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A novel 16-membered [1+1] unsymmetrical selenaaza Schiff base macrocycle, 8,9,10,11-tetrahydo-7H-dibenzo-[d,o][1,3,7,10,13]diselenatriazacyclohexadecine (5) with N3Se2 donor set, has been synthesized by cyclocondensation of di(o-formylphenylseleno)methane and diethylenetriamine. Reduction of 5 with NaBH4 afforded 6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13-octahydro-5H- dibenzo-[d,o][1,3,7,10,13]diselenatriazacyclohexadecine (6). Macrocycle, 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,26,27,28,29,30,31,32-tetradecahydrotetrabenzo[b,k,n,w][1, 13,5,9,17,21]diselenatetraazacyclotetracosine (2b) was synthesized similarly from di(o-formylphenyl)selenide and 1,3-diaminopropane followed by reduction with NaBH4. Single crystal X-ray structures of 5 and 2b have been determined. Attempted complexation reactions of 5 with Zn(II), Cd(II), Hg(II), Pd(II) and Cu(II) ions and those of 6 with Ag(I), Hg(II) and Pd(II) ions are reported. 28-Membered selenaaza macrocycle 2c on reaction with HgCl2 and NH4PF6, provided a dinuclear Hg(II) complex 9. Complex 9 has been characterized by single crystal X-ray structure.
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We are thankful to the MHz NMR spectroscopy is gratefully acknowledged. We gratefully acknowledge Dr. A. Panda for help in the synthesis of the macrocyclic ligand Department of Science and Technology (DST), India for funding this work. Additional help from the Sophisticated Analytical Instrument Facility (SAIF), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, for 300 2b . T.C. and K.S. are also grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India for providing fellowship.
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The star of New Girl has a new marital status: E! News reports that actress and singer Zooey Deschanel has split from her husband of four years, producer Jacob Pechenik. "After much discussion and a long period of contemplation, we have decided we are better off as friends, business partners, and co-parents rather than life partners," the couple say in a joint statement. "We remain committed to our business, our values, and most of all our children." A source tells Hollywood Life that Deschanel, 39, and Pechenik, 47, have been separated for "several months."
People notes the pair met on the set of the film Rock the Kasbah, starring Bill Murray. They married in the summer of 2015, and shortly thereafter they welcomed daughter Elsie, now 4. They also have a son, 2-year-old Charlie. USA Today notes the couple founded two food-oriented companies together, the Farm Project and Lettuce Grow. "They're both doing the best they can with co-parenting and are very involved, committed parents and doing the best they can to make the transition smooth," Hollywood Life's source says. Deschanel was previously married to Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard. (Read more Zooey Deschanel stories.)


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Sunday, 9 August 2009
Hamas rockets 'a war crime' ?
According to an Al-Jazeera report, Rocket attacks carried out against Israel by Hamas and other Palestinian fighters amount to war crimes, according to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report.
I think the cartoon above summarises the war crimes of Hamas and Israel.
Read the complete report on Al-jazeera here.

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Monopoly Slots Game Play
People loved and still love the game Monopoly and play it with their family members as well as friends. Some card games also took an inspiration from monopoly and there are also monopoly card games available in the market as well as the web.
Monopoly also managed to come in the gambling world when it was introduced in slot machine gambling games.
There are a variety of properties from the most valued to the least, a dice, 6 players, paper money, the community chest and the luck elements found in the game. The creator of this game named Charles B. Darrow made this game and played it with his friends and family. He then started to sell the game to people in such a low price. Alter that a friend of Mr.Charles printed the game and bought it to the market and made it a success.
After it became successful and famous all around the world being the most played board game in families and since its popularity as the years went on casinos decided it was time the monopoly became a slot machine game.
Monopoly Slots bonus
In the land based casinos a player can win a lot from the monopoly slot machine games. Every game has different winning features. The Monopoly Slots are famous online as well and many online casinos have it online. Here a gamer can win big cash money and more awards as well. Real money can also be won online.

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Published February 12, 2013
France soon will follow more than half a dozen European countries in recognizing gay marriage. The lower house of parliament approved the legislation on Tuesday. Passage by the Senate is not in doubt, since the governing Socialists, who are pro-gay marriage, control parliament. The issue has stirred up surprisingly fierce discord, though, in this nominally Catholic - but staunchly secular - nation. One French citizen from the Brittany village of Ereac has taken a surprising stance. Lisa Bryant takes a look at the debate for VOA.


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Battleground is an urgently timely window into the intersection of abortion and politics in America, following three women who lead formidable anti-abortion organizations to witness the enormous influence they wield. As the nation faces the end of Roe, the film also depicts those on the front lines of the fierce fight to maintain access.
|Running Time:||103 min.|
|Subject(s):||Activism, Current Affairs, Human Rights, Law and Justice, Politics, Social Justice, Society|
|Producer(s):||Rebecca Stern and Cynthia Lowen|
|Cinematographer:||Gabriella Garcia-Pardo, Barbie Leung|
|Editor(s):||Nancy Novack, ACE|
|Production Company:||Train of Thought Productions, Safe Space Pictures, Fifth Man Productions, The Harnisch Foundation|

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I was having a friendly chat with a fellow Urgent Optimist a few months ago. He was arguing against electric vehicles for a variety of reasons, none of which were wrong. We probably shouldn't be prioritizing EVs, but the reality is that they won. They won the contest for mainstream attention. This justifiably frustrates him.
Similarly, for a variety of reasons the narratives about our experience that have captivated popular attention are incorrect. Some at one point did reflect the science of the time, but most didn't reflect all of the science. Instead, they just won the game because famous people with a lot of influence supported them.
This is similar to what's happening now with AI hype. There is a dominant narrative taking over when the facts of the case reflect something different. But I digress.
"Reality" Doesn't Exist
Your brain is constantly creating your reality from the data your body sends it. This includes your interoception and your feeling tone. Your brain has no idea what's going on, but it simulates the world outside it from that data. It shuffles through your memories, which aren't actual, intact memories, but that's another story. It's looking for something similar so it can predict what's likely going on out in the world and what you might need to do next. So its prediction/your action comes first. You haven't "seen" or "felt" anything yet.
Ordinarily, your brain has predicted every one of your actions. Technically, this means free will doesn't exist according to its traditional definition, which upsets a lot of folks.
Our Individual Realities Exist
Let's look at something unpredictable.
A and B are walking down the street and when there is a loud sound. They don't know that yet, but we do. What happens with them is . . .
A's brain predicts it's a gunshot, HEARS IT AS A GUNSHOT, and simulates terror and running for cover. (So that's what A experiences.)
B's brain predicts it's a car backfiring or a construction sound, and in either case, it's not a big deal and B keeps moving as if nothing much has happened.
That's because in B's world, nothing much has happened, but in A's, something horrible might be happening.
We have different realities.
The sound from outside A and B came first. It could not have been predicted.
A and B both sensed the sound. But that's just meaningless sense data that the brain must attribute meaning to.
Their brains perceive the sense data differently due to similar circumstances from the past combined with their feeling tones.
If you walk around mildly vigilant, you will JUMP at the sound because your feeling tone is likely already unpleasant. What you heard is colored by how you feel and what you've experienced in the past. But you're not even thinking yet. Your brain has predicted you might be in danger, so it readies you to move and moves you, and creates terror inside you.
Meanwhile, if you're walking around in a neutral state and hear the sound and you have enough evidence from the past to be concerned about the sense data reaching your brain, you might also be terrified and run.
Sometimes, such as in the case of unresolved trauma, although your nervous system might be just fine most of the time, a sudden sound might "trigger" it. That's your memory of the trauma being touched on. Your brain goes with this perception and predicts you need to move, like now, and be terrified. This is a perfectly rational way for your brain to behave given its past experiences. You then have fearful thoughts. Again, perfectly rational given all the inputs.
Feelings Come First, Then Thoughts
The thoughts A and B end up having after the sound, then, are based on the sensations in their bodies (including feeling tone), filtered through their past experiences. The brain predicts what's likely happening and needs to happen and then makes it happen. THEN all kinds of thoughts enter the picture.
This can be cumbersome at first but it's worth going over, in real life. It gets intuitive later.
Learn more in Mindfulness for Financial Advisors: Practicing a New Way of Being, which is now available for Kindle and Nook.
May ease find you.

