Cisco Bug: CSCtb45676 - CUBE sends illegal status code " SIP/2.0 65535 Unknown"
May 04, 2012
- Cisco IOS
- Cisco 888W Integrated Services Router
- Cisco AS5400XM Universal Gateway
- Cisco 881SRSTW Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 881SRST Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 881W Integrated Services Router
- Cisco AS5350XM Universal Gateway
- Cisco IAD888W Integrated Access Device
- Cisco 2821 Integrated Services Router
- Cisco 888 Integrated Services Router
Known Affected Releases
Symptoms: CUBE sends illegal SIP packet with unknown status code when CUBE is in race condition between in-leg and out-leg. Conditions: This problem happens when CUBE receives BYE from TGW before CUBE sends 200OK to OGW.
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- Full Description (including symptoms, conditions and workarounds)
- Known Fixed Releases
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Friendships And Mental Health
February 03, 2022
This article covers:
- What is friendship?
- Friendship and mental health
- What to do or where to get help?
What is friendship?
A friend is someone other than a relative or partner that you like to talk to and spend time with. Friendship refers to a relationship between two or more friends.
Friendship involves shared positive feelings, closeness, respect, trust, and care for one another. It provides the opportunity to have someone to confide in and do activities such as going out to eat, for a walk, a movie, and attending events.
Friendship can develop in different areas in life, such as at school, work, in the community, within the family, between neighbours and online. Friendships can last for a short period of time or for many years.
Friendships can change overtime, as you grow and experience different situations you might find that your friendships can change overtime. For example, this might be in your level of closeness to friends, your views about friendships and the number of friends you have.
Positive mental health
Friendships are very important for mental health and well-being. There is a lot of research to show that being socially connected promotes mental health and physical health. Having positive friendships can have protective benefits for mental health, that can include:
- Higher self-esteem
- Sense of self-worth and belonging
- Feeling valued and supported
- Not feeling lonely
- Improved motivation
- Positive mood
During difficult times, friends have allowed me to express how I feel with no judgement. They act as a sounding board and help me to think about things from different perspectives. They validate my emotions but also support me in terms of thinking about how to move forward and what might help me – this helps me feel better because I know I’m not alone even when times are extremely difficult.
Katie – Mindsum Peer Support worker
Poor mental health
Just as positive friendships impact mental health, negative friendships can also affect mental health. You might have friends that do not treat you well by behaving in ways that are unhelpful or that leave you feeling bad most of the time. These behaviours might include:
- Regularly making comments that are hurtful
- Ignoring you during the times you need their support
- Reaching out to you only when they want something
- Not respecting your boundaries
- Always being in conflict with you and/or others
- Excluding you on purpose
- Rarely putting as much effort as you do
These toxic friendships can affect your self-esteem and lead to mental health problems, such as anxiety and depression. If you have friendships like this, you have the power to decide whether or not this needs to change.
Poor mental health can also impact on friendships. Research suggests that higher rates of mental illness is associated with more isolation, loneliness, and social rejection amongst young people. Living with a mental illness can make it difficult for you to cope in social situations or to have the motivation to interact with friends. This can be especially difficult if you struggle with a less common mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression).
If you are struggling in the area of friendship or loneliness, there are different things that you can do that might help. You don’t need to struggle with this alone.
If you don’t have many friends that’s okay. As long as you have a few you can lean on and if not explore how you might make new friends, friends don’t always have to be the people you have known since being young or at school. This might happen by starting volunteering, looking for a part time job and making friends there or joining a new community group.
Katie – Mindsum Peer Support worker
What to do and where to get help
If you are struggling to the point that you are having thoughts of hurting yourself, please call 999 as soon as possible. Here are some things that you can keep in mind that might help you when it comes to friendships:
- Prioritise healthy friendships – focus on the friends that support you and show that they have your best interest at heart.
- Resolve conflicts- it is normal to experience conflict in any relationship, including friendships. Learn to deal with conflict through finding healthy and productive ways to move forward.
- Don’t be too hard on yourself- it doesn’t feel good to struggle in the area of friendships or with loneliness. Many young people don’t like to admit struggling with this and might feel embarrassed about it. In reality, many people including adults struggle with this. So, be gentle with yourself and recognise that building good friendships take time and patience.
- Join a group or class- if you want to meet new people it is a good idea to join a club or a class, where it is easy to meet and interact with other people. This might include a cooking class, language class, sports group, exercise class, dance club etc.
- Frequent places of your interest- choose to spend time in places where you can meet people with the same interests as you. This will improve your chances of being able to connect with new people.
- Be a good friend too- it is important to try and achieve the same standard you set for others, that way you are more likely to attract friends with the same qualities.
Working with a counsellor or therapist can also help you in improving your confidence and making friends. You can learn practical ways of approaching social situations and improving your relationships with others.
You can book a free initial consultation with a qualified mental health professional through our online service.
You can read and access resources about friendships on the NHS Children and adolescent mental health service website. Click here to access the link.
Mental Health Foundation
You can read and access resources about friendship and mental health on the Mental Health Foundation website. Click here to access the link.
You can read information about helping a friend with their mental health on the Young Minds website. Click here to access the link.

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Emma McVey, the wife of Geordie Shore star Gaz Beadle, has been rushed to hospital.
After a family holiday, the influencer – who shares Chester, five, and Primrose, three with Gaz – was quickly admitted for medical attention after landing back in the UK.
The mother-of-two took to Instagram on Friday and shared a photo of herself in a hospital bed, hooked up to an IV, and explained what was going on.
Emma wrote alongside it: ‘I didn’t see myself coming back here anytime soon, but here I am… so glad we came back to the UK when we did, so glad I was hospitalized then.’
MailOnline has reached out to Emma McVey’s representatives for comment.
The model underwent open-heart surgery in January to repair three holes in her heart and her triscupid valve — which controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle.
Oh no! Gaz Beadle’s wife Emma McVey revealed she was rushed to hospital when she took to Instagram on Friday to share a photo of herself hooked up to a drip
From vacation to hospital! After a family holiday, the influencer was quickly admitted for medical attention after landing back in the UK
Health issues: The model underwent open heart surgery in January to repair three holes in her heart and her triscupid valve – which controls blood flow between the right atrium and right ventricle
After her open-heart surgery in January, Emma suffered a major setback when she suffered a collapsed lung, causing surgical emphysema, a rare lung condition in which air gets trapped under the skin.
However, the beauty quickly recovered and six days later she was allowed to return home to her family.
Last April, Emma revealed she was skinny embarrassed due to a medical condition she kept hidden from everyone, including her husband Gary Beadle.
The model was suffering from seizures, exhaustion and fainting due to undiagnosed ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, when she married former Geordie Shore star Gaz in June 2021.
Emma, who was also awaiting heart surgery at the time, admitted to secretly experiencing abdominal cramps and bleeding on her wedding day.
The influencer explained how the exhaustion had put her to bed at 10pm that day, but she believed it was a symptom of her heart condition.
Emma finally went to see her doctor two months after the wedding, but it wasn’t until she was admitted to the ER that she was diagnosed with the condition.
She said she believed the condition was brought on by the stress of discovering she needed heart surgery, the wedding, and the move, all in a short space of time.
Struggles: Emma suffered a major setback when she suffered a collapsed lung, causing surgical emphysema, a rare lung condition where air gets trapped under the skin
Anxiety: Emma shares Chester, five, and Primrose, three, with husband Gaz Beadle
Emma was diagnosed with three holes in her heart just before the couple’s wedding day in July 2021 and was due to have surgery in November 2022, but it was postponed due to her ulcerative colitis medication.
In an update to her followers, Emma wrote: “Long story short, we’ve finally found out I have three large holes in my heart and damaged tissue causing my blood to flow in the wrong direction…
“The right side of my heart is now enlarged and weak, along with high blood pressure in my lungs.
She continued, “This has all gotten much worse because they should have been closed when I was a kid, unfortunately no one checked my heart even when I was having seizures and being diagnosed with epilepsy or passed out like it was a hobby.”
“I definitely shouldn’t have carried any babies while they were there. They are baffled how I made it through the birth with Primrose and had it not been a C-section it could have been a completely different story.
“Now I’m waiting for open-heart surgery because the holes just can’t be closed with device closure.”
What is Ulcerative Colitis?
Ulcerative colitis is inflammation of the lower part of your digestive system, including your colon and rectum.
Common symptoms of ulcerative colitis include frequent diarrhea (which can be bloody), abdominal pain, and frequent bowel movements.
Ulcerative colitis is usually treated with medications that reduce inflammation in your digestive system. In severe cases, surgery may be required.
It’s not clear what causes ulcerative colitis. One possible cause is that your immune system attacks your digestive system.

