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Ernest Gellner (1925 - 1995) was one of the major thinkers of the twentieth century. He held major chairs in philosophy, sociology and social anthropology during his distinguished career and contributed to a wide range of political and philosophical debates, most notably in linguistic philosophy, the theory of political nationalism and the theory of history. Gellner was also an outspoken defender of the Enlightenment tradition and social democracy. In Ernest Gellner and Modernity, Michael Lessnoff presents a lucid and coherent exposition of Gellner's thought, both in terms of the specific areas in which he worked and the underlying consistency of his theoretical principles. Lessnoff provides a context within which to evaluate Gellner's contribution to social and political thought and, in keeping with the aims of the series, demonstrates the importance of Gellner's work for contemporary political philosophy.
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Intel has released 48 benchmarks that show its upcoming Arc A750 GPU should be able to trade blows with Nvidia’s RTX 3060 running modern games. While Intel set its expectations low for its Arc GPUs last month, the company has now tested its A750 directly against the RTX 3060 across 42 DirectX 12 titles and six Vulkan games.
The results look promising for what will likely be Intel’s mainstream GPU later this year. Intel has tested the A750 against popular games like Fortnite, Control, and Call of Duty: Warzone, instead of the cherry picked handful of benchmarks the company released last month.
“These are all titles that we picked because they’re popular,” explains Intel fellow Tom Petersen, in Intel’s benchmark video. “Either reviewers are using them or they’re high on the Steam survey, or new and exciting. These are not cherry picked titles.”
We’ll have to wait for independent benchmarks, but based on Intel’s testing, the A750 looks like it will compete comfortably with Nvidia’s RTX 3060. “You’ll see we’re kinda trading blows with the RTX 3060,” says Petersen. “Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose.” Intel’s performance is, on average, 3 to 5 percent better than Nvidia’s when it wins on titles running at 1080p.
Over on the 1440p side, it looks like Intel wins on more of the benchmarks. On average it’s a win of about 5 percent across the 42 games. Intel has also tested six Vulkan titles, where it seems be trading blows with the RTX 3060 once again.
“We’re mostly winning at 1080p, and mostly winning at 1440p with Vulkan,” claims Petersen. “On average I’d say this is more like a 3 to 5 percent, maybe a little bit more towards the 5 percent win on Vulkan.”
Intel has only focused on modern APIs here, and not older DirectX 11 games. Early testing of Intel’s Arc A770 GPU — a step above the A750 in the Arc lineup — showed a big performance gap between DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 games. Intel is still working on its Arc GPU drivers, and it could be some time before the company is able to improve DirectX 11 performance.
Intel performed these latest benchmarks on identical systems running its Core i9 12900K CPU and 32GB of DDR5 memory. Intel used its own engineering driver and Nvidia’s 516.59 driver for the comparisons. Arc GPUs will require 10th Gen or newer Intel processors, or AMD Ryzen 3000 and above CPUs, all with motherboards that support Resizable BAR (or, as AMD brands it, Smart Access Memory). Resizable BAR is a key requirement for performance on Arc GPUs.
We’re still waiting for Intel to release its Arc A750 GPU later this year, but these latest benchmarks do show it could be ready to compete for the all-important mainstream. Intel hasn’t announced official specifications or pricing for its Arc A750 yet, but leaked slides put it in between $299 and $399.
Intel will need to reach a price point that can compete with Nvidia’s $329 pricing for the RTX 3060, particularly now that GPU stock has greatly improved and there is the option of AMD’s Radeon RX 6600 XT at $379.
All eyes will now be on Nvidia’s plans for its RTX 40-series of GPUs. Nvidia recently slashed the prices of its high-end RTX 30 series GPUs, and the discounts could indicate an RTX 40-series launch is due in the coming months. Rumors had suggested the RTX 4090 could launch last month, but July came and went without any new GPUs.
If Nvidia’s latest preliminary earnings are anything to go by (a $1 billion-plus drop in gaming revenue), it’s unlikely that the RTX 40-series will be priced low when they eventually launch. Nvidia still likely has plenty of RTX 30-series cards after a drop in crypto demand, so Intel could be well placed to compete later this year if it can get its drivers and pricing in check.


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Training course addresses Autism AwarenessBy Emily Reed Published 3:48pm Friday, April 25, 2014
Hicks asked those in attendance to imagine a scene of 1,000 televisions playing at the same time, with the same volume, with each television having a different program on.
“For an autistic individual, that is everyday life when things are calm,” Hicks said. “Instead of hearing one television, they hear every single one of them at once and cannot just focus on one television at any given time.”
Hicks addressed different ways for emergency responders to recognize someone with autism.
“Autism is an invisible disability that emergency responders may misinterpret as mental retardation, psychosis, defiance, drug/alcohol use or criminal activity,” Hicks said. “Individuals with autism are as normal looking as you and me, so emergency responders may not be able to tell if the individual is autistic right away.”
Several of the signs to be able to identify someone with autism included: hand flapping or other odd hand gestures; repeating words said to them; lining up objects; pacing back and forth; avoiding eye contact; limited, delayed or no language; high pain threshold; opening and closing doors repeatedly.
Other symptoms included individuals seeming to have a “zoned out” look, not asking for help when needed, having “selective” hearing, limited or inappropriate social interactions, robotic or repetitive speech, awkward movements or mannerisms and the
inability to understand intent or another person’s actions, words or behaviors.
During the seminar, Hicks brought in a 7-year-old female with autism to show those in the class some of the characteristics of autism.
A law enforcement individual attending the class addressed issues with often being called to a school for a situation of a child “out of control” but not being adequately prepared that the child has autism.
Hicks said it is important for school employees as well as emergency dispatchers to be adequately informed of the condition of the child before law enforcement arrives on the scene.
“If a police officer shows up to a call of a child out of control, there are a number of things that could mean,” Hicks said. “It would be tremendously helpful for the officer to know that the situation is dealing with someone who has autism.”
Hicks said he hopes the course will help bring awareness to autism and hopefully encourage others in the community to research more about the topic.
Hicks said a reason for the increase in numbers of individuals diagnosed with autism is due to a greater awareness and more effective methods for testing and diagnosis.
“It is important for people to know how to deal with certain things and autism is becoming more and more common,” Hicks said. “I think the class is very effective in addressing different things about how emergency responders can deal with certain situations.”
Lt. Elijah Bearden with the Clanton Police Department participated in the training course and said on Friday he found the course to be very effective.
“I thought getting to see the little girl who has autism was really helpful,” Bearden said. “We got to see how someone might act and how they respond, and I enjoyed that.”
Although Bearden said he couldn’t recall any specific calls to CPD regarding children with autism, he was thankful for the course that will prepare him for how to respond if a call comes in the future.
“We get various calls where a child is out of control and a parent can’t get them out of a car or something,” Bearden said. “You just never know when you might need the training about a child with autism, and I learned different ways to be able to determine if a child might have autism.”

