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Fuck genderswapping, I hereby demand that all cast and characters of any future Sherlock remake be replaced with cats and kittens.
Colonel Catastian Meowran.
THIS IS THE CUTEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN
The game is afoot. Sherlock Holmes fans around the world have been asked to turn into detectives themselves in order to track down the first ever feature film starring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous creation.
A Study in Scarlet, a silent movie directed by George Pearson, was released 100 years ago this autumn but has not been seen in generations. It is high on the British Film Institute’s Most Wanted films list, and the BFI has now appealed to the general public for any information of its whereabouts.
"Every archivist dreams of finding lost films," said Bryony Dixon, curator of Silent Film at the BFI National Archive. "But this is a film of great importance. Sherlock Holmes is internationally renowned as a great detective. It would be wonderfully appropriate if a super-sleuth could help us celebrate the centenary of this film with a chance to see it. “
A Study in Scarlet is an adaptation of Doyle’s novel of the same name, which concerns Brigham Young’s trek across America with his Mormon followers and sees Holmes solve a series of murders through masterly deduction.
The call-out coincides with a landmark exhibition on the consulting detective, and the city which inspired the stories, at the Museum of London, opening 17 October. Alex Werner, curator of the exhibition, said:
"The long filmic history of Sherlock Holmes is unique – dominating popular culture in a manner only to be rivalled perhaps by Dracula or Frankenstein. As we prepare for the museum’s major exploration of the most famous fictional Londoner of all time, it would be a remarkable achievement to discover this missing film in its centenary year, and at the very least, remind the public of Sherlock’s endurance on-screen, interpreted literally hundreds of times for over a century.”
Pearson’s A Study in Scarlet was made for the Samuelson Manufacturing Company in 1914. It featured James Bragington in the lead role and was shot at Worton Hall studios and on location.
Fans with any information are urged to get in contact at Sherlockholmes@bfi.org.uk or via Twitter using the hashtag #findSherlock.
Anonymous asked: did you tour the SETS or simply LOCATIONS?
nooo sorry im a fool they were just the locations
the point of pouring a shit ton of ice water over yourself is because when one suffers from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) one of the affects the disease has is a numbness throughout the body, as well as struggling to breathe, and both these are meant to temporarily happen when doused in freezing water. It’s to raise awareness of what ALS feels like and encourage donations towards research and cures.
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Maia and I toured the Sherlock sets locations today and it was fab
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Ok guys I recently picked up an A&K SR25 because I figured it would be a good platform to start a DMR build. When I got it from AEX(walk-in store) it was shooting about 400-415fps w/ a javelin .2g BB. I don't care about ROF because I disabled the awful full auto function this gun comes with stock. Here's a list of everything I've done with it so far and what I plan on doing to finish it. Some advise about parts would be helpful. Internal Parts so far: 9.6v 1200 mah battery Dboys bearing spring guide Guarder M150 spring(non PSG-1 type) Bravo Aluminum ported piston head w/ bearings Bravo Double O-ring cylinder head 5KU Air Seal nozzle King Arms 80 degree bucking Masamune 6.01mm TBB (509mm) I have an AMP high torque motor and AEG burst wizard kit that I haven't installed yet. Everything else is stock External Parts so far: Magpul MOE motor grip DE Magpul MBUS front & rear DE Magpul trigger guard DE Magpul AFG DE Harris style bipod A&K suppressor A&K rail panel(x2) Now with this set-up I'm getting 472-475fps w/ .2 it's very consistent but my target FPS is 600 w/ .2 because that will yield me about 400fps with a .43g BB. Here's what I'm looking at getting. Internals: 11.1v lipo battery with a 20c dump Astro zero loss connectors 16 gauge silver plated wire Tunable Ver. 2 trigger Matrix SR25 8mm reinforced gearbox CA super torque up SR25 gear set Matrix Aluminum SR25 piston or G&G nano co-alloy piston for the L85 Systema Ver. 2 metal spring guide w/o bearing Systema 400% PSG-1 spring Reaps hop-up bucking Energy SR25 Stainless cylinder or CA SR25 bore-up kit if I go with a 650mm barrel Externals: Magpul PRS for an AEG DE Magpul RSA 6-24x50mm mildot scope w/ micro red dot on top Dboys Ambidextrous mag catch And that's about everything. Like I said advise on parts and cheapest places to buy them would be helpful. If you guys want to through in some of your own DMR builds I'd like to hear about them.


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Year : 2014 | Volume
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Re: Propranolol for infantile haemangiomas: Early experience from a tertiary center
Anand Pandey, Shailendra P Singh, Rajesh Verma, Vipin Gupta
Department of Surgery, Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, India
Department of Surgery, Uttar Pradesh Rural Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Saifai, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
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We read with interest the article by Pandey et al.,  on the use of propranolol in patients of haemangioma. It is indeed a common problem of much concern to the parents of the affected child. Since its first use in 2008,  the use of propranolol has increased by leaps and bounds, mostly claiming good response.
The peculiarity of this particular study appears to be its use in non-involuting congenital haemangioma (NICH), which had not been mentioned previously. We believe that the response to propranolol of NICH should have been studied separately. Almost all studies have evaluated the role of propranolol for infantile haemangioma (IH). NICH has not been found to be responsive to propranolol.  Thus, this study appears to be having a basic flaw in its design.
The response to the treatment does not clearly state whether the non-responders were of NICH or IH. Besides this, there has been no classification of haemangiomas into superficial, deep and mixed type. Mostly, it is the superficial type, which responds to treatment.  Whether propranolol produces same results in all types is not clear. Though there is some description that superficial lesions responded better than the other haemangiomas, it has not been supported by statistical analysis. What we have noticed is that propranolol is better suited for superficial type rather than other haemangiomas.
Although the authors have carefully looked for the possible complications of propranolol by clinical and biochemical evaluation, there has been no mention of serum potassium levels, which have been reported to be deranged in case of propranolol use in form of hyperkalaemia.
The response in ulcerated haemangioma is also not very clear. Was propranolol the only treatment used or was it a combination? This needs some elaboration in this study.
We believe that the conclusions, as stated by the authors, do not match, especially for NICH. There has been a confusion as the title indicates use of propranolol for IH whereas the study includes NICH as well.
It would be great if the authors share their views about our concerns.
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|3||Boucek RJ Jr, Kirsh AL, Majesky MW, Perkins JA. Propranolol responsiveness in vascular tumors is not determined by qualitative differences in adrenergic receptors. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013;149:772-6. |
|4||Pandey A, Gangopadhyay AN, Gopal SC, Kumar V, Sharma SP, Gupta DK, et al. Twenty years' experience of steroids in infantile hemangioma - a developing country's perspective. J Pediatr Surg 2009;44:688-94.|
|5||Pavlakovic H, Kietz S, Lauerer P, Zutt M, Lakomek M. Hyperkalemia complicating propranolol treatment of an infantile hemangioma. Pediatrics 2010;126:e1589-93.|

