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Dharminder Singh was mediating between rival groups when he was killed Tuesday night; four men have been charged with his murder
A man trying to mediate between the two groups after a clash at Punjabi University was killed Tuesday night in a dhabi in front of a campus in Patiali. Four men have been charged with murder.
Identified as Dharminder Singh, the victim was a gym enthusiast and president of the kabaddi club in the village of Daun Kalan. Also politically active, he campaigned for the Aam Aadmi party in Ghanaur after leaving Shiromani Akali Dal ahead of the election.
According to police, two rival groups from the villages of Daun Kalan and Theri clashed at the university on Tuesday night. After a while, Dharminder was representing his villagers during a meeting with a rival group in a dhabi off-campus when someone killed him.
“We took over the body and started an investigation. So far, four people behind the murder have been identified, “said Patiala, senior police supervisor (SAA) Nanak Singh. A case under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against Harvir Singh, Tejinder Singh and two unnamed suspects Down Kalan.
The SAA said police teams were sent to arrest the accused and the body was sent for an autopsy. “It’s a murder that happened because of personal hostility,” he said, denying the gangster’s involvement. The senior police officer also clarified that the victim is not a kabadija player, but only a gym lover.
The assassination drew criticism from Congress leader Navyot Singh Sidhu and former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh over the AAP government’s treatment of law and order.
“The complete collapse of law and order in Punjab … On average, 3-4 murders happen a day, people are in a state of fear …” Sidhu shared on Twitter. “The recent rise in incidents of violence in Punjab is very worrying,” Amarinder tweeted.
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Rinda hires ‘petty criminals’ to spread terror in the state, police say
FIRs registered by the SBS Nagar (Nawanshahr) police in both cases named the gangster who became the Khalist terrorist Harvinder Singh Rinda, who appears as the ideological mind as well as the main mind. He lured petty criminals with money, police say. Rinda also used local youth to store a tifin bomb found from a well in Una County in Himachal Pradesh. HT previously reported that Pakistani terrorists from Khalistan lured unemployed youth with small criminal backgrounds to commit terrorist acts by paying them money.
The congressional leader is demanding action against the hoarding at Haryana CM’s residence
Former Deputy Mayor and Congress leader Satish Kainth called for action against the accumulation of Chief Minister Haryana in Sector 2. Kainth also referred to the recent sentence handed down to Punjab Congress President Amrinder Raji Warring for setting up a pantry in front of the party’s state office in Sector 16.
2 water bodies in Burara, Delhi will be developed as ‘safe open spaces’
Water Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday reviewed work on the rejuvenation and development of two water bodies in Burara in northwest Delhi and said it would develop as “safe open spaces”. “Burari is of significant ecological importance because it is located near Yamuna. The two water bodies in the expanded colony, Satya Vihar and Lakshmi Vihar, have been revived by natural methods using natural cost-effective technologies, ”the minister said.
AITA Championship Series: Arnav Bishnoi winners Riya Kaushik enter the quarters
Holders Arnav Bishnoi and Anirudh Sangra advanced to the quarterfinals for the boys ’U-18 AITA Championship Series (CS-7) tennis tournament, held at Chandigarh Lawn Tennis Association Stadium, Sector 10, on Tuesday. Sixth seed Bhicky Sagolshem, Yatharth Chaddha, Keshav Dangi, Priyansh Solanki, Sankalp Satya Nair and Parmarth Kaushik also marched into the quarters. Fourth seed Vanya Arora also advanced to the quarterfinals, scoring a double pastry against Critique Sharma.
Chandigarh 10th graders exude confidence after the CBSE science exam
Students who appeared in the second 10th grade science exam at the Central Board of Secondary Education on Tuesday said it was fairly easy. Several could be seen discussing ‘easy’ questionnaires outside the centers, including the Government’s Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 16, which was a test center for more than six schools. Tanvi Bisht of Sharda Sarvhitkari Model Senior High School, Sector 40, also found the paper easy to try.

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Relatively recent changes to Nevada's medical malpractice statutes now require that all medical malpractice cases filed in Nevada's courts contain an expert affidavit.
Nevada statute NRS 41A.071 provides:
Dismissal of action filed without affidavit of medical expert supporting
allegations. If an action for medical malpractice or dental malpractice
is filed in the district court, the district court shall dismiss the action,
without prejudice, if the action is filed without an affidavit, supporting
the allegations contained in the action, submitted by a
medical expert who practices or has practiced in an area that is substantially similar to the type of practice
What this means, in effect, is that victims of malpractice must find an expert witness before a case is first filed. The defense, by contrast, is not required to submit an affidavit with their answer.
Nevada medical malpractice plaintiffs are at a significant disadvantage from the start of a case: first, because our new one-year statute of limitations (thanks to the insurance and medical industry lobbies) makes it extremely difficult to gather records and gain a review in this length of time; and second, because plaintiffs divulge a great deal about their case from the start while defendants can wait until close to trial to reveal their expert theories.


