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A programmer has created a website that tracks which McDonald’s stores have working or broken ice cream machines, saving users the grief of not getting their just desserts.
ZURICH: Nestle has raised its guidance for 2020 organic sales growth to around 3% after beating third-quarter expectations with a 4.9% growth, driven by strong demand for pet food, coffee and health products.
Launching a new restaurant this turbulent year requires resilience and an ability to adapt, as these business owners quickly discovered.
ROME, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Italian government on Sunday evening approved fresh anti-COVID-19 measures as more than 11,000 new infections were reported over the past 24 hours.
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In the documentary 'Blackpink: Light Up The Sky', fans get to see the members of this Korean group unfiltered.
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Datuk Yasmin Yusuff, Angela Karto and Tan Wan Jia find fulfillment in making time to help the needy.
The K-pop girl group now holds the record for achieving the highest ranking of any female K-pop group on the Billboard 200.


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Medical Device Polymer Biocompatibility Screening Test Using Zebrafish Embryos
A new test has been developed for medical device manufacturers and biomaterials researchers to screen plastics, composites, and polymers for toxicity. This ZET test utilizes zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish are extensively used in drug development studies due to their transparent embryos and fast development times. This test demonstrates similarities to mammalian models and humans. Its unique approach to fast-track medical device toxicity screens will save manufacturers time and reduce expenses.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires all medical device manufacturers and suppliers to those manufacturers to have a biocompatibility program. This program is defined as one set by the manufacturer to assess medical device toxicology. Most device manufacturers must test their products (including packaging: ref. ASTM-F2475) according to the modified ISO 10993-1 matrix. However, changes to suppliers and devices require that manufacturers repeat portions of these tests according to their internal biocompatibility program, or add new testing programs that are deemed necessary to determine the extent of new toxins found in medical devices. New toxins, such as phthalates (BPA), can be materials that, upon further scientific information or studies, have been shown to be toxic to vertebrates in vivo.
Any biocompatibility program should utilize the FDA guidance document G95-1, entitled Use of International Standard ISO-10993, “Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part-1: Evaluation and Testing.” This document includes an FDA- modified matrix that designates the type of testing needed for various medical devices. However, the FDA also states that the matrix is only a framework for testing selection and not a checklist of every required test. According to the FDA, these tests are not all-encompassing, and each device should be judged on its merits regarding patient use:
“The device materials should not, either directly or through the release of their material constituents:
(i) produce adverse local or systemic effects;
(ii) be carcinogenic; or,
(iii) produce adverse reproductive and developmental effects.
“Therefore, evaluation of any new device intended for human use requires data from systematic testing to ensure that the benefits provided by the final product will exceed any potential risks produced by device materials.
“When selecting the appropriate tests for biological evaluation of a medical device, one must consider the chemical characteristics of device materials and the nature, degree, frequency and duration of its exposure to the body. In general, the tests include: acute, sub-chronic and chronic toxicity; irritation to skin, eyes and mucosal surfaces; sensitization; hemocompatibility; genotoxicity; carcinogenicity; and, effects on reproduction including developmental effects. However, depending on varying characteristics and intended uses of devices as well as the nature of contact, these general tests may not be sufficient to demonstrate the safety of some specialized devices. Additional tests for specific target organ toxicity, such as neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity may be necessary for some devices.”
The international standards document ISO 10993-1 (section 5.1 b) 7) indicates its primary goal is to protect human beings, and its secondary goal to reduce animal testing:
“…that the protection of humans is the primary goal of this document, a secondary goal being to ensure animal welfare and to minimize the number and exposure of test animals.”
Zebrafish embryo toxicity testing addresses these primary and secondary goals.
Testing has revealed that zebrafish embryos are highly susceptible to toxins including reproductive toxins such as androgens. In our research, a suspected toxic compound BPA (bis-phenol A) was tested against the gold standard, i.e., the USP biological reactivity test <87> in vitro (cell cytotoxicity) assay. The USP cytotoxicity assay utilizes a mouse fibroblast (L929) cell line in culture. BPA in concentrations of 100 µM failed our new ZET zebrafish embryo test, while it passed the USP cytotoxicity test. BPA or phthalates in general have been suspected of having both carcinogenic and teratogenic effects on humans. ZET may be the best way to screen for teratogenic effects.
Zebrafish are tropical freshwater fish belonging to the minnow family (Cyprinidae). They have the capability to lay hun- dreds of eggs in 1 day. The fertilized eggs become transparent immediately. This characteristic makes D. rerio an excellent research and testing model. Embryos are removed from the aquarium, cleaned, and placed into sterile multi- welled plates. The embryos are examined for fertility. Polymer materials are extracted according to USP <1031> conditions using both saline (Extract A) and saline with 0.1% DMSO (Extract B) as extractants. Extracts are pipetted into multi-well plates 2 to 4 hours post-fertilization (hpf).
Embryo development progresses very rapidly. Major organ precursors are visible within 36 hours post-fertilization. The test reveals anatomical observations of the brain, spinal cord, and heart. Within 72 hours, the embryos grow into larvae (fry) and swim around the well.
The table reveals that ZET sensitivity is greater than the USP gold standard test for BPA.
The testing is performed in duplicate with five embryos per well. BPA at concentration of 100 uM is used for the positive control on each sample run. Negative controls are Extract A and Extract B run in duplicate on five embryos.
The embryos are observed at 24, 48, and 72 hours post-fertilization using a stereomicroscope at 30X magnification. Observations include brain, heart, and spinal cord development. Once hatched, the fry are evaluated for typical darting activity when subjected to light stimulus. Mutagenicity testing can be performed, if requested.
Microtest has developed a simple new whole-vertebrate toxicology test to screen medical device polymers/plastics and nanotechnology composites. Hundreds of material can be screened relatively inexpensively using this ZET test. The test is robust and scientifically sound. Zebrafish models are well categorized and utilized in the drug discovery community. Some cardiac drugs are screened by actually measuring cardiac electrical signals for abnormalities in this model. Neuropathic drugs are screened by researchers to determine neurological abnormalities in zebrafish.
The FDA states in their guidance documents that additional testing may be required when the device is used in a specific clinical area:
“For example, a neurological device with direct contact with brain parenchyma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) may require an animal implant test to evaluate its effects on the brain parenchyma, susceptibility to seizure, and effects on the func- tional mechanism of choroid plexus and arachnoid villi to secrete and absorb (CSF). The specific clinical application and the materials used in the manufacture of the new device determines which tests are appropriate.”
ZET vs. USP Cytotoxicity
The ZET test translates well with current USP cytotoxicity testing. The USP test utilizes the mouse fibroblast cell line that has an oncogene in the genome to maintain the cell line’s immortality. It should be noted that the USP test has major scientific issues, so utilizing a whole animal test that meets the requirements and the intent of the FDA guidance document makes sense.
The ZET test translates well to the mouse embryo toxicity test that is required for medical devices used in in vitro fertilization procedures. Side-by-side correlation studies so far are equivalent. Cost and time comparisons alone have major benefits. Reduction of small-animal testing would be an immediate benefit due to the fact that the ZET test would eliminate candidate toxic polymers that otherwise would be tested in mice, rabbits, or dogs.

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Poutry Feed & Layers Pellets
An important part of raising chickens is feeding - feeding makes up the major cost of production and good nutrition is reflected in the bird's performance and its products. The range of poultry feed we stock includes the Marriage's brand of layers pellets, mash, chick crumbs and rearer pellets. Plus Marriage's layers pellets with added Flubenvet wormer.
We also stock whole and split maize, mixed corn, whole wheat, turkey and goose grower pellets and poultry grit too.
Organic and Free Range products are available on request.
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As with a post published a few months ago in regards to background checks for owning a gun in Connecticut, Virginia now faces a similar issue with a governor election coming up. This time, the issue with guns and background checks pertains to gun shows, with buyers at gun shows, as well as sellers who aren’t licensed dealers, not having to go through a background check. Those who support, run, or attend gun shows, as according to this article, don’t think background checks are necessary for gun shows specifically, as most criminals don’t buy their weapons from gun shows but, instead, from licensed dealers or illegally.
The issue of Virginia Tech comes up often in this issue, as the buyer of the gun was not given a background check before purchasing a firearm at a licensed dealer. Advocates of gun control in the state want both buyers and dealers, including all buyers attending a gun show, to go through a background check.
For Virginia, gun control is reflected in who becomes the state’s next governor, as one candidate is more pro-gun than the other. But for a state that has amendments for fishing and hunting, getting guns out of the wrong hands should be a priority, as well. Although background checks may potentially bring down business for many dealers or sellers, having a background check look into the criminal history of the buyer will indicate if the buyer has any criminal history regarding firearms.
Another issue is the mental health of the buyer. Although background checks now do not check for mental health history, mental health history may be included, in an article in the Washington Post published after the Virginia Tech shooting indicates that checking mental health could be in the works for those wanting to purchase a firearm.

