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Earlier this week, a dear friend of mine sent me an email that started with, “Yo, I need your style guru-ness to help me with a new project.”
Before I continue, it’s important to note my friend is hilarious. She sips tea in the morning, goes foraging in the woods for ferns to transplant to her garden in the afternoon, and teaches the finer points of classic American literature to college students. Her emails always begin with pleasantries ranging from “Yo” to “my dearest dearest love” to “Hey G”.
In a nutshell – she’s the best.
So this project she’s working on: refinishing her farmhouse’s basement.
The house itself – located atop a perfect perch outside of Portsmouth, N.H. – overlooks rolling hills with barns and horses speckling the distant landscape. It’s perfect New England charm, and I’m excited to help her with her latest home endeavor.
The challenge with most basement projects is, of course, lighting. But luckily we’ve got a window to work with, crisp bright white walls, and light pinewood floors. A nice clean palette.
My initial thoughts are to capitalize on the light, bring color and pattern in while keeping the palette feeling natural, and honor the farmhouse history while bringing in some more modern elements.
I immediately thought of the gorgeous persian rugs I’ve been seeing lately that incorporate more modern/punchy colors, a neutral grey sofa with clean lines (personal bias confession: my eyes love a good grey+white+natural wood combination), and lighting from a recently discovered design team, onefortythree their work is simply stunning, I’ve been lusting after that rocker for months (see item 4).
Above, I’m sharing a very early stage, quickly assembled lookboard as part of this post. Personally, it’s a little nerve wracking because yes, I know spacing isn’t perfect, image resolution isn’t the best – it’s the definition of a work in progress. It is a sneak peek into the creative process she and I are currently working through, and it serves as a quick easy-to-respond-to guide so that we can keep refining and designing the space around those key items.
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About Anarchism | Nicolas Walter
One of the finest short introductions to the basic concepts, theories, and practical applications of anarchism. First written in the 60s, it has yet to be surpassed. This handsome new edition includes an introduction by the author's daughter, the British feminist author Natasha Walter.
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If you walk by one of the University of Michigan Health System's operating rooms these days, you might think you're looking in on a science fiction movie.
A seven-foot robot stands right alongside the operating team, not as an observer, but as one of the surgeons.
It's a new addition that's helping UMHS pave the way for the future of surgical technology, which may make many operations less invasive and recovery time much quicker.
The robot joined UMHS's operating team late in 2001, and has successfully assisted in several surgeries, including donations of organs for transplants and prostate and gynecological procedures.
UMHS is one of the first hospitals in Michigan and the United States to perform robot-assisted surgery since the Food and Drug Administration approved the approach. Surgeons at the Health System are also dedicated to providing valuable research into this new technology, to see how it compares with more conventional techniques.
This fall, Juan Arenas, M.D., assistant professor of surgery at UMHS, began using the robotic device for laparoscopic living kidney donations, one of the first surgeons in the country to do so. All of the operations have been successful.
Instead of performing the surgery by the patient's side, Arenas operates from a console a few feet away, viewing a three-dimensional image captured by cameras inside the patient and controlling the surgical instruments. Although a second surgeon, nurses and medical assistants are next to the patient, Arenas performs the entire surgery by operating the arms of the seven-foot robot remotely.
Laparoscopic surgery is minimally invasive, performed through several small incisions versus a single large opening. Surgeons slide a tiny video camera inside the patient's body through one incision and operate with small instruments fed through another.
In robot-assisted surgery, the robot actually has three arms -- one to hold the camera, the other two to perform the operation -- increasing the possibilities of this surgery.
"The primary advantage of robotic surgery is that it provides a full range of motion similar to a human's wrist. Traditional laparoscopic surgery doesn't allow that," Arenas says. "But the robot goes beyond just wrist movement. It can actually rotate 360 degrees, something human surgeons could never do. This asset gives surgeons more precise and accurate movements."
The da Vinci robot is a $1 million device created by Intuitive Surgical, Inc. In July of 2000, the FDA approved its use in laparoscopic surgeries. But Arenas says the robot isn't intended to replace the surgeon.
"The robot literally gives us an extra set of hands at the operating table," he notes. "It's the next major step in surgery for the 21st century."
As of mid-December, Arenas had used the robot in five laparoscopic living kidney donation surgeries, and plans to continue to use it in all appropriate cases. Patients who might be a candidate to donate "robotically" are given the option after talking with their surgeon.
Jennifer Gerber is one of Arenas's patients. In late December, she donated her kidney robotically to her sister, who was in complete renal failure. Jennifer's mother had also been a kidney donor years ago, and had undergone surgery in the traditional, open-abdomen manner. Jennifer was encouraged when Arenas told her robotic surgery would be less painful and have a quicker recovery than what her mother went through.
"I chose the procedure because, number one, the healing process was faster, and second, I was told that the process would be easier on me and, so far, it has been," Jennifer said from her hospital bed. "I would encourage anyone and everyone to donate a kidney, if they're able to."
Arenas isn't the only surgeon at UMHS using the robot. Arnold Advincula, M.D., clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, as well as director of minimally invasive surgery for the department, recently performed one of the first robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomies in the nation. On the same day, Advincula performed a second robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery to remove fallopian tubes.
Advincula feels the robot advances surgical technology, allowing physicians to approach gynecological problems in a laparoscopic fashion that previously would not have been considered an option.
He and his colleague Kevin Reynolds, M.D., hope to help many more women beat these problems with the least invasive surgery possible.
"Our plans are to apply robot-assisted surgery to treat difficult hysterectomy cases, advanced endometriosis, and management of myectomy," he says. "Although many of these procedures are being done with conventional laparoscopy, the use of robotics will now allow us to more accurately replicate what is being done with traditional open cases, but in a less invasive manner."
Advincula also points out that in both of his first robotic surgeries, recovery time was extremely speedy. One patient went home the same day the procedure was performed; the other, the next morning.
Male patients at UMHS are also benefiting from the new device. Stuart Wolf, M.D., associate professor of urology, and co-director of the Michigan Center for Minimally Invasive Urology, was the first UMHS surgeon to use the robot for a prostatectomy back in early October, and has performed several more since.
Wolf says, "I am impressed that the robot helps us do some of the more detailed parts of the procedure, such as sewing the bladder to the urethra following the removal of the prostate."
He hopes to use the robot for more complicated procedures such as reconstructing the renal pelvis and ureter if there is a blockage.
Another U-M urologist, James Montie, M.D., says although robot-assisted surgery has great potential for the advancement of surgery, it may not be the answer in all surgical cases. He cautions the robot shouldn't be turned into a marketing tool or gimmick before concrete data is collected and analyzed.
"Robot-assisted surgery has the potential of making great advancements in the operating room," Montie explains. "However, it remains uncertain whether or not the long-term results for an operation such as a radical prostatectomy are any different or better than traditional methods."
Because robot-assisted surgery is so new, the exact outcomes are still unknown. That's why many UMHS departments have initiated research efforts comparing patient data from robotic surgery to patient data from laparoscopic and open surgeries.
The data collected will ultimately decide if robots are an improvement in the operating room. - By Carrie Hagen

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US stock futures rose on Friday, alongside equity prices in Europe, as fresh economic data signaled a halt in the slowdown of Germany’s manufacturing sector, which buoyed investor sentiment globally.
Preliminary data on purchasing managers’ index, a closely watched measure of business activity, suggested that the manufacturing sector in the Eurozone, particularly in Germany, fared better than street expectations for the month of January.
The report added to relief from yesterday’s session, where the S&P 500 (+0.11%) ended positive, after the World Health Organization stopped short of declaring the Wuhan Coronavirus a global health emergency.
