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No matter where you go, locals in that community will likely complain that their area has the worst drivers. Let’s let the facts from a recent report on the matter shed some light on the matter.
Allstate recently released their annual report on the most (and least) car accident prone cities in the U.S. Here are just a few:
Gridlock in Washington DC isn’t just for the halls of Congress. The Capitol Beltway is known for its congestion, but it’s also twice as likely to experience a traffic accident than the national average.
Washington residents are in an accident every 4.8 years. What’s maybe most alarming is that it’s the sixth straight year residents of the nation’s capitol are at the bottom of the road safety list.
The road hazards are nearly just as bad in neighboring Baltimore, Maryland, where residents are 86 percent above the national average. They get in an accident every 5.4 years.Since it’s labeled as Allstate’s Best Drivers Report, not Worst, let’s take a look at what cities are at the top of the list.
There is a virtual tie for first place. Drivers in Fort Collins, Colorado are 28.2 percent less likely to be in a car accident than the national average, while Boise, Idaho motorists are 28 percent less likely. Both go 13.9 years between vehicle collisions.
As for our region of the country, Portland didn’t fare well at number 154 on the list, down from 151 in 2012. Though, Eugene, Oregon was number 10, at 16.2 percent better than the national average for accident likelihood.
Naturally, the challenges of driving in big and small cities vary. Residents in bigger cities tend to live a more hectic and hurried lifestyle. Plan ahead so you’re not rushing to your next destination. Stay alert for the potential of stop and go traffic.
Of the metropolitan areas with more than a million residents, Phoenix, Arizona has the best driving record in 71st place.
As for smaller towns, highways sometimes have higher speed limits, inviting a wider range of legal (and sometimes illegal) speeds. It pays to not only stay alert, but be a defensive driver.
Allstate’s annual report relies on claims filed by their policyholders.


Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for woman activist: rights groups
August 22, 2018 12:30 PM NPT
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RIYADH, Aug 22: Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against five human rights activists from the kingdom’s Eastern Province currently on trial in a secretive terrorism court, groups including Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
Among the detainees is Israa al-Ghomgham, whom Saudi activists said was the first woman to possibly face the death penalty for rights-related work. Charges against her include incitement to protest and providing moral support to rioters.
“Any execution is appalling, but seeking the death penalty for activists like Israa al-Ghomgham, who are not even accused of violent behavior, is monstrous,” Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at HRW, said in a statement on Wednesday.
ALQST, a London-based Saudi rights group, reported the decision involving Ghomgham’s case earlier this week.
A government communications office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Activists said the trial was ongoing, and denied social media reports that the detainees had already been executed.
Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy where public protests and political parties are banned, has enacted some high-profile social and economic reforms in recent years under powerful young Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
They have, however, been accompanied by a crackdown on dissent, with dozens of clerics, intellectuals and activists arrested in the past year, including women who had campaigned for the right to drive in the deeply conservative Muslim country.
A roundup of senior royals, ministers and businessmen last November on charges of corruption sent shockwaves through the kingdom, stunning allies and foreign investors. Most of those detainees were released after reaching undisclosed financial settlements with the government.
Ghomgham is a prominent Shi’ite Muslim activist who documented mass demonstrations in the Eastern Province starting in 2011. She was arrested from her home in December 2015 along with her husband.
Most of the country’s Shi’ite minority lives in the oil-producing Eastern Province and some have complained that their religious ceremonies are banned or interfered with by Sunni authorities, and that they lack opportunities for work and education. The government has denied the charges.
Saudi Arabia has previously executed Shi’ite activists on what rights groups called politically-motivated charges. It views protests among Shi’ites in the context of tensions with Shi’ite power and regional rival Iran, which it has accused of fomenting the unrest.
The authorities have carried out security operations against suspected Shi’ite militants in the Eastern Province, which has seen unrest and occasional armed attacks for years.


BURTON, MI – Atherton schools have recalled three elementary school teachers since August as enrollment figures have shown an uptick this fall.
Two full-time teachers were recalled Monday, Sept. 23, during the Board of Education meeting, in addition to one full-time position that was brought back last month. About 30 students have been added this fall at the newly constructed K-6 facility in the former middle school building.
Superintendent John Ploof attributed the increase to “our quality programming and all of the after-school opportunities we can offer.” He noted the junior/senior high school has also seen a jump in students, with 45 additional pupils in the hallways this fall ahead of the Oct. 2 student count.
Approximately 22 students also filled seats Monday at the district’s new alternative academy housed in the former Vern Van Y Elementary School building off Clarice Street, Ploof said.
Board member Paul Hildreth thanked the administration and staff for their diligence. Principal Jamie Johnston noted a 50 percent drop in discipline issues and absences within the high school over the course of the last few years.
“I’m excited because this is the first time I’ve been on the board where it’s been positive,” he said. Ploof was cautiously optimistic about the gains and ironing out wrinkles in the consolidation into two buildings as expressed by other board members.
“Like (board member) Scott (Hynes) said, this is like being on a big wave right now,” said Ploof, noting a new teacher contract as well recently approved by the district with the union. “Let’s ride it as long as we can.”
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SSAB design new convex-formed tipper body
Combining traditional box tipper flexibility with the lightweight advantages of a half-pipe tipper
SSAB, the Swedish wear-resistant steel specialists, have established a new design principal for tipper bodies, called Arc Design, which combines the flexibility of a traditional box tipper with the lightweight advantages of a half-pipe tipper.
The key feature of the new design is a convex-formed tipper bottom made of Hardox wear plate, which absorbs heavy loads, increases durability and reduces tipper weight.
Arc Design, which supports the weight of the load in a similar way to a vault in a building, is said to be particularly suitable for tippers and dumpers that transport sand, gravel, rocks and scrap. Because of its curved tipper bottom, there is also extra space for exhaust heating to help prevent materials from sticking.
‘This design protects the body’s underlying structure from damage, such as dents form big stones,’ said Bo Lindstrom, development engineer at SSAB.
According to SSAB, extensive testing has demonstrated the advantages of the convex design over other body types. With the new Arc Design, tippers can now be manufactured that are 30–50% lighter, more durable and able to tip backwards or to the side – all while carrying nearly as much volume as a traditional tipper.
SSAB say two companies, including Volvo Trucks Russia, have already field tested the Arc Design tippers with positive results.


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Piano Recital by Karl Lutchmayer: a concert for Child's Play India Foundation
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As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, Child's Play India Foundation is pleased to present a benefit concert by Goan-origin pianist, Karl Lutchmayer.
Karl Lutchmayer is equally renowned as a concert pianist and a lecturer. A Steinway Artist, Karl performs across the globe, and has worked with conductors including Lorin Maazel and Sir Andrew Davis, and performed at all the major London concert halls. He has broadcast on BBC Television and Radio, All India Radio and Classic FM, and is a regular chamber performer.

