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Binglingsi is located in smaller Jishi Mountain, 35 kilometers south-west of Yongjing county in Gansu province. "Bingling" means "thousand Buddhas" or "ten-thousand Buddhas" in the Tibetan language. The Grottoes carved into the cliffs of red sand-stones at both ends of Dasigou (valley) was first constructed in the Western Qin Dynasty, and continuously went on expansion on a massive scale through the dynasties of Northern and Western Wei, Northern Zhou, Shui, Tang, Yuan, Ming, and Qing. The Grottoes consist of three parts: Shangsi, Donggou, and Xiasi. Shangsi were ruined by fire and what remained are only a few statues of Buddhas. In Xiasi, there are 34 caves and 14 niches still existing. They contain 694 stone statues, 82 clay figures, 5 stone carvings and clay pagodas and 900 square meters of murals. Binglingsi is one of the ten largest Chinese grottoes.
Cave No.171 houses the largest Buddhist statue, 27 meters high, with its upper body carved into the cliff and lower body made of clay. The statue seated cross-legged in meditation on a pedestal with the right hand resting on the lap and the left hand on the abdomen was sculptured in the 19th year of Dezong Reign of the Tang Dynasty (803). Grotto No.169 is the tallest one carved within a natural cave 8 meters deep, 26 meters wide and 18 meters high, the shape of which is similar to that of the opposite mountain rang across the river. The walls of the grotto are covered with niches, only 24 of which still exist, enshrining 19 stone statues and 39 clay figures. The grotto also houses the largest mural in Binglingsi, which is still bright and beautiful in color.
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Buddhas in a small niche, Binglingsi.
The stone sculptures in Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves represent the social situations and customs during ancient times. In the vicinity of the caves are green hills, crystal water, grotesque stones and precipitous cliffs, which adds more beauty to this artistic site.
After the founding of People's Republic of China, the State Council designated the site as a key cultural relic, and placed it under state protection.
Tips: From Lanzhou to Yongjing County, you can go there by expressway (around one hour). Then you can get to Bingling Thousand Buddha Caves by yacht (the only way to go there and back).
Besides the temple, the journey itself is impressive, especially within close proximity to the caves. The cliff face, 60 meters high, is part of the northern side of a gorge formed by the Yellow River.Below the caves themselves is the Liujiaxia Reservoir, that will take a good three hours to cross, allowing you to enjoy at your leisure the stunning scenes before you!
Independantly, take a bus from Lanzhou's West Bus Station (or from the Victory Hotel) bound for Yongji, getting off at the Liujiaxia Port (usually depart 07:30, 80km, 2.5hrs, RMB10). Catch a boat bound for the temple from here. The boat trip costs around RMB80 (no student discounts) and takes about three hours. You can also bargain down the price for a motorboat (up to 8 people, one hour, around RMB500-600


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HIGHLAND | The bright neon lights have dimmed at Johnsen's Blue Top Drive-In, a landmark Highland restaurant where carhops served up big burgers and homemade root beer for nearly eight decades.
If it seems like your grocery store bills are getting bigger, you're not imagining it: food prices are on the rise, and poised to go higher.
CHICAGO | As food costs climb higher, more Chicagoans are turning to food pantries, which in turn are struggling to meet the need in because of rising costs.
The continued rise in the cost of corn and other commodities on the global market will be serving up higher food prices at the local table. That doesn't mean, however, that higher grain prices will translate into a banner year for region farmers.
The continued rise in the cost of corn and other commodities on the global market will be serving up higher food prices at the local table.
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Apple’s iPad continues to lead the tablet charge hitting record sales of 26 million in the final three months of last year. It’s an incredibly desirable product and it’s not just consumers who are buying. The iPad is breaking into the working world in a big way.
Apple’s first commercial for the most recent version, the iPad Air, hinged on the idea that it’s much more than an entertainment device suggesting “It’s used by scientists and artists, scholars, and students. It’s been to classrooms, board rooms, expeditions … even to space. And we can’t wait to see where you’ll take it next.” When it comes to advancing humanity, we’re not sure it measures up to the pencil just yet, but no one wants to argue with Walter White (Bryan Cranston voices the Apple ad).
There’s no doubt that iPads are being adopted by professionals in various fields, in fact, they may even be taking over some jobs. Here are a few industries where iPad is invading the workplace.
Hotels and the iPort
The LVMH Group recently installed iPort’s LaunchPort product, which is a wireless charging and magnetic mounting system for the iPad, in its Cheval Blanc resort in the Maldives. Staff and customers can use the iPad at the front desk, concierge, spa, and on-site restaurants and bars, as well as all 45 villas. An iPad can easily serve as a 24-hour concierge service, and people can use it to book appointments and make reservations at the spa and restaurants, but it’s the villas where things get really interesting. LaunchPort was originally designed for home automation, so it can be used to lock doors, control the TV, and turn the lights down low in any room.
We liked the consumer case and stand combo that iPort showed off at CES, so LaunchPort sounds intriguing. If my editor will just pay for a trip to the Maldives I’ll be sure to tell you just how well it works.
Using iPads in hotels is nothing new. The InterContinental Hotels Group equip the concierge with one and they offer a great app that lets customers book and manage various elements of their stay. A few upscale hotels are taking things further by offering customers an iPad when they check in. The Berkeley Hotel in London provides an iPad with selected apps that serves as a travel guide. The Plaza in New York provides a guest iPad that can be used to order room service, request wake-up calls, and make appointments.
iPad at retail
IPads are popping up in stores everywhere. For retailers iPads can perform all the functions of a PC, but free you from a desk. You can stick QuickBooks on there or use Numbers to track your inventory and employee schedules. They’re also starting to serve as point of sale systems. There’s no need for a till when you can ring up sales, scan barcodes, take orders, and accept payments, and there are add-ons that allow you to swipe credit cards and print receipts, or you can opt to email receipts, which is also an excuse to capture a customer’s email address. Apps and services like PayPal and LevelUp can also enable retailers to accept mobile payments from the customer’s phone.
Sales staff on the floor equipped with iPads can take orders and check stock instantly. Customers can use an iPad to customize products or order from a more extensive choice that isn’t necessarily on-site.
The iPad as a restaurant or bar menu
There’s the same potential for POS systems and behind the scenes jobs for iPads in restaurants and bars, but they can also replace waiting staff to some extent. The MenuPad system allows customers to browse a menu with photos and order food at the table using an iPad. The orders are relayed to the back of house directly eliminating any mistakes, but also any human contact, although a server is still going to have to bring your food to the table. A few restaurants have also dispensed with an in-house sommelier in favor of an iPad with a wine recommendation app and access to the on-site wine list.
Our favorite use of an iPad in a bar has to be the Japanese Logbar. Every patron is handed an iPad on entry and it can be used to check the drinks list and order, but you also have to set up a profile, complete with likes and dislikes and a photo, before launching into the cocktail mixing process and creating your own drinks. Other people in the bar can order your drinks, like them and comment on them, and best of all you get a small, 50 yen commission on any of your creations that get ordered.
The iPad as a digital clipboard
An iPad is an obvious replacement for a clipboard. It can connect up to a database and you can input notes, which makes it ideal for all manner of boring tasks like stocktaking, inventory updates, and checklists for inspections. Throw dedicated apps into the mix for specific industries, along with the portability it offers, and it’s no surprise to see iPads in car dealerships, in court rooms, on construction sites, in warehouses, on factory floors, and even in fields and churches.
iPad’s expanding role in Healthcare
It’s ideal for the healthcare industry. Patients can fill out admission forms, access their records, and provide feedback. Doctors can access medical files, update records, check up on symptoms, and order prescriptions. It also provides a neat solution to their horrible handwriting; there’s no telling how many lives that could save.
The Mayo clinic and The Ottawa Hospital both use iPads and suggest that they save medical professionals time, offer instant access to records and data, and an easy way to update medical files and communicate with patients.
Police and firefighters are carrying iPads
Police and firefighters are also using iPads days. The Central County Fire Department in California uses them for incoming 911 calls, building schematics, navigation, communication, and more. The Redlands Police Department in LA also adopted them as a notepad replacement that also pulls up photos of suspects, access maps, take photos, and scans barcodes on stolen products to identify and trace them.
Australian police in New South Wales ran a successful trial program last year using iPad Minis to issue traffic tickets. They are set to roll out to the Northern Territory police force this year with apps that let them to run license checks and record crime scenes. The Metropolitan Police Service in London is also running a trial this year.
Secret of iPad’s success
It’s all about the apps. Apple has been pushing the iPad as a business tool for years now and it’s done some work on security standards to that end, but it’s the quality and wealth of apps on offer for various industries that really ensures the iPad is breaking into the workforce ahead of Android.
As a tool, its usefulness is obvious. It can replace all sorts of traditional systems from paper and pen, to desktop computer, to POS till systems. Its role replacing workers is a little more ominous. Could we see waiting staff dwindling, concierge roles fading away, and sales staff replaced by iPad terminals? What do you think? Be honest now, are there times you’d rather deal with an iPad than a person? Post a comment.