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Shelly Jarvis began working on The Dreamwalker thanks to a writing assignment in Mrs. Burger's eleventh grade English class, but her passion for writing developed at seven when she wrote a Halloween tale about a witch and a ghost who became best friends.
Shelly began reading at three years old, writing at four, and putting together her own short stories (drawings included) at five. The love of reading and desire to write being instilled at such a young age, it carried through the years with Shelly, molding and shaping her ideas, imagination, and day to day life.
As a teenager, Shelly fell in deep like with poetry and convinced herself she was deep, emotional, and completely misunderstood. Years later she realized how silly she was as a teen, but did eventually find her poetic voice in her twenties when she fell in love with her beautiful home state of West Virginia.
An avid science fiction and fantasy fanatic, Shelly spends a large portion of each day dwelling in other worlds. She credits Madeleine L'Engle with her introduction to the genre, J.R.R Tolkien for expanding her view, George R.R. Martin for deepening her vision, and J.K. Rowling for blowing her mind.
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I am generally not a fan of romance novels, but Brae's story had me hooked from the beginning. When we first meet Soraya, she is preparing for her prom, though in her mind she knows it is the last event before she becomes homeless and loses everyone she cares about. After a disastrous encounter with her friend's girlfriend, she runs away to give in to the horrible things that are surely about to befall her...only they don't happen. Instead a kind stranger sets her up in a hotel and provides all she needs.
While in the hotel, she meets Mateo, a handsome stranger who whisks her away into a fantasy life. Only the life he offers is far more dangerous than she realizes, and Soraya finds herself in a relationship she is afraid to leave.
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Ledger, a peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies, has added a Bank of England economist and researcher to its editorial board.
The board member, Dr Michael Kumhof, is senior research advisor in the new Research Hub of the Bank of England, where he co-leads and helps to formulate the research agenda.
His research interests primarily include monetary reform (including digital currencies), the role of banks in the macroeconomy and the role of economic inequality in causing imbalances and crises.
Prior to his position with the Bank of England, he served as deputy division chief in the Modeling Division of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) .
His published work has appeared in a number of journals, including AER, JME, AEJ Macro, JIE, JEDC, JMCB, EER, and the Journal of Macroeconomics.
Ledger became the first ever peer-reviewed academic journal devoted to cryptocurrencies when it launched back in September 2015.
Formed via a partnership between the University of Pittsburgh, MIT Media Lab and Coin Center (which partly funded the project), Ledger aims to help mature academic research in the field of cryptocurrencies.
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I am giving your recipe a 4-star rating only because my family loved it! I, on the other hand, was not a fan of the flavor which makes me reluctant to give a personal review, but I will give you my honest opinion since I was the one cooking the Tri-Tip. :) This was my first time cooking a Tri- Tip so I liked the idea of your rub recipe for easy insurance of tenderness & flavorful meat. However, personally, I thought the end result was too salty and the rosemary I think gave it the flavor I was not fond of. I love rosemary on my chicken recipes, but I guess not on my beef meats. Sorry to make that sound like a negative for your recipe so I hope others do not take it that way. My husband RAVED about the Tri-Tip so your rub was a big hit with him!! I will use your rub recipe in the future and maybe try it on my chicken recipe :) Thanks so much.
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Two young sisters who lived near the top of Grenfell Tower have miraculously been found alive in hospital, but their parents are still missing. Tazmin Belkadi, six, and sister Malek, 10, were discovered following hours of desperate searching by their family having escaped from the 20th floor of the tower.
But the youngsters’ parents Farah Hamdan and Omar Belkadi as well as their six-month-old sibling are still missing and the family continues its frantic search. Farah’s uncle Adel Chaoui said one of the youngsters is in a coma and the other is sedated due to trauma. As the family searched yesterday Farah’s dad, Rkia Hamdan, said: “We’ve been to all the hospitals and we’ve been searching all day but we still haven’t found them, we just want to know they are safe.
“They’ve got two little girls Tazmin and Malek and we’re just so upset and worried about them.” The official death toll stands at 17, but a councillor told Sky News that emergency crews “fear more than 100 people could have died” in the inferno.

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Courtney Love, now clean and sober for 15 months, says she had some high-profile help on her road to recovery: Mel Gibson.
While she was doing drugs with some men in a posh Beverly Hills hotel room, Love revealed on Tuesday’s Good Morning America, the leading man – who himself only recently underwent his own sobering experience – showed up along with addiction counselor Warren Boyd.
“Mel kept coming to the door with this cheesy grin going, ‘Hi!'” Love said. “I just kept looking at him going, ‘Blank off!’ I know him and he’s a nice guy, but it just didn’t matter who it was. It could have been Jesus. I didn’t care.”
But the others doing drugs with her recognized Gibson and left with him to get a cheeseburger – leaving Boyd alone with Love to coax her into rehab.
Love, 42, was ordered into a rehab program in August 2005 after tearfully admitting in court that she’d used drugs in violation of her probation terms. At that point, she knew it was either rehab or jail.
The previous February, Love was sentenced to three years’ probation and anger management counseling after pleading no contest to misdemeanor assault on a woman at the home of her former boyfriend.
Also on GMA Love admitted to interviewer Diane Sawyer that she once tried out to be a Mouseketeer, though in all likelihood her audition material scuttled her potential: a poem by poet Sylvia Plath, who committed suicide.
As far as her career now is concerned, Love is promoting a recently published memoir, Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love, and working on her new album with veteran music producer and former 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry, Billboard recently reported.
In her personal life, Love is determined to stay sober and be the best mom she can to her 14-year-old daughter Frances Bean Cobain, whose father was the late Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain.
“She’s fantastic,” Love told Sawyer, about her daughter. “She’s top of her class, very popular. She hates when I say this, as a matter of fact, she corrects me. I was saying she never kissed a boy. She did kiss a boy, but it was a little kiss. And she’s a great sportswoman, and just a great kid all around.”

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Two men escaped uninjured Sunday after the single-engine plane they were flying flipped over after a hard landing at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, according to officials with the North Metro Fire Rescue District.
Rescue crews were first called out to the airport, 11755 Airport Way, Broomfield, shortly after 4:30 p.m. when air traffic controllers reported that a plane had flipped over at the end of one of the runways, according to a news release.
When crews arrived they found a Cessna 172 Skyhawk II flipped upside down about 100 yards east of the end of Runway 29 Right, according to the release.
The plane’s two male occupants, a student and an instructor, were helped out of the plane. They were not injured in the crash, the release said.
The instructor told investigators they had been practicing take-offs and landings when strong down draft winds kept them from gaining the necessary altitude, and forced a hard landing the resulted in the plane flipping, according to the release.
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Friday, June 25, 2010
Wow...10 years already
The reunion was weird. There were a handful of people that I spoke to more in the few hours of the reunion than I did in all of high school. I expect more people to have grown up in the last 10 years and be able to at least smile and say "hello, how are you" and not walk away giggling and making comments about what people look like (this was the weird part - a lot of people seemed like they were still in the high school mode except that now they could legally have alcohol). I'm glad I went because I was able to connect with a lot of people that I had lost touch with over the past 10 years and it was nice to catch up.
I spent a few hours with James at his shop where he showed me some of his latest creations. This almost finished quilt top was one of them:
How amazing is that! I love the way the flower blocks blend together to form the forest floor and the appliqued borders are amazing (and way better than any of the applique that I've attempted).
Hopefully, my next trip down won't be as full of stuff so we can rest a bit more (I'm hoping some time in August works).

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Quotes From The Road…..
“Our church, Zion Southern Methodist Church, Mullins,SC, was honored to have The Proclaimers Quartet in concert on October 19th for our annual homecoming. We were blessed with their singing and Lloyd on the keyboard. They sang so many of our favorites. Following the concert, we enjoyed their fellowship at the homecoming meal. Several of us took some of that good singing home with us by their CDs and DVD. It was a special day that we will remember for a long time. We are already looking forward to them coming back. May God continue to bless The Proclaimers Quartet as they “proclaim” the gospel in song wherever they go. Thanks Proclaimers!” –Cynthia Watkins, Pastor’s wife


I’m sure we could all do with something to smile about. It’s been a tough year all-round, no matter who or where you are. Between the political turmoil and the pandemic’s imposed angst and isolation, it is perhaps now more than ever that we need music to come to our rescue. And whilst 2020 seems to have thrown up music as bleak as the conditions that it imposed, from angsty rockers rallying against injustice and inequality to earnest folkies waxing lyrical about the lockdown, surely it is time for something a bit lighter. Please?
But wait, what’s that on the horizon? A purple glow of disco-light to herald the arrival of a sashaying army of groovers and movers in sparkly mini-dresses, hot-pants and false eye-lashes. The sonic cavalry has arrived.
Babushka is a fictional character and the product of acclaimed Swedish drag show group Cabaret Moulin. And whilst she has a reputation for being a beautiful disaster, to protest too much and to never be at fault, here she proves to be the perfect tonic. She may be fictional but she is a lot of fun and absolutely fabulous! To quote the icon herself, “This year has been all about Covid-19. We need something more lighthearted and some positive crazy that will lift our spirits and I have just that for those who are game”
Zoom Zoom Zoom comes in three different mixes (an extended and instrumental mix offering more bang for your buck baby) but, as always, it is to the video that you need to turn for the full experience. The song is a groovesome mix of dance beats, reggaeton rhythms and Day-Glo pop moves but it is the video which delivers the real sucker-punch.
This troupe of (mainly) blonde bombshells, strut and slink around for the camera dropping infectious sing-a-long vibes as easily as they deliver suggestive dance routines and not-so-subtle innuendo. I’m not sure what the visual equivalent of a double-entendre is but this video is loaded with them. Naughty.
But that’s the whole point. Naughty…but definitely nice. A song and a video designed to take your mind off the hardships and constant grind (oh, they’ve got me at it now) of the real world. To make you smile. To have you raise an eyebrow. To carry you away to a place of disco-balls (saucy) and clubland cool, fantasy and fun, sound and sass. Forget the Sturm und Drang of the world as it is today and embrace the Strut and Drag of Cabaret Moulin…it’s just what the doctor ordered.


