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Sentence EU regarding the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program is final. The President announced this France Emmanuel Macron in an interview with a TV channel CNNwhich was shown on Thursday.
“I believe that a deal is achievable. We know that we need to conclude this agreement, but we must make it clear that this is the final offer,” he said. According to the French leader, “this could be a reasonable and positive agreement for Iranif they agree in a progressive way to normalize the situation.”
Formerly EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated that the progress in negotiations on the possibility of restoring the JCPOA during the high week of the 77th session UN General Assembly not expected. According to him, the draft final agreements “remain on the table.” “I don’t see a solution that would be better than what we proposed,” he said. Earlier, he noted that negotiations with Iran on a nuclear deal are at an impasse.
7 September chairman European Council Charles Michel stated that the EU is interested in restoring the JCPOA on the Iranian nuclear program, despite the difficulties that arose in the process of discussing the draft final agreement proposed by Borrell.
The JCPOA was signed with Iran in 2015 in order to overcome the crisis over its nuclear development by the permanent “five” United Nations Security Council and Germany. Former President of the United States Donald Trump decided in 2018 to withdraw from this agreement. current American leader Joe Biden repeatedly signaled its readiness to return Washington to the nuclear deal with Tehran. Russia, Great Britain, Germany, China, the United States and France have been negotiating with Iran in Vienna since April last year to restore the JCPOA in its original form.
As a result of several rounds of negotiations in the Austrian capital, the parties were presented with the text of the final agreements. Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov indicated that this document would be ratified and enter into force if there were no objections from all participants regarding its content.

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Create this scene with cloth and a wind force field. .Blend files are included.
We'll use Blender's cloth simulation and some (actually some pretty strong) wind force field to create a clean and colorful animation. We'll also build a simple mix shader material and render our scene using cycles. Easy stuff imho. Enjoy!

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text: Lifestyle Health Kim Kardashian West Says She Has Gained 18 Lbs. in the Past Year: 'Sometimes We Fall Off' The reality star told her followers she has a major fitness goal to reach before her next birthday By Claudia Harmata Published on November 3, 2019 06:32 PM Share Tweet Pin Email Kim Kardashian West has some new fitness goals in mind. The KKW Beauty mogul and reality star, 39, hit the gym with her personal trainer, Melissa Alcantara, on Saturday evening, and revealed to fans that she is trying to lose some weight that she’s gained over the course of the last year. “So we’re doing a night workout before my dinner, which I never do — with this one — but I figured we have to get into it at some point,” Kardashian West said in a video posted on her Instagram Story on Saturday, referring to Alcantara, who was seen squatting. “And yeah, I mean, sometimes we fall off and sometimes you really gotta get it together, and this is one of my fallen-off times where I am, I think, 18 lbs. up from what I was about a year ago, a year and a half ago.” She then told followers that she hopes to lose weight with the help of her trainer, and hinted that they have a major goal to reach before her next birthday. Kim Kardashian Says Kanye ‘Could Hardly Fit in the Car’ While Trick-or-Treating with the Kids Melissa Alcantara. Kim Kardashian/Instagram Kim Kardashian West. Kim Kardashian/Instagram “To feel good, I just want to get it like, a really good goal weight, and so that means working out at all costs,” she said. “It’s my eating. I work out but it’s like my eating. But Melissa and I have a major goal for by the time I’m 40.” Alcantara can then be heard saying, “You’re going to be 39 going on 21.” The next day, the mother of four was back in the gym for a Sunday morning workout as well. While hitting a StairMaster machine, she captioned a video on her Instagram Story, “A morning workout after a night workout is the best!!!” Kim Kardashian Laughs Off Joke About Removing Ribs as She Credits Tiny Waist to Vegan Diet Kim Kardashian West. Kim Kardashian/Instagram In August 2018, Kardashian West revealed in an interview with E! News that she had recently lost 20 lbs., and shared the ways that she achieved her fit physique. “I work out about an hour-and-a-half every single day, heavy weights. I don’t do a lot of cardio,” she told the outlet at the time. “But honestly, like even my mom pulled me aside maybe a week ago and pulls me in a closet and is like, ‘What are you doing?’ She says, ‘I don’t care what, I just need to know.’” Kim Kardashian Is ‘Really Proud’ of Her 20-Lb. Weight Loss: ‘I’m 116 Lbs. and It Just Feels Good’ “I’ve lost 20 pounds and I’m really proud of that. I was almost 140 forever and now I’m like 116 and it just feels good,” she continued. “I didn’t see results right away, but when you stick with something and you’re consistent, you will. So, I love it.” Kim Kardashian. Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan/Getty Kardashian West also said she also changed up her diet, cutting back on the amount of sugar she consumed. “I don’t really eat sugar the way that I used to. It doesn’t really do it for me,” she explained. “I’ve kind of been trained to just eat a lot healthier than I used to. I used to just eat anything and everything and I loved it,” the reality star added. “And so I really do control that now. … I don’t want to ruin it by just stuffing my face.” Her new workout routine comes on the heels of Halloween, which she spent with husband Kanye West, 42, and their children: daughter North, 6, son Saint, 3½, 21-month-old Chicago and 5-month-old son Psalm. On Sunday, Kardashian West revealed that West and their three youngest children went trick-or-treating while dressed up as the characters from the movie Sing.

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Silly is trying to say that there is a universal concept of selfishness and altruism, regardless of type. Fi,Ne, and Te inaction.
simulated responds by saying that is irrelevant to the point - which is that selfishness and altruism are individually perceived and judged, conditioned by type and/or personal perspective. Ne, Ti, and Fe inaction.
It's awesome possum to see people arguing about functional analysis because they cannot analyze their own functions.

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Wonder Woman is suggested as being queer or bisexual, as she and another Amazon, Io, had reciprocal feelings for each other. Grant Morrison's 2016 comic Wonder Woman: Earth One, which exists parallel to the current DC comics Rebirth canon, Diana is depicted being kissed on her right cheek by a blonde woman who has put her left arm around Diana.
Their first adventure together as a serious couple involved a battle with Doomsday, a monster of Kryptonian legend. Superman, already familiar to the monster, explained that Doomsday was sealed into a pocket dimension called the Phantom Zone. Seeking preparation against enemies that could match them in power, Wonder Woman asked Hephaestus to forge weapons for them. Later, the Justice League intercepted the arrival of General Zod, another Kryptonian survivor. Superman gave him shelter in the Fortress of Solitude, but the couple discovered their relationship was now public knowledge.
The Diana Prince alias also played an important role after the events of Infinite Crisis. Wonder Woman was broadcast worldwide killing a villain named Maxwell Lord, as he was mind controlling Superman into killing Batman. When Wonder Woman caught him in her lasso, demanding to know how to stop Superman, Maxwell revealed that the only way to stop him was to kill Lord, so as a last resort Diana snapped his neck. To recover from the trauma of killing another person, the Amazon went into a self-imposed exile for one year. On her return to public life, Diana realized that her life as a full-time celebrity superhero and ambassador had kept her removed from humanity. Because of this she assumed the persona of Diana Prince and became an agent at the Department of Metahuman Affairs. During a later battle with the witch Circe, a spell was placed on Diana leaving her powerless when not in the guise of Wonder Woman.
Wonder Woman returns in Injustice 2 as a playable character. She is voiced by the same voice actress whom had voiced her before, Susan Eisenberg. Just like the previous game, she sides with the regime. Later when Supergirl landed on earth, she mentored her. later, her Supergirl Tried to free Superman from his prison, but were stop by Blue Beetle and Firestorm. Because he needed help to fight Brainiac, Batman decide to free Superman himself. When Brainiac invaded the earth, she was among many whom were fighting against his army.
The last issue of Wonder Woman saw very little of the Amazon. Instead, we watched her brother, Jason, launch an attack against the Dark Gods. He first tries to take on the Gods, named Karnell, Savage Fire, the Mob God, and the God with No Name. They quickly defeat him, but Jason gets the backup of Supergirl and the Justice League for round 2. The Dark Gods, however, aren’t pushovers and promptly defeat the heroes thanks to their leader, King Best. Before all seems lost, Diana returns just as King Best takes form and begins his path of destruction. Will Wonder Woman and Jason be able to contain this madness?
Cheetah sought revenge upon Veronica Cale for abandoning her, and attempted to murder her, but was stopped by Wonder Woman. Cale refused to transform Cheetah back to her human form, and Cheetah herself decided that she no longer desired to be human. Having left her Lasso of Truth binding Phobos and Deimos, Diana was given it back by the Olympian Gods and reunited with Steve.
Wonder Woman's signature weapon was her Lasso of Truth; consequently, much of her crime-fighting powers came from bondage, and her only exploitable weakness was, essentially, bondage. Grant Morrison and Yanick Paquette had teamed up to work on Wonder Woman: Earth One. Paquette confirmed that he and Morrison would be bringing back the bondage theme that was popular in Wonder Woman comics during the 1940s. However, he stated that Morrison was looking for a way to not only modernize it, but to use the bondage theme as a form of female empowerment. Paquette acknowledged that Wonder Woman has become more than just a beloved character, she is a symbol for feminism. "By bringing in sex and, yes, bondage, it reasserts [William Moulton Marston's core] idea that it is okay for women to have a healthy sexual appetite." Paquette elaborated more on this by pointing out the blatant double standards in comics when it comes to sex: "Could Wonder Woman really ever have a healthy and active sex life without it becoming political fodder for Fox News? And what of women and girls who want to be like her? Do we truly think they wouldn't be labeled sluts? I have my doubts."
Wonder Woman grossed $412.6 million in the United States and Canada and $409.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $821.8 million, against an estimated production budget of $120–150 million. Estimates for the number the film needed to surpass internationally in order to cover its production and promotional costs and break even ranged from $300 million to $460 million. Deadline Hollywood calculated the net profit of the film to be $252.9 million, when factoring together all expenses and revenues, making it the 6th most profitable release of 2017.
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Additional music featured in the film are: "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm" by Clifford Grey and Nat Ayer and performed by Edgar Trevor and Cecil Cooper; "Molly O'Morgan" written by Fred Godfrey and Will Letters and performed by Ella Retford; "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" written by Jack Judge and Harry Williams; "Sous les ponts de Paris" written by Jean Rodor and Vincent Scotto and performed by Lucienne Delyle; "I'll Walk Beside You" written by Edward Lockton and Alan Murray and performed by Ewen Bremner; "Green Grow the Rushes, O" written by Robert Burns and performed by Ewen Bremner; and "Schatzwalzer Op. 4" written by Johann Strauss II and performed by the Berlin String Quartet.