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Last week’s economic news included National Association of Home Builders / Wells Fargo (NAHB) Housing Market Index and Commerce Department reports on Housing Starts and Building Permits, the post-meeting statement of the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), and Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s scheduled press conference.
House fires can break out for a wide range of reasons, and these include everything from grease fires while cooking in the kitchen to lightning striking the home.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) of the Federal Reserve did not move to increase the Fed’s target federal funds rate, which is currently 0.00 to 0.250 percent. Although the committee acknowledged further progress toward…
With the higher cost of real estate in central urban areas and with real estate space at a premium, many who make the decision to relocate will need to downsize from a larger house to a smaller condo or apartment.
Finding the perfect home to purchase is easier said than done, and savvy home buyers understand the importance of researching the neighborhood as well as the home.
Retail sales rose for the third consecutive month. May sales increased at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.20 percent according to Commerce Department data.
If you have a dead zone in your home, this issue can easily cause you considerable frustration on a daily basis, and you may be wondering what steps you can take to overcome the problem.
In some cases, it is advantageous for a homeowner to position a home as a great rental property or investment property, but this requires the right strategy.
When a homeowner makes the decision to sell his or her property, it is most common for a skilled real estate professional to provide valuation services so that a reasonable asking price can be established.
One of the most common questions homeowners have before listing their home for sale relates to the selling price. Understanding the value of the home is about far more than…

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Ezekiel Olusanya, better known as Ileri Oluwa, is a gospel crooner. In this chat with ENCOMIUM Weekly, he shared what drives him, how his journey into music started and his latest album, Ileri Oluwa and more…
What kind of music do you do?
I don’t do any other music apart from gospel because that is where I get inspiration. One thing in music is when you know where you are going, there is no how you wouldn’t achieve your aim.
Aside gospel, which other genre of music do you do?
My music is strictly African praise.
When did you start doing music?
I started singing in the choir at six. It was like a challenge as a child of six singing in an adult choir. My parents were trying to discourage me because they thought I was too small to be in the adult choir but when they saw the skill in me as a singer, they encouraged me.
I started singing professionally in 2012, with the track Nigeria and I dropped my first album that same year (Ileri Oluwa).
Why do you choose to do gospel music?
I chose gospel music because I’m from a Christian home. Christianity was imbedded in me right from childhood. When I started, my parents supported me a lot. They encouraged me as well. I think if I was doing secular music, I wouldn’t get their support.
What are the differences between secular and gospel music?
It depends on where your calling falls. If my calling falls on secular and I have inspiration on secular music and go ahead doing gospel, I will end up without achieving anything. You must try to follow your mind in any career or profession.
How did you come about the titled of the album, Ileri Oluwa?
Someone walked up to me in 2007 and said we should do an album. At the long run, I was determined I was going to do it no matter how long it would take me. Divine inspiration brought the name Ileri Oluwa. I thank God so much for that inspiration.
How far has it gone in terms of sales?
I have not gotten any marketer yet because marketers select the kind of music they want to market. They believe secular music brings more money that’s why most of them do not market gospel music.
As an artiste, what drives you?
When I get feedback about my music, it always encourages me. I believe my music has touched people’s lives which gives me strength a lot.
What is your vision for the album?
My vision for the album is abundant blessing to any family that listens to my album. That the reason I don’t want to release another album yet because I want my album to touch many lives before I drop another one.
Can you tell us more about yourself?
My name is Ezekiel, popularly known as Ileri Oluwa. I’m from Ogun state, where I was born and brought up. I did my primary school in Ogun state and concluded it in Lagos where I had my first degree. I studied Industrial Relations and Personnel Management at Lagos State University and graduated in 2011.
How do you write your songs?
I get inspired anywhere. It could be in a noisy environment and I will get inspired. One of my tracks, My God reigneth, was given to me in the dream. Sometimes I could be sleeping and God would give me a song. It might be the chorus and I will develop the rest of the song.
– MATILDA ALOYSIUS


Satisfied with France, hopeful with regards to the Czech Presidency
The Estonian government considers the French Presidency to be a successful one, recognizing that it had to deal with many extraordinary events and managed to “address them very well”. In particular, Estonia appreciates the active role that the French Presidency took in mediating the Russian-Georgian crisis, and securing the cessation of military activities relatively quickly. At the same time, there was a wide-spread impression that France was too eager to normalize relations with Russia after the latter had withdrawn its troops from Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Other French successes, according to Foreign Minister Urmas Paet, include the EU military operation off the Somalian coast in response to pirate attacks (Estonian sailors have repeatedly been held captive by pirates and their fate has been followed closely by the media) as well as rapid reaction to military conflict in the Gaza sector. Estonia also appreciated the fact that important agreements were reached in the field of energy and energy security during the French Presidency.
Five shared priorities
According to Foreign Minister Paet, Estonia shares the objectives of the Czech Presidency and the positions of Estonia and the Czech Republic coincide “on all important issues”. Estonia also regards the Czech Presidency as a good opportunity “to reduce the still-persisting prejudices regarding the capacity of countries that joined the EU in the two recent rounds of enlargement”. Estonia’s priorities for the Czech Presidency include the following:
- Progress in accession to the Eurozone and better implementation of the structural funds: Estonia aims to fulfil conditions to adopt the single currency in 2010. During the Czech Presidency, Estonia seeks to secure a positive assessment of the government’s renewed convergence program. Estonia has not been particularly effective in implementing the structural funds and needs to improve its performance in this respect.
- Energy security: Estonia would like to see progress within the framework of Strategic Energy Review, European Economic Recovery Plan and Baltic Interconnection Plan. Estonia hopes to reach an agreement on the criteria on EU financing for energy infrastructure projects.
- Development of the Baltic Sea strategy: Estonia looks forward to the Commission’s communication on the issue, due in June 2009. Estonia supports the strategy that concentrates on development of the internal market both in the region and the EU, and promotes free movement of knowledge.
- Development of a common IT-strategy in the field of Justice and Home Affairs. Estonia hopes that such a strategy will help strengthen the security of the Schengen area.
- Further development and strengthening of implementation measures of the European Neighbourhood Policy and especially the Eastern Partnership.
In non-governmental circles, expectations for the Czech Presidency also include promoting the integration of the historical experience of Eastern Europe into the dominant pan-European historical narrative and making sure that the victims of all totalitarian regimes receive equal status, equal sympathy and solidarity. Tunne Kelam and Marianne Mikko, both Estonian Members of the European Parliament, have expressed hopes that Prague will be successful in condemning the crimes of communism. Kelam wants Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek to achieve the recognition of 23 August (anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact) as a memorial day of the victims of both communism and Nazism. He also calls on the Czech Presidency to initiate a process that would lead to “giving a pan-European moral and political assessment to crimes committed under totalitarian communist regimes”.
 „Paet peab Prantsusmaa eesistumist edukaks,” Postimees, 2 January 2009, available at: http://www.postimees.ee/?id=64255.
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Press Release, “Paet kohtus Euroopa Liidu järgmise eesistujaga,” 4 December 2008, available at: http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_42/10424.html?arhiiv_kuup=kuup_2008_12.
 „Urmas Paet: tšehhid lõhuvad eelarvamusi, Postimees, 26 January 2009, available at: http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_45/10582.html?arhiiv_kuup=kuup_2009.
 „Estonia’s priorities in the European Union during the Czech presidency,“ approved on 22 January 2009, available at: http://www.riigikantselei.ee/failid/CZ_eesm_rgid_EN.pdf.
 „Kelam: Tšehhi peab saavutama 23. augusti ühise mälestuspäevana,” Postimees, 14 January 2009, available at: http://www.postimees.ee/?id=69359.