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Onex Corp. ONEX-T lost US$184-million in the most recent quarter, as the slump in equity markets eroded the value of the asset manager’s stakes in public companies.
The Toronto-based pioneer in private equity saw the value of its portfolio of businesses decrease by 3 per cent in the three months ended June 30, which the company said “largely reflecting global macroeconomic factors.”
Stock markets sold off sharply in recent months, with the benchmark S&P 500 index down 7.8 per cent year-to-date. Onex’s quarterly loss in 2022 follows the US$174-million the company made in the same period a year ago.
“The global economy is going through a period of adjustment,” said Gerry Schwartz, Onex’s founder and chief executive, in a conference call. He said the company remains optimistic on the overall environment for investments, as more than four decades of experience through numerous market downturns “show it is possible to weather these challenges and emerge even stronger.”
Economic uncertainty is creating opportunities for Onex to buy businesses, Mr. Schwartz said. The company has US$1.2-billion of cash available. Onex invested US$140-million in the second quarter on businesses such as Miami-based software company Analytic Partners and Sacramento-based Ideal Dental Management Partners.
Onex turned in “very good” performance in the second quarter, analyst Geoffrey Kwan at RBC Capital Markets said in a report. He said while the rate of growth slowed in the company’s return on investment and its net asset value, “the returns were strong relative to public equity markets.”
The value of Onex’s stakes in five publicly traded companies – including event business Emerald Holding Inc. and technology company Celestica Inc. – fell by US$126-million to US$660-million, while the value of Onex’s investments in its portfolio of 42 private companies decreased by US$66-million to US$3.8-billion, according to the company’s financial disclosure on Thursday.
Onex’s portfolio includes WestJet Airlines Ltd., acquired in 2019, just ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic. Onex reports WestJet’s financial results as one of 10 businesses in its industrial portfolio. The value of the portfolio fell by 4 per cent in the most recent quarter; year-to-date, the value of these 10 companies is up by 7 per cent.
To date, Onex has received proceeds of US$25-million from Calgary-based WestJet after investing US$196-million in the airline three years ago. The total value of the WestJet takeover was $5-billion, including debt.
In recent years, Onex diversified from its private equity roots by acquiring asset manager Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. in 2019 and building a credit investment business from scratch. Both divisions have grown this year.
Onex ended the most recent quarter with US$33.5-billion of third-party fee-generating assets under management, up 6 per cent over the past year. The credit business has US$23.3 billion of assets, up US$1.1-billion through the first seven months of this year.
Through the first seven months of the year, Onex spent US$86-million buying back its own shares at an average cost of US$61.51 per share.
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If you’re familiar with any of our her other recipes (like this one), then you’ll know that Angela (from paleokitchenlab.com) likes to create new and exciting dishes. Well, she’s back at it and has come up with yet another unique one this time around. The cool thing about it is the choice for the main ingredient (fish) is totally up to you. As long as it’s boneless, you’re good to go.
So, let your creative juices flow and play around with the versatility of this fun and delicious recipe. If you can tolerate them, you can really spice the cakes up with some freshly chopped peppers.
REMEMBER: If you don’t tolerate certain ingredients, such as the spices, or haven’t graduated to be able to eat sweet potatoes yet, please don’t let that deter you. We always encourage you to create your custom diet… and so we know that publishing any recipe won’t work for everyone. Take this as a blueprint and create your own custom version of it with spices and other ingredients you can tolerate.
These fish cakes are simply divine! Have fun mixing these up in the kitchen.
Ingredients For Fish Cakes:
- 12 Oz. of Any Type of Boneless Fish
- 2 Tbsp. of Chopped Cilantro
- 2 Tbsp. of Arrowroot Starch or Coconut Flour
- 1/4 Cup of Mashed Sweet Potato
- 3 Tbsp. of Thai Curry Paste (I use Thai Kitchen Red Curry)
- 2 Cloves of Chopped Garlic
- 1/4 of a Lime (juiced)
- 2 Tbsp. of Green Beans or Carrots, diced or shredded
- 2 Eggs
Optional: 1/2 Chopped Serrano or Jalapeno Pepper (if you like it spicy) and/or 1 Tsp. of Fish Sauce for Extra Thai Flavor (I use Paleo-friendly Red Boat brand). Don’t want to use either, 1 Tsp. of salt will help.
Directions For Fish Cakes:
- Cut raw fish into chunks and throw into high-speed blender or food processor. Process till fish turns into a paste.
- Mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl and add to the fish in the food processor. Process until all ingredients are mixed well.
- Put in the fridge for at least half an hour for dough to firm up.
- Form dough into patties with your hand and put on a parchment paper lined pan to bake. Keep wetting your hand if the dough gets too sticky.
- Bake for 35 minutes in an oven preheated to 350 degrees.
- You can also fry these in coconut oil if you choose, but I prefer baking them because it’s less labor intensive and they come out less oily. (They taste great either way.)
- Garnish with cilantro leaves and dip into homemade mayo or Greek yogurt with garlic.
How to Make Homemade Mayo:
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 1 Tsp. of Dijon Mustard
- 1 Tbsp. of Lemon Juice
- 1 Tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar
- 3/4 Cups of Oil (I use a mix of olive and avocado oil)
- 1 Pinch of Salt or 1/4 Tsp. of Fish Sauce (Red Boat brand is best)
Optional: You can also flavor it with smoked paprika and garlic powder!
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. (An immersion blender works great if you have one.)
How to Make Greek Yogurt Dipping Sauce (for those who can tolerate dairy):
- 4 Oz. (1/2 Cup) Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 Tsp. of Mustard
- 1/2 Tsp. of Lemon or Lime Juice
- 1/2 Tsp. of Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 Pinch of Salt or Fish Sauce
- Garlic or Paprika
Mix all ingredients thoroughly.
In case you’re wondering about the calories and other nutrition data, here are the numbers for the fish cakes based on using 12 oz. of salmon. There are a total of ~890 calories and 36 Carbs (G), 90 Protein (G), and 39 Fat (G).
Thanks for this great recipe Angela!
Hope you enjoy =)
P.S. – Angela Privin is from http://diyhealthblog.com/ and emigrated to the U.S. from Ukraine at the age of 5. She speaks Russian, Spanish, English and Gibberish fluently. She is a former journalist in New York City and battled IBS for years before evolving into a blogger/health consultant. In her early 20s, she got Lyme Disease and was treated with massive doses of antibiotics and NOT followed up with probiotics. She believes this is what created the bacterial imbalance in her gut that set the stage for IBS. She loves to cook, but she can’t follow recipes. You’ll see that she makes up her own as she goes.
Here’s her amazing recipe site: www.Paleokitchenlab.com

