Entering 2019, the mattress industry is flooded with many different brands. The list below are the top 8 mattresses for 2018; listed in no particular order.
You can not go wrong, with any of the following mattress brands, if you are searching for the best mattress.
- Many individuals claim, that Puffy Mattress is without a doubt, one of the most comfortable mattresses available. They often compare it to like sleeping on a cloud.Furthermore, customers who state they suffer from back pain, really feel that it is alleviated with Puffy’s Adaptive Flexible Cloud Technology. One of the things that make Puffy mattress stand out, is that you not only get a 101 night sleep trial. but, also a life time warranty.
- Extraordinary mattress for your money. Very high quality mattress. It does take 2 days before your Puffy Mattress is shipped; since the mattress is made to order.
- Puffy’s top layer is a Cooling Cloud Pressure Relief Foam; CertiPUR-US Certified. This layer is the reason it feels as if you are sleeping on a cloud.The bottom layer of Puffy is made of Firm Core Support Foam, which is also CertiPUR-US certified.
- Dreamcloud is an outstanding mattress choice. Having a premium natural latex coating, DreamCloud provides a good bounce, and extra contour.
- DreamCloud offers stitched handles, as well as a blend of flax yarns and cashmere. You would expect this to cost over $5000. But, for a queen size DreamCloud, you are looking at only $1199.
- A luxury hybrid that provides a full 365 night sleep trial, versus the Normal 100 night trial. New pocket coil technology allows the manufacturing price to be cheaper, and the savings are passed directly to the customer.
- Layla mattress is double sided, which allows sleepers to choose from different firmness levels.Layla mattress has a feeling, that is different than you have ever felt. Additionally, it allows you to keep cool, and spring back extremely rapidly.
- On the milder side of the mattress, this comfortable layer is made up of 3 inches of copper infused memory foam, with a density of 3.5lbs.Being a pretty thick layer of foam, you are able to sink in, as it provides pressure relief.
- Layla mattress comes with a lifetime warranty, and a four month sleep trial period. This is a huge selling point, because a 10 year guarantee is offered only by companies.
- Nest Bedding actually holds the award for both the Top Rated and Top Ranked brand online. They really thrive off of their customer satisfaction. They offer a lifetime warranty, as well as a lifetime comfort guarantee.
- Nest Bedding comes in several different firmness options. Almost too many. They consist of a latex, 2 memory foam and 3 hybrid mattress choices in their lineup. To be certain, you can find the mattress that is the best option for you.It doesn’t matter if you’re light, heavy, stomach sleeper, or you have chronic pain; Nest has the right choice for you.
- Nest Bedding was also one of the first companies to sell mattresses online. Nest Bedding covers each kind of sleeper, by having SIX different mattresses in their lineup.
- Since Nature’s Sleep is made up of 4 layers of foam, it is different than most other mattresses available.These 4 layers lend a hand in helping support heavier individuals. It also helps out by decreasing motion transfer.
- Nature’s Sleep has a layer of Vitex Memory Foam. This not only helps support the individual, but it also provides pressure relief. This helps you get a great nights rest.
- Nature’s Sleep offers a 20 year warranty, as opposed to the standard 10 year warranty from most other mattress brands. I will say that this mattress does come at a slightly higher price.Even though it is more expensive, it is worth the extra cash; between it’s 20 year warranty and Emerald Gel construction.
- Plushbeds mattresses are toxin free, and are certified with GreenGuard Gold status. This ensures each mattress is not only comfortable, but safe as well.
- Plushbeds thrive on using only natural, organic substances with their latex mattresses. There are 3 mattress models in Plushbeds lineup: Each mattress has a total of 6 different firmness levels. In the King and Cal King you can even split the firmness levels.
- Free shipping is provided by Plushbeds. Paired with this, is their 100 night sleep trial, and 25 year warranty.
- The Loom & Leaf mattress by Saatva is a memory foam mattress that takes on the luxury memory foam players like TEMPUR-Pedic. Unlike most online mattress brands, Loom & Leaf is one of very few brands that is not compressed in a box during shipping.
- Loom & Leaf are comprised of high density memory foams. This includes a convoluted memory foam with cooling gel in the top layer. A high density bottom layer supports this. Add this all up, and you have a very supportive and pressure relieving feel.
- Catering to stomach sleepers of any weight, Loom & Leaf offers both firm and relaxed variations of their mattress.
- Loom & Leaf provides a 120 night sleep trial, together with a 15 year warranty. If you’re not satisfied they offer a full refund.
- Quite possibly the most popular mattress right now, Nectar doesn’t disappoint with it’s excellent comfort. Nectar has incredible support, and offers a sinkage that is just right.
- While most mattress brands offer a 10 year warranty, Nectar has it’s own Forever Warranty.
- The top layer of Nectar mattress, is made up of Quilted Gel Visco Elastic Memory Foam. The mattress also consists of Polyurethane Support Foam, in addition to gel memory foam.
- While most brands offer a 100 night sleep trial, Nectar offers a 365 night sleep trial.; Nectar gives you a full year to test theirs.
It is important to think of the following, when shopping for a new mattress…..
Support and Comfort
Comfort and support are the 2 biggest factors to consider, when you are looking to buy a new mattress.There are a few things that should take place when you lie down. You want the sinkage and contour to be right, for proper spine alignment. You also want a mattress to correctly support your body, as you sleep at night. Proper alignment from head to toe is necessary for healthy and balanced rest as well as to reduce neck and back pain. While being supportive of your body, a suitable mattress must provide stress relief. Stress points are what causes you to move around through out the night, while you are attempting to sleep. Memory foam mattresses have earned their way into the spotlight, by not only being comfortable, but as equally supportive.
Should You Choose Stiff or Soft?
This goes hand in hand with comfort and support. Just like a mattress should never be too hard, it should also never be too soft.It must be as neutral as possible, to maintain your body and also spinal column in a neutral position.If a mattress is too rigid, it will irritate your stress points, causing pinched nerves and stopping adequate blood flow. If you find that a lot of the times you awake, with the sensation of having pins and needles in your body, this is a sign of a mattress that is too rigid. And if your mattress is too soft, this can create a sagging effect, similar to a hammock. When this occurs, you can find yourself with back pain, due to your spine not being properly aligned.This is why it’s crucial to find a mattress that is close to neutral. You want your mattress soft in the right places, without being too soft. But you also want your mattress to be supportive, without being too rigid.
One of the most overlooked parts of searching for the right mattress, is the breathability of a mattress material. Also known as temperature neutrality. Among the most effective attributes of memory foam mattresses, is how they conform to your body. Irregardless, foam mattresses that have reduced layers are well known to cause what’s known as “the oven result”. Basically, the mattress grabs your temperature, creating one to break also hot. mattress catches your temperature,forcing you to rest also hot.|What happens in a nutshell, is that a mattress absorbs your body heat; causing you to sleep hot.}Most mattress companies these days use modern technology, to create special materials. Their sole purpose is to have a mattress that has breathability, but at the same time distributes your body heat equally, allowing you to sleep cool.Some brand names get this much better than some of their rivals.
It’s not a big surprise, that if you’re in the market for a high quality mattress, it usually comes with a nice price tag.It’s quite an investment to make. So, it’s important that when you make that decision, you find a mattress that lasts for years to come.It is imperative to find a mattress, that has been built to last for a very long time. If you decide you are going to purchase a mattress, at least invest your money into a mattress that offers at the least, a 10 year warranty.
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Mama Kitchen is a new Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant can be found on Main St. in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. Mama Kitchen is the sister restaurant of two Brooklyn eateries, the original Mama Kitchen, and the dairy Almah Cafe.
The original Mama Kitchen opened in 2017 as simple homemade food delivered to offices during lunch hours. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, leading to the opening a Brooklyn storefront, which was soon followed by the dairy Almah Cafe. Fast forward to 2021, the Mama Kitchen team has just recently launched their third storefront, this time in the heart of Queens. The concept in Queens is the same as Brooklyn, but adds beer and wine, waiter service, and is reservation only.
The Mediterranean and North African menu feature a variety of meats, grains, bread, dips, and more. On Fridays, Mama Kitchen turns into a “shuk,” where guests can choose from 20 different salads, a variety of stuffed challahs, borekas, rugelach and croissants to enhance their shabbat tables.
Mama Kitchen is currently open for sit down dinner only, but plans to offer takeout and lunch service in the future. Pre-paid shabbos meals are expected to be offered eventually as well.
Mama Kitchen was recently profiled in Fleishigs Magazine with YeahThatsKosher’s Dani Klein in attendance for a pre-opening dinner that delighted Dani and the other guests. You can read more about that experience in Fleishigs’ December issue. New subscribers can receive 18% off a Fleishigs Magazine subscription using code “YTK18” on Fleishigs.com.
Dishes off of Mama Kitchen’s menu include apps like warm Jerusalem bagel with a variety of dips like tahini, schug, skordalia (Gree garlic puree), hummus; cabbage three ways (charred & braised cabbage served over pureed cabbage); Moroccan fenna bread with spiced beef & fennel; pulled beef over eggplant cream; tuna ceviche served with Bucharian flatbread. Mains include braised chicken & couscous; braised beef & couscous; lamb & wheat berries; and more. Expect Israeli and North African inspired desserts like sachlav on the menu as well.
Mama Kitchen is located at 67-25 Main St, Queens, NY.
It is kosher certified by CHK.
To start, Mama Kitchen will be open Sunday-Thursday 5pm-11pm, and Motzei Shabbos until midnight.