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The new Accu-Tac PC-4 bipod arrived in the UK just days before the British Shooting Show. Accu-Tac launched two brand new models at SHOT SHOW 2020, one is a wide leg hybrid between the BR-4 and the HD-50. The other is the PC-4.
Delta Optical will launch the brand new Delta Titanium HD 4-24 x 50 SFP Illuminated Half Mil Interchangeable Turret Rifle Scope at the British Shooting Show.
Meggitt AA2 single Turning target System at the British Shooting Show 2020.
Unique Alpine has been known as one of the leading specialists in military and police precision rifles for decades. Based on the expertise and the aspiration to develop high quality products, Unique Alpine transferred their knowledge to the areas of hunting and sport.
Top pellet manufacturer H&N Sport has developed the new Finale Maxx range of pellets, available now in the UK.
MEGGITT TRAINING SYSTEMS Meggitt Training Systems will be exhibiting at the British Shooting Show 2020 for the very first time. Meggitt training systems has been
Howa shines in the Precision Rifle League Round 3.
The brand new Tier One Evolution Tactical Bipod was launched at the British Shooting Show 2019.
Air Arms are thrilled to sponsor the 2019 UKAHFT National HFT Recoiling Championship event.
BSA launch their latest sporting target rifle at the British Shooting Show 2019 – the Silver Star.


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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
This recipe is a combination of ideas from Ina and Martha. I call it Greek-y becasue it has flavors that remind me of greek food, mint, feta, olives, fresh flavors. It's great with a couple of grilled chicken breasts. It's perfect for summer dinner, not too fussy, light, and lots of flavor. Pound the chicken breasts down to about 1/4 inch, then grill with just salt and pepper. Serve over Greek-y Salad. Israeli cous-cous are big round cou-cous pebbles. I'm trying to incorporate different grains into our meals- I'm sick of noodles and rice. So look for it at the market, or you can use orzo which is great too. This will serve about 4 people. When I make it at home, it's enough for Husband, me and Abbie, with some left over for lunch the next day.
1 cup israeli cous-cous or orzo
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pt. cherry tomatoes, cut in half
1/2 cup coarsely chopped kalamata olives
2 thinly sliced green onions
6 oc. good feta, cut into 1/2 " cubes
1 tbs. finely chopped mint
Cook cous-cous or orzo in boiling salted water 9-10 minutes.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Drain the cous-cous or orzo, then add it to the bowl with the dressing, stirring to coat. Let it sit to soak up the dressing, and cool to room temperature. Add the other ingredients to the bowl, and mix gently. Taste for salt and pepper.
Makes twenty-six 5-inch cookies or 8 1/2 dozen 1 1/4-inch cookies
1 pound unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
2 1/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
4 large eggs
3 cups plus 2 tablespoons pastry flour
3 cups bread flour
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
2 pounds Jacques Torres House (60 percent cocoa) Chocolate or other best-quality semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Reduce speed to low and add both flours, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla, and chocolate; mix until well combined.
Using a 4-ounce scoop for larger cookies or a 1-ounce scoop for smaller cookies, scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until lightly browned, but still soft, about 20 minutes for larger cookies and about 15 minutes for smaller cookies. Cool slightly on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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However, we believe that Zynga is well positioned to grow in the near term based on its innovative product pipeline and its dominant position in the social and mobile gaming sector. The company’s constant investments in the field of mobile gaming are expected to act as a positive catalyst going forward. Moreover, Zynga’s new network “Zynga with Friends” is expected to reduce its reliance on Facebook over the long term and help develop into a multiplatform game network.
Thus, we remain Neutral over the long term (6-12 months). Currently, Zynga has a Zacks #3 Rank, which implies a Hold rating over the short term (1-3 months).

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Visit the Banff Museum, Banff Park Museum, Whyte Museum or the Buffalo Nations Luxton Museum that feature art, culture and history of Banff and the Canadian Rockies. Most of the museums remain open daily except on holiday days. Check their websites the current winter hours.
For helicopter tours we recommend Rockies Heli Canada. Please see below for their tours along the Icefields Parkway. Additional information can be found at: http://www.rockiesheli.com/

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Divorce is often a difficult and contentious process for spouses dissolving their marriage. But, a fairly recent approach, called collaborative divorce , is a positive alternative to traditional high-stakes, high-drama divorce litigation.
In a collaborative divorce a couple elects to end their marriage through a specialized collaborative process instead of traditional divorce proceedings in family court.
According to the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), an international organization that promotes client-centered processes for resolving conflict, collaborative divorce has three key elements:
- A pledge not to litigate or go to court and the voluntary withdrawal of both spouses’ attorneys if either spouse decides to litigate
- An open and honest exchange of information
- A commitment to respect both spouses’ shared goals
Collaborative Divorce Process
When a couple begins collaborative divorce, each spouse is represented by a lawyer specially trained in collaborative law. Instead of serving as an adversarial advocate, however, each spouse’s lawyer represents the interests of the spouse and also assists in negotiating a divorce settlement. Also, the couple may receive assistance in the negotiation process from a multi-disciplinary team of professionals including a financial advisor, child specialist or divorce coach.
The spouses and their respective attorneys sign a contract, sometimes called a collaborative stipulation or participation agreement, in which they agree to voluntarily disclose all financial and other information relevant to the divorce. This avoids the formal discovery process, which often is a time-consuming, expensive, and frustrating element of traditional divorce proceedings.
The contract also states that the attorneys will not represent the spouses if the couple chooses to end the collaborative process and pursue divorce litigation. This helps align the spouses and their collaborative team with the goal of reaching a divorce settlement out of court.
The negotiation process focuses on the spouses’ desires and common interests until an agreement is reached. The agreement is then recorded in a written document and filed with the court. Then, if required, the spouses attend a court hearing in which a judge approves their settlement.
Collaborative Divorce Benefits
Collaborative divorce has many advantages over traditional divorce litigation. In divorce litigation, the adversarial court process often pits one spouse against the other in a system generally designed to create a winner and a loser. Collaborative divorce centers on problem-solving and building agreement, instead of blaming, to create a win-win situation for the spouses.
Also, in traditional divorce proceedings , each spouse may have to hire their own financial professional and other expert witnesses to aid their case. In collaborative divorce, however, one neutral financial advisor can help the couple make monetary arrangements for the future. Further, gathering information through the formal discovery process takes longer and may result in higher fees for the lawyers’ work in procuring depositions, affidavits and other documents. These steps can be avoided in collaborative divorce.
Most important, though, couples who choose collaborative divorce instead of litigation are more satisfied with the results, reports Stuart Webb, a lawyer who developed collaborative law in the early 1990s. This is because the collaborative process can be less expensive than going to court, and it also protects children from potentially-hostile court proceedings.
In addition, couples retain control over the process and outcome in collaborative divorce. Because people are most willing to follow their own rules, the spouses are more likely to comply and be satisfied with the settlement. Instead of court-imposed timelines and results, collaborative divorce provides flexibility to craft unique solutions and move according to the spouses’ schedules. Also, no settlement is final until each spouse agrees to it.
Collaborative Divorce and Mediation
Although they both avoid litigation and rely on the voluntary, honest exchange of information, collaborative divorce and mediation are different processes.
In mediation, a neutral third party called a mediator helps spouses negotiate a settlement. But, the mediator can neither advocate for a spouse nor give any legal advice. Lawyers can assist spouses in the mediation process, but they are not bound to avoid litigation. Therefore, there is a risk of ultimatums or threats of litigation that may stop negotiation.
Who are Candidates for Collaborative Divorce
Collaborative divorce is a wonderful tool, but it is not appropriate for all couples. The collaborative process may not be appropriate in cases involving domestic violence or severe mental illness. But, there are other options for divorcing spouses in these situations.
If you have questions about collaborative divorce, mediation or traditional divorce litigation, contact a knowledgeable divorce attorney in your area. A lawyer trained in collaborative divorce can help you determine which process is right for you.