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As rational choice bods like to tell us, the more people who hold vetoes, the harder it is to please them all and more chance there is of non-agreement. However, in this case – and unlike most others – a non-agreement is not the same as the status quo ante.
Instead, Article 50 leads to the UK leaving on 29 March 2019 without a deal, unless something is agreed otherwise (either on the deal front or the date front, or both).
This matters, because it potentially changes the calculations within the UK about crashing the Brexit bus.
But first a quick word about why I’m going to focus on the UK.
The EU has always sought an orderly and speedy resolution of Brexit, both because it wants to maintain good relations and because this is the best way to get it off the table, to allow the EU to crack on with everything else it’s got to do. While it can live with a no-deal outcome, it has given no indication that it wants this and indeed been responsible for producing most of the detail that has been agreed so far. Even the stuff that hasn’t been agreed is largely framed by the EU – think of the Irish options – so bus-crashing is not going to come, in the first instance, from their side.
So back to the UK.
Let’s think about who holds veto powers over Theresa May, who we’ll take as the prime mover in advancing Article 50 on the British side. Clearly others are deeply involved, but as Prime Minister she holds the reins of power.
First port of call is Cabinet. If it presents a sufficiently unified front of opposition to May, then it leaves her with little scope to advance her agenda (whatever it might be). The Rudd-induced reshuffle last week has shown how this might work, with hard Brexiters gaining an upper hand. But likewise it also shows the limitations, with a Prime Minister and Chancellor willing to continue pushing a softer line. That suggests that removal of May would likely be necessary to effect a radical change of policy.
Which brings us to the Conservative party. MPs hold the power to remove May and cause a leadership election. However, some caveats apply here too. Most obviously, the parliamentary party has limited scope to control who replaces May: unless they can crown a unity candidate – unlikely, if they’ve kicked out May – they have to take their two preferred choices to the wider party. Secondly, replacing May means opening up a possibility of another general election, especially if Brexit policy changes clearly, and the farce of last year is still a bit too raw, even if Jeremy Corbyn doesn’t look quite as challenging as before. And thirdly, The only point of replacing May now would be to secure a different deal within Article 50, rather than killing it all off.
And that raises a different route for bus-crashing. If the party’s interest is in a hard Brexit, then it’s simpler just to try and frustrate the current leadership and play for time. As long as they can run it all out to next March, then the job’s done. Framed as May’s inability to lead/listen/reflect the will of the people/etc, that puts more of the blame on her and allows a new leader to come in and try to clear up the mess she’s made (sic).
However, all this depends on a third key actor: the Labour party.
If Labour decides to use the opportunity now or in the meaningful vote to wreck the Conservatives, then they make it much easier for hard Brexiters to secure a no-deal: there are more than enough of the latter to deprive the government of a majority to pass a package that the EU says it will not amend.
Of course, if Labour decide that an orderly – if imperfect – exit is more important than party politics (and their thoughts are very unclear on this right now), then the opposite applies: May can withstand hard Brexiter pressure much more effectively.
And in either case, Labour votes would swamp any effect of DUP ones, which would seem to render their role in supporting the Conservatives rather moot.
But, but, but.
Two thoughts occur here.
The first is simply that this arrangement of veto players has been in place for some long time now, certainly since the general election. And yet none of the bus-crashing options has taken place: everyone’s make lots of noise, but action has been short on the ground.
Given the time-bounded nature of Article 50, if hard Brexiters wanted a new leadership to negotiate a harder agreed deal, then sooner would have been better than latter. This suggests that either they didn’t feel confident they could remove May, or that she would succumb to pressure, or that they might better aim for the delay-to-cause-no-deal option.
All three of those still look possible, although as time passes the emphasis swings to the last one.
And this leads to the two thought, namely that May is well aware of the pressures and is seeking to play them off each other.
The prevarication over customs arrangements is very much a case in point. Neither the customs partnership nor the maximum facilitation option is currently acceptable to the EU, so this is much more about setting the tone for the future relationship. The former points towards staying in a customs union until the details can be worked out, while the latter suggests the UK leaves at the end of transition and then works to reduce the barriers that causes. In short, it’s the politics of the long transition once again, in different clothing.
For May, time is both a problem and a help. It’s a problem because she still needs to get to a deal by October – given the lack of movement on Ireland, that looks difficult – but it’s also a help in managing her domestic veto players.
The longer she can postpone a final reckoning, the less time is left for a new administration to change course, and the more costs any bus-crashers will carry: she can off-load more of the blame on to them, in effect. That can be seen in the likely timing of Parliament’s ‘meaningful vote’, which will come so late as to make it meaningless and allow May to ask opponents on both sides of the House whether they want to be the ones to wreck it all.
TINA will be the rallying cry: it’s not good, but it’s the only option on table.
That’s a risky game to play, precisely because Article 50’s default is exit with no deal. If this is May’s strategy, then she has to rely not only on a substantial section of her party not to eject her, but also on a Labour party that struggles to know how to proceed.
The bus is still on the road, but the hairpins are still to come.

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Kaya nga wishlist eh...
Treat my family to a Boracay/Pearl Farm/Baguio (whichever can be affordable by that time) vacation in summer of 2009.
Go Backpacking in China and South America before marriage and kids come.
Travel around Europe (too expensive but still hoping). Attend the London 2012 Olympics.
Enjoy HK Disneyland second half of 2009 with the kids.
Visit a friend in Malaysia and go backpacking up to Singapore.
Learn Niponggo especially when I will go to Japan with Papa.
Fly to Thailand with Mama or get her and Papa tickets to an Asian Star Cruise.
Go back to Bohol and Tagaytay with Ryan (as promised).
Pilgrimage around the Philippines.
Study in Melbourne (hoping the Aussie will keep or remember his word. Ha!).
Dance in the Sinulog Festival.

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(HealthDay News) — It is important to recognize and treat anxiety or depression among cancer patients, according to a clinical guideline published online April 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Barbara L. Andersen, PhD, from The Ohio State University in Columbus, and colleagues evaluated and adapted the pan-Canadian guideline clinical practice guidelines. Overall, the American Society of Clinical Oncology panel deemed the recommendations clear, thorough, based on the most relevant scientific evidence, and presented with options that will be acceptable to patients.
However, the panel adapted some of the recommendations based on local context and practice beliefs.
The panel recommends that all patients with cancer be evaluated for symptoms of depression and anxiety periodically throughout care. Validated, published measures and procedures should be used for assessments. Different treatment pathways are recommended depending on symptom level.
The risk for poor quality of life and potential disease-related morbidity and mortality is increased by the failure to identify and treat anxiety and depression.
“Although clinicians may not be able to prevent some of the chronic or late medical effects of cancer, they have a vital role in mitigating the negative emotional and behavioral sequelae,” the researchers wrote.
“Recognizing and treating effectively those who manifest symptoms of anxiety or depression will reduce the human cost of cancer.”
- Andersen BL, DeRubeis RJ, Berman BS, et al. Screening, Assessment, and Care of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in Adults With Cancer: An American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline Adaptation. J Clin Oncol. 2014;doi:10.1200/JCO.2013.52.4611.

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Should sex be done before marriage or not? Often girls have the idea that we have done well before getting married (sex before marriage) or wrong if it is okay, and if it is wrong then what is the reason before it is a son I do not think about it but the girl always thinks that she must understand very well. Be all over your love, because love is such that there is no son and girl before marriage, and both of them love more than fear without each other, after marrying each other.
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sex before marriage: It is often believed that every person observes his love to understand that this love is not only for sex but after marriage SEX is leaving your partner to marry you and marry another girl It’s absolutely wrong. If you have a slight mistake in the pre-married SEX, then you will be entitled.
There should be a little longer time on the relationship, so that one can get a chance to understand each other and if your life partner is hurrying it is very wrong. If you fire your life partner repeatedly and if you think something is wrong in their intentions, you can grow them.
What you mean is to talk to you well. What you need to be careful is that SEX emotions in Ledoide vary, so in the future, you have no problem, so look at these situations!
It is very important not to be sexually wrong before marriage and sometimes it doubts your love and makes four times too much. The situation in which SEX in love can be considered very well.|On your partner you should be sure that after sex it will not do any work that the girl is suffering from misery or the loss of any girl to the girl.
If that marriage partner does the same marriage as a partner, then it is very good that the relationship depends on the people. The marriage of a person’s life identifies deep love after marriage. There is an opportunity to trust and it is considered something good together, which is very strong.

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Bigger Kirby Doodle Zipper Pouch
Pink, Puffy, Poyo!
Cute zipper pouch with kawaii doodle pattern of my favorite round little hero - Kirby!
With a cute pink zipper and a secret compartment on the inside.
This bigger pouch can hold lots of pens, art materials, cosmetic products or other important thingies! Helps you organize your bag ;)
The smaller pouch on the picture serves as a comparison to the size of my regular pouches. ;)
The pouch is 9x6" (23 x 15 cm)

