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the pedestrian was doing on the beltway. the resulting investigation by the state police closed three lanes just east of new hampshire avenue. that created a traffic mess. the inner loop in montgomery county is bad on a good day. but today is athreshes. this is messing up other roads near the beltway as well. such as rigs road that you can see behind me here. reporting live in adelphia area of prince george's county i'm tom roussey, abc7 news. [laughter] jonathan: that video is burning up social media tonight. it's shot from one of the riders on an a.t.v. as the police were trying to catch them. the police chase as you see didn't go as planned. the officer was falling on his face. michelle: you saw him take a t
the video. new at 6:00, stephen tschida spoke to an eyewitness. what did they tell you about the chaotic scene? stephen: it's frightening is what they are saying. this is on 14th street sunday night. the army of the a.t.v.'s came tearing through. tonight the police are looking for the suspect. and video of that incident has become a social media sensation. taunts from a.t .v. operators amid futile police efforts to stop them. when an officer tries to get ahold of one of the drivers, he falls to the ground. then a burst of laughter from the person with the camera. >> it's a serious problem and i think it will get worse unless appropriate agency is taken. >> he works on 14th street. he describes what he saw sunday night. >> complete madness. loud. disruptive and alarming to everybody.
>> the million got millions of views on facebook and instagram. some who witnessed the herds of a.t.v.'s rampaging through the city question the interest in acts that pose serious dangers. >> i don't know how they stop them but something has to be done. it's not right. >> the d.c. police launched an investigation and they are reviewing the videotape. they hope to track down the suspect to bring them to justice. meanwhile we have heard that the officer that fell there suffered only minor injuries. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. michelle: thanks. this isn't the first time they have had the bad encounters with the a.t.v. and dirt bike riders. this video is from july when they showed effort to trap dozen of vehicles they seized. that is an effort ongoing. jonathan: only on 7, the firsthand crew of the intense rooftop search that went on for a te
hitting a police officer in northwest d.c. take a look at the video. the reporter tim barber's camera was rolling as they caught the team on top of a apartment building. the fire department put a ladder to the roof. tom is talking about what happened. at 11:00, he will explain how the community helped police make the arrest. michelle: developing now, north korea has broken its silence with what might be its longest ballistic missile test yet. the missile traveled 600 miles in under an hour before landing in the sea of japan. it's the first missile test in two months. president trump in the past threatened destruction of north korea has been low key in the response so far. >> i will only tell you that we will take care of it. we have general mattis in the room with us. we have had a long discussion on it. it's a situation that we will handle.
several hours before hawaii unveiled new warning system on the attack on the island. throwback to the cold war era. it will be tested monthly starting friday. jonathan: breaking news from the u.s. district court in d.c. judge refused to block the president appointment of the budget director mick mulvaney to lead the financial protection bureau on interim basis. but the senate republican committee approved the budget reform bill and setting up a vote this week. the democratic counterparts canceled a scheduled meeting with the president. >> unfortunately this morning, instead of leading the president tweeted inaccurate statement and said, "i don't see a deal." the president said, "i don't see a deal" three hours before our meeting. jonathan: the democratic leaders say they will work with rep
to avoid a government shutdown. roy moore not commenting on an apparent plot to discredit the women who accused the senate candidate of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers. >> there is an interest in working in the conservative media movement. is that still your interest? >> no, not really. jonathan: the "washington post" said the woman on the right-hand side of the screen tried to convince a reporter that moore impregnated her when she was 15 years old. the paper determined she was not telling the truth. moore denies all of the allegations against him. michelle: look at the ad behind me. can you tell it's for a church? should metro be allowed to ban the ad? it's central to a lawsuit filed by the archdiocese of washington against the group that runs
>> it makes no reference to the catholic church, christianity or christians. there are stick figures but they appear to be shepherds, and there is no baby jesus. it reads find the perfect gift and find the perfect gift.org where they will find online operation by the archdiocese of washington with a video greeting from a priest and resource to find local parish to attend church this christmas. the archdiocese says rejection by the metro buss is a violation of fundamental free speech and limitation on exercise of our faith. >> the role of any church is to invite people to experience of god and experience of community. this is meant to accept, ignore or reject but we feel we should invite people to consider what we have to offer. >> in response, metro released a following statement saying --
policy to prohibit religious, political or advertising advocacy. and it was rejected because it is prohibited by the current advertising guidelines." jonathan: caught on video, police manhunt from a unique perspective. this is something we don't often see. this is 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning so it's dark out but this is a helicopter with thermal imaging. the two officers were by the fence and they had been looking for hours for a guy who held up two convenience stores. they had a k9 unit. and the helicopter guy said go around the corner. he was lying under the deck. they caught him as clear as day when they flew over but they had been looking for the better part of an hour or two. michelle: a car burning as two people raced to save the
is a sex watch assault on m street southwest. a woman was attacked monday morning not far from nats park. she was grabbed from behind. she does not have a description of the guy. anyone with information asked to give police a call. in dale city an uber driver accused of sexually assaulted the passenger. on the screen. the mug shot. michelle: caught on video a daytime burglary in california where the tables are turned here. he kicks open the door and ransacks the place when no one answered door. he comes face to face with the 13-year-old girl who live theres in
the girl isn't just screaming. she began hitting the man with everything she had. second later he goes out to make a run for it before speeding off. coming up, the naver i have is help those in knee and how he is using a tree to accomplish the mission ahead. jonathan: the coincidence that put the trooper in the right
jonathan: a state trooper in connecticut and good samaritan risked lives to pull a man from a burning car. state trooper was heading home from the night. he saw the crash. he tries to fight the fire. the good samaritan tried to get the driver calmed down. together they pull the driver out. he only had minor injuries. lucky he was there. >> amazing. in montgomery county a car at a fire dealership. one car rl
both of them caught fire. jonathan: grand jury handing up an indictment against this guy who says in april he ran over the 75-year-old woman and backed up and hit her again. you killer her and drove away. they have not revealed a motive. the two had never met. hoping to stop democrats from overriding a bill to allow sick leave? larry hogan has come up with a compromise that he believes are easier to accept. it would face in sick leave for three years with businesses and 25 to more employees. it would require paid sick leave for those with 50 or more employees next
>> the u.s. naval academy hoping to grand christmas wishes for hundreds in need. >> they show me how they acomp lish it with the giving tree. >> it's the season to spread some cheer. >> there is a drim like an ornament from the giving tree. >> the angels won't be here too much longer. >> this year it has 500 angels each with their own wishes. >> knowing so many people need help. is sad. but knowing we are doing everything we
>> the angel i chose is a female. 8 years old. she needs clothing. >> some request things like a jacket or boots. others a basketball hoop. >> i want to go out and get her a bike. >> crowds studying the list answer hoping to make the christmas wishes a reality. >> we are making the kids' christmas. >> they will collect gifts until december 11. >> i hope every one of the tickets get picked. >> amy aubert; abc7 news. michelle: we want to thank everyone who came out to the naval federal credit union this vienna today to donate to toys for tots. this giving tuesday is a perfect time to donate to your perfect charity. with your help we collected a truck full of toys. jonathan: if you didn't get to donate today not too late. this saturday, members of the team, abc7 is teaming up for
u.s. marines. come out and give us a visit, bring a toy and unwrapped new toy. if you make it, great. if you can't head to the website wjla.com/toys. it's very easy to buy a couple of toys. they will go to children that would otherwise go without. michelle: we would love to meet you. get out there. jonathan: a lot of fun. you don't have to wear. none of that. bill: the ruin form. jonathan: no. negative. bill: we are looking forward to the event. festive, too. i wouldn't can't it festive outside. mid-60's. >> it's warm outside. bill: it is warm. we talked a little bit. it's the low 50's on started. maybe a mid-to-low 50's on the high temperature. it's cool for this event. in terms of what is going on now. 53 degrees. down from the high of 61. you are driving home, you saw a car thermometer read 63 or 64. that
morning officially 39 degrees. the winds are south at 10 miles per hour. the numbers have dropped. culpeper is 45. it's 48 in manassas. hour and a half that the sun has been down. 51 around andrews. there is not much going on. high pressure is the dominant weather feature by far. not just here. over the entire mid-atlantic for the midwest and the plains where you get a little sliver erof the right lain for most -- right lane for most. this is a weak cold front. maybe passing cloud or two. that is it. the numbers are at where we were today or greater. we look at the future cast. you can track this. working across 7:00. we are clear. it's crisp. potentially frost on the ground. widespread freeze. i do not expect. very few of you will see freezing temperature tomorrow morning. look
this fizzles out. the only thing it will do it may switch winds to the northwest. south to the north. if you watch the flag blow around it could switch around. otherwise it stays dry and clear. this is tomorrow night around 10:30 to 11:00. the second front we are watching is thursday. that could affect you in terms of what is going on thursday night. we show you that in a second. zoo lights in the 50's. beautiful. download the stormwatch7 app and get current temperatures. going to the day tomorrow 64. another sun filled day. i mentioned the showers thursday night. we are keeping a close eye on the national christmas tree lighting. it will be fine. we don't expect showers until after that. late overnight to early friday. temperatures in the 40's looking ahead forecast for that event.
the redskins thanksgiving victory over the giants. it was the biggest game of the season. seven catches. 141 yards and a touchdown. if the redskins are going to be successful down the stretch as they make a push toward the playoffs, crowder could be the key. >> you spread the ball around. he is doing a great job. he is really starting to show what he is all about. taking advantage of every ball coming his way. great separation. strong hands. good running after the catch. critical down the stretch for us to be successful. erin: so according to reports the skins may be trying to get out of wearing their color rush uniforms tomorrow night, thursday night. the uniforms are worn only on thursday night games. but the team president bruce allen long been opposed to them calling them garish. today, jay gruden said he didn't know what the team would wear. now texans quarterback tom savage didn't have a great outing last nig
turning the ball over three times in the texans loss to the ravens. adding inadult to injury, nobody showed up to the post game press conference. savage asked the only question. >> good. >> great. >> i don't think i have seen that. they zoom out and show nobody was there. savage did answer some questions later at his locker. the news broke an hour ago. many nfl players say it's disrespectful. the giants will bench eli manning in favor of geno smith. they could have waited until the season ended. if reporter got the exclusive. >> cue the "peanuts" sound. michelle: show you the beltway.
tonight, breaking news as we come on the air. north korea launching a new missile. flying higher and longer than any previous attempts. what this means about their ability to reach the u.s. mainland. and what president trump said a short time ago. also breaking tonight, a man being questioned at this hour. does he have any connection to the suspected serial killer they are looking for? what police revealed just moments ago. president trump on capitol hill. he can only afford to lose two republican senators on the tax plan. and tonight, a reality check. what it means for middle class americans, versus wealthier americans and corporations. the desperate search at this hour. the toddler last seen in bed, vanishing from her home without