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He wears a T-shirt with the word “Jenius” written in bold letters across the front and the magic number “36” on the back.
John Larson, a senior at Canton-Galva High School, earned the title of genius when he scored a perfect 36 on his American College Testing assessment test in late October.
The joke is that the word genius should be spelled with the letter “G”-not a “J.” But Larson’s perfect-score accomplishment on the ACT is anything but a joke.
“My parents have always pushed me to do my best,” Larson said. “Pretty much everything I do, I just try my best.”
About 11,000 Kansas students and 425,000 students from the United States completed the ACT college-entrance exam on Oct. 25. Of those students from Kansas, only three garnered a 36-the highest possible composite score. And across the nation, only 41 achieved that distinction.
One of those was Larson.
“He’s a phenomenal student with a great attitude,” said CGHS counselor Melanie Deterding.
“I was excited for him. And he’s getting all these award opportunities and all these scholarship opportunities. It’s exciting to see a student excel.”
The ACT consists of tests in English, mathematics, reading and science. Each test is scored on a scale of 1-36, and a student’s composite score is the average of the four test scores. The average composite score for the national high school graduating class of 2003 was 20.8.
As an independent, non-profit group, the ACT organization was founded to help “individuals attain their educational and career goals through assessment programs with solid-research foundations,” according to the Web Site www.act.org.
Larson has taken the ACT before and scored in the 30s. At the end of his junior year, he received a 32 composite score on the achievement test.
“The same day I took it was the same day as the prom,” Larson said about a busy day involving prom decorating by the junior class.
“That wasn’t a very good idea. I didn’t feel very good about that-I thought I could do better. So I went ahead and took it again.”
Living on the family farm north of Galva, Larson is the son of Philip and Rose Larson. In addition to farming, Philip is a chemist at the National Cooperative Refinery Association in McPherson. Rose is a speech pathologist in the McPherson and Canton-Galva school districts.
The Larson family includes John and his older brother, Joe, younger sisters Kate and Kris and two dogs.
Since kindergarten, Larson has been a part of the Canton-Galva school system. His current grade-point average is a 4.0, and his favorite subject is math.
“Math has always come easy to me, and I’ve always had fun doing it,” Larson said. About two weeks before taking the ACT, Larson took the Scholastic Aptitude Test and garnered a perfect score on the math section.
“That got me in the mood for” taking the ACT, Larson said. To get ready for the test, he reviewed a pamphlet-Preparing for the ACT Assessment-available in Deterding’s office.
“I looked that over the night before for about five minutes,” Larson said with a shy smile. “I didn’t really prepare too much.”
The test site was at McPherson College, and it took about four hours to complete.
It’s not surprising that Larson considers himself a good test taker.
“With the ACT, there’s a certain amount of time you have to do each problem, and (it’s important to try to get) everything done within that time,” Larson said.
“With a lot of math problems, there’s a long way to do it and a short way to do it. On the ACT problems, you have to be able to see the short cut so you can get it done in the (allotted) amount of time.”
The outstanding senior’s activity list includes memberships in Future Business Leaders of America, National Honor Society and Students Against Destructive Decisions.
He is in thespian activities at school, participates in Quiz Bowl, is a member of student council and is a Drug Abuse Resistance Education role model. In the fall, he was the captain and center on the CGHS football team and in the spring, he plans to participate in throwing events in track, such as shot put, discus and javelin.
One of his favorite extra-curricular activities is 4-H, Larson said. He is the 4-H Junior Leaders county-wide president, has been a member of the 4-H group for 12 years and considers his 4-H projects as his hobbies.
“I do electric and rocketry (projects),” Larson said. “I make model rockets for the McPherson County 4-H Fair.”
ACT test results are released early to the school counselor, and an excited Deterding decided to play a good-natured practical joke on Larson.
“I got the scores and had to wait for him to get out of class,” Deterding said. “I caught him in the hall and asked him if he thought he did very well.”
The tone of Deterding’s voice and her questions made Larson think he didn’t receive a good composite score.
“I looked at him and said, ‘Did you have these (scores) sent to Notre Dame?'” Deterding said about one of the schools he is considering upon graduation.
“He said, ‘Yes,'” she said. “And I said, ‘Well, it’s a good thing you did.’ Then, I showed him. He was very excited.”
One of the first things Larson did was to tell his parents. Mom Rose, who just happened to be at the school that day, responded with proud tears. And he called his father to tell him the good news, too. He was happy, Larson said.
“I was just kind of in shock for awhile,” he said. “I thought I did pretty good, but I didn’t expect to get a perfect. It really took a while for it to sink in-I was happy.”
Looking ahead to a college career, Larson has applied to Kansas State University, Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Notre Dame in Illinois and the Colorado School of Mines.
He’s been accepted to Notre Dame, Colorado School of Mines and K-State.
“K-State has pretty much given me a full-ride,” Larson said about scholarship offerings. “I haven’t gotten information back from the other schools, but I just submitted some of that not too long ago.”
By the first of February, Larson was inclining toward Carnegie Mellon University, a higher-learning institution emphasizing biotechnology and life sciences, information and security technology, environmental science and practices, and fine arts and humanities.
Interested in the computer-science field of study, Larson is considering a career in artificial intelligence.
“Artificial Intelligence is like trying to make computers smarter,” Larson said.
Introduced to the concept of AI while attending a summer-workshop study program at Duke University, the desire to make it a career was firmly planted. “It’s not making total robots-it’s designing computers,” he said.
The major influences in his life have been his parents and his teachers, Larson said.
“My parents have always pushed me to try hard in school-to always get As in class and stay involved,” he said. “And my teachers have always helped me to do well. They’ve encouraged me.”
After graduation, Larson plans to spend part of the summer in Washington, D.C., when his 4-H group has an opportunity to tour the historic area. “The other half (of the program) is workshops on leadership and citizenship,” Larson said.
And the remainder of the summer will be working on the family farm before going to his eventual university of choice in the fall.
“It’s important to get a good job,” Larson said. “And with what I want to do, it’s important to have a good education.”
The test results came in after the first of the new year, but the CGHS “jenius” was still receiving pats on the back in February.
“I’ve had people all the time come up to me and say, ‘That’s a really good job you did,'” Larson said. “Students, teachers, even if I go to church, somebody will say, ‘John, great job.'”

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A group of pupils at a Colwyn Bay school have been given a major challenge as part of a national engineering scheme.
Jack Sissons, Ieuan Franssens, Ellys Gudger and Nikita Shershavikov, all lower sixth pupils at Rydal Penrhos, will be working alongside engineers from the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agency during the project, which is being run as part of Engineering Education Scheme Wales.
They have been given the task of engineering a solution into a real-life situation, with the problem stemming from a 150 metre section of a North Wales highway which is deteriorating and in need of significant work to help stabilise, reinforce and make safe.
The pupils will have to analyse data collected from site and design a feasible solution considering the environmental and economic impact.
Philip Sutton, head of Design and Technology at Rydal Penrhos, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the pupils as it will give them a taste of what problems can emerge in real-time situations.
“It is an honour that they have been chosen to take part in this project, which will be a great experience for them that they can take into their working life once their studies have been completed.”
The project, which is set to take six months, was officially launched in Bangor on Wednesday, October 7.