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An Ohio witness at Mahoning County reported watching and photographing a sphere-shaped object crossing the sky, according to testimony in Case 84308 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness stepped outside at 10:07 p.m. on June 10, 2017, when the incident occurred.
“Went out to grab my cell phone charger out of scooter glove box and saw this object or objects hauling ass across the sky,” the witness stated. “Only had a little bit of time to snap a picture and a bit of video, but appeared to be more than one before I lost sight when the line of trees got in the way.”
The witness has an aviation background.
“Worked on F-16s and have enough knowledge of planes and helicopters to know it wasn’t a plane and it wasn’t arching like falling space objects.”
Ohio MUFON Field Investigator Joseph Pavlansky investigated this case and closed it as an Unknown. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
- UFO and secret alien base reports found in declassified U.S. Forest Service documents
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- Cheryl Costa – UFOs by the Numbers – April 10, 2017
- Jimmy Kimmel asks another former president about UFO secrets
- Exclusive full interview of former Arizona governor discussing his Phoenix Lights UFO sighting (Video)
- The disappearance of the UK’s “most spectacular” UFO photo
- Kurt Russell alleges he witnessed famous Phoenix UFO event (VIDEO)
- Charles Lamoureux – New Canadian UFO Documentary – July 10, 2017
- Indiana witness illustrates UFO moving overhead
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Mina is always committed not only to design mixers for a bathroom but also to several kitchen solutions. Practicalities and hygiene requirements cannot be ignored in the kitchen. It is an actual need that kitchen sink has to be multifunctional; that is how Mina’s formal and technological solutions are the result of the project options for a comfortable application.
If you find the pull-out spout or the swivel spout, the material used is always stainless steel. The high-quality choice is to be considered the best eco-friendly decision, especially in the kitchen. Beyond MUST, set with sunken structure built-in mixer and pull-out spout, Mina introduces two new proposals: TIDE OVER supersize version of TIDE series exposed set with mixer pull-out and swivel spout, then THREE composed by the practical hand shower which allows reaching every sink corner.
TIDE OVER: Single lever kitchen mixer where formal beauty and stainless steel essence are recognizable and amplified with the oversize version. This is Tide Over swivel spout of 34 mm diameter and pull-out. A product with a strong personality that cannot be overlooked.
THREE: Single lever kitchen mixer with swivel spout and lateral hand shower to have a functional solution without sacrificing beauty. Using the pull-out spout, you can manage water jet in absolute freedom. It is useful to fill up vases and pots as well as to clean the sink. With Three water is where you need.
MUST: The design process of breakdown elements and the subsequent rebuilding in a rational but unusual way. The extension of the pull-out spout is a discreet detail; it is built-in the wall. It is a system that amazes with an original idea by opening the possibility for further uses.

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Creator Terence Winter says the actress will not be a regular, but she may pop back up on the hit HBO series.
The tables are turned as Froy finds himself running from Homeland Security, all-new Wednesdays at 9:30 pm.
AMC unveils the first look at this long-delayed season that returns Don Draper to the small screen starting March 25th.
We also have character promo art for this HBO series returning Sunday, April 1 at 9 PM ET.
Orion Pax - Part 1 finds Megatron drawing Optimus Prime to the dark side Saturday, February 18, on The Hub.
Danny DeVito gives an update about the coming season, assuring that the Paddy's Pub gang is letting it all go this round.
Season 2 of Transformers: Prime debuts Saturday, February 17 at 11:30 AM ET, followed by the series premiere of Transformers: Rescue Bots at 12 PM ET on The Hub.
John Gotti's grandsons John, Carmine, and Frank Agnello will be at the center of this new series for Radar Pictures and Compelling Entertainment
A tough NYPD detective teams up with a disfigured war vet in this romantic crime drama, coming this fall.
Jesse Liebman is also featured in this look at Cinemax's upcoming comedy, premiering February 24th.
We also have two pieces of promo art in anticipation of this series debut March 3rd, only on The Hub.
The Lost star has been cast to take on the lead role in the supernatural drama for ABC.
The Heroes star will play Rosie, a single mother who left her son back in Mexico.
Peter and the Fringe team take extraordinary measures in an attempt to stop life-threatening events, on Fox February 24th.
Krysten Ritter takes the keys to her new apartment on April 11th, replacing Happy Endings on ABC.
The FX comedy will follow a former baseball player with anger issues who winds up as an unconventional anger management therapist.
U.S. Marshals Rachel Brooks and Raylan Givens go after vicious organ harvesters in this episode debuting February 14th.
The hit HBO fantasy series based on the works of George R.R. Martin returns with all-new episodes starting April 1st.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's popular sci-fi novel series about colonization on a new planet.

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It’s important to know that the first thing people notice about you at first glance is your skin
It is time to take the necessary measures, you should notice any new spot of age appear on your face or a sign of skins or soft or wart or black color in time, do not worry we provide you with a cheap treatment and available in your home.
It is important to know that the outer layer of skin is quickly affected by each of these signs on the skin, so we recommend that you use natural remedies to deal with such disturbing incidents
Of course, this makes it virtually impossible to ignore.
It is possible to get rid of the annoying signs of skin and moles using the laser method, which is cheap compared to other treatments and can also treat warts laser and modern medicine and cryotherapy and other
Age spots can be removed with hydroquinone, but it is full of chemicals so it is dangerous to health, so we do not recommend using it.
Fortunately, there are a large number of natural treatments and recipes available to you, through which you can treat any blemish in your skin, without the need for expensive products that claim to remove blackheads from the skin……Continue Article Next Page