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Our favourite cinema Dendy Portside has been providing Brisbane movie buffs with quality cinema and exceptional service for 10 years now. To celebrate, this weekend they’re throwing one heck of a birthday special.
From art-house and limited release movies to blockbuster spectaculars, Dendy Portside has become the home of movies in Brisbane over the years, with their unique boutique experience. If you have plans for a movie night this weekend, you’re in for a real treat because Dendy Portside are offering $5 movies this weekend.
That’ right, every session of every movie screening this weekend (Oct 15 and 16) will be just $5. There’s Inferno by Tom Hanks, comedy gold Masterminds, Emily Blunt’s thrilling The Girl on The Train, Tim Burton’s ppeculiar Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children and so mich more all for $5 per person.
Change your plans this weekend and head to the movies with your gal pals, on a romantic date or with your squad in tow. Whatever you choose, make sure you have popcorn in hand!

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Essential oils reduce Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on spinach leaves.J Food Prot. 2012 Mar; 75(3):488-96.JF
The efficacy of cinnamaldehyde and Sporan for reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on spinach leaves was investigated. Spinach leaves were inoculated with a five-strain cocktail of Salmonella or E. coli O157:H7, air dried for ca. 30 min, and then immersed in a treatment solution containing 5 ppm of free chlorine, cinnamaldehyde, or Sporan (800 and 1,000 ppm) alone or in combination with 200 ppm of acetic acid (20%) for 1 min or with water (control). After spin drying, treated leaves were analyzed periodically during 14 days of storage at 4°C for Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, total coliforms, mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacteria, and yeasts and molds. Treatment effects on color and texture of leaves also were determined. Sporan alone (1,000S), Sporan plus acetic acid (1,000SV), and cinnamaldehyde-Tween (800T) reduced E. coli O157:H7 by more than 3 log CFU/g (P < 0.05), and 1,000SV treatment reduced Salmonella by 2.5 log CFU/g on day 0. E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella populations on treated spinach leaves declined during storage at 4°C. The 1,000SV treatment was superior to chlorine and other treatments for reducing E. coli O157:H7 during storage. Saprophytic microbiota on spinach leaves increased during storage at 4°C but remained lower on leaves treated with Sporan (800S) and Sporan plus acetic acid (1,000SV) than on control leaves. The color and texture of Sporan-treated leaves were not significantly different from those of the control leaves after 14 days. Sporan plus acetic acid (1,000SV) reduced E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella on baby spinach leaves without adverse effects on leaf color and texture.

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Some young NBA fans may not know, but before becoming a role player in the Los Angeles Lakers, Carmelo Anthony was once the face of another storied franchise- the New York Knicks. Continuing where he left off in Denver, Melo took the Knicks by storm, having logged an impressive 26.3 points per outing in his maiden season in New York.
Anthony’s game reached a crescendo in his third campaign with the team when he recorded his best scoring season as a Knick with 28.7 points per game. During that season, Melo was working on making himself a better leader and decided to go on a strict diet in an attempt to perform even better.
It might’ve been too much
Unbeknown to the public, Melo decided to start 2013 by shedding some excess weight, but he did not rely on dietitians or other fat-burning procedures. Instead, the 10-time NBA All-Star opted for the more natural fasting, specifically “The Daniel Fasting.”
Basically, it is a diet that requires no meat, sugar, and carbs.
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While it sounded like a great way to start the new year, Melo suddenly had a poor shooting night on a January game, misfiring 1 out of 8 from the field in the first quarter, the quarter in which he led the league in scoring that season.
When quizzed by the media to comment on the notable decline, Anthony revealed that he has been fasting for 15 days and “hasn’t had a good meal” for “about two and a half weeks.” In the process, it “de-energized” him. But after that terrible shooting game, he was ready to “surrender” and eat.
“I haven’t been eating the things I like, so it kind of de-energized me. I surrender… I’m going to get some food right now,” Anthony said via ESPN. “I’m going to get me the biggest steak I can get.”
Diet wasn’t the problem
Besides scoring, Melo did not have much success in terms of winning playoff games with the Knicks. Reports said that he made a herculean effort to cut some weight he wanted to be a facilitator in Phil Jackson’s famed triangle offense, and “speed will help that.”
However, according to the “Zen Master” himself, Anthony’s weight wasn’t the problem. Instead, it was his intimidating personality that needed some trimming.
“I think that the strength of his personality was intimidating to some of the coaches that were asked to coach the team,” Jackson said of Anthony.
The truth is, It’s hard to tell if weight-cutting could really help an NBA player perform better. Looking back, Melo’s story and how the Knicks failed to win back then speaks a lot about the myth of shredding in the NBA.


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2019 Cairns Cup – Round 6
by GM Josh Friedel
Today’s round was a truly insane. Krush and Kosteniuk drew an unclear game where both had chances, and the games Gunina-Paehtz, Dronavalli-Abdumalik, and Dzagnidze-Zatonskih all had many changes in evaluation throughout the game. Watching it live was a real edge-of-your-seat experience! Here are the results and a breakdown of today’s action.
GM Irina Krush - GM Alexandra Kosteniuk ½-½
Kosteniuk played the sharp 4… c5 line against a Qc2 Nimzo, but it was clear that she wasn’t as well prepared against the particular line that Krush chose. Irina got a seemingly comfortable edge out of the opening, but Alexandra still managed to create a complex fight. Black managed to damage White’s kingside pawn structure, and after that, it was clear only Kosteniuk could be better, but once queens came off White’s superior queenside an active rook gave Krush enough counterplay. Once she grabbed the pawn on a7, Alexandra sensibly forced a perpetual. Both players definitely had their chances, but in the end the standings remain unchanged, with Kosteniuk half a point ahead.
GMs Irina Krush and Alexandra Kosteniuk played a sharp game, but neither side gave way
GM Valentina Gunina - IM Elisabeth Paehtz 1-0
As she was in her other games, Valentina was clearly ready for a complicated fight, and she signaled as much by spending a lot of time on the unclear 8. Bg5 in the opening instead of the more standard capture on d4. It seemed to pay off for her, as she won the pawn back soon anyway and ended up with a small, but stable advantage. Once Elisabeth was provoked into playing c6, it was clear she was going to suffer for a long time, and commentator Yasser Seirawan even went as far as to say the position was practically lost. Paehtz defended admirably, however, and Gunina perhaps erred by deciding to trade off the queens. After this, the d6 weakness was a lot easier to cover, and the position liquidated to a dead drawn rook ending. Elisabeth made life more complicated for herself when she banked her draw on the passed c-pawn. Once Valentina captured her kingside and blockaded that pawn, she showed excellent technique to bring the point home. This win puts Gunina tied for first with Kosteniuk, while Paehtz still has yet to pick up a win.
GM Valentina Gunina put pressure on IM Elisabeth Paehtz all game, and in the end it paid off
GM Harika Dronavalli - IM Zhansaya Abdumalik 1-0
A quiet Guicco Piano lead to a position where all the bishops were traded. From here, a maneuvering battle commenced, where both players tried to find good squares for their knights. Harika definitely got the better of her less experienced opponent during the phase, and slowly improved her pieces and gained space. Zhansaya, meanwhile, seemed to not have a clear plan and was unable to improve her position very much. A strange occurrence happened right after time trouble, however, when Harika allowed a three-fold and Abdumalik didn’t take it. This proved to be a genius move as the Indian GM played f4 at the wrong moment and soon ended up worse. Things went from bad to worse for White, and Zhansaya completely took over the position. As was the case many times today, though, this turned out not to be the end of the tale. Abdumalik allowed the advantage to dissipate with a couple of errors, then blundered by allowing Harika’s rooks to enter the 7th rank. After this, the Indian GM was completely unforgiving. Harika’s first win of the event, and a disappointing result for Zhansaya, who definitely will be unhappy about her blown chances.
GM Nana Dzagnidze - IM Anna Zatonskih 1-0
Nana’s choice of cxd3 and, in particular, 10. E4 looked quite risky for her, and Anna got a very comfortable edge out of the opening. Anna’s Kf8-Nd7 unnecessarily complicated the game, and after that, it was difficult to say which side should be preferred. Positionally White’s game always looked unpleasant, but the black king proved to be a big problem for Anna. Time pressure also entered the fray, as neither player had much time by move 30. Nana’s play on the b-file wasn’t bad, but once the American put her king on e7 a second time her position was suddenly busted. With mere seconds on the clock for both players in a crazy position, however, there were many blunders traded back and forth. After time control, they reached a roughly balanced position, but it was still quite complicated, and Anna allowed her knight to get trapped on e1. Nana converted the queen ending convincingly, and thus moves back to 50%. Anna’s time pressure woes continue, and American fans hope she can figure things out before the end of the event.
GM Dzagnidze and IM Zatonskih played an absolutely insane game
GM Marie Sebag - GM Bela Khotenashvili ½-½
The French GM chose the same 9. Bd2 move in a 4 knights that she played against Kosteniuk earlier in the event. While she didn’t get a bad position as she did in that game, Bela didn’t seem to have any troubles equalizing. The game traded into an endgame where White compensated for her pawn’s weaknesses, and it looked as though a draw was inevitable. The players eventually liquidated into a rook ending, and a draw was reached shortly. A nice solid game, which was in fact Bela’s first draw, but I’m curious if Marie will choose this system again.
Here are the standings after round 6. Gunina moves into a tie for first, and Harika moves into the plus column with her first win.
Below are the pairings for round 7. Kosteniuk-Dronavalli will be a key game to watch, as it could have a big impact on the standings. Check out all the action on uschesschamps.com tomorrow at 1pm.

