Man found dead in home after Queensland siege
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A man who fired several shots at police vehicles in a Townsville suburb has been found dead inside a home following a near 10-hour siege.
Queensland police declared an emergency about 9pm on Sunday for an area of Kirwan bordered by Dalrymple Rd, Kern Brothers Dr, Sandstone Dr and Golf Links Dr.
The emergency declaration followed earlier reports a man armed with a gun was alone in a home in Elphinstone Dr.
Police said the man reportedly fired several shots, hitting nearby houses, a car and responding officers’ vehicles.
Damage included bullet holes in windscreens and panels of five vehicles, Acting Inspector Darren Randall told reporters on Monday.
He said he believed there were police officers in the cars when they were fired on.
“When the initial responding police attended and were met with the discharge of the firearms, negotiators were immediately called (and) specialist police were put on standby,” he said.
Negotiators were unable to engage with the man, Insp Randall said.
He thanked nearby neighbours who offered shelter to the under-fire officers.
“To open up your home in a potential time of crisis, to let in police and assist police in that matter is an incredibly brave thing to do and something that the police service is incredibly grateful for,” he said.
Police have not detailed what sort of weapon was used and have confirmed officers did not fire back.
Residents within the exclusion zone were urged to stay inside their properties and lock their doors during the siege.
The emergency order was revoked at 6.45am after police entered the home and found a 50-year-old man dead.
A crime scene has been declared and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
No one else was injured.
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The renowned astrologer Sri Mulugu Ramalingeswara Siddhanti has sadly passed away. Yes, it is being reported that the astrologer had died and has left all his loved ones behind to mourn. His name has occupied all the top trends on the internet as netizens are devastated after learning about his demise. People are taking to social media to pay the noted astrologer heartfelt tributes. As Sri Mulugu was quite popular among celebrities and politicians, everyone is expressing their sadness on his sudden demise. Here is what we know about his cause of death and other things.
Amidst all the tributes and condolences, netizens also seem to search for Sri Mulugu Ramalingeswar Siddhanti’s cause of death. Many are still in disbelief that he is no more. Well, it is coming forward that the astrologer was taken to Nim Clinic which is located in Panjaguta by his relatives. Although it is not clear what happened to him suddenly that he had to be taken to the clinic. As per reports, he was declared brain dead by the medical staff upon arrival and this is the reason behind his sudden passing. The news has brought a sway of sadness among his loved ones.
Who Was Sri Mulugu Ramalingeswar?
Talking about Sri Mulugu Ramalingeswar, he was a familiar name among the Telugu public. Be it the government or the general public, everyone seemed to get affected by his kind and words of enlightenment. The astrologer used to attract a huge section of people towards his sayings which broadcasted on the television. Believing the sources, it is reported that Siddhanti died some moments after reaching the clinic and that he was taken to the hospital by the Ramalingas Varasidhati route. Mulugu has reportedly created a monastery in Srisailam.
In his created monastery, Brahmins were taught Pooja, Vedas, and Homadi customs while it also celebrated Pashupatinaths every month during Shivratri. He was a native of Guntur who spent his four years residing in Hyderabad. Mulugu used to inform people about impending activities with the help of his calendar. It is no doubt that he was a very familiar face in the astrology world and has earned a lot of recognition throughout his career. His death has become the cause of sorrow for many of his followers who are now sharing tributary messages for him on social media. Our prayers go out to Mulugu’s near and dear ones in this hard time too.

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Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have become popular with many entrepreneurs. Come up with a project, launch it on one of the sites, and rake in money that people are willing to give, providing they like they see.
And so the entrepreneurs often get completely excited and decide to spread the news far and wide. Like anything else, if you don't tell people, they can't get excited.
But many of the project pushers have been going off the deep end -- possibly because they are new to trying to run their own business. This is particularly true when trying to get press coverage. Getting coverage for something like this is important if you want to succeed. Many projects don't because being on a site doesn't mean getting support.
You have to reach the people who will get interested or excited enough about a project to send money. Simply trusting to posts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or some other social network are unlikely to do it if you don't have a lot of followers. (Here's a hint: viral marketing, the way too many people assume it works, almost never happens.)
Every week I typically receive multiple pitches about crowdfunded projects. I suspect I'm on the light end of the traffic continuum. And virtually every time I see people making major mistakes that will probably get their missives sent directly to the circular file. Here are the major things that you want to avoid when trying to get attention.
Assume that all crowdsourced projects are newsworthy
Reporters are looking for material that is newsworthy. That means something that their audiences will want to hear about over the many other things they could learn of instead. Having a Kickstarter or Indiegogo project might have been newsworthy on its own account some years ago, because the platforms themselves weren't established. Those days are long passed. Unless you have recognizable names involved, that approach is weak because there are so many other people doing it as well.
Think the reporter is there to promote you
There's a huge difference between journalists and hired PR representatives. Don't ask for them to spread the news or help you reach your goal. They don't care and shouldn't. If you can't find a strong argument as to why the reporter's audience would find the news interesting or useful, don't even bother getting in contact.
Claiming how quickly you hit a goal
Seeing big popularity can be an argument in your project's favor, however, that comes with some big questions. Too many projects have tried to gin their numbers up by having friends, family, and insiders donate a lot -- essentially a con game. Many in the press are aware of these tactics and have become wary of the goal-smashing claims. Not that you shouldn't mention success, by any means, but make it secondary. First focus has to be why the project will be of significant interest to the specific audience.
Not knowing the people on the press list
There are companies that have targeted people with crowdfunded projects. They usually claim to have press lists that will get the project in front of hundreds or thousands of reporters. I can't speak about all the services, but the ones I've become aware of are simply scraping journalist emails from wherever they can find them. They have no relationship to the journalists, and even if they did, that wouldn't extend to a third party -- i.e., you -- sending a pitch. Research to find the far fewer reporters who actually might cover a product like yours and then put together your own list. It will likely be more effective and certainly cheaper.
Sending one message after another begging for coverage won't endear you to anyone. Send something brief, centering on why this project will be of legitimate interest to the reporter's audience, and then allow the reporter to respond. Some won't mind a single follow-up in a week or two. (Personally, as I look at all pitches, I never want to see a follow-up -- and certainly not a day or two later.) The more you contact, the more you might as well claim to be a lawyer representing the estate of the Right Honorable Horace K. Hackenbush who wants to bestow a $50,000,000 bequest, just send your bank details now.


