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[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: One of the cardinal features of schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) is language abnormalities. The focus of this study was to determine whether or not there are also processing abnormalities of pure tones differing in pitch and duration in SPD.
Thirteen neuroleptic-naïve male subjects met full criteria for SPD and were group-matched on age and parental socio-economic status to 13 comparison subjects. Verbal learning was measured with the California Verbal Learning Test. Heschl's gyrus volumes were measured using structural MRI. Whole-brain fMRI activation patterns in an auditory task of listening to tones including pitch and duration deviants were compared between SPD and control subjects. In a second and separate ROI analysis we found that peak activation in superior temporal gyrus (STG), Brodmann Areas 41 and 42, was correlated with verbal learning and clinical measures derived from the SCID-II interview.
In the region of the STG, SPD subjects demonstrated more activation to pitch deviants bilaterally (p<0.001); and to duration deviants in the left hemisphere (p=0.005) (two-sample t). SPD subjects also showed more bilateral parietal cortex activation to duration deviants. In no region did comparison subjects activate more than SPD subjects in either experiment. Exploratory correlations for SPD subjects suggest a relationship between peak activation on the right for deviant tones in the pitch experiment with odd speech and impaired verbal learning. There was no difference between groups on Heschl's gyrus volume.
These data suggest that SPD subjects have inefficient or hyper-responsive processing of pure tones both in terms of pitch and duration deviance that is not attributable to smaller Heschl's gyrus volumes. Finally, these auditory processing abnormalities may have significance for the odd speech heard in some SPD subjects and downstream language and verbal learning deficits.
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[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The middle temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus subserve language and semantic memory processing, visual perception, and multimodal sensory integration. Functional deficits in these cognitive processes have been well documented in patients with schizophrenia. However, there have been few in vivo structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of the middle temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus in schizophrenia.
Middle temporal gyrus and inferior temporal gyrus gray matter volumes were measured in 23 male patients diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia and 28 healthy male subjects by using high-spatial-resolution MRI. For comparison, superior temporal gyrus and fusiform gyrus gray matter volumes were also measured. Correlations between these four regions and clinical symptoms were also investigated.
Relative to healthy subjects, the patients with chronic schizophrenia showed gray matter volume reductions in the left middle temporal gyrus (13% difference) and bilateral inferior temporal gyrus (10% difference in both hemispheres). In addition, the patients showed gray matter volume reductions in the left superior temporal gyrus (13% difference) and bilateral fusiform gyrus (10% difference in both hemispheres). More severe hallucinations were significantly correlated with smaller left hemisphere volumes in the superior temporal gyrus and middle temporal gyrus.
These results suggest that patients with schizophrenia evince reduced gray matter volume in the left middle temporal gyrus and bilateral reductions in the inferior temporal gyrus. In conjunction with findings of left superior temporal gyrus reduction and bilateral fusiform gyrus reductions, these data suggest that schizophrenia may be characterized by left hemisphere-selective dorsal pathophysiology and bilateral ventral pathophysiology in temporal lobe gray matter.
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[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The fusiform gyrus is important for face and object recognition, is abnormal in schizophrenia, but has not been studied in schizotypal personality disorder (SPD). Thin-slice MR images showed no differences, either in right, left or total fusiform gyri volumes, between subjects with SPD (N=21) and normal controls (N=19). However, there was a correlation between severity of illusions and magical thinking suffered by the SPD subjects and smaller right fusiform gyrus volumes. This suggests that future studies may be useful in determining the functional competence of this gyrus in SPD.
Full-text · Article · Dec 2003 · Schizophrenia Research
[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: Whether psychoses associated with schizophrenia and affective disorder represent manifestations of different disorders or the same disorder is an important but unresolved question in psychiatry. Results of previous volumetric magnetic resonance imaging investigations indicate that gray matter volume reductions in neocortical regions may be specific to schizophrenia.
To simultaneously evaluate multiple olfactocentric paralimbic regions, which play crucial roles in human emotion and motivation, in first-episode patients with schizophrenia and affective psychosis.
A cross-sectional study using high-spatial resolution magnetic resonance imaging in patients with schizophrenia and affective psychosis at their first hospitalization.
Inpatient units at a private psychiatric hospital.
Fifty-three first-episode patients, 27 with schizophrenia and 26 with affective (mainly manic) psychosis, and 29 control subjects.
Using high-spatial resolution magnetic resonance imaging, the gray matter volumes of 2 olfactocentric paralimbic regions of interest, the insular cortex and the temporal pole, were evaluated.
A bilateral volume reduction in insular cortex gray matter was specific to first-episode patients with schizophrenia. In contrast, both first-episode psychosis groups showed a volume reduction in left temporal pole gray matter and an absence of normal left-greater-than-right asymmetry. Region of interest correlations showed that only patients with schizophrenia lacked a positive correlation between left temporal pole and left anterior amygdala-hippocampal complex gray matter volumes, whereas both psychosis groups were similar in lacking normal positive correlations between left temporal pole and left anterior superior temporal gyrus gray matter volumes.
These partially different and partially similar patterns of structural abnormalities in olfactocentric paralimbic regions and their associated abnormalities in other temporolimbic regions may be important factors in the differential and common manifestations of the 2 psychoses.
Full-text · Article · Dec 2003 · Archives of General Psychiatry
[Show abstract][Hide abstract] ABSTRACT: The fusiform gyrus (FG), or occipitotemporal gyrus, is thought to subserve the processing and encoding of faces. Of note, several studies have reported that patients with schizophrenia show deficits in facial processing. It is thus hypothesized that the FG might be one brain region underlying abnormal facial recognition in schizophrenia. The objectives of this study were to determine whether there are abnormalities in gray matter volumes for the anterior and the posterior FG in patients with chronic schizophrenia and to investigate relationships between FG subregions and immediate and delayed memory for faces.
Patients were recruited from the Boston VA Healthcare System, Brockton Division, and control subjects were recruited through newspaper advertisement. Study participants included 21 male patients diagnosed as having chronic schizophrenia and 28 male controls. Participants underwent high-spatial-resolution magnetic resonance imaging, and facial recognition memory was evaluated. Main outcome measures included anterior and posterior FG gray matter volumes based on high-spatial-resolution magnetic resonance imaging, a detailed and reliable manual delineation using 3-dimensional information, and correlation coefficients between FG subregions and raw scores on immediate and delayed facial memory derived from the Wechsler Memory Scale III.
Patients with chronic schizophrenia had overall smaller FG gray matter volumes (10%) than normal controls. Additionally, patients with schizophrenia performed more poorly than normal controls in both immediate and delayed facial memory tests. Moreover, the degree of poor performance on delayed memory for faces was significantly correlated with the degree of bilateral anterior FG reduction in patients with schizophrenia.
These results suggest that neuroanatomic FG abnormalities underlie at least some of the deficits associated with facial recognition in schizophrenia.
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Jolee Blon’ (born Emily Elicia Low; January 19, 1988) is an American actress, model, and neo-Burlesque showgirl. She has appeared in television, theater, and advertisements. Blon’ currently resides in Los Angeles, California.
American model and actress who has become famous for her signature look inspired by burlesque and actresses of early Hollywood. Her photos have appeared in publications like Vogue, Retro Lovely and Pin Up America.
She won the Jury Award for Best Actress at the California Women’s Film Festival for her performance in the 2015 film The Grand Guignol.