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Recipe Monday: Raw Chocolate Treats
Categories: Excerpt Food & Nutrition
The holidays call for stuffing our faces with traditional delicacies—a lot of them. We’re expected to eat seconds and thirds of foods that only come once a year, especially the range of desserts. Jessica Fenton’s Raw Chocolate Treats allows us to eat without feeling remorseful. Check out the excerpt below for a delicious, guilt-free dessert!
Tags: Raw Foods Recipe Vegetarian & Vegan Jessica Fenton
Winter Warming Drinking Chocolate
On a cold winter’s day, when you want something warm to drink but also want to stay as raw as possible to maintain high level of energy and radiant health, you might want to reach for this drink. It only takes a few minutes to make and it isn’t overly sweet-you get that bitter, high-cacao content kick instead. But if you want to make it sweeter, just add a touch more yacon syrup.
- Bain marie or dehydrator
- Power blender
- 2 tablespoons raw coconut oil
- Generous 2 cups of your favorite Raw Nut & Seed Milk.
- ¼ cup raw cacao powder
- Scant ¼ cup yacon syrup
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ½ inch piece fresh ginger, peeled.
If the coconut oil is too firm to blend, melt it down gently into a soft or runny consistency in a bain-marie or dehydrator.
Add the coconut oil to your power blender with all the other ingredients and blend on full power, using the plunger, until smooth.
Pour the mixture into a glass mixing bowl and heat in the bain-marie until warm, stirring frequently. Pour into 2 favorite mugs and enjoy immediately.


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DATE: January 27, 2010
New Construction Regulations Increase Funding
On January 7, 2010, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners unanimously approved the revised 605 CMR 6.00: Library Improvement Program-Public Library Construction Regulations. Funds from this program provide aid to municipalities across the state in planning, designing and building of their public library. The benefit to citizens of the Commonwealth is expanded and improved public library collections, information services, programs offered, and greater access to library services.
One of the most significant changes in the regulations is an increase in the average grant award. Prior to the new regulations, communities received between 35% and 60% of the eligible project costs from the program. Under the new regulations, communities will receive on average 50% of eligible costs, with a cap of 75%. "The Commonwealth is supporting a substantial amount of eligible construction costs for new public libraries, making this program one of the most generous municipal construction grants in the United States," said MBLC Chair George T. Comeau. "It is the most significant program we have ever offered to advance the construction of new libraries in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
The new regulations also extend the amount of time municipalities have to begin construction from nine months to twelve months. The eligible cost allowance for land values for land donated as the site of the library construction project was also increased from $400,000 to $800,000.
Sustainable construction is encouraged in the new regulations. Libraries will be able to plan and budget for energy-efficient systems and construction at the outset of the project. Library projects that attain the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification will receive additional funding. "This new program assures communities that the MBLC is serious about supporting the construction of new public libraries that will serve residents well into the new Century," said Chair Comeau.
Over the next several months, the MBLC will present construction grant information workshops to library directors, trustees, and supporters at two convenient locations across the state. The new regulations pave the way for launching the next Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program grant round later in 2010.
Funding for the Massachusetts Public Library Construction Program was authorized by Governor Deval Patrick and the Legislature in the General Governmental Bonds Bill in 2008. The program was first funded by a state bond authorization in 1987. As of January 2010, 290 grants totaling over $304 million, have been awarded. Of these 81, have been for planning and design and 209 have been for construction, addition/renovation or special projects. For more information please visit: http://www.mass.gov/mblc/grants/construction/index.php
The Board of Library Commissioners (mass.gov/mblc) is the agency of state government with the statutory authority and responsibility to organize, develop, coordinate and improve library services throughout the Commonwealth. The Board advises municipalities and library trustees on the operation and maintenance of public libraries, including construction and renovation. It administers state and federal grant programs for libraries and promotes cooperation among all types of libraries through regional library systems and automated resource sharing. It also works to ensure that all residents of the Commonwealth, regardless of their geographic location, social or economic status, age, level of physical or intellectual ability or cultural background, have access to essential new electronic information technologies and significant electronic databases.

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- Unisex sizing
- Supremely soft heather tees with hand printed water-based inks
- Designed/printed in Saginaw, MI. by Michigan Vibes
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Spain, a country that has enjoyed immense world power and resplendence since centuries ago, is known for its magnificent landmarks and monuments, serving as testaments to such power. One of Spain´s more common monuments is the arch, an imposing structure that is known to stand as either a gateway to a city or a representation of a victory from a war or battle.
The Arco de la Victoria, located in Moncloa, Madrid, is a popular victory arch, and is considered to be one of the breathtaking Spanish arches.
While it is also referred to as the Puerta de la Moncloa, or the Gate of Moncloa, it wasn’t constructed to serve as the entry way to the barrio, much less Madrid. Albeit indeed, the huge arch looms over the area of one of the capital’s main entrance points, right in the midst of of Moncloa-Aravaca’s major thoroughfare, Avenida de la Memoria.
In fact, it was an ambitious project of Franco, the military general who ruled over the so-called Francoist Spain, as a way of reminding the Spaniards of one of his victorious 1936 battles that happened in the country’s then civil war — the battle of Ciudad Universitaria.
People compare it to two magnificent Puerta de Alcala Monument, albeit the latter has more arches, and the Arc de Triomphe of Paris, at Champs-Elysees. Franco commissioned Otero and Bravo Sanfeliu, two of the most celebrated architects of Spain during those times.
One will find on the apex of the structure the likeness of Minerva, riding a green chariot.
Visit the site:
The best way to go there is via the Metro Station. Take either linea 6 or 3, both these lines stop at Moncloa Station. The station is found near the monument itself, along the Arco de la Victoria Avenue. .
What Moncloa landmarks and attractions to see after checking out Arco de la Victoria:
1. Museo de AmericaBe fascinated by this museum, where one can find the best and most extensive array of artifacts and art pieces from the USA and the rest of the Americas.
2. Ejercito del Aire Sprawled in a vast area of land strategically located within the Moncloa District is the former Air Ministry of Spain. Nearby is the Metro station and the observatory station, Faro del Moncloa.