China has locked down travel from more than 40 million of its civilians in an effort to contain the virus during the busy Chinese New Year holiday. Markets in mainland China and South Korea were shut in observation today, while Hong Kong closed early with a modest gain.
Ahead, in today’s economic calendar, Friday includes; the PMI Composite Flash for January at 9:45am EST.
In corporate news; American Express (AXP) is expected to report its latest earnings this morning.
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China: China Locks Down 40 Million People as Anger Grows Over Virus. (Bloomberg)
China is struggling to contain rising public anger over its response to a spreading coronavirus even as it took unprecedented steps to slow the outbreak, restricting travel for 40 million people on New Year's Eve.
Today's Economical Announcements.
09:45AM - ★★☆ - Manufacturing PMI (Jan) (Previous: 52.4)
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Pre-Market Movers & News Related Stocks.
Intel (INTC): [EARNINGS] Reported quarterly profit of $1.52 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $1.25. The chipmaker’s revenue also exceeded Wall Street forecasts, helped by an improvement in personal computer and data center demand. Intel also gave an upbeat current-quarter outlook, as well as announcing a 5% dividend increase.
Broadcom (AVGO): [NEWS] Struck a deal to supply Apple (AAPL) with wireless components for Apple products through 2023, in a transaction worth an estimated $15 billion. Apple currently accounts for about 20% of Broadcom’s annual revenue.
American Express (AXP): [EARNINGS] Reported quarterly earnings of $2.03 per share, 2 cents a share above estimates. Revenue was slightly above consensus. The financial services giant said revenue growth during 2019 was driven by higher card fee income as well as increased spending by cardholders.
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS): [EARNINGS & NEWS] Skyworks reported better-than-expected quarterly profit of $1.68 per share, 3 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also came in above forecasts. Competitor Broadcom signed an Apple supply deal.
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG): [EARNINGS] Beat estimates by 10 cents a share, with adjusted quarterly earnings of $3.48 per share. The surgical instruments maker’s revenue also came in above Wall Street projections. Procedures performed with the company’s Da Vinci robotic surgical devices increased by 19% during the quarter compared to a year earlier.
E*Trade Financial (ETFC): [EARNINGS] Earned an adjusted 84 cents per share for the fourth quarter, a penny a share above estimates. Revenue also came in above consensus. The bottom-line number excludes 8 cents a share of negative impact from restructuring and special charges. The online brokerage company saw a drop in net interest income and higher non-interest expenses but also reported record customer trading activity.
Discover Financial (DFS): [EARNINGS] Came in a penny a share above estimates, with quarterly earnings of $2.25 per share. Revenue was essentially in line with forecasts. Evercore downgraded the credit card and financial services provider to “underperform” from “in line” following the report, saying it sees pressure on Discover’s bottom line this year from higher investments, increased credit costs, and fewer buybacks.
Generac (GNRC): [UPGRADE] Oppenheimer upgraded the maker of power generators to “outperform” from “perform,” based on expectations of solid revenue growth. Oppenheimer points to the emergence of the California market for Generac, as well as sustained strength in core demand fundamentals.
Walt Disney (DIS): [NEWS] The Shanghai Disney resort will close until further notice, as officials try to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Happy 2019 and welcome to The Obsessive Viewer’s2018 Year in Review episode! It’s our annual episode where Tiny, Mike, and myself share our movie viewing stats for the year, our top ten favorite movies list, and otherwise just nerd out about our year in movies and life! So buckle in and prepare yourself for the episode we always looking forward to and enjoy!
In this special episode, Matt journeys to Nightmare on Edgewood, Indianapolis’ most intense haunted house to talk about the history of the haunt, and discuss the nature of fear and scary movies with the haunt’s marketing coordinator. Continue reading →
In 1978, John Carpenter and Debra Hill brought the boogeyman to life and gave him a name. Halloween was a massively successful independent movie that spawned several sequels, a remake and a sequel to the remake. 10 movies (9 of which feature Michael Myers) comprise one of the most iconic and celebrated horror franchises of all time.
I’ve been really lagging behind on these TV updates, not to mention the blog as a whole. I apologize for that. I’m hopeful that things will get back to normal soon. And I hope that I’ll get back into the swing of my TV watching habits. I mean, look at this, I watched 11 episodes of television in a two-week period. That’s really unacceptable.
In the interest of getting back into the swing of things, I’m streamlining this feature of the blog and not listing watch dates and airdates. So here’s my breakdown of the TV I watched in the last couple weeks. Continue reading →
My friends and I have been dedicating the month of October to the horror genre and calling it Shocktober for several years now. I started this blog in February and from the start I was excited about sharing my Shocktober experience with anyone and everyone.
I have been saying for a while that this year has to make up for last year’s abysmal performance. I had it in my mind that I barely watched anything last year. As it turns out, I was 27 movies last year. Not all of them were Shocktober movies, but I had been working under the assumption that I had maybe 10 or 11 viewings total last year.
It’s all for the best because this year was the second best Shocktober I’ve ever had. While I didn’t beat my record of 57 viewings in 2011, I did come close with a very respectable 52 viewings. I’m also proud to say that only 3 of those viewings weren’t Shocktober movies. Continue reading →
Space is an endless landscape for humanity to explore. The idea of colonizing the vast unknown and taking humanity to the stars has been a dream of humanity for centuries. This dream has led to a vast array of fictional voyages into space.
Still, there’s something inherently terrifying about the idea of space travel and the isolation that goes with it. The same unknown that inspires humanity also has the power to ignite our morbid sides. Take a group of humans, put them in a confined space millions of miles from other humans, and horrific monsters won’t be far behind. Continue reading →
I picked up the Halloween: 35th Anniversary blu-ray a few weeks ago and was eager to jump into it and the features. In honor of Shocktober I thought I’d review it for anyone curious about whether they should upgrade their collection or enhance it with this horror movie classic for the first time.
OBSESSIVE NOTE: In honor of Shocktober here on the blog, I asked my friends and podcast co-hosts to write about their experiences with this sacred tradition. Tiny’s approach was to collect his thoughts on the movies he watches this month and release them in groups. Here is the first installment of Tiny’s Shocktober Musings.
It felt really good to be back in a movie theater. This movie was nothing special, however. Lord of the Flies in space that's only kind of good when it leans into its Lord of the Flies source material (or rip off, whatever).Solid visual effects but pretty bland story.
The visual effects and destruction/battle sequences were really fantastic and looked incredible. Suffers from too many under developed human subplots and eye rolling logic I couldn't quite suspend my disbelief for. Still quite a bit of fun.Podcast review on The Obsessive Viewer will come out probably tomorrow.
