Today, electric motors, and particularly AC induction motors (ACIM), are widely used in domestic appliances, ranging from refrigerators and microwave ovens to washing machines and tumble dryers. A typical single-phase ACIM design is shown in Figure 1.
The modified split-phase motor shown has a capacitor in series with the start winding to provide a starting 'boost'. A centrifugal switch disconnects this capacitor and the start winding once the motor has reached around 75% of its target speed. Often, these motors will have multiple windings to accommodate the need for different speeds of operation.
In this type of circuit, the motor is connected directly to the mains input, so the voltage and frequency are constant. This means that in many cases the motor will be over-designed for peak performance. The result is an inefficient driving system that will often be generating more torque than is required by the load.
A problem that occurs in such systems is that the power factor (PF) is very low when the motor is operated at light loads. This degrades the quality of the power on the mains supply and can affect the performance of other equipment connected to the same line. Power distribution companies have started to set limits on the value of power factor at which their customers can draw power, and are imposing penalties on those who do not meet the requirements, so power factor is today a very important parameter for domestic appliances. The choice for the user is to use equipment that controls the power factor, maintain a full-load condition on equipment even when it is not needed, or to pay the penalty for the light-load condition.
Another problem that can be experienced is the possibility of a surge or sag of the supply to the appliance, caused by other equipment working on the same line. If the motor is not protected from these conditions, it will be subjected to higher stress than necessary, which can lead to its failure far sooner than would otherwise be the case.
The solution to these problems lies in intelligent motor control. Recent developments in microcontroller technology have produced devices that allow motors to be controlled more efficiently, while reducing noise and the costs at the component level. Microchip Technology recently introduced four 8-bit PICmicro MCUs known as the PIC18Fxx31 family. This family incorporates several new specialised motor control peripherals, including a power control pulse width modulation (PWM) module, a 200 kSaps analog-to-digital converter that can be synchronised with the PWM, and a motion feedback module. These features not only make intelligent-electronic motor control possible, but also simplify the system design process. Figure 2 shows a typical three-phase ACIM design using one of these new MCUs.
The variable-frequency drive (VFD), shown in Figure 2, is the most popular electronic control for ACIM. An additional benefit is that it allows users to drive a three-phase ACIM using a single-phase supply.
The VFD acts as a variable frequency generator, allowing the user to set the speed of the motor. Firstly, the rectifier and the filter convert the AC input to DC with very low ripple. Then the inverter, under the control of the PICmicro MCU, synthesises the DC into three-phase variable voltage, variable frequency AC. A number of additional features can be implemented, such as DC-bus voltage sensing, over-voltage and under-voltage trip, over-current protection, accurate speed/position control, temperature control, easy control setting, display, PC connectivity for realtime monitoring, and power factor correction.
A single VFD can control multiple motors, is adaptable to almost any operating condition, and eliminates the need to warm up the motor. For a given power rating, the control and the drive provided by the VFD depend solely on the algorithm written into it. This means that the same VFD can be used for a wide range of power ratings. The problems associated with conventional motor control are eliminated.
A PIC18Fxx31 device integrates all control functions needed for such a VFD, and can offer improved motor reliability, reduced noise and extended life. The most significant benefit is an efficiency improvement of up to 30% in many domestic appliances.
Additional resources for electronic motor control can be found on Microchip's web site at www.microchip.com/motor.
For more information contact TempeTech, 011 452 0534 or local Microchip Distributors, Arrow Altech Distribution, 011 923 9600, Avnet Kopp, 011 809 6100 or Memec SA, 011 897 8600.
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Which do you prefer: Adult -or- Young Adult books? Or, both? Why?
This is an interesting question. At my age I prefer Adult books, I haven't read a YA book since way back, so far back, I can't even remember... I have a granddaugher, 9 years old, who loves to read, I am her book club of the month provider. She loves the Judy Blume books, the Ramona books, by Beverly Cleary, and I have also introduced her to books, by Andrew Clements. I think she has almost all of the Junie B. Books...I keep telling myself I am going to read one of them one of these days before I mail them off to her, but have to many on my own TBR pile to read so never get any of her books read, but, her mother tells me she likes all the books I mail her. She reads them out loud to her mother. I'm beginning to ramble now...
I prefer Adult books. How about you, which do you prefer?
I think I did pretty good this month. I got a few books read from my TBR pile, Library Pile, and some New books I found this month. Since I don't find much on TV that I enjoy, I read most evenings, and afternoons... ; ) here is my February Wrap-up.
Vet In Harness, by James Herriot**** LB
Letters of a Woman Homesteader, by Elinore Pruitt Stewart*****LB
Tall, Dark, and Texan, by Jodi Thomas****TBR
The Blessing, by Jude Deveraux*** Audio TBR
Daddy's Little Helper, by Debbie Macomber**** TBR
Flowers On Main, by Sherryl Woods***TBR
She's Gone Country, by Jane Porter***TBR
True Grit, by Charles Portis****NEW
Jo's Boys, by Louisa May Alcott***TBR
Salting Roses, by Lorelle Marinello***NEW
Harbor Lights, by Sherryl Woods***NEW
And One Last Thing, by Molly Harper***TBR
Monday's Music Moves Me is a fun meme I found over at Xmas Dolly's. Start Rockin' and Roll right over to her blog and find out all the rules...
How could I end the month of LOVE without a lovely love song from ELVIS. Here is one of my favorites... I hope you enjoy it...