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Fresno County Library officials got the green light this week from Fresno County supervisors to make an offer on the recently vacated offices of a television station.
The 17,605-square-foot building east of Fashion Fair mall is at 4880 N. First St. The former site of KGPE (Channel 47.1) covers 1.9 acres and has gated parking. The television station property, listed at $1.8 million, would serve as new offices for the county library.
County supervisors discussed the potential deal in closed session Tuesday, so details of the proposed purchase weren't disclosed.
In addition to administrative office space, the television station building will have room for a training center and headquarters for a new mobile library program.
If the administrative offices move north, the existing downtown library offices would be converted into public space for library visitors. The second floor of the downtown branch would be freed up for additional local documents, such as genealogy, said Supervisor Judy Case McNairy.
Supervisor Henry R. Perea said the new space on the second floor also will provide more space for computer bays and a system to preserve older documents.
"I think it's going to be a good use for the downtown library," he said. "Considering that downtown is the flagship of our library system, adding a whole floor for additional public service is the big win."
Perea said gated parking at the new site would prevent vandalism to library vehicles. He said library vehicles parked downtown have been damaged in recent years.
The KGPE building became vacant late last year after the television station merged its local operations with KSEE (Channel 24.1) and moved into KSEE's building on McKinley Avenue, west of Fresno-Yosemite International Airport.
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The physical appearance of President-Elect Donald Trump has been compared to many things over the course of his campaign.
But now he has a new doppelganger. It’s a Chinese golden pheasant.
Dubbed colloquially as the “Pheasant-Elect”, the bird’s plumage bears a uuuuge (we’re sorry) resemblance to Trump’s own iconic combover.
Tourists are flocking (like, really sorry) to the Hangzhou Safari Park, a zoo in the Zhejiang province of China’s east to take a look at the Trump-like bird.
The zoo is home to around 50 golden pheasants. Each bird reaches to about a metre in length.
People have taken to Chinese social media website Weibo to share their thoughts on the big bird with the presidential hair.
“So does this bird look like Trump, or does Trump look like a Chinese pheasant?” wrote one user.
“Come on, this bird is more handsome than Trump,” commented another.
Tensions are already on the rise in China, now that a Trump administration is imminent. Whether this bird with fuel this tension has yet to be seen.
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Comments - Terrific kabuki triptych of three actors from the play "The Country's Record of Dantokuzan." At left, a page crouches beside his master's lightly dappled horse. In the center, Shitatsu Daishi prepares to become a monk, holding a string of prayer beads and trading his white kimono for a simpler gray robe with several holes in it. The impressive figure at right is an immortal, Arara Sennin. Dressed in ragged robes and with a shaggy unkempt beard, he turns a scowling face towards Daishi, a tall walking stick gripped between both hands.
A fantastic image, beautifully drawn and shaded, with very expressive faces. Wonderful detail, including faint embossing on the white robe and kimono trim. The decorative, wood grain Chinese-style frame around the work is very unusual. This image is included in the recent monograph on Kunichika, "Time Present and Time Past: Images of a Forgotten Master." A great choice for a collector.
Artist - Kunichika (1835 - 1900)
Image Size - 14" x 27 3/8" + margins as shown
Condition - This print with excellent color and detail as shown. Three attached panels. Slight thinning at corner, repaired. Creasing, slight toning and soiling. Please see photos for details.


