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|Authors:||Rose Bailey, David Brookshaw, N. Conte, Joshua Alan Doetsch, Elizabeth Greenberg, Susann Hessen, David A Hill Jr, Alec Humphrey, Wood Ingham, Audrey Whitman, Stew Wilson, Filamena Young|
|Creative Director:||Richard Thomas|
|Art Direction and Design:||Mike Chaney|
|Interior Artists:||Borja Puig Linares, Cathy Wilkins, Rovina Cai, Michael Rookard. Rovina Cai, Cris Griffin, Lauren Cannon, Carlos Samuel Araya, Steven Stahlberg, Marco Mazzoni|
|Front Cover Artist:||John Bridges|
| Markus Wagner, Faidra Papavasiliou, Georgia Ramantani, Neil Simikowski, and Katie Susoeff, for language and city help.
Benjamin Baugh, Matt McFarland, Travis Stout, and Eddy Webb, for endless design and development consultation.
|To my predecessors: Justin Achilli, Will Hindmarch, and Joseph Carriker. Without you, there would be no Vampire.|
|Publisher:||Onyx Path Publishing|
|Imprint:||White Wolf Game Studio|
|Published:||December 19, 2013|
Vampire: The Requiem Second Edition is a rulebook revision for Vampire: The Requiem. While keeping the basic premise and structure of the game intact, it dramatically overhauls the setting and rules. It incorporates elements from Requiem for Rome and the Requiem clanbooks, including the Strix, demonic antagonists that debuted in the Roman setting.
Originally titled Blood and Smoke: The Strix Chronicle, it was announced at Gen Con 2012. Between September 2012 and its release in December 2013, it was the subject of extensive open development on the Onyx Path and White Wolf blogs and forums. In 2014 the book was renamed to its current title.
From the Onyx Path catalog:
- Updated and revised core rule book for Vampire: The Requiem.
- Tonight, you become one of the Kindred, the beautiful and the damned who hide behind our ordinary world. Driven by a hunger like fire, you will struggle to maintain your humanity while immersed in a vicious society of monsters.
- Featuring Blood and Smoke: the Strix Chronicle.
- The sharks you swim with aren’t the only ones out there. Your Kindred are the smart, sexy vampires of pop culture, but you are haunted by the Strix -- the grisly, demon-possessed corpses of folklore. They slaughtered the Night-Senate of Rome, drowned the tombs of the Princes of Alexandria, and warred with the Plague Lords of Transylvania.
- Tonight, they’re loose on the streets of your city. Time for the sinners to become the saints, and the hunters to become the prey.
- Vampire: the Requiem 2nd Edition contains:
- A complete guide to playing a vampire in the World of Darkness. No other rulebooks are required, and the rules are fully compatible with The God-Machine Chronicle.
- Reimagined clans, covenants, and supernatural powers to create your perfect monster... and her friends and foes.
- A first-ever look at vampire domains around the world, from Tokyo to Berlin.
- Twenty unique Strix, as well as complete rules for building your own.
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Chapter Seven: Storytelling Edit
Appendix One: The Living Edit
Appendix Two: Conditions Edit
Background Information Edit
Originally titled Blood and Smoke: The Strix Chronicle' before being renamed to Vampire: The Requiem Second Edition. Similarly, the Second Edition rules update for the Chronicles of Darkness ("New World of Darkness") game line as a whole was originally included in The God-Machine Chronicle; later, it was fully updated to a new core rulebook, which was under development as "World of Darkness Second Edition" before it was finally released under the title Chronicles of Darkness: Revised Storytelling System Rulebook.
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A medium-rare rib-eye steak, a baked potato with butter and sour cream, an iceberg lettuce salad, garlic bread and lemon meringue pie for dessert. That was the last meal ordered up by serial killer Oscar Bolin right before the state of Florida executed him.
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Love and hate: the two most prevalent human emotions. Every human on the planet, save those afflicted with serious mental health issues, has experienced these feelings. They cannot be legislated and neither emotion is in itself considered to be a crime. It is what some people do with their hate that is the problem.
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Here we go again! In the aftermath of the mismanaged U.S. military pullout in Afghanistan, calls to impeach the president or demands for him to resign are being heard daily.
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This column is not about relitigating the 2020 election. President Joe Biden is the duly certified U.S. president. Period. Now, let's talk about the mess in which we find our election system. Let's talk about voter fraud.
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About 11 times every hour, about 250 times a day, an American citizen dies of a drug overdose. The most frequent culprit is fentanyl. The most popular mode of delivery is fentanyl-laced heroin, fentanyl mixed with cocaine or illegally produced OxyContin pain pills containing fentanyl. And it's not just hardcore addicts who are dying.
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Calls for the blanket defunding of police are ill-conceived and self-destructive. The proof is in the spike of violent crime in cities that cut their police budgets during the last year.
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What is society to do with someone who has been investigated and found to have broken both federal and state laws by sexually harassing at least 11 different women?
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Americans are now deeper in debt than at any other time in our nation's history. Especially acute are mounting debts on past-due mortgage payments, student loans and medical bills. In fact, medical debt is one of the most often-mentioned causes of personal bankruptcies in the U.S., and the situation has only gotten worse during the pandemic.
Equal treatment under the law, right? I think every American agrees that when it comes to law enforcement, all citizens should be treated the same way.
So, how to explain the disparity in post-arrest treatment between last year's George Floyd protesters and this year's detainees from the breach at the U.S. Capitol?
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The White House is launching a new assault to bring down the crime rate. As you've likely heard, crime, especially homicide, has exploded in many major hotspot cities over the last year or so. President Joe Biden says he knows what to do, he's been at this for years and he's got a plan ready to launch that includes several definitive steps.
Did you realize that there are more Americans on parole or probation than are held within the prison system? Yep, it's hard to fathom but 1 in 58 American adults -- about 4.4 million citizens -- are currently under some sort of community supervision.
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While politicians in Washington continue to play games with an urgently needed $1 trillion infrastructure relief bill, the nation was hit full force with the cost of ignoring what needs to be rebuilt in this country.
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Perhaps you've heard about charges being dropped against most of last summer's George Floyd protestors. Prosecutors from Oregon to New York have chosen not to pursue a host of different charges against those arrested after peaceful protests turned into destructive riots.
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Day 1 : KolkataEarly in the day in the wake of achieving Kolkata, meet our delegate at the airplane terminal. The agent would organize an exchange to the lodging. Rest and unwind for the day, after registration at the inn. Toward the evening, move out for a visit to Kolkata. The significant vacation destination to visit incorporates the Victoria Marble Palace, Science City, Metro Rail, Memorial Hall, Belur Math, Mother Teresa Home, China Town, Rabindra Setu, and Vidyasagar Setu. Later at night take a comfortable stroll to the business sectors of Kolkata. On come back to the lodging to make the most of your supper and overnight remain.2 : Kolkata-DarjeelingEarly morning exchange to air terminal to get onto the flight to Bagdogra. After achieving Bagdogra, board our vehicle, which will take you to Darjeeling. Registration at the lodging, after entry. Spend evening at relaxation in investigating the slope town. Spend overnight at Hotel.Day 3 : DarjeelingWake-up at a young hour toward the beginning of the day and achieve Tiger Hill to appreciate the great perspective of dawn on the Mt. Kanchanzonga. Stop halfway to visit the Batasia Loop and Ghoom Monastery.
Move back to the lodging and post breakfast, beginning of the touring visit covering the Podwaja Naidu zoological Garden, the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Happy Valley Tea Estate, Tenzing Rock Lal Kuthi. Labong Rose Course and Ropeway. Move to the lodging at night. Appreciate the scrumptious supper served at the lodging. Invest night at the inn. NOWDay 4 : Darjeeling-GangtokToward the beginning of the day after breakfast, drive to Gangtok. On entry, registration at the lodging. Toward the evening visit the Botanical Garden and Rumtek Monastery. Go for shopping at the Gangtoks neighborhood showcase, at night. Invest night at the lodging.Day 5 : Gangtok-KolkataLeave at a young hour toward the beginning of the day for a touring visit to the Flower Show, Chorten Stupa, Nam Nang View Point, Institute of Tibetology and Cottage Industry. Post lunch begin for Bagdogra, to load onto a flight to Kolkata. In the wake of arriving Kolkata flight for your forward voyage.