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Syracuse football filled some massive coach openings in offensive coordinator Robert Anae and quarterbacks coach Jason Beck. We’re still waiting for an official confirmation from SU Athletics but all signs seem to indicate that Anae and Beck will join the coaching staff ahead of the 2022 season. So what have they done to get to where they are now and can they improve this putrid ‘Cuse offensive attack?
The former Virginia Cavalier offensive coordinator, tight ends, and inside receivers coach has 15 years of experience leading offenses. Anae and former UVA head coach were adjoined at the hip spending 14 seasons together between time with the ‘Hoos and BYU. In Anae’s 32-year coaching career, he’s been nominated for the Frank Broyles Award, given to the nation’s top assistant coach, three times. So Anae certainly has a resume worth looking at but why has he been successful?
Prior to when Mendenhall and Anae arrived in Charlottesville in 2016, UVA had never had a 3,000 yard passer. In Anae’s six years, the Cavs had three different passers of such caliber. Now Mendenhall is a defensive guy through and through so most of, if not all of the credit should go to Anae for achieving this milestone. Who compiles trio of 3k yard passers? Those would be Kurt Benkert, Bryce Perkins, and Brennan Armstrong. *For reference, SU has only had one 3,000 yard thrower, ever…
SU fans may or may not be familiar with the latter two talented passers, it has been a few years since the Orange and Cavaliers have met on the gridiron. Perkins was a guy just looking for a shot to play high level football. He rose from the JUCO ranks to start for the Cavs in 2017 and turned into a phenom. Anae and Beck had Perkins playing so well he belonged in categories with other signal callers like Jalen Hurts and Kyler Murray.
In 2018, Perkins and Murray (the Heisman Trophy winner) were the only quarterbacks that passed for over 2600 yards and ran for 900 more. In 2019, Perkins joined Hurts as the only players to gain 3,000+ yards through the air and bully for 700 in the run game. It should come as no surprise that Virginia emerged as one of the best teams in the ACC and won the Coastal in 2019 en route to a New Years Six bowl game.
Brennan Armstrong took the reins from Perkins in 2020 and did so wirh zero dropoff. In just nine games of work, Armstrong garnered over 2,100 passing yards with 552 more on the ground and 23 total touchdowns. Those numbers skyrocketed in 2021 and not just because the left-hander had three more outings. Armstrong boosted his numbers to just under 4,500 yards passing, 251 rushing, and 40 total touchdowns. To put that into perspective, Armstrong would be Syracuse’s school record holder for passing yards BY A LONG SHOT. Ryan Nassib holds the standard at 3,749 which he set in 2012. Not bad for Armstrong though, a guy from Shelby, Ohio who didn’t even get a sniff from Ohio State.
This is just what Anae has done at UVA, he also mentored Taysom Hill at BYU previously who is as dual-threat as they come. One thing on that, the Cougars had two different 1,000 yard runners in 2013 in Hill and current Detroit Lion Jamaal Williams. The same was nearly done by Syracuse this year with Garrett Shrader and Sean Tucker. The point is, Anae has plenty of experience working with two prolific runners and should have the ingredients to turn this ‘Cuse attack into a five-course meal for any defense in the ACC.
Beck needs to be talked about in the same light as Anae. The quarterbacks coach has been with the offensive coordinator every step of the way at both UVA and BYU. He’s trusted and needed so much that Dino Babers needed to snag both coaches, not just one. The former Cougar signal caller never really was given the opportunity to shine in the spotlight as a player. Beck served as the backup to former BYU All-American John Beck between 2004-2006. However, Beck has found that success on the sideline.
As Anae’s disciple, Beck has experienced the success of the aforementioned Taysom Hill, Bryce Perkins, and Brennan Armstrong, amongst others. He’s already had previous experience as an OC as well, albeit at a Division 2 school. Beck seems like a rising star in the industry and is destined to get a Division 1 gig leading an offense at some point. Perhaps that comes after one more successful stint but this time at Syracuse?
With Anae and Beck holding the script, quarterbacks averaged 3,200 passing yards, 524 rush yards, and 3,725 yards of total offense between 2013-2020 between BYU and UVA. Armstrong’s illustrious 2021 numbers would only pad these stats further.
In summation, this is absolutely a home run hire for Syracuse. A lot of potential names floated around and began to be poached really early on in the coaching carousel. SU was making no moves on that front, but you know what they say “patience is a virtue” and is certainly paid off in this case. Mendenhall stepped down unexpectedly at UVA and now here we are. The Orange have their guy in defensive coordinator Tony White now the onus falls upon the ‘Cuse offense to pick up the slack on the other side of the ball. On paper, it looks like Anae and Beck can do that and then some for this team in 2022 and beyond.
Sit tight Fizz Nation, this time next year we will be sitting here talking about a Syracuse bowl game. That’s a guarantee.

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The experiments and small-scale pilots of the project have been selected in order to cover all current scenarios related to EV:
• Experiments related to local grid control and management.
• Experiments to understand incentive mechanism for charging behaviour.
• Simulations and experiments to test scalability of the solution into Large-scale deployments.
• Small-scale pilot in Lower Bavaria (Germany) characterized by public car fleet (E-WALD) and by an energy provider (Bayerwerk) providing power from renewables.
• Small-scale pilot in Šumava (Czech Republic) that is able to validate the solution cross-border due to the connection of e-Šumava vehicles fleet and E-WALD. Especially the pricing and the pricing impact are researched (see WP8).
• Small-scale pilot in Barcelona (Spain) with buses from the public electric bus fleet.
• Survey pilot for EV user profiling to establish a benchmark for EV attractiveness
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• Explore battery State of Health (SOH) depending on conductive and inductive fast charging
• Explore battery State of Health (SOH) depending on the charging standard and cycle (CCS, CHAdeMO, Typ2, Typ1, F1 charging)
• Improve grid stability by smart charging and individual load distribution
• Trial: specifics of car sharing versus rental EV use
• Explore the incentive impact on private, public and commercial EV fleet users
• Explore changing locations and incentive impacts
|Small-scale pilot Šumava (Czech Republic)||
• Trial with touristic specifics in Czech (Šumava), Germany (Bavarian forest) and cross-border
• Explore cross-border charging behaviour (Šumava <- -> Bavarian forest)
• Explore charging infraestructure for direct grid and cell cube for renewable energy sources (off grid battery system charged from solar panels and wind power)
|Small-scale pilot Barcelona (Spain) e-bus||
• Optimisation by deployment of a battery charging strategy
• Improve grid stability by avoiding net load peaks
• Improve environmental aspects by increasing the contribution of used renewable energy sources into the electrical mix
• Explore inductive partial charging options at bus stops
|Small-scale pilot Barcelona (Spain) e-scooters||
• Optimisation of electric sharing systems for e-scooters by implementing an incentive program
• Use dynamic information system for the users/riders dashboard functionalities
|Small-scale pilot e-Šumava (Czech Republic) e-scooters||
• Touristic trial with rental e-bikes and e-scooters
• Trial Tourism changing behaviour in urban and rural areas


