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I've been a busy little bee recently, but like the bee's I suddenly took a downturn. Last Saturday after I'd spent all morning cleaning out the room where my studio is going to be (with the help of my lovely Ma and Pa), I felt ruddy bloody awful afterwards and it didn't go away for a whole week. The flu has been making it's rounds where I live and I annoyingly caught it, I don't usually catch things like that but this time these was no escape. I had the full works and felt thoroughly warn out and rubbish.
I had been feeling a bit naff before too. I've been feeling at a real loss creatively. Later on in the week when my brain seemed to have returned to the planet earth, I had lots of time to reflect and think about new ideas and now I actually feel back on track. I feel even more on track after meeting up with my friend and model Harriet. It's so refreshing when not only your ideas don't sound like complete drivel to others, but they actually want to get on board! I am even more excited to get the studio up and running now!
Sorry this entry is a bit on the small and boring side, but I felt the need to shout from rooftops (of the internet) "I HAVE INSPIRATION!" As a peace offering , I've copied over the blog article I wrote for the Undecided Art Collective below and stuck some photos in for good measure.
"July inevitably turned into August, and here in Ventnor (and for the Undecided Art Collective for that matter) this means only one thing. A Whole lot of Ventnor Fringe goodness!
With the success with our themed show “Undecided on Love”, we decided to continue with our joint artistic adventures and tackle the mystery of dreams. “Undecided on Dreams” comprised of 25 of the Collective’s finest, exploring their own and others dreams – The good, the bad and the completely nonsensical!
Between Tuesday the 11th and Sunday the 16th of August we transformed Cafe 34 (Ventnor) into an ‘Aladdin’s cave’ of unique and affordable artwork. Including contemporary textiles from Julie Barnes of Ivy’s Table, the colourful acrylics of Stephen Butterfield, Dream-based oil landscapes from Mark Dickson, a Minecraft interpretation of Ventnor by Chris Gutteridge, New photographic works from Holly Cade, The Distracted Dreams series by Luke Ellison, The digital manipulations of Chris Jones (aka Chemical GDNS), God-knows-what from Six Webbed Fingers, Diaramas from Fran Heath, stunning pencil and tea drawings by Carlos M Burgos, the reciprocal drawings of Woz Hampshire, a whole album of sound-based art by Harry Wareham, a 32 minute documentary poem by John Armstrong of Chorderize, new work from Boney, and the multimedia stylings of Tania Dixcey plus many more!
The ‘Dreamline’ has almost taken on a life of it’s own since we set it up in preparation for the show and people are still ringing up and donating their dreams! You can donate your dreams to our artists via the UAC Dreamline, powered by the wonderful team at On the Wight. Just call 01983 475123 leave your dream as a message after the beep and you might see your dream re-interpreted as a piece of art by one of our members even after the show has now ended!
Another new addition to the show came in the form of a Undecided Art Collective Kid’s Art Competition. We had many fantastic and imaginative pieces of work entered and we had the very hard job of having to chose our winners! Luckily we had the help of Mhairi Macaulay (the Producer of the Ventnor Fringe Festival) to help us choose. The winners of each category received a certificate, a handmade UAC rosette and an exclusive UAC goody bag! Our under 8 years old Winner was Francesca (Aged 6) who made a beautiful diorama inspired by our very own Fran Heath and based on a dream she had all taking place on a beach! The Under 16 Winner was Harvey (Aged 11) who after being inspired by Chris Gutteridge’s work, decided to put the Minecraft version of Ventnor through a tsunami, after he’d dreamed of the same scenario. He then took a photo of the waves engulfing the seafront and printed the pictures for a photo frame and a mug! We created the category of Highly Commended to encompass the wonderful Christopher (Age 9) who blew us away with his wonderful pencil drawing, which he finished working on Saturday morning when he visited us at the show! Once again, a huge congratulations to you three and a massive thank you to all who entered!
With our artist senses tingling and three post-it notes full of new UAC show ideas, we finish this blog entry by advising you to watch this space!"
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At the First Lutheran Church, 116 South B Street in Monmouth. Chili or oyster stew, hot dogs, desserts, and drink. Tickets available through church members or at the door. Adults are $7. Children 10 and under are $5.
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For the first time since 2004, when the George W. Bush administration canceled so-called “people-to-people” licenses for companies offering cultural travel to Cuba, Americans can once again go there legally — and without applying to the U.S. Department of the Treasury for a special license. More companies are expected to receive the same license in the coming weeks, so do your research before purchasing a ticket.
Insight Cuba has just been granted a license to offer cultural tours to Cuba, and these small-group trips (limited to 16 people) are available to the general public, including Americans. According to Insight Cuba’s Director Tom Popper, “We’ve been preparing for the possibility of again offering our Cuba programs since August 2010, when reports surfaced that President Obama was going to ease the travel restrictions.” Those restrictions were lifted in mid-January, and the company’s license was just approved late June.
Itineraries include all meals, admission costs and travel within the country, but they do not include tips or other extras. This is an important consideration since U.S. credit and debit cards cannot be used in Cuba, so you’ll have to carry enough cash.
What’s not included
The tour costs do not include airfare to Havana, which will be done on already-established charter flights from Miami and will add about $500 to the cost of the trip. Insight Cuba has already reserved seats on these flights for tour participants, but you’ll have to book your flight directly through Insight Cuba once you are confirmed on a tour.
– Go to www.fodors.com for more expert travel tips. Fodor’s. For choice travel experiences.

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- 24 Mar 2018 [23:00]
- various things done on this summer-time-change night with James Strachan, John Aldridge, Robert Spencer, Graham Newman : 1. replace barometric compensator with a magnetic weight platform to allow for twist adjustment; 2. change orientation of the twist laser prism so that the direct-reflection 'flying spots' are on-screen for all theta; 3. Install a wide (aluminium) regulation bar so that regulation weights can be positioned off-centre; 4. installed four graphite-impregnated 1mm-thick nylon pads into the vee-block to reduce friction on pendulum tilt. This meant that the IR sensor neded to be shifted upwards a short distance so that it runs true.
- 24 Mar 2018 [19:00]
- pendulum free decay experiment, lifted escapement and allowed pendulum to swing freely until 11pm, with John Aldridge and Robert Spencer
- 24 Mar 2018 [13:00]
- induced twist by moving all the regulation weights to a distance of about 200mm from the pendulum centre (put them pack on centre for the 7pm free-decay experiment)


If your Legend is acting strange or making new noises, it could be engine tune-up time. Don’t wait until small problems get bigger. Make an appointment now.
Is your engine overdue for a tune-up? If you tend to ignore your car until something goes wrong, now is the time to work on that habit, especially if you drive a 1991 Acura Legend. Regular engine tune-ups can optimize your Legend’s power on the road. Tune-ups give your engine a boost in efficiency, which can lead to lower emission levels and better fuel economy. When you take your car for regular engine tune-ups as recommended by Acura, you’re taking vital steps toward keeping your Legend’s engine running smoother, longer.
The Firestone Complete Auto Care location in your community offers several Acura Legend engine tune-up services. One option is the standard Firestone Tune-Up. It includes a complete visual inspection of engine components, installation of new spark plugs, and a lifetime warranty on parts*. A second service option replaces the air and fuel filter in your Legend. Our third service is a thorough cleaning of the fuel system. During this type of tune-up, we use a three-step process to get rid of harmful varnish, dirt, and carbon deposit buildup in your Legend’s fuel injectors, throttle body, and throttle plate. The result? Restored fuel system performance. Consider this when choosing a tune-up service for your Legend: your vehicle’s maintenance record and mileage can determine which service is best. If you’re not sure what services are the best fit for your car, let us help! Chat with a Firestone technician before you jump into a specific service to ensure your engine tune-up money is well-spent.
Schedule your next 1991 Legend engine tune-up service at Firestone Complete Auto Care. Follow Acura's recommended maintenance schedule or book an appointment as soon as you notice one of the following: decreased gas mileage, "rough" idling or stalling when stopped, an illuminated check engine light on your dashboard, or a knocking sound when the engine is running.
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Join the #eatlessplastic crew in their voyage from LA to NZ, monitoring micro-plastics in the Pacific ocean and stop eating plastic!
On May 14th, five brave souls boarded the 54-foot sailboat TODAY to cross remote parts of the Pacific Ocean and gather insights on the sea’s rapidly declining health. The crew of researchers, sailors, actors, and artists will be monitoring and documenting visible and invisible plastic waste for five months on their way to New Zealand.
I guess this doesn’t surprise us anymore… As studies say that for 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean!
During the voyage the crew members are using a Mantra Trawl to collect water samples (from parts of the ocean that have never been gathered before) to detect plastic particles also known as micro plastics. This new data will be sent to researchers to analyse and quantify the impact of plastic waste is having on our ocean, marine life ecosystem and the seafood we eat.
“I will do everything in my power to save our Ocean and the delicate ecosystem supported by it.”