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I’m a big fan of Apple products and, like many digital artists, I see a lot of potential in the iPad. It’s sleek, fun, stylish, practical, and best of all you can draw and paint with it. Quite a few digital artists have already posted work online that was created with the iPad and some of it is amazing. So what’s not to love?
Unfortunately, there are a few things:
Low Image Resolution. The iPad’s screen makes images look amazing but the resolution is currently capped at 768×1024. For me as an illustrator that’s a concern. To create a quality image for print you need at least 300dpi. That means that on an iPad you won’t be able to create a truly professional print-ready image that is much bigger than a baseball card.
Sure, you can create some terrific low-res sketches and then bump them up on your desktop computer. But for me as a professional illustrator it means the iPad can really only be a fancy sketchbook, not a true art-making machine. I certainly wouldn’t be able to create much client work with it.
Lack of Pressure Sensitivity. When you draw on a Wacom tablet or a Cintiq the pen responds to the pressure of your hand. Push down hard and you get a thicker, darker line. Sketch lightly and your lines will stay thin and light. It makes for a very natural way of drawing but unfortunately the iPad currently lacks this feature. When you draw a line on the iPad it stays the same thickness no matter how hard you press. For some artists that might be fine but for my particular drawing style that would be frustrating and problematic.
Lack of a Good Stylus. The beauty of the iPhone and iPad is that all the power is concentrated in the tip of your finger. For most apps that’s terrific but when it comes to sketching I find it awkward. I’ve done some finger sketching on my iPhone and my hand always feels clumsy. Also, my finger tip is too blunt making it hard to be very precise when putting down a line.
There are a couple of companies that make styluses for the iPad but so far the ones I’ve seen are too wide and blunt. It’s like drawing with lipstick. I want something that tapers to a point so I can see exactly where I’m putting down my line.
Also, when I draw I tend to rest my hand on the page. I imagine that the side of my palm pressing all over the screen like that would wreck havoc on an iPad. I suppose I could wear a fingerless glove but that feels to me like more trouble than its worth.
The folks at Ten One Design have written some impressive-looking software to get around some of these issues. Unfortunately the software uses something called private frameworks which is against Apple’s policy. That means you won’t be seeing this in the App store any time soon:
It’s a 1st Gen Apple Product. There’s no question that Apple makes amazing products. When they’ve introduced new products in the past (iPod, iPhone, etc.) the 2nd generation model has usually been vastly superior to the original version. To a point that just makes sense. Technology is always advancing and improvements are to be expected. But with Apple I always have the nagging feeling that they are purposefully “dumbing down” their 1st gen models so that when the 2nd generation model is released it will look so much more amazing that all the early adopters will immediately want to replace their now-clunky hardware. More money in Apple’s pocket.
Of course if the product is amazing enough then even the 1st gen version is worth the cost. I bought a 1st gen iPhone only a week after they went on sale and it was worth every penny. But for me the current iPad isn’t quite in the same league. In this economy I’m choosing to hold onto my cash a little longer until I can get a better value with the next version of iPad. I’m also hoping the next model will address at least some of the issues I’ve raised here. If it doesn’t, I may wait even longer.
Don’t misunderstand. I’m not knocking the iPad. Far from it! In a lot of ways its an amazing device and I’d certainly love to have one. But for me the current model isn’t quite awesome enough to justify the cost, especially when I’m sure the next model will be that much better. For now my iPhone does the job just fine.
What Do You Think? Since I don’t own an iPad (though I do own an iPhone) much of what I’ve written in this post is gleaned from other articles I’ve read online. If you have a different opinion, or if I’m flat out wrong on anything, please leave a comment and let me know. Likewise, if you’ve had success drawing on the iPad and want to extol its virtues by all means go right ahead. I’d welcome your input.


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Marka Home Ratings & Violations
Every incident or allegation involving abuse in Illinois nursing facilities must be reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health immediately. These actions help prevent additional harm to the victim. Unfortunately, not all facilities follow procedures and protocols, which could be detrimental to the health and safety of the patient. Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC have represented residents who were abused at Illinois nursing facilities like Mar Ka Nursing Home by caregivers and other residents.
Mar Ka Nursing Home
This Nursing Home is a ‘for-profit’ Medicare/Medicaid-participating Center providing nursing cares and services to residents of Mascoutah and St. Clair County, Illinois. The 76-certified-bed Nursing Facility is located at:
201 South 10th Street
Mascoutah, IL 62258
As a part of the Community Care Center of Mascoutah, Mar Ka Nursing Home provides long-term recovery solutions for injuries and acute illness along with hospice care, adult day care, and respite care.
Mascoutah Nursing Home Resident Safety Concerns
To be fully informed on the level of care nursing homes provide their patients, families routinely research the Medicare.gov database system for a comprehensive list of filed complaints, safety concerns, health violations and opened investigations. This information provides valuable content to make a well-informed decision of where to place a loved one who requires a high level of health and hygiene care.
Currently, Mar Ka Nursing Home maintains an overall three out of five available star rating in the Medicare analysis system compared to all other facilities nationwide. This includes four out of five stars for staffing concerns, three out of five stars for quality measures and two out of five stars for health inspections. The St. Clair County nursing home neglect attorneys at Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers LLC have located various safety concerns at this nursing facility that include:
- Failure to Investigate and Report an Allegation or Incident Involving Abuse
In a summary statement of deficiencies, a complaint investigation against the facility was opened for its failure to "report an incident concerning a resident-to-resident altercation to the Illinois Department of Public Health.”
The deficient practice was first noted in the state investigator’s findings after a review of the facility’s 10/25/2015 Investigation Summary that revealed that “at approximately 2:05 PM an altercation occurred between [two residents]. The incident was unwitnessed by staff.”
One resident ambulated into the other resident’s room and the first resident “was in [the other resident’s] closet, pulling items out of the closet.” The second resident told the visiting resident “to stop and get out of the room”, which is when the visiting resident struck the other resident “in the right eye area, with his closed fist.” The assaulting resident then reported to the nurse that the resident who he struck in the face, “hit him back.” The nurse noted that a bruise began forming on the assaulting resident’s fourth and fifth knuckles.
An interview conducted at 12:30 PM on 03/08/2016 revealed that a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) “called the Illinois Department of Public Health hotline phone number which is utilized to file complaints when the incident between [the resident’s] occurred.” However, the LPN “said that neither she nor the other nurse on duty filled out or faxed any paperwork concerning the incident to the Department.
An interview was conducted with the facility Administrator that same afternoon who said “we just called the one 800 hotline number to report the incident. I never faxed in a report or filed a report. I know I’m supposed to do that.”
- Failure to Ensure That Residents’ Drug Regimens Are Free from Unnecessary Medications
In a summary statement of deficiencies dated 08/14/2015, a state investigator noted that the facility failed to “conduct resident specific behavior tracking for five residents… reviewed for antipsychotic medications.”
The deficient practice was first noted in the state investigator’s findings after reviewing a resident’s Care Plan/Behavior Tracking records the documents that the resident has “a history of showing episodes of delusions.” A review of the resident’s Physician Order Sheet (POS) revealed that the resident has been prescribed Seroquel [it antipsychotic medication] and lorazepam [to treat anxiety].”
However, the investigator noted that the resident’s “Psychiatric Progress Notes do not document an attempted gradual dose reduction (GDR).” In addition, the resident’s 12/15/2014 Care Plan documents that the resident is receiving “psychotropic medications daily placing her at risk for adverse side effects… [but] does not document any psychotic behaviors. The state investigator noted that the actions by the nursing staff failed to follow their behavior tracking policy that reads in part:
“A behavior monitoring chart will be utilized to the resident. At a minimum, the monitoring chart includes a frequency of behavior, interventions use and effectiveness used.”
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We urge you to contact our St. Clair County elder abuse law office at (888) 424-5757 to schedule your appointment today for your comprehensive no-obligation case review free of charge. Our law firm does not require any upfront payment because we accept all nursing home neglect/abuse cases through contingency fee agreements.