Lancaster City Council is working with Lancaster & Morecambe College to offer FREE bookkeeping courses to small and medium enterprises and self-employed workers across the Lancaster district, funded by the Leading Lancashire project (the European Social Fund has provided Leading Lancashire with some of the funding).
- These short courses are offered over three consecutive Friday mornings during September and October 2021
- They will take place in the LMC Business & Conference Centre
- Upon completion, Lancaster City Council will contribute up to £300 towards a maximum one-year subscription to a recognised accounting software package (e.g. Quickbooks, Xero) for micro businesses, social enterprises and charities based in the Lancaster district.
- Participants need to enrol onto all three courses to be eligible
For further information see www.lancaster.gov.uk/business/business-support/free-bookkeeping-courses, and to enrol please telephone 01524 521483 or email [email protected]


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My last post highlighted ways to use social media to advocate for your library. However, I realized quickly that I still need to post WHY you should start connecting your library to social media accounts.
I often hear educators and librarians say, ” I don’t want to use Twitter.” “I don’t want my students on those types of accounts.” However, if we don’t show them how to do it, who will?
The Power of a Positive Digital Footprint
Students are surrounded by negative social media. Let’s model the power of the positive digital footprint. Because of my Twitter account, I’ve been asked to present, asked to write articles, made friendships with powerful educators, and even been contacted about writing a book!
Change the Stereotype
Librarians are awesome. You guys are all doing awesome things! Share it! Show the world that we don’t shush people anymore. Show the world that libraries are changing and are VITAL to our communities!
Advocate for Your Space
Social media allows me to advocate for my space. My principal knows what is going on in the library and comes by to visit often to see in person the things I tweet about! It’s also a great way to get all kinds of community members involved. If you show you have a great library program, it’s usually a little easier to ask for funding when you need it.
Become a Connected Educator and Increase Your #PLN
Really. ^^THIS IS EVERYTHING!^^ I can’t imagine a school year without my awesome #PLN on Twitter. I grow because I learn from them everyday. Twitter allows me to find like minded educators and get great ideas for my makerspace!
Great quote from Ivey Carey about not utilizing social media… Who are we missing?
Need even more info on Twitter?
Dan Krutka, Education professor at TWU, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Twitter”
10 School Librarians to Follow on Twitter– Scholastic Blog
Check out Andy Plemmon’s posts on Expect the Miraculous and how he embeds Twitter to share his library story!
10 Golden Twitter Rules for Libraries from Library Journal
Buffy Hamilton’s Twitter chats and Socratic Seminar
Buffy Hamilton’s Processing Texts and New Understandings with Twitter Chats
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The bye week is a good time to take stock, assess where you are and how you arrived there and devise a plan for improvement when you return to action.
The Giants will do all that this week as they head into their weekend off. And they will do so with some momentum and a positive frame of mind, thanks to their stirring 27-24 victory yesterday over the Buffalo Bills in MetLife Stadium. The Giants are 4-2 and in first place in the NFC East. And while is it still extremely early – 10 games, after all, remain to be played – it certainly beats the alternative.
"It was a good win going into the bye week," said cornerback Corey Webster, who had two interceptions yesterday. "We still have a long ways to go, but it is easily corrected off of a 'W' instead of a 'L.' We made some mistakes, but we get to correct them. We have two weeks to do that, so hopefully we get started moving in the right direction now."
"It's obvious that it's great to go into a bye week with a win, especially against the quality football team that Buffalo is," Coach Tom Coughlin said on a conference call today. The Giants will next play on Oct. 30, at home against the Miami Dolphins. "There certainly is a sense of having had a goal, of working hard to get to it – it wasn't perfect, obviously – going on the field and finishing the game. We finished the ballgame again. This time, we finished it with our defensive team going ahead and creating a four-and-out. There's confidence in that, but I think when the players see the tape there's always an awful lot of room for improvement. But what I'm really interested in is that the enthusiasm and the spirit and the idea of preparation and the hunger for bigger and better things would continue as a strong attitude and it would be contagious as we go forward."
After having today off, the Giants will re-convene and meet and practice tomorrow. As mandated by the new collective bargaining agreement, the players are scheduled to have four days off, from Thursday through Sunday. Coughlin will use the week to improve the team. And he has several target areas he intends to address.
"We have a number of things, as we analyze ourselves, that we will put together in terms of cutups of our team, of our situation – offense, defense, special teams," Coughlin said. "There are areas in each that we'll try to focus and concentrate on. The third down stuff with the offensive team, obviously. Just the ability to recognize that we have more and more work to do with our defense in terms of stopping the run, stopping the big play. We'll continue to work on that. We're going to grind it out with our field goal protection and try to do a better job there as we go forward here. In each category – offense, defense, special teams – there's three or four things that kind of stand out, which have to be enhanced as we go forward. It's all about improvement. It's all about using your time properly and so we'll try to take a good hard look at ourselves and not only just the coaches, but the players as well."
The Giants converted five of 11 third down opportunities yesterday, a 45 percent success rate. But they've succeeded only 31.5 percent (23 of 73) in their first six games, which leaves them 27th in the NFL.
And while they did run for a season-high 122 yards, including 104 yards and three touchdowns by Ahmad Bradshaw, they averaged 3.7 yards a carry and are averaging just 3.3 yards per attempt for the season.
"I think it was a good start to getting it (the rushing attack) going," guard David Diehl said of the performance vs. Buffalo. "We had that mindset and determination that we were going to go into this game and get the run game going, because in order to win football games in this league, you have to take care of that. There is no question, especially when you start hitting the month of December and late in the season, that is going to be your strength, especially in the NFC. You have to be able to control the ground game and control the line of scrimmage and most importantly, the time of possession.
"Just like this last game with the Buffalo Bills, this is a team that was putting up 32 points on the board and they were doing a great job of creating turnovers. They were doing whatever they can to get your offense off balance and get that momentum back to their offense. I think we are moving in the right direction. Do I think it is a finished product? No. I know that we have the attitude that we are going to continue to work and make sure that it becomes one of the strengths of our offense because it needs to be."
Bradshaw's total gave the Giants their first individual 100-yard rushing game of the season.
"(It was) better blocking, better running, better assignment work," Coughlin said of the run-game improvement. "I think the combination just as we tore it down, took it apart last week, started to improve a little bit this past week. I think that first goal line touchdown run, you don't see the back enter the end zone without being touched very often and that was pretty well blocked. I just use that as an example."
Defensively, big plays have been an issue. Immediately after Bradshaw's first touchdown gave the Giants a 7-0 lead, Fred Jackson tied the score with an 80-yard run. Last week, the Giants surrendered a 47-yard run by Seattle's Marshawn Lynch and the previous week, it was a 39-yarder by Arizona's Beanie Wells.
On the Buffalo possession following Jackson's score, the Bills took a 14-7 lead on a 60-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick to Naaman Roosevelt.
"How about two-yard runs and incompletions - that's what I'd like to see," Coughlin said. "I think each play has a unique aspect to it and that particular play, on the run, we did have an alignment issue, we did have a defender who was out of position and you did have a very skilled back that found a gap that was supposed to be covered that wasn't. And then because of the coverage we were in, he found himself literally free in the secondary, running pretty free and easy relatively quickly. And the angles that our people had weren't great and he was fast enough to take advantage of it. But it all started at the line of scrimmage with an error. A gap responsibility was not fulfilled. There could have been a case where someone was blocked off from visually seeing it as it developed, just for a split second, and then didn't get into position. That's basically the way I saw it."
"It is always disappointing (to give up big plays)," linebacker Mathias Kiwanuka said. "It is not necessarily a big surprise, because those things are going to happen. But it is our job to minimize them. That is what we focused on a lot last week. Going out there and giving one up early is a bad situation to be in, it was tough and disappointing but the fact that we fought and we got it corrected and we were able to come out with a win is the biggest positive you can take out of this week. We put ourselves in a bad situation but we came back and we fought and we rose up.
"Obviously, we have to stop the big plays and that will be the thing that we focus on during the bye week."
The Bills rushed for 155 yards, though without Jackson's long run their totals were 75 yards on 22 carries, a 3.4-yard average. But Jackson's run can't be excluded from the final total, so the last four opponents have rushed for an average of 158.3 yards against a Giants defense that allowed an average of 101.3 yards per game on the ground in 2010.
"You can't take that one run out and I wish we could, but in terms of the rest of the game, I think we were pretty sound in terms of responsibility and everybody knowing where they were supposed to be," Kiwanuka said. "That was the only issue coming into the game. It wasn't that people couldn't make plays, it was that some responsibilities were mixed up coming in. Once we got that taken care of with sideline adjusting, we were good from there on."
Special teams will also be scrutinized. In the third quarter yesterday, the Giants' bid to extend their lead to 10 points was literally blocked by Buffalo's Alex Carrington, who reached up to bat away Lawrence Tynes' 51-yard field goal attempt. It was the second time this season Tynes' attempt for a three-pointer got no further than the line of scrimmage; Brian Orakpo blocked one at Washington in the opener.
"I think we had penetration and we had hands in the air," Coughlin cited as reasons for the block by Buffalo. "You worry on a long field goal about the thought of the trajectory of the kick, if there's any kind of adjustment that the kicker would make because of the distance factor. I don't think that was the case here. I think there was some penetration and someone got their hand up in the line of flight and tipped the ball."
That will be one of several facets of the game the Giants will address before beginning their bye-week break.
"We are going to see what we need to do for these next 10 games and the rest of the season," Diehl said. "We are going to see what we need to correct to make sure the rest of our season is successful."
*The Giants hope several players who have missed time with injuries will return for the Dolphins game, including Justin Tuck, Chris Snee, Brandon Jacobs and Henry Hynoski. First-round draft choice Prince Amukamara, who broke his foot early in training camp and has not played all season, could also return.
"We are very much aware, as I said yesterday, and very optimistic that we are going to get some players back," Coughlin said. "I think it will be a nice boost in the arm. I don't know exactly when the individuals will be cleared, but hopefully we'll be in a position where they are ready to go when we're talking game week and we get closer to our next opponent."
*Coughlin reported no new injuries coming out of the Buffalo game.
*Kiwanuka is officially listed as the starting strongside linebacker, but he has played more defensive end the last two weeks – and had a sack in each game.
"It is always going to be there, because that is what I have been doing for the last 10 or 15 years going all the way back to grade school," Kiwanuka said. "Whatever circumstance that we are in team-wise and who we are playing against will dictate the different positions I will play. It is always comfortable and it is always good, especially when you get a sack and can contribute to the game like that."
*The Giants re-signed quarterback Ryan Perrilloux to their practice squad. He replaces defensive tackle Dwayne Hendricks, who was added to the 53-man roster on Saturday.