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An Ohio State University Extension conference March 23 in Zanesville will help current and future small-farm owners make the most of their operations.
The “Living Your Small Farm Dream” conference and trade show are designed to help participants diversify their operations and reach new markets to improve farm economic growth and development, said Mark Mechling, an Ohio State University Extension educator in agriculture and natural resources.
“It might be a person who is new to agriculture, or someone who might have acreage that they aren’t using to the fullest, or even someone who has newly acquired land and might not know what to do with it,” he said. “What we try to do with this conference is to give participants a smorgasbord of ideas that may interest them by offering a wide variety of sessions in which they can learn more in-depth about an issue, gain resources and learn how to finance a new venture.”
The conference will be at the Muskingum County Convention and Welcome Center, 205 N. Fifth St. It kicks off with a keynote address, “Planning and Goal Setting” by OSU Extension educator Mike Hogan.
Following Hogan’s address, participants can visit the trade show and choose from more than 20 sessions led by Ohio State and industry experts. The goal of the event and the mission of the OSU Small Farms Program is to provide a greater understanding of production practices, economics of land-use choices, assessment of personal and natural resources, marketing alternatives, and the identification of sources of assistance, Mechling said.
“Participants will gain awareness and knowledge of different enterprises that they can venture into and how to begin the process of becoming an entrepreneur by exploring some of the different ideas that are out there,” he said. “Participants will learn some of the basic information needed to get started and leave the conference with the knowledge of some of the resources of how to start a new venture and what other help or sources are available.”
Topics include: maple syrup, sheep production, goat health and production, forages, livestock nutrition, direct marketing of meat, social media, Christmas trees, legal issues for small farms, soil basics, brambles, high tunnels, beekeeping, vegetables, financing/loans and tax issues.
The conference is an outgrowth of the Ohio New and Small Farm College, an eight-week program created by OSU Extension that offers an introduction to the business of small farming for those who are new to the industry. The program offers information on budgeting, business planning and how to develop a farm structure, among other issues.
Conference co-sponsors are OSU Extension’s Small Farm Program; Farm Credit Mid-America; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service and Rural Development.
The conference runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Registration, due March 18, is $50. For more information or to register, go to http://muskingum.osu.edu or contact Mechling at 740-454-0144 or email@example.com.


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Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing Wyndham Vale woman, Danijela Kovacevic.
The 38-year-old was last seen at her home address in Elmslie Street about 1.30am on 1 July.
Police and family hold concerns for Danijela’s welfare as her disappearance is out of character.
Police have released an image of Danijela in the hope someone recognises her and can provide information regarding her current whereabouts.
Anyone who sees Danijela or has any information is urged to contact Werribee Police Station on 9742 9444.


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It's Pittsburgh Penguins Day at PHT
Throughout the month of August, PHT will be dedicating a day to all 30 NHL clubs.
Sun Aug 10, 2014
Marcel Goc To Improve Next Season For Pittsburgh Penguins?
Mar 25, 2014; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Marcel Goc skates with the puck against the Phoenix Coyotes during the second period at the CONSOL Energy Center.
Tue Aug 05, 2014
The Biggest Question for Each Pittsburgh Penguin Line in 2014
The dog days of the hockey offseason are in full swing and coaches, writers and fans are beginning to buckle up for another year filled with predictions, hopes and disappointments.
Penguins Re-Sign C Brandon Sutter. 2 Years, $6.6 Million
Tuesday, the Penguins came to terms with RFA center Brandon Sutter on a contract extension for two years and $6.6 million.
Thu Jul 31, 2014
5 Reasons Why the Pittsburgh Penguins Will Be Better in 2014-15
With the dust now settled from an eventful draft and free-agency period, it's time to start taking a closer look at the Pittsburgh Penguins to gauge the impact that all of the personnel changes will have.
Nick Spaling's New Contract Puts Pens in Tough Spot
So when he was shipped off to the Nashville Predators , it didn't come as much of a surprise.
Wed Jul 30, 2014
Blake Comeau An Interesting Piece To Penguins' Puzzle
Nov 7, 2013; Columbus, OH, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Blake Comeau carries the puck in the second period of play against the New York Rangers at Nationwide Arena.
Predicting a Fair Salary for Pittsburgh Penguins Forward Nick Spaling
The figures for Nick Spaling 's arbitration were finally released on Wednesday, and to say that the amount of money Spaling is asking for in arbitration is ridiculous would be an understatement.
Sat Jul 26, 2014
Zach Sill Should Earn Roster Spot With Pittsburgh Penguins
Nov 16, 2013; Newark, NJ, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Zach Sill skates during the first period of his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center.


HTC One X9 smartphone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 401 pixels per inch. The HTC One X9 is powered by octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 32GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 2000GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the HTC One X9 packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies. The HTC One X9 runs Android 6.0 and is powered by a 3000mAh non removable battery. It measures 153.90 x 75.90 x 7.90 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 170.00 grams. The HTC One X9 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G and 4G (with support for Band 40). Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor and Gyroscope.
Design worth imitating from the company that crafted the world's First all-metal design, HTC again sets a new design standard. The HTC one A9 features a super-thin metal frame with an elegant finish, expandable SD card memory and edge-to-edge corning gorilla glass. Available in an array of brilliant colors. Point, shoot, Show off and unleash your inner photographer with the HTC one A9. Take blur-free photos with optical image stabilization (his), save more image details for unsurpassed editing and creative control with raw capture in Pro mode. Speed up your videos up to 12X for a dramatic effect with hyper lapse. A better view the HTC one A9 features an edge-to-edge 5" full high definition, 1080P, and energy efficient screen. You Get 40% more color than a normal LCD screen for brilliant graphics and gaming - even in Direct sunlight. Wake up your music breathe new life into your music. Built-in dac converts 16-bit audio to 24-bit high-resolution sound for richness and depth that you have never heard from a smartphone. The HTC one A9 delivers the best sound quality on the market with Dolby audio surround and an all-new enhanced high-output amplifier. Marshmallow inside connect to your everyday faster with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Quickly realize your possibilities with now on tap* and Android pay* and unlock it all with a tap of your finger. Download films, music and images 2X faster, and charge 40% faster with Qualcomm charge 2.0 technology. Quick charge 3.0 coming soon. Power to choose HTC gives you the power to make it your own - and the choice to keep it simple. Personalize HTC one A9 any way that you like, and Show your style with HTC themes. See the news, social feeds, music and images that you want all in one place by customizing your HTC Blink Feed.
Inspiration realised in metal It’s the beauty of light, crafted into a brand new all-metal unibody. Every element of HTC 10 has been designed, refined and perfected. From the bold new chamfered contour to its stunning dual-textured finish and quality construction. All the way down to getting the perfect click from the power button. HTC UltraPixels cameras HTC 10 delivers what may well be the best smartphone camera available today. With innovations like the world’s first OIS front and back, 12 million UltraPixels, faster laser autofocus and more. Brilliant Hi-Res Audio HTC 10 sets a new gold standard in sound quality with its brand new BoomSound Hi-Fi edition speakers, Personal Audio Profile and Hi-Res audio earphones. All of which works beautifully with HTC 10’s certified 24-bit Hi-Res audio. Music has never sounded this good on a smartphone. Off the chart performance With HTC 10, apps launch faster and run smoother, the screen reacts instantly to your every touch, and things just work brilliantly. It’s what you expect from best in class hardware and software tuned to near perfection. Cinematic surround sound Great looks, incredible sound. Push play and you’ll immediately hear how HTC BoomSound™ and Dolby Audio Surround™ combine to take your music, films and games to the next level with clear vocals, deep bass and fine audio detail. You’ll enjoy rich audio from both external speakers as well as headphones. Unprecedented control One of the greatest things about Android is how it empowers you. HTC 10 magnifies the level of control you have and lets you easily personalise your phone in ways that you’ve never thought possible.
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A digest of a few recent headlines from around the country, and around the world, concerning the persistent and pervasive problem of human trafficking in all of it’s forms, highlighting humanities struggle to end the practice of exploiting the most vulnerable among us.
August 6, 2019
Review: Sex trafficking victims reborn in Ubuntu’s ’52 Letters’ – To help her audience see sex trafficking victims anew, free of stigma and blame and stereotyping, Regina Y. Evans has a primal tactic.
NEW ORLEANS, La. – 20-year-old Tyrin Evans was arrested Aug. 3 – charges including trafficking of children for sexual purposes, pornography involving juveniles, carnal knowledge of a juvenile and computer-aided solicitation of a minor, state police said.
MISSION, Texas — Margarita “Rita” Martinez, 61, and Genaro Fuentes, 36, have been indicted on human trafficking charges after a year-long investigation. Police were tipped off about young Hispanic females allegedly being recruited and forced to work in the bar.
BALTIMORE — Three Marylanders have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly forcing a woman to engage in sex acts for their financial benefit. All three defendants face a minimum of 15 years in prison and a maximum of life in prison if found guilty.
140-mile ride to fight human trafficking being held during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally