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Set In Stone Trilogy
Igneous EP : Part I
Sedimentary EP : Part II
Metamorphic Remixes EP : Part III
Rommek returns to James Ruskin’s Blueprint this summer with his most established work to date, the ‘Set In Stone Trilogy’. The three-part release comprises two EPs of original productions that incorporate ambient electronics, broken rhythms and tightly controlled distortion.
The third release will consist of remixes from key members of the Blueprint team: James Ruskin, OVR, Broken English Club and Makaton.
Each release represents one of the fundamental rock classifications and the track titles are those found within each class. As Rommek states: “Rocks are usually categorised according to their texture, mineral or chemical content. I think this metaphorically relates to how we create music and even classify genres. The natural world inspires me all the time, whether it’s small patterns / textures found in formation and erosion, or a vast landscape. I also find it interesting how nature interacts with the man-made world. This trilogy explores that.” Part 1 of his ‘Set in Stone Trilogy’ is ‘Igneous’. Igneous rocks are formed by magma from the molten interior of the Earth. When magma erupts it crystallises and solidifies to form volcanic landforms. Rommek immediately sets the tone with an ambience of dark, atmospherics that build intensely leaving you with a feeling of anticipation. He then delivers 3 tracks of rhythmic techno from the driving 4/4 of ‘Obsidian’, to the gripping 3/4 of ‘Rhyolite’, finishing with the disjointed spatial beats of ‘Scoria’. His IDM sound design is constantly evolving, with menacing undertones.
The second part of the trilogy will be released in July, and part three will follow later in the year.


Tomás Luis de Victoria was the Spanish composer of the Catholic counterreformation. Most important composers of the Catholic Counter Reformation, which was also known as the Catholic Revival. He has been called the “Spanish Palestrina,” and deity is conjectured that he may have studied with Palestrina. He was an ordained Catholic priest, an organist, as was common to composers of that time, and also a singer. It has been said that his music is reflective of Spanish mysticism of the time. His style is marked by exquisite, overlapping vocal parts and his organ accompaniments are interesting in their own right. His style is more homophonic texture than the polyphonic style known as counterpoint in which each part tends to have interest of its own, hence, “point against point.” He is more free in his use of dissonance without the preparation and resolution that was characteristic of sacred music of the Renaissance. As with the Gabrielli’s, he incorporated instruments in his sacred music. He also used a technique that became common in the Baroque called “word-painting,” in which the composer painted in sound the affect of the words. In the Baroque Period there developed the Doctrine of Affections which recognized that music can affect the emotions, from which certain keys and certain modes became associated with certain affects.
For a sampling of his works, see the following:
O Magnum Mysterium
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14-3-3 epsilon Antibody
|Source||Rabbit||Purification method||Antigen affinity purification|
|Isotype||IgG||Storage||PBS with 0.1% sodium azide and 50% glycerol pH 7.3. Store at -20oC.|
|BC000179||Gene ID (NCBI)||7531|
|Gene symbol||YWHAE||Synonyms||14 3 3 protein epsilon, 14 3 3E, 14-3-3, 14-3-3 epsilon, KCIP 1, MDCR, MDS, YWHAE|
14-3-3 epsilon (also known as YWHAE) is a member of 14-3-3 proteins which were the first phosphoserine/phosphothreonine-binding proteins to be discovered. 14-3-3 family members interact with a wide spectrum of proteins and possess diverse functions. Mammals express seven distinct 14-3-3 isoforms (gamma, epsilon, beta, zeta, sigma, theta, tau) that form multiple homo- and hetero- dimmers. 14-3-3 proteins display the highest expression levels in the brain, and have been implicated in several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. This antibody was raised against full-length 14-3-3 epsilon.