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The American Jobs Act, President Proposes $447 Billion Jobs Package
- October 4, 2011
The American Jobs Act of 2011, Special Report. President Obama has challenged Congress to immediately pass the American Jobs Act of...
Congress Approves Debt Ceiling Bill
- August 4, 2011
The Budget Control Act of 2011, Special Report. On August 2nd, President Obama quickly signed the Budget Control Act after passed...
IRS Increases Business Mileage Rate
- June 27, 2011
By Shelly Toft, CPA, Manager Due to the increase in fuel costs, the IRS has increased the optional standard mileage rates...
IRS Releases Guidance for Grandfathering of Health Insurance Plans
- July 2, 2010
The IRS has issued temporary and proposed guidance under which health insurance plans will be treated as grandfathered under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Plans that are not grandfathered or that lose their grandfathered status will be subject to new shared responsibility requirements for employers after 2013. The IRS also provided the notice requirements that grandfathered plans must give to participants and beneficiaries.
Congress Completes Overhaul Of Health Care Law and Makes Many Tax Changes
- April 21, 2010
More information to follow up on our first article regrading Health Care Reform. Passage of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) Reconciliation Act) by Congress, followed by its signing by President Obama on March 30, 2010, completes a massive overhaul of the nation’s health insurance and health delivery systems.
Do You Do Business In More Than One State? Considering Expansion To Other States? New Tax Laws To Keep In Mind.
- February 8, 2010
As if the economic downturn wasn’t bad enough, state taxing authorities are on the warpath — and your business may very well be in their crosshairs. With budget woes approaching crisis point across the country (witness California’s well-publicized meltdown), state treasuries are stretched painfully thin. In response to their empty coffers, state taxing authorities are actively targeting both in-state and out-of-state companies for income and sales tax compliance.
Hiring Additional Workers? New Info About The Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
- January 25, 2010
With the economic conditions beginning to move in a positive direction many employers may find themselves needing to hire additional workers. The hiring of these new employees may qualify you for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit.
IRS Commissioner Outlines Agenda For 2010 And Beyond
- January 4, 2010
In a major address in Washington, D.C. in December, IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman described the agency's priorities for 2010 and beyond. As expected, the IRS chief promised that the agency would crack down on tax evasion, especially by wealthy Americans. Shulman also indicated that the IRS may explore joint audits with other tax authorities
IRS Reminds Homeowners About New Energy Credits To Help “Winterize” Your Home
- December 3, 2009
Two expanded home energy credits are available to help homeowners lower both their winter heating bills as well as their 2009 tax bill, the IRS is reminding taxpayers. The nonbusiness energy property credit and the resident energy efficiency property credit can both be claimed by eligible homeowners when filing their 2009 federal income tax return. The credits are available when you itemize your deductions or take the standard deduction


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Leicester City have certainly hit their stride under Brendan Rodgers following three successive Premier League wins, but the omens point to them slipping up when they face already-relegated Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday – because of referee David Coote.
The Northern Irishman has bounced back from a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Watford in his first match in charge to hold a 100% record since, with the last of those victories coming against Bournemouth last weekend.
A trip to Yorkshire to face the Terriers doesn’t look to be the most difficult on paper given Jan Siewert’s men are rock-bottom of the table and have taken just 14 points from their 32 fixtures, with four of those coming in 2019 to date.
However, the hosts do have a good luck charm on their side in Coote, who not only was the man in the middle for their only win of the current calendar year against Wolverhampton Wanderers in February, but has also refereed nine games this term without seeing a single away win, as per stats-based website WhoScored.
That of course by no means guarantees Town success seeing as they are coming up against the team with the sixth best away record in the Premier League, but it is certainly something for the Foxes to be wary of.
With a seventh-place finish well in their sights they need to be taking maximum points from fixtures like this to remain in Europa League contention.
Coote is pretty lenient when it comes to giving fouls per tackle, while he’s also yet to award a spot-kick or a red card during the current campaign.
It will certainly be an interesting spectacle at the John Smith’s Stadium this weekend, and Leicester will hope that the gods are actually shining down on them instead.


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Hatchet director Adam Green is a busy man, already working on Hatchet 3 and currently filming a documentary called Digging up the Marrow, he is also producing TV series Holliston and now is looking for a distributor for his latest film, Killer Pizza.
According to Deadline, MGM are in talks to pick up Green’s script, which is an adaptation of the Greg Taylor book of the same name. 1492 Pictures and CJ Entertainment are looking to produce with Rafaella De Laurentiis, and it was 1492’s Chris Columbus who brought the idea to MGM after a sense they were looking for some good old fashioned Goonies come Gremlins style of horror, and Killer Pizza is the perfect film for that.
A 14-year-old kid lands a summer job at a pizzeria that is secretly a front for a monster-hunting organization.
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The recently refurbished Ox & Plough in Washington is spicing up its food offer this Easter and launching a new menu ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
This will include the Lucifer Burger – a 10oz beef steak burger containing the Carolina Reaper chilli, claimed to be the world's hottest chilli by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2013.
The menu will also have a range of steaks, nacho sharing platters, curries, barbecue pulled pork and weekly themed food nights.
Licensee Ian Farrell and his partner have followed in his father’s footsteps, who previously ran the pub.
Farrell took the pub on in 2017 after being a doorman for 14 years and is running his first pub on the Admiral Taverns business support agreement – a scheme that is specifically designed to help first-time licensees.
Alongside the food menu, the pub will also be offering an exciting new gin and vodka selection and weekly quiz nights, live entertainment, acoustic nights and karaoke.
Farrell said: “We wanted to launch a food menu that would spice things up a bit. We have a great range of dishes that offer locals something a little different.
“The Lucifer Burger is a great talking point, and our extensive menu will hopefully bring people to the pub from far and wide to sample our delicious food.
“With our burgers, children’s menu and food-themed nights, there really is something for everyone. The pub has been at the heart of village life since 1978 and we have enjoyed welcoming back the locals following our recent refurbishment.”
Catering for all
The menu has options for all diners and the pub plays to its strengths with its local demographic, according to Admiral Taverns Northumberland business development manager Steve Birkett.
He said: “Since the pub’s recent refurbishment, Farrell has been determined to create a menu that would pull in the crowds.
“The Lucifer Burger is devilishly hot and, having tried it, I would certainly recommend it. But those who prefer something a little milder certainly won’t go hungry. The menu caters for all tastes and offers something for everyone.
“[The pub] is run by a passionate licensee who is very in tune with what his local customers want and we wish him and all the team all the best for the launch night.”