Phil Somerville – Captain
With this project, #eatlessplastic wants to affect legislative changes and educate the masses in order to have a more positive impact on our future.
Be a part of this important voyage and support a plastic free ocean!
Lets stop eating plastic!

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Garlic is just garlic, right? If you’ve tasted one garlic, you’ve tasted them all.
“First, the average garlic you pick up at most supermarkets is most likely Chinese-grown, selected for shelf-life. It’s been stored for nine months to a year so it gets much more bitter tasting,” says Susan Beeman, a farmer who has sold garlic for 25 years at the Boulder Farmers Market. She grows about 30 varieties of garlic annually at her Wee Bee Farms in Hygiene. Bulbs are dried and cured for about a month before selling, Beeman says.
“Fresh garlic is like a whole different vegetable. It’s juicy, it tastes way better when it’s fresher. Many of the varieties you can eat raw. They are full of flavors but less intense. I slice raw cloves very thinly on crackers,” she says.
Beeman always liked garlic while growing up—“Mom made spaghetti and meatballs”—but she didn’t start on her path to becoming Boulder’s “Garlic Queen” until a friend from Oregon sent her six different kinds to plant on her then-new farm. “I got hooked. They’re all so special and unique with different colors, shapes and sizes and flavors,” she says.
Beeman illustrates with four varieties she grows and sells:
Chesnok: “This is the most popular variety because it’s best for sautéing. It has a bite and keeps the flavor through cooking. It’s good for roasted garlic and pickling.”
German Extra Hardy: “It’s my favorite. You can put it raw in guacamole, pesto or hummus without it burning your mouth. It will lose flavor if cooked too long.”
Korean Red Hot (Asian Tempest): “An intensely flavored garlic that is good for roasting, making kimchi and quick stir frys.
Inchelium Red: “This variety was discovered on the Colville Indian Reservation in Washington. It is the sweetest and mildest garlic I grow. You can eat it raw in salads.”
Beeman likes to compare garlic to wine. “The first time you taste wine it’s like ‘Oh, wine,’ but after a while you see there’s a difference between red wine and white wine. Then you start to see a difference in different types of red wine,” she says.
Some varieties are highly prized for their health benefits for being extra high in allicin, an antimicrobial component that inhibits bacteria and has been used as a lung ailment treatment for several millennia.
Beeman’s says her final Boulder Farmers Market of the year will probably be October 9 when she expects to run out of this year’s crop of garlic for cooking and planting.
P.S.—Don’t use that questionable bottled chopped garlic. Buy a cheap garlic press and use it to make fresh garlic butter, etc.
In the early 1900s Longmont locals would bake more than 5,000 pumpkin pies to serve visitors at the annual Pumpkin Pie Days. While those pie feasts are gone, pumpkin pie is still on the menu at the 51st annual Pumpkin Pie Days Vintage & Antique Market, October 9 and 10 at the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Proceeds benefit Longmont’s St. Vrain Historical Society . . . Longmont Restaurant Week, October 8-17, features meal deals at $18.71 and $28.71 at Blue Corn Tacos, Outworld Brewing, Longmont Public House and other eateries. Menus: longmontrestaurantweek.com.

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Literature on the Lawn—Arts Walk
Inlandia Institute presents Literature on the Lawn Featuring Contributors to
the All-Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey
May 2 • 7 — 8:30 pm
Downtown Riverside Public Library
3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside 92501
The Inlandia Institute is excited to announce the second all-teen issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey online literary journal. On May 2 at 7 pm, please join us for a special celebration and reading at the Riverside Public Library, located at 3581 Mission Inn Avenue in downtown Riverside.

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The following is an addition by the Town of Kiawah Island to the Aug. 12 article titled “Appeal filed in Captain Sam’s Spit preliminary plat extension.”
The Town of Kiawah Island received an appeal filed by the South Carolina Environmental Law Project on Aug. 10. This appeal challenges the Town of Kiawah Island Planning Commission’s July 6 decision to extend the approval of Kiawah Development Partners’ preliminary subdivision plat for Captain Sam’s Spit for one year. We take these concerns very seriously and intend to fully defend the Planning Commission’s actions in a court of law. The Town and its attorney are reviewing all the information and will continue to keep the community updated.
For more information, visit kiawahisland.org/development-resources/.
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The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!
Nintendo Switch Retail
Unravel Two (Electronic Arts, Fri 22nd March, $19.99) When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. In Unravel Two, create a Yarny of your very own. Then build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together. Begin your adventure in a cold and imposing land, then watch your surroundings blossom with new life as you chase the spark of adventure. Dive into an immersive story filled with energy, exuberance, inspiration – even monsters. Approach every challenge with positivity and fearlessness to awaken the world around you, and discover an unbreakable bond between friends.
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists Ateliers of the New World (KOEI TECMO AMERICA, Tue 26th March, $59.99) Atelier 20th Anniversary Title. An Atelier town built together with legendary alchemists. This title aims to combine the “slice-of-life” atmosphere of living in a town and collaborating with various characters and the exaltation that comes from successfully governing a town and expanding your world.
The Princess Guide (NIS America, Tue 26th March, $39.99) Choose among four princesses on their quest to forging a world of their dreams. Will you choose to end world hunger with Liliartie, the hungry-but-happy Warrior Princess? Or you may want to help Veronica, the brash-but-talented Witch Princess, achieve world domination? Perhaps unearth family secrets and end poverty with the Rose Princess, Monomaria? Or spread words of peace and faith across the world with Alpana, the Dragon Princess? Guide your princess with "Praise" or "Scold" to make them stronger, happier, and ultimately a worthy heir to the throne. Read our The Princess Guide review.
Xenon Racer (Soedesco, Tue 26th March, $49.99) In the near future, the official racing federation has ordered a seasons pause from racing, to allow teams to ease into the transition to flying vehicles. To bridge this gap, top hybrid car manufacturers host a rogue championship for rookie drivers on the streets of cities worldwide. Their advanced cars drive on electricity and Xenon gas, resulting in crazy speeds. Get behind the wheel, keep your adrenaline in check and drift through the streets.
Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix, Tue 26th March, $15.99) The world has fallen under the dominion of the Shinra Electric Power Company, a sinister corporation that has monopolized the planet's very life force as Mako energy. In the urban megalopolis of Midgar, an anti-Shinra rebel group calling themselves Avalanche have stepped up their campaign of resistance. Cloud Strife, a former member of Shinra's elite SOLDIER unit now turned mercenary, lends his aid to the rebels, unaware that he will be drawn into an epic battle for the fate of the planet while having to come to terms with his own lost past.
Blaster Master Zero 2 (Inti Creates, Wed 20th March, $9.99) The side-scrolling/top-down hybrid action-adventure gameplay returns with a brand new sequel to "Blaster Master Zero"! Experience the yet-untold story of Jason and Eve after defeating Earth's mutant scourge as they venture into the depths of space in their new battle tank, "GAIA-SOPHIA"!
Nuclear Throne (Vlambeer, Wed 20th March, $13.99) The indie Super-hit from Vlambeer, finally on Nintendo Switch! Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Fight your way through the wastelands with powerful weaponry, collecting radiation to mutate some new limbs and abilities. All these things and more you could do if only you were good at this game. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers (KalypsoMediaGroup, Tue 26th March, $19.99) New warplanes once revolutionized warfare — and the gripping aerial battles of the Second World War have now also found their way onto Nintendo Switch. Step into the boots of Admiral Lucas Stark (US Navy) and coordinate the defense of Pearl Harbor and the liberation of the Pacific Ocean — or win honor and glory for the Japanese empire as Admiral Hideaki Hashimoto (Imperial Japanese Army).
Air Conflicts: Secret Wars (KalypsoMediaGroup, Tue 26th March, $19.99) Air Conflicts: Secret Wars is an arcade flight game with battles spanning both World Wars, featuring seven campaigns and 49 missions that engage players in white-knuckle air battles and secret missions across Europe and North Africa. An impressive selection of famous aircraft of the era is available to the player, each showcasing specific strengths and weaknesses in the battle for air supremacy.
Alien Cruise (ORENDA, Thu 14th March, $11.30) Control four vegetable pilots to save different planets occupied by the enemy! Each planet comes with unique characteristics along with a wide variety of obstacles that block the pilots’ way! Utilize various weaponry to prove the vegetables' strength! Alien Cruise offers both single player and multiplayer game modes where two players control one vegetable pilot each. This challenging, side-scrolling shooter with a nostalgic design will give famous shooting games of the past a run for their money.
Apocryph: an old-school shooter (Bigzur Games, Thu 14th March, $14.95) Apocryph is an FPS set in a brutal dark fantasy world. It has its roots in old-school fantasy shooters, so prepare for intense sword-and-sorcery FPS action amidst forgotten castles, evil shrines and decrepit dungeons!