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AXSM On Fast Track, MRK Halts Alzheimer's Drug Study, HOLX Snaps Up CYNO
(RTTNews) - Axsome Therapeutics Inc.'s (AXSM) drug candidate AXS-05 has received Fast Track status from the FDA for treatment resistant depression.
AXS-05 is currently being evaluated in a phase III study, dubbed STRIDE-1, for the treatment of treatment resistant depression.
AXSM closed Tuesday's trading at $4.75, up 3.26%.
Axovant Sciences (AXON) has a couple of catalysts to watch out for this year.
The topline results from the company's phase III study of Intepirdine in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease, dubbed MINDSET, are expected in the third quarter of 2017.
Results from a phase 2b study of Intepirdine in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies, known as HEADWAY-DLB, are anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2017.
Another product in the pipeline is Nelotanserin. Results from a phase 2 study of Nelotanserin for treatment of REM Behavior Disorder (RBD) in patients with DLB are expected in the second half of 2017.
AXON closed Tuesday's trading at $11.74, down 0.93%.
Gilead Sciences Inc.'s (GILD) single-tablet regimen HIV medication Genvoya, through 3 years of treatment, demonstrated significantly higher rates of virologic suppression and favorable renal and bone laboratory parameters compared to Stribild.
Stribild is also a single tablet HIV regimen from the stable of Gilead. Genvoya was approved by the FDA in November 2015 and Stribild was approved in August 2012. In 2016, Genvoya raked in total sales of $1.48 billion and Stribild $1.91 billion.
According to the trial results, at Week 144, 84.2 percent of patients taking Genvoya and 80 percent of patients taking Stribild achieved HIV-1 RNA levels less than 50 copies/mL. Additionally, at Week 144, 81.1 percent of patients taking Genvoya and 75.8 percent of patients taking Stribild achieved HIV-1 RNA levels less than 20 copies/mL, a secondary endpoint.
GILD closed Tuesday's trading at $67.55, down 0.15%.
Hologic Inc. (HOLX) is all set to acquire Cynosure Inc. (CYNO) for $66.00 per share in cash, which corresponds to an equity value of approximately $1.65 billion and an enterprise value of $1.44 billion net of cash.
The transaction is expected to be dilutive to Hologic's GAAP earnings per share. On a non-GAAP basis, however, Hologic forecasts the deal will be immediately accretive, adding approximately $0.03 to $0.05 to the company's non-GAAP EPS in the balance of fiscal 2017, adding approximately $0.13 to $0.15 in non-GAAP EPS in fiscal 2018, and becoming increasingly accretive in fiscal 2019 and beyond.
HOLX closed Tuesday's trading at $39.03, down 2.47%.
Merck (MRK) has decided to pull the plug on its phase 2/3 study evaluating Verubecestat in people with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease due to lack of efficacy.
During a recent interim safety analysis of the phase 2/3 study, dubbed EPOCH, the external Data Monitoring Committee found that there was "virtually no chance of finding a positive clinical effect".
However, two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials of Verubecestat - one in mild-to-moderate AD, and the other in prodromal Alzheimer's disease are underway.
MRK closed Tuesday's trading at $65.66, up 1.37%. In after-hours, the stock was down 1.72% to $64.53.
Prothena Corporation plc. (PRTA) looks to busy year ahead.
The company's most advanced investigational drug is NEOD001. A phase III study of NEOD001 in newly-diagnosed, treatment-naïve patients with AL amyloidosis and cardiac dysfunction, dubbed VITAL, is expected to complete enrollment during the second quarter of this year.
A phase 2b study of NEOD001 in previously-treated patients with AL amyloidosis and persistent cardiac dysfunction, known as PRONTO, is underway. Enrollment in this trial is anticipated to be completed during the last week of February 2017 - with top line results expected in the second quarter of 2018.
Also in the pipeline are:
-- PRX002 for Parkinson's disease, which is expected to enter phase II testing this year.
-- PRX003, which is under a phase 1b multiple ascending dose, proof-of-biology study in patients with psoriasis, with top line results expected in the third quarter of 2017.
PRTA closed Tuesday's trading at $52.04, down 0.21%.
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WASHINGTON-Overall U.S. consumer prices continued to slip lower in May after a sharp drop in April, while the cost of groceries continued to go up with people staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic.
China's National Bureau of Statistics is set to release May inflation data today.
The Labor Department said on Wednesday its consumer price index dipped 0.1% last month after plunging 0.8% in April, which was the largest decline since December 2008. Martin Rasmussen of Capital Economics noted the PPI change was driven by "an across-the-board decline in raw materials, manufactured goods and consumer goods price inflation".
"We believe falling CPI inflation and continued PPI deflation will provide Beijing with more space to implement policy stimulus to offset the impact of COVID-19 on the economy", Nomura analysts said in a research note.
Beef and lamb price inflation both moderated in May to 19.4 percent year on year and 10.8 percent, respectively, from 20.5 percent and 11.5 percent in April, although this was less significant than the drop in pork price inflation.
Trump criticises Democrats' proposal for sweeping police overhaul
However, the bill would need to be passed by Republicans, who control the US Senate and support President Donald Trump. The death of George Floyd at the hands of a white officer there sparked national pressure for change.
Citing the easing trend in CPI reading, Wen said the country is expected to reach the consumer inflation target of around 3.5 percent for the year 2020. Compared with a year ago, grocery prices are up 4 percent.
The decline widened from the 3.1-percent decrease in April, NBS data showed.
Prices of furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance fell by 0.35%, housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels fell by 0.52%, communication dropped by 0.11% and miscellaneous goods and services declined by 1.34% during May 2020, compared to the same month in 2019.
In the first five months, the average PPI fell by 1.7 percent over the same period previous year.
Inflation also came out in China.


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Fort Hill couple makes cross-country bike trek
FORT HILL — A local couple is spending the summer biking across the country, concluding on the West Coast in Oregon.
Audrey Millard, 51, and Don Millard, 62, Fort Hill, began their trek in April. They are now in Kansas. Six other riders are participating in the full journey, with others riding for segments.
Audrey Millard said a highlight of the trip so far was making it over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
“That was daunting,” she said.
They have now biked 1,752 miles. She is keeping a blog with a map, elevations chart and “suffer meter” at www.fudcycle.net.
Fud is a nickname Don embraces with ironic pride. He said it stands for “Fat, Ugly and Dumb.”
The group also has a shuttle driver, and they are cooking meals along the way.
“We’re trying to make this enjoyable,” he said.
Audrey Millard packed several boxes of food and cooking appliances into a trailer before leaving.
They said it took months just to prepare and pack.
The two are avid outdoors people, with a love for kayaking that brought them to Fort Hill from the eastern side of Pennsylvania.
He said the hilly regions around Pennsylvania were useful for training. They are averaging 50 miles per day. They sometimes camp outdoors, stay in churches or hostels.
But they are also taking time to relax. They made a side trip to Memphis, Tennessee and he has taken time out to move turtles from the middle of the road.
“You get tired, and you just keep pedaling,” he said. “It’s quite enjoyable.”
He said he started planning the trip one year ago. One of the strategies he used in planning was to go east to west instead of west to east, so they would cover the plains states in the cooler months.
He said he is a part of a club for outdoor recreation called the Yabadabadoo Club.
“It seems as we get older, we refer to it as the Yabadabadid,” he said.
But this trip is a new experience.
“Most of us are pretty much retired, so we thought it might be a good time to do this,” he said.

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Gum disease and tooth decay aren’t always the cause for damaging our oral health. Sometimes more serious health issues, like oral cancer, can get in the way of a beautiful smile.
Robert’s teeth were destroyed by throat cancer in 2006. But now, after 15+ years in the making, we’ve helped him regain his smile. Through a combination of several dental treatments, including porcelain dental crowns, bridges, veneers and implants, Robert’s smile is complete. And now his new smile is already making Burien a little brighter!
About Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is a disease that everyone should be better aware of. Currently it’s the sixth most common form of cancer with over 600,000 cases diagnosed throughout the world every year.
What is considered oral cancer? This type of cancer may include everything from cancer of the lips, gums, tongue, and cheek, to cancers found in the bottom or roof of the mouth, as well as cancer located in the sinuses and throat.
Men are more than twice as likely than women to be diagnosed with oral cancer, and the average age for most people to be diagnosed is 62. But oral cancers also affect younger people too. More than 25% of diagnosed cases occur in people younger than 55.
When it’s detected early, survival rates from oral cancer are between 80 and 90 percent. Unfortunately, these cancers are often diagnosed at a later stage. So, what helps? Having your dentist regularly screen for it. Believe it or not, your dentist can help lower your risk of oral cancer.
How? During your routine dental check-ups and teeth cleanings, we routinely look for any signs of cancer or precancerous conditions in your mouth. During an oral cancer screening exam, your dentist looks over the inside of your mouth to check for red or white patches or mouth sores. We will also examine your throat and neck for lumps.
Another option we offer patients for a more thorough cancer screening is called the VELscope examination. This exams helps us find possible abnormalities that aren’t easily detected by just a visual exam. Using a hand held device, this non-invasive exam uses a light to examine your mouth’s tissues. Should any areas of suspicion appear, we’ll request a biopsy with standard pathology tests. We recommend this simple test as part of the regular dental exam based on the age, health and family history of the patient.
Detecting oral cancer is difficult because it’s often painless, or shows little in the form of physical changes. Fortunately, we can help look for and feel for possible early warning signs.
When you visit with us for your exams and cleanings, you can rely on us to do more than just check for cavities. We will have your overall health in mind too. If you have any of the above symptoms, or any questions about something unusual in your mouth area, please schedule a screening for oral cancer today – call us at (206) 242-0066 or request your appointment online.


