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Property Tax Proposal to Hike Taxes on Job Creators
A proposal in the Planning and Development Committee would create a more complicated property tax system likely to increase property taxes on commercial and industrial job creators.
Certain sections of SB 1 would make Connecticut a much less desirable place to locate a business.
First, the proposal creates an additional property tax over and above what is currently exists.
The extra property tax revenue–a so-called “municipal contribution to the area-wide tax base”– is to be generated solely from an increase in the assessed value of all commercial and industrial property in a municipality over the 2013 base year.
The increase is not pegged solely to new construction, but could be all factors including new construction, market value appreciation, and revaluations.
If adopted, this may financially encourage municipalities to inflate the assessments of commercial and industrial properties in an effort to “make back” some of the revenue that may have to be shared with the region.
Also under SB 1, commercial and industrial property would be taxed at its own mill rate. This is a discriminatory classification scheme since it’s extremely likely that this mill rate will be higher than the residential mill rate.
Clearly a multi step, discriminatory property tax classification scheme that unfairly increases property taxes on job creators will make Connecticut a less desirable place to locate.
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In the third 5G Global Mobile Network Experience Awards report, Opensignal once again compares operators from around the world to recognize those on which our users had the best 5G experience.
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In this latest definitive analysis of 5G worldwide leaders, there are many new entrants in the top 15 markets across different measures of 5G mobile network experience compared with the last 5G benchmark.
Opensignal’s latest analysis of the Indian mobile market reveals a fiercely competitive landscape with the country's three big operators having differentiated themselves on different aspects of mobile network experience.This report highlight the importance of measuring multiple factors that contribute to a good mobile network experience, rather than just focusing on speed.
During 2022, 5G will start to become the mainstay of the mobile experience in many markets. In others, the 5G journey is starting, but 5G offers the promise of a significantly superior experience. Here, Opensignal's quantifies the current 5G experience.
Approximately once a decade the mobile industry unveils a new network technology standard with the goal of revolutionizing users’ mobile network experience. Opensignal examines the real-world impact that 5G has had on the mobile experience by comparing 100 markets.
In the third Global Mobile Network Experience Awards report, Opensignal once again directly compares operators from around the world to recognize those on which our users had the best mobile experience.
The Indian mobile landscape continues to grow increasingly competitive as operators are trying to offer the best experience to their users. In our latest report, India's three largest mobile operators — Airtel, Jio and Vi — found themselves in a closely run race on five out of seven award categories.
Now for the first time Opensignal ranks the world's 5G operators using our leading measures of the real-world mobile network experience.

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An internationally best-selling author, artist and illustrator, Jackie Morris has over thirty years’ experience in writing and illustrating books. Amongst her current work, East of the Sun has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal, Little Evie in the Wild Wood and Something About a Bear have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
‘Morris’ picture books aren’t things to be gobbled whole, like a greedy
dragon might. But ones to be lingered over, books to sweep your hands
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During the past year, indigenous peoples have seen their basic rights, their cultures and their very lives threatened as never before.
Illegal mining, deforestation, companies that ignore court rulings requiring them to address environmental concerns, corruption, illegal incursions into indigenous territory – these are just some of the issues that indigenous people face.
Precious water sources are being threatened and depleted – from poisoning due to mining, from re-routing and diversions for extractive companies, and from the effects of the climate crisis.
But it’s not only their physical health and wellbeing that’s suffering. Indigenous people’s sacred sites and spiritual wellbeing are being badly affected.
“They have destroyed those sacred places, those places where we went for purification, where we received healing and protection,” says Misael, a Wayúu indigenous community leader from La Guajira, Colombia. “All of this cultural and spiritual damage means that we are on the verge of going down in history as a people almost entirely wiped out…a people on the verge of extinction.”
On top of this, the coronavirus pandemic has wrought unspeakable damage to indigenous communities across Latin America. Governments have failed to take adequate measures to ensure the protection of indigenous communities.
In Brazil, where the total number of deaths due to coronavirus stands at over 520,000 people, we have seen the avoidable deaths of many indigenous elders such as Karapiru Awá Guajá. And with their deaths, the loss of the keepers of their peoples’ memory, the guardians of their knowledge and their spirituality.
We know that indigenous peoples help to protect our planet Earth, our common home. We know that this is ever more important as the entire planet faces the effects of the climate crisis. Their lives are not simply threatened by health issues. For standing up for their basic rights to water, for protecting their land and environment, they face intimidation, threats, and death.
Juana, an indigenous leader from Honduras, explains how indigenous community members from Guapinol have peacefully stood up against the contamination of their rivers by a mining company. After being violently removed from a camp they had established to defend water and life, eight defenders are still in detention, having been falsely accused of various crimes, including illegal arms bearing.
She says: “The situation in Honduras is very serious. It’s a country in which defending human rights, defending the environment, defending life, defending rights of indigenous peoples, is to put our lives at grave risk.”
Human rights defenders in Latin America
A new report from CAFOD recommends ways that the UK government, EU and member states, Latin American states, all governments, and businesses and investors can protect human rights defenders from the attacks they face.
In Brazil, Sineia, Environmental Manager of the Indigenous Council of Roraima, explained how legal changes could wipe out indigenous people’s rights to their ancestral lands overnight.
These latest legal threats are considered the struggle of a century. Without land, indigenous peoples do not have life. And we will all lose the precious forest that they so valiantly protect, stemming the impacts of the climate crisis. We cannot let this happen.
Celebrating World Indigenous Day
On this International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, we celebrate indigenous people’s courage, resistance and resilience as they face these multiple challenges. Their struggle is our struggle. We too must act.

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‘Hello London’ programme features on MarketingWeek.com!
21 April 2020
The Hello London programme we ran in partnership with TfL to all London Bus Drivers continues is something we’re very proud of – and we were thrilled to see it featured on marketingweek.com this week. The article follows on from the programme’s win at the Marketing Week Masters 2019.
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Dr. Kalmar is an ABFAS Board Certified Podiatric Surgeon who has provided care to patients in the western suburbs of Chicago since 2003. As part of a busy multi-specialty practice for the past 11 years, Dr. Kalmar has worked with patients of all ages, and had the unique privilege of working with children on almost a daily basis, which is one of her passions. Being part of a practice where she saw hundreds of patients per month, Dr. Kalmar was given the opportunity to encounter, diagnose, and treat every foot and ankle pathology.
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Upon her graduation from medical school, Dr. Kalmar completed a 3-year surgical residency program at the Jessie Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, IL. While in her residency, Dr. Kalmar was trained in foot and ankle surgery, with an emphasis on diabetic limb salvage techniques
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Britney Spears exchanged a smooch with a college student during a racy game of topless truth or dare, Us Weekly reports.
College student Matt Encinias, 21, an extra on Spears' latest video, told the magazine that Spears invited him and some of the other video extras to a late-night private pool party at the Standard Hotel in Los Angeles.
Spears, 25, who reportedly was drinking with the gang, then encouraged everyone to play topless truth or dare ... and Encinias ended up locking lips with the pop star.
"Britney was the first one to undress, and then everyone else followed. I turned around and saw that she was topless and she had fake tattoos of flowers on her nipples from the shoot," he said. "I was told all she wanted to do that night was kiss a boy, and that's what she did. Mission accomplished."
Although Spears was expecting her two young sons to be dropped off at her Beverly Hills home at noon (as per her custody arrangement with their father, Kevin Federline), the singer had arranged to have the pool reopened at 2 a.m. for the exclusive use of her group, which included then-assistant Shannon Funk and some hand-picked male extras from her video shoot.
“I was dared to get naked and get out of the pool and walk as though I was on a catwalk in a fashion show,” said Encinias.
Meanwhile, Spears crashed her black Mercedes into a parked station wagon in Los Angeles Monday, and then told the paparazzi, "I'm a brainiac!" the New York Post's Page Six gossip column reports.
In another blow for Britney, her new fragrance, Believe, will soon come out with someone else's tighter body on the packaging.
Spears walked out of a shoot for the perfume's ads before decent shots were taken. But that hasn't stopped Elizabeth Arden's marketing campaign for the scent.
"She looked amazing, but she left the shoot three times in a state of distress before driving away for good," the Page Six source said. "They had decent shots of her face, but not her body, so the art director made the stylist — a cute girl name Kylie Cavaco — get in Britney's clothes and pose.
"They are superimposing Britney's head on Kylie's body. Kylie has the body Brit used to have, not the one she has now."
In late April, after shaving her head and attacking a photographer's car with an umbrella, Spears did manage to get through a cover shoot for Allure's September issue.
Insiders told Page Six, "She did the cover shoot and was fabulous. She did everything they needed her to do. Everyone was saying how professional she was — but then, she never showed up for her interviews."
Women's Wear Daily reported that Spears skipped four interviews with Allure writer Judith Newman. What was originally meant as a "comeback" piece set around the time of her album release was transformed, according to the Page Six source, into a "firsthand account about every time the reporter tried in vain to do the interview."
A similar situation occurred at Spears' OK! magazine shoot last month — she reportedly walked off with $14,496 worth of merchandise, relieved herself with the bathroom door open and let her Yorkie puppy defecate on a Zac Posen gown.
Spears is reported to be hiring Jeff Kwatinetz, the talent manager recently fired by Kelly Clarkson.