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I recently wrote that a healthy downtown office market, plus a federal rule that has pushed offices outside downtown, have combined to fill in all of the “parking craters” in downtown DC. That doesn’t mean they’re totally gone, though. They’ve just moved to other places in the city.
Over the years, DC noticed the success it found in broadening the federal government’s definition of the Central Employment Area, the space eligible for federal government offices. The District successfully lobbied the General Services Administration to widen the CEA further to encompass not just downtown, but also NoMa, much of the Anacostia riverfront, and the former St. Elizabeth’s campus. Because the latter areas have much cheaper land than downtown DC, and lots of land to build huge new office buildings, federal offices are now drifting away from the downtown core.
A developer with a small site downtown usually won’t bother to wait for a big federal lease, as the government wants bigger spaces at cheaper rents. It’s easier to just rent to private-sector tenants. However, a developer with a large site within the CEA and next to Metro, but outside downtown, has a good chance of landing a big federal lease that could jump-start development on their land — exactly the formula that can result in a parking crater while an owner waits for a deal.
One recent deal on the market illustrates the point: the GSA recently sought proposals for a new Department of Labor headquarters. GSA wants the new headquarters to be within the District’s CEA, within 1/2 mile walking distance to a Metro station, and hold 850,000 to 1,400,000 square feet of office space.
The kicker is the timeline: GSA wants to own the site by April 2018, and prefers if DC has already granted zoning approval for offices on the site. It would be difficult for a developer to buy, clear, and rezone several acres of land meeting those requirements within the next two years, so chances are that the DOL headquarters will be built on a “parking crater” somewhere in DC. Somewhere outside downtown, but within the CEA, like:
- “Spooky Park,” or Parcel A at The Yards, formerly the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offices across from the Navy Yard Metro. It’s zoned for 1.8 million square feet of offices, and is probably the largest single parking crater in DC.
- Behind the Big Chair in Anacostia are several parking lots that could house a million square feet of offices.
- The Portals, next to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel at 14th and D streets SW, has two empty lots left. A residential tower will soon sprout on one, but the other is being reserved for another office building, across from to another building that was built for the FCC, but which will soon be vacant.
- The two blocks just west of the Wendy’s at “Dave Thomas Circle,” in the northwest corner of NoMa, are owned by Douglas Development and Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield’s site could house 965,000 square feet of development, and Douglas’ site could have a million square feet.
High-rise residential seems like it would be an obvious use for land like the Yards, which is outside downtown but atop a heavy-rail station. Yet even there, where one-bedroom apartments rent for $2,500 a month, it’s still more valuable to land-bank the site (as parking, a small green area, and a trapeze school) in the hopes of eventually landing federal offices.
Many federal leases are also signed for Metro-accessible buildings outside the District, which helps to explain why prominent parking craters exist outside of Metro stations like Eisenhower Avenue, New Carrollton, and White Flint. (For its part, Metro generally applauds locating offices at its stations outside downtown, since that better balances the rush-hour commuter flows.)
One reform could fix the problem
One esoteric reform that could help minimize the creation of future parking craters around DC is to fully fund the GSA. Doing so would permit it to more effectively shepherd the federal government’s ample existing inventory of buildings and land, and to coordinate its short-term space needs with the National Capital Planning Commission’s long-term plans.
Indeed, GSA shouldn’t need very many brand-new office buildings in the foreseeable future. Federal agencies are heeding its call to “reduce the footprint” and cut their space needs, even when headcount is increasing. Meanwhile, GSA controls plenty of land at St. Elizabeth’s West, Federal Triangle South (an area NCPC has extensively investigated as the future Southwest EcoDistrict), Suitland Federal Center, and other sites.
However, ongoing underfunding of GSA has left it trying to fund its needs by selling its assets, notably the real estate it now owns in now-valuable downtown DC. GSA does this through complicated land-swap transactions, like proposing to pay for DOL’s new headquarters by trading away DOL’s existing three-block headquarters building at Constitution and 3rd Street NW.
In theory, it should be cheaper and easier for GSA to just build new office buildings itself. In practice, though, they’ve been trying to do so for the Department of Homeland Security at St. Elizabeth’s West, and Congressional underfunding has turned the process into a fiasco.
Parking craters will slowly go away on their own
In the long run, new parking craters will probably rarely emerge in the DC area. Real estate markets have shifted in recent years: offices and parking are less valuable, and residential has become much more valuable. This has helped to fill many smaller parking craters, since developers have dropped plans for future offices and built apartments instead.
Even when developers do have vacant sites awaiting development, the city’s growing residential population means that there are other revenue-generating options besides parking. “Previtalizing” a site can involve bringing festivals, markets, or temporary retail to a vacant lot, like The Fairgrounds, NoMa Junction @ Storey Park, and the nearby Wunder Garten. This is especially useful if the developer wants to eventually make the site into a retail destination.
Broader trends in the office market will also diminish the demand for parking craters, by reducing the premium that big offices command over other property types. Demand for offices in general is sliding. Some large organizations are moving away from having consolidated headquarters, and are shifting towards more but smaller workplaces with denser and more flexible work arrangements.
Unlike the boom years of office construction, there’s now plenty of existing office space to go around. Since 1980, 295 million square feet of office buildings were built within metro DC, enough to move every single office in metro Boston and Philadelphia here. While some excess office space can be redeveloped into other uses, other old office buildings — and their accessory parking lots — could be renovated into the offices of the future.

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A recent retrospective study (J Webster et al. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 17: 1509-14) with 673 children with newly diagnosed (biopsy-proven) celiac disease (CD) (median age 10.6 y) evaluated DXA studies at time of diagnosis.
- Approximately 7% (n=46) had a low lumbar spine areal bone mineral density (aBMD) z-score (less than -2)
- Of those with abnormal aBMDs, 18 had repeat studies. 11 of 18 normalized after institution of dietary management. Mean time for repeat DXA was 2.3 years
- Of note, mean BMI z-score at time of repeat DXA was 0.005 (this includes 90 who had followup studies after a normal baseline DXA).
- Low body mass index (BMI) with z-score of -0.4 identified a >10% risk of an abnormal aBMD
The authors acknowledge than DXA screening is controversial. The current study’s strength is its large size. Limitations include the inability to correlate with clinical factors including adherence to a gluten-free diet.
- Based on this study, it is likely that only 2-3% of pediatric patients with celiac disease will have a persistently abnormal DXA after institution of a gluten free diet for 2 years; it is likely that even more will improve with time if receiving appropriate dietary treatment.
- I am not likely to recommend obtaining a baseline DXA study in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed celiac disease; the treatment for low bone mineral density in the setting of celiac disease is the same as for all children with celiac disease. If one were inclined to look for low BMD, optimal timing would likely be AFTER being adherent on a gluten free diet for at least two years particularly in those who had low BMI at presentation.
Related blog posts:
- Long-term bone health of Children with Celiac disease this study found no increase risk of fractures in youths diagnosed with celiac disease (HR of 0.87) over up to 23 years of followup.
- Common to be ‘D’-ficient
Disclaimer: These blog posts are for educational purposes only. Specific dosing of medications/diets (along with potential adverse effects) should be confirmed by prescribing physician/nutritionist. This content is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment provided by a qualified healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a condition

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Year Published: 2014
First Sentence: As she woke up in the pod, she remembered three things.
I probably shouldn't even review The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet because I read the series out of order, meaning I've experienced this book rather differently than the author, Becky Chambers, intended. Therefore, a disclaimer: I have some gripes that maybe I wouldn't've had otherwise.
As for why I read the series out of order: my book club read the second book, and I liked it enough to read the first one. And then the third.
This book is about the crew of a space ship that builds paths in space between locations, so that other ships can take shortcuts. They're hired to take a long trip to the centre of the galaxy to make a path from the centre to the more populated areas. This all takes place in a distant future in which Earth is being rebuilt after an ecological disaster that led to Humans fleeing in generation ships (the Exodan Fleet) and then eventually being welcome into a United Federation of Planets type arrangement called the GC. If this sounds a bit like Star Trek it's because it is a bit like Star Trek.
Anyway, that's the premise. The plot isn't much more complicated, but the book is really more concerned with its characters than its story. This is simultaneously a strength and a weakness. A strength, because it gives the reader a real sense of this universe and the way it is populated by people of many species, with different cultures, political opinions, lifestyles, etc. It feels very grounded, despite being set in space (hur hur).
The problem is that there are a few too many of these characters and furthermore I didn't like all of them. Rosemary, classic fish out of water sf character, is our point of view character and audience surrogate. She's fine, and so are most of the others. Kizzy, one of the two ship techs, majorly got on my nerves (mainly because I think we're supposed to find her charming and I really didn't). Jenks, the comp tech, is not really well-developed other than being a little person who is in love with the ship's AI, and Corbin, algae grower (or whatever his title is) is pretty thinly sketched, too. On the other hand, some of these character issues are obviously more me issues than actual issues with the book as written.
This book is basically Star Trek TNG but more modern, less afraid of LGBTQ content, and even more warm and fuzzy. It's about people caring for each other and coming together despite differences. They are all amazingly reasonable. In fact it's really just a story about a nice ordinary group of people living and loving all over the galaxy, working hard, being good at their jobs, and so on. There's nothing inherently wrong with this. It's a nice change for a genre that can be excessively doom-and-gloom lately. But I am glad that not every book is like this.
Definitely pick it up for a different flavour of sf.