STEINERT MP range
The STEINERT MP range is unique among the overhead or manual overhead suspension magnets. This magnetic separator is equipped with electro-magnets but does not require a costly controller with large rectifier. Your advantage: it can be connected directly to the main power supply, which allows extremely fast commissioning and also saves space because no control cabinet of any kind is needed. Our STEINERT MP range is supplied both as self-cleaning overhead suspension magnets with circulating belt and also as pure extraction magnets with manual removal. The magnetic separator can thus be arranged both hanging laterally above the belt as well as longitudinally above the conveyor belt's head pulley. Removal has to be performed manually with the version from the STEINERT MP range being a manual overhead suspension magnet. In this case the magnetic separator has to hang on a mobile crane, which can be driven laterally to the drop position. The separated ferrous parts will then fall into an appropriate collection container if the electromagnet is turned off there. The magnetic separator then has to be returned to its starting position and the cleaning cycle can begin again.
The STEINERT MP range is therefore the ideal solution for simple sorting tasks. You also benefit from special ease of maintenance, reduced installation costs and high operating reliability even under extreme climatic conditions.
The built-in electromagnets consist of coils manufactured from anodised ANOFOL® aluminium strip. These coils feature passive cooling in a closed system and are thus very energy efficient.
- MP = mains power manual overhead suspension magnet
- Self-cleaning or with a manual removal cycle
- No separate transformer required
- Direct connection to a 3-phase power supply
- With passive oil cooling


I heard that story before and asked the gentleman where he got his info from and he proceeded to tell me how the Frontier Scout came with the 2 cylinders and naturally had the mag barrel. Then he told me Colt didn't have any .22lr spec barrels and they all were magnum spec barrels for all the models. I just thanked the fellow and continued on about my merry way. Where do they come up with some of these stories?
Majic, it beats me. A lot of times theses stories come from people who talk about those nasty, old, bankrupt, over complicated and expensive Colts to justify buying or recommending a cheaper brand.
Real Colt people know the truth.


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Each and every one of us is unique, with differing levels of challenges due to health as well as lifestyles and goals. And there is no blanket approach that will work for everyone when it comes to achieving good nutrition.
What we can do, is take it one step at a time, and build up towards better health.
Research has shown that exercise has many benefits, during and after your cancer treatment. It can speed up your recovery, assist with side effects, and improve your quality life. And if you're caring for someone with cancer, it's a great way for you to improve your physical and mental wellbeing as well!
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A simple mechanical device to gather water samples. Both ends are open, allowing water to flow through until the bottle reaches the depth for sampling. A spring release triggers plugs at either end to snap shut and trap the sample inside. The team must ensure it is kept in motion to prevent the water from freezing.
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At Bethel Haven, we understand that couples often endure difficult seasons. Through couple's counseling, you can receive the skills needed to navigate the ups and downs of life with your partner. Couple's counseling is helpful in learning new ways to communicate and connect with your significant other. It also offers a safe space where problematic patterns can be addressed. When couples come together for counseling services, they are able to safely express concerns and reach common goals and aspirations with moving forward into a healthy relationship with their partner.
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An opportunity to study Jewish sacred texts as a springboard to artistic creation.
Community of artists who find inspiration in their heritage. A non-denominational study/creative group. A supportive critique environment for feedback about your work. A spur to create, culminating in a group exhibition.
Facilitators: Jane Shapiro and Judith Joseph
This model of study/art critique was started in New York by artist Tobi Kahn. It has generated groups in New Jersey, Seattle and Connecticut, and the New York group partially inspired the creation of the Jewish Art Salon. It gives artists an environment to explore their Jewish heritage creatively while being enriched educationally.
Text study: Jane Shapiro, BA Jewish Studies, Princeton University; MA Jewish History, Columbia University; Doctoral Student, Jewish Theological Seminary. Knowledgeable, funny, generous, open-minded, fantastic teacher. View website.
Art: Judith Joseph, BS Art, UW-Madison, Illinois Arts Council Artists' Fellowship Awardee (1998 and 2004), faculty Chicago Botanic Garden and The Art Center, Highland Park, commissioned and exhibiting professional artist. Creator of supportive, inspiring critique groups and classes. View website.
6 Thursday mornings, 9:45- 11:45 a.m. June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31.
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Welcome to another edition of Belt Salon, where we delve into the critical aspects of sustainability and environmental stewardship. Today, we will discuss carbon-neutral practices and their role in combating climate change and securing a greener future. We will explore the concept of carbon neutrality, its importance, and how businesses and individuals can adopt these practices for a more sustainable world.
Understanding Carbon Neutrality
Carbon neutrality is achieved when the net greenhouse gas emissions of an individual, organization, or product are reduced to zero. This can be accomplished by minimizing emissions through energy efficiency, using renewable energy sources, and offsetting any remaining emissions through projects that absorb or remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, such as reforestation or carbon capture and storage.
Why Carbon-Neutral Practices Matter
Combating Climate Change Greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide, is the leading cause of climate change. Carbon-neutral practices help reduce the concentration of these gases in the atmosphere, slowing global warming and mitigating its harmful effects on ecosystems, human health, and economies.
Regulatory Compliance Governments around the world are implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon pricing or cap-and-trade systems. Adopting carbon-neutral practices can help businesses comply with these regulations, avoid financial penalties, and demonstrate their commitment to sustainability.
Enhanced Reputation and Competitive Advantage Companies that embrace carbon-neutral practices can improve their brand reputation, appeal to eco-conscious consumers, and gain a competitive advantage in the marketplace. This can lead to increased customer loyalty, market share, and profitability.
Implementing Carbon-Neutral Practices
Measure Your Carbon Footprint The first step to adopting carbon-neutral practices is to assess your current greenhouse gas emissions. For businesses, this may involve conducting a comprehensive carbon audit, while individuals can use online carbon footprint calculators to estimate their emissions.
Reduce Energy Consumption Implement energy-saving measures to minimize emissions. For example, businesses can invest in energy-efficient appliances, optimize production processes, and encourage remote working. Individuals can reduce energy consumption by using public transportation, carpooling, or biking.
Switch to Renewable Energy Transition to renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, or hydroelectric power, to reduce your reliance on fossil fuels and decrease your carbon emissions. Businesses can install solar panels, purchase green energy certificates, or participate in community renewable energy programs.
Offset Remaining Emissions After reducing emissions as much as possible, offset any remaining emissions through carbon offset projects. These projects typically involve reforestation, afforestation, or investments in renewable energy infrastructure in other parts of the world.
Communicate Your Commitment Share your progress and commitment to carbon neutrality with your stakeholders. For businesses, this can involve publishing sustainability reports and sharing updates through social media. For individuals, this can include discussing your journey with friends and family and inspiring others to adopt carbon-neutral practices.
Carbon-neutral practices play a crucial role in mitigating climate change and ensuring a greener future for all. By adopting these practices, businesses and individuals can actively contribute to the global effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect our planet. Start your journey towards carbon neutrality today, and become an agent of change for a more sustainable world. Be Beautiful. Be Inspired. Be You.