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- Sat, 02 DecMarmong Point02 Dec 2023, 7:00 am – 11:00 amMarmong Point, 1 Nanda St, Marmong Point NSW 2284, Australia02 Dec 2023, 7:00 am – 11:00 amMarmong Point, 1 Nanda St, Marmong Point NSW 2284, AustraliaJoin us for a women’s only guided 8 km hike along the waters edge of Lake Macquarie from Marmong Point to Bolton Point with your Women Embrace Adventure guide leading the way. We'll share some delicious home-baked goodies for morning tea along the way. We hope you can join us!
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- Wed, 17 JanSpeers Point17 Jan 2024, 7:00 am – 9:00 amSpeers Point, Speers Point NSW 2284, Australia
- Sat, 20 JanNewcastle Cruising Yacht Club20 Jan 2024, 9:15 am – 9:20 amNewcastle Cruising Yacht Club, 95 Hannell St, Wickham NSW 2293, Australia20 Jan 2024, 9:15 am – 9:20 amNewcastle Cruising Yacht Club, 95 Hannell St, Wickham NSW 2293, AustraliaWind in your hair, sun on your face! Ever wanted to get out on the water and learn to sail? Whether you are a seasoned sailor or a complete beginner, this adventure is designed to introduce women to the wonderful world of sailing. It's easy to learn in this safe, supportive and fun environment.
- Sat, 09 MarNewcastle09 Mar 2024, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pmNewcastle, 7 Darby St, Newcastle NSW 2300, Australia09 Mar 2024, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pmNewcastle, 7 Darby St, Newcastle NSW 2300, AustraliaIf you are a lover of delicious food and lots of fun, our Autumn Edition of Ladies Who Lunch Extravaganza is for you! We will gather at Light Years, Newcastle's super duper Asian fine dining experience. Enjoy a fantastic day with Women Embrace Adventure!
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AUSTIN — The Texas House voted in favor of a bill Wednesday that requires college athletes at public institutions compete in teams of the same gender.
Senate Bill 15 was authored by state Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and sponsored in the House by state Rep. Valoree Swanson, R-Spring. Swanson also led a bill last session to ban transgender youth from participating in sports that differ from their biological sex in grades K-12.
The Senate approved the bill in April.
“Senate Bill 15 codifies in Texas statute that when competing and sex-segregated sports athletes must compete in accordance with their biological sex,” Swanson said.
Swanson argued that the bill was necessary to protect women's sports as biological males have a significant advantage in athletic competitions over biological females.
While critics have said this would not be the case when a transgender woman is on hormone suppression therapies, Swanson cited European studies that found that even when using these medications, biological males still had an athletic advantage over biological females.
Swanson also pointed to wins by transgender athletes such as Lia Thomas, a transgender woman swimmer from Austin who became the first NCAA transgender national champion last year. Thomas competed as a male University of Pennsylvania swimmer for three years before transitioning her senior year and winning the national championship.
Democratic lawmakers attempted to amend the bill several times including measures to protect universities from excessive complaints and provide more clarity when Texas competes against teams in other states that may allow a transgender athlete to participate.
They also pointed out that no Texas public institution has an NCAA transgender competing athlete, accusing Republicans of legislating an issue that does not exist.
Each of these efforts failed and the bill ultimately passed 93-49.
“Texans in my neighborhood are saying we need to address issues that are important to us like gun violence, health care, education (and) property taxes … but instead, once again, we are wasting valuable time and resources on whatever boogie man hate creates today,” said state Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos, D-Richardson.
Ricardo Martinez, CEO of Equality Texas, an LGBTQ organization, said this bill and several other lawmakers have and continue to try to pass this legislative session are just another attempt to “remove trans people from public life.”
“Trans people belong in sports — just like they belong in the arts, in tech, and in political office. Trans people belong. Period,” Martinez said. “The vote today is a harsh reminder that some lawmakers are more dedicated to their own hatred than they are to our collective freedom.”
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Indigenous hip-hop heavyweights, The Last Kinection, headline this free event at the State Library of Queensland for all young people – celebrating the launch of Reconciliation Week in Brisbane.
Enjoy live music and performances on the outdoor stage, displays, live artwork and a free sausage sizzle.
Get in the HotSeat to have your say on reconciliation, tell your Deadly Story and contribute to ID2012 – a social media campaign challenging identity.
See mainstage performances from Australia’s Got Talent contestant Mark Lowndes, DJ Return Again, Kayemtee, Steven Oliver, Garret Lyon, Skotti Hunter and many more.
Dance, talk, get involved, take reconciliAction!
kuril dhagun and Maiwar Green, SLQ, Cultural Centre, Stanley Place, South Bank
For more information :
Contact : Elena Wangurra
Phone : (07)3842 9061

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Do you think that George is being honest when he states that he would be better off without Lennie?George appears to get easily annoyed wth Lennie...
George would have to be pretty stupid if he didn't think to himself, at least sometimes, that Lennie was a burden and a painful responsibility. Steinbeck had to indicate that George got fed up with taking care of a childlike man when he had enough trouble just taking care of himself. The fact that he had promised this Aunt Clara to look after Lennie is a flimsy motivation for him to take on a full-time job as guardian of a man who is not only incompetent but potentially dangerous. Lennie could not only get into trouble, but he could get George into trouble, as he did in Weed when he assaulted a girl. Steinbeck had to give Lennie virtually superhuman strength in order to show that George is getting at least something out of the relationship. Lennie's strength can help them get jobs. Steinbeck could have depicted George's negative feelings about Lennie in several ways. He could have had George express them in dialogue to a third party. He could have gone into George's stream-of-consciousness. He could have simply explained them as the omniscient third-person narrator. But he chose to have George complain directly to Lennie, knowing that Lennie already understood that he was a burden but had to put up with a certain amount of scolding and actual verbal abuse because he was totally dependent on George. George would be better off without Lennie, and he knows it.
Yes. Practically speaking, George is encumbered by Lennie whose past actions have gotten them fired and in trouble. George must constantly cover for Lennie and worry about what he is going to say and do because Lennie, childlike in his intelligence, does not understand situations, nor does he know what is appropriate behavior.
And no. Emotionally, George has a brother-like friend to love, nuture, and share his life with. When he shoots Lennie out of love for his friend whom he can no longer protect, George shivers, for he is bereft of the warmth of love. He throws the gun onto the ashes, the remnants of fire and life. He is alone.
As much as George does actually enjoy Lennie's companionship, it is hard to imagine that he wouldn't find a better friend than Lennie.
In his travels, George would seem sure to find a friend that wouldn't rely so heavily upon him and continually compromise all of his relationships, his employment, and his ability to sleep at night without worrying about live mice, dead mice and the guy who keeps both in his pockets.
George is honest when he says that he is better off without Lennie. It was only a matter of time before Lennie's problems multiplied, and after all, how much worse can they get when your friend commits manslaughter.
As long as they were together, their dream of a farm with rabbits was just a dream. They encumbered each other with no ambition or plan to acquire the farm, simply dreams of it.
At least, George has a fighting chance to stand on his own for the first time without looking over his shoulder to the next trouble Lennie would find himself in.
No, i dont think he did. When he is with lennie, he has a sence of belonging. And when he has to shoot lennie, onlky because he is no longer to protect him. he is left alone for the first time ever.


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I am knitting a bottom up tank that my daughter wants with no rib on the bottom and no rolling of hem. I-cord cast on I thought. How hard can that be? Cast on a 3stitch I cord cast on, 103st for the back. Thought I was good and tight. But no. Looks like I have a row of yarn overs on my first row. So it’s ripped out. Is there any way to avoid this or is it the nature of the beast? Thanks!
I’ve never tried an I-cord caston so I am not sure of a fix for that.
However you can get the i-cord finish for that bottom by using the functional equivalent of a provisional caston. 2 ways to avoid an actual provisional CO (google either for instruction, videos etc) are:
Backward loop caston, which makes loose loops you can then easily pickup after you’ve finished the top. (If the loops seem very loose you could try a smaller needle). Or
TechKnitters COWYAK which is elegantly simple to start but a little more complicated to free the stitches when you need them.
Anyway once you’ve finished the top you can put live sts on the needle to add the I-cord “upside down.” To correct the tendency to curl up I recommend knitting the I-Cord from the wrong (purl) side and/or a row of garter stitch between stockinette and I-cord.
My much-less-experienced-knitter-reaction was to suggest to add the I-cord afterward, even though I’ve only ever done that on a potholder! I’m delighted to see a much more thorough answer that I can learn from, too! Love the Lounge!
On. I’m going to try this. So I am on the right side. I will puro a row and then will be on the wrong side. I then start the icord cast off while on the wrong side. Is this what you said??
Yes that’s what I meant. Theoretically, when you start the I cord on the wrong side it will tend to curl toward the wrong side and somewhat counter the stockinette curl. But to clarify because you had asked about casting ON, that this won’t work to make sts to knit up from. Instead it’s as you called it a cast OFF to finish the live sts after you’ve knit up the sweater (or you could do it after kniting up at least a first few rows). Have fun!
Another option: a folded hem. From the bottom up, work stockinette stitch to desired hem length on needles one size smaller than body, purl one round, change to needle for body size, work as desired for body. To finish, whipstitch edge to underside.
Another solution to tension issues with backward loop cast-on (it only took me 40 years to figure this out!), is to put the needle through the back of the loop when you throw it around your thumb; it adds just a little more tension to the stitch. Then you won’t end up with big loopy stitches that can get totally out of control by the end of the row.
Wow what an inspiration! After, for me, nearly 60 years knitting, duh! Thanks.
It is entirely possible to create a long enough piece of I-cord to go around bottom edge measurement, then rotate the work 90 degrees to pick up all along a row of stitches, and finall another rotation at the beginning end to pick up the three cast on stitches. This gives you a completed cord edge, and the stitches to carry on with mounted on your needle. It’s a great way to start a neckline, but could be the bottom.
That being said, I would actually do a provisional crochet cast on, and complete the cord at the end of the project, as has been mentioned.

domain: artistic


It looks like no one in Donald Trump’s administration is safe from getting the axe. CNN is reporting that a White House official informed them that officials at the highest levels, including President Donald Trump, are monitoring Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ performances at the daily press briefings. She is substituting for Sean Spicer this week as he fulfills his Navy Reserve duties at the Pentagon.
Multiple White House sources say that his absence comes at a critical week for the President and it comes off like he has been “benched” and that his reserve duty “couldn’t have come at a worse time for him.” Given that President Trump fired FBI director James Comey this week, this would be the most newsworthy week since his inauguration.
Another White House official has disputed the idea that Spicer has been “benched” and a different source pointed out that Spicer “is following military orders, not military suggestions.” There have been reports in recent weeks about Trump being unhappy with Spicer’s portrayal in the media and on Saturday Night Live. He’s been fodder for late night comics and has come under criticism over what some would say are contradictory statements regarding Trump’s policies, the Russia investigation, and other matters.
We should know more on Monday when Spicer is scheduled to resume his daily press briefing.