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On 25th October, Tina Lohr, Staff Structural Geologist, presented on 'An Integrated approach to develop a prospective sub-thrust model in the Sub-Andes, Bolivia' at the geology of Fractured Reservoirs conference hosted by the Petroleum Group at the Geological Society of London. Below is a summary of the presentation.
Working with Echo Energy, Pluspetrol and independent associates, ERCE have taken a multi-disciplinary approach and integrated geological data, fracture and pore-pressure data, and structural modelling in order to understand the exploration history, and to investigate further the prospectivity at depth of an anticlinal structure.
The area of study is located in southern Bolivia, within the Sub-Andean fold and thrust belt, a highly prospective area for gas. The belt is characterised by elongated anticlines that strike NNE-SSW forming several continuous parallel ranges. The main detachment level is in Silurian Kirusillas shale, which is an efficient decollement level at depth, along which the fold and thrust belt propagates from west to east. Important intermediate detachment levels in Devonian shales generate lift-off structures and decoupling of the lower and upper structural levels.
Hydrocarbons are found in the tight sandstone layers of the Huamampampa, Icla and Santa Rosa formations. All are of Early Devonian age, and have low matrix porosity and permeability. Fracture enhancement is required for productivity. The Huamampampa formation is the main reservoir rock in all the deep gas fields in the Sub-Andes in southern Bolivia and northern Argentina.
Seven wells have been drilled into the surface anticline, evident in the area of study, but only a small gas accumulation has been encountered in the Huamampampa-Icla formations. Reservoir rocks were penetrated unexpectedly shallow and are less overpressured than anticipated.
We have constructed several cross-sections tied to surface geology and well data. Through data integration and kinematic modelling, we have developed a model that explains the current well results and proposes a deeper structure beneath the currently drilled anticline. This model suggests a large imbricated sub-thrust structure at depth greater than four kilometres, that involves Upper Silurian to Lower Devonian rocks which are detached via a roof thrust within the overlaying Los Monos shale.
The lack of adequate seismic data is a major limitation in defining the sub-thrust structure at depth. However, the presence of this structure is reasonable and consistent with the structural understanding of the region. There is an active petroleum system at present day, and several producing gas fields nearby where the reservoir rocks are at similar depths.
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North East London NHS Foundation Trust create an integrated workforce development system with Totara
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Chambury's Totara Learn implementation has given NELFT's staff the Freedom to Learn within an integrated, user-friendly system.
With an annual budget of £400m, NELFT provide care and treatment for a population of circa 4.3 million, employing approximately 6,000 staff working across 210 bases in London, Essex, Kent and Medway plus an additional 3,000 temporary staff providing an extensive range of both inpatient and outpatient integrated community and mental health services for people living in the London boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Barnet, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest and community health services for people living in the south west Essex areas of Basildon, Brentwood and Thurrock (totalling 2,914 square miles).
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Today’s Veterinary Business Staff
Half of the pet owners surveyed by pet health insurance broker Pawlicy Advisor couldn’t pay an unexpected $5,000 veterinary bill.
The finding, drawn from 20,000 people who showed interest in pet insurance, highlights “both the importance and the urgency of having pet insurance as COVID-19 pushes many into financial insecurity,” said company CEO and co-founder Woody Mawhinney.
The survey discovered that nearly 20% of pet owners could pay a $5,000 veterinary bill and that 30% “would seek financing options such as a loan, a credit card or a payment plan offered by the veterinarian.” The other half couldn’t cover the out-of-pocket expense.
The survey also found that 1 in 10 dog owners looking for insurance had a pet with a preexisting condition, which typically is not covered. The finding pointed to the importance of purchasing insurance when a pet is young, Pawlicy Advisor reported.
“Puppies are far less likely to develop health conditions than their older counterparts. It’s best not to wait until a condition arises,” the company stated. “Most pet insurance plans include a waiting period, and if your vet discovers an illness before your insurance kicks in, it is usually considered preexisting by the insurance company.”
Pawlicy Advisor sells insurance policies on behalf of five brands — ASPCA, Hartville, Petplan, Pets Best and PetFirst — through its website, Pawlicy.com. The company hopes to partner with “every major pet insurance company in the U.S.” by year’s end, a spokesperson said.
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|To purchase one of the books shown in Literary Type, just click on the cover.
|Paul Eggers (Malaysia 197678), now an assistant professor in the MFA program at California State University in Chico, California, has published a new book. A collect of his short fiction, How the Water Feels came out in October, published by Southern Methodist University. Many of the stories in the collection are based on his Peace Corps and United Nations relief work, all taking place in South East Asia in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The book received a starred review in Kirkus Reviews. His novel Saviors, published in 1999, was a Barnes & Noble Discovery selection and won the 2000 Maria Thomas Fiction Award.
In October, Eggers was the first reader in the 20022003 Pittsburg (Kansas) State University Visiting Writers Series sponsored by the English department of the university. Stories by Eggers have been published in The Quarterly, Prairie Schooner, Northwest Review and Granta.
|Also teaching at California State University/ Chico is Rob Davidson, the 2002 winner of the Maria Thomas Fiction Award for his collection of short fiction Field Observations. This must make Chico State the only university with two RPCV writers on their faculty, as well as the only university with two Maria Thomas Award winners.|
|Bird Cupps (Kenya 198789) had an essay entitled Quills in the April, 2002 issue of The Sun, a North Carolina literary journal. The essay was a lyrical piece reflecting on suffering after Bird received a serious injury from a belt sander.|
|In the October 14 & 21, 2002 issue of The New Yorker, Peter Hessler (China 199698) returned with an article on The Middleman the small-time traders who operate in downtown Beijing in the neighborhoods around the foreign embassies.|
|Paul Therouxs (Malawi 196365) next novel is Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town. Dark Star Safari takes Theroux down the length of Africa by rattletrap bus, forgotten trains, and rusting steamers. Along the way, he is shot at, robbed and spat on, and sleeps in malarial flop houses, and unsanitary trains. Sounds like Peace Corps travel to me. He tells great stories, as always, and writes wonderfully, as always. Heres his description of being caught in a stifling tent in the desert.
There came a trotting sound, not one animal but lots of tiny hooves, like a multitude of gazelle fawns, so soft in their approach they were less like hoof beats than the sound of expelled breaths, pah-pah-pah. They advanced on me, then up and over my tent, tapping at the loose fabric. It was rain.
The book will be published in February by Houghton Mifflin.
|Rick Gray (Kenya 198890) is currently performing in Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov at The Connelly Theater in New York (220 East 4th Street between Avenues A & B). The production is part of the CHEKHOV NOW festival. Information is available at www.chekhovnow.org.
Richs own play, Oil Men, is currently under consideration for the ONeill Playwrights Conference/2003. This play is set in Saudi Arabia where he worked for a period as an English teacher.
|Educational Leadership carried an article in the October 2002 issue on the Peace Corps book, Voices from the Field, a textbook that uses Returned Peace Corps Volunteers personal narratives to increase understanding of other cultures. The article was written by Cerylle A. Moffett (staff: PC/W 2000 ) the curriculum design specialist of World Wise Schools in the Peace Corps and co-author, with Beth Giebus (Morocco 199093) and Betsi Shays (Fiji 196668), of Voices from the Field.|
|Richard Richter (staff: PC/W 1963-64; Kenya Deputy Director 1965-67) had a Op-ed article in the Washington Post on Friday, October 25 entitled China Walls Out the News. Richter, who is president of Radio Free Asia, leads off his piece with, The media are full of news these days about China embracing reform and emerging as a world player. But dont think for an instant that Beijing has stopped practicing what Thomas Jefferson called tyranny over the minds of men.|
|The cover story of the October 2002 issue of National Geographic Traveler on Bali was written by P.F. Kluge (Micronesia 1967-69.) Kluge is the writer in residence at Kenyon College in Ohio and author of several novels as well as books of non-fiction.|
|In the December issue of Vanity Fair, Maureen Orth (Colombia 196466) has a cover story on Fort Braggs bloody summer of 2002 when a series of domestic murders and suicides occurred, and all involving experienced soldiers who had served in Afghanistan. Orth not only wrote the story but at a reception in Washington for Colombian president Alvaro Uribe Velez she went up to U.S. Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki and told him about the insensitive treatment received by some of the families left behind. Less than a week later, the general in charge of personnel called to thank me and said the survivors could contact her personally, says Orth. Since then, several survivors have received assistance they had not thought available, and the Army has begun revising its procedures for such case. Once the top guns became aware, says Orth, they also became accountable.|
|In October Jacqueline Lyons (Lesotho 199295) read her poetry at the Salt Lake Public Librarys Main Branch as part of the City Arts reading series. Lyons is working toward a Ph.D. at the University of Utah and writes about her experiences in southern Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer.|
|Jason Sanford (Thailand 199496) has an essay about Frank Millers new graphic novel, The Dark Knight Strikes Again, in Flak Magazine. You can read it online at: www.flakmag.com/books/darkknight.html.
The fall issue of storySouth, a magazine edited by Jason Sanford, is now online at www.storysouth.com
You can also read some of Jasons writings at www.jasonsanford.freeservers.com

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After starting off 0-2, with tough losses to South Carolina and Northwestern, James Franklin noted that their record is not based on the play of the quarterback or anyone else in particular, and they need to do a better job as a whole.
"I think, last year, the quarterback probably got way too much credit, the head coach probably got way too much credit. This year the quarterback is probably getting too much blame and the head coach is getting the right amount of blame." Franklin explained.
Later on in the clip, Franklin explains that it's important for them to get back on track with a win this weekend against Presbyterian.
"We're just going out and playing to get a win. Ugly win, pretty win, sexy win, however you want to describe it, we just want to win. At the end of the year people don't talk about, that was an ugly win, they're all good wins."