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We started by making an from a cupcake. We used:
We frosted the cupcake with chocolate frosting. We made the ears from frosting too. We broke the Oreos open and stuck on brown M&Ms for eyes (we had to use a dab of frosting in a tube for "glue") and an orange M&M for a beak.
For the second owl we used:
Cut the ends off of two Reese cup for wings. The rest of the Reese cup becomes the owl. Since there are only two wings, one owl will have wings and one won't.
Remove the Reese cup from the paper. If some of the chocolate pulls off like ours did, put the Reese cup in the refrigerator or freezer before removing the candy from the paper.
Place the Reese cups on graham crackers so they just hang off the bottom. Cut a large marshmallow in half for each owl. Place them above the Reese cup on the graham cracker.
Put the owls in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Press the Owls more firmly onto the crackers while the chocolate is soft. Press a candy corn between the marshmallows onto the chocolate for the beak.
To make these for Valentine's Day, just substitute pink candy for the nose and make a card that says, Owl Always Love You. Leave one at each person's place at the table.

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I took advantage of a gap in the weather yesterday to make a trip out to Watlington out on the southern fringes of Oxfordshire.
This was partly to try and visit their library but also to revisit the town and take some photos of the High Street – here with the intriguing name ‘Couching Street’.
Watlington is a pretty place – well it is if you are into vernacular architecture.
Today I took the opportunity to attempt a drawing and watercolour of the fine brick town hall.
Here is my initial sketch:-
And my watercolour – almost finished
And also a couple of photos of the town

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It has been nearly a year and a half since HPI first announced the Venture Toyota FJ Cruiser. Since then we’ve been teased quite a few times and here we are again with more teaser shots of this cool looking RC truck. This time we get a look at some of the first photos of the sandstorm tan colored Venture FJ Crusier. Though HPI hasn’t made it clear in previous teasers, it has now been confirmed that the Venture will be offered in two colors including gunmetal grey and standstorm tan. Retailers are now being told that the truck will released for sale in May, but we know how that works. It is expected to sell for about $370. Stay tuned!
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A necessary first step to answering questions about the causes and consequences of the process of regulatory approval for brand spanking new biotech crops is to grasp the operation of the regulatory system and the scale and structure of the prices of compliance. It seems that the compliance prices incurred by biotechnology developers are fairly excessive, and the regulatory burden of novel biotech crops may be out of balance. Reflections on developments, challenges, and issues on risk assessment and administration in a growing country context have been offered. Biosafety regulatory frameworks have been reviewed in relation to the development process, challenges, and trends in its formulation, especially in the context of risk assessment and administration. Risk evaluation additionally focused on the change caused by genetic engineering permits for detailed consideration of the potential consequences of the change relative to the best way the GM plant is meant for use and the environments in which it might be discovered. In phrases of potential genetically modified meals security, key issues are how the change might lead to toxicity or allergenicity.
- Although, genetically modified vegetation symbolize a potential benefit for environmentally friendly agriculture and human health, poor knowledge is out there on the potential hazards posed by unintended modifications occurring during genetic manipulation.
- Such tangible environmental and health benefits are normally given little or no weight in precautionary risk calculations .
- This approach to weed control put large choice strain on weeds and consequently contributed to the evolution of weed populations predominated by resistant individual weeds.
- Encouragement of latest monitoring and detection strategies and instruments is therefore very important for evaluation, management of environmental, and health impacts as well as assortment of ecological information of relevance to future releases.
- In our view, the potential for GM foods to cause harmful health results could be very small and most of the concerns expressed apply with equal vigour to conventionally derived foods.
- The modifications eliminate particular proteins from the potatoes, via RNA interference, quite than introducing novel proteins.
Many frameworks of risk evaluation methodology separate danger evaluation from threat administration. The important side is, of course, the iterative and interlinked relationship between danger assessment and threat management . Many scientists are frustrated by the best way the monarch butterfly controversy and different points related to biotechnology were dealt with within the press. Although the original monarch butterfly study acquired worldwide media consideration, the observe-up studies that refuted it didn’t obtain the identical amount of protection.
Aggregated (International Level) Impacts
In February 2015 Arctic Apples were accredited by the USDA, becoming the first genetically modified apple approved on the market in the US. Gene silencing is used to scale back the expression of polyphenol oxidase , thus preventing the fruit from browning. In 2013, the USDA accredited the import of a GM pineapple that is pink in shade and that “overexpresses” a gene derived from tangerines and suppress other genes, growing manufacturing of lycopene. The plant’s flowering cycle was changed to offer for more uniform progress and high quality.
In an analogous method, the cultivation of drought- and salinity-tolerant GM crops would additionally impression soil, water, air, biodiversity, and modify the use of resources and fuel consumption. Finally, there might be a gene flow from GM crops to wild family members with unknown consequences to the environment. The effects of GM crop adoption on the environment will rely not only on human conduct but on organic, ecological, and chemical interactions as properly. In addition, there is the potential for irreversible ecosystem disruptions due in part to the unpredictable and novel effects of gene mixing .
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Rice, sorghum and wheat have wild relatives within the United States and a relatively low tendency to outcross, which might enable transgenes to disperse into wild populations. The crops which have a excessive tendency to outcross and have wild family members in the United States are shown in pink. There is a excessive potential for gene circulate between these crops and their wild family members, so care ought to be taken in growing transgenic varieties that may confer a aggressive advantage on their hybrids. The labeling should include objective data to the effect that a food or feed consists of, contains or is produced from GMOs. “Directive on the release of genetically modified organisms Directive 2001/18/EC ANNEX I A”.

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Kazakhstan: as of August 1, grain stocks decreased by 18.5%
As of August 1, 2014, the registered carry-over stocks of grains in Kazakhstan totaled 3.412 mln tonnes, down 18.3% compared with the same date in 2013 (4.174 mln tonnes), reported the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics on August 14.
As of the reporting date, grain reception centres and elevators stored bulk of grains – 1.772 mln tonnes. Agricultural producers of the country stored 817.2 thsd tonnes of grains, flour milling plants and other enterprises - 653 thsd tonnes, peasant and farming households - 169.3 thsd tonnes.
Wheat formed the bulk of the stocks – 3.015 mln tonnes, including 2.852 mln tonnes of milling wheat.
Also, the carry-over stocks of grains included 211.8 thsd tonnes of barley, 9.73 thsd tonnes of maize, 19.8 thsd tonnes of rice, 20.27 thsd tonnes of rye, 63.27 thsd tonnes of oats, 15.2 thsd tonnes buckwheat, 6.15 thsd tonnes of millet, and 26.34 thsd tonnes of mixture of spiked grain crops.
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Kazakhstan exports nearly 1.8 mln tonnes of flour per year – E.Gan
Kazakhstan harvested over 21 mln tonnes grains – Ministry of Agriculture
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Jaumet took his horse, his dog and his sword. He rode and rode between mountains, plains and marshlands, until, attracted by the chants of some
goldfinches, he arrived to a big house. Among the forest noises he listened to the
charming voice of a young maiden… Here, beyond the springs
one can find my palace a good and great shelter of peace
after the marshlands. Whose is this castle? with its variety of birds. Stillness is in this area Lots of pleasant plants Roses and smelling flowers will bring a brave, fast! my thought is troubled.
Whose is this voice? I am Rosella from the water
the mistress of this precious place Now I wait for a brave man
you can be this for me Oh, Rosella, a beautiful name
so clear and exquisite Oh, Rosella
this place puts me in a spell Who are you beautiful young man?
What brought you here? I am Jaumet the adventurer he who has killed a dragon I want to discover new lands but now I feel tired come in gentleman come in
you will rest at my home leave already your dog
break your sword off. Come in trusting gentleman
and you will see the talking bird Dog and sword I leave the talking bird imprisoned I am coming in Aah, aah, aah! Ah, innocent gentleman
naive gentleman, you let me put a spell on you
I has been able to bewitch you. Poor Jaumet that now you are
like a statue of salt I am alone and petrified
statue of salt a witch bewitched me. Sorceress and innocent
now I live without Elionor. If my brother knew it
he would come here to help me. Dear mother, can you hear me? Alone, petrified, I am
poor like a salt statue sorceress
and naive help me Joan ah, ai innocent
ah and naive now I live without Elionor ah, ai innocent ah and naive Ah, ah, aah!