When the Marine Corps goes to war, it needs to be prepared to fight as soon as it gets there. The Light Armored Vehicle has fulfilled this role for decades. Some of those vehicles, first introduced in the 1980s, are starting to near the end of their already-extended service life expectancy, and so the Marine Corps is looking for a new machine to replace everything the LAV once offered.
A Light Armored Vehicle is faster and more vulnerable than a tank, providing the advantage of time. By moving quickly from where it arrived, be it from landing craft on a beach or straight from transport planes on a rugged runway, Marines using LAVs can help the rest of the force choose where to fight, and how to win.
A battalion of LAVs, used together for reconnaissance, “helps to reduce the ‘fog of war’ by locating where the enemy is, where he is not, where he is strong, and where he is weak,” reads a Marine Corps manual from 2009.
To understand what the Marines want in a replacement, it helps to understand how the LAV itself evolved. Development started in 1981, and by 1982 the Pentagon awarded a contract for nearly a thousand of the vehicles. The machine entered service in 1983, and by 1985 the Corps started developing specialized versions. Over 30 variants exist, performing functions as varied as battlefield ambulance, mobile mortar platform, and tank hunter.
Diesel powered and with eight wheels, the original LAV can achieve a top speed around 62 mph on open ground. With propellers in the back, it can navigate calm waters (think lake, not ocean) at a speed of about 6.5 mph. The original version mounted a 25 mm cannon, enough to defend against other light vehicles and infantry, and had room inside for five marines to get out and fight on foot.
[Related: This self-driving robot tank can parachute out of a plane]
In August 2020, the Corps posted a solicitation seeking prototypes to replace the LAV. This new vehicle would be the Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle. It is designed to be a coordinating node of battle—not just an armored vessel for people but a way to manage sharing information in the hectic heat of a firefight.
As outlined, it will be built on “open system architecture,” meaning that multiple contractors in the future can design and incorporate modifications. Given how much modification went into subsequent generations of the LAV, designing the machine’s electronics and ports to be adaptable for the future is a bet on long-term resiliency.
Beyond the computing and communications power, the Marines are looking for a machine that can fight, scout, and fit inside all the same transports as the LAV.
The Cottonmouth, built by long-standing defense contractor Textron, is one prototype proposed to replace the LAV. Launched with a video heavy on nature photography, the Cottonmouth is billed as a modern scout, rich in tools to watch the battlefield and weapons to make it useful once it finds targets.
Textron describes Cottonmouth as the “naval sensor node for the United States Marine Corps.” It is a scout with a more comprehensive understanding of what being a scout in the 21st century means.
To feed the data-heavy demands of advanced targeting, an armored vehicle must record useful information about its surroundings, and then relay that information to other units. As imagined, sensors from a scout like the Cottonmouth could feed target coordinates to distant artillery or nearby aircraft, a concerted effort to get the best immediately available tool for the task at hand.
USNI News reports that Textron started developing the Cottonmouth more than a year ago, in anticipation of the requests. This development included a range of features that will distinguish the machine as a truly modern tool of war, like the ability to incorporate tethered drones. Other features, like the ability to travel in the ocean and roll onto shore, will make up for longstanding limitations of the LAV. They will also, almost certainly, allow the Marine Corps to transition its vehicles from the long inland patrols of the 2000s and 2010s, into the possible island- and coastal campaigns of the 2030s.
Once the Marine Corps finds its dedicated vehicle for battle management, it will likely want to fill out the rest of the roles of light armored reconnaissance. The LAV proved an exceptionally versatile starting point for an array of needs. Getting the frame of the machine right first, complete with sensors and power supply, should allow the full development of an extensive family of new vehicles.


An Audi SQ2 development mule has been spotted testing at the Nürburgring, revealing what the production version of the hot crossover could look like when it arrives sometime in 2018 or 2019.
The SQ2 will follow the form of the rest of Audi’s S range by boasting more power and sportier design features than the standard model it is based on. These new spy pictures suggest that the changes will include quad-exit exhausts, a more prominent rear diffuser, a black front grille and black bumper trim.
The regular Q2 doesn’t go on sale until November this year, but today’s pictures confirm Audi is already far into development of a hotter version, which is expected to feature the same turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine as the S3. In that hot hatch, it produces 306bhp, but insiders expect the crossover’s peak output to hover around the 295bhp mark.
With this output, the SQ2 would outpunch sporty rivals such as the 208bhp Mercedes GLA 250 AMG Line.
Pricing is a long way off being confirmed, but given that the regular Q2 will sell from around £26,000, it seems likely that the SQ2 will be priced from about £35,000.
Insiders think an even faster Q2 will join later on into the model’s production lifetime, likely badged as an RS Q2 and utilising power from the same turbocharged five-cylinder engine as the RS3. In that car as much as 362bhp is on offer, giving some idea of how potent the RS Q2 could be.
A standout rival for such a car would be the Mercedes-AMG GLA 45, which produces 376bhp and is priced from £44,860.


Becoming famous can be intimidating. However, three years after debuting his rendition of Robyn’s ‘dancing on my own’ on Britain’s Got Talent, 29-year-old Calum Scott is thriving. This heartfelt version left audiences mesmerised by his sheer talent and unique voice. To this day he still maintains sincerity and genuineness as an incredible singer that is touring the world with his album Only Human.[pullquote]The upbeat and intense song saw the ground shaking as the crowd danced and jumped along.[/pullquote]
Despite being somewhat of an unusual venue, Newcastle University’s Student Union housed an phenomenal atmosphere as Scott kick-started his set with ‘Good To You’. The upbeat and intense song saw the ground shaking as the crowd danced and jumped along. The lively beat echoed feel-good vibes throughout the building, resulting in enthusiastic, animated and excited viewers.
After finishing off the faster tempo section of the night, Calum stood and talked to the audience about his feelings of disbelief as to how surreal his experience is of touring the country. He explained how sincere and touched he is by some fans and their experiences, culminating his talk into bringing a couple he met at a meet and greet onto the stage and to witness them become engaged. He then dedicated ‘You Are The Reason’, one of his more popular singles, to the newly betrothed couple and to “whatever makes you want to get out of bed in the morning”.
The album was explained to have a lot of significance and meaning, with many songs about his family, including ‘Won’t Let You Down’, dedicated to his sister, and ‘What I Miss The Most’ having relevance to his nephew. He dedicated his touching unreleased song ‘No Matter What’ to his mother and father and their support of Calum during struggles with his identity earlier in life. The song, accompanied by grand piano and guitar, left concert goers captivated as Scott’s voice radiated throughout a silent crowd. Upon finishing the song, Scott couldn’t hold his emotions back and walked to the back of the stage to dry his eyes as he received one of the biggest ovations of the night.
Scott finished the night on a high note by emphasising a track to be his “last song”, before leaving the stage and waiting in eager anticipation as he was met with a reception of people chanting for an encore. Appearing back on stage he ended the show with ‘Dancing On My Own’, he declared it was time for a drink and that he might see people out in town after. The night was filled with a lot of laughter, smiling and dancing and Newcastle is more than keen for the next time Calum Scott pays a visit.