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Kevin MacDonald is heading a five-man shortlist for Aston Villa manager's job after an interview in the Aston Villa Hospitality section. The other contenders all possess greater Premier League experience but, after 15 years working in various coaching capacities at Villa Park, MacDonald boasts some significant supporters inside the club, including key players.
His cause is helped by a dearth of high-calibre managers available to take over a club that challenged for Champions League qualification last season.
Despite the recruitment difficulties, one candidate was interviewed yesterday by a panel headed by Lerner and Villa's chief executive, Paul Faulkner. The club hopes the process will be concluded swiftly, with O'Neill's successor installed by the end of the international break.
Although Aston Villa's board discussed the possibility of hiring Mark Hughes when there were fears O'Neill might quit at the end of last season, the Welshman joined Fulham just before the Northern Irishman left Villa Park.
Much as Hughes and Villa might privately wish their timing had been different, extricating the former Blackburn and Manchester City manager from Craven Cottage now would prove extremely tricky – not to mention expensive.


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On the western edge of Wyoming, in the Teton mountains, three ski resorts offer something for every kind of skier or snowboarder, whether expert or novice. The town of Jackson sits within the valley of Jackson Hole, where the most famous of the three resorts gets its name. Read on for details about each location.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
The biggest and best-known resort in the area, Jackson Hole attracts extreme skiers with its challenging terrain and steep pitch. It sits 12 miles (20 kilometers) north of Jackson in Teton Village, which acts as the mountain’s base area, and features 2,500 acres (1,011 hectares) with 14 lifts and more than 130 runs. Don’t let its hardcore reputation scare you away, though—the mountain has plenty of beginner and intermediate trails and is also known for its Aerial Tram, which whisks 100 people to the top of the mountain in 9 minutes.
Grand Targhee Resort
In the town of Alta, 45 miles (70 kilometers) north of Jackson, Grand Targhee Resort is located on the west side of the Teton Range and is known for its deep powder. With an average snowfall of 500 inches (1,270 centimeters) a year, it’s a powder hound’s dream mountain, home to 2,602 acres (1,052 hectares) and five lifts. Snowcat skiing is available for those who want to go out of bounds to explore unspoiled terrain.
Snow King Resort
Often called the “Town Hill,” Snow King Resort is located in the town of Jackson, making it popular with locals. It dates back to the 1930s and is Wyoming’s oldest ski resort, as well as the only one that offers night skiing. With 400 acres, three lifts, and 32 runs, it’s not a large resort but is a favorite for ski racers and also offers snow tubing for additional family fun.
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The Big King Pass throws relentless winter fun at you all day and into the night at Snow King Mountain. Hurtle down the mountain with a childlike grin on a snow tube. Careen around sharp corners and over steep dives on the Cowboy Coaster.And, of course, rip it up on skis or snowboards as long as you want. For over 80 years Snow King Mountain has connected the generations through accessible outdoor adventures suitable for people of all ages and abilities. Located only 6 blocks from the Jackson Town Square, a visit to the "town hill" is the easiest, most affordable way to have a full day of fun. The all-inclusive Big King Pass lets traveller experience all the winter attractions at their own pace.
Add an unforgettable experience to your Jackson Hole vacation by viewing this winter wonderland by dog team. While you are cozy in the sled bag a team of working sled dogs, along with your musher, will take you on breathtaking ride through a majestic river valley with and unparalleled view of the Tetons. With trails designated for non-motorized traffic you can almost hear the voices of the French Fur trappers.
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NO. R-61. JOINT RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING MICHAEL WELCH ON COMPLETION OF HIS TENURE AS BARRE CITY MANAGER.
( J.R.H. 43)
Offered by:Representatives Poirier of Barre City, Towne of Berlin and Valsangiacomo of Barre City .
Whereas, in January 1990, Michael Welch, a graduate of Blue Mountain Union High School in Wells River and the University of Maine, arrived in Barre City to commence his duties as the municipalitys young and very enthusiastic city manager, and
Whereas, he brought to his new post the unique combination of prior managerial experience that included a successful retail business in the downeast town of Bradley with a population of 1,500 citizens, as well as a fine ability to write narrative reports that was polished while serving as a freelance reporter for the Orono-Old Town Times, and
Whereas, he quickly gained a detailed familiarity with the government and citizens of Barre City, and
Whereas, his industriousness, dedication and charming personality quickly convinced the Barre City Council that it had selected the right person to supervise the daily operation of its municipal affairs, and
Whereas, he earned a reputation for professionalism and integrity that was admired by his colleagues in other communities throughout Vermont, and
Whereas, during his seven very busy years as Barre City Manager he successfully guided the city of Barre through many improvements and innovations, including the rehabilitation of the Barre Opera House, and
Whereas, interested in new challenges, he has recently accepted the job of Finance Director for the city of Montpelier, and
Whereas, he will be missed both in Barre City Hall and amongst the residents of the Granite City, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates Michael Welch on his outstanding record of achievement as Barre City Manager and wishes him the very best of success as he embarks on his new career as Montpeliers Finance Director, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Michael Welch.