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LYNNWOOD — The City Council is expected to vote Monday on a resolution reprimanding Mayor Don Gough and urging him to resign from office.
It would also limit the mayor’s authority over personnel decisions.
The proposal comes after the City Council was briefed on a consulting firm’s investigation into the mayor’s conduct. The briefing occurred at an executive session July 23.
The council doesn’t have the authority to force Gough’s resignation.
“If he was any other employee in the city of Lynnwood, he would be fired,” Councilwoman Kimberly Cole said Thursday. “This was the best we could come up with and stay within the limits of the legislative branch.”
None of the council members contacted would provide details of the investigation into the mayor. The resolution says the council reached its conclusions after the group “evaluated the findings of the investigator, which have also been made available to the public.”
City officials refused Thursday to release a copy of the investigation.
The council sought the investigation of Gough in April after his administrative assistant, Stephanie Simpson, accused him of demeaning and belittling her. The city paid the woman $49,500 and three months of benefits and she left her job.
Gough was called several times Thursday about the council’s resolution, but did not respond to requests for comment.
In the resolution, the council lists a host of concerns.
The resolution states that some employees could be worried Gough may retaliate against them for participating in the council’s investigation.
It also says Gough interfered with the council’s inquiry, conducted his own parallel investigation “and attempted to contact witnesses while the investigation was underway.”
“Further, based on the Mayor’s conduct in attempting to undermine the integrity of the investigation, he allowed his own personal interests to take precedent over the City’s best interests,” the resolution says. “We believe the Mayor’s conduct violates his oath of office to faithfully carry out the duties with which he was charged.”
The resolution says the city’s hiring and promotional process and impartial evaluation of applicants “has been compromised on occasion” when Gough contacted applicants, telling them a “decision on their application had already been made.”
The resolution calls for sweeping change in the city’s employment policies and practices, requiring virtually all hiring, promotion or disciplinary action now under Gough’s control first be submitted for review and confirmation by the council.
“While the Council has not removed or modified the Mayor’s decision making authority, this process will ensure the hiring, promotional, employee discipline, layoff, job re-assignment or change in job duties is based on sound business reasons, which are objectively supportable, rather than a retaliatory reason,” the resolution says. “Such a review of the Council will also ensure the City’s policies and procedures for hiring, promotions or employee discipline (if any) are followed.”
If he refuses to resign, the resolution recommends Gough attend at least five anger management and sensitivity trainings through the city’s employee assistance program.
Gough’s relationship with the council has been tense since he became mayor in 2006. Council members repeatedly accused Gough, who was re-elected last year, of withholding or delaying requested information, claims he has denied.
Tensions with the council escalated earlier this year, when budget projections revealed the city faced a $5.5 million budget hole through 2010. Finance director John Moir resigned in March, after particularly heated council budget meetings.
Council President Ted Hikel and Councilman Mark Smith declined a request for an interview about the resolution.
Councilman Jim Smith, a frequent Gough critic, said the mayor put his interests ahead of the city’s.
“This is a case where ego is getting the better of good judgment,” he said. “The mayor only wants to get his name on a bunch of plaques.”
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What a fantastic CoolDeal today! Last chance to go before the hotel and restaurant closes for the winter!
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On either Saturday 9th, 16th or 23rd November 2019 - from 8pm.
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This special offer is only available to Cooldeals customers and guests staying at the hotel.
The evening includes a glass of cava on arrival, one of the delicious starters below followed by a main course and a dessert, and half a bottle of red, white or rose wine. All this for just 35€!
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Chicken & Thyme Croquettes with lemon parsley alioli
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Salt & Pepper Squid - with kimchi & lemon
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Now open! Get up to 54% off a 3 course lunch in this unbeatable romantic location. Normally 47€ and now only 22€. Le Papillon always gets great reviews for its food, location and service.

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Durham street repairs on ballot
Posted October 27, 2010 2:34 p.m. EDT
Durham, N.C. — Voters in Durham will decide next week whether the city can borrow $20 million to repair about 150 miles of streets.
About 600 miles of streets in Durham are maintained by the city, and a survey several years ago found that almost half of them were in poor or very poor condition, Mayor Bill Bell said.
A bond referendum in 2005 allowed the city to repair about 110 miles of streets, and Bell said officials hope voters approve the new bond so the city can finish the job.
Two-thirds of Durham residents respond in city surveys that well-maintained streets are important, he said.
Borrowing the money might add a penny to Durham's tax rate, Bell said, which amounts to about $12 a year to the annual tax bill for a $150,000 home.


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Miranda Lambert Announces Brand New Music And Collaboration With Dierks Bentley
Miranda Lambert has some big news! She’s back with new music, one year after releasing her ninth studio album, Palomino. The “Gunpowder & Lead” hitmaker took to Instagram to tell her 4.8 million followers about her plans in a May 5th post.
The Grammy winner explained that she’s not only collaborating with fellow country crooner Dierks Bentley, but also that their new songs will be featured in upcoming episodes of the CBS show, Fire Country.
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Miranda Lambert’s Brand New Music Will Appear On CBS’ Fire Country Soundtrack
The “Bluebird” singer shared a behind-the-scenes video of herself and Bentley recording their new duet “Saved,” and wrote in her caption, “Got some exciting news for y’all! We have a few new songs that will be on @FireCountryCBS.” She added, “Tune into the show for the next two weeks on @cbstv to hear em.”
The first of the new songs will premiere this Friday, May 12th, and the track features an infectious electric guitar riff. Lambert can be heard exquisitely harmonizing with Bentley in the promotional clip.
The “I”ll Be Lovin’ You” songwriter wore her blonde tresses in chic pigtail braids while singing at the recording studio, completing her look with a red-and-white, plaid button-down top and baseball cap.
Fire Country is a drama series that stars Max Thieriot, Billy Burke, and Kevin Alejandro. The show is available to stream via Paramount+ and new episodes air on CBS every Friday at 9/8c, so fans won’t have to worry about missing Lambert’s new music!
Lambert Teases More Upcoming Musical Collaborations
Back In March, Lambert told fans that she had left her former record label of 20 years, Sony Records. “I am, for the first time in 20 years, a free agent,” she revealed in an interview with ABC Audio. “I don’t have a label and I feel pretty great about it.” She added, “I mean, I have Vanner Records, which was my imprint that now I have,”
In 2016, Lambert and Sony Records launched her “imprint Vanner Records concurrent” with the release of her sixth studio album, The Weight of These Wings, as Fox News notes.
Lambert also told the publication that she is excited for the newest chapter of her career, and at the time was not only writing new songs, but also had “a few cool collabs” coming soon. While her listeners are more than thrilled with this latest Lambert and Bentley pairing, we can’t wait to see what else she has in store for us this year.
Lambert Becomes The American Country Music Awards’ Most Decorated Artist
This week is also significant for the “House That Built Me” singer, as she is the most decorated artist in the history of the American Country Music Awards. The 58th annual ACM Awards ceremony will air live, exclusively on Amazon Prime, on Thursday, May 11th at 8PM, ET.
In April, Lambert scored her 17th female artist of the year nomination. This meant that she surpassed Reba McEntire’s record of 16 nominations. Lambert was also nominated for the 2023 major entertainer of the year, artist-songwriter of the year, and album of the year awards for Palomino. We’ll be tuning in tonight to see if she takes home the gold!

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TRITON WITH SHELL
1918, Bronze on Granite Base
In Greek mythology, Triton was the son of Poseidon, god of the sea. He had the form of a human torso combined with a dolphin tail, much like a mermaid or merman. Like his father, Triton carried a triton, or three-pronged spear. He also carried a conch shell that functioned as a trumpet that could calm or stir up ocean waves.