Arcade Archives Elevator Action (HAMSTER, Thu 14th March, $7.99) “ELEVATOR ACTION” is an action game released by TAITO in 1983. As a Spy, your goal is to infiltrate the building and escape with all the confidential documents. Use elevators to crush enemies, attack them by shooting down lamps, and more.
Assault On Metaltron (Blue Sunset Games, Wed 20th March, $6.99) First action tower defense game where you power up your towers however you like. Play as Metaltron's Defender Golem and build towers to defend your planet from the allied forces of humans and orc hordes.
Azure Saga: Pathfinder Deluxe Edition (Toge Productions, Today, $9.99) Far into the future, the human race survives through colonies scattered across the universe. One tale gives humanity’s remnants hope – one of the legendary planet, Azure, a world full of life and abundant resources that could bring humanity back from the brink of extinction.
Bargain Hunter (Gamechap, Fri 15th March, $12.49) Play as an upcoming bargain hunter looking to make your fortune turning "trash" into cash! Beginning with just a few bucks, aim to become fabulously wealthy. . . or go bust trying! - Starting off in your shabby house with a rusty old car in the garage, you'll visit lawn sales, thrift stores, flea markets and antique dealers as you try to hunt down that bargain that could make it BIG!
Block-a-Pix Deluxe (Lightwood Games, Today, $7.99) Reveal the picture by dividing the grid into smaller rectangular blocks to create a colorful mosaic. Each block must contain one clue number, indicating the size and color of the block to be painted. Block-a-Pix Deluxe contains 120 puzzles, designed by Conceptis Ltd, They produce cute, detailed pictures which have been carefully hand-crafted and are guaranteed to be uniquely solvable.
GALAK-Z: The Void: Deluxe Edition (Golem Consulting, Tue 26th March, $14.99) This critic's choice has been retooled to create the ultimate version for the Switch. 80’s spaceship anime and arcade-gaming meld with ultra-modern physics and A. I. in a skill-demanding, procedurally generated rogue-lite adventure!
Gems of War (505 Games, Tue 26th March) From the creators of Puzzle Quest comes the ultimate evolution of the Puzzle-RPG-Strategy mashup, Gems of War! Match gems and skulls to turn the tide of battle, build your team of heroes and conquer mighty kingdoms! Immerse yourself in a world of adventure as you collect heroes from across the realm and battle foes with the power of the puzzle board. Match gems and skulls to build up mana and crush your enemies!
Grand Prix Story (Kairosoft, Today, $12.00) Try your hand at managing an auto racing team! Become the boss of your own team, training drivers and acquiring sponsors before conquering the Grand Prix! Develop new vehicles and parts, and customize them any way you like! Do you have what it takes to make it to the winner's circle?
Hook (Rainbow Train, Thu 14th March, $1.99) "Hook" is a relaxing, minimal, puzzle game. It is more of a game-like experience than a challenge. No menus, no achievements, just you and a puzzle. The player is surrounded by calming sounds and music.
Inventioneers (Filimundus, Mon 25th March, $9.99) Become an Inventioneer! Solve clever and funny inventions with the help of the amazing Inventioneers! They have special powers you can use and at the same time learn about physics in a creative way.
Neon Caves (Wed 27th March, $3.99) Explore the Neon Caves, a fragile ecosystem lost to the world for centuries.
OMG Zombies! (Ghostlight, Tue 26th March, $4.99) As a lone cop armed only with bare wit, a large-calibre sniper rifle and bullets coated in a zombie-exploding pathogen, you are the last man standing at the epicentre of a zombie outbreak. Your mission? To succeed where the police and army failed by clearing the streets of 8 different strains of bloodthirsty zombies and stop Armageddon in its tracks!
Peasant Knight (Ratalaika Games, Fri 22nd March, $2.99) Peasant Knight is a challenging puzzle-platformer that you can play with only two buttons: jump and stop. All the while you're relentlessly dashing forward into traps, enemies, and hazards.
Reptilian Rebellion (Herrero Games, Today, $2.99) The Reptilian Rebellion has just started. Wait, don’t you know what reptilians are? There are thousands of these green lizard-men living amongst us, but now they have become too dangerous and want to take control of the planet. Don’t let reptilians rule the world and send them to hell. Reptilian Rebellion is a casual and challenging game, kill as many reptilians as you can, keeping an eye on your ammunition, and looking for powerups and friends. Be careful with the vehicles, find the leader of the Illuminati, unlock different characters and collect bitcoins to enter the leaderboards. Stop the New World Order!
Rogue Bit (Bigosaur, Today, $4.99) A single bit of computer memory became sentient and decided to escape from digital into the real world. Explore RAM, modify bytes and hack machine code and CPU registers to set it free. The game is about the way computers work internally. Having some programming knowledge makes the game easier, but it isn't required.
StarDrone (Beatshapers, Today, $9.99) In StarDrone, players pilot their Drones across the galaxy, collecting pieces of Equilibrix in order to restore the equilibrium of the universe and stop the evil G-Noids from taking over. However, this journey requires much more than star-gazing, as your Drone is constantly in motion and the more stellar matter you collect, the faster it will travel until you are moving at the speed of light. Along the way, key power-ups will earn you more points that will ultimately let you compete against the world on the StarDrone scoreboards.
Super Phantom Cat: Remake (VEEWO GAMES, Today, $9.99) Super Phantom Cat is a "Pawsome" retro platformer, or what we like to call "Catformer," in which you explore quirky environments, clear purrrfect colorful levels, solve the mysteries shrouding the Phantom world and rescue your kidnapped little sister, Ina.
Sushi Time! (Baltoro Games, Fri 22nd March, $4.99) Welcome to Sushi Time! Manage a sushi bar and become a tycoon of Japanese food! Try to deliver the orders on time, but be careful not to mix them up! Upgrade your bar and beautify it, so that you'll be able to create the best sushi in town! To work!
Windscape (Headup Games, Wed 27th March, $19.99) Windscape is a first-person exploration action-adventure full of exciting challenges. Its unique art style is reflected in expansive worlds and their bizarre inhabitants. On your journey you will find dark caves, ancient ruins and mysterious woods. By exploring the beautiful game world, mining resources and fighting epic monsters you collect numerous materials that can be used to craft items, weapons and armor.
Witch & Hero (Flyhigh Works, Today, $4.99) You play as a Hero accompanied by a Witch and you are seeking revenge, and justice, over the evil Medusa. Medusa turned the Witch into stone, so she is no longer able to move; it’s up to the Hero to defeat the monsters and collect their blood in order to recover the Witch for a limited period of time. The Hero leads the fight but can revive the Witch to unleash her destructive powers; as the waves of enemies become stronger they will need to work together!
Horror Stories (RandomSpin, Today, $3.99) How did you imagine murders are being committed by serial killers? You find yourself in one of these situations, in which you need to not catch the eye of the killer and try to survive by killing him!
Wii U eShop
PixelMaker Studio (Nostatic Software, LLC, Today, $9.99) PixelMaker Studio is a drawing program designed specifically for making pixel art images, animations and tile-based scenes! Using easy to use tools on your Wii U GamePad, you can design images as simple or as complex as you like. Experiment, and create characters and scenes based on your favorite classic video games, or draw straight out of your own imagination!
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A new study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), has concluded that the Canadian transient ischaemic attack (TIA) score identifies the risk of patients with transient ischaemic attack (or mini-stroke) for a subsequent stroke or carotid artery revascularisation within seven days.
The study was carried out over five years across 13 Canadian emergency departments and included 7,607 adult patients attending the emergency departments with TIA. Of this cohort, 108 (1.4%) has a subsequent stroke within seven days, 83 (1.1%) had carotid endarterectomy/carotid artery stenting within seven days, and nine had both.
The score includes 13 variables from history, physical examination, and testing performed at time of presentation to the emergency department. The assigned score ranges from -3 to 23, and can be used to assign a graded probability of stroke in the subsequent week. This risk can be assigned a range from 0.1% to 28%, or three risk levels — low, medium, and high risk.
According to study authors, one in six patients were found to be low risk (16.4%), one in eight were high risk (11.5%), and the remainder of patients were medium risk (72.5%). Investigators commented, “These risk strata were similar for the secondary outcome of subsequent stroke and for risk stratification at both two and 90 days.”
“For high-risk patients we do absolutely everything we can while they are in the ED, including diagnostic imaging, starting treatment and bringing in a neurologist,” said Jeffrey Perry, professor at the University of Ottawa and lead author of this paper, Ottawa, Canada. “For medium-risk patients, we do similar things but refer them to a stroke prevention clinic, where they can see a neurologist in a day or two. Low-risk patients can safely start their treatment as a neurology outpatient or with their family doctor.”
Investigators claim that the Canadian TIA score proved more accurate than the ABCD2 Score. Authors commented in their discussion, “we believe that having three levels of risk provides clinicians with more options for management.”