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Each one of the newly made models in the TXLC series provides the addition of TICS or Taylor Integrated Control System. This specific system could integrate and diagnose vital system components. Many companies and businesses continue to depend on Taylor products thanks in part to their providing the lowest complete operating cost in the material handling industry.
The 2nd and 1st tiers have a load capacity of 90,000 lbs, the TXLC-974 in the 4th and 3rd tiers offers an 85,000 lbs load capacity. These units provide a 97 inch center of load. When at 106 inch center of the load, the TXLC-974 capacity is 82,000 pounds in the 2nd and 1st tiers and in the 3rd and 4th tiers it is still rated at 80,000 pounds. Taylor Machine Works' is proud of this new heavy-duty addition to their rapidly expanding family.
Taylor's TXTCP Series is a testament to the engineering and design capabilities of the company. This series is made to deal with ISO, WTP and Pin-type containers. In addition, they could deal with loaded intermodal trailers. The TXTCP-900 is also well suited to rail car terminals. At present, the TXTCP-900 is the most versatile equipment in the industry and there are no others which truly come close.
The TXTCP-900 model offers an 80,000 lbs load capacity on ISO and WTP containers. This model is capable of 3-high stacking at 110 inch center of load, a 2-high stacking pin-type container capacity of 67,200 pounds at one hundred ten inch center of load. It also provides a trailer handling capacity of 90,000 pounds at 110 inch center of load.
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Cohoes, NY -- Cohoes High School student Kourtney Hebert tries on Individual Body Armor or IBA belonging to Staff Sgt. Karin Coons of the 42nd Infantry Division in Troy, NY.
The Cohoes High School toured the new exhibit at the Cohoes Visitors Center which highlights the accomplishments of area women who have served in the military and are currently serving in the New York Army and Air National Guard.
The exhibit is sponsored by The Spindle City Historic Society of Cohoes and Cohoes Remembers Vets with the assistance of the New York National Guard and the Foundation of New York State Nurses.
The exhibit illustrates the opportunities afforded to women in the military and reveals the contributions made through their military service as camp followers, in the Army and Navy Nurse Corps, National Guard and Women?s Air Force Service Pilots (WASPS).
The exhibit will be available for view at the Cohoes Visitor?s Center, 58 Remsen Street, the ground floor of the Cohoes Music Hall from June 3 ? 27, 2008; hours are 11am to 4pm, Tuesday through Friday. There is a special evening showing from 6pm to 8pm on Thursday June 5, 2008.
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WHAM -- Thu, 22 Sep 2016 65 businesses look to 'hire our heroes' at job fair Gates, N.Y. - Getting back into the workforce after serving our country can be difficult. A Hiring our Heroes job fair, hosted by the National Guard, looked to alleviate those challenges Thursday.
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AUSTIN, Texas – Some are wondering if Texas coach Mack Brown might be closing in on his last rodeo.
After all, Brown is heading into his 16th season, the last three ending far below expectations, and he is one of the longest-tenured coaches in the country.
Don't count on it. There's little indication that Brown is ready to saddle up and ride off into a burnt-orange sunset of retirement, whether voluntary or forced. In fact, to hear Brown talk, the coach sounds like Texas may be on the verge of another run of dominance.
"I think we've got it fixed," Brown said as the Longhorns opened practice with 19 returning starters.
"It's been a fun challenge for me. I like fixing things. I don't like messing them up, and obviously I was involved in messing it up for whatever reason," Brown said.
It definitely got messy for a while.
Over a decade, Brown built Texas into the powerhouse fans had waited nearly 20 years for. The Longhorns won at least 10 games every year from 2001-2009, a run that included a national championship in 2005, playing for another in 2009 and playing in two more BCS bowl games (2004, 2008).
But just when Brown settled into cruise control, the wheels fell off in 2010. The Longhorns crashed to a 5-7 record before clawing back to 8-5 and 9-4 the last two seasons as Brown overhauled his staff and his playbook. Instead of reloading for another title run, Texas was mired in a long-haul rebuild.
And while many question whether the program can regain its spot among the national elite, Brown heads into this season with a quiet confidence that his team is underrated and ready to win again.
"Everything is in a better place that it was three years ago," Brown said. "I'm in a good place going forward. I like our staff, I like our kids. ... People ask if we have a chance to win all the games: we do."
Brown even took the unusual step of inviting the media to watch the first six practices, and opened the doors to the public for three of them. Brown has generally kept practices closed in recent years, particularly when he was trying to push younger players, such as quarterback David Ash, into starring roles.
"We played a lot of young guys that would take some hits early. When they got older we would be better and they are older. That's why I'm more confident this team will be the best one we've had in the last two years or three years," Brown said.
On paper, the Longhorns are getting a harder look as Big 12 contenders in a league that lost most of its stars from a year ago and would seem ripe for the taking. And while that boosts the energy around the program, it also raises the stakes again for Brown, who is facing a fan base increasingly frustrated by the slide into mediocrity and one that will only grow more impatient if the Longhorns don't win the Big 12.
But absent another disaster like 2010, Brown's tenure in Austin would appear safe.
Brown already ranks fourth nationally among current coaches for the most years with one program and is under contract until 2020. His salary is $5.3 million this year with $100,000 annual increases, making him one of the highest paid coaches in the country.
That deal was pushed through in early 2012 in part to quell any rumors that Brown might be on his way out. Brown enjoys solid support from school President Bill Powers, athletic director DeLoss Dodds and the program's biggest donors.
"If he feels pressure, it's unwarranted," said billionaire Houston attorney Joe Jamail Jr., one of Brown's closest advisers and friends whose statue stands next to that of Darrell K Royal at the stadium that bears Royal's name.
"Even Darrell Royal had some bad years," Jamail said. "Mack believes he's going to have a good football team this year. I do, too."
And even frustrated fans don't seem to be doing much beyond their complaints on online message boards. Texas recently ranked No. 1 nationally in merchandising sales, according to the Collegiate Licensing Co., topping even two-time defending national football champion Alabama. And driven by football, Texas remains the wealthiest athletic program in the country. In 2012, Texas reported to the NCAA revenue of more than $163 million, with nearly $104 million from football.
In other words, while the product on the field has taken a dip, there's still a lot of power in the Texas brand fueled by Brown and his football program.
"He's a fighter," Jamail said. "He doesn't back up from anything."
Brown still finds himself dismissing the rumors that he would have retired after the 2009 season if Texas had beaten Alabama for a second national title. Not a chance, Brown said. The success only left him wanting more.
Brown said Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden had warned him about winning a national title
"It will ruin your life," they said, "because once you win one, you always want to win another."


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Under Mike Bloomberg’s newly unveiled tax plan, the billionaire and former New York mayor would likely see his own bill increase — though not by as much as it would under the more extreme tax plans of his liberal opponents.
The plan, released Saturday, would raise about $5 trillion over 10 years, Bloomberg’s campaign estimated. It would raise the rates of corporations and the wealthy to fund the 2020 hopeful’s policy wish list, including initiatives dealing with health care, education and climate change.
“Those investments require new revenue — and a fairer, more progressive tax system that asks wealthy Americans like me to pay more,” Bloomberg said in a statement. “The plan I am releasing today raises rates on wealthy individuals and corporations, closes loopholes, cracks down on tax avoidance, expands the estate tax, and reduces the tax advantages that investors have over workers. And, most important, my plan is achievable.”
The plan promises to “close loopholes” and reverse some of the 2017 tax cuts that President Donald Trump gave to high earners and corporations. It would also add a 5% surtax on incomes above $5 million a year. But it is unclear exactly how it would affect Bloomberg, whose net worth was $61.5 billion as of Friday, and his business interests.
“Right now, I give nearly all of my company’s profits to charity,” Bloomberg said in the statement. “Under my plan, I’ll continue doing that — but I will also pay more in taxes to make sure all Americans have the same opportunities I did. That’s only right.”
Bloomberg’s plan does not include the “wealth tax” championed by Warren and Sanders, but the planned hikes are more dramatic than those of Biden, placing Bloomberg’s proposal somewhere near the middle of the pack of Democratic contenders.
It also underscores a shift for Bloomberg, who in 2012 said the proposed tax hike targeting New York City’s wealthiest residents was “about as dumb a policy as I can think of.”