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Law Guide: 3. Other Australian jurisdictions (NSW, WA, NT, Vic, SA, Tas, ACT)
A complete collection of South Australian Acts and Ordinances 1837 - 2002, searchable by keyword, title and date has been created by linking a legislation index to digital copies of the acts.
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Muscle or tendon strain. Repeated activities can put strain on the muscles, tendons, and ligaments that support the hips. When they become inflamed due to overuse, they can cause pain and prevent the hip from working normally.
Hip labral tear. This is a rip in the ring of cartilage (called the labrum) that follows the outside rim of the socket of your hip joint. Along with cushioning your hip joint, your labrum acts like a rubber seal or gasket to help hold the ball at the top of your thighbone securely within your hip socket. Athletes and people who perform repetitive twisting movements are at higher risk of developing this problem.
Cancers. Tumors that start in the bone or that spread to the bone can cause pain in the hips, as well as in other bones of the body.
Avascular necrosis (also called osteonecrosis). This condition happens when blood flow to the hip bone slows and the bone tissue dies. Although it can affect other bones, avascular necrosis most often happens in the hip. It can be caused by a hip fracture or dislocation, or from the long-term use of high-dose steroi...

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Inflammation in the body is responsible for pain, disease, and discomfort, and could be a catalyst for a variety of serious health conditions. The best natural ways to treat inflammation include diet improvements, exercise, stress reduction, and essential oils. Keeping inflammation at bay improves your overall health and leads to a healthier, more active life. Many of the things you can do to reduce inflammation improves your health in other ways, so by making the positive changes, you are creating a significant difference in your life. There are five essential oils that play an important role in reducing inflammation. These oils work in the same way as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), but lack the nasty side effects and life-time commitment to an expensive medication.
Thyme is often used in cooking, but can also be used externally. It is considered the most potent of the anti-inflammatory oils and has been shown to reduce levels of COX-2 enzymes, but up to 75%. The active ingredient in thyme is carvacrol. When used in isolation, carvacrol reduced COX-2 enzymes by more than 80%.
Clove is also popular in cooking, especially in Mexican and Asian cuisines. Clove is considered a warming agent in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic traditions. It helps with indigestion, nausea, flatulence, and vomiting, and has anesthetic and anti-inflammatory properties.
Eucalyptus has a bright, fresh smell. It is one of the most popular essential oils and is often used to relieve the symptoms of the common cold and flu. It also has antiseptic properties and is great for cleaning spaces following an illness. Eucalyptus works well externally as an anti-inflammatory oil and can be rubbed on the feet at night to reduce congestion in the nose and chest.
Bergamont is a fruit oil, similar to lemon. It is used in Ear Grey tea, providing the fresh, invigorating aroma and flavor. It is known for relieving fatigue and emotional distress. Bergamont can be taken internally or added to warm bath to add a refreshing scent.
Fennel oil comes from a vegetable and has a mild, anise or licorice flavor. Fennel seeds can be brewed in tea to reduce gas and bloating. Anethole is the active ingredient in fennel responsible for reducing inflammation and researchers believe it can play a role in reducing a person’s risk of cancer.


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The Stampede 4X4 VXL is engineered like no other to turn extreme power into extreme monster truck fun! Traxxas Stability Management (TSM) lets you experience Stampede’s extreme power, speed, and acceleration by making it much easier to control on slippery surfaces such as loose dirt, smooth concrete, and even ice and snow. The efficient, low-mass drivetrain is totally optimized for the brutal torque of Velineon brushless power, and following the legacy of the Stampede name, this 4X4 is overbuilt and Traxxas Tough to withstand all the 4-wheel drive monster mayhem you can dish out. The patented adjustable wheelie bar is required equipment as Stampede 4X4 launches hard, sending the front wheels soaring for the sky. You're in full control with the Traxxas TQi 2.4GHz radio system and the superior handling of fully independent suspension and smooth bellcrank steering. Choose a 7-cell NiMH battery (sold separately) for 35+mph speed or install a 3S LiPo pack, and Stampede 4X4 shatters the speedometer with 60+mph speed! It's brushless done the Traxxas way: brutally fast and easy to use.
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- Velinion brushless power system
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- Traxxas Stability Management (TSM)
- Powered by the Velineon® Brushless Power System
- Traxxas High-Current Connector (patented) allows high-capacity battery packs to deliver maximum voltage to the Velineon Brushless Power System
- Exclusive waterproof electronics extend brushless power and performance to water, mud, and snow
- Maxx® Cable 12-gauge wire
- Velineon VXL-3s Electronic Speed Control
- Velineon 3500 Brushless Motor
- TQi 2.4GHz transmitter
- Dual-bellcrank steering with integrated servo saver
- Unique Shock Guards protect the suspension arms and shocks
- 4-Position Wheelie Bar
- Digital high-torque steering waterproof servo
- Rubber-sealed Ball Bearings
Type: Monster Truck
Length: 19.69 in (500mm), 15.63 in (397mm)- without wheelie bar
Width: 13.39 in (340mm)
Height: 9.21 in (234mm)
Ground Clearance: 2.90 in (74mm)
Wheelbase: 10.83 in (275mm)
Weight: 89.64 oz (2.54kg)
Chassis: Nylon Composite Molded Tub
Motor or Engine: Velineon 3500 Brushless
Speed Control: VXL-3s Electronic Speed Control
Radio: TQi 2.4GHz (2-channel)
Batteries: Required NiMH, or LiPo Battery
Speed: 35+ mph (60+ mph with optional gearing and 3S LiPo battery)
Gear Pitch: 32P
Shock Type: Oil-Filled Ultra Shocks with X-ring technology
Body: ProGraphix painted
Ball Bearings: Full Rubber-sealed
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Faculty of Arts and Philosophy - Research Portal
Department of Translation, Interpreting and Communication
Department of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics
EQTIS - Empirical and Quantitative Translation and Interpreting Studies
Projects as supervisor
Gender and sex dimensions of simultaneous interpreting
The structure of semantic networks in translated and non-translated Belgian. A corpus-based study of prototypicality effects and the semantic range of polysemous and near-synonymous lexemes
Projects as researcher
A corpus-based multivariate study into register differences between translated and non-translated Belgian Dutch
Most recent publications
De Sutter, Gert, et al. “Different Translators, Different Translation Solutions? Analyzing n-Grams in a French-to-Dutch Multiple-Translation Corpus – and What It Reveals about Expertise, Priming and Cognitive Routinisation.”
Using Corpora in Contrastive and Translation Studies 7
Van Puyvelde, Moira, et al. “Examining Accent Bias towards Turkish Speakers of Dutch : A Speaker Evaluation Experiment.”
DUTCH JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
, vol. 12, 2023, doi:10.51751/dujal12841.
De Cristofaro, Elisa, et al. “Discourse Markers and Turn-Planning at the Pragmatics-Prosody Interface : The Case of Allora in Spoken Italian.”
Conference of the Student Organisation of Linguistics in Europe, 30th, Abstracts
Simon, Ellen, et al. “Social Attitudes, Intelligibility and Comprehensibility : The Role of the Listener in the Perception of Non-Native Speech.”
VIAL-VIGO INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS
, vol. 19, 2022, pp. 177–221, doi:10.35869/vial.v0i19.3763.
Defrancq, Bart, and Koen Plevoets. “Ut Interpres : Linguistic Convergence between Orators and Interpreters in the European Parliament.”
Mediated Discourse at the European Parliament : Empirical Investigations
, edited by Marta Kajzer-Wietrzny et al., vol. 19, Language Science Press, 2022, pp. 1–27, doi:10.5281/zenodo.6977038.