Authors further commented, “Although our score is more complex and is not intended to be memorised, it requires only routinely available information from the history, bedside assessment, and test results to stratify patients. It can be readily used and applied by physicians in the emergency department, as it does not require advanced neuroimaging, which is often unavailable.” Additionally, Perry notes that Canadian TIA score is available on the ‘Ottawa Rules’ app, which is free to download on Apple and Android devices.
According to the study’s conclusion, the Canadian TIA score can identify the risk of patients with TIA for subsequent carotid artery revascularisation within seven days and inclusion of this score into management plans could improve decisions on the benefits of hospital admission at the index visit, urgency of testing and intervention, and prioritisation of specialist follow-up of patients discharged from the emergency department. Perry comments, “The Canadian TIA Score can now be safety used in emergency departments, where it can help physicians make the best care decisions for patients with mini-strokes.”

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Stars and distant worlds have fascinated Nina Lanza since she was a child, inspiring her to become a planetary scientist.
Lanza, 41, now plans to lead a seven-person team from Los Alamos National Laboratory on a two-week Arctic expedition to better understand Mars, including the type of life that might have thrived there eons ago.
To assist the endeavor, the Explorers Club and Discovery Channel awarded a $112,000 grant to the project, with the chief aim of developing new methods for probing Mars' geology.
The team will travel to the Haughton meteorite impact crater on Devon Island in the Canadian Arctic in July, when snow is the thinnest, making it easier to work and more comfortable to camp.
Lanza is no stranger to extreme cold, having worked on a NASA project gleaning meteorites in Antarctica. She recalled sleeping on the ice for six weeks.
"I'm pretty good at that, but not everybody has that experience," she said. "I don't know if I want to subject people to icy camping quite yet."
The larger equipment must be flown into the remote region and then hauled to the site on ATVs, she said.
The Haughton crater is popular for Mars research, partly because it's comparable to the tens of thousands of impact craters that pock Mars' surface.
And it's embedded in permafrost, which is similar to the many ultra-frigid areas of Mars.
Using an earthbound place like the Arctic to study Mars is more practical than trying to do it all with a rover on that faraway planet, Lanza said. Here, you can test ideas and methods "before we send them on a one-way trip to Mars."
"We can actually refine our methods in terms of technology, but also science," she said.
At the site, they will look for ways to improve how a Mars drone searches for sites to take rock samples. That will include further developing a chemistry method called "gamma ray spectroscopy," Lanza said.
A device shoots neutrons into rocks, producing gamma rays. An instrument called a spectrometer creates a graph of these rays, giving scientists a clearer idea of the rocks' composition.
At the Arctic crater, the team will divide into smaller groups to look for places that can support life in the inhospitable realm.
One group will use a drone in an aerial search. The drone will capture images of spots where life might exist and then transmit them to scientists to analyze at the base camp.
Another group will walk around the same section of the crater and use the old-fashioned field method - eyes, rock hammers and lenses - to ferret out inhabitable spots, Lanza said.
The next day, a group will use gamma ray spectroscopy at all the chosen spots to see how much the drone's results differ from those of the field geologists, Lanza said.
This two-day exercise will be repeated three times, she said.
This project will be a step toward developing autonomous instruments on the Mars drones, which can make decisions about data they collect rather than receiving all guidance remotely from Earth.
Remote control works all right for Mars because it's relatively close, she said, but if a drone travels to the outer planets in the solar system, it takes considerable time to transmit a signal back and forth. "We want our machines to be as independent as they can be," she said, because lags in signaling delay the mission.
Lanza has done high-tech geological work at the Los Alamos lab for Mars projects since 2006.
She and other planetary scientists from around the world work with an all-women engineering team to help guide the Perseverance rover, which NASA launched for a Mars mission in late July.
One of the rover's key tasks is to find organic matter and other traces of past life - known as bio-signatures - within the planet's rocky terrain.
The engineers send commands to an instrument on the rover called a ChemCam, which shoots lasers into Martian rocks to determine their chemical makeup. The planetary scientists identify which rocks to zap and analyze.
Data gathered during the Arctic expedition won't be used in this current Mars rover but perhaps could be incorporated in future missions, Lanza said.
Lanza said she has been "obsessed with space" since she was 7 years old, when her parents took her to a science outreach event in Boston. There she viewed Halley's Comet through a telescope.
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Second Community Legal Advice Centre opens in the Midlands
The leader of Leicester City Council opened a new legal advice centre in Leicester on 14 July 2008. Leicester City Council and the Legal Services Commission are jointly funding the centre at a cost of £3 million over three years
The service is being delivered by:
Howells solicitors, the largest provider of Legal Aid services in England
The LSC says that:
"Leicester CLAC has already helped resolve a number of complex issues on behalf of its clients"
Graham Hogarth, Legal Director for Howells explains:
"Our staff have already achieved some fantastic outcomes on behalf of our clients, often on a number of complex issues showing the value of an integrated service.
"Last week for example we have helped one client overcome their financial issues by maximising their income through benefit take-up, tackle outstanding priority debts and provide expert employment advice over an outstanding grievance claim against a former employer."
Glyn Evans, Regional Director for the Legal Services Commission in the Midlands said:
“This new Centre will provide an integrated service for people seeking vital advice on a number of problems.
"We understand that getting the right advice at the right time can mean that people avoid their homes being repossessed, get the benefits they are entitled to, or avoid a spiral of mounting debts.
“Leicester’s new Community Legal Advice centre will really make a difference for people who would normally have to seek advice from a number of different places. They can now access help on a range of legal problems, through the centre.
"The centre is the second of its kind in the Midlands and I hope it will provide a blueprint for how legal aid can be provided in the future, by focusing on the practical needs of the public.”
Cllr Ross Willmott (Labour), leader of Leicester City Council said:
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Among all clinical bacterial infections, urinary tract infections account for almost 25% of all clinical bacterial infections among women. It’s not uncommon for women to develop UTI symptoms at least once in their lives. To treat UTI among women, antibiotics are usually given, but bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics, making infections commonplace and an often recurrence. Due to this, it is important that women resort to safe and reliable home remedies for UTIs that completely get rid of bacteria and lower the risk of developing UTIs often.
What to look for in herbs that treat UTI?
There are certain properties that herbs have that make them ideal for treating UTIs. They are:
- Antimicrobial properties: Herbs with antimicrobial properties help to get rid of bacteria that cause the infection UTI.
- Diuretic properties: Though it is well-known that diuretics treat several problems. They increase the sodium content that the kidneys flush out in urine. When this happens, along with urine goes some water, while the fluid content in the blood reduces. When there is less fluid, it means there isn’t much pressure being applied on the arteries. For this reason, it is used to reduce high blood pressure. For patients of UTI, it helps to stimulate more urine as this helps flush out bacteria and reduce discomfort and pain.
- Anti-inflammatory properties:An inflamed urethra lining means a lot of discomfort to the UTI patient. If the inflammation is reduced, automatically the pain reduces too.
- Anti-spasmodic properties: By taking anti-spasmodics,patients of UTI can be relieved of pain spasms that take occur in the bladder.
Home Remedies for UTI in Women
Here are 11 of the best home remedies for UTI among women:
Drinking a solution of baking soda with water helps ease the beginning symptoms of UTI, such as burning and pain. It can also relieve the urge to urinate often. To make this solution, mix one teaspoon of baking soda with a cup of cold water. Stir it thoroughly and drink it to reduce the acid content of your urine, which is responsible for pain and burning when urinating.
The herb echinacea that is replete with antioxidants and antibiotics substances that help combat early symptoms of UTI. You can get rid of bacteria in your urinary tract by taking echinacea either as a supplement or as herbal tea.
Here’s an herb that is conventionally used to reduce inflammation, and kill bacteria and viruses. You can take it either in tea, capsule or extract form. Turmeric contains curcumin, its chief ingredient that’s yellow in color. Its oil extract also contains antibacterial compounds that can effectively treat UTI. Curcumin also destroys strains of E. Coli, the leading cause of UTI infections and and Staphylococcus aureus.
Drink a lot of liquids
By drinking as much of fluids and water as you can through the day, you contribute to flushing out bacteria from your body. For every meal you eat during the day and every snack you eat, drink one glass of water each so that you can flush out bacteria that could cause UTI infection.
This shrub found in the American mountains, is rich in chemicals that are good antiseptics such as arbutoside, which turns into a type of hydroquinone as it flows through the bladder and fights infection there. However, hydroquinone is also cancerous and can lead to liver damage, so doctors recommend this with great caution.
Citrus fruits such as lemons and oranges have an abundance of Vitamin C. This vitamin plays a significant role in keeping the bladder well and healthy as it gets rid of infection that causes bacteria from the body. When women suffer from UTI, they should increase their intake of citrus fruits by eating it, drinking fresh juice, without sugar or they can take Vitamin C supplements. Women who suffer from UTI should take 5000mg of Vitamin C each day and eat a nutritious diet. They should also avoid eating sugar in any form and processed food.
Goldenseal is an herb that is famous for containing a very powerful compound called berberine. This compound prevents bacteria from clinging to the urethra’s walls.