Star channels his inner John Travolta for dance role
BEFORE taking on his current touring theatre role, former Casualty star Richard Winsor had to learn to walk.
Not just any old one-foot-infront-of-the-other walk, but the most difficult walk ever seen on the film screen.
This is a walk that symbolises swagger, the belief that anything is possible – the sidewalk walk of John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever.
Now, Richard is set to bring his walk, and indeed his dance moves to Glasgow when he plays the part of Tony Manero in Saturday Night Fever, the stage musical.
But how can an actor from Nottinghamshire develop a Brooklyn brio?
How can hope to convince a King’s theatre audience he is a disco deity?
It turns out Richard in fact trained at the Central School of Ballet and has starred in several Matthew Bourne productions.
And as for producing a little of the cockiness Travolta revealed 40 years ago?
The actor and dancer grins as he admits he has used his special powers several times in the past.
“I remember being at weddings where I did get a little circle around me,” he recalls. “This happened in the clubs a few times as well.
“And I have to admit it was lovely to get the attention.”
Richard, who also played the lead in 2010 movie Streetdance, where ballet met club dance, says it’s fantastic to be able to reveal a classical styles in a modern context.
“Yes, it’s great to surprise people.”
Female people, Richard? Were you catnip to the ladies who surrounded the dance floor?
“I’m not sure about catnip,” he says, smiling.
What the role requires, he acknowledges, is an effortless charm.
Did he reach into his own character for the confidence?
“I’ve got an element of it,” he says, grinning. “I’m an actor. But for me it was about finding the rhythm and flow of the piece itself.
“Yet, I never imagined I’d be stepping into Travolta’s shoes. I love the challenge however and I’ve always had a huge respect for him.”
He adds; “John Travolta’s performance in the film Saturday Night Fever was what got me dancing as a kid. The disco scenes, his solo, his very masculine energy, inspired me.”
Saturday Night Fever was a worldwide success story, the tale of the sultry New Yorker who finds redemption in dance, where he meets a woman capable of coping with his arrogance.
The film was so dark it had to be edited before being given a 12 certificate in the UK.
“Tony, we learn, goes on this journey. And even though he has the charisma and charm, he’s not really a nice person to those around him.”
“He sort of gets away with it


DuPage County, once considered to be booming, has only a small fraction of its land left for development, and that is disappearing rapidly, according to a land-use inventory presented to County Board members.
"The county is, to be frank, pretty much built up," Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom said.
Still, the county, with help from its municipalities, is working on a strategic development plan--how to balance population and economic growth.
The challenge, Schillerstrom said, is to accommodate economic development and preserve a high quality of life.
The land-use map, which is updated once a decade, and an analysis were released by the county's Economic Development and Planning Department.
Both will be used to help policymakers coordinate land-use planning and transportation in the face of expected growth while helping to promote collaboration between the communities and government agencies addressing these issues.
"Before we can make informed, responsible decisions about further development in DuPage County, it is essential that we know what is already out there and how our land has been used, or misused, in the past," said Kyle Gilgis (R-Downers Grove), chairwoman of the county's Development Committee.
The land-use study found that as of 2003, just 5.8 percent of the land in DuPage--or 12,502 acres--was either undeveloped or agricultural. That's down from 21.8 percent--more than 40,000 acres--in 1990 and 12.4 percent in 1995.
Much of the undeveloped land is clustered near the western border of the county, next to Kane County.
During the 1990s the county's population grew rapidly. From 1995 to 2003, the fastest growth occurred in Naperville Township, with 4,000 acres newly developed.
Though the study found that undeveloped land in DuPage is dwindling, land permanently set aside for parks or reserves has increased. In 1990, 17.7 percent of the land was considered open space. In 2003, it was 19.6 percent.
Still, the study shows that open space acquisitions programs are not keeping up with the pace of development, said Brook McDonald, president and chief executive of the Naperville-based Conservation Foundation, which works to protect open space and water quality in DuPage, Kane, Will and Kendall Counties.
McDonald said tight budgets in recent years have meant less money for buying undeveloped land.
But Schillerstrom said the DuPage Forest Preserve Commission and other land preservation agencies should continue to buy open space to offset development whenever feasible.
"Until we're completely built out, I think we should do that," he said.
In 2003, single-family residences made up the largest chunk of land--32 percent--in largely suburban DuPage, home to more than 920,000 residents.
According to the census, a total of 212,231 housing units were built in DuPage from 1970 to 2000, representing 36 percent of all housing built in the five collar counties. During those decades, the DuPage population almost doubled.
According to the analysis, open space occupies the next largest portion of DuPage land, followed by transportation and utilities.


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Honest cooking and quality ingredients make Opus a modern masterpiece
In a city filled with chain restaurants it’s a pleasure to find a place which values the ingredients in its dishes as much as turnover.
Opus might be in central Birmingham, and as landlocked as you can be in Britain, but it serves the freshest fish alongside market produce in well-thought out, delicious dishes.
The ethos of this restaurant is not to serve flashy Michelin-starred dishes but instead to produce modern classics using fresh and seasonal ingredients cooked by home-grown talent.
Modern masterpiece: Opus, in central Birmingham, produces classic food using fresh and seasonal ingredients cooked by home-grown talent
The chef director, David Colcombe, goes on sourcing trips around Britain to meet producers and scout out the best of everything.
This is not only for their Cornish lamb or fresh fish, but down to the vegetables and ingredients in each dish. The new potatoes are grown on the Tiptoe Farm in Northumberland while the gooseberries are from Shughborough in Stafforshire.
The cocktails are made with Chase Vodka, produced from potatoes in Herefordshire, while the wine list is well-thought out and has an extensive offering of wine by the glass.
This is clearly a restaurant that values the quality of its ingredients highly and that is why it is celebrating its fifth birthday this year.
The result is an ever-changing menu with a different set of dishes each day. Despite its commitment to unshowy, honest cooking, Opus is also the only restaurant in the city to feature a chef’s table – a ringside seat to watch the magic happen and where diners are treated to a five-course degustation menu.
We, however, stuck to the elegant restaurant where the attentive staff matched our chosen dishes to the excellent wine list.
We started with a leek and haddock fishcake with free-range poached egg and chive beurre blanc (£8.50) and the tian of Brixham crab, plum tomato and pea puree (£12.50). The latter was deliciously light and the flavour of the crab was allowed to shine through without being overpowered by mayonnaise.
Passionate: Chef David Colcombe scours the country for the best ingredients and produce
What the fishcake lacked in imagination, it made up for with the delicious beurre blanc – although the fishcake was rather heavy on potato.
For main course we ate Scotch fillet of beef from Fingask Farm, dauphinoise potatoes, carrot puree and morel sauce (£27) and the marinated breast of Loomswood farm duck with buttered cabbage and pomme fondant (£19). Despite being out of season, the fillet was cooked beautifully and was full of flavour. The sauce was also declared delicious by my dinner partner. The duck was perfect – pink, juicy rather than fatty but the pomme fondant was sadly undercooked.
And so to dessert . We tried the lemon verbena crème brulee with summer berries, and a coconut mousse with pineapple salsa and lime sorbet (both £7).
I felt the caramelised sugar was too bitter for my taste on the brulee but the crème was deliciously light, creamy and balanced. The coconut mousse was a triumph but the lime sorbet did not stand out enough against it – and failed to provide enough of a contrast.
The menu offers a small collection of vegetarian dishes such as creamed leek and wild mushroom risotto. Diners can also choose from a three course market menu for £30 which includes a glass of Champagne.
Overall, this was a first-class dining experience where the kitchen produced honest, delicious dishes without fuss or frills.
I was surprised by the relative inexperience of the team. Head chef aside, all the dishes are prepared by a young team of chefs, many brought in from local colleges, and Opus supports training up new talent.
And just to cement its commitment to market produce, Opus also offers a dinner series of events, where guests can meet producers from the wine makers to fishermen and farmers, as well as masterclass cooking courses.
Opus, 54 Cornwall St, Birmingham, B3 2DE
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Another udon meal but with teriyaki salmon. A set meal! Now you can see I have been eating fish meat regularly? Hehe...
I love how I can control the sweetness of the homemade teriyaki sauce, in fact I read that Japanese hardly or never use teriyaki sauce from the bottles.
Keeping it short here. Be back soon!
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MUNCIE – On Tuesday morning, January 11, 2022, Detectives from the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children task force arrested a Muncie man for Possession of Child Pornography and Child Molestation.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) received a report from Google, Inc. on January 10, 2022. The report advised Google had flagged an account that contained child sexual abusive material (CSAM) as well as videos/photos which depicted possible abuse of children. The tip was sent to ISP Detectives who applied for and were granted a search warrant which identified the suspect as Justin Potts, 37 years old, of Muncie.
ISP units went to Mr. Pott’s residence where he was located and were interviewed regarding the material. During the interview, Mr. Pott’s admitted to possessing the files reported by Google, Inc.
Records indicate Mr. Potts is a registered sex offender and was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor in 2014.
Justin Potts was transported to the Delaware County Jail and charged with the following:
- 35-42-4-4 Possession of Child Pornography (Level 4 Felony)
- 35-42-4-3 Chile Molest (Level 5 Felony)
Assisting Indiana State Police was the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department, Henry County Sheriff’s Department, and the Delaware County Prosecutors Office.