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Davros, Dark Lord of Skaro was a short story published in Doctor Who The Official Annual 2016. It served as a summary of Davros's life, retelling the story of the creation of the Daleks from a perspective informed by the revelations of The Magician's Apprentice. It also led into said TV story, ending with Davros sending his summons to the Doctor.
"Davros may have made the Daleks — but who made him?" The answer to this question of the Twelfth Doctor's is, of course, himself. A "Child of War", Davros was rescued in the middle of a thousand-year battle by "a strange man" who was stunned and amazed when Davros told him his name. Inspired, Davros grows up to become a brilliant scientist, and decides to experiment on his own kind to rid them of conscience.
He finds that the mutants he has created are now incapable of surviving outside sophisticated travel machines, and thus, the Daleks are born. They venture away from their home planet to invade other worlds, but soon become embroiled in another endless, hopeless war quite like the Thousand Year War — a Time War against the High Council of the Time Lords. The entire Dalek race is ultimately annihilated, as is Skaro — but Davros, unbeknownst to the Doctor, survived the War.
After regrowing an army of Daleks, Davros arranges to create a Reality Bomb that will transmit a signal through all of Creation to destroy all lifeforms other than the Daleks. However, his plot is foiled by the Doctor and he appears to be blown up.
On "the Last Night" of Davros's life, however, the Doctor is summoned to Davros's side. Although claiming he merely wanted to talk to the Doctor one final time, Davros has actually lured him to the heart of the Dalek City…
- Davros has an artificial eye and a life-support chair. He has a single "metal claw" for a hand.
- He wears a black leather tunic.
- Davros is described as "ancient".
- This story claims that "all Daleks" were destroyed at the end of the Last Great Time War, with the rebirth of the Dalek race only proceeding from the New Dalek Empire created by the surviving Davros. This elides the post-War survival of such Daleks as the Emperor of the Time War and the Cult of Skaro, as seen on television. Skaro is also described as having been annihilated by the War's end, with its existence by the time of The Magician's Apprentice being described as Skaro having been "reborn". This seemingly conflicts with the events of Asylum of the Daleks, where a ruined, battered Skaro was shown to exist in the post-War universe even prior to its restoration. It is unclear if this was a genuine attempt by Paul Lang to rewrite Dalek continuity or merely a matter of streamlining the narrative of Davros, Dark Lord of Skaro.
- The Twelfth Doctor encountered a young Davros in mortal peril. He was "stunned" when Davros told him his name. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)
- Davros is a Kaled who created the Daleks by experimenting on his own kind during the Thousand Year War. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks)
- Davros's command ship was believed lost by the Doctor during the first year of the Time War. However, Davros actually survived, subsequently recreating an army of Daleks from cells of his own body. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
- Eventually, alive but dying, Davros sends for the Doctor, luring him into the very heart of the Dalek City. (TV: The Magician's Apprentice)

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Nigerian bourse Index dropped marginally by 0.05% despite the Stock Exchange recording 21 gainers as against 7 losers at the end of trading session today.
In addition, the overall Market Capitalization size lost N6.09 billion, representing a dip of 0.05% to close at N11.32 trillion.
In summary, the Nigerian Stock Exchange index decreased by 11.68 representing a dip of 0.05% to close at 21,729.48. Consequently, the year to date loss of the NSE ASI increased to 19.05% as we rightly noted yesterday,
Specifically, share prices of TOTAL and MTN moderated by 10.00% and 2.91% respectively; hence, dragging the NSE Oil/Gas down by 1.01%.
Market activity was weak as volume and value of stocks traded tanked by 29.27 per cent and 37.25 per cent to 0.23 billion units and N2.24 billion respectively.
The advancers include CADBURY up 9.71%, UBA up 9.09%, PZ up 8.64%, ZENITHBANK up 7.31%, WAPCO up 4.40%.
The downturn was impacted by loses recorded in large and medium capitalized stocks, amongst which are; Total down10.00%, African Prudential down 9.87%, FCMB down 3.85% and MTN Nigeria -2.91%.