Wear loose garments
To avoid UTI symptoms, it is advisable to wear loose cotton undergarments.While cotton absorbs moisture from the skin, a woman’s private parts are not just clean but dry too. If the skin is wet and sweaty, bacteria get the right environment to multiply alarmingly. To avoid it coming back, practice good hygiene habits.
When you urinate often, you make sure that bacteria does not proliferate in the urine but remains in the bladder. You should also urinate after sexual intercourse so that any bacteria that might have entered the urethra can be flushed out naturally. If this is not done, the bacteria that has been held in the urine will get a chance to multiply while within the urinary tract, leading to UTI.
Keep yourself hygienic and dry
After a bowel movement, you should wipe yourself from front to back. By doing this, you make sure that bacteria don’t enter the urethra. You can keep your urethra dry and clean by wearing loose-fitting cotton clothes and underwear. By wearing tight clothes like jeans or nylon clothing, moisture gets trapped inside and stimulates the growth of bacteria.
Anyone suffering from UTI is in pain when urinating and due to the inflammation and irritation that leads to a constant pain. To get over this kind of pain on the bladder, you should apply a heating pad which will ease the pain and relax your muscles and take away the inflammation. If you choose not to use a heating pad, you can opt for a hot compress at home by soaking a towel in hot water and dabbing it on your abdomen and bladder for gentle relief.
If you suffer from UTI symptoms or know someone who does, you can try any of the above home remedies for quick and safe relief.


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Jane Austen gazes out from the £10 notes handed over for interval ice-creams. Or is she glaring? Her inscrutable expression is now printed on the currency that Austen’s despairing female protagonists were desperate to secure through marriage. These particular notes are changing hands at the Nottingham Playhouse, where yet another adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is being staged.
Comedian Sara Pascoe is the latest to wrestle with the modern-day relevance of Austen’s marriage plotting. Out goes the Regency-era restraint, along with any shred of subtext. Using a play-within-a-play structure, this new version careers between a GCSE English cheat-sheet and an attempt at pithy contemporary critique.
The production sprints through an abridged Pride and Prejudice, in which Elizabeth Bennet, her four squawking sisters, her distressed mother and dismissive father must navigate various marriage contracts and the gossip of the landed gentry in early 19th-century England. Pascoe argues that the effectiveness of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy’s romance relies on Regency-era repression and says she’d resisted updating her adaptation because of this necessary emotional context. But you’d be hard pressed to find any sort of repression – or depth of emotion – on the stage, where the gaggle of insufferable Bennet sisters and their nervy mother squeal, shriek and swoon over their marriage prospects for close to three hours, fluttering about in a gigantic gilded birdcage.
That enormous cage, the first sign of trouble, seems to embody how the production reduces every person and pivotal moment in the novel to a handful of digestible symbols and traits. Ignored middle child Mary Bennet, who is clever but pedantic and overlooked for her prettier, wittier sisters, is collapsed into a walking non-sequitur who interrupts every conversation with dull, arbitrary one-liners – funny for about five minutes, a forced running joke for the next two hours. Each sister might as well be wearing a list of character traits from CliffsNotes on her forehead.
There’s a sense that director Susannah Tresilian and Pascoe want to topple both the reverence surrounding the original text and the earnest struggle for the authentic in the long march of adaptations that have come before. Matt Whitchurch’s Mr Darcy is less a portrayal of Darcy than a caricature of Colin Firth’s brooding figure in Andrew Davies’s 1995 BBC miniseries, where every lingering look and set jaw was heavily underscored by dramatic, lush violins. But this production also references attempts at irreverent parody and reinvention. “Maybe he’s a zombie!” cries one of the Bennet girls about a possible suitor, a nudge-wink namecheck for a popular if ridiculous Austen reworking with the walking dead.
The inner play is framed by scenes from the present day that give a diluted commentary on how Austen has been endlessly put together and taken apart, whether in school or in pop culture. There are a handful of metatheatrical scenes from the rehearsal room, where the actors struggle to make sense of their characters and the play’s “director” (Kerry Peers, doubling as Mrs Bennet) gives one of those pseudo-revelatory TED talks on Austen’s “radical feminism”. In a secondary school classroom, a long-suffering teacher (Bethan Mary-James, doubling as Elizabeth) tries to explain the book’s themes to bored schoolgirls in short skirts, inserting politically correct terms such as “heteronormative” along the way. Elsewhere, a film director and an editor discuss Tom Hooper-esque closeups of filmed scenes from the inner play as they embark on a parallel dalliance too briefly sketched for a satisfying payoff.
The result is a scattershot selection of loose themes and problems from Austen’s oeuvre. To add to this ambitious sprawl, there’s a musical soundtrack and original songs by Emmy the Great where the Bennet sisters sing reedy harmonies about their circumstances (“It’s not funny / we need money, money, money”) that might have found a good home in a Saturday Night Live musical comedy sketch, but not in such an overstuffed production.
It isn’t that Pascoe doesn’t have smart, sharp observations about womanhood, complex relationships and intimacy. Her standup comedy is a winning combination of loose-limbed awkwardness and taut humour that seems to have evaporated here to be replaced by low shots and cheap jokes. The simpering vicar Mr Collins, for instance, attempts a Trump handshake on another character, a cultural reference that’s proud of itself but comes about two months after it was interesting. The overwrought humour throws into relief the fact that Austen, and Pride and Prejudice, were terrifically funny without any help at all.
The show capitulates towards the end, abruptly giving up the potshots at pop culture to decide it really does want to see Elizabeth and Darcy make it work. Unfortunately this relationship, never taken seriously till then, lacks any genuine affection to glue the pair together.
As much as we vaunt the progress we’ve made in gender parity since the early 19th century, levels of equality are still wildly uneven around the globe – and marriage, to be utilitarian, is a social contract that still provides economic perks. We’re still marrying for property, for rights of residency (green cards, EU citizenship), for a long list of state-sanctioned benefits – and, if we’re lucky, for companionship and that nebulous thing we call love. I don’t think Austen saw her 19th-century women as poor creatures to be pitied. They were deeply romantic as much as they were ruthlessly practical, and they manoeuvred their way into getting both the money and the man despite the social and legal obstacle courses, saying very funny things along the way.
Austen remains universally beloved and eternally misunderstood, much like the dubious quote that goes with her portrait on the £10 note. “I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!” goes the ironic exclamation from Elizabeth’s nemesis Caroline Bingley, who despises reading. Everyone’s fighting to put their own frames on Austen’s heroines and take them out of context: beautiful, plain, likable, unlikable, taking everything incredibly seriously, not taking anything seriously, radical feminist, secret feminist, secretly not feminist. But her characters are so complex they still slip from our grasp with every interpretation.
I suppose that is why, as those £10 notes continue to circulate, so will new adaptations of her novels.


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Police have seized four computers and two servers from Gizmodo editor Jason Chen in connection with an investigation into how the publication obtained an iPhone prototype.
Gawker Media, which publishes Gizmodo, claims the warrant used to remove these computers was invalid, according to a note posted on Gizmodo Monday afternoon.
"Last Friday night, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen's home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers," the note said. "They did so using a warrant by Judge of Superior Court of San Mateo. According to Gaby Darbyshire, COO of Gawker Media LLC, the search warrant to remove these computers was invalid under section 1524(g) of the California Penal Code."
The warrant, a copy of which was posted on Gizmodo.com, said police were looking for property that was: used as the means of committing a felony; or tends to show that a felony has been committed, or that a particular person has committed a felony.
The raid comes one week after Gizmodo posted an extensive hands-on with a phone that Chen said was an iPhone prototype. The publication purchased it from an unknown person for $5,000 after it was left in a Redwood City bar by Apple employee Gray Powell.
Later in the week, Gizmodo posted a letter from Apple, which asked Gizmodo to return the device; proof, Gizmodo said, that the iPhone was real. There was speculation as to whether Gizmodo and Gawker could be in hot legal water for purchasing stolen goods, but as of Saturday, Darbyshire said the company had not been contacted by law enforcement.
Chen posted his account of Friday's event on Gizmodo and said that when he arrived home in Fremont, Calif. at 9:45pm, police were already in his home. They had broken the door to gain entrance and when Chen got home, police made him put his hands on his head and submit to a search to ensure that he did not have any weapons.
Chen then showed police a print out of an e-mail from Darbyshire that said under state and federal law, a search warrant may not be validly issued to confiscate the property of a journalist. Police took that e-mail into evidence and "one officer said that in his 25 years of working these cases, this is the first time he's ever seen that," Chen said.
Police stayed at Chen's home for another 30 minutes, loaded the evidence onto a truck, provided Chen with their contact information, and told him to file a reimbursement claim for the broken door. Chen told officials he had no comment and told police to direct any questions to Darbyshire, at which point an officer said "something about this possibly being a misunderstanding that could be cleared up if I answered some questions," Chen said. "I didn't say anything in response to that."