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by Cheryl Piccio, ABS-CBN News
HOUSTON, TX — In March, The Dunham Theater stage at Houston Baptist University proved to be the perfect fit for two Filipino star performers.
Sheryn Regis, widely known as the Crystal Voice of Asia, and YouTube sensation Mikey Bustos, teamed up for the first time in Houston — putting on a show dubbed “A night filled with music, fun and laughter.”
Sheryn is a Filipino multi-platinum awarded singer-songwriter, who rose to fame in the popular singing competition, Star in a Million.
Regis is also well known for singing theme songs from ABS-CBN’s Marina, Krystala, Gulong ng Palad, Maria Flordeluna, and many more.
“Its my first time to perform for my kababayans here,” said Regis. “And first time to perform with Mikey Bustos. People were so energetic and enthusiastic and the reception was….oh my gosh, Houston, I love you so much!”
YouTuber Mikey Bustos rose to popularity in Toronto, where he placed in the top eight in season one of Canadian Idol.
Also known as the “Ambassador of Filipinos on the Internet,” he is best recognized for his witty Filipino-themed and musical videos on YouTube, and is an avid songwriter and solo artist.
“He is very talented. And his voice is amazing. Sheryn’s voice is so angelic and it’s awesome,” said one fan. “I was so happy that I was able to actually witness real talent in person.
Sheryn began the night with powerful renditions of medleys featuring music by Beyonce, Ariana Grande, and Whitney Houston.
The amazing power of her voice shined through, as she performed her best-known ABS-CBN teleserye theme songs: Kailan Kaya and Hindi Ko Kaya.
Mikey sang his popular online song, Balikbayan Box, where he sat on a balikbayan box as he was pushed side to side across the stage, while throwing “pasalubong” brought from the Philippines.
After the concert, fans remained waiting in line in the venue lobby for a meet and greet with the stars.
“I came from out of town to see it and I was so excited,” another fan said.
“Thanks Mikey for coming all the way from the Philippines, we can’t wait for you to come back.”
“Houston, thank you so much for being so welcoming to [me] and our entire team,” Bustos thanked his fans. “Thanks for coming to the show, and I hope to be back. You have really given us some fantastic memories. YIEEHAWW!”

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Top World Bank Official Tapped As New Chief at International Monetary Fund
WASHINGTON – Kristalina Georgieva, a Bulgarian economist and top World Bank official, has been named the new head of the International Monetary Fund.
She succeeds Christine Lagarde who is stepping down to take over as head of the European Central Bank.
Georgieva grew up in a Bulgaria that was ruled by communists. Now she will run one of the western world’s leading capitalist institutions, the world’s lender of last resort, providing emergency loans when countries are facing financial crisis.
Speaking to reporters after the Fund’s 24-member board approved her nomination, Georgieva acknowledged she’s taking the helm of the IMF at a time when global growth is slowing, two of the largest economies — the United States and China — are engaged in a worsening trade war, and several countries are dealing with escalating amounts of debt.
“Warning signals are flashing and we must be ready to be tested,” she said. “My immediate priority for the IMF is to help members minimize the risk of crises and be ready to cope with downturns.”
Georgieva, 65, has held the No. 2 post at the World Bank since early 2017. Before that, she served as the European Union’s Commissioner for Human Rights. She will take over at the IMF on Oct. 1.
Since the IMF and World Bank were founded immediately after World War II, the IMF has always been headed by a European while the World Bank has always been led by an American.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration successfully lobbied to get David Malpass, who was then serving in the administration as a top Treasury Department official, confirmed as head of the World Bank.
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Quinn: FEMA denies Illinois appeal for assistance following tornado, severe storms
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn says the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied the state's appeal for assistance after a deadly tornado and severe storms.
Quinn said in a Wednesday news release that he is disappointed with the decision and doesn't believe "it reflects the reality and devastation on the ground."
Hundreds of homes in five southern Illinois counties were damaged or destroyed by the Feb. 29 storms that killed seven people in Harrisburg, a town of 9,000 in Saline County.
But FEMA concluded homeowners' insurance, local charities and state funds could cover those costs. Quinn appealed to the Department of Homeland Security days after FEMA turned down the aid request. FEMA later gave the state more time to make a better case for the taxpayer assistance.


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The global demand for Credit Settlement Market is presumed to reach the valuation of nearly USD XX MN by 2028 from USD XX MN in 2021 with a CAGR of XX% during the period of 2022-2028.
Credit settlement is a means of settling the debt for a lower amount than what one owes. During the settlement plan, regular payments are credited to Settlement Company who will then negotiate on behalf of the borrower and encourage them to settle the debt for a lesser amount. The debt settlement plan offers you the lowest total or lowest monthly payment with the shortest time for getting out of debt while avoiding bankruptcy. It is an agreement between a lender and a borrower to pay a loan while the remainder of the debt is forgiven.
The growth of the debt settlement market is driven by growing consumer lending loans. As more and more individuals are borrowing, size, and scope are expanding. Debt settlement is a lucrative option of lending loans with effective negotiates settlements with creditors for a portion of the outstanding debts. Fear of turning bankruptcy and financial hardships stemming from unexpected life events such as jobless or illness contributes significantly to the growth of the market. Debt settlement provides a better alternative to bankruptcy and consolidation loans. All these factors will be fuelling the growth of the market during the forecast period. However, there are also other ways or strategies for paying off debt with fair negotiation which will be restraining the growth of the market.
The report covers Porter’s Five Forces Model, Market Attractiveness Analysis and Value Chain analysis. These tools help to get a clear picture of the industry’s structure and evaluate the competition attractiveness at a global level.
Additionally, these tools also give inclusive assessment of each application/product segment in the global market of credit settlement.
The entire credit settlement market has been sub-categorized into type and Industry. The report provides an analysis of these subsets with respect to the geographical segmentation. This research study will keep marketer informed and helps to identify the target demographics for a product or service.
- Credit Card Debt
- Student Loan Debt
This section covers regional segmentation which accentuates on current and future demand for credit settlement market across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa. Further, the report focuses on demand for individual application segment across all the prominent regions.
Global Credit Settlement Market Share by Region (Representative Graph)
The research report also covers the comprehensive profiles of the key players in the market and an in-depth view of the competitive landscape worldwide. The major players in the credit settlement market include Guardian Debt Relief, Debt Negotiation Services, Premier Debt Help, Freedom Debt Relief, National Debt Relief. This section includes a holistic view of the competitive landscape that includes various strategic developments such as key mergers & acquisitions, future capacities, partnerships, financial overviews, collaborations, new product developments, new product launches, and other developments.
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House built in 1963. In the switch box there is a white and black wire, both are hot. Because of this I assume power is going to the Hunter ceiling light/fan and then a separate set of wires are going to the switch box. Since the on/off wouldn’t work without a neutral, I connected the dimmer switch using the single pole wiring diagram but when turned on, the fixture makes a quick buzzing sound and then dims to a lower level. On the switch the blue light in the dimmer bar flickers and the switch is unresponsive.
Thanks, so it looks like there is only a single black and a single white conductor in the box (can’t see if it’s Romex)?
Do you have a meter to test? A proximity tester won’t work for this. Remove both conductors from the switch and test between each of them and either the bare ground wire or the metal box. I’m guessing that one will have 120V and the other won’t.
EDIT: It looks like you have a switch loop based on your last post. The white is probably hot and the black is probably not. But best to test with a meter first.
Uploaded picture of current wiring, I reinstalled the original switch to start over.
Using a Klein pen tester, the one where you just touch the wire and it indicates green or red. This box is not grounded - there are grounds elsewhere in the house but typically in outlets, not switches.
I checked other “live” sources to make sure the tester was accurate. As far as I can tell it is working as indicated.
I don’t have a multimeter, I’ll go pick one up today and post the results.
Switch loop makes sense - since we’re here I am also trying to wire a 3-way switch to a retrofit LED recessed light.
The current two dummy switches have three wires in each box - black, white, red. I did the retrofit and the power is to the light with the wiring pigtails all above the fixture. I know more information is probably needed but any advice for this situation. I saw another post about “Power into light, no neutral in box” setup so along with the bypass I probably need an add on switch right?
Well, it’s not good that the box isn’t grounded both for safety and testing purposes. If you don’t have a meter, how do you know the box isn’t grounded?
In any event, the way to proceed is to determine, using a meter, which of the two conductors is hot. That conductor goes to the line on the Inovelli and the other to the load. This is a non-neutral, so you may need a bypass at the light. You’ll also have to set parameter 21 to non-neutral.
So the white is the 120V, you were totally right about it being a switch loop. Most of the single pole wiring in my house is set up the same way (as I now know).
I installed the dimmer switch with white-line and black-load. It turns on but dims when activated and the switch is still unresponsive. I took the cover off the light and the ballast says it’s a 22W light. When I activate the fan, the light goes to full brightness and the switch is responsive (I assume due to the increase power draw). I figure this means I am going to need the bypass (ordered two already since this non-neutral and LED combination is going to reoccur). Let me know if this all makes sense!
Thanks again for all your help - I’ve gone through so many of your posts on this forum and you’re an absolute genius with these complex solutions. If you have a paypal, feel free to link it (if it’s alright with the mods), I owe you a beer regardless of how this all turns out haha.
Oh man. So what I don’t know is if the dimmer can be used with this type of bulb. This isn’t the typical CFL and definitely seems more ballast/starter. @Bry -What ya think with this type of light load? I didn’t even know they made these anymore.
Now that I think about it, the dimmer isn’t rated for a motor load, so a dimmer may not be appropriate. This is the perfect candidate for a LZW36 fan light switch! That will work just fine as you can send a neutral to the switch box!
I think you may be right, I tried to install the dimmer to another ceiling light/fan fixture that wouldn’t need the bypass but still the switch started acting up; light would increase in brightness and then at max brightness would shut off and switch would reset. This repeated until I turned the ceiling fan on and on the highest speed setting was very slow. Overall, I don’t think the dimmer will work well with ceiling fan/light combos.