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SPRINGFIELD, MA – More than 300 student dictionaries were distributed to fourth grade students at four elementary schools in Springfield on Friday, June 1, 2018, courtesy of the Edward M. Clark Dictionary Fund.
Clark was a longtime resident of Longmeadow who passed away in November 2014, and the fund was established by his family in 2014 to “purchase and distribute dictionaries to students in the public schools in Springfield.”
According to his obituary, Clark volunteered as a tutor in Florida for more than 11 years and while there “persuaded Merriam Webster Company that they should publish a new inexpensive dictionary for the elementary and middle school students that were easy to carry in a backpack.” The result of his persuasion was the Webster’s Dictionary for Students.
The Community Foundation of Western MA, which is the keeper of the fund, now makes an annual grant to Springfield School Volunteers, which is used to purchase the dictionaries.
Fourth grade was selected as the target grade, and a few schools with the highest poverty levels were contacted to see if they needed dictionaries for their students.
The response was positive, and, with help from the Clark Family, the dictionaries were given to the students at four schools: Kensington International School; Hiram L. Dorman Elementary School; Homer Street School; and Daniel B. Brunton Elementary School. In the years to come, other schools will receive dictionaries for their fourth grade students as well, and the hope is to distribute dictionaries to students in other grades too.
Since its creation, more than 12,000 dictionaries have been distributed as the result of Edward Clark’s efforts.
After retiring to Naples, FL, Clark volunteered as an elementary school tutor at local Naples schools for over 11 years. He sponsored word competitions for the elementary school students to promote a better understanding and command of the English language – the students would capture words, their meaning, and their pronunciation in a book and try to use them in a sentence
Clark started awarding dictionaries for the word competitions after learning the schools could not afford to buy dictionaries in the classroom. As he put it, “It seemed so basic. You’re trying to learn the English language and you don’t even have the help of the most important tool you could have – a dictionary!”
Clark persuaded the Merriam Webster company of Springfield to publish a new elementary and middle school dictionary that was easy to carry and inexpensive, and ultimately, the company agreed. Through the help of the Education Foundation of Naples, more than 12,000 of these dictionaries were distributed.
Born July 30, 1922 in Holmes, NY, Clark graduated from Pawling High School in 1939 and was commissioned as ensign in the US Navy in 1943. Clark graduated from Swarthmore College in 1949 and married Janet MacLellan in September 1948; together they had four children: David, Cathy, Scott, and Andrew.
Clark was named senior partner at the Palmer, Goodell & Keeney insurance agency in Springfield MA in 1968, and he founded the Edward M. Clark & Associates insurance agency in 1980 before he retired in 1992.
His service accolades include:
• Western Mass Food Bank – Founding board member and later president of the board of directors who recognized the practicality of redistributing food to the hungry and homeless. While on the board, chaired the successful campaign for a new warehouse.
• Springfield Rotary Club – Joined in 1973 where his accomplishments lead to his being selected for the highest award a Rotarian can receive – the Paul Harris Fellowship
• Teaching Excellence Awards – Helped initiate Springfield Chamber’s Annual Teaching Excellence Awards which became a reality in 2000
• Awarded the William Pynchon Award in June 2002 for his “lifetime of enthusiastic support for programs and causes that benefit Western MA.”
• Kiwanis Club president
• Stage West Theater Company Director
• United Way Chairman of the Business Division
• Bay Path College Board Member
• Estate Planning Council of Hampden County Officer
• Baystate Health Systems long range planning committee
• First Church of Christ Trustee
• Western MA Lung Association top fund raiser for the Plymouth to Provincetown bicycle weekend event
To ensure the continued distribution of dictionaries and grow the number of dictionaries that can be distributed, the Clark Family is seeking donations to fund efforts to promote a better understanding and command of the English language to Springfield-area elementary schools. Contributions to the Edward M. Clark Dictionary fund can be made at: www.communityfoundation.org/donatenow/, direct your donation to “Another Named Fund” and select the “Edward M. Clark Dictionary Fund” fund from the drop-down list.
– By Jeff Hanouille

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How to Celebrate National Hot Tea Month in Hopewell and Prince George County, Virginia
Where went those warm temperatures of last week?!
If you’re like me and this cold snap has chilled you to the bone, try a hot cup of tea to warm up from the inside-out.
Visit The Herb Basket in Prince George County, VA for a personalized experience if you’re new to tea-drinking. Located at 5716 Courthouse Rd, Prince George, VA 23875, the staff at The Herb Basket is a family-owned and operated health food store serving our communities for over 23 Years!
Becky Hanks is the store’s Master Herbalist. She is a Certified Natural Health Professional, and has a Doctorate of Naturopathic Ministries. Joseph Hanks, the Store Manager, received his BA in Economics & Business from Randolph-Macon College, and his MBA from Virginia Commonwealth University.
What a power-house, right?!
Here are the H/PG Chamber and Tourism Staff’s recommendations:
Becky’s pick: Twining’s Earl Grey
Gail’s go-to: Peppermint tea
Sarah’s choice: Dandelion root tea with a little honey and unsweetened cranberry juice

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Research Paper | Botany | India | Volume 3 Issue 6, June 2014
Incidence of Airborne Fungal Spores at Raipur with Special Reference to Railway Station
Dr K. D. Patle, Dr S. K. Jadhav S.O.S.
Aeromycoflora of Railway station was studied with the help of petriplate method in the year July 2007 to June 2008. During investigation period total 67 fungal species belongs to 39 genera were observed. Environmental factor play an important role for the distribution of fungal spores. Out of total maximum number of fungi were isolated from Anamorphic group moderate for Ascomycotina; Zygomycotina and minimum for Basideomycotina and Mycelia sterila. Maximum frequency of aeromycoflora shown by Aspergillus niger and maximum percentage contribution shown by Cladosporium oxysporium.
Keywords: Railway station, incidence, fungal spores, Aeromycoflora, Percentage frequency
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 6, June 2014
Pages: 1770 - 1776
How to Cite this Article?
Dr K. D. Patle, Dr S. K. Jadhav S.O.S., "Incidence of Airborne Fungal Spores at Raipur with Special Reference to Railway Station", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), https://www.ijsr.net/search_index_results_paperid.php?id=2014585, Volume 3 Issue 6, June 2014, 1770 - 1776

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An allergy results from the human immune system’s overreaction to a foreign protein substance, called “allergen”. Allergens can enter the body in any of the following ways: by being breathed into the lungs, through touch, injection, or ingestion (through food or a beverage). Symptoms of allergies can range from chronic coughing, sneezing, itchy eyes, runny nose, fatigue and scratchy throat to more severe ones like hives, rashes, lowered blood pressure, difficulty in breathing, asthma attacks and even death.
There are two types of allergy testing: skin testing and blood testing. Here, at Ear, Nose and Throat of Warrensburg, we undertake two types of skin testing and a type of blood testing. Like allergy treatment, allergy testing is highly individualised. Seeing as skin testing demonstrates precisely how an individual reacts to an allergen after being directly exposed to it, it is considered the “gold standard” of allergy testing.
Different testing methods used in our office:
Conventional Prick Testing
Conventional skin prick testing involves introducing allergens into the outermost layer of the skin. This procedure helps us understand what an individual is allergic to, enabling us to estimate how allergic they are to each allergen. We use a “multi-test” needle-less device which maximises efficiency and minimises discomfort. Results are indicated by the development of raised bumps on the skin. Prick testing takes about 30 minutes to complete and is very well tolerated, even among young children.
Modified Quantitative Testing (MQT)
MQT combines epidermal prick testing and limited intradermal testing (the deeper layer of the skin) to better understand the body’s degree of reactivity to each allergen. This type of testing typically takes about 60-90 minutes to complete.
RAST (Radio-AllergoSorbent Testing) is a type of blood testing performed on the blood drawn from an individual suspected of having an allergy. We draw the blood in our office and test it in our in-house lab. Testing involves mixing the blood sample with different allergens to look for a chemical reaction, which is recorded and analysed by a computer. RAST is primarily used with children who cannot tolerate skin testing or with individuals being treated with certain medication, making skin testing unsafe for them.
What Are The Treatment Options?
Although prevention is better than cure, it may not always be possible to avoid the known allergen. In such cases, medication therapy, such as nasal steroids, decongestants, antihistamines etc. or immunotherapy in the form of allergy injections or sublingual (under the tongue) drops are the treatment options available. We provide allergy consultations, testing and immunotherapy courses of treatment designed to suit your individual needs. However, the better informed you are about your allergies, the more proactive you can be in your treatment.
Contact us today and let us help you breathe easier!
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The Vanderbiltsby Jerry E. Patterson, Ray Childs (Read by)
In The Vanderbilts the family's astounding story is told in full: from the farmstead beginnings of the Commodore on Staten Island to the pinnacle of wealth, fame, and social standing achieved by the legendary Vanderbilt ladies: Consuelo, Alva, Grace, Gertrude, and Gloria. The text traces the commercial machinations that established their fortune and the Vanderbilt mania for house building that engaged some of America's finest designers and architects.
More than 200 pictures reveal the striking personalities of this extraordinary family and the glittering interiors in which they led their fabled lives. Their art treasures are beautifully reproduced in color; and pictured, too, are many of the press photos that kept the Vanderbilts in the public eye. Genealogical charts and a map showing the "Vanderbilt Country" of old New York are included as well. All in all, it is an epic story, clearly chronicled and dazzlingly portrayed.
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In The Vanderbilts, Paterson sums up the decadant excess of America's Gilded Age, at the center of which lay the powerful Vanderbilt family. This is however, more than a tale of yachts and hundred room mansions but of the social rivalry, infighting and one-upsmanship that spelled the end of the fortune.