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On Friday, February 10, 2023, a few of MUCC’s staff members attended the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Nature Center Summit at North Higgins Lake State Park. The Nature Center Summit was established five years ago as an opportunity to connect nonformal educators from organizations like nature centers and nonprofits to the science behind statewide natural resource management. The goal of this conference is to provide educators from around the state with the latest and most scientifically accurate information about Michigan’s wildlife, fisheries, forests, and policies so they can help relay this information to the masses. The Summit was a great opportunity for MUCC’s staff to gain valuable information about how to present this material to the public.
One of the highlighted topics at this year’s Summit was terrestrial invasive species and the role that different organizations play in preventing the spread of these species throughout the state. After the talk, educators brainstormed ways to get our respective audiences involved with invasive species prevention and control. This information is valuable to MUCC’s On the Ground program as one of the more frequent events hosted is invasive species management and removal. If you’re interested in helping to remove invasives from Michigan’s public lands, join us at one of our upcoming On the Ground volunteer events. Visit mucc.org/on-the-ground/ for more information about the program and for details on how to register for events.


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In this short documentary about The Tragically Hip, director David Battistella uses a split-screen and acid-etched colours to distil the iconic Canadian bandâ€™s essence. After decades together, through hotels, highways, gigs and recording sessions, The Hipâ€™s members have forged a powerful brotherhood. “These guys are my life partners, musically” says bass guitarist Gord Sinclair. The Hip’s brand of straight-ahead rock and roll has catapulted the band to international stardom, and ensured them a place in Canadian musical history, but at heart, they remain a bunch of guys from Kingston, Ontario, making music together just for fun.
This film was produced for the 2008 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.


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It seems like just yesterday that Hubs and I moved to Chicago, so I could start my new job as an Assistant Professor. Somehow, “yesterday” turned into four months later, and the holidays are fast approaching! The faculty in my department hold a semester-end grading “party,” so I thought I’d bring some snacks to share.
Right about this time every year, I get a huge craving for anything peppermint- candy canes, peppermint mocha, York peppermint patties, pretty much anything I can get my hands on. I decided to feed my craving by going all out! These cupcakes have a rich chocolate cake with a minty truffle filling and a hefty dollop of fluffy peppermint buttercream on top.
No suprise here- I went with my standby chocolate cake recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dark-chocolate-cake-i/
8 ounces bittersweet chocolate chips
2/3 cups heavy cream
2 T. room temp. butter
2 tsp. peppermint extract (more if you want it super minty!)
1 T. powdered sugar
Heat the cream until simmering and pour it over the chocolate chips. Let it sit for one minute and then stir until smooth. Add the butter and peppermint extract and stir until combined. Stir in powdered sugar to reach desired consistency.
1 1/2 cups room temp. butter
3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 T. heavy cream
1 T. milk
4 tsp. peppermint extract
a few drops of pink gel food coloring
Whip the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until it is very light and fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar, alternating with milk and cream until you reach the desired consistency. Mix in peppermint extract. (My favorite kind is The Spice House pure peppermint extract out of Milwaukee. It’s delicious!) Stir in food coloring by hand. I purposely left it a little streaky to look like a peppermint candy.
I topped my cakes with crushed peppermints, chocolate sprinkles, red sugar, and Wilton’s white pearl dust for a pretty shimmery look.
If you have any left-over batter, this also makes for a beautiful little mini cake. I made this one as a treat for the Hubs, who was planning to fly home tonight after a 4-day work trip. Unfortunately, he was stuck in a plane in Detroit in the middle of dense freezing fog the entire time I was baking. Incidentally, he’s still stuck there as I type this:( Maybe he can have cake for breakfast tomorrow, instead!

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In many cases, salespeople get a bad rap. And the number one reason most people state for not liking salespeople is that they push their agenda without listening to, acknowledging or meeting the needs and wants of the consumer. This disconnect is commonplace in many interactions between customers and service providers. In fact, these are prevalent complaints in many relationships. Addressing this overall disconnect really just comes down to the fundamental principles of healthy relationship-building, where the core goal should be to establish authentic, worthwhile engagement. This should, in fact, be the same fundamental goal of a great salesperson.
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CA19-9 and Apolipoprotein-A2 isoforms as detection markers for pancreatic cancer - a prospective evaluation.Honda, K; Katzke, V A; Hüsing, A; Okaya, S; Shoji, H; Onidani, K; Olsen, A; Tjønneland, A; Overvad, K; Weiderpass, E; Vineis, P; Muller, D; Tsilidis, K K; Palli, D; Pala, V; Tumino, R; Naccarati, A; Panico, S; Aleksandrova, K; Boeing, H; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B; Peeters, P H; Trichopoulou, A; Lagiou, P; Khaw, K-T; Wareham, N J; Travis, R C; Merino, S; Duell, E J; Rodríguez-Barranco, M; Chirlaque, M D; Barricarte, A; Rebours, V; Boutron-Ruault, M-C; Romana Mancini, F; Brennan, P; Scelo, G; Manjer, J; Sund, M; Öhlund, D; Canzian, F; Kaaks, R (2018-09-27)Recently, we identified unique processing patterns of apolipoprotein A2 (ApoA2) in patients with pancreatic cancer. This study provides a first prospective evaluation of an ApoA2 isoform ("ApoA2-ATQ/AT"), alone and in combination with carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), as an early detection biomarker for pancreatic cancer. We performed ELISA measurements of CA19-9 and ApoA2-ATQ/AT in 156 patients with pancreatic cancer and 217 matched controls within the European EPIC cohort, using plasma samples collected up to 60 months prior to diagnosis. The detection discrimination statistics were calculated for risk scores by strata of lag-time. For CA19-9, in univariate marker analyses, C-statistics to distinguish future pancreatic cancer patients from cancer-free individuals were 0.80 for plasma taken ≤6 months before diagnosis, and 0.71 for >6-18 months; for ApoA2-ATQ/AT, C-statistics were 0.62, and 0.65, respectively. Joint models based on ApoA2-ATQ/AT plus CA19-9 significantly improved discrimination within >6-18 months (C = 0.74 vs. 0.71 for CA19-9 alone, p = 0.022) and ≤18 months (C = 0.75 vs. 0.74, p = 0.022). At 98% specificity, and for lag times of ≤6, >6-18 or ≤18 months, sensitivities were 57%, 36% and 43% for CA19-9 combined with ApoA2-ATQ/AT, respectively, vs. 50%, 29% and 36% for CA19-9 alone. Compared to CA19-9 alone, the combination of CA19-9 and ApoA2-ATQ/AT may improve detection of pancreatic cancer up to 18 months prior to diagnosis under usual care, and may provide a useful first measure for pancreatic cancer detection prior to imaging. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
DNA repair polymorphisms and cancer risk in non-smokers in a cohort study.Matullo, G; Dunning, A M; Guarrera, S; Baynes, C; Polidoro, S; Garte, S; Autrup, H; Malaveille, C; Peluso, M; Airoldi, L; Veglia, F; Gormally, E; Hoek, G; Krzyzanowski, M; Overvad, K; Raaschou-Nielsen, O; Clavel-Chapelon, F; Linseisen, J; Boeing, H; Trichopoulou, A; Palli, D; Krogh, V; Tumino, R; Panico, S; Bueno-De-Mesquita, H Bas; Peeters, Petra H M; Lund, E; Pera, G; Martinez, C; Dorronsoro, M; Barricarte, A; Tormo, M J; Quiros, J R; Day, N E; Key, T J; Saracci, R; Kaaks, R; Riboli, E; Vineis, P (2006-05-01)Environmental carcinogens contained in air pollution, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines or N-nitroso compounds, predominantly form DNA adducts but can also generate interstrand cross-links and reactive oxygen species. If unrepaired, such lesions increase the risk of somatic mutations and cancer. Our study investigated the relationships between 22 polymorphisms (and their haplotypes) in 16 DNA repair genes belonging to different repair pathways in 1094 controls and 567 cancer cases (bladder cancer, 131; lung cancer, 134; oral-pharyngeal cancer, 41; laryngeal cancer, 47; leukaemia, 179; death from emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, 84). The design was a case-control study nested within a prospective investigation. Among the many comparisons, few polymorphisms were associated with the diseases at the univariate analysis: XRCC1-399 Gln/Gln variant homozygotes [odds ratios (OR) = 2.20, 95% confidence intervals (CI) = 1.16-4.17] and XRCC3-241 Met/Met homozygotes (OR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.27-0.96) and leukaemia. The recessive model in the stepwise multivariate analysis revealed a possible protective effect of XRCC1-399Gln/Gln in lung cancer (OR = 0.22, 95% CI = 0.05-0.98), and confirmed an opposite effect (OR = 2.47, 95% CI = 1.02-6.02) in the leukaemia group. Our results also suggest that the XPD/ERCC1-GAT haplotype may modulate leukaemia (OR = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.02-1.61), bladder cancer (OR = 1.38, 95% CI = 1.06-1.79) and possibly other cancer risks. Further investigations of the combined effects of polymorphisms within these DNA repair genes, smoking and other risk factors may help to clarify the influence of genetic variation in the carcinogenic process.
A prospective evaluation of plasma phospholipid fatty acids and breast cancer risk in the EPIC study.Chajès, V; Assi, N; Biessy, C; Ferrari, P; Rinaldi, S; Slimani, N; Lenoir, G M; Baglietto, L; His, M; Boutron-Ruault, M C; Trichopoulou, A; Lagiou, P; Katsoulis, M; Kaaks, R; Kühn, T; Panico, S; Pala, V; Masala, G; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H B; Peeters, P H; van Gils, C; Hjartåker, A; Standahl Olsen, K; Borgund Barnung, R; Barricarte, A; Redondo-Sanchez, D; Menéndez, V; Amiano, P; Wennberg, M; Key, T; Khaw, K T; Merritt, M A; Riboli, E; Gunter, M J; Romieu, I (2017-11-01)Intakes of specific fatty acids have been postulated to impact breast cancer risk but epidemiological data based on dietary questionnaires remain conflicting.