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Dr. Emily Winn, DNP, ARNP, PPCNP-BC, PMHS, has been selected as Executive Director of Nurse Practitioner Education at the University of Utah College of Nursing, effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Winn’s accomplishments in Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) instruction, program leadership, and clinical simulation will play a crucial role in advancing the college’s mission and educational outcomes.
“Dr. Winn brings experience in DNP education, including previous leadership for a pediatric care track, curriculum development, continuous improvement, and clinical practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner. She has proven herself in various environments, including classroom, simulation, online, and in clinical settings,” says Dr. Gwen Latendresse, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Dean of Academic Programs for the College of Nursing. “Her dedication to the teaching mission and leadership for Nurse Practitioner (NP) education will be extremely valuable in addressing National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) standards as we prepare for CCNE accreditation of our DNP program in 2025-2026.”
“Starting to teach when I was a graduate student helped me understand instruction in diverse ways,” says Dr. Winn. “As faculty with the University of Missouri – St. Louis College of Nursing, I participated in extensive NP curriculum development across several courses, which furthered my understanding of developing curriculum that aligns to accreditation standards.”
Her dedication to elevating care for the pediatric population is demonstrated by her certifications and years of clinical practice; she holds current certifications as a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and Pediatric Mental Health Specialist. “I love imparting the knowledge I have of being a good Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) to my students. It is incredibly rewarding to be alongside them in the classroom, clinic, and simulation settings as they develop their passions, find their niches in practice, and go serve many diverse populations.”
Most recently, Dr. Winn served as an Assistant Teaching Professor and Pediatric Primary Care NP Track Director at the University of Missouri – St. Louis College of Nursing, where she also filled roles as the On-Campus Intensive Coordinator for the DNP program and preceptor for PNP students. Over the past eight years, she has practiced clinically in newborn medicine, pediatric hospitalist medicine, and as an independent pediatric nurse practitioner in a community clinic. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Utah College of Nursing and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Washington.

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The coverage area and the number of users of mobile communication networks are in a continuous and fast growing, while the allocated frequency spectrum remains unchanged. New efficient management schemes have to be deployed in order to maintain a good grade of service. This paper deals with a software package meant to evaluate by simulation the blocking probability in a cellular system induced by a channel allocation scheme and, thus, to select its parameters in accordance with the network architecture and the traffic distribution on its coverage area.
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The Computer-Aided Geological Characterization of a Sandstone Reservoir, North Ward Estes Field, Ward and Winkler Counties, Texas
Published:January 01, 1991
Albert S. Wylie, Jr., E. K. Davidsen, J. D. Gillespie, R. S. Butler, R. G. Stanley, J. H. Beck, 1991. "The Computer-Aided Geological Characterization of a Sandstone Reservoir, North Ward Estes Field, Ward and Winkler Counties, Texas", The Integration of Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics and Petroleum Engineering in Reservoir Delineation, Description and Management, Robert Sneider, Wulf Massell, Rob Mathis, Dennis Loren, Paul Wichmann
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The North Ward Estes Field is located along the western edge of the Central Basin Platform in Ward and Winkler Counties, Texas. The field is part of an Upper Guadalupian productive trend that extends uninterrupted for 90 miles on the edge of the platform. The North Ward Estes Field has produced over 388 MMBO (one-third of the trend's cumulative production) from more than 3300 wells since its discovery in 1929. Production in the field is from back-reef lagoonal sandstones of the Yates, Seven Rivers and Queen Formations.
A correlation scheme was developed for the field based on laterally continuous key dolomites that bracket the productive sands and segment the reservoir into discrete mappable units. Applying this scheme, more than 68,000 correlation markers were selected and loaded into a computer database. Concurrently, 15 million curve feet of log data, 30,000 feet of core analysis data, and 125,000 feet of core lithology data were digitized. Core analyses and lithologies were depth-corrected. Logs were normalized using a 60-foot interval of laterally continuous anhydride dolomite. Core porosity data were cross-plotted verses bulk density log values to develop equations (transforms) for derivation of porosity. Corrections for hole rugosity, overburden pressure, and lithologic complications were applied to refine the porosity transform. Structure and porosity-feet maps were then merged with fluid contact and water saturation data to calculate volumetries. Facies and permeability relationships and actual to apparent pay ratios were applied to determine effective hydrocarbon pore volume.
Computer generated net isopach maps of the sands display a north-south
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Bima Field, offshore northwest Java, is a sizeable reservoir containing reserves of approximately 700 MM bbls OOIP with a 50 BCF gas cap. At present only the northern 1/3 of the field is developed, with 7 platforms and 54 producing wells, of which 20 are horizontal. The field has multiple drive mechanisms and high viscosity oil (21 cp), resulting in rapid GOR and water-cut increase after 3 years of production. The high stakes (both reserves and facility investments) and the reservoir's complexities, make an effective reservoir management scheme critical. For this reason an integrated geological, geophysical and engineering description was carried out to provide a 3-D Reservoir Simulation Model to evaluate development options. Geologically, the Oligo-Miocene age Batu Raja Limestone was deposited on the Seribu Platform, a basement-controlled, fault- bounded structure. The Upper Batu Raja carbonate build-up is thickest on the structurally highest parts of the platform where the rock comprises a series of "cleaning upwards" cycles (muddy deposits overlain by progressively more grain-rich sediments). A Lower Miocene drop in sea-level caused subaerial exposure of much of the platform and leaching by meteoric fluids. This diagenetic event resulted in contrasts in the reservoir quality (porosity, permeability, fluid saturations) at various intervals of the Upper Batu Raja. Based on these dissimilarities, the reservoir was zoned into 6 model layers. Once zonation was established, well logs could be calibrated to whole and sidewall core. A dense grid of seismic data were used to map the Batu Raja structure. From these data, color seismic inversion sections were produced and calibrated to the well logs. The calibrated seismic data were then used to map the top of structure, the carbonate build-up's edges, the total thickness of the Upper Batu Raja (needed to control aquifer size in the model) and the thickness of the main pay zone (layers 1-3). Engineering reservoir description began with a detailed compilation of capillary pressure, relative permeability, production and DST data. The 3-D simulation model required special treatments, including varying the GOC depths to honor separate gas cap closures; making permeability pressure dependent in poorly-consolidated zones; and setting up horizontal well completion treatments. Results suggest that water injection into the oil rim and gas cap is an effective approach toward maximizing recoveries and minimizing gas cap resaturation. However, waterflood reserves are sensitive to injection timing. The synergistic approach of geological, engineering and geophysical input into the Bima reservoir study has had impact by delivering a reservoir management tool that can evaluate future development expansion and possible gas sales. The simulation model can also track fluid migration during the field's producing life. The geological/geophysical model led to an enhanced understanding of Batu Raja depositional and diagenetic processes that has potential in regional exploration strategies.