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When a boat with trailer we purchased, was suddenly unsafe (smoking wheel bearing on one side of the trailer, tire and rim fell off on the other side), we ended up in Annapolis for the weekend. We took the last room at the Navy Lodge and spent the day at Dock Street and Quiet Waters Park (to entertain our pet poodle).
Around Dock street, we met many dogs on the street and by the Federal House Bar and Grill.
Quiet waters has a shady off leash fenced park, where we met young Soka happily digging a hole.
Then we visited the park dog beach near sunset.

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I was always told not to look out a window at night, because you might not like what’s looking back at you. They call this kind of thing an old wives’ tale or something like that, but for me, it was just a bunch of silly crap, so I made a point to do the exact opposite.
Like most people my age, I guess I felt like I was spitting in the face of some outdated, half-assed logic, that some old person had come up with.
I mean who the hell goes around looking into peoples’ windows, am I right? And, since I didn’t believe in ghosts, monsters, demons, or whatever; I didn’t give that notion a thought either.
Sure, some of you’ll say there are nutcases that have been known to do this sort of thing, but I’ve always lived in a very nice neighborhood, so the likelihood of this happening was pretty slim, or so I’d thought.
One night, I got out of bed to make a late-night deposit in the porcelain bank. Once the transaction was complete, I washed up and was all set to head back to my room. As I turned the light off and closed the bathroom door, I decided I was feeling kinda parched, so I went to the kitchen for a drink instead.
Retrieving a glass from the cabinet, I opened the fridge and filled it with some tasty, cucumber-lime water I had made earlier, because who wants to drink *boring* tap water.
With my thirst now quenched, I sat the empty glass on the counter, and was about to leave the kitchen when I glanced up at the window.
“Might as well take a peek,” I said snidely as I walked over and looked out.
As usual, nothing was there, and feeling more than a bit smug, I turned to walk back to my bedroom, but then I stopped.
“What’s one more look-see gonna hurt?” I asked arrogantly.
Turning back, I returned to the window and looked out once more. The most horrible face I’d ever seen stared back at me.
It was pale white, and as I gaped at the horrifying thing, a wide, inhuman, smile spread across its visage. As if that wasn’t terrifying enough, the thing’s ghastly grin was filled to the brim with sharp, needle-like teeth.
Fighting down the urge to piss my undies, I tore myself away from the window with a scream, ran back to my room, and then jumped in bed before pulling the blankets over me. Still hysterical, I tried to purge my mind of what I had just seen, but the abomination’s ghoulish face was seared firmly into my brain.
“What the hell was that?” I whispered to myself when a semblance of sanity finally returned to me. No sooner had I asked the question, than I decided I did not want the answer. Instead, I tried to put it out of my mind and go back to sleep, but it took a long while for that to even happen.
The next morning, my parents asked me if I’d screamed in the night for some reason causing a fresh chill to run down my back. Not wanting to think about the previous evening’s fearful events, I shook my head and gave them some lame excuse about seeing my reflection in the window and how it had scared me. Content with this explanation, the two of them went back to their prior conversation, and there was no further discussion.
Later on, after much inner debate, I began to feel convinced that I had most likely imagined the whole thing in the first place. It had been the middle of the night, I was extremely tired, and my eyes were probably playing tricks on me. With this fresh perspective in mind, I went about my day; never giving the situation another thought.
That evening, my parents were out, and I found myself alone in the house working on college stuff. By the time I’d finished, it was getting late, and I was feeling famished.
“There’s a container of hummus and some artisan crackers with my name on them in the kitchen,” I told myself cheerfully.
Putting my course work away, off I went, and soon after, with my snack in hand, I started back to my room. As I passed the window, I stopped and glanced at it. I really didn’t want to look, but I refused to bow to superstition. It was 2020 after all, and I had a partial college education for crying out loud. My brain just wasn’t built like that.
Defiantly, I walked over to the window and looked out.
“See there,” I told myself haughtily. “Stuperstition is wrong again.”
I walked a few steps down the hall, turned around, and then went back to the window before looking out it once again.
The thing was there, smiling its evil smile. With horror descending upon me like a shroud, I dropped the hummus and crackers as I backed away from the window. My vocal cords wanted to scream, but my body was shuddering so badly that I couldn’t even make a sound.
The grinning terror on the other side of the glass raised a pale hand and waggled a long finger at me like a mother chastising her child.
Maybe through some unknown inner strength or just plain desperation—I pulled myself together long enough to flee to my room. Unfortunately, as I entered, I saw that the blinds on my two windows were open, and the hideous bastard stared sadistically at me from both of them. Without missing a beat, I ran back into the hall.
Feeling like it was my only chance, I entered the bathroom while slamming the door behind me. With fleeting sanity, I slumped down on the toilet with my head in my hands.
“Please just go away,” I begged through my sobs.
Hearing a tap from above me, I looked up at the small bathroom window. The grotesque thing was there too; smiling its ass off as it shook its head.
It wasn’t going to stop apparently.
Now reduced to a hopeless, quivering mess, I crawled into the shower and pulled the curtain closed. I existed there for the remainder of the night; sleep never coming to save me from my living nightmare. My parents found me there the next morning.
Hysterically, I tried to tell them what had happened, but they could only look at me like I was possibly crazy. Then, as I went through the house covering every window, they decided that most assuredly I was crazy, and made arrangements to admit me to this hospital.
It’s been a month since then, and despite a few rough days, initially—I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s really not that bad here. The doctors and nurses are super friendly, and very supportive. In fact, they even made sure I got a room without any windows, which has really helped my mental state. Things have been going so well, that a few days ago I got my cellphone back, minus a few pertinent apps, regrettably. But you know how it is. Baby steps.
With all this extra time on my hands, I’ve been thinking about the circumstances that led me to this point, and I’ve decided that maybe I was wrong. Old wives’ tales and superstitions are no joke. People back then knew way more about things that we folks living in the here and now, have chosen to ignorantly, forget.
So, if you’re reading this, DO NOT blow off the old ways. “THEY EXIST FOR A REASON”.
Now, that being said, there’s another saying I’ve heard that’s been on my mind lately, especially considering I have a mirror in my room.
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One of our sons, a university drop-out who taught himself to become a stockbroker, claims he earns between £20,000 and £30,000 on a bad month.
Elijah Oyefeso, 21, who featured in Channel 4’s Rich Kids Go Shopping on Channel 4, started by using his student loan and now trades on the stock market for just one hour a day to earn his income. The young man from Camberwell, London, now lives in a £5,000-a-month flat in Kensington and his weakness is super cars, with his most recent purchase a £125,000 Mercedes GTS.
The episode received a lot of praise and endorsement, particularly from the Black community and I will try to to tread softly because he’s just 21 at the end of the day, but I am somewhat discouraged at his attitude to money as well as the attitude of other Nigerians who elevate this young man’s excesses as something to be proud of.
Elijah’s love for beautiful cars has led to the purchase of many fine vehicles. This is in itself not a problem, we’re all allowed a vice or three. But when you buy a Lamborghini and cover it in gold paint? Still a weakness or just a symptom of “I don arrive”?
In July last year, Elijah made headlines when his Lamborghini crashed into his own £60,000 Bentley, with the repair work costing £55,000 on the Lamborghini. He was left unfazed by the accident however, stating: ‘But that’s life, money comes and goes regardless.’
Hmmm…Very prudent, profound and focussed, I see.
It’s crying shame that my people tend to spend more on bling than on business, and the saying goes that a fool and his money are soon parted. Mr Oyefeso does not seem to be taking any great care to safeguard his earnings.
I’m being hard, I know I am. Perhaps unnecessarily so as Mr Oyefeso is 21 and is probably doing what most 21-year-olds would do. But I want more, so much more for my people. I want wealth that transcends generations and purchases that aren’t stereotypical.
I’m trying to imagine what the story would read like if a Jewish kid discovered a talent for making money. We know his daddy would send him straight away to Uncle Yakub’s house every week for the next year to learn how to invest the money wisely. Young Asher would own his own weight in gold bars by the time he was 22 rather than painting a car gold. He’d probably own the other half of Hendon that his uncles don’t already own too, rather than staying in a 5,000/month flat in Kensington as my brother does at the moment.
Well now, what about Asian? What if young Rohan suddenly got good at stockbroking? Well, his father, Dev, would instil in him the importance of a family empire and they would bring over relatives who would run the underbelly of this nation – from car washes to corner shops to Indian restaurants to buying up property at auction and flipping them. Not because they’re so giving and kind, but because Daddy Dev knows that your wealth is nothing if you can’t turn to uncle Ahmed to lend you £60,000 if you ever find yourself in a tight spot. Without people around you who are washing one hand with the other, you have to go to the banks and you know how that goes: they ask for your mother’s hymen first before they give you a loan.
My boy got that gold Lambo tho’ innit? Because Elijah says “If you work hard you don’t need to look at the price tag, you just get it.”
Elijah claims he bought his first Mercedes aged 18 but soon faced jealousy from his peers in the south London neighbourhood after his success and now has no friends from the area where he grew up.
He said: ‘They’ve come from the same area and they’re still in the same area and went to school in the same area.
Ah. The haterzzz have arrived. You ain’t a rich, successful black (wo)man until you have haters who are envious and jealous and hate on you because they want what you have. Yeah, haters are up to no good and Camberwell is no place to park luxury cars. I’d move to a flat in Kensington if I were you. Oh, you have already? Correct.
I used to wonder how sportsmen and musicians could earn amounts of money that seem inconceivable to the rest of the world and wind up broke a few years later, but I guess when faced with what many consider “The Good Life” I can now see why other races just seem to have that money that is loooooooong, money that filters down from generation to generation. Because they build rather than buy. They invest rather than expose. They’re negotiators not negligent spenders.
And if one of their cars hit another of their cars causing £55,000 worth of damage, they would see it as a very. Big. Problem.
I mean…this young man isn’t in my family life. I don’t know if he has bought up half the street he lives on or owns a large percentage of West Sussex. Perhaps he’s in talks with the Qatari sheikhs to buy back the Shard and keep Britain British. Perhaps. Maybe.
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At the beginning I wasn't quite sure why I would ride across the country by bicycle, but it was time for an adventure and I was up for the challenge. Now, the list keeps growing and manifesting itself. I'm completely engulfed by it.
"when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe"
I can not see, feel, breath enough of this planet that I live on. Everyday opens a new door, It only takes a small effort to slow down, walk in and say hello. I can not wait to see the far off lands once more.
PRO PATRIA (for my brothers)