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A 17-year-old old boy was left with “life altering injuries” following an assault involving a weapon on Saturday evening, the West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) said.
The attack happened just after 6:15 pm on Saturday, May 9, in Ambleside Park, east of the concession stand. Patrolling officers identified four suspects and took them into custody. They were later released and are pending further investigation.
BC Ambulance Service, West Vancouver Fire & Rescue, and WVPD officers quickly arrived on the scene.
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The teen was transported by BC Ambulance Service to a local hospital to be treated for serious injuries overnight.
“We need anyone who witnessed this, anyone with video evidence, or anyone with any information at all, to contact us,” said Cst. Kevin Goodmurphy of WVPD in a release.
“Mother’s Day is supposed to be about celebrating loved ones,” he added. “No mother should have to spend it in the hospital while her child recovers from being injured in a senseless crime.”
Detectives from the WVPD Major Investigations Team have taken conduct of the investigation and are looking for the public’s help in providing any dashcam or video footage taken in the area.
“If you saw what took place, if you were there, if your dashcam captured footage either before or after 6:15 pm on Saturday night, or if you know anything about this incident, please get in touch with us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 604-925-7300 and reference police file number 20-4833. If you wish to remain anonymous, please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visit www.solvecrime.ca
“This young man has suffered life changing injuries,” said Goodmurphy. “We want to be sure we gather all available evidence so we have a clear picture of everything that happened.”


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- Officials have not released the identities of anyone that was shot as their investigation continues.
One person was killed and two others including a teen were rushed to the hospital after a shooting outside of a home in northwest Miami-Dade late Sunday.
Officers arrived at the scene near the 700 block of Northwest 116th Street, where Miami-Dade Police said three men on foot approached the home and opened fire just after 11 p.m.
Officials said some of the family members inside the home began shooting back.
Police say 20-year-old Jamal Pieze was killed while two others were hospitalized, including a 13-year-old who was shot in the head and was listed in critical but stable condition.
"Unfortunately, the 13-year-old was struck in the head while he was inside the residence during the gathering," Miami-Dade Police Det. Alvaro Zabaleta said.
The other victim, a 21-year-old man, was treated and released from the hospital. Officials have not released the identities of anyone that was shot as their investigation continues.
"The focus on this case is the fact that a 13-year-old that was sitting inside a residence, getting ready to go to school the next day, is shot in the head, and instead of sitting in a classroom, he's now sitting in an ICU room, trying to fight for his life," Zabaleta said.
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Sarah Press is an Associate Clinical Social Worker with a Masters in Social Work from California State University, Monterey Bay. She focuses on crisis intervention, trauma-focused behavioral therapy and culturally congruent, family-centered care. Sarah’s training and professional work both contribute to equitable access to mental health care for individuals experiencing adjustment to illness including acute, chronic and end-of-life experiences. Sarah had a previous career in radio journalism and holds a Masters of Journalism from the University of California, Berkeley. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of California, Santa Cruz with a double major in History and Environmental Studies (with a concentration in Environmental Justice).
Prior to joining Campbell Teen and Family Therapy Group, Sarah trained and worked at Stanford Hospital ICU, Dignity Health Care Management Department, Hospice of Santa Cruz and the Shiley Institute for Palliative Care.
Sarah's therapeutic approach is integrative, drawing from various disciplines in order to develop a unique therapeutic relationship and treatment plan best suited to you and your family. Sarah incorporates modalities including narrative therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and palliative care practices to develop warm, supportive and productive therapeutic relationships with the individuals and families she works with.


Tunneling can be challenging because different locations have their own perils and pitfalls. At Dar, we have designed over 200 km of road, rail and other tunnels in some of the most difficult locations in the world. Our teams know how to solve these site-specific challenges.
We are experts in both soft-ground and rock-tunneling technology. Our teams employ 3D finite element software to estimate deflections and continuously monitor the construction to verify design. The experience in tunneling is quite varied. It has covered vehicular and pedestrian underpasses; cut-and-cover tunnels; underground rapid transit stations; culverts and other drainage structures; and galleries (rock shelters) in mountainous terrains.


SBI panel to submit report on Shyamal Acharya by the weekend: Rajiv Takru
Financial services secretary Rajiv Takru said the in-house panel constituted by SBI to probe corruption charges against will submit its report by weekend.
Takru, who is on the board of the bank as government nominee, also said it is wrong to blame the high bad assets in PSU banks to corrupt and lax practices in the loan appraisal process and ruled out changing the existing laws and procedures of working of banks.
“What has happened is most unfortunate. SBI has come out with their own internal committee and we expect the report of the committee by weekend,” he told reporters after a meeting at RBI.
On asked about the prevalence of high NPAs — some state-run banks have reported gross NPAs at over 7% while in SBI, it is over 5% — and if it can be attributed to corrupt practices in loan sanctioning process, Takru said that would be “speculative”. “NPAs are rising for a variety of reasons which you know,” he added.
He said these allegations do not merit changing any of the laws and procedures of working of state-run banks. “If anybody is guilty, surely you don’t expect the government to say nothing should be done. If he is guilty, certainly, the law will take its course. But I think its a bit premature, we should not speculate on this,” Takru said.


