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A Republican from Texas is alarmed after discovering Joe Biden’s administration prioritizes unlawful violence and intimidation over power sovereignty.
Sen. Ted Cruz is deeply concerned that the current president is more interested in funding acts of terrorism.
“They would rather fund terrorism and the worst regimes on the planet, it is appalling,” he said according to Fox News.
Cruz believes Biden should be much more interested in securing the nation’s energy supply.
“[Biden] created the energy crisis that we are facing with their war on energy,” he said according to Fox.
The senator revealed he recently introduced the Energy Freedom Act to restore American energy independence. However, the Democratic Party did not overwhelmingly support the bill.
“They could solve it themselves, and … instead of taking those options, they want to purchase oil from places like Iran and Venezuela,” he said.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) supports the Republican’s proposed legislation in principle and recommends more U.S. oil and gas production to stop the nation from relying too heavily on Russian imports.
“We are going to ramp up our energy, produce the oil, natural gas [and] build the pipelines,” the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources chairman previously said.


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Oat and Marshmallow Crispy Bars
Crumbly oat biscuits, topped with chewy marshmallow and rice crispies and dipped in chocolate
Servings: 16 bars
For the biscuit base
- 150 g (5oz) butter
- 150 g (5oz) golden caster sugar
- 150 g (5oz) rolled oats
- 150 g (5oz) plain flour (all purpose flour)
For the marshmallow layer
- 200 g (7oz) marshmallows
- 2 tablespoon milk
- 75 g (3oz) puffed rice cereal
- 500 g (1lb 2oz) milk chocolate
- 50 g (2oz) plain dark chocolate (optional)
To make the biscuit base
Preheat the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan)/350°F/gas mark 4. Line a shallow 20cm (8in) square cake tin with baking parchment.
Place 150g (5oz) butter and 150g (5oz) golden caster sugar in a medium sized saucepan and heat gently over a low heat, stirring until the butter melts and combines with the sugar.
Remove from the heat and stir in 150g (5oz) rolled oats and 150g (5oz) plain flour, beat until combined then tip into the lined tin and press into an even layer.
Bake for 20 minutes. remove from the oven and set aside.
To make the marshmallow crispy layer
Place 200g (7oz) marshmallows in a small heavy based pan with 2 tablespoon of milk. Heat over a low heat stirring until the marshmallow has completely melted.
Mix in 75g (3oz) puffed rice and stir to coat in the marshmallow. Tip on top of the biscuit base and spread level. Allow to cool completely.
Line one or two baking sheets with nonstick baking parchment. Carefully remove the biscuit slab from the tin and cut into 16 bars or 32 bites or a mixture of the two with a sharp knife.
Break 500g (1lb 2oz) milk chocolate into pieces and place about ⅔ in a bowl over a pan of gently simmering water (base of the bowl should not be touching the water). Heat gently stirring until the chocolate has melted.
Chop the remaining chocolate into smaller pieces. Remove the bowl of melted chocolate from the heat and stir in the remaining chopped chocolate. Stir until melted.
Carefully dip each biscuit bar into the melted chocolate to coat. Lift out of the bowl on a fork and allow the excess chocolate to drip back into the bowl. Wipe the base of the bar gently on the side of the bowl and transfer to the lined baking sheet, Repeat until all the bars have been dipped.
If desired melt 50g (2oz) plain chocolate in a bowl over a pan of hot water and drizzle or pipe over the chocolate bars. Place in a cool place and allow to set.
- When melting chocolate water is the enemy. If any moisture gets into the melted chocolate it will "seize" and be unusable. To help avoid this make sure the water doesn't boil as this will produce steam. the water should be only just simmering.
- When you remove the bowl from the pan wipe the base dry with a tea towel.
- Do not be tempted to lick your fingers when working with chocolate.
- For best results use more chocolate than you actually need - I used 600g (1lb 6oz) to make mine. If making bite sized bars you will need more chocolate.
- Pour unused chocolate onto clean baking parchment and allow to set. Wrap and use for other chocolate bakes.
In an airtight conatiner in a cool dry place for up to 1 week.
Not suitable for freezing

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A kind of flower that I quite like is roses. I like every kind of roses, but mostly white ones. Each roses have a meaning. This is the meaning of roses by its colors.
Symbolic of: Love, beauty, courage and respect, true Love , romantic Love, I love you, congratulations, job well done.
Symbolic of: Purity and innocence, silence or secrecy, also reverence and humility, I am worthy Of you, keep a secret
Symbolic of: admiration, fun and happiness,perfect happiness, gentleness, sweetness, please believe me
Symbolic of: Joy, gladness, friendship, delight, the promise of a new beginning, freedom, I care, welcome back, remember me, jealousy
Symbolic of: Desire, and enthusiasm,
Blue roses...Is there a blue roses..???

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We are delighted to announce that Notting Hill & Ealing High alumna Dr Nirupa Murugaesu has won the 2018 GDST Alumna of the Year Award. Nirupa recieved the highest number of votes from GDST students, staff and alumnae, and was honoured for her outstanding achievements at the GDST Annual Reception.
Nirupa is the Clinical Lead for Molecular Oncology at Genomics England. She provides clinical leadership and oversight of the Cancer Programme for The 100,000 Genomes Project, the groundbreaking genome sequencing project – and the largest national sequencing project of its kind in the world - set up to harness the power of genomics in the treatment of rare diseases and cancers.
The project involves sequencing the DNA codes of cancer patients, in order to be able to provide better, earlier diagnoses and personal care for sufferers. By comparing DNA from a tumour and from a patient’s normal, healthy, cell precise changes are identified, which then inform doctors about the best treatment for individual patients.
The project is not only transforming cancer care in the NHS, but is also helping to kick-start the genomic industry in the UK. Her work involves engagement of the UK clinical academic community to enhance delivery of molecular testing in NHS clinical cancer care and establish a national research platform of linked molecular and clinical data.
The GDST Alumna of the Year Award aims to recognise the varied achievements of our alumnae. Over 70,000 alumnae and students are encouraged to vote for a winner from a shortlist of high-achieving nominees. Nirupa joins an impressive list of winners from previous years including Cressida Dick, the Met's first female Commissioner and Oscar award-winning costume designer, Jenny Beavan OBE.

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Just a few hours are left before the suspense surrounding the title of Megastar Chiranjeevi’s prestigious comeback film to be revealed. According to the latest buzz, Khaidi No.150 has been confirmed as the title of this most eagerly awaited project.
Khaidi No.150 has prominently been in discussions as the film’s title ever since the working stills of Chiru wearing a prisoner’s uniform bearing the number 150 made a huge splash on the internet around a month ago.
Previously, Kathilantodu was rumoured to be the film’s title but producer Ram Charan had laughed it off.
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Bangor police have arrested three men in connection with a string of robberies from Bangor Mall-area businesses last week.
On Thursday, two men reportedly stole several thousand dollars’ worth of merchandise from the Best Buy, Toys “R” Us and Target stores located near the Bangor Mall. In each case, the suspects grabbed a large amount of merchandise — sometimes stuffing it into a box or large bag — and then fled the store.
On Friday evening, Kmart employees reported a similar incident in which a suspect made off with several hundred dollars’ worth of merchandise in a trash can, according to the Bangor Police Department.
Working on a tip, Officer Tim Shaw and others began investigating an address on Court Street. A search warrant was secured, and as officers were approaching the location, a beige car that matched the description of one sighted fleeing the stores pulled up, Sgt. Paul Edwards of the Bangor Police Department stated in a press re-lease.
Edwards said that one of the car’s occupants, 26-year-old Justin Clark of Bangor, jumped out of the car after spotting Officer Dan Herrick, who initially pursued the suspect on foot but opted to secure any evidence in the car.
The release states that Clark was later spotted getting into the passenger side of a car on Hammond Street. Officers stopped the car and arrested Clark, charging him with Class C felony theft.
Another suspect who also fled the car on Court Street, 25-year-old Timothy Woods of Bangor, later was stopped and arrested. Justin Clark’s brother Joshua was arrested at the Court Street address after allegedly trying to run up the stairwell, according to Edwards.
Woods and Joshua Clark, 23, also were charged with felony theft.
Edwards stated that police have recovered some of the alleged stolen property, but warned that anyone who may have received stolen goods from the men should turn it in to police to avoid possible charges.