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You apparently can't have a Bethesda RPG without a few famous people rounding out the cast of voice actors, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is no exception. Bethesda announced this morning that it'll feature the familiar tones of Michael Hogan, Christopher Plummer, Joan Allen and other people you've seen on the telly, including Wonder Woman herself.
The lengthy list of actors unveiled today includes Claudia Christian, who played Babylon 5's Susan Ivanova, The Exorcist's Max Von Sydow, Joan Allen, Renee Victor, and George Coe. Then there's Vladimir Kulich, Diane Louise Salinger, and Wonder Woman Lynda Carter as an ancient Nord dragonslayer.
Battlestar Galactica star Michael Hogan, who's also voiced characters in Fallout: New Vegas and Mass Effect 2, will lend his voice to Imperial General Tullius. The chap has a rebellion to crush, so we may get some lovely Hogan shouting.
The actor given top billing is Christopher Plummer, who's played everything from Shakespeare-loving Klingon General Chang in Star Trek VI to Charles Muntz in Pixar's Up. He'll be playing Arngeir of the Greybeards, the reclusive monks skilled in the Way of the Voice but who live in silence. Either that vow is broken during Skyrim, or all his talent will go on emoting "Hmm" and "Mm!"
Fear not, though. Having a few celebs and not-quite-so-celebs hasn't consumed the voice budget, as all in all Skryim has over 70 actors to read its 60,000-plus lines of dialogue.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is scheduled for release on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on November 11. Enterprising fans recently pieced together an impressive list of its skills and perks, if you want more Skyrim now, now.

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Kerrang! places letlive.'s frontman, Jason Aalon Butler at the top of list in their cover feature, "The 50 Greatest Rockstars In The World Today."
Hyper-charged, high-energy passion and hard work collide in letlive., making them one of the most respected and anticipated bands out there today. Appearing alongside Epitaph labelmate Oli Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon at #2 and Metallica's Lars Ulrich at #3, letlive. proves that enduring hardships, staying genuine and true to their music pays off.
"Rockstars of the world raise your game, Jason Aalon Butler certainly is. If you don't he'll be out of sight by the time this list comes around again next year." (Kerrang!) "It does of course help that his band is simply outstanding." (Kerrang!)
letlive. are currently on tour with Underoath in the US until August 12th and will make a quick stop in Los Angeles on Aug 20th for the Sunset Strip Music Festival. In November, the band will hit the US roads again with Pierce the Veil and Miss May I for two months, continuing down their path towards success.

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On Monday, October 6th, students at Discovery High School were treated to a visit from a singer, pianist, actress and the wife of superstar, Denzell Washington–Mrs. Pauletta Pearson Washington. Mrs. Washington is a native of Newton and the daughter of the late Phairlever Pearson, once a Newton school principal and N-CCS Red Blazer Award winner. Pauletta graduated from Newton-Conover High School and married Denzel at the First Methodist Church in Newton.
Mrs. Washington was originally contacted by Discovery High School student, Anna Elliot, who was working on her Senior project on the subjects of music and personality. With the help of another local district supporter and Red Blazer winner, Beth Bock, this student was able to have Mrs. Washington answer her questions–in person! Mrs. Bock was able to arrange the visit with Mrs. Washington, and students gathered to speak to her, as well as listen to her share her wisdom and insight on personality, mood, genre, and the spirit of music.
Over the years, Pauletta Washington has worked with some of theater’s biggest names such as Jules Styne, Jerry Herman, Phyllis Newman, Betty Comden and Adolf Green, Carol Hall, Tommy Tune, and Leslie Gore to name a few. She was part of the original cast of “Jerry’s Girls,” and was later asked to join the touring cast. When the show went to Broadway, Pauletta was pregnant with her first child and had to turn down the Broadway opportunity, leaving the role to Leslie Uggams.
Pauletta’s stage credits also include roles in the second Broadway Production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” “Sophisticated Ladies,” “Shakespeare’s Cabaret”, “The All Nite Strut,” and understudy to Lynn Thigpen in “Tintypes.” She has created many roles at several of the major Off-Broadway houses, has appeared in Debbie Allen’s “Soul Possessed” at the Kennedy Center, co-starred with Bebe Winans in Otis Sallid’s “Spirituals,” and was featured with Natalie Cole in the recent production of “A Christmas Show” at Lincoln Center. Pauletta also shared the stage with Amy Grant, Michael McDonald, Sheila E and many others in the Production of “Something” at Carnegie Hall and in 2010 worked with the legendary Chaka Khan and the late, great Teena Marie in “Diva’s Simply Singing.”
Pauletta’s on-screen credits include “The Wilma Rudolf Story,” starring Cecily Tyson and Denzel Washington, and “Purlie” starring Melba Moore, Sherman Hemsley, and Robert Guillaume. Pauletta was a series regular on the TV sitcom “The Parkers,” starring Monique, and appeared in “Beloved,” starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. She was a featured vocalist on the soundtrack of “Philadelphia,” starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington and a featured pianist in the soundtrack of “The Antwone Fisher Story.” Pauletta has created and performed her “One Woman Show” for both domestic and international audiences. After a hiatus from the stage to raise her four children, Pauletta has reemerged to continue her acting career, most recently performing in the Off-Broadway production of Nora and Delia Ephron’s, “Love Loss and What I Wore.”
Special thanks to Anna Elliot (student), Jody Dixon (teacher). John Robinson (principal), and Beth Bock (community supporter) for lining up this amazing opportunity for the Discovery High School students.

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Winner of the Governor General's Award for Drama, A Live Bird in its Jaws is a play within a play. Hélène is writing a play which draws heavily on the past of her lover Xavier and his twin brother Adrien. The brothers reluctantly agree to perform the parts Hélène has written for them, but she refuses to reveal the ending until the actual staging of the piece. A storm prevents the rest of the cast from coming, but the brothers begin their lines, which lead inevitably to the tragic ending Hélène did not want to write.
A Live Bird in its Jaws, Yves Saint-Pierre's translation of Jeanne-Mance Delisle's Un oiseau vivant dans la gueule, is stunning in its clarity. Seduced by both the language and the images, we are drawn into the heavy beauty of this drama. Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille premiered the English production A Live Bird in its Jaws.
About the authors
Jeanne-Mance Delisle won the Governor General's award for French drama in 1987 for the original French version of A Live Bird in its Jaws, Un oiseau vivant dans la gueule, a deep and disturbing play about love, incest, and death.
About the translator
Yves Saint-Pierre has translated two novels, Paul Toupin's The New Inquisition and Jacques Godbout's An American Story, Anne Legault's play A Visit from the Indians, Fernando Arrabal's play A Girl for a Gorilla and Pierre Dagenais' teleplay The Buck. Also a widely-published poet, Saint-Pierre currently lives in Montreal where he teaches English literature.
“Clearly, A Live Bird In Its Jaws is not your garden-variety domestic drama. Delisle's play, which won the 1987 Governor-General's award for French drama, is about nothing less than a complete meltdown of Freudian passions between three characters: the traditional love triangle bent, stretched and twisted into a kaleidoscope of sexual intrigues.”
—The Globe & Mail