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Government testing of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) panel systems
Alongside the government's investigations and advice regarding aluminium composite material (ACM) panels there has been ongoing research and testing of non-ACM cladding systems when subjected to fire. The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has been commissioned to carry out the testing programme and this is expected to conclude this summer.
Following advice from MHCLG's Independent Expert Advisory Panel, the government commissioned a large-scale test on an HPL panel system, which was carried out by the Fire Protection Association on 11 July 2019. Subsequently, Advice Note 22 was issued on 18 July 2019.
A system composed of HPL panels with fire retardant (Class B-s1, d0) together with stone wool insulation was tested in accordance with BS 8414 and achieved a BR 135 classification. See the Customer Classification Report.
It's important to note that although this HPL system achieved the necessary performance criteria, and could be safe on existing buildings, the safety of this system, as with any other cladding system, is dependent on its fitting.
The Expert Panel also stresses that HPL panels with a European classification of Class C or D, and cladding systems comprising HPL panels of any classification when used in combination with combustible insulation are very unlikely to adequately resist the spread of fire. Building owners with these types of HPL cladding systems should take immediate action in line with MHCLG Advice Note 14.
Information on the type of cladding used on a building may be found on as-built drawings, in the Operation and Maintenance manual, or in the package of fire safety information issued in line with Regulation 38.
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A rare chance to hear these musicians talk about their work and shared histories, referencing the New York minimalist scene and Niblock’s legendary arts space Experimental Intermedia.
Phill Niblock is a New York-based minimalist composer, musician, filmmaker, and since 1985 director of Experimental Intermedia. His first musical compositions date from 1968, influenced by the New York music scene in the 1960s. His early works were all done with tape, overdubbing unprocessed recordings of precisely tuned long tones played on traditional instruments in four, eight, or sixteen tracks. Since the late 1990s his music has been created with computer technology, notably with Pro Tools, involving as many as forty tracks. His compositional process often begins with recordings of single tones played by a specific musician. The range of musicians he has collaborated with include Susan Stenger, Petr Kotik, Robert Poss, Lee Ranaldo, Thurston Moore, Ulrich Krieger, Carol Robinson and many others.
Susan Stenger was born in Buffalo, New York. After intensive classical flute studies in Prague and New York, she joined Petr Kotik's Brooklyn-based SEM Ensemble and devoted herself to performing music of twentieth century composers, including John Cage, Christian Wolff and Phill Niblock. She soon began making her own work for flute and electronics, as well as touring with Rhys Chatham's all-electric-guitar band. In 1986 she joined Robert Poss in founding seminal guitar group Band of Susans, who went on to release nine critically acclaimed CDs. After moving to London in 1996, Stenger formed performance group The Brood and all-bass-band Big Bottom. In 2006 she created a 96-day sound installation as part of Soundtrack For An Exhibition, presented at Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon.
Yoshi Wada is a sound artist and musician born in Kyoto, Japan. He studied sculpture at the Kyoto City University, and then moved to New York in the late 1960s. There he joined the Fluxus movement after meeting its founder George Maciunas, spent time studying composition and electronic music with La Monte Young and singing with the North Indian vocalist Pandit Pran Nath. From the 1970s onwards he constructed a series of large, handmade bagpipe instruments and adapted pipe organs; and composed work for portable bagpipes, pipe chanter and percussion. His work has been presented at The Kitchen, New York; Akademie der Kunste, Berlin; Sydney Biennial, Australia; Kraak Festival, Belgium, Emily Harvey Gallery, New York; Whitney Museum of Art, New York; PSI, New York; and Venice Biennial.
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MLB sources report that Mike Foltynewicz, coming off yet another disappointing start, will be optioned to Gwinnett today as the Braves search for answers for their beleaguered rotation. While the Braves have been flying high with an offense that has led to multiple shootout victories this month, the pitching staff as a whole has been good enough with an ERA of 4.08, which is just outside the Top 10. However, a closer look reveals that only six teams have a worse ERA by their starters this month. The NL East-leading Braves have been able to still win 15-of-20 games this month, but 7.45 runs per game is not sustainable.
Foltynewicz’s struggles certainly were not expected as the 2019 season began. The previous year, the former Astros top prospect seemed to take a giant step forward with a 2.85 ERA, backed by new career-bests of a 3.37 FIP, 27.2% strikeout rate, and an HR/9 rate that fell under 1.00 for the first time in his career. The expectation was that, while maybe not on the level of the Max Scherzer’s and Chris Sale’s, Foltynewicz would be a respectable force at the top of the Braves’ rotation as they waited for younger arms to join him.
But that didn’t happen as he hit the medical room in his first spring start with elbow soreness. After essentially missing spring training, he started the Gwinnett Stripers opener and threw five no-hit innings. It seemed like he would be back in the Braves rotation in no time, but three subsequent starts lacked the excitement of his April 4th outing. Worse, each start seemed worse than the last one. But no worries – he was just working on kinks. That’s what rehab starts are for. Don’t look at the numbers. Please don’t look at the numbers.
After returning to the majors on April 27, Foltynewicz struggled woefully over four consecutive starts, allowing at least four runs each time. But on May 19, it seemed like he was starting to get it and look like the 2018 version of Foltynewicz. He limited the Brewers to a pair of solo homers and then cruised against the Cardinals six days later, allowing just an unearned run, striking out seven, and walking no one.
But success has been a rarity since and even when you might point to something and say “there! He’s coming out of it!” the start was full of other issues. Against the Tigers on May 31, he struck out eight batters, a season-high. He also gave up three homers and five runs over five innings. On June 16, he limited the Phillies to one run and struck out six over six innings. He also walked five. More frequently, Foltynewicz was just bad.
There has been a good deal of speculation that Foltynewicz has been pitching through pain. This is certainly a possibility as Foltynewicz has hit the DL previously for bone spurs and started the 2019 campaign with elbow soreness. This was also a worry earlier in the season when his fastball was often 2-3 mph slower than where it was the previous season. To be fair, it has rebounded to its regular levels since that Milwaukee start that has us excited on May 19. But even if he’s not hurt, perhaps his mechanics have taken a bit of a hit as he tried to pitch around pain. I can only say that his release point is fairly close to where it was last year.
However, pitch location has been horrendous. With the exception of his slider, Foltynewicz’s other pitches have, on average, been closer to the middle of the strike zone than in 2018. This highlights the difference between command and control. Foltynewicz’s walk rate is at a three-year low, but too many fat strikes is a bad recipe.
And then, there is the maturity questions. I often fall on the side that believes we make far too much out of Foltynewciz’s emotions. That said, his manager even mentioned it last night. Some pitchers are super-human when they’re mad. Others are fighting themselves with each pitch. Foltynewicz seems to be the latter. It’s hard enough to beat the opposition without getting into your own way.
As I said on Twitter last night, at this point, the Braves have to write off Foltynewicz. That’s not to say he can’t change things and force his way back into the discussion. As a Braves fan, I hope that he does. But the team can’t think, “when Folty is back,” because he simply might not be this year. It could be a lost season that Foltynewicz rebounds from in 2020. For a team with aspirations of being a contender yearly, that gives you hope. For a team with aspirations this season of competing for a title, that’s not all that useful.
What do the Braves do, then? Well, that is much more complicated. In the short-term, they’ll look in-house for help. Unfortunately, the Stripers’ rotation hasn’t exactly been crushing it since the promotion of Mike Soroka. Only one pitcher has a FIP under 4.00 and that’s Bryse Wilson, sporting a 3.79 ERA and 3.95 FIP. His control, which has often left him in his short major league career, has once again been sparkling. However, the arrival of the juiced ball in Triple-A has led to a huge increase in homers from 0.35 HR/9 with Mississippi last year to 1.15 in Gwinnett his year. But Wilson started yesterday and would be on regular rest if he takes Foltynewicz’s turn. The other option is the guy who replaced Wilson out of the pen yesterday, Sean Newcomb. The lefty threw a couple of solid frames and looks ready to re-join the major league roster.
Other options like Kyle Wright and Kolby Allard are also there, though neither inspires a good deal of confidence right now. Wright’s battling to get his ERA under 6.00 while Allard continues to be just good enough to stick around, but not good enough to earn more opportunities. To be fair, some prospect watchers, like the Talking Chop’s Matt Powers, content that Allard does look better than he did in 2018.
The Braves could even consider moving Josh Tomlin to the rotation. Tomlin has a great deal of starting experience as we well know and might bring some stability to the bottom of the staff. Of course, Tomlin has been just okay this year and was horrible last season.
There are definitely options, but the Braves might be forced to look elsewhere for help. Since the middle of May, the Braves have two starters with an ERA under 4.90. Foltynewicz is not their only problem. Max Fried has been suspect since his tremendous early-season numbers and Kevin Gausman was ugly on the mound until he was sent to the IL. Dallas Keuchel replaces one of those three, but the Braves will need more. Not to mention that Mike Soroka is on pace to breeze past his career-high in innings a season after spending much of the year on the IL.
The trade market will develop further next month, but a few teams that have starters to trade – like the Indians and Rangers – might be buyers instead. That limits a market that wasn’t robust to begin with.
Alex Anthopoulos has his work cut out for him. Getting Keuchel was a shrewd move, but it seems unlikely that it’ll be the last move the Braves make to address a rotation that simply is not performing. The offense has been wonderful, but you can’t expect to score seven runs off good pitchers in the playoffs.