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Yesterday I caught the ferry from Uig to Tarbert to deliver a painting, being met at the terminal because the ferry turns around rapidly, 20 minutes between scheduled arrival and departure. It was a nary-a-cloud-in-the-sky day with glorious sunshine, albeit wish-I’d-remembered-my-gloves cold.
“In traditional water-ink [Chinese] painting, the artist often uses a shifting perspective so that the eye travels from one place to another and the viewer feels like a traveller moving through the painting. — Sungsook Hong Setton, “The Spirit of the Brush“*, page 68
If you struggle with perspective and are fedup with bumping your head against it, have you considered using a perspective tradition from a different style of painting? Earlier styles of European painting, pre-Renaissance, didn’t do vanishing points and horizon lines and vantage points aka linear perspective. 20th century modern art abandoned it. Chinese and Japanese art traditionally never used it. Between all the options lies your truth.
Some context: I’m a huge fan of Alan McGowan’s painting and have learnt a great deal from his art workshops. Alan wrote this on a Facebook thread and, with his permission, I’m reprinting it here. I think it’s important anyone wanting to learn to draw and paint doesn’t get stuck believing Western classical realism is the ‘right’ or ‘only’ way, there’s so much more to explore.
I had an interesting conversation with a young art student at the weekend … It seemed that she associated skills with a “classical” approach. What struck me was that there was no awareness of another way of doing it, that one could develop discipline and skills in drawing and in painting through other (lets call them “expressive”) approaches, that have been used for years by people like Schiele, Freud, Uglow, Jenny Saville, Rodin. That one needn’t draw “sight-size”, that Barque drawings are not the end point of drawing, that painting does not have to start with a grisaille… etc, etc.
That’s not to decry what the atelier system does, but to say that there has always been a dichotomy in representation between the classical (Raphael, Ingres) and the expressive (Michelangelo, Delacroix), and the understanding of these motivating, invigorating and oppositional forces is being lost. …
I’d say that there is more than one version of what “properly” means, and certainly there are a variety of different ways, techniques and teaching methods that one could use to try and achieve it. I would further argue that the methods one uses are intimately connected to the kind of results you aim for. So not every way is the same. I think this is important in the same way that art is important (moreso than the right way to do other things), because the diversity and choices within it reflect the diversity within people — there can’t be a single “proper” way any more than there can be a single proper way of being a person.
I believe in craft, and I hope my work shows that. I think the point I am trying to make is that not one system has a monopoly on craft; or that there is more than one idea of what constitutes craft.
I am not an expert on music but I think that there are other scales in say Japanese music, Asian music, the Blues scale etc which are not the same as the Western harmonic scale that Mozart used. Whether they are better, inferior or just different becomes a distinction that one makes, and as a musician would have to make. The definition of what is correct varies — as an example at one time idealised proportion was valued over realistic proportions in Neoclassical painting — it’s a different way of defining what is valuable and “correct”.
You know when you’ve 99% decided you want to do something, but once it’s done it’s done so the little bit of uncertainty makes you hesitate, and hesitate, and second-guess, and hesitate? That’s where I was with this painting (inspired by daffodils in a blue vase) when I’d decided I needed to cut off a bit from the bottom:
I’d added the Payne’s grey to give a sense of the blue vase standing on a surface, because it had felt like it was floating. But having done it, it felt like an irritating distraction; being acrylic ink, it dried quickly and adding more paint would spoil the transparency, so I let it be.
Having left it overnight so I wasn’t quite so emotionally connected to it, I reminded myself that just because the sheet of paper was A3 when I started, and I’d fitted the composition into this, it didn’t have to stay this way (that’s one of the joys of working on paper). Out came another sheet to see where I should crop it. Up, down, lift off, up down, lift off…there. Make a light pencil mark. Get ready to fold the sheet so I could tear it (having given up on finding the metal ruler and knife). Hesitate. Look again. Repeat.
Eventually I did fold the sheet and tore it along the fold line (with the mantra “hold the piece you want to keep in your tearing hand”). Phew, I hadn’t ripped the painting and did like the result.
But then the sheet had three hard edges and one torn edge. So I repeated the exercise and tore the other three edges too. Not really sensible, but we shouldn’t always do the sensible thing.
I heard today from Higham Hall that my April workshop is fully booked! I’m looking forward to it and am sure we’re going to have as much fun as last year. If you missed a spot on that, the good news is that I’ve a new workshop at Skyeworks Gallery in April (and in September), part of the gallery’s new Art Retreats, which gives the option of a price including tuition, accommodation, breakfast and lunch at The Isle of Skye Baking Company.
Sketch to Studio on Skye
2 to 6 April 2018
17 to 21 September 2018
Exploring ways to gather reference material on location (including sketching and photography) which we will then use to develop paintings in the studio at Skyeworks.
Skyeworks Art Retreat prices: including tuition, accommodation (shared house within short walking distance), breakfast, lunch and welcome dinner, basic materials £795. Art Retreat including tuition and basic materials only £450. Email me on art(a)marion.scot if you’re interested and I’ll put you in touch with the gallery.
I’m also doing another “Capturing Skye” workshop at Higham Hall in November, which isn’t up on their website yet but you can contact them to register an interest and be amongst the first to get the details. This one is mixed media, so an excuse to dig out all those supplies you don’t often use or have been too intimidated to try.
This word prompt chart for February comes from Issie. Once again, fun to look across the squares, noticing all sorts of things, such as the apple (12 apple core) being a green apple rather than red. I think my favourite blocks are 22 Cheese and 26 Spoon.
Now to the surprise: I’ve decided to create a a printed book version of 365 word prompts, on paper that would take pencil, coloured pencil, or not-too-wet paint. It will be A5 size, 56 pages, and wirobound so it opens flat. The paper will be 170gsm uncoated, the same as in my updated Pocket Muse. My thought is that this way you have a journal of your drawings all in one place. It should be ready early April, but you can pre-order a copy, for a special pre-publication price, here.
“Progress is never permanent, will always be threatened, must be redoubled, restated and reimagined if it is to survive.”
— Zadie Smith
This quote is about society, not art, but it could be.
If you aim to stay at a particular point, it gradually wears down and you one day notice you’re not where you thought you were.
If you’re thinking this is more depressing a thought than motivating, it’s not a Sisyphus scenario, more of a never-stop-practising-your-scales situation. Some days it’s simple C major, other days tackling C-flat major.
I think my favourite artistic scale is exploring different blues and my should-practice-more scale is tone vs colour. What’s yours?
If you’ve been anywhere near the UK news you’ll have heard little other than the blizzard conditions (aka The Beast from the East) that’s hit most areas (not Skye though, where there’s a lot of muir burning happening). Margaret has shared her word prompt drawings, saying:
“As I’m inside surrounded by snow, I found myself printing the March grid and quite enjoying thinking up ideas. As its only the 2nd March, I reached for February’s grid and have had a pleasurable time this morning with my pens and coloured pencils filling this in. I wonder what our grids may tell people about us. I’m thinking a wannabe poker player (20 chips) with a supportive friend (14 friend) who likes club sandwiches (28 sandwiches). No 15 under the oak is definitely my favourite oak tree (the Wharton oak). I’ll do some more self analysis at the end of March.”
When I created March’s chart, I found myself thinking more sequentially through the days, so to mere there’s a greater connection. But we’ll see at the end of the month. Thanks for sharing your grid Margaret, and I hope the snow clears soon and lets spring arrive.
My thanks to my patrons who are helping me have time to write more each month, including time to create the monthly word prompt. Will you be my next $2 patron (or via PayPal)? It works on the 1,000 steps principle, each small contribution helps keep me on an artistic journey we can share. Thank you.
And one from Tessa, who says: “I have attached my Feb word prompts. Stella my dog (sadly no longer with us) appeared several times. Studio cat and some of the words were the prompts. I found myself extending ideas out of the box and linking ideas between boxes. Again fun to do.”
I love that your sandwich has a bite out of the middle Stacey, and the ball Stella’s chasing being outside the grid Tessa. Once again, it’s fun seeing what each block/word has prompted. My thanks to you both for sharing!
I’ve once again had such fun looking at the photos of completed February Word Prompt charts. Once again ideas that would never have occurred to me (including cultural reference such as Chase being part of a bank’s name), and the way everyone’s done something that’s different, all from the same starting point.
From Eddie: “It was fun and challenging at times.”
From Erika: “This was a tough one. Some days came by easy, others I could not find a picture in my mind whatsoever — but was determined to fill all the blank spaces, eventually!”
From Gail: “I really enjoyed this project since this past month is one of the more dismal months of the year around here and I sit around bored out of my gourd trying to get inspired to pick up a brush or a pencil or even think about art. This little project got me going and I’ve managed to draw, paint or experiment artistically every day. Thanks for the motivation and inspiration!”
From Lynn: “I am a doodler… when I was seeking inspiration, I would doodle along the edges of the sheet… I used colored pens and markers, so it is mostly color. I find it challenging to draw so small and with the pens it isn’t very forgiving, but I didn’t give up or tear it up, so that is good!”

