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"The Bachelor" franchise is headed back to paradise.
More than a week since allegations of misconduct halted production of "Bachelor in Paradise," Warner Bros. announced Tuesday that it had concluded its investigation of the accusations, including relevant footage, and determined no wrongdoing had taken place.
In 2016, there were 125 films released by major film studios -- and only one featured a transgender character.
On the heels of that stunning revelation -- detailed in GLAAD's Studio Responsibility Index in March -- a handful of prominent transgender actors are calling on Hollywood to diversify its ranks.
In a new video released Tuesday, featuring stars such as Alexandra Billings ("Transparent"), D'Lo ("Sense8") and Elliot Fletcher, the point is made that "for many young or closeted trans people, film and television is the first or only time that they see themselves."
"Sherlock" scribes Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss are reuniting to give "Dracula" the Holmes treatment.
The writing team, which transplanted Benedict Cumberbatch's Baker Street detective to present-day London, is getting in on the monster craze and will sink its teeth into Bram Stoker's 1897 vampire classic for the BBC, according to Variety. Moffat's wife, Sue Vertue, will also produce the series under Hartswood Films.
Talks with the BBC on broadcast rights in the U.K. are underway, but scripts for TV adaptation have not yet been written because Gatiss and Moffat are busy with solo projects, Variety said.
“It’s like having a friend with very specific allergies. There are certain places you can’t go together. Certain things you can’t do," Lorde said, referring to Swift's fame. "There are these different sets of considerations within the friendship. It’s like having a friend with an autoimmune disease.”
Lorde's comments rankled a sizable chunk of her Twitter followers, who criticized her callousness and even pointed out that the statement reflected a certain level of ableism.
The Library of Congress has chosen singer Tony Bennett as the recipient of its 2017 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, awarding it for the first time to a musician better known for interpreting songs written by others than writing his or her own.
“Tony Bennett is one of the most accomplished and beloved artists of our time,” Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden said in a statement Tuesday morning.
“His staying power is a testament to the enduring appeal of the Great American Songbook the Gershwins helped write, and his ability to collaborate with new generations of music icons has been a gift to music lovers of all ages,” Hayden said.
The first time I saw her, I wasn’t sure if it was a figment of my imagination: a lone mermaid, casually swimming along a retaining wall on the 10 Freeway. But over the last several months, I have come to expect the sight of her on the Westbound 10 in the vicinity of Cheviot Hills — a surreptitiously installed sculpture of a half-human siren beckoning us out of our cars and into cool water.
The mermaid (she has no official title) turns out to be the work of a street art collective known as Bohemia Incorporated. For a couple of years, the group has been illicitly installing three-dimensional sculptures around Los Angeles — in the dead public spaces at freeway intersections and on freeway retaining walls.
Some last for hours (such as one that featured a paint brush and the phrase “Don’t worry I pay taxes”), others run for months (such as the sculpture of a woman taking a selfie on the 5 Freeway in Silver Lake). But the mermaid has been in place for more than two years.
When Ava DuVernay began to think about the directors she wanted to work on “Queen Sugar,” the Louisiana-set series she created for OWN, she wasn’t interested in the usual suspects.
“I wanted people with my sensibility, who care about the things I care about,” says DuVernay, who wrote the series pilot and directed the first two episodes of the first season. “People who make films that I love and I knew would embrace the luxurious pace and the attention to detail and the love of nuanced characters.”
As it turns out, those people were all women. Among them: Tanya Hamilton (“Night Catches Us”), Victoria Mahoney (“Yelling to the Sky”) and So Yong Kim (“For Ellen”).
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will open a satellite location in Japan, with plans for the new facility in Tokyo to host both a permanent exhibit and traveling exhibits assembled by the Cleveland institution.
“Japan is the second-largest music market in the world, making it the perfect place for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s first international expansion,” Hall of Fame President and CEO Greg Harris said in a statement.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Japan is slated to open in September in a temporary facility, with a permanent space to follow.
The fun part is that people pass me on the street and yell lines from my movies: For 'Moonstruck' they say, 'You're life is going down the toilet.' Or from 'Dad,' they say, 'How much are those pork chops?' They say, 'Do you know who you are?' It's real funny.

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Featuring original photography and a curation of important historical illustrations, this magnificent handcrafted volume illuminates the beauty and rich history of the five principal synagogues of Venice. Behind the walls of the Ghetto, Venetian Jews expressed strong ties to the traditions of their forefathers in constructing these beautiful and unique places of worship, blending the memory of their different countries of origin with traditions of Venetian artistic culture, bequeathing the City on the Lagoon enduring monuments of reverence and admiration.
New York is a city whose DNA comes from all over the world, a fantastic and unique place belonging to America yet not completely American. Such a strong cultural personality deserves a book, and Martine Assouline introduces this grand new title as "a little tribute to the New York I love." Travel through the most important periods of this great city and into all its boroughs, from Manhattan and Brooklyn to the Bronx and Queens to Staten Island with glimpses into its history and the development of its world- renown skyline. Discover stories from immigration in the early twentieth century to Prohibition in the 1920s to the youth revolution in the sixties. Remember the best moments in Broadway and the discos at Studio 54; dream with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Truman Capote, and Audrey Hepburn or Madonna and Jean- Michel Basquiat.
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Community Safety Partnership
The Forest of Dean Community Safety Partnership is a multi-agency group aiming to enhance the quality of life by working in partnership with the community to reduce crime, anti-social behaviour and the fear of crime within the Forest of Dean.
For information on member organisations, purpose and accountability see:
The Community Safety Partnership annually reviews local priorities and produces an action plan.
2023 CSP priorities are:
- Hate crime
- Domestic abuse
- Road safety
- Drugs and alcohol misuse/support
- Supporting serious violence duty
Community Safety Partnership membership
The statutory members are:
- Forest of Dean District Council (Duty to co-operate with Partners)
- Gloucestershire Police
- Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service
- National Probation Service
- Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group
- Trading Standards
Non statutory members include:
- A representative from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner
- 2 Rivers Housing (also representing other housing associations operating in the Forest through the Safer Estates group)
- Neighbourhood and Rural Watch
- Forestry England
- Restorative Gloucestershire
- Victim Support
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Representatives from the sub groups including Safer Estates, and DASV forum
- Other partners may be invited to meetings to discuss specific issues, where they arise.
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By Donald WittkowskiMotorists using the five bridges linking Cape May County’s seashore communities along the scenic Ocean Drive may not like the signs they see as they approach the toll plazas: “No E-ZPass,” they declare in red letters.Unfortunately, that means drivers have to fumble through their pockets for the $1.50 fare and then come to a complete stop to pay the toll collector. This slow and cumbersome process can lead to traffic backups.But the Cape May County Bridge Commission is finally moving ahead with plans to install E-ZPass on its Ocean Drive bridges to give motorists the convenience of the automated toll-collection system.At its board meeting Tuesday, the commission said it expects to begin testing of E-ZPass on the Ocean City-Longport Bridge in October. According to plans, E-ZPass will be added to the other bridges every three or four weeks until the entire system is up and running on the five spans by January 2018.Karen Coughlin, the commission’s executive director, said if everything goes smoothly, there is a possibility the timetable could be accelerated to have E-ZPass operational on all of the bridges by year’s end.Coughlin noted that most of the calls she receives at the commission’s office are from motorists who question or complain about the lack of E-ZPass.“The people who come here to the shore expect E-ZPass on our bridges,” she said of the convenience of automated tolls.“No E-ZPass” signs currently greet motorists as they cross over the Cape May County Bridge Commission spans along the Ocean Drive.The commission’s plan to install the E-ZPass network would make the bridges compatible with major highways serving the Jersey Shore. E-ZPass, which allows motorists to pay electronically while breezing through a toll plaza without having to stop, has been in use for years on the Garden State Parkway and the Atlantic City Expressway.The big question remains, however, whether the commission will also raise tolls as part of the E-ZPass plan. Earlier this year, the agency proposed a toll hike ranging from 50 cents to $1, but has not yet taken a formal vote to implement the plan.Coughlin said the commission’s three-member board still has not made a final decision on the toll increase. After the toll hike was announced by the commission in February, Sea Isle City Mayor Leonard Desiderio and members of Sea Isle’s City Council immediately denounced the plan. They argued higher tolls are not needed and would simply be a financial burden on local motorists.The toll increase was originally supposed to go into effect June 1, but the commission backed off taking a final vote in April. At that time, the commission decided that instituting a toll increase during the summer tourism rush would be complicated, confusing and burdensome to customers.There is currently a one-way toll of $1.50 on all of the commission bridges. They include the Middle Thorofare Bridge, Grassy Sound Bridge, Townsends Inlet Bridge, Corsons Inlet Bridge and the Ocean City-Longport Bridge.The Townsends Inlet Bridge connecting Sea Isle City and Avalon is one of the bridges slated to get E-ZPass.Tolls have not been raised since 2009. To help pay for the conversion to E-ZPass, the commission had proposed seasonal tolling rates to coincide with the county’s peak summer tourism season, so that year-round residents would not carry the burden of the increase.Under the plan, there would have been a $1 toll increase in effect from Memorial Day to Columbus Day. A 50-cent toll increase would have occurred during the off-season. However, those plans remain in limbo.In addition to funding the installation of E-ZPass, the toll increase would provide revenue to help balance the commission’s budget, establish a bridge maintenance plan and build long-term capital improvements.In the meantime, the commission has been awarding construction and purchasing contracts to get E-ZPass ready. Cape May County Engineer Dale Foster said another contract will be awarded in August for the E-ZPass signs.The Ocean City-Longport Bridge has been chosen as the first bridge to get E-ZPass because its existing toll plaza already has the overhead gantries that are needed to support the hardware for the E-ZPass system, Foster explained.After the Ocean City-Longport Bridge, E-ZPass will be installed at the Grassy Sound Bridge, then the Corsons Inlet Bridge, then the Townsends Inlet Bridge and, finally, the Middle Thorofare Bridge, the commission said. Each bridge will come online with E-ZPass in intervals of three or four weeks. For now, the toll remains $1.50 on the Ocean City-Longport Bridge and other bridges operated by the Cape May County Bridge Commission.