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Drug testing involves looking for traces of any drug in your body with the use of breath, urine, saliva, hair or sweat. Drug tests are always meant to ascertain whether you have taken any drugs recently or you are under the influence of a certain drug such as alcohol. The process is a common laboratory procedure that detects any presence of a drug and measures its levels within your body. The information from the test will then be used to determine whether you have a possible drug dependency.
Here are the different types of drug tests.
A blood test is a common type of drug test that helps in checking the presence of an illegal drug in your body and gives detailed information about your drug use. Moreover, it is used to conduct an examination that aids in checking on your medication levels and in conducting legal investigation such as testing the level of alcohol in drivers. The test has been considered to be intrusive and expensive, but it is the most accurate because it accurately detects any presence of a drug in your body or the metabolites of the drug at the current test time.
It is common drug test that checks any presence of a drug or its metabolites in your urine. It is mainly used for screening of the people that use illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, methadone, phencyclidine, benzodiazepines, methamphetamine, and opiates. The test is noninvasive and simple however it does not detect the levels of the drug in your body and cannot detect the presence of a drug that was used a week ago.
It is a test that detects any drugs or its metabolites in your saliva although it is limited to detect a drug that was recently used only. Saliva testing has been proven to detect the presence of cannabinoids when you have taken approximately 4-10 hour after smoking. The test has been confined to detecting the current intoxication only.
Hair drug testing is a test that is minimally invasive and is routinely used when checking for the use of any illegal drug such as marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, PCP, and cocaine. The hair follicles have a rich source of the blood vessels that nourishes the cells that are responsible for the growth of hairs. When you are exposed to the use of illegal drugs then the drugs or the metabolites of the drugs will diffuse from your blood into your hair follicles hence their traces will be detected on your hair.
Moreover, when the metabolites have circulated in your blood they will then enter your blood vessels scalp and are filtered through your hairs. Hence, they will remain in your head, and they will be a permanent drug use record.
If you are worried about going through hair follicle drug testing, check the Macujo method as it can help against the hair test.

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Hungry for some wintertime comfort food from down south? Head to Tiergarten, where Maultaschen Manufaktur has been brightening up its little corner of the neighborhood for well over four years, serving its homemade version of the hearty south German dumplings out of the confines of its cosy, teal-walled headquarters.
Hands-on owner Ulrich Morof not only does all the cooking, but he also built every piece of furniture that fills the restaurant. He spends the morning at the stove preparing the Schwabenland-specialty and wiles away the evening conversing with guests.
So what is a Maultasche? It’s the German take on your universal dumpling, made from pasta-dough and filled with either meat (pork) or vegetables (here, spinach or sun-dried tomatoes). The Russians call it pelmeni (or wareniki if veggie); the Italians, ravioli. The Germans like to say monks invented the dish in order to hide meat from God on Fridays, when tradition prohibited them from eating it.
They sometimes call them Herrgottsbescheisserle, which loosely translates to “ripping of the Holy Father.” Traditionally, these not-so-little parcels (think cannelloni rather than ravioli) are topped with fried onions and served with a clear broth or potato salad and some greens. At Maultaschen Manufaktur, the potato salad is prepared not with mayonnaise but with oil, butter and vinegar and should be eaten while it is still a little warm.
The place is simple but charming. Works by local artists adorn the walls, all the menus are helpfully translated to English, and Morof always takes his time to explain the house fare to newbies. If you get tired of the plain traditional Tasche, you can have your dumplings served Jägerart (with mushroom-cream sauce) or Zigeunerart (with tomato-pepper sauce), or try one of the other house specialties, like the pancake soup, which has nothing to do with maple syrup.

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Developer: 5 Lives Studios
Publisher: Deep Silver
Genre: Third-Person Survival Adventure
Available on: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia
Version Tested: PC
Official Site: Windbound
Release Date: August 28th, 2020
It’s no secret that Nintendo’s flagship title Breath of the Wild is one of the biggest games you can play on Switch. Its solid survival mechanics, great art style, and engaging combat draw the player in and get them hooked for hours. With the success of that title, other developers are looking to give their take on the idea. One such developer is 5 Lives Studios, who recently put out their survival exploration game Windbound. Windbound seeks to marry engaging survival mechanics with procedurally generated islands to create something unique and special.
The Winds of Beauty
Strangely enough, the area where Windbound stands out most is not its gameplay, but rather its atmosphere. As you’ve likely seen at this point, the game is an artistic masterpiece. Around every corner, there’s a set-piece that’s absolutely breathtaking. Whether it be ancient ruins, a lush island, or the open seas, everything is crafted to be uniquely beautiful. I’d even go as far as saying it rivals the art style of Breath of the Wild, even if that game has a lot more places to utilize it.
This is all woven together with a great soundtrack, composed by the lesser-known but incredibly talented Fyrosand. Each piece conveys this feeling of hope, pushing you along your journey. The best one by far is the one used while traveling in your boat. The piano strokes all stand out but give a sense of calm between the storms of survival. The only thing I could’ve asked for was more songs for Windbound, as the same one played in many situations and did get repetitive after a few hours. I’m excited to see what Fyrosand works on next though, as they’re very talented. The same of course goes for the in-game sounds, as each noise hits as hard as expected. Arrow shots feel as impactful as they should, and the waves offer another source of calm.
A Path to Freedom
Thankfully joining this is a well-written story. Windbound follows the story of Kara, a member of a tribe searching for new lands. Her boat is shipwrecked, following a mysterious storm that separates her from her tribe. With just her survival skills and knife, Kara must learn to adapt and find her back to her tribe. This is a very basic premise but is expanded upon at the end of each chapter and in small lore pieces scattered around. It’s not a perfect story by any means, but putting the pieces together to understand what happened here is a joy. That’s especially true given I really enjoy theory crafting in stories. That part of my brain went wild when it came to new tidbits of information.
Unfortunately, that’s where much of Windbound’s strengths end. Where Windbound does atmosphere and story phenomenally, it fails in its aspirations for gameplay. The gameplay at its best is mediocre and at its worst is downright unplayable (more on that later). The gameplay loop is that you search for three towers in a large circular area, then head to a large monument to complete a challenge and make it to the end. It’s a very basic gameplay loop that ends up getting tiring after the first few chapters. Ascending the same tower and doing the same jumping puzzle isn’t going to be more exciting the next 14 times.
Lack of Substance
The exploration takes a similar approach as well. Each new chapter does have a few differences for the islands, but these are small and lose their charm after the first island you visit. There was one time where they tried something seriously unique in Chapter 4, but that wore off quickly when it was just one island. Without anything new in the other islands, it removes the excitement of exploring. Why explore the same island five times unless it’s out of necessity for supplies? Especially towards the end, it just feels better to go to the islands that have towers rather than waste your time with anything else.
Easily the worst aspect of Windbound though is its survival mechanics. Quite honestly, I’d expect to see this kind of thing from an Early Access build of a game. It’s there and does what is intended, but it’s very basic and lacks the level of depth that should be there. Crafting new things is great but becomes rarer as time goes on, not to mention some of it is outright useless. Why craft defenses for my boat when the only things attacking it are small crabs that die in one hit? There’s just no point to a lot of it. Don’t get me started on cooking either. The amount of time I spent browsing the
Combat is easily the worst culprit of all, being downright frustrating. I can’t imagine how annoying it would be on the permadeath mode of the game, seeing how buggy and unfinished it is. Much of it boils down to attacking a monster, running to some small one-foot tall rocks, then shooting it with a bow until it runs away. Rinse and repeat until the monster is dead. As you might have already guessed, that gets boring and rather frustrating once bugs come into play. If there’s one thing that’s incredibly unmotivating in permadeath, it’s dying because of issues in the game. I’m shocked playtesters didn’t notice much of this, considering how common these issues were. Many bugs existed outside of the combat as well, but we’d be here forever if I talked about them all.
Verdict: Windbound is a game that is brimming with potential both in atmosphere and gameplay, and is a beautiful idea in that right. They make use of that potential atmospherically, offering up some incredibly stunning visuals and a great soundtrack that invoke a sense of hope. This is woven together with a solid story, leaving much room for interpretation. When it comes to gameplay, the potential is squandered due to issues with quality of life, and unfinished survival features. I could maybe recommend Windbound to those desperate for another Breath of the Wild style adventure. For others though, Windbound is a storm you likely won’t want to brave.