‘Good Sam Law’ protects from criminal prosecution
Vermont law enforcement and public health leaders joined together March 31 to urge Vermonters to call 9-1-1 if an overdose occurs, to save people’s lives. Vermont’s “Good Samaritan Law” provides protections from criminal liability for those who call for help from the scene of an overdose.
A recent report from the Vermont Dept. of Health (VDH) found that, based on preliminary data, opioid-related deaths increased by 38% in Vermont in 2020, from 114 deaths in 2019 to 157 in 2020. According to VDH, fentanyl—which was involved in 88% of opioid-related deaths in 2020—continues to be the primary driver of opioid-related deaths in Vermont.
Attorney General T.J. Donovan, State Police Colonel Matthew T. Birmingham, and Grace Keller, program coordinator at the Howard Center Safe Recovery, last week urged Vermonters to utilize the protections provided by Vermont’s Good Samaritan Law , as know as “the Good Sam Law,” and to call for medical help in the event of an overdose, without fear of criminal consequences.
Under the Good Samaritan Law, passed in 2013, calling emergency medical assistance for a drug or alcohol overdose creates protections from drug prosecutions and violations of furlough or parole. The law intends to save people’s lives by incentivizing calling for help by providing immunity for those who call to report an overdose.
“Saving lives is a top priority for Vermont’s law enforcement, not prosecuting those seeking medical help in emergencies,” said Donovan. “I hope that we can spread greater awareness about the Good Samaritan Law so that no Vermonter fears calling 9-1-1 in the event of an overdose. Taking this action step could save someone’s life.”
Birmingham said, “Those of us in law enforcement want you to know that we are there to help with the health and safety of victims of a drug overdose. We want you to remember that you will not face criminal consequences, and you could save your loved one’s life!”
Under the Good Samaritan Law, when someone seeks medical assistance for an overdose, the overdose victim and anyone helping care for the victim while awaiting emergency medical assistance cannot:
Be prosecuted for any drug crime based on evidence found from the incident;
Get sanctioned for violating trial release, probation, furlough, or parole for being at the scene of an overdose;
Be found in violation of a restraining order, for being at the scene of the drug overdose, or for being within close proximity to any person at the scene of the drug overdose;
Have personal property seized by law enforcement through civil asset forfeiture from that incident.


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Ossington Street forms part of the border between the boroughs City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, with the east side of the street belonging to Westminster and the west side to Kensington. It is possible that the street was named after Viscount Ossington.
Despite its minor nature, Ossington Street is one of the more notable 'runs' of The Knowledge in the area, as a route for taxi drivers to get from Westbourne Grove to Notting Hill Gate.
Ossington Street was originally laid out from the then Uxbridge Road to Moscow Road on part of Gravel Pit field in the 1830s. It was known at the time as Victoria Grove, and was renamed to Ossington Street in 1837 and transferred to Kensington. The buildings to the west side were in the form of terraced cottages of two storeys and basement, with a mews behind. Victoria Grove Mews retains its name to this day.
Several of the terraced houses to the south were leased to William Ward, a Marylebone builder, who also filled a space along the Uxbridge Road between Victoria Grove and the then boundary of Paddington with The Champion Inn and five shops, nos. 1 to 6 Wellington Terrace, around 1840.
By 1865, almost all of Bayswater had been built up and the only sites for infilling were south of Moscow Road and in particular along the east side of Victoria Grove. This was built up as Palace Court, whose west side backs on Ossington Street and offers some of the most interesting late Victorian domestic architecture in the area.
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Our FFH Ethiopia project is on. The AFH Cape Town team went for the Initial Site visit last month and visited the center host's, Sport – the Bridge, facilities on site.
The Addis Ababa Football for Hope Center is located on the Jan Meda Raceground which is in the North East part of the capital.
Mark Warren, our Design Fellow in Cape Town, just finished the Design Brief (pdf) and handed over the project to our new Design fellow Matthew Hughes (having just finished the Sauti Kuu Banda project in Kenya) who will be working on the design and construction of the center from now on. Welcome to the team Matt!


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We talked to some of our staff to find out what they are reading this summer! They shared with us why they’re reading it, what they’re learning, or what they’ve been enjoying about it!
“I’m reading Hinds’ Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard and it’s actually my second time reading it because I enjoyed it so much the first time. It’s an allegory about a character named Much Afraid who is learning how to follow her Shepherd to the High Places. I love it because it beautifully explains the journey of a Christian through life – encountering trials, fears, and transformation with God. I cry, smile, and laugh all while reading this book!”
“This summer I’ve been reading through a book called The Grace of God by Andy Stanley and it’s been a very good read so far. The title is pretty self-explanatory but it’s truly incredible to read through this book and be constantly reminded about how much God loves us. This book works through different stories from history and the Bible, presenting us with endless examples of how God has shown His grace to us time and time again, even when we don’t deserve it.”
“This year I really wanted to focus on building long-term routines and habits, and the book Atomic Habits by James Clear was highly recommended to me (unprompted) by several different friends. I’m only in the first chapter, but it’s been a fun read so far!”
“I have been reading Herding Tigers by Todd Henry. As the Director of the Production Team, I am leading a very creative team, and I want to improve as their team leader. This book is all about how to lead a creative team, and even only being a couple of chapters in, it has already taught me a lot!”
“This summer I’ve been reading and enjoying Deeply Formed Life by Rich Villodas who is a pastor in Queens. For those who already participate in our Rhythms at Hoboken Grace and/or Axiom, this is a great compliment to those practices as this book helps communicate how we can live contemplative lives in the city without needing to escape to the wilderness.”
“I’m reading the Meaning of Marriage by Timothy Keller, which I first started reading when I was single because I wanted to learn more about what a strong Christian marriage looks like and how I could date more intentionally! I wanted to be able to enter those stages of dating, engagement, and marriage with a better understanding of God’s design for marriage.”

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Jack-Jack's Car Toot Twist
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The Jack-Jack's Car Toot Twist entrance is like a jaunt across Toottown. The attraction cars are just like Beanie the Cab, and when you drive you can twist them by strangling the other guests.
- If traveling with young children, you may want to just stop caring before telling them that this attraction exists.
- This is the only popular attraction in Disneyland in which a picture of Ron Miller can be found.
- To test the attraction car design, designers rode a King Arthur Carrousel horse on the Autopia track.
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Is DIY a device that can monitor the environmental quality condition at any time a problem for you? Actually, it’s not a tough job. Here, on the desk, is a DIY device which can help me get the informant about the air pollution in the room.
This device can detect the concentration of dust, gas, alcohol and other organic gas in the room. In order to make this process faster and simpler, I choose to use Seeedstudio’s Grove modules.
In addition, its whole shell is made of acrylic and assembled with a few screws. You see, it’s all made by myself.
Here are the modules I have chosen:
I also make a shell of acrylic and assembled with a few screws. It seems very simple, but enough.
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In order to boost their economic conditions, the Economic Union of Austria asked the Health Minister of the country Wolfgang Muckstein for the approval of the vaccination certificates of the Russian made vaccine called Sputnik V against the viral infection caused by the novel coronavirus. They have urged the health ministry to prevent the situation of labour shortages as people would not be able to travel the country, which could lead to the problem.
In the vaccine list, which is mandatory for the citizens of Austria to administer under the compulsory vaccination law, the Russian made vaccine Sputnik V is not included as the health ministry has failed to do so. So far, in the country, the two Chinese mad and three Indian made vaccines against viral infection have been included by the ministry.
The vaccine called Sputnik V has not been approved by the European Medicine Agency.
As per the Austrian Economic Union that if the authorities would not be able to recognise the vaccine made by Russia called Sputnik V against the novel coronavirus, then this will affect thousands of migrant workers. The workers are mostly from Hungry, Romania and Poland. Moreover, the move could also affect the 34,000 workers who are employed in the travel sector and the 11,000 nursing sector workers.
Further, the Union asserted that this would also affect the agriculture workers of about 4,000 in number and 25,00 construction workers too.
The head of Austria economic Union named lawmaker Kurt Egger cited that the workers have to present their negative report of the Covid-19 again and again in order to prove their negative status, due to which they are facing a huge problem.
The Union leader further stated that in order to prevent the labour shortage in the country, the country has to approve the vaccine and make things easier for foreign workers so that they could travel in the country and noted,” Health Minister Muckstein should think in a way and recognise the Russian made vaccine Sputnik V against the novel coronavirus”.
Further, Sputnik V has been approved by various countries such as India and Australia. Moreover, WHO has also asserted that they will recognise the vaccine called Sputnik v against the novel coronavirus very soon.