text: Background Memory space T cells migrate to and reject transplanted organs without the need for priming in secondary lymphoid cells, but the mechanisms by which they do so are not known. graft rejection mediated by CXCR3?/? memory space Capital t cells. Findings CXCR3 is definitely not crucial for the AT7519 HCl migration of memory space Capital t cells to vascularized organ allografts. Stopping either CXCR3 or CXCR3 and CCR5 does not delay acute rejection mediated by memory space Capital t cells. These findings suggest that the mechanisms of memory space Capital t cell homing to transplanted body organs may become unique from those required for their migration to sites of illness. Capital t cells indicated very high levels of CXCR3 compared to na?ve T cells. CCR5 and CXCR5 were also higher on memory space than na?ve T cells (Fig. 1a), but no variations in CCR4 and CCR6 manifestation were observed (plots not demonstrated). The adhesion molecule VLA-4 (heterodimer of CD49d and CD29), which is definitely important for the transendothelial migration of triggered Capital t cells into non-lymphoid cells, was upregulated on the memory space populace (Fig. 1a). No variations in chemokine receptor or VLA-4 manifestation were recognized between effector (TEM, CD44highCD62Llow) and central (TCM, CD44highCD62Lhigh) H60-specific memory space CD8 Capital t cells (Fig. 1a). Except for the total absence of CXCR3, CXCR3?/? memory space Capital t cells indicated related levels of chemokine receptors and adhesion substances (Fig. 1b), produced related levels of IFN upon call to mind (Fig. 1c), and had related amounts of TEM and TCM subsets as their counterparts (Fig. 1d). To test whether chemokine receptor manifestation changes after memory space Capital t cells interact with their cognate antigens, we categorized Compact disc8+ and Compact disc4+ Compact disc44high memory Testosterone levels cells from immunized and CXCR3?/? rodents and evaluated chemokine receptor term 24 hours after restimulation with allogeneic or syngeneic splenocytes. As proven in Fig. 1e, no significant difference in chemokine receptor reflection was noticed between storage Testosterone levels cells restimulated with syngeneic or allogeneic splenocytes in either the or CXCR3?/? groupings, suggesting that storage recognition do not really alter chemokine receptor reflection. In addition to building that CXCR3 is normally upregulated on storage Testosterone levels cells and continues to be upregulated after recognition considerably, the data provided in Fig. 1 demonstrate that and CXCR3?/? storage Testosterone levels cells possess equivalent phenotype and function without proof of compensatory boost in essential chemokine receptors in the lack of CXCR3. Amount 1 function and Phenotype of and CXCR3?/? storage Testosterone levels cells Migration of storage Testosterone CYSLTR2 levels cells to cardiac allografts is normally unbiased of CXCR3 To investigate whether CXCR3 is normally needed for the migration of storage Testosterone levels cells to vascularized allografts, we co-transferred CFSE-labeled C6 (Thy1.1, Compact disc45.2) and CXCR3?/? (Thy1.2, Compact disc45.2) Compact disc4 and Compact disc8 storage (Compact disc44high) Testosterone levels cells in equivalent quantities to congenic C6 recipients (Compact disc45.1, Thy1.2) two to three times after center transplantation. Allografts were harvested 20 or 72 hours after cell transfer and the CXCR3 and transferred?/? storage Testosterone AT7519 HCl levels cells that infiltrated the graft tissues had been discovered by stream cytometry as proven in Fig. 2a. We discovered very similar quantities of and CXCR3?/? Compact disc4 and Compact disc8 storage Testosterone levels cells in the cardiac allografts at both 20 and 72 hours (g > 0.05), with more transferred T cells detected at the later on period stage (Fig. 2b). Recovery of and CXCR3?/? storage Testosterone levels cells from the grafts could end up being generally credited to their migration there because non-e acquired divided at 20 hours and just a fraction acquired started dividing by 72 hours (Fig. 2b, Compact disc8 CFSE dilution plots of land proven). Both TEM and TCM storage phenotype cells had been discovered in the allografts and no distinctions in migration could end up AT7519 HCl being discerned between and CXCR3?/? TEM and TCM subpopulations (plots of land not really proven). Immunofluorescence microscopy of allograft tissues verified the existence of the moved, congenic storage Testosterone levels cells within.

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GIC AM Re-exam Result 2015 Declared - Download GIC AM Merit List 2015 - Download GIC AM Interview letter Interview Schedule gicofindia.com. Latest Result News: General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) has declared result on 24 July 2015 of written test held for Assistant Manager (AM). GIC has shortlisted a total of 186 candidates in various streams called for interview which will be held in August 2015. The GIC AM Result has announced for Insurance Stream, HRD stream, General stream, Finance/ Accounts stream, Chemical Engineering stream, Marine Engineering stream, Aeronautical Engineering stream, Information Technology (Software), Legal stream, Statistics stream, Company Secretary stream and Executive P. A. stream.
GIC AM Result 2015 List of Selected Candidates Merit List
In GIC Result / Merit list, 84 candidates in Insurance, 03 candidates in HRD, 50 candidates in General, 17 candidates in Finance/ Accounts, 05 candidates in Chemical Engineering, 03 candidates in Marine Engineering, 03 candidates in Aeronautical Engineering, 09 candidates in Information Technology (Software), 10 candidates in Legal, 08 candidates in Statistics, 03 candidates in Company Secretary and 06 candidates in Executive P. A. stream.
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GIC had conducted written test (Re-exam) on 12 July 2015 at various centres Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. The result has announced on 24 July 2015. The interview will be held in August 2015. The interview letter will be available 10-12 days prior to the date of interview. The date, time and venue of interview will be available in interview letter. The interview letter will be available on official website www.gicofindia.com.
Candidates will be invited for personal interview which will be conducted along with verification of original documents. No candidates will be allowed to enter without interview call letters.
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· Group Discussion – 20 Marks
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· Interview Letter (Hard Copy)
· Online application form
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Most Recent Blog Posts
The recent decision by the U.S. government to close its criminal case against traders at JPMorgan Chase charged with concealing billions of dollars in losses reveals how difficult it is to assign individual blame in a corporate matter.
SEC Publishes New Guidance on Omission of Historical Financial Information from Registration Statements
The SEC updated its CDIs to provide additional guidance on what historical financial information may be omitted from registration statements.
SEC Encourages Companies to Request Modifications to Unduly Burdensome Financial Reporting Requirements
Public companies often complain that certain SEC-mandated disclosure items are unduly burdensome to prepare yet immaterial to investors.
Wall Street investors are showing more displeasure with corporate directors, notes a recent Bloomberg article.
According to a recent study, companies thinking about changing their auditors should do so before the end of their second fiscal quarter.
The July 20 publication of the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda revealed a narrowed set of priorities for the agency, reflecting the deregulatory bent of the Trump administration.
Boards may want to add or tighten overboarding limits in their governance guidelines in light of new research.