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Not bound, as a book.
Like Unfettered before it, the contributing writers of Unbound were allowed to submit the tales they wished fans of genre to read—without the constraints of a shackling theme.
The result is magical. Twenty-three all-original stories are sure to captivate you—some will move you to tears while others will keep you turning the pages long into the night. The power of Unbound lies in its variety of tales and the voices behind them. If you are a fan of discovering new writers or reading the works of beloved authors, Unbound is for you.
Return to Landover with Terry Brooks. Go to trial with Harry Dresden and Jim Butcher. Enter the Citadel and become remade with Rachel Caine. Survive a plague with John Marco and his robot companion Echo. Be painted among the stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. These tales and the others that comprise the anthology are only bound by how enchanting and enthralling they are.
Here is the line-up:
Unbound is filled with spectacularly wonderful stories, each one as diverse as its creator.
You will be changed upon finishing it.
And that is the point.
A magical collection of seventeen original stories by an amazing list of contributors—including a Dune story by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson!
Like Unbound and before it, Unbound II boasts a collection of SF&F writers allowed to submit the tales they've been wanting to write for a long time—without the constraints of theme. The result? A new anthology as powerful as the first. The stories gathered here are only bound by how enchanting and enthralling they are.
Enter an underworld of history and dark creatures with Kristen Britain. Return to the aftermath of Dune's Butlerian Jihad with Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson. Revisit the Broken Empire trilogy with Jorg Ancrath and Mark Lawrence. Go on the most enchanting and dangerous of knight quests with Anna Smith Spark. Discover how Gladys got her name in a new Ink & Sigil story by Kevin Hearne. Uncover the magical truths of the Frasier family with Tamora Pierce. These tales and the others that comprise Unbound II will leave you reading long into the night and early morning hours.
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Hundreds of fast-food employees took to the streets Monday to begin a week-long protest of low wages. Members of the Service Employees International Union not only showed their support but also expressed fear that if the demonstrators didn’t get what they wanted, they may contaminate our food.
Videographer and conservative blogger Adam Sharp of ShatpElbows.net attended one such demonstration and interviewed an SEIU member, easily identifiable as such by his purple shirt.
When asked whether the union member supported the $15 per hour wage increase the McDonald’s workers were demanding, he admitted, “I’m not sure.”
He also said he was there to show his support for the workers rather than the company and expressed a fear that, “if they’re [the McDonald’s employees] pissed off, they could be doing something to that food.”
“So that’s your main concern, is that if they don’t get what they want, they might contaminate the food?”
The SEIU member shrugged his shoulders and said, “I don’t know.”
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The following is a press release from the members of the 34th District Republican Convention.
Running for re-election for her second term in the 34th District, Melissa Ziobron (R) won unanimous endorsement from district delegates on May 14th.
The convention was held at Angelico’s Lakehouse in East Hampton and was chaired by Patience Anderson.
Delegates from East Hampton, East Haddam and Colchester were in attendance, along with Ziobron’s family.
David Balthazar made the opening nomination and cited her work ethic, family values, steadfast support of constituents in the district, while noting that she is well respected by her peers.
Deb Denette, who is the Town Clerk in East Haddam made the seconding nomination.
She cited a former state party chairman who had this to say about Ziobron, after her appearance on Face the State, which aired on Mother’s Day: “Melissa is one of the bright stars - smart, an independent thinker, hard working and touch as tempered steel”.
Denette, who has known Ziobron for almost two decades, said she was proud to be there in support of her re-election. After several other delegate remarks, Ziobron spoke to the crowd.
First she thanked her family, friends and supporters for their encouragement and support over the last two years.
She went on to explain that “I am known as one that asks the tough questions. But not any questions, the RIGHT questions. I do my research and am not afraid to work hard and dig deeper. I am learning every day, but now I understand more about the process, which will benefit those who live here” she said.
She went on to cite many accomplishments during her freshmen term. Highlighting things like her efforts to clean up Sunrise State Park and obtaining new funding for additional statewide park staff, dedication of a portion of Rte. 151 in memory of PFC Peter Golec, and obtaining a 100 percent voting record.
In addition, she has obtained over $1 Million in district funding and continues to stand by promises made in 2012. She is one of few legislators who do not send tax payer funded mailings and had promised to stop this long held practice, which saves thousands of taxpayer dollars annually.
Lastly, she outlined her 2014 priorities which are Economy, Environment, and Education. For additional detailed information on her priorities for the next two years and her time in the legislature visit www.melissaziobron.blogpsot, where all pertinent links are available.