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The Federal Aviation Administration is moving to allow commercial drones that weigh less than 55 pounds to be flown in the U.S. under new regulations that were released on Sunday morning.
The proposal, which has been highly anticipated, would greatly increase the domestic use of drones in a long-sought victory for advocates of the technology.
Transportation Secretary Anthony FoxxAnthony Renard FoxxBusiness, labor groups teaming in high-speed rail push Hillicon Valley: Uber, Lyft agree to take California labor win nationwide | Zoom to implement new security program along with FTC | Virgin Hyperloop completes first test ride with passengers Uber, Lyft eager to take California labor win nationwide MORE said the FAA’s rules will strike a balance the desire for increased drone use and concerns that have arisen about potential privacy violations from the unmanned flights.
“Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and this milestone allows federal regulations and the use of our national airspace to evolve to safely accommodate innovation,” Foxx said in a statement.
The FAA’s rules define small drones as devices that weigh less than 55 pounds and require them to be operated at heights that are less than 500 feet and speeds that are less than 100 miles per hour.
The regulations also call for drone flights to be limited to daytime hours and conducted only by U.S. residents who are older than 17. Drone operators are also prohibited under the FAA proposal from conducting flights that take the devices out of their line of vision, which is a big blow to companies, like Amazon, that have touted the possibility of using the technology to conduct deliveries.
The rules make drone operators responsible for avoiding collisions with manned aircraft that are in the same airspace as the devices, and the prohibit drone flights that “fly over people, except those directly involved with the flight.”
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said the rules are an attempt to regulate the use of non-military drones without stifling the expansion of the new technology.
“We have tried to be flexible in writing these rules,” Huerta said. “We want to maintain today’s outstanding level of aviation safety without placing an undue regulatory burden on an emerging industry.”
Lawmakers who support the increased use of drones in the U.S. cheered the FAA’s announcement on Sunday.
“This technology holds tremendous promise for many commercial applications in the areas of science, safety, and security, including everything from aerial surveying to precision agriculture," Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), who is the top ranking Democrat on the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security, said in a statement.
"I look forward to working with the FAA and my colleagues to develop a framework that balances economic potential with protecting privacy and the safety our national airspace system,” Cantwell continued.
Aviation industry groups also applauded the FAA’s announcement.
“By issuing draft regulations for the use of small unmanned aircraft systems, FAA has taken an important step towards the integration of UAS into civil airspace,” Aerospace Industries Association President CEO Marion Blakey, who is a former FAA chief, said.
“The issuance of these proposed regulations is a key element of government and industry efforts to foster safe operations in both civil and military applications of remotely piloted aircraft while further encouraging research and development of UAS technologies,” Blakey continued. “We believe this step will pave the way for additional service organizations and industries to explore expanded operations and use of UAS technologies.”
The FAA had been facing tremendous pressure to approve a rapid expansion of nonmilitary drone use. Congress had given agency until September, 2015 to finalize new the rules for the unmanned aircraft that were proposed on Sunday.
The FAA has been testing the interaction between drones and other types of commercial and private airplanes at multiple sites across the country.
The pressure on the FAA to quickly approve drones was being ramped up in part because online companies have said they could be used to speed up delivery times.
Police and other law enforcement groups were also seeking approval to use the technology, and the FAA has also investigated several drone incidents that occurred in conjunction with college and professional sporting events.
The potential for increased use of drones has drawn criticism from privacy advocates, who have raised concerns about surveillance.
The American Civil Liberties Union said it still has concerns with the expanded use of drones in the U.S., despite the FAA's efforts to address privacy issues.
“This proposal is an important step in restricting how the government uses this powerful surveillance technology, but falls short of fully protecting the privacy of Americans,” ACLU Legislative Counsel Neema Singh Guliani said in a statement.
“For example, the proposal allows the use of data gathered by domestic drones for any ‘authorized purpose,’ which is not defined, leaving the door open to inappropriate drone use by federal agencies,” Guliani continued. “At a minimum, the administration should require that law enforcement first obtain a judge’s approval before being allowed to use this invasive technology and limit drone use to specific purposes.”
--This report was updated at 2:26 p.m.

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"I'm certainly expecting further rate cuts in the spring," said Brian Turner, fund manager at Henderson Investors. "I'd sell sterling above DM2.80."
The Bank of England has already cut rates by 75 basis points in the past two months, and recent economic reports have done little to damp expectations that the UK economy will slow.
On Friday, the pound was little changed at DM2.8278 from DM2.8293 the day before. It fell against the dollar for the first day in five, to $1.6570 from $1.6615.
The benchmark lending rate now stands at 6.75 per cent, compared with Germany's 3.30 per cent. The prospect of lower rates reducing the return on sterling deposits has already pushed the pound down 14 pfennigs against the mark since the end of August.
"UK interest rates are still well above the European average," said Stuart Kinnersley, at Nikko Global Asset Management. "If the interest rate differential is eroded, that has to be a drag on sterling."
Reports last week have boosted the outlook for lower rates. They showed that the British manufacturing industry activity is stagnant, the trade deficit widened in September to a record, and economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter.
The implied yield on the December sterling interest-rate futures contract, which is a measure of UK rate expectations, fell 6 basis points last week to 6.73 per cent.
That suggests that traders increasingly expect a rate cut when the Bank of England's rate panel next meets on 9 and 10 December.
"They'll go for at least a quarter of a point," said Mohamed Sbitri, a currency trader at Gulf International Bank, who expects the pound to fall to DM2.75 in the coming weeks. "There's too much negative news out of the UK for them not to."
More gloomy evidence on the economy could come in the week ahead. Analysts said they would focus on the CBI's distributive trade survey and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply's survey of service activity, both released on Thursday, for clues on when the Bank of England will next reduce rates.
"If these two surveys fail to show a rebound from quite poor out-turns last month, that could tip the MPC into a December easing," said David Brickman, an international economist at PaineWebber International.
In Germany, meanwhile, all 35 investors and security traders polled last week said the Bundesbank will not cut borrowing costs before the start of the single currency in January. Four of those surveyed said the ECB will announce a rate cut when it meets in December, just before it officially begins setting rates.
On Friday, the ECB president, Wim Duisenberg, hinted the bank may cut borrowing costs next year to sustain growth and cut joblessness in the 11 countries adopting the euro. "In specific circumstances, if production, inflation and employment all move in the same direction, monetary policy can play some role in stabilising output and employment growth without endangering price stability."
"We see this as confirming our expectation of a 3 per cent ECB repo rate very early [in the first quarter[," said Alison Cottrell, the chief economist at PaineWebber International.Reuse content

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The Snowdeer Saga
SNOWDEER is the Christmas story of a young buck living in Doe Run. His Christmas wish is to pull Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve. Plum Puddin’, SNOWDEER’s friend from Possum Holler, helps by taking the young buck’s letter to Santa.
THE ADVENTURES OF SNOWDEER, PLUM PUDDIN’ & PURPLE MOUSE continues the adventure! Friendships are forged as these lovable characters come together on a magical quest. As they stumble upon elves, talking horses and singing cats, you’ll discover the power of friendship!