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Last night in Pittsburgh’s 4 -1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, there were three stories. One Carter Hart loses for the first time in 8 games. Two Matt Murray puts on a clinic and steals the game for the Penguins and finally, the headline that would steal the night – Evgeni Malkin takes up playing baseball and takes a swing at Michael Raffl’s head. Take a look at the video below for a better look at the play.
As you can see Raffl gives Malkin a cross-check and then a punch to the back of the head, to which Malkin responds with a one-handed baseball swing directed at the head of Raffl. Malkin was assessed a match penalty and tossed from the game. Leaving the Penguins short-handed for the rest of the game.
Player Safety immediately stated there would be a phone call hearing. Meaning, less than a five-game suspension. Rules actually state otherwise though:
Rules from the NHL state that the referees must hand their report over to the NHL Player Safety Department in order to help in determining a reasonable discipline. But a twitter post by the NHL Player Safety – shown below – shows that less than 2 hours after the game Player Safety had made up their mind about a hearing and according to most reports a phone hearing – comes with either a fine or under 3 games most of the time.
The Rap Sheet:
Now Malkin doesn’t have the cleanest of records. In fact, he’s widely considered one of the more dirty players in the league.
- February 1st, 2008 – Malkin hits Chris Phillips from behind – No Suspension/Fine
- May 1st, 2008: Malkin slew foots Paul Mara twice in one sequence of play. No suspension/fine.
- March 21st, 2009: Malkin headshots Wayne Simmonds with 14 seconds left in the 3rd. Malkin is fined, and when questioned indicated that he promised the NHL he would not repeat that kind of hit. “I’m saying, ‘Not more,’ ” he said. “I play not the same.”
- January 16th, 2010: Malkin hits Willie Mitchell from behind, giving him a season/playoff-ending concussion. No suspension/fine.
- March 12th, 2012: Malkin hits Johnny Boychuk from behind, Boychuk would return later in the game. No suspension/fine.
- April 18th, 2012: Malkin blindside hits Nicolas Grossmann behind play, Grossmann missed the final two games of the first round with a concussion. No suspension/fine.
- April 20th, 2012: Malkin blindsides Sean Couturier the next game. No suspension/fine.
- January 31st , 2013: Malkin one hands Marc Staal in the head while scrumming behind the net. Very similar to the stick swing against Raffl. No suspension/fine.
- November 15th, 2014: Malkin blindsides Dan Girardi behind the net, Girardi would return later in the game. No suspension/fine.
- February 16th, 2017: Malkin gives Blake Wheeler a high hit, Wheeler would return to the game. No suspension/fine.
- November 18th, 2017: Malkin clips Crawford’s head after going for the puck. Not an inherently dirty playa reckless play. Crawford came back later that game, and would go on to miss portions of the 2017/18 season with vertigo symptoms.
- January 18th, 2018: Malkin uses his stick to sack Dustin Brown. Is fined $5,000 by the NHL
- November 7th, 2018: Malkin hits T.J. Oshie with a headshot, Oshie would return later during the game. No suspension/fine.
- February 11th, 2019: Most recently Malkin one handing Raffl with his stick. 1 Game suspension
Quite a rap sheet for a guy who is considered one of the most skilled players in the league. Today Malkin received a one-game suspension for swinging his stick viciously at Raffl’s head. Now Raffl did start the play with a pretty vicious cross-check and a punch to the back of the head. But it in no way warrants a baseball swing with a weapon – in this case a hockey stick – to the head.
Players Safety gave its reasoning for only handing down a one-game suspension to Malkin and it was as follows:
“The stick did not make contact with the face of Michael Raffl’s face and did not cause injury to the player.”
Ryan Johansen did the exact same thing as Malkin only difference was Johansen made contact to the face of the Winnipeg Jets player. Johansen was assessed a 2 game suspension and has nowhere near the rap sheet as Evgeni Malkin. The actions were identical both extremely dangerous and intentional.
Malkin even backed up his intent with his stick with a quote that actually mind-numbing.
“I didn’t hit him in the face,” Malkin said. “If I had touched him in the face, for sure, I would get suspended. It’s a high stick, but it’s not like I broke his face. I think I won’t get suspended.” (Josh Yohe, 2019)
“I’m not trying to hit his face… I know it’s dirty, but I missed, my stick (did) not touch his helmet or shoulder” Malkin said. “He just like dived and the referee give me five minutes. Nothing like dangerous, (he’s) not bleeding, nothing. I know I gave them a five-minute power play, but it’s my fault for sure. Play smart next time.” (Bardown, 2019)
Malkin seems to act as if he did nothing wrong because the stick never hit Raffl. These comments are worrisome because it seems to show Malkin’s mindset. That suspensions are only for hurt players, or players that have drawn blood. Not players that have the intention to hurt but just missed.
The NHL’s Decision/Superstar Bias
The decision here is kind of puzzling one on the NHL’s part. When everything is taken into account the evidence is pretty overwhelming against Malkin.
- The referees felt it was severe enough to offer a match penalty – which comes with an automatic hearing for a suspension or a fine.
- Player safety make a quick judgment – Determining a phone hearing over in-person – before seemingly receiving any reports from the Refs
- Malkin’s Rap Sheet
- The footage from Johansen who did identically what Malkin did and got a lengthier suspension
- Malkin’s Comments. Which prove his intent.
But there’s one more thing that plays into the decision. That would be the reluctance to suspend superstar players. If this was Tom Wilson, Ryan Johansen, Nazem Kadri, Max Domi, Mike Matheson, Paul Byron, Milan Lucic, Zach Hyman – all of who were suspended in the last 2 years – this decision would have been lengthier. Probably 3-5 game range.
Malkin’s Past history alone shows that the NHL refuses to suspend him. Heck, they won’t even take his money. Player Safety has once again shown by their own rulings and the evidence that was left, that they don’t really care about player safety. They serve the almighty dollar and if the player being possibly suspended is a money maker for them, you can bet they will find a way to make sure he is on the ice as soon as possible.

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Roughly 150 Anonymous members, many wearing Guy Fawkes masks, costumes and otherwise shielding their identities, gathered at the intersection of Beacon and Hereford streets, where the Boston church headquarters is located.
Fawkes was involved in a 1605 plot in England to blow up King James I and the Parliament.
The costumed protesters held signs urging passers-by to educate themselves about Scientology and what the demonstrators said were the church’s abusive practices.
They protested Scientology’s “disconnection” policy, which the Anonymous group said separates church members from family and friends who are nonbelievers.
As cars drove by honking, the crowd cheered in response. A few church members watched the demonstration from the windows of their headquarters. “Education is a hate crime in Scientology,” said a demonstrator who used the name Patty Pieniadz. “Education, exposing is the only way to go.”
Members say Anonymous has grown from a small band of Internet hackers and pranksters into an international organization, with no leader and no names. Members said it was the group’s third international protest. A previous protest brought out 10,000 demonstrators in 100 cities, they said.
Scientology has addressed Anonymous’ claims on a Web site, Anonymous-exposed.org. The site says “the church has not interacted with these €˜Anonymous’ individuals nor does it desire to,” which was evidenced yesterday by a police detail in front of the church.
“The kids in the neighborhood are frightened. That’s why I hired some police,” said the church’s Rev. Gerard Renna. Church member Kevin Hall said anti-Scientology demonstrations are always a concern. “When you’re throwing hate out there, some crazy’s going to do something,” he said.
But Anonymous’ Hub organizer, who identified himself as “Greg,” insisted that the group is peaceful. “We just want justice,” he said. “They have all these policies we’d love to see go away.”
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Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual end-of-year news conference on Thursday. Below are some of his comments.
"We think the crisis should be solved, the sooner the better."
"It should be solved through political measures, not with the pressure ... of an economic blockade or the use of armed forces."
"We assume a general political space will be re-established. It's hard to say now what it would be. But it seems this is what we should aim at. Both sides (of the conflict) should aim at that - both."
"People living in southeast Ukraine should be respected."
"In our view, this really is a punitive operation carried out by Kiev (in east Ukraine)."
"Didn't they tell us after the collapse of the Berlin wall that NATO would not expand eastwards? But it happened immediately."
"Clearly the current situation is caused mainly by external factors."
"External economic factors are having an impact, mainly the price of oil and gas. I think the central bank and the government are taking adequate measures."
"If the situation develops unfavorably, we will have to amend our plans. Beyond a doubt, we will have to cut some (spending). But a positive turn and an exit from the current situation are inevitable."
"The growth of the global economy will continue and our economy will rebound from the current situation."
"Under the most unfavorable external economic scenario, this situation may go on for about two years. But it may also start improving in the first quarter, in the middle, at the end of the next year."
"One way or another the economy will adapt to living and working with low energy prices."
"Gross domestic product growth in the first ten months of this year stood at 0.7 percent, maybe 0.6 percent."
"Current external conditions are spurring us on, will make us more effective, switch us to a path of more innovative development."
"We must guarantee private property, stop chasing people with the help of law enforcement bodies."
"It's certain that the budget will have a surplus."
"Despite all the turbulence on the financial market, the federal budget will be executed with a surplus this year, that is revenue will be higher than spending by some 1.2 trillion rubles, roughly 1.9 percent of GDP."
CENTRAL BANK AND RATES
"I think some actions could have been taken more swiftly."
"I hope the main interest rate will not remain (at its current level) throughout these difficult times which are related to external economic conditions."
"Surely, one can give a hard time to (central bank chief) Nabiullina, but one should remember that, in general, their policies are adequate. The central bank is not the only one to be held responsible for the current situation in the country."
(On foreign exchange interventions): "The central bank stopped and was right to do so. Maybe they should have done it sooner ... maybe then they would not have had to raise the (main) rate to 17 percent."
"We should work with exporters who have very large foreign currency revenues."
Asked whether exporters might be told to sell foreign-currency earnings to support the rouble: "As far as I know the central bank is not planning - and neither is the government - to limit exporters along these lines. And this is right."
"The government should also be taking measures... Gasoline prices, food prices, we should deal with that."
REPRISALS IN CHECHNYA AFTER A RECENT ATTACK
"As a general rule, relatives of people who commit terrorist acts know about it, at least in the vast majority of cases. But that does not give anyone, including the head of Chechnya, the right to extrajudicial reprisals."
"There is no stronger base than the support of the Russian people ... There is such support for the main direction of our foreign and domestic policy. The people feel that we are acting in the interest of the vast majority of Russian citizens."