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New Video: Brandy ft. Chris Brown “Put It Down”
Brandy still got it.
In the eye-popping, Hype Williams-directed visual for her latest single “Put It Down,” the R&B songstress sashays in front of Lambos and splashy backdrops. Chris Brown hops on the track, flaunting his moves, bars and body art.
The cut comes off her upcoming ‘Two Eleven’ album due in October.

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Departure & Return
ARRIVAL PROCESS: Upon landing you will first have to clear Immigration You will submit your passport for inspection. Upon clearing Immigration, you then proceed to the luggage claim area to collect your bags. Once you have all your bags, you then proceed to the Customs area. All bags and personal items will be scanned by an X-ray machine. Once your items are inspected a customs agent will collect your customs form. Having cleared Customs, immediately exit the terminal building. Do not stop and talk to any solicitors. Your Driver will be located outside the terminal building holding signs with YOUR NAME. He will assist you with your luggage and board you on your transportation to the hotel. DEPARTURE PROCESS BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND PICKUP TIME: Customer needs to let us know the pickup time for departures from the hotel back to the airport based on the time the flight departs. Airlines require that departing passengers be at the airport at least 3 hours prior to departure. Customer needs to calculate the pickup time back to the airport taking in consideration how long the ride takes from the Hotel to the airport (Ride time is listed in the transfer information) Driver will be waiting for customer outside the HOTEL lobby area holding up a meeting card with the customer’s name and ready to take you back to the airport. Please advise in advance your pickup time back to the airport by sending us an email with your booking number and the time you wish to be picked up.
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
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- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- COVID-19 UPDATE What we have done for the safety and health of clients and drivers? All our vehicles comply with the hygiene requirements against COVID-19. 1. SANITAZING FLOOR MATS INSTALLED IN ALL FLEET. These floor mats catch dirt, moisture and allow to apply products against CORONA-VIRUSES. 2. GEL DISPENSERS WITH ALCOHOL ARE INSTALLED IN ALL VEHICLES FOR HAND HYGINIZATION BEFORE BOARDING THE VEHICLE. 3. THREE TIMES DAILY WE SANITIZE THE ENTIRE FLEET USING A COLD FOGGER SPRAYER WITH PRODUCTS THAT KILL THE COVID-19 FROM THE SURFACE. BESIDES ALL OF THE ABOVE WE HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW FACE-COVER POLICY Face covers or masks are recommended for everyone riding with us and drivers are required to use face covers-masks. This policy is designed to help protect the health and safety of you and your driver and will go into effect as soon as DR authorities open the borders to travelers.
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This is the first book to walk collections practitioners through this foundational collections stewardship function. Rooted in best practice theories, the book is based on the premise that collections preservation, security, and access are anchored in a sound inventory practice.
Sandra Vanderwarf earned an M.A. in conservation from Fashion Institute of Technology and a B.A. in criminal justice from John Jay College. Inventory illustrates one way these disciplines have converged during her 15 years of practice in cultural heritage preservation. Most recently, in collaboration with National Museum of Mongolia and the U.S. Department of State, she provided expertise to enhance inventory protocols as part of Mongolia's self-determined strategy to deter unlawful trafficking and sale of heritage. Prior to that, her seasoned perspective was honed through intersecting roles of conservator, registrar, and collections manager at a corporate archive, the Smithsonian, American Museum of Natural History, and Brooklyn Children's Museum. Sandra's varied contributions--as inventory taker, author of winning (and rejected) inventory grant proposals, inventory project manager, and researcher referencing historic inventories--engendered a multi-faceted appreciation for inventory. Her presentations at CIDOC-ICOM'S International Committee for Documentation, the Association of Registrars and Collections Specialists, and through continued partnerships with the U.S. Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation have emphasized the significance of inventory as preventive conservation.
Bethany Romanowski is head registrar at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. She holds a B.A. in anthropology from Indiana University and an M.A. in social sciences from the University of Chicago. She has over fifteen years' experience managing collections at New York City institutions, including the South Street Seaport Museum and the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Bethany recently oversaw the 9/11 Memorial Museum’s first wall-to-wall inventory of tangible collections.


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Visit to a Seabird Rookery
I recently visited the Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve (CSMER) on the southern tip of the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland. What a treat that was! It is one of seven seabird ecological reserves in Newfoundland and is the most accessible. After a 1.4 Km walk, you are standing on a point of land that juts out close to the large sea stack on which the birds nest.
|Steep Clifts Provide Multiple Nesting Sites|
The path going out to the site is on a narrow strip of relatively flat land covered with sub-arctic tundra. The edges drop off abruptly to a free fall of about 100 metres. The area of often foggy (as seen in my photos) but since the birds are as close as 10 metres, they still can be seen.
The CSMER is about 2 hours from St. John's. Some of the roads have a lot of potholes so driving can be tedious. When approaching the modern interpretive centre, one can hear the birds. What a cacophony! It was so foggy at first we could not see beyond the interpretive centre but there was no doubt we were in the right place. And, we could certainly smell the birds, a fishy, guano-like smell.
|Northern Gannet and Chick|
The rookery is home to about 70,000 breeding birds; Northern Gannets, Common Murres, Thick-billed Murres, Black-legged Kittiwakes, Black Guillemots, Razorbills. The sea stack is taken over by the gannets and the ample cliff edges provide nesting sites for the other species. This ecological reserve is Newfoundland's major seabird colony and the most southern breeding site for some of the species.
|Common Murres with Chick|
We could see many chicks resting on the ledges protected by the adults or waiting patiently for the adults to return with food from the rich ocean surrounding the area. There was tremendous flight activity as birds came and went, making you wonder how they managed to avoid collisions.
|Black-legged Kittiwake with Chicks|
The vegetation on the plateau leading out to the point had an interesting mix of moss, lichens, low-growing bushes, grasses, blue flags and a pink flower from the pea family.
The CSMEC was established in 1983. The waters off the site are an important wintering site for thousands of sea ducks including Harlequin Ducks, Common Eiders, scoters and Long-tailed Ducks. The government of Newfoundland should be commended to have the foresight to protect this important bird area and to preserve it for future generations of these bird species. This is such a unique area that it should be on everyone's bucket list of things to see. Go and appreciate nature at its best and you can experience it in a completely unobstrusive way.