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Pretty awesome right? The application was AWFULL though, I had to re-apply the polish on my middlefingernail 3 (!!!!!) times. Drying time was pretty annoying as well and it never dried smooth. I used 1 coat of GOSH - Fix Basecoat, 2 layers of Metallic Green and 1 thick coat of topcoat. So, it wasn't too much fun to apply this, but it's soooo prettyyyyyyyyy!
Some other news..it has been snowing like crazy here in Holland for the last two days! Here's a picture I took this morning:

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Enjoy second run movies at a fraction of the cost at Cinemark Millcreek Cinema 6.
Professional theatre providing many contemporary theatre productions; also features art by local artists and houses a coffeehouse.
Basement Transmissions is an underground venue for concerts and art exhibitions. The sparsely done white-washed venue is a hub for alternative rock musicians and creative thinkers. Virtually unknown to those who are not into this kind of music, Basement Transmissions was founded in 1998. Some of their previous lists are Expire, Spine, Mere Phantoms and Burrow Drive.
A variety of concerts are performed by Erie Philharmonic's world-class musicians from September through May in the Warner Theatre at 811 State Street.
"One of the oldest and largest community theatres in the nation," the Erie Playhouse offers a season of Mainstage plays and musicals that are performed in the home of the former circa 1947 Strand Theatre.
The Erie SeaWolves are a AA-affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. Their regular season lasts from April through September. Home games are played at the historic Jerry Uht Park.
This theatre built by Warner Brothers is a 2,506-seat theater located in Erie. One Of Four Art Deco Movie Palaces, the Warner Theatre in Erie is a perfect place to catch a play or a musical. The Warner Theatre with its stunning design and classic elegance is considered by locals to be an important landmark. What adds to the venue's grandeur is the shiny Circular Gold and Silver Ceiling Image and the grand lobby. Once a movie theatre, this venue is used as a performance centre and accommodates over 2250 guests. The Warner theatre also serves as a venue for concerts, seminars, Broadway shows, and the Erie Philharmonic.
The annual Eerie Horror Film Festival celebrates "the art of independent film making, screenwriting and video game development in the horror, science fiction and suspense genres.
Adjacent to the Tullio Arena, the 6,000-seat Jerry Uht Park features six luxury suites, multi-tiered picnic areas, a beer garden, three main concession stands and a raised upper deck of seats along the first base side. Jerry Uht Park is host to the Erie SeaWolves, Erie Philharmonic's "Pops in the Park," local collegiate and high school playoff games, and more.
"The Great Lakes Independent Film Festival is dedicated to showcasing independent films in the digital medium and to presenting the works of independent filmmakers and outstanding achievements in cinema." The annual Independent Film Festival will take place in September.
Home of the Erie Otters, the Tullio Arena is a multi-purpose facility that is host to concerts, sporting events, exhibits, and more.
Part of the Ontario Hockey League, the Otters' regular season of 68 games are played, when at home; at the 5,500-seat Louis J. Tullio Arena in downtown Erie.


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Popular Mollywood actor Prithviraj Sukumaran has been confirmed to be playing an undisclosed role in \’Salaar\’, which stars Prabhas and is directed by Prashanth Neel. The \’Radhe Shyam\’ actor himself spoke of the same while interacting with the Malayalam media on Tuesday.
For the unversed, Sukumaran has acted in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi as well in the past. The 2010 movie \’Police Police\’ had him in a cop\’s role alongside Sreeram. It went unnoticed. The 40-year-old actor has been continuously doing films in Mollywood, including the recent \’Jana Gana Mana\’ and \’Aadujeevitham\’.
Also known for \’Ayyappanum Koshiyum\’ and \’Lucifer\’ in Malayalam, Sukumaran has been going strong on OTT since the pandemic began.
\’Salaar\’, starring Shruti Haasan as the heroine, has Jagapathi Babu in a key role. It might not hit the cinemas this year.


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Usually, I use the “pen-and-wash” technique. I draw an urban scene in waterproof pen and then add the wash. This method is fast, and useful for outdoor work on location. Most of my urban sketching work uses this technique. Here’s are example:
I wanted to try a “straight-to-watercolour” method. This involves looking at the scene differently. To go straight to watercolour I need to learn to see “shapes” rather than “lines”. I practised this with these three watercolours:
I worked learning from demonstrations by Matthew White . I hope to incorporate elements of this practice into my own work.


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Applied sciences begin to perform the function of art in making us conscious of the psychic and social penalties of know-how.” Media today displays the contradiction between revenue, extremely concentrated content material, advertising saturated, company media system and the communication requirement of a democratic society.
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United have already welcomed three new players to Old Trafford in the form of Diogo Dalot, Fred and Lee Grant but the club are now without 14 players on their United States pre-season tour.
While the Red Devils are still open to in and outs in the transfer window, Matteo Darmian, the Italian full-back might move away from the Old Trafford before the start of the new season. Speaking to reporters, the 28-year old said that Valencia, who is suffering from a calf injury, is likely to be the first choice in the team at the same position, irrespective of his injury.
It will, however, be another blow for manager Jose Mourinho, who already has seen first-choice right-back Antonio Valencia fly home from the United States with a calf injury. I don't know if he fancies to be back for that and put himself to be available for the team or stay on holiday.
Speaking to a number of national newspapers, Darmian said: "I want to play more regularly".
Leicester will hope to have both players in the ranks when they travel to Old Trafford for the opening match of the Premier League season on August 10.
The Frenchman remains subject to intense transfer speculation with a host of clubs keeping tabs on his situation including Bayern Munich and fellow Premier League outfit Spurs.
The Italian global is down the pecking order at the Premier League club, and reports have suggested that Jose Mourinho is open to selling the former Torino man if the price is right. "Italy? It could be an option, yes, probably".
"We will see what happens". Honestly, I feel really good and I'm raring to go, and the minutes [on tour] are only going to help me become fitter.
He added: "Darmian is a fantastic guy and a tremendous pro".
Wolverhampton Wanderers are closing in on a deal to sign Manchester United defender Marcos Rojo for £25 million as Jose Mourinho clears the decks in anticipation of a huge bid for Leicester City's Harry Maguire. "But we have to take decisions in our life and this is my decision", he said.
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Casper, Wyoming (AP) A former Wyoming couple who had been engaged to each other for two years was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to killing a man who had gotten in an accident in Casper and had been hospitalized.
The pair pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and are being held without bail.
They are expected to be released on their own recognizance when they are sentenced in May.
The victim, James M. Casper Jr., 52, of Casper was killed on Jan. 14, 2019, by the man he was with, David J. Miller, 41, of Grand Rapids.
The two had been married for 10 years and had four children together.
Miller’s attorney, Mark Fischman, said the case was far from over.
“They have not been convicted of anything,” he said.
“The judge’s been very thorough.
He’s given them a very long prison sentence.”
Prosecutors said that the man was driving Miller’s 1999 Toyota Corolla and had a passenger in the car.
They said Miller had gotten into an accident and that he was on his way home from a work trip when he hit Casper’s vehicle.
He was not wearing a seat belt.
Prosecutors said Miller’s girlfriend called 911 and told police that she saw a car speeding and the driver had blood on his clothing.
Caspar was driving the Corolla when it struck Miller’s vehicle and he died at the scene.
Prosecutors called Miller a “good guy” who was a good father and a good husband.
The couple lived in Caspar’s hometown of Caspar and had three children, Casper said in court.
Caspe’s wife, Jessica Casper-Bagley, had been the victim’s sister-in-law.
She said that while she had been trying to reconcile with her husband over the last year, he became increasingly distant and had stopped calling her.
“I have lost my faith in God,” she said in a statement read to the judge.
The sentencing comes as a wave of recent high-profile cases has brought awareness to the dangers of driving under the influence.
In the past week, police in North Carolina charged a man with DUI manslaughter after a woman died after she was knocked out by a car driving under an excessive speed limit in North Dakota.
In Alabama, a woman was killed after she suffered a heart attack while driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.16 percent or more.
And a man in Michigan was arrested after he was pulled over for a traffic violation and then found to have been driving under a 0.08 percent blood alcohol limit.
Prosecutors in Georgia said they were seeking the death penalty against a man convicted of driving drunk after he killed a woman.
In July, a Michigan woman was shot to death in a car crash that investigators said she had stopped to help an older woman in distress after her car collided with another car.
Prosecutors and police said the woman was not drunk and the car’s driver was driving under legal limits.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
I am lazy and selfish
It is a fact and I can't escape it. Over the past few days it has become obvious how selfish I am. Everything I do is about me and I don't want to change that. Even at the very foundation of who I am as a person I ultimately only care about myself. To the point that I don't want to change it. This may seem simple and common but I am serious about this. It is a problem. A very serious problem. I mean I can't think of one thing that I have done that in the end didn't have something in it for me. When I help people, I do it because it feels good. I have never been in a relationship with a woman before because I just can't accept imperfections and if its not perfect than I don't want it because it would be too hard. I am a child. I don't want to change. Honestly I think the one thing that would teach me to love someone unconditionally without getting anything out of it is to be in a relationship. It would be hard as hell. I would have to ignore everything I felt and thought and just say to myself, stop being a baby and love this woman. God I am so selfish. All I can write about is me, all I can think about is me. God doesn't even have a hand in my life because I don't want to make an effort!!! It sickens me and yet I don't move. God's actions aren't limited by mine though. Jeez grow up alex. grow. up.