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The Department of Land and Natural Resources has closed Kauai’s Nualolo Cliff hiking trail indefinitely due to unsafe conditions.
Officials say portions of the trail have washed out and eroded. In some places, the trail tread is only six inches wide.
DLNR will post trail closure signs and install temporary barriers for public safety.
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OTC products help cope with the uprising health problems as you get older. But they also have many side effects, and people are looking for organic solutions with fewer side effects. There is a newer version of THC available in the market, and it offers many therapeutic benefits. Have you heard about the delta-8 gummies that might help veterans in many ways? THC might sound concerning to you as it is a psychoactive substance, but Delta-8 THC is a less potent version. To know how the benefits of Delta 8 gummies help serve a veteran, read the full article.
What are delta-8 gummies?
Delta-8 THC is also a plant chemical like CBD and Delta-9 THC. The effects of the drug are stronger than CBD but milder than Delta-9. Delta-8 and Delta-9 share almost the same molecular structure. Only in delta-9, the double bond lies in the 9th carbon, and in delta-8, it is in the 8th carbon. This small change affects the potency of the chemical. Its intoxicating effects are much milder than delta-9. It is also a legal drug in the United States, provided it is hemp-derived. The naturally present amount of the drug is less than 0.1%. So, it is expensive and troubling to extract it from the plant. So, manufacturers convert CBD into delta-8 in the lab for mass production. Delta-8 gummies are gummy candy bears with delta-8 infused in it.
How do Delta-8 Gummies help veterans’ live healthier lives?
Delta-8 works in our body by connecting through the CB1 and CB2 receptors in our brain. These receptors influence the endocannabinoid system or ECS. ECS controls several crucial aspects of our health like pain, stress, mood, appetite, memory, attention, etc. The benefits of the drug may be similar to other cannabinoids. But it impacts our body differently and maintains homeostasis.
- Pain Relief:
Veterans often suffer from many pains and body aches. These gummies can help you deal with chronic pain like muscle and joint pains, arthritis, cancer, chemotherapy-related pain, neuropathy, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, etc. Its analgesic properties are more robust than CBD. The herb also regulates the hormones that manage pain and blocks the neurons from sending the pain signals to your brain. So, you do not feel the pain even if it is still there. It does not treat the cause of the pain; it works as a painkiller. The anti-inflammatory properties of the drug also help soothe the ache.
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Reduced appetite is a common symptom of many health issues. With older age, the appetite starts to decrease consistently. It affects the overall health of the veterans very much. But with regular use of delta-8 gummies, the situation can improve significantly. The herb is one of the most preferred choices for appetite stimulation. It works even better than delta-9. Scientists believe that the drug can be a potential treatment for eating disorders and low appetite. As the research and studies are still in their budding state, we cannot say anything for sure.
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Sleep deprivation with aging is quite common. But that does not falsify that quality sleep is significant for health. Proper sleep helps repair, rejuvenate, and refresh the body and the mind. If you keep it untreated for long, it may cause severe health concerns like diabetes, heart attack, fatigue, kidney issues, etc. The drug helps them fall asleep faster and improve the sleep cycle by enhancing the third and fourth stages of sleep. A night of quality sleep allows you to get enough rest and be more energetic and productive the next day. The herb is a safer sleep aid than OTC medicines.
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The most significant benefit of using delta-8 gummies is how it affects our brain. The neuroprotective properties of the herb influence the extraction of adenylyl cyclase. It also controls potassium and calcium channels in the central nervous system in our brain. So, the overall brain health significantly improves. The drug increases choline and acetylcholine levels which help treat neurodegenerative disorders. Like, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Friedreich ataxia, etc. Scientists are trying to explore more of its benefits. Delta-8 also improves cognitive functions by influencing neurogenesis in our brain.
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Delta-8 gummies have anxiolytic effects that allow you to relax without triggering anxiety. Daily stress build-up creates severe health issues later in life. The drug alleviates anxiety and stress by connecting with the cannabinoid receptor of the brain. It deletes the negative thoughts from your brain and relieves you from muscle aches and tension. It can also help treat post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD, social anxiety disorder or SAD, obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD, and other stress-related disorders. But it does not make you sleepy or lethargic. Even if you use a moderate dosage, you can still go on and enjoy your day as usual.
Risks of using Delta-8 gummies:
Delta-8 has an impressive safety profile. But like other cannabinoids, it also has some potential risks and side effects. As it is a degraded version of delta-9, both have the same risks.
- Dry mouth
- Rapid breathing
- Increased heart rate
- Red eyes
- Slow reaction
- Trouble with coordination
- Memory issues
These are some of the side effects. Then you have to check the ingredients list thoroughly as it may contain harmful chemicals and metals. These products are not FDA regulated. Before taking the drug, please consult a doctor, as it can react with your medicines and influence their effects.
So, the bottom line is that the drug can help veterans in many ways and improve their quality of life. Gummies are new to the market, but it is an easy and tasty way to intake the daily dose of the drug. You can purchase your favorite delta-8 gummies online from dedicated websites. If you are a beginner, go slow and steady with the dosage. Calculate the dosage of the drug in each gummy. This drug is also a good option if you want to enjoy a smooth high from time to time.