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Shortly before the act was passed, disability rights activists with physical disabilities coalesced in front of the Capitol Building, shed their crutches, wheelchairs, powerchairs and other assistive devices, and immediately proceeded to crawl and pull their bodies up all 100 of the Capitol's front steps, without warning. As the activists did so, many of them chanted "ADA now", and "Vote, Now". Some activists who remained at the bottom of the steps held signs and yelled words of encouragement at the "Capitol Crawlers". Jennifer Keelan, a second grader with cerebral palsy, was videotaped as she pulled herself up the steps, using mostly her hands and arms, saying "I'll take all night if I have to." This direct action is reported to have "inconvenienced" several senators and to have pushed them to approve the act. While there are those who do not attribute much overall importance to this action, the "Capitol Crawl" of 1990 is seen by some present-day disability activists in the United States as a central act for encouraging the ADA into law.
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA (42 U.S.C. § 12101) is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. It affords similar protections against discrimination to Americans with disabilities as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which made discrimination based on race, religion, sex, national origin, and other characteristics illegal. In addition, unlike the Civil Rights Act, the ADA also requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees with disabilities, and imposes accessibility requirements on public accommodations.
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Dispersion 1. Optimum placement of gas inlets on a building rooftop for the measurement of greenhouse gas concentrations
Kuldeep R. Prasad, Anthony Bova, James R. Whetstone, Elena Novakovskaia
Inverse atmospheric dispersion models are used to provide measurement-based, or topdown, estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for comparison with input-based, or bottom-up, estimates. To minimize uncertainty, inverse estimates require accurate measurements of GHG concentrations and meteorological data, and are improved when networks of sensor sites are used in concert. Ideally, measurement equipment should be placed on isolated, open-lattice towers to reduce the potential influence of local buildings or topography. However, this is often not possible when GHG concentrations are measured in urban environments, where open locations are unavailable or mounting such towers would be prohibitively expensive. In these environments, networks of rooftop-mounted sensors are more likely to be cost-effective and simpler to implement. Unfortunately, the flat-topped buildings that are typical of urban settings generate wind recirculation zones and turbulence that may interfere with rooftop measurements. In this study, large eddy simulations (LES) of wind flow over a large office building were performed to estimate the error introduced by performing measurements on building rooftops as compared with tower-based measurements. Time dependent concentrations of carbon dioxide were computed at a number of locations and heights above the rooftop of the building and compared with the original input signal. Simulation results are used to develop guidelines for optimum placement of sensors on rooftop for accurate measurement of GHG mixing ratio that are necessary for atmospheric inversion models.
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The Earth was alive and we all, nearly everyone in the world, felt it as alive with a feeling that came from the unknown ... acceptingthe same emanations and radiations from FatherSunandHis own enveloping universe of celestial worlds ...
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What is the purpose of life on Earth? Philosopher Jacob Needleman frames man's role on the planet in a completely new and fresh way, moving beyond the usual environmental concerns to reveal how the care and maintenance of a world is something vital and basic to our existence as authentic human beings. In some of his most deeply affecting writing, Needleman draws on his childhood experiences with a terminally ill friend whose impending death forces the young boys to face questions of the meaning of existence at an early age—questions that Needleman carried with him in his explorations of science and philosophy throughout his career as a scholar of religions. The conclusions that he reaches will give all of us a new sense of the purpose of our lives and the planet we live on.
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Often this last rune left as a blank, But, I have included both because in my opinion, the creation symbol pertains to the unknown on Earth, whereas the blank is applicable to The Universe. To many people it still has the same ...
Author: Dr. Margaret Rogers Van Coops
Category: Body, Mind & Spirit
This inspiring work delves into the cosmology of multi-dimensional spiritual existence. Beginning with the “Word” as vibrational consciousness, this book takes you on a journey through the principles of creation, separation the descending and ascending currents, faith, intuition, belief and evolution The various sub-divisional cosmologies of the seven archetypes and planes of existence are viewed. Also, incarnation, reincarnation and the Akashic Records are explained as an inter-relationship with the deep-subconscious and the Chakras. Of particularly unique interest is the principle of soul fragmentation that the book discusses throughout the text. The Way To Oneness concludes with the practical steps and techniques for emotional balancing and relaxation, disciplinary exercises and various other psychic tools such as astrology, numerology, graphology and palmistry. Recommended for all practitioners seeking insight into higher knowledge; James Ravenscroft: Whole Life Times – March 15, 1990.
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29.1 The universe according to Riemann The simplified version of Riemann's fourdimensional universe can be understood as ... If you went beyond the limits of the known world, you would enter the unknown world, the universe to the right.
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Quantum Mind. The Edge Between Physics and Psychology This is the second edition with new preface from the author. In a single volume, Arnold Mindell brings together psychology, physics, math, myth, and shamanism – not only mapping the way for next-generation science but also applying this wisdom to personal growth, group dynamics, social and political processes, and environmental issues. Beginning with a discussion of cultural impacts on mathematics, he presents esoteric but plausible interpretations of imaginary numbers and the quantum wavefunction. In this context he discusses dreams, psychology, illness, shape-shifting (moving among realities), and the self-reflecting Universe – bringing in not only shamanism but also the Aboriginal, Greek, and Hindu myths and even sacred geometry from the Masonic orders and the Native Americans. The book is enriched by several psychological exercises that enable the reader to subjectively experience mathematics (counting, discounting, squaring, complex conjugating), physics (parallel worlds, time travel), and shamanism (shape-shifting).
It is planet earth and all the planets known and unknown in our universe. “The unknown world is the spirit world. It is where our individual souls reside, in a manner of speaking. Souls are the spiritual energy of human beings.
Author: Benedict Mejilla
Life is not what it seems. We should be open to all possibilities of what life could be about and what life has to offer. Edward, the main character goes through life's journey. This person is a decent, educated, family oriented, and self-driven individual. He is hard working and plays by the rules, yet life still fails him. Something else out there is affecting him and telling him to wake up to something different, something more beautiful. Life itself opens up to him because he dares to open up to the possibilities. This story blends realism, mysticism, spirituality, psychology, and science together in an intriguing and inspirational plot. Although the book is in a fictional category, it has an element of a self help/non fiction genre as well. ... Dare to be reflective about the true nature of our reality. ... Dare to realize that perhaps there is more to us than first meets the eye. ... Dare to be spiritual. ... Dare to realize that our common experience is deceptive, and allow yourself to open up to other possibilities. ... Dare to have the courage and wisdom to say on your death bed, "I have lived a full life," and not say, "What if my life has been all wrong?"
There you are sentenced to go by the order of Krzza, Emperor of the Universe!” Perhaps the spine twisting laugh emitted by the Wrongness ... “What good will that do us, stranded here on an unknown world in an unknown universe!” “Ayhuu!
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FIRST EDITION: This novel was written by 18 science fiction authors in a round-robin format--each chapter by a different author (or in the case of one chapter, two writers). Alpha Centauri versus the Solar System. A great space adventure story.
This book presents the astrophysics of galaxies since their beginnings in the early Universe. This First Edition is extensively illustrated with the most recent observational data.
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Publisher: Independently Published
Galaxies are the places where gas turns into luminous stars, powered by nuclear reactions that also produce most of the chemical elements. But the gas and stars are only the tip of an iceberg: a galaxy consists mostly of dark matter, which we know only by the pull of its gravity. The ages, chemical composition and motions of the stars we see today, and the shapes that they make up, tell us about each galaxy's past life. This book presents the astrophysics of galaxies since their beginnings in the early Universe. This Second Edition is extensively illustrated with the most recent observational data. It includes new sections on galaxy clusters, gamma ray bursts and supermassive black holes. Chapters on the large-scale structure and early galaxies have been thoroughly revised to take into account recent discoveries such as dark energy.The book also examines ways of observing galaxies across the electromagnetic spectrum, and explores dark matter through its gravitational pull on matter and light. This book is self-contained, including the necessary astronomical background, and Quran backup.
Objects may also exist in that world, made up from these ingredients in some unknown way. ... lifetime of the universe (which I take to be about 13 billion years) the unknown world will have come to share the same average temperature as ...
Author: David E.H. Jones
Publisher: CRC Press
There are two huge gaps in scientific theory. One, the contradiction between classical and quantum mechanics, is discussed in many publications. The other, the total failure to explain why anything made of atoms (such as ourselves) can be conscious, has little acknowledgement. The main thesis of this book is that to be conscious at all, you need an unconscious mind. The author explores the idea that this mind sometimes makes contact with a whole unknown world, sporadically revealed by paranormal effects, but perhaps discoverable by hitherto uninvented scientific instruments. The book looks at the notion of the unconscious mind, one of the most important hypotheses of the twentieth century. Psychiatrists often deploy it rather informally, but there is no accepted theory of it. No region of the human brain seems to hold it. The author delves into the notion that the unknown world exists and is very weakly coupled to the physical world. He ponders the properties it may have to allow this coupling, looks at several paranormal effects scientifically and points out that many of them seem to imply brief but dramatic changes of the forces between atoms—a possible effect of the unknown world, unexamined by physical science. No existing publication seeks to talk both about paranormal mysteries and scientific theory. If scientists know about the gaps in existing knowledge, they might initiate research into such gaps, or notice experimental oddities they now gloss over. If the general public was aware of the gaps in physical theory, they would be less overwhelmed by the intellectual diktats of some scientists.
We only have the impresion that it belongs to our Universe,and we find it even more peculiar because we don't know our own Universe,and moreover,we refer to an unknown world with the notion of"Our Universe". "What do you claim, ...
Author: Sorin Cerin
Publisher: Virtualbookworm Publishing
The author is the main character of this work in which he travels through other dimensions and the origin of the universe is revealed to him.
Author: Constantin V. BoundasPublish On: 2017-12-15
The most significant segmentation in the narrative map of Odysseus is the 'clean cut' between the 'real' world, and the 'mythical universe' – as Vidal Naquet suggests. I will prefer to call them 'known world' and 'unknown world'.
Author: Constantin V. Boundas
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
This volume brings together architects, urban designers and planners and asks them to reflect and report on the (built) place and the city to come, in the wake of Deleuze and Guattari.
How can it be known that there is a common world which scientists collectively study by experimentally exploring it ... or diminishing the human Umwelt, rather than that they are revealing more of a universe which was, neutrally, there.
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Edited by Daniel Rothbart of George Mason University in Virginia, this book is a collection of Rom Harré's work on modeling in science (particularly physics and psychology). In over 28 authored books and 240 articles and book chapters, Rom Harré of Georgetown University in Washington, DC is a towering figure in philosophy, linguistics, and social psychology. He has inspired a generation of scholars, both for the ways in which his research is carried out and his profound insights. For Harré, the stunning discoveries of research demand a kind of thinking that is found in the construction and control of models. Iconic modeling is pivotal for representing real-world structures, explaining phenomena, manipulating instruments, constructing theories, and acquiring data. This volume in the new Elsevier book series Studies in Multidisciplinarity includes major topics on the structure and function of models, the debates over scientific realism, explanation through analogical modeling, a metaphysics for physics, the rationale for experimentation, and modeling in social encounters. * A multidisciplinary work of sweeping scope about the nature of science * Revolutionary interpretation that challenges conventional wisdom about the character of scientific thinking * Profound insights about fundamental challenges to contemporary physics * Brilliant discoveries into the nature of social interaction and human identity * Presents a rational conception of methods for acquiring knowledge of remote regions of the world * Written by one of the great thinkers of our time.

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|The ski resort at Mount Ormond has long been abandoned.
It endures as a favoured haunt for rebellious youths seeking to indulge in violent proclivities.
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Mount Ormond Resort or "Cottage" is the only Map in the Ormond Realm.
Ormond was once a small, remote ski town with idyllic slopes, but its resort turned obsolete when a deluxe ski village was built on Mount Richards less than two hours away. Mount Richards offered fresh slopes with luxurious stores and hotels, which crushed Mount Ormond's isolated, decrepit facilities.
The fate of the mountain worsened when a mining project took interest in the coal present at its summit. The mountaintop was lined by explosives to extract coal seams from under it. The project caused a public outrage and was stopped midway.
Mount Ormond is now a soulful, deforested graveyard where gangs and teenagers go looking for trouble. Some people say that the mountain hides a darkness, a bottomless hole from where no one can return.
The Chalet is the main landmark on the Mount Ormond Resort Map.
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|Unforgettable Getaway||Repair the Generator inside the Chalet on Mount Ormond Resort and live to tell the tale.|
- Updated the Map's visuals and assets as part of The Realm Beyond - Part Three.
- Mount Ormond Resort had to be temporarily disabled starting from 14 December 2018, as many Players reported crashes when playing on it.
- It was re-instated a couple of days later.
- In the Game Files Mount Ormond Resort is being referred to under the name Cottage.
- The "Legion" mural inside the cottage was painted by Jeff Johansen. The other members had it commissioned for Frank's birthday.
- Mount Ormond Resort was the hangout place of The Legion.
- Mount Ormond Resort was the third Map to contain weather effects, namely snow.
- Mount Ormond Resort is to date one of the brightest Map in the Game, to the point that it appears to take place during the day, instead of at night.
- At release, a structure similar to the Crane could generate on Mount Ormond Resort, but was disabled from spawning in a subsequent Patch.
- Mount Ormond Resort spawns a Power Distribution Cabinet reading H2S3H1 on its right-hand side panel.
- H2S 3H1 is the Postal Code for BHVR Interactive in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which is where the Developer Team's offices are located.
- In the pre-rework version of the Map, the lodge interior was dominated by a so-called "Conversation Pit" encircling a free-standing fireplace.
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- There used to be an Observation Tower on top of a Hill that could generate at the corner of the Map, under which a Generator could spawn. However, this structure was removed with the The Realm Beyond Part III on Patch 4.4.0.