Rewatched to record a commentary track for my Patreon.I was pretty forgiving of this movie the first time I saw it. While I still respect some of the visuals and jumps into surreal visions, as an overall movie, it just didn't really hold up that well.I love the concept (and dig the novella as well), but the movie takes this confused "lost in supern […]

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Studies on the solid-state transformation and chemical modification reactions of carbon black nanoparticles
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Carbon black (CB) is nanoscale particles with quasi-spherical nature, produced from incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons. It is a well-known type of amorphous carbon which exists in the form of aggregated spheres. CBs are most versatile materials, as the surface and structure can be easily tuned and/or modified, to target specific applications. The modification is generally straightforward in carbon materials both in nano and microscopic forms and it can either be done at the surface via chemical functionalization and/ or as structural transformation, where one form of carbon converts to another form either via catalytic or via non-catalytic processes. CB belongs to the group of non-graphitizable carbon. The studies on the solid-phase transformation process of CB particles are carried out in the quest of obtaining further insight into the carbon nano structures. In the present research work mono- and bi- metallic organic compounds were used as catalyst precursor and alumina boat as substrate to carry out solid- phase transformation studies. In the work, a straight forward, economical and single-step process for the transformation of CB nanoparticles into multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), metal-encapsulated multi-walled carbon nanobeads (MWCNB) and nano-onion like carbon nanostructures is carried out. Two CBs from different vendors (Timcal Graphite & Carbon and Cabot Corporation) having different surface areas and particle sizes, are used in these studies. The dependency of various effects (temperature, catalysts, catalyst to carbon ratio, substrate etc.,) on the degree of transformation and morphology of the resulting nanostructures are considered and studied widely in this project. The heating rate and catalyst to carbon weight ratio plays a crucial role in the determination of the success rate of the transformation process. Both these experimental parameters have been optimized to achieve a successful transformation of particles to tubes. Comparison of the effect of platinum and iron as catalyst in this transformation process is also studied and discussed briefly on the basis of electron vacancies in dorbitals of metals. To our best knowledge, low temperature transformation study at 400 C is done and found to be successful in the formation of graphitized nanostructures. Further, this works reported the transformation of CB using microwave energy with and without use of any metal catalysts and achieved in obtaining nano-balls, nanoonions and nano-sticks. Time of exposure to microwave irradiation is found to be crucial in the determination of morphology of the carbon products. Electron microscopes (Scanning, transmission and high-resolution transmission), Raman spectroscopy, Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods have been used for the characterization of the samples. The second project deals with the chemical modification of CB surface with the intention to provide simple and effective reaction technique. Hence, di- and tricarboxylic acids have been used to functionalize the carbon surface. In addition, it does not require prolonged heating, filtration and washing as it is required when using mineral acids. As both the maleic and citric acid varies with the concentration of hydroxyl and carboxyl molecules, surface reactions on the carbon is expected to be different. The effect of solvents (water/ ethylene glycol) and the effect of pre-heat treatment of carbon have been studied. Both Timcal 350G and XC72R CB samples have been used in the chemical modification experiments. This work further studied the processes and shown the results varies with the solvent used and pre-heat treatments on CB. The modified samples were characterized by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), surface area analyzer, X-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size and Zeta potential measurements, and Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR). It is found that several material properties, among these the thermal stability and surface area of the modified carbon black, are significantly altered relative to the parental carbon samples.
Has partsPaper I: V. Asokan, P. Kosinski, T. Skodvin, V. Myrseth, “Characterization of carbon black modified by maleic acid”, Frontiers of materials science, 2013, 7(3), 302-307. Full text not available in BORA due to publisher restrictions. The article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11706-013-0217-5.
Paper II: V. Asokan, D. Velauthapillai, R. Løvlie, D.N. Madsen, “Effect of substrate and catalyst on the transformation of carbon black into nanotubes”, Journal of materials science: Materials in electronics, 2013, 24, 3231- 3239. Full text not available in BORA due to publisher restrictions. The article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10854-013-1233-z.
Paper III: V. Asokan, D.N. Madsen, D. Velauthapillai, V. Myrseth, P. Kosinski, “Effect of temperature on the transformation of carbon black into nanotubes”, Advanced materials research, 2014, 875-877, 1565-1571. Full text not available in BORA due to publisher restrictions. The article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.875-877.1565 .
Paper IV: V. Asokan, D.N. Madsen, P. Kosinski, V. Myrseth, “Transformation of carbon black into carbon nano-beads and nanotubes: the effect of catalysts”, New carbon materials, 2015, 30(1), 19-29. Full text not available in BORA due to publisher restrictions. The article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1872-5805%2815%2960172-X.
Paper V: V. Asokan, V. Myrseth, P. Kosinski, “Effect of Pt and Fe catalysts in the transformation of carbon black into carbon nanotubes”, Journal of physics and chemistry of solids, 2015, 81, 106-115. Full text not available in BORA due to publisher restrictions. The article is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2015.02.006.
Paper VI: V. Asokan, V. Venkatachalapathy, D.N. Madsen, “Microwave irradiation on carbon black nanoparticles: Studies on the transformation into nano-sticks and nano-onion structures”. Full text not available in BORA.

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Course Overview. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Picture it in your mind’s eye, seeing people, colors, and objects.
... FAHRENHEIT 451. Use it as you read to guide your analysis of the novel. 40 game prompt cards and blank response card template included, as well as …
Who should be in charge of monitoring the types of materials (books, music, movies, etc.) Assignment Calendar. Fahrenheit 451 learners will enjoy this Google Drive pre-reading activity that gets thinking about and discussing (and maybe even engaging in some friendly arguing!). Fahrenheit 451 is a dystopian novel, set “in the future” (time unknown, ... Pre-Work . FINISH READING PART I: THE HEARTH AND THE SALAMANDER. 1. Note that it's not enough to mark the text with a symbol; you must show evidence of thinking & you must explain your inferences.
Fahrenheit 451 Pre-Reading Activity I Rossi Directions: Answer questions below. In 1983, four members of the Alabama State Textbook committee called for the rejection of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl because it is a “real downer.” There are no right or wrong answers.
2. In the novel, Montag's mentor, Faber, cites three ways reading is the key to happiness: quality, leisure, and gleaning wisdom from the two. 6. 2. -ALL ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE TIME WE COMPLETE SECTION 2 OF THE BOOK! 1-7 of Part I. Some books have inappropriate content and should be destroyed. What underlying theme or idea do all images have in common? 1. Online Quizzes. In a quiet, relaxed atmosphere, think of the best and happiest time in your life.
This unit on Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury marks students’ first exposure to the genre of science fiction at the high school level.As they read about the lives of the characters in Bradbury’s dystopian futuristic society, they will explore how he uses the genre of science fiction to convey his messages about humanity, censorship, and technology. 1. Who should be in charge of monitoring the types of materials (books, music, movies, etc.)
ANTHEM. Annotation Symbols- Directions: Use the annotation symbols in the chart to read and annotate pgs. The full text of the novel is attached below. OLDAnnotation Guide- Directions: Print out & keep in your binder. Signs will be placed in the four corners of the room with the four labels above. Do not move on without doing so. Day OO - Welcome to the Become a Master Writer course! This unit plan contains everything you need to add relevance and rigor to Fah Deepen students' understanding of Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 with these pre-reading resources and activities, discussion questions, reader response quotes, post-reading activities, and projects. Homework. People who follow society's laws and rules are always of higher moral character than those who break laws and/or rules. Jan 8, 2016 - In this pre-reading activity for Fahrenheit 451, students will answer thematic questions about the novel in a survey format. MINI-ESSAY RESPONSE: Choose from the questions that appear below to create an essay of about 250 words long (about one page typed in MLA format).
Responses will be strongly agree, agree, disagree, and strongly disagree. It can be … The Library of Congress recently designated this best-known book of Ray Bradbury’s as one of the top 100 works of American literature. to which we are exposed? we are exposed to? 5 weeks of literary analysis lesson plans for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Then after the novel is done, learners will revisit these questions to consider how their minds have stayed the same or changed based on the events, characters, and themes they've just read about and felt. Start studying Fahrenheit 451 Pre-Reading. Search this site. This is a great selection for Banned Books Week. What is the importance of Ms. French - English II. Bradbury revealed in interviews that his primary motivation for writing Fahrenheit 451 was concern for "how television destroys interest in reading literature." Includes pacing guide, pre-reading, film essay, activities, reading quizzes, notes, posters, author study, character analysis and discussions.
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Dubai: UAE residents woke up to foggy weather on Friday morning. Dense fog covered many parts of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman today morning.
