "miniature" car, and the other with......well I'll leave that up to your imagination. Hopefully in the next few days I will have something else to show you, and in a week or two the finished trailer will be out, followed by a few videos on the making of.
Thanks again for checking in!