The MIKBUG ROM Emulator board replaces the MCM6830 ROM with a 2716 EPROM. This allows the MIKBUG ROM in a SWTPC 6800 Computer MP-A Microprocessor system board to be replaced with a different monitor such as SWTBUG.
The SWTBUG 6800 ROM Monitor was Southwest Technical Products Corporation's second generation monitor. It supports the MP-S Serial Interface at 9600 baud, MIKBUG was limited the the MP-C at 300 baud. It also has a routine that will boot floppy disk such a SWTPC MF-68 or my DC-5 controller. A description of SWTBUG can be found here.
The 2716 EPROM holds 2048 bytes of data while the MP-A can only address 1024 bytes of data in the onboard ROM. Two different monitor programs can be stored in one EPROM and the desired monitor is selected with a jumper. This allows both MIKBUG and SWTBUG to be stored in one 2716.
Users Guide (230k PDF)
ExpressPcb Design Files, 2003 Revision (30k zip)
EPROM Data (6k TXT)
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Streetwear Designer Virgil Abloh Dead at 41
The fashion world is in mourning following the news of Virgil Abloh’s death at the age of 41.
Abloh died following complications with cancer on Sunday, 28 November – he was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma in 2019, but had kept it private until now.
Born in the United States to Ghanaian immigrant parents, he found his first big break working with Kanye West in 2009. During this time, he caught the eye of Louis Vuitton CEO, Michael Burke.
Abloh made a name for himself working for the French fashion label, and eventually founded his own brand, Off-White. His inclusive, expansive vision towards clothing drew comparisons to artistic giants such as Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. His willingness to collaborate saw other brands such as Nike and Evan flocking to him.
Besides fashion, he also dabbled in artwork and DJing, which saw him collaborating with other big names in each respective biz – such as Takashi Murakami and Pop Smoke – bringing him more accolades and fame.
Tributes from fans and celebrities have poured in from all over the world. Model Gigi Hadid and Hailey Bieber took to Twitter to share their kind words for Abloh.
He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Shannon, along with his two children, Lowe and Grey, his sister Edwina, and his parents Nee and Eunice.
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text: Less than 2% of Lagerstatten with fossil vertebrate remains have yielded anything more than fragments of jaw material and other bones. One such exceptional deposit is the former oil shale mine of 'Grube Messel', located about 30 km south east of Frankfurt am Main. Articulated skeletons of various fish, salamanders, frogs, turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodiles, birds and mammals, as well as several hundred insects and plant remains, have been recovered, particularly during the last decade. The quality of preservation is truly exceptional. In many cases not only are the skeletons articulated, but the outlines of the entire body are preserved as black silhouettes. Sometimes even the contents of the digestive tract are available for investigation. Apart from the fish that formerly lived in the lake, the most frequent fossils found are flying creatures such as birds, bats and insects. Clearly, the lake acted as some kind of trap for these animals. The different modes of preservations are reviewed and the factors involved in this example of special preservation discussed.

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How do you get to Pukkelpop?
The best way to get to Pukkelpop is by bike or public transport. The NMBS Hasselt station is the public transport hub. Pukkelpop can be reached by train via Hasselt station or Kiewit station. Kiewit station (one stop after Hasselt station) is within walking distance of the festival site (only 500m).
A regular fast bus service (shuttles) has been arranged between Hasselt station and the Pukkelpop festival site, operated by De Lijn. A Pukkelpop e-train ticket allows you free travel from any station in Belgium to Hasselt station or Kiewit station – and includes the return trip too. The special bus service between Hasselt station and the festival site is also included in your festival ticket.
Just like last year the Kempische Steenweg (the main road leading to Pukkelpop) will be closed to all motorised traffic during the festival days. Read all about it here or via this webpage (in Dutch) of the city of Hasselt.
There is a sufficient number of parking spaces in the neighbourhood of the festival site.
Payment at the parking lots is cash only and will be €5 per day. Download parking plan.

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DANS LE LABYRINTHE ROBBE-GRILLET PDF
Dans le labyrinthe. Front Cover. Alain Robbe-Grillet. Union Générale d’Ed., – pages Bibliographic information. QR code for Dans le labyrinthe. Dans le labyrinthe has ratings and 39 reviews. Fatima said: این کتاب هیچ ربطی به فیلم ایرانی ماهی و گربه ندارد ولی سبک هردویشان با اینکه یکی فیلم. il se met A dessiner un labyrinthe: les H.L.M., les cites de luxe en beton arme, ou “‘As soon as a modern architect is given a project,” says Alain Robbe-Grillet.
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This must be shown on a screen. Did i like the book, though? A soldier trudges through the streets of an unfamiliar city, carrying a mysterious package on a journey to a street he can’t remember. Outside it is snowing.
Given this background, we might best describe his technique in terms of cinema. Robbe-Grillet’s novel, Dans le labyrinthe ; translated in English as In the Labyrinth in is one of the highwater marks of the new novel. On the wall is a picture of a bar scene.
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He was trained as an agricultural engineer. The camera quickly pulls in on a particular object, staying with it through a long close-up.
The tree falls inside a skull. Phillip rated it really liked it Mar 03, So rather than giving a strict narrative, the reader has to infer one from these descriptions, which is a bit easier than it robbe-grillet, but still requires very active reading.
Finney rated it really liked it Aug 23, His early work was praised by eminent critics such as Roland Barthes and Maurice Blanchot. It’s a very unique narrative technique, and one that on the s Robbe-Grillet uses the same technique here as in Jealousy. Essays on Fictionin which he outlines his theories of fiction as art.
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So why did i care enough to read the whole book? There are a lot of things reasonably expectable from novels and stories in general; most of those things seem to be or actually are missing. If there is anyone out there who has studied or thought about the relationship between this robbe-grilket and Virginia Woolf, the existentialists and rap please contact me. He pauses for rest in an empty tavern, observing in detail the dust and the circular traces of a wine glass on the tabletop.
Instead, one slowly pieces together the story and the emotional experience of jealousy in the repetition of descriptions, the labyrintbe to odd details, and the breaks in repetitions. Maybe” is what i’d attempted to utter when i was the motionless ARG character inside me. Most everything involves a soldier carrying a box. The novel plays on the comforting expectations of the realist novel only to frustrate and finally overturn them.
An establishing robbe-trillet sets the scene. Want to Read saving…. One at a time with the soldier. Silent snowfall, even vocalizations, called speech, might not be auditory. Thanks labyrinthhe telling us about the problem. No one hears a thing.
In a stretchy synaptic tingling kind of way. This is a marvelous romp between an author and his many attempts to create a narrative before finally abandoning the attempt.
Hugh Jasole rated it really liked it Oct 16, Cards with the dialog written.
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Infinitejest rated it really liked it Mar 20, Return to Book Page. Though Robbe-Grillet ain’t evil for having an alien mind or a labbyrinthe of The Novel that challenges mine, if there’s a war to determine the fate of The Novel, i wouldn’t be able to knowingly kill him and i wouldn’t want to fight beside him in the trenches either. Sophia rated it really liked it Jun 13, Timelines and plots are fractured and the resulting novel resembles the literary equivalent of a cubist painting.
It will be easy for me because there are no people moving about the streets with the soldier. Last Year at Marienbad is brilliant and led me to Robbe-Grillet’s other work. A boy with a cape.
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Around the time of his second novel he became a literary advisor for Les Editions de Minuit and occupied this position from until Or sto I don’t blame anyone for disliking this book. But the many soldiers. To ask other readers questions about Dans le labyrintheplease sign up.
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Dick Van Dyke and Jane Seymour go out to celebrate Halloween
It’s been a Halloween full of “fun and scares” for Dick Van Dyke and Jane Seymour!
The 72-year-old actress gave a glimpse into how she spent the spooky holiday by sharing a photo with the legendary actor, 97, in an Instagram post on Wednesday.
“Ghosts and ghouls are saying goodbye, 👻 The fun and scares are now over with @official_dick_van_dyke, @amy_manford and @williamjosephmusic, Halloween joy is flying, 🧹 Until next year, it’s time to fly under the radar! 💨 ,” Seymour wrote in the caption.
The photo showed the duo who starred in 2018 Buttons: A Christmas Tale TOGETHER – smiling big as they posed for the festive photo with stage star Amy Manford and musician William Joseph.
Joseph, 43, shared the same photo on his Instagram account and expressed, “Dick Van Dyke sure knows how to throw a Halloween party!” The post contained clips of the party’s decor that included a giant cartoon Grim Reaper and a life-sized mummy.
Manford, 29, gave a look inside the party on her Instagram account, writing: “Now this is what I call a street party.”
After also sharing the group photo on her Instagram account, she wrote: “I’ll leave this here 🤯.”
Van Dyke is someone who appreciates a fun outfit. The acting legend played the role of a gnome in the ninth season of The Masked Singer. Although it was revealed during the series’ first episode in February, he opened up about his experience in a conversation with PEOPLE.
“From the time I got out of the car, my head was covered, so I never saw anyone. I wanted to go back and meet them in person because I had never been able to meet anyone. They drove me around so I couldn’t see anyone.” “I fell,” he said. “But I was blindfolded the whole time.”
The fact that the judges initially thought it could be Robert De Niro or Dustin Hoffman before he revealed his identity made the experience even better.
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“I had never seen the show when they asked me,” he said. “So I checked it out, and it looked like a lot of fun. I was sure they wouldn’t be able to guess who I was. And I was right.”