Eagles defensive tackle Beau Allen took to Twitter last night with a screenshot of his hilarious Bumble profile to express his disappointment that he can't get any matches on the dating app.
These photos might be why.
A location-based dating app, Bumble only allows women to initiate a conversation with their male matches, and it seems, Allen hasn't been making any connections.
In a follow up Tweet, Emily Ries, who appears to work for the management company that represents Allen, says he told her not to get his profile verified on Bumble. He wants people to get to know Beau, the man, and not the football player.
How am I supposed to meet a well intentioned young lady if I'm verified??— Beau Allen (@Beau_Allen) August 6, 2017
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After being selected in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft, Allen is entering his fourth season with the Birds, where he is looking for success both on and off the field.


Texas Gov. Rick Perry, attempting to demonstrate he is not the candidate he was in 2012, has been traveling, writing op-eds and giving speeches in advance of a potential 2016 run. On Monday he was in a tough setting: the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, for a speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing” address. It’s tough because it is hard to say something novel about Reagan and important for Republicans not to be frozen in time and wedded to a single agenda that may not be as relevant today as it was then.
SIMI VALLEY, California -- Texas Governor Rick Perry emulated the late Ronald Reagan as he addressed a sold-out crowd of 1,000 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, on the 50th anniversary of one of the most pivotal and monumental speeches in American political history.
Past and potentially future presidential candidate Rick Perry grasped for the mantle of Ronald Reagan on Monday with a scathing denunciation of President Obama that asserted the Democrat was so lacking in competence his tenure would usher in a new season of victories for Republicans.
Texas Governor Rick Perry and professional public speaker Hillary Clinton both held rallies in North Carolina over the past few days for their respective party’s Senate candidate in what is shaping up to be a close race that has already attracted its fair share of 2016 contenders.
SMITHFIELD - Texas Gov. Rick Perry played to the patriotism and hopes of 5,000 energized fellow Republicans on Friday at their signature campaign event as he urged them to send state House Speaker Thom Tillis to the U.S. Senate.
The United States must take the lead in bringing the international community together to demand the total removal of every missile in Gaza, as well as the complete destruction of the tunnel network being used by Hamas terrorists. To facilitate this, the United States must use the tools available to us diplomatically and continue to support the actions of the Israel Defense Forces. Should the international community fail to join us in sufficient numbers, the United States should block actions in the United Nations aimed at preventing Israel from defending itself.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, seeking political redemption in Iowa, spent his weekend waiting almost two hours in a school cafeteria to speak to Republican activists, attending local church services and eating barbecue with fellow veterans.