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As a burlesque performer, I’d heard of baker/actress/model Christine McConnell years ago because of her proximity to Dita Von Teese. Recently, dozens of photos of her costume hunt appeared magically on my Instagram feed courtesy of Playclothes Vintage, one of my favorite thrift shops in Burbank, California. Although her niche interests would fit in perfectly among my pinned-up friend groups, I was still hesitant to dig into The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, a new Netflix show where one of the main characters is a raccoon puppet with a fork for a hand.
It did not take long to become seduced by Christine’s calm demonstrations of macabre bakes: nutty spider treats, realistic cake bodies, and enormous, immaculate gingerbread Victorian homes. No matter how many times she picks up the airbrush food-coloring tool or a bag of royal icing, her beautiful retro style stays intact, as does her cool when dealing with a misfit cast of psychotic Muppets, neighbors, and dead tenants. It’s not your everyday cooking show, which makes me, the person who eats cheese wedges for dinner, the ideal audience.
The show, at its heart, is performance art with an instructional food element. But truly, some of those creations looked like something even I, an absolute baking tenderfoot, might be able to pull off with a little patience. When someone in a discussion forum commented that a Netflix food-show crossover episode would be brilliantly entertaining, I looked down at my true vintage ’60s frock and homemade olive oil popcorn and thought, “A less-than-perfect Nailed It!/Christine McConnell? That’s kinda me.” Why couldn’t I give it a shot?
I picked my poison, the puzzling Ouija board cookie from Episode 4, “A Spirited Tea Party,” with full confidence that I could pull this off to some degree. I watched the segment several times to create an ingredients list and ran off to the closest spots in my Staten Island neighborhood to procure some non-typical baking supplies that I would likely never use again: Michaels Arts & Crafts and Target.
Michaels delivered on most fronts, but I spent more money than I’d care to admit. I chose a canister of gold spray coloring rather than buying an entire airbrush kit, and a small bottle of gold spray dust that I thought would come in handy with the top layer of shimmer. Christine suggested making your own stencil, and hat’s off to her, but I only had a weekend to pull this off and no drawing chops, so I bought a small stencil set from the Martha Stewart baking section for $5. At the last minute, I grabbed a vial of tiny, edible gold stars, because they were pretty and made me happy, and this was supposed to be fun. I was hoping to find gingerbread mix as a substitute for the shortbread mix Christine used, but left Target with a maple cookie mix.
One item I could not find at either store was isomalt, the candy glass substitute Christine praises for being very fast to harden and easy to find at your local baking shop. Having taken approximately one candy-making class in my life and leaving said class with a misshapen lollipop, I knew that I could make the candy glass the traditional way with a mixture of granulated sugar and cornstarch. I picked up brown sugar and agave, thinking, “That’s somehow healthier, right?”
Back in the kitchen, there was one last thing to do if I was going to give this the real college try: My normal dressing routine is not too far off from the yesteryear styles from the show, but I’d never consider being pinned-up to cook. I dipped into my closet to pick an outfit that could be just as cute as Christine’s vintage attire, but comfortable enough to bake in and something I wouldn’t lose my mind over if it got ruined during the cooking process. A ’50s reproduction cherry pattern dress via Collectif Clothing would do fine, matched with a retro updo and quick layer of ’50s-inspired Besame lipstick and mascara. Let’s cook!
Creating the cookie from the mix started out easy enough: some water, some eggs, mix them into a pan. Absent a cookie cutter, I improvised by pouring a bit of the mixture into one hole of a muffin tin to make the planchette, realizing that would be a real gamble. There isn’t much you can do while waiting for the cookie to bake, and it took over 30 minutes, so I looked up Ouija images to get a good idea of what I’d be doing with the stencil and spray coloring. With gold dust and edible stars willing and ready, I started on my candy glass.
Though this initially made me the most nervous, it was the easiest and most fun part of the experiment. Using agave and brown sugar gave my boiling pot a golden brown hue, and when I tested a few drops on a slice of wax paper, they hardened into glistening amber candy drops immediately, like a sweet science experiment. Pleased with myself, I made an entire pot of candy glass, pouring different shapes on the wax paper and peeling them off. I did not eat any of them, but I was having a blast.
My excitement was pretty short lived, though. While taking the cookie out of the oven, I realized immediately that it was too porous to handle all of that gorgeous candy glass I had just slaved over. While her whimsy is a huge draw, it’s obvious watching just one episode that Christine knows what she’s talking about in the kitchen. Surely, she’d know immediately that a cookie mix wouldn’t be the right consistency to handle the sugar glass, but for me, this was a learning experience.
I was still pretty sure that I could salvage the recipe. My cookie was in decent shape despite its pillow-like texture, and some of the glass had hardened around its corners, making a decent canvas for my stencil. If only the spray food coloring would’ve sprayed within the edges of the stencil, perhaps things would have worked out better. The spray dust worked in a pinch, and I sprinkled some stars for effect and to draw the eye away from the fact that my stencil was nothing like the carvings on top of a Ouija board.
You may be wondering: What happened to the muffin tin planchette? Reader, I regret to inform you that it did not bake as intended and instead became a mid-project snack. The maple cookie mix made up in taste what it lacked in strength. What did hold up, however, was my outfit. Other than a few snafus with delicate straps slipping off shoulders during mixing, it was a totally comfortable baking ensemble and only sustained minor gold splatters, unlike my stovetop, which took several hours to de-glitter.
If the aim was to replicate Christine’s beautiful dessert, this cookie was not a success. All of the spray accoutrements were a little overpowering. I got overexcited with the candy glass. And it doesn’t resemble a Ouija board in the slightest. But none of that stopped me from having the most fun evening I’ve had in a long time. I was able to serve the “cookie” on nice china on a table set with a little coffee and tea, to rave reviews on taste, and polite felicitations on the abstract design. The Ouija cookie was a talking piece both appropriate for the holiday and my guests — not as wild as Rose the raccoon, but close in kitsch value.
As I learned while having a total blast with my unfortunate dessert, the whimsy felt in The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell translates to the baker. Putting on a circle skirt and mixing eggs and butter is the last place I’d expect to find myself on a Saturday night, but I’m already planning to do it again. For one lovely weekend eve, I suspended disbelief in my kitchen and entered a bizarre fantasy world where spirit boards were edible and victory rolls were uniform and my Ouija cookie was wonderful and delicious, even though it looked nothing like its intended form.
Annemarie Dooling has worked in online community management for a dozen years and knows all the amygdala hijacking tricks, useful in vaudeville and comment moderating.
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World of Warriors is an epic combat and adventure strategy game! World of Warriors is completely free to play, however some game items can also be purchased for real money.
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Fire Emblem Fates is split into 3 story paths. Birthright is one of the 2 base stories, the other being Conquest. The other story path can be bought digitally at a discount through the in-game store. The 3rd story path is Revelation, a DLC that was released later. You need to be have completed chapter 6 in either game to access the other stories, and the DLCs, path. Birthright is the easier path as it has the ability to use scouting missions to grind experience and money, simpler mission objectives, and the missions give greater amounts of experience and money.
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Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.
Players befriend Yo-kai by giving them a food that they like before, beginning, and/or during battle, and after defeating the Yo-kai it approaches the player character and gives them its Yo-kai Medal, allowing it to be summoned at will. There are also Legend Yo-kai that can only be obtained by collecting a particular set of Yo-kai listed in the Yo-kai Medallium, a compendium of the different Yo-kai the player has encountered or befriended, as well as Boss Yo-kai that cannot be befriended in the original game, but can become the player's friends in Ganso and Honke. When the player encounters a Yo-kai, they enter into battle with it using six Yo-kai that the player has befriended previously. The player can also encounter similarly powerful Namahage Yo-kai if the player crosses the street on a red light, but the encounter may be beneficial if the player follows the rules.
Battles run on a chain meter to determine the amount of rewards a player can select from chests after completing a battle zone. The meter loses points for taking actions from both the party and enemies, but players can raise the meter with crystals that drop in battle by defeating enemies or by using a summon's special attack. Depending on the crystal value, players are able to open more treasure boxes at the end and a secret reward is unlocked when the player reaches over 4 crystals in a battle. By completing quests, players may obtain weapons, rings, phantom stones, and tails to upgrade their phantom stones.
"Take part in strategic turn-based battles streamlined for on-the-go play with maps that fit in the palm of your hand! Lead your army with easy touch and drag controls, including the ability to attack by simply swiping an ally over an enemy."
The Last Warlock is a turn based strategy and role-playing game set in a colorful voxel world. Engage in Quests, summon monsters, cast spells and battle enemy Warlocks. Compete with friends or strangers in multiplayer mode. Become the Last Warlock!
In the vicinity of the Grackham National Park, two teenagers disappeared. At night, a roar is heard from the forest. Nearby, a group of archaeologists finds a cave and skull of an unknown creature.
Born in a time of warring gods and dark powers, your four unlikely heroes embark on a grim journey set in the sprawling and immense post-apocalyptic medieval world of Steel. Heroes of Steel is a turn-based tactics RPG in which you build a party of four characters and combine their unique talents, curses, buffs and abilities to make a winning team strategy.
Get ready to exchange ID codes with your real-life friends to complete your team with one of their Runemals or to help them explore the island (both features coming soon). Runemals is set in a huge world constantly expanding with regular events, special quests, new creatures and updates.
A high-definition remake of Odin Sphere (2007) will be released in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita on January 14, 2016.
Embark on a journey to the planet Garniel and meet over 100 unique heroes. Be transported to the world of Knights Chronicle by gorgeous 3D animation and awesome music!.
CUSTOMIZATION: Create your own personalized character and fight alongside heroic characters on the battlefield. BONDS GROWN IN BATTLE: Team up characters to strengthen their friendships on the battlefield.
Bold leadership decisions, wise use of resources, and skillful battle tactics are vital to ensure your Viking clans make it through alive. As the world continues to crumble around you, only one bastion of hope remains, but getting there will require strong leadership, hard sacrifices, influencing new heroes, and sound strategy in combat. The journey is as important as battle your role is critical in building and managing your caravan as you travel the vast landscape.
Two sequels were released for PlayStation Portable, Sony's handheld gaming console: Valkyria Chronicles II in 2010, and Valkyria Chronicles III in 2011. Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game in which the player uses a unique turn-based battle system called BLiTZ (Battle of Live Tactical Zones). During their turn the player views an overhead map in Command Mode, but zooms in to control each individual unit on the battlefield in Action Mode. Taking command of individual units during the player's phase costs Command Points, which can be used dynamically to grant movement to many different units or the same unit consecutively with diminishing AP reserve, depending on what the player wants to accomplish.
The award winning and BAFTA nominated saga continues in The Banner Saga 2. Continue your journey soon after the climactic events of The Banner Saga. The choices you made in the first game will affect who is alive and who is dead in this exciting sequel.
Collect and recruit dozens of unit types, and take your regiments from a handful of militia to a steeled fighting force. Compete in intense PVP battles against the Warlords community, and raise your banner on the leaderboards. Warlords is free to download and play, but it also allows you to purchase virtual items with real money inside the game.
Darkness that lurks in history In Illumica, an invasion of the enemy lands of Laft is being planned. Blood-soaked battles between enemy tribes, darkness energy widely misused, huge monsters called Vasists... And a young girl whose life is in danger in the midst of the fighting. The characters fight against their destinies, and in the course of time, they will face a desperate battle against the split of history and the evil that lurks there.
Form an alliance and get revenge, in the latest SRPG in the Disgaea franchise. Killia, a loner, is drawn into forming a rebel army with a group of Overlords to oppose Demon Emperor Void Dark, and prevent him from taking over all of the Netherworlds. 2015 Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. 2015 NIS America, Inc. All rights reserved.
Along your journey you'll defend each of the game's four villages from new major threats—the Fated Four - powerful new monsters that have emerged. Master a variety of Hunter Arts to unleash devastating attacks against your enemies or generate powerful buffs for you and your teammates. With hundreds of quests in store, there are tons of challenges to tackle in a solo adventure.
* Striking hand-drawn gothic crowquill art style * Innovative turn-based combat pits you against a host of diabolical monsters * Narration system to celebrate your successes...and failures * 15 (and counting!) * Classic CRPG and roguelike features, including character permadeath, procedural dungeons, and incredible replay * 3 game modes and over 80 hours of gameplay* Please note that the game currently supports the following languages only: English, German, French, Russian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese
Gameplay is divided into different areas, free time and battle time. During either players have the ability to purchase items and fight random monsters, however there are certain things that can only be accomplished via free time and battle time. Doing any of these things will cause time to pass and the extent to which a player develops a relationship can impact the game's ending. Engaging in battle time will progress the game's story.
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
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A clean flow of the Kardashian family, the 21-year-old income will kill the sisters home.
Kylie Jenner, the youngest Kardashian group, ranked first in the Forbes top 30 list, and also only two on the list with 28-year-old Taylor Swift. Women are on the list. Huang boss Ed Sharan is the highest-paid musician at age 30, while Neymar earns the highest income among athletes under the age of 30. Top paid celebrities under the age of 30 are mostly athletes. Among the top 10 there is a realistic show star (Jenna), four musicians and five athletes. Over the course of 12 months, the total income of these young celebrities before taxes tax reached $ 723m.
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Comment: The main charts in the world have become a gathering of the family of sisters of Kardashian …. Regardless of the list, I do not see two social figures like Jin Kardashian and Jin Xiaomei, I feel like I eat whales. Whale Whale Whale! – Second building
Press the nurse on the fruit, the most powerful list of the most powerful social media
The Agency for Hot Social Media Statistics, BrandWatch, recently released the most influential male and female lists on Twitter in 2018. Liman Payne was ranked first in the list of men, and the rest of the list was: Trump, Bieber, Obama, C Ronaldo, Little Broken Milk, Mars, David Gutta, Women's List, 156 consecutive days The mold that did not send Twitter was ranked first, and the rest were listed: fruity sister, Jinka Dishan, Selina, Rees, Lady Gaga and others.
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Comment: The difference between the men's list and the list of women is that the male list makes everyone see that in this elite society not only the entertainment industry monopolizes the traffic trick. – North building
SpongeBob has no father, how much is left in children's memories?
On November 27th, local time, at the age of 57, American cartoonist and childhood creator Stephen Helenberg died. According to media reports, Helenberg was diagnosed with anesthetic disease (ALS) in March last year and died in the fight against the disease on March 26th. Since its launch in 1999, SpongeBob has been broadcasting nearly 250 episodes and is loved by children.
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Comments: Because there are Jin Yong, Stan Lee, Steven Herenberg, so there are rivers and lakes, heroes and childhood, go well …– North Building
Since being hosted by "kids", Kaiyun now comes alone
As the leading brand of Kaiyun Group, Gucci began her own e-commerce website in 2001, but the official e-commerce website of other brands of the group was managed by a joint venture between Kaiyun Group and YNAP. Kaiyun recently issued a statement saying it will end its seven-year partnership with YNAP in the first half of 2020 and fully accept the e-commerce business on its official website.
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Comment: For luxury goods, the mixed output is not the most needed. – Second building
The road to a five-star hotel in Xuexiang: from the singer to a clear price
Recently, the correct Xuexiang has opened its garden, promised not to hesitate to purchase, will clearly appreciate and record the relevant short videos to expand, in order to restore the confidence of tourists. However, when I saw Xuexiang's "pure price", many people said they could not believe in their eyes.
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Comment: Xuexiang: "Everyone said you are not good at deception, do not you believe?"Rachel
Hainan Island is tax free and has been upgraded. Are you ready to buy and buy?
According to the official website of the Ministry of Finance on November 27th, in order to implement a more open and comfortable non-taxable travel policy for travelers traveling to the island and to promote the construction of the Hainan International Consumer Center for Consumers, the relevant departments adjusted the contents of the passenger purchase policy without compensation for passengers in Hainan, Island Passengers). The annual, annual limit per capita increases to 30,000 yuan and so on.
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Comment: Ticket, please give me some strength? – Ozzy
Vol.40 Both domestic and foreign are boycotting, GD has played more than one show.
Vol.39 A five-star hotel is deeply immersed in the "Door of Health" and has suffered "no stars"
Vol.38 Lima tears T-phase Liu Wen met with the quilt face Wei Meng I looked everybody here
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The literal translation of Kazakhstan is “Land of the Wanderers” – reflecting the nomadic origins of the Kazakh people – and if the folks behind the soon-to-be-launched Almaty Film Festival have their way it’ll become the destination of choice in Central Asia for itinerant international producers seeking a partner in the region for their projects, or dramatic locations for their shoots. The first edition of the festival will run Sept. 15-19.
The land-locked country, sandwiched between China and Russia, has a modest population, 18.6 million, in relation to its huge size – almost four times the area of Texas. Contained within that vast space are a variety of natural terrain – predominantly grassland plains, the Steppe, but also the Altai Mountain in the East, deserts in the South, lakes and inland seas, like Caspian and Aral, forests and canyons.
For the past two decades the capital has been Astana, but before that it was Almaty, and that remains the cultural heart of the country, and home to its film industry. Its status as a regional production hub dates back to World War II, when film folk from Moscow were forced to flee from the Nazis, and set up base in Almaty. The two main Soviet film studios, Mosfilm and Lenfilm, were among those temporarily evacuated to the city, which was then called Alma-Ata. They turned it into a filmmaking center, and for the rest of the war, 80% of all Soviet films were shot there.
In the post-war decades it continued to be a major movie production city, but during the Perestroika era in the Soviet Union in the 1980s, a new wave of young Kazakh filmmakers emerged, ready to challenge the cinematic establishment. Released in 1988, “The Needle” provided a catalyst for this new movement in Kazakh film. The film, directed by Rashid Nugmanov, starred Viktor Tsoi, the frontman of popular Soviet rock group Kino, and a hero among the disaffected Soviet youth.
There are several major film production companies in the city. Kazakhfilm Studio is a state-owned company, financed by the Ministry of Culture, which has been in Kazakhstan since Soviet Union times. Eurasia Film Production is the leading private film production company in the country, led by Gulnara Sarsenova. Her film “Mongol,” directed by Sergey Bodrov, was nominated for the best foreign-language film Oscar in 2008, and in same year another of her films, “Tulpan” by Sergey Dvortsevoy, received the Grand Prix in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard.
This year, Sarsenova’s “Aika,” also directed by Dvortsevoy, was in Cannes’ main competition and its star, Samal Yesliamove, received the best actress award. Dvortsevoy is an ethic Russian but was born and raised in Kazakhstan, although he now lives in Moscow, while Yesliamove is pure Kazakh and still lives in Kazakhstan.
Sarsenova is the only Central Asian producer to receive the Best Asian Filmmaker award at Busan Intl. Film Festival, in 2008. Sarsenova will be a member of the jury at Almaty Film Festival this year.
Satai Film is another leading film production company in Almaty, launched and run by Akan Satayev, one of the top film director in Kazakhstan, and president of Almaty Film Festival. Satayev is also a partner of Astana Film Fund, which is the official organizing company of the festival. Astana Film Fund is the producer of “The Gentle Indifference of the World,” directed by Adilkhan Erzhanov, which premiered in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard this year and played in Karlovy Vary Film Festival. The film will be included in the main competition at Almaty Film Festival.
Foreign films and TV series that were shot in Almaty and the surrounding region, include “Voice of Steppe,” co-directed by Gerard Depardieu and co-produced by France’s B-Tween Company, “Marco Polo,” which was produced by The Weinstein Company, and “Ivan the Terrible.”
The main competition section of the Almaty Film Festival, titled “Rapprochement of Cultures,” is dedicated to international co-productions, and the festival hopes that when international producers come to the festival they’ll also grasp the opportunity to talk to their local counterparts about co-production opportunities, and look at some of the locations on offer nearby.
Another section, organized in co-operation with UNESCO, is titled “Cultural and Natural Heritage, Tourism and Sport.” The films in this section will focus on cities that “demonstrate the role of culture as a tool for sustainable urban development.”
Another section is titled “City in Motion,” and this will be devoted to films from major international cities. The aim is to “develop cooperation between these cities and Almaty, as well as cooperation between the countries of these cities and Kazakhstan as a whole.” The cities will only be those with direct air routes with Almaty, like Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, Seoul and Beijing. There is also a section called “Children and Family Films,” which is supported by Disney.
The Almaty Film Festival Business Forum will hold a series of round tables, panel discussions and master classes. Among its aims are to “attract foreign filmmakers and establish partnerships between them and local film production companies,” according to a statement, and “create favorable conditions” for the production of foreign films in Almaty and the region. The festival will invite 10 projects to pitch for support from the Astana Film Fund. The director or producer must be a resident of Kazakhstan.
The festival’s program director, Elena Larionova Haug, who previously held the same position at Eurasia International Film Festival, and before as the liaison in the international program department of the Dubai International Film Festival, says: “The main aim of the festival is to expand the cooperation with foreign filmmakers and organization.”
The land that is now Kazakhstan used to be part of the Silk Road, the ancient trading route from East to West. If the Almaty Film Festival is a success it will help Kazakhstan become a destination for foreign film producers and movie traders of all kinds for decades to come.