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How else would you know that I’m allergic
to bees, their fluttering stings?
Or how, that summer, I moved across the grass
barefoot to hang the laundry
when I stepped on one
as it hovered above the brightness of a dandelion.
See, we are all distracted by beauty.
But how much do you need to know
before you really know someone?
You could tell them they’re beautiful
in a dark kitchen after too many glasses of wine.
Or you could say nothing at all.
There’s a living room in Chicago
where he reached for my hand and we started slow dancing
while his family finished their breakfast.
Someone might ask: Where are you going?
There’s a shopping list on the sidewalk
that fell from someone’s pocket
with items crossed out—screwdriver, mustard, pantyhose.
It made me think about other people’s lives,
those things we have in common: how grief stuns us
like the bay window a bird strikes.
There was a day my mother walked me to the bus stop.
She knelt down in the road and urged me on.
Wouldn’t you say we’ve all lost things
we thought we couldn’t live without?
Say we’ll share a cigarette in the snow
when we get off the train.
Already I can see your dog’s paws slip on the ice
as she runs to your calling,
as she runs to what she recognizes as human.
Darkness chases the children down the street.
I will not forget the way your face looked, safe, in the rain.
We were shivering from the warmth we saw inside other kitchens.
The last time I saw your mother alive she bought me a pint of beer.
We laughed when the band played “California Dreaming” in the pub in Galway.
A taxicab left one of us alone on the sidewalk in the dark.
My father stood in the kitchen with his briefcase, tie loose like the corners of his mouth.
What have I done with my life?
My mother at the stove, her cigarette quietly burning.
Downstairs, football scholarships are tucked away in his old army chest.
The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done was not tell someone
I loved them.
It is as hard as it seems.
Bonnie Minick’s first chapbook Like the One Streetlight in a Small Town encloses poems that ask the reader to pursue the answer to the question, “What can be saved?” Minick leads the reader into poems of small towns, “the bare backs of dirt roads/ the moon hanging like a loose button in the sky”, towns that are poems of memory, love, and grief. This is what poetry is to Minick. Just as she poses questions in her poems, she does not hesitate to try to answer them. In the poem, “For the Lost” she tells us, “The most dangerous thing I’ve ever done was not tell someone I loved them. / It is as hard as it seems.” It is with this definitive voice that she takes on the subjects of her poems.
Minick’s poems have been published in a variety of literary journals, including Poetry International, Chachalaca Poetry Review, miller’s pond, and Daedalus. Minick completed her MFA in Poetry at Western Michigan University. She currently teaches English at Voorhees High School. In addition to teaching and writing, she enjoys spending time with her husband and son. She also devotes her free time to defending endangered wildlife.


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A contemporary renovation took place in this home in Tunbridge Wells where new glass sliding doors and windows were installed. These glass sliding doors and slim framed sliding windows have been placed on both floors of the home drawing in light and exaggerating the magnificent views.
The glass sliding doors used in this renovation have all been installed across the entire ground floor of the home, allowing easy access into multiple rooms including an indoor pool, a home gym, a bedroom and a living area. On the second floor, slim framed sliding windows have been used and glass balustrades have been integrated within the opening to create fantastically frameless Juliet balconies.
By using these glass sliding doors and slim framed sliding windows throughout the house, the home can be naturally lit during the day as well as being well ventilated.
The use of these doors on the first floor has also provided easy access to the patio and garden as well as creating an indoor-outdoor living experience.
The slim framing of IQ’s glass sliding doors also provides the home with perfect views of the surrounding grounds without any frame obstruction.
Frameless glass balustrades have been used on the upper level of this home to create a clear yet strong safety barrier for the slim framed sliding windows.
Using these glass balustrades allows the homeowners to enjoy the views of their surroundings and provide ventilation into the upstairs rooms whilst also providing safety.
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July 13, 2013
So is abortion a 'women's health issue' or isn't it?
Texas abortion rights activists want it all ways from Sunday. They want abortion to be seen as a women's health issue - but are screaming about the "restriction" that clinics have up to date surgical facilities. Abortion is, by any definition, an invasive procedure. Doctors can't take out tonsills in their offices so why place the health of women at risk by allowing abortions there? And what about protecting women from the Kermit Gosnell's of the world? Requiring a physician to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles seems like a common sense rule. ABC News: Texas already has stringent abortion laws. Two years ago, the Legislature passed a rule requiring women to get a vaginal ultrasound and a full explanation from the treating physician 24 hours before an abortion. Opponents of that rule say it adds travel costs to the expense of the procedure, and in some cases means women also have to stay overnight. For Melissa Bradshaw, all of it seems absurd. She spent...(Read Full Post)

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Guests are invited to choose the eight records they would take to a desert island
Roy Plomley's castaway is baritone George Baker.
Favourite track: Praise to the Holiest in the Height (from The Dream of Gerontius) by Edward Elgar
Book: His favourite works by Charles Dickens
Luxury: Writing materials
Roy Plomley's castaway is conductor Arthur Fiedler.
Book: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Roy Plomley's castaway is bass Owen Brannigan.
Favourite track: Noye's Fludde by Benjamin Britten
Book: The collected works by G.K. Chesterton
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Marlene Dietrich.
Favourite track: The Rite of Spring by Igor Stravinsky
Book: The Telegram by Konstantin Paustovsky and A Story of Life by Konstantin Paustovsky
Luxury: Mementoes box
Jack de Manio
Roy Plomley's castaway is broadcaster Jack de Manio.
Favourite track: The Faithful Hussar by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars
Book: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Luxury: Scented soap
Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Tallulah Bankhead.
Book: The Human Situation by MacNeill Dixon
Luxury: Her portrait by Augustus John


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By Christopher Tang (UCLA), Brian Yeh (PwC Advisory), and Joshua Zimmerman (Amgen)
After a delay of 3.5 years and a budget overrun of 10 billion USD, Boeing delivered its first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways (ANA) in late 2011. Within about one year of service, this turbulent dream has become a series of nightmares. In January 2013, a lithium ion battery was involved in a fire onboard a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston and an ANA flight made an emergency landing in Japan prompted by a battery alarm alert and presence of smoke. The FAA decided to indefinitely ground all fifty 787s around the world. This event has created a major embarrassment for LOT, the Polish airline and the first European carrier to get the 787, who was banking on the aircraft to build its reputation as an international carrier not only in Poland, but across Eastern Europe.
As Boeing struggles to address the problem and make its fleet of 787 safe to fly again, the public is beginning to realize the enormity of the problem goes far beyond the lithium ion battery issue. Some of the fundamental problems are as follows:

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A decision has been made to operate all Mulberry Grove High School classes by remote the rest of this week.
Superintendent Bobby Koontz told WGEL the reason for going remote is a staff shortage due to COVID. He added there are also some students with it.
Only the high school is going remote. The superintendent said the plan is for the elementary and junior high students to remain attending in person, as there are enough staff members.
The situation led to the boys’ basketball game against Father McGivney being postponed Tuesday night. The junior high games scheduled for Wednesday were postponed by the Eagles’ opponent, Mt. Olive.


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Clean small apartment in a quiet area,in the older brick buildings.Bed for 2 people.The apartment is a large with kitchen 30m2.Near (3min) the tram station(bus).I live here with my girlfriend.Close to the Ostrava Arena,Vitkovice area-Dolní oblast Vitkovice (Festival area - Colours,Beats for love)
My apartment is near Ostravar Arena (ČEZ Arena).Ostravar Arena is 2,5km (30min) by walk, 2 station tram (public transport-5min), 3km by car.
Dolní oblast Vítkovice (Colours of Ostrava, Beats for love,Festival area) is 5km by car, 9 station (public transport-14min), 55 min by walk.
Center of city Ostrava is 7km or 12 station (public transport-18min).
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I live with my girlfriend in the apartment.
No noise.Keep order :) Thank you
I like traveling and meeting new people.I like natur,cities.I ready to help.I want to see as much as possible.I was in Asia,Paris,Rome,Budapest,Amalfi coast,etc.I hope that in my life to see as much as possible with my girlfriend :)

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2023 Holiday Craft Fair
November 4, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Craft Fair in Orange by the Orange Community Women’s Club
- Event will be highly publicized on social media and print publications.
- Vendor location map and passport will be provided to all fair attendees to insure traffic to your booth.
- Deadline June 1, 2023 – Spaces are now full – Wait list only
- $50 – 9′ x 8′ – Double booth @ $90
- For more information and an application contact Cheri McNabola/Orange Community Women at (203) 215-1601 or email@example.com