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Moody's Upgrades Two Classes and Downgrades Two Classes of Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc., Series 2001-1
Approximately $738.2 Million of Structured Securities Affected
New York, October 13, 2006 -- Moody's Investors Service upgraded the ratings of two classes,
affirmed the ratings of 12 classes and downgraded the ratings of two classes
of Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Inc., Commercial Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2001-1 as follows:
-Class A-2, $505,200,871,
Fixed, affirmed at Aaa
-Class A-2F, $47,858,063,
Floating, affirmed at Aaa
-Class X, Notional, affirmed at Aaa
-Class B, $35,576,642, Fixed,
affirmed at Aaa
-Class C, $21,345,985, Fixed,
upgraded to Aa2 from Aa3
-Class D, $18,974,209, Fixed,
upgraded to A1 from A2
-Class E, $9,487,105, Fixed,
affirmed at A3
-Class F, $9,487,105, Fixed,
affirmed at Baa1
-Class G, $18,974,209 Fixed, affirmed
-Class H, $14,230,657, Fixed,
affirmed at Baa3
-Class J, $13,281,946, Fixed,
affirmed at Ba1
-Class K, $23,480,584, Fixed,
affirmed at B1
-Class L, $2,134,598, Fixed,
affirmed at B2
-Class M, $5,538,842, Fixed,
affirmed at B3
-Class N, $6,788,329, Fixed,
downgraded to Caa3 from Caa2
-Class O, $5,883,218, Fixed,
downgraded to C from Ca
As of the September 15, 2006 distribution date, the transaction's
aggregate certificate balance has decreased by approximately 21.6%
to $743.6 million from $948.1 million at securitization.
The Certificates are collateralized by 154 mortgage loans ranging from
less than 1.0% to 11.7% of the pool,
with the top 10 loans representing 35.0% of the pool.
The largest loan in the pool is shadow rated investment grade.
Eighteen loans, representing 11.7% of the pool,
have defeased and are secured by U.S. Government securities.
Sixteen loans have been liquidated from the pool resulting in aggregate
realized losses of approximately $18.2 million. Three
loans, representing 2.2% of the pool, are in
special servicing. Moody's has estimated aggregate losses
of approximately $5.3 million for the specially serviced
loans. Thirty nine loans, representing 21.5%
of the pool, are on the master servicer's watchlist.
Four of the pool's top 10 loans are included on the watchlist.
Moody's was provided with year-end 2005 operating results
for 94.2% of the pool's performing loans. Moody's
loan to value ratio ("LTV") for the conduit pool, excluding
the defeased loans, is 87.9%, compared to 91.4%
at Moody's last full review in December 2004 and compared to 87.4%
at securitization. Moody's is upgrading Classes C and D due
to increased credit support, defeasance and stable pool performance.
Classes B and C were upgraded on August 2, 2006 and Class C was
placed on review for a further possible upgrade based on a Q tool based
portfolio review (see "US CMBS: Q Tool Based Portfolio Review
Results in Numerous Upgrades," Moody's Special Report,
August 2, 2006). Moody's is downgrading Classes N and
O due to realized and expected losses from the specially serviced loans
and LTV dispersion. Based on Moody's analysis, 28.8%
of the conduit pool has a LTV greater than 100.0%,
compared to 25.5% at last review and compared to 4.1%
The shadow rated loan is the 315 Park Avenue Loan ($86.7
million - 11.7%), which is secured by a 320,000
square foot Class B office building located in the Midtown South submarket
of New York City. The largest tenant is Credit Suisse (Moody's
LT issuer rating Aa3; stable outlook), which currently occupies
73.8% of the net rentable area (lease expiration April 2017).
The building is currently 92.4% occupied, compared
to 88.0% at last review. Moody's current shadow
rating is Baa3, the same as last review.
The top three conduit loans represent 10.6% of the pool.
The largest conduit loan is the 701 Gateway Loan ($32.1
million - 4.3%), which is secured by a 170,000
square foot office building located in San Francisco, California.
The property is 100.0% leased, the same as at last
review. The largest tenants are Actuate Corporation (43.4%;
lease expiration February 2008) and San Mateo Health (17.3%;
lease expiration December 2010). Although the property has maintained
a stable occupancy, rental income has decreased as tenants have
renewed or executed new leases at lower market rents. Moody's
anticipates that the property's cash flow may decrease further as
current leases expire and new leases are executed at market rents.
Moody's LTV is in excess of 100.0%, compared
to 90.6% at last review.
The second largest conduit loan is the PSC Holding Corp. Office
Building Loan ($22.7 million - 3.0%),
which is secured by a 328,900 square foot office building and a
26,000 square foot free-standing conference center.
The property is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and is 100.0%
leased to PCS Health Systems (lease expiration September 2021).
Moody's LTV is 72.8%, compared to 74.2%
at last review.
The third largest conduit loan is the Talley Plaza Loan ($17.0
million - 2.3%), which is secured by a 223,400
square foot Class B office complex located in Phoenix, Arizona.
The complex was built in phases from 1980 to 1985 and was 68.7%
occupied at year-end 2005, compared to 59.0%
at year-end 2004. At securitization the complex was 95.0%
occupied. The property financial performance has been impacted
by weak office market conditions. The loan is on the master servicer's
watchlist due to low occupancy and low debt service coverage. Moody's
LTV is in excess of 100.0%, the same as at last review.
The pool's collateral is a mix of office (40.2%),
multifamily (24.9%), industrial and self storage (12.9%),
U.S. Government securities (11.7%),
retail (7.0%) and lodging (3.3%). The
collateral properties are located in 29 states. The top five state
concentrations are California (19.7%), New York (14.3%),
Georgia (8.1%), Washington (7.4%) and
Arizona (7.3%). All of the loans are fixed rate.
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service
VP - Senior Credit Officer
Structured Finance Group
Moody's Investors Service

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A Bible study group of 25 women prepared Christmas gift baskets for seniors this year.
The group dubs themselves the Devoted Ladies and call Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale their home church. Members of the group approached Heart2Heart about an opportunity to bless seniors who could use the Christmas cheer.
Heart2Heart identified 25 individuals who live in private homes throughout South Florida and asked them for a wish list of gifts that would bless them. Some of the seniors only asked for food items like fresh fruit and rice.
The Devoted Ladies prepared elaborately decorated baskets filled with gifts or purchased specific items on the senior’s wish lists. The baskets were delivered by the ladies themselves or by another volunteer who was closer to the senior in question. Those who delivered the items were asked to spend some time with the senior as they dropped the gift.
One senior who received a gift wrote a thank you note to Heart2Heart, expressing gratitude for the “beautiful throw and slippers.”
“It meant so much to me,” she wrote.
Another senior woman was thankful for the “caring, love and generosity” and wrote that the gift “knocked my socks off.”
Volunteers are needed to both make and deliver care packages to seniors in need of companionship and love. If you’d like to help in either outreach ministry, click here to become a Heart2Heart volunteer.
Volunteer opportunities continue throughout the year!
Ms. Daisy poses with a basket of gifts put together by the Devoted Ladies Bible study.