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I’m pleased to introduce this book review and Author Interview for Day Four of Sci Week. Blue Dust: Forbidden is the first in a new series of YA Sci Fi books by author Katy Krump, published by Ghostly Publishing and if the first book is anything to go by, then the series I’m certain will be a huge hit. It tells the story of Qea, who for reasons unknown at the beginning of the book, is hiding on Earth under the guise of Kerry Johnston; a teenage girl with a limp. After discovering all is not as it should at home, Kerry realises her cover has been blown and crosses the breadth of England to Devon to meet at the rendezvous spot. And so starts Qea’s journey that will take her across the galaxy to her home system; the Octad.
We discover that Qea was third born to a family; which goes against the rules. In a land where Warlords rule the desolate land, diamondine mines and have contacts in every liveable sector. Natural resources are sparse and a reproduction law deems only two children per family. Qea has only known solitude for her early life and when her parents are killed she is captured by an evil warlord who uses her for his own gain.
But after betraying this warlord, Qea meets Adam on Earth, who causes a bit of a dilemma. Qea is torn between her instincts for survival and her heart when she is thrust back into the ruthless land she grew up in and must find a way to survive against the mysterious Inquisitors; a unique alien police force who govern the laws.
I think Katy Krump is on to a winner here with Blue Dust; a YA Sci Fi novel is a unique proposition amongst a plethora of successful fantasy novel featuring vampires and witchcraft. It is indeed original and it sucks you in within the first chapter, where the action blasts off almost instantly. Who is this Kerry Johnston? And why is she taking refuge in our planet? Ms Krump doesn’t release all of the details all at once mind you, but slowly gives you tit bits of life on the Octad and the politics that govern the system.
In the first quarter of the book, what works extremely well is the flashbacks of Qea to when she was a young girl hiding away with her parents and her trying to understand the life she was unfairly thrust into. It’s a wonderful balance of innocence and curiosity and I thought that this was perhaps the most important part of the novel. What this does is allow us to feel for Qea’s predicament and will her on to become free. This young Qea is almost a complete contrast to the spunky, no nonsense teenage Qea who is always on the look out and suspects danger around every corner. With her back story we can see how her life must have been difficult; trying to stay hidden from a warlord must be daunting task.
Blue Dust: Forbidden is extremely well written; concise, descriptive and engaging. Ms Krump’s use of language is also interesting as it is quite educated compared to other YA novels. I however, loved the originality of the world she creates where water is treacle like and red.
The love interest between Qea and Adam is also extremely well crafted and never comes across as cheesy and obviously fabricated which could alienate some readers, especially male readers. However, the subtle references are believable and written in a more dependable way. The character’s of Qea and Adam make a great team and must get use to each other’s way of dealing with things to come out on top together. They are thrust with responsibility with the looking after of Forbidden Children quite early on and their disagreements give us an insight to the core of both characters. Soppy romantic writing doesn’t make an appearance and I think this book is very much multi sex. It has enough action and imagination to appeal to both male and female readers.
And what action there is! Fights with warlords, battles with Inquisitors and deadly escapes from prison camps; it is all in here. Ms Krump even goes as far to mix supernatural elements with appearances from spirits. Her reference to the Troiqa is a unique subtle reference to religion and it is these delicate mentions of our life that make this book very special indeed. This is exactly what YA novels need and Katy Krump almost does everything right.
Where Blue Dust: Forbidden falters ever so slightly though is perhaps the last
quarter of the book where it seems to run out of steam in parts. It doesn’t ruin the story, but the flow of the book seems to slow down and it isn’t until the very end where it picks up again. Another problem I had with the book was something quite silly, but still affected ones opinion and that was the front cover. It just didn’t fit and didn’t give a correct representation of what the book was about. Thankfully the cover has since changed and all is OK again.
If you are new to the Sci Fi genre, then Blue Dust: Forbidden is exactly the introduction you need and with it’s pacey, well structured story interwoven amongst a backdrop of callous warlords and crime, it is exciting to get stick in and follow Qea’s turmoil. Adam creates a wonderful balance and represents us humans into the story and he is so easy to get behind, with his gentle approach and caring nature. You can’t help but get pulled into the new world this book creates. It’s addictive, appealing and very accessible and a brilliant start to what is bound to be an action packed series. Give it a go; I promise you, you won’t be disappointed.
Author Interview with Katy Krump
Katy Krump is here to talk about her Science Fiction novel Blue Dust: Forbidden. I took my time when formulating some questions to ask her and I hope you find them interesting to read.
- Blue Dust: Forbidden is the first chapter in your Blue Dust series. Tell us a little about what we can expect as we follow Qea on her journey across England and indeed the Octad.
Qea’s journey is fraught with danger. She’s constantly fleeing in fear of her life and is seldom given a moment to relax or feel safe. Her nature and past make it impossible for her to lower her guard and she struggles with this, especially when she meets Adam. At first Qea’s on the run from her enemies, who have tracked her to Earth, but once she’s taken back to the place of her nightmares, the Octad, she’s faced with a whole new set of problems as the beings and strange, alien planets attack her. It’s also a journey of self-discovery, not always easy for her as she’s confronted with her true self and has to decide who she’ll become to survive. She’s never entirely certain what her next move will be, and this ups the tensions for both her, Adam and the other Forbidden children. For the first time she realises that her decisions and choices affect others and she has to face her own mortality and decide whether or not her life matters more than those she’s responsible for now. She has the role of heroine thrust upon her and is never entirely comfortable with this part. You’re never sure if she’s simply going to run away and leave everyone else to their own devices or if she’s going to stay and embrace her destiny.
- Qea is such a tough and gritty young woman. What was your inspiration behind her character?
I’d like to say ‘me’, but that’s not true. I wanted a strong female protagonist because I think that the girls are too often relegated to the role of side-kick or love interest. I drew on the character traits of a number of woman in history from Joan of Arc to Boudicca and Miss Marple – weird, I know. I also took the strong male protagonist traits we see so often and made them female, because girls are just as strong as boys, sometimes stronger, and I felt there’s a gap in the market for feisty teenage heroines. And of course, I’m a girl, and have very clear memories of the confusion that becoming a teenager can bring, so I wanted to reflect that too. Life isn’t always easy and it certainly isn’t a ‘chick flick’ where everyone lives happily ever after as soon as the handsome prince has galloped up on his trusty steed. There’s far too much in magazines, television and other media telling girls that all they need to succeed is good looks, big boobs and a strong man and that happiness only comes when you’re rich enough, skinny enough, have big enough eyelashes and hair or have caught a footballer. Girls are disempowered by vacuous celebrities who are famous for nothing more that the size of their chest. Qea becomes her own person through what she has experienced and it’s her experiences that make her who she is. She’s never entirely comfortable with herself and this brings added conflict to her story. I wanted to create a heroine that is untouched by the shallowness of some of the values on Earth. I hope that she’ll be a positive role model for girls, and that boys will see girls as more than simply accessories.
- What I thought worked really well was the conflict of the young innocent Qea back when she was learning that she is in fact one of the Forbidden. Talk us through your approach to writing the two sides of Qea ~ the younger Qea and her older self.
As I said, being a teenager can be rough and Qea’s past has been traumatic, it’s made her what she is, so I wanted to show this. We’re all shaped by our history, but we don’t have to allow that to define us forever. Qea not knowing why she lived as she did adds a new dimension. Her early years were bizarre, she doesn’t understand why she’s been kept in seclusion, and the discovery that she’s Forbidden is devastating and informs how she reacts throughout her adventure. I thought back to my own childhood, that foggy feeling when things happened that I didn’t fully understand and the light bulb moment when suddenly everything became clear. I wanted the older Qea to remember her younger self and to become more tolerant of her own failings as she understands where she came from and why she was treated the way she was. In the sequel Destiny, even more of her early life is revealed. I felt it important that the readers understand why Qea is so hard and inflexible, why she’s had to become tough and I hope I’ve conveyed this effectively.
- Sci-Fi is predominately the main genre of this book, yet throughout you manage to keep everything believable and somehow realistic. Were you always drawn to the Sci-Fi genre and how important was it for you to keep everything so believable?
The first time I saw an episode of Star Trek as a child, something clicked inside me. The thought that there might be other worlds out there was so amazing and it gave my imagination a huge shove, though I did struggle to put aside the part of me that wanted to know ‘but how is this possible?’. I had to learn how to suspend belief and understand that I was watching a story. My dad took me to see 2001 A Space Odyssey when I was quite young, and it put me off Science Fiction for years, because it seemed so random and inexplicable and I couldn’t relate to any of the characters. But then we got television and I met Captain Kirk and Mr Spock and they were believable despite the setting, because they had personalities and characteristics I could identify with. Now with special effects and CGI, other worlds are so much more believable than the cardboard rocks in the early Star Trek episodes I saw. I still love Sci-Fi that makes sense, there must be strong characters, an amazing setting, constant danger and conflict. I wanted to keep Qea real, even though she’s an alien, my readers must be able to relate to her and see their own circumstances reflected in hers. It was important that I kept the characters and beings of the Octad possible, without falling back into a cliché. The readers need to see themselves in Qea’s struggles and I hope I’ve conveyed this.
- I think Adam’s character is a nice balance to the over eager Qea. Even though Qea is very much the main protagonist within Blue Dust: Forbidden, it is still Adam’s story too. Did Adam start off in your mind like this or did his character just take over in your writing process?
Adam grew as I wrote him, it’s funny how characters do that. Suddenly they do something you never expected or planned and I’m constantly surprised as they take on a life of their own. Adam challenges Qea and brings his own Earthly constructs into her world, which is why they clash so often. I wanted to make him the alien in her world, but the way he reacted wasn’t planned, he did that all on his own. Being an ‘alien’ myself, I released a lot of my own frustrations into Adam, except I moved him from Earth to the Octad, whereas my own journey was only from South Africa to England. He certainly has aspects of my own feelings of disempowerment and alienation in him, and though I planned these for Qea initially, they unexpectedly manifested in Adam too.
- Tell us about some of your writing heroes? With the cold winter fastly approaching, which book can you always rely on to hook you and let the time just slip away into the night?
My first heroine in fiction was Jo March in Little Woman. She moved away from home to become a writer and that resonated with me even back then. Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Miss Marple as well as Tommy and Tuppence, influenced my love of crime and I spent many happy hours wandering around the neighbourhood looking for clues and writing down car number plates ‘just in case’. I love a good thriller on a cold night. A recent hero of mine is the much flawed Harry Hole in the Jo Nesbo books. I also admire Lizbet Salander (to a point) in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and the sequels and I’ve recently discovered Lord PeterDeath BredonWimsey in the Dorothy L Sayers series. He’s a bit old fashioned, but I enjoy his eccentric Englishman sleuth. And of course Katniss Everdeen, from The Hunger Games trilogy. I only found her when Blue Dust : Forbidden was already complete and it was great to find a strong female character for the YA market.
- I think you have found a gap in the YA market with Blue Dust: Forbidden. Do you think Sci-Fi is a genre that is somewhat left in the shadows too often or do you think that it is a genre that can grow?
Sci Fi films and television shows have certainly helped the genre grow, and I’m hopeful they will continue to attract and steer new readers to the genre. It seems to me from reading various magazines that there is a bit of snobbishness out there, and often Sci-Fi isn’t taken all that seriously by those that consider themselves ‘proper’ writers. Nor is YA fiction for that matter. Of course any writer knows that writing for the YA market is just as much proper writing as anything else and there are loads of crossover books where adults also enjoy YA books. I’m finding many Sci-Fi and fantasy loving adults who are enjoying Blue Dust : Forbidden and that’s wonderful. I think the genre will continue to grow and will hopefully pull new younger readers in as it did to me. Yes, it has been left in the shadows, Sci-Fi followers seem to have a reputation as nerdy geeks, but intelligent readers know this is nonsense. You have to be particularly bright to understand Sci-Fi, I think.
- But what about you Katy? Tell us about yourself and how you got into writing?
I was born and raised in South Africa and have always enjoyed writing and telling stories. I had an over-active imagination, something my teachers didn’t always appreciate and I often felt ‘squashed’. I was an English and music teacher before almost losing my sense of humour (and mind) and deciding I needed to devote myself to the thing I love most – writing. While teaching I published a number of children’s musicals and realised that I wanted to write full-time. I was lucky enough to become a television scriptwriter for children, entered a nationwide scriptwriting competition and was selected to be on the writing team of a popular South African soap. I also worked as an advertising copywriter, wrote radio ads and jingles, educational textbooks and readers…anything writing-related to keep the wolf from the door. Basically, I’m constantly writing; books and TV or film scripts and if not that then plotting, planning and scheming how to take over the world!
Like my creation Qea, the feisty heroine in Blue Dust: Forbidden, I understand something about being an alien after I embarked on a new journey, crossing the galaxy to settle on a new planet (England) many moons ago. Some like to call this process ‘immigration’. I am now the proud possessor of a maroon Intergalactic Wayfarer Permit and have come to love the aliens I mix with daily, even though they don’t always speak the same language.
- And lastly, if you could describe Blue Dust: Forbidden in just five words, what would they be?
Exciting, frightening, sad, romantic, hopeful
Thanks for those insightful answers Katy! We wish you luck with the book launch! Blue Dust: Forbidden is now available! You can purchase it from the following links. Amazon Paperback, Amazon eBook, Waterstones.
Stay Tuned to Sci Fi week because I am giving away a free copy of Blue Dust later this week, with the addition of a special gift from the Author!
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PUTRAJAYA - The Health Ministry is pushing a new policy focusing on opening up more haemodialysis centres nationwide, as the country faces a rising number of patients with chronic renal disease.
Those suffering from end-stage renal disease had more than tripled in the past decade, with 26,159 patients undergoing treatment in 2011 compared to just 7,837 in 2001, minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said.
"We want to set up haemodialysis centres in health clinics that have the space to spare.
"However, we don't have enough money so the ministry will apply for extra funds from the Finance Ministry," he told a press conference after receiving haemodialysis machines donated by Lembaga Tabung Haji.
As at 2011, Liow said there were 7,088 haemodialysis machines in public, private and NGO-run centres.
The Government has also approved 150 new haemodialysis machines that will be distributed to 69 government hospitals this year.
Liow declined to give specific figures on how many more machines were needed to best serve patients nationwide.
Instead, he said that it would depend on how much funding was allocated to them.
Earlier, Lembaga Tabung Haji presented 41 haemodialysis machines worth RM1.68mil to the ministry as part of its corporate social responsibility drive.
On a separate issue, Liow said that the MCA had no qualms with Chinese associations approaching Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak directly for help to resolve their problems.
Liow, who is also MCA deputy president, said that the party was more than happy if Chinese associations could receive help from the Prime Minister.