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Every Monday pupils from St Mark’s attend the Music Education Islington ‘Music Centre’ at AMSI. We are delighted to say that we still have six spaces for more students from Years 4,5,6 to attend. It is a fabulous way to get instrumental tuition for your child for an incredibly cheap price.
Here is some more information.
Music Education Islington ‘offer high quality music education and progression opportunities to all children and young people in Islington’.
The Music Centre is a ‘passionate and exciting after school community led by inspirational instrumental teachers. With ‘an emphasis on fun’ they offer a ‘friendly and supportive environment to nurture pupil’s musicianship skills and sign post progression opportunities’.
Playing a musical instrument and participating in ensembles helps to build a student’s confidence, resilience, teamwork and communication skills whilst developing what we hope will be a lifelong love of music and the arts.
The Music Centre runs after school on a Monday. Your son/daughter is chaperoned to the Arts and Media School, Islington (luckily for us its 5 minutes walk away!) by a St Mark’s staff member.
The sessions run from 4.00 – 6.00pm. With an extra half an hour (4.00 – 6.30pm) for those students asked to attend the orchestra.
Parents/Carers must pick up their child from the main reception of the Arts and Media School, Turle Road, N4 3LS at the end of the session.
Students can learn one of the following instruments: violin, viola, cello, double bass, ukulele, guitar, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, recorder, saxophone, trumpet, cornet, french horn, tenor horn, trombone, euphonium, tuba, drums.
As St Mark’s have partnered with MEI and the Music Centre. Our children are able to receive half price tuition. There are 10 sessions throughout the term at a cost of £6.50 each. You are asked to pay in one payment of £65.
If your child is currently not learning an instrument in school and does not have access to an instrument it is possible to rent an instrument through the school. The cost of this is £10 per term.
Please note that we wish to eliminate any financial barriers to accessing an exceptional music education. Discounted and free places are also offered to students subject to means testing.
If you are interested you can fill in a sign up form at this link: https://form.123formbuilder.com/6169208/music-centre-registration-and-individual-lessons-form-2022-23
If you want more information check out the MEI Music Centres website here: https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/study-with-guildhall/children-and-young-people/music-education-islington/out-of-school/music-centres
If you have questions please speak to Mr Allinsoin. He is in school on Mondays and Tuesdays. Alternatively, you can email the main office and the email will be forwarded to him.


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By @MichaelCaples –
While most teams were opening the season with exhibition contests over the weekend, Michigan Tech had an NCAA opponent, and they swept them in convincing fashion on the road.
After a 2-1 overtime victory on Saturday, the Huskies posted a 7-0 shutout victory against Robert Morris yesterday in Pittsburgh.
Sophomore Alec Broetzman registered a first-period hat trick en route to a four-point night, while Matt Jurusik stopped 25 for his third career shutout.
“Pucks went in for us early and the guys stuck to their discipline in the third period,” coach Joe Shawhan said in a release. “I thought everybody played well today.
“Broetzman had a great game and a good weekend all around. His line with [Alex] Smith and [Parker] Saretsky was outstanding. Parker’s showing he can play at this level and really adds to that line.”
It was the second of two big nights for Broetzman; on Saturday, the native of Hudson, Wisc., scored the game-winner in overtime.
Jurusik was in goal for that game, as well, stopping 34 shots.
“It was a fun hockey game especially with so many of our incredible fans here,” Shawhan said after Saturday’s game. “I was looking forward to getting after it tonight. We certainly had our chances to score, and Jurusik was tremendous in net. I’m really happy with the way he played.”
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(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate failed to advance a bill Wednesday that would have reversed the contraceptive decision made in the Hobby Lobby case last month.
Sixty votes were needed to invoke cloture on the measure, titled the Protect Women’s Health from Corporate Interference, but the Senate fell three votes short of advancing it.
Three Republicans -- Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mark Kirk of Illinois and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska -- joined Democrats in voting to move the bill forward.
For technical reasons, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid voted against invoking cloture, a move that allows him to bring the bill up for a vote in the future.
“Republicans are not only out of touch with women across America, they're out of touch with men across America. Hobby Lobby hurts husbands. It hurts wives,” Reid, D-Nev., said after the vote. “It's unfair to what it does to families.”
“The Supreme Court got Hobby Lobby wrong, and with their vote today, Senate Republicans got it wrong too and women across the country aren't going to forget it,” Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said after the vote.
Reid said the Senate will vote on the measure again before the end of the year.
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My daughter, Julia Groves (at The Quiet Grove), and I, have just published our third book in the Homeschooling Basics series-- Addressing Common Homeschool Misconceptions: The Truths Behind Homeschool Myths.
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Xiaomi has made it a mission of sorts to make stunning devices at affordable prices. The Mi 4i is the latest addition to that list. It must be most certainly difficult to be Mi, given the high standards they set and beat at every device release. Let us take a look at the Mi 4i today
Xiaomi Mi 4i has a 5-inch 1080p full HD display with 441ppi pixel density. It has a powerful 64-bit 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 615 CPU Octa-core CPU with 2GB of RAM for multi-tasking and runs Android Lollipop. The Mi 4i has 16GB of non-expandable internal storage. The smartphone has a 13MP primary camera and a 5MP secondary camera which will appeal to most photography enthusiasts. Connectivity options included are Dual-Sim, 4G LTE connectivity, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi and USB. It is backed by a 3120 mAh battery that the company says lasts up to two days with average use.
The phone feels like a block of marble in your hand. It makes you feel good to hold it. It has a plastic unibody design and when I say design, Xiaomi team are now masters at it. So given their own standards, this one is a bit underwhelming. I use a Mi4 and was waiting to be blown by the Mi 4i, but that did not happen. This one reminds me of an iPhone 5c, a lot! I mean this as a compliment when I say I expected a lot more from Xiaomi in design. But that being said, the phone still is one of the best looking and feeling devices in the mid-range segment. The phone is fantastic for single handed use. The best so far in that department.
The front panel is fully comprised of an OGS display, which has a full HD 1080 x 1920 pixel IPS display with Gorilla Glass 3. It has the three-button capacitive back-lit control panel on the lower side and the earpiece and front camera, along with a series of sensors on the top. It has rounded corners, so the rear panel flushes neatly against the display glass, which considerably improves the device’s protection from water spills or a drizzle. Remember, the Mi 4i is not waterproof. The rear panel is not fixed, hence the battery is a non removable type. The volume and power buttons are made of chrome and are on the right side of the device, while the top and bottom sport the earphone jack and micro USB port. The left side has the SIM card tray, which holds two micro SIM cards, side-by-side. There is no micro SD card, as usual the internal memory cannot be expanded. My biggest botheration with Xiaomi phones. The 2 GB/16 Gb combo just doesn’t cut it anymore!
The rear panel houses the primary camera towards the extreme top-left left and surrounding it are the two-tone LED flash and the secondary microphone. The bottom has a large speaker grille and the Mi logo. The rear panel has a special grease-resistant coating,it is soft and a tad rubberized. It also protects the rear panel from dirt and sweat. Xiaomi says that the rear panel can also resist stains from a permanent marker. The Xiaomi Mi 4i measures 7.8mm in thickness and weighs only 130g.
Keeping in line with the current trend to lean towards larger screens, the Mi 4i comes with a 5-inch full-HD display — that’s 1,920×1,080 pixels, giving a pixel-per-inch density of 441ppi. This puts the ppi above the iPhone 6’s 326ppi and 6 Plus’ 426ppi.
Mi 4i has impressive hardware. It is powered by a 64-bit second generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset featuring eight CPU cores clocked at 1.7GHz and an Adreno 405 GPU with 2GB or RAM, the device is powerful enough for common tasks including moderate to high-end game-play. The display has been engineered to be thinner than usual, using OGS to remove the unwanted air gap between the LCD panel and the touch sensor. This helps to very considerably reduce the thickness of the display panel to make the handset even slimmer and lighter I guess.
The phone is equipped with a built-in hardware feature called Sunlight Display, which uses local tone mapping to identify areas on the screen where it’s darker and brightens those areas better so that screen/image details become clearer under bright sunlight.
This is a form of HDR for the 5-inch full-HD display. That’s how I’d like to think of it. This doesn’t work indoors unless you shine a bright light on the sensor, so if your image is relatively dark, these areas won’t be lit up unless you force Sunlight Display to activate!
This feature effectively brings down the amount of glare on the display, hence making it very usable outdoors, which is very useful in India as it is usually bright and sunny. I tried it outdoors and it seems to help considerably! It’s sometimes hard to make out just when it kicks in.
The Mi 4i has a 13MP rear camera from Sony/Samsung with an aperture of f/2.0, while the front camera sports a 5MP sensor with f/1.8 aperture and 80-degree wide-angle lens. The rear camera has a nifty two-tone flash. One LED produces warm (yellow) light and the other, cold (white) light. In low-lighting, the two-tone flash can intelligently assess the existing color temperature to emulate natural lighting, capturing the subject perfectly with respect to the surrounding light conditions.
The device has an internal storage of just 16GB, and as mentioned earlier, you cannot expand the storage as there is no micro SD slot. The phone supports USB OTG, so you can plug in conventional pen drives using a USB OTG cable. The Mi 4i supports 4G network, with both SIM card slots supporting the 4G SIM. Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Dual band wave 2 MU-MIMO), Bluetooth v4.1 (LE), GPS, GLONASS and BDS.
The Mi 4i has a large battery powering it. A Sony/Samsung 3120 mAh battery, which is re-calibrated design-wise for a slimmer profile, powers the phone, it will give you an all-day battery, and even more if used efficiently. The Mi 4i is powered by MIUI V6 and based on Android Lollipop.
The MIUI V6 on the Mi 4i is the first in the Mi line-up to get Android Lollipop. Included in the firmware is a unique feature, the Visual IVR. Something that will save you a lot of time and tension. It is the option to quickly navigate to an exact point on an IVR-based service. For example, if you need to get some information from IRCTC, you dial the helpline number then you will have to listen to the features and hit the right number to go ahead. By the time you head to the exact location, you would have had to listen to all the IVR features, tap the necessary numbers and then finally end up with exact option. All this takes a while and is extremely frustrating. To help make this better, MIUI developers have integrated the Visual IVR into the V6 firmware. So now when you call IRCTC, the dialer app will sense the number you have dialed, lookup the database of the IVR and give you the flow on-screen. All you need to now do is tap into the correct option on the screen that is needed reach the desired location. The utility will automatically create tone pulses and pauses for the IVR without you having to waste time and plan seconds on it. Xiaomi will be slowly implementing more IVR data into the system in the coming days.
The device did decently well on the performance tests, the battery was also acceptably good. There were some heating issues, they were subsequently fixed with an update.
The phone is definitely not a flagship killer, but more aimed at the budget sensitive mid-range user. While I am a big MI fan, there are a few things that irk me about the phone. The first is the fact that on-board storage is just 16 GB and non-expandable, design as an excuse for that is something that I will not accept from a brilliant maker like Xiaomi. The next is the needless fetish with animations in the MIUI ROM, it gets frustrating when there is a call drop and you have to wait for the animation to finish before you can retry. Over time, the ROM tends to get laggy. I would love a toggle in MIUI to switch the animations off.
Given the specs, finish, camera and the price, it is a must buy! The first poetic mid-range phone! You can actually imagine Hugo and Manu reciting Shakespeare when you use this one! Brilliant value for money, killer specs and the Xiaomi Trademark Unbeatable camera optics! Poetry in a phone! That’s what it is!