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You must have seen lovely corner shelf varieties in the market. They are very fine. You will like to use a beautiful shelf in your house. Such a shelf looks very lovely. It should have a beautiful body. You will like to use such a good looking shelf.
Shelf is a casual and wonderful furniture variety. It has a nice feel about it. You will love to have a shelf that can be used conveniently. The shape and size of the shelf make a lot of difference. You will like a shelf that can hold a lot of things. The amazing shape of the shelf should enhance the beauty of your house. You can place it in the living room or any other room of your choice. You will also like to have a nice shelf that matches with the rest of the furniture in your house. With a corner shelf, you can effectively use the space in your house. You will get to benefit from the shelf due to its design. It will look very pretty. You can keep many things on it. Such shelves can have many compartments. You can arrange things beautifully in these shelves.
The furniture in your house should be very stylish. It gives a nice appearance to the house. If you want people to like your house, you must have wonderful varieties of furniture. This is very important for making your house very pristine. With a nice corner shelf, you will make a lot of difference in the appeal of the house. Your house will look very pretty. This shelf is very amazing for a lot of reasons. You can keep all your important items on this shelf. You can place it in the room of your choice. People will be delighted to see this self. They will give you a lot of compliments for it. It will make the house very artistic. There are many types of shelves. You should get a variety that goes well with your house. It must be compatible with other furniture items in the house. With this shelf, you will be able to have an ease of storing things together. You can keep a variety of things in it. You will like the look and feel of this item. You will never regret having it. It will remain in a corner and not disturb the beauty of the house.
You should choose a shelf that is magnificent. You should have a lovely design of the furniture. It should also be spacious and lovely. It should be made from a good material. With such a shelf, your house will look simply gorgeous. You will like the decision of having such a shelf.


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Micro:bit V2.2 BBC Board - speaker, microphone, BLE5.0, nRF52833,512kB Flash,128kB RAM
The latest revision of the BBC micro:bit is designed to be completely familiar to anyone who has used the original device. It’s the same size, shape, looks very similar, and works in the same way. Every programme that could run on a micro:bit version 1 can be re-built to run on the latest revision.
The editors will support both versions simultaneously for features common to both boards,for example the motion sensor, LEDs, buttons etc.
The latest revision builds upon the current micro:bit experience by refining the board and adding widely requested sound making and sensing capabilities.
Amongst the micro:bit features, ‘sound’ is in a unique position of being already present in the editors, but not on the board, so it is already familiar to teachers, yet the speaker and microphone on the board are transformative in the kinds of applications people can build.
- On board speaker
- MEMs Microphone with LED indicator
- Touch sensitive logo
- Built-in sleep/off mode that means the board can be powered-down with batteries connected
- Discrete regulator that can supply up to 190mA of current to external accessories
- Notched edge connector. To make it easier to connect things like crocodile clips and conductive thread
- Power LED indicator. In addition to the USB activity indicator, a power LED shows whether the micro:bit is powered on or off
- Gold plated antenna. To easily identify the radio/Bluetooth component
Detailed breakdown on our V2 hardware page
- Target MCU, Nordic Semiconductor nRF52833 (64MHz Cortex-M4F, 512kB Flash, 128kB RAM)
- Interface MCU: NXP KL27, 256kB Flash (128kB reserved for future enhancement), 32kB RAM
- Motion sensor: ST LSM303
- MEMS microphone: Knowles SPU0410LR5H-QB-7 MEMS
- Power consumption 300mA (up to 190mA for accessories)
Hardware block diagram
These pages provide further guidance on the updates for different audiences.
Universal Editors & Universal Hex Files
In an effort to ensure the greatest degree of continuity for teachers, users will not need to select which version of the device they have before using MakeCode or the Python Editor. Instead, the editors will suport a new format called “universal hex” which can run on both micro:bit V1 and micro:bit V2 (more below)
This means that you can use MakeCode or the online Python Editor as you always have, to use all of the features that are common to both version of the BBC micro:bit: Display, buttons, motion sensing, gestures like shake, light sensing, and even the Music blocks.