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There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
There is no passion, there is serenity.
There is no chaos, there is harmony.
There is no death, there is the Force."
In Speculative Fiction, whenever there are two innate forces at work (usually Black-and-White Morality or Order Versus Chaos), the "Light" side (that is, the heroic side) will be transcendent, calm, and rational; the "Dark" side (the antagonistic side) will be passionate, impulsive and chaotic. Rarely are the two inverted, with the good side being the emotional one and the evil side being the enlightened.
Related to Villains Act, Heroes React, although that particular trope is more about how the events of the story are motivated by the villain's actions. Also, do not confuse with Ambition Is Evil, in which you can tell the good guys from the bad guys because the bad guys are the ones who want to change the Status Quo. This trope is specifically about when there are two metaphysical forces in opposition and one of them motivates through passion and emotion and the other through peace and enlightenment.
This trope is more common in Eastern works than Western ones thanks to the influence of Buddhism, where passion is linked to obsession and therefore, a temptation to be avoided. Meanwhile in Western works, a lack of passion tends to be linked to a lack of value for life and as such, a villainous trait.
Tends to be a common trait for a Strawman Emotional. May invoke a Superpowered Evil Side and, inversely, a Helpless Good Side. This trope can also be considered the opposite of Order Is Not Good because order (as in, discipline and self-restraint) is important for keeping passion in check and prevent going to The Dark Side.
- In Naruto, it is later revealed that the Kyuubi (Nine-Tails) gains his power from Naruto's hatred and despair. Or rather, those emotions make it easier for him to take control. Even later, it's revealed that strong emotions are the "curse" of the Uchiha clan, and that feeling strong emotions, then suddenly losing them, is what creates the Sharingan.
- X-Men: Several Face Heel Turns are caused by emotional overload throughout the series—but the most shining example is the Dark Phoenix. This is the explanation for Dark Phoenix—the result of the Hellfire Club feeding decadent and hedonistic desires to the Phoenix Force.
- A frequent theme in the Green Lantern mythos. Especially when the Guardians became despotic and started condemning emotions and the other Lantern Corps turned up as Foils. Essentially, the Green Lanterns are in the "center" of the light spectrum (Willpower) and so they're the most stoic. Red Lanterns and Star Sapphires represent Rage and Love, specifically, and since their colors are on the far ends, their emotions control them. The more powerful the emotion, the more it controls the Lantern.
- Star Wars, of course. The Light and Dark sides of the force tend to play this trope completely straight, although how true this plays out is a case of Depending on the Writer. According to several sources (including George Lucas himself), the Light Side is not merely dull apathy and cold indifference; it's supposed to be all positive synergy and symbiosis that makes the galaxy a better place. Things like love, romance, friendship, and peaceful ambitions are supposed to embody the Light Side just as much as hatred, lust, competition, and violence embody the Dark. This is not how it plays out, normally. One of the main reasons the old Jedi Order fell was because they played this a little too straight, leading to a lot of conflicted feelings in their Chosen One who had let himself fall in love despite it being against the Code and the Order's complete inability to pick up on the signs or help him in any meaningful way. At the end, even Yoda decided that their flawed teachings needed to go. It's no coincidence that a lot of their views seem inspired from Buddhism (however, the latter remains committed to the idea of non-attachment).
- The Skeksis of The Dark Crystal. They inherited the hedonism and violence of the urSkeks, but also their passion, ambition, and general thirst for life.
- The rage-filled Honored Matres from Dune who manipulate others with sex and lust, as opposed to the highly disciplined Bene Gesserit and their calculated, patient eugenics programs. The Bene Gesserit aren't necessarily a "good" counterpoint though—this is more a case of Black-and-Gray Morality.
- In The Sorceress's Orc, the orcs firmly believe that anger gets in the way of effective fighting. As a result, when the hero befriends an orc, she is way more angry at the racism he is confronted with on a daily basis than he is. Their enemies, all human, are rather more emotional than the orcs.
- Vulcans in Star Trek definitely believe this. Their race happens to have vast emotions which they must completely clamp down, lest they all become raging psychotics. The Romulans are Vulcans who rejected this idea. While antagonistic, they aren't particularly psychotic presumably because they don't bottle up their emotions like their Vulcan cousins.
- In Buddhism, "Dukkha" (suffering) is directly linked to passions such as greed, physical lust, and anger. One of the Four Noble Truths is to recognize these as the causes of suffering and take proper action (meditation, moderation, and moral behavior) to correct them.
- Zoroastrianism is a complex case, certainly helped by thousands of years of texts. On one hand, it prommotes an Enlightened Self-Interest and Ethical Slut lifestyle, as the world must be enjoyed and loved. But on the other, good thoughts are a cardinal tenet and so anger and hatred are titanic no-nos. Some scholars in particular note a distinction between Abrahamic and Zoroastrian religious literature in how they handle anger: in the Bible and Qu'ran God's wrath is justified, but in Zoroastrian philosophy this is a borderline alien concept.
- The cases of both Dharmic faith (Hinduism and Buddhism) and Zoroastrianism is best exemplified by how both religions revere and demonize the exact opposite deities. In Zoroastrians, the Ashura are considered children of Ahura Mazda, who exemplify personal responsibility: what you choose to do is up to you, as long as you are prepared to reap the consequences. In Dharmic faith, the Ashura are the embodiment of decadence and The Hedonist. Likewise, Dharmic faiths praise the Deva for their purity and guidance toward discipline and enlightenment; in Zoroastrianism, however, the Deva were vilified as creatures which seek to cage the Ashura and mislead humans with false promises. No one is quite sure exactly when this philosophical split between the two religions occurred, but it likely began with distinct tribes with a "My god is better than your god!" rivalry, and still remains intact to this day.
- In the tradition of Christianity - especially, but not only, Orthodox Christianity - the passions are something to be conquered and defeated by the believer. Although it should be noted that "passion" in this context has a specific meaning as putting the reverence you should feel to God towards earthly things and letting these control you. Much of Christian asceticism is devoted to putting the passions to death (fasting to combat gluttony, chastity to combat lust, etc.), and it is believed that the passions originated from Original Sin. It should be noted that passions aren't the same thing as sins, but they are what cause people to commit sins.
- Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000: The Chaos Gods are the sum of every sentient being's rage, hope, lust, and despair. Worshiped via mass slaughter and warfare, mutation and Chronic Backstabbing Disorder, rape and torture, and spreading disease and pestilence like a demented Santa Claus. The only workable alternative is to cut off the emotions, either by turning the entire world undead (which was one vampire's plan in Warhammer) or by killing everything down to the last bacterium (the Necrons in 40K).
- In its early days, Magic: The Gathering pitted the wise, intellectual Blue and the orderly and moral White colors with the passionate and excessively aggressive Red. Nowadays, while Red still suffers from depictions as a bully, it is definitely by far depicted more heroically thanks to its positive attributes like empathy, creativity, and freedom becoming more prominent, while Blue's sociopathic and deceptive traits and White's dogmatic and tyrannical side are both played up. Notably, in the case of New Phyrexia, the Red leader Urabrask is actually the Token Good Teammate because the passion and individualism of Red allows him to resist the tyrannical collectivism of the Phyrexians.
- Dragon Age: Spirits and demons are attracted to extraordinary persons, places, things, and ideas. They can take interest in a particular person, or group of people, if they demonstrate powerful or complex emotions or take interesting actions. It's noted, also, that personal passions, dreams, and desires both attract and create demons.
- In the Street Fighter universe, the Dark Hadou (or Satsui no Hadou in original Japanese) is the surge of violent emotion that drives the nameless martial art used by Ryu, Ken, Akuma, Dan, and Gouken. The more fiercely and passionately one fights, the easier it is to become lost to the Satsui no Hadou. According to some sources, merely attempting to use the Raging Demon (Shun Goku Satsu) forever alters the personality of the user and drives them insane. Akuma is the first and only known person to use it and remain some lucidity (although not completely unchanged).
- Discussed by Jean Grey in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, when she defeats Akuma.
"We're more alike than I'd like to admit."
- Discussed by Jean Grey in Marvel vs. Capcom 3, when she defeats Akuma.
- In the EverQuest series, each god rules over a different physical or emotional domain, and all are clearly defined as Good, Evil, or Neutral. Among the evil gods are Cazic Thule and his daughter Terris Thule, who controls fear and nightmares, and Tholux Paells, the Demi-god of Lust. Among the good gods are Erollisi Marr is the goddess of Love and Quellious the god of Peace and Tranquility. An interesting note is that the extremely evil Rallos Zek, god of War, created Sullon Zek, Demi-goddess of rage and anger. Sullon herself and her domain are considered neutral.
- In The Elder Scrolls series, the primary deities are the Aedra and Daedra. Though both groups are technically beings Above Good and Evil who operate on their own scale of Blue-and-Orange Morality beyond mortal comprehension, the actions of the Aedra toward mortals are usually benevolent, and they are near-universally considered "good" throughout Tamriel. The Aedra embody aspects such as Time, Life, Beauty, Air, etc. - all natural things which have little to do with emotions. The Daedra, for the most part, tend to be much more malevolent toward mortals, and are thus near-universally considered "evil". (Even the more benevolent Daedric Princes, such as Azura and Merida, tend to be Not Nice and do not care about collateral damage in accomplishing their goals.) The Daedra tend to embody ideas like Deceit, Desire, Destruction, Corruption, Ambition, Manipulation, Madness, etc. - things sparked or perpetuated by emotions.