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PM - Wednesday, 4 December , 2002 00:00:00
Reporter: Peta Donald
MARK COLVIN: The Straits Times newspaper, in Singapore, is standing by its story of a plot by the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah to bomb the Sydney 2000 Olympics.
The story quotes regional intelligence sources as saying JI has been more entrenched in Australia than our authorities have been aware of, or have wished to acknowledge.
The Federal Government has been dismissive, saying it had no knowledge of a planned attack.
The chief of Olympic security has gone further, suggesting the story was a politically motivated response to John Howard's pre-emptive strike comments.
Whether the story's correct or not, it's left an Indonesian Australian, named as a JI member involved, pleading his innocence.
Peta Donald has the story.
PETA DONALD: Sydney man, Kusmir Nesirwan Nesirwan, is a former taxi driver now halal butcher who moved to Australia from Indonesia in 1975.
Recently his home was the target of an ASIO raid. Today he found himself to be the latest subject of media questioning over allegations of being involved with the terrorist group JI.
It's an involvement he flatly denies, saying all he's done is have lunch with Abu Bakar Bashir, the supposed spiritual leader of JI, on a visit to Sydney.
KUSMIR NESIRWAN NESIRWAN: When it was Olympic time I was driving a cab, alright, I tried to build my own business just to feed my family, you see I don't have enough time to sleep even four hours every day, no time for those people and then now suddenly, come on...
PETA DONALD: You say you love Australia?
KUSMIR NESIRWAN NESIRWAN: Of course, we are Aussie, look all the kid Australian, see we love Australia, we are part of you, I mean come on, the difference between you and me, you are white, I am black, not black anyway, I brown, look, you don't think we love here, we piss off long time ago.
PETA DONALD: One of his six children, Agna was equally upset.
AGNA NESIRWAN NESIRWAN: He wouldn't even hit a fly, he's like that, looks probably yeah, but he's not, I don't know, but my dad's not like that.
PETA DONALD: Do you find it amazing that anyone would say you're dad was a terrorist?
AGNA NESIRWAN NESIRWAN: Of course, I got shocked.
PETA DONALD: A report in Singapore's Straits Times named the Sydney man, along with another in Perth, as two who were part of a team that plotted to bomb the Sydney Olympics.
The story quotes senior regional intelligence sources as saying the plan was hatched by accused JI operations chief Hambali, who was disappointed when it was called off at the last minute by JI's supposed head in Australia.
This morning on AM the former chief of Olympic security, Paul McKinnon, dismissed the report. Saying if there was such a plot he'd expect to have known about it, given the high level of intelligence available at the time.
PETA DONALD: He argued the story should be seen as a political one, in the context of the Prime Minister's comments about a pre-emptive strike against terrorists in the region.
The Foreign Affairs Minister, Alexander Downer mentioned the close relationship between the Straits Times and the Singaporean Government.
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FELIX SOH: I'm quite confident because it's not just one source, I have multiple sources.
PETA DONALD: How many?
FELIX SOH: I cannot disclose that.
PETA DONALD: Can you say anything more about your sources? If they're based in Singapore or elsewhere in the region?
FELIX SOH: All I can say is that they are based in the region, not necessarily just Singapore, because I checked sources, yeah.
PETA DONALD: As for the suggestion of a link between his report and the Australian Prime Minister's pre-emptive strike remarks, Felix Soh rules it out.
FELIX SOH: I have been gathering this material for some time now, but I wanted a comment from the Australian authorities, I sent them a number of questions to the High Commission in Singapore.
PETA DONALD: How long have you been gathering the information for?
FELIX SOH: I've been gathering it for a few weeks, yeah.
PETA DONALD: Before the Prime Minister...
FELIX SOH: Before..
PETA DONALD: Made his comments about a pre-emptive strike.
FELIX SOH: Before. Definitely it's not timed with the Prime Minister's comments. I was waiting for the reply from the Australian authorities because I felt I needed a response from them, but all I got from them was this long reply.
MARK COLVIN: Felix Soh, Deputy Editor of the Straits Times, ending Peta Donald's report.


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Maria Mankoe’s childhood memories are all cloaked with the grey veil of disability – not her own, but her cousin’s. This cousin was different to Maria, and indeed to everyone around her, and was treated accordingly.
Maria took the empathy that this treatment elicited in her with her into adulthood and became a home-based caretaker. It was in the early 2000’s that disability made its way back onto her mind. While travelling from home to home in Ga Maja, her rural village, she became increasingly aware of the number of disabled people of all ages who were sitting home alone, misunderstood by their families and without any sort of stimulation.
She made up her mind soon enough: Ga Maja needed a facility dedicated to the care of the disabled.
Kabosadi Disability Centre was founded soon after in a rented room, with only Maria taking care of and teaching five disabled children.
Now, ten years later, the centre is situated in a large corrugated steel shack – donated by a businessman – with a team of six. Their 28 beneficiaries are divided into two groups: 6 to 18 years old, and those over 18. The former group is taught reading and writing, while the latter group keep themselves busy learning useful skills, such as sewing and gardening.
As a whole, they are treated with kindness and dignity, like the human beings they are.
All of Kabosadi’s beneficiaries live at home, which is one of the driving factors for the team’s yearly awareness campaign, which aims to teach and inform their community about the disabled individuals in their midst. Through their tireless work, the disabled residents of Ga Maja are understood and treated better than they ever were before.
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REGARDING the letter by M Brady, a blinkered report on how innocent and blameless Gordon Brown was in the financial crash of 2010.
It is hogwash to say that Labour and Gordon Brown played no part in the crash. He was personally responsible for changing the banking regulations which allowed the banks to run riot. He personally took the control of banking oversight away from the Bank of England and transferred the powers of regulation to the FSA.
This body was established on his first day as Chancellor in 1997 and was criticised and savagely attacked by financial institutions for its part in the banking collapse. Indeed, Gordon Brown is on record as admitting he made a "big mistake" over the handling of financial regulations in the run up to the banking crisis of 2008.
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Rumsfeld, who wants Crusader canceled, told reporters that his aides are looking into reports that Army officials went behind his back to Congress in hopes that politics would overpower policy and save the Crusader.
"I have a minimum of high regard for that kind of behavior," Rumsfeld said.
Crusader is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer that critics say has been overtaken by more advanced satellite-guided artillery systems.
Rumsfeld's comments about the Army's behind-the-scenes maneuvering raised questions about the future of Army Secretary Thomas White, under political pressure as a result of contacts with Enron Corp. officials during the company's collapse last year. White had headed Enron Energy Services, a subsidiary, before he became Army secretary.
Asked if Rumsfeld still had full confidence in White, Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said: "He has full confidence that they will get to the bottom of this, get to the bottom of any inappropriate behavior."
She added that those responsible for any such breaches "will be held accountable."
The Pentagon's chief weapons buyer, Pete Aldridge, suggested the Army had overstepped its bounds.
The Army should "let the secretary make up his mind as to what are the priorities for this department," Aldridge said. "To be on the Hill lobbying for a different approach I think is probably not appropriate."
Loren Thompson, a defense expert at the Lexington Institute, a think tank, said he thinks it likely that the flap over Crusader will be the final straw for White, a decorated Vietnam veteran.
"Mr. White has finally found a matter of principle on which to depart," Thompson said in an interview.
Col. Tom Begines, an Army spokesman, said the Army had no comment on the matter.
The conflict over Crusader is part of a wider battle Rumsfeld has waged with the Army and other services since he took office last year and pledged to transform the military to meet 21st century challenges.
"Crusader now becomes a symbol of whether Rumsfeld's priorities will prevail or not," Thompson said.
The Army considers the Crusader vital to its strategy for modernizing and transforming U.S. land forces and to a lighter, more mobile force. The Crusader is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer that has undergone initial tests of its firing capabilities and is scheduled to enter service in 2008.
The military services routinely fight to protect weapons programs from the budget ax, but service leaders are expected to fall in line with the defense secretary once he makes up his mind.


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Leon, a Holocaust survivor, came to the US with her parents as a young girl, and soon embarked on her career as a writer. Immediately upon arrival, the family learned they were to be “repatriated” to Poland (not their native Lithuania). Young Masha wrote a letter explaining the dire situation to Eleanor Roosevelt, who interceded on the family’s behalf. Leon now writes "Fast Forward," a popular and entertaining society column for the Forward, America’s only national Jewish newspaper.