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Friday 14 September 2012 at 7:30pm
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Tel: (909) 623-3111
For over four decades, Oakland natives Tower of Power have been entertaining audiences with their unique brand of funky, brass-heavy soul and R&B. The legendary 10-piece outfit is best known for a string of soulful radio hits in the 1970s, including "You're Still a Young Man," "So Very Hard to Go," "What is Hip?" and "Don't Change Horses (in the Middle of a Stream)." Founded in 1968 and still going strong, see why the Hollywood Reporter called Tower of Power's live show "tighter than a clenched fist." For their performance at the L.A. County Fair, Tower of Power will be joined by very special guest Average White Band, the Scottish funkmasters best remembered for the classic disco-funk instrumental "Pick Up the Pieces."
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Are we entering into a long-term stagnation?
A growing gloomy consensus appears to be emerging among economic pundits that stagnation is here to stay. The fear is that a single adverse shock may yet push it into recession, says Roberto Savio.
LARRY Summers, Clinton's Secretary of the Treasury, has made few friends in life.
As Treasury Secretary, he was instrumental in eliminating the Glass-Steagall banking law which since 1933 had separated banks' deposit-taking from investment banking activities. The repeal of the law in 1999 released a flood of money which created the present monster financial system.
Summers was also Chief Economist of the World Bank, a position he left after polemics. He became President of the prestigious Harvard University, but was obliged to leave on a gender issue.
He was the Director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, where his pro-business attitude led to new controversies.
It could perhaps be due to all these reasons that very few paid attention to his predictions about 'the new economy'. This is a term created after the crisis of 2009 to indicate that unemployment would be normal and that the market would be the centre of the economy and finance, and social and welfare measures were no longer part of the economy's concern.
Summers warns about a 'secular stagnation'. In other words, anaemic growth will stay with us for a long time.
His warnings were about the fact that there is no real political action to create stimulus, and that 'in a world that is one major adverse shock away from a global recession, little if anything was agreed upon to spur demand. Central bankers communicated a sense that there was relatively little left that they could do to strengthen growth or even to raise inflation'.
Summers was commenting on the last meeting (26 February) of finance ministers from the G20 major economies, which, unable to agree on any action, concluded with a statement that 'markets are worrying too much'. The magnitude of the recent market volatility has not reflected the underlying fundamentals of the global economy, declared Lou Jiwei, the Finance Minister of China, who hosted the G20 in Shanghai.
The inflexible German Minister of Finance, Wolfgang Schaeuble, blocked the plea for accompanying reforms with stimulus, as championed by US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, insisting that now is the time only for structural reforms, and not for any fiscal and monetary policy of stimulus.
The case of Greece was present in the minds of all.
Later, Schaeuble, commenting on the enormous load of refugees blocked in an already exhausted Greece, declared that while this human tragedy needs attention, 'it should not distract Athens from implementing its programme of structural reforms'.
A few days later, Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), did present a very large stimulus programme, which is bringing the cost of money to zero while increasing its monthly infusion of money from 60 to 80 billion euros.
The markets reacted positively at first, then went down, and now are looking up again.
But Draghi warned (as he always has) that central banks cannot do the job of governments. Inflation, which is part of growth as long as it does not go beyond 2%, has been until now at 0.1%.
Growth in the eurozone is now estimated to be 1.4% in 2016, and hopefully at 1.7% in 2017. We have practically been in a stagnation for five years, and Europe has not yet recovered to reach the economic level prior to the crisis.
Of course, this has provoked howls of indignation in Germany. Schaeuble, who has made the economy a branch of moral science, declared that 'easy money leads to perdition'. The general lament is that the ECB is adopting a policy to bail out the indebted countries of Southern Europe, at the expense of Germany and the other countries of Northern Europe which do not need a zero-cost monetary policy.
The President of the Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA), Anton Borner, has declared: 'For the German population it is a catastrophe. Their savings have been expropriated. This is a giant expropriation from North to South.'
It is a fact that the Germans are big savers. Their accounts have over two trillion euros, a third of the total of the eurozone. With zero interest, Union Investment has calculated that they will lose 224 billion euros compared with what they would have got with the average historical interest on deposits.
DZ Bank has estimated that the low-interest policy will save the Italian treasury 53 billion euros, against just 9.5 billion euros for Germany. Spain would also save a similar amount: 42 billion euros.
The director of the prestigious Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (IFO) has stated, 'We are facing a policy of subsidies to zombie banks and states on the verge of bankruptcy.'
All this is further proof of how any dream of a European project is fading away.
There is logic to the German complaints, but only from a very short-sighted and egocentric perspective. Germany cannot ignore the fact that remaining an island of prosperity in a region which provides it a steady trade surplus and steady revenue in its inferior cost of borrowing money (because of its positive differential with other European countries) is not a recipe for the future.
If an anaemic rate of growth and a very low rate of inflation persist in the eurozone, stagnation will settle for a long time.
It is easy to preach economic reforms, but according to the European Union, the United States, China and the BRICS, Germany should use its surplus to invest, for example, in infrastructure to spur growth.
Instead, the German government holds tight to its earnings and considers that its destiny has nothing to do with the others.
It is ready to push the European Union to disburse six billion euros to Turkey to keep refugees from coming, and even to reopen the door to admission, something until now rejected by the German population.
The North-South divide in Europe is not only the result of lack of discipline from the South, it is also the result of a major European country increasingly acting only in its immediate interests.
Summers' view looks increasingly realistic. The cost of petrol will increase, according to the International Energy Agency. The oil rig count in the US has dropped to its lowest level in more than six years, as the low price makes high-cost rigs uneconomical. This is not going to help Africa as a whole, the crucial Chinese recovery, and a large number of Latin American and Asian countries, as well as Europe.
Trade, a vital economic indicator, has been stagnant for the last five years, an unprecedented statistic. The debate over structural reforms versus economic and financial stimulus looks like resulting in a stalemate, paralysing the international community.
What happens if the 'one major adverse shock' Summers alludes to comes now from the European paralysis?
We are said to be entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, one where robots will substitute for workers. According to Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum, in a decade robots will account for 52% of industrial production, up from the present 12%.
Even as this will increase concentration of wealth and social inequality, nowhere in political circles is our future outlook being debated. Instead we are engaged in discussion about savings accounts... - IPS
Roberto Savio is founder and president emeritus of the Inter Press Service (IPS) news agency and publisher of Other News.
*Third World Resurgence No. 307/308, March/April 2016, pp 21-22

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MONROE COUNTY, Ohio -- Environmentalists say the recent fire at a horizontal well site in Monroe County highlights the flaws in chemical disclosure laws.
The fire near Hannibal spread to 20 nearby trucks and required the efforts of firefighters from six counties to put it out. Nathan Rutz with Ohio Citizen Action in Cleveland says first responders likely did not know all the chemicals involved in the accident because the only ones listed were "condensate and produced water." He says that, as a matter of public health, chemical disclosure laws should be clarified to eliminate any confusion:
Under federal requirements, hazardous chemicals must be reported annually, and drillers must file reports for any additional chemicals brought on-site – to be submitted within 90 days for hazardous chemicals, and 30 days for those termed "extremely hazardous."
Ohio lawmakers are considering House Bill 490, which includes repealing part of the law that exempts the oil and gas industry, so that it could at least report hazardous chemicals to state and local emergency planners and fire departments.


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Dead people. Fake people. Cartoon characters.
Now, it looks like Obama supporters are going after unsuspecting credit card fraud victims, too. Better check your Visa and Amex bills twice:
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A North Kansas City couple has been left scratching their heads after they became the victims of a political scam.
Steve and Rachel Larman say a strange credit card charge appeared on their statement this month — a $2300 donation to Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. The Larman’s say they don’t want this to be about their political affiliation, but they say they’re not about to give the Obama campaign any help from their pocketbook.
They said they notified Chase, their credit card bank, to report the fraud.
“(They) said that they had seen-they were familiar with this,” said Steve Larman. “It was fraud, they believe through telemarketing but they were going to be doing some more investigations.”
The Larman’s don’t want their politics to enter into what is essentially just a fraudulent charge. But they say that the charge involves the Obama campaign adds insult to injury for the registered Republicans.
“They (Chase) kept on asking me ‘are you sure you wouldnt have gone to a site in support of Obama’,” said Rachel Larman. “And I repeatedly said ‘Im voting for McCain – I would not be going to an Obama site’.”
Chase dropped the charge from the Larman’s card. The couple is thankful thay they caught the charge on the card, but worried that others may not see that type of fraud on their own credit cards before it’s too late.
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Hugo Kawamata wins Gold in the male 16/17 years division. Hugo battled through 4 rounds of kata to win the event. He is now automatically selected in the the QLD Karate Team to contest the National Titles in Hobart in August.
Khoa Nguyen claimed Bronze in the 14/15 years male kata. He was unlucky to draw the eventual winner in the first round. Khoa put in a great performance and will most likely be selected into the Qld Karate Team as well.
Evie Lukin in her first QLD Karate Championship won her first kata match but was bested in the playoff for 3rd. She put in a sterling performance and now has experience to draw on.
Kiarra Sawynok was unlucky to lose her 2nd round match, and despite winning Gold and Bronze respectively in the National Schools Karate Championship and the Australian Open Titles did not have an opportunity to playoff for a medal.
Tomorrow will see the sparring commence and Grace Kruger, William St. Baker and Cheyne McMahon will also enter the fray. We are hoping for good results tomorrow as well.