The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) issued red and yellow fog alerts warning of deterioration in horizontal visibility, which drop even further at times over some internal and coastal areas until 9.30am.
The weather bureau has reported fog over Sweihan, Al Ain, Dubai-Abu Dhabi Road early morning. Motorists are advised to drive carefully due to poor visibility on the roads because of foggy conditions.
According to the NCM, today’s weather will be dusty and partly cloudy at times and low clouds will appear over Eastern coast by morning. There will be another increase in temperatures.
The maximum temperature in the country is expected to be between 30 and 35 °C. And, the lowest will be between 18 and 21 °C. The lowest temperature recorded over the country yesterday was 6.7°C in Raknah in Al Ain at 6am UAE local time.
We can expect some light to moderate Northeasterly to Southeasterly winds, freshening at times, causing blowing dust, with a speed reaching 35 Km/hr.
The sea will be relatively calm in the Arabian Gulf and in Oman Sea today and slight to moderate in the coming days.
In the coming days, we can expect light rainfall on Saturday and Sunday. It will be humid on Monday with a chance of fog or mist formation.


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Several studies demonstrated a clear relationship between aging and bone metabolism in vertebrates, in which early phases associated with changes at molecular and cellular level play a crucial role [2, 17]. Due to the complexity of the regulation systems, the mechanisms are not yet completely understood. Bone markers, systemic metabolic signals, cell behaviour and gene expression could be better investigated in a simple animal model to dissect in detail the early phase of bone aging. Zebrafish is a powerful animal model with many advantages such as small size, low cost of maintenance and rapid development. In addition, thanks to his high conservation of bone structure, it is an excellent model of osteogenesis, bone metabolism and bone remodelling . In particular, the scale represents an optimum model for bone metabolism studies at cellular and molecular level [39, 42]. In the present work, we investigated the early mechanisms of bone aging in zebrafish using the scale as innovative read-out system. Adult fish from 3 to 9 months have been used based on previous studies about age-dependent vertebral microalterations in adult zebrafish [6, 38, 46].
The analysis of the scale ring demonstrated that the osteodeposition rate decreases with age from 3 months to terminate at 9 months with a complete arrest of its growth. These data suggested that the osteodeposition process in fish scale is regulated during the life and coordinated with the body growth, as well as in humans.
In zebrafish scale, the cells responsible for the initial bone matrix deposition are characterized by intense ALP activity  as well as in humans . The histological staining in old-fish scales highlighted an age-dependent downregulation of ALP signal in the matrix-producing cells, suggesting that their activity is progressively switched off during aging, whereas the total ALP activity did not change significantly in the whole scale. In fact, the variation of ALP signal in few matrix-deposing cells (black arrows in Fig. 2b) is clearly too low to be detected with biochemical ALP activity measurement in whole scale.
Since ALP is expressed in the early differentiation process of the human osteoblasts , we hypothesize that the shutdown of the osteodeposition activity is probably due to an impairment of the differentiation processes. To support these data, in humans, age-related bone loss is predominantly due to a reduced osteoblast activity  and associated with a decrease in the number of MSCs and their differentiation potential [31, 56].
The analysis of bone catabolic activity, measured in fish scales through the specific biomarker TRAP, indicates a statistically significant increase related to fish age. In 9-month-old fish, we observed 63% of TRAP-positive scales (Table 1), in which a visible bone resorption process takes place along the scale border.
Osteoclasts and TRAP activity are modulated by human bone aging processes since it has been demonstrated that osteoclast cells become more active on aged bone matrix than on young one [8, 22].
The increase of TRAP activity in aged fish scales could be explained mainly by the upregulation of the tnfrsf1b (homolog of human rank) in 6- and 9-month-old fish. It is known that age exerts multiple effects on expression of gene coding receptors and endogenous bone regulatory factors. In particular, age-related upregulation of RANK may indicate an increase in the number osteoclast progenitors and/or the number of receptors per cell. It has been also demonstrated in mice that such condition could make osteoclast progenitors more responsive to M-CSF and to RANKL . The increase of TRAP activity allows, consequently, to a progressive decline in the ALP/TRAP ratio during aging in fish scales.
The biochemical changes associated to aging in fish involved also the PTH blood level, which increases progressively with age. This condition is found also in humans where sex steroids, calcium and renal function may induce an increase of PTH levels the in blood of aged women and men . The increased serum PTH may act directly on osteoclastic activity increasing bone resorption as demonstrated in the fracture-healing model of orchiectomized mice . The mechanism of PTH-induced osteoclast differentiation and activation could be mediated by parathormone receptor 1 (PTHR1) and Vacuolar-type H+-ATPase (V-ATPase), both expressed in osteoclast precursors . However, we should also consider that environment and diet are different in human and fish.
We conclude that zebrafish possesses a form of senile osteoporosis detectable in the scales and characterized by biochemical, histological and molecular evidences similar to aged human bone. Since we used male animals, the oestrogen hormones were not involved in the regulation of bone metabolism in our model.
The scales, as part of the dermal skeleton, are not subjected to mechanical or gravitational forces, and, in addition, they show great similarity with human bone in terms of cell function and biochemical regulations [40, 47]. For these reasons, the scale represents an excellent model to study the basic mechanisms of metabolic changes in aging bone.
The glucocorticoid PN is a well-known pro-osteoporotic agent in humans  as well as in zebrafish [10, 15, 41].
The treatment of fish with PN inhibits the formation of the new scale ring in fish of all ages and, in addition, induces an important osteoporosis-like phenotype in the scales of older fish. The absence of matrix deposition in young animals indicates that PN has important negative effects on osteoblast activity as confirmed by the reduction of ALP activity after glucocorticoid treatment in the scales of the same age. The bone resorption stimulation of PN can be explained by the enhanced TRAP activity in PN-treated scales with respect to untreated fish of the same age. Indeed, the resorption area is proportional to the TRAP activity level at 6- and 9-month-old fish.
It has been demonstrated that the incidence of vertebral fractures are age-dependent in human patients treated with high-dose of glucocorticoids [33, 49]. Our data support this evidence, suggesting that, in humans as well in fish, these pro-osteoporotic drugs are more effective on old bone than younger one.
The increase of osteoclast activity may be due to a PN-dependent over-stimulation of tnfsf11 (homolog of human rankl) in 6- and 9-month-old fish, which causes the elevation of tnfsf11/tnfrsf11b (rankl/opg) ratio. These data suggest that PN stimulates osteoclast activity, enhancing the catabolic stimuli, which are already elevated in the old bone due to the upregulation of RANK (Table 2).
Although not performed on proteins, the gene expression analysis of OPG, RANKL and OPG/RANKL ratio can be informative in zebrafish as demonstrated in dexamethasone-treated model  and in adult scales after biophysical stimulation .
Talking about molecular mechanisms, it has been demonstrated that glucocorticoid treatment promotes osteoclast differentiation and activity increasing RANKL production  In vitro, RANKL has been found to induce cell-cell fusion during osteoclast differentiation and syncytial organization . Our data indicated that a similar mechanism may be used by PN in zebrafish scale.
In conclusion, the present work demonstrated for the first time that zebrafish develops a form of bone aging detectable in the scales where the osteoblasts become progressively inactive from 6 to 9 months and the osteoclasts are activated at 9 months. These data confirm that early crucial events of bone aging in zebrafish should be studied from 3 to 9 months. In fact, previous works on zebrafish have demonstrated that structural microalterations were detected in spine between 6 and 9 months [6, 38, 46], as well as in male rodent models, where the early events of age-related osteopenia have been detected around few months (., ).