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Having just departing Juodkrante towards Nida, but not mounting up to the steep Hill of Ram yet, another hill is aspiring among the old woods – the Hill of Herons, which received its name from the settlement of grey herons and grand cormorants that settled nearby. This is one of the biggest settlement of these birds in the whole Europe. According to the data of 2000, the settlement amounted to 582 couples of grey herons and 1,361 couples of grand cormorants.
It is unlikely to answer the question, when the herons settled in the neighbourhood of Juodkrante. In the middle of XIX mentury, they were a common element of everyday life. It can be said with a confidence that these leggy birds had lived in XVII century or even much earlier.
What did stimulate the herons to resettle their nestplaces from the northern to the southern neighbourhood of Juodkrante? Historical sources report on their battle with an aggressive “gooks” – the cormorants. Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo L. or Carbo cormoranus), otherwise known as marine ravens ”Corvus marinus”, had appeared in Juodkrante in 1803. They settled beside the herons and started to occupy their nests. Gradually, the herons were driven out to the edges. They began to migrate to the south of Juodkrante. In 10 years, two separate settlements of herons and cormorants emerged on the southern and northern border of Juodkrante.
The battle of cormorants and grey herons
O. Glagau also describes the battle between the cormorants and grey herons, which ended with the win of cormorants that drove the grey herons out for some time.
Cormorants moved their settlement to the south beside the herons. This time humans intervened in the relations of herons and cormorants. Considering recommendations of local forestry officers and complaints of the local fishermen, the government of Prussia allowed exterminating the “black strangers.”
Up to 1978, the grand cormorants were very rare guests on the coast of Lithuanian and the Curonian Lagoon. Later in these regions only single birds can be met from time to time, mostly during the period of spring and autumn migration.
Another “wave” of cormorants reached Juodkrante during 1974 - 1978. Non-hatching birds were observed in various wide open spaces of the Lagoon during various times of year. Quite promptly the black birds settled beside the herons.
Gradually, the herons were forced to give up the biggest part of their nests to the invaders, and in 1995 the lowest number of hatching herons was registered.
Nowadays, two settlements – of herons and cormorants – exist alongside each other. According to 2002 record data, 500 couples of grey herons and 2,000 couples of grand cormorants hatch here. The cormorants had started to build nests in 1989, the curve line of their plurality increases, and only the future will show when it is going to stabilize and what the consequences of their competition are going to be. Cormorants and herons are protected by the laws, therefore, there are no discussions going on concerning artificial decrease of their quantities.
Presently, cormorants are quite common birds, and their plurality in the Lagoon increases constranly. Local fishermen and foresters are dissatisfied because of the damage made by the mentioned birds.
Prepared according to Gediminas Grazulevicius and Dainius Elertas (Authority of the National Park of the Curonian Spit)