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Long stories short
- Mohamed Mansour, an Egyptian-born billionaire, handed £5 million to Britain’s Conservatives, the party’s biggest donation in 20 years.
- Greece will hold another round of elections after the country’s ruling centre-right party fell just five seats short of a majority.
- Sinn Féin made big gains in Northern Ireland’s council elections, winning 144 seats.
Put aside the claims and counter-claims. It’s clear that Russia’s best-known mercenary has taken enough of Bakhmut after ten months and perhaps 40,000 deaths to claim to Putin that it has fallen.
It’s equally clear that if Ukrainian forces have withdrawn they haven’t withdrawn far. Ukraine’s deputy defence minister and soldiers on the ground say instead of occupying the devastated Donbas city they now have it at least half-encircled; a case, perhaps, of reculer pour mieux sauter.
Meanwhile, F-16s are coming (more below).
So what? Yevgeny Prigozhin’s declaration of victory on Saturday still matters.
- It stole some of President Zelensky’s headlines from Hiroshima, where he was the toast of the G7 and recipient of yet more military hardware from most of its members.
- It gave Russian state TV a chance to switch the domestic narrative, temporarily at least, to “liberation” after 10 months of recrimination.
- It moved the war to a new phase, when two theories will be tested – that Bakhmut never had any strategic value, and that Ukraine now has enough weapons for its spring offensive.
Strategy. Prigozhin’s claim, made on Saturday and endorsed by Putin on Sunday, raises three questions: Is it true? If so, is it reversible? If so, would that be worth the effort for Ukraine?
- True? Mainly. Analysts say Prigozhin spoke in the centre of Bakhmut far from the western front line on territory his Wagner Group has held for months, but Russian TV showed his fighters raising flags on the city’s western edge. Zelensky denies Bakhmut has fallen but his senior commander on the ground concedes his forces still hold only a few buildings and are focusing instead on probing Russian defences on its flanks.
- Reversible? Yes. Prigozhin said at the weekend he would withdraw his fighters in five days. If he does and the Russian army fails to replace them Bakhmut could fall quickly.
- Worth it? That depends. If Ukraine is not in fact ready to launch its spring offensive and more fighting in Bakhmut would force Russia to commit troops that would otherwise be defending weak points on its 900km front line, then yes. If Russia’s troops in the area are already exhausted and Ukraine’s can hold their new positions on higher ground west and south of the city, then no.
Weapons. Zelensky’s trip to Japan, which the UK’s Rishi Sunak claims was his idea, was a diplomatic coup but also a logistical one. Germany promised more fighting vehicles. The US said it reckons Ukraine now has all the weapons it’s been promised. And Biden finalised his painfully slow U-turn on fighters. The US will lift re-export bans and assist with pilot training. Third countries will be free to revive Ukraine’s air force so it can control its skies
Those F-16s. Why all the fuss? Three factors are worth considering:
They’re available. More than 3,000 F-16s have been built. Many overseas buyers including the Netherlands (24) and Denmark (30) are now replacing them with F-35s, leaving hardly-used late-model F-16s available for Kyiv.
They’re effective. Ukraine says they’re four or five times more capable than the Soviet-built MiGs flying against Ukraine, and it’s true that a) they can launch “standoff” weapons including air-launched cruise missiles without ever coming in range of Russian air defences; and b) they were conceived in the cold war by John Boyd and the “fighter mafia” to be more manoeuvrable than the US F-15 and the Soviet MiG 23, and have outperformed them ever since, notably in Iraq.
They hog the limelight. While the question of whether or not to arm Ukraine with F-16s has been exhaustively litigated in the media and the corridors of power, shipments of artillery, tanks and ammunition have proceeded relatively unreported, which suits Ukraine and her allies well.
Further reading: Boyd: the Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Course of War, by Robert Coram, is that rare military biography that transcends the genre to reveal profound truths about how humans organise, lead, and follow.
Also, in the nibs
Mexico’s president hands (yet) more power to the military
The founder of Amazon is bailing out Nasa
Starmer is echoing David Cameron in his bid for power
New York sinks under its skyscrapers
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By Jasmine Franklin
H1N1 vaccines will be the focus of this year’s flu season, with vaccinations starting in November, interrupting the regular flu-season immunization process.
In a press conference Oct. 1, Minister of Health and Wellness Ron Liepert said Albertans need to do their part in protecting not only themselves, but those around them, by getting immunized for H1N1.
“Many Albertans aren’t taking this seriously,” Liepert said. “It’s not just about protecting yourself but your family and friends — I’m going to get immunized.”
Albertans however will have only one month to get immunized for the seasonal flu before those vaccinations are interrupted and the H1N1 vaccine is introduced.
Clinics will begin giving seasonal flu shots Oct. 13 through mass immunization clinics and seniors lodges, until November when the H1N1 vaccine arrives. The H1N1 vaccine will be given until the Christmas holidays and seasonal flu shots will commence in the new year.
So far, 129 Albertans have been hospitalized for H1N1 — eight have died.
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, Dr. Andre′ Corriveau, said the reason both immunizations can’t be given jointly is because there’s no clinical data to ensure that is safe.
“The important thing to remember is that no one is immune to H1N1,” Dr.Corriveau said. “In the southern hemisphere 70 to 90 per cent of flu strains were H1N1.”
Officials urge that high-risk individuals receive vaccinations first. For the seasonal flu, priority vaccinations include those over the age of 65, health care workers and children between six and 23 months old. Liepert stressed however, anyone who wishes to be vaccinated will not be turned away.
High-risk individuals for H1N1 are different — anyone under the age of 65 with a chronic or pre-disposed illness, pregnant woman and those in remote communities. Parents are urged to have their infant children vaccinated.
Contact has been made with homeless shelters to ensure the vaccine will be available and that information has been circulated on the virus and precautionary measures such as proper hand-washing instruction.
Dr. Gerry Predy, Alberta Health Services senior medical officer of health, said the H1N1 plan is available on the Alberta Health website and is subject to change as more information about H1N1 is discovered.
“Depending on the degree of the situation, the plan will contemplate treating people in communities and at home,” Predy said. “The plan is adaptable and covers a wide range of areas. It’s not static — as we learn more about the virus we will adapt the plan.”
Pandemic plans unveiled for Wolfe Creek schools
Wolf Creek Public Schools has budgeted $45,000 to prepare schools for a possible H1N1 pandemic this school year.
With talks of H1N1 in the air throughout the summer and the new school-year months, Wolf Creek School’s board trustees are taking no chances. Schools will be equipped with hand sanitizers, gloves, gowns, cleaning materials and even isolation rooms, said Chris Banbury, occupational health and safety co-coordinator.
“We are prepared should a situation arise.”
Also available will be counsellors in the event of a H1N1 pandemic occurs to talk to children and parents effected.
Banbury said the virus tends to attack those with weaker immune systems including infants and toddlers, seniors or those with an illness such as pneumonia.
“As of right now, vaccines are not available,” Banbury said. “When it is available, anyone over six months will be able to receive the vaccine.”
It is still unknown if the vaccine will be offered through the schools.
A newsletter has been drafted with information on the H1N1 virus, prevention tips, measures the board has taken to prepare for the possible outbreak and guidelines on how to use the supplies.
The newsletters will be given out to all students once the schools receive the letters.
Hand sanitizers have been placed in every classroom of all schools.
In the event a child becomes sick, nurses at the schools have the obligation to protect staff and students by sending them home, Banbury said. In extreme cases, the child will be looked after by the nurse until a parent or guardian can pick them up.
The Canadian government will release the H1N1 vaccine in November.