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Hot Links: Glee to Do an All Britney Spears Episode and More
Plus, John Mayer promises to stop polluting Twitter with his ramblings and Abbie Cornish snags herself a great guy.
Watching the cast of Glee singing and dancing to Madonna tunes was freaking awesome, and now we have an all Britney Spears episode to look forward to! (Hollywood Life)
Michael Jackson’s mama has moved four of her grandchildren out of her California mansion because (duh) seven kids is too much for a 79-year-old woman to handle. (PopEater)
John Mayer says he is so done with Twitter, which kind of makes us want to sing “Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead.” (Celebitchy)
Cute couple alert: Abbie Cornish and Josh Hartnett. (Lainey Gossip)
Shakira has a fantastic new song we think you should listen to. (PopEater)


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June Blotnick is executive director of Clean Air Carolina, an organization that aims to improve air quality across the Charlotte region. She is trying to ease pollution in the neighborhoods most threatened by smog produced by industry and transportation.
A deeper dig into Charlotte reveals a surprising hidden history, from textile mills and James Brown records, to sit-ins against discriminatory practices and German prisoners of war in Myers Park.
Charlotte is in an identity crisis--what is the Queen City known for? Recently, local craft beer has become the toast of the town, prompting the potential for the Queen City to become the Craft Beer City.


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Healthy Eating: Avocado Egg Salad
You know what is delicious? Mayonnaise. You know what is really bad for you? Mayonnaise. Since I’ve been on this whole health kick lately, I have been avoiding things like mayonnaise and all of the wonderful things that you can make with mayonnaise. But then I discovered Greek yogurt (about three years after the rest of the country) and have been substituting it for mayo in just about every recipe that I’ve tried. 100 grams of mayo has 680 calories and 75 grams of fat. The same amount of Greek yogurt has 59 calories and only .4 grams of fat. So it’s a no brainer. Sometimes all it takes to substitute yogurt for mayo is a little pinch more of salt. In a lot of cases you can’t taste the difference at all. Lunch at the studio today was one of my new favorite recipes using Greek yogurt … Avocado Egg Salad.
In addition to substituting mayo with Greek yogurt, you can crank your egg salad up another notch by tossing in an avocado, which will add even more rich and creamy taste and texture. And maybe throw in a couple chopped up dill pickles … you know, because. The avocado and the pickles will taste amazing and will also give your egg salad a beautiful green tint. Green means healthy right? I love this egg salad in healthy whole-wheat wraps, or on toast, topped with sprouts and fresh tomatoes or just straight out the bowl. This recipe will makes enough for several wraps or sandwiches, and is easily scalable up or down.
Recipe: Avocado Egg Salad with Greek Yogurt
- 10 large eggs
- 1 avocado, chopped
- 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 small dill pickles, chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Place eggs in a saucepan, and add water until the eggs are covered by an inch or so.
- Bring the water to a boil, then cover and let eggs sit in the water for 10 minutes.
- Transfer eggs to a bowl of ice water to cool down.
- Once eggs are cool enough to handle, remove shells and chop.
- Add chopped eggs to all of the ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
If this is still too calorie heavy for you, leave out two or three of the egg yolks.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 25 minute(s)
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 4


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She got up and tried, and tried, and tried and she succeeded!
In case you didn't get the memo, Pink is back and better than ever!!!
The bad ass singer reigned supreme from 2001 to 2002 with four consecutive top 10 singles on Billboard's Hot 100, but for the first time she has done it again after Try climbed this week from #11 to #9 on the charts.
Try is accompanied by her previous Hot 100 chart toppers Raise Your Glass, F**kin' Perfect, and Blow Me.
And after hearing her newest STUNNING song Just Give Me A Reason, we're pretty confident that she could easily break her own record with a 5th top 10 single!
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Though we are lucky here in southeast Queensland that we don’t have the stinger season that our northern neighbours have, we still need to be aware that there are nasties around that can really hurt. Here’s a quick guide on how to treat bites and stings you might encounter.
Common bites and stings and how to treat them
Bluebottles (Pacific Man o’ War)
This tiny jellyfish can cause havoc on a busy beach. Responsible for up to 10,000 stings in Australia each summer, the bluebottle sting is painful and leaves whip-like red welts. Dead bluebottles can also dish out a nasty sting (including those washed to shore) so don’t be fooled.
To treat a bluebottle sting, Apply salt water or hot water to the site immediately. Medical attention may be necessary if the pain increases or a feeling of illness develops, so always get checked out if in doubt.
Yuk, mozzies are the worst. Particularly if you are ‘that’ person that everyone loves to have around because you get bitten and everyone else gets away itch-free. Though allergic reactions to the actual bite are rare, mozzie bites are itchy, annoying, and can carry diseases such as Ross River virus and Zika virus in south-east Queensland. So cover up and use insect repellent whenever out at dusk/dawn or in a mozzie-prone area.
Hands up who totally freaks as soon as a bee enters the room?! If you are stung and the stinger is still in the skin, gently try and remove it by scraping it with a fingernail (don’t use tweezers as it can release more venom). Wash the area with soap and water and use an ice-pack for pain relief.
Bee stings are the most common triggers of anaphylaxis from insect stings, so be wary and seek urgent medical attention if any symptoms present such as swelling of the mouth, difficulty swallowing, a rash, feeling weak, or stomach cramps.
When eating outdoors, always check open food and drink containers before you eat or drink as bees and wasps have a tendency to sneak inside.
Shudder. The thought of these make anyone’s skin crawl! Usually found in the bush in south-east Queensland, ticks can attach to your skin and stay there until removed. Wear loose, light-coloured clothing when out in the bush and use DEET insect repellent.
If are unfortunate enough to get a tick, gently pull it out using tweezers and apply antiseptic cream to the area. Seek medical attention if a fever develops, if you develop muscle weakness or show any signs of infection.
They are cute, furry, and all kids love to pick them up and have them crawl up their arm! But unfortunately this cute and cuddly hungry friend can also have very ouchy hairs. If you do get stung, remove any visible hairs with tweezers and use sticky tape to remove any finer hairs you cannot get with the tweezers. Don’t scratch or rub, it will just push the stinging hairs deeper into the skin. Watch for a rash or any reaction and get medical attention if any worrying signs present. Educate children that, though cute, caterpillars are not to be picked up with fingers. They are happier being left alone on their leaves!
For more information, check out this handy symptom checker for help on when to seek medical attention.
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Ship WriteSeptember 2012
Isolated for one night in a boat overlooking the Thames, Geoff Dyer explores representations of reality through the lens of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.
The Dyer’s HandFebruary 2012
Genre-defying British writer Geoff Dyer on how watching Tarkovsky’s Stalker on repeat turned into his most successful book.