The warrant gave police the authority to seize most technology items, including computer systems, digital storage devices, thumb drives, cell phones, printers, modems, digital cameras, digital video cameras, and more. Police were also at liberty to seize any records or data that included photographs or video of the Apple prototype 4G iPhone, e-mail pertaining to the sale of photographs of the phone and the sale of the actual phone, Internet history, research conducted on Powell, call records, contact lists, and text messages related to the sale of the iPhone.
According to an inventory of seized documents, police took 23 items, including a box of Chen's business cards, an Apple MacBook, a ThinkPad, a MacBook Pro, a Dell desktop, a Samsung digital camera, a cell phone, an HP MediaSmart server, two flash drives, a Western Digital external hard drive, a 16GB iPhone, a 32GB Apple iPad, and more.
In a letter to police, Darbyshire referred to a section of the California penal code, which says that a journalist "cannot be adjudged in contempt by a judicial, legislative, administrative body, or any other body having the power to issue subpoenas for refusing the disclose the source of any information procured while so connected or employed for publication in a newsroom in a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical publication."
Darbyshire said that the California Court of Appeals has recognized that these protections apply to online journalists, citing O'Grady v. Superior Court. "Thus, it is abundantly clear that under the law, a search warrant to remove these items was invalid," she wrote.
Darbyshire also noted that the warrant seemingly did not allow for a night search.
She requested that police return all seized items to Chen.


While this season has seen Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero put in prolific performances for their respective clubs, there are some high-profile names who are struggling to hit the back of the net. Most notably are the strikers based in Manchester such as Robin Van Persie and Edin Dzeko, whilst much as already been made of the form of Mario Balotelli and Emmanuel Adebayor, who are not hitting the heights they have previously reached and effecting their team’s results.
Many of the top clubs seem to be enduring a ‘crisis’ period at the moment and one of those is third placed Manchester City. Apart from Aguero, and maybe James Milner, no one is excelling for the Premier League champions and Edin Dzeko’s failure to hit the back of the net has placed all of the responsibility on Aguero and seen City fail to replicate their devastating attacking play from last season. The Bosnian international scored 16 goals last campaign but has only managed two this season both of which came against Hull City. The difference in Dzeko’s finishing can be seen in his shot accuracy and conversion rate; last year saw 46% of his shots hit the target and 19.3% beat the goalkeeper, however, this season that figure has decreased to a 31% shot accuracy and a conversion rate of 15.4%.
For Edin Dzeko, he is fortunate that his team-mate Aguero is hitting peak form so criticism hasn’t been too high, but for Van Persie – with Rooney and Falcao spending a period on the sidelines due to suspension and injury – his failure to get back to the prolific form that helped Manchester United win the league two seasons ago is having an effect on results.
Manchester United, despite the luxury of talent in forward areas at the club, have scored 17 goals, and while this is 7th best in the league, 4 of those goals came in the home victory over QPR and the defensive issues in the side means they’re needing to score over 2 or 3 goals a match in order to outscore the opposition. In recent matches, they have struggled to do this and Van Persie has been a quiet figure throughout this period managing just 22 shots in 10 matches – his worst figure since joining the Red Devils (26 shots in 13/14 and 29 shots in 12/13). Scoring three goals this season, two of those goals have earned United 4 points showing the importance of the Dutch striker finding the back of the net. However, in his 10 league appearances only 4 victories have been achieved and Van Persie’s conversion rate is a worrying 13.6% having failed to convert 19 of his shots. While this is the same figure as last season and smaller than the preceding season – 21 shots were missed in 12/13 – due to the smaller number of shots, his conversion rate was 26.92% in 13/14 and 27.59% in 12/13.
In recent days, Adebayor has vocally clashed with Tottenham fans about the atmosphere at White Hart Lane impacting the performance of the team. The Togo international has seen his performances drop from those produced last season and Tottenham’s struggle to score goals – as well as problems keeping them out – have seen the North London club drop into the bottom half and fail to have a consistent striker in the side. Adebayor has a shot accuracy of 64% this season, but a conversion rate of 14.3% compared to 33.3% last season questions the quality of those shots that hit the target. The number of shots Adebayor is having is the most concerning problem though – only 14 have been made in 10 appearances – which was fine when the striker was consistently scoring, Adebayor also creates chances for his team-mates with 12 this season, but the failure to test the opposition goal more often is costing Tottenham as they have become to look very blunt on the attacking front.
Another player whose struggles in front of goal have been widely discussed is Mario Balotelli, particularly with the injury to Daniel Sturridge and Liverpool’s poor run of form. After 9 appearances, Balotelli has yet to find the back of the net in the league and the frustrations are starting to become clear with an increase in long range shots instead of keeping the move flowing. The problem the Italian striker faces though is a different style of play, a style his qualities do not match. However, that does not excuse the number of clear cut chances Balotelli has missed this season. Balotelli has attempted 25 shots this season – more than Adebayor and Van Persie – but his failure to beat the goalkeeper is an issue. A look at where his shots have been placed, there is a pattern. Most have been on the central right of the goal, which makes it easier for the goalkeeper to save and when Balotelli tries to find the right hand corner 8 of these shots have gone past the post.
An area Balotelli has been strong in his career is in the air due to his physique, but during his Liverpool career he has only won 15% of the 27 headed duels compared to winning 35% of his 54 headed duels for Milan last season.
With the pressures of playing at a big club higher than ever in modern football, Tottenham, Manchester United and City, and Liverpool will hope their star strikers can find a way out of their bad form and help move their clubs back to the top of the league.


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Turbo Tax said I have a penalty for over contributions to Traditional IRA. I am 59 and contributed 24,500 in 2018. I also contributed 6,500 to a Roth IRA for 2018 I know I can put in 24,500 in the traditional IRA and was told the limit was 6,500 for 2018 if you are 50 or older.
IRA's have their own contribution limits based on income, filing status, etc.. You cannot contribute this much to an IRA. See the following from the IRS:
If neither you nor your spouse participates in a retirement plan at work, your traditional IRA contribution is fully deductible up to your contribution limit. The maximum contribution for 2019 is $6,000, up from $5,500 in 2018. Taxpayers who are 50 or older can contribute up to $7,000 ($6,500 in 2018).

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Dil Mom ka Diya
Dil Mom Ka Diya is the story of a family where an elder brother, looks after all the siblings. He gets married to a self-centered and careless girl. Instead of acting sensibly in taking care of household duties she creates a rift with all the family members. Things get out of hand when she starts neglecting her children. Ulfat, played by Neelum Munir, is a beautiful and young but a self-centered girl who doesn’t care about anyone. Afzal, plated by Yasir Nawaz, after his father’s demise takes all the responsibilities of his siblings. Ulfat’s ailing father wants to get her daughter married to Afzal. She accepts her father’s last request but makes a lot of fuss about it. Tamkinat, played by Hira Salman, is Ulfat’s sober and sensible cousin working as a school teacher. Azhar, played by Imran Ashraf, is Afzal’s younger brother helping him and trying to settle in life. Despite ill behavior by Ulfat, he respects her wholeheartedly. Azhar develops feeling for Tamkinat and wants to marry her but his family is scared by the example set by Ulfat. Meanwhile, Ulfat also opposes this proposal, considering it a threat to her supremacy in the house. But despite all odds, Tamkinat gets married to Azhar and acts very responsibly knowing that her cousin Ulfat has behaved very badly in the family. Farhat, played by Alizay Shah, is the younger sister of Ulfat facing all the hardships of life. Akmal, played by Hasam Khan, is Afzal’s youngest brother who is against Ulfat.
Directed By: Shahid Shahfat
Written By: Saira Raza
Cast: #YasirNawaz #NeelamMuneer #HiraSalman Qavi Khan Imran Ashraf Nida Mumtaz Erum Akhtar Hassam Khan Zulekha Majeed Alizay Shah Sohail Masood and others.
The story revolves around the male protagonist Asfand, he is a mid-aged, well-mannered, simple and sophisticated man of character who lost his parents at an early age. Since the sad demise of his parents Asfand accepted to bear the entire responsibility of his sisters, Najiba, Naila & Nabila. Asfand’s elder sister Najiba is a cunning woman, while Naila being a middle child follow the lead. However youngest sister Nabila is a soft-hearted, young and innocent girl. Asfand was already coping up with the anomalies of life, when in a very unfavorable situation he met Sadia, an elderly aged woman with a young and beautiful daughter Nimra. Asfand proposes Sadia & offered to accept her daughter Nimra as a father with all his heart & soul. Initially Nimra dislikes Asfand but due to his kindness and sincerity she accepted him as Baba Jani. Life was never easy for Asfand, the sensitivity of his relationship with her step-daughter Nimra is not approved by the society and hence the suffering continues. Will Asfand be able to live a peaceful life with his family? Will this society approve Asfand’s sincerity towards his daughter despite the fact that he is not her biological father?