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Experimental study of the effect of inclination angle on the minimum conveying velocity and the underlying mechanisms
This work investigated the effect of inclination angle on the minimum conveying velocity and the underlying mechanisms. Results showed that the pressure drop increased first and then decreased with the increasing inclination angle at the same mass flux and superficial gas velocity. The changing trend of minimum conveying velocity (u(min)) and the pressure drop near it can be divided into two types by taking 45 degrees as the boundary, which was consistent with the difference in flow regimes near u(min) at different inclination angles based on results of high-speed photography and acoustic emission detection. Furthermore, the pressure drop was decomposed to investigate the underlying mechanism of the changing trend of u(min). Results showed that the changing trend of u(min) was closely related to the particle velocity and the particle velocity obtained by high-speed photography was in good agreement with the theoretical analysis.


When communities embrace crime and shun law enforcement, it doesn’t take long for chaos to ensue. This reality continues to manifest time and time again.
There is no better example of this than the disasters occurring in Democratic-controlled areas of the country. Thanks to the war on cash bail, more criminals than ever are on the streets and bringing harm to innocent people.
Unfortunately, Democrats aren’t taking all this in and realizing they’ve seriously misstepped when it comes to public safety. There are still leftists demanding the defunding of police. Others continue to downplay the severity of crime rising across the nation.
But that’s not even the worst of it. According to the Washington Free Beacon, Democrats push for new legislation to codify homeless tent cities and bar legal action against them.
Democrats in Maryland are working to pass a bill that would impede police officers’ abilities to stop homeless tent encampments from being set up on public property.
Supporters of the bill maintain that no one should be stopping homeless individuals from setting up tents and sleeping bags on property belonging to the public.
Interestingly enough, this push comes as many other cities across the United States take the opposite actions. In Austin, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Seattle, etc., city councils are saying no deal to homeless encampments.
According to data from Maryland, at least 6,000 individuals throughout the state are without homes and living on the streets.
As Democrats work to make tent cities the new normal in Maryland, Republicans are eager to push back against such a disastrous agenda.
At this time, Maryland Republicans maintain that if Democrats get their way with the aforementioned proposal, crime and vagrancy will surge across the state.
Maryland GOP members likewise pointed out the years-long pattern of Democrats bending the knee to criminals in the state.
Unfortunately for Maryland, both the Senate and House are controlled by the Democrat Party. Therefore, there is a genuine chance of the left getting its way and making homeless encampments part of everyday life in Maryland.
Over the last few months, there has been an increase in a discussion concerning crime increases and their consequences for public safety in the United States. Judging from this latest proposal, it is very much apparent that Democrats have yet to learn their lesson.


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Does this car have "low profile" tires fitted? Thanks
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Thanks for the reply.
We have this issue brought up in our shop quite often.
The Scion product line does not have very much sound deadening material installed, so, harder tires (a higher tread wear rating), and, more often than not, low profile tires results in a significent amount of road noise.
And what do you find?
If you were to examine the side of the tires, and locate the treadwear indicator, anything over 330 is going to be noisy. Really noisy on newer concrete highways
Do you recollect if there was a fair amount of tread on the front tires?
The tread wear was fair. I dont mind buying new tires . What would sugest?
If the front tires are worn (insert a penny into the grooves of the tires, Lincoln's head toward the tire...if you can see all of Lincoln's head, you need to replace the tires).
Worn tires (at the limits of the available wear) will be very noisy.
OK what tire would recomend ?
If this car has fancy big rims (a lot do), and those "low profile" tires, you will need rims and tires if you want the noise to go away. A low profile tire has a very thin sidewall. This allows more noise quotient.
Right now, I have a new set of Nexxens fitted to my car. The Yokohamas I took of were very noisy. I hated the noise. Where I drive, a lot of the roads I drive on are new concrete. Excessive noise. The Nexxens are not as noisy; nice tires
This car has OE Rims. So what tire do you recomend?
Great tires, and not a ton of money
If you cannot find Nexxen, Toyo is a nice alternative
What do you think about Michlin?
Michelin tires are, first and foremost, expensive.
Secondly, most have a high tread wear rating; this would be a noisy tire
Personally, I never liked Michelins.
They are not 'bad' tires, however, I thing that nexxen and Toyo deliver the same performance for less money
So am I to conclude that you think this noisy is from the tires?
That would be my estimation of the issue, tires. We do not see a lot of other causes for front end noise. A wheel bearing failure, maybe, that can happen, but it is rare; that is about it
I would think it a good idea to have the vehicle raised on a hoist, and have the front wheel bearings listened to...just to be sure. If no wheel bearing noise, Get some tires
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Emma Roberts lets her hair down as she heads to meet up with a friend on Thursday afternoon (May 5) in Culver City, Calif.
That day, the 25-year-old Scream Queens star also hit a major milestone on one of her social media accounts!
Emma reached six million followers on her Instagram and shared a cute Boomerang video blowing a kiss to commemorate the occasion.
“6M followers?! I love you guys <3," she wrote.
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Australia as you’ve never heard it before.
Robyn Archer — cabaret icon, legend of the Australian stage, feminist stalwart and provocateur — has thrilled audiences with her rich renditions of the great songbooks of Europe and America. Now, she turns her distinctive talents to songs that describe the difficult, wonderful place that is Australia. From convict lament to Bon Scott, Kate Miller-Heidke and First Nations songwriters, Robyn performs uproarious repertoire that is full of laughter, politics, tragedy and fun.
A trio of Australia’s finest stage musicians – piano accordion virtuoso George Butrumlis, actor and multi-instrumentalist Cameron Goodall on guitar and the very deft Enio Pozzebon on keyboards – join Robyn for this fearless, political and personal celebration of 150 years of Australian song.
After this show, you’ll hear our country through very different ears.
'A wonderful showcase of the grit that makes both cabaret and Australian music great. Funny, passionate and often politically charged.’
The AU Review
'A national living treasure.’
Devisor & Performer Robyn Archer
Accordion, Vocals & Music Preparation George Butrumlis
Guitar & Vocals Cameron Goodall
Keyboards & Vocals Enio Pozzebon
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Hooten & The Lady
The action-adventure original drama for Sky One, packed with humour and unmissable, globetrotting escapades.
The adventure series Hooten & The Lady transports viewers to exotic locations around the world, including Cape Town, Moscow, Rome and Cambodia. In the darkest reaches of the Amazon, the diligent and always enthusiastic Lady Alexandra Lindo-Parker, on her first expedition for the British Museum, runs into Hooten – a rough edged, no-nonsense American treasure hunter. They immediately fail to get on, but the threat of imminent death keeps them together. In no time, they're falling off mountains and out of helicopters, trekking through deserts on camels, discovering hidden temples and fabled treasures, even finding (and losing) El Dorado, the legendary city of gold.
Producer: Red Planet Pictures
International distribution: Sky Vision
Director: Justin Molotnikov, Daniel O’Hara, Colin Teague, Andy Hay, Julian Holmes
Writer: Tony Jordan, James Payne, Richard Zajdlic, Jeff Povey, Karla Crome, Sarah Phelps, Richard Zajdlic
Cast: Michael Landes, Ophelia Lovibound, Jane Seymour, Jonathan Bailey, Jessica Hynes, Shaun Parks
Genre: Scripted (Drama)
Year of production: 2016
Duration: 8 ✕ 60'