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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reassured the Nigerian judiciary of its determination to continue to abide by court orders.
Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu gave the reassurance at the capacity building workshop for justices and judges on election matters, in Abuja.
The INEC Chairman drew the attention of the jurists, heads of courts and lawyers to strict adherence to stare decisis, which he noted that the doctrine that courts will adhere to precedent in making their decisions is critical to the Election Management Body.
Speaking on the spate of adjudication of post-election disputes, Professor Yakub said that in studying the judgements of the Tribunals arising from both the 2019 General Election, the off-cycle Governorship elections and the bye-elections conducted so far, the Commission has identified areas where it needs work in reducing litigations.
“As a result, we are witnessing increasingly less Court cases challenging the conduct of elections by the Commission.
“However, cases arising from the conduct of primaries for the nomination of candidates by political parties is on the increase. So far, we have been joined in about 600 cases relating to the conduct of recent primaries and nomination of candidates by political parties for the 2023 General Election.
“Only two weeks ago, one political party served about 70 Court processes on the Commission in one day seeking to compel us to accept the nomination or substitution of its candidates long after the deadline provided in the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 General Election had elapsed.
” Some of the cases will go up to the Supreme Court. The implication is that we are still dealing with issues of nomination of candidates thereby eating into vital rime for preparation of and procurement of sensitive materials for the materials. It also means that the Courts will be dealing with the same issues long after the General Election”. The INEC Boss said.
He decried a situation where a trial Court sought to vary the judgement of the Supreme Court by ordering the Commission to issue a Certificate of Return in favour of a candidate whose emergence during the party’s primary election has been nullified by the apex Court (and affirmed by the same Court following an application for clarification).
The Electoral Umpire explained that such issues put the Commission or the electoral process in a challenging state and wastes the time of Courts which are already saddled with more difficult cases by what he describes as litigation-happy individuals and parties.
Professor Yakubu however urged the judiciary to shun partisanship and uphold absolute neutrality in the forthcoming General Election, while assuring the Commission see will not disappoint Nigerians.
The workshop is expected to enhance the understanding of INEC’s processes, especially the innovations introduced pursuant to the enactment of the Electoral Act 2022 which came into force on 25th February 2022.


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Snoop Dogg & Madlib Join Forces For "Cadillacs" + 'That's My Work 3' Mixtape
Snoop Dogg teams with Madlib to lay down the rules of pimping on "Cadillacs" from his forthcoming Thats My Work Vol. 3 mixtape hosted by DJ Drama, which dropped most appropriately today at 4:20. The west coast vibe is decidedly strong on this track full of silky smooth production. "Cadillacs" is rounded out by Snoop's effortless knack for game spitting, which blends perfectly with the laid back tone of Madlib's production. The track may leave you wondering why this didn't happen sooner. Hopefully there is a whole lot more where this joint came from. Check the track below to listen to "Cadillacs" from Snoop Dogg and Madlib. Stream and download the mixtape via datpiff.


Governor Hochul’s announcement yesterday of plans for a “world-class” Penn Station no longer relies on any future payments from massive office development in the area. But the Governor held out possible future use of eminent domain for other development around Penn.
So we are very gratified that the Conservancy’s amicus brief challenging the State’s General Project Plan (GPP), and its use of eminent domain, was accepted by State Supreme Court Judge Lucy Billings on June 16.
The brief, submitted with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Preservation League of New York State, refuted the State’s claim that the area is “blighted ” and noted the number of architecturally distinct buildings in the area eligible for listing on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. It was filed in support of a lawsuit brought by the Penn Community Defense Fund, City Club of New York, Re-Think NYC, and residents of 251 West 30th Street.
The Court rejected arguments from Empire State Development Corporation challenging the amicus brief.
We are grateful to State Senators Liz Krueger, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and Leroy Comrie for their opposition to the GPP. Even if massive office towers were eventually built, the State admitted that payments would be a minimal contribution to the $7 billion cost of station improvements.
The Governor said she is now relying on State money already set aside for the Station, payments by the railroads, and applying for federal funding.
We are disappointed that the Governor doesn’t recognize that a better Penn would naturally generate improvements and new development. Putting new development through the City’s normal land use review process would also allow public input. The continued threat of eminent domain will likely discourage any improvements to the area now.
“World-class” evidently means natural light and higher ceilings. But there’s not much about actually improving transit. It was also clear from the Governor’s announcement that Madison Square Garden is staying put.
We need a new Penn Station. We never needed to destroy a swath of Midtown to achieve it. And we don’t need to level homes, businesses, and institutions to improve the area at some point in the future.
Hearings on the lawsuit are scheduled to continue later in July.
Peg Breen, President
The New York Landmarks Conservancy


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text: DETROIT: Donald Trump insists he is the change agent that America’s blackest big city needs in the White House, but residents have a message for the Republican presidential nominee: Not buying it. Many here acknowledge that Barack Obama, the nation’s first black president, has fallen short in improving conditions in blighted communities. But in interviews ahead of the Republican flagbearer’s scheduled appearance at a black church, several African-American Detroiters told AFP they were adamant that Trump is not the answer. “We have evaluated the Republican Party’s platform and found it wanting, examined its most recent messenger and found him revolting,” said Eric Williams, who runs a clinic at Wayne State University Law School that helps black small business owners. “There’s absolutely nothing Donald Trump can do to significantly raise his standing in the African-American community.” Trump in recent weeks has repeatedly argued that despite their propensity to vote Democratic, black Americans have been let down by the policies of party stalwarts like his campaign rival Hillary Clinton. Detroit, which is more than 80 percent black, is all-too-familiar with such problems. The city filed the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history in 2013, and its failing schools are under emergency management, with enrollment steadily shrinking. Downtown is undergoing a renaissance of sorts. But midtown black neighborhoods remain decimated, with buildings boarded up, rows of homes abandoned, and crime and drugs abundant.