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Covered Bridge near Chelsea, Vermont, USA
Covered bridge in, Lancaster County Central Park. Lancaster, Pennsylvania Such a beautiful snow!! I took this pic with my iPhone on 2/10/16.
Church Street Covered Bridge, Vermont - If I had a "BUCKET LIST" traveling through a covered bridge in - NEW ENGLAND - would be on it!!!!
The Middle Bridge in Woodstock is a lattice covered bridge that was built by Milton Graton and Sons in 1969.
Old covered bridge you'll find in the Smokies
Photograph - Vermonts Moseley Covered Bridge by Jeff Folger …
This bridge is the Vickery Creek covered bridge in the Old Mill Park in Roswell, Georgia.
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The Flume covered bridge in Franconia Notch State Park, New Hampshire, USA (by KathyCat102).

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If you stopped watching Dancing With the Stars in 2006 like everyone else, you might have missed that Bindi Irwin, the 17-year-old daughter of The Crocodile Hunter, is competing this season. She’s done well in her first few weeks, even earning a perfect score for one of her dances with the weirdly famous Derek Hough. Well, her hopes to win have hit a bump in the road, because a judge has said that her minor’s contract isn’t legal unless she can prove that her dad is dead. Wait, what?
We don’t even pay attention to the news that much, and we like vividly remember when Steve Irwin died. It was, like, a big deal, and there was a goddamn video of the stingray stabbing him in the heart. Clearly this judge was never a fan of his hit TV show. It sounds like this won’t actually stop Bindi from competing on the show, but it’s definitely a little fucked up.


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The story of Beauty and the Beast revolves around Belle, a diligent and diligent girl. Bella replaced her father as a prisoner in the ugly Beast's castle, but later discovered that he was really a prince and loved him. Knowing that Belle has fallen in love with the Beast, Gaston leads an angry mob to kill him. In the end, Belle's sincere love helped Beast break the curse, returning to humanity.
Emma Watson will play the mermaid in the portrayed version of Disney's classic Beauty and the Beast films released March 17, 2017.


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The Missile Technology Control Regime which grew out of arrangements which entered into the East-West conventional arms talks of the 1970s. It became a formal but non-treaty arrangement in 1987 and has more than 20 members.
Its purpose is to control the technology and export of items that could be used to produce a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. However, Missile Technology Control Regime’s guidelines are applicable to missiles with ranges longer 300 km and payload capacity greater than 500kg. The guidelines incorporate a list of items to be controlled but the national export decisions are not subject to group review or sanctions.
The MTCR was originally formulated by the G-7 nations for restricting transfer of critical technology classified as category-I and category-II. The category-I includes great sensitive and category-II least sensitive. The cryogenic engine technology falls under category-I of the MTCR list of controlled technologies. India and Russia are neither members nor adherents of the MTCR.


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“Maybe today will be different” ( Bloodwitch, Page 1, Sentence 1).
“Fans of Susan Dennard’s New York Times bestselling Witchlands series have fallen in love with the Bloodwitch Aeduan. And now, finally, comes his story.
High in a snowy mountain range, a monastery that holds more than just faith clings to the side of a cliff. Below, thwarted by a lake, a bloodthirsty horde of raiders await the coming of winter and the frozen path to destroy the sanctuary and its secrets.The Bloodwitch Aeduan has teamed up with the Threadwitch Iseult and the magical girl Owl to stop the destruction. But to do so, he must confront his own father, and his past” (Goodreads synopsis).
I love, love, LOVE this series. Just to be clear, this is the THIRD book in the series, but there is a prequel story that came out between this and the second book!
For current YA fantasy series, I think I may only love Sarah J. Maas’s Throne of Glass series more. Dennard’s world building is phenomenal, her characters are fierce (particularly the female ones), and her action scenes leave you biting your finger nails wondering what’s going to happen next. With Dennard’s books, you literally have no clue how she’s going to twist the plot. If you are a fan of Lord of the Rings, I think you’d love this book. Dennard has weaved together such an intricate plot, I almost suspect she’s a threadwitch herself.
This book hits all the notes of an epic fantasy novel–her action scenes are perfectly timed, the language is so vibrant that you can almost see the world shimmering just beyond the pages, and you get swept along on each character’s adventure. Just as a warning, this book is STRESSFUL to read. I was an anxious mess every time a set of characters would have to run for their lives (and it happened a LOT).

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text: Art Deco began as a way of reinvigorating the French luxury-goods market when it was introduced in Paris in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Moderne. Now luxury purveyors are looking back to the jazz age for inspiration. Bottega Veneta designer Thomas Maier has paid homage to the gold-leaf look with his fall collection of shoes, below. And at Fendi, Deco shapes are reproduced in the Vanity handbag, above. Next month, Cartier will bring "Cartier Design Viewed by Ettore Sottsass"--an exhibit of mostly Art Deco jewelry to Houston's Museum of Fine Arts.

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Draw Anime Side Face
How to draw manga / anime heads & faces in 3/4 three quarters view if you were searching for a tutorial that shows you how to draw manga / anime faces & heads this can be the right tutorial for you.
Draw anime side face. See more ideas about anime, anime art, manga anime. To draw an eye, create a triangle between lines g and h on the center line. Drawing an anime or a manga face is probably the thing most of us like to do first so why not start from there.
For now trump is the top layer of the celebration. Learn from video tutorial with explanation and step by step tutorial (profile or side view) if you land on this page and you think you are on the wrong site? X research source anime or manga characters have a variety of different eye shapes, so check your favorites to get ideas on how to draw the eyes on your character.
Another free manga for beginners step by step drawing video tutorial. Adjust the construction guidelines to achieve different kinds of anime faces. Add an arch at the bottom left side of the circle (this curving line will guide you for the chin).
The face is always the first thing people look at anyway. • next, add the cheeks, by drawing diagonal lines through the circle • from there, draw the jaw In 2016, 60 percent of the world's television cartoons were anime.
Anime is a popular drawing style from japan and these easy steps can be taken to draw an anime girl's face. • then, draw a horizontal and vertical line through the circle. How to draw anime boy face for beginners.
Scroll down for a downloadable pdf of this tutorial. Step 5 within the ear draw a heart like shape and v for the mouth. On each side of the neck, use long and short curved lines to sketch the locks, allowing the lines to meet in sharp, curving points.
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The Geneva Motor Show is a key annual event in the automotive calendar. Dozens of manufacturers choose it as the place to launch important products, and it attracts the media and public in huge numbers.
So why is it so important? Or, put it another way, why is it relevant to you? Well, it's precisely because manufacturers choose to launch important new cars here that it's so vital.
After all, you could be looking at your next new car here. Think we're joking? Not a bit of it - critically important volume sellers are being shown here for the first time, such as the new Ford Mondeo. Then there's the new Audi coupe, the Mitsubishi Outlander V6, the Peugeot 207 GTi, the Vauxhall Corsa VXR...