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Mr. Eloquence strikes again.
This afternoon at a memorial service for slain MIT officer Sean Collier, killed allegedly by the Tsarnaev brothers last week, Joe Biden flexed his trademark sensitivity muscles:
“Knock-off jihadis,” huh? Not the real thing?
And why is that? Is it because of their “relatively modest killing power,” as Geraldo Rivera tastelessly put it?
Try telling that to the families of the Boston bombers’ victims. To them, there’s nothing knock-off about cold-blooded killers.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Shameful, Mr. Vice President. But, sadly, not unexpected.
By the way, the 1993 World Trade Center bombers “only” killed six people (plus one unborn baby). Were they “knock-off jihadis,” too?


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The EU lawyers have enough to go to court but only a judge and jury can decide if guilty. Netanyahu thinks that laws could have been broken which is why he wants laws changed. To get to the truth then IDF soldiers need to be questioned but Israel will never let that happened, since it could find some guilty even if it fould others innocent. Gaza is not part of any state with is why UN has problem dealing with them but could be protectorate of Israel since it control the borders.


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With the Ballarat and Central Highlands netball leagues abandoning the 2020 campaign, The Athlete's Foot Cup is shaping up as an attractive destination for high-end talent.
The Ballarat Netball Association will reach out to clubs in the coming weeks, in hopes of boosting the number of teams in its premier competition.
With limited chances to play in 2020, BNA president Jo Dash said clubs might take extra notice of the invitation.
"Every year we contact all the clubs in the region, offering all the chance to enter," she said.
"We will be doing it again this year to say if you really want to play netball, here is the perfect opportunity."
The Athlete's Foot Cup is the highest senior club competition in the region.
Four teams competed for the ultimate prize 2019, however Dash said she hoped to see that number increase to six or eight for the upcoming season.
She said many of the strongest football netball clubs featured players who already play in the league, but she would love to see more.
"The standard of The Athlete's Foot Cup is higher than anything else in the region, and to take that challenge is what we want people to do," she said.
"To have new entries and clubs around the region and beyond would be fantastic."
A start date is yet to be set for The Athlete's Foot Cup, however Dash said the competition would most definitely go ahead.
If you want to play netball, here is the perfect opportunity.Jo Dash
She said the area boasted plenty of talent and players had nothing to lose by having a go.
"Indoor netball at the top level in the region is something, and the players who play in it are always amazed by the standard," she said.
"There is a talent identification aspect to it and good young players can be noticed and given opportunities to involve themselves in other development programs and try out for state teams."


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Real estate is all about location, location, location – and the same is true for AirBnb rentals. According to a new study, there are five markets that top the list on location, and five that are much weaker than all others. So what are the best five – and worst five – markets for AirBnb investing?
Best Five Markets
These markets were selected based on a number of factors including rates, occupancy, competition from hotels, and a number of other factors.
- Palm Springs, California. This market benefits from some huge events, such as Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals. Warm weather year-round is a huge attraction, particularly in winter months.
- Lahaina, Hawaii. Located on the island of Maui, this location has fantastic weather, coupled with a small number of hotel options that are all extremely expensive.
- Davenport, Florida. Warm weather and a close proximity to Winter Haven and Lakeland make this a good spot.
- Bend, Oregon. This town is known as the “gateway to outdoor sports” due to its location on two major rivers in a fantastic scenic setting.
- Nashville, Tennessee. This city is currently ranked #1 in the U.S. for bachelorette parties, as well as the center of country western music.
Five Worst Markets
These markets came in last based on the same criteria.
- Miami Beach, Florida. While there is huge demand for this location, there’s also huge competition from both AirBnbs and hotels. There’s also the risk of hurricanes.
- Venice, California. This is a very in-demand market, but the properties are incredibly expensive so it’s just very hard to make any money here.
- Berkeley, California. Once again, the problem is not demand, but the inability to find a property that can produce a profit based on extremely high home prices.
- Oakland, California. Same issue as in Berkeley – a whole lot of demand but virtually nothing that can be bought at a low enough price to ever turn a profit.
- Houston, Texas. Simply too much competition here. Houston has no zoning laws, and the market is awash in hotels and AirBnb properties. Although real estate prices are low, so is occupancy.
There are many factors at play in making money with an AirBnb property. Not only do you need lots of demand, but you also need to have lesser competition and lower real estate costs to make profitably a sure thing. This list not only gives you some location tips, but demonstrates the angles required to succeed in this sector.