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When actor Richard Austin hit the depths of depression after a divorce, he found healing in the poetry of a Jesuit priest named Gerard Manley Hopkins, known as one of the most important Victorian poets of the 19th century.
Today, the London-trained actor travels the world performing his one-man show that features Hopkins’ poetry.
This Thursday, the internationally-known Hopkins scholar and actor will perform his show in Denver as part of the “Catholicism in the Modern World” series at Regis University.
The performance is at St. John Francis Regis Chapel at 3333 Regis Blvd. on Mar. 27 at 7 p.m. It is free and open to the public.
Austin traveled to Denver last week to participate in the annual Gerard Manley Hopkins Conference, which attracted national and international speakerss, from Canada to Jerusalem.
Colleen O’Connor: 303-954-1083, email@example.com or twitter.com/coconnordp

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Molly is making its way back into the mainstream drug culture. It was considered a designer drug in the club culture of the late 1980s and early 1990s; however, in recent years, Molly has been a popular drug of choice with teens and young adults. The most dangerous thing about the trending drug is that it’s almost never what it’s supposed to be. Molly is marketed as the purest and most powerful form of a substance called MDMA. Also known as ecstasy and XTC, MDMA is a mild hallucinogenic that produces euphoria and a sense of well-being.
This substance is becoming more popular again because it enhances social interaction. It sells for about $25 per dose, and it’s easy to “score” on college campuses and on the internet. The substance is in high demand at raves, dance parties, and music festivals where having fun is the top priority.
What Does This Substance Contain?
Molly has been described as ecstasy on steroids. It is to ecstasy what crack is to cocaine. The only problem is that the ingredients are almost always something other than MDMA.
The DEA tested 143 substances being sold as Molly between 2009 and 2013. Although these substances almost always had ingredients that produced psychoactive effects, most of the samples contained no MDMA. In most cases, the samples contained a mix of potentially dangerous, unpredictable, and unregulated ingredients. It’s estimated that over 90 percent of what’s being sold as Molly these days is not MDMA at all. Rather, it’s a mix of counterfeit substances that mimic the action of MDMA.
The most common ingredient in the tested substances was cathinone, a stimulant known on the street as “bath salts.” Other ingredients included crushed up pharmaceuticals like Ritalin and oxycodone or narcotics like amphetamines and cocaine. Only about 13 percent of the samples actually contained MDMA.
There is little or no information about the short and long-term effects of using Molly. To confuse things even further, one dose of Molly can contain an entirely different mix of ingredients than another dose. At present, Molly is a mystery potion that could contain almost anything at all.
What Happens After Taking A Dose?
In the best case scenario, the drug makes the user feel energized, euphoric, peaceful, stimulated, calm, relaxed, warm and fuzzy. There is an increase in pleasurable feelings, and most users express a desire to touch and be touched. The drug increases empathy, emotional warmth and creates a sense of connection between users. There may be mild hallucinogenic effects, an increased libido and distortions of space and time.
The unpleasant effects usually appear the day after using this substance. There can be panic attacks, confusion, paranoia, depression, dehydration, trouble sleeping, tremors, teeth clenching, blurry vision, cramps, nausea, chills, sweating and muscle tension. Users can also experience a “bad trip” if the product they ingest has too high a concentration of toxic ingredients.
How Does This Substance Effect Brain Function?
Molly effects the brain in many ways and over an extended period of time. It amplifies the effects of neurotransmitters that control pleasure centers in the brain. The normal balance of brain chemistry appears to be supercharged after ingesting a dose. After the desired effects wear off, usually within a few hours, users typically experience an unpleasant “low” that can last for days after taking the last dose.
Can This Substance Cause Long-Term Damage?
The after-effects of this drug are usually limited to negative emotional states that last for a day or two after the pleasant effects have worn off. However, these after-effects can sometimes last much longer, and the person may need to be hospitalized as a result. The rate of teen hospitalizations related to this substance increased by over 100 percent between 2004 and 2011.
Symptoms like heart palpitations and seizures can be severe enough to require emergency room treatment. In a worst-case scenario, there may be coma or death. With regular use, there can be long-term damage to the body such as kidney stones, kidney infections, gastrointestinal disorders and kidney damage.
Taking this substance is a lot like playing Russian roulette. The ingredients are not regulated, so there’s no way that a teen can know what the short and long-term effects of taking this substance will be. Also, because every dose can contain a different ingredients, the effects can be completely different every time the substance is ingested.

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Fruit CI has been called endogenous brown spot, physiological breakdown, black-heart and internal browning, with the latter being more common (Plate 38). The symptoms of CI include: (i) wilting, drying and discoloration of crown leaves; (ii) failure of green-shelled fruit to yellow; (iii) browning and dulling of yellow fruit; and (iv) internal flesh browning (Lim, 1985; Paull and Rohrbach, 1985). CI symptom development can be divided into two events: the first relates to the exposure to temperature less than 10-12°C (Fig. 10.7), while the second is tissue darkening, which can range from brown to black (Paull and Rohrbach, 1985). After exposure of fruit to 10-12°C, tissue darkening (Fig. 10.7) is more pronounced between 17.5°C and 27.5°C (Paull
Fig. 10.7. Chilling-induced internal browning of pineapple stored at various temperatures for different length of storage and then removed to higher temperature, generally 20°C (data from Akamine, 1963; Smith, 1983; Paull and Rohrbach, 1985; Abdullah et al., 1986), and effect of different temperatures after removal from 14 days at 8°C on development of internal-browning severity (from Paull and Rohrbach, 1985).
and Rohrbach, 1985). The development of tissue darkening is also related to preharvest shading and low temperatures (Linford, 1932; Akamine et al., 1975; Keetch and Balldorf, 1979; Swete Kelly and Bagshaw, 1993), ascorbic acid content (Miller, 1951; Teisson and Martin-Prevel, 1979; Paull and Rohrbach, 1985; Abdullah et al., 1986), lower sugars and opaque fruit (Abdullah and Rohaya, 1983; Paull and Rohrbach, 1985), storage atmosphere (Paull and Rohrbach, 1982; Hassan et al., 1985) and clone (Wilson Wijeratram et al., 1993; Sanewski and Giles, 1997). The symptoms are seen occasionally in Hawaii's cool-season fruit (Akamine et al., 1975) and can be more severe on the northern side of a bed than on the southern side.
The occurrence of CI following exposure to temperatures between 12 and 21°C (Smith, 1983) is difficult to reconcile with published findings and may be related to preharvest stress (Swarts, 1991; Swete Kelly and Bragshaw, 1993) or a delay in symptom development at these temperatures. Partial to complete control of CI symptom development has been achieved by waxing, polyethylene bagging (Paull and Rohrbach, 1982, 1985; Rohrbach and Paull, 1982; Abdullah et al, 1985; Paull and Rohrbach, 1985), heat treatments (Akamine et al., 1975; Akamine, 1976), controlled atmospheres (Abdullah et al., 1985; Paull and Rohrbach, 1985) and ascorbic acid application (Sun, 1971). Selection of hybrids for higher flesh ascorbic acid concentration significantly reduces CI symptom development and presumably storage life.
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Papaya: Biology, Cultivation, Production and Uses
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With coverage that ranges from basic information to advanced research, Papaya: Biology, Cultivation, Production and Uses pulls together the vast literature scattered over various sources into one practical resource. The book provides a solid review of papaya biology, production, and uses supported by color photographs and illustrations. It covers papaya cultivation, botany, genetics, medicinal uses, unfruitfulness, plant protection, and physiological disorders for the first time in considerable detail.
This textcomprises advanced information on agronomy, breeding, seed production technology, scientific crop management issues, and protected cultivation. It discusses papain, papaya products, source of drugs, important nutrients, anti-nutrients, and other commercial compounds produced and used for disease management. Additional background material on the production, processing, uses of papaya, considerations to be taken into account when assessing new varieties of papaya and constituents to be analyzed related to food and feed.
Papaya is one of the most nutritious and medicinally important fruits of the tropical region. Scientific papaya cultivation and efficient use of resources hold the real key to providing fresh papaya produce and livelihood security to the masses of developing countries. Thus, the academic and practical knowledge about papaya production is essential to helping you formulate management practices for sustainable agricultural development.
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Back in April, when Lexi's school closed, the young girl found herself with time on her hands. Lexi, who had already won awards for her quilting, decided to put her tailoring skills to use and started making masks for health care workers.
"[Lexi] spent countless hours making much needed facial masks (approximately 100) for the Knox County community and surrounding counties," reads her obituary.
The masks she made were particularly useful to her family, many of whom are themselves health care workers.
At the time, Lexi's gift to area hospitals was featured on local news station KTXS.
Last Friday, according to her obituary, Lexi died in an ATV accident. Details of the accident have not been made public, as of this writing.
"With this exuberance of light and her servant's heart, Lexi gave so much joy and love to not only her family, but also to those who were blessed enough to have been a part of her life," reads her obituary.
Similarly, local politician Karen Logan described Lexi as "remarkable," via KTXS.
"Lexi was a remarkable child. She was bright, talented, wise beyond her years, but overall had the most precious spirit I've ever know [sic]," Logan said.
On Sunday, the town of Munday held a candlelight vigil for the young girl who brought her community to the national news. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the vigil had to be held according to social distancing guidelines. That meant that mourners and well-wishers were asked to congregate at an area park, standing at least 6 feet apart. Mourners held candles, flashlights, and cell-phone lights to honor the young girl.
Mourners who attended her funeral had to wear face masks and then go into self-quarantine for 14 days afterward, as a result of coronavirus-related concerns.
Meanwhile, the community of Munday is raising money to erect a bronze statue of Lexi in the town. People are asked to donate directly to a fund set up for that purpose, or they can purchase turquoise T-shirts that read "Live Like Lexi."
The coronavirus pandemic has brought out the best in some children, doing their part in ways large or small to provide whatever comfort they can in these uncertain times. For example, as CNN reports, two Ohio children brought some cheer to an elderly neighbor by dressing in their finest clothes and putting on a classical music performance on the neighbor's porch.