Infiniti today released the first image of the Q30 Concept that previews an entry-level premium compact planned to broaden the brand's product lineup and appeal.
Infiniti said the concept's design fuses the sporty body style of a coupe with a hatchback's roominess and the higher stance of a crossover.
"It is designed for younger customers seeking an alternative to traditional premium compact vehicles and open to convention-challenging approaches," Infiniti said in a statement.
The concept will debut at the Frankfurt auto show on September 10.
A production version, to be built at Nissan's plant in Sunderland, England, will go on sale in 2015 in global markets including the United States.
Infiniti's U.S. sales have slipped 9 percent to 59,995 this year through July in an overall light-vehicle market that has advanced 8 percent.
Premium automakers are targeting smaller vehicle segments to add sales volume, and because of shifting consumer preferences and more stringent fuel economy requirements by governments worldwide.
The Q30 will compete against models such as the Mercedes A class, BMW 1 series and Audi A3.
Nissan is expanding the Sunderland plant's annual capacity to 550,000 from 500,000 units to accommodate the Q30.
The factory builds the Nissan Qashqai, Juke, Note and European versions of the Leaf.


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The Birkenhead Park School Remembers
11 November 2019
Our annual remembrance service is vital in educating our students about the importance of reflecting upon the impact of warfare past and present. It’s also an event that we are both honoured and privileged to be able to share with members of our local community and school alumni.
Past students joined our Year 7s and 8s for a special remembrance assembly that was led by a very mature and professional team of Year 11 students. Many of our guests remarked how confidently Abigail, Joshua, Imogen and Bethany and Riley had presented the story of remembrance to such a large audience- an effort they can be immensely proud of.
Afterwards, our guests joined us for a private ceremony at the honours board in school reception to observe the minute’s silence. After which, Mr Pat Landsborough and Mr Graham Lowther read the respective names of those students from Rock Ferry and Park High School whose lives were lost during World War II. Mr George Benson then closed those proceedings with a recital of Laurence Binyon’s 'For The Fallen’ featuring the immortal ‘They Shall Grow Not Old’ verse.
In our memorial garden, we also remembered the lives of our former students who tragically passed away more recently. Joined by their family members, Headteacher Mrs Johnson read out each name followed by Mary Elizabeth Frye’s ‘Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep’ and a wreath laid by our students placed next to each memorial plaque.
The students showed a great display of character in welcoming our guest today and they observed the service with the utmost level of respect.
Mrs Johnson said; “This event is always very special and it is so important to us all that we remember those former students who gave their lives in war. We also take the time to go out to our memorial garden and acknowledge the tragic deaths of former students over the years and the service is always very moving. I know the event means a lot, particularly to our ‘old boys’ and girls’, and is a perfect time for them to get together and talk about their friends and memories of their time at the predecessor schools.”
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The Bangor Maine Police Department’s Facebook page has made national headlines time and time again for their officer’s random acts of kindness, awesome selfies and their extremely witty, hilarious Facebook posts that typically mock criminals and their unlawful activities.
Who ever the department has writing their Facebook posts could most certainly always have a fall back career as a writer! Yes, they are that good!
Here are a few of our favorite Facebook posts! This is what makes this police department one of the very best in the country!
A little thing the department calls ‘Got Warrants?’
I think there is a hint of sarcasm here……and we like that!
…and their brilliant weather updates!
Kudos to you Bangor Police, you keep it real and people like it when the police keep it real!

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Kat Maconie is an award winning London-based shoe designer, who has built a brand recognized internationally through her foresight, courage and conceptual drawings. Known for signature in gold details, heel blocks and strong prints, the brand has, in seven years, expanded from a small range of ballet shoes designed in a small studio in West London, over 200 outlets in 21 countries and a thriving online store.
Born in London, Kat Maconie has worked in a number of fashion houses, where she gained valuable experience in the design, production and development.
In 2009, created her own creative signature and she launched her namesake brand and it was immediately celebrated as a rising star in UK and in 2013 was named shoes designer of the year.
Kat Maconie has created shoes for Felder Felder, Roberta Einer, Ashley Williams, Teatum Jones and Fyodor Golan and she has collaborated with the British High Street Dune.
The fans of the brand include Ellie Goulding, Kiera Knightley, Pixie Lott, and Kat designs can be found on the pages of Vogue, The Sunday Times Style and The Observer.

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Any real change one hopes to make to one-self must start with Self-Inquiry. Every tradition religion or philosophy will start by expressing the importance of knowing oneself, and to be true to the SELF.
But, what and who is the self? To me, the Self is not a collection of experiences, traits, or behaviors, likes or dislikes, but the consciousness that witnesses all of that.
So, there is the Me that has a lifetime of experiences, memories, thoughts, feelings and moments. Persona is the perceived identity of a person, that of an actor, or character in fiction. C.G. Jung used it to mean the “Mask” or façade that which represents the exterior that satisfies a given situation, environment or event.
The Self then is our interior landscape. To me the degree that I am free, healthy, or liberated from the influence of the outside world is the distance or the relationship of the Me that is communing with the world in the exterior via my sensory perception and the – I that is and will forever Be. Am I the watcher or the watched, the object or the subject? The more space I have between what I know to be the truth, or the Spark that illuminates this being, this body and the Me in the story, or movie playing on the screen of my perceived self and my part or role in the drama the healthier I have become.
The true self is a drop of consciousness in the ocean of the greater consciousness that is ever present and never changing while the drama of humankind is in full swing on the collective screen that is our shared identity that we believe to be our reality.

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A deed prepared by Abraham Lincoln concerning property in Bloomington has been discovered in a University collection in Japan. The Lincoln Library in Springfield sent someone to Meisei University in Tokyo to inventory a Lincoln center there and found papers dealing with four lots in Bloomington bought by Lincoln's African American Springfield Barber. McLean County Museum of History Director Greg Koos says the story concerning the Haitian immigrant William Florville is well known already.
Koos says Florville eventually sold the land between Center and Main where Locust Street is today to Illinois Wesleyan University at a nice profit. Koos says Florville worked in Bloomington and Peoria before setting in springfield and was buying in a location settled by African Americans. Researchers found 60 some other Lincoln documents, some of them previously unknown.
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I’ve been in full Book Bash mode over the last couple of weeks, so… my reading has taken a *slight* hit.. or just a bit of a slowdown. But it’s all in the name of our favorite books and our favorite authors, so, either way, I’m in the thick of what we love right now!
And, we are officially going LIVE tonight with ticket sales (7:30pm EST)!!! YES YES YES!!!! A TON of our favorite authors from last year are coming back again, like Jamie McGuire (<— EEEEEEP!!! Just a bit before her upcoming “Trent Maddox” release *fingers crossed* that we’ll have a sort of “Trent” teaser there), Kristen Ashley, Sylvia Day, Colleen Hoover, Abbi Glines, and SO many of our 5-star favorites!
But… did you know that we have a bunch of awesome NEW authors coming to? And I mean, more of our FAVORITES again!!! Jennifer L. Armentrout, Emma Chase, Amy Harmon, Natasha Boyd, Jessica Park, Mia Asher… oh the list goes on and on. You guys!! We are in for some CRAZY-ness!!!!!
LOL!!!! He’s makes me *squeee* —> So… here are the details:
- Here is the 2014 Book Bash Author List (so far)
- Tickets go on sale tonight at 7:30pm EST at Eventbrite
- Rooms at the event hotel start at $99.00 (Universal view rooms are $119.00), and the Book Bash Hotel Code issued to all of us reserving there for Book Bash is “BOO” (Call 1-800-327-2110 and use event code BOO)
- Book Bash main website (where you can see the FAQ, author list, etc…)
I can’t wait to meet new friends (in person) for the first time, and see old friends again!! Wanna know how much fun we had?
Check out the old Book Bash 2013 posts
- I’m back from Book Bash and I had the BEST WEEKEND EVER in my entire life!!!
- Book Bash 2013 Chronicles – Part ONE (Thursday June 27th)
- Book Bash 2013 Chronicles – Part TWO (Friday June 28th)
- Book Bash 2013 Chronicles – Part THREE (Saturday June 29th)
Ready? Set? Go!! At… 7:30pm EST, that is. 😛