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Evidence that dumbing down is not inevitable
Illustration by Claudio Munoz
FOR a quarter of a century, surveys of reading habits by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federally-funded body, have been favourite material for anyone who thinks America is dumbing down. Susan Jacoby, author of “The Age of American Unreason”, for example, cites the 2007 NEA report that “the proportion of 17-year-olds who read nothing (unless required to do so for school) more than doubled between 1984 and 2004.”
So it is a surprise that this bellwether seems to have taken a turn for the better. This week the NEA reported that, for the first time since 1982 when its survey began, the number of adults who said they had read a novel, short story, poem or play in the past 12 months had gone up, rising from 47% of the population in 2002 to over 50% in 2008.*
The increase, modest as it is, has thrown educationalists into a tizzy. “It's just a blip,” one professor told the New York Times. It is certainly a snapshot. But it is not statistically insignificant. As the NEA's research director, Sunil Iyengar, points out, almost every demographic and ethnic group seems to be reading more.
The increase has been most marked in groups whose reading had declined most in the past 25 years, African-Americans and Hispanics (up by 15% and 20% respectively since 2002). It has also been larger among people at lower levels of education: reading among college graduates was flat, but among those who dropped out of high school it rose from under a quarter to over a third.
Most remarkable of all has been the rebound among young men. The numbers of men aged 18-24 who say they are reading books (not just online) rose 24% in 2002-08. Teachers sometimes despair of young men, whose educational performance has lagged behind that of young women almost across the board. But the reading gap at least may be narrowing.
Dana Gioia, the NEA's outgoing chairman, thinks the reason for the turnaround is the public reaction to earlier reports which had sounded the alarm. “There has been a measurable change in society's commitment to literacy,” he says. “Reading has become a higher priority.”
It may also be benefiting from the growing popularity of serious-minded leisure pursuits of many kinds. Museums, literary festivals and live opera transmissions into cinemas are all reporting larger audiences. Mr Iyengar thinks the division between those who read a lot and those who don't is eroding. What has not changed, though, is America's “functional illiteracy” rate. Fully 21% of adult Americans did not read a book last year because they couldn't, one of the worst rates in the rich world.
* Reading on the Rise. Available at http://www.arts.gov/research/ReadingonRise.pdf
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline "The Readers"
From the January 17th 2009 edition
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Wiskott Aldrich syndrome
Other Names for this Disease
- Eczema thrombocytopenia immunodeficiency syndrome
- Immunodeficiency 2
- IMD 2
- Aldrich syndrome
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immunodeficiency and reduced ability to form blood clots. It primarily affects males. Signs and symptoms include easy bruising or bleeding due to a decrease in the number and size of platelets; susceptibility to infections, immune disorders and inflammatory disorders; and an increased risk for some cancers (such as lymphoma). Eczema is common in affected people. WAS is caused by mutations in the WAS gene and is inherited in an X-linked manner. Treatment may depend on severity and symptoms in each person, but stem cell transplantation is the only known cure.Wiskott Aldrich syndrome (WAS) is a condition characterized by
Last updated: 4/10/2015
- Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Genetics Home Reference. February, 2013; http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/wiskott-aldrich-syndrome.
- Alexandra H Filipovich, Judith Johnson, and Kejian Zhang. WAS-Related Disorders. GeneReviews. March 20, 2014; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1178/.
- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Wiskott Aldrich syndrome. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- The Merck Manual provides information on this condition for patients and caregivers.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has a report for patients and families about this condition. NORD is a patient advocacy organization for individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them.
- Medscape Reference provides information on this topic. You may need to register to view the medical textbook, but registration is free.
- The Monarch Initiative brings together data about this condition from humans and other species to help physicians and biomedical researchers. Monarch’s tools are designed to make it easier to compare the signs and symptoms (phenotypes) of different diseases and discover common features. This initiative is a collaboration between several academic institutions across the world and is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Visit the website to explore the biology of this condition.
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- Orphanet is a European reference portal for information on rare diseases and orphan drugs. Access to this database is free of charge.
- PubMed is a searchable database of medical literature and lists journal articles that discuss Wiskott Aldrich syndrome. Click on the link to view a sample search on this topic.


HARTFORD, CT — The mother of a 12-year-old has been arrested for sending her son to school with weapons because he was being bullied, according to police. Police said that they were notified that a child at Burns Elementary School had a pistol-style BB gun and a folding knife in his backpack Friday afternoon. The child’s mother told police that she had put the knife and the gun in the child’s backpack because the boy was being bullied by bigger children, according to police.
By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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Watch Harry in Your Pocket
- 1 hr 43 min
In the 1973 crime drama film, Harry in Your Pocket, we follow a group of pickpockets who are making their living by stealing wallets and purses in everyday locations such as shopping malls, movie theaters, and bus stations. The main character of the film is Harry, played by James Coburn, who is the leader of the group and teaches his young protÃ©gÃ©, Casey, played by Michael Sarrazin, everything he knows about the trade.
The film begins with Harry and his team, which includes a couple named Ray and Sandy, played by Walter Pidgeon and Trish Van Devere respectively, who are all plotting their next heist. They soon set their sights on a wealthy businessman who is attending an upcoming conference in Seattle, but they don't realize the danger they are getting themselves into.
As Harry and his team plan this job, they also deal with their own personal problems. Harry is a seasoned pickpocket who is getting tired of the profession and wants to settle down, while Casey wants to leave his abusive home life behind and start a new life as a pickpocket. Ray and Sandy, on the other hand, are a middle-aged couple who are dealing with the difficulties of aging and finding their place in this world.
Despite their personal struggles, the group manages to pull off a few successful heists. However, when they decide to go after the wealthy businessman, things start to go wrong. Their plan falls apart when they encounter unexpected obstacles, including a suspicious security guard and a rival pickpocket who is also after the same mark.
As the group's problems continue to mount, tensions rise between Harry and Casey. Harry is a master pickpocket who prides himself on his ability to teach others the trade, but Casey's reckless behavior puts the group in danger. This tension comes to a head in a tense and thrilling conclusion that will leave the audience on the edge of their seats.
Overall, Harry in Your Pocket is a well-crafted crime drama that explores the world of pickpocketing and the personal struggles of those involved in the profession. The film boasts strong performances from its cast, particularly James Coburn in the role of the charismatic Harry. The story is engaging and the tension is palpable, making it a must-watch for fans of the crime genre.
Harry in Your Pocket is a 1973 comedy with a runtime of 1 hour and 43 minutes. It has received moderate reviews from critics and viewers, who have given it an IMDb score of 6.3.


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A Texarkana, Texas, man was arrested Thursday for the alleged sexual abuse of four different girls.
Timothy Paul Wilder Sr. was taken into custody just a few hours after four separate indictments were handed down by a Bowie County grand jury. The indictments charge Wilder with three counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by contact.
All of the victims are allegedly related to Wilder through marriage and reportedly spent nights at his home. One indictment accuses Wilder of abusing a girl from 2009 to 2013. Another indictment alleges abuse of a second girl from 2012 to 2015. A third indictment alleges abuse of a young girl from 2008 to 2010 and a fourth indictment alleges sexual abuse of a girl beginning in 2009 to 2011.
Continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 is punishable by 25 to 99 years or life in prison and there is no parole allowed from any sentence for the crime. Aggravated sexual assault of a child is punishable by five to 99 years or life in prison. Indecency with a child by contact is punishable by two to 20 years in prison.
Court records show Wilder was arrested in 2017 for aggravated sexual assault of a child but that the case was dismissed later that year.
Wilder’s cases have been assigned to 202nd District Judge John Tidwell. First Assistant District Attorney Kelley Crisp and Assistant District Attorney Lauren Richards are prosecuting. No attorney of record is currently listed for Wilder.
The case is being investigated by the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department.