Public company directors and officers can learn from Procter & Gamble’s response to activist challenges from Nelson Peltz of Trian Partners.
The dramatic reduction in IPO activity over the last 15 years has been well documented and is “a serious issue for our markets and the country more generally,” according to Jay Clayton in his first public speech as SEC Chairman on July 12.
CEO pay may be rising, as reported in a recent Ticker post, but CEO tenure is getting shorter due to investor impatience in a rapidly changing marketplace, according to the recent Dow Jones Newswires article.

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The first total eclipse of the Sun in Northern Europe since August 11 1999 takes place on Friday March 20.
Total eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon and the Earth are lined up, so that the Moon’s shadow reaches the Earth’s surface. However, the main cone of shadow is only just long enough to do this, and totality can be witnessed from only a very restricted area of the Earth`s surface as the Moon’s shadow sweeps along a narrow corridor known as the path of totality.
On March 20, the narrow track of totality passes between Iceland and the Outer Hebrides, so nowhere in the British Isles will have a total eclipse, but a very significant partial eclipse will be seen, ranging from 85% in the south-east of England to over 98% in the Outer Hebrides and the Shetland Islands; with the whole event lasting well over two hours. This will be the largest partial eclipse to be visible from anywhere in the British Isles since August 1999.
There have been some concern over fluctuations that could be caused on the Grid by a drop in solar generation during the eclipse.
But while the amount of electricity generated from solar will fall during eclipse, National Grid is not expecting any major impact.
“This loss of solar is entirely manageable,” said a National Grid spokesperson. “We have a range of tools in place to manage any effects of the eclipse and balance the network.”
You can get an idea of what the eclipse will look like where you live by filling in a place name here.
The British Astronomical Association gives the local partial eclipse in detail for locations within the British Isles:
But remember, it’s dangerous to look at the Sun at any time. You must always protect your eyes during the eclipse. However, an eclipse can be observed safely by following the Solar Eclipse Safety Code, but supervise children closely at all times.

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Upgrading your car’s stereo system can greatly enhance your driving experience by delivering superior sound quality and functionality. Whether you’re a music enthusiast or simply looking to modernize your vehicle’s audio setup, installing a car stereo system is a rewarding DIY project. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to successfully install a car stereo system.
Gather Your Tools and Materials
Before diving into the installation process, it’s essential to have all the necessary tools and materials on hand. You’ll typically need:
- New car stereo head unit
- Wiring harness adapter
- Screwdrivers (flathead and Phillips)
- Crimping tool or soldering iron
- Wire stripper
- Panel removal tools
- Socket wrench set
- Electrical tape
- Wire connectors and heat shrink tubing (optional)
- Wire crimp connectors (if not soldering)
Prepare Your Vehicle
Start by disconnecting the car battery’s negative terminal to ensure your safety during the installation process. Then, consult your car’s repair manual to locate and remove the dashboard panels, trim, or any other components obstructing access to the existing stereo unit.
Remove the Old Stereo
To remove the factory-installed car stereo:
- Use panel removal tools to gently pry open the dashboard trim panels.
- Once the trim is removed, unscrew and remove the old stereo unit.
- Carefully unplug all the wiring harnesses and antenna cable from the back of the stereo.
Connect the Wiring Harness Adapter
The wiring harness adapter simplifies the installation process by matching the wires from your new stereo to those of your vehicle. Follow these steps:
- Connect the wiring harness adapter to the wires from your new stereo unit. Refer to the wiring diagram included with your new stereo and the adapter’s instructions.
- Crimp or solder the wires together, ensuring a secure connection.
- Cover exposed wires with electrical tape or heat shrink tubing for added protection.
Secure the Stereo Bracket
Most car stereos come with a bracket that you’ll need to attach. Secure the bracket to your new stereo unit according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
Mount the New Stereo
Slide the newly connected stereo unit into the mounting bracket until it locks securely in place. Be sure to follow the manufacturer’s instructions for any additional mounting requirements specific to your car model.
Reassemble the Dashboard
Reattach all the dashboard trim panels and components that you removed earlier, working in the reverse order of removal. Make sure everything is securely in place.
Reconnect the Car Battery
With the new stereo unit installed and the dashboard reassembled, reconnect the car battery’s negative terminal.
Test Your New Stereo
Turn on your car and test the new stereo system. Ensure that all functions, including radio, CD player, auxiliary input, and Bluetooth connectivity, are working correctly. Adjust the sound settings to your preference.
Fine-tune the audio settings on your new stereo to achieve the best sound quality for your vehicle and your preferences.
Upgrade your car’s stereo for superior sound and functionality. Follow our guide for a successful DIY installation, and enjoy a more enjoyable driving experience with your enhanced audio system.


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Bill Elliott, Ray Evernham, and >b?Mike Ford Part 2 of 2 Q: Ray, you developed two teams, one as a crew chief, one as an owner. Do you see a turning point in this team that went from the building to the competitive? Does it parallel anything at...
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Q: Ray, you developed two teams, one as a crew chief, one as an owner. Do you see a turning point in this team that went from the building to the competitive? Does it parallel anything at Hendrick's?
Evernham: I built a team when I built the 24. I feel like I'm building an organization now; Mike is building a team. You know, a turning point for them really, you know, at the end of last year when they really started to run good, Mike had to get his guys together, they had some setbacks, but he went into this winter with a plan about how he was going to approach the season. He's very intense, which I like, because that's the way I used to be (laughter). He's very methodical. He sticks to his guns. So, you know, a team's got to be built around leadership. Mike has some great guys on his team, but he's matured very much as a great leader. I don't know that it parallels anything at Hendrick. I don't really compare it to that. Mike does differently than I did them. Again, the things I think makes those guys successful now is the fact that Mike respects Bill, and all the guys on the team know that Bill Elliott is the best driver in their car on Sunday. They've got the best guy. They work, they work hard together. I think any team that's successful, that parallels a lot of championship organizations. But, you know, it wasn't a formula like we said, "OK, we're going to make it like Hendrick, we want to make it like everyone in motorsports." With Dodge being new, this is an organization, and Mike's got a group of young guys, they're going to do things in a different way.
Elliott: Mike, tell me where you were at when I won the championship in '88.
Ford: I was still in high school (laughter).
Q: Bill, this is supposed to be a year where the young guys were going to come, win the Brickyard 400. All these guys have been doing it all season. What does it say when you got a guy out there that's going to turn 47 in October being chased by a guy who is going to turn 46 in a couple weeks?
Elliott: Well, you know, Rusty had a good pace. I think had he put on four tires and made a few more adjustments, he would have been hard to beat there at the end. But that's what it's all about. I think, looking at the young guys, we're going ... they're going to be a great part of this sport in the near future. That's the things that we've got to look at. You know, I still want to make my mark while I'm here. Fortunately enough, Ray, Mike, all the guys that put some excellent equipment under mere me, made some good decisions both collectively together here as a group. As Ray said, it's all about believing in each other. For whatever reason, we have really (inaudible) together as a race team. I don't know how to explain that. Mike can read me before I ever say anything. You know, he knows what to do with the race car.
Q: Bill, when you put the tires on with 20 or so to go, you dropped back to about fifth, just describe coming back up through there, making the pass for the lead.
Elliott: Well, every lap you run becomes a little bit tougher. You get a little more time on your tires. And I knew it was going to be a struggle. You know, the guys give me some good breaks there, especially Tony. I was able to run Rusty down. Just kept working him, kept working him. I didn't know if I was going to pass him or not. The places I was good, he was good enough. The places I needed to be better, he was real good. I just kept working him. He kind of slipped getting into Turn 1. That let me get pretty close to his bumper. I knew he made a slip in turn two. I was able to get up under him.
Q: Mike, did you see a truck go out to pick up that debris with six laps to go?
Ford: No, I really didn't see the caution or the debris that was on the racetrack. Just tried to focus. If there's anything on our end we could do, kind of keep Bill informed on what's happening, how many laps there were to go, keep our eye on the trophy there.
Elliott: There was a piece of rubber up in Turn 2. It was kind of up out of the groove. I didn't see the caution come out (laughter). I knew I had my work cut out for me the last four laps because you never know. You go down to one corner, make a slip, make a wrong move. Rusty's pace was pretty good on a short run. All it takes is a couple guys getting a run on you, you miss a shift, make one little mistake, they're going to be all over you.
Q: Ray, what are some of the specific things you saw Bill do say in '98 or '99 that made you think, "He's the guy I want driving my race car?"