Interestingly, these data indicates that fish scale and male human skeleton share a very similar growth curve in which osteodeposition rate is maximal in juvenile stage (< 6 months/30 years) and slightly declines in early adult stage (6–9 months/30–45 years), generating a negative bone balance (Fig. 6).
Senile male osteoporosis in humans is associate with a reduction in BMD between 0.5 and 1% per year , while in female is reported between 2 and 4% per year in the first 5 to 10 years after menopause . Considering the differences between humans and fish, we can assume that a reduction of 1.02% in fish scale surface could be considered a model of senile male osteoporosis comparable with that of humans.
In aged male fish, the bone resorption activity in the scale of adult fish is accelerated when treated with pro-osteoporotic agents like prednisolone (Fig. 6). In fact, also in humans, osteoclast activity is higher in aged bones .
The whole life span of fish does not have linear timeline with respect to humans because of phylogenetic distance, like rodents [12, 45]. Nevertheless, considering that Danio rerio reproductive phase spans, more or less, between 3 mpf (human 12–14 years, adolescence) and 12 mpf (human 55 years), the curve of bone mass seems to be similar in fish and humans. Further studies will be addressed to verify the persistence and any modulation of bone loss phenotype in the scales of older fish (> 1 year). This study will better elucidate the mechanisms of the clinical complications in the late phase of age-dependent bone loss.
In conclusion, despite the anatomical and phylogenetic distance, the model of senile male osteoporosis in zebrafish scale can help to understand the early mechanisms of the physiological bone aging and screen potential new anti-osteoporotic drugs.


I think it's safe to say the snow is gone, but don't hold me to that. You just never know with Indiana weather.
As evidenced by Monday, however, we're going to have to put up with the rain now, for better or for worse. So it's time to find your umbrella, dust off your galoshes and make a playlist of those mellow yet comforting songs you usually skip over, otherwise known as "rainy-day music."
This highly ambiguous term will obviously mean different things to different people, but nevertheless, I thought it would be fitting to share a couple of personal suggestions. Listed here are ten albums I like to put on when the rain is a-fallin'.
"If You're Feeling Sinister" by Belle & Sebastian – This album perfectly captures the essence of alienated youth and does so with some of the most catchy melodies I have ever heard. It's a must have for indie music fans and rainy-day music lovers alike.
"I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" by Bright Eyes – You know that song they play in "Knocked Up" when Ben finally moves out of the "bro pad"? That's on this album. It's a tour de force of poignant folk rock and another must-have for those unafraid of introspection.
"Parachutes" by Coldplay – This is the album that put Coldplay on the map and earned them their reputation for writing sleep-inducing pop/rock. They successfully capture the full sound of a rock band while maintaining the softness of an acoustic solo artist, and they will undoubtedly complement your day spent inside watching the rain.
"The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan" by Bob Dylan – Consistently ranked in the top 100 greatest albums of all time, this entirely acoustic album features Dylan at his best with songs such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and the ever-so appropriate for this column "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall."
"Menos El Oso" by Minus the Bear – This album is not your typical rainy-day album. The songs are up-tempo and performed with a full band that knows how to play sensual math rock like no other. Still, there's a gloomy calmness to it, making it an ideal soundtrack for a rainy day.
"Colin Meloy Sings Live!" by Colin Meloy – On this album, The Decemberists's front man takes his acoustic guitar to various stages across the U.S. and performs his songs solo. As if The Decemberists's songs weren't already apt for a rainy day, Meloy manages to make them even more so.
"Boxer" by The National – The National may very well be our generation's version of The Smiths. The baritone croon of front man Matt Berninger along with the intelligent and melodic instrumentation of the band works well to evoke that conflicting feeling of being sad yet at peace.
"Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits" by Simon and Garfunkel – Any Simon and Garfunkel would work in all honesty, but this just happens to be the only album I have of theirs. Few things go better with a rainy day than a little S&G.
"Broom" by Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – This album is great for when you're upbeat but still want to listen to rainy-day music. Think old Weezer but more intricate. I'm not sure how else to describe it. It's good, though, despite the awful band name.
"Sky Blue Sky" by Wilco – This is simply a beautiful, mellow album, and the irony of the title is just too good to pass up.
— Pannekoek is a senior from Chesterton, Ind., majoring in English writing.


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United States of America v. Evelyn Mokwuah
Case Number: 4:16-cr-00254
Judge: Gray H Miller
Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (Harris County)
Plaintiff's Attorney: Scott Armstrong and Kevin Lowell
Defendant's Attorney: Emmett Matthew Leeper , III
Houston, TX - Former Administrator of Two Houston Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison in $20 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
The former Director of Nursing and Administration of two Houston, Texas-based businesses was sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a $20 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false and fraudulent claims for home health services.
Evelyn Mokwuah, 54, of Pearland, Texas, former Director of Nursing and Administration of Beechwood Home Health (Beechwood) and Criseven Health Management Corporation (Criseven), both located in Houston, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gray H. Miller of the Southern District of Texas. Judge Miller also ordered Mokwuah to pay $20,462,607.21 in restitution to Medicare. On Aug. 10, 2017, following a four-day trial, a jury found Mokwuah guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and four counts of health care fraud.
According to evidence presented at trial, from 2008 to 2016, Mokwuah and others engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare of approximately $20 million including the submission of fraudulent claims for home health services at Beechwood and Criseven that were not provided, not medically necessary or both. According to the trial evidence, Mokwuah falsely certified and billed for patients who were not homebound or did not qualify for home health services. Along with others, Mokwuah also falsified patient records to show that patients were homebound when they were not; paid patient recruiters to recruit Medicare beneficiaries to Beechwood and Criseven; and paid doctors to certify false plans of care for Medicare beneficiaries so that Beechwood and Criseven could bill Medicare for those services.
The case was investigated by the FBI and HHS-OIG, and was brought as part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, under the supervision of the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.
The Fraud Section leads the Medicare Fraud Strike Force. Since its inception in March 2007, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, which maintains 14 strike forces operating in 23 districts, has charged nearly 4,000 defendants who have collectively billed the Medicare program for more than $14 billion. In addition, the HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, working in conjunction with the HHS-OIG, are taking steps to increase accountability and decrease the presence of fraudulent providers.
Outcome: ATTEMPT AND CONSPIRACT TO COMMIT HEALTHCARE FRAUD

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Just two hours of TV a day doubles risk of child obesity
By JENNY HOPE
Last updated at 09:57 30 October 2007
A U.S. study found those glued to the screen for between two and four hours a day were 2.5 times more likely to have hypertension, which can lead to heart disease and stroke in later life.
That increased to 3.3 times the risk for children watching TV for four hours or more each day, says a report today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
The study also found that children tended to be more seriously overweight the more time they spent watching TV.
There are fears that 'couch potato' children are not only physically inactive but also exposed to TV commercials selling high-fat and other junk foods.
The study's authors examined 546 children aged four to 17, who were evaluated for obesity at child health clinics in California from 2003 to 2005.
Even after allowing for obesity, those who spent more time watching TV were at greater risk of high blood pressure.
But Dr Stuart Biddle, from the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, told the journal that the causes of childhood obesity were more complex than simply watching too much TV.
He said: "Obesity levels are increasing but TV viewing figures are not; obesity increases during adolescence at the same time that TV viewing decreases; and boys watch more TV than girls but show less obesity and greater physical activity."
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Every month, we share a snapshot of Shakespeare in performance around America. (Many of the plays we featured in our June round-up are still onstage this month, with some continuing through August, September, and October.)
This month, we check in with our theater partners at Atlanta Shakespeare Company, Baltimore Shakespeare Factory, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company, Houston Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare in Detroit, and Utah Shakespeare Festival.