Updated 12.30pm: Steve Ward, the man who ran the London-based NoSweat journalism training college, has pleaded guilty to four offences relating to false claims that courses were accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).
He was conditionally discharged for two years at Highbury magistrates court yesterday and ordered to pay £3,700 to a student. Lawyers consider the payment order to be unusual, though welcome.
He must also bear the costs of the action brought under the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations. Islington trading standards officers agreed to drop a fraud charge in order to to minimise costs and to avoid a crown court trial that would require witnesses to attend.
The four offences involved the misuse of the NCTJ logo on the college website, the misuse of NCTJ course material and two offences against named students.
The NoSweat college, a registered charity, was based in Clerkenwell and charged students £3,900 per year for supposedly NCTJ-accredited courses. It went into liquidation and is no longer trading.
The NCTJ issued a statement saying it was pleased that the magistrates had taken this case seriously and that the trading standards officers had "pursued the matter so vigorously." It continued:
"The NCTJ is especially pleased by the decision of the court to award compensation to the named students who were duped by Mr Ward.
Having reviewed the activities of NoSweat in 2011, the NCTJ made it clear to Stephen Ward that he could no longer trade as a training college offering NCTJ courses. The NCTJ deplores and regrets the way its reputation was misused by Mr Ward and the effect of his actions on students."
Samantha Houseman, Islington council's principal consumer services officer, wrote to the people who had offered evidence against Ward to thank them for their cooperation
"Although I was unable to get compensation orders for all," she wrote. "Your assistance assisted in the overall outcome."
She added: "The conditional discharge means that if Mr Ward is brought to criminal court again within two years these charges will be raised again and he could receive further punishment of a fine or imprisonment."
Islington's council trading standards department received a rash of complaints in late September 2011 from the NCTJ and from students, which prompted a swift investigation. On 28 September, officers visited the college to seize documents and materials.
Islington councillor Paul Smith described it as "a groundbreaking case", saying: "NoSweat Journalism Training students parted with large sums of money thinking their college qualification would have the quality mark that NCTJ accreditation confers. Sadly they were misled."
Comment: I am, naturally, pleased for the student who will receive compensation. However, there are many who will not, which is a sad state of affairs. Similarly, I am upset that so many of them were unable to complete their training.
After I first reported the matter on this blog, in May this year, I received emails and calls from several students, former students and tutors. There was widespread anger about the college's actions.
What was so heartening in the aftermath of the college closure was the way in which people came forward to help students. Their offers were the single bright spot in this otherwise murky business.
Sources: NCTJ/Islington council/Private correspondence


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“Together, we’ll show what makes our public schools some of the best in the world: all of us, each of us,” says NEA President.
With progress threatened, educators are pushing back to protect LGBTQ rights, especially for their students.
If the education system wants to attract more talented young people to the teaching profession, says a former educator, a culture shift is in order.
It’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the bad news lately, so we asked educators to let us know about the great things going on in their schools.
“Sometimes it takes radical action to move us forward”: Burlington teachers band together and show strength through unity.
In hurricane-prone areas, public schools are serving a vital role as shelters for displaced residents and staging areas for hurricane recovery efforts.
With a piece of poster board and a few markers, Teresa Danks has raised more than $30,000 for school supplies. But why should educators have to go to such lengths to provide classrooms with basic supplies?

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This is an incredibly important moment. At a time when our lives have increasingly moved online, technology is at the center of everything we do and shapes the future of our economy, our democracy, and our communication in the public square. If we don’t take action soon, the technology that held so much promise to improve our lives will continue to divide us and undermine our society. We can’t allow this to happen – the current model is tipping the scales in favor of a few private companies rather than users themselves – cutting off competition, centralizing control, and harming our civic institutions and discourse.
It’s time to reset how technology is designed, developed, and leveraged – not as a vehicle to benefit a select few, but as a tool for the common good.
This is the mission of the McCourt Institute. Launched in partnership with Georgetown University in the United States and Sciences Po in France, this groundbreaking transatlantic action center is designed to open a new and innovative front in the effort to build a smarter, more inclusive, and more open society. This Institute’s work will reflect the urgency of the current moment, the scope of the challenge before us, and a growing international desire to make progress on a range of questions, like:
- Can we ensure privacy in our lives online?
- Should our online relationships and personal information be owned by corporations or by each of us?
- How do we build a new digital ecosystem that unites developers, investors, and users . . . and society itself?
- Can we replace surveillance capitalism with a new digital shared economic model?
That’s what makes the McCourt Institute different: its unique willingness and ability to tackle large-scale challenges, identify concrete solutions, and design the tools we need to build an equitable civic infrastructure for all. That means transforming the way we build technology and developing new governance models for it. It means fostering an online economic ecosystem that ensures value is shared by users instead of being hoarded by private companies. It means forging a network that allows innovators to create new products, apps, and services. And, above all, it means imbuing all of these technological and economic advancements with values that serve the common good.
To take on today’s challenges and chart a new path forward, the McCourt Institute will invite collaboration from a diverse coalition of respected experts, social innovators, technologists, and entrepreneurs. Together, we will launch and maintain a global dialogue through regular events and conversations; we will create high-quality content that leverages our varied expertise and engages new perspectives; and we will develop comprehensive recommendations to advance our shared goals. Put simply, the Institute will spark cooperation across borders and harness the best thinking from around the world to address universal threats and challenges.
Throughout my life and career I have experienced the power, and seen the results, when people from different disciplines and walks of life unite in common purpose to solve even the most difficult challenges. That idea has propelled my work in the past and now fuels my excitement about the future. If we take decisive action now to remake technology and embed it with the values that bring communities together, we can reimagine the ways we live, work and communicate with one another, and enter a new age of enlightenment that sets our course for generations to come.
That’s the chance we have before us. That’s the challenge we are seeking to address. And that’s the work that we will engage in at the McCourt Institute – together.
Frank H. McCourt, Jr.


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Madge Knobloch Collection
- These 307 images are snapshots that were originally contained in two photo
albums. A number of these photographs were removed and pasted into a manuscript
that was eventually published in 1988. The photographs are 18x13cm and smaller.
- Views Include:
- These photographic images specifically document Ms. Knobloch's daily life
living and teaching on the Havasupai Reservation 1931-1933. While she took
trips out of state during the summers, there were no vacation photographs
included in these albums. There are only a few images of a short trip to Tuba
City and Moenkopi and one image of her at the rim of the Grand Canyon; all
others were taken in Havasu Canyon.
- Biographical Note:
- Madge Foster Knobloch was born in Borgham, Minnesota in 1904 and was graduated
from the Normal Teachers College in Winona, Minnesota. Before coming to the
Havasupai Reservation in 1931, Ms. Foster had taught at the Cheyenne Agency
in North Dakota. She taught at the Havasupai Agency school from 1931 to 1933.
After leaving Arizona, she moved to Birney, Montana and spent the rest of
- Related Material:
- The original manuscript has been added to the Manuscript Collection. See also Madge Knobloch, Havasupai years (1988).
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Northern Arizona University
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Kiley Reid interview: ‘I don’t like to protect readers. They’ll handle it’
The writer’s witty, clever bestseller, Such a Fun Age, has caused a stir, skewering racism and privilege
It’s all too common these days — a young black woman ventures into a traditionally white environment and is aggressively challenged by an authority figure. The exchange is filmed. Her response to the hostile encounter invites support and derision, and also changes the course of her life.
This is how an early scene in Kiley Reid’s sharp debut novel, Such a Fun Age, plays out. Not only have there been numerous real-life cases in the news in the US, but Britain remains fixated on the black woman who dared to marry into the royal family.
Such a Fun Age is a perceptive satire poised at the intersection of race, class and the almost desperate desire of some white people to project solidarity with their