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University of Minnesota faculty member and former CTSI scholar Brooke Cunningham, MD, PhD, has been tapped to lead the recently created Health Equity Bureau at the Minnesota Department of Health.
Dr. Cunningham, who completed the CTSI Pre-K Discovery Scholars Program in 2018, will assume the role of assistant commissioner on March 2.
The Health Equity Bureau will serve as MDH’s hub for proactive diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and lead the department’s equity work within the COVID-19 response. The new bureau houses a variety of units, such as the Center for Health Equity and the newly created Office of American Indian Health.
A focus on service
The new position is a natural extension of Cunningham’s work at the University’s Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, where she’s a general internist, sociologist, and assistant professor.
Dr. Cunningham’s research examines factors for addressing health equity, including how health care workers make sense of race and frame the causes of and solutions to racial disparities in health and health care. While a CTSI Pre-K scholar, Dr. Cunningham conducted a systematic review of interventions for promoting engagement with race, racism, or racial disparities in health and developed a scale to measure provider perceptions.
Dr. Cunningham also co-directs the Medical School’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Thread and practices medicine at Community-University Health Care Clinic, a federally qualified health clinic that serves a diverse patient population, including many low-income families.
Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm expressed full confidence in the new assistant commissioner in an MDH news release:
“Dr. Cunningham brings a remarkable breadth of experience and skill to our equity work, and we are excited to have her join our team. Advancing health equity is the work of all of us in public health, and her expertise and leadership will help us move forward not only in the context of the pandemic response but in all aspects of our work.”


Lahore: As per the latest news, Mr. Ahmad Aziz Tarar, Director General (DG) of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), approved the remodeling of Allah-Hoo roundabout on Khayaban-i-Firdausi on Monday to address traffic difficulties in the city. The overall cost of the project is PKR 96.036 million, and it will cover a 4-kilometer stretch from Allah-hoo Chowk to Shaukat Khanum Hospital.
The Allah-Hoo roundabout will be replaced by a pedestrian bridge, according to the project’s details. In addition, the four U-turns on the road will be enlarged and a 4-kilometer corridor heading to and from the chowk will be remodeled and made signal-free.
Moreover, the plan has the following features:
- The three U-turns at Jagawar Chowk, Mahmood Chowk, and Ashiq Chowk will be reshaped and extended as well.
- A U-turn will be constructed before Shouq Chowk to accommodate traffic coming from Faisal Town.
- The speed limit for commercial vehicles and small vehicles will be 40 km/h and 50 km/h, respectively.


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This engaging history made clear to me not just why slavery caused the Civil War (which I knew), but that everyone in the 1850s knew that slavery was the issue that would tear the country apart. It also made clear that point that, although the South accused the Republicans of being a sectional party that only won votes in the North, this alleged sectionalism stemmed from the South’s reaction to the Republicans – keeping Frémont off the ballot and sometimes physically attacking his supporters in the South.
Bicknell does a good job providing context in some areas but not others. I learned more about Franklin Pierce than I ever thought I would, for example. Even so, I would have liked to see Bicknell spend more time on how the factions viewed each other, since that was essential in explaining why the Republican coalition could not come together in 1856. Many people saw the American Party (Know-Nothings) and abolitionists as unacceptable extremists, and Catholics as outside the respectable polity. Why? The book gives us those details but not the deeper background that I wanted.
I’d also like more background on why people were passionate over some policy differences that seem minor. Some of the debates reminded me of debates over health-care provisions today – people do feel passionate about them, but it will be hard to explain those differences 150 years from now. More attention to explaining the 1850s passions would have been helpful.
I was also struck by the fact that Bicknell tended to give more attention to Jessie Frémont than to her husband. I can understand wanting to minimize John Frémont’s back story, which many others have told, but the result is an imbalance in the visibility of these political partners. The result is that the character in the book’s title is less well drawn than many of the other figures in the story.
Those comments aside, if you are the kind of reader who has stumbled upon a book about the 1856 presidential election, you’ll want to read it.


text: The planting season is down to just a few more trips across the field. The U-S-D-A crop report shows 98 percent of the corn crop is planted, eight days ahead of last year and 11 days ahead of the five-year average. Eighty-five percent of the corn crop has emerged — with 77 percent reported in good to excellent condition. Ninety-four percent of soybeans had been planted by Sunday, more than one week ahead of last year and 15 days ahead of normal. Sixty-seven percent of soybeans have emerged and the first condition report shows 71 percent are rated in good to excellent condition.


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John Nathan Adams, the popular track and snowboarding coach who was hospitalized after the horrific Aug. 9 triple-fatal crash in Bishop, died on Saturday as a result of his injuries, his family announced.
On Friday, Adams’ family posted a notice on the website CaringBridge.com that family members had decided to end Adams’s life support at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno.
He passed away surrounded by his family.
Adams, a resident of Cardiff in Southern California, had many friends in Mammoth, including Stuart and Julie Brown, who gave him a sendoff from Mammoth shortly before the crash. Adams was 39 at the time of the crash.
Funeral services had not been set by press time, but Brown said it is possible that there will a celebration of life ceremony of some sort in Mammoth in the near future.
“Because this area meant so much to him,” Brown said, “there seems to be a consensus to do something here.”
He also said it’s possible that a memorial bench of some sort may be placed in Mammoth.
If that comes to pass, Brown said his friends will have to decide between “John Nathan Adams” or “Nathan John Adams.”
Adams’s actual first name is Nathan, but when the paperwork was prepared for him to join the instructional staff at Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, his name was transposed.
“He just didn’t do anything about it, so he just became John to us. If you ask his family in Texas, he’s Nathan,” Brown said.
The family ended Adams’ life support two months to the day from the accident.


The Division of State Providers has raised safety alarm forward of the governorship and state meeting elections within the nation.
In response to the DSS some undisclosed individuals are planning to trigger a “complete breakdown of regulation and order” after the governorship elections, which was initially mounted for March 11 however have been moved to March 18, 2023.
In a collection of tweets on his deal with on Wednesday night time, March 8 the spokesperson for the service, Peter Afunanya, stated that actions of politicians have penalties on the nation’s democracy.
“The Division of State Providers alerts the general public of orchestrated plans by some individuals to trigger a complete breakdown of regulation and order within the nation shortly after the March 11, 2023 governorship and state meeting elections.
“It additionally needs to attract consideration to the pointless palpable political stress in elements of the nation previous to the elections underneath reference. It’s noticed that a number of the gamers are at daggers drawn with each other. The event holds dire penalties for nationwide peace and stability.
“It’s in view of those that the service warns politicians and their supporters to interact constructively. Everybody is suggested to shun faux information, hate speech and such different utterances that could be inimical to peaceable co-existence.”
“Elections shouldn’t be seen as a do-or-die affair. There isn’t any foundation for anybody to take legal guidelines into their fingers. That is much more in order that aggrieved individuals can reap the benefits of our courts and search redress. We should always place confidence in our establishments.
“Over this election interval, the service has remained dedicated to offering conducive setting for a peaceable train. On this regard, it individually and in collaboration with sister companies, carried out mop up operations.
“These operations have been meant to thwart nefarious plans and actions of undesirable parts to outrightly undermine the electoral processes. For hitch-free governorship and state meeting elections, the service has partnered with related stakeholders to make sure that the required peace is maintained earlier than, throughout and after the workout routines.”
“For the avoidance of doubt, the service will work to guarantee that no particular person or group, regardless of how extremely positioned, disrupts the scheduled elections in any a part of the Federation.
“It’s dedicated to the protection and safety of residents who could want to exit to train their civic accountability. One and all are due to this fact enjoined to abide by the foundations of engagement significantly the Electoral Act and extant tips. ”


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