Evernham: I used to talk when I was with Jeff. Bill would come over and talk to me about setups. Bill and I worked together in IROC. I knew how good he was really from IROC. We would just talk. I knew from talking ... when you talk to a driver, you can pretty much tell whether that guy is on the ball or what he feels. Bill and I talked about a lot of setups and things like that. Jeff Gordon and I actually had some conversations about Bill. There were times in that McDonald's car, Bill I remember one time at Michigan, I guess he was putting a whooping on us. I don't know if he broke or what. "Bill is pretty frisky today." Jeff said, "That guy's good." When I was leaving to start this deal, I talked to Jeff Gordon a lot. He said, "Look, you need to get that guy." You know, Bill had told me a little bit about his sponsor problems and everything, so actually before this whole thing went down, Bill knew before anybody. I went in and said, "Look, something big is about to happen. I want to you come drive for me." I was really very, very fortunate enough to get him. But, you know, there's just certain things that great drivers do, like come through on clutches like today was a real big day. There were some opportunities there that he had to execute things perfectly, like the pass he executed last week, working Rusty and passing him at the right time, handling, getting a good jump on that restart. Great drivers can do things like that. When you have the big game, that's when those guys come through.
Q: Bill, one of the things we always ask guys who grew up in stock cars in the southeast is about Indianapolis. How long does it seem distance-wise from the hills of north Georgia to racing a place like this and winning at a track with so much history?
Elliott: Well, you know, I look back on when I started. When I was in Winston Cup in the '70s, my dad didn't have the money to do it. We didn't have the money to do it. I keep telling the story, we went and bought used tires from whoever, Jay helped me on the side, I gave him a little money, a hundred dollars here and there. You know, to ever go from there ... to go through the steps and the road I followed to this point is mind-boggling. You'd have to live it to understand it. The ups and downs, the heartaches, the years of satisfaction from winning, the years of disheartening things that's happened on the racetrack, didn't seem like you could buy a race. You know, to come here and have such a great team like this around you and how much I appreciate these guys and how much effort they put behind me, how good that makes me feel on the racetrack. You know, I keep saying that over and over again, but, you know, I think that's what makes me the proudest of all at accomplishments I've done, to have a group of people working as well together as what we have. And that to me, as I said the other day, it's 99 percent of the game.
Q: Bill, you won that first million-dollar check, you became known as Million Dollar Bill. Would you like to be known now as Brickyard Bill?
Elliott: I'd like to be another brick in the wall. I kept saying that earlier (laughter). You know, at its point in time, the competition went like it went today. A lot of competition back then, I can recall that race like it was yesterday. Earnhardt ran well, Gant ran well, Cale ran well. They all had an opportunity to win. Some misfortune happened at some point during the day. The last one was Cale breaking a power steering line going into turn three. I passed him. Caution came out. I held him off for the last few laps. There was just as many people ... I think there was more people wanting to beat me than the people wanting to see me win at that point in time. You know, it all has its point in time. One of these days I can sit back in my rocker and reflect on, you know, each win and what it meant at a particular time. I mean, last week was a great win for this race team. It was a crucial win for this race team. It brought the momentum into this weekend. It brought the confidence in this race team, that we could come here and come out of here victorious Sunday afternoon. That's the things you can't put a price on. Is just like that commercial, that's priceless at the end of the day. That momentum is as much an important part of this sport, you couldn't put a value on it. I think to come here today and to win and achieve this goal is a fantastic victory not only for myself, but this race team.
Q: When we were coming down, we heard the fans. They were screaming, "Awesome Bill." What does that do to your ego, psyche, after having that type of accomplishment?
Elliott: You know, I've been trying to stay on an even keel. I've been trying to focus totally on racing, forget about the rest of the stuff. As I alluded to earlier, you know, I don't want to run off and do a bunch of commercials, I don't want to do movies. I want to be right here. I want to run this race team to the best of my ability. I want to be 100-percent focused on this race team. I feel like with 100-percent focus that Mike Ford and all the guys do, they deserve 100-percent focus out of me.
Q: You were kind of emotional there at the end of the race. Wondering where all this ranks for you? What point did you think that you were at a level that you could do this?
Evernham: You know, that's kind of not like me. I don't know where all that came from. It's been a lot of trial and tribulation. Quite honestly, there were a lot of people that said, when I left Hendrick and the 24, that I was never going to win again, that I couldn't accomplish this. That was part of it. And, again, you know, knowing how much it meant to Bill and to Mike. You see Chase sitting up here. Chase got to go to Victory Lane for the first time with Bill and last time at Pocono. I know how much that means because my son got to go to Pocono. I think all those things hit you at once. Knowing you haven't been a car owner that long, I've been fortunate enough or blessed enough to get in a position that you find people like Bill Elliott and Mike Ford, sponsors that believe in you enough to say, "OK, here, we believe you can get this done." Then when it starts to happen, you get over a hump with a major accomplishment like this, I think it overcame me a little bit. I didn't know what to say. I think for the first time in my life I was speechless (laughter).
Q: Bill, even in the years when you were struggling, you always seemed to run well here. What is it about this track, why you could always come up here and get a top five, a good run like that?
Elliott: You know, that's what I said. Even when I ran my own deal in the McDonald's car, I came up here and led a lot of laps, but I never could come get to Victory Lane. I don't know. It's just been a great racetrack for me. I've had a knack of getting around this racetrack. I've qualified well here nearly every time. I don't know what it is about it. My driving style and adaptability to this pick event, and we got the car right today. All those runs that we made. I told Mike, we were testing, "How many more runs do we have to do?" It was using me up. I went home that night, I didn't sleep at all that Tuesday night we left from all the testing. But that's a part of it. I needed to learn more. I needed to give them more information. They needed to learn more information. It seems like for all the stuff they're doing now, it seems like I've been able to adapt to what they've been giving me real well, been able to read it and turn and give that input back to them, then they've turned around and give it back to the car and made it faster.
Q: Mike, you get the last word. When Robert Yates won the championship as a car owner, he said to the journalists, "You don't know what it means to walk in the garage as a champion." As a crew chief now, you've put together a team, you whooped them into shape, won two races in a row. What does it mean to walk into the garage area as a steadily winning crew chief?
Ford: I think the first thing it does for you, being young, not being a crew chief over a number of years, is it gives you confidence. You know, we started this race team at the beginning of last year. We set a goal of getting to the top 15 in points. We accomplished that in our first year, which was a large hurdle for us. But the most important thing was by the end of the year, we could get our race cars built and get to a competitive level. That gave us a small taste of what we needed to do coming into this year to really be competitive. You know, through rule changes over the winter and early part of the year, we really couldn't put everything together because we were working more on getting to the racetrack rather than learning how to go fast. Right around the Charlotte point of this year, we got our race cars in very good shape. Through engineering, like I say, these guys have mentioned other names, Derek Jones, Ken Francis, Vince, we've all been able to collect our thoughts and think about what we're trying to learn and be able to put a price on certain projects that we want to work on. We've been able to do that since, say, the Charlotte point of this year. You know, a lot of those projects are starting to pay dividends right now. We're becoming more competitive. Kind of use Pocono as a test last week for coming here. There were a few things we wanted to answer leaving the Indy test. We answered some of those at Pocono. We were able to take that a step further. I'd say the biggest thing it does, not only for the crew chief, but for the race team, it gives you confidence as a young team, that you can go out there on pit road and win a race.
Moderator: Bill led 93 laps. That pushes his Brickyard total laps led to 149 in his nine-year Brickyard history. He's the first winner of this race to start on the front row. Bill, Ray, Mike, congratulations.
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In the second of a new series Laura Rowe investigates which are the best books (and cooks) to guide you on making a classic Victoria sponge.
The TV expert: Mary Berry’s How to Cook
If Paul Hollywood is TV’s own baking badger, then Mary Berry is one wise owl. She’s been the cookery editor of several national magazines, appeared on our TV screens more times than you can shake a wooden spoon at and, staggeringly, has had more than 70 books published. If you want a foolproof recipe, Mary is your lady.
How to Cook is one of several books that Mary has published with Dorling Kindersley that keeps food styling to a minimum (with most dishes on clean white backgrounds), but gives added value in other ways.
Mary’s Victoria sponge recipe is in the ‘master recipes’ section of the book. There’s a lot to be said for simple design and easy-to-read fonts. There’s a handy panel of ‘Cook’s notes’ with the preparation and cook times specified; a list of equipment (Mary keeps it simple with two sandwich tins and an electric mixer); nutritional values; and even shopping tips. Mary suggests saving time, for example, by buying ready-cut circles of greaseproof or nonstick baking parchment. There’s also a reference to a ‘techniques’ page detailing how to crack an egg – told you this was foolproof.