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North Macedonia (Group C) UEFA EURO 2020.
Igor Angelovski has a 45.83% win rate from 48 matches for North Macedonia. Jun 14, 2021 · Ukraine and North Macedonia will look to accumulate their first points of Euro 2020 when they meet in Bucharest on Thursday at 2pm (UK time). Ukraine were involved in arguably the game of the tournament so far, coming up short in a five-goal thriller at the Johan Cruyff Arena as the Netherlands sealed a 3-2 win at the death. · Euro 2020 picks, odds: England vs. Croatia, Austria vs. North Macedonia, Netherlands vs. Ukraine By The Athletic Staff Jun 13, 2021 Every matchday of Euro 2020, The Athletic’s soccer writers Austria vs North Macedonia.
goal for Ukraine against the Netherlands at UEFA Euro 2020 In a remarkable game, West Ham and Ukraine's No7 - wearing the of Euro 2012, which they co-hosted - prior to Yarmolenko finding the Yarmolenko will hope to go one better when Ukraine face Group C outsiders North Macedonia at the
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Jun 06, 2021 · • A equipa de Igor Angelovski foi terceira no Grupo G de apuramento para o UEFA EURO 2020, atrás de Polónia (25 pontos) e Áustria (19). A Macedónia do Norte somou 14 pontos em dez jogos (V4 E2 D4), terminando em igualdade pontual com a Eslovénia mas com vantagem no confronto directo, apesar de ter perdido dois dos últimos três jogos
The Uniforia ball Ukraine takes on debutants North Macedonia in the Euro 2020 Finals on 17 June 2020. This game is the second in the group stage for both teams, but Ukraine vs North Macedonia odds are firmly in favour of coach Andriy Schevchenko’s men. Group C of UEFA Euro 2020 is taking place from 13 to in Amsterdam's Johan Cruyff Arena and Bucharest's Arena Națională. The group contains host nation the Netherlands , Ukraine , Austria and North Macedonia . UEFA EURO 2020 is being held across the continent for the first time in the competition's 60-year history, with 11 host cities in all. Final and semi-finals, two round of 16 games, three group Macedonia were assured of a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying play-offs place.
Ukraine were involved in arguably the game of the tournament so far, coming up short in a five-goal thriller at the Johan Cruyff Arena as the Netherlands sealed a 3-2 win at the death. · Euro 2020 picks, odds: England vs. Croatia, Austria vs. North Macedonia, Netherlands vs. Ukraine By The Athletic Staff Jun 13, 2021 Every matchday of Euro 2020, The Athletic’s soccer writers Austria vs North Macedonia. Euro 2020 Group C National Arena, Bucharest, Romania.
Finland and North Macedonia will make their European Championship debut. London's Mayor Sadiq Khan kisses the Euro 2020 trophy at an event on June 4, 2021. Official mascot Skillzy can also be seen January 2, 2020 By sportekz. UEFA Euro 2020 Mascot confirmed for the event called “Skillzy”. Liv Cooke and Tobias Becs the freestyle footballers joined Skillzy. UEFA invited people from all 12 Euro host nations.
Ukraine take on North Macedonia in Bucharest in the second round of Group C games, the teams' first meeting since 2015. Ukraine vs North Macedonia: Check here for info on how you can watch the game on TV and via online live streams. | Euro 2020.
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Techniques to Win Baccarat Part 1
The highlight of playing Baccarat is that it is not necessary to use expertise.
That’s a suggestion to make your balance last longer because the dealer’s hand gives the house the lowest edge, that is 1.06%. This might not be the most exciting way to play because the behavior is so restricted. one avenue But it’s sure to be the most profitable. The casino has a 14.36% advantage which is too high and even the payout 8 to 1 is not worth the risk if you feel there will be a draw. Bet on any
two hands instead of following improbable higher payouts. A total of 8 or 9 is called “Natural” and it wins automatically.
What you choose will depend on how close you want to the game. Whether you have a betting system in mind and what is the current baccarat table? for that reason If the Player has seven then the Banker has five. And you bet on the player’s field. That means you just won your first bet. if the hand is tied And you bet on a tie, you win once you know the rules. You are ready to meet baccarat with a basic
understanding. But there’s more to it than that. Counting cards is still a useful skill and It can help you practice winning strategies in baccarat. Even if you want to study the foundation You can find our easy Baccarat card counting guide below.
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game. online baccarat website (online baccarat website), then you will have to consider whether the banker bets Or bet the player before it’s even better in every winning coup. You should take one chip, for example, if you increase your stake to $7 after losing three times in a row. Remove one chip to bring
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HEPPNER - Heppner 15-year head coach Greg Grant knows how to build a football program.
He begins by scheduling strong preseason opponents every season to test his players.
This year is no different as Grant penciled in the Amity Warriors long ago, knowing his team would need a battle to open the 2004 campaign.
Amity has won five of the past six Class 2A football titles and has played in six straight championship games. The Warriors have won six Class 2A titles overall.
Heppner returns several players from last year's squad that earned a fifth-consecutive Columbia Basin Conference title before losing to Myrtle Point in the Class 2A quarterfinals.
Heppner turns to junior quarterback Matt Van Cleave, who replaces the vacancy left behind by graduated Chuy Elguezabal. The Mustangs will also lean on the leadership of senior running back Tyler Boyer.
The Mustangs outscored their CBC opponents 355-32 and extended their CBC win streak to 35 games last year.
Grant's idea of a tough preseason schedule has paid dividends as the Mustangs have gone 56-10 since 1998.

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Finals have been completed, the delayed year-end awards handed out, and the sting of the gut-wrenching conclusion to the basketball season has dulled slightly over the past two months.
So what comes next for the Colorado men’s basketball team? Like much of the world, and certainly as is the case throughout NCAA athletics, finding an answer is difficult.
Typically, the end of finals week begins a respite for coach Tad Boyle’s Buffaloes, a time when the players often return home to visit family before the offseason conditioning program ramps up. It’s even a time when Boyle himself usually gets away for a family vacation before the summer recruiting season hits.
Yet, since the 2019-20 season ended with the abrupt cancellation of the NCAA Tournament amid the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, absolutely nothing has proceeded like business as usual. That will remain the case for the Buffs for the foreseeable future.
“Even in a normal world right now, without the situation that we’re going through, this would be a time where we’d say, OK, let’s exhale,” Boyle said. “Finals are over with. Let’s take a couple weeks and go home and spend time with your families. It would be normal vacation time for me and my family, when I would try to get out of town and get away over these next two weeks. And then we’d be preparing for camps.
“But now, we’re just looking at what the summer is going to look like with our guys. And what that’s going to look like with our facilities — what the protocol is going to be, what the parameters are going to be, for us to get back to preparing our guys for a normal offseason program. We know it’s not going to be normal, but that’s what we’re looking at right now.”
In early June, Boyle’s club usually reconvenes on campus to begin summer classes while working at CU’s youth basketball camps. Those classes will be taken online now, and the camps sponsored by all of CU’s athletic programs already have been canceled.
The summer workouts also serve as an opportunity for the newcomers to Boyle’s program to assimilate themselves into the team, on and off the floor, in a relatively low-pressure environment. Last summer only one new player, junior college transfer Maddox Daniels, arrived on campus. This year the Buffs are welcoming five newcomers into the mix — freshmen Dominique Clifford, Luke O’Brien, Jabari Walker, and Tristan da Silva, in addition to Tulsa graduate transfer Jeriah Horne.
For now, Boyle can only hope his players will be able to work out together by the end of the summer, while at the same time hoping they have been putting time into spring workouts that have been unsupervised.
“I think they handled it as well as can be expected,” Boyle said. “But I have no basis of comparison to know. I don’t know if a guy has lost 20 pounds or gained 20 pounds. The one thing there hasn’t been is any accountability. It’s all just been, hey, this is what you need to be doing and give it a shot.”

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Smoothies are all the rage these days when it comes to living healthier. And no, we’re not talking about the smoothies that you order at your local fast food joint. If you’re not careful, they can be a lot more fattening than beneficial. When it comes to making the perfect smoothie, you’re definitely going to want to stay tuned for these smart tips!
- Start out with a great base – either liquid or semi-liquid.
- Stick with fresh fruits (frozen works fine as well).
- Throw in a few leafy greens e.g., spinach for extra vitamins and nutrients.
- Add a high-quality protein powder.
- Use flax seeds and oil and/or chia seeds to improve digestion.
- Measure your ingredients – fruits and vegetables have calories too and they can easily add up when you’re making a smoothie.
- Be careful when incorporating dairy products – organic coconut milk and almond milk are great alternatives.
- Chop all your fruits and veggies before throwing them in the blender.
- Use water or small ice cubes.
- Add herbs and spices, including cinnamon, nutmeg, mint and basil.
- Add avocado, Greek/organic yogurt or coconut oil for a smoother, creamier texture.
Stay away from the following:
- Fruit juices
- Canned fruit
- Whole milk
- Ice cream and sherbet
- Chocolate syrup
- Flavored yogurt
- Peanut butter
- Artificial sweeteners
Smoothies can be a fun and easy way to lose weight, but it’s important to not go overboard. As a rule of thumb, the fewer ingredients you use, the better.