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A message sent in 1949 to Viktor Abakumov, then the Minister of State Security in the Soviet Union, reported on the establishment of an “anti-Soviet center” in New York by the Frierdiker Rebbe, HaRav Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, z’tl, Chareidim10 reported.
The message, sent by KGB agents operating in New York, stated: “The American espionage system established an anti-Soviet center in New York under the cover of a Rabbinic training school, and it is headed by the Jewish tzaddik Schneersohn, who was deported from the USSR in 1928.”
The Frierdiker Rebbe was sentenced to death by the Soviet regime in 1927 for the “counter-revolutionary activities” of spreading Torah and Yiddishkeit.
International outrage and pressure led the regime to commute the death sentence and instead banish the Rebbe from his home in Leningrad to exile in the city of Kostroma for three years. This sentence was also commuted due to political pressure and the Rebbe left Russia in 1928.
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On the heels of selling the movie rights to two of his comics last week, author Mark Millar has jumped back into the crystalline waters of Hollywood once again.
Millar has partnered with producers Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum to bring the comic author’s latest work, Empress, to the big screen.
F. Scott Frazier, who wrote the script for xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, the Vin Diesel action vehicle currently in production, has been tapped to pen the script for Empress.
The comic, co-created and drawn by Stuart Immonen, centers on the wife of a galactic dictator (a la Ming the Merciless from Flash Gordon) who makes the decision to leave her evil husband and take her three kids with her. With the aid of a bodyguard, she escapes with her brood — Aine, her 15-year-old daughter who wants to be with her father; Adam, her gentle soul of a 10-year-old son who she knows would not survive the trials ahead to be an elite ruler; and Puck, her 18-month-old — to her home world. But the dictator husband, with armies at his disposal, isn’t going to let her go without a fight.
The first issue, published by Marvel’s creator-owned Icon imprint, was a sell-out when it debuted in April. Issue #2 drops tomorrow.
Last week, Waypoint Entertainment, the company behind the upcoming Shane Black action comedy The Nice Guys, acquire the rights to Millar’s Supercrooks and American Jesus. Meanwhile, a sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service, based on Millar’s The Secret Service, is production in London.
That activity doesn’t include the many other titles he’s set up, ranging from Huck at Studio 8 to Chrononauts at Universal to Starlight at Fox with Simon Kinberg producing.
Empress reunites Millar with Kirschenbaum, the exec who brought in one of Millar’s early creator-owned comics, Wanted, turning it into a hit Angelina Jolie action movie.
“Nobody creates universes that translate into big movie ideas better than Millar,” said Kirschenbaum. “With Empress, he’s raised the bar yet again. Part Star Wars, part Guardians of the Galaxy and part something wholly fresh that only the amazing brain of Millar could spawn.”
Said Millar: “In terms of pure concept, this is the most ambitious story I’ve ever come up with, so it needed the most experienced producers I’ve ever been in business with. Joe Roth is a genuine Hollywood legend and Jeff Kirschenbaum was part of the team that broke every record in the book at Universal last year. Even being on the same poster as these two guys is exciting to me.”
Millar is repped by Paradigm and attorney Harris Miller. Frazier is repped by CAA, DMG Entertainment and McKuin Frankel.
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2023 Special Sessions
There will be two virtual special sessions of the Upper New York Annual Conference in 2023. Both special sessions will address disaffiliation requests. They are scheduled for March 25 and October 14 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Registration for the March 25 special session will open on Feb. 1 and close on March 10. Anyone not registered will be able to view the livestream.
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Union Pacific Corporation (UNP - Free Report) is scheduled to report second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 18, before market open.
In the last reported quarter, the company’s bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The metric also increased 15% on a year-over-year basis primarily due to lower costs.
In fact, this Omaha, NE-based railroad operator has an impressive history with respect to the bottom line. The company reported earnings beat in each of the trailing four quarters as the chart below shows.
However, the company might falter in the to-be-reported quarter due to multiple headwinds including the soft freight scenario. Furthermore, the fact that the Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter earnings has been revised 6.9% downward over the past 60 days does not bode well for the company.
Let’s delve deeper to unearth the factors likely to influence this railroad operator’s results in the to-be-reported quarter.
We expect Union Pacific's second-quarter 2019 results to be hurt by weak freight revenues due to declining shipments. At the Wolfe Research 12th Annual Global Transportation Conference, the company said that second-quarter volumes declined 2% on a year-over-year basis (as of May 19) owing to below-par performances of the Energy and the Premium divisions. Evidently, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for carloads at the Energy segment indicates a 6.9% decline from the figure reported at the end of 2018.
Highlighting the bleak scenario, in June, Union Pacific’s chief executive officer Lance Fritz stated that factors like trade uncertainty and inclement weather in the United States are resulting in soft shipping volumes. Weak freight revenues, which account for bulk of Union Pacific’s top line, are likely to dent second-quarter results.
According to the latest Cass Freight Shipments Index report, North-American freight shipments declined for six successive months starting from December, 2018.
However, the company’s efforts to reduce costs in a bid to improve efficiencies are expected to drive the bottom line in the second quarter. Union Pacific's cost-cut plans should also lead to an improvement in operating ratio (operating expenses as a percentage of revenues). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for operating ratio in the to-be-reported quarter stands at 61 compared with 63 reported a year ago. Notably, lower the value of the metric the better.
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Union Pacific is likely to beat estimates in the second quarter. This is because a stock needs to have both — a positive Earnings ESP and a favorable Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) — for this to happen. Zacks Rank #4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell) stocks are best avoided, especially if they have a negative Earnings ESP. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.
Earnings ESP: Union Pacific has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% as the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.12 is in line with the Most Accurate Estimate.
Zacks Rank: Union Pacific’s Zacks Rank #4 acts as a spoiler and leaves surprise prediction inconclusive.
Stocks to Consider
Investors interested in the broader Transportation sector may consider Alaska Air Group (ALK - Free Report) , Canadian National Railway Company (CNI - Free Report) and JetBlue Airways (JBLU - Free Report) as these stocks too possess the right mix of elements to beat on earnings in the next releases.
Alaska Air Group has an Earnings ESP of +0.93% and a Zacks Rank of 2. The company will report second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 25. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Canadian National is a Zacks #3 Ranked company and has an Earnings ESP of +0.88%. The company will release second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 23.
JetBlue Airways has an Earnings ESP of +2.07% and a Zacks Rank #2. This company is scheduled to announce second-quarter 2019 numbers on Jul 23.
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This post was originally published on March 17, 2021 and updated on July 21, 2021.
Korean-inspired Air-fried Gluten-free Chicken Wings
Servings: 4 people
Chef Gerard Viverito
Here’s a fun fact about chefs: As much as we love outdoing each other in the kitchen, we always gravitate back to the simple dishes to soothe our souls after a grueling shift. Just Google favorite chef recipes and you will usually find sandwiches or a 3-step meal. Not to say I don’t love oysters, truffles and foie gras, but sometimes you just want some down-home fried chicken comfort. With the rise in popularity of Korean-style fried chicken, I took it to a new level with the air fryer.
Traditionally, Korean Fried Chicken is double fried in oil for a spectacular crunch and then covered in a delicious spicy, sweet-and-sour type sauce.
2 lbs chicken wings
1 cup cornstarch
2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp salt
Malaysian Palm Oil and butter to cover wings (approximately 1 Tablespoon each)
2 Tbsp gochujang Korean chili paste
3 Tbsp agave syrup or honey depending on level of sweetness desired
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp tamari gluten-free soy sauce
1 tsp ginger, minced
1 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp shallot, minced
½ tsp salt
Chopped green onions for garnish
Place the chicken wings in a large non-reactive bowl and season with garlic powder, onion powder and ½ tsp salt.
Cover the chicken with cornstarch, let sit for 5 minutes. With a set of tongs to keep your hands clean, stir, to evenly coat the chicken piece. Lightly shake each piece of chicken to remove the excess corn starch and place it in the air fryer basket.
While the wings are sitting, heat a sauté pan over medium high heat. Add oil and butter, heat gently to melt.
Place the wings in the air fryer basket and lightly spray or brush the tops with the oil and butter mixture.
Close the basket and cook chicken wings at 390 degrees Fahrenheit for 30 minutes, turning and rotating chicken about every 10 minutes.
While the chicken is cooking, make the sauce.
Korean Air-Fried Chicken Sauce
Combine all sauce ingredients in a small, non-reactive saucepan over medium heat and whisk until combined. Bring the sauce to a boil and reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and reserve.
Once chicken is done cooking, place sauce and the wings into a bowl and toss to evenly coat.
*Oil may be used to spray and coat the chicken pieces if cornstarch still appears on chicken after frying. It can be done without oil as the chicken will produce its own oil during cooking.
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OUR LIVES MUST BE CHECKED AND EVALUATED DAILY
EVALUATE YOUR LIFE
MAIN TEXT: 2 CORINTHIANS 13:5
“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Christ Jesus is in you, except ye be reprobate?
“How many are my iniquities and sin? Make me to know my