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Penticton has a problem with its public buildings.
They’re getting old, with an average age of 35 years. And old buildings, like old cars, means ever-increasing repair costs — according to city staff, about $30 million dollars over the next decade.
Considering the city only budgets about $1 million a year for facilities maintenance, there’s quite a gap to be made up.
One solution brought forward by city staff is to combine some of the facilities. The library, museum and art gallery could be housed either at city hall or the in a re-purposed Trade and Convention Centre — both saving money, and freeing up land for sale or other, more profitable, uses.
From a technical point of view, this makes good sense, and the facilities might benefit from increased cross traffic.
From a community or social point of view, however, it makes little sense. The library and museum complex is in an easily accessible location, right across the street from the larger of Penticton’s two high schools and a nearby middle school. It’s hard to imagine better synchronization between location and user groups.
The Art Gallery, which Mayor Andrew Jakubeit has unfairly described as a building without windows next to the water — the Tea Room looks out over the Japanese Garden — has a beautiful setting, nestled between two parks, three if you count the gardens. While it may not have many windows, you can be sure that art patrons enjoy the environs outside as much as the art inside.
Would another hotel or more high rise condos serve the community better in that setting?
Making good financial decisions is a must, but that doesn’t mean money should be the bottom line for everything. Let’s dig a bit deeper and find a solution that doesn’t weaken the social fabric of the community, especially the downtown core, which the city is working so hard to revitalize.


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NYPD Red Book Cover
For this project I had to redesign three existing book covers. This book cover I did was a redesign of James Patterson’s NYPD Red. When I designed the cover, my goal was to make the cover showcased the story of the police. So, to accomplish this I put a shield and blue background that had glaring colors to give an impression of flashing warning lights.
I colored the word NYPD in bronze to represent the color of the shield and the word Red to the color red to match with the title of the book. I did this project for my Book and magazine class. I used Adobe InDesign to layout and design the book and I used Adobe Photoshop to edit the backgrounds.


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18ct Rose Gold Diamond Earrings
Inspired by the old world Arabesque Lantern tiles of Morocco, these sweet earrings are bead set with eight bright little diamonds. The settings are suspended from handmade shepherd hooks.
Round brilliant cut diamonds: F colour, VS clarity, 0.01ct each
Similar earrings can be made with your choice of diamond colour and clarity, or even your choice of coloured gemstone, and precious metal. Please contact us to discuss possible options.


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You know what happened last night? The short answer is Beer and Hymns. But there is so much more...
Shamrock's said "yes" to hosting this event. Theresa made the fb event. People made hymn suggestions. Nate organized all the music and then took it over to Augustana Lutheran Church to copy it. Augustana donated all those copies to us. A bunch of people shared the event on social media. People invited friends. Our favorite server, Austan, invited friends. Katie came early to serve as host. She greeted, schlepped chairs and made people feel welcome. People came in droves. Peter, Glenn, Keyla and Nate showed up to play instruments.
And then we sang.
When I arrived half-way through, the room was Bikram yoga hot...electric. The singing was glorious--like therapy, but almost free. Someone waiting at the bus stop outside heard and "went toward the music." Babies were bounced on knees (and were stripped down to diapers by the end). We passed the donation pitchers and then sent the whole wad ($260) off to Justin, our seminarian who helped start Beer and Hymns. When I thanked one of the musicians, he said, "There is no place I would rather be." I went home thinking that when a rowdy bar crowd belts out "It is well, with my soul," I think, "Yes, it is."

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I am a licensed cosmetologist, and I first started out doing hair.. about a year into my hair career, I decided to take a leap of faith and take a lash class with Kendra!
My favorite part about working at Wildflower is making my clients feel absolutely beautiful after their service. Plus I get to work with a talented group of ladies, who I’m so lucky to call my sisters.
When I’m not at Wildflower you can find me crafting, or snuggled up with my pups Emma and Lola. 💜🐶


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Prof. Kemp, director of ongoing excavations at Amarna in Egypt, will speak on his recent discoveries in the childhood home of King Tutankhamun. The lecture will focus on this ancient city, the capital of the pharaoh Akhenaten and his queen Nefertiti.
Co-sponsored by Ann and Tim Simon.
About Programs at the Ancient Art Council
Programs are varied and include such activities as lectures by noted archaeologists, museum curators, and ancient art historians; exclusive tours of the Museum’s permanent collection and special exhibitions; fund-raising events; and travel programs to ancient sites and other museums. Members also receive invitations from related organizations to attend lectures ad exhibition openings. Your annual membership dues and contributions will assist in furthering the Ancient Art collection at the Fine Arts Museums.
October 13, 2007 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Life and Death in Nefertiti's City: New Discoveries in Amarna
Koret Auditorium, de Young
Presented by Prof. Barry Kemp Professor of Egyptology, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of the British Academy
Free to the public

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We usually don’t devote a front-page web article to a past event or a new video production unless they are significant to the cause of biblical inerrancy. With this article, we will do both, as Answers in Genesis presents a retrospective look at this year’s commemoration of the 50-year legacy of the historic book The Genesis Flood, and we will show you a new related video about the book (see link below).
The culmination of our year-long celebration of this 1961 book (which even secular historians consider to be a major milestone in the creation vs. evolution issue) was a day-and-a half conference held at the Creation Museum last month. This event of remembrance paid honor to the book’s two authors, considered by many to be among the greatest defenders of Christianity of the past 50 years: Dr. John Whitcomb and Dr. Henry Morris.
At a special banquet on October 21, the book’s legacy was celebrated and the two authors were honored as several tributes were paid. Dr. Whitcomb, who is 87, travelled to our Creation Museum’s new auditorium with his wife and four adult children (and eight grandchildren), as did Dr. John Morris, son of the book’s late co-author, Dr. Henry Morris. John represented the Morris family and the ministry of ICR (the organization founded by Dr. Henry Morris). Special plaques were given to both men.
That evening, prominent Christian leaders paid video tribute to Drs. Whitcomb and Morris. They included greetings from well-known Bible teacher Dr. John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in California, and Dr. Woodrow Kroll, host of the international radio program Back to the Bible, who reminisced about getting a copy of The Genesis Flood one year after it appeared.
A specially produced, just-released video (longer than what was shown at the banquet) with clips from Drs. MacArthur and Kroll and several other Christian leaders can be viewed on YouTube.
We gratefully acknowledge the efforts of Whitcomb Ministries, Faith Baptist Bible College and Seminary in Iowa, and Calvary Chapel of Paradise, California for their partnership in producing this excellent video.
Here is a sampling of photos taken during our special fiftieth anniversary celebration of The Genesis Flood at the October 17 banquet and the all-day conference October 18.
If you visit the Creation Museum over the next few weeks, please check out our special “Genesis Flood” book exhibit inside the museum’s portico (along the ticket line). Our museum’s exhibit designers have assembled an excellent tribute, which includes: a first edition of the classic 1961 book, copies of correspondence between Drs. Whitcomb and Morris in the 1950s and early 1960s, and a special video interview with Dr. John Whitcomb, in which he recalls how The Genesis Flood was put together and how God has blessed it over the past 50 years.
Lastly, here is an interview conducted with Dr. Whitcomb as he shared how the book came to be, and how The Genesis Flood has been mightily used of the Lord to equip Christians—and has also undermined evolutionist uniformitarian geology.


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Return to play checklist reduces re-injury for athletes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
NEW ORLEANS, La. (March 6, 2018)–A new study presented at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) looked at primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions among high-level athletes, and found that a return to play checklist decreased the incidence of injury to the knee following ACL reconstruction.
The study, “Safer Return to Play Following ACL Reconstruction: Validation of an Evidence-Based Checklist,” sought to substantiate the return to play checklist previously developed by the sports medicine research team at the Rothman Institute in Philadelphia. Using the checklist, Kevin B. Freedman, MD, an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine at the Rothman Institute and Thomas Jefferson University, and his team compared clinical outcomes to determine when it was safe for athletes to return to play following primary ACL reconstruction.
“Historically after ACL reconstruction, orthopaedic surgeons would use time as the major criterion for determining when athletes should return,” said Dr. Freedman. “The concept behind the return to play checklist was that the calendar didn’t optimally determine functional status to see if the patient had thoroughly rehabilitated or if they remained at risk for reinjury. With our latest study, we were able to put the checklist into motion to compare athletes whose return to play was determined by the checklist to those athletes whose return to play was determined by traditional clinical judgement.”
This evidence-based checklist includes seven objective measures–including physical exam findings, functional testing (hop and agility testing, movement assessment for jumping and landing mechanics), and a functional outcome score.
Patients aged 15 to 35 undergoing primary ACL reconstruction were evaluated using the checklist by a trained physical therapist, 6-12 months post-operatively, prior to return to sports. Once they returned to play, patients were followed prospectively to determine the incidence of injury to the knee. The control group used for comparison included patients aged 15 to 35 who underwent ACL reconstruction between October 2012 and October 2014, and were cleared to return to sports by “usual clinical judgment” prior to the development of the checklist.
Among the findings of the research:
- Patients experienced significant decrease in overall ipsilateral knee injury in the checklist group (3.3 percent) compared to the control group (9.8 percent) (p = 0.03).
- There was a reduction in ipsilateral ACL tear in the checklist group (3 percent) compared to the control group (6.6 percent) that did not reach significance (p = 0.12).
- There was a significant reduction in overall contralateral knee injury in the checklist group (0.8 percent) compared to the control group (5.6 percent) (p = 0.02).
- There was a significant decrease in contralateral ACL tear in the checklist group (0.8 percent) compared to the control group (5.1 percent) (p = 0.03).
- Forty percent of athletes who the researchers subjectively thought were ready to return, failed the checklist; however, when the athletes received further training in the areas they failed, most were able to pass within six weeks.
Athletes are typically tested seven to eight months following surgery, and it can be delayed up to nine months. Patients need to pass six of the seven criteria, and if they fail, the patient receives an additional six weeks of training. This research highlights the importance of utilizing functional objective criteria in order to optimally and most safely return athletes to play after primary ACL reconstruction.
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Terrible service and foodThe service and food was terrible. The cappuccino frappe was served with taste of watermelon juice and the staff refused to change. Worst meal I had in this short stay at Pattaya.
Themed bar, you can watch games, drink and drink, etc. There are really many choices of dishes from the perspective of the bar, all kinds of burgers, sandwiches, and traditional Thai food, fried and dried pork, delicious
The location of the restaurant is very good, the food is delicious, the beer prices are good, and smoking is not allowed inside. The atmosphere is very relaxed, there is a free billiard, the screen shows different activities at different times, just in the pedestrian street. There are many choices on the menu, including Thai and Western food, and the barbecue tastes good.
Very lively bar, young people watch sports together, passionate.
I didn't expect the Thai golf club to be so mature. I really envy it. This kind of bar is difficult to survive in China. The environment here is very good. It is more comfortable to order some wine and chat with friends to watch the game.