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Dutch hospitals are building special “XL” rooms for obese patients, as the Netherlands’ historically slim and long population gets fatter.
A leading hospital, Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, confirmed that new rooms currently being built will be able to support patients weighing up to 36 stone.
These special rooms will be about 20 sq ft larger, with beds that are eight inches wider, and stronger toilets.
Elisabeth van Rossum, obesity professor at Erasmus MC, told Dutch newspaper the AD that the facilities were desperately needed.
“The number of obese people is rising steadily, certainly older people,” she told the paper. It is an illusion to think this is a problem that will soon be solved. So our society needs to provide appropriate care…Just go and sit in a chair that is too small. It really makes you feel ashamed. What prevents us from giving these patients a chair or bed that fits?”
The Netherlands is the world’s tallest nation, and far from the fattest: a recent World Health Organisation report ranked it 31st out of 51 European countries for obesity levels.
But, like the rest of the world, it is getting weightier. According to Dutch statistics office, the CBS, 43% of Dutch people were overweight in 2015, with 12% seriously obese. In 1981, just 27% were overweight and 4% seriously obese.
At the Catharina hospital in Eindhoven, a few large-scale rooms are already available in the oncology and surgery areas, and current renovations will provide two so-called “obesity rooms” for each ward, with larger doors, bigger beds and solid toilets as well as special medical care.
The Zorgexpertisehuis Liduina hospital in Boxtel, has also created its own care packet for obese patients.
Care manager Barbara Winjand told The Telegraph: “We have special care so that people are welcome here and can be well looked after.
We noticed more patients with morbid obesity so my colleague went to look for special materials. We have beds, mattresses, chairs and lifts, and also evacuation procedures if there is a fire. Last year we had four patients using these, and we now have one client. In England, we hear the problem is even bigger.”

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Alberta is a province in western Canada known for its diverse landscape, which ranges from the Rocky Mountains in the west to rolling prairies in the east. Alberta’s architecture reflects its unique geography and cultural heritage, with a mix of historic and modern structures that are shaped by the region’s natural beauty and rich history. The province is home to a number of notable architectural landmarks, including the futuristic Calgary Tower, the iconic Royal Alberta Museum, and the stunning Banff Centre for the Arts. In recent years, Alberta has seen a growing interest in sustainable architecture, with a focus on designing buildings that are energy-efficient, environmentally responsible, and integrated with their surrounding landscape. This has resulted in a range of innovative and inspiring architectural projects, such as the Bow building in Calgary, which is one of the tallest and most environmentally friendly buildings in the country. Overall, Alberta’s architecture is a testament to the region’s creative spirit and commitment to shaping a better future.


German submarine warfare
World war ii submarine warfare - rare footage richard damm loading unsubscribe from richard damm cancel unsubscribe working. The hawaiian operating area was convenient in the early 1950s for antisubmarine warfare anti-submarine warfare sank a german submarine off. The main countries that were involved in wwii were germany, italy, japan, united kingdom, france, soviet union, united states, and china the war was mainly fought in europe, east asia, and islands off the pacific ocean. From the start of the first world war in 1914, germany pursued a highly effective u-boat campaign against merchant shipping this campaign intensified over the course of the war and almost succeeded in bringing britain to its knees in 1917.
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Submarine warfare is one of the four divisions of underwater warfare, german submarine attacks on allied merchant ships, especially the sinking of lusitania,. World war i: the effects of germany’s implementation of unrestricted submarine warfare on diplomacy cindy chu due tuesday may 29th, 2012 “i have read and understood hunter college high school’s rules on plagiarism and the work herein is my own, apart from properly referenced resources and quotations. Pris: 278 kr inbunden, 2017 skickas inom 3-6 vardagar köp german submarine warfare in world war i av lawrence sondhaus på bokuscom. The type xxi elektroboat was one of those weapon systems which had completely revolutionalized submarine warfare german u-boats in the battle of the atlantic. Storia educazione alla cittadinanza e geografia topic: german submarine warfare in wwi and the sinking of the lusitania (close relationships between usa and uk the sinking of the lusitania the role of propaganda in wwi.
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Submarine warfare and the first world war and one should not care too much about the american criticism of the german submarine warfare because only a. German submarine sinks lusitania author historycom staff website name historycom the german navy adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare,. File:german submarine warfare a study of its methods and spirit, including the crime of the lusitania, a record of observations and evidence (1918) (14774358621)jpg. Mainly commerce raids on allied convoys across the atlantic the main idea was to sink as much commercial and munitionary goods as possible with the aim of reducing supply and eventually starving britain into surrender. Submarines (ss) naval historical dictated by international prize rules that prohibited unrestricted submarine warfare submarines lost, and nearly 800 german.
Contains detailed testimonies of survivors from over fifty vessels attacked and often sunk by german submarines during the great wara vivid and accurate picture of the tactics and motives of german submarine warfare is provided in the first part of the book. German submarine warfare a study of its methods and spirit including the crime of the lusitania a record of observations and evidence - free ebook download as pdf file (pdf), text file (txt) or read book online for free. May 4th 1916, germany agrees to stop unrestricted submarine warfare the biggest naval battle ever, the german high sea fleet larger force,. Wilson's speech followed the despatch of a diplomatic note to the us secretary of state, robert lansingin the note the german government announced a re-opened german policy of unrestricted submarine warfare (initially introduced and then rapidly abandoned in 1916 owing to us protests.
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During world war one, submarines began to be used widely for the first time german submarines called u-boats tried to cut off britain’s sea routes to starve it into submission alex last presents archive recordings of the german and british submariners who risked their lives fighting in the new. Unrestricted submarine warfare, 1916 staff my best guess is that the magazine reflected the general mood in the united states about german submarine attacks on.


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What would you do if you felt like an outsider in your own community? If you were ridiculed by those who purport to be accepting of all? How do you think you’d feel if you weren’t represented? If you never saw people like you in gay bars, on cabaret stages, and in nightclubs?
For years, this has been the reality for Wayne Allingham aka Sugar Cube, who has degenerative hemiplegia and learning difficulties, and many LGBTQ+ disabled people. In a bid to change the status quo Wayne has created Disabled, Queer and Here – an organisation that centres LGBTQ+ disabled performers and shines a light on the needs of disabled people.
This week Jason Reid found out more about the initiative and Wayne’s experiences…
Why did you create Disabled, Queer and Here?
I created Disabled, Queer and Here to give a platform to disabled LGBTQ+ people; to give us more nights out – that are tailored to our needs – with friends, family and like-minded people. I want us to be more involved with the LGBTQ+ community.
How has it been going?
It’s been a rocky road, but now it feels like the foundations are firmly in place. I want to increase awareness, inclusion and accessibility, and to work with LGBTQ+ venues. This should be common practice.
What are the main issues facing LGBTQ+ disabled people who want to go out on the scene?
It’s hard to go out and be involved with the LGBTQ+ community as a disabled person because places and venues are not accessible. We can’t just open the door on a whim and decide to go out; more often than not a great deal of planning has to go into it. Disabled people are not afforded the same nightlife opportunities. We’ve been overlooked for too long. When I go to LGBTQ+ places I rarely see other disabled people. I feel like I’m not represented and it’s distressing. We say we’re in this one big rainbow community, so we should all accept each other.
Do you feel accepted?
I do, but not all the time; and for a long time I didn’t at all. I felt like I was looked upon differently. That makes you feel strange, knowing parts of your own community – which you love – don’t accept you. The more it happened, the more I felt things needed to change.
Why have LGBTQ+ disabled people been overlooked?
There is a severe lack of understanding about disabled people and their disabilities. Venues and the wider LGBTQ+ community simply do not understand our needs. Or if they do, they have consciously decided to close their eyes and ignore disabled people.
You’ve been on the scene for quite a few years, has this always been a concern?
I came on the gay scene in the early 80’s, and in 2000 decided to leave it for a while. Honestly, back then I felt more welcome. I know that may sound strange, but everyone spoke to everyone. It’s just the way it was. Having a conversation about a disability with a stranger for the first time is not easy but once that first awkward barrier is broken down it’s fine.
What had changed and how did you feel when you returned to the scene?
I returned in 2010, so was away for the best part of a decade. The scene felt more cliquey and less friendly. I’d be on my own in a bar and people would stare and laugh with their friends. I felt uncomfortable and isolated, and knew that people didn’t want to approach me because of my disability. Also, there were all these new cabaret competitions but no disabled performers. That’s still the case today, and it has to change!
Was there a particular moment that sparked your desire to bring about change?
It was more a culmination of everything I’d been experiencing. It’s been bubbling away for a while. Between 2010 and 2018 I felt very alone on the scene. Slowly but surely I began to realise that things don’t have to be like this for disabled queer people. So I committed to doing something; and it’s been welcomed with open arms by two venues so far: the RVT and Two Brewers. This should have been done a long time ago. Disabled people should be integrated and made to feel welcome in our community.
What can we expect at the upcoming variety show?
This variety show is going to be a great big celebration. We have our wonderful headliner Georgie Morrell who is a one-eyed comedian. Georgie breaks down barriers with her comedy by incorporating her disability. We also have Ebony Rose Dark who is a fantastic performer, a dancer by trade, and a VIP (visually impaired person). Jackie Hagan is a spoken word artist/comedian who happens to be an amputee, and she’s performed all over including at the Royal Festival Hall. Then we have Wheelie Elvis who sings the songs of Elvis Presley, and performance art from Midgitte Bardot whose catchphrase is: ‘Society tells me I’m disabled. I tell them I’m queer’.
You also have some great allies lined-up to perform.
I think it’s very important for disabled people to have loyal allies because we should all have a connection and support each other. Having them onboard shows how disabled and non-disabled artists can work side by side. I’m very excited to have Mzz Kimberley, Rose Garden (our host), Shakona Fire and Marcus Morgan on the bill. They’re all very talented performers.
Finally, what’s your message to venues and bookers?
Let disabled people in. We are here, we exist, acknowledge us. Give disabled artists a chance to show that they are as good as anyone else. If you do this you will help to open people’s eyes: customers in gay bars, audiences in cabaret venues, drag artists who think it’s still okay to mock disabled people. Your actions will change attitudes, like a trickle effect. Disabled people deserve to be represented in the LGBTQ+ community.
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I made these appetizers for our Thanksgiving dinner. The guests raved over them – the flavor was fantastic… however, Ina’s recipe says to cook the sausage in some olive oil and this really does make the mushrooms a bit too greasy! I would suggest just browning the sausage withOUT any additional oil. I literally had to take paper towels to absorb the grease that was surrounding these delicious mushrooms.
These were so yummy… We made them to be served as apps. during our Christmas Day Dinner. I made a little change in the recipe… I used Blue Cheese instead of Mascarpone. That’s what I had on hand and my family doesn’t care much for Mascarpone anyway. They were very tasty… We are making them again, for New Years, to go with our Bacon Wrapped Dates. (you can find the recipe on my blog!)