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The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers of Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) common stock between May 28, 2020 and August 30, 2023, inclusive (the “Class Period”), have until January 26, 2024 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Dollar General class action lawsuit. Captioned Washtenaw County Employees’ Retirement System v. Dollar General Corporation, No. 23-cv-01250 (M.D. Tenn.), the Dollar General class action lawsuit charges Dollar General and certain of its current and former top executive officers with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
If you suffered substantial losses and wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Dollar General class action lawsuit, please provide your information here:
CASE ALLEGATIONS: The Dollar General class action lawsuit alleges that defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Dollar General stores were chronically understaffed and suffering from logistical and inventory management problems which left stores with tens of millions of dollars’ worth of outdated and unwanted inventory, mispriced goods, and lost and damaged items; (ii) large backlogs of unsellable merchandise had built up at Dollar General’s stores, which inventory had not been timely written down due to understaffing and Dollar General’s failure to manage its inventory; (iii) the allotment of employee hours per store per week imposed by Dollar General management placed employees in virtually impossible situations where assigned tasks, including those necessary to effective store operations, could not be completed within the allotted time; (iv) Dollar General was systematically overcharging customers for items upon checkout above the listed price in violation of state laws, including state law violations identified by state regulators in Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio; (v) Dollar General’s reported revenue and earnings during the Class Period were artificially inflated by defendants’ over-pricing scheme; (vi) Dollar General’s failure to manage store inventories and accurately price items upon checkout risked the loss of customers, lower sales, adverse regulatory actions, and reputational fallout; and (vii) Dollar General was not on track to achieve its guidance during the Class Period and such guidance lacked a reasonable factual basis.
On February 23, 2023, Dollar General announced that fourth quarter of 2022 sales and earnings would come in materially below what Dollar General had led investors to expect as recently as December 2022. On this news, the price of Dollar General common stock fell.
Then, on March 16, 2023, Dollar General revealed, among other things, that it missed its prior annual net sales guidance by approximately $140 million. On this news, the price of Dollar General common stock fell nearly 3%.
Thereafter, on June 1, 2023, Dollar General reported first quarter of 2023 revenue of $130 million below analysts’ estimates. Dollar General also slashed its full year 2023 financial forecast and that it further only expected full year 2023 net sales growth in the range of 3.5% to 5%, down 26% at the midpoint from the prior 5.5% to 6% range provided in March 2023. On this news, the price of Dollar General common stock fell nearly 20%.
Finally, on August 31, 2023, Dollar General reported lower than expected second quarter of 2023 financial results and again slashed its sales and profit outlook for full year 2023. Dollar General blamed weaker consumer spending on non-essential purchases and increasing theft for the shortfall. On this news, the price of Dollar General common stock fell more than 12%.
The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has extensive experience in prosecuting investor class actions including actions involving financial fraud. You can view a copy of the complaint by clicking here.
THE LEAD PLAINTIFF PROCESS: The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 permits any investor who purchased Dollar General common stock during the Class Period to seek appointment as lead plaintiff in the Dollar General class action lawsuit. A lead plaintiff is generally the movant with the greatest financial interest in the relief sought by the putative class who is also typical and adequate of the putative class. A lead plaintiff acts on behalf of all other class members in directing the Dollar General class action lawsuit. The lead plaintiff can select a law firm of its choice to litigate the Dollar General class action lawsuit. An investor’s ability to share in any potential future recovery of the Dollar General class action lawsuit is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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As the doors of the metal fabrication company Integrity Manufacturing closed last week, so did the funding prospects behind a manufacturing plant that would make Zap electric vehicles in Kentucky and supposedly deliver 4,000 green jobs. But like a green zombie that just won’t die, Zap and a new affiliate called Zap Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky have devised a plan to resurrect the plant with the most solid of funding options: hundreds of millions of dollars in Department of Energy loans and tens of millions from an unnamed “New York-based financial firm.”
As Seth and Amy say: Really. Integrity was also betting on $200 million in loans from the DOE’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) Loan Program, but couldn’t seem to survive even the few months until the loans are supposed to be doled out. There are more than 70 applications for those funds as of the beginning of this year.
The duo behind Zap Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky, which was formed solely to get the plant built, is CEO Gary Dodd, who was a general manager for Toyota (s TM) and President Darryl Keels, who worked for Mercedes-Benz U.S. International. It’s not clear what other experience they have that would be beneficial for building an electric vehicle plant and maneuvering local, state and federal incentives.
The two claim that the new electric vehicle plant could create up to 8,615 “new direct, indirect and induced jobs,” (whatever that means) and generate nearly $40 million per year in state and local tax revenue. That’s more than double the number of jobs promised for the previous plant. OK, Governor Beshear, hopefully you learned a valuable lesson last time: don’t rest on something that’s built on shaky financial ground.


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The simplicity, genetic ease of handling, and good biology of C. elegans have made it an attractive model organism that has driven advances in several areas of biological research. Importantly, C. elegans physiological analyses have made significant contributions to researchers' understanding of development, neurological function, aging, disease mechanisms, and drug discovery. Our experienced team of scientists specialize in C. elegans research and have a deep understanding of its physiology. Equipped with sophisticated equipment and cutting-edge technology, CD BioSciences is confident in meeting your specific needs.
Physiological analysis of C. elegans refers to the study of the functional characteristics of the organism at the physiological level, including the study of various physiological processes, responses to stimuli, and the effects of genetic or environmental manipulation. Physiological analyses of C. elegans are commonly performed as follows:
Feeding and Digestion: C. elegans feeds on E. coli (OP50), and analysis of its feeding and digestion focuses on feeding behavior, food preference, and digestion.
Sensory Perception: C. elegans has multiple sensory organs, including chemosensory and mechanosensory neurons. Physiological analysis of C. elegans sensory perception involves analyzing the responses of C. elegans to chemicals, temperature, light, and touch, and exploring the neural circuits underlying sensory perception.
Reproduction and Development: Physiological analyses of reproduction and development in C. elegans focus on mating, egg production, and embryonic development.
Lifespan and Aging: C. elegans is an excellent model for studying aging, and physiological analyses of lifespan can be achieved by assessing changes in lifespan, age-related physiological parameters.
Fig.1 Anatomy of adult Caenorhabditis elegans. (Yue Y, et al., 2021)
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YUM! Made these yesterday and am now enjoying eating one after a hard hill session this morning. I put in extra peanut butter and banana and am thinking I might add honey next time.
these are so yummy one of my cheerleaders made them for a 7 hour training session was all i ate and felt full and ready to go! x
Delicious pre-run energy boost - I made them smaller so they could be eaten quite close to a long run, and would definitely add more peanut butter and more banana next time to make them moister (after three days they became very dry).
Just made these muffins after seeing recipe today. Very nice and fluffy but could do with more peanut butter and banana for extra flavour. Going to hand them out to my friends pre circuits class tomorrow morning!
These are fab. I make them all the time and my family love them as well. That and my other staple - banana loaf
i made these at the weekend...i added more peanut butter than suggested and an extra banana to the mixture...i did find the first batch a wee bit dry( maybe cos i used gluten free self raising flour), so the batch i made today, i added some honey....(my friend added maple syrup)...it made them a bit moister and they were truly yummy...i have frozen some, so i can take to work for my breakfast!
First batch are OK - just a bit bland, I think I'll add some honey next time.
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William Ip sent in these images of the Black Kites (Milvus migrans) that he photographed at Victoria Peak, Hong Kong.
“There are about 1600 Black Kites resident in Hong Kong. Every winter, additional 2-3 thousands Black Kites migrate from the North to Hong Kong to join the resident birds,” wrote William. They scatter all over Hong Kong during day time, but group together in the evening around three places – the Stonecutter Island in Kowloon, Yeung Chau at Sai Kung and the Pok Fu Lam Reservior valley.”
“The birds used to fly together in the sky for hours before sunset and rest in the trees.”