2001 Cadillac El Dorado Repair Question
2001 Cadillac Eldorado ETC High Idle
Today I started the vehicle up in the morning in my garage. It was in "Park" and it went to 1500 RPM immediatly (like normal) and stayed there (not normal). When I stepped briefly on the accelerator it stayed briefly at 2000-2200 RPM and then came back down to 1500-1600 RPM. It will not go to its normal idle speed of 700 RPM. Please advise.
1. 2001 Cadillac Eldorado ETC
2. 30,000 mi.
3. Automatic transmission
4. 2 wheel drive
5. Strange sounds - None
6. Fluid leaks - None
7. No past repair history other than normal periodic mainytenance.
see if the throttle cable is sticking.
Check temp sensor, has fuel consumption increased?
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merlin you need to go back to school and learn something, you are a clown. I dont know what kinda cars you have been working on, stay away from cadillacs
1 thing was right check the accel cable, clean the gunk off the throttle plate in the intake ( where the cable hooks too ) if that doesnt do it scan for codes?
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Stem Cell Therapy: Whether it is a fatal disease like cancer or any serious disease related to the heart, after listening to which it was believed that these diseases are incurable. The same thinking used to happen in the event of a fatal injury to the spinal cord or a serious injury to the head, but now the treatment of these diseases is possible to a great extent. Stem cell therapy can be used to give relief in such incurable diseases. For this therapy, cells are taken from the bone marrow, then they are transplanted in the area where there is a problem. After this therapy, new and healthy cells start forming, which gives relief in the disease.
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What is Stem Cell Donation? , What Is Stem Cell Donation?
To donate your stem cells, you must first register yourself as a donor. People who are at least 18 and up to 50 years of age can donate stem cells. However, before this complete medical examination is also done. A swab kit examines your stem cells. You can donate stem cells if they match with the sample of the needy. It is just like donating blood. In case the patient’s stem cells are healthy, the bone marrow is taken from it and transplanted to another place. Due to this, the patient’s body adopts stem cells very easily, which is beneficial in treatment.
It will help in the treatment of these diseases:
Stem cells help in the treatment of many deadly diseases. This therapy is used especially in the case of blood cancer. Apart from blood cancer, adult stem cells will help in heart-related diseases. Apart from this, brain stroke, bleeding due to an internal injury to the brain, injury to the spinal cord, effect of stroke in any part of the body, autism, parkinson, any disease related to motor nerve, muscle or liver related problem, Stem cell therapy also provides relief in diseases like kidney, optic neuritis.
These diseases can be caused by drinking dirty water in summer, take care of yourself and others like this…
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I had bought bitcoins in the past to buy roids, left a few in my wallet and I guess I just got pretty lucky opened up the wallet and I got 750$ in there. Who else got lucky?
Be smart, get a new credit card, but a few thousand worth of ethereum or litecoin when it drops, then sell it when it goes up! No risk of that going badNoooo like I ended up with 750$ afterwards. I’m not sure what I had in there prior...I’m sure I could figure it out if I looked at the percentages it has raised. I wish though...if I wouldn’t have used them to buy the roids then yes I’d have right around 25,000
Totally agree. The thing with ETH is if you got it January thru March then you made out. But once it got into the 300s it basically stabilized. I believe it was like $7.50 last year so if you bought 100 coins for $750, you'd now have like $45kTrue, I guess you got in at a good time. I've seen very little growth on ETH... The % of increase might be a little deceptive when we're comparing a $500 ETH to a $13,000BTC.
Coinbase to buy, then send to a different wallet like electrum or block chain
Well if you're not using it for any illegal purchases, you are OK to keep it in coinbase. But never go from coinbase to a source.
To think a $1000 investment 9-10 years ago would be worth 67 MILLION and change as of yesterday. Canadian currency I mean. Fucking CRAZY and so kicking myself
Assuming your not married or she doesn't know. My wife keeps fucking with me about the ones I "wasted" on gear or sold too early wish I'd of bought all I could and maxed out every credit card and title loan I could get my hands on when it was $200-$300 I'd be fuckin set right now. It'd be hard to cope knowing I'd lost a fortuneI had 75 bitcoins back before it was anything.. They were given as donations as appreciation for helpful comments.
Never thought anything of it. I mean, hell.. People were giving it away and never using it. So I stored them.. Reformatted my computer one day. Got a new computer.
Fast forward to today. $1,178,925.. Oh well. Can't do anything about it so I try not to think about it.

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This title explores the lives and achievements of important 19th century men and women worldwide, including such notables as Vincent Van Gogh and Charles Darwin, as well as lesser known figures such as Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz and Zeng Guofan. The lengthy essays in this set provide in-depth coverage and annotated bibliographic resources with worldwide focus including strong coverage of non-Europeans and women.
Scope & Coverage
Both the geographic and the occupational scope of the individuals covered in Great Lives from History: The Nineteenth Century,1801-1900 are intentionally broad, with a view to include influential individuals worldwide.
Coverage is broad in areas of achievement as well as geography, while at the same time including the recognized shapers of history central to any liberal arts curriculum. Major world leaders appear here, as well as the giants of religious faith who dominated the century: monarchs, presidents, popes, philosophers, writers, social reformers, educators, and military leaders who left their imprint on political as well as spiritual institutions.
By category, the contents include figures whose achievements fall into one or more of the following areas:
Organization & Format
A total of 737 essays covering 757 major figures including 123 on women make up the set. The 189 sidebars include many quotations to enhance and supplement the text throughout.
Each essay ranges from 1,500 to 3,000 words in length (roughly 3 to 5 pages) and displays standard ready-reference top matter offering easy access to biographical information:
- The individual's nationality or ethnicity and occupation or historical role, including reign dates for rulers.
- A summary paragraph highlighting the individual's historical importance indicates why the person is studied today.
- The "Born" and "Died" lines list the most complete dates of birth and death available, followed by the most precise locations available.
- "Also Known As" lists all known versions of the individual's name.
- "Area(s) of Achievement" lists all categories of contributions.
The body of each essay is divided into parts:
- Early Life - facts about the individual's upbringing and environment
- Life's Work - straight-forward, chronological account of the period of the most significant achievements were accomplished
- Significance - overview of individual's place in history
- Further Reading - annotated bibliography
- See Also - lists cross-references to essays in the set covering related personages
- Related Articles - lists essays of interest in Salem's companion publication, Great Events from History: The 19th Century
The back matter to Volume 2 includes several appendixes and indexes:
- Rulers of Heads of States
- Chronological List of Entries
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Traditional economic models typically treat private information, or signals, as generated from some underlying state. Recent work has explicated alternative models, where signals correspond to interpretations of available information. We show that the difference between these formulations can be sharply cast in terms of causal dependence structure, and employ graphical models to illustrate the distinguishing characteristics. The graphical representation supports inferences about signal patterns in the interpreted framework, and suggests how results based on the generated model can be extended to more general situations. Specific insights about bidding games in classical auction mechanisms derive from qualitative graphical models.