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Measurement of electric dipole moment is an excellent probe of structure and dynamics of molecules since it is directly related to the geometry and charge transfer in compounds   . In literature, we find many detailed results and experiments on molecules and their electronic optical proprieties in solution with a solvent    . Few results are available on systems in gas phase at their fundamental states. Naturally, experiments in vacuum for isolated molecules lead to a better information about systems and their fundamental proprieties. Moreover, the effect of solvent on molecules should be included in the calculation  by considering any model which is relatively a hard task, thus calculation in gas phase is more practical if we are intended to compare experimental results to theoretical ones. The molecular beam deflection technique is a powerful experimental method that is used for many years     in order to measure magnetic and electric dipole of molecules in gas phase. This method is inspired from the famous Stern-Gerlach  experiment (where an inhomogeneous magnetic field ensures the deflection of an atomic silver beam). For many years, improvements are realized on the experiment but still relatively limited to simple molecules. Our Experimental setup  developed in Lyon (France) allows the extension of studies on large range of molecules starting from simple atoms to biomolecules and clusters. This extension is due to the high-resolution power in the determination of mass and position of molecules. In this report, we will present a new result on complex system of Scn-C60, where we have succeeded to produce a beam with several sizes of such molecule. The number n represents how many atoms of scandium are located on the cage of the fullerene C60. In fact, fullerene metals complexes family are novel and very promising compounds for optical and nano-applications    and the particular importance of such system is in the clear origin of the permanent electric dipole which emerges from the charge transfer that occurs between the transition metal of scandium and the fullerene. This charge transfer or interaction between donor and acceptor is similar to push-pull system  and any experimental data on it will be very helpful to achieve better understanding of optical and electronic proprieties of several systems used in the area of nano-technological devices. Moreover, experimental data on complex molecules is very interesting for theoretical calculation in order to test and assess their validity. In fact, calculation is used to compute the geometry and the electronic properties of compounds   and there appears the importance of experimental results especially for complex system where pure theoretical studies are not sufficient to confirm the molecular proprieties.
2. Experimental setup
As mentioned above, we used the molecular beam deflection technique to measure electric dipole for compounds at in vacuum. In order to produce the beam molecules, a double-laser vaporization source coupled to a pulsed neon carrier gas is used (Figure 1). Two pure rod of fullerene C60 and scandium are inserted in the source, and are distanced about one cm from each other. The third harmonic of a Nd3+: YAG laser (355 nm) ensures the vaporization of rods. The molecules of C60 generated by the first desorption go through the metal vapor. The new metal-C60 compounds are carried out by a pulsed valve of neon gas which is synchronized with the desorption laser shot. At the exit of the source, the beam molecule is thermalized in a 5 cm- long nozzle (3 mm diameter). As a result, a thermal molecular beam was produced without supersonic expansion and then two skimmers and two slits are used to collimate the beam. A mechanical chopper placed after the first slit allows the selection and the measurement of the beam velocity, molecules pass then through a 15 cm-long electric deflector. The two cylindrical poles of the deflector are about 1.7 mm apart. This specific geometry was designed in order to produce an inhomogeneous “two-wire” electric field. The electric field F and the field gradient ∂F/∂z are both perpendicular to the axis of the beam and are approximately constant over its width.
Figure 1. Experiment principle representation.
The molecular electric dipole moment interacts with the electric field inside the deflector, thus an instantaneous force f along the field direction acts on the molecule:
Z is the direction of the electric field and of its gradient).
Under this condition the beam trajectory will be deflected with an amount proportional to the time-averaged value ( ), but it also depends on the mass and the speed of the molecules. After the deflector and about 1.025 m, an argon fluoride ArF (193 nm) is used to ionize molecules so they can be detected. A time of flight mass spectrometer ensures the extraction and the measurement of the mass of each compound in the beam. Finally, a position-sensitive detector coupled to the spectrometer allows the determination of the position of the beam.
By comparing and analyzing the beam profiles of respectively deflected and non-deflected molecules for several electric fields, we can determine the dipole of the selected molecule. For a molecule of mass m and a velocity v, a measured deviation d of the beam is given by:
K is a geometrical constant, determined by calibration with lithium and sodium that are chosen since we know the polarizability of each with high accuracy from interferometry measurements  .
A molecular beam containing several sizes of Scn-C60 was recorded at room temperature (Figure 2). The number of scandium atoms n adsorbed on the fullerene varies from 1 to 8. The mass spectrum detected confirms the presence of the compounds in the beam.
The Position sensitive detection PSD allows measuring the position of each selected compound respectively with and without electric field in the deflector. As described previously by measuring the beam shift in position, the average force, thus is determined.
Figure 2. Mass spectrum of Scn-C60 molecules recorded with ArF ionization laser.
Using the Langevin-Curie model, where the dipole moment is statistically orientated in the electric field: and the electric susceptibility is given by:
In the metal-C60 molecule, the polarizability α is close to the C60 one (α ∼ 80˚A3).  An experimental measurement of leads to the determination of the electric dipole. Figure 3 shows the evolution of the dipole moment with the size of the compound (n). It was shown that the electric dipole moment increases with the size of the molecule Scn-C60.
4. Discussion of results and comparison to Theoretical Prediction
Theoretical calculation was done previously on M-C60 where M is an alkali metal found generally that the metal has its most stable site at the center of the hexagonal ring of the fullerene   and the charge transfer between metal and fullerene is about one electron. For transition metal and especially for several atoms case, the quantum calculation seems to be more difficult and no group yet has developed it. Therefore, we have developed a simple statistical model where the electric dipole moment and charge transfer can be obtained by considering all possible geometric configuration that correspond to repartition of n atoms of scandium on the 20 hexagonal sites of the fullerene C60. This model is based on Boltzmann distribution, where we consider the interaction between metallic ions.
The adjusting between experimental results and the ones obtained from the model above leads to estimate the charger transfer per atom. Figure 4 shows the evolution of the charge transfer per scandium atom versus to the size of the cluster Scn-C60 and that is according to adjusting explained above.
Figure 3. Evolution of electric dipole in Debye units versus the size n for the Scn-C60.
Figure 4. Evolution of the calculated charge transfer per atom versus the size n for the Scn-C60.
This qualitative result (based on a simple semi-classical model) shows that the charge transfer per atom decreases with the number of adsorbed scandium atoms that is reflecting simply the fact that a saturation of charge transfer may occur between the fullerene and the metal part when n increases.
The dipole increases slightly, which means the molecules symmetry is changed slightly with the load of Sc, otherwise the dipole will decrease drastically, whereas transfer of charge decreases due to the saturation. From that we can imagine that adsorbed scandium atoms are more located on one side, relatively in close sites. We would like to notice that this preliminary point of view should be completed by full quantum calculation studies to compare with our experimental results.
The permanent electric dipole moment of several compounds Scn-C60 (n = 1 to 6) is measured by using the molecular beam deflection technique. The analysis of results gives an idea about the evolution of the dipole versus the size. In order to understand better our results, we have developed a statistical model that shows qualitatively a decrease in the charge transfer per atom versus the size of the cluster, but still complementary quantum or theoretical calculation is essential to achieve a deep interpretation of results. Even so, our experimental data can be used to test the validity of eventual calculations in the future and may seriously help to provide a better understanding for the studied systems.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Lebanese University as parts of funding program of research projects.
Electric dipole moments of several Scn-C60 (n = 1 - 6) molecules have been measured in gaseous phase using matrix-assisted laser desorption source coupled to an electric beam deflection setup―Stern Gerlach like.
 Abd El Rahim, M., Antoine, R., Arnaud, L., Barbaire, M., Broyer, M., Clavier, Ch., Compagnon, I., Dugourd, Ph., Maurelli, J. and Rayane, D. (2004) Review of Scientific Instruments, 75, 5221-5227.
 Ge, M., Nagel, U., Hüvonen, D., Rõõm, T., Mamone, S., Levitt, M.H., Carravetta, M., Murata, Y., Komatsu, K., Chen, J.Y.-C. and Turro, N.J. (2011) The Journal of Chemical Physics, 134, Article ID: 054507.

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Dan Tangherlini isn’t saying government should be run like a business. But businesses sure can teach governments a thing or two.
Namely, said the administrator for the General Services Administration, which is the federal government's office manager and landlord, governments have a reputation of being slow to change and inconvenient for the average working person.