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Louis Vuitton, Manila, will be bringing in a selection of ten rare antique trunks and twelve toys from the Paris museum collection for a special exhibit entitled “Trunks and Toys.” Ten framed images, which were inspired by the toy collection, by famed French photographer Jean Lariviere will also be on display.
This thematic regional trunk exhibition will commemorate the luxury brand’s legacy in travel and culture. With pieces that have been produced since 1880 in the roster, it will appear to be like a timeline or story that shows the culture of travel as it moved into the modern age. You will also glimpse Louis Vuitton’s skill and craftsmanship as it progressed throughout the years by looking at the variations in each of the trunks.
“Trunks and Toys” will take place at The Gallery on the second floor of Greenbelt 5. It will begin on July 15 and end on August 5, 2010.
For more information, visit the Louis Vuitton website: www.louisvuitton.com


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Three Men in a Boat is one of the most amusing and durable books in the English language.
Semi-autobiographical, it recounts the adventures and mishaps of George, Harris, J. (the author) and his remarkable dog Montmorency during a boat trip along the River Thames in England from London to Oxford.
Jerome K. Jerome originally intended the book to be a guide to the Thames Valley but his publisher thought it so entertaining it was published as a comic novel and has endured as a classic of the genre ever since.
Wonderfully light and surprisingly modern in tone, the sense of fun is irrepressible, the enjoyment unstoppable.
Real laugh-out-loud stuff. Hugh Laurie is one of Britain's most successful actors.
Having started out with Stephen Fry in Jeeves and Wooster, Blackadder and A Bit of Fry and Laurie, he has become a superstar in America thanks to the success of the television series House, where he plays the eponymous doctor protagonist.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) at Wisconsin Badgers (5-1)
Madison, Wisconsin; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wisconsin -5.5; over/under is 130.5
BOTTOM LINE: Wake Forest faces the Wisconsin Badgers after Damari Monsanto scored 20 points in Wake Forest’s 97-70 win over the Hampton Pirates.
The Badgers have gone 2-0 in home games. Wisconsin has a 4-1 record against opponents over .500.
The Demon Deacons have gone 0-0 away from home. Wake Forest has a 5-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Wahl is shooting 37.8% and averaging 14.0 points for the Badgers. Connor Essegian is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers for Wisconsin.
Tyree Appleby is averaging 17.9 points, 5.6 assists and two steals for the Demon Deacons. Andrew Carr is averaging 12.0 points for Wake Forest.


Mariska de Groot: Stirred Mandala 2.0
VAPORI del CUORE
Keith Fullerton Whitman
Keith Fullerton Whitman is a composer and performer currently based in Brooklyn. He is in the process of realizing geographically and thematically relevant live electronic music under the “Redactions” banner, as well as performing contemporary revisions of his classic “Generators” and “Playthroughs” frameworks. Active from the early ‘90s Keith began exploring electronic music’s many facets, yielding dozens of recordings for influential labels such as Kranky, Planet µ, Editions Mego, PAN and many others.
Over the past 20+ years, Keith has given over 500 performances – everything from solemn held-tones to pointillist reckless-abandon – at venues ranging from “Punk” basements to some of the most celebrated European & North-American art & music festival stages. He has collaborated both on stage & record with Oren Ambarchi, Rhys Chatham, Tony Conrad, Deerhunter, Eli Keszler, Felix Kubin etc.
VAPORI del CUORE: 25 Years After
The intermittent loose collective VAPORI del CUORE saw its inception at the turn of 1993/94, uniting musicians and composers active in VENI ensemble, a contemporary music orchestra, who all shared an interest in interpreting graphic and other types of open scores. One of the collective’s main aspirations was to engage in interesting collaborations with prominent figures on the world improvised music scene, and this is exemplified by their recent triple-CD selection titled Themes and Variations, which will see its release at NEXT festival.
Gnod (R&D) is a stripped back version of the band consisting for this outing of Gnod co-founders Paddy Shine and Chris Haslam. After 10 years of Gnod with over 40 players passing through the ranks and collaborations with the likes of Charles Hayward, Faust and Anthony Child (Surgeon) to name but a few, Gnod (R&D) is a chance to hit the road again. R&D will find Paddy and Chris improvising with new instruments, sounds and ideas. At NEXT, their performance will be accompanied by the specially commissioned live visuals of VJ, creative coder and theatre director GND aka Peter Gonda.
Mariska de Groot
Intrigued by the phenomena and history of optical sound, Mariska de Groot makes comprehensive analog light-to-sound instruments and installations. A new version of her Stirred Mandala performance arises from her ongoing research on optical sound and spiral movements in body and machine and is a result of Mariska’s residency at A4. The spinning pattern of a ‘tone wheel’ is projected on the floor, like a rug of light creating the instrument surface for the performer, while light-to-sound transducers become her playful tools.


The open source engine Docker announced Wednesday that it has acquired London-based Orchard Laboratories, makers of the Orchard and Fig applications. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.
Docker is an open source tool that automates the deployment of any application as a manageable, self-sufficient container that can run practically anywhere. The Orchard application is a service for hosting Docker containers, and Fig is a tool for orchestrating local development environments.
Both the Orchard and Fig applications were popular projects to come out of the Docker ecosystem, but it seems that only one will survive the acquisition. According to a blog post on the Orchard website:
Both Orchard and Fig are small pieces of the puzzle. While Fig has caught on, Orchard hasn’t to the same extent, so we’ll be closing it down on October 23rd. There’s a migration guide to help you move your containers, images and data elsewhere.
Docker also has pretty detailed plans for the next steps of the combined companies. Orchard CEO Ben Firshman and co-founder Aanand Prasad will lead developer environment initiatives at Docker while continuing to maintain Fig.
Docker listed additional plans in its own blog post:
First, in parallel to maintaining Fig, Ben and Aanand will help incorporate into Docker the orchestration interfaces that they wished were available when building their own tools on top of it. 'There are a thousand ways to implement orchestration. But those should be a thousand plugins, exposed to the developer through a unified, elegant interface.' We agree, and can’t wait to build this interface together.
Second, they will lead a new Developer Experience group – or DX for short. The goal of DX is to make Docker awesome to use for developers. This means anything from fixing UI details, improving Mac and Windows support, providing more tutorials, integrating with other popular developer tools, or simply using Docker a lot and reporting problems.
Firshman and Prasad said they plan to stay in London to head up a new Docker location, which Docker said will help the company expand its European footprint.