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LONDON (AP) - The time is coming _ maybe sooner than you expect _ when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don’t think “Harry Potter.”
The 23-year-old actor has gone from boy wizard to Broadway hoofer to Beat poet Allen Ginsberg, whom he plays in new film “Kill Your Darlings.” He has several wildly different films lined up, and is soon to take to the London stage as star of Martin McDonagh’s barbed comedy “The Cripple of Inishmaan.”
The play gives audiences the chance to see Radcliffe in yet another new light, as Billy, a disabled orphan in 1930s Ireland who harbors an unlikely dream of Hollywood stardom.
“Cripple,” which opens in June for a 12-week run, is part of a West End season of plays overseen by director Michael Grandage, who has assembled an A-list company of actors that includes Radcliffe, Ben Whishaw, Judi Dench and Jude Law.
First staged in 1996, the play is a typically potent mix of comedy and cruelty from the writer-director of the violent, witty movies “In Bruges” and “Seven Psychopaths.”
“I think one of the hilarious things about this play is, by our standards today, how politically incorrect it is,” said the actor, looking lean if a tad tired _ he’s been at the gym, working out ahead of rehearsals for the play _ in the troupe’s office atop a West End playhouse. “So much of the comedy is just people being relentlessly cruel to Billy.
“I’m trying to write something at the moment, and it’s just so dark, and I think it’s funny, but I’m not sure if anybody else ever would. I aspire to be a poor man’s Martin McDonagh.”
It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the one-time boy wizard is a fan of the edgier end of comedy _ and that he’s working on a screenplay. His entire post-Potter career feels designed to wrong-foot anyone seeking to pigeonhole him.
The play is Radcliffe’s first time on the West End stage since his 2007 run in “Equus,” Peter Shaffer’s play about a troubled stable boy who blinds horses. It featured the then-teenage actor in a nude scene, which triggered a deluge of “Harry Potter’s Wand” headlines. But critics praised the young actor’s brave and committed performance.
Radcliffe said “Equus” was “a signal of intent as to what I wanted to do.”
“I didn’t just want to take an easy way out of this. I wanted to really try and take risks and make a career for myself.”
Since then, he’s mixed movies and theater work, including a 2011 Broadway run as a scheming businessman in “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.”
He’s shot three films due to come out in the next year. “Kill Your Darlings,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January, stars Radcliffe as Ginsberg _ Beat poetry, gay sex scenes and all. Radcliffe says he’s never been prouder of a piece of work.
He’s also filmed “The F Word,” which he calls a “very funny, very sweet but also very smart” romantic comedy from Canadian director Michael Dowse.
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One of the core areas of St. Patrick Center’s Housing First organizational structure is Permanent Supportive Housing. What does that mean?
“Permanent Supportive Housing is an intervention that combines non-time-limited affordable housing assistance with wrap-around support services,” said Jonathan Belcher, senior director Permanent Supportive Housing. About 19% of our clients fall into this category and require longer-term, more intensive case management and support.
“The primary goals of Permanent Supportive Housing are to move people who are chronically homeless into housing, help them maintain that housing and assist them with building their own support systems in the community,” Belcher added.
St. Patrick Center’s Permanent Supportive Housing team consists of 12 programs: Assertive Community Treatment; City Seeds Therapeutic Horticulture Program; Project HERO; Project Protect; Rosati Apartments; Rosati Comprehensive Community Treatment; Rosati Group Home; Shamrock Club; Shelter Plus Care; SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery (SOAR); St. Louis Stamping Lofts; and Women’s Night Program.
Is Permanent Supportive Housing successful? “Yes it is, for our clients who are most vulnerable,” said Belcher. “They’ve been homeless for years and it takes time to rebuild what was lost. Through Permanent Supportive Housing, we’re reducing barriers, moving them into housing and providing wrap-around services for their journey of recovery.”
How could you assist our Permanent Supportive Housing team? We need move-in kits, mentors and people who can help veterans reintegrate into society. To get involved, visit stpatrickcenter.org or call 314-802-0700.


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Apptio, the leading provider of Technology Business Management (TBM) solutions is partnering with local Thai companies to promote the IT Financial Management solution, TBM in Thailand. Apptio’s TBM solutions help organizations to analyze, plan and optimize technology investments. The solutions consist of a powerful, cloud-based platform and a suite of SaaS applications: Cost Transparency, IT Benchmarking, Business Insights, Bill of IT and IT Planning. Apptio’s solutions are currently being used by 60% of Fortune 100 companies in the world.
To discuss the importance of implementing a disciplined cost optimization strategy for effective cost reduction across the organization to support Digital Transformation after the Covid-19 crisis, Apptio organised a webinar with Suvitech, one of their partners in Thailand. Suvitech is a Board of Investment (BoI) registered new generation Enterprise ICT & IoT solutions provider in Thailand. It is focused on providing large commercial enterprises and Government customers with leading edge technology solutions across industries.
The webinar discussed the benefits of TBM Best Practise and how Apptio can help Thai companies in maximizing their investment planning, optimizing applications & services, cloud infrastructure and planning their IT budget. Simon Piff, Vice President – Practice Group of IDC Asia/Pacific spoke at the webinar and mentioned that according to IDC’s survey, 41.2% of the participated organizations have increased IT technology investment this year. In the IDC Public Cloud Services Tracker 2019H2 Forecast report, Thailand is estimated to have 14% cloud growth in compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 2020-2024.
In Thailand, Apptio’s IT Financial Management solution — TBM will assist organizations, CIOs and IT officers with data-driven investment decisions backed by visibility into total IT costs. Together with local partners, Apptio will also help companies in providing a controlled cost optimization strategy to reduce costs and fund additional projects.
“Apptio is thrilled to introduce our market leading Technology Business Management (TBM) enablement solutions to the Thai market. It’s now more critical than ever that CIOs and Technology Leaders ensure that spending on IT is fully supporting their Board’s business objectives, and non-critical spend is cut, that the “Cloud” is used optimally, and that innovation is fostered in their organizations to build lasting competitive advantage in the new expanded digital world that will emerge post-Covid19. We look forward to bringing best practice learnings from over 1,200 leading enterprise and government customers from across the globe and the Asia Pacific region over a period of more than 13 years.” said Owen Gan, Apptio’s VP of Southeast Asia.
“We are pleased to collaborate with Apptio in Thailand. Because of the pandemic, we see that many organizations are investing their resources in transforming their businesses digitally. Apptio is the leader in helping businesses understand how IT costs contribute to their organizations’ growth and is bringing TBM to the market. Suvitech will be cooperating with leading universities in the country for executive training courses in TBM.” said Phairoj Jatanachai, Head of Products, Solutions & Partnerships Division, Suvitech.