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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 134,019 pages of information and 213,092 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Sir Thomas Lucas (1822-1902)
Son of James Lucas
Married first Jane Golder and had a daughter and then after her death, married secondly Mary Amelia Chamberlin, daughter of Robert Chamberlin of Norwich and had six sons and four daughters.
1902 Obituary
. . . . In 1874 arrangements were made for taking into partnership Mr. Aird, now Sir John Aird, Bart., M.P.; and under the style of Lucas and Aird, and John Aird and Sons, the new firms were heavily engaged in all directions on railways, dock and harbour construction, and gas- and waterworks, the Hull and Barnsley Railway, the West Highland Railway, besides work for most of the principal railway companies. The Tilbury and Royal Albert Docks, and numerous dock extensions, belong to the ensuing period; and it was to Lucas and Aird that the tentative scheme for connecting Suakim and Berber by railway, in 1886, was entrusted.
Mr. Charles T. Lucas and his brother both retired from business during their lifetime, after a partnership of half a century, during which small beginnings had grown through strenuous efforts into a record of remarkable achievements. . . . [more]


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William Gibson Short Story Criticism
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William Gibson 1948–-
(Full name William Ford Gibson) American-born Canadian novelist, short story writer, and scriptwriter.
Gibson is a leading practitioner of cyberpunk, a futuristic subgenre of science fiction that combines the tough atmosphere and scatological language of hardboiled crime fiction, imagery from the punk counterculture movement, and technical developments of the 1980s. Like the new wave science fiction writers of the 1960s, who introduced such topics as sex and drugs to a traditionally conservative genre, Gibson updates conventional science fiction concerns to reflect contemporary trends. His short fiction has been published in several periodicals and collected in Burning Chrome (1986).
Gibson was born on March 17, 1948, in Conway, South Carolina. He grew up in a small town in Virginia and developed a strong interest in science fiction from an early age. Gibson was heavily influenced by the noirish, subversive work of such authors as William Burroughs, Philip K. Dick, Thomas Pynchon, and J. G. Ballard. He dropped out of high school and moved to Toronto, Canada, in 1967. A few years later he moved to Vancouver and enrolled in the University of British Columbia. After receiving his B.A. in 1977, he began to write science fiction stories and had some of his early work published in Omni magazine. In 1984 he published his first novel, Neuromancer, which attracted much critical attention. In fact, the book was the first novel to win all three major science fiction awards: the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards. Since that initial success, Gibson has issued numerous novels, a short fiction collection, and has written several scripts for film and television.
Major Works of Short Fiction
Gibson's reputation as a short fiction writer rests on his 1986 collection, Burning Chrome, a volume of his early short stories that also include pieces written in collaboration with fellow cyberpunks Bruce Sterling, John Shirley, and Michael Swanwick. Several of these stories have been widely anthologized in science fiction magazines. Stylistically, Gibson's work is characterized by frenetic pacing; Gibson also utilizes features such as flashbacks, vivid imagery, juxtapositions, and metaphors. Central to Gibson's stories are his grim vision of the future, misfit characters, the role of memory as well as the artist in society, and a reliance on dense layers of technological information and slang. For instance, in the story “Johnny Mnemonic” (1981), the title character hides a stolen microchip in his brain. He is pursued by a Japanese crime syndicate, intent on killing him and recovering the chip, and later saved by Molly Millions, a bionic hit woman with razor blades under her fingernails. The story was made into a movie in 1995. “The Winter Market” focuses on the relationship between Casey, an engineer, and Lise. Dying, Lise has her personality encoded as a computer program and stored on a computer. After her death, the computer calls Casey every morning. He now must address his grief while reconciling the reality of Lise's physical death and her continued existence in the memory of the computer.
The stories comprising Burning Chrome are generally praised for their craftsmanship and subtle portrayals of characters caught up in fantastic events. Reviewers have commended Gibson's bleak envisage of the future and of the disturbing role of technology in society and on human interaction. Gibson's portrayal of multinational corporations and their growing role in the world is considered by some commentators as insightful, disconcerting social commentary. Yet some critics regard Gibson's work as superficial, immature, sometimes impenetrable, and only geared toward young, technologically savvy males. Despite these charges, Burning Chrome is a well-regarded collection and Gibson's short fiction is perceived as an integral aspect of his oeuvre. Moreover, Gibson is viewed as a vital voice in the science fiction field.
Burning Chrome [with Bruce Sterling, John Shirley, and Michael Swanwick] 1986
Neuromancer (novel) 1984
Count Zero (novel) 1986
Mona Lisa Overdrive (novel) 1988
The Difference Engine [with Bruce Sterling] (novel) 1991
Virtual Light (novel) 1993
*Johnny Mnemonic (screenplay) 1995
Idoru (novel) 1996
All Tomorrow's Parties (novel) 1999
*Based on Gibson's short story of the same title
Miriyam Glazer (essay date 1989)
SOURCE: Glazer, Miriyam. “‘What is Within Now Seen Without’: Romanticism, Neuromanticism, and the Death of the Imagination in William Gibson's Fictive World.” Journal of Popular Culture 23, no. 3 (winter 1989): 155–64.
[In the following essay, Glazer traces recent developments in science fiction and places Gibson within the context of the science fiction genre.]
If the chaos of the nineties reflects a radical shift in paradigms of visual literacy, the final shift away from the Lascaux/Gutenberg tradition of a pre-holographic society, what should we expect from this newer technology, with [its] promise of discrete encoding and subsequent...
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Darko Suvin (essay date 1991)
SOURCE: Suvin, Darko. “On Gibson and Cyberpunk SF.” Foundation, no. 46 (autumn 1989): 40–51.
[In the following essay, Suvin discusses the category of cyberpunk, considering Gibson's short fiction as representative of the subgenre. This is a revamped version by Suvin in 1991 of the above cited essay.]
To the memory of Raymond Williams
0. PRELIMINARY REFLECTIONS
More so than for other literary genres, a commentator of current SF has to cope with its very spotty accessibility. It is well known that new books in what the market very loosely calls SF come and go quickly, and are apt to be taken off the bookstore shelves in weeks...
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Jeffrey Yule (essay date 1993)
SOURCE: Yule, Jeffrey. “The Marginalised Short Stories of William Gibson: ‘Hinterlands’ and ‘The Winter Market.’” Foundation, no. 58 (summer 1993): 76–84.
[In the following essay, Yule addresses the critical reaction to Gibson's short fiction and emphasizes the maturity and originality of Gibson's stories, focusing on two representative tales, “Hinterlands” and “The Winter Market.”]
Critics discussing William Gibson's fiction generally focus on his novels—Neuromancer (1984), Count Zero (1986), and Mona Lisa Overdrive (1987)—and devote only brief mentions or book reviews to the material in his 1986 collection Burning...
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M. Keith Booker (essay date 1994)
SOURCE: Booker, M. Keith. “Technology, History, and the Postmodern Imagination: The Cyberpunk Fiction of William Gibson.” Arizona Quarterly 50, no. 4 (winter 1994): 63–87.
[In the following essay, Booker outlines the defining characteristics of Gibson's fiction, emphasizing his attitude toward and treatment of technology.]
The disneyland theme park, as Jean Baudrillard has noted, is in many ways the ultimate postmodern phenomenon, the ultimate example of the kind of simulated environment with which we deal in less obvious ways every day. Its younger but bigger brother, Disneyworld, is even more perfectly postmodern, especially with addition of the technological...
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Anthony P. Montesano (essay date 1995)