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|Abstract:||A bottom-up label-free mass spectrometric proteomic strategy was used to analyse the protein profiles of the human embryonic secretome. Culture media samples used for embryonic culture of patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles were selected as a test case for this exploratory proof-of-principle study. The media were stored after embryo transfer and then pooled into positive (n = 8) and negative (n = 8) implantation groups. The absolute quantitative bottom-up technique employed a multidimensional protein identification technology based on separation by nano-ultra-high pressure chromatography and identification via tandem nano-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry with data-independent scanning in a hydrid QqTOF mass spectrometer. By applying quantitative bottom-up proteomics, unique proteins were found exclusively in both the positive- and negative-implantation groups, which suggest that competent embryos express and secrete unique biomarker proteins into the surrounding culture medium. The selective monitoring of these possible secretome biomarkers could make viable procedures using single-embryo transfer.|
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Ministry of Finance Launches Economic Update
(SLENA, 11th July, 2019): The Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the World Bank and other partners in the banking sector have launched the Sierra Leone Economic update. The event took place on Thursday July 11th, 2019 at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel at Aberdeen in Freetown.
The report stated that there is high rate of inflation in the country especially in the exchange rate. It furthered that there is a high margin between deposit and lending rates.
There was a session on 'Restoring Macroeconomic Stability and Unlocking the Constraints to Inclusive Economic Growth which was chaired by the Honorable Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Madam Mamadi Gobeh Kamara.
Discussants called for a more disciplined fiscal stance. They noted that the decrease in expenditure also has an impact on the large increase in money supply. It was discussed that there is a need to boost economic growth to improve macroeconomic stability. It was noted that the Ministry of Finance has been putting reforms in place to address the issue.
The Director of the Economic Policy Research Unit in the Ministry of Finance, Alimamy Bangura noted that government's effectiveness is assessed based on the things that are provided for the general public. He mentioned that financial discipline is very relevant in achieving these objectives. He said that commitment control is also taken into consideration. He said that government has been investing in infrastructure, adding that efficient management policies would be put in place to manage public investments. He said that macroeconomic stability is achieved through the management of public and policy finance.
Discussants mentioned that there is a need to address and manage the depreciation of the exchange rate.
The Director of Research and Statistics, Bank of Sierra Leone, Morlai Bangura noted that the Central Bank is committed to tightening monetary policies. He said that the accumulation of debts by government possess a problem of financial stability in the country.
He said that the bank is aimed at figuring out policies that work best for the government and the country in general. He said that Sierra Leone depends hugely on the external sector. He mentioned that donor conditionality is also an issue. He said that instability always creates capital flow reversal.
The Practice Manager for the World Bank, AbebeAdugna stated that revenue projection is a big problem. He said that proper planning and management is crucial in achieving progress.
The IMF Country Representative, Dr. Iyabo Masha said that the issue of global monetary policies needed to be addressed, adding that implementing structural policies is key. She mentioned that debt overhand is a constraint to growth, noting that attracting foreign investors takes a lot of effort.