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Charlot Schans (1987) is urban sociologist and advisor at STIPO. She is involved in the development of the European Placemaking Network and The City at Eye Level.
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The City at Eye Level is a worldwide program for improving cities, streets and places. We let buildings contribute to the quality of public space with their ground floors (the city at eye level). We turn streets, plazas and areas into places where people feel at home and want to stay (placemaking). With local communities, we develop and implement strategies for human scale in cities, area development, streets and plazas (co-creation). The method combines use, design and organisation (software, hardware and orgware).
With knowledge as a fundament, we help cities and their partners to develop strategies to create and improve their own great City at Eye Level. We share our knowledge open source, online and through the City at Eye Level books.
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Some bread machines warm the ingredients before starting. If your machine hasn't started within 30 minutes of you pushing the start button then your machine may be broken. google me at
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If the leak is not too bad and you are NOT using the delay timer. Put all the ingredients in flour etc. add the liquid last and just before pushing the start button pour the yeast in. You can do this until you locate a "pan assembly" for your machine or email me at breadmachineshelp.com for good used machines. I have a pan assembly for the K6725 if you are interested in it let me know.
Place the ingredients into the bread machine, liquid first, then flour and dry ingredients, make a little pit in the top of the flour and put the yeast in there. Then start the machine. You add fruit and nuts later, usually there is a beep for adding things.
Look at the box first. Many times it will have instructions on
it. However sometimes it may not and have only the the dry
ingredients. If the box has no instructions, see how many cups of
flour the mix uses. If it uses 3 cups of flour total, the mix is
for a 1 1/2 pound loaf. If the mix uses 2 cups of flour it will
make a 1 pound loaf. Box missing this info? It's time to
take the flour out of the box to measure it with at measuring
cup. Mixes sometimes combine all the ingredients together so it
will measure bit more than 3 cups for a 1 1/2 pound loaf or 2 cups for
1 pound loaf. After finding out how big the loaf is going to be
then get the bread pan and instruction manual and start constructing
the dough. I'd find the recipe in the manual that matches the mix
the best to find out how much liquid to use. (for a classic whit
its 1 cup for 1 1/2 pound leaf and 3/4 cup for 1 pound loaf) Then I put
the liquid in the pan first along with butter (if necessary), followed
by the dry ingredients in the mix with the yeast at the top. Put
the pan into the bread machine and select 1 or 1 1/2 loaf or if it is a
french or sweet bread. Press start. Unfortunately I have a
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Boys basketball: Balanced Larkin captures regional title
By Erik Jacobsen firstname.lastname@example.org March 1, 2013 10:30PM
Larkin players celebrate after defeating St. Charles North in the championship game of the Class 4A South Elgin Regional on Friday. | Donnell Collins~For Sun-Times Media
Updated: March 2, 2013 4:34PM
St. Charles North coach Tom Poulin put it best when he said Larkin came at his team in waves Friday night.
The top-seeded Royals had too much quickness, too much poise and too much overall talent as they plowed past the third-seeded North Stars 75-64 in the championship game of the Class 4A South Elgin Regional.
Senior guard Quentin Ruff finished with 24 points to lead four Larkin players in double figures as the Royals picked up their first regional title since 2006. They advance to play Rockford Jefferson on Tuesday at the DeKalb Sectional.
“When we have four or five guys scoring double-digit points it’s very tough to beat us,” Larkin junior Kendale McCullum said. “We’re not done yet. We feel like we still have a lot to pick up.”
Larkin (23-5) made only 4-of-19 shots in the first quarter while falling behind 18-11, but it connected on 22-of-33 shots the rest of the way to knock off St. Charles North (18-11) for the third time this season.
The Royals led 30-28 at halftime and took control with an 11-0 in the third quarter that made the score 47-35. St. Charles North’s Quinten Payne answered with four straight points, including two on a driving dunk down the lane with 2:37 left in the third, but the Loyola-bound star picked up his fourth foul eight seconds later and the North Stars never came closer than eight down the rest of the way.
“We noticed we weren’t playing our game in the first half,” Ruff said. “Coming out in the second half we knew if we played our game, good things would happen for us.”
Payne finished with a game-high 28 points, six rebounds and three assists to cap his stellar three-year varsity career at St. Charles North, but the North Stars couldn’t find consistent scoring from anyone else as Tony Neari was the only other player in double figures with 10 points.
“Larkin is a better basketball team,” Poulin said. “They beat (us) three times. You’ve got to take your hat off and say you wish them the best moving forward.”
In contrast to St. Charles North’s lack of offensive balance, Larkin got key contributions from every player in its main rotation. Quantice Hunter totaled 15 points and three steals and McCullum finished with 13 points.
Junior forward Drew Jones, who missed Wednesday’s semifinal win against Elgin with a knee injury, came off the bench and contributed 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Brayden Royse added eight points and Derrick Streety chipped in with four assists and three steals.
“Jones didn’t even play Wednesday, but he comes back and we don’t win this game without him,” Larkin coach Deryn Carter said. “That’s what’s special about this group. We don’t win this game without any of the guys that are on the roster because they all contribute.”


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Excited About A Paintball Gun
May 14th, 2012
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As part of the Indian Navy’s overseas deployment (OSD) to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Coast of Africa, two Indian warships…
Future USS Gerald R. Ford Underway for Acceptance Trials
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ABS Mobile App Simplifies Subchapter M Compliance
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Kiran Nagarkar was born in Mumbai in 1942. In addition to plays and screenplays, he has written four novels, establishing his reputation as an outstanding representative of contemporary Indian literature. His books are a target of ideological critique due to the hybrid nature of his version of postcolonialism, involving irreverence alongside seriousness.
Nagarkar studied at the Ferguson College in Mumbai and then worked as an assistant professor, journalist and screenplay writer, and, notably, in the advertising industry. He wrote his first book »Saat Sakkam Trechalis« (1974; Eng. »Seven Sixes are Forty Three«, 1980) in his mother tongue, Marathi. His bitter and burlesque description of young Kushank from Mumbai – achieved by means of a fragmented form and rendered in innovative language – is considered to be a milestone in Marathi literature. In his first play »Bedtime Story« (1978), Nagarkar takes on the subject of modern responsibility by broaching the topic of political crises of the day (for instance the Cuban Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the State of Emergency called for by Indira Gandhi). Due to problems with state censorship as well as religiously motivated restrictions that prevailed over the cultural scene, the play was not staged until 1995. His second book »Ravan and Eddie« (1994) also met with a hostile response. The story of the childhood of two young boys, one Hindu, the other Christian, from families who live next door to each other yet live in completely different worlds, was criticized both as anti-Hindu and anti-Christian. The fact that Nagarakar chose to write this book and other subsequent writings in English, the language of his education, also encountered objections from his fellow countrymen. In his subsequent novels, Nagarkar contrasts bigotry and extremism with a tolerance that feeds on doubt and is open to diversity. In »Cuckold« (1997), this mentality is embodied in a character who looms in Indian historiography. This is the unknown spouse of the famous princess Meera from the 16th century, whose love songs to the God Krishna have passed into popular Indian culture. In »God’s Little Soldier« (2006), the protagonist, who switches faiths without ever abandoning extremism, stands opposed to his questioning brother. »The Extras« is a sequel to the story of »Ravan & Eddie«, told in a very dynamic way and full of humour. Ravan and Eddie try to fulfil their dream of a social career, glamour and Rock and Roll in Mumbai in the 1960s and 1970s.
Nagarkar was distinguished with the H.N. Apte Award for the best first novel, the renowned Sahitya Award and the Dalmia Award »for the furtherance of communicative harmony through literature«. He received a Rockefeller grant and was awarded a scholarship by the DAAD Artists’ Programme and the city of Munich. He lives in Mumbai.

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Karl Jacobs received a tweet back from Victoria Justice, inviting the star to a game of Minecraft.
Victoria Justice mentioned wine in a tweet she posted promoting her music. Karl Jacobs saw an opportunity and told her that he drank Dr. Pepper. Karl is well known to use the smallest detail in others' tweets to find relatability and humor.
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Some Twitter users asked Karl to show off some of his Dr. Pepper pictures. Overall fans seemed pretty excited for Karl and are looking forward to his Minecraft game with Victoria.
It was loud and clear that fans want to see Victoria Justice to respond to Karl. There is still no clarity as to when the two will play Minecraft, but it is clear that he has got Victoria Justice's attention.
Karl Jacobs could easily help Victoria promote her brand
Victoria Justice is a former Disney star and celebrity in her own right, with a massive audience of her own. But there's always a new audience her music can appeal to, and the traction these tweets got shows that Karl's audience is paying attention as well.
The attention to her post arguably quadrupled from her interaction with Karl. Karl has an active fanbase who go out of their way to help him suceed. Victoria Justice could benefit from working with a streamer like Karl.