“You can’t have government services that look [one way] and then when you go to the store and it looks [another way],” Tangherlini, who also spent 10 years in local government, said at Governing’s Cost of Government conference in Washington, D.C. “It doesn’t really go over well when you say we’re open Mondays to Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. except for holidays -- including ones that I get and you don’t.”
One way of embracing that dynamic is by changing the physical workplace and embracing the growing preference of younger workers that their offices be more collaborative. Tangherlini gave up his 1,600 square-foot office to take a desk in the new bullpen-style floor at the GSA for the simple reason that he says it’s “really important that when we ask people to do stuff, we do it ourselves.”
He also took the collaborative theme to rewriting the GSA’s mission statement, getting input from employees to translate the goals into something that wouldn’t need a translation for all the jargon. (The mission statement now is to deliver the best value in real estate, acquisitions and technology services to government and the American people.) And when he headed up the District of Columbia’s Department of Transportation, Tangherlini wasn’t adverse to proposing weird new ideas like dying the snow salt blue so risidents would know their roads had been salted. That one didn't work out, but it was worth a thought.
There are downsides to transforming an office into an open air, collaborative marketplace. The main complaints typically come from older workers who can have a hard time adjusting to a more boisterous (and sometimes louder) office place. Experts advise that such changes aren’t for every office. “Make sure you know what it is that your organization accomplishes now, and how it does so,” wrote Colin Ellar in Psychology Today. “Take the time to actually study your workflow. Question your employees. Collect and analyze actual data.”
Still, Tangherlini says government’s reputation for being old and slow can start changing by helping government workers develop a new mindset. “We need to be rebuilding a space for the next 50 years rather than one that worked for the last 50,” he said.


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Midway up the mountain road on the slopes of Mount Vodno, where the mountain affords the finest prospect of Skopje, is where St. Panteleimon’s Church stands, built as a cross-in-square with five domes and a narthex. One does not perceive its harmonious and polychromatic exterior as an expression of imperial power but rather as an intimate and familial pledge of piety.
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The inscription above the door leading to the naos reads that the church was erected and painted in 1164. Its donor, Prince Alexius Comnenus, was son of the nobleman Constantine Angel and Theodora, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius, the founder of the Comnenus dynasty. Sources indicate that precisely the Angels had estates in the vicinity of Skopje and that the young prince, Emperor Manuel Comnenos’s favourite companion, governed the city. The prince donor commissioned a prominent painter who marked the epoch and rose above anonymity by virtue of his superior work, thus becoming permanently remembered in history of painting as the “Master of Nerezi”.
In the altar space and the naos of the church only the frescoes in the bottommost two zones have survived; on the other hand, the entire 12th century fresco material has been preserved in the dome areas at the corners of the naos. The compartments at the crowns of the domes contain four different depictions of Christ’s aspect, while the walls are covered with individual representations of saints. The altar space is conventionally dedicated to themes depicting liturgy. The iconography in the scene of The Liturgy of the Holy Archpriests is one of the three of its kind in Byzantine painting depicting all the prelates in worship before the Hetoimasia (the Prepared Throne), reflecting the decades-long synodal debate to devise the depiction of the liturgy. The higher zones of the naos contain scenes from the lives of Christ and the Mother of God. In line with the principles of the metropolitan art during Comnenus times, which prescribed that the mural should be “balanced”, not burdened with numerous figures, and that the height of the figures should be natural, the scenes have monumental dimensions and spread across the entire wall. Premier in many respects, the Lamentation of Christ has been included among the illustrations in nuerous textbooks on world history of art. For the first time this scene appears in a circular section rather than a rectangular one. Here, for the first time, the angels weep. For the first and last time the Mother of God, grief-stricken, straddles Christ’s dead body. The solemn and sublime sorrow for dead Christ-God depicted in the earlier identical scenes now assumes the appearance of a definite parting with Christ-Man, the only son, eternalising the lamentation, the tears and the despair. For the first time the Lamentation is a picture of death equating the end of the mortal man’s suffering with the end of the suffering of the immortal god.
The first zone contains twenty-six figures of saints with individual physiognomies. The noble patron, the wonderworking saint Panteleimon, whose face is subtle to the point of feminineness and whose figure is delicate and long, dominates the naos and is bordered with a frame of stucco lacework whose motifs eventually found theirway into the famous Macedonian 19th century wood-carving. The patron appears by the authentic marble altar screen, which has been ranked among the finest and most magnificent examples of Byzantine stone sculpturing. Rare representations of the patron’s life appear on the walls of the narthex. The scenes testify to his miraculous healing powers. The earthquake of 1555 collapsed the upper parts of the church and the main dome. They were restored in the late middle ages. It was then that the dome, the upper walls and the vaults were fresco painted, starting with the busts of saints in the medallions, which also include the images of the holy hermits form the Balkans – Prochorus of Pčinja, Gabriel of Lesnovo, and John of Rila. The elegant figure of the Pantocrator is surrounded by the Divine Liturgy, while the eight prophets in the drum of the dome, through the texts of their scrolls, prefigure and laud the Saviour.
The events of Christ’s Feasts and Passion are the only thematic selection dating from the more recent painting period and include the rare scene of Christ’s capture following Judas’s betrayal. The multitude of figures in the small scenes, the architectural backdrops that appear as inevitable stage designs, the pale colouring of some scenes that strike one as having been left unfinished, as well as the pastel tones of the warm colours, are the key features of the more recent painting approach. On the east wall of the narthex, by the door, the image of Archangel Michael appears in all the magnificence of his figure, array and aspect. Dated to the second half of the 16th century, this fresco has been ranked high in the post-Byzantine painting corpus of the Balkans by the academic circles. That the monastery thrived and lived a full-blooded life in the post-Byzantine period is also evident from the wondrous wood-carved royal doors that were brought to Nerezi, probably in the mid 16th century, from Ohrid, where academic authorities believe they had been made. The impressive figure of St. Mercurius, placed in a prophylactic position on the great icon originating from Nerezi, now exhibited in the Museum of Macedonia, is the work of an anonymous master who worked in the region of Skopje in the third quarter of the 16th century and whose singularity arises from the fact that he subtly incorporated western iconographie elements into traditional painting. The last witnesses to the continuity of the activities until the new age are the five royal icons, now exhibited in the Museum of Macedonia, that can be attributed to the painter Damjan of Kruševo, whose prolific artistic work can be traced back to the period between the 1840s and 1880s. Judging by the number of his works, he was the chief rival of the fresco painter Dičo Zograf in the region of Skopje, and Damjan’s representative icons from Nerezi reflect the highlight of his painting maturity.
Miljković-Pepek P., Nerezi (Kunstdenkmäler in Jugoslawien). Jugoslavija, Beograd 1966.
Sinkević I., The Church of St. Panteleimon at Nerezi: Architecture, programme, patronage. Reichert, Wiesbaden 2000.
Graham-Dixon A., Renaissance. London: BBC, 1999.
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DC motor with Semi metal gears which gives good torque and rpm at lower voltages.It is most suitable DC motor for higher load robots and DIY Kits running on small voltage.
- Semi-metal single shaft 1:90 (single metal shaft with 2 metal gears + 2 plastic gears)
- reduction ratio 1:90
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Three months after Eric Bauman was elected chair of the California Democratic Party on May 20, his main rival, Kimberly Ellis has still refused to concede.
Ellis’ final appeal through the party’s by-laws was denied on Aug. 20, by the party’s credentials committee, which underwent a painstaking and thorough review of 355 questionable convention ballots and concluded Bauman won by 1.9 percent of the vote.
“California is and must remain the Big Blue Beacon of progress and opportunity for every person in our country. With the conclusion of the Credentials Committee hearing today, it is my hope that our entire California Democratic Party family can move forward on making progress on these urgent and pressing issues, free from the distraction of costly litigation and needless division,” Bauman, who’s gay, said in a statement.
Ellis, however, appears unwilling to put party over her complaint and threatens to keep fighting, regardless of the cost. The Bay Area Democrat with “Berniecrat” followers insists that the internal strife that mirrors the primary fight between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is necessary to change the party and thus win elections in 2018.
“Today was yet another missed opportunity for us to get the Democratic Party back on track,” Ellis said in a statement. “As we’ve said from the onset, we were committed to going through the internal process before deciding what’s next. We’re now soliciting feedback from key supporters and deciding where we go from here.”
Ellis added: “As of now, all options are on the table — with some feeling more inevitable than ever.”
Unsolicited advice was offered on Aug. 18 by many in the LGBT community who think the California Democratic Party needs to focus on challenges to the supermajority in the State Legislature with Sen. Josh Newman, who was the deciding vote in car and gas tax hikes, facing a recall election in either November or December led by San Diego Republican gay activist Carl DeMaoi.