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The United States presidential election was strange to begin with, but it has turned extraordinary now. Donald Trump's defiant performance in the tawdry second debate on Sunday indicates that he will hang on as the Republican candidate amidst calls for him to leave the ticket.
However, a month from election day, the Republican Party is in a
state of meltdown and its flawed candidate deeply wounded. The
Republican campaign had a major nervous breakdown last week with the
revelation of a recording from 2005 that had candidate Trump making lewd
remarks about women and appearing to encourage unwanted sexual contact
with them. On Saturday, more tapes emerged with topics ranging from his
daughter Ivanka's physique, threesomes and sex with women during
menstrual cycles. All these should have repercussions in an election in a
country where some 53 per cent of the voters are women.
All this led to unprecedented calls by sections of his party to
withdraw as the Republican candidate. Many elected Republican officials
have officially repudiated him, his own vice-presidential nominee Mike
Pence issued a statement saying he could not defend Trump's remarks. In
an effort at damage control, Trump's wife Melania released a statement
deeming his comments as offensive, though she said that "this does not
represent the man I know." For his part, Trump insisted that he would
not quit the race and in the second debate, appeared to successfully
move beyond the issue.
The loss of support from the Republican elite is not surprising;
their relations with Trump have never been good. Many of their actions
are tactical — in other words, designed to shield Republican candidates
contesting for the House of Representatives, the Senate or other
positions from the Trump fallout. But many do reflect the sincere
disenchantment of the party elite with their Presidential candidate.
However, there are no signs that his strong base of support among
disaffected Republican voters has been affected.
The Trump strategy in the second debate was to go on the offensive,
instead of appearing contrite or defensive, with the view of rallying
the forces that have brought him so far in American politics. His
defiant and more coherent performance is also likely to stem the rush of
Republicans seeking to distance themselves from him for fear of
alienating his core voters who remain behind him.
It is not that Hillary is wildly popular. Negative news about her
continues to surface, the most recent being a leaked video suggesting
that she has a public and a private position on issues and that she was
with the banking industry on issues of reform. Also that many of the
remarks were made in paid speeches that netted her over $20 million
since she resigned as Secretary of State in 2013. Hillary also has a
record of 30 years of public life to defend and the big question
hovering over her always is: What is it that you have actually achieved?
The campaign remains unpredictable. There is still room for the
spotlight to return on Hillary Clinton's actions, especially in relation
to her emails. On the other hand, a Trump isolated from his party could
go into a sharp decline as undecided voters decide that he is not fit
for office. In this sense, it is a roller-coaster ride. While the
Democrats remain broadly united, Republicans are calculating whether it
is worth their while in detaching themselves from a losing candidate in a
bid to salvage their Congressional, Senatorial and gubernatorial
As of now, we do not have fresh polls following the revelations, but
the ones prior to that have shown a great deal of volatility, with
Hillary's lead varying from 1 to 8 per cent in different polls. Both
candidates do not have a great deal of support — Hillary is supported by
45 per cent and Trump 40 per cent, as of now, with third-party
candidates Gary Johnson at 6 per cent and Jill Stein at 2. Trump and
Hillary need to attract the 7-8 per cent undecideds to win. Often, these
undecideds make up their mind in the last weekend before the election
and are therefore not caught by the polls that take place earlier.
In democracies, elections are a time of division and even bitterness.
But once done, they also bring a new consensus which strengthens the
polity. However, this American election does not indicate that will
happen. A Hillary victory is not likely to resolve the dysfunctions of
American democracy which are now so marked that they require drastic
It is not likely to come with a Democratic majority in the House, and,
given the current mood, the next four years will be wasted opportunity. A
Trump victory, of course, will bring its own set of questions before
us, rather than answers.
As for India, a Hillary presidency will represent continuity, with
officials and cabinet personnel who are familiar with New Delhi. On the
other hand, a Trump presidency could be a sharp discontinuity,
especially since the central message of Trump backers is the need to fix
things in America, rather than focussing on issues abroad.
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LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Mnisters are considering a plan to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system with cheaper air-launched cruise missiles, it was reported Tuesday.
Labor parliamentarians reported fierce opposition at Monday night's meeting of the Parliamentary Labor Party to government plans to replace Britain's ageing nuclear deterrent. Members of Parliament argued the estimated $35 billion replacement cost could be better spent on public services.
Clare Short, the former international development secretary, wrote in the Independent newspaper there was "enormous unhappiness in the Parliamentary Labor Party." The Trident issue could become the "breaking point" for loyalty to Prime Minister Tony Blair, she said.
Blair has committed himself to replacing the Trident system before the next general election in 2009. However he is facing a battle not only with Labor parliamentarians but with the Treasury, which has signaled its concerns over the high cost and its impact on already stretched public finances.
Ministry of Defense sources told the Independent an alternative under consideration was the use of cruise missiles with nuclear warheads that could be launched from long-range bombers.
Tomahawk cruise missiles, at the cost of $1.8 million each, could be fitted with British-made nuclear warheads and adapted for long-range use. Firing them from aircraft would enable the Ministry of Defense to dispense with the four Trident nuclear submarines, which cost an estimated $1.2 billion a year to maintain.
Defense Secretary John Reid told PLP members no decisions had yet been made; however ministers have privately suggested the decision in principle to replace Trident has already been taken. The argument is now over what type of system would best replace it.
But MPs told Reid even the cheaper cruise missile system would not mollify their opposition.
Michael Meacher, a former minister, said: "Frankly, this is a neocon idea for using tactical nuclear weapons rather than the massive Trident system. It would simply not address our concerns."
He and several other Labor MPs said there should be no replacement for Trident. Meacher said replacing the nuclear system would impede efforts to stop nuclear proliferation. "I don't think you can say we need nuclear weapons if we are saying to Iran you cannot have them," he said.
A parliamentary debate on the issue is expected.


GE Technology Comes to India’s High-Pressure, High-Temperature Drilling Sector
– Cairn India Selects GE HPHT Wellheads for Ravva Oil Field Expansion
– Project Reinforces GE Leadership in HPHT Technology
– GE Poised to Help Customers Meet India’s Growing Energy Demands
Marking its debut in India’s high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) drilling and production sector, GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) will supply HPHT technology to Cairn India for the further development of the Ravva oil and gas field off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in eastern India. The milestone equipment and services contract was announced today at the GE Oil & Gas 2013 Annual Meeting in Florence.
GE will provide HPHT exploration wellheads, mudline systems, spare units and services for the project, which supports Cairn India’s continuing exploration and development of the prolific Ravva field, which has produced more than 251 million barrels of crude and sold 314 billion cubic feet of gas. Cairn is the operator of the field, which has been developed in partnership with ONGC, Videocon and Ravva oil.
“The success of the Ravva oil field demonstrates how technology can play a central role in accessing new reserves and help reduce oil imports in the country,” said Dr. Sunil Bharati, head corporate affairs and spokesperson, Cairn India Ltd. “We see HPHT technology as a key for the next stage of development, and reliable, proven HTHP technology is of paramount importance to the success of the project and to the safety of drilling the well.”
“This is an important milestone for our business in India, where we see significant opportunities in the rapidly expanding oil and gas sector, which is vital to India’s continuing economic growth,” said Mrinal Vohra, CEO, GE Oil & Gas in India. With our proven technology and our global experience and expertise in the HPHT sector as well as the overall oil and gas industry, we are well positioned to help our customers meet India’s growing energy requirements.”
GE previously has supplied similar HPHT solutions for drilling projects offshore Vietnam and Malaysia. “Because of these experiences, we are able to offer a field-proven, technologically advanced system for the Ravva project,” said Ian Milne, general manager of GE Oil & Gas’ pressure control business. “We were able to replicate the lessons learned from our earlier projects from a delivery and sourcing standpoint while meeting Cairn India’s stringent technical requirements.”
The scope of GE’s supply includes field-proven and API 6A-qualified HPHT wellheads capable of operating at 15,000 psi and 350oF temperature with metal sealing technology, coupled with a mudline system. This allows metal sealing pack-off and cementing the casing before proceeding to the next stage of drilling, a major advantage from a well control perspective.
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GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technologies and services with 37,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting customers across the industry—from extraction to transportation to end use. Making the environment, health and safety, quality and integrity our highest priorities is The Way We Work. Our technologies and services include: surface and subsea drilling and production, monitoring and diagnostics, measurement and controls, large-scale LNG, pipeline compression and inspection, well site and industrial power generation, technologies for the refining and petrochemical industries, and modular CNG and LNG units for transportation sectors. Through our customized service solutions, training programs and technologies, GE Oil & Gas partners with customers to maximize their efficiency, productivity and equipment reliability; develop their next generation workforce; and fully benefit from the megatrends of natural gas, the growth of subsea and hard-to-reach reserves and the revolution in asset health management.
Follow GE Oil & Gas on Twitter @GE_OilandGas.
About Cairn India
Cairn India is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration and production companies in India with a market capitalisation of ~ US$12 billion. It was adjudged the fastest-growing energy company in the world in 2012, by the Platts.
Cairn India through its affiliates is operating for more than 15 years and has played an active role in developing India’s oil and gas resources. To date, Cairn India has opened three frontier basins with over 40 discoveries; 25 in Rajasthan alone, with over 1 billion barrels of reserves/resources base.
Cairn India has a portfolio of 10 blocks—one block in Rajasthan, two on the west coast and five on the east coast of India and one each in Sri Lanka and South Africa (subject to South African regulatory approvals). Cairn India produces oil and gas from three assets in India.
For further information, please visit us at www.cairnindia.com and www.cairnlanka.com.
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From a photo by Sweetie (a.k.a. Jerry H. Carpenter), I got inspiration to paint these two lovely flamingos we saw at the Jacksonville, FL Zoo earlier this year.
Funny, but when Sweetie shows these photos of these more orange birds to his photo club, they all say he's manipulated the color. He hasn't. They are really that orange color.
I think the color of flamingos - from palest pink to vibrant orange - comes from what they are being fed in the wild or in captivity. Our flamingos at the Cincinnati Zoo are pale pink.
Calling this one Synchronized Wading but another title may come to me later.
This is a full sheet watercolor (22" x 30"). I masked off the whites of the flamingos and some streaks in the water, then went wet and wild into the background. The flamingo orange was painted last. But now it looks wrong - so will need to redo that background to fit more with a more orange bird, or lift the color from the birds and make them more pink. Will share more when I decide on colors to make it more harmonious.
Happy December 1st - can you believe it's already December?
Hope you and yours had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend doing whatever you wanted to do.
I have to get some drawing done before class Wednesday since I did no drawing (other than these birds) since class the week before Thanksgiving. I think we are supposed to try self-portraits!
A busy busy couple of weeks ahead for me...will try to post every few days but can't promise.