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A frequent problem experienced throughout industry is that of missing or poor quality data in data historians. This can have various causes, such as field instrument failures, loss of communication, or even issues with the setup of the historian itself. The end result is that data required to perform analyses needed to improve facility operations may be unavailable. This generally incurs delays, as the data analyst must manually "clean up"the data before using it, or could even result in erroneous conclusions if the data is used as is without any corrections. In this paper, a novel multivariate statistical method is proposed to detect incorrect data values and reconstruct corrected values to be stored in the historian. This method works on streaming data, and thus makes its corrections continuously in near real-time. The method has been successfully tested in a laboratory setting using real operating data from a Chevron facility. Chevron plans to test the data error detection and reconstruction method in the field in the near future. Use of this method will ensure that good quality data for needed analyses is available in the data historian, and will save analyst time as well.


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Learn how to recognize the 15 warning signs of a toxic relationship in this article.
A toxic personality doesn’t always come across clearly when embarking on a relationship.
It usually comes to the surface in little bits and pieces over some time.
Are you thinking, “I’m a strong person. I could never be in a toxic relationship?”
Unfortunately, that doesn’t always follow because of the nature of a toxic relationship.
It creeps on you very slowly. By the time you understand what’s going on, you’re in a place where you believe you can fix it.
What Classifies as a Toxic Relationship?
While there is no such thing as a perfect relationship, there is a particular point you get to that’s dangerous.
This is the point where the balance between peace and war has been completely eschewed by the way you allow yourself to be treated.
A good relationship should not make you cry or ponder unnecessarily.
It should not make you draw up comparison charts and coordinates.
It should not make you insane or a shadow of your former self. How do you recognize the warnings signs of this imbalance about to occur?
What Are the Warning Signs of a Toxic Relationship?
There are usually warning signs that a relationship is starting to get toxic but for a lot of reasons, including love, we ignore it to our peril.
Don’t know the signs? Looking to find out if you’re in a toxic relationship that’s draining your life energy?
Below are my top 15 warning signs that your relationship is starting to turn toxic.
They are warning signs that I’ve seen in relationships and ignored or hoped would get better.
But the truth is the longer you stay in a toxic relationship, the less respect your partner will have for you, and the worse they will treat you.
It’s a vicious cycle of contempt.
1. The Eternal Giver
You’re the one always giving in the relationship.
Your time, resources, emotions, finances, compromise and you never get anything in return.
How do you know this? A relationship that is give and take should not leave you feeling mentally and emotionally drained.
You should not feel emotionally empty.
This person is sucking the life energy out of you without giving anything back in return.
2. Constant Jealousy
A few acts of jealousy here and there can be cute and even funny under the right circumstances.
However, when your partner throws a fit about everything and everyone in your life all the time and keeps ranting about being afraid of losing you???
This is not love. This is possession.
You aren’t property and you aren’t an iPhone. You’re a human being. Your partner should trust you unconditionally.
3. Your Partner is the CIA
Did you ever watch 24? Remember how Jack Bauer was always suspicious and paranoid about most things?
How he always questioned everything? That’s the CIA partner in a nutshell.
Keeps track of everything you’re doing, wants updates like you’re on a covert mission and expects a report on his or her table at the end of every day.
The CIA partner turns interrogation into fine art. They ask you questions designed to trap you and prove a point.
The CIA ain’t got shit on this type of partner.
4. You’re Dating The Grand Patron Saint of Drama
This is one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to a relationship.
I do not do drama. I do not like drama and I do not want to be in a relationship that feels like drama.
This is not TV. This is your life. It should be full of joy, not drama.
5. You Feel Like You Have to Change Something About Yourself
The minute you start thinking you need to change something about yourself to fit well into a relationship is the minute you need to take a pause.
What do I mean by change yourself?
You’re a blond but change to a brunette because your partner likes it not because you want to be a brunette.
You start wearing heels because your partner thinks it’s cute even though you despise heels.
You want to study Economics but you switch to something else because your partner thinks that’ll make you more money but you don’t want to switch.
Catch my drift?
Change because you want to. Not because it will help you fit into the picture of the relationship your partner wants.
6. You Go Along to Get Along
You’re so emotionally exhausted from experiencing all the other signs above that you just agree with everything your partner says so you can have peace.
Let’s go watch this movie? Ok sure
Let’s buy sushi for dinner tonight? Ok sure
Let’s repaint the garage brown? Of sure
Hint – you don’t want to do any of these things. You’re just agreeing because it makes things easier.
When you go along to get along, you fail to recognize and acknowledge the power and importance of the word, “No.”
Compromise on both sides – good. Quintessential yes man – bad.
7. You’re Afraid to Argue
This is another sign of the “go along to get along” syndrome.
You don’t feel safe and secure enough in your relationship to disagree with your partner.
A healthy dose of arguments in a relationship is good and will help you learn and grow.
However, sidestepping anything that looks like it would bring on an argument is just a keg of powder waiting to ignite.
You should not be afraid to have your voice heard in a relationship.
You should be able to speak your mind and voice your concerns without fear.
8. Lack of Cohesive Communication
What do I mean by cohesive communication? Nothing ever gets resolved.
Any time you engage in communication, it ends in a brutal argument.
Everybody retreats to their corners for a few days then regroup to continue the relationship as if nothing ever happened.
This is another keg of ammunition waiting to explode.
This type of communication can only go on so long in a relationship before there is a massive bust-up.
Little packs of communication dynamite waiting to explode.
9. Every Conversation Turns into a Conversation About Your Partner
You have no emotional support.
No matter what you are talking about, your partner will find a way to turn it into a discussion about himself or herself.
“Honey, I screwed up a presentation at work today. I might get fired.”
“I’m so sorry. It’s like that time I screwed up with my emails and…..”
And, just like that you almost getting fired is buried under your partner’s discussion. This is also known as narcissism.
10. Your Partner is a Liar
Your partner cannot tell you anything straight without eschewing facts or burying some of the facts.
If your partner says, “Good morning,” and you feel like you have to draw the blinds to check it’s really morning, you are in a toxic relationship.
The partner who lies is a partner you can’t trust.
If you can’t trust your partner, it’s only a matter of time before you become insane. Why would you choose to let a liar drive you crazy?
11. You Think You Can Change Your Partner
Listen carefully, you cannot change anyone.
You cannot make anyone be a better version of who they are if they don’t want to be.