Rap Against Junta jumpstarts 2022 with “Blood,” a poignant collaboration calling for peace and justice in Myanmar.
The Myanmar hip hop collective brings together G, Pi Ya, TPx, Cinrungtoi fa, N Min, Y Cube, Classicz, 3Kao, and Moe Gyi who represent eight Burmese states—Kachin, Karenni, Karen, Chin, Burma, Mon, Arakan, and Shan. The nearly 6-minute collaborative track is touted to be the first in hip hop and Myanmar history, which also incorporates ethnic instruments into the production.
According to a press statement, the track aims to show the artists’ “united perseverance” despite being “diverse for 70 years.” Rap Against Junta also hopes that “Blood” will inspire to continue to “fight for justice and freedom from fear.” The single is now out on music platforms and an accompanying music video is set to arrive on January 22.
“Together, we strike against the genocidal-terrorist military regime that has oppressed us all. Our country’s civil war has lasted longer than any other in the world. We’ve been fighting the same army for 70 years—they divided us and conquered [us]. We sibling-like ethnic groups lost connection with each other, a family broken by abuse and neglect. Our generation will change that forever,” the group wrote.
They also noted how music helps facilitate their message. “The military coup on Feb 1, 2021 opened our eyes: all Myanmar’s ethnicities now fight as one, together. Peace and freedom have never sprouted under the military regime, we must not be silent. Listening to each other’s words and music reunites us to feel the same hearts beating, each embracing freedom from fear. We fight together to see justice for all.”
The ongoing heavy fighting between the Myanmar military and resistance fighters since last year has resulted in thousands of killed and displaced civilians in the region, with more people fleeing from terror every day. The United Nations noted in a new report that the crisis is “projected to have driven almost half the population into poverty heading into 2022, wiping out the impressive gains made since 2005.” To put into perspective, the analysis projects “14.4 million people will need aid in some form, approximately a quarter of the population. The number includes 6.9 million men, 7.5 million women, and five million children.”
“Blood” is the follow-up to last year’s DICKCOUNCIL album, which hopes to “use hip hop as a powerful communication tool and weapon to stand against a suppressive and bloodthirsty junta.”
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Pick n' Pull | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
sustainable (slow) fashion
artisan garments made for longevity through ecological and/or ethical production processes. non-disposable craftsmen + women made timeless clothing.
Fashion is a personal process. For one garment there are multiple hands that form yarn into fabric and fabric into frock. With the fashion industry being the second largest polluter on the planet, many independent designers are finding creative ways to celebrate and honor garment workers + the environment through #nowaste and #zerowaste initiatives and slow fashion practices. We explored our local Pick n’ Pull— a salvage yard full of totaled cars with usable parts ready for the picking—in sustainable spring styles to champion the mindful movement taking over the fashion industry. Learn more about the sustainable practices of our designers below:
Ace & Jig works with manufacturers in India that value and practice the holistic kaizen philosophy of always continuing to improve, employing 90% women tailors and compensating them fairly while also providing free childcare, and fresh produce grown on site with reclaimed water. Locally sourced cotton is dyed with azo free-dye in a zero waste water facility. Ace & Jig also collaborates with artists and makers to repurpose cutting room floor scraps instead of adding them to landfills. If you attend one of their clothing swaps, you can even get your very own pile of scraps to craft with. Ace & Jig makes no waste serious fun.
Miranda Bennett practices sustainability in every inch of its process. Using locally sourced, natural dye materials that are by-products of other industries—such as saw-dust from central Texas grown and milled wood and avocado pits and skins from local food suppliers— Miranda Bennett’s designs have a minimal carbon footprint. All textile remnants and well worn apparel are utilized in the creation of new and unique products, both designed in-house and via collaborations with other artists through our Zero Waste Initiative. Everything else is donated to local quilting Austin Area Quilt Guild, They donates quilts to Safe Place, an Austin Shelter for battered women and children, as well as other charitable causes.
Raquel Allegra started her design career repurposing vintage tees from the Los Angeles County Prison System. She manufacturers and dyes everything in L.A.—hand tying and dyeing each tie-dye piece individually. By supporting CanopyStyle through her fabric selection, Raquel helps to protect ancient and endangered forests.
Black Crane is rooted in the founders Japanese heritage and sustainable production practices All weaving and manufacturing take place in Los Angeles.
Baserange focuses on organic and sustainable easywear. Founded in 2012 in Copenhagen, and currently based in Denmark and France, their products are created with high quality organic fabrics while minimizing environmental impact, making each design comfortable and elegant. Green production is their goal!
(Black Crane Waffled Cotton Linen Box Top in Cream. Black Crane Crape Pant in Navy)
(Ace and Jig Marfa Top in Charm. Ace and Jig Clara Skirt in Voyage. Base Range Mississippi Body Suit in White)
(Base Range Mississippi Body Suit in White)
(Black Crane Multi Dress in Mustard. Ace and Jig Barrett Blouse in Ambrosia)
(Black Crane Waffled Cotton Linen Box Top in Navy. Raquel Allegra V Neck Boxy Dress Tie Dye In Grey Crystal)
(Base Range Rainy Bra in Panj Purple. Miranda Bennett Palazzo Pants in Raw Silk Natural)
(Ace and Jig Dahlia Top in Fiesta. Raquel Allegra Easy Pant in Signature Jersey)
(Raquel Allegra Cargo Sleeveless Shirt Dress in Black)
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(Black Crane Waffled Cotton Linen Box Top in Cream. Miranda Bennett Palazzo Pants in Raw Silk Natural)
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Quick Facts: Larson’s win was his second of the season and Chevrolet’s 11th straight on a road course. … Elliott clinched the regular-season title and Larson moved up to second in the points race. He is the eighth multiple winner of the season. … Ryan Blaney is 25 points ahead of Martin Truex Jr. for the final playoff spot if there isn’t a different 16th winner in the final race of the regular season. … Kurt Busch will miss his fifth straight race as he recovers from a concussion suffered at Pocono. He received an injury waiver from NASCAR, and since there can be no more than 16 race winners in the regular season, he will still be in the playoffs if he recovers in time.
Next race: September 4, Darlington, South Carolina.
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Location: Daytona Beach, Florida.
Time: Friday, qualifying, 3:05 p.m., and race, 7:30 p.m.
Track: Daytona International Speedway
Race distance: 100 laps, 250 miles.
Last year: Justin Haley won after starting ninth.
Last race: Kyle Larson took the lead with five laps to go at Watkins Glen when teammate and leader William Byron and Ty Gibbs spun past him.
Fast facts: Finalist AJ Allmendinger posted his 19th top 10 in 22 races and leads Gibbs by 61 points and Justin Allgaier by 70 with four races remaining before the start of the playoffs at 12. … Byron, who led 35 laps, and Gibbs, who led 25, reconnected in the final laps and finished 25th and 27th respectively. … Allgaier finished 38th – last – after an early crash. … Sammy Smith, 18, finished third in just his fourth career start and led seven laps.
Next race: September 3, Darlington, South Carolina.
Final Race: Chandler Smith led the final 175 of 250 laps at Richmond to win for the third time this season and secure a spot in the second round of the playoffs.
Next race: September 9, Kansas City, Kansas.
Location: Francorchamps, Malmedy and Stavelot, Belgium.
Hours: Friday, practice, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 7 a.m. and qualifying, 10 a.m.; Sunday, race, 9 a.m. (ESPN).
Circuit: Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps.
Race distance: 44 laps, 191.398 miles.
Last year: Max Verstappen won after starting on pole.
Last race: Verstappen, the defending series champion, overcame a spin and his worst starting spot of the season to win the Hungarian Grand Prix, his second consecutive victory and his eighth in 13 races, extending his lead in the championship.
Fast facts: Verstappen leads Charles LeClerc by 80 points and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez by 85 through 13 of 23 races. … LeClerc won seven poles; the other drivers in the series combined to win six. … The top seven drivers in the points are the only ones to have finished in the top three in any race and only four have won at least once.
Next race: September 4, North Holland, Netherlands.
Last race: Josef Newgarden won at World Wide Technology Raceway, his fifth victory of the season, the best in the series, and trailed three points behind series leader and Team Penske teammate Will Power with two races to go.
Next race: September 4, Portland, Oregon.
Last event: Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel and Bob Tasca III won in Funny Car in Minnesota.
Next event: August 31-Sept. 5, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Upcoming events: August 26, Grand Forks, ND, and August 27, West Fargo, ND.
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Artist Call DetailFarmer's market 40th Anniversary
For California artists
Selected proposals will celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Davis Farmer’s Market, and all that this represents in our community: agricultural heritage of the community, locally grown food, Farm-to-Fork movement, role of healthy eating, 40th Anniversary of Farmer’s Market, healthy communities, etc. The selected proposal will demonstrate quality and originality, with a design that enhances the downtown area, and celebrates the role of the Farmer’s Market in our community. $1500 stipend.
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ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced that He has advised the President of Pakistan to dissolve National Assembly and call for early elections.
He made this announcement in an address to the nation Sunday noon after the speaker of the National Assembly unconstitutionally rejected the no-confidence motion of opposition.
The session of the National Assembly earlier convened to vote on a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Khan. The opposition needed 172 votes for the vote to succeed and they had gathered 177 members in the assembly to vote.
When the session started Law Minister Fawad Chaudhry asked the speaker if a no-confidence motion can be brought through a conspiracy with the help of a foreign power? He was hinting at allegations of Khan that the US government is behind the move to oust Khan.
In response to Chaudhry’s question, the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly ordered, on behalf of the Speaker National Assembly, that no foreign government can remove a government in Pakistan. He then announced to reject the no-confidence motion and prorogued the session.
Mustafa Nawaz Khokar, a leader of the opposition announced to challenge the ruling of the speaker and the decision of Khan to dissolve assemblies in the supreme court of Pakistan.
What happened in National Assembly today proves that PTI government has made Pakistan a banana republic just to keep @ImranKhanPTI. This is pure fascism.
— Adnan Aamir (@iAdnanAamir) April 3, 2022
Ahsan Bhoon, the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, has requested the Chief Justice of Pakistan to intervene against the unconstitutional steps taken by the government today before it’s too late.
Earlier in the day, the opposition had submitted a no-confidence motion against Speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaisar.
The federal government also sacked Chaudhry Sarwar as Governor of Punjab and He was replaced by Umar Sarfraz Cheema.
The session of the Punjab Assembly, which was held today to elect the new Chief Minister has also been delayed till 6th April.
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The court sentenced him to concurrent sentences of life without parole and 11 years. Without any supporting evidence connecting Mr.
The difference between the two terms is that probable cause means there is concrete evidence of a crime, whereas reasonable suspicion is open to broader interpretation. However, even before the arrest, the law protects the defendant against unconstitutional police tactics.
The Court held that police in North Carolina had no probable cause to search. If the magistrate finds probable cause, the magistrate sets bail in the first appearance.
Specifically, they are designed to enforce the constitutional rights of criminal suspects and defendants, beginning with initial police contact and continuing through arrest, investigation, trial, sentencing, and appeals.
State and federal governments may not limit the protections guaranteed by the Constitution, but they may expand them. A to provide the connection between Mr. The preliminary hearing is conducted by the magistrate to determine whether the prosecution has sufficient evidence to continue the prosecution.
Although law enforcement may conduct a full vehicle search if the defendant is formally arrested, the issuance of a traffic citation does not justify the considerably greater intrusion of a full-fledged search. The warrants were issued virtually without scrutiny, and it is inconceivable that the officers did not realize this.
In some cases, the arrest is the culmination of a police investigation; in other cases, it may occur with minimal police investigation. A plea of guilty cannot be revoked after a court has accepted it.
Although a warrant of arrest may also be obtained, the existence of probable cause also supports arrest without warrant. Ergo, an alleged suspect does not have to testify in court against him or herself or present any information that can lead to his or her conviction.
For example, a conviction for driving while intoxicated raises no federal concerns; federal laws do not address that offense. Based on common perception, people that urgently move away due to the presence of police officers have something to hide.
Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics. The judicial interpretation of fundamental rights has allowed states considerable leeway in shaping their own criminal procedures. If the prosecution cannot make a case of probable cause, the court must dismiss the case against the accused.
To understand the friction between order and liberty, Herbert Packer studied the competing values that underlie the constitutional order through the Due Process Model and Crime Control model. Every state as well as the United States has an appellate court.
Distinction between probable cause for arrest and probable cause for a search Probable cause can be defined as “a reasonable amount of suspicion and belief or suspicion that a certain person as per prevailing circumstances during a particular period of time that an identified person has committed crime” (Handler, J.G.,p).
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