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Alley Youth Hostel is situated in Xi'an and offers complimentary Wi-Fi. It also features an express check-in and check-out feature, 24-hour room service and a coffee bar.
The hostel provides a 24-hour reception, luggage storage and a car rental desk. In addition, the multilingual staff are available to provide assistance.
Alley Youth Hostel features rooms equipped with tea and coffee making facilities, a shower and a hair dryer, plus all the necessities to ensure an enjoyable stay. They all include a desk and slippers.
The hostel's in-house restaurant offers a convenient option for guests preferring to dine in. Guests are invited to enjoy a beverage on the bar's terrace.
Alley Youth Hostel is situated amongst the area's popular attractions, including Bell Tower of Xi'an and Drum Tower of Xi'an, which are a short walk away. Great Mosque of Xi'an is less than five minutes' walk away.
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There are various recipes forcooking pancakes. Dough for them can be kneaded both as a sponge (yeast) and in a non-sparing way. In accordance with the recipe for baking, you can use a variety of flour: wheat, rye, buckwheat, etc. You can serve ruddy pancakes as an independent dish, and with a variety of fillings. You can make a pancake pie or cake. Pancakes are eaten with butter, sour cream, jam, caviar, etc.
Recipe for yeast pancakes
Cooking method: In warmed milk, dissolve the yeast. Separate yolks from proteins and mix them with milk. Add two teaspoons of sugar (this is done in order to "feed" the yeast), salt. It is better to sift the flour, it will be enriched with oxygen, and the pancakes will be porous. In flour, pour the resulting liquid into a thin trickle and vigorously stir to make the dough without lumps. Dishes with a spoon cover with a napkin and put in a warm place, for about 40-50 minutes. When the opara comes up and starts to settle, pour the squirrels into it. Proteins well beat in a steep foam with the remaining sugar and gently mix with the risen dough. Finished the dough again cover with a plain napkin and let it stand for another 30 minutes. When the dough is suitable for the second time, do not mix it at all, otherwise the finished pancakes will not turn out to be magnificent. Before starting to fry, you need to wipe the pan with salt. Bake pancakes in a well-heated frying pan (on both sides), pre-oiled with vegetable oil. It is very convenient to lubricate the frying pan with a brush. Dough to try to take carefully, so that it does not "sit down." To yeast dough for pancakes was lush, in this recipe there are several secrets: all products added to it should be warm enough. Eggs preheat in hot water, milk, flour and dishes for kneading dough for pancakes are preliminarily kept warm. But you can not overheat. If, for example, the milk is very hot, then the yeast fungus is brewed and the dough "sits down".
Pancakes without milk
Cooking method: Sugar, yolks and salt a little grinded whisk, mix everything with milk. In the flour, in a thin trickle, pour the milk in small portions and beat whisk until a homogeneous liquid dough is obtained. Soda to extinguish with vinegar (then its smell will not be felt) and pour into pancakes. Vegetable or olive oil to add directly to the dough, this is done in order not to lubricate each time a frying pan. Proteins beat well and enter into the dough just before baking, then the pancakes will be lush. On a well-heated frying pan, pour out a portion of the dough and rotate it with a frying pan to spread the dough over it. Waiting, when the bottom edge is browned, turn over and fry the other side. If you follow all the points of this recipe, you will get a lot of thin pancakes. If you want to make them with a filling, then the second side can not be fried, but just let it "grab". Then put the filling on the toasted side, roll the pancake with an envelope and only now fry it from two sides.
Making a pancake cake
Cooking method: Mushrooms clean, wash, cut and fry in vegetable oil, along with onions, which must first be cut into half rings. Salt, pepper, pour the sour cream and put out on low heat for 5 minutes. Before frying the liver, it should be soaked for 10 minutes in milk. The liver should be washed, cleaned of films and veins and rolled in a meat grinder. On a hot frying pan quickly fry along with onions (the faster to roast the liver, so it will be more tender and juicy). Salt and pepper. Eggs boil for 10-15 minutes. Pour in cold water. Clean and cut into cubes. Rub garlic in eggs on a small grater, add salt, pepper and mix with finely chopped greens. Pancakes, prepared by one of the above methods, spread one by one on a baking sheet, alternating layers of filling: a layer of mushroom, a layer of liver, an egg layer. The top pancake is laid without the filling, grease the cake with melted butter. Cheese grate on a fine grater and sprinkle the cake on top. The sides of the cake can be well coated with cheese. Put the cake into a well-heated oven for about 15 minutes to allow the cheese to melt and brown. These recipes will help you cook a lot of delicious pancakes, as well as pancake cake. A lot of simple recipes and their ways of making pancakes are placed in the network and housewives.


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General Motors is bankrupt and the federal government has taken a controlling stake. NationalizedYet and ReprivatizedYet have been updated
NationalizedYet may need a third column between ‘yes’ and ‘no’, for companies where the executive branch has been acting like the owner, even without a formal majority interest. Chrysler, Citibank, and Bank of America could fall into that category.
A capital infusion around May 21 may have given the government a majority stake in GMAC, but it seems a formal announcement of GMAC’s new capital structure may not come until further fundraising is completed. For now GMAC still lives in the ‘no’ column


By Andrew Till
In the coming weeks we will be attending a number of industry events such as OSiM and the Symbian SEE. During these events we expect to hear a lot about the changing face of open source software and its impact in the mobile world. We will also hopefully be stimulating some industry debate through the presentations and round table events we are participating in.
-So why not comment about your expectations for the key drivers in OSS over the next 12 months?
I will start of with a couple of expectations ;
-I expect part of the debate to move from OSS for handsets to other devices such as Netbooks, ebook readers and maybe even gaming consoles.
-I also believe that we will see OSS move in to the service domain with companies starting to use OSS more and more to deliver end to end mobile services. This is something I will be presenting on at OSiM so if you want to know more come along and listen.
So enough from me and tell us what you think, now!


Germany and France on Saturday called on Iran to immediately release a British oil tanker it seized in the Strait of Hormuz.
The capture of the Swedish-owned, British-flagged Stena Impero on Friday by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was a “dangerous further aggravation of an already tense situation,” a German foreign ministry statement said.
“Such action hampers a necessary de-escalation of tensions in the Gulf region,” the French foreign ministry added.
Both Germany and France underlined their solidarity with Britain.
“We call on Iran to release the ships immediately,” the German ministry said.
The French ministry statement said: “We call on Iranian authorities to quickly release the (British) ship and its crew, and to respect freedom of navigation principles in the Gulf.”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Friday they had seized the British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking international maritime rules.
Mehr news agency quoted an unnamed Iranian maritime official as saying that the ship had breached international maritime regulations by passing through a prohibited maritime passage in the Strait, turning off its tracking signals and ignoring warnings issued by Iranian authorities.