Additionally, Equality California, which recently opened an office in Washington D.C., is among a slew of organizations particularly concerned about protecting hard-won LGBT rights threatened by the Trump administration that called on Ellis to concede.
Their open letter is a partisan plea:“We call on Ms. Ellis to move beyond the divisive threats of more legal action and work together with Eric C. Bauman, the first openly gay Chair of the California Democratic Party, to protect marriage equality, transgender rights, and finally achieve full civil rights for the LGBTQ community.”
Open message to Kimberly Ellis from California LGBTQ Leaders:
“California’s LGBTQ community needs a united and energized Democratic Party to lead the resistance to the hateful policies coming from the Trump/Pence/Sessions administration, including opposition to the meanspirtied and backwards policy on transgender soldiers recently announced via twitter. The acts of white supremacists in Charlottesville last weekend show just how much is at stake.
“To that end, we are deeply concerned that Kimberly Ellis’ prolonged, costly legal battle whether it is in the court room or in binding arbitration, will drain the California Democratic Party of the focus and resources needed to combat Trump’s hate and defend California’s values of inclusion and opportunity.
“We certainly respect Ms. Ellis’ right to challenge the outcome of the Chair election under the bylaws of the Party, and she has availed herself of every option. Following the process established before the May vote, the Party has conducted an exhaustive, transparent, audit of the ballots and given Ms. Ellis ample opportunity to present evidence to support her challenge.
“Having failed to present any facts that would change the outcome of the vote, her threats to drag the Party into court or a lengthy arbitration process demonstrate a desire to put one person’s agenda ahead of the LGBTQ community, people of color, and other Californians who are counting on the Party to represent their voices.
“We must be united in facing down the unprecedented threats this hostile White House poses for our civil rights as LGBTQ Americans. We call on Ms. Ellis’ to move beyond the divisive threats of more legal action and work together with Eric C. Bauman, the first openly gay Chair of the California Democratic Party, to protect marriage equality, transgender rights, and finally achieve full civil rights for the LGBTQ community.”
Stonewall Democratic Club
Stonewall Young Democrats
Denise Penn, Co-Chair, California Democratic Party LGBT Caucus
Eddie Martinez, Executive Director, Latino Equality Alliance & Mi Centro
Oscar De La O, CEO, Bienestar Social Services
Richard L. Zaldivar, Executive Director/Founder, The Wall Las Memorias
Vince Wong, Community Engagement Chair, Christopher Street West
On Friday, the Chairs of the National Democratic Party congratulated Bauman:

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Music has been a huge part of my life ever since my parents enrolled me in piano lessons as a child. In high school and college, I played bass guitar in local bands in the college town of Manipal and in my hometown of Bangalore, India. I recorded and released my first EP with the progressive metal band Traces in 2014. You can check it out here:
I was first exposed to electronic music around 2008 in the form of industrial sounds and trance music. After a decade of going to live shows, I decided to express myself through this medium and started DJing as well as learning audio production. I especially love Psytrance, and I mostly spin the night-time styles of Forest and Darkpsy. Here’s my personal SoundCloud page where you can find some of my most recent mixes:
I did my first ever livestream in April 2020 and played a DJ set for the virtual event, “FYB: Virtual Voyage”. These days you can usually find me on Twitch jamming out to live sets.


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- Can you eat sourdough bread with gastritis?
- Is it OK to eat sourdough bread everyday?
- What are the worst foods for inflammation?
- Is store bought sourdough bread healthy?
- Can sourdough bread upset your stomach?
- Is sourdough bread hard to digest?
- How do I Debloat my stomach?
- Is sourdough bread good for digestion?
- What relieves bloating instantly?
- Why does sourdough bread make me fart?
- Is sourdough bread high in Fibre?
- Does sourdough bread make you poop?
- Can sourdough bread cause gas and bloating?
- Which bread causes less bloating?
- Is sourdough bread OK for IBS?
- What gets rid of a bloated stomach?
- Is sourdough bread inflammatory?
- Can you toast sourdough bread?
Can you eat sourdough bread with gastritis?
For people who have gastritis and vitamin B12 deficiency (above), eating foods with probiotics with B vitamins can help tremendously.
Foods that contain probiotics include organic yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, and sourdough bread.” The best gastritis diet treats the underlying root cause of your gastritis symptoms..
Is it OK to eat sourdough bread everyday?
It’s nutritious. Sourdough contains a variety of vitamins and nutrients, making it super beneficial to your day-to-day health. … Compared to other breads, sourdough maintains many of the original nutrients that are processed out of other kinds of bread.
What are the worst foods for inflammation?
Try to avoid or limit these foods as much as possible:refined carbohydrates, such as white bread and pastries.French fries and other fried foods.soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages.red meat (burgers, steaks) and processed meat (hot dogs, sausage)margarine, shortening, and lard.
Is store bought sourdough bread healthy?
Why Isn’t Store-Bought Sourdough TRUE Sourdough? … Other store-bought sourdough breads might be leavened through sourdough, yet not long enough or only some of the flour was combined with the starter — which means the bread is not as nutritious as it could (and should) be.
Can sourdough bread upset your stomach?
Some naturopaths believe that phytic acid causes bloating and flatulence in people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. During the long, slow fermentation of sourdough, phytic acid is broken down. … This partially neutralises the effects of the phytic acid and makes the bread easy for us to digest.
Is sourdough bread hard to digest?
Sourdough bread is often easier to digest than bread that’s fermented with brewer’s yeast. … Sourdough fermentation may also degrade gluten to a greater extent than baker’s yeast (10). Gluten is a type of protein found in certain grains. It can cause digestive problems in people who are sensitive or allergic to it ( 3 ).
How do I Debloat my stomach?
9 Easy Ways to Debloat Fast1 Eat potassium-rich foods. Getty Images. … 2 And asparagus. Getty Images. … 3 Go for a walk. Getty Images. … 4 Try dandelion root tea. Nikolay_Donetsk. … 5 Take an Epsom salt bath. Getty Images. … 6 Get out your foam roller. … 7 Consider taking a magnesium pill. … 8 Or, possibly a digestive enzyme.More items…•
Is sourdough bread good for digestion?
It is more digestible than regular bread because the fermentation process breaks down gluten that can cause bloating and other digestive problems. The lactic acid in sourdough bread helps your body to absorb more of the nutrients from sourdough bread than you would from regular white of wheat bread.
What relieves bloating instantly?
The following quick tips may help people to get rid of a bloated belly quickly:Go for a walk. … Try yoga poses. … Use peppermint capsules. … Try gas relief capsules. … Try abdominal massage. … Use essential oils. … Take a warm bath, soaking, and relaxing.
Why does sourdough bread make me fart?
When our bodies can’t break something down, we get gassy. Scarlata says substituting slow-leavened sourdough wheat bread for traditionally leavened wheat bread can reduce the fructan content and make for easier digestion.
Is sourdough bread high in Fibre?
Sourdough breads are a source of protein, about 8-9g per 100g, and fibre at 3-4g per 100g. … This fermentation process and higher fibre content also make it a good carbohydrate option for those with type 2 diabetes, by naturally decreasing the glycaemic response as a result of the increased fibre.
Does sourdough bread make you poop?
As the dough ferments, it produces enzymes that break down phytic acid. Phytic acid can lead to gas production in those with IBS and can inhibit the body’s ability to absorb nutrients, according to Kimbell in her new book The Sourdough School. Basically, you poop out all the good stuff.
Can sourdough bread cause gas and bloating?
What they found was that bread baked using traditional long-fermentation sourdough methods were less likely to aggravate IBS symptoms, especially bloating and gas. “These findings suggest that sourdough products may be advantageous for patients suffering from IBS.
Which bread causes less bloating?
Some people with wheat sensitivity appear to have no problems when they eat toast (cooked wheat tends to be easier to digest), sourdough bread, bread cooked with flour made from French wheat, or any bread from a specialist bakery, rather than a supermarket.
Is sourdough bread OK for IBS?
Increasing The positive gut Microbes In addition, a 15 hour fermented sourdough produced significantly lower gas levels when compared to two different yeasted breads. The study concludes that ‘sourdough products may be advantageous for patients suffering from IBS. ‘
What gets rid of a bloated stomach?
Here are 11 proven ways to reduce or eliminate bloating.Don’t Eat Too Much at a Time. … Rule Out Food Allergies and Intolerances to Common Foods. … Avoid Swallowing Air and Gases. … Don’t Eat Foods That Give You Gas. … Try a Low-FODMAP Diet. … Be Careful With Sugar Alcohols. … Take Digestive Enzyme Supplements. … Don’t Be Constipated.More items…•
Is sourdough bread inflammatory?