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Result of Celeb BB’s secret ‘Hell’ eviction leaked?
Jasmine Waltz has reportedly become the third housemate to be evicted from Celebrity Big Brother 2017 ‘All Stars/New Stars’ in the conclusion of the show’s ‘Weekend From Hell’.
The twist began on Friday night when three new housemates – Chloe Ferry, Jessica Cunningham and Kim Woodburn – entered the house, before the existing housemates unwittingly sent Austin Armacost packing.
Coleen, Heidi and Spencer, James J, Jasmine, Jedward and Stacy were then voted in to ‘Hell’ by viewers, where they faced a fight to stay on the show.
Over the weekend, Jedward and James J won tickets out of Hell in separate tasks – and each had to choose a safe housemate to replace them.
Jedward went for James C, before James J opted to banish Calum. As new arrivals, Chloe, Jessica and Kim were ineligible to be chosen.
As announced by Emma Willis during Friday’s live show, the fight for survival was due to conclude yesterday (Sunday) with the third eviction of the series.
Official details of how it occurred are scarce – but according to The Sun, Jasmine was “secretly evicted by other housemates” last night. It is unclear how they came to this decision.
Jasmine’s exit is thought to have occurred in a similar manner to that of Alex Cannon and Sam Giffen, who were kicked out the backdoor without any fanfare during last summer’s ‘civilian’ Big Brother.
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AIR SEYCHELLES PUBLISHES THEIR ‘NEW NORMAL‘ GUIDELINES FOR CHECK IN AND IN-FLIGHT
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Air Seychelles has today announced that with the resumption of commercial passenger services earlier this week, i.e. on 01st of August 2020, a comprehensive set of new ground handling measures has been implemented at the Seychelles International Airport.
As per the new ground handling COVID-19 operating policy, it is now a mandatory requirement for passengers travelling on all flights handled by Air Seychelles to arrive at the Seychelles International Airport 4 hours prior to departure.
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Vania Larue, Head of Ground Services at Air Seychelles said: “The dynamism of the COVID-19 pandemic has led us to change the way we conduct our usual ground handling duties at the Seychelles International Airport. “In line with the guidance from the health authorities, together with the regulator, we had to adapt and develop a new ground handling policy to incorporate the new health and safety procedures as part of our business. To ensure that these measures are implemented accordingly and furthermore as each airline has their own COVID-19 operating procedure, adopting current global practice, we have found it necessary to advise all passengers to arrive at the airport 4 hours before their flight to complete all the required formalities and to ensure timely turnaround plus departure of their flight.”


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Okay so I took a huge risk and painted my Cricut. My husband thought I was crazy but I knew I could do it. I didnt take it apart. I just taped up every part I didnt want to paint with painters tape and used Krylon spray paint. The color is called watermelon. I also used some rub-ons for some more decoration. Oh I also painted my JukeBox lol. I went a little crazy with my spray can. Hope you enjoy. Oh by the way I didnt paint the top because I have something else planned for it, I just have to figure out how to pull it off. Thanks for looking.


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A teenage boy died after leaning out of a train near Malvern station in Melbourne’s south-east on Friday night.
Paramedics were called to a site near the station at 9.05pm after reports that a passenger had been injured.
Police say the Beaumaris boy, 17, was travelling with two companions when he leaned out of the driver’s cabin at the back of the Caulfield-bound train.
It is believed the boy’s head struck a a signalling pole as he leaned from the door of the moving train, about 200 metres from the station.
Acting Sergeant Andrew Kiss said an investigation would determine how the accident happened and whether something was being done illegally.
"It appears he may either been hanging from the side of the train or hanging from the train," he said.
"We're not sure whether he was hanging outside or basically hanging from a window or one of the doors. That's still under investigation."
Emergency services crews were unable to revive the boy.
Ambulance Victoria spokesman Ray Rowe said paramedics treated the teen at the scene for upper body and leg injuries.
He was taken to The Alfred hospital in a critical condition but died shortly before 11pm.
No other passengers were injured.
Metro Trains spokeswoman Leah Waymark said staff were assisting the police, who are reviewing CCTV.
‘‘This is a tragic case of a handful of youths taking one risk too many and sadly ending the life of a young man,’’ she said.
‘‘Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the young boy as well as our staff who witness and are involved in the aftermath of these tragic accidents."
There were 305 people killed on the Melbourne train network between 2006 and 2013, with 51 identified as unintentional.
Ms Waymark said trains are safe if you follow the rules and don’t take risks.
‘‘The train network is not a playground for thrillseekers and we are doing more and more monitoring of CCTV to reduce this sort of risk-taking behaviour.
‘‘Sadly the consequences of this sort of risk-taking can be very high.’’
Police are investigating the circumstances leading up to the boy’s death.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at www.crimestoppers.com.au.
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The Pelješac peninsula has since ancient times been adorned with grape vine plantations, and wine production has a long tradition and is one of the most important commercial activities.
Wine roads, winery tours and vineyards of Metohija, Boljenovići, Sparagovići until Putniković and Dubrava, represent a powerful experience of tradition and love from the citizens of the Pelješac península.
Around the middle of the peninsula there is an oasis of tranquility and beauty, in a sandy bay facing the west: the village of Žuljana. Widely known since 1924 for its beautiful and numerous sandy beaches, sunsets and diving in attractive locations organized by local diving centers. Accommodation in this part of the peninsula can be found in private hotels (Mali Ston), large auto camp (Prapratno) and small auto camps (Hodilje, Brijesta, Žuljana); as well as in private accommodation in all villages and coves.
Ethno gastronomic offers can be experienced in many domestic restaurants and rural households.
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A Drop in the Mercury
I could not believe how cold I felt. The weather had closed in on the second half of the ride wrapping us in her cold embrace, but we were used to that. Our cycling club trained every Tuesday morning throughout the year, including this dark, brooding November one. It was something more.
The near miss on my penultimate right turn had evoked an all too familiar terror. They say that, when you are about to be hit by a vehicle that you feel it, even before impact, and I knew this to be true. The fresh, clean wind is replaced buy a sickly warm blast, the evil hiss of the engine becomes a vendetta of noise looking for its victim and hands stiffen under gloves like premature rigor mortis. So far I had been lucky.
I turned, the van screeched to a halt and she, Mother Nature, blew cold, welcome breath across my face again. I rode on.
From the side road, I glanced round, briefly. The van had stopped, the driver, by the side of his vehicle was surrounded by my club-mates but instead of the usual hot headed, all too familiar shouts of accusation and burning indignation, there was only an inexplicable and eerie silence.
My hands, numb with cold, had to be coerced, like operating an unfamiliar puppet, into turning the key of the front door. The warmth of the house hit but bizarrely did not seem to penetrate and I felt like I was watching the experience of a warm room from out in the cold.
A warm shower would do it.
The hot dutiful water almost hissed as it hit my body, steam rose from me like a blacksmith’s plunge pool and as I dried myself my towel seemed deathly cold, as if refusing to accept my body heat.
As I dressed I heard the sharp sound of gravel under rubber and a car door slam; I raced downstairs.
My Wife’s all too familiar shadow appeared in the door’s frosted glass, shorter seeming than normal, and the two out rigging smaller but unusually still shapes telegraphed that the girls were with her too.
I glanced at the clock, 11.35, It must have stopped this morning when I was out on my ride but even so I knew it was far too early for them to be home, normally.
The door flew open and what hit my eyes pulsated warm but poisonous fear around my cold body. My wife, usually so immaculately made up had only a few traces of mascara left, tear after tear had purged her face of it. The whiteness of her face in an instant told me these were the very real tears of sorrow, not anger. My girls, behind her, clung to one another in mutual support, their faces buried within each other. They all walked past, not looking in my direction or acknowledging me in any way. As I reached out to touch Beth, my youngest, I felt her body give an involuntary shiver.
What was so wrong? What had happened? What?
My wife’s job? No. My girls? Not my girls, my beautiful girls, what could have happened to my babies?
I went to cry out to them, my wife, stood by the mantelpiece head bowed, and my girls sobbing on the sofa, but no sound would come. Why would they not talk to me or even look at me?
Then, very slowly, my wife lifted her head, fixed me with an icy stare and moved towards me. I readied myself for her warm touch and embrace, for the comfort that that would bring, but as she reached me and raised her hand, it passed right through me and turned on the light.