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Cyberpunk 2077 may have received warnings for its performance on the PlayStation and Xbox stores, but it works fine on Switch.
Cyberpunk 2077 It hasn’t exactly had the smoothest launch – it was given a warning on Xbox and removed from the PlayStation store.
But we’ve seen good news about the game on some platforms as well – after playing around with the settings, we know that it works quite well on PC. And Stadia players seem to be enjoying the experience too.
But as the video above demonstrates, it turns out that the Stadia version of the game has other uses as well.
YouTuber Nintendrew has posted a video showing the controversial RPG seemingly flawless on Nintendo’s hybrid handheld / home console.
According to the video, the game can even 1080p when the device is docked, and once it is up and running, you can play with Joy-Cons and a Pro controller.
So by all accounts the game pretty much runs on Switch. Who knows!
However, if you want CD Projekt Red’s troublesome new release to boot up on Nintendo’s machine, you’ll have to do some homework.
Nintendrew has noted that the video he has posted contains a hacked Switch running Android, on which Google Stadia has been installed. If you look at the performance of other streaming-based games on the Switch, you can see that Cyberpunk 2077 feels very differently.
Last year, CD Projekt Red pointed out that Cyberpunk 2077 probably won’t end on Switch, despite The Witcher 3’s success on the platform.
Apparently, CD Projekt staff are furious with bosses over the launch of Cyberpunk 2077 and the company’s stock has suffered somewhat thanks to the game’s continued launch issues.
Will the title running on a hacked Nintendo Switch make a difference to the company’s fortunes? Probably not. But at least it’s good news in what would have otherwise been a somewhat difficult patch for developers and players alike.

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Symposium to highlight Healthy Purdue dataset
January 8, 2010
Faculty and graduate students are invited to a symposium on February 3 to learn about the research opportunities stemming from the Healthy Purdue dataset. The Healthy Purdue program captured health data on more than 9,000 Purdue faculty, staff, and spouses, and the dataset is available to Purdue researchers to use.
This event is part of Healthy Planet 2010 Week. It is free but registration is requested at the link below.
Healthy Purdue Research Symposium
February 3, 2010
PMU Faculty Lounges
- Mary Schultz
March 24, 2014
Expertise in robotics, gesture recognition, augmented reality, and trauma surgery come together to create a new way of teaching and mentoring across distances. The result may transform rural health and battlefield surgeries.Read Full Story
September 9, 2013
RCHE is pleased to be a part of a new program at Purdue that will provide research experience and mentoring to sophomore students in statistics. This program is funded by a $1.5 million NSF grant and led by statistics faculty member Mark Daniel Ward.Read Full Story


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The Stories behind Some of the Most Striking Sports Photographs of the Last Century
Edition of 57 (Mason, 77).
Signed "Geo Bellows" in pencil l.r., initialed within the matrix, signed "Bolton Brown - imp -" in pencil l.l., identified on a label from H.V. Allison & Co., Inc., New York, affixed to the backing.
Image size 11 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (28.0 x 20.0 cm), framed.
Ashcan school member George Bellows painted observant, grittily realistic images of early 20th-century urbanity. Though trained in America, he was interested in European art and helped organize the groundbreaking 1913 Armory Show. Bellows' portrayals of boxers and tenement dwellers were executed in a loose, somewhat impressionistic style, with bold brushstrokes, thick paint, and a muted color palette. He also painted members of his circle in portraits, as well as seascapes and landscapes of the Northeast. In his later works, Bellows explored more modern ideas of color and composition, before his unexpected death at the height of his prowess due to appendicitis complications.
American, 1882-1925, Columbus, OH, United States, based in New York, NY, United States


Fix the PA, and peace will follow.
Stop tolerating the intolerable from the Palestinians
Why did he wait so long to sound the alarm?
The administration obscures events to excuse inactivity.
Killings in Israel should tell us that the administration's Middle East policy is a farce.
The 'peace process' is off; the PA-Hamas unity government is on.
President Obama's rhetoric reveals his anti-Israel animus.
The two-state solution is nowhere in sight.
A new Palestinian Authority prime minister and more evidence of John Kerry's atrocious judgment.
Salam Fayyad quits in huge setback for Middle East and Obama administration.