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At long last, the second Birds of Prey trailer has arrived featuring a ton of new footage.
We get a lot of confirmations in this trailer. For instance, we do finally see the Canary Cry in action. At long last the Black Mask is shown confirming he will indeed wear it. And we finally know that Harley names her hyena Bruce because of that “hunky” Bruce Wayne.
There’s a ton of new footage in this one, so be sure to give it a couple viewing to catch everything!
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) will be the first appearance of Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn since Suicide Squad. She will be joined by Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the Huntress, while Jurnee Smollett-Bell will be playing Black Canary. Rosie Perez will be playing Renee Montoya, and Ella Jay Basco as Cassandra Cain as well. And Ewan McGregor joined the cast as Gotham City villain Black Mask.
The Birds of Prey movie is scheduled to hit theaters on Feb. 7, 2020.


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- Artist: Shapes and Sizes
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- Release Date:5/22/2007
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Search Little Grace on Amazon.
Little Grace is a character who is part of the main cast on the franchise Unique New York. She wears her blue and pink striped dress and blue and pink striped leggings and purple boots. In her first appearance in Surprise (2001). Her later appearance in a lot of television shows.

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The A.P. Beerta Institute (The Bureau 4)
The fourth volume of Voskuil’s The Bureau: the Dutch counterpart of the Great American Novel
Interest in the megalomaniac novel cycle Het Bureau, is starting to assume unprecedented proportions. The appearance of the fourth part of the ‘world’s longest novel’ was a major news item and people rushed to the bookshops to pick up their copy of the latest volume. Readers who have followed Maarten Koning, Voskuil’s alter ego, through the first three volumes find themselves hooked on Koning’s melancholy musings, his acuteness and his merciless descriptions of his colleagues.
Many people are no doubt shocked and amused to recognise situations from their own workplace. What makes Het Bureau so special? For a start, of course, its sheer size. In no other novel is the daily routine at work described at such length. ‘This book couldn’t be any shorter,’ said Voskuil in an interview. ‘When you work in an institute like mine, it takes a long time to get to know everyone. Everyone is so identified with their role that really dramatic events don’t occur. Only after years does everyone gradually emerge as an individual. It’s only in the details that you make discoveries.’
Voskuil is right. In the seven volumes that will eventually make up the cycle, every little wave, every ripple is described so tellingly that the reader is never bored. The grating repetitions, typical gestures and expressions - as in a soap opera - have a hypnotic effect. Voskuil’s penetrating style fits in perfectly with the ethos of the Office: unadorned and scholarly precision. It is the combination of size and detail that enables the reader to experience both the humour and the underlying tragedy of Maarten Koning. Het A.P. Beerta-instituut, the fourth volume, also forms a chronicle of the 1970s and the way that the changes in society in this decade are commented upon by the people at the Bureau.
At the same time all these elaborate rituals typify the hopelessness of Maarten Koning’s life and work. Even though he does not believe in the value of scholarly research, he sees it as his duty to stay, finish his work and maintain the illusion of solidarity with his colleagues. All is futile. Het bureau is a profoundly comical, detailed and moving depiction of that world of bosses and wage slaves which ultimately imprisons everyone.


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SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical is so busy it makes an Alex Timbers production look almost desultory by comparison. Sort of the anti-The Band’s Visit, SpongeBob—with a book by Kyle Jarrow, taking off from the hit animated show—is a nonstop swirl of color, dazzle, moving sets and props, and inventive silliness. Two Rube Goldberg-like sets—one on each side of the theater—ingeniously dispense boulders, while the cast climbs ladders, the snail meows, the plankton plots, and whoever’s left drinks kelp juice. Amidst all the commotion, I was grazed in the head by a mobile a cast member was twirling in the aisle, and I’m still picking confetti and streamers out of my hair from the finale, but it’s all intended as giddy fun, so I’ll probably drop the lawsuit.
For all of that over-the-topness, SpongeBob (Ethan Slater)—who’s sort of an underwater Pee-wee Herman, an eternal optimist who longs to be accepted—merely wears pants, a shirt, and suspenders, while Squidward (Gavin Lee), the rather flaming squid who aims to play clarinet and tap dance, only has four legs, though they all walk—and dance quite nicely too, as it turns out in a particularly nutty sequence.
The plot, such as it is, involves the title character’s desperation to prove he’s not a simple sponge, as he teams with inventor/karate chopper Sandy Cheeks (Lilli Cooper) and her “erupter interrupter” to stop a volcano from blowing and destroying Bikini Bottom. (Yes, the show is set in a big Bottom. Enough said.) That’s about it—along with some commentary regarding the scapegoating of ethnic groups, I mean species (land mammals are targeted by the wetter creatures) and misuse of power by politicians.
But the eclectic score, by an assortment of artists including David Bowie, John Legend, and Panic at the Disco, amazingly seems of a piece, and director Tina Landau’s cleverness keeps things frantically eye-catching, along with David Zinn’s tireless sets and costumes. That’s especially the case in Act One, when highlights include a gospel choir of singing sardines with synchronized hand gestures, and a Mary J. Blige-sounding vocal turn by Jai’Len Christie Li Josey as a whale of a gal named Pearl. (The creators should have been advised to give Josey a second big number and also dispense with the pirate character, SpongeBob’s number one fan, who starts the show and intermittently drops by for underwhelming moments.)
The first act almost reminded me of wacky 1980s shows done in the East Village, but this time on a big budget. Its exuberant zaniness verges on too much of a good thing, but you miss the energy onslaught in Act Two, at least until Squidward taps his four legs around, backed by guys and gals in pink feathered headdresses and red spangles, suddenly making this La Cage aux Fish. If you’re allergic to silliness—or seafood—then avoid this show, but anyone angling for some lavishly thought-out lunacy should squeeze this sponge tightly.


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Despite Record Heat, Californians Used Less Water In June
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For this next story, you can congratulate Renee.
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INSKEEP: Yeah. Yeah, you and millions of other people living in California, which has managed to slash its water consumption. Water use in June went down by even more than the 25 percent the state demanded. Here's Jed Kim of member station KPCC.
JED KIM, BYLINE: Californians already obsess about the weather. The drought's just made it more pronounced. Everyone knows the long scale story, historically little rain for four years. To really understand the significance of June's 27 percent water reduction, you've got to look at the finer scale weather. June was record hot, and still people used less water. That's why state water conservation board chair Felicia Marcus is so excited.
FELICIA MARCUS: The June numbers tell a story of conscious conservation. And that's what we need and what we are applauding today.
KIM: June was good. But it needs to stay good through February. That's how long the mandatory 25 percent cuts are in effect.
TOM WAGONER: I think we'll make it.
KIM: Tom Wagoner is general manager of the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District. It serves an area about two hours east of Los Angeles. Wagoner's optimism is for his own district, which well exceeded its goal. He says they've done it through changing watering schedules, increasing outreach - pretty common methods.
WAGONER: Another big thing, though, is that we did a rate hearing and actually raised our rate.
KIM: Water costs as much as 30 percent more for some residents in that district.
WAGONER: And I know that's curbed consumption just because of the financial side of it.
KIM: State water officials will be visiting districts that missed their marks by the most. They'll see what they might do to get back in line. For NPR News, I'm Jed Kim in Pasadena.
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Chances are if you need any artistic or craft material, the wonderful folks at Huntsville Blueprint and Supply Co. in Huntsville can help you out.
Adorn your space with something one-of-a-kind. This store is known for its beautiful, handcrafted works of art.
You can keep your car safe during your shopping visit when you opt to park at one of the nearby options. Browse the best art supplies Huntsville has to offer at Huntsville Blueprint and Supply Co.


Having lived in New York City for the past three and a half years, I always think of Central Park as the go to green space. Sure there are tons of smaller hideaways like Washington Square Park, Madison Square Park, and even smaller neighborhood spots like my current hangout – Maria Hernandez Park. But up until recently, Prospect Park was barely on my radar.
It often amazes me to think about how large Brooklyn is, and to remember that there are still so many places I have left to explore. My recent visit to Prospect Park was such a great reminder to me not to take New York or Brooklyn for granted.