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Manfrotto MVT502AM Video Tripod Kit w/ Fluid Video Head includes Carry Bag
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The technical details behind this tripod
Manfrotto MVT502AM Video Tripod Kit w/ Fluid Video Head includes Carry Bag offers great features and value. It also features a fluid head with a wide platform to support the HDSLR form factor, and a 60mm half ball for quick leveling without adjusting the legs. The head supports a maximum weight load of 17.6 pounds and has a built-in, pre-set spring-loaded counterbalance of 5.3 pounds. It features a tilt range of -70°/+90° and provides a panning rotation of 360°. The head also features a side lock system for the sliding quick release plate, a pan handle, and an integrated bubble level. The legs feature non-removable feet suitable for exteriors and interiors, and are gentle on delicate floors. The included padded carry bag makes transporting your tripod and head simple and easy. The two-stage tripod features a 75mm bowl and includes a 75 to 60mm adapter for the MVH500A head. The legs are individually adjustable and feature a mid-level spreader for stability on uneven ground. The minimum height of the tripod and head is just over two feet, for getting low angle shots, and the maximum height is just over five feet.
The legs are constructed out of oval aluminum tubes for strength and durability. Each leg can be independently raised and lowered when required. The tripod legs can support over 33 pounds, easily carrying the weight of the fluid head and camera. The closed length (without fluid head) is just over two feet, has a height range of 22.4 to 56.5 inches, and weighs only 4.3 pounds. Offering a 75mm bowl for attaching a fluid head, a 75 to 60mm adapter is included for use with the MVH500A head.
The padded carry bag keeps your tripod and head together during transport or storage.
The head pans through 360 degrees, permitting you to take long panoramic shots or spin the camera around on the head. The head features a tilt range of 90 degrees forward and 70 degrees back, allowing you to tilt the camera straight down, and tilt it almost straight up. Professional fluid cartridges provide fixed fluid drag in both the pan and tilt axes. The spring-loaded counterbalance is fixed at 5.3 pounds; however, the head supports 17.6 pounds, and the counterbalance will still provide assistance when using camera setups heavier than 5.3 pounds. The 60mm half ball allows you to quickly level the head without having to readjust the legs. It also makes it simpler to create Dutch angle shots without dangerously unbalancing the tripod. The wide camera platform provides support for DSLR cameras, making this head suitable for both camcorders and DSLR cameras.
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Cinematographer Tom Burstyn CSC and journalist Barbara Sumner Burstyn describe themselves as “escapees” from the fantasy world of feature filmmaking and corporate media. When Burstyn isn’t shooting major features or television projects, his head is deep in the documentary world. Recently completed and now garnering major attention on the festival route is his four-year journey - This Way of Life.
“It is the story of a wild family that spend much of their time in the remote mountain ranges of New Zealand, raising and training horses,” says the Canadian-born, New Zealand resident cinematographer who has over 30 feature, 50 television, and over 15 awards to his credit. It is a story of strength, independence, determination – and one that the team hope will inspire people the world over.
To capture this family’s reality, Burstyn needed support that wouldn’t fail him. That’s why one of the first tools he counted on was his “trusty” Vinten Vision 3 carbon fiber legs and fluid head. “Vinten has never failed me,” says Burstyn strongly. “I chose this combination because of its light weight and robust construction, but mostly because of its smooth operation. I liked the carry bag that came with it. For this shoot, I chose the Sony HDV Z1U (which Burstyn used on Son of the Dragon and The Travels of Marco Polo as an insert camera), an amazing camera with stunning results.
“I had to follow our subjects on horseback through extremely rough terrain,” he explains. “We crossed rivers flooded by winter rains, hiked high up in the ranges to get the great shot, and when we shot on the beach, the legs were in the surf. I needed a tripod and head combination that was strong, yet light enough to pack on a horse. I wanted something that I would never have to worry about, something that would perform as well in the cold and damp, after a rough ride and years of wear as it did the day I bought it.”
Burstyn shot the film without assistance, for the most part. “It was just me and the camera,” he says. “I photographed the images, recorded the sound, set up and packed the gear away each day. Occasionally, on her school holidays, I had the help of one of my daughters, who is interested in photography and horses.
“This Way of Life took four years to shoot,” he explains. “If I showed you the tripod today, you would think it was a few months old, it looks that good. I take good care of my equipment, but I don’t baby it. First and foremost, my gear is meant to be used as a means to an end. It needs to work so I can tell my story. When things are breaking fast with wild horses doing what wild horses do, I have to be faster. The Vinten tripod sets up quick, the legs still tighten and loosen perfectly, thanks to a simple, quick mechanism. The head levels fast, thanks to the big bowl and an illuminated bubble. (I thought, at first, the light for the bubble level was a bit of a luxury, but is it very handy.)”
When the project was finished, the HDV Z1U footage was output to 35mm, sharpened and sweetened by Gary Shaw at Technicolor, and an HD Cam SR Dolby 5.1 surround sound picture is now being projected on a big screen. This Way of Life played to many sold out screenings at the New Zealand International Film Festival and recently was a major hit at the Vancouver International Film Festival. “This Way of Life sets a high-water mark for love, tolerance, forgiveness, and indomitable cheerfulness in the face of adversity,” says actor/director Peter Coyote, who is now working with Burstyn on a feature project. “Such charismatic, beautiful folk. It’s time to saddle up and head for New Zealand.”