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Mark Meadows’ 2,319 text messages reveal Trump’s inner circle communications before and after January 6
CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s January 20, 2021 inauguration.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Waxing Crescent Moon setting behind the San Jacinto Mountains 9-6-16
Last night, I set the telescope up in my backyard and snapped a few pictures of the Waxing Crescent Moon setting behind the San Jacinto Mountains in Palm Springs. The silhouette of the pine trees in front of the setting Moon looked breathtaking inside the eyepiece of the telescope, but only lasted for a few short seconds before it dipped below the trees and blinked out of existence behind the mountain top. I was only able to capture a couple pictures, but I think they turned out as planned, enjoy!


It’s telling that for their second album, Queens, N.Y.’s The Beets chose Stay Home as a title, both alluding to and contradicting their self-proclaimed idols The Ramones. Likewise The Beets’ lo-fi recording aesthetic and shambolic approach to playing and singing suggests any number of ragged garage bands schooled by punk and any other assortment of rock oddities.
Comparisons to bands like Thee Oh Sees and, obviously, The Ramones, hum around The Beets like fruit flies, without giving credence to the band’s role as sly contrarians and willful outsiders. The band’s debut was called, somewhat ironically and completely fittingly, Spit In The Face of People Who Don’t Want To Be Cool.
Let The Poison Out, The Beets’ third album and first for Hardly Art, continues the band’s ongoing trend of incremental improvements in both instrumental ability and sonic fidelity, and in that sense at least, it’s the band’s best album.
It also supposedly marks the end of the rapid succession of drummers, with the placement of Chie Mori. Bassist Jose Garcia has said of the new drummer, “If this doesn’t work out, then no more Beets.”
Now solidified as a kind-of-quartet (fourth member Matthew Volz contributes the crayon-drawing album covers and occasionally plays recorder), The Beets have also found themselves in the situation of being on a bit of a pedestal. They’ve been hand-picked for opening slots by Pavement and The Mountain Goats — whose leader John Darnielle wrote that his introduction to the band, a video of a Beets performance, “has a quietly awesome power and isn’t making much of an effort to assert itself. It just sits there being better than other stuff.”
But The Beets have cleverly avoided setting a too-high bar for themselves. Frontman Juan Wauters maintains his lackadaisical strum patterns and nasal holler. The songs don’t veer in new directions, they mostly just sound a little bit better. The noisy interlude “Eat No Dick 3” follows the sequential series established by first album Spit In The Face of People Who Don’t Want to Be Cool and its follow-up Stay Home.
The charm of The Beets is in the band’s resilient dedication to its simplistic sound and image. It’s not hard to imagine The Beets as a misguided Brooklyn-in-the-blog-age Hasil Adkins, or an endearing naif in the vein of Daniel Johnston, but The Beets also seem to approach their music with a wink. The buoyant “Doing As I Do” begins with a punchline — “Don’t be afraid you will not die,” they sing together, “And if you die, whatever” — but winds its way into theological territory. The way Beat Happening’s childlike melodies often cloaked something much darker, The Beets’ purposefully rudimentary sing-alongs often poke playfully at heavy themes.
Let The Poison Out marks no departure for The Beets, and it shows few signs of greater ambition. The Beets, like The Ramones, knew who they were on their debut album; from here on out, we can just expect variations on the theme.


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Recent Advances in Site Specific Conjugations of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)
[ Vol. 16 , Issue. 6 ]
Wenlong Gao, Jingxin Zhang, Jun Xiang, Lei Zhang, Chengbin Wu, Pradeep K. Dhal and Bo ChenPages 469-479 (11)
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) take the advantage of antigen specificity of monoclonal antibodies to deliver highly potent cytotoxic drugs selectively to antigen-expressing tumor cells. The recent approval of Adcetris™ and Kadcyla™ as well as emerging data from numerous ongoing clinical trials underscore the role of ADCs as a new therapeutic option for cancer patients. However, conventional conjugation methods generally result in a heterogeneous mixture of ADCs, which can result in significant therapeutic liabilities and can lead to complicated manufacturing processes. The increased understanding from the clinical investigation of current ADCs and site-specific bioconjugation technologies has enabled scientists to accelerate the discovery and development of the next generation ADCs with defined and homogeneous composition. The present manuscript reviews the recent advances and trends in the research and development of novel ADCs obtained by site-specific conjugation method.
Antibody-drug conjugates, ADCs, conjugation site, DAR, homogeneous ADCs, site specific conjugation.
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Anti-frackers will assemble on Friday, Dec. 28, in Youngstown to rally behind the new Matt Damon-John Krasinski movie, Promised Land.
The rally will begin at 12:30 p.m. near the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm St. at Elm and Illinois streets. A march will follow.
The keynote speaker is Douglas Shields, former Pittsburgh city council president who is featured in the anti-fracking film The Sky Is Pink.
The Damon movie opens in select cities on Dec. 28 and nationwide on Jan. 4.
It is about a landman who comes to a town to arrange leases for natural gas drilling.
The Youngstown rally behind Promised Land is being organized by FrackFree America.
The movie will not be shown as part of the event.
For information, go to www.frackfreeamerica.org/promised-land.html.
You can also call 234-201-8007.
Chesapeake Energy Corp,the Oklahoma-based firm is the No. 1 driller in Ohio.
Rig Count Interactive Map by Baker Hughes, an energy services company.
Shale Sheet Fracking, a Youngstown Vindicator blog.
The Ohio Environmental Council, a statewide eco-group based in Columbus.
Earthjustice, a national eco-group.
People's Oil and Gas Collaborative-Ohio, a grass-roots group in Northeast Ohio.
Concerned Citizens of Medina County, a grass-roots group.
No Frack Ohio, a Columbus-based grass-roots group.
Fracking: Gas Drilling's Environmental Threat by ProPublica, an online journalism site.
Pipeline, blog from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Marcellus shale drilling.
Allegheny Front, environmental public radio for Western Pennsylvania.