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A Phoenix woman has been arrested on suspicion of killing her three children, who were found dead inside the family's home, authorities said Tuesday. The 22-year-old mother, identified as Rachel Henry, "has admitted to harming her three children, which caused their demise," police Sergeant Mercedes Fortune told reporters outside the home.
"We are comfortable in saying now that the mother is responsible for the death of the children," Fortune said. Henry was booked on three counts of first-degree murder.
There was no information on whether she had an attorney who could speak on her behalf. A relative who lives at the residence called police late Monday; Fortune said two other adults lived at the residence in addition to the parents, CBS affiliate KPHO-TV reports.
Responding officers found a 7-month-old girl, 2-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy in a living room area, authorities said. The children were unresponsive and pronounced dead after officers administered CPR and fire officials provided first aid.
Police were interviewing the 30-year-old father and a 49-year-old relative who lives in the home, according to authorities. There was no obvious trauma to the children, and relatives initially believed illness may have been a factor, police said.
It's too early to determine how the children died, police said. The investigation remains ongoing.
A makeshift memorial of three white candles was seen near the house. It's in a neighborhood with old homes of wood or stucco, and a white Spanish-style church graces a corner.
But new construction is going up all around, with a golf course and several housing developments of single-family homes priced at more than $500,000.
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Work has begun today to enhance a number of Denbighshire wildflower meadows.
Denbighshire County Council’s Biodiversity team has started a programme of plug planting and enhancement work across ten meadows.
The meadows vary from site to site and usually contain a variety of native grasses and wildflowers. Wildflowers at our sites are mostly native perennial species which means they will come back every year and support the greatest amount of wildlife.
The work commenced today at Meliden Embankment, Prestatyn to introduce more wildflowers to the site.
Plug planting more flowers, grown at the Council’s tree nursery, at a number of sites will help create more colourful, diverse meadows and better biodiversity support for our local nature and communities.
Bringing back and maintaining these wildflower meadow areas is an important step in helping to reverse the decline and increase local species richness and the Council has committed to capitalising on using its grassland areas for this purpose, where appropriate.
Wildflowers in county meadows provide bees and other pollinators with food across the year which supports our own food chain.
Without this habitat support for insects, nature’s pollinators would be less, impacting on our own food chain as these pollinators support the growth of most of our fruit and vegetables.
Wildflower meadow soil can also sequester as much carbon as woodlands, reducing greenhouse gases to help tackle climate change.
Cllr Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport and Biodiversity Champion said: “Enriching and enhancing the meadows with more plants, especially in urban areas, will help create better connected corridors to support nature to travel and pollinate other sites tackling the nature emergency and encouraging more nature back into towns for residents to enjoy.
“Enhancing the meadows also provides benefits for everybody, not just nature, with other community benefits including improved air quality, urban heat cooling, physical and mental wellbeing and areas of mixed interest for education and play.
“We are extremely grateful to the volunteers and our staff for helping introduce these plants to the sites selected that have been grown from seeds taken from existing flowers on our meadows,
Plug planting and other enhancement work is taking place at
- Green Lane, Corwen
- ATS roundabout, Denbigh
- Parc Alafowlia Fields, Denbigh
- Maes Lliwen, Nantglyn
- Bastion Road Park, Prestatyn
- Meliden Embankment, Prestatyn
- Rhyl Coast Road
- Vincent Close, Rhyl
- Fern Way, Rhyl
- Llys Brenig Park, Rhyl
If you are interested in volunteering to help out with plug planting at a community site, there are a number of opportunities for you to get involved listed in the timetable below. Please email [email protected] for further details about these days.
- September 13 6pm-7.30pm Vincent Close, Rhyl
- September 14 10am-12pm Corwen Cricket Club
- September 16 10am-12pm Fern Way, Rhyl
- September 18 6pm-7.30pm Maes Lliwen, Nantglyn
- September 19 10am-1pm Plas Newydd, Llangollen
- September 25 10am-1pm Rhyl Coast Road