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TVA installed 2 auto-venting turbines at Norris Dam in 1995 and 1996. These units have been
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I followed the recipe almost exactly and found them delicious! I had no flour problems. Since I didn't have any oranges I used lemon zest and I added 1/4 tsp or so of cardamom powder. I was only planning to use half the dough and freeze the rest, but my husband ate so many I had to bake them all to have enough for my party!
I made these cookies and I thought they were great. I have to disagree with the other review - I followed the recipe exactly and I didn't have any problems. Some of mine did get a little dark on the bottom, but since it was only the ones on the one shelf, I have to blame my cheap cookie sheets and oven, not the recipe. I'm actually not big on pistachios or cranberries, but I wanted a quick dessert for a dinner party and these didn't take anytime at all (and there were only a few left afterwards). I'd definitely make them again. The green of the pistachios and the ruby-red of the cranberries made them really festive.
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London FinTech startup Revolut announced that it raised a $10 million (£7.75 million) Series A funding round to help improve the way people spend and send various types of currencies across the world.
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A tasty and hearty everything bagel with a mix of flavours from garlic, onion, poppy seeds, and sesame seeds.
Step 1.In a large bowl, combine the warm water and yeast. Let the mixture sit for 5 minutes.
Step 2.Stir the high-gluten flour and salt into the yeast mixture. Knead the dough on a floured surface for about 10 minutes.
Step 3.Place the dough in a greased bowl and cover it with a damp cloth. Let the dough rise in a warm place for 1 hour.
Step 4.Punch down the dough and divide it into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and then push a hole through the center of each ball. Stretch and shape the dough into a bagel shape.
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Step 6.Preheat your oven to 220 degrees Celsius.
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Step 8.Dip the bagels into the topping - ensure you wet the bagels first so that the topping sticks to the surface.
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Multi-Band Up-Converted Lasing Behavior in NaYF4:Yb/Er Nanocrystals
AbstractRandom lasers have attracted great interests and extensively investigation owing to their promising applications. Here, we explored unambiguously the multi-band up-converted random lasing from NaYF4:Yb,Er nanocrystals (NCs). NaYF4:Yb,Er NCs exhibit high effective up-conversion luminescence when they are excited by continuous wave 980 nm laser. We investigated a planar microcavities approach wherein the NaYF4:Yb,Er NCs showed up-converted lasing behavior. The optical pumping of NaYF4:Yb,Er NCs by 980 nm pulsed laser excitation exhibited multi-band lasing. The NaYF4:Yb,Er NCs showed multi-band lasing emission with a line width of 0.2 nm at 540 nm and 0.4 nm at 660 nm. This research promotes potential application in bioimaging and biomedical fields. View Full-Text
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An unarmed West African immigrant with no criminal record was killed early yesterday by four New York City police officers who fired 41 shots at him in the doorway of his Bronx apartment building, the police said.
It was unclear yesterday why the police officers had opened fire on the man at 12:44 A.M. in the vestibule of his building at 1157 Wheeler Avenue in the Soundview section. The man, Amadou Diallo, 22, who came to America more than two years ago from Guinea and worked as a street peddler in Manhattan, died at the scene, the police said.
The Bronx District Attorney's office is investigating the shooting, whose details were still murky last night because there were apparently no civilian witnesses and none of the police officers involved had given statements to investigators. But Inspector Michael Collins, a police spokesman, said that investigators who went to the scene of the shooting did not find a weapon on or near Mr. Diallo.
Relatives and neighbors described Mr. Diallo as a shy, hard-working man with a ready smile, a devout Muslim who did not smoke or drink.
''I am very angry,'' said his uncle, Mamadou Diallo. ''He was a skinny guy. Why would the police shoot somebody of that nature 30 or 40 times? We see the police and we give them all the respect we have.''
A friend, Demba Sanyang, 39, said: ''We have a very undemocratic society back home, and then we come here. We don't expect to be killed by law enforcement officers.''
The four officers involved in the shooting were assigned to the aggressive Street Crimes Unit, which focuses largely on taking illegal guns off the street. All four officers, who were in plainclothes, used their 9-millimeter semiautomatic service pistols, which hold 16 bullets and can discharge all of them in seconds.
Two of the officers, Sean Carroll, 35, and Edward McMellon, 26, emptied their weapons, firing 16 shots each, the police said. Officer Kenneth Boss, 27, fired his gun five times and Officer Richard Murphy, 26, fired four times.
All four have been put on administrative leave, which is standard practice after a police shooting.
Three of the officers -- Officers Carroll, McMellon and Boss -- have been involved in shootings before, which is unusual in a department where more than 90 percent of all officers never fire their weapons in the line of duty. In those previous incidents, Officers Carroll and McMellon were found to have acted properly, the police said; the case of Officer Boss -- he shot and killed a man said to be armed with a shotgun on Oct. 31, 1997, in Brooklyn -- is still being reviewed by the Brooklyn District Attorney's office.
Police rules on when officers can fire their guns are explicit: deadly force can be used only when officers fear for their lives or the lives of others. But once they decide to shoot, officers are trained to fire until they ''stop'' the target from causing harm. They are told not to fire warning shots, and to aim for the center of the body, not arms or legs.
Police officials said it was unclear whether the circumstances of the confrontation between Mr. Diallo and the officers justified such a shooting. What the police say is known is that the four officers were patrolling Mr. Diallo's neighborhood yesterday morning in an unmarked car in the hope that they would make arrests and in the process turn up information about a serial rapist in the area.
At a quarter to one, the officers encountered Mr. Diallo. All four got out of the car and approached him as he stood in the vestibule of his building, the police said.
A police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said that a neighbor reported after the shooting that he had noticed a man, who the police believe was Mr. Diallo, loitering in the vestibule. The man described him as ''acting suspicious,'' said the official, who did not elaborate.
The officers did not communicate over their radios before they approached Mr. Diallo, the police said, so investigators said they did not know what prompted their initial interest in him.
Nor is it known why the officers began firing. A second police official who spoke on the condition of anonymity said, ''We don't know what happened, because we haven't spoken to them, but it looks like one guy may have panicked and the rest followed suit.''
After the shooting the officers called in on their radios, the police said, and neighbors telephoned 911. Soon other officers arrived on the scene, followed by detectives and the ranking officers who are required to respond to all police shootings.
An investigation began, and no weapon was found on Mr. Diallo, Inspector Collins said.
A pager and a wallet were found lying next to the body, a police official said, adding that it was unclear whether the officers could have mistaken the pager for a weapon.
Mr. Diallo had lived in New York for two and a half years. A member of the Fulani ethnic group, he came from a village called Lelouma and followed relatives who had moved here. He worked as a street peddler, selling socks, gloves and videos on 14th Street in Manhattan. He sent much of the money he earned to his parents back home, friends said.
Yesterday, Mr. Diallo arrived home from work around midnight, said his roommate, Momodou Kujabi. The two men discussed who was going to pay the Con Edison bill, and then Mr. Diallo turned on the television and Mr. Kujabi went to bed. Another roommate, Mr. Diallo's cousin, Abdou Rahman Diallo, was already asleep.
Mr. Kujabi said he thought Mr. Diallo might have gone out for something to eat, as he often did after coming home from work.
Then came the shots, and a knock on the door, he said. It was the police.
Mr. Kujabi said that the officers brought him down to the vestibule to identify his friend's body. ''I said, 'How can this happen?' '' Mr. Kujabi recalled telling the officers. '' 'I left this guy less than 30 minutes ago.' ''
An autopsy found that Mr. Diallo died of multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for the Chief Medical Examiner's Office. Further tests are required to learn how many wounds there were and where the bullets entered his body, she said.
Steven Reed, a spokesman for the Bronx District Attorney's office, said the shooting was being investigated would probably be taken up by a grand jury.
Stuart London, a lawyer representing the officers, said that he was still trying to determine the facts of the case. ''It would be premature to comment,'' he said.
And Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani urged people to withhold judgment on the case. ''We've had terrible mistakes in this city when people have reacted to rumors and intuitions and feelings,'' he said. ''Let's let the situation run its course and then let's react to the facts.''
But Kyle Waters, a lawyer representing Mr. Diallo's family, said he was concerned that the police officers may have overreacted to Mr. Diallo. ''There was nothing to indicate that he was a criminal, nothing to indicate that he had a weapon,'' he said. ''For him to be sent back to his homeland in Guinea in a box is a horrible tragedy.''
State Assemblyman Ruben Diaz, who represents the area, called the shooting ''outrageous,'' adding that it was clear that excessive force was used.
Mayor Giuliani said the circumstances of the shooting were unclear because the officers involved had invoked what is known as the 48-hour rule, which gives police officers two business days to consult with their union lawyers before they speak to investigators.
But police officials said that was not the case; instead, they said, they have not spoken to the officers because the Bronx District Attorney's office asked them not to. That is common practice in police shootings.
When prosecutors pursue possible criminal charges, police officers, like other citizens, can invoke their right against self-incrimination and decline to talk. The 48-hour rule comes into play when the Police Department pursues possible administrative charges. Officers in such an investigation are required to answer questions after the 48-hour respite, or face dismissal.
Yesterday, relatives began making plans to return the body of Mr. Diallo to his parents in the village of Lelouma. ''I think there is no reason to shoot someone more than 30 times,'' said Mamadou Diallo.