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Prime minister reveals he has "health problems"
BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic announced on Monday that he has had health problems "during the past days."
Vucic is seen during the signing of the MoU on Monday (Tanjug)
His statement came after he missed two events on Sunday: a meeting of the main board of his SNS party, and the signing of the Belgrade Waterfront contract.
Vucic on Monday attended the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the German company Tonnies, when he made the remarks concerning his health.
Asked about his health later the same day, during the open-air cabinet session held in the Kolubara strip mine, he thanked reporters for their interest, and said:
"I feel well. I will feel better."
On Sunday, SNS deputy leader Igor Mirovic said that Vucic was "not feeling too well" after he presided over an "ardorous" government meeting in the morning.
Labor Minister Aleksandar Vulin, speaking about the work of Vucic's cabinet that is marking it's first anniversary in office, also hinted that the prime minister was experiencing unspecified health problems when he said:
"You cannot achieve more in a year than Vucic has achieved. True, you can ruin your health, but during one year this government has restored dignity to this nation."
ponedeljak 27.04.2015 | 15:15 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
KOLUBARA -- All those who wish to remain a part of the government "will have to engage in constant action," Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has said.
ponedeljak 27.04.2015 | 14:35 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- "I come to Belgrade with the message that Germany will continue to be a sincere and reliable partner to Serbia on its way towards the EU," says Germany's FM.
ponedeljak 27.04.2015 | 14:27 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolic received on Monday the letters of credence from the newly appointed ambassadors of Bangladesh, Uruguay, Malta, Jamaica and Laos.
ponedeljak 27.04.2015 | 10:19 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic has sent a message of condolences to Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala after a M7.9 earthquake that hit the country.
ponedeljak 27.04.2015 | 09:28 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Democratic Party (DS) on Saturday held a rally on Republic Square in Belgrade that brought together about 5,500 supporters, according to police estimates.
ponedeljak 27.04.2015 | 09:21 | Source: B92 | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali said that the tram traffic in Belgrade was interrupted last night because of a protest of citizens.
petak 24.04.2015 | 15:40 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
CRAIOVA -- Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania will be able to best protect their interests together, Serbian Prime Minister said on Friday in Craiova, Romania.
petak 24.04.2015 | 12:45 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (31) | Send comment
YEREVAN -- Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic was in Yerevan on Friday, attending commemorations on the 100th anniversary of the massacre of Armenians.
petak 24.04.2015 | 12:07 | Source: Blic | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights has decided to send a mission to Serbia in June, the Belgrade-based Blic newspaper writes.
petak 24.04.2015 | 10:03 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has invited his Serbian counterpart Aleksandar Vucic to visit Moscow.
petak 24.04.2015 | 09:24 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (8) | Send comment
PRISTINA -- Following two months of absence representatives of the Serb (Srpska) List list decided on Thursday to return to Kosovo's assembly and government.
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 16:41 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian Parliament’s Committee on Kosovo has adopted a report by the Government Office for KOsovo on progress in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina.
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 15:18 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (12) | Send comment
BRDO -- Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic today "spoke briefly and shook hands" with Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci, ahead of a conference in Slovenia.
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 14:18 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at the opening of Capital Summit 2015 that Belgrade is "the seat of the cosmopolitan spirit in the Western Balkans."
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 13:38 | Source: Beta | Comments: (10) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbian Government Office for Kosovo Director Marko Djuric has said that he will visit the province despite the fact Pristina did not officially approve it.
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 12:25 | Source: B92, Beta | Comments: (1) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Interior Ministry (MUP) has published documents from a police investigation in the 1993 death of a friend of Sasa Jankovic, who now serves ombudsman.
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 11:16 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
SREMSKA MITROVICA -- Leader of the SDPS Rasim Ljajic says the party, a member of the ruling coalition, wants provincial elections in Vojvodina to be held in December.
četvrtak 23.04.2015 | 10:21 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (28) | Send comment
VIENNA -- Serbia's decision "not to approve" his visit to Belgrade is "contrary to the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue," Hashim Thaci has said.
sreda 22.04.2015 | 16:56 | Source: B92, Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The head of Serbia's team for EU membership negotiations has said she had no information that the EC "had sent an act" in connection to the Serbian ombudsman.
sreda 22.04.2015 | 13:54 | Source: Beta | Comments: (4) | Send comment
NOVI SAD -- Serbia will not receive new conditions from the EU in its bid to join the organization, "because an important requirement was to improve relations with Kosovo."
sreda 22.04.2015 | 13:18 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (7) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbia has proved that it is absolutely committed to the path toward full membership in the EU, Tomislav Nikolic said on Wednesday.
sreda 22.04.2015 | 12:54 | Source: RTS, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- Aleksandar Vucic said on Tuesday "Serbia had done much on the EU integration road and deserved to open the first negotiating chapters as early as June."
sreda 22.04.2015 | 10:53 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (2) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- Prime Minister Aleksandat Vucic has said that Tuesday's round of the Kosovo talks took place "in a constructive atmosphere," and achieved "modest progress."
sreda 22.04.2015 | 09:44 | Source: Beta, Danas, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Presidential adviser Oliver Antic has said that Minister Zoran Mihajlovic is to blame for the malfunction of a government plane.
utorak 21.04.2015 | 16:22 | Source: Politika, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Ivica Dacic has denied his ministry had sent a recommendation to the president regarding the participation of Serbian soldiers in the Moscow Victory Day parade.
utorak 21.04.2015 | 15:06 | Source: Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The membership negotiation process with the EU is long, German Ambassador to Serbia Heinz Wilhelm has said.
utorak 21.04.2015 | 14:43 | Source: Beta | Comments: (5) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- Serbia has been invited to participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of victory over fascism and a military parade in Beijing on September 3.
utorak 21.04.2015 | 14:02 | Source: B92 | Comments: (3) | Send comment
BRUSSELS -- The prime ministers of Albania and Serbia, Aleksandar Vucic and Edi Rama, met in Brussels on Monday "to discuss joint infrastructure projects."
utorak 21.04.2015 | 11:30 | Source: Beta, Tanjug | Comments: (0) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A new meeting in the framework of the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue will be held in Brussels on Tuesday.
utorak 21.04.2015 | 10:34 | Source: Vecernje novosti, Tanjug | Comments: (6) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The pressure that Serbia has been subjected to because of its decision to take part in the Victory Day parade in Moscow is "impermissible."
utorak 21.04.2015 | 10:12 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- A Belgrade-based NGO has withdrawn the invitation sent to the Kosovo Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci for participation in a conference they organize on April 24.
utorak 21.04.2015 | 09:35 | Source: B92, Tanjug | Comments: (9) | Send comment
BELGRADE -- The Falcon aircraft that Tomislav Nikolic was traveling on last week had to return to Belgrade due to the pilot "spilling his coffee on the control panel."


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Why did the British settle in South Africa?
The British wanted to control South Africa because it was one of the trade routes to India. However, when gold and diamonds were discovered in the 1860s-1880s their interest in the region increased. … British rule made their country increasingly a country of industry and business.
Why did the British settle in Africa?
The reasons for African colonisation were mainly economic, political and religious. … These countries became involved in a race to acquire more territory on the African continent, but this race was open to all European countries. Britain had had some success in halting the slave trade around the shores of Africa.
Why did settlers come to South Africa?
European contact. The first European settlement in southern Africa was established by the Dutch East India Company in Table Bay (Cape Town) in 1652. Created to supply passing ships with fresh produce, the colony grew rapidly as Dutch farmers settled to grow crops.
Why are they called Boers?
The term Boer, derived from the Afrikaans word for farmer, was used to describe the people in southern Africa who traced their ancestry to Dutch, German and French Huguenot settlers who arrived in the Cape of Good Hope from 1652.
Who Colonised South Africa?
1652: An official colonisation from the south by the Dutch VOC. This colonisation came to an end when Britain finally took the country from the Netherlands in 1806 (actually for the second time). 1806: An official colonisation of the country by Great Britain.
Who controls South Africa?
Since the end of apartheid in 1994 the African National Congress (ANC) has dominated South Africa’s politics. The ANC is the ruling party in the national legislature, as well as in eight of the nine provinces (Western Cape is governed by the Democratic Alliance).
How many British live in South Africa?
Over 200,000 British citizens live in South Africa, including more than 38,000 who are being paid a state pension.

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Claire Foy, who cemented her place as one of the most talented people working on the small screen with her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth in Netflix’ hit series ‘The Crown’, has admitted that she initially had doubts over the series success.
According to Contactmusic, the actress revealed that she and the rest of the show’s cast were taken aback when it proved to be so popular. In an interview with a leading UK publication, Foy said, “The first series was some sort of wonderful experiment; none of us knew if it would be a success, none of us knew if people would take these characters, who are incredibly posh and privileged, to their hearts. There was a huge risk involved.”
Adding, “We all felt that The Audience [play] and The Queen [movie] had gone so well and we thought suddenly our one would be the one that brought the house down and was terrible.”
Foy returns as the British monarch in its second season, alongside Matt Smith as Prince Philip. However, for its third season, she will be replaced by English actress Olivia Colman, to reflect that the version of the Queen they need to portray will be older.


CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. is trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy–the Winter Soldier.
Alan and Craig discuss friendship and loyalty, the loss of innocence, Captain America: The Winter Soldier plus an exclusive interview with Agent Jasper Sitwell himself Maximiliano Hernandez on this week’s Matinee Heroes!
Craig interviews Maximiliano Hernandez who played Agent Jasper Sitwell in Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Discussion of Captain America: The Winter Soldier
First impressions of “Logan”
Next episode we discuss not only the movie “Logan” but spotlight Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine.
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Green Phantom Pleco (L-200)
Green Phantom Pleco L200, Hemiancistrus sp, is a brilliantly colored suckermouth fish. They have green-colored bodies sprinkled with a distinctive pattern of white dots.
Care Guide for Green Phantom Pleco
Green Phantom Pleco is native to the Rio Orinoco River in Venezuela. It is peaceful towards other tankmates, but males may be more territorial or aggressive toward other males. Sexing this fish is difficult but males have larger heads and odontodes on cheecks and first pectoral fin. This fish is is omnivorous and easy to feed. It will enjoy both vegetarian and meat-based diet. It will eat algae and any foods it finds on the bottom of the aquarium. It will readily accept commercially prepared flakes or algae wafers. You can supplement its diet with slices of potatos, cucumber, zuchini or lettuce leaves by placing them on the bottom of the aquarium.
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Green Phantom Plecos do not require large aquariums but will appreciate shelter/hiding places such as caves, driftwood or rocks. Water chemistry is not critical and the fish will adapt to a wide range of water conditions. This fish is good for a community aquarium.
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