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When more players than court availability, leave your paddle on the fence by the court you left (or Court 4 if you just arrived).
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A variant is available that is unique to the Chrysler 300, 300M, Dodge Charger and Magnum cars. This design includes a new specially designed Chrysler specific adjustable steel base plate and mount flange design. The hinge rotates on precision pivot pins with bronze bushings. These extra large suicide hinges can include a ball stud mount for an optional force return using a gas spring, gas shock or linear actuator. This extra large suicide hinge is intended for medium to heavy weight doors and specifically designed to work with a Chrysler 300. Includes specially designed Chrysler steel mount plates for welding hinges to structure and pivot hardware. Includes bolts and hardware to bolt to door, but requires mount plates to be welded to the door and jamb, which are available for purchase separately.
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|A celebration of the life of one of Michael's sisters.
One of my two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Ann Zembruski, died unexpectedly September 19. She was 68 years old, and should have had many more years ahead of her.
Dorothy Ann was born Dorothy Ann Hood on October 1st, 1938 in Dunn, North Carolina. Her mother was the famous Dorothy "Sunshine" Browning Hood, the adopted daughter of real estate magnate and eccentric millionaire Edward West "Daddy" Browning. Her father, Clarence Bassford Hood, was from an influential family in North Carolina's Harnett County. She was the couple's second daughter.
Her earliest years must have been idyllic, with her mother able to grant almost any wish thanks to a sizable trust fund and a doting father free to lavish love and affection on his little girls without the distraction of a "day job". However, he died tragically of a brain hemorrhage when Dorothy Ann was only 5, and that changed everything. Her mother soon remarried a man who was more interested in her money than in the well-being of her two little girls.
One can understand why Dorothy Ann married as soon as possible.
Despite having eight children in rapid succession, the marriage wasn't successful and Dorothy Ann found herself a single mother trying to raise eight children. That's when her brother, my husband Michael, stepped in, moving in with her and the kids and being there for them for most of a decade. The kids were grown and on their own by the time Dorothy Ann met and married Robert Zembruski in 1988. At last, there was a gentle man who loved and cared for her as she deserved. And anyone who saw the two of them together, knew instantly that Bob adored his bride. Dorothy Ann had learned how to survive by becoming assertive and presenting a strong and sometimes terrifying exterior, but Bob recognized the little girl with the big heart inside.
They lived in Connecticut but bought timeshares in New Hampshire and loved to visit, especially when the trees wore their fall finery. Dorothy Ann's generosity extended to sharing their vacations with family and friends; Michael and I stayed with them a couple of times in New Hampshire where we visited such sights as the Flume, the Lost River, and America's Stonehenge.
When Michael and I were married in Arizona, Dorothy Ann and Bob flew out to attend the wedding. Afterwards we rented a van and drove up to see Grand Canyon. Dorothy Ann was moved to tears by its beauty, and stood at the Rim sobbing with joy.
She loved ice cream. Part of any visit with her was a trip to the store for a few quarts of exotically-flavored ice cream and the eating of it while watching a classic movie on TV.
Last year she and Bob traded their timeshare to visit Sedona for a week. We came up to visit their last weekend and took them to Red Rock Crossing, then brought them back to Phoenix and to her sister Surya's surprise birthday party, before they returned to their home in Torrington, Connecticut. The reunion included the girls' unofficial "third sister", long-time family friend Dr. Barbara Lafford.
A few days ago, Dorothy Ann was admitted to Charlotte Hungerford hospital after experiencing shortness of breath. She'd had emphysema for years, contracted after years of smoking (begun in the days when doctors appeared on TV extolling the health benefits of various brands of cigarette) and was accustomed to being out of breath, but this seemed worse. Her doctor discovered she had hemolytic anemia, and also (and unrelatedly) needed to have her gall bladder removed. She would need a transfusion first, to bring her red blood cell count up for the surgery. But none of this was serious, just annoying. Michael called her on Tuesday and she was in good spirits.
On Wednesday she was moved into ICU when her doctor discovered she'd been ignored by the nursing staff for over 24 hours, not having received her prescribed medications for all that time. Michael was told that cell phones weren't permitted in the hospital, and there was no phone in her room because the doctor wanted her to conserve her breath. Her oldest daughter, Dotsie, kept Michael informed regarding Dorothy Ann's progress.
Around midnight, unexpectedly, astoundingly, Dorothy Ann's heart suddenly stopped. Attempts to revive her were unsuccessful. An autopsy revealed she had perished of a pulmonary embolism. No one was more astonished than the doctor.
Dorothy Ann is survived by her husband, Robert Zembruski; her sister, Surya-Patricia Lane Hood; her brother, Michael Manion; and eight children and twelve grandchildren as follows:
- Donald Peter Muccigrosso, Jr.
- Dorothy Rose Muccigrosso
- Rose Ann Muccigrosso Kramer
- James Michael Rothe
- Max David Kramer
- Cara Rose Kramer
- Gerard Joseph Muccigrosso
- Natasha Marie Muccigrosso
- Alissi Lynne Lee Muccigrosso
- Enzo Muccigrosso
- Michelle Marie Muccigrosso Rojas
- Michael Donald Rojas
- Adelila Michelle Rojas
- Maya Rojas
- Patricia Lane Hood Muccigrosso
- Anthony Scott Collins
- Elizabeth Browning Muccigrosso
- Logan James Peninger
- Elias Stephen Peninger
- Catherine O'Keefe Muccigrosso
Services will be held Sunday, September 23, 2007 at Laporta Cook Funeral Home, 82 Litchfield. St., Torrington, Connecticut. If interested, you may call (860) 482-4456. Michael and I will be flying to Connecticut tonight with Surya to be there, so don't look for another blog entry until Tuesday at the earliest.


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Newswise — (TORONTO, Canada – Wednesday, March 7, 2018) – A simple dietary supplement (L-arginine) was found to improve birth outcomes, paving the way for future clinical trials to test this inexpensive and safe intervention.
In their paper entitled, “Malaria in pregnancy alters L-arginine bioavailability and placental vascular development,” Science Translational Medicine, 7 March 2018, Toronto General Research Institute (TGRI) and University of Toronto researchers report that Malawian women with malaria in pregnancy had altered levels of L-arginine which were associated with poor birth outcomes. L-arginine is an amino acid that improves blood flow and circulation and that humans get from their diet, including eggs, meat and dairy.
In an experimental model of malaria in pregnancy, supplementing the diet of pregnant mice with L-arginine increased blood vessel development in the placenta and reduced low birth weight/preterm birth and stillbirth.
Preterm birth and stillbirth are leading causes of childhood death accounting for an estimated 2 million deaths per year; however there are few safe and effective interventions. Globally many of these poor birth outcomes are associated with maternal infections such as malaria.
Led by Dr. Chloe McDonald and Dr. Kevin Kain at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network (UHN), the scientists show that supplementing the diet with L-arginine prevented malaria from depleting the L-arginine-nitric oxide (NO) pathway.
In the body, L-arginine is converted into nitric oxide, which is critical for normal placental blood vessel development and healthy birth outcomes. By the time a woman delivers, there are 250 kilometres of blood vessels in the placenta, which provide essential oxygen and nutrients to the rapidly growing baby.
“Our work shows that L-arginine is a critical component in regulating a key pathway that promotes blood vessel development in the placenta. Infections such as malaria can impair that pathway, restricting placental vascular development. Ultimately this can result in poor birth outcomes which can have long-term effects on babies who survive, including impaired brain and behavioural development,” says Dr. McDonald, adding that research on safe, effective ways of promoting healthy birth outcomes are urgently needed.
Dr. Kain notes that the L-arginine-(NO) biosynthetic pathway identified in this research may be a common pathway underlying other conditions linked to poor birth outcomes, be they in low or high-income countries such as Canada.
“Our findings have broad implications not only for malaria in pregnancy (125 million pregnancies at risk each year), but also for other globally important causes of adverse birth outcomes such as preeclampsia,” says Dr. Kain, who is also Science Director, Tropical Disease Unit at the Toronto General Hospital, UHN.
Since L-arginine can be given to women as a simple, safe, and inexpensive food supplement, (in peanuts, for example) in pregnancy, Dr. Kain and Dr. McDonald are now planning human clinical trials to assess its impact on human birth outcomes.
This research was supported by the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth; The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation - Grand Challenges in Global Health: Preventing Preterm Birth Initiative; Grand Challenges Canada Rising Stars in Global Health Grant; and The Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
About Toronto General Hospital
Toronto General Hospital is a partner in University Health Network, along with Toronto Western, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences. The scope of research and complexity of cases at Toronto General Hospital have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. It has one of the largest hospital-based research programs in Canada, with major research in cardiology, transplantation, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation. Toronto General Hospital is a research and teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto. www.uhn.ca
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Photos of Trump and Pence are missing from federal offices
"Nine months after Donald Trump's inauguration, pictures of the president and Vice President Pence are missing from thousands of federal courthouses, laboratories, military installations, ports of entry, office suites and hallways, and from U.S. embassies abroad," the WashPost's Lisa Rein writes:
- "On the walls are empty picture hooks left when workers took down official portraits of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on Jan. 20."
- "The Government Publishing Office says it has yet to receive the images from the White House."
- "[T]he White House says the president and vice president have not yet decided when they will sit for the type of high-quality official photographs usually churned out by the modern GPO, continuing a portrait tradition that began after the Civil War."
Be smart: It's Day 236. For an administration that has been slow to staff up and get the hang of governing, this is a symbol that could stick.