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival presents Hamlet (Jul 1 – Oct 1) for the first time this summer as its Free Shakespeare in the Park play, celebrating the festival’s 35th anniversary. In this production, which moves around to different parks in the Bay Area, the characters of Polonius, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, and Laertes are women.
Director Stephen Muterspaugh explains in the program notes that he cut the script from the First Folio version of Hamlet in half, using the First Quarto of Hamlet as a guide. “This lean cutting seeks to propel the action and heighten the tension, while remaining true to the journey,” he writes.
Muterspaugh also moved Hamlet’s famous “to be or not to be” speech to its First Quarto location (two scenes earlier than the usual position). “I find the placement of this speech in various modern productions infinitely fascinating,” he writes. “The First Quarto position helps enhance the pressure and keep our hero in a dubious state of mind while striving for the impossible answers to his quest, and provides a ripple effect that is felt by all who interact with him.”
At Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Henry IV, Part 2 (Jul 4 – Oct 29) is now onstage, following on Henry IV, Part 1 (Feb 22 – Oct 28). The Merry Wives of Windsor is also still playing (Jun 6 – Oct 13), which means playgoers have three opportunities to see Falstaff in action. (⇒ Related: A Falstaff feast) Julius Caesar and Shakespeare in Love both run through Oct 29.
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This month, Colorado Shakespeare Festival presents the most controversial play of the political moment, Julius Caesar (Jul 7 – Aug 12), along with two other plays that were part of CSF’s inaugural season in 1958: Hamlet (Jul 9 – Aug 13) and The Taming of the Shrew (Jul 14 – Aug 13). Hamlet and Laertes are both played by women.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard’s comedic riff on Hamlet, will be playing in rep with its source material at Colorado Shakespeare Festival (Jul 21 – Aug 13). In his director notes, Timothy Orr comments on the “relative powerlessness” of the two main characters:
Their position is highlighted when you produce this play alongside Hamlet. The concerns in Hamlet are not only the prince’s existential crisis but also the affairs of the royal family and issues of state; in short, the dealings of the great and powerful. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, in both plays, are nobodies. As humorous as they are in Stoppard’s hands, they are still powerless and uninformed.
At Utah Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare in Love (Jun 30 – Sep 8) is running in rep with Romeo and Juliet (Jul 1 – Sep 9). Also onstage are As You Like It (Jun 29 – Sep 7) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Jul 4 – Oct 21), which is “set in the art deco world of the Jazz Age.”
For those looking for some Shakespeare parody, William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) (Jul 28 – Oct 21) opens later this month at Utah for its regional premiere. The play was first performed by the Reduced Shakespeare Company at Folger Theatre in April 2016.
Illinois Shakespeare Festival, in its 40th season, has three plays onstage: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Jun 28 – Aug 11), Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline (Jul 1 – Aug 12), and I Heart Juliet (Jul 8 – Aug 8). Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline is a six-person adaptation of Shakespeare’s play by Chris Coleman, and I Heart Juliet (sold out!) is a hip-hop adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet by the Q Brothers.
Shakespeare in Detroit closes its 2017 season with Hamlet (Jul 14-16). Admission is free to the outdoor performances at New Center Park.
For its 2017 Free Shakespeare on the Common, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company in Boston is staging Romeo and Juliet (Jul 19 – Aug 6). Performances are free and open to the public.
Baltimore Shakespeare Factory presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream outdoors in the Meadow at Johns Hopkins Evergreen Museum & Library (Jul 7-23, on weekends). The production moves indoors for the final weekend (Jul 28-30) in the Great Hall Theater at St. Mary’s Community Center. Keep an ear out for contemporary tunes like “Love Potion No. 9,” “Love Shack,” and “Do You Believe in Magic.”
Atlanta Shakespeare Company is also performing A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Jul 8-30) at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse.


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|Photo: Erika Squires|
We are very fortunate to share our parks and urban ecosystems with wildlife. Many species, including coyotes and foxes, have learned to peacefully co-exist with humans as we all go about our daily lives. Here, in the parks and green spaces along the west Toronto waterfront, a pair of coyotes has been doing just that for several years, staying mostly out of sight. Many park visitors have thrilled to the quick glimpse of one of these beautiful animals trotting across an icy pond or along a trail; I'm always tiptoeing around corners so that I might, just might, observe one again.
It is for this very reason--that continued peaceful co-existence--that the Friends of Sam Smith Park would like to share some education and advice with those of you who visit the park or live in the area.
Recently, there have been a few instances of what appear to be food in makeshift boxes placed under trees near the trails, apparently for the coyotes. This raises concerns that leaving food items out in this manner, if done repeatedly, may cause the animals to eventually become used to this. They may become more visible and come out onto trails when people approach, looking for more food. I have myself witnessed this highly-altered behaviour in other habituated wildlife, often to the detriment of the animal's well-being (as in this sad story about a long-habituated fox pair in Algonquin Provincial Park, now being treated at a wildlife sanctuary).
Box with pet kibble placed in branches of evergreen. Photo: Erika Squires
By understanding their lives a bit more, perhaps we can develop a deeper appreciation for our wild neighbours.
The following information is courtesy of the Toronto Wildlife Centre, with a focus on coyotes, although it is also pertinent to foxes:
Coyotes in urban areas
Few species are as adaptable to so wide a variety of habitats as coyotes. These intelligent animals thrive throughout Ontario, from rural countryside to urban backyards. Coyotes play a crucial role in our ecosystems, and are more common in the city than people realize. In urban areas, coyotes are often found near ravine systems, large grassy fields, and large parks where small mammals--a main staple in their diet--are plentiful.
Photo: Irene Cholewka
Are coyotes dangerous?
Coyotes are normally afraid of people and try to avoid them--but in cramped city living quarters, we are bound to run into each other once in a while. Bold or aggressive behaviour toward people is unusual for coyotes and, when it occurs, is usually seen in animals that have become habituated because people feed them. Sometimes the feeding is intentional, but more often coyotes get used being around urban dwellings when pet food and scraps from garbage and compost are not well contained.
What do do when you encounter a bold coyote
Under normal circumstances, coyotes are not a threat to people. Coyotes who have been habituated because they were fed are still unlikely to initiate any contact with people, but they occasionally may come too close for comfort.
If you encounter a fox or coyote who does not immediately run away, make some noise. Yell, clap your hands, wave your arms, stomp your feet--make your presence felt, but do not approach or chase the animal. You can also carry a whistle or other noisemaker when walking in known coyote areas.
How to keep your pets safe from coyotes
Coyotes occasionally prey on free-roaming pets (mainly cats), since there is no real difference, from the coyote's perspective, between a wild groundhog or squirrel and a similarly-sized pet.
For their safety (as well as the safety of native wild songbirds and small mammals, cats should be kept indoors or supervised when outside. Small dogs should be walked on a leash and not left out unattended. Domestic pets outside are vulnerable to becoming part of the food chain, and are also subject to many other outdoor dangers, such as cars, toxins, and disease.
Coyote tracks in snow. Photo: Nancy Barrett
Photo: Erika Squires
The following additional tips are courtesy of the City of Toronto:
If you walk in a park with coyote activity:
The photographer watched this coyote catching several meadow voles, minding its own business despite dog-walkers and a man on a tractor, cutting the grass. Photo: Erika Squires
Call 311 if you see a coyote that is:
Many wild animals, including coyotes, have adapted well to life in the city. Because food and shelter are plentiful, and predators are limited, these animals will continue to live near us. If we learn to share the environment with wildlife and reduce problems by getting rid of sources of food and shelter on our properties, we can be entertained by these visitors as they make their way to a more suitable home.