China hopes to have its next-generation Xian WS-15 afterburning turbofan ready for mass production for its new Chengdu J-20 stealth fighter, however problems remain for Beijing’s new engine. Once all of the defects have been corrected and the engine enters service with frontline J-20 squadrons, the new motor should significantly boost the performance of the Chinese stealth aircraft.
“The WS-15 is expected to be ready for widespread installation in the J-20s by the end of this year,” a Chinese military source told the South China Morning Post. The same source noted that the WS-15 still has “minor problems” which should be resolved once the engine had been more “extensively run in the aircraft.”
Sources disagree on the exact thrust rating of the WS-15, with estimates ranging from a low of 30,000lbs of afterburning thrust up to a figure of 44,000lbs of afterburning thrust. A prototype version of the WS-15—which has been in development since the 1990s—is known to have generated 36,000lbs of thrust and projections at the time suggested that an operational version of the engine would produce 40,340lbs of thrust—and it would have three-dimensional thrust vectoring capability.
The South China Morning Post reports that the WS-15 has a thrust to weight-ratio of more than ten-to-one, which—if true—is comparable to Pratt & Whitney’s F119 and F135, which power the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter respectively. However, while the Chinese engine might produce thrust levels comparable to the American motors, the WS-15 falls far short on durability with less than half the time before overhaul.
The outstanding question about the WS-15 remains the same however. While the Chinese have demonstrated the ability to build sophisticated jet engines with single crystal turbine blades under laboratory conditions, Beijing’s efforts at mass producing reliable jet engines is extremely spotty. The WS-15 has had a particularly difficult gestation period and it remains to be seen how well the engine does once flight-testing starts in earnest.
“The WS-15 engine designed for the J-20 exploded during a ground running test in 2015,” a Chinese military source told the SCMP. “The explosion indicated the WS-15 is not reliable, and so far there is no fundamental solution to overcome such a problem … that’s why the J-20 is using WS-10B engines now.”
All of the Chinese J-20s observed thus have been equipped with either the Russian Salyut AL-31FN or the WS-10B. “Using the WS-10B engines is just a temporary, expedient stage of the J-20’s engine development … in the future, the aircraft may use another new engine, the improved performance engine (IPE) version of the WS-10, the WS-10 IPE, until the development of the WS-15 is successful,” a Chinese military source told the SCMP earlier this year. “It’s so embarrassing to change engines for such an important aircraft project several times … just because of the unreliability of the current WS-15 engines. It is the long-standing core problem among home-grown aircraft.”
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Beijing is more than aware that it will need to ensure the reliability of the WS-15 before the J-20 can truly enter into full-rate production. “China currently has about 20 J-20s, which is far from enough,” a Chinese military source told the SCMP. “[Having] a home-grown engine is a must for the J-20 to enter mass production, as no other country would be prepared to give China such cutting-edge technology.”
Beijing believes it needs to have an operational force of more than 200 J-20 aircraft ready by 2025 to counter what China sees as the threat posed by the roughly 300 plus American F-35 stealth fighters it believes Washington will deploy to the region.
Dave Majumdar is the defense editor for the National Interest. You can follow him on Twitter: @davemajumdar.
Image: China unveils its J-20 stealth fighter on an air show in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, November 1, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS


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Many things may cause you to become dehydrated, but it is especially important to stay hydrated when the temperature rises. When your body loses too much water, it cannot perform basic functions, which can have lasting effects.
Signs you may be dehydrated:
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- Reduced Sweating
- Decreased Urine Output
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- Find a good electrolyte replacement. We prefer Alacer’s Electro-Mix. (Available at Amazon.com)
- Take homeopathic cell salts. (Available at most health food stores)
- Drink Smart Water.
Our normal recommendation is to drink half of your body weight in fluid ounces every day. For example: if you weighed 150 lbs, we suggest drinking 75 ounces of water, which is just a little over the amount in 6 soda cans. Coffee, tea, soda, etc. don’t count!


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There's a subgroup of children diagnosed with the autistic spectrum disorder that have regression of symptoms. Regression of either speech and language or of social relatedness and connectivity. In any condition, this is not normal, this is something of concern. The reason for regression is not clearly understood. Sometimes children are diagnosed to have a seizure disorder, but this is not necessary. A third of children with autism may have some kind of abnormal EEG activity or a full blown seizure, but the regression and loss of symptoms, loss of developmental milestones is something that is seen and is a reason for alarm, because parents absolutely get concerned and approached the pediatrician for that.
Sometimes parents who do not pick up on this but need to be questioned about it particularly and go back in history or go back and look at her video and say, "Oh, my child used to be able to babble and say a lot more words, and they've just stopped saying it." It may be for a period of six months to a year. Sometimes the words come back and sometimes they don't. Diagnosis that needs to be considered when you have language regression like this is a syndrome called the Landau-Kleffner syndrome. That is a particular syndrome that is seen in a small group of children who lose language and there's treatment with the use of steroids that may be beneficial. It would be important at that point to involve a neurologist, get a 24-hour EEG done and evaluate it. There's a correlation between loss of language and abnormal EEG activity. Loss of motor milestones can be seen in children who have a neurodevelopmental disintegrated disorder and that is something that also needs further medical evaluation.


CA announced that its Business-Driven Automation, Service Management, Application Performance Management and Database Management tools now support the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).
CA also said it plans to extend the capabilities of several of its systems management offerings to support Amazon EC2, though no dates have been set for delivery. The firm said it believes the ability to manage applications in the Amazon EC2 environment as an extension of the enterprise will help customers achieve what it calls Lean IT.
“By recognizing the benefits of the cloud and taking steps to manage it as a critical component of their IT architectures, enterprises can accelerate IT’s potential to transform business,” said Stephen Elliot, vice president of strategy for CA’s Infrastructure Management and Automation business unit. “Extending our management solutions to include Amazon EC2 helps customers achieve Lean IT by delivering unprecedented agility and efficiency between existing internal infrastructure and Amazon EC2.”
Specifically, the products that now support Amazon EC2 are CA Spectrum Automation Manager, CA CMDB, CA Service Desk Manager, CA Wily Introscope, and CA Insight Database Performance Manager (DPM).
“As more enterprises embrace cloud services as a solution to cost-effectively optimize the supply of IT resources, many are interested in comprehensive management capabilities between existing internal infrastructure and the cloud,” said Terry Wise, director of business development for Amazon Web Services. “We are pleased to be working with CA to help our mutual customers take advantage of Amazon EC2 as a simple extension of their enterprise IT infrastructure.”
The proposed additional cloud capabilities slated for CA products will take in CA eHealth Performance Manager, CA Spectrum Infrastructure Manager, and CA NSM. It said this will give customers the ability to remotely monitor the health and performance of Amazon Web Services-based resources as an integrated and natural extension of existing in-house IT infrastructure.


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As the world literally burns and floods, it’s important to remember that individualism won’t really solve the climate crisis, especially compared to, say, the wholesale dismantling of the brutal grip that the fossil fuel industry has on modern society Has. Still, there are some individuals who could probably do a little more to reduce their carbon footprint – including the super-rich, who frequently use CO2-emitting private jets. (And let’s not even get started on yachts.)
While private jets are used by rich people of all stripes, their use by celebrities has recently come under scrutiny, with reports of the likes of Drake and Kylie Jenner making flights lasting under 20 minutes. In response, sustainability marketing firm Yard has produced a new report that uses data to rank the celebrities whose private jets have flown the most so far this year – and subsequently emitted the most carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Drake and Jenner both make an appearance on the list, but they’re actually far from the top, which is occupied by none other than Taylor Swift. According to Yard, between Jan. 1 and July 19 (the Yard study window), Swift’s jet flew 170 times, totaling 22,923 minutes, or 15.9 days, in the air. That ejection caused estimated total flight emissions of 8,293.54 tons of carbon, which Yard says is 1,184.8 times the total annual emissions from an average person. (At least one other flight can be added to this list: The flight-tracking Twitter account Celebrity Jets notes that Swift’s plane flew today, July 29.)
“Taylor’s jet is regularly loaned out to other people,” says a spokesman for Swift Rolling Stone. “Ascribing most or all of these voyages to her is obviously wrong.”
Yard mined data to create this report celebrity jets, which in turn gets its information from ADS-B Exchange (“the world’s largest public source of unfiltered flight data,” according to its website). Yard based its estimates of CO2 emissions on an estimate by the UK Department for Transport that an aircraft flying at around 850km/h emits 134kg of CO2 per hour; This estimate of 134 kg was multiplied both by time spent in the air and by a factor of 2.7 to account for “radiative forcing” which includes other harmful emissions such as nitrous oxide (2.7 was added to the book by Mark Lynas removed carbon counter). This number was then divided by 1000 to convert to tonnes.
Behind Swift’s plane on Yard’s list came a plane owned by boxer Floyd Mayweather, which has emitted an estimated 7,076.8 tons of CO2 on 177 flights so far this year (one of those flights lasted just 10 minutes). Third on the list was Jay-Z, although his placement comes with a caveat: the data drawn for Jay is tied to the Puma Jeta Gulfstream GV that Jay – Puma’s creative director – reportedly convinced to buy the sneaker giant as a bonus for the athletes it supports.
While Jay-Z is not the only person flying Speaking of the Puma Jet, a Yard representative said, “We credited the Jet to Jay-Z on this occasion because he requested the Puma Jet as part of his enrollment as Puma Basketball’s creative director. The rear numbers of the Puma jet are N444SC at Jay-Z’s request. N, the standard US private jet registration code, 444, which refers to his album of the same name, and SC for his birth name Shawn Carter. Without Jay-Z, this jet would cease to exist.”
The rest of the celebs in Yard’s top 10 appear to own the jets that provided the flight data for the report. However, to that end, it is impossible to say whether the respective owners are the ones traveling on these aircraft for any particular flight. For example, Swift actually has two planes that CelebJets is tracking and obviously she can’t use both at the same time.
Next on Yard’s list, along with the Jay-Z/Puma jet, is former baseball star Alex Rodriguez’s plane, which completed 106 flights and emitted 5,342.7 tons of CO2. And rounding out the top five is a jet owned by country star Blake Shelton, who has completed 111 flights and emitted 4495 tonnes of CO2. The rest of the top 10 includes jets owned by director Steven Spielberg (61 flights, 4,465 tons), Kim Kardashian (57 flights, 4,268.5 tons), Mark Wahlberg (101 flights, 3,772.85 tons), Oprah Winfrey (68 flights, 3,493 .17 tons). and Travis Scott (54 flights, 3033.3 tons).
Representatives of the other nine celebrities in Yard’s top 10 list did not immediately return Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
As for the two celebs who inspired Yard’s study, Kylie Jenner’s jet landed at the bottom at No. 19 (64 flights, 1682.7 tons), sandwiched between Jim Carey and Tom Cruise. And Drake’s plane surfaced at number 16 (37 flights, 1844.09 tons), between golfer Jack Nicklaus and Kenny Chesney. While Jenner has yet to address their 17-minute flight, Drake responded to some criticism on Instagram by noting that no one was on the seven-, 12-, and 14-minute flights his Boeing 767 made during a six-week span . To be honest, the explanation does him no favours.
“It’s just them taking planes to the airport where they’re stored, for anyone interested in the logistics… nobody’s taking that flight,” Drake said. (A representative from Drake did not return immediately Rolling StonePlease comment further.)