Directed by: Ali Faizan Anchan
Written by: Faiza Iftikhar
Produced by: Faisal Qureshi Abdul Qadir Shah
Ab Dekh Khuda Kiya Karta Hai
Ab Dekh Khuda Kiya Karta Hai is based on the life of a fraudulent businessman Jan-e-Alam who manipulates young innocent girls who are chronically jobless, by giving them a job and subjecting them to improper advances. Many women working under Jan-e-Alam are constantly harassed, subjected to assaults, and slandered when they refuse the advances of their boss. Maryam, the female protagonist, also gets victimized by him. When she refuses to comply with his inappropriate demands, he traps her in a business scam and gets her jailed. Maryam manages to get herself out but unfortunately she keeps finding herself under the threat of her malicious ex employer who doesn’t seem to stop making her life miserable. In a society, where it is so easy for a young girl to lose her dignity and to stain her reputation because of uncontrollable circumstances, will Maryam ever get riddance from sick minded Jan-e-Alam? Will karma ever teach him a lesson? From here onwards, unfolds a story of abuse, shame and survival.
Written by: Syed Ameer Ali Shah Hussaini
Directed by: Syed Ali Raza Usama
Produced by: Babar Javed
Cast: Danish Taimoor (Jaan-e-Alam) Sanam Chaudhry (Maryam) Humayoun Ashraf (Shaan-e-Alam) Qavi Khan (Naseer) Sajida Syed (Firdous) Rashid Farooqui (Malik) Parveen Akbar (Shaista) Yashma Gill (Noor Saba) Maryam Noor (Erum) Ali Rizvi (Hammad) Salah Uddin Tunio (Minister) Talat Iqbal (Ashfaq) Farzana Thaeem (Salma)
Starring Azfer Rehman, Hina Altaf, Azra Mansoor, Saba Hameed, Madiha Rizvi, Beenish Raja, Aqeel Abbas and others.
Directed By Saima Waseem
Written By Shagufta Bhatti
Balaa is a unique tale of jealousy, obsession, and selfishness. It revolves around a proud and dominant, Nigar, who destroys the lives of people around her due to her own insecurities and imperfections. Nigar, played by the immensely talented, Ushna Shah, is a beautiful girl belonging to a rich family, but with a dominating and stubborn nature. She is a cripple and is highly insecure of others due to her own imperfections. Junaid, played by the suave, Asad Siddiqui, is Nigar’s younger brother. She feels that her father loves Junaid more, which is why she hates him. Taimoor, played by the dapper, Bilal Abbas, is the handsome cousin of Nigar whom she is in love with. But Taimoor and his family do not like Nigar’s proud family at all. Zafar, played by the maestro, Sajid Hasan, is the father of Nigar and Junaid. He considers Nigar his lucky charm as he became rich soon after she was born. Shama, played by the veteran actress, Samina Peerzada is Taimoor’s mother. She is a loving mother who values her children’s happiness above all. Saba, played by Azekah Daniel, is a simple and innocent girl. She is the maternal cousin of Taimoor whom he is in love with and wants to get married to. Saba leaves him stranded on the day of their marriage, and this leaves Taimoor heartbroken. Nigar takes advantage of his vulnerable state and gets close to him, making him fall in love with her. Zeba, played by, Ammara Chauhdry is Junaid’s first wife whom he marries against his family’s wishes. But Nigar destroys Zeba’s life as she becomes a victim of her jealousy. Batool, played by, Mehar Bano is the youngest sister of Taimoor. She is a chirpy young girl, full of life. She becomes the second wife of Junaid.
Directed By: Badar Mehmood
Written By: Zanjabeel Asim Shah
Cast: Ushna Shah Bilal Abbas Sajid Hasan Samina Peerzada Ammara Chauhdry Asad Siddiqui Mehar Bano Mehwish Qureshi Azekah Daniel and others.
Starring: Bushra Ansari, Sarwat Gilani, Behroze Sabzwari, Mirza Zain Baig, Kiran Haque, Syed Arjumand Azhar, Gul-e-Rana, Sana Askari, Fahad Mirza, Haris Waheed, Sanam Agha,
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Writers : Sana Shabbir Sandhu , Reema Ali Syed
Producers : Abdullah Kadwani & Asad Qureshi
Family traditions make relatives can rest easy and make a feeling of personality, security and having a place. Indeed, even basic ceremonies like a melody before bed can hold extraordinary importance for youngsters and families. Ceremonies are things that lone your family does. Ceremonies enable you to state, ‘This is our identity and what we esteem’. A few ceremonies may have been passed on from your grandparents or different relatives, and so Naulkha continues, a family that’s supposed to sing together, eat together, and live together is a force to fight over materialistic tradition. With her strong on-screen presence and identity as an artist Bushra Ansari ‘ Noor Jehan ‘ begun the Naulakha dispute at the first, and later it became so important for the rest that Naulkha might snap the relationship in just a few episodes. However, it’s crystal clear that everyone other than Akbar Ali and Zain hates Noor Jehan #BushraAnsari for being greedy for Naulkha, also Tehreem #SarwatGilani opposes her mother for hating Shafaq #KiranHaque and her Noor Jehan. On the other hand, Naulakha is just a metaphor, and the main focus of the female characters is Zain, who is a young bachelor, who is an educate feudal lord, and knows to stand for the rights. But Naulakha and the history doesn’t seem to intrigue him until his father made him understand about the importance of the tradition this week. Moreover, his cousin and best friend Tehreem #SarwatGillani also fails to understand the gaga over Naulkha, and she might not fall for it soon. The first episode was more like and the introduction of the character, and naulakha of course, but it left us wanting for more especially when Shafaq #KiranHaque and Tehreem #SarwatGilani got together with Zain at the end of the first episode. Also, Noor Jehan #BushraAnsari was against because she knows her sister in law won’t accept Shafaq #KiranHaque presence, and the closeness she wants to create between Zain #MirzaZainBaig and Shafaq #KiranHaque against Naulakha. Will Noor Jehan #BushraAnsari will be able to face the fingers pointed on her greed for Naulakha or she will save Shafaq #KiranHaque from his uncle and his daughter?
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We shall drink this golden storm
Mixed media installation at the shut down Chelsea Pianos shop front– collaborative project with Tal Regev.
(tufted floor piece made of various yarns, fabrics, wood, plaster, resin, acrylic, oil painting by Tal Regev).
Performance in collaboration with Tal Regev.
Public intervention on the King’s Road, Chelsea.
A scroll reading, a channelling, dance and music.


What's Up Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi Elections? Oh, There Are Kentucky, Virginia, Mississippi Elections?
Why do so many former Confederate states hold odd-year state elections? Why would they insist upon opening the polls every single year, spending millions of additional tax dollars and forcing voters to take yet another day off work, just to keep local and national votes separate? Yeah, it's a MYSTERY! It's almost like the system is deliberately structured to depress turnout and keep the electorate as rich and white as possible to ensure Republicans hold power forever.
Tomorrow Kentucky and Mississippi will hold closely watched gubernatorial elections, and Virginians will go to the polls to determine which party will control the legislature for the all-important redistricting after the 2020 census. Here's what to watch for.
Kentucky: Bevin Versus Beshear
Matt Bevin should not be in trouble. The sitting governor easily beat his Democratic challenger Jack Conway in 2015 by nine points, and Donald Trump took Kentucky by 30 percent in 2016. But instead of cruising to an easy victory, Bevin is locked in a dead heat with Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear. What gives?
Well, the problem is that Matt Bevin is such a raging asshole.
He picked stupid fights with Kentucky's teachers, blaming their "thug mentality" for children he imagined getting sexually assaulted or drinking poison during a teacher strike. He derped that kids were getting "soft" when it was 10 degrees and school was cancelled to keep them from freezing to the bus stops. He signed dozens of anti-choice bills and harassed the state's few remaining abortion providers, spread anti-vaccine lies and bragged about exposing his nine kids to chicken pox, cut dental and vision care for thousands of Medicaid recipients (some were later restored), and plans to slash hundreds of thousands more from the rolls completely. With a 33 percent approval rating, Bevin is the least popular governor in the country -- and he earned it.
Bevin's Democratic challenger Andy Beshear is the son of popular former governor Steve Beshear, Bevin's immediate predecessor. As AG, Andy Beshear's been a thorn in Bevin's side, suing to block cuts to teacher pensions and Bevin's illegal mid-cycle budget cuts, and joining the suit to stop the Trump administration from gutting the Affordable Care Act. He's no one's idea of a firebrand liberal, but he's got huge name recognition and won statewide as a Democrat in 2015.
Bevin's strategy is to attach himself to Trump, pretend that Andy Beshear is a member of The Squad, and hope that it's enough to put him over the top. Trump will be in Lexington for a rally tonight, and Pence has been campaigning for Bevin on the ground. Keep an eye on this one. If Beshear pulls it out, you're going to see Mitch McConnell -- coincidentally, the least popular senator in America -- lose his shit and start shoveling cash into his own campaign.