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Huge firms including Tesco, Argos and Superdrug have stepped up their recruitment of people on workfare for the Christmas season.
Workfare sees people on benefits made to work for free for the chains, with the threat of losing their benefits hanging over them if they refuse.
There is evidence that the companies are taking on young people unpaid to help handle the Christmas rush. They can tell people to work for up to six weeks with no pay, including on days over the Christmas period that many people would most want to take as holiday.
Tesco says it has set a target of recruiting 3,000 people on “work experience”. The government has set an overall target of 100,000 work experience placements.
A civil service source said that employers have been told, “Don’t advertise jobs as vacancies. Let JobCentre Plus supply you people on work experience.”
It came as campaign group Boycott Workfare began its week of action, holding protests against workfare across Britain.
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By Frank E. Vaerewijck, “The Firehouse Foodie”
Summer brings out the people, and as call volumes increase in most localities, so does the need for quick meals that can be reheated (as well as lots of sleep).
During the slower season, many of us enjoy larger meals that may be a little time consuming to make, but in the busy season, it’s quick, simple meals that are easy to reheat. In large systems, like big cities, where they’re always busy, these quick, simple meals are a staple. I am constantly looking for or trying out new recipes that will work for a “quick fix.”
My station is in a vacation resort area that is REALLY busy during the summer. In the winter months—the “off season” —we may have 500 residents in town on any given weekend. However, the “during the week” numbers are probably closer to 300. The in-season numbers, typically starting in May and running through late September, swell to closer to 65,000. Yes, you read that right: 300-500 citizens swelling to 65,000 in just weeks.
Going into season and coming off season, many vacation rental properties are booked at a slightly cheaper rate, so our residency numbers during those times still run around 2,500-3,000. So, as you can imagine, as our call volume increases, subsequently, our time to prepare, cook, and eat meals decreases.
We catch naps when we can, here and there, and pray for quiet nights, with enough time to sit down together, enjoy some brotherhood/sisterhood time, and a good meal. We love what we do, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
And “That’s Bringing the Firehouse Home!”
- 12 eggs
- 1 pound Bacon or Sausage
- 1/8 cup milk
- Sea Salt & Pepper to taste
- 4 cups peppers and onions stir fry mix
- 2 cups favorite cheese
- 2 pie crusts
- 2 pats butter melted
- Cook bacon or sausage in a pan thoroughly.
- Mix eggs well in a bowl. Part cheese 5050.
- Drain grease from meat, return meat to pan, add eggs, milk, and peppers and onion stir fry mix, sea salt and pepper. Cook until eggs are fluffy, add 1/2 of parted cheese and mix well.
- Line pie pan with 1 pie crust, place 1/4 of remaining parted cheese in the bottom pie crust.
- Fill pie crust with egg mix, even out in crust. Top with remaining crust. Brush crust with melted butter. Back for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Top baked breakfast pie with remaining cheese directly on crust and place back in hot oven with oven now off until melted.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes, cut into 8 equal pie slices…and enjoy!
Frank E. Vaerewijck has had a passion for the fire service that has spanned 20 years. He has been a volunteer and career firefighter and is currently a firefighter/EMT with Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department (yes, where the bacon comes from, THAT Smithfield). He has passed on his passion for the fire service through instruction and mentorship. That same passion he has for the fire service is shared with his love of food. In 2006, Vaerewyck won an Iron Chef-style competition sponsored by a radio station in Richmond, Virginia. That is where he also furthered his education by attending a Culinary Arts Program. As the Firehouse Foodie, he has been compiling recipes to be included in a cookbook that will give others the opportunity to see their hometown heroes not just as firefighters but as the firehouse chefs they truly are. Learn more by visiting www.thefirehousefoodie.com.


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Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor / Hiroshima / 9-11 / Iraq
John W. Dower
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Finalist for the 2010 National Book Award in Nonfiction and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize: “A thought-provoking . . . book about the way events echo―and mis-echo―down the corridors of history.”―Financial Times
Over recent decades, John W. Dower, one of America’s preeminent historians, has addressed the roots and consequences of war from multiple perspectives. In War Without Mercy (1986), winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, he described and analyzed the brutality that attended World War II in the Pacific, as seen from both the Japanese and the American sides. Embracing Defeat (1999), winner of numerous honors including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, dealt with Japan’s struggle to start over in a shattered land in the immediate aftermath of the Pacific War, when the defeated country was occupied by the U.S.-led Allied powers.
Turning to an even larger canvas, Dower now examines the cultures of war revealed by four powerful events―Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, and the invasion of Iraq in the name of a war on terror. The list of issues examined and themes explored is wide-ranging: failures of intelligence and imagination, wars of choice and “strategic imbecilities,” faith-based secular thinking as well as more overtly holy wars, the targeting of noncombatants, and the almost irresistible logic―and allure―of mass destruction. Dower’s new work also sets the U.S. occupations of Japan and Iraq side by side in strikingly original ways.
One of the most important books of this decade, Cultures of War offers comparative insights into individual and institutional behavior and pathologies that transcend “cultures” in the more traditional sense, and that ultimately go beyond war-making alone. 122 black-and-white illustrations
giving the name, age, hometown, and even street address of each crew member—an almost perfectly individualized and asymmetric counterpoint to the anonymous Japanese who were about to be obliterated miles below. Although photographs and replicas as well as its “Fat Man” nickname reveal how squat and ungainly the plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki was (seven feet eight inches in length and five feet in diameter, more than twice as wide as the “Little Boy” uranium bomb dropped on Hiroshima),
“brothers in Pakistan” with the declaration that “those who believe in God and his messengers are the truthful ones who will bear witness before their Lord: they will have their reward and their light.” This message ended with a quote from the Qur’an to the effect that “if God helps you, no one can overcome you; if He forsakes you, who else can help you?” Early the next month, still before taking responsibility for the attacks, bin Laden released a statement that again formulaically began and
suggested that a more appropriate revision would have been “Operation Infinite Injustice,” while an Iranian newspaper proposed “Operation Infinite Imperialism”; BBC News (news.bbc.co.uk), September 25, 2001. 89. Lawrence Wright offers a fascinating appraisal of Fadl’s subsequent recantation of the violent doctrinal writings on jihad he originally produced for Al Qaeda; “The Rebellion Within,” New Yorker, June 2, 2008. For “no act of ours,” see the president’s address to the National Endowment
strategy); also Johnson, The Sorrows of Empire, 286. A little more than a month after September 11, Vice President Cheney told the BBC that there might be “as many as 40 or 50” nations harboring Al Qaeda cells that could be targeted for a range of actions ranging from financial to diplomatic to military; Guardian International, November 17, 2001. 160. Wohlstetter, Pearl Harbor, 341–43, on Japan’s opening strikes. Although rapid U.S. advances in military technology put the Japanese to shame as
was the high point of innovation. Even before his death in 1943, the Imperial Navy fell back on the dream of a “decisive battle” conducted by battleships and failed to throw off “old, obsolete concepts from the days of Nelson and the Russo-Japanese War”; see former vice admiral Toshiyuki Yokoi’s stinging “Thoughts on Japan’s Naval Defeat” in David C. Evans, ed., The Japanese Navy in World War II: In the Words of Former Japanese Naval Officers, 2nd edition (Naval Institute Press, 1986), 499–515.