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With the titular protagonist of Balzac’s Ursule Mirouet as her guiding archetype of innocent, indefatigable femininity, a mountain village tailor’s granddaughter known only as the Little Seamstress (Zhou Xun) struggles to transcend her Mao-decreed ignorance in Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Written and directed by Dai Sijie (whose semi-autobiographical novel is the film’s basis), this blandly sweet French-Chinese co-production about anti-socialist self-definition tells the story of the Little Seamstress’s intellectual awakening in 1971 thanks to Luo (Chen Kun) and Ma (Liu Ye), two city-dwelling friends sent to a re-education camp deep within the rural Phoenix Mountains—and next door to Little Seamstress’s tiny community—as punishment for their parents’ “reactionary” tendencies during the Cultural Revolution.
Confronted by devout adherents to Mao’s Little Red Book at their new prison-camp home, defiant Luo and Ma seek subversion whenever possible, whether it be justifying their “bourgeois” violin by deviously telling the local chief that a Mozart lieder is titled “Mozart Is Always Thinking Of Chairman Mao” or stealing forbidden literature secretly owned by a writer named Four-Eyes (Wang Hongwei) and then reading the wondrous tomes to the illiterate Little Seamstress in a cave dubbed “The Book Grotto.” Their clandestine devouring of proto-feminist novels by Flaubert and Balzac—juxtaposed against the medieval idiocy spawned by the country’s pro-proletarian doctrine, such as Luo being treated for malaria with merciless flogging—is an act of rebellion against state-mandated philistinism, just as Luo and Ma’s embroidered recitations of communist North Korean films serve as a tribute to the enlightening power of the imagination.
Though Sijie’s attempts to ignite a Jules and Jim romantic triangle rarely spark and his observant, deliberate direction lends the film a benign lack of urgency, there’s something nonetheless mildly seductive about his linking of passion (of both the heart-pumping and mind-stimulating variety) with the wild, untamable jungle that envelops his characters. If it concluded 10 minutes earlier, Sijie’s slight, faintly lyrical paean to the cerebral and coital stimulation spawned by personal sovereignty might have coasted by on its gentle humanism. A 2001-set finale involving the re-education camp (and the ghosts of its past inhabitants) drowning underwater to make way for a modern electricity-generating endeavor, however, finally finds Balzac succumbing to the dull, sloppy obviousness it had previously worked so hard to skirt.


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Sandusky's attorney Joe Amendola said his client has been aware of the accusations for about three years and has maintained his innocence.
The grand jury report that lays out the accusations against the three men cites the state's Child Protective Services Law, which requires immediate reporting by doctors, nurses, school administrators, teachers, day care workers, police and others.
It appears neither Schultz nor Curley had direct contact with the boys Sandusky is accused of abusing.
Schultz's lawyer said his client was not among those required by law to report suspected abuse. He also argued that the two-year statute of limitations on the summary offense has expired.
Curley and Schultz have the unconditional support of university President Graham Spanier, according to a statement released Saturday. Spanier called the allegations "troubling" but predicted the school officials would be exonerated.
Kelly, the attorney general, said Penn State officials never made any attempt to identify the child that the grad assistant saw in the showers with Sandusky in 2002.
"Today as we stand here, we encourage that person who is now likely to be a young adult to contact investigators from the attorney general's office," she said. "This is an ongoing and active investigation. ... We are determined to quickly respond to any new witnesses or any additional information that may appear."
While Kelly said Paterno was not a target of the investigation, she did not answer yes or no when asked the same question about Spanier.
"All I can say is again, I'm limited to what's contained in the presentment, and that this is an ongoing investigation," Kelly said.
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Here’s a fun preschool alphabet game that will have kids learning their letters in no time! Jonathan loves playing the memory game, so I thought why not combine it with learning the alphabet!
Paper plates are such a handy craft supply. I grabbed a stack and wrote letters on them with Sharpies. I did pairs of matching capital letters, but you could also do this with lowercase letters or match up capitals to lowercase.
Then lay them out on the floor and play the game! Here are the rules in case you’re not familiar with the memory game. Each player turns over two cards (plates) at a time. If they match, the player keeps them. If not, they turn them back over and the next player takes a turn turning over two cards.
I think that the official rules say that you get another turn when you get a match, but we don’t usually play that way since it puts the youngest kid at a disadvantage.
When Janie got her first match, she had to stop and hug it! After four boys, God sure gave us a very girly girl!
Have fun playing the alphabet!

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The mind-boggling news just in from ‘Madrid Xtra’ will leave football fans worldwide feeling breathless and overwhelmed. It appears that the prestigious Spanish team, Real Madrid, is currently embroiled in negotiations that could seal the fate of England’s all-time top goal scorer, Harry Kane. Reports indicate that the 29-year-old has been offered on a plate to the Spanish giants, with a potential deal now in the air.
Kane’s current situation is a perplexing one. Despite playing for London’s Tottenham Hotspurs since 2012, his immense skill and talent has not secured him any coveted silverware. Some insiders believe that this could be the season when he finally throws in the towel. However, before he does so, he has been linked to a plethora of top-tier teams, including Manchester United. But it is Real Madrid that has emerged as the most tantalizing prospect of all.
With over 275 goals under his belt, the Englishman is definitely not lacking in experience. This fact has not gone unnoticed by Real Madrid, who are reportedly desperate to find a formidable ‘9’ to compete with their current player, Karim Benzema. This could be the closest that the two teams have come to sealing the deal over the striker. While there are no indications of anything concrete being signed, the offer is said to be on the table, and the deal is now under serious consideration. We can only wait and see how this fascinating and exciting story develops in the days to come.


The Lebuhraya Putrajaya – KLIA (MEX II) is an 18 KM, three-lane dual carriageway that will commence at Putrajaya Interchange and merge onto the existing Lebuhraya KLIA (FT26) in Sepang.
Putrajaya Interchange with a trumpet configuration will be designed for connectivity to the existing Putrajaya Toll Plaza.
The Expressway comprises the following:
- Mainline connecting Lebuhraya Maju Expressway (E20) to Lebuhraya KLIA (FT26)
- Putrajaya Interchange to Putrajaya/Cyberjaya
- Entry and exit ramps from Lebuhraya KLIA (FT26) to and from the Expressway
- One mainline toll plaza, two ramp toll plazas and Supervision Building.
Summary of Project:
|Traffic Control & Surveillance Systems|
|Emergency Telephone||Every 2km (both sides)|
|Close Circuit TV (CCTV)||Where Necessary|
|Variable Message System (VMS)||Min 2 units|
|Vehicular Box Culvert||No.||2|
|Mainline Toll Plaza||No.||1|
Benefits of MEX II:
- Providing shortest route to the national administration region of Putrajaya and the city centre of Kuala Lumpur.
- Contributing the growth of housing and business development in the surrounding areas.
- Direct connection to KLIA and KLIA2
- MEX 2 as an alternative to users from Putrajaya to KLIA and vice versa. Users can choose other alternatives such as Federal Route FT 29 (toll free), ELITE and PLUS.


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Samba fever is set to hit the streets of Liverpool again this summer with Brazilica 2014, and members of the public are invited to be a part of the action by volunteering.
Now with more chances than ever to participate, volunteers will be treated to an inside look at one of the country’s most exotic and vibrant festivals, a chance to gain new and invaluable work experience.
Every year we have a great mix of people who volunteer for Brazilica. They are an essential part in making sure our carnival is a huge success – we couldn’t do it without their help.
There are lots of different roles for volunteers from helping out on the day as stewards at the carnival parade, drivers, helping to set up the carnival floats or as stage hands, runners, artist liason at the main stage site.
If you’d like to be involved over a longer term ,there are opportunities to help build the carnival floats and make costumes at Brazilica HQ, The Old Library Lodge Lane Liverpool L8 OQH. call 07517273340 or e-mail [email protected]
Joanne Jackson, a volunteer from last year’s festival said: “Volunteering at Brazilica was an amazing experience. It was the first time I had volunteered and I will definitely be doing it again. I met some brilliant people and gained lots of confidence for dealing with new situations. The parade was a highlight and I got to see some fantastic samba bands, one of which I since joined as a result of Brazilica. I am really excited for this year’s festival.”