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Elon "Pedo Guy" Musk has explained what is wrong with Twitter, aka X's plummeting advertising revenues: it is the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL is one of the leading global organizations battling anti-semitism, but Musk says they are out to get him!
Musk claims a targeted campaign wherein the ADL has told people not to buy Twitter's ads is the problem. Everyone Elon talks to says it's the ADL, but do not worry, Elon is not an anti-semite, he says so. Musk does plan to sue the ADL, however.
Seems like a massive SLAPP suit to me.
In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk said US advertising revenue is "still down 60%, primarily due to pressure on advertisers by @ADL (that's what advertisers tell us), so they almost succeeded in killing X/Twitter!"
Musk also claimed that since he took over the platform in October 2022, the ADL "has been trying to kill this platform by falsely accusing it & me of being anti-Semitic."
"To clear our platform's name on the matter of anti-Semitism, it looks like we have no choice but to file a defamation lawsuit against the Anti-Defamation League … oh the irony!" he said.
The ADL describes Musk's threats as anti-semitism.
"ADL is unsurprised yet undeterred that antisemites, white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and other trolls have launched a coordinated attack on our organization. This type of thing is nothing new," an ADL spokesperson said.
Musk famously has driven out the Trust and Safety folks at Twitter, removed rules limiting hate speech, and attacked anyone who points it out. The ADL and other groups pointing out that he has created a safe bastion for the hateful seem correct.


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Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake: Yes, We're Going to Marine Corps Ball!
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They're doing it for their country!
Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake have both confirmed it: they're each going to a Marine Corps Ball!
Kunis, 27, confirmed that she would be attending the Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Caolina, with Sgt. Scott Moore on Nov. 18; Timberlake, 30, also accepted his invite to the Marine Corps Ball right outside of Washington, D.C. with Corporal Kelsey De Santis on Nov. 12.
"Never did I say that I was not going," Kunis said on Thursday at a press conference. The tale of her backing out due to production obligations was made up, she said, but "people believed it, unfortunately."
"I am attending," she added. "I will be there." When the crowd cheered for her, she stopped them. "Hold on! There's no need to applaud. It's nothing great, you guys! I accepted an invitation, and I'm staying true to my word."
Kunis explained that she got "permission to be released from work for the day," and she'll be "flying in, then flying back out" so she can attend the event.
When Timberlake was asked if he said yes to De Santis' invitation, he said yes. "But not because she shouted out one of my songs, which I do love," he said at Thursday's press conference. (De Santis made a reference to Timberlake's 2002 hit "Cry Me a River" in her YouTube video invitation.) "And not because she had all those beefcake military guys behind her to try to intimidate me -- although that probably would have worked by itself. I don't get asked out ever! So I was very flattered by that."
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By Richard Allen
NASCARâ€™s minor league divisions over the past few seasons had served as a playground for Sprint Cup drivers. However, this year has seen the regulars in the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series strike back against those invaders who had dominated the win columns of those seriesâ€™.
James Buescherâ€™s truck victory in Saturdayâ€™s SFP 250 at the Kansas Speedway was the second win of the year out of four races held so far in that division. While that may not necessarily sound so impressive, consider that last season by this time Cup drivers had won three of the four truck races on their way to claiming seven of the first eight and eight of the first ten events on the schedule.
Of course, one key factor in the Cup driversâ€™ slight drop off in trucks is the fact that Kyle Busch no longer competes in the division. Last season, he alone accounted for five of those wins by top series drivers in those first ten truck events.
But it has been in the Nationwide Series where the regulars have most notably asserted themselves. So far, only Joey Logano in Fontana has managed to win on behalf of the Cup guys as five of the six races have been taken by those who are not racing fulltime in the top division in 2012.
Last year, Sprint Cup drivers were six for six in Nationwide events at this same point on the schedule. Those top stars would eventually win the first eleven second series races. And while Kyle Busch does still compete in this series on a regular basis, the struggles of his own team(he drove primarily for Joe Gibbs Racingâ€™s Nationwide team last year) have no doubt helped reduce the Cup numbers. He also won five of the first ten in this class in 2011.
There could be any number of factors to account for the reduced number of wins in NASCARâ€™s two lower divisions so far in 2012.
NASCAR would probably like us to believe that their policy of not allowing Sprint Cup regulars compete for the series titles in other classes is a primary reason for this variance. However, more likely causes are the fact that drivers like Busch and Carl Edwards have simply abandoned one series or the other for one reason ot another and that sponsors no longer seem willing to fund the playground efforts of the sportâ€™s bigger stars.
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the Number of executions fell by 2018 with 31 per cent compared with the year before – from at least 993 executions 2017 to at least 690 in 2018, according to a new report from the human rights organization Amnesty International.
the number of executed death sentences, compared with 2017. The decrease is largely due to the changing laws of the country which means that fewer offences leading to the death penalty. Even in countries such as Iraq, Pakistan and Somalia declined, the number of enforced death penalty significantly.
" It is very gratifying to note the lowest figures in ten years. A large part of it depends on the change of legislation in Iran, which, however, still is the country that executes the most people in the world, after China, says Ami Hedenborg, spokesperson for Amnesty International in Sweden.Link to the graphics
But in several other countries are moving in the opposite direction. In Belarus, Japan, Singapore, south Sudan, and the united states increased the number of enforced death penalty in 2018. In Thailand carried out the first execution in almost ten years. And in Sri Lanka, the authorities have announced that executions will resume, which means the end of a 43-year moratorium.
human rights there are parallel tracks. That the number of executions in the united states are increasing, albeit marginally, play a large role, as many other countries that use the death penalty, referring to the united states, " says Hedenborg.
The report warns Amnesty International for the sharp increase of the issued death sentences in several countries. In Iraq, the increased imposition of the death penalty four times over the past year, compared with 2017. Similarly, there was a dramatic increase in Egypt.
– It is also important to look at how the death penalty is used, since many countries violating international law. It is, for example, that the countries awarding death penalty after confessions by means of torture, and that countries have a mandatory death penalty for certain crimes, " says Hedenborg.
" It is positive that it will go down well in countries such as Iran, Iraq and Pakistan. But of course it is very worrying that the death penalty is still used so much. It is also a lot about the use that we do not know, in countries like China and north Korea.