New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy tightened the state’s already strict rules governing the firearms industry Tuesday, signing seven new gun safety laws while promising to take more steps to limit where gun owners can carry their weapons.
“Now more than ever, we cannot let up on this fight to keep our communities safe,” Murphy said Tuesday, a day after at least seven people were killed by a mass shooter during a July 4th parade in a Chicago suburb. Murphy said the new measures “are common sense, they are smart, they live up to our Jersey values.”
The package of laws, most of which Murphy first pitched last April, will make it easier for the state attorney general to sue gun manufacturers when their weapons cause public harm, ban .50 caliber rifles, require training to obtain a gun license and better track ammunition sales.
“These are not going to be our last words on gun safety,” Murphy added, vowing to take action following the US Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn a New York state law and make it easier for gun owners to bring concealed handguns into public spaces.
Murphy said he would work with the state legislature to limit the public places where gun owners can carry their weapons and to ban bringing guns on private property without permission. There’s also a measure pending in the state Senate that would raise the age for someone to obtain an ID card to purchase shotguns and rifles from 18 to 21.
“We’re not going to just lay down and let our streets, our houses of worship, our supermarkets, shopping malls, sports arenas, our bars or anywhere else, to be overrun with hidden guns capable of unleashing a hail of bullets,” Murphy said.
New Jersey’s new laws also come after a gunman shot nine people in Newark last week outside a bodega. The victims ranged from 17 to 68 years old and were all listed in stable condition, police said.
“Families who experience gun violence, it doesn’t just end with the demise of that person, gun violence is intergenerational in terms of the impact that it has on families,” Lt. gov. Sheila Oliver said Tuesday, calling the gun reform package as long overdue. “A chain gets broken within a family when someone is the subject of gun violence.”
Most of the bills passed the legislature along party lines last week, with Republicans largely in opposition. On Tuesday, Sen. Ed Durr, R-Gloucester, called the package of laws “empty solutions” that would fail to stop gun violence. He instead called for more resources to address the growing mental health crisis.
“All these bills will do is put more legal gun owners at risk of being prosecuted for unintentional technical violations of the law,” Durr said in an emailed statement.
The bills signed into law will do the following:
Empower the Attorney General to sue for public nuisance violations related to the sale or marketing of firearms.Require firearm owners who move to New Jersey to register their guns and obtain a firearm purchaser ID cardUpgrade certain crimes related to manufacturing firearms from third degree to second degree .Ban certain .50 caliber rifles.Require electronic record keeping of ammunition sales.Require training to obtain a firearms purchaser ID card and gun permit.Require firearm retailers to sell microstamping-enabled firearms once the technology is available.
Acting Attorney General Matt Platkin said the new laws will give his office the tools to “finally hold accountable those who are profiting off of this bloodshed. I want to be clear to everyone, we’re going to use it and I can’t wait to use it.”


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Skeletal Muscle Mass is Associated with HDL Cholesterol Levels and the Ratio of LDL to HDL Cholesterol in Young Men: A Pilot Study
1Department of Human Movement Science, Graduate School, Incheon National University, 22012 Incheon, Republic of Korea
2Division of Sport Science, College of Arts & Physical Education, Incheon National University, 22012 Incheon, Republic of Korea
3Sport Science Institute, College of Arts & Physical Education, Incheon National University, 22012 Incheon, Republic of Korea
4Health Promotion Center, College of Arts & Physical Education, Incheon National University, 22012 Incheon, Republic of Korea
DOI: 10.31083/j.jomh1808171 Vol.18,Issue 8,August 2022 pp.1-9
Published: 31 August 2022
Background: It is unclear whether greater skeletal muscle mass is beneficial for improving cardiometabolic health in young individuals. Our purpose was to investigate the association between skeletal muscle mass and cardiometabolic risk factors in young males. Methods: Data were collected from thirty-seven young males (23.2 ± 0.3 years). Participants were categorized based on skeletal muscle mass (skeletal muscle index-percentile score, SMI-PS) assessed by bioelectrical impedance analysis. They were divided into two group: standard skeletal muscle mass group (SMG, n = 17, SMI-PS = 102.2 ± 1.0%), high skeletal muscle mass group (HMG, n = 20, SMI-PS = 120.5 ± 1.8%). Arterial stiffness assessed by brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) and blood parameters including high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), fasting glucose (FG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) were assessed. Results: The level of HDL-C in HMG was significantly higher compared to SMG (p < 0.001), whereas the ratio of LDL-C to HDL-C in HMG was significantly lower compared to SMG (p < 0.001). However, no changes in baPWV, TC, LDL-C, TG, FG, and HbA1c were found between groups. Interestingly, there was a positive correlation between SMI-PS and HDL-C (r = 0.469, p = 0.003), whereas there was a negative correlation between SMI-PS and LDL-C/HDL-C (r = –0.38, p = 0.02). Conclusions: This study suggests that an increase in skeletal muscle mass may have an additive benefit on improving lipid components through the increased HDL-C level and decreased the ratio of LDL-C to HDL-C in young men.
skeletal muscle; cardiometabolic risk factor; HDL cholesterol; LDL cholesterol; arterial stiffness
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Motorbike trip to Nuwakot
A trip to Nuwakot from Kathmandu is ideal for a motorbike trip of a few days. The route takes you along fun and beautiful mountain roads and valleys. In Nuwakot you can unwind in The Famous Farm. Nuwakot itself is a sleepy settlement with historic significance and a beautiful Durbar (kings) square. A not yet discovered spot in Nepal.
Round trip Nuwakot from Kathmandu
Nuwakot is a perfect destination to escape the smoggy and dusty Kathmandu Valley for a few days. The historic town is located about 80 kilometers from Kathmandu, and you can drive it easily within a day. There are three rideable routes to Nuwakot. Whichever route you take, in distance and picturesqueness, it makes little difference. This makes Nuwakot an ideal tour for a few days.
Fun motorbike ride
On the way to Nuwakot we took the ‘Kakani’ route. This route takes you quickly from the valley into the mountains. The road zigzags its way through the mountains, but it is never difficult. An ideal route to test your motor skills in Nepal. The road is almost everywhere paved, quiet and Nuwakot is easily reached within a day. Besides taking our own Royal Enfield we hired a second one through the Himalayan Enfielders in Kathmandu. Those guys aren’t the cheapest in town, but they have excellent choice, service and good maintained bikes. We left Kathmandu in the morning and reached Nuwakot in the afternoon, spending our time with nice curves, Chiya (tea), local food and terrific Himalayan Views.
This is the perfect getaway in Nuwakot. From the main road in the valley take the exit for Nuwakot. This road takes you through some hairpins up into the hills and after 8 kilometers you reach Nuwakot on the ridge of a few hills. From there you follow the main road and after leaving the village it is still about 1 kilometer to The Famous Farm. Or without asking, locals will point out the way to you. Tourism is still in its early stage and the farm is the place everyone knows. It’s no coincidence that the people of Nuwakot themselves invented the name Famous Farm for the lodge.
The food comes almost all from the own gardens and tasted really good. Your room is in one of the two main buildings and they are beautiful. The Famous Farm is great to stay, but not cheap, even pricey (for Nepali standards). Therefore, we hope that some of the money goes, in whatever form to the local community.
Relax, take it easy
The Famous Farm is the perfect place to chill out after a day on the bike. The lodge is situated super nice and in a quiet place. The buildings and (kitchen) gardens are beautifully landscaped and give it an even better than Mediterranean feel. Geese, chicken, goats, a donkey and a turkey flock wander around the farm. On every thinkable place there are terraces, so seat yourself somewhere in the sun and enjoy your well deserved beer.
This charming and Newar style village is located on the ridge of a hill. In some kind of way it has not been overwhelmed by the tourism tsunami that is hitting Nepal these days. It is quiet, peacefully and the people take it easy. Is it really 2015, we keep asking ourselves?
Nuwakot Durbar square
Nuwakot has historical significance. It lies on a ancient trade route between Tibet and the Kathmandu Valley. But fame it owes because it was here that king Prithvi Narayan Shah set out in 1750 to unify Nepal, which was then a collection of small kingdoms. The village is centered around it Durbar square. The main 7 storey high building on the square is a palace that was build by the great king for his family. If you walk around here in peace and quiet you find yourself back in time of kings and how their lives would have been like.
What stands out are the friendly people in the village. Near the royal square is an old temple. The people surrounding the temple invited us and we could share in eating. In any case, the square is an perfect place to take a terrace and see how the people run their daily lives.
Beautiful valley route
On the way back to Kathmandu we took a different route. This route follows the Trishuli River to the Prithvi Highway that runs between Kathmandu and Pokhara. The valley of the Trishuli is amazing and really fun to drive due to his nicely curved good paved rather flat roads. The pace is therefore better that on the way to Nuwakot and this route brings you the quickest back to Kathmandu. The last 45 kilometers on the busy highway between Kathmandu and Pokhara is not really a fun part to drive, but the valley part makes it more than good. (Thanks to our friend Lion for this last picture)