A grid type heating element is affixed to the rear window, and an instrument panel mounted switch with an integral indicator lamp is used to turn the system ON. When the system is turned ON, a small electric current passes through the grid and its circuit, generating heat to clear the window. All rear defogger systems operate on 12 volts.
Certain conditions, such as outside temperature, vehicle speed, atmospheric pressure and even the number of passengers inside the vehicle, affect the length of time required to remove fog from the glass.
The defogger is designed to turn OFF after approximately 10 minutes of operation. If the defogger is turned ON again, it will only operate for approximately 5 minutes. You can, however, turn the system OFF before the time is up by turning the defogger switch or ignition switch OFF.
See Figure 1
- Start the engine and pull out the defogger switch knob.
- Using a test lamp, ground the end and touch the probe to each grid line. The test lamp should operate as indicated.
- If the test lamp remains bright at both ends of the grid lines, check for a loose ground.
The range zones may vary slightly from one glass to another, but the test lamp brilliance will decrease proportionately as it is moved from left to right on the grid line.
- If an abnormal reading is observed by the test lamp on any grid line, place the test lamp probe on the left of that bus bar and move the probe toward the right until the test lamp goes out. This will indicate a break in the continuity on that grid line.
See Figures 2 and 3
- Locate the break(s) on the grid line(s) and mark the outside of the glass, using a grease pencil.
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Clean the area to be repaired. Buff with steel wool and wipe clean with a damped cloth with alcohol.
- Position a strip of tape above and below the grid line area to be repair.
- Repair the grid line break using defogger repair kit (Part 1052858 or equivalent) and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
- After the grid line has been repaired, carefully remove the strips of tape.
- Apply heat, using a heat gun, to the repaired area for approximately 1-2 minutes. A minimum temperature of 300°F (149°C) is required.
To avoid damage to the interior trim, protect the trim near the area to be repair. Allow the repair materials to cure for at least 24 hours. Do not operate the unit until such time.
- Test the rear defogger operation to verify proper operation.


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Earthquake Abatement Heist I had a dream last night. Well, more like a nightmare really. Unlike most other dreams I will remember this as the “Earthquake Abatement Heist”. Our water heater went out just as we were hosting visiting relatives. I went to check the water heater and found a man dressed in street cloths […]
I often see movement just outside my direct line of sight while I am on the torch. This time I grabbed my camera to prove I am not going crazy. The apple tree, just out of the view of the window, and not my glassblowing might have something to do with the attraction the deer […]
While looking at houses on Realtor.com some of the pictures of houses struck me how beautiful the photographs were so I used the Waterlogue App to turn them into virtual watercolor paintings.
CATALINA – LAST journey of the patrol boat yankee is a mini television series that features the story of how a 1931 Catalina PBY was restored in South-Africa and flown back to it’s home in San Diego where it sits today in the San Diego Air & Space Museum in the Gillespie Field Annex.
Cheryl Matson of the Pratt Fine Arts Center works on a portable flame working station to demonstrate how to make a glass fish before diving into other courses held at the center. Related Images:

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A lawyer in India was offended with the kissing scene in recently released Dhoom2 so he filed a case against actors Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.
Advocate Shailendra Dwivedi said,
Bollywood actors are conveying vulgarity in the society. These films cannot be watched with our families, they are so vulgar at times.
Advocate Dwivedi filed a petition in the court of judicial magistrate first class R K Batham under sections 292 (vulgarity) and 509 (derogatory to women) of the IPC.
The court has fixed December 11 for recording evidence in the case.
Advocate Dwivedi found a kissing scene shown in Dhoom 2 obscene and vulgar which lowered the dignity of Indian women.
Well I have seen the movie and I didn’t find anything obscene and derogatory in that scene. And this is not for the first time that such a scene has been pictured in Indian films. Even in the era of 1970’s kissing scenes were shown in many films and today living in 21st century saying that a kissing scene is promoting vulgarity sounds absurd.
When Susan (wife of Hrithik Roshan) has no problem with his kissing scene than I don’t think others should be bothered to make an issue of it.


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While we were in England, WAY back at the start of the summer holidays, we went to a wedding. It was a VERY special one, as the bride was a really close family friend (who I’ve known since just a few days after she was born, and who’s my mom’s god-daughter). And what a WONDERFUL wedding it was!!! The sun shone all day long, we got to catch up with lots of friends, the venue was spectacular, the bride looked stunning, the food was delicious.....
Unfortunately, my camera ran out of battery about an half an hour after the ceremony. So I didn’t get to take that many photos. But here are a few of the ones I managed to get.
Me & Simon
The grounds - with a Monet-style pond (complete with lilies and a bridge)
Us two with my mom and dad
Here comes the beautiful bride.....
..... and such pretty bridesmaids
Gorgeous, vintage-style flowers everywhere
Lovely music to accompany our champers and canapes
And a BRILLIANT magician
Yes, in case you didn't know, Simon's a magician (you can see his website here if you fancy a look)
Apart from telling you what a wonderful day we had, I also wanted to show you the wedding pressie I made for the happy couple. But I think I'll save that for my next post.


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Mirror of the Arab World: Lebanon in Conflict by Sandra Mackey
2008 | ISBN: 039306218X, 0393333744 | English | 320 pages | EPUB | 0.7 MB
How the recent history of Lebanon provides insight into the many trials currently facing the larger Arab community.
It is crucial to the interests of the West to grasp the complexities of the Arab world. In this clear, concise volume, Sandra Mackey provides a unique view of this tortured and tortuous region through the lens of Lebanon. A small, fractured country at the gateway of the Arab east, Lebanon signals the challenges that the Arab world poses to itself and to the West. As Mackey vividly demonstrates, the Lebanese have experienced every issue currently roiling the Middle East: borders contrived by others, a weak state housing weak institutions, a Palestinian presence, civil war, resistance to societal and political change, Sunni/Shia sectarianism, occupation, militant Islam as a political ideology, conflict over the common identity essential to turning a fragile state into a viable nation, a troubled democratic tradition, and war perpetrated by forces inside and outside its borders. Lessons learned from these conflicts will ease understanding and resolution elsewhere.
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Famous Russian theater and film actor Mikhail Efremov was forced to sit behind the wheel to go to the hospital and to visit relatives of his friend. This was stated by the lawyer of the artist Elman Pashayev.
this lawyer said in an interview with the newspaper “Sobesednik”. According to him, friend Ephraim is now in the Ukraine and can not cross the border because of the restrictions associated with the pandemic of a new type of coronavirus. He called the actor and asked him to go to the hospital to help possibly his mother and wife are in serious condition.
the lawyer does not deny that Yefremov before drinking alcohol. The actor drank on the occasion of the Orthodox feast celebrated on that day.
“Michael drank, but sat behind the wheel to help out a friend. I assure you, this is a very conscientious person, he’s not going to get out somehow, to do something to avoid punishment,” the lawyer assured.


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Georgetown has received a verbal commitment from Jonathan Mulmore, a 6'4" PG out of Allegany College of Maryland. Mulmore, who grew up in New Orleans and moved to Houston after Hurricane Katrina, was the leading scorer in NJCAA Division 1, averaging over 26 points per game last season. He has 2 years of eligibility remaining.
To say that his addition is good for Georgetown is an understatement, as currently Tre Campbell is projected to be the only PG on the Hoyas roster next season.
Kevin Broadus was the lead recruiter on Mulmore.
With the addition of Mulmore, the Hoyas have one open scholarship left for next season. Updated scholarship table HERE.
Welcome to the Hilltop, Jonathan Mulmore!

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