SOURCE: Montesano, Anthony P. “Johnny Mnemonic: Keanu Reeves Goes Cyberpunk in William Gibson's Bleak Future.” Cinefantastique 26, no. 2 (February 1995): 14–15.
[In the following essay, Montesano traces the cinematic adaptation of Gibson's short story “Johnny Mnemonic.”]
In the future world of writer William Gibson, nuclear annihilation, alien invasion, and sword-and-sorcery space operas are not preoccupying factors.
Information and its dissemination are. Information is power and those who control it, he argues in his cyberpunk stories, control the world. Governments are rendered obsolete as multinational corporations, who trade on...
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Thomas A. Bredehoft (essay date 1995)
SOURCE: Bredehoft, Thomas A. “The Gibson Continuum: Cyberspace and Gibson's Mervyn Kihn Stories.” Science-Fiction Studies 22, no. 2 (July 1995): 252–63.
[In the following essay, Bredehoft explores Gibson's vision of cyberspace in the stories “The Gernsback Continuum” and “Hippie Hat Brain Parasite.”]
I was going to use a quote from an old Velvet Underground song—“Watch out for worlds behind you” (from “Sunday Morning”)—as an epigraph for Neuromancer.
(William Gibson, quoted in McCaffery 265)
In a 1986 interview with Larry McCaffery, William Gibson recalled the...
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Heather J. Hicks (essay date 1996)
SOURCE: Hicks, Heather J. “‘Whatever It Is That She's Since Become’: Writing Bodies of Text and Bodies of Women in James Tiptree, Jr.'s ‘The Girl Who Was Plugged In’ and William Gibson's ‘The Winter Market.’” Contemporary Literature 37, no. 1 (spring 1996): 62–93.
[In the following essay, Hicks analyzes the role of women's bodies and disembodiment in Gibson's “The Winter Market” and James Tiptree, Jr.'s “The Girl Who Was Plugged In.”]
Over the summer of my third year of graduate school, I entered that vast and growing inland sea of the American economy known as “the temp pool.” Abruptly dislodged from the hazy sphere of literature which I...
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Kathryne V. Lindberg (essay date 1996)
SOURCE: Lindberg, Kathryne V. “Prosthetic Mnemonics and Prophylactic Politics: William Gibson Among the Subjectivity Mechanisms.” Boundary 2 23, no. 2 (summer 1996): 47–83.
[In the following essay, Lindberg discusses Gibson as a postmodern author and examines the roles of authority, time, and memory in his writing.]
According to Andrew Ross,
Cyberpunk's idea of a counterpolitics—youthful male heroes with working-class chips on their shoulders and postmodern biochips in their brains—seems to have little to do with the burgeoning power of the great social movements of our day: feminism, ecology, peace, sexual liberation, and...
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Maddox, Tom. “Cobra, She Said: An Interim Report on the Fiction of William Gibson.” Fantasy Review 9, no. 4 (April 1986): 46–48.
Surveys defining characteristics of Gibson's fiction.
Rirdan, Danny. “The Works of William Gibson.” Foundation, no. 43 (summer 1988): 36–46.
Offers perspective on Gibson's work, asserting “Gibson's world is a visualization of what is already here.”
Stockton, Sharon. “‘The Self Regained’: Cyberpunk's Retreat to the Imperium.” Contemporary Literature 36, no. 4 (winter 1995): 588–612.
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Abigail A. Fagan is an Associate Professor at the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University. Dr. Fagan's research focuses on the etiology and prevention of juvenile delinquency and drug use, with an emphasis on examining the ways in which scientific advances can be successfully translated into effective crime and delinquency prevention practices. Her research includes investigation of the effects of family processes (e.g., parenting practices and sibling relationships), victimization experiences, and community influences on juvenile offending. Dr. Fagan has worked on the Blueprints for Violence Prevention Initiative and the Community Youth Development Study, both of which seek to assist community agencies and practitioners in identifying and replicating with fidelity effective delinquency prevention programs. Her etiological and applied work has been published in leading journals in criminology, psychology, and public health and shared with scientists, policy makers, and practitioners at conferences and invited presentations.
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Ph.D. 2001, University of Colorado; Sociology
B.A. 1992, University of Delaware; English Literature and Criminal Justice
- Juvenile Delinquency
- Prevention and Treatment of Crime and Delinquency
- Survey of Criminological Theories
- Neighborhood and Family Influences on Juvenile Delinquency
- Victimization and Offending
- Gender and Offending
- Crime Prevention and Public Policy
- Community-based Delinquency Prevention Programming and Implementation
- Catalano, Richard F., Abigail A. Fagan, Mark T. Greenberg, Charles Irwin, David A. Ross, Vikram Patel, Daniel T.L. Shek. 2012. “Worldwide Application of Prevention Science in Adolescent Health.” The Lancet 379: 1653-1664.
- Fagan, Abigail A. and Emily M. Wright. 2012. “The Effects of Neighborhood Context on Youth Violence and Delinquency: Does Gender Matter?” Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice 10(1): 64-82.
- Fagan, Abigail A., Michael W. Arthur, Koren Hanson, John S. Briney, and J. David Hawkins. 2011. “Effects of Communities That Care on the Adoption and Implementation of Evidence-based Prevention Programs in Communities: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial.” Prevention Science 12: 223-234.
- Hawkins, J. David, Sabrina Oesterle, Eric C. Brown, Michael W. Arthur, Robert D. Abbott, Abigail A. Fagan, and Richard F. Catalano. 2009. “Results of a Type 2 Translational Research Trial to Prevent Adolescent Drug Use and Delinquency: A Test of Communities That Care.” Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 163(9): 789-798.
- Mihalic, Sharon, Abigail A. Fagan, and Susanne Maher. 2008. “Implementing the LifeSkills Training Drug Prevention Program: Factors Related to Implementation Fidelity.” Implementation Science 3:5.
- Fagan, Abigail A. 2007. “Investment in After-school Programs: Is It Worth the Risk?” Criminology and Public Policy 6(2): 1401-1409.
- Fagan, Abigail A. 2005. “The Relationship Between Adolescent Physical Abuse and Criminal Offending: Support for an Enduring and Generalized Cycle of Violence.” Journal of Family Violence 20(5): 279-290.
- Fagan, Abigail A. and Jake M. Najman. 2003. “Sibling Influences on Adolescent Delinquent Behavior: An Australian Longitudinal Study.” Journal of Adolescence 26(5): 546-558.
- “Violent Victimization, Neighborhood Context and Adolescent Drug Use.” Principal Investigators: Abigail A. Fagan and Emily M. Wright. A $529,727 project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, September 2010-August 2013.
- “Community Youth Development Study: A Test of Communities That Care.” A $123,413 project funded by the Social Development Research Group, University of Washington, July 2008 - June 2013. Parent grant funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
- “Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence: Gendered and Contextual Effects on Adolescent Interpersonal Violence, Drug Use, and Mental Health Outcomes.”Principal Investigators: Emily M. Wright and Abigail A. Fagan. A $37,179 project funded by the National Institute of Justice, December 2009 - June 2011.
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Life and Life-Partner
Life And Life Partner!
Life And Life Partner!-“I don’t need anyone to spend my life with. I’m better alone!” the girl said, with a self-esteem that was visible on her face but her eyes were still quizzical. Maybe she wasn’t sure of her words or maybe she had a doubt.
Why is the whole world looking for a perfect life partner? Is everyone walking the wrong road? There’s got to be some reason why we seek for our perfect half?
And the reason is, a life partner is the basest need of life. And the irony is, we find our life partner after the half of our life passes, after becoming adults. Why do we do that!?
Maybe it’s the maturity that we attain, that tells us that there is a need of someone, who can be our confidant, our companion in everything we do next, our support whenever we need them, the emotions say it all. Apart from friends and family, we all long for the companionship of that person who stands by us when the whole world is too busy, who’ll live with us, accepting all our flaws.
That someone is what we call a life partner! Who’s there to make life better, who’s there for the good.
Maybe it’s something divine, maybe it’s social, or maybe just a need of our morale but that’s the need and it’s a good need!