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Rove speaks out after brutal axing
Rove's triumphant return to television came crashing down after just two episodes when Saturday Night Rove was axed earlier this month.
But despite the doomed show being dumped from Network 10's line-up in light of dismal ratings, 45-year-old McManus tells Stellar he's pleased to be able to shift his focus to his passion for illustration.
The three-time Gold Logie winner has written and illustrated two children's books inspired by his five-year-old daughter with wife Tasma Walton, Ruby, and he says penning a cartoon for television isn't out of the question.
McManus says becoming a cartoonist has long been a dream of his, stemming from his love for the "lighter side of life".
"It's the perfect way into connecting with kids," he says.
"I have never had any hesitation about playing the monster or the superhero, or whatever is required when I'm playing with my daughter. But I was also doing that way before I had my own kid, with my nieces and nephews," he told Stellar.
The beloved media personality went on to reveal - rather surprisingly - that as a child, he was shy.
He said he spent hours in his bedroom drawing characters, something he's always enjoyed as a form of "escapism".
"I'm not a natural performer, but I've always enjoyed the escapism of writing and animation."
This year, McManus has penned two children's books; Disgusting McGrossface, which came about after he tried to explain his irritation with litterbugs to Ruby during a trip to the park, and Rocky Lobstar - an idea he initially pitched as a cartoon series to Nickelodeon in the US.
While reluctant to deeply discuss his variety show being booted off the network, according to Stellar, he said it won't be the last time we'll see him on TV.
"TV has been as much a part of my life as drawing," McManus tells Stellar. "So I'm
sure I'll find myself back there again, too."
Perhaps, he added, as a lead role in one of his own cartoons.
Disgusting McGrossface ($17.99) is out now; Rocky Lobstar: Rocky To The Rescue! ($14.99) is out Tuesday, both via Scholastic Australia.
For the full story, Stellar Magazine is available inside The Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Herald Sun and The Sunday Mail
For more from Stellar, head to www.stellarmag.com.au