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NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday. The brokerage presently has a $20.00 price target on the biotechnology company’s stock. Zacks Investment Research‘s target price would indicate a potential downside of 5.62% from the stock’s current price.
According to Zacks, “NanoString Technologies, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of life science tools. It provides nCounter Analysis System which supports research and development of clinical applications from basic discovery to the development of future molecular diagnostic tests on a single platform. The company also offers nSolver Analysis software, gene expression panels, miRNA expression assay kits, cancer copy number variation panels, nCounter leukemia fusion gene expression assay kits and human karyotype panels, custom CodeSets and master kits that are ancillary reagents, cartridges, tips and reagent plates to setup and process samples in its instruments. It markets its systems and related consumables to researchers in academic, government and biopharmaceutical laboratories primarily in North America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific. NanoString Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Seattle, Washington. “
NSTG has been the subject of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of NanoString Technologies to $20.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of NanoString Technologies from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 10th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of NanoString Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 2nd. BidaskClub lowered shares of NanoString Technologies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 15th. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of NanoString Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, October 9th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $23.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. NanoString Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $19.80.
NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 8th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.56) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.57) by $0.01. NanoString Technologies had a negative net margin of 58.11% and a negative return on equity of 206.80%. The firm had revenue of $28.62 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $25.90 million. As a group, equities research analysts predict that NanoString Technologies will post -2.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.
In other news, insider R Bradley Gray sold 30,000 shares of NanoString Technologies stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.04, for a total value of $601,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 104,213 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,088,428.52. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 20.90% of the company’s stock.
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NSTG. ARK Investment Management LLC grew its position in NanoString Technologies by 30.8% in the 3rd quarter. ARK Investment Management LLC now owns 3,434,304 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $61,234,000 after purchasing an additional 808,832 shares during the period. Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in NanoString Technologies in the 3rd quarter valued at $7,132,000. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in NanoString Technologies by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,211,521 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $39,432,000 after purchasing an additional 358,991 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in NanoString Technologies by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,807,118 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $32,221,000 after purchasing an additional 257,703 shares during the period. Finally, Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its position in NanoString Technologies by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 1,232,787 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $21,980,000 after purchasing an additional 229,486 shares during the period. 88.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About NanoString Technologies
NanoString Technologies, Inc provides life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostic products worldwide. The company offers nCounter Analysis System, an automated, multi-application, digital detection, and counting system. It provides nCounter MAX and FLEX systems that include Prep Station, an automated liquid handling component that processes and prepares samples for data collection; and nCounter Digital Analyzer, which collects data from samples by taking images of the immobilized fluorescent reporters in the sample cartridge and processing the data into output files.
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#CITHeist: ANC staffer now faces attempted murder charge
Johannesburg - The former ANC Luthuli House staffer who is accused of "heinous" cash-in-transit heist crimes totalling R250 000 now faces attempted murder as well as possession of suspected stolen vehicles charges.
But it has emerged that Errol Velile Present, the former ANC Luthuli House staffer who was arrested on suspected heist charges, was not positively pointed out at a parade conducted by the police.
This was revealed on Tuesday at the bail application hearing of Present, who was arrested with three other accused of allegedly being involved in a violent robbery of a mall in Dobsonville, Soweto, on July 4.
The attempted murder charge was added because a G4S officer was shot and critically wounded during the alleged robbery.
A crack multidisciplinary law enforcement unit nabbed him within 72 hours of the alleged crime; Brigadier Vishnu Naidu told The Star earlier this month.
Present was fired by the ANC shortly after he gained notoriety following a statement by Joburg mayor Herman Mashaba's, in which he lambasted the governing party for employing someone who supposedly did not respect the rule of law.
The ANC said it ditched present for being embroiled in allegations "of heinous crimes".
On Monday, Present appeared looking relaxed and unperturbed by the media contingent which was packed in the confined room.
His co-accused are Zakhele Zondo (number 1), Itumeleng Manama (number 2) and Bheki Biyela (number 3).
The State, through prosecutor Paseka Tameli, said it would oppose bail as well as disclosing the contents of the docket in order to protect its witnesses.
However, the defence team charged back and asked for the disclosure of the docket for the accused lawyers to properly prepare for the bail application.
The defence lawyers also asked for the amended charge sheet, which contains the two additional charges.
"The accused needs to prepare his defence properly and thoroughly. I submit, if that is not the case, that the accused's right to a fair trial is infringed (upon) in terms of the Bill of Rights," asserted Advocate Nthabiseng Mahomane, the lawyer for Manama; accused number 2.
Ben Modumaela, who is representing Present, said he would object to another identity parade of his client due to the former ANC staffer's face being plastered across media publications, as well as social media sites.
Present's lawyer said it was a common course that investigators would only call parades if they had witnesses who said they could positively identify perpetrators of crimes.
Four witnesses were called to the parade and all of whom did not point out Present, Modumaela added.
Modumaela said Present was arrested while walking in the streets, so the lawyer said he was bewildered as to how he could be charged with the possession of suspected stolen vehicles.
It was a packed courtroom laden with security personnel, which underscored the magnitude of the crime, as well as the high profile nature of Present.
The case has been postponed until Friday August 3 for a decision on whether Magistrate John Baloyi will grant the defence team the docket ahead of the commencement of the bail application.


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text: Hi All. Read many a forum of cars and their progression and I've always vowed to make one. Now I've got a car that I can't help but love, I have to make a forum for it so here we are! First few pictures below of when I picked a car up. As you might be able to tell from the photos, when picking up the car it had the grill wrapped in a 3M Carbon Fibre. Now, there was nothing wrong with it but I’m more of an OEM fan and the rear ‘Megane’ lettering badges have got to go. A few posts are going to be added to this in quick succession to get the forum up-to-date with the Meg.