East & West Avenues Update
Due to slower than anticipated work on other parts of the project, we are now not anticipating work occurring on East or West Avenues until after River City Days are complete. Right now, the schedule looks like the work on East and West Avenues (along with West Third, Fourth, and Fifth Streets) will occur beginning the week of August 5.
Maple Street Update
Work on Maple Street has been progressing this week. The contractor is in the process of removing the pedestrian ramps on the south side of Maple Street between West Avenue and Vera Avenue and should be finished with the removals by tomorrow. The concrete crew began pouring curb today and will be continuing to pour curbs and sidewalks until the middle of next week.
Work on the pedestrian ramps on the north side of Maple Street will not begin until late next week (after the south side sidewalk is reopened).
Milling and paving work is still anticipated in the middle or end of August.
Guernsey Lane, Goodhue Street S & Eagle Ridge Drive Update
Work will be starting soon on the 2019 Mill & Overlay project in the Guernsey Lane, Goodhue Street South, and Eagle Ridge Drive area. The contractor will be starting removals for pedestrian ramp work on Eagle Ridge Drive and Guernsey Lane early next week. The concrete crew will likely follow behind to start pouring curbs and sidewalks in the middle or late part of next week. Each street will remain open during this work; however, parking may be restricted in certain locations to facilitate construction activities.
Milling and paving work for this area is not anticipated until the middle of August at this time.
For more information on the 2019 Mill & Overlay Project, contact Dean Chamberlain by email or at 651.385.5132.


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Over the next month we will catalog upcoming Global Handwashing Day celebrations. Want us to list yours? Email email@example.com! Argentina Organizers: Hospital de Niños de La Plata with Aguas Bonaerenses S.A When: Thursday, October 15 from 10-13 Where: Parque Saavedra, La Plata City, Buenos Aires, Argentina. […]Read Full Post
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SONGKHLA: Eleven federal government officials, including six immigration police, have already been arrested and billed with taking bribes to enable the release associated with five foreign angling trawlers earlier confiscated for illegally angling in Thai oceans.
Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn, assistant nationwide police chief, about Friday evening released the arrests within the 11 officials needed for alleged graft and also malfeasance.
In December last year, law enforcement agency and fisheries officials seized the trawlers and arrested 22 crew for doing some fishing in Thai seas without permission.
After legal proceedings, the trawlers were kept from the Songkhla customs business and then later put up for auction.
The fishing boats had been barred out of leaving Thailand after the auction. However , your vessels were after spotted entering Malaysian waters, and Thailänder police coordinated along with Malaysian police to be able to intercept them.
The seizure led to the arrest of 13 persons, including a man alluded to only as “Prasert”, who was a representative of any shipping firm, reported Pol Lt Style Surachate.
The officers widened the investigation, shedding light on more involvement by authorities.
Police arrest warrants were granted for 11 authorities officials — 6-8 immigration police not to mention five officials operating at marine edge and disease manage checkpoints — to look at bribes, malfeasance in addition to dereliction of their work. All surrendered.
The 6 immigration police was Pol Sub Lt Chanida Khaiyasena, Pol Snr Sgt Maj Reowadee Suphong, Pol Snr Sgt Maj Khunnaphat Chanowan, Pol Sgt Rada Nookhong, acting Pol Luxury touring Chatree Onthon, plus acting Pol Lt Chindanai Kawsriwarawong.
The other five were two marine officials — Niti Uthumporn and Chatuporn Khetdam, and several senior disease handle checkpoints — Anuphat Korwanit, Jettawat Khomkhao and Nonthaphat Ampornphan.
Any 11 officials are now being held in Singha Nakhon police radio station in Songkhla impending legal action, said Pol Lt Gen Surachate.


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Art openings are happening again! Lucy Schappy is happy to announce an art opening at the Worthy Room Gallery in Cumberland April 8, 5-8.
She will be exhibiting new works from her horse collection as well as some figurative pieces and even a couple of pieces from the Birds and Flowers collection.
The show will be on exhibit for the entire month of April and viewing is available most weekdays. Viewings can also be arranged by contacting Lucy at email@example.com or 250 650-1200 if you would like to come on the weekend.
It is a great pleasure to be returning to Cumberland to show this work, the place where my painting career began in earnest. I hope to see you there!
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Hookahs stand in the way of Nashamukt Bharat, says ex Mumbai Mayor
Arguing that youth, and even schoolchildren, were addicted to hookahs when serving them was allowed, former mayor Shubha Raul has asked the PM to stop restaurants from doing so
The Supreme Court may have lifted the ban on hookahs two months ago, but former mayor Shubha Raul, who had led the campaign against hookah bars, has not given up yet.
Raul says she’ll keep writing to the PM and following up on the issue even if she doesn’t get a reply. Representation pic
Raul had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking for the serving of hookahs to be stopped last week and she told mid-day that even if she doesn’t get a reply to that letter, she’ll keep writing to him, reminding him of his promise of a ‘Nashamukt Bharat’
Raul’s letter argues that the addiction to hookahs, which have a high nicotine content, had spread like a virus among Mumbai’s youth before 2011, when serving them was permitted, and that she fears that the same thing will happen again. She said that even school-going children were addicted to hookahs.
“I was always against hookahs being served and, with the Supreme Court lifting the ban, the problem has increased as some places have started serving hookahs and more people will do so around the New Year.
I have written to our PM to do something about this and help our children be addiction-free, without which his Nashamukt Bharat will not be possible. I am yet to get a reply, but even if I don’t, I will keep following up on it and write to him again.”
The health department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is busy formulating guidelines for hookah parlours before it can start giving permissions, but fears that the delay in doing so would ensure that restaurants start serving hookahs simply on the strength of the court orders.
“We will have to frame guidelines and then give permissions at the ward level. The licence department was not involved earlier, but now we have to get them on board as well,” said a BMC official.


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Commissioners in Bladenboro voted 5-1 in favor of a two cent property tax increase for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. This means a house valued at $100,000 will incur an additional $20 property tax per year.
The two cent increase was recommended to supplement the fund balance until the debt payments and other expenses can be reduced.
Bladenboro is currently working to reduce some of its debt payments, which accounts for $100,451 coming out of the general fund annual.
In the past, the administration has sold several assets of the town to bring additional income to the general fund balance. According to town officials, there are no assets left to sell.
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Speaker: Chester R. Huntley
Date: May 12, 1969
Reporter who covered Johnson in his role as vice president and president. He discusses Johnson?s press relations and his public image, but also gives interesting insight into the LBJ-RFK relationship. He offers his interpretation of the Johnson?s place in history.


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“Are you sure you want to go?”
Given the coronavirus situation, this was the million dollar question that I was asked anytime I brought up my work trip to Singapore. Family, friends, relatives - they would all throw me this line and I’d always counter with a general shrug.
And to be perfectly honest, my initial indifference about the trip started to waver as this frequent question lingered in my head. I became slightly apprehensive and with the various news of the coronavirus pouring in, let’s just say it didn’t help with my budding fear ?
Before I let my unfounded worry dictate my travel plans, I made sure I knew what I was getting into and carefully considered the circumstances. Also, communicating with the HHWT team in Singapore about what the ground situation was like helped with the decision-making. After much contemplation, (and as you can already tell from the headline) I decided to proceed with the trip.
As a disclaimer for those with upcoming travel plans to Singapore, my decision and personal experience is not a benchmark as to whether you can or should travel to Singapore. It’s best to weigh all your options, discuss with your family or loved ones and even check the Ministry of Health’s official update page for the latest news before changing or continuing with your own travel plans.
So, early Monday morning, I made my way to KLIA2 and boarded a flight bound for Singapore along with my colleagues, Cheng Sim and Takeem. Just like any other trips I’ve been on, things were fairly busy at the airport with long lines of people at the check-in queues and travellers rushing about. The only difference this time was the obvious number of people wearing surgical masks and that included me.
Although I wasn’t sick, it was important for me to be fully prepared by practicing a few simple precautions such as wearing the mask which also helped to give my family peace of mind. Besides that, I packed my own hand sanitiser and avoid touching my face until I could properly wash my hands. But alas, as prepared as I was, the one thing I overlooked was checking in my toiletry bag that held my hand sanitizer. That meant, going without one until I landed in Singapore ☹
Luckily for me, there were several hand sanitizer stations located throughout KLIA2 ? Even upon arriving at Singapore Changi Airport, it was easy enough to find these stations (they have 240 to be exact!) which was a huge relief to me. While I was happy about the multiple hand sanitizer stations available in the airport, I made sure to wash my hands with soap and water since it's a more effective method of killing germs.
At this point of my trip, noticing the different preventive measures taking place in Singapore kept me on my toes about personal hygiene and making it a priority. From the airport’s thermal scanners stationed at the arrival checkpoints all the way to the accommodation I stayed at, which had its housekeeping disinfect the entire place and scheduled more cleanups with the rooms and toilets, I’ve never been more hyperaware about my health than before. There were even hand sanitisers available in the GrabCars that I took throughout my trip (with the exception of one)!
On one of the days of my trip, I had the opportunity to visit The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands with the HHWT team. The place turned out to be pretty empty though it may be due to the rather sporadic, torrential rain happening then ?
In between periods that weren't raining as hard, I also got to roam around the area outside the ArtScience Museum. In spite of the bad weather conditions, I still found the experience to be unique as I got to enjoy the view of the Marina Bay Sands and the city skyline in a different light ?
Though my time in Singapore was a short one, it definitely gave me a different experience from my previous visit back in September 2019. Despite the worry I had in the beginning, being fully informed and diligent about my hygiene helped ease my mind and I actually enjoyed the trip a lot more than expected. Though the public areas were less crowded and relatively calm, there were still a handful of tourists strolling around and locals going about their day as usual. So, whether you’re travelling to Singapore or any other country in the region, it’s important for you to do your research, take the necessary precautions and keep yourself updated with accurate information before making a decision.