USA Today reports...In a new book -- and an interview on ABC's 20/20 -- President Ronald Reagan's son says he saw evidence of his father's Alzheimer's disease back during his years in the White House. "There was just something that was off, I couldn't quite put my finger on it," Ron Reagan said in 20/20 interview airing Friday night. The younger Reagan said his father often didn't seem sharp during their political debates. At another point, Ron Reagan saw his father read from not cards as he made phone calls. "It wasn't like oh my God he doesn't remember he's President," Reagan said. "You know, it was just -- I had an inkling something was going on."The problem is, there's plenty of evidence to refute the dancer's claims.
Michael Reagan, the adopted son of the 40th President, said the following.
"Ron was an embarrassment to his father when he was alive and today he became an embarrassment to his mother."For the record, I always thought Michael was more of a Reagan than either of the two spoiled brats--Ron Jr. & Patty.


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Soaring mountains, spectacular vistas and Old West culture – Colorado has much to be proud of. And the state will have extra cause for celebration on 1 August, when it turns 140. On that day in 1876, President Ulysses S Grant signed a proclamation admitting Colorado to the Union as the 38th state. To celebrate, here are five ways to experience Colorado, from mountain biking to mountain concerts.
Make a splash
Spanish travellers named Colorado after its river, which has a ruddy colour thanks to its mountain silt. Water-based activities offer some of the most thrilling or relaxing ways of seeing the state. For an adrenaline fix, hit the rapids in an inflatable raft. Close to Fort Collins, the Cache La Poudre River is flanked by cliffs and suitable for all abilities. Children will love splashing through sections of fast-moving water with names like Roller Coaster, while experienced rafters can navigate class IV rapids, such as Devil’s Staircase. Colorado Rafting (coloradorafting.net) offers guided trips, including the half-day Poudre River trip from $67 (£51). For something more relaxing, head to the Dunton Hot Springs (duntonhotsprings.com), a luxurious resort set in an old ghost town, where you can wallow in hot springs beneath snowy peaks and sleep in sumptuous cabins.
On your bike
When the snow melts, Colorado’s ski resorts transform into a mountain biking mecca. This June, a new 25-mile loop trail was unveiled at Snowmass, combining world-class downhill sections with gentle single-track on terrain ranging from high desert to shaded forest. Blazing Adventures (blazingadventures.com) offer bike tours, including a half-day Snowmass Divide Ride, which takes in back roads and ranches, and costs $83.25 (£64). Alternatively, Crested Butte and the Gunnison Valley have the country’s longest mountain bike trail system, with more than 750 miles of fun single-track and technical descents with outstanding mountain views. Bike hire from Big Al’s (bigalsbicycleheaven.com) in Crested Butte starts at $20 (£15).
Colorado is teeming with working ranches – many of them welcoming overnight guests. Pick up some cowboy skills at the Colorado Cattle Company ranch (coloradocattlecompany.com). You’ll be working side-by-side with ranch hands and learning branding, penning and roping. A six-night, all-inclusive Cowboy Adventure Week costs from $2,199 (£1,698) excluding flights. Or, near the colourful south-western city of Durango, Wilderness Trails Ranch (wildernesstrails.com) offer Cattle 101 classes where you head out on day-long or overnight mountain pass cattle drives. An all-inclusive, six-night stay costs from $2,895 (£2,235) excluding flights.
Colorado is known for its ski resorts such as Breckenridge, Telluride, Vail and Aspen, when skiers and boarders flock here for the world-class conditions. The winter season runs from November to April – but you can also stay on board during the summer months by speeding down the dunes of the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Sandboards and sandsleds can be hired from outdoor retailers, such as Kristi Mountain Sports (kristimountainsports.com) in Alamosa, where rental costs $18 (£14) per day.
Music in the mountains
Concert venues don’t get much better than this. The majestic sweep of Red Rocks Amphitheatre (redrocksonline.com) is set in the middle of the Denver Mountain Parks system, 10 miles west of the city. Nestled at the bottom of swirling red rock is the amphitheatre, which has played host to the likes of The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen. Its music programme runs from April to September, and upcoming acts include Ryan Adams, Jason Isbell and Counting Crows. Widely recognised as having perfect acoustics for musical concerts – as well as unmatched scenery to enjoy between acts – this year marks the amphitheatre’s 75th anniversary.
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Here are 3 samples of bracelets representing all cancers. They are all .925 sterling silver, Swarovski crystals or Cat's Eye Beads. If you want a different design with lots of colored crystals just pick your favorite design and put "all colors" in the birth month or colors blank.
CBB Ribbon 43 - $69
This all cancer colors bracelet is shown with COLORFUL Cat's Eye Cancer colors and it includes the ribbon charm. They picked a sterling silver Lobster Claw Clasp. The Heart charm shown is optional.
CBB Ribbon 62 - $69
This all cancer colors bracelet is shown with COLORFUL Square, Round and Diamond shapped Swarovski crystal colors and it includes the ribbon charm. They picked a sterling silver Lobster Claw Clasp.
This bracelet comes with a sterling silver ribbon charm. The "puffed heart" charm was added during the ordering process.The size of the bracelet will determine how many colors may be included - if you want a multi colored bracelet. A 7" ribbon bracelet is shown.
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Thank you again for your patience in helping me create it!
I have a friend that will be contacting you to create one for herself as well.
Have a great weekend!

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