This coyote was snoozing quietly in a park full of people walking their dogs, and invisible to everyone but the photographer. It got up, stretched, yawned, and went back to sleep.
Photo: Erika Squires.

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Say for almost for an hour to received food on a Friday. Not many people. People behind us came at least half hour after us. They got their appetizer quick as we still waiting for our food. Kids were getting hangry. Then we got the food and this is how the kids Mac n cheese look like. Dry microwave food looking. Barely warm. Worst experience at bad daddy's ever
We decided to try Bad Daddy's Burger and we were not disappointed. I ordered the Sam I Am burger and truffle parmesan fries. (I did not add the lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle.) The burger and fries were delicious! Full of flavor and my burger was cooked perfectly. We will definitely come back and highly recommend this!
We have eaten here several times over the years; they always have had great food, and great service. Today we could tell they were short-staffed, but they did a great job of balancing the amount of people in there. Many people were told of the long wait and decided to try elsewhere. We got there just before the lunch rush, and our server, Brooke did a great job for us. She admitted they didn't have a full staff in any part of the restaurant, so we did have to wait a bit longer for our food, but it was as good as it always is.
I have been here twice and both times the burger was excellent! This time I got the buffalo burger with onion rings and I think I'm just going to keep getting this every time, it's that good. My wife got the nachos and really enjoyed them. They were massive! We also ordered a hot dog and fries off the kids menu and it was exactly as you would expect. We all ate well and will go back again.
Ok. Heard that the burgers were great. My option ,burgers were ok. The selection of burgers was nice. The bristol Burger was cooked to order. It was not juicy nor dry. Home style fries. I asked for water no ice, received water with ice.Not worth the hoopla. UPDATE I sent an email and NO response very unprofessional
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The Bible Delusion
101 'Hang On A Minute' Moments; And God's Mysterious Ways
Christians generally accept the Bible ‘as read’; or at least that there is enough of relevance to believe in some of it; accept the premise that Jesus was real and that he saved us from our sins. Such belief presupposes that the creation or at least the ‘Adam and Eve’ part must be true, as Christianity requires a ‘fall’ in order for there to be sin and thus the need for a redeemer. No fall would mean no sin and no need for redemption.
Unfortunately, science doesn’t support much of anything in the Bible. The more we learn, the less plausible it all becomes. Many people cling to faith in long proven fiction rather than face the truth. Many former believers suggest the easiest way to become an atheist is to read the Bible. As devout Christians, we don’t tend to read it objectively from cover to cover. We read the faith promoting parts taught to us by ministers and in Sunday school classes and tend to ignore the rest.
Faith is of course needed in order to believe in God, or indeed anything for which there is zero evidence. If there were any proof of God whatsoever, then faith would immediately become redundant in the matter. Likewise, faith is needed in order to believe in God’s book. However, unlike God, who remains an unknown quantity to date, the Bible exists and can be tested and questioned through logic, common sense and reason – and above all, by the scientific method.
Reading the Bible in the cold light of day, with no preconceived religious notions, casts an entirely different light on matters. It soon becomes clear that no God was ever involved with the book and the God the Hebrews created was one of the most despicable characters ever invented. There are not only hundreds of impossible claims in the Bible; its God is positively evil. Read it thoroughly and judge for yourself.
Read a detailed chapter summary here.
Praise from other authors for The Bible Delusion
“Years ago I ran across a book called The Positive Bible, a collection of just the uplifting and inspiring verses from the bible. My first thought was “Wow, there’s a lot fewer pages here than in my bible…” My second thought was, “I wonder what The Negative Bible would look like?” Now I know; it would look like Jim Whitefield’s remarkable take-no-prisoners tome, The Bible Delusion. Limiting himself to just 101 of the most epic Bible fails, he employs a battery of “Hang on a Minute Moments” like a laser beam to dissect the problems and problematic thinking behind the Bible. Whitefield wields logic and science the way sushi chefs use razor-sharp cleavers to cut through the bible’s blubber and serve up the choice cuts of the truth. Enjoy!”
David Fitzgerald. Author of ‘Nailed’ and ‘The Complete Heretic's Guide to Western Religion’ series.
“A commonsense and rational analysis of the Bible that can be a breath of fresh air for people indoctrinated by religion.”
Bill Lauritzen. Author of ‘The Invention of God: The Natural Origins of Mythology and Religion.’
“Jim Whitefield’s The Bible Delusion is a hell of an interesting read, regardless of where you stand on the nature and divinity of the Bible. In the book, Whitefield outlines a series of “hang on a minute” moments from the most popular religion’s holy book, dismantling everything from the Genesis creation myth to the coherency of The Gospels. The best part of The Bible Delusion for me is the perspective of the author, who has previously written books debunking false claims about the Book of Mormon and Mormonism in general. In this work, Whitefield expands into new territories and lends his unique insights and analytical skills to an important cause: demonstrating falsehoods within ancient Christian texts that the vast majority of people still take seriously. He takes on a task that others have attempted, but in a unique and thorough way that I think makes this book valuable for anyone with an interest in the Bible.”
David G. McAfee. Author of ‘Mom, Dad, I'm an Atheist: The Guide to Coming Out as a Non-believer’, ‘Disproving Christianity and Other Secular Writings’ and co-author of ‘The Belief Book.’
Following an excellent series of books titled ‘The Mormon Delusion’ author Jim Whitefield, an Ex-Mormon, has now examined and questioned the validity of the Bible.
‘The Bible Delusion’ is an in-depth commentary and examination of the contents of the Bible. From the Genesis creation story through the Old Testament’s major events and then the New Testament, the text explores and investigates the books and verses on almost every major biblical subject.These include God’s commandments and punishments, misogyny, miracles, slavery, talking animals, scientific nonsense, Satan, murder, genocide, Jesus and the second coming, to name a few.
I recommend this book as a useful and informative source for everyone who questions the credibility of the content of the Bible and their faith.
Brian Baker. Author of ’Nonsense from the Bible’ and ‘From Faith to Reason.'


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The Naga people of the troubled northeastern region of India have endured more than a century of bloodshed in their struggle for an independent Nagaland and national identity. It is on this uneasy backdrop that the stories in this unusual collection are set. Exploring how ordinary people cope with violence, negotiate power, and seek safe havens amid terror, the stories of Temsula Ao detail a way of life under attack by the forces of modernization and war where no one—not the ordinary housewife, nor the willing accomplice, nor the young woman who sings even as she is being raped—can escape the violence. Their stories spring from the internal fault lines of the Indian nation-state.
An important activist, writer, and commentator on issues in northeastern India, Ao speaks movingly of home, country, nation, nationality, and identity. A touching—and at times harrowing—glimpse into this little-known conflict zone in India’s northeast, These Hills Called Home burns with urgency and leaves its reader profoundly changed.

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Have you always wanted to make a game but never had a reason? Are you lacking the funds to finally buy the game making software you have always wanted? The Sandbox Jam is a game jam event for everyone, whether you are a game making pro or a total noob, come on down to the Sandbox and get your game on. The goal is to make any kind of game in a weekend, whether the end result is finished, kinda works, or doesn’t really work but you had an amazing time trying. The best way to learn is by doing, and game jams are a great way to get started making games.
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Certificate IV Jazz Vocals, Experienced songwriter and performing/recording artist
I teach all ages, beginners and intermediate students, so anyone who is looking to start from scratch to learn good vocal technique and style or those of you who are already singing but want to develop your skill further.
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I’ve studied Jazz Vocals at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and also contemporary and musical theatre privately.