Take notice that on October 26, 2005, American Municipal Power-Ohio, Inc. (AMP-Ohio) pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act and Rule 206 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures, tendered for filing a complaint against PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) on behalf of twelve of AMP-Ohio's member municipal utilities. AMP-Ohio requests that the Commission enforce the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of PJM and the PJM West Reliability Assurance Agreement and require PJM to recognize and honor the transfer Unforced Capacity Credits from Dayton Power & Light Company to AMP-Ohio.
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Caught in the cross-hairs: Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, is accused of lying to feds in Russia probe in breach of his plea agreement
The woes of former Washington political maverick Paul Manafort, whose last job aided in ushering Donald Trump into the White House appear to be deepening , threatening the plea deal he made with Special Counsel, Robert Mueller.
Trump’s former campaign chairman, is accused of lying to federal investigators in the Russia probe in breach of his plea agreement. He also reportedly met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a report.
The embattled political operative allegedly met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange around the time he was appointed to his high-profile post running Trump’s presidential campaign, according to a report Tuesday.
Manafort, 69, held a private conversation with Assange inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London in March 2016, just months before WikiLeaks published thousands of emails stolen from Democrats by Russian hackers, The Guardian reported. His visit was not logged with guards as is typical for such face-to-face meetings.
Paul Manafort visited WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London on at least three occasions in 2013, 2015 and 2016, The Guardian reports.
His last visit took place ‘around March 2016’, months before WikiLeaks published tens of thousands of Democrat Party emails hacked by Russian intelligence.
President Trump hired Manafort to run his White House bid the same month.Manafort, who was hired by President Trump on March 29, 2016, has denied The Guardian ‘s claims he visited Assange, calling them ‘100 per cent false’. – Manafort, who was hired by President Trump on March 29, 2016, has denied The Guardian ‘s claims he visited Assange, calling them ‘100 per cent false’.
Federal prosecutors are fighting a request to unseal an apparent criminal complaint against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange [photo]. The Guardian cited an internal document written by Ecuador’s Senain intelligence agency. The publisher’s hosts listed Manafort and “Russians” as guests of Assange.
Both Manafort and Assange denied the report.
“Remember this day when the Guardian permitted a serial fabricator to totally destroy the paper’s reputation,” Wikileaks tweeted shortly after the publication of the report. “[Wikileaks] is willing to bet the Guardian a million dollars and its editor’s head that Manafort never met Assange.”
Assange has been living at the Ecuadorian embassy since seeking political asylum in 2012.
According to The Guardian, Manafort met with Assange in both 2013 and 2015.
The report comes a day after special counsel Robert Mueller said in court papers that Manafort lied to investigators and violated his recent plea deal. It’s unclear what Manafort lied about.
Fighting back: WikiLeaks tweeted that the Guardian’s sources were ‘serial fabricators’ and that they would ‘bet the Guardian $1 million dollars that Manafort never met Assange’
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s committee is investigating the longtime Trump associate as part of a larger probe into Russian election meddling and possible coordination between the President’s campaign and the Kremlin.
The Guardian cited an internal document written by Ecuador’s Senain intelligence agency, which lists Manafort and “Russians” as guests of Assange.
Manafort is currently serving time in a Virginia jail after his August conviction of bank and tax fraud stemming from Mueller’s probe.
Trump surrogate and former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani has stated that Trump knew nothing of the alleged clandestine meeting between Manafort and Assange when he hired the 69-year-old GOP consultant.
“I don’t know about it and if I don’t know about it, he doesn’t know it,” Giuliani claims. “The President knows very little of Julian Assange.”
Giuliani also said the President hasn’t ruled out pardoning Manafort, although he stressed there hasn’t been any recent discussions on the matter.
“Pardons are never really ruled out,” Giuliani said.
Trump has railed against the special counsel probe since Mueller’s appointment last year, often calling the investigation a “witch hunt” and a “hoax.”
Mueller has reportedly been investigating possible contacts between WikiLeaks and a slew of Trump associates including Roger Stone and his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr.
Stone, who reportedly recommended Trump hire Manafort and tweeted out cryptic notes during the lead up to the election, has denied any wrongdoing and has repeatedly said publicly he had no knowledge of where the Democratic emails came from.
On Tuesday, he further denied any knowledge of Manafort, his onetime business partner, and Assange meeting one-on-one.
“This is the first I have heard about it and I have no idea whether or not it is true,” Stone said.
Did he know? President Trump [photo], hired Manafort to mann his campaign around the time of the latter’s final visit to the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London around March 2016′
Mueller has been interviewing Stone associates for months. Conspiracy theorist and Stone pal Jerome Corsi said Monday he is rejecting a plea deal from the special counsel’s office and expects to be indicted.
Assange’s WikiLeaks released thousands of emails which had been obtained by Russian secret service operatives by hacking the Democrat Party communications.
Manafort’s final visit reportedly took place ‘around March 2016’, the same month he was hired by President Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing Manafort of violating his plea agreement by repeatedly lying to federal investigators, an extraordinary allegation that could expose him to a lengthier prison sentence – and potentially more criminal charges.
The torpedoing of Manafort’s plea deal, disclosed in a court filing Monday, also results in special counsel Robert Mueller’s team losing a cooperating witness from the top of Trump’s presidential campaign who was present for several key episodes under investigation.
That includes a Trump Tower meeting involving Donald Trump Jr. and a Russian lawyer he was told had derogatory information on Democrat Hillary Clinton. The move signals a return to the acrimonious relationship Manafort has had with the special counsel’s office since his indictment last year. Before his plea agreement, Manafort aggressively challenged the special counsel’s legitimacy in court, went through a bitter trial and landed himself in jail after prosecutors discovered he had attempted to tamper with witnesses in his case.
Special counsel Robert Mueller is accusing Manafort, [photo], of violating his plea agreement by repeatedly lying to federal investigators. Manafort is currently serving time in a Virginia jail after his August conviction on bank and tax fraud – fallout of Mueller probe.
The current claims were published as an apparent criminal complaint against Assange is the subject of a federal court hearing in Virginia.
Free-press advocates want a judge to unseal the complaint after prosecutors in an unrelated case inadvertently mentioned charges against Assange.
Prosecutors oppose the motion, arguing that the public has no right to know whether a person has been charged until there has been an arrest. The government also says the accidental reference to charges against Assange does not mean he has actually been charged.
Manafort, who was hired by President Trump on March 29, 2016, has denied the claims he visited Assange, calling them ‘100 per cent false’.
Manafort was jailed this year and was thought to have become a star cooperator in the Mueller inquiry.
In the latest filing, Mueller’s team said Manafort ‘committed federal crimes’ by lying about ‘a variety of subject matters’ even after he agreed to truthfully cooperate with the investigation. Prosecutors said they will detail the ‘nature of the defendant’s crimes and lies’ in writing at a later date to the judge.
Through his attorneys, Manafort denied lying, saying he ‘believes he provided truthful information’ during a series of sessions with Mueller’s investigators. He also disagreed that he breached his plea agreement.
Both sides however, now agree they can’t resolve the conflict, and U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson should set a date to sentence him.
Manafort, who remains jailed, had been meeting with the special counsel’s office since he pled guilty in September to conspiracy against the United States and conspiracy to obstruct justice. He cut that deal to head off a second trial after being convicted last summer of eight felony counts related to millions of dollars he hid from the IRS in offshore accounts.
Both cases stemmed from his Ukrainian political work and undisclosed lobbying work he admitted to carrying out in the U.S. in violation of federal law.


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As part of the European Commission's Research and Innovation Framework Program “Horizon Europe (2021-2027)”, the European Research Council is announcing the first “Starting Grants” competition to help top researchers start their own independent research team or project.
The Public Affairs Office of the US Embassy is announcing a competition for a translation program of books by American authors. The goal of the program is to increase financial and physical access to the latest research, textbooks, and contemporary popular literature for Georgian students, researchers, and the general public.
The European Commission's EURAXESS runs a series of webinars on "How to Publish Articles in Academic Journals" and covers the following topics: publishing in academic journals, research and publishing ethics, post-publication amplification, peer reviewer training, editor panel.
The Third International Scientific Online Congress on ‘The 21st Century European Union - New Silk Road Project’ will be held in cooperation with SEU, The National Distance Education University of Spain and the University of Madrid ‘CEDEU’ to encourage a dialogue among the Western and Eastern scholars and academic representatives.


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NORTH Wales Police received more than 900 calls on New Year’s Eve.
Between 7pm on December 31 and 7am on January 1 North Wales Police received 509 emergency calls and 394 non-emergency calls, compared to 740 calls in total last year.
Chief Inspector Jane Banham, of the force’s operational communications division, said: “New Year’s Eve was a very busy night for us, but it seems the majority of people heeded our advice to enjoy themselves and stay safe.”
North Wales Police is reminding people to use the new single 101 line to contact officers in a non-emergency and to keep the 999 line free for genuine emergencies.
Chief Insp Banham added: “999 should still be used if there is a crime in progress, violence is being used or threatened, an offender has been recently disturbed or made off or there has been a road accident where people are injured or the road is blocked.
“Many people dial 999 when their call isn’t an emergency simply because they don’t know how else to contact the police.”