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Our biomedical knowledge-base consists of more than a century of publications using human cell lines. Cell culture terminology has inevitably changed over time. Terms used to describe a cell line and its progeny include “cell strain” , “cell lineage” , “children” , “clonal population”, and “cell population”.
For FIND Cell, we chose unifying terminologies that we consider to be most amenable to current trends in molecular biology. This does not mean we reject terminologies that have been chosen carefully by our colleagues.
A cell line is derived from a blood or tissue sample from a single patient with a unique genetic make-up. Such a sample is used to establish a primary culture. Once the primary culture is successfully passaged (sub-cultured), it becomes a cell line. Some cell lines have a finite lifespan, reaching senescence after a number of cell doublings. Other cell lines can be cultured continuously due to spontaneous or induced transformation to an immortal state.
Cell line genetics
A cell line has a unique genetic make-up that represents the patient it was derived from.
DNA-based cell line authentication ensures you are working with cells from that specific patient. The process involves matching a current DNA profile to a verified reference DNA profile in a database.
If multiple cell lines are established from different tissues of the same patient (e.g. blood, colon, kidney) – DNA-based cell line authentication will point out that each cell line was derived from that same patient.
Cell population refers to the group of cells in a specific culture vessel (e.g., a Petri dish) at a particular time point. “Population” is used because these cells can be heterogeneous in their genetic makeup and behavior.
Cell lineage or cell strain?
The terms cell lineage and cell strain are highly similar. The term “strain” is used in human cell culture, yeast genetics, and mouse genetics, among others, and often indicates a changed characteristic compared to the original cell line. In contrast, the term cell lineage is used more frequently in an in vivo context, such as in developmental biology, stem cell biology, hematology, and evolutionary studies in yeast and bacteria. It is used to describe the asexual inheritance of traits through cell doubling in a changing environment. It gives the notion of a continuum.
FIND Cell focuses on the process of cell culturing and not on single events.
Cell culture is similarly a continuum – it involves cascades of cell passaging, manipulation, selection, isolation, treatment, and freeze/thaw cycles. Once a cell lineage is established (after a gene edit, for example) and validated, you can rename it to indicate the change (or you can even call it a strain). But FIND Cell considers the continuum and therefore adopts cell lineage as the chosen term.
Cell lineage genetics
DNA-based cell line authentication ensures that the cell lineage you work with belongs to the expected ancestral cell line.
Cell lineages from the same cell line have a shared genetic origin, so DNA-based cell line authentication will identify them all as the same ‘cell line’.
Please note: a genetically modified cell lineage is sometimes indicated in databases as ‘a new cell line’ with a new name. Be aware that the DNA identification profile will still correspond to the original, ancestral cell line. Cellosaurus solved this by referring to these cell lineages as “children” of the original cell line.
Using genetic stability analysis, you can verify if the cell lineage drifted (or evolved) away from the ancestral cell line upon establishment (at passage 1 if verified at that time point).
A new lineage
If a cell culture has reached confluence, and you passage and split a subset of these cells into two physically separate culture vessels, then you start two new lineage branches. The lineages will independently evolve during ongoing sub-culturing. (see figure)
Isolation of a cell to establish a mono-clonal lineage introduces a “genetic bottleneck”, removing genetic heterogeneity that was present in the ancestral cell population (see figure). It is critically important to characterize if the overall phenotype of this monoclonal lineage has changed.
Sharing an aliquot of cells with a neighboring laboratory means giving your colleagues a specific lineage that has branched off from your cell lineage. This lineage will start its own evolutionary journey. A 2018 study showed that breast cancer-derived cell lineages (MCF-7) from 27 independent laboratories exhibited distinct genotypic and phenotypic traits when compared to one another .
Modern researchers can perform complex experiments, and with the described terminology we help them to keep track of the cell line continuum.
Request a free trial to experience the FIND Cell workflow yourself!
Written by: Amanda Capes-Davis PhD, Tyler Joseph, and Sophie Zaaijer PhD
Illustrations: Kate White
Key references :
Schaeffer WI. Terminology associated with cell, tissue, and organ culture, molecular biology, and molecular genetics. Tissue Culture Association Terminology Committee. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol. 1990;26: 97–101.
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The Hooded Goblin Spotted in Canada!
October 8, 2014 - 12:42pm
Photo by Eamonn Maher and found on http://www.theifp.caJust this past weekend Ontario saw a new hobby store open its doors to the public: The Hooded Goblin! They will be carrying comic books, board games and video games along with accessories and collectibles. They will also be hosting game nights for Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic: The Gathering and more.
Cairo said that the store has been in the works for about a year and the idea for The Hooded Goblin name came from brainstorming sessions in Longmead’s basement.You can read a little more on this here. Or visit their own web page at: hooded goblin.com Every time I learn of a new comic or gaming store opening I get excited because it means this hobby we love is growing and more people will have a chance to experience stores like Labyrinth in Washington, DC and Brian's Comics in Petaluma, Ca. Both of these stores are great examples of what a board game and comic book store should be, as I'm sure The Hooded Dragon will be as well!


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The 7 Best Summer Beverages To Beat The Heat
In order to beat the heat in the summer, we must refresh and replenish our bodies with beverages. These summer drinks are not to be missed.
It is produced from our favourite mango and is mostly popular in Maharashtra. Raw mango pulp is combined with cumin, jeera, and mint leaves to make this delightful drink.
Jeera is roasted and ground into a coarse powder before being combined with water. This remedy aids digestion, particularly during the heat.
Sattu sharbat, a Bihar specialty, keeps the body cool even on the hottest of days. Sattu flour, sugar, and water are used to make it.
Buttermilk is a curd-based drink that is unquestionably popular in India. It's a fantastic digestive that uses spices like jeera to boost its effectiveness.
A refreshing glass of coconut water can instantly lift your spirits. It's the perfect drink to keep the summer blues at bay thanks to its gentle sweetness and fresh flavour.
Sugarcane juice is a natural cure for a variety of ailments. It provides energy, replenishes plasma and bodily fluids, and aids in the prevention of dehydration and fatigue.
What could be better than a traditional Punjabi lassi? This smooth and creamy yogurt-based beverage is regarded as an excellent summer chiller.
ऐसी ही रोचक वेब स्टोरी देखने के लिए नीचे दी गई लिंक पर क्लिक करें।

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Ed. Note: Our “Love Story” feature encourages writers to tell the story behind their love for their favorite movie, band, or television show. Today, Kat writes about Doctor Who.
Confession – I love Doctor Who! With this in mind, I decided to embark on a personal quest to unveil what it is exactly that keeps me tuned in to this dearly loved show. To focus my thoughts, I strapped on my headphones and searched for inspiration in my iTunes library. Logically, I queued up a sequence of Who tunes to assist me in my mental meanderings. As the heroic Eleventh Doctor’s theme “I Am the Doctor” thundered in my ears, I began to muse on some specific things I like about Doctor Who. I thought about the companions, the villains, the music, the settings, and about travel through time and space. Then, midway through the song, I had a Cher from Clueless moment of clarity. Remember when she was standing in front of the fountain and had the illuminated realization that she loved Josh? Like duh, epiphany, the Doctor is what I love most about Doctor Who.
I mean, I have an “I (Heart Heart) THE DOCTOR” button pinned to my apron, for goodness sake.
Narrowing my love to the lead character may have eluded me at first but now seems completely obvious. I’ve always felt that a show’s lead character should carry a good bit of influence pertaining to the show’s appeal. Of course, they shouldn’t carry the show exclusively, but they should be one of the observable things that make a great series grand.
To me, there appears to be one blaring difference when comparing the character of the Doctor to lead characters on other television shows — that he has been played by several different actors throughout the years, and yet remained to me equally interesting and compelling.
To further identify what it is about this character that I find so captivating, I resolved to flash back to my first interaction with Doctor Who. Standing at the edge of 35, I shouted, “Geronimo!” as I intrepidly plunged into my childhood memories and incisively claimed, “I will never forget my first Doctor!” It’s true, no matter what age you were when you first met the Doctor, you will forever remember that first encounter like any other first love. I feel positive in saying that any respectable Whovian would elatedly reiterate my assertion.
Colin Baker, the Sixth Doctor, was my first Doctor. In appearance, he has been commonly referred to as the “Clown” Doctor. I could see how critics may liken his manifestation to that of the Lucky Charms mascot, but as a child he proved to be an ideal introduction to this show. His vibrant and animated attire entranced my eager child eyes. Of course, other aspects, particularly some of the settings and monsters on this show, would dole out copious amounts of nightmare fodder. Anyway, after carefully rummaging through my memory catalogue and tucking away any minor trauma caused by Doctor Who, I can see now that the Sixth Doctor may have influenced certain future wardrobe decisions in my life. Excusing, but not discounting his attire, Colin Baker’s Doctor was bold, slightly manic, clever, and in reflection, every bit as charming as both his predecessors and successors.
I was hurt and extremely confused when Colin Baker was no longer on the show. Actually, at that point, I was only marginally aware that regeneration, the act of transforming into a new form, is something that Time Lords have the ability to do. While I was intrigued by the notion of rebirth, the concept was still a little too challenging for me as a child. As an adult, the regeneration process has ultimately become something that I envy about the Doctor.
The Doctor reentered my life in 2009. Chance and channel surfing on a Saturday night would lead me to the same network outlet that introduced me to my first Doctor, PBS. There, David Tennant would be my reentrance into the Whoniverse, and without recounting every detail of that night, I fell madly and deeply in love all over again. Accordingly, I made the conscious effort to start at the beginning of the new series with the Ninth Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston. Through dedicated power watching, I eventually caught up to Matt Smith, the Eleventh Doctor and most recent Doctor to go through the regeneration process.
At this instant, if I had to identify one thing or cite one word that describes what I love the most about the Doctor, I would resoundingly conclude—regeneration. This process is an element of the show that makes my heart drum and roar with anticipation, in the same way that I expect it would pound if I heard the whooshing of the TARDIS outside my door. As with any major change, I find the regeneration process to be heartbreaking and expressively taxing, but I also find the process to be hypnotically thrilling and teeming with promise and excitement.
Life is a peculiar and puzzling thing, and death increases the complexity of this puzzle, rendering it nearly impossible to piece together. After meticulous consideration and analysis, conclusively, regeneration is one of the key elements that keep this show, as well as the Doctor, fresh and engaging.
Every incident of Doctor Who regeneration proves to be quintessentially ethereal. In my experience, each transformation pushes that nuisance of an emotional frog into my throat and as it grips the walls of my esophagus, tears mount then flood my cheeks. I have loved each Doctor and therefore, severely hated to see him depart, but I am always optimistic and eager to learn what valuable idiosyncrasies the new Doctor will bring. The Doctor’s most recent departure was difficult. That raggedy and whimsical man, the Eleventh Doctor, made possible by Matt Smith, is my current favorite. Having said that, I have set the bar high for Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, but feel confident he will ascend beyond my expectations. Capaldi made his debut in December at the end of “The Time of the Doctor”. The few words uttered by the Twelfth Doctor already provoked intrigue. Frantic, he exclaims, “Kidneys, I’ve got new kidneys! I don’t like the color.” Soon after, he turns to his companion Clara and asks, “Do you happen to know how to fly this thing?” For the Doctor, regeneration is a physical and emotional adjustment often accompanied by physical pain and profound energy drainage. Historically, this shift has also contributed to issues with memory lapses and loss for the Doctor. The Twelfth Doctor’s words suggest that his experience with this regeneration will continue in that manner. For me, I already sincerely miss Eleven, but Twelve’s appearance and words have empowered and invigorated my belief in this show’s unrelenting ability to keep me enamored, curious and enthused.
On a deeply personal level, I find regeneration to be a desirable and attractive end/beginning. In my own thoughts I have conceived that to die is to dissolve and evolve. The thought of my own death is a gruesome and unnecessary deed, but when paired with prospect, death offers the notion of something unexpected, fresh and possible to face. The proposal of death with hope, oversimplified, suggests the following: afterlife is nothing, afterlife is something or afterlife is the all-encompassing EVERYTHING. Whatever follows my demise, one thing is certain; death is inevitable for everyone, even the Doctor. But with the Doctor and his regeneration resides the promise of something more.
- For time purposes, I only focused on the regeneration of the Doctors, but realize other characters have experienced regeneration as well and offer my apologies for omitting these characters from this discussion.
- According to web rumors floating about in the geek sphere – Doctor Who (series 8) is slated to return at some point during or after August 2014. The BBC has yet to confirm a date.
- Previously on Love Story.