Meanwhile, besides the already extensively tested reference cards of AMD’s RX-6000 series, there are also various board partner cards (not) for sale, of which two of these coveted specimens are already in the lab for at least one public test. The continued unavailability is all the more annoying as these products are really good and competitive graphics cards that deserve to please the vast majority of people willing to buy. But first things first…
With the (Attention! Officially prescribed name) – SAPPHIRE NITRO+ AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT Gaming Graphics Card with 16GB GDDR6, AMD RDNA™ 2, which I will again call Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro+” in the article for the sake of simplicity, otherwise the charts and legends would explode, here is a particularly fast (and therefore a bit thirstier) RDNA2 copy on my table of good deeds, just waiting to be looked at in more detail. Because it is worth it, I can spoil that much in advance.
This graphics card can cope with the new video codec AV1, they support DirectX 12 Ultimate for the first time and thus also DirectX Raytracing (DXR). With AMD FidelityFX, they also offer a feature designed to give developers more freedom in the choice of effects. Also included is Variable Rate Shading (VRS), which can save an immense amount of computing power if image areas that are not in the eye of the player anyway are smartly reduced in the display quality. So much for the feature set of all new Radeon cards.
With a UVP for the Sapphire RX 6800 XT Nitro+ SE of 799 Euro (that’s the one with the RGB aircushions), 769 Euro for the here tested “normal” RX 6800 XT Nitro+ and 639 Euro for the RX 6800 Nitro+, one is not too far away from the UVP of the reference cards.
Optics and haptics
The Sapphire Radeon RX 6800 XT Nitro weighs 1232 grams and is therefore significantly lighter than the reference card! With its 31.3 cm, it is also longer, like the reference, a whopping 12 cm high (11.5 cm installation height from PEG) and also 4.5 cm thick (2.5 slot design), whereby a backplate and the PCB with a total of four additional millimeters are added. The body is made of haptically not very advantageous plastic, the Sapphire lettering on the upper side behind a mirrored surface is at least aRGB-lit.
The colorful power also extends over the top edge as a light bar and the backplate as a nice backlight. The whole pixel firework including illumination is supplied by two standard 8-pin sockets.
The slot bezel is closed, carries 1x HDMI 2.1 and three instead of two DP connectors. But the USB Type C socket is missing. More about the construction, the cooler and the equipment on the next page at the teardown.
Technology, dual BIOS and a software switch
With its 72 Compute Units (CU) the RX 6800 XT 4608 has shaders. While the base clock of the primary BIOS is specified as 2110 MHz and the boost clock as 2360 MHz, the secondary BIOS must manage with 2045 or 2285 MHz. The card uses 16 GB GDDR6 at 16 Gbps, which is made up of 8 modules of 2 GB each. This also includes the 256-bit memory interface and the 128 MB Infinity Cache, which should solve the bandwidth problem.
The two screenshots from GPU-Z first give information about the key data of the two BIOSes – on the left you see the Performance BIOS (Primary), on the right the Silent BIOS (Secondary):
But what are the other, much more important differences between the two BIOS variants? We can see the details by reading the BIOS. Let’s start with the “Thermal Graphics Power”, because here 289 watts and 264 watts meet.
This of course has an influence on the fan speeds and the temperatures reached. The secondary BIOS already suggests a much quieter performance here, as illustrated by the “Fan Acoustic Limit”.
Ray tracing / DXR
At least since the presentation of the new Radeon cards it is clear that AMD will also support raytracing. Here one takes a path that differs significantly from NVIDIA and implements a so-called “Ray Accelerator” per Compute Unit (CU). Since the Radeon RX 6800 has a total of 72 CUs, this means that there are 72 such accelerators for the Radeon RX 6800XT, compared to 60 for the smaller Radeon RX 6800. A GeForce RTX 3080 comes with 68 RT cores, so nominally less at first. In the comparison of the smaller cards, it is 62 for the RX 6800 and 46 for the GeForce RTX 3070. However, the RT cores are organized differently and we’ll have to wait and see what can turn a lot against specialization here. So in the end it is first of all an apple and pear comparison.
But what has AMD come up with here? Each of these accelerators is initially capable of simultaneously calculating up to 4 beam/box intersections or a single beam/triangular cut per cycle. This is how the intersections of the rays with the scene geometry are calculated (analogous to the Bounding Volume Hierarchy), first pre-sort them and then return this information to the shaders for further processing within the scene or output the final shading result. However, NVIDIA’s RT cores seem to be much more complex, as I explained in detail at the Turing launch. What counts is the result alone, and that is exactly what we have benchmarks for.
Smart Access Memory (SAM)
At the presentation of the new Radeon cards, AMD already showed SAM, i.e. Smart Access Memory – a feature that I have activated today in addition to the normal benchmarks, which also allows a direct comparison. But actually SAM is not Neuers, just verbally more beautifully packaged. Behind this is nothing else but the clever handling of the Base Address Register (BAR) and exactly this support must be activated in the substructure. With modern AMD graphics hardware, size-adjustable PCI bars (see also PCI SIG from 188.8.131.528) have been playing an important role for quite some time, since the actual PCI BARs are normally limited to 256 MB, whereas the new Radeon graphics cards now offer up to 16 GB VRAM.
The consequence is that only a fraction of the VRAM is directly accessible to the CPU, which without SAM requires a whole range of bypass solutions in the so-called driver stack. This of course always costs performance and should therefore be avoided. So that’s where AMD comes in with SAM. This is not new, but must be implemented cleanly in the UEFI and activated later. This in turn only works if the system is running in UEFI mode and CSM/legacy is deactivated.
CSM stands for the Compatibility Support Module. The Compatibility Support Module is only available under UEFI and it ensures that older hardware and software also works with UEFI. The CSM is always helpful if not all hardware components are compatible to UEFI. Some older operating systems and the 32-bit versions of Windows cannot be installed on UEFI hardware. However, it is precisely this compatibility setting that often prevents the clean Windows variant required for the new AMD components from being installed.
Benchmarks and evaluation
For the benchmarks I chose the same 10 games, analogous to the launch article, and weighted between old and new, as well as AMD or NVIDIA specific. Since everything is very similar to the launch article of the Radeon cards, thisma only gives a leine cumulative summary of all games with a detailed explanation for each resolution. The power consumption is also very detailed, as you are used to.
Test system and evaluation software
The benchmark system is new and is now completely based on AMD. PCIe 4.0 is of course mandatory. These include the matching X570 motherboard in the form of an MSI MEG X570 Godlike and the Ryzen 9 5950X, which is water-cooled and slightly overclocked. In addition, the matching DDR4 4000 RAM from Corsair in the form of the Vengeance RGB, as well as several fast NVMe SSDs. For direct logging during all games and applications, I use both NVIDIA’s PCAT and my own shunt measurement system, which makes it much more comfortable. The measurement of the detailed power consumption and other somewhat more complicated things is done in a special laboratory on two tracks using high-resolution oscillograph technology…
…and the self-created, MCU-based measurement setup for motherboards graphics cards (pictures below), where in the end the thermographic infrared images are also taken with a high-resolution industrial camera in an air-conditioned room. The audio measurements are then taken outside in my chamber (room-in-room).
The used software relies on my own interpreter including evaluation software as well as a very extensive and flexible Excel sheet for the graphical conversion. I have also summarized the individual components of the test system in tabular form:
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CMSI MEG X570 Godlik
e2x 16 GB Corsair DDR4 4000 Vengeance RGB Pr
o1x 2 TByte Aorus (NVMe System SSD, PCIe Gen. 4
)1x 2 TB Corsair MP400 (Data
)1x Seagate FastSSD Portable USB-
CBe Quiet! Dark Power Pro 12 1200 Watt
|Alphacool Ice Block XPX Pr
oAlphacool Ice Mincer (modifie
d)Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut
Non-contact direct current measurement on PCIe slot (riser card)N
on-contact direct current measurement at the external PCIe power supplyDi
rect voltage measurement at the respective connectors and at the power supply unit2x R
ohde & Schwarz HMO 3054, 500 MHz multichannel oscilloscope with memory function4
x Rohde & Schwarz HZO50, current clamp adapter (1 mA to 30 A, 100 KHz, D
C)4x Rohde & Schwarz HZ355, probe (10:1, 500
MHz)1x Rohde & Schwarz HMC 8012, HiRes digital multimeter with memory f
nctionMCU-based shunt measuring (own build, Powenetics soft
ware)Up to 10 channels (max. 100 values per sec
ond)Special riser card with shunts for the PCIe x16 slot (P
G)NVIDIA PCAT and FrameView 1.1
|1x Optris PI640 + 2x Xi400 Thermal Imager
sPix Connect Softwar
eType K Class 1 thermal sensors (up to 4 channels)
|NTI Audio M2211 (with calibration file
)Steinberg UR12 (with phantom power for the microphones
)Creative X7, Smaart v.
7Own anechoic chamber, 3.5 x 1.8 x 2.2 m (LxDxH)
Axial measurements, perpendicular to the centre of the sound source(s), measuring distance 50 c
mNoise emission in dBA (slow) as RTA measuremen
tFrequency spectrum as graphic
|Windows 10 Pro (all updates, current certified or press drivers)


Elscint recently manufactured a bowl feeder for feeding of various sizes of small plastic bottles having diameter ranging from 10 mm to 30 mm and ht. from 5 mm to 40 mm and one side open. The requirement was to get the bottles in closed side facing ground orientation. While some bottles were having dia more than the height the others were having diameter less than the height, leading to challenges in the orientation of the same. Both these types require separate types of tooling, making it difficult to accommodate them in the same bowl feeder. The speed required too was very high (upwards from 200 parts per minute to 400 parts per minute). Hence, Elscint employed certain tooling to ensure that the bottles got into the required orientation. The bottles were used for storing lip balm and similar medicines and hence a stainless steel medical grade bowl was used for this purpose.


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President Donald J. Trump spoke today with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of Iraq. President Trump congratulated the Prime Minister on the liberation of Mosul by Iraqi Security Forces, which marks a major milestone in the fight against ISIS. The President praised the heroism of the Iraqi and American soldiers and underscored his commitment to the total defeat of ISIS. He stressed the need to consolidate gains to prevent ISIS or any other terrorist group from returning to liberated areas.
At the invitation of the Emir of Kuwait, the Secretary will travel to Kuwait July 10 where he will meet with senior Kuwaiti officials to discuss ongoing efforts to resolve the Gulf dispute. The Secretary plans to travel to Doha, Qatar July 11 and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 12 to meet with senior officials.
We are disappointed by the verdict sentencing prominent human rights activist Nabeel Rajab to two years in prison today in Bahrain. We reaffirm our previous calls for his release.
Today, the United States announced nearly $639 million in additional humanitarian assistance to the millions of people affected by food insecurity and violence in South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, and Yemen. This additional funding brings the total U.S. humanitarian assistance to over $1.8 billion for these four crises since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2017.
France, the United Kingdom and the United States have not taken part in the negotiation of the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. We do not intend to sign, ratify or ever become party to it. Therefore, there will be no change in the legal obligations on our countries with respect to nuclear weapons.
The United States strongly condemns today’s attacks in the Sinai that resulted in the deaths of at least twenty-three Egyptian soldiers. We express our condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured. We continue to stand with Egypt as it confronts terrorism.
UNESCO has voted to designate the Old City of Hebron and the Tomb of the Patriarchs as part of Palestinian territory and a World Heritage site despite protests by the United States, Israel, and other countries.
Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson announced today his appointment of Ambassador Kurt Volker to serve as the United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations. Ambassador Volker, who has served previously as the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, and as Director for NATO and Western Europe on the National Security Council, will take responsibility for advancing U.S. efforts to achieve the objectives set out in the Minsk agreements.
SECRETARY MNUCHIN: Hi, everybody. I just want to highlight very briefly, and then Secretary Tillerson will go on, and then afterwards we’ll both answer a few questions.
President Donald J. Trump met in Hamburg, Germany today with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany to coordinate on key policy areas ahead of tomorrow’s G20 Summit. The leaders conferred on a range of shared foreign and security policy priorities, including re-energizing implementation of the Minsk Agreements, de-escalating the conflict between Qatar and some of its Gulf and Arab neighbors, and denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.