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The Moodie Report sees many retailer promotions during the course of a year. One of the best, consistently, in recent years has been Bahrain Duty Free’s annual campaign linked to the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix, first hosted in 2004.
That year Bahrain Duty Free won a well-deserved ‘Frontier’ award for ‘Best Marketing Campaign by a Retailer’ after launching its ‘Race 2 Win’ campaign. The following year a similar promotion won yet another Frontier accolade in Cannes (pictured below).
And, astonishingly, after a ‘gap year’ in 2006, Bahrain Duty Free went on to snap up yet another award in 2007 for its F1 campaign – this time called ‘The Magnificent Six’, a promotion in which the lucky winner of a prize draw drove away with six luxury cars (and an urgent need for a new garage).
In 2008 the Best Marketing Campaign went to Nuance-Watson Hong Kong’s outstanding ‘Lovable Panda’ promotion honouring the 10th anniversary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Can Bahrain Duty Free bounce back this year? It won’t be for lack of trying. Last month it unveiled its 2009 vintage – simply called ‘Formula 2 Win’ (below).
The campaign offers travellers at Bahrain International Airport a chance to win discounts and instant cash via scratch-and-win prize cards for every BHD50 spent at Bahrain Duty Free. Consumers also earn the chance to enter a raffle draw for a cash prize of US$10,000 by submitting their ticket number online at Bahrain Duty Free’s website – www.bdutyfree.com
Once again the retailer has not strayed far from a clearly successful formula (in every sense). It is accessible to many buyers (BD50 is around US$130 at current exchange rates), while incentivising incremental spend. It builds on the excitement of a unique sporting event and it gets travellers engaging further with the retailer by luring them online. The scratch and win concept is popular all over the world and instantly understandable by consumers.
A 2009 Frontier candidate? Don’t count out the prospect of another winning formula.


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The Holy, Royal and Stavropegic Monastery of Kykkos, is located 20 km west of Pedoulas, and is one of the wealthiest and best-known monasteries in Cyprus.
The Holy Monastery of the Virgin of Kykkos was founded around the end of the 11th century by the Byzantine emperor Alexios I Komnenos (1081 - 1118). The monastery lies at an altitude of 1318 meters on the northwest face of Troödos Mountains. There are no remains of the original monastery as it was burned down many times. The first President of Cyprus, Archbishop Makarios III started his ecclesiastical career there as a monk in 1926. He remained fond of the place and returned there many times. His request to be buried there materialised after his death in 1977. His tomb lies 3 km west of Kykkos monastery and remains a popular tourist destination. Merja gave me this nice maxi card.

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For the next article we are going to tell you everything you need to know about how to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact, so stay tuned.
Who is electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact?
He is one of the first bosses that you will face in the game, this being one of the three bosses that you will face in the Hypostasis. This battle will allow you to increase your Adventure Rank and will allow you to obtain some useful artifacts and character ascension materials. So if you want to know how to overcome electrohypostasis, we recommend that you continue reading.
How to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact?
We have divided this guide into several parts to make it much easier to understand the entire process that this battle entails, so let's get started.How to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact? - Search
In order to meet this boss you will have to go to the southeast corner of the Green Hills region of Mondstadt, so you can teleport to the domain of the "Gate of the Eagles", as long as you have already unlocked it.
You will find the boss in the access that is located southeast of the dungeon entrance.
How to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact? - Part I
This battle begins, and you don't have a definitive party setup to take down this boss. But considering this is an Electro Elemental enemy, avoid relying on members of the Electro group as your primary DPS.
The first thing to keep in mind in this battle is that you can only damage the boss when its core is exposed, which usually happens both during
and after completing an attack.How to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact? - Attacks
This boss will use about 6 attack patterns towards you throughout the fight, some give you better opportunities to do damage, but the most common is his ability "Rock, Scissors, Paper", which transforms his cube into a fist to hit you, then scissors enter to cut you and finally the hand again to hit the ground. To avoid this series of attacks you will have to get as far away as possible.
His second main attack is his "Drill" ability, which turns the cube into a giant drill to hit you and then fire electric missiles. To avoid it you will have to maneuver and move away.
When the boss uses his "Spinning Laser" ability, with which he forms a circle on the ground that begins to shoot laser beams that rotate in a clockwise direction, you will have to enter the center of the circle and deal as much damage as possible, but be sure to get out before the attack is over.How to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact? - Part II
When the boss disappears, a group of pillars will fall from the sky that will form a circle around you, at this point you will have to quickly move away from there, or you will be trapped inside the circle, and you will have to dodge a lightning attack.
Keep an eye out for his "Electro Waves" ability, in which the boss will teleport to the center of the arena launching charges of electrical waves that you must dodge, but you must bear in mind that you will not be able to damage the boss's core in this ability, so make sure you protect yourself well.
When you notice that the enemy's health drops to 5 percent, it will move to the center of the arena and launch electric crystals, at this point you should take the opportunity to break the crystals with bursts and kill it.
That's all you need to know about how to beat electrohypostasis in Genshin Impact, so now that you know, we hope you can take this enemy down quickly.
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Police and several hundred workers clashed in Buenos Aires during the nationwide strike on Thursday (October 22nd).
Police and several hundred workers clashed in Buenos Aires during the nationwide strike on Thursday (October 22nd). Police sealed off approaches to the headquarters of the General confederation of Labour, which had called the strike, but hundreds of works got through the ring of police and clashes followed.
Late police used tear gas in clashes with demonstrators outside another union building.
The Confederation of Labour called the strike to press wage claims and protest against the Government's social and economic policies.
The Confederation's national executive planned a rally in the capital, but when Federal Authorities banned this, the executive called on the workers to assemble in front of the confederation building for an anti-government demonstration.
Crowds gathered also ground the headquarters of the machinists union and police used their gas to disperse them. Ambulances and medical workers were on hand to treat those affected by the gas.
Bomb explosions marked the beginning of the strike, rocking cities and towns throughout the country and damaging government offices. At Rosario, 190 miles (300 kms) north east of Buenos Aires, a police expert was killed and another seriously injured when a bomb they were trying to defuse exploded.
This was a second of a series of strikes planned by the Confederation of Labour. The first, on October the 19th , virtually paralysed the nation.


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Whether or not pot is legal is a big deal to only 2 percent of the planners who responded to MPI’s fall Outlook Survey, but other social issues are site selection red flags.
Nov 01, 2019
Quickly becoming one of the most popular neighborhoods in the city, Downtown Los Angeles has offerings that will dazzle residents and out-of-towners alike.
5 need-to-know planner takeaways from Britain’s drawn-out divorce from the European Union.
It’s one thing for business travel to be a hassle; it’s another for it to feel unsafe. A new survey reveals that many travelers have concerns.
A boorish metaphor on stage at the Tiburon CEO Summit makes us wonder: Should event hosts vet the scripts of featured speakers?
The International Congress and Convention Association will begin accepting buyer members in January.
For the International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society, south central Montana is the ideal location.
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There is a problem with the latest AMD Radeon graphics card driver
Recently, AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 23.3.1 driver was released, which supports “Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty” and provides ray tracing support for “Halo Infinite,” as well as fixing some issues.
Google software engineer Osvaldo Doederlein has discovered that the Radeon RX 7900 XTX experiences a decrease in performance when using AMD’s latest graphics card driver. It is understood that this problem can cause a significant drop in the scores of the latest version of 3DMark Time Spy benchmark tests, with a loss of almost half the points.
UL Solutions developers have confirmed the existence of this issue and cited examples, indicating that approximately 3% of users may be affected. The actual number may be even higher, as some users may not notice or report the problem. There are reports that AMD’s development team has reproduced this issue internally and is conducting further research. It appears to be an issue with the Radeon graphics card driver itself, but it has not yet been added to the “known issues” list in the driver, and users will need to wait for AMD to provide a corresponding solution.
Recently, both AMD and Nvidia have encountered issues with their graphics card drivers. In addition to this issue, AMD’s AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 driver, released last month, had a bug that caused damage to the Windows operating system when resetting to factory settings. Similarly, last month, Nvidia’s GeForce Game Ready 531.18 WHQL driver had a bug that caused abnormally high CPU usage, which Nvidia subsequently fixed.