Helicopter dynamics is a field within aerospace engineering concerned with theoretical and practical aspects of helicopter flight. Its purpose is the knowledge of forces and torques which appear in helicopter flight.
The development of helicopter dynamics arose from the necessity to improve first helicopters. Measuring dynamics of helicopter rotors is very challenging due to wiring and data transmission problems. Researchers have recently used stereophotogrammetry to measure dynamics of a helicopter rotor during hover


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The Kennett Flash is proud to announce the return of RUST: NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE!
WE ARE SOLD OUT!!
Saturday, February 24, 2024
$25 all tickets | $5 BYOB
8pm show | 7pm doors | all ages
Rust Neil Young Tribute is the inspiration of Lead Vocalist/Guitarist Mark DeCaro, a long-time Neil Young fan and enthusiast of Neil’s unique songwriting and guitar style. Based out of Philadelphia, he has assembled a group of talented veteran musicians that comprise Rust. The Band recreates the Acoustic and Electric sound that is unique to Neil Young. The result is a memorable experience that resembles a Neil Young & Crazy Horse live show, along with many of his classic studio acoustic compositions.
Performing all of the great songs you want to hear from Neil’s catalog, they take you from his early work in the 60’s through his more recent releases. Rust’s distinctive on-stage collaboration and musicianship is part of every live performance. Since 2012, Rust has performed for many delighted audiences, and has developed a reputation as one of the finest Neil Young Tribute acts in the nation.
Rust has performed many times to sold out crowds at The Flash over the last 10 years, so get your tickets early.
An online processing fee of $3.50 per ticket (for tickets $15.99 and under) or $5.00 per ticket (for tickets $16.00 and up) will appear on your order at check out. This online fee is waived when you purchase tickets over the phone or in-person. Email [email protected] to schedule a phone call or a time to buy tickets in-person.
Opener (Level 2) and Headliner (Level 3) Members: Thank you for your support! Select your tickets using the price code that matches your Membership level and enter your Member ID into the prompt during the checkout process. As promised, you do not pay extra when ordering online. Online ticket prices are adjusted to account for the event fees that are automatically applied by Etix. Please call the Box Office with any questions at 484-732-8295.
Interested in becoming a member at The Kennett Flash? Call 484-732-8295 or email [email protected] for more information.


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Researchers awarded $1 million to establish a new center focused on freight transport
Bo Zou, an associate professor in civil, materials, and environmental engineering, and four UIC co-principal investigators have been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish the Center for Freight Transportation for Efficient and Resilient Supply Chain (FERSC) at UIC.
The UIC team is made up of Zou, Jane Lin, Kouros Mohammadian, all of CME, Kazuya Kawamura, of CME and the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA), and P.S. Sriraj, of the Urban Transportation Center and CUPPA. The research is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Tier 1 University Transportation Center Program led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and includes California State University, Long Beach, North Carolina A&T State University, Oregon State University, and Texas A&M University.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Statistics, the demand for freight has experienced significant growth in the past years with the annual freight volume projected to continue growing from 19 billion tons in 2022 to 29 billion tons by 2050. In particular, import and export account for more than 13% of the total freight volume and will grow at a much faster rate than domestic freight.
“The growth occurs in an environment that often experiences supply chain disruptions in regions across the country and around the globe that are closely connected,” Zou said. “Disruptions like COVID-19 and the war in East Europe challenged the operational efficiency of the U.S. freight system and took a toll on the economy.”
To address these issues, the FERSC will focus on freight mobility in view of the supply chain efficiency and resiliency to disruptions and conduct a series of research activities organized around three research areas.
The freight system thrust will address freight as a network and treat freight as part of the larger supply chain system by developing methodologies for optimal performance in the short, and medium to long run.
The stakeholder behavior research thrust recognizes that freight movement depends critically on shipper behavior and examines the interactions between freight and the supply chain while considering the interest of shippers, carriers, and other parties.
The freight innovations for supply chain thrust aims to understand the maximum efficiency and resiliency potential that technological innovations can help freight and supply chain achieve, particularly for under-represented populations and under-served regions.


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I've got two projects to share today...woo-hoo! First up, this layout that's up on the GCD Studios blog.
For this layout, I used a die cutting machine to cut out the title, added a coordinating patterned paper to back it, then built the rest of my layout.
The fun part of this assignment...I was to make a Christmas layout without using red or green, but with a beautiful photo of a real white Christmas, it was easy!
Next up, this Christmas card that's on the Love My Tapes blog today!
I pulled papers from my stash for this one (I love being able to do that!) and added in one of my favorite red washi tapes, a little twine and the cute jingle bell.
Thanks so much for stopping by today, oh and be sure to enter the drawing I have here to win some Imaginisce goodies...I'll be picking a winner Monday evening.


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Pictures: Incredible scenes in city centre as Manchester Pride festival gets into full swing
Canal Street has officially turned into one long throng of dancing people.
As Manchester Pride festival heads into its second evening, the party has well and truly warmed up and thousands are dancing and singing in the streets.
The rainbow flags are hung overhead, there’s colourful glitter on faces everywhere, and music pouring out of the bars along Canal Street.
We’ve seen dogs aplenty and even a cat being carried through the crowds, we’ve seen families, we’ve seen drag, we’ve seen couples and friends and a whole lot of love.
Our team of reporters and photographers have been out documenting it all.
You can click or swipe through the gallery below to see more from Manchester’s Gay Village today.
Over at MCR Pride Live on First Street, one of the headliners may have dropped out at the last minute, but there’s still loads to come from Sigala, Annie Mac, Katy B and Yungblud.
We’re not even halfway through the annual Manchester Pride celebrations either.
Tomorrow will see Zara Larsson and Sophie Ellis-Bextor hit the main stage, with the Gay Village Party continuing at full speed through to Monday.
The festival will culminate in the traditional Candlelit Vigil on Monday night, a chance to reflect back on those whose lives have been lost to HIV and AIDS.
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The Magic Flute
I helped build and paint puppets for the Pacific Symphony's production of The Magic Flute under Robin Walsh. It was a thrill to see our puppets on stage amongst all of the incredibly talented singers and performers.
I helped create the Spirit Puppets. I heat bent metal for their mechanics, hard coated the puppets and created their faces, and built their stand.
I painted the spirit puppets and helped create their head pieces.
I learned the process of foam patterning and cutting in order to help create the animal puppets
I cut the foam pieces and glued the pieces together in order to create the animal puppet's ears
I applied a mix of materials in order to create a protective coating on the foam animal heads and prepare them for paint
The finished animal puppets on stage at the Pacific Symphony
I painted the Sarastro puppet
The Sarastro puppet on stage at the Pacific Symphony