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A joint Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian biofuel project will alleviate thousands of tons of organic waste and produce one million barrels of biofuel, powering peace in the Middle East.
It’s the kind of project that should bring a smile to the face of every leader in the Middle East: A true regional partnership, brokered by three peace foundations – that is about to reduce biomass pollution for Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians.
Even better, it will transform biomass waste into biofuel, so that farmers and industrialists can turn a profit while simultaneously creating much-needed jobs in the region.
The idea was initiated by the Peres Center for Peace at an annual conference in Germany – the Jordanian-Israeli Forum on Economic Cooperation in 2008. A joint Jordanian-Israeli company, MME New Diesel Company, with technology supplied by a German company, will run the biofuel initiative.
It will alleviate an excess of plant-derived biomass build-up in three regions – Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority – and will create fuel to literally power Middle East peace.
In addition to the Peres Center, partners in its vision and installation include the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics and the Amman Center for Peace and Development.
Using two problems to create a solution
According to organizers, the new pilot facility to be built in Israel in the northern part of the Arava Desert is strategically located to serve the three communities.
It will be built to produce one million barrels of biofuel, while alleviating thousands of tons of dry organic waste. It will be a closed system, so no emissions or pollution will emanate from the plant, which will also be self-powered.
Oren Blonder of the Peres Center’s Agriculture, Water and Environment Department tells ISRAEL21c: “In this region agriculture waste is a huge problem. It comes from food crops, from orchards and from pruning leaves and trees. [Where land is limited] it’s a big problem for the entire region – for Israel, for Palestine and for Jordan.
While biofuel is an attractive source of alternate energy, there is also a dilemma involved in growing crops specifically for biofuel. It requires the conversion of large swathes of land to grow the crops, and that can lead to steep rises in the costs of agricultural products and severe food crises in basic crops like rice and wheat.
“We at the Peres Center are aware of the sensitivities to first generation bio-diesel which is in direct competition with food. As a policy we never deal with first generation biofuels. The new company will produce second-generation biofuels taking two environmental problems to create a solution,” Blonder explains.
Business-to-business for peace
To solve the problem locally without causing a new problem, the Peres Center decided to jumpstart this new initiative and help create a solution for the entire region, and not just one that would be in the business interests of a single company.
And so, MME-IL was formed, with CEO Ilan Friedlander as the Israeli CEO. Due to escalating political tensions in Jordan, with a population that is about 70 percent Palestinian, the Jordanian partners have asked to remain anonymous to avoid persecution.
The business aspect is an important part of the peace formula, says Blonder. “Business-to-business creates job opportunities for both sides to help promote peace. And it’s a pure private enterprise – we at the Peres Center don’t have anything to do with the company – we just helped raise funds from government sources.”
All of the peace projects that the Agriculture, Water and Environment Department of the Peres Center takes under its wing have a similar flavor. Like its namesake, Shimon Peres, Israel’s President, the Peres Center seeks to advance peace by bringing together Arabs and Israelis from various spheres.
“We met and decided to establish a joint company – MME-IL and helped introduce partners and helped raise the needed financials for their R&D. The main idea behind the company is to produce second generation bio-diesel from biomass and specifically from agricultural waste,” says Blonder.
Sharing benefits and profits
The impact of the project will be felt far and wide – by individual farmers, agricultural cooperatives, regional organizations and ultimately by the local populations.
“As far as I know – it’s meant to be for two or three years as a pilot project that will produce about one million barrels of biofuel. That’s the goal,” states Blonder, noting that the profits will be shared equally among the business partners from Israel and Jordan.
The Palestinians won’t be business partners in MME, but their farmers will benefit from a new source of income as they will now be able to sell agricultural waste to the plant, rather than burning it which has been the local tradition so far.
“The company will buy waste from the farmers from the entire region – the idea is not specifically [to help the] Palestinians but to create a new source of energy,” Blonder continues.
“This is going to give an answer to the environment problem,” asserts Blonder, who will provide a workshop on the topic at the upcoming WATEC water conference in Tel Aviv in November.
So there will be a new source of energy: One that comprises layers of peace, trust, understanding, environmental and financial gain. Imagine how your car could run on that.

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7 nights in United States
For travellers looking to explore a more remote corner of North America at a faster (and more active) pace, this eight-day journey through Alaska's vast vistas is just the ticket. Catch the state's greatest highlights including the imposing Harding Icefield, the enchanting Kenai Fjords, the jaw-dropping Denali National Park, and the charming town of Talkeetna. Go north and treat yourself to a week of scenery and smiles.
|Hotels/motels (5 nts), cabins (2 nts, shared facilities).|
|2 breakfasts, 2 lunches|
|Flights not included|
|Travel insurance is mandatory and not included|
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Optional activity prices are subject to change and can fluctuate in relation to the high/low season and the number of people on a specific excursion. Not all excursions listed here may be available, due to season or weather conditions. As generally not a lot of time is spent in start/end cities, you may want to arrange to arrive early, or stay longer after the trip in order to allow sufficient time to participate in optional activities there. Please see the full itinerary for information on optional activities, descriptions and estimated pricing.
Arrive at any time. Included Activities: Arrival Day and Welcome Meeting
Leave Anchorage in the morning and arrive at the tip of the Kenai Peninsula where the ice age still lingers. Spend the day exploring this site to discover the fjords, their history, science and remote splendor. Included Activities: Hike to Exit Glacier and Harding Icefield Transport: Private Vehicle (2.50-3.00 hours, 200km)
Enjoy a free day for activities around Seward. Opt to take a scenic boat cruise through the Kenai fjords to get up close and personal with glaciers and marine life, hike through breathtaking scenery, or visit the Alaska SeaLife Center.
Travel north to quaint Talkeetna. Opt to take a scenic flight over the area, float by raft or go further afield by jet boat on the Talkeetna River to learn about local flora, fauna and early settlers to the area, or stay in town to shop or sample beer from the local microbrewery. Additional Notes: Denali flightseeing is only available some days when weather conditions are appropriate for flying and good views. Transport: Private Vehicle (5.00-6.00 hours, 250km)
Enjoy plenty of time to explore Denali NP. Opt to hike one of the countless trails in Denali and discover the dynamic glaciated landscape providing large rivers, countless lakes and ponds, and unique landforms that make up the foundation of the ecosystems that thrive in in this park. Additional Notes: If weather conditions aren't great for flightseeing on Day 4, there is a possibility to try again this day before driving north to Denali. Included Activities: Denali National Park Visit Denali Visitor Center & Dog Sled Demonstration Transport: Private Vehicle (3.00-3.50 hours, 250km)
Hop on a Denali NP bus to Eielson Visitor Center on a full-day excursion to take in the beautiful flora, fauna, and mountains in the park. Keep an eye out for moose, bears, and caribou! Included Activities: Scenic Shuttle Bus to Eielson Visitor Center
Free morning for optional whitewater rafting or hiking, then say farewell to Denali NP and travel back to Anchorage. Opt to join the group for a farewell dinner. Transport: Private Vehicle (4.00-5.00 hours, 370km)
Depart at any time. Included Activities: Departure Day
Please note hotels in Alaska may be a bit more rustic or dated than hotels at the same accommodation level in the rest the states. Denali accommodation may also have shared or exterior bathroom facilities.
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Design and Analysis of a Thin Film Permanent Magnet Actuated Micro Pump
Chao Zhi*, Tadahiko Shinshi*, and Minoru Uehara**
*Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan
**Magnetic Materials Research Laboratory, Hitachi Metals, Ltd., 2-15-17 Egawa, Shimamoto-cho, Mishima-Gun, Osaka 618-0013, Japan
In this paper we present the design, analysis and an experimental evaluation of a micro pump utilizing a 20 µm thick, 3 mm diameter Thin Film Permanent Magnet (TFPM). The pump includes an electromagnet that uses a magnetic closed circuit. The design of the electromagnet was optimized and was theoretically explained. A PolyDiMethylSiloxane (PDMS) diaphragm with a thickness of approximately 80 µm was used in the pump. The electromagnetic force on the diaphragmwas calculated using a finite elementmethod. Large deformation analysis was used to calculate the displacement of the diaphragm. The force and displacement measurements agreed well with those calculated by simulation. The performance of the fabricated pump was also evaluated. During pumping, the displacement of the diaphragm reached 500 µm, which is the same as the height of the chamber. Furthermore, because of the large displacement, the pump is bubble tolerant and self-priming. A maximum flow rate of 50 µL/min and a maximum pressure of 110 Pa were achieved. A square wave input signal was demonstrated to be more effective than a sinusoidal signal in generating a high flow rate.
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On 9th April, the Dublin Anti-Internment Committee held another of its regular awareness-rising events in the city, this time on on the northside, at the junction of the busy shopping Henry Street and Liffey Street.
Supporters lined up with the Anti-Internment Committee of Ireland banner and placards. In addition to the Starry Plough of the Irish working class, the Palestinian and the Basque flags were flown in symbols of solidarity and also as a demonstration that political prisoners are held in many countries around the world.
Going on for 200 of the AIGI’s leaflets were distributed, explaining that Irish Republicans continue to be held in custody without trial through the practice of refusal of bail and through revocation of licence. This practice by administrations on both sides of the British Border are anti-democratic suppression of the right to hold political opinions and to organise in their furtherance.
Recordings of relevant songs were played on a portable PA, such as The Roll of Honour, Viva la Quinze Brigada and Something Inside So Strong. Throughout the period of the event, two Special Branch (plainclothes political police) kept up an obvious surveillance which however did not deter the picketers.
The Anti-Internment Committee of Ireland is an independent broad and democratic committee, endeavouring to hold regular awareness-raising events and all democratic people are welcome to attend its public events, always advertised in advance on its Facebook page.
A group of mixed political background held a picket this afternoon in Henry Street, one of the main shopping streets in Dublin’s city centre. The picket was protesting the continuing internment in Ireland of political activists and also expressing solidarity with political prisoners in different parts of the world – a Palestinian flag and a couple of Basque ones flew alongside the Irish ones. There are over 60 political prisoners in Irish jails both sides of the British Border.
Many people were out shopping or just enjoying the sun on what must have been the hottest day of the year so far. Up to 200 leaflets were distributed and passers-by occasionally stopped to discuss with the picket supporters.
MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO CAMPAIGNERS FOR MUMIA ABU JAMAL
Near the end of the picket, a representative of the Anti-Internment Committee of Ireland was recorded voicing a message of solidarity for Mumia Abu Jamal, to send to an upcoming conference on Mumia and other political prisoners.
Mumia is a political prisoner, a black United States activist and author who was awaiting execution but is now in his 40th year in jail. He was a popular broadcaster in 1981 when he went to the assistance of his brother, who was being harassed by a white police officer. As the incident came to an end the cop was dead of gunshot wounds and Mumia was shot in the stomach.
There are so many questions about the scenario the Prosecution laid out and which got Mumia convicted of murder and sentenced to death, which was later commuted to imprisonment for life. His gun had five bullets missing but Mumia was never tested to see whether he had fired the gun nor were the tests on the bullets in the police officer conclusively proven to come from there. The crime scene was not preserved and the police were in and out of it, with Mumia’s gun while Mumia was in hospital, undergoing an emergency operation. Photos taken of the scene by an independent press photographer did not show the presence of the taxi of a witness against Mumia, who claimed he was parked there. Not to mention the later confession of a man who claimed to have killed the police officer on behalf of other police as a contract kill (the decision not to use him as a witness divided Mumia’s legal team and two lawyers resigned as a result).
As the spokesperson of the Anti-Internment Committee said, even if people believe that he fired the shots that killed the police officer, after 40 years Mumia should be freed on humanitarian grounds. The USA is allegedly the country leading the world in democracy, as the spokesperson commented, but holds a great many political prisoners, some of them for many, many years in jail.
MORE EVENTS TO COME
Pandemic permitting, the AIGI intends to hold pickets on approximately a monthly basis to protest continuing internment and in solidarity with political prisoners, such events being advertised on our social media. The organisation is independent of any political party or organisation and all who oppose the jailing of activists without trial or wish to support political prisoners are welcome.