Utah snowpack above average so far this winter
The water available in Utah’s snowpack this winter is above the 20-year average in most areas of the state.
Snowpack exceeds median for this time in the winter
Data from the Natural Resources Conservation Service shows the snow water equivalent in the current snowpack ranges from 99% of the yearly average in the Ogden-Weber drainage to 180% in southwestern Utah.
The Provo-Utah Lake drainage stands at 107% of average. The Duchesne drainage, which also provides water to the Wasatch Front, is at 137%.
Statewide, the snowpack average from winter storms and snow fall so far is 130% above the average. With ample time left in this winter, there is a possibility snowpack will continue to increase.
Look at the numbers when I originally made this prediction. Haha! But we did it! We are officially above normal snowpack statewide. In fact, statewide average is 130% of median! What a storm cycle! https://t.co/UByaTfMTMi pic.twitter.com/yw7QLfGsie
— 𝕎𝕒𝕤𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕊𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 (@WasatchSnow) January 1, 2022
Utah has been gripped by drought conditions in recent years. Although the snowpack numbers are encouraging, data from the National Integrated Drought Information System shows most of Utah is still in a severe drought status.
Today’s Top Stories
- Southern Utah teenager dies in digging accident at state park in Kanab
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- In some instances, children as young as age 10 can work in Utah
- SLC experiences the 3rd largest rent increase in the nation
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Forgot to post yesterday, but think of this post as a two-day post, as both days are on the same chapter, what I’m calling the Battle Scene. Today at Cafe Fiore!
(Actually more like Chapter 16)
For the record, I did get my minimum of 4 hours in yesterday on the Battle Scene. Also attended a Writers Cramp meeting for a critique of Chapter 21. As always, Cramp raises the bar for me to another level. Thanks Crampies!
Today, an 8-hour day: Goal after Battle Scene: I finish up the Battle Scene and Dive into the Post-Battle Scenes.
(If you havent heard, our beloved SF Signal, which used to host SF Mind Meld, recently went defunct. Happily, James Aquilone re-functed it on his website, and invited me to be part of its last glorious funct.)
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An optical card comprising a memory region in which one pit train for supplying a track servo signal and a synchronizing signal is formed at a edge portion of the memory region. The optical card achieves increased storing capacity by including only one pit train. A recording/reproduction apparatus for the card comprises first and second optical heads. The first optical head scans the pit train to obtain the track servo signal and a synchronizing signal. The second optical head is used for recording and reproducing information from the optical card.
1. An optical card provided with a rectangular memory region having a first edge and a second edge for storing information read by an optical reproducing apparatus during transportation of the optical card in a predetermined direction inside said optical reproducing apparatus, comprising:
a first train of pits formed along said first edge of said memory region extending parallel to said predetermined transportation direction of said optical card, wherein each pit has a predetermined length;
a plurality of track control pits, respectively positioned parallel to and extending from said first train of pits, wherein each of said track control pits being longer in length than said predetermined length of a pit from said first train of pits;
a plurality of address pits, each address pit extending from a corresponding track control pit, wherein said plurality of address pits includes pits of various lengths; and
a plurality of linear tracks, each said linear track extending from a corresponding address pit, for storing information.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an optical card on which information can be recorded, and an apparatus for recording information on and/or reproducing information from the optical card.
2. Description of the prior art
An optical card has advantages in that over other memory devices in that it has a large memory capacity despite its small size, and be widely used in various information processing fields. Such optical cards include the read only type and the so-called write once type. In an optical card of the read only type, information is recorded during manufacturing prohibiting the additional recording of information on the card. By contrast, in an optical card of the write once type, information can be recorded once by the holder of the card. An optical card of the write once type-will be described below to illustrate the prior art in contrast to the present invention.
A typical example of optical cards is shown in FIG. 5. The optical card 50 of FIG. 5 has a plate-like body 51, and a rectangular memory region 52 made of a magnetooptical material on which information can be optically recorded. FIG. 6 shows the structure of the memory region 52 in more detail. In the memory region 52, a plurality of guide tracks 61 are disposed in a parallel manner at fixed intervals. The guide tracks 61 are used in controlling a optical head of a recording and reproducing apparatus for the card which will be described below. Along each of the guide tracks 61, a pit train 62 is formed having a stripe portion (record track) 63 of fixed width between the guide track 61 and the pit train 62. Each pit train 62 consists of a plurality of circular pits 62a arranged in a row. Information is recorded as dot patterns 64 formed in the record tracks 63. The pit train 62 is used for obtaining synchronizing signals.
A recording and reproducing apparatus for the optical card 50 is shown in FIG. 4. When information is recorded on or reproduced from the optical card 50, the optical card 50 is inserted through a slot (not shown) of the apparatus of FIG. 4, and then immovably rests on a carrying means (not shown) which, as shown by bidirectional arrow A, is moved reciprocally by a card-carrying motor 41. An optical head 42 is movably disposed above the moving path of the optical card 50. As shown by bidirectional arrow B, the optical head 42 is reciprocally moved by a motor 43 in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the card 50.
When information is recorded on or reproduced from the card 50, the optical head 42 is moved so that it is positioned above the stripe portion 63 in which information is to be recorded or from which information is to be reproduced. While changing the relative positional relation between the optical card 50 and the optical head 42, a tracking signal is obtained from the guide track 61, and the synchronizing signal from the pit train 62. The fine adjustment of the light beam of the optical head 42 is conducted on the basis of the obtained tracking signal. The recording and reproduction of information is performed in accordance with the synchronizing signal.
In the prior art optical card 50, the guide track 61 and the pit train 62 must be formed for each record track 63. Namely, the memory region 52 contains the portions 61 and 62 which are useless in the storage of information, resulting in the prior art optical card having a reduced capacity for storing information.
The optical card of this invention, which overcomes the above-discussed and numerous other disadvantages and deficiencies of the prior art, includes a memory region for storing information having a first section and a second section in which information can be optically stored, said first section being juxtaposed to said second section, and a train of pits formed in said first section.
In a preferred embodiment, the memory region has a rectangular shape, and the train of pits is formed along one of the sides of said rectangular memory region.
In a preferred embodiment, the pits are arranged at predetermined intervals.
The recording and/or reproducing apparatus of this invention comprises a supporting means for supporting the above-mentioned card; an optical means; and a moving means for changing the relative positional relationship along a first direction between said supporting means and said optical means, said optical means having a first optical head for obtaining signals from said train of pits, a second optical head for recording information on and reproducing information from said second section, and another moving means for reciprocally moving said second optical head in a second direction perpendicular to said first direction.
In a preferred embodiment, the optical means further comprises an adjustment means for finely adjusting the optical operation of said second optical head.
In a preferred embodiment, a adjustment means adjusts a position of an object lens of said second optical head, in the direction perpendicular to said one direction and in the focusing direction.
In a preferred embodiment, the adjustment means operates on the basis of the signals obtained from said first optical head.
Thus, the invention described herein makes possible the objectives of:
(1) providing an optical card which has a large memory capacity;
(2) providing an optical card in which guide tracks are unnecessary;
(3) providing an optical card which requires only one pit train;
(4) providing an apparatus for recording information on and reproducing information from an optical card having a large memory capacity; and
(5) providing an apparatus for reproducing information from an optical card having a large memory capacity.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view diagrammatically illustrating an apparatus according to the invention.
FIG. 2 is a side elevation view illustrating two optical heads of the apparatus of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 illustrates the structure of an optical card according to the invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the structure of a prior art recording and reproducing apparatus for an optical card.
FIG. 5 shows a prior art optical card.
FIG. 6 illustrates the structure of the memory region of the optical card of FIG. 5.
FIG. 3 illustrates the structure of a preferred embodiment of an optical card according to the invention. The optical card C comprises a plate-like plastic body 1, and a rectangular memory region 2. In the optical card C, the memory region 2 has a first section 3 which extends along one side 2a of the memory region 2, and a second section 4 which occupies the portion of the region 2 other than the first section 3. A pit train 5 consisting of a plurality of circular pits 5a is formed in the first section 3. The pits 5a have a diameter of 2 to 5 μm and are arranged in a row at intervals of less than 10 μm.
In the second section 4, a plurality of tracks 8 in which information is to be stored are provided so that they extend in parallel with the pit train 5 at intervals of 2 to 5 μm. For each of the tracks 8, a long pit 6 and address pit portions 7 are formed between a second side 2b of the memory region 2 and the tracks 8. The long pits 6 are used for facilitating the track count control. Each of the address pit portions 7 indicates the address of the corresponding track 8. In the optical card C of FIG. 3, information can be stored in the area other than those used for the pit train 5, the long pits 6 and the address pit portions 7. Namely, the optical card C of FIG. 3 comprises a larger area for storing information when compared to prior art optical cards.
FIG. 1 illustrates a recording and reproducing apparatus for the optical card of FIG. 3. The apparatus of FIG. 1 has a tray 11 on which the optical card C immovably rests. The tray 11 is driven by a driving means (not shown) for moving reciprocally the optical card C in directions indicated by the bidirectional arrow A. Above the moving path of the card C, is disposed an optical means D which comprises a first optical head 12 and a second optical head 13. The first optical head 12 is fixed to a pedestal (not shown) so that pits 5a of the pit train 5 of the card C move sequentially directly under the first optical head 12. The second optical head 13 is movably mounted on the pedestal. A stepping motor 14 is provided to move the second optical head 13 along the directions indicated by the bidirectional arrow B. The first optical head 12 scans the pit train 5. The second optical head 13 is moved by the stepping motor 14 to be positioned above one of the tracks 8 into which information is to be recorded or from which information is to be reproduced, and then scans the long pit 6 and the pit portion 7 to read the address of the track 8. Thereafter, the second optical head 13 conducts the process of recording or reproduction of information. Operation of the optical heads 12 and 13 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
As shown in FIG. 2, the second optical head 13 comprises a semiconductor laser device 21, beam splitters 22 and 23, an object lens 26, and an optical detector 28. The first optical head 12 comprises a beam splitter 24, an object lens 25, and an optical detector 27. The light beam emitted from the laser device 21 is split so that one portion of the light beam is directed to the beam splitter 24 of the first optical head 12, thereby the laser beam is impinged on the pit train 5.
The light beam reflected from the pit train 5 enters through the splitter 24 into the detector 27 to be converted into an electric signal (control signal). In accordance with the control signal, the object lens 25 is controlled by a known control means (not shown) in the focusing direction F and the transverse direction T, thereby adequately focusing the laser spot of the optical head 12 on the pit train 5. The control signal is also supplied to a Control means (not shown) for the second optical head 13. In the control means for the second optical head 13, the control signal is used as a track servo signal to control the object lens 26 in the focusing direction F and the transverse direction T. The control signal is used also as a synchronizing signal, thereby controlling the recording and/or reproducing operation of the second optical head 13.
When information is to be reproduced from the optical card C, for example, the laser beam of the second optical head 13 which is controlled in accordance with the control signal scans the second section 4 of the card C. The light beam reflected from the second section 4 enters into the optical detector 28 through beam splitters 23 and 22, and is converted into an electric signal which will be processed to obtain information.
In the example described above, the laser device 21 is mounted in the second optical head 13. However, the laser device 21 may be mounted in the first optical head 12.
The present invention can be applied to a wide variety of optical cards irrespective of the structures of the pits and the material for the memory region.
It is understood that various other modifications will be apparent to and can be readily made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of this invention. Accordingly, it is not intended that the scope of the claims appended hereto be limited to the description as set forth herein, but rather that the claims be construed as encompassing all the features of patentable novelty that reside in the present invention, including all features that would be treated as equivalents thereof by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains.


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Sheryl Lee Ralph has been waiting a long time to deliver her acceptance speech.
The actress — who this year won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for her role on “Abbott Elementary” — sang her speech in an iconic moment at the ceremony (and she looked incredible while she did it).
On Tuesday’s episode of “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” Sheryl told JHud that she lost her mind when she heard her name called. “I was in such absolute shock because I didn’t think it was me,” she told JHud, adding that she was only there to support her cast. “I thought it was somebody else.”
Sheryl said she honestly doesn’t remember getting up out of her seat or walking onto the stage. She added that “things only started clicking” when Seth Meyers said. “Oh, so now you’re going to be on my show.”
“It felt great,” she told Jennifer. “It felt amazing. It still feels amazing!”
Jennifer — who began the interview by confessing she almost missed her own birthday party because she was watching the Emmys on September 12 and was taken by Sheryl’s speech — told Sheryl that the public felt the energy.
Asked whether she’d had a speech prepared, Sheryl said: “Like many of you, I have had a speech prepared since I was 5 years old!”
The actress told JHud that she’s been ready ever since Tinkerbell came up out of that steeple and started to “make dreams come true.” That’s how long she’s been practicing her speech. However, she said it all went out of her head as soon as she got up onstage.
Still, the star, who notes that she feels at home center stage, gave herself a pep talk when she realized the magnitude of the moment.
“Gather yourself,” she recalled telling herself. “Because this is your moment!”


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