Mississippi: This Could Get UGLY
Republican Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves is probably going to beat Democratic Attorney General Jim Hood. This is Mississippi, after all. But they are only about three points apart in the polls, and if by some miracle Hood pulls it out, all hell is going to break loose. Because Mississippi's constitution says that the winner must carry a majority of the state's House districts, and if the popular vote winner doesn't get the House votes, the state House of Representatives selects the governor from the two highest popular vote winners. And if that seems to you like a recipe for allowing white Republicans to hold power forever in a state that's 38 percent African American, then you are in agreement with US District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III, who held on Friday that Mississippi's peculiar constitutional institution violates the Fourteenth Amendment.
But Judge Jordan refused to preliminarily enjoin the law, cryptically implying that the court might step in if it winds up affecting the outcome on Tuesday, i.e. if Jim Hood wins the popular vote but doesn't get a majority of House districts.
My interpretation: If MS AG @HoodForGovernor (D) reaches a majority of the pop vote, but not a majority of the 122… https://t.co/GsqKrPGFrX— Madelaine Pisani (@Madelaine Pisani) 1572625418.0
Which, is pretty unlikely, but if it does happen, you'll see a maelstrom of litigation that will only be resolved by the Supreme Court. Remember Bush v. Gore? Wasn't that fun? Let's do it again, this time in Mississippi!
Virginia: Won't Get Fooled Again
We fucked up in 2010. We didn't pay enough attention to local elections across the country, which left the GOP in control of state legislatures when it came time to draw congressional districts after the last census. But no more! Politico reports that major Democratic groups have dumped $10 million into Virginia's legislative races this cycle, boosting total Democratic fundraising to $31.8 million, compared to the GOP's $21 million.
Cash-flush Democratic power players have flooded the commonwealth with upwards of $10 million, according to an analysis of outside spending. Among the top spenders: Everytown for Gun Safety, a Michael Bloomberg-aligned group, with $2.5 million; the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the party's state-level campaign arm, with $1.3 million; the League of Conservation Voters with $1.5 million; and EMILY's List with $2.1 million, its single largest investment ever in a state's legislative races.
If we can flip two seats in Virginia's House of Delegates and one in the Senate, we'll be the ones holding the pen when that map gets redrawn. In 2017, House District 94's election was literally decided by pulling names out of a bowl, which is no way to run a railroad. But in 2018, Democrats flipped three congressional seats, and recent polling shows Democrats fired up and beating the GOP by 13 points on a generic ballot.
Oh, look! Here's Donald Trump yammering incoherently about a state that has had a Democratic governor for six straight years. Who could've predicted this?
You can do it, Virginia! And Kentucky! And Mississippi -- you know, if the stars all align just right. See you Wednesday morning to discuss!
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An old Wonkette 'favorite' flares up again.
Like that rash you get in the warmer, wetter months -- when you thought the cream your doctor gave you had taken care of, but still gives you an odd sense of satisfaction when you scratch it -- Joseph Dee Morrissey is back. A few years ago, Morrissey was a regular embarrassment to all Democrats, and especially to the Virginia House of Delegates, where he waved around an AK-47 on the floor, and sexed his underaged secretary.
Well get ready for a new outbreak. On Tuesday, Morrissey won the Democratic primary for the 16th district of the Virginia Senate, knocking off incumbent and establishment favorite Senator Rosalyn Dance by a 12-point margin. The SD16 is such a safe Democratic seat that the GOP didn't even bother to scare up a patsy to run there. In Virginia, there is a lot of pearl-clutching and shock about Morrissey's win, mostly from nice optimists who should not be surprised by the success of an amoral creep.
Morrissey's primary campaign was not without controversy, albeit much more mundane than what we've come to expect from old pervy Joe. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported on some irregularities with his campaign finance reporting. Also too, his family lives outside the district in a nice house in a "good" school district in Richmond's Northside (also home to everyone's favorite Senator/Dad Tim Kaine). Morrissey bought a place in the 16th District and registered to vote there to satisfy the Commonwealth's residency requirement for state Senate eligibility, but folks doubt that he really lives there as he claims. Still, let's be fair: We don't think it's a stretch to believe his wife and kids live in the big Northside house while Joe spends most nights in his Church Hill fuck pad.
When we last heard from Morrissey, he was fighting accusations of trying to trade his legal work for sexual favors while also widely being considered the frontrunner for the Richmond mayoral election. (SIDENOTE: He lost that race and was never really the frontrunner -- but he was the first name after "undecided" in most polls, in a race with like 50 candidates, in an election with byzantine rules about winning a majority of councilmanic districts...) But sure, Fightin' Joe ALLEGEDLY did legal work pro boner.
This was all a couple years after he, at the tender age of 56, allegedly sexed the 17-year-old receptionist at his law office (now his wife and mother of three of his kids). There were serious consequences of that episode. He resigned his seat in the Virginia House of Burgess Merediths, under pressure from his Democratic colleagues. He also pleaded down to "contributing to the delinquency of a minor" and served a little time. BUT while serving that time, he won the special election to fill the seat he had just resigned. Yes, from jail. Morrissey also had a work-release arrangement to go to the state Capitol during the day for the General Assembly session, and was allowed to keep his Jaguar in the parking lot of the Henrico County hoosegow at night.
These are only the most recent scandals in the Saga of Fightin' Joe, so we can understand the disgust and pearl-clutching from Virginians. The man is a sleazebag, reputed to prey on young women and people in legal trouble. What we can't understand is the surprise. He won a special election FROM JAIL, and the positive side of his reputation is that he is accessible and will help you if you need it, without judgment (other than judging your value as a target for his sexual attention).
The guy is scum, but he's glad-handing, politically adept scum. Morrissey hit the streets and talked to a ton of people, and Senator Dance missed her steps.
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We aren't going to start suddenly liking Ralph Northam again, mind you.
Following last Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday he will call the state legislature into special session to consider several bills aimed at stopping all these GODDAMN shootings. Among the measures Northam wants to sign are a ban of high-capacity magazines and of suppressors (don't call them "silencers" or the gun-humpers will yell at you), both of which were used by the shooter last week. Northam said, "The nation will be watching," and wants lawmakers in the Republican majority to go on the record with their votes on all the bills, not just kill them off in committee.
The AP reports Northam wants the legislature to consider a number of measures, including
a ban on silencers and high-capacity magazines, as well as a broadening of the ability of local governments to prohibit guns in city buildings. The governor said he also wants mandatory, universal background checks before gun purchases; a limit of one handgun purchase per month; and a "red flag" law that would allow authorities to seize weapons from people deemed a threat to themselves or others.
"I will be asking for votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers," he said, mocking the usual response to gun violence by supporters of the gun lobby.
The Republican speaker of what normal places would be called the state House or Assembly suggested a special session was just a terrible idea, given that Northam was caught up in that ugly blackface scandal a few months back. Kirk Cox said calling for a special session was "hasty and suspect when considered against the backdrop of the last few months," which the AP says referred to the blackface mess. But considering the ongoing implosion of the National Rifle Association, which is based in Virginia, perhaps Cox thought it was unfair to talk about guns in this difficult and tragic time for Republicans' loved ones.
Instead of trying to keep guns out of the hands of potential killers, which might inconvenience responsible gun humpers who only become killers when they go all irresponsible now and then, Republicans intend to
toughen penalties — including new, mandatory minimum sentences — for those who use guns to commit crimes.
"We believe addressing gun violence starts with holding criminals accountable for their actions, not infringing on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens," he said.
Why yes, surely the prospect of a longer prison sentence would have deterred the Virginia Beach shooter from killing his 12 victims, except for how he was killed in a shootout with police.
With Republicans in control of both houses of the Virginia Lege, the passage of any tighter gun laws in the special session -- which hasn't been scheduled yet, but is likely to be called for later this month -- seems like a long shot, like the kind you'd want a sniper rifle for. But all the seats in the legislature are up for election this fall, and with attitudes on guns starting to shift, even in Virginia, having all the Republicans on record voting against common sense gun laws could help flip control of one or both houses.
That's an especially appealing prospect for Shelly Simonds, who in January 2018 lost a House race in a "tie" that resulted from Republicans insisting a spoiled ballot was really a vote for the R candidate, David Yancey. A random draw tie-breaker then handed the seat to Yancey, keeping Republicans in control of the House of Dillybars.
Simonds told the New York Times,
"I'm absolutely delighted," Ms. Simonds said of the prospect of putting gun control measures up before the entire House of Delegates, including Mr. Yancey, whom she is running against again. "I can't wait to find out how he votes."
Yr Wonkette certainly isn't going to get on any Ralph Northam rehabilitation bandwagon (could we find someone with no blackface photos to primary him in 2021, please, or is that fucking impossible? Update: Several readers point out Virginia governors are limited to a single term, so no need!), but we're all for Dems taking the legislature this fall -- and passing the shit out of some gun laws. Wouldn't that make this session special?
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