I write and release songs for three different projects, as well as writing for film and TV. If you would like to know more:
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Written by foremost experts in the field, Engineering Modeling Languages provides end-to-end coverage of the engineering of modeling languages to turn domain knowledge into tools.
The book provides a definition of different kinds of modeling languages, their instrumentation with tools such as editors, interpreters and generators, the integration of multiple modeling languages to achieve a system view, and the validation of both models and tools. Industrial case studies, across a range of application domains, are included to attest to the benefits offered by the different techniques. The book also includes a variety of simple worked examples that introduce the techniques to the novice user.
The book is structured in two main parts. The first part is organized around a flow that introduces readers to Model Driven Engineering (MDE) concepts and technologies in a pragmatic manner. It starts with definitions of modeling and MDE, and then moves into a deeper discussion of how to express the knowledge of particular domains using modeling languages to ease the development of systems in the domains.
The second part of the book presents examples of applications of the model-driven approach to different types of software systems. In addition to illustrating the unification power of models in different software domains, this part demonstrates applicability from different starting points (language, business knowledge, standard, etc.) and focuses on different software engineering activities such as Requirement Engineering, Analysis, Design, Implementation, and V&V.
Each chapter concludes with a small set of exercises to help the reader reflect on what was learned or to dig further into the examples. Many examples of models and code snippets are presented throughout the book, and a supplemental website features all of the models and programs (and their associated tooling) discussed in the book.
What’s a Model? Introduction. Modeling in Science. Modeling in Engineering. Illustrative Example: Cellula. Automata. Semantic Foundations of MDE: the Meaning of Models. Exercises. What’s a Modeling Language. Why we need Modeling Languages. Concrete Syntax. Abstract Syntax. Semantics of a Modeling Languag. Exercise. Metamodeling With MOF and ECORE. Metamodel, Meta-language, Language Workbench and Meta-metamodel. Meta-Object Facility (MOF). Ecore and EMF. Representations for Machine Consumption. Illustrative Example: Metamodels for Cellular Automato. Exercises. Metamodeling With OCL. The Object Constraint Language - OCL. Advanced features of OCL. Usage of OCL for MOF. Exercises. Building Editors and Viewers. Introduction. Generic versus Specific Concrete Syntax. Visual Representations for Human Reading
Tree Editors. Diagram View (Box and Line). Textual View. Tabular View. Other Views. Model Transformation: from Contemplative. Models to Productive Models Motivations. Overview of Model Transformations. The Executable Meta-Modeling Approach. Exercises. Interpreter. Ingredients. Design pattern Interpreter
Combining the design patterns Interpreter and Visitor Aspect Weaving with Static Introduction. Exercises. Refactoring and Refinement. Foundations. Applying Model Refactoring. Illustrative Example: CAIR-Lite. Refactoring. Illustrative Example: CAER Refactoring. Applying Model Refinement. Exercises
Generators. Usefulness of text and code generation. Model-to-text transformations. Code Generation. Documentation Generation. Model Generation. Test Generation: Model-Based Validation And Verification. Exercises. Variability Management. Context of Software Product-Lines. Modeling Variability with Feature Diagrams. Advanced Variability Modeling Methods. Amalgamated Approach. Separating the Assets and the Variability Concern. Exploitation of Variability Models. MDE for SPL: Wrap up. Scaling up Modeling. Heterogeneous Modeling. Model Merging and Weaving. Language Reuse with Model Typing. Model Slicing. Software Language Engineering. Exercises. Wrap-up: Metamodeling Process. Actors. Tools to build. Metamodeling process. Metamodeling process variants Metamodeling Guidelines. Illustrative Example: Process followed to build Cellular Automaton tooling. Language Engineering: The Logo Example. Introduction. Meta-Modeling Logo. Weaving static semantics. Weaving dynamic semantics to get an interpreter. Compilation as a kind of Model Transformation. Model to Model. Transformation. Concrete Syntax. Exercices. Model Driven Engineering of a Role Playing Game. Introduction. Meta-Modeling the SRD 3.5. Weaving dynamic semantics to get an interpreter. Compilation to get a Web based editor. Testing a Rule Set. Exercices. Civil/Construction Engineering: The BIM Example. Introduction. Abstract Syntax of Buildings. Model Storage: Large Models. Concrete Syntax. Case Study: Clash Detection. Case Study: Quantity Takeoff. Application examples. Legal Information on the SRD
"If you are a senior researcher or a newcomer to modeling languages, this book will give you what you need to go further and to understand why and how to use them. The book organization and its redline examples are really appropriate for different experience levels of engineers or academics, you just have to select right chapters to define your own needs."
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Not just gold, Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh is home to million of years old fossils, 11th century Shiv Dwar and more!
Kerala is home to one of the most beautiful sights in India and the idea of honeymooning in God’s own country with their beloved excites many.
Head to Fiji if you want a cool vacation with your family.
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Experience life of the royals at this palace which is centuries old with ornate interiors and 18th century architecture.
Bhutan is a beautiful country & I have myself been here. No regrets whatsoever, this place is haven if you want to escape the hustle-bustle of your city & the crazy working life.
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Coorg is all about natural beauty. It is home to coffee plantations, beautiful monasteries and a lot more. Here is you shouldn't miss doing.

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The Dawn of the Witch Vol. 1 Manga Review – A Charismatic RPG-Esque Party
Title: The Dawn of the Witch Vol. 1
Author: Kakeru Kobashiri, Tatsuwo
Release Date: March 23, 2021
Publisher: Kodansha Comics
Written by Kakeru Kobashiri and illustrated by Tatsuwo, The Dawn of the Witch Vol. 1 seems like a promising start to an RPG-styled manga. With an interesting world and intriguing events that keep the story moving, I’m already captivated by the main characters in mere five chapters.
The Dawn of the Witch tells the story of a young boy called Saybil. Without memories from before he enrolled in the Academy of Magic, he faces a dire situation. With his low grades, he’s likely to be expelled and forget everything from his time at the school.
To prevent that, he’s given a chance: join a special course in a faraway village. If he’s able to show the results of his training in a way that helps the place and satisfies the academy, he will be able to graduate.
However, he’s not alone in that task, as other students will also participate in the special course. He travels along with Hort, a young girl who’s well endowed, charming, and usually acts happy, and the Dawn Witch, Loux Krystas, who’s currently working as their teacher.
Besides them, there’s a second group led by the beastfallen Kudo. This guy is an interesting fellow with a lizardman body. Ostracized and feared by many people, he’s the lone wolf type, but he has a hard time lying, making the protagonist trust him.
Not spoiling anything, the volume does a good job at exploring the character’s backgrounds. Their stories and personalities make them into a nice group that has chemistry right out of the bat. It didn’t take long for me to root for them and be intrigued by the world.
The Dawn of the Witch Vol. 1 has this magic feeling akin to a nice RPG game. The kind in which you get to know the party, enjoying small conversations during their journey. Some of those inevitably mean worldbuilding, while others are more mundane character-driven talks that humanize them.
My one complaint about it is just the bad implementation of fanservice shots. Though I’m not against them, they sometimes feel a little forced in context due to unnatural poses. It never really reaches the stronger erotic border, so it isn’t a good stimulus on that front either.
Other than that, there are dynamic battle sequences and impressive setpieces. The art also makes characters feel very expressive, which allows the scenes to be strong and emotional when combined with their charisma and chemistry.
The first volume already offers good twists that make it more than just an introduction to the world. Thanks to that, the story isn’t a slow start while not skimping on important details to understand how the world works.
The Dawn of the Witch Vol. 1 is a fascinating adventure manga. With charismatic main characters, nice pacing, and interesting twists, this looks like the beginning of a story that shouldn’t be missed.
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