Hoping you can change your partner from being a liar, cheater, lazy bum, etc into something else will never happen.
They might pretend to be that way for some time to get something from you but the real person will always show up.
What you see is what you get.
If you don’t like what you see, then you need to leave it be and go find something else to look at.
12. Your Partner Takes Digs At Your Looks
This should be familiar to many people.
“You look fat in that dress.”
“What makes you think you can pull off that look.”
“Wow, you look like a slut.”
This kind of partner never has a good compliment about anything you put or your general look.
13. Your Partner Ignores Your Love Language
Everybody has a unique love language.
This is the simplest and most basic way your partner can show they care about you.
Your love language is something that is realized in the early stages of courtship.
If they ignore this most basic of things about you, that says a lot about the kind of relationship you’re in.
14. You’re Dating the Invisible Partner
An invisible partner is a partner you never ever see. Sets a date and doesn’t show up.
Promises to come around and help you with something and never shows up. Shows up and spends the entire time on the phone or laptop.
You know you’re dating yourself, right? I think you might have a better time dating yourself.
15. Domestic Violence
This should be a 100% deal breaker – whether pushing you, grabbing your hand forcefully, and leaving a mark, or downright beating the shit out of you.
They are all abuse and the moment your partner lays a non-loving hand on you, all bets should be off.
People who are violent in a relationship will not change. It will not get better and they will not stop hitting you.
Please leave immediately.
There might be other signs in a relationship about to go toxic but the 15 I’ve mentioned above are usually the biggest warning signs.
Now the biggest question – can you fix a toxic relationship?
Can a Toxic Relationship Get Better?
If you experience one of the warning signs as a one-off thing (minus violence of course), pause and take a seat.
Step back and observe from a place that is free from your emotions and hormones.
People make mistakes and learn from them. In this scenario, you could argue that it can get better or is “fixable.”
However, if it becomes a repetitive occurrence, it is not a one-off mistake. It’s your relationship and it’s toxic.
Are you sad most of the time? What does being in your partner’s presence make you feel like?
What feeling comes over you when you think of your partner?
The answer to these questions is how you know if you can fix a toxic relationship or not.
Real love nurtures you and brings out the best in you. It fills you up, not drain you.
Love should not take away your self-respect and self-esteem. Love should not take away your happiness.
Love should not make you feel like shit. Love should not take away your love for yourself.
There is only so much you can fight to save a relationship before the person that you are disappears.
You are important.
The next article will explore the best and safest way to let go of a toxic relationship.
Visit the Harmony Zone for emotional empowerment tools.
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Illinois coach Bruce Weber spoke with the media prior to his team's Thanksgiving trip to the South Padre Invitational Tournament.
"We're really only 10 days into the season," Weber explained. "It's a very positive start, but there's a long way to go. We've continually emphasized improving, each guy with fundamentals, and as a team getting better, understanding concepts and learning the game.
"That's the key to any team, to have success and keep advancing as a team, whether it's their defensive concepts or their offense, screening angles, executing the plays. Anything offensively that you can do to help yourself. We have a big weekend ahead of us.
"I've said from the beginning we are a better shooting team, but we've got to get open shots. As we face better competition that can guard you with athletes, then how do you get open? Whether it's a screen, a set play, motion or fast break, we have to get open shots.
"We've been very good at sharing the basketball. I think that's been positive, I hope that continues. People enjoy watching us and how the guys play together. I've heard comments doing things around town. Everybody likes playing with one another. We've got to keep that going."
Defense is Weber's forte, and it is defense that will determine how far this team goes.
"We have to continue playing good team defense. This will be the foundation of this season. That's got to continue."
Junior college transfer Dominique Keller impressed the fans by being a perfect 8 for 8 from the field against Jackson State. But Weber spoke at length about Keller's struggles learning a complex system.
"Coming to a major college is a big step for Dominique, and I think he's done a good job. But he still has a lot to learn. Offensively, he still watches the ball and just wants to post up. Defensively, he doesn't always see where the action's going and where he's supposed to rotate.
"It's just gonna come over the course of time. If he can keep a good attitude and be patient with himself with the ups and downs, I think he can make some steps.
"He can really run the court, he's strong, makes some uncanny shots. Now he's just gotta learn when to screen, when to post, when to step out to catch it and swing it. He just doesn't feel comfortable yet with all that.
"And then there's the defensive concepts. As an example, we guard a ball screen four different ways. So we're introducing four concepts, four different terms, and then you've got to figure out when to do it. If he's standing there and some guy runs up a ball screen, if it's one angle we're doing one thing. He's not only to call out ball screen, he's got to talk it through and help the guards.
"Right now, he just stands there and wonders is it this, is it that. I'm just telling him be aggressive, don't think. I'd rather have him be aggressive and do the wrong thing than to stand there and do nothing. Do the things you can control, and then learn in practice and get better.
"I was hoping Dominique would be a little farther along. I thought he would just play and do some of the things, but he has a tendency to overthink. The fire's burning in the brain, smokes coming out. But maybe he made some steps the last couple days. Do what you do, play hard, run the court and then continue to learn and improve in practice. And watch film.
"That's one thing that's hard for kids to understand. How can you learn unless you watch yourself? The coaches can say stuff, and guys say 'it wasn't me,' or 'I didn't do that.' And then when they watch the film, 'well maybe I did do that.' A couple times we asked Dominique to watch film, he shied away. He's afraid a little bit, and you get some criticism. But it's not to downgrade you, it's to help you get better and learn about the game."
Weber sees potential in all his bigs and is especially pleased with Mike Davis' improvement.
"I think if there's been one surprise so far it's been Mike Davis. We saw glimpses of it last year, but he's been pretty consistent so far. I think Mike Tisdale can play better. I think he overthinks and worries too much. When things don't go right right away, he's worried about making another mistake. He's just got to learn to play. That will come with some time, some maturity and some toughness.
"Richard Semrau is way better than anyone thought because we were the only ones that saw him. He's come into his own a little bit. He's found a niche and enjoys the toughness, screening, post defense and rebounding."

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To help adults and teens cope with the challenge, the Davis Applied Technology Center is offering a new class, "Balancing Work and Family."The class deals with topics such as the "superparent syndrome," anger, time, child care and self-esteem. It is available to students, businesses and organizations at various times and by arrangement.
For more information, contact the center's Human Resource office, 546-2441.