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They say that stock market bears are always right – eventually! Maybe the same can be said of those who predict recessions but I have to say that there are some worrying signals out there and business leaders would be foolish not to take heed.
Credit & money supply tightening
As the graph shows, money supply measures are showing nil growth in the UK – quantitative easing has been offset by banks tightening their credit procedures with the result that overall money supply is dormant. This suggests a recession may not be far away. To quote a Deloittes report from June which I have referenced previously: “CFOs are reacting to weaker domestic outlook with a sharper focus on cost control and building up cash.” The squeeze on SME payment terms is evident in the increase in Days Sales Outstanding in the UK as against many other European countries – see this article in Credit Connect:
Similarly, the Purchasing Managers Index – a measure of the confidence this population of buyers has at any point in time – has been on the wane in recent months and is currently hovering slightly above the neutral 50 mark. Contrast that with the US index at 56 and the Australian at 50 – both booming economies.
The bond yield curve is flattening
Whilst bond yield curves have not yet entered the inverted territory which has unfailingly predicted the last seven US recessions they have flattened considerably in recent months on fears of trade wars, Brexit (I couldn’t go without at least one mention of that!) and depressed economic growth expectations. As short term interest rates are almost certainly on the rise right now both here and in the US a flattened yield curve in advance of these rate hikes may indicate that an inverted curve – short term rates on debt higher than long term ones – is not far away.
There’s still time
There are no infallible predictors of recession and policy makers will be hearing clarion calls from many quarters given the above signals in the market. A recession is still not inevitable and the depth of any downturn not at all predictable.
That said, prudent business leaders will be taking note of these clouds and taking sensible precautions including:

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As the Salt Lake Tribune reported, “Utah could become the first state to fully legalize driverless, autonomous vehicles anywhere on the state’s roads under a bill that cleared its first hurdle Wednesday.”
This is great news for our autonomous vehicle initiative for Arches National Park. I have been in talks with the major players in the autonomous public transportation space — including Keolis, Local Motors, May Mobility and Waymo (the Google self-driving car project) — and what is very attractive for them is that Arches National Park presents a unique opportunity to deploy their new autonomous electric mini-shuttles in a controlled environment: the road network within Arches.
Our goal is to present the National Park Service with a comprehensive transportation solution for Arches National Park that can be executed as a public-private concessionaire partnership in 2020. The plan proposes a swarm of autonomous mini-shuttles with a capacity of 12 passengers each, so visitors arrive at each stop in small groups to avoid crowding. Three of the four companies are now testing vehicles in this capacity range.
It won’t cost the NPS a penny, in fact, a properly structured public-private concessionaire partnership agreement should generate profits for Arches National Park which can then be used to create the necessary stops and shade structures along the mini-shuttle route.
A key to our proposal is the construction of a 2,000-car parking lot at the UMTRA site, the cornerstone of the new Arches National Park visitor’s center and transportation hub, because visitors need to park somewhere first before they board the mini-shuttles. This new hub will also support shuttle services to downtown Moab, to the mountain biking trails, to rafting trips and to the airport.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Chocolate Almond Blondies
What you will need: Two cups of packed brown sugar, two-thirds cup of butter, two eggs, two teaspoons of vanilla, two cups of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder, one- fourth teaspoon of baking soda, one cup of chocolate chips, one cup of sliced almonds.
Step One: Grease a 13x9 inch baking pan and set aside. In a medium saucepan, heat brown sugar and butter over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved. Stir constantly. Cool slightly, then stir in the eggs on at a time, then add the vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
Step Two: Spread the batter in the prepared pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips and almonds. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. Cool slightly, but cut into bars while warm.