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recipe: Curried Swordfish with Yogurt-Mint Sauce features a unique flavor combination
Peggy Lampman | Contributor
Last spring I purchased a silvery plant called “curry.” It smells just like curry and, though I knew it wasn't curry leaves, I thought it was some exotic Indian herb that could be used in a garam masala. Wrong. Though beautiful ground cover, it tastes as if I'm eating grass. It's fine for a garnish, though.
The recipe also called for cumin and parsley, which I omitted.
Good news about sustainability of swordfish: Mike Monahan, of Monahan's Seafood, tell me that according to NOAA, the swordfish stocks are fully recovered. He will address this in this Friday's Monahan's Fish Report.
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 30 minutes
2 swordfish steaks (apx. 1- 1 1/4 pounds)
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 cup plain yogurt, Fage preferred
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon chopped lemon zest, plus extra zest for garnish, if desired
1 tablespoon finely chopped mint, plus extra sprigs for garnish, if desired
1/2 tablespoon chopped scallions
1. Lightly season fish with kosher salt. Combine curry, cumin and garlic and brush over the fish. Refrigerate until ready to grill.
2. In a small bowl combine yogurt, lemon juice and zest, mint and scallions. Season to taste with cayenne pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.
3. Prepare a gas or charcoal grill, grill rack cleaned and oiled, to medium-high heat. Cook 3-5 minutes per side, depending on heat of grill and thickness of filets, or until swordfish is just cooked through and white. Spoon yogurt sauce over fish and serve.
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Kangana opted for Paule Ka separates for promoting her upcoming movie Rangoon. A pair of black pumps was what all that it took to finish out the look for her. This is one look I might hate in theory but she just made it work for her, the actor looked nice!
A recent screening of the movie Kaabil saw Sonam sporting Paule Ka. Wearing her hair down, the actor completed her look with a pair of strappy sandals, a tan belt, Cartier bracelets and a yellow and tan bag. Though I am not a fan of the blue separates but the bigger problem here is with […]
Wearing a pink Paule Ka dress, Kangana attended Sonu Sood bash which he threw for Jackie Chan, his co-star in Kungfu Yoga. The actor completed the look with red minimalist sandals. Not a fan of the dress here though Ms. Ranaut still managed to look nice!
Kangana sported Paule Ka separates while at Kriti film launch event in Mumbai. A yellow skinny belt and a pair of black sandals were the accessories of her choice. Loved the finishing touches of the look, especially the pop of yellow via the belt, the actor looked superb!
It was a printed Paule Ka mini for Shraddha while at Baaghi promotions recently. Wearing her side parted hair down, she completed the look with Zara ankle strap pointed sandals. Loved the hairdo, the actor looked cute!
Sonam picked Paule Ka for the latest round of Neerja promotions. Ms. Kapoor kept the look simple with a pair of black sandals, a wristwatch and discreet jewellery. Great hair, spot on styling and fabulous outfit! Loved that she kept the accessories and make-up understated, the actor looked very good! Image Source: Instagram


In addition to models with a screen size of 4.7 inches , the iPhone 6 is rumored to be crowded also released in another version that carries a 5.5 -inch screen .
Well , the latest information reported by Phone Arena says that the iPhone phablet or also called Water ‘s iPhone will be delayed appearance until 2015 .
The problem associated with the production of technical constraints faced by the component manufacturer .
Apple wants a battery that is only 2 mm thick for iPhone phablet , while the manufacturing partners of Apple was only able to shrink the battery up to 2.8 mm .
In fact, the 5.5 -inch screen on the iPhone phablet likely would require more power than the type of screen on the previous generation iPhone . The capacity of the batteries also need to be adjusted .
According to rumors circulating , Apple really wants to keep the iPhone phablet has a slim body measuring even wider than its predecessor .
Production of iPhone phablet then postponed until Apple can find a solution to the problem of Samsung SDI and LG called involved in the development of the battery , along with a number of other smaller manufacturers .
If Apple will actually launch the iPhone phablet , the producers will be faced with a number of vendors of Android devices that have been issued first device of similar size , such as Samsung , HTC , and LG .
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As usual , Apple itself did not comment on the news about the iPhone 6 .


How're we doing on climate change preparation?
Mega-forest fires, torrential flooding rain, scorching heat, drought and food shortages. Sound like an end-of-the-world style horror film? Maybe. But these things could also be looming in Rossland’s future should climate change continue to have its way. For most, dramatic climate change is no longer a matter of if, but when. In light of this, for the last year the Strategic Sustainability Commission (SC) has been trying to figure out what challenges Rossland might face due to climate change—and how to deal with them.
With the fall season now upon us, a renewed commitment to the Sustainability Commission from City Council, and a new commission manager on board, the SC is looking towards bigger and more public things ahead.
“It’s exciting times. We’ve just hired Lea Thuo as our new manager. This grows our ability to get things done,” said Sustainability Commission chairman Terry Miller. “We’ve accomplished a lot with volunteer efforts and work by Jennifer and various projects on the go, but we’re excited about the coming fall and winter to put Lea to work and drive our project further. She’s got a lot of experience, enthusiasm and qualifications and skill sets that work for us. She’s going to be great.”
Currently the SC is working on two major projects; Climate Change Adaptation project and the State of Rossland project.
At this past Monday’s SC meeting, the steering committee for the Climate Change Adaptation Plan (CCAP) approved the final plan. “Rossland actually has a bit of a road map and some data and some action items to help us to think through climate change and all of its implications now,” noted Miller.
The CCAP has been all about looking at what climate change means specifically to Rossland, painting a picture about what that looks like and suggesting to council some plans to mitigate future climate change related damage and to be prepared sooner than later.
Addressing four specific areas around climate change, the CCAP looked at climate change impact on infrastructure, water, energy and food.
Using infrastructure as an example, the report outlines some of the effects on each of these areas, such as greater demands in sharp periods. Questions such as, ‘would our sewer system be able to handle big weather events, how would our infrastructure fair in extreme wildfires, extreme wind storms?’ and the like were asked.
“The plans want to make sure [council] builds process , that they consider what these climate change items will be, and look at design guidelines for new buildings to reduce risks from overheating, flooding, fire and extreme event damage, and try to redesign rain water runoff so that we are capturing more of the water instead of letting it run down the pipes into the river. That’s just a highlight of the anecdotes around infrastructure,” explained Miller.
Validating some of the current initiatives in town, the plan also outlines some preparatory actions that currently exist or are just getting underway.
“On the food item, there was a lot of excitement here. Of course, Rossland has great things happening with the REAL food group, so this plan is looking at how climate change would affect our local food supply. For example, what if all of a sudden California couldn’t ship their lettuce to us? So promotion of local food production and processing and helping local growers and community composting is one of the suggestions in the plan. Things like that,” added Miller.
With the plan now complete, the group has also noted that the assumptions they used around climate change are now largely considered very conservative in terms of how much and how fast our climate is changing.
“The whole report is underpinned by the notion that this is a best case scenario and in fact as a community we may be facing some more drastic challenges in the years ahead,” continued Miller. “If you’re planning to put out a fire and all you are planning for is a small fire and what actually hits you is a big fire, well, I guess there is always a danger in under or over-estimating the impact. In any case, this report talks about temperatures, for example, going up on average two degrees a century. Everybody, I think, is looking at that going, ‘this is pretty conservative’. We think it’s going to get a lot warmer and water and the other risks are going to be worse than predicted.”
The State of Rossland project is designed to essentially act as a report card for the city to measure our progress or lack of progress.
“When we talk about sustainability, it involves everything,” explained Miller. “The social fabric of our community, the economic viability of our community and the environmental health of our community. It’s one thing to talk about all of this good stuff and to make plans around it. It’s another to be able to say, ‘so how are we doing?’ Until you make a line in the sand that sets the benchmarks you are starting from, you’re just talking about it.”
This project, which is currently in the process of being finalized, has now done the initial steps of setting those benchmarks. To get there, the group first identified, pared down, and resubmitted a set of indicators it feels will best measure Rossland’s progress.
“The indicators are the way that the community, through a consultation process, identified a number of indicators that we will be tracking over the years. It may change a little as we move along and determine if these indicators are working or not,” added Miller. “It’s like the speedometer in your car. You need a gauge that says exactly how well you’re doing or how fast you are going in any one direction; that’s what this project is all about .”
Most of the data can be capturing empirically, through the census process every four years. Other data such as Rossland residents’ activity levels, type and frequency of walking, and so forth, are more difficult to gather and will be the subject of a survey to soon be developed and delivered to Rosslanders.
With the base data soon to be fully in place, Rossland will be able to look at real data results each year and see how we measure up against our goals. In turn, this data will help determine future planning decisions.
In addition to this forthcoming survey, you can expect to hear more from the Sustainability Commission in the coming months as the newly refocused and energized group look to increase their interaction with the public through educational and informative events currently being planned.