All Nylon 66s have Nylon 66 on the grip cap. Note the Black Diamond version two rifles below the green one as well as the black rifle with the white diamond which is the CBC import rifle second from bottom. The Apache Black on the top stands out in a collection as well Remington also made 3 bolt-action nylon rifles from A smooth bore single shot Nylon 10 was also made in limited numbers. It is known as the Nylon 10 SB. A table full of rare black and chrome Nylon 76 lever actions. A lever action nylon rifle was made for a short time Nylon 76 Trail Rider. The Nylon 76 also came in a limited black and chrome version. It is believed to have been made in black stock blued version as well, perhaps called the standard though there is no factory documentation to support that version.
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But, to the subject at hand, pressure. In our modern perspective these pressures seem quite low and indeed they are, regardless of how they were measured. In summary, I believe I have presented the basic information about the Norma factory 8x58RD loads and their pressure measurements. With the literature I have examined, several facts stand out.
Remington , , are very popular firearms and it is very easy to find them for sale in shops, on forums and online boards. But when buying used shotgun or rifle, it is better to check when it was manufactured, that is why Remington serial number check was developed.
Mar 26, 8: March 26 Remington makes the rapid-fire rifle that was used in the deadly Sandy Hook school shooting. Mounting debts at the arms manufacturer have snowballed, ironically, since the election of Donald Trump, who has called himself a “true friend” to the gun industry. It remains unclear what will happen to its 3, or so employees as it reorganizes. Dick’s Sporting Goods will no longer sell assault weapons Panic sales that drove revenue for gun makers ever higher evaporated with Trump’s arrival in the White House, and Remington’s production of one of the most well-known weapons in the world, the Bushmaster AR , have overwhelmed the Madison, North Carolina, company.
Late Sunday, according to records from the bankruptcy court of the district of Delaware, Remington Outdoor Co. Third-lien note holders will take The Bushmaster AR rifle was used in the Sandy Hook shooting in Connecticut in which 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in Gun maker Colt Defense files for bankruptcy protection in U.
How Do I Read the Date Code for a Remington
Historians note their use by soldiers of Christian I, Elector of Saxony and his son in the late 16th century,   while the Dresden Armoury has evidence dating their use to Their use became widespread by the 17th century. Thick paper is still known as “cartridge paper” from its use in these cartridges. The evolving nature of warfare required a firearm that could load and fire more rapidly, resulting in the flintlock musket and later the Baker rifle , in which the pan was covered by furrowed steel.
This was struck by the flint and fired the gun.
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Remington Model Rifle. Any unintended discharge has the potential for causing injury or death. Immediately stop using your rifle until Remington can inspect it to determine if the XMP trigger has excess bonding agent used in the assembly process, which could cause an unintentional discharge and, if so, replace the trigger mechanism. If you own a rifle subject to this recall, Remington will provide shipping, inspection, replacement of the trigger mechanism if necessary, and return at no cost to you.
DO NOT attempt to diagnose or repair your rifle yourself. To participate in this recall, visit the Remington Recall Center at xmprecall.
History[ edit ] American inventor Hiram Percy Maxim , son of Maxim gun inventor Hiram Stevens Maxim and co-founder of the ARRL , is usually credited with inventing and selling the first commercially successful silencer around , receiving a patent for it on March 30, Roosevelt at the White House. While Roosevelt finished his message, Donovan turned his back and fired ten shots into a sandbag he had brought with him, announced what he had done and handed the smoking gun to the astonished president.
In the same year, the American Silencer Association ASA was founded by US manufacturers of silencers, with the same goals of moving silencers into the mainstream. Part of it can be managed; however, some of it is beyond the ability of the operator or manufacturers to eliminate.
It reads “Remington Arms Co Ilion N.Y.” on the top. Handle is kind of a dark copper color and the blueing on the barrel is in great condition. The only thing is that the pistol grips are missing and the inside of the barrel is a little rusted.
Disclosure The Standard Catalog of Remington Firearms found its way onto my bookshelf a little more than a year ago when I was looking for source material on an article I was writing. So, I was very excited to get the Remington book when I ordered it online. Wow, was I disappointed. The book is well made and the pages are of high quality, semi-gloss paper. But for all of that, the book is ultimately disappointing to me because of the lack of content.
I purchased this book expecting it to be a researched history of the Remington Arms Company and the firearms it produced. The firearms listed in the book are heavily slanted toward modern guns, and the details seem to be more lifted straight from company media kits instead of from the experiences of people who have held and shot the guns.
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Tweet Dumonther cane gun loading breech. The most common accessory that the well-dressed gentleman in the s carried was a walking cane. This simple object was a status symbol among those with taste, the equivalent of the rapier carried by nobles during the Renaissance period. You simply did not leave home without it— so what better place to hide a gun?
For the sixty or so years of the Victorian era , every gentleman with clean fingernails went about town with a walking cane. And with the canes marking these gentlemen as targets for ruffians as much as defending against them, you could see why it soon became fashionable to have not only a cane, but also one that held a means of protection. This led to cane swords , but these were largely outpaced by the rise of small, concealable pistols, used both by citizens as well as by the criminal elements.
Why bring a sword to a gunfight? This line of thinking led to canes that were in fact, working firearms. Design Remington cane gun schematic. It may surprise people today, but the most commonly encountered cane gun that ever saw mass production was made by American gun great, Remington Arms. Thomas patented 19, a percussion fired single-shot cane rifle in and within a year, Remington was selling their guns to an eager public.
Few Remington rifles have been fixed three years after settlement An agreement to replace millions of allegedly defective triggers is on hold pending an appeal. The company says the guns are safe, but lawsuits have linked them to at least two-dozen deaths. As hunting season begins, one victim’s father sees a sense of “impending doom” over more potential accidents.
Feb 11, · Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.
Remington Firearms Remington Firearms With best survival food stored at home, it is have a secure feeling. The packed meal could be stored anywhere including store room. Packing material will keep the content safe from moisture, dirt, grime along with temperature. Packed food remains free from outside temperature also as for this reason it could be kept for very long time.
There isnt an harm maintaining some food packets to become used in critical. If there is no emergency the particular life belonging to the stored food, you can consume the meal within your house. It is delicious and due to the fact comes within a variety of flavors, can perform choose your favorite food. For instance, foods high in protein keep freeze dried food, canned meat and desserts and food and drink. Remington Firearms You may well not find any requirement to be able to this meal for the life of the item a person can find many work with enjoy this food.
To illustrate it could be taken on weekends when you decide in no mood on this kitchen.
Frontier gun maker Remington seeks bankruptcy protection
The following serial number the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles. Wayne Leek Action Type: Left Hand — — 7mm Rem.
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The rifle is 7X65R cal. Also comes with a set of 20 ga shotgun bbls. These are all included in a case. The engraving on the frame is beautiful. It is well executed with some deep relief engraving on the bolsters and some very fine scroll on the sides and bottom. This was evidently a special order gun for someone since on the trigger guard in a small oval is the initials “APA”. Also on the pistol grip cap is an Elk escutcheon. High quality wood that appears to be French Walnut which would make sense since these where made in France.
A nice slim trim double rifle in a very good caliber. Double rifles are used a lot and are noted to be natural pointers and have a long history of use in places like Africa. The shotgun bbls are 20 ga for 3″ magnums. Choked improved cylinder and modified. Information that comes with this rifle is out of the Gun Digest These guns were made in the late 70’s and into the 80’s and were known for being low cost double rifles of high quality and very usable.


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My card came together sort of by accident, I had the Designer Paper & lacy bit already cut out, discarded from another project. I keep a box on my table with all the bits & bobs that don't make it onto other projects and I will often have a rifle through it to see if I can use any of it.
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Cheers for now,

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