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25 March 2022
Posted by Madeleine O'Beirne
There is something magical in those moments of anticipation that precede the act of writing, when we are making the time and clearing the space to put our words onto a page. It’s interesting to have the opportunity to reflect on such moments, and on the process of writing, to observe the senses that are stimulated as we write, as well as those that stimulate us to write.
Beyond my front room there is a constant stream of cars and buses and people passing by. It is never entirely silent here, but I have learned to create my own sense of quiet and stillness, to acknowledge and let go of the sounds that break through that stillness, to listen more carefully to the words that are gathering in my head. I think that, for me, writing is in part an experiment in responding to these words and offering them a voice.
Entering the room, I am encouraged by the sight of the notebook that lies waiting, a row of pens lined up beside it, on the little wooden table that once belonged to my godmother. I think of her, close my eyes, remember. My heart fills with memories of tea and cake, and the long afternoon conversations that comforted and formed me then and sustain me now. I find my shoulders loosening and my mind beginning to put aside everything else that is happening on this day, everything that is affecting me physically and emotionally.
I sit down at the table, enjoy the sense of possibility as I open a fresh page in the notebook, let go of distraction and allow the words to take over. I find a moment to notice the detail in the line and curve of the letters as they begin, hesitantly at first, to form and fall onto the page. In another moment my eyes are drawn towards the window, a group of people at the bus stop providing material for my awakening imagination.
I sense the lightness of the pen in my right hand, the cool smoothness of the paper beneath it, and in my left hand I cradle the warm weight of my head as my mind slows down to think and to wonder. I feel the tug of my fingers running through my hair.
When again the pen begins to scratch, to draw and to click across the page, I feel my breath slowing down too, a different rhythm emerging as the writing gains pace and the words on the page increase in strength and number. I settle into the growing sense of calm, the chattering of my conscious mind receding and the ideas coming to life until suddenly I become aware that the words have filled the page and that the sense of urgency, and those questions about what I will write, how I will write and whether it will make any sense have transformed themselves into the reflective joy of having written.


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Drake has admitted that he has come to expect people to dislike his music after dividing opinion with his 2016 album and insisted he makes music to "evolve to".
Drake has admitted he expects people to "hate on" his new album like they did 2016's 'Views'.
The hip-hop star - who releases his sixth studio album, 'Certified Lover Boy', in January - took part in an Instagram Live session over the weekend, and responded to a fan who said 'Views' “be hittin’ different” four years later.
And the 'God's Plan' rapper - who has since released 2018's 'Scorpion' - wrote back: “They hated on ‘Views’ just like they will CLB [‘Certified Lover Boy’] but it’s music to evolve to."
Earlier this year, Drake admitted measures put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus had allowed him to spend more time focusing on his new album and he's very "excited" for fans to hear it.
He said: "I'm working on the album. I've been working on it for a while now.
"I remember the last time I had to sit down was when I tore my ACL. And I made a great album out of that.
"Obviously, God has us all inside the house right now sitting down, so the amount of focus I'm able to put into this album is probably way different than it would've been."
Meanwhile, Drake recently smashed a Billboard chart record he previously held with the late Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder.
The Grammy-winner's Lil Durk-featuring hit 'Laugh Now Cry Later' became his 21st song to top the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the US.
This meant he broke the record he previously shared with the late Queen of Soul and the 'Superstition' hitmaker.
'Laugh Now Cry Later' is featured on 'Certified Lover Boy'.
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
Ahead of the imminent release of his second solo album - Dekker, aka Brookln Dekker, took time out to let us know about the musical project he...
Former Bengal Lancer Harry Sullivan, aka From The Tiger's Mouth, has just released his first solo single - 'Morning News' under his new moniker.
Just ahead of the imminent release of her debut EP - 'Skiá', London born, Bristol and Berlin based singer-songwriter LUIANNA, says she'd like to...
Spiritualized continue where they left off with their last exquisitely crafted record - 'And Nothing Hurts', with yet another very impressive...


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Apple has barely had time to blink since it decided to end business with Samsung Display, and it looks like that decision is already proving to be a bad move for those over in Cupertino. One of the two display suppliers that Apple uses isn’t meeting demand, which could potentially ruin Apple’s dream of an iPad mini Christmas.
Despite their history, Apple and Samsung have been doing business together for some time, with Samsung supplying displays for many of Apple’s products.Now that Apple is pulling away from its arch-rival, it appears that iPad mini supplies are dropping, since AU Optronics “continues to suffer from poor yields in the production of panels for the devices.”, according to DigiTimes.
This has made analysts change their projections for Apple’s tiny tablet from 10 million to 6-8 million units over the holiday season.
However, if you’re hoping to get your mits on an iPad mini over the holidays, don’t be disheartened, as there are still plenty out there, and just because Apple doesn’t have as much stock, it doesn’t mean that third party resellers don’t have the device available.
Via: Cult of Mac

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1950s Big Band music
From the big band music of the early 1950’s through doo wap in the middle of the decade into the rockability of the late 50s the mood was optimistic. The music was fast and the beat was swing baby swing.
Crooners like Sinatra, Como and Patti Page slowly gave way to artists like Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis and Bill Haley. Teenagers weren’t “the kids” anymore. They had spare money and lots of energy so they bought records and danced. What they listened and danced to was rock & roll ….
Rock & Roll in fact never did die but from its roots in the 1950s it blossomed and grew into a music form that Bill Haley wouldn’t recognize. Electric replaced acoustic and studio over dubbing gave artists freedoms they never had before. Songwriters told stories. Genres were being created faster than charts could be made to track them. The British invasion added new names and new sounds to music. Elvis was still King and the Beatles ruled but there was plenty of room left for a whole lot of good music ….


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Thyroxine Stimulating Hormone Linked to Bone Growth
New research has found that Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), a hormone produced in the pituitary gland that regulates hormone production in the thyroid gland, can promote bone growth as well as its usual thyroid functions. TSH, as the name might suggest, is normally involved in stimulating the thyroid to produce thyroxine and other hormones. Thyroxine is a hormone that helps regulate your metabolism and control your physical development. This new study proves for the first time that TSH also activates osteoblasts, the cells responsible for bone formation. This research results suggests that TSH, or drugs that mimic its affect on bone, may form part of future treatments for osteoporosis and other conditions involving bone loss, such as cancer. The findings were published online this week in the National Academy of Sciences journal PNAS.
"Osteoporosis is really an imbalance in the functions that create and destroy bone in the body" said Mone Zaidi from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where the research took place. "Our findings indicate that there may be a novel new method for addressing the lack of bone production. Our discovery that TSH causes bone growth also represents a new way of thinking about the role of certain glands and how they operate."
Ireland has one of the highest incidence of osteoporosis in the world with nearly 300,000 Irish people suffering from the disease - with many unaware of their condition. One in 5 men and 1 in 2 women over 50 will develop a fracture due to Osteoporosis in their lifetime. The disease can also affect children. The risk factors associated with osteoporosis include aging, low body weight, low levels of the sex hormone oestrogen (principally caused by the menopause) smoking and some medications.


Gleison Tibau became one of the first fighters to fall under the new USADA/UFC testing policy earlier this month, failing his post-fight drug test.
Tibau, who earned a submission win over Abel Trujillo in Brazil, was suspended at the time.
The UFC released a statement regarding the matter on Wednesday:
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has notified both Gleason Tibau and UFC of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected immediately after his bout in Sao Paulo, Brazil on November 7, 2015. Tibau and UFC were previously notified that he had been provisionally suspended due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition test.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Tibau. Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.


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These days run rampant with indulgence, and I am happy to oblige. I have even made you an occasional participant. The common thread in my online flâneuse behavior is this: the search for the idea of signature. Perfumes, looks, the kind of vocality that extends beyond one’s wits or appearances.
This craving for material self-definition begets the thought that there is an absence of one in the meantime. What am I searching for, beyond overpriced leather and Italian oils? The urgency with which desire becomes necessity is symptomatic. This reminds me of the childhood decisions that we make about the type of person we want to grow into. The specificity is poignant: I wanted to be the kind of writer who loved flowers, materials and California. This is still at odds with my east coast upbringing.
Something about this same upbringing has made me Platonic. Perhaps the notion of a fulfilled American dream pinpoints its own possibility, but also molds it — to gain an essence of value, one must know the value of the essence. That’s what I think I’m (still, ruefully) looking for. With each purchase, each addition to my vocabulary or repertoire, each idiosyncrasy that I domesticate, I am looking. Are you still trying to find something to make yours (by nature, not possession?)