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A few favorite photographs from my travels
I created a series of professional photography themed web comics for a previous employer. The comics, released weekly on the company’s blog, added personality and humor to the company and were just plain fun to create.
The punchlines are likely to be hit-or-miss for non-photographers, but we had a great response to them in the photographer community.
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Nintendo dropped a bunch of Super Smash Bros. info during the latest Nintendo Direct. Learn everything here.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities have scheduled a news conference to discuss the killings of two Topeka police officers.
The Topeka Capital-Journal (http://bit.ly/13g3JLR ) reported that Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor plans to discuss the Dec. 16 deaths of Cpl. David Gogian and officer Jeff Atherly at 9 a.m. Wednesday. The two were shot to death while checking possible drug activity outside a Topeka supermarket. Their killer, 22-year-old David Tiscareno, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers Dec. 17.
The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office investigated the shooting because Atherly and Gogian were police officers. Also, a third officer in the grocery store parking lot fired shots at the officers' shooter.
Information from: The Topeka (Kan.) Capital-Journal, http://www.cjonline.com
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The time seems to come each year when Operation Holiday finds itself in dire need of your help.
A family missing in the remote mountains of northern Nevada since Sunday has been found alive.
New survey finds many people are confused about how to fight the flu.
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Angela Raynor has called for the creation of a retirement system which ensures a "secure retirement regardless of background" in her first major speech since taking on the shadow pensions brief.
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Teacher at leading private school banned from the classroom
A married teacher who groped a 16-year-old schoolgirl at an elite private school has been banned from the classroom indefinitely.
John Mitchell, 41, put his hand on the pupil’s bottom and told her she was sending his blood pressure soaring when she bent over during a lesson at the £32,000-a-year Repton School in Derby.
The father-of-four, who was head of physics, also sent her inappropriate messages on Facebook and put his hand on her leg while driving her home after a school event.
He was cautioned by police on February 16 for an abuse of a position of trust in engaging in sexual activity with the pupil.
A National College of Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) disciplinary panel in Coventry has now banned him from teaching for a minimum of two years, after finding him guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.
Mitchell, who taught at the school from 2008, resigned in February last year after the allegations came to light.
The panel heard that the teacher was responsible with other staff for organising a social event at the school on the evening of December 6, 2014.
In their findings they said: ‘It is alleged that after the event had ended, and in the course of cleaning up, Mr Mitchell touched Pupil A inappropriately on two separate occasions and that such contact was of a sexual nature.’
Mitchell admitted that he had put his hand on the girl’s bottom for ‘up to five seconds’ and that it was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘a sexual act’.
The panel heard that when Mitchell drove the girl home, he put his hand on her leg and moved it up towards the hem of her dress, before pulling it away.
Pupil A stated that Mitchell said: ‘Do you find this weird?’ to which she replied: ‘Yes, because you are married and have four children.’
The physics teacher told the panel the pupil had been acting in a flirtatious manner in the car.
Mitchell also admitted making the inappropriate comment to the girl when she was bending over to pick up something from the floor earlier on in the day.
He told the committee he had said: ‘Bloody hell. Careful. You’ll give me a coronary.’
Imposing an indefinite ban on behalf of Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, the head of teacher misconduct at the NCTL, Jayne Millions, said she considered an indefinite ban both ‘proportionate and appropriate’.
But she said that Mitchell had illustrated genuine remorse and the consequences of his actions had been ‘far-reaching and profound’.
She left the way open for Mitchell to seek to have the ban lifted after two years.
Ms Millions said: ‘I have considered the matter of a review period. Whilst any allegation involving sexual misconduct is serious, this was not a case where a physical sexual relationship had taken place.
‘I agree with the panel that the conduct on the part of Mr Mitchell amounted to a gross error of judgment on one day.
‘The panel considered that a period of two years was sufficient, and that it may also be sufficient for Mr Mitchell to demonstrate that, over such a period, he had developed strategies which would ensure that, when working under stress, there would be no repetition of such behaviour.’
However, she stressed that the ban would not be lifted automatically and the teacher would have to prove to another panel that he was fit to return to teaching before it was lifted.


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- Is it normal to have nightmares every night?
- Has anyone died sleep paralysis?
- What does a night terror feel like?
- What causes night terrors?
- How do you stop night terrors?
- Can a 12 year old get sleep paralysis?
- Are night terrors and sleep paralysis the same thing?
- What does crying in your sleep mean?
- Does melatonin help with night terrors?
- Can sleep paralysis hurt you?
- What causes night terrors in older adults?
- Are night terrors a sign of mental illness?
- Can food cause night terrors?
- What causes night terrors in adults?
Is it normal to have nightmares every night?
Nightmares in adults are often spontaneous.
But they can also be caused by a variety of factors and underlying disorders.
Some people have nightmares after having a late-night snack, which can increase metabolism and signal the brain to be more active..
Has anyone died sleep paralysis?
– Although there is no denying that sleep paralysis can be a horrifying experience, the truth is there is nothing to be worried about. It doesn’t cause any physical harm to the body, and there have been no clinical deaths known till date.
What does a night terror feel like?
Sleep terrors are episodes of screaming, intense fear and flailing while still asleep. Also known as night terrors, sleep terrors often are paired with sleepwalking. Like sleepwalking, sleep terrors are considered a parasomnia — an undesired occurrence during sleep.
What causes night terrors?
Night terrors are caused by over-arousal of the central nervous system (CNS) during sleep. Sleep happens in several stages. We have dreams — including nightmares — during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage. Night terrors happen during deep non-REM sleep.
How do you stop night terrors?
If sleep terrors are a problem for you or your child, here are some strategies to try:Get adequate sleep. Fatigue can contribute to sleep terrors. … Establish a regular, relaxing routine before bedtime. … Make the environment safe. … Put stress in its place. … Offer comfort. … Look for a pattern.
Can a 12 year old get sleep paralysis?
According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, people with sleep paralysis usually experience this condition for the first time between the ages of 14 and 17 years old. It’s a fairly common sleep condition. Researchers estimate that between 5 and 40 percent of people experience this condition.
Are night terrors and sleep paralysis the same thing?
Night terrors come out of slow-wave sleep that occurs in the early part of the night. This deep sleep makes the affected child difficult to arouse. In sleep paralysis, which may often occur toward the morning, the persistence of REM sleep into wakefulness results in the characteristic symptoms.
What does crying in your sleep mean?
Crying in sleep can result from nightmares, sleep terrors, and sometimes, you can even cry while dreaming. For the latter, this emotion often happens when the dreamer experiences a dream so intense, it feels real.
Does melatonin help with night terrors?
Also, 5 mg of delayed-released melatonin helped reduce the number of times these people experienced hallucinations. And even more interestingly, taking any less than 5 mg had almost no effect on reducing hallucinations, suggesting that 5 mg was a crucial amount for combating the effects of these night terrors.
Can sleep paralysis hurt you?
Sleep paralysis itself isn’t harmful to you, but frequent episodes can be linked to worrisome sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy. If the symptoms make you excessively tired throughout the day or keep you up at night, check with your doctor. They may refer you to a sleep specialist who can help you solve the problem.
What causes night terrors in older adults?
The majority of seniors experience one or more age-related issues that cause pain and discomfort. Arthritis, restless leg syndrome, constipation, and Parkinson’s tremors can all cause sleep deprivation and extreme fatigue, which can lead to night terrors.
Are night terrors a sign of mental illness?
It’s rare to see night terrors manifest alongside a diagnosable mental illness, like anxiety or depression. According to experts, it doesn’t seem to be part of any one mental health syndrome.
Can food cause night terrors?
“Now this study shows that a long-term diet of fatty foods can have a fatiguing effect on your day-to-day life, even bringing about sleep apnoea – a common cause of night terrors – which is worrying in the extreme.
What causes night terrors in adults?
Many adults who experience night terrors live with mood-related mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder. Night terrors have also been associated with the experience of trauma and heavy or long-term stress.

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