Sourdough bread was also lower in FODMAPs. However, no significant differences in gastrointestinal symptoms and markers of low-grade inflammation were found between the study breads.
Can you toast sourdough bread?
Cut the sourdough bread into thick rustic slices and drizzle both sides with plenty of olive oil. Put on the grill and pressing down gently so they pick up nice even grill marks. Grill until crispy and toasted, about 45 seconds per side.


Vacuum pump is often called intelligent vacuum instrument, table vacuum pump, active vacuum pump, portable vacuum pump. The vacuum degree required in practical work can be adjusted, and the integrated digital LCD panel can be set to display the vacuum degree value in real time. Flow can carry out fine adjustment; Equipped with high sensitivity imported sensor, high quality flow conditioning valve and fine control circuit, to end the active conditioning function, greatly saves the developer’s time, built-in low interference, long life of the micro-vacuum pump; Cooperate with sound elimination system and independent shock absorption system to ensure the long time and reliable operation of the intelligent vacuum pump.
Vacuum pump is very widely used, reciprocating vacuum pump and variety of complex, so in the selection should pay attention to what questions?
1, vacuum pump operation occurred during the oscillation of the technical process and the environment has no impact. If the technical process does not allow, should be selected without oscillating pump or a variety of vacuum pump to adopt anti-oscillation methods.
2, know the composition of the gas, gas containing condensable steam, no dust particles, no corrosive, etc. When selecting a vacuum pump, the need to know the composition of the gas, for the gas selected corresponding pump. If the gas contains steam, particles, and corrosive gas, probably think in the pump inlet pipe line device auxiliary equipment, such as condenser, dust remover.
3, the vacuum pump in its operating pressure, should be able to drain the vacuum equipment in the process of all the gas.
4, the correct combination of vacuum pump. Because of selective pumping, therefore, sometimes choose a pump pumping demand, demand several pump combination, mutual compensation ability satisfied pumping demand.
5. The demand of vacuum equipment for oil pollution. If the equipment is in severe need of no oil, probably choose a variety of no oil pump, such as: molecular sieve adsorption pump, cryogenic pump. If the demand is not severe, add some anti-oil pollution methods, such as cold trap, baffle, oil trap, etc., can also reach the cleaning vacuum demand.
6, the correct selection of vacuum pump operating point. Each pump has a certain operating pressure scale, in such a wide pressure scale, pump speed with pressure and change, its stable operating pressure scale. Therefore, the pump operating point is probably selected in this scale is more suitable, and can not allow long time operation.
Vacuum pumps are devices that occur, improve, and maintain a vacuum in a closed space by various means. Vacuum pump can be defined as: the use of mechanical, chemical means of vacuum of equipment or equipment. With the development of vacuum application, many varieties of vacuum pumps have been developed, and their pumping speed ranges from hundreds of thousands of liters per second to millions of liters per second. According to the operating principle of the vacuum pump, the vacuum pump can basically two types, namely, gas transfer pump and gas capture pump. With vacuum applied technology in the field of production and scientific research demand for its scale is more and more wide, most demand is made up of several kinds of vacuum pump vacuum extraction system after extraction with talents satisfied the demand of the production and scientific research process, due to the vacuum using part of the scale of the operation pressure has been reached is very wide, so any type a variety of vacuum pump can not completely applies to all job stress scale, can only be based on different job stress scale and different job requirements, using different types of vacuum pump.


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January 11, 2016
Trifexis® (spinosad + milbemycin oxime)
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Trifexis® (spinosad + milbemycin oxime) is the #1 prescribed canine combination parasiticide.2 In fact, more than 15,000 veterinarians in the United States trust Trifexis to protect their pet patients3 and have prescribed more than 90 million doses since it became available in 2011.4
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WKRN) – Police are investigating after someone was stabbed early Thursday morning at a Murfreesboro motel.
According to a press release, the victim was stabbed multiple times while attempting to intervene in a domestic altercation.
It happened at the InTown Suites around 9:20 a.m. An arrest has yet to be made.
The sheriff’s office says all names are being withheld pending notification of their respective family members.
The stabbing is actively being investigated by members of the Violent Crimes Unit. Rutherford County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Crime Stoppers can be reached at 615-893-7867.

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Status: 06/24/2022 5:31 PM
After the decision to make Ukraine and Moldova two candidate countries, Chancellor Schulz called for rapid reforms in the European Union. Before the G7 summit, he also spoke about the food crisis.
Chancellor Olaf Schultz urges early reforms of the EU – also so as not to delay planned EU enlargement. “We should not delay this for too long,” the Social Democrat politician said after the EU summit in Brussels.
The fixes to make it easier to accept new members will take some time. However, his impression was that no one doubted the need for institutional reforms. Therefore, there is also an opportunity to agree on the necessary steps.
Seven official applicants for EU membership
The European Union on Thursday announced Ukraine and Moldova as candidate countries, bringing the number of official applicants for EU membership to seven. There are three other candidate countries to join.
Many decisions of the European Union, especially in the field of foreign and security policy, must be taken unanimously. This means that the more members there are, the more difficult it is to reach an agreement. This is why there has been debate for years about relaxing the principle of consensus. Schultz had also spoken in favor of this before the EU summit. Problem: This too must be decided unanimously.
Schulz said reforms are needed very soon if the EU is to be able to absorb other countries within a few years. All 27 member states agreed that the EU could not accept any other country in its current state.
It’s also about the size of the commission. “The quasi-government cannot continue to grow when the number of members increases,” Schultz said. There are currently as many members of the European Union Commission as there are in the European Union.
The second day of the EU summit in Brussels: Ukraine and Moldova are among the candidates now
Markus Preiß, ARD Brussels, daily news at 8:00 pm, June 24, 2022
Schulz calls for future prospects for the Western Balkans
Schulz reiterated that after Ukraine and Moldova, the six countries in the Western Balkans also deserve “fair rewards for their efforts.” “They are especially close to my heart,” Schultz said, referring to Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, which have been trying to get closer to the European Union for years.
Schulz has expressed reservations about the European political community raised by French President Emmanuel Macron. “What would be a forum of this kind that could be put to good use?” he asked. However, he believes it makes sense for the 27 EU heads of state and government to meet with other top European politicians for political discussions.
Doubts about technical causes of gas suffocation
In his press conference, Chancellor Schulz reiterated his doubts about Russian statements that the throttling of gas supplies was due to technical reasons. “No one in the European Union believes that Russia will reduce its gas supplies for technical reasons.”
However, Germany prepared for such a situation ahead of time, he said, referring to the establishment of liquid gas stations. The EU is on the right track towards better coordination of energy policy. He does not want to speculate how much delivery from alternative gas sources will be accelerated. But many EU countries are working hard on it. Importing from other countries is a big challenge, “but we’ll come to terms with that.”
Schulz on the hunger crisis: a ‘clear message’ from the G7 summit
Ahead of the G7 summit in Elmau, Bavaria, which began on Sunday, Schultz also blamed Russia for the escalating food crisis. “Russia bears the responsibility for this escalation, and Russia alone,” the chancellor said in a speech welcoming the international conference on food safety in Berlin.
Referring to the G7 summit, he added, “The summit will send a clear message to people around the world who are threatened by hunger. We will ensure that your life does not become a game for cynical power interests.”
The Group of Seven includes Germany, the United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, France, Italy and Japan.


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This was another simple recipe that I kinda winged it after seeing an image on Pinterest. Unfortunately, the link on Pinterst was a spam link and didn’t go to the actual recipe. So I guessed everything off of the picture and it turned out really good. Here is what you need:
– two packages (with 5 each in package) of the beer bratwursts
– 3 tbsp olive oil
– 2 cloves garlic, minced
– 1/2 medium onion, chopped
– 3 cans of your favorite beer ( I used Dos Equis)
Heat the olive oil in a pan. Pierce the casings on the sausge with a fork and brown on each side. Remove the sausages and add the onion into the pan, sauteeing for about 3 minutes. Add the garlic and sautee another 30 seconds – 1 minute. Be sure not to burn the garlic. Remove from heat. In a crock pot, first put in the sausage. Then add the garlic and onions on top, allowing some the sausage grease to also drizzle onto the sausages. Pour the beer over the sausage, enough to cover all the sausages. Cook on high heat for 4-5 hours or low heat for 6-7. Your kitchen will smell sooo good.