Consumer discretionary was the second-best performing sector through the first four months of the year. Based on market history dating back to 1990, that's a good sign for the rest of 2019.
Over the past 5 years, the Financials, Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare sectors have been top performers in the month after buyback blackout periods, according to a CNBC analysis using Kensho.
Since 1980, there have been only five other occurrences in which the S&P 500 gained between 5% and 10% in January. This tended to be a positive sign for the remainder of the year.
The Industrials sector has led the pack in early 2019, on pace to end around 10% higher at the end of January. It would be the best monthly performance for the sector since October of 2011.
Financials has been the worst-performing of the major market sectors, and Information Technology ultimately ends up as the Q4 season winner.
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is speaking at the institution's headquarters in Frankfurt following its latest monetary policy decision.
Berry Petroleum went public in July, 2018. In celebration of the recent listing, executives rang the closing bell at the Nasdaq.
This week, Apple is expected to announce the next generation of iPhones along with new hardware and software. Investors will soon find out that Apple isn't the only company to reap the benefits of its product bonanza.
Consumer discretionary was the second-best performing sector in the month of August - gaining nearly five percent, but history indicates that likely won't last.


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WW2 Soviet Army Artillery Brigade
The Soviet Armed forces of WW2 were very adept in the tactics of Artillery warfare.
The overwhelming use of artillery bombardment would on many occasions daze the German defenders or force them to flee into deeper defensive positions.
This was most evident during the battle of Seelow Heights which saw the Soviet army field over 9000 varying guns along a thin 18 mile strip of land.
Features of the Soviet Artillery Brigade:
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- x1 D-44 85mm AT Gun
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- x1 85mm 52-K AA Gun
- x1 D-30 Towed 122mm Howitzer
- x1 ML-20 152mm Towed Howitzer
- Various Artillery shells and weapons for Figs
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The larger engines supply more torque but less rpm. They will get you up the hills with less work and haul heavier loads but they won't wind out as tight. You can only get so much out of these little engines so you have to decide what you want the most torque or speed. Good luck!
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The wild ramp, AKA wild leek, botanical name Allium tricoccum, is a flowering perennial plant that grows in clusters. It is a member of the Allium family along with onions and leeks
The Calamondin lime is a cross between a sour, loose skinned mandarin and a kumquat, therefore technically making it an orangequat.
Salanova® lettuce is a full-sized variety developed for the baby lettuce market. Botanically these varieties are scientifically known as Lactuca sativa.
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Green kale is classified as a biennial that is very similar to cabbage. It has large green leaves that take on a ruffled appearance and have a central stem through the leaf. This kale variety offers a mild cabbage-like flavor, with earthy as well a green nuances.
Green kale is available year-round.

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Havana-born jazz maestro Roberto Fonseca has proved himself time and again to be an artist of prowess and ideas, a musician with a questing jazz sensibility and deep roots in the AfroCuban tradition. Fonseca has been at the forefront of the renaissance in Cuban music, releasing a catalogue of acclaimed solo albums between joining the legendary Buena Vista Social Club, touring with crooner Ibrahim Ferrer (1927 – 2005) then with singer Omara Portuondo. His 2007 album 'Zamazu' proved him a performer/composer in his own right. 2012’s Grammy-nominated 'Yo' featured guests including Fatoumata Diawara, the Malian star with whom Fonseca subsequently embarked on an acclaimed live collaboration.
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Quick Takes: Debbie Reynolds to auction costume collection
Iconic movie costumes worn by Charlie Chaplin, Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe will go up for sale in June from a collection belonging to actress Debbie Reynolds, auction house Profiles in History said Thursday.
Monroe’s subway dress from “The Seven Year Itch,” Judy Garland’s blue cotton dress and ruby red slippers from “The Wizard of Oz” and Charlie Chaplin’s “Tramp” bowler hat are among the 3,500 items up for auction in Beverly Hills on June 18.
Barbra Streisand’s sleeveless gold velvet, jeweled gown from “Hello, Dolly!” will also be up for sale, as will Audrey Hepburn’s Ascot dress from “My Fair Lady” and Julie Andrews’ costumes from “The Sound of Music.”
The collection will be on view to the public at the Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills in early June before the auction on June 18.
Reynolds, 79, who starred in such films as “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” has been collecting film memorabilia for more than 50 years.
Her dream was to house the collection in a planned museum, but the most recent attempt fell through. Now Reynolds has decided to sell her collection rather try to find another partner.
“I’m heartbroken,” she said. “I don’t want to see the collection broken up. It should stay intact. It’s a real shame but that’s the way it’s going to be.”
Lowry painting sets artist record
An auction record for British painter Laurence Stephen Lowry was set on Thursday when his “The Football Match” from 1949 fetched $9.2 million at Christie’s in London.
The previous record for the artist best known for his industrial landscapes and tiny dark human figures was $7.4 million set at Christie’s in 2007 for “Good Friday, Daisy Nook,” dated 1946.
“The Football Match” combines an industrial setting of rooftops, billowing chimney stacks, spires and houses with incidental scenes of domestic life.
‘Spider-Man’ CD due June 14
Despite an unharmonious start that turned the “Spider-Man” musical on Broadway into a late-night talk show joke, a cast album will go on sale June 14.
The 14-song album “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” written by U2’s Bono and the Edge, will be produced by Steve Lillywhite and will be released by Interscope Records.
The songs will feature Reeve Carney in the role of Peter Parker, Jennifer Damiano as Mary Jane, T.V. Carpio as Arachne and Patrick Page as the Green Goblin. They’ll be backed by a 20-member orchestra.
The show recently restarted after a three-week hiatus following the firing of Julie Taymor as director and with rejiggered music and a smoothed-out script. It officially opens on June 14.
Oprah farewell scores in ratings
Oprah Winfrey rode out in a blaze of glory.
The hugely publicized finale of Winfrey’s syndicated talk show Wednesday drew her best ratings in 17 years — a huge 13.3 household rating in the nation’s top TV markets, according to early figures that the Nielsen Co. released Thursday.
And that doesn’t include St. Louis, which preempted the finale to air coverage of storms that have devastated the area.
The last time Winfrey’s ratings reached that height was back in 1994, during the heyday of daytime talk programs, for an episode titled “People Shed Their Disguises.”
National figures for Winfrey’s farewell, including total-viewer figures, will not be available for two weeks.
Ed Schultz suspended
MSNBC’s Ed Schultz is off the air for more than a week after using a vulgar term to describe a fellow talk-show host.
On his radio show this week, the liberal commentator referred to conservative host Laura Ingraham as a “right-wing slut.” He was apparently upset over her criticism of President Obama’s overseas trip.
Schultz apologized on MSNBC Wednesday, saying the remark was wrong and uncalled for.
MSNBC said the network and Schultz mutually agreed on a suspension that will take him off the air until June 6.
Five-book deal for Sandra Lee
Food Network star Sandra Lee has a full plate of publishing projects.
Hyperion and the Disney Interactive Media Group said that Lee has agreed to a five-book deal, including two cookbooks, an entertaining/lifestyle book and two food-themed novels, recipes included.
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