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Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic (SPCE) saw its financial situation change drastically in the second quarter as the space tourism company officially began flying paying customers. Though the company has yet to prove its business model profitable, it’s plowing in significantly more revenue as amateur astronauts line up. Virgin Galactic yesterday (August 1) reported revenue of $1.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, up from just $357,000 in the same period a year ago. Quarterly revenue was driven by “commercial spaceflight and membership fees related to future astronauts,” the Branson-owned company said.
Nevertheless, net loss came at $134.4 million, or $0.46 a share, up from $110.7 million last year, during the quarter due to “an increase in research and development expenses related to the development of the future fleet,” Virgin Galactic said. Virgin Galactic is aiming to fly customers monthly with its current vehicle, VSS Unity. It is developing a next-generation spacecraft known as Delta-Class to fly passengers weekly. The company spent $87 million on research and development in the April-June quarter, up from $62 million a year ago, and incurred $51 million in other expenses. Virgin Galactic successfully flew its first commercial flight on June 29. It expects to fly the second commercial spaceflight on Aug. 10 with three private astronauts.
“Our financial position remains strong, and we remain focused on scaling the business and delivering our Delta Class spaceships for commercial service in 2026,” Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said in a statement yesterday. The company expects to generate $1 million in revenue in the current quarter and the fourth quarter of 2023. Virgin Galactic shares fell 6 percent today as the broader market turned down.


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A fast-paced action-mystery that explains how genetic engineering impacts our lives. Like Crighton and Cook, Putney weaves medical science and technology with first-rate fiction. |
The Red Crab Conspiracy, a fast paced action-mystery, explains how our society has been shaped by the scientific and technological advances of the pivotal two decades at the end of the 20th century. Set on John Boxford's 400-acre aquatic farm on Boston's North Shore, his son Roger and his Japanese fiancée Atoki are critically injured by the Celline brothers. After Atoki dies, Roger, his cousin Kurt--a Harvard biology professor, Atoki's father--an international technology broker, and John's boyhood friend Dante Ferrante--a wealthy entrepreneur, plot a high tech revenge based on cutting-edge biotechnology. The Red Crab Conspiracy explores the scientific and technological origins of genetic engineering and cloning, and shows how modern genetics is having an overwhelming impact on international business, medicine, religion, psychology and psychiatry. This novel was written in the early 1980s but not published until nearly twenty years later; amazingly, all of the predictions that were made then have come to pass including the cause of AIDS, its treatment, and the genetic basis of human behavior. Like Michael Crighton, Robin Cook, and Aldous Huxley before them, George Putney is a unique visionary able to expertly weave science, medicine, and technology with first-rate fiction. The Red Crab Conspiracy is a must-read for anyone who strives to understand the forces that have created our modern world.

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Do you know the foods that cause mucus in the body? Generally, mucus in one way or the other helps keep your body healthy.
In cases where you notice excess phlegm, just know an underlying condition may be to blame and sometimes your diet could have something to do with it.
So, it is very important to know why you get phlegm after eating certain foods. And which of the foods you eat are common offenders.
Don’t forget that mucus plays an important role in protecting your respiratory system from viruses and allergens. However, too much or too thick mucus can cause irritation and discomfort.
Some Foods That Cause Mucus
Here are different types of food that cause mucus in the body:
Alcohol increases mucus by weakening the esophageal sphincters, creating irritation and increasing phlegm, just like other foods and beverages that cause mucus.
Also, alcohol is a diuretic, which means that if you consume too much alcohol, it could lead to dehydration and make it difficult for phlegm to drain properly.
2. Carbonated beverages
Do you know that carbonated beverages are among the foods that cause mucus? So if you have a recurrent phlegm issue, avoid carbonated beverages because it may worsen the problem.
Carbonation drinks are full of gas, and more gas can lead to irritation and associated phlegm.
3. High-Histamine Foods
Foods like: Tuna, Mackerel, Pork, Chicken, Spinach, Fermented products (like alcohol, yogurt, and sauerkraut), Mayonnaise, and Ketchup, Citrus fruits like lemons and oranges, Strawberries, Tomatoes, and Chocolate are a natural source of histamine.
These foods may also cause a reaction that increases phlegm production, according to a report in April 2018 in the Annals of Dermatology.
Sugar is another food on the list that increases mucus. It’s been well-documented that sugar is not something that should be included in a healthy diet.
But, to add fuel to the fire, a study from 2014 found a link between sugar consumption and increased mucus production.
The study looked at the effects of sugar on nasal mucus in healthy people and people with asthma. It demonstrated that both groups produced more mucus after eating sugar.
Eggs are a popular ingredient in different meals and they are a great source of protein and other nutrients.
Nevertheless, there’s a viewpoint among certain researchers suggesting that eggs might prompt an upsurge in mucus generation.
One research shows that elements present in eggs could stimulate histamine production, consequently prompting increased mucus production within the body.
- High Protein Low Carb Meals Under 300 Calories
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- Foods That Help With Anemia In The Body And Brain
- Foods That Contain Calcium And Vitamin D
Foods that cause mucus include caffeine which is another chemical that can weaken your esophageal sphincters and cause stomach acid to back up into your esophagus and throat.
However, phlegm production may result from this irritation.
Do you know that chocolate can also contribute to an increase in mucus production? If you have an acid reflux disorder such as laryngopharyngeal reflux or gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Because chocolate can weaken your lower and upper esophageal sphincters these sphincters serve as gatekeepers that make sure that food and liquids flow in the proper direction (downward) and prevent stomach acid from entering your pharynx, larynx, or esophagus.
8. Processed Foods
Processed foods like food additives such as preservatives and thickeners can mess with your gut and cause problems such as dangerous inflammatory reactions or intestinal disease.
Both excessive and inadequate mucus production can be triggered by these artificial substances.
A lot of people take coffee/tea every day as breakfast, but do you know that it increases mucus in the body?
So as you enjoy a morning cup of Joe or an afternoon tea, but because these two beverages cause dehydration, just know that our bodies react to this change by producing thick mucus.
10. Foods That Cause Reflux
Foods that cause reflux acid are common reasons why you get phlegm after eating, because, excessive mucus is a symptom of the condition, according to University of Michigan Health.
So if you regularly deal with extra phlegm after mealtimes, it may be best to limit or avoid foods that trigger acid reflux, including Fried and fast food, Fatty meats like sausage and bacon, Spicy foods, Tomatoes, Citrus fruits like lemons and oranges, Alliums like garlic, leeks and onions, Chocolate, etc.
Certain foods, such as eggs and dairy, are thought to stimulate mucus production in the body due to the presence of histamine-triggering elements or specific proteins like ovalbumin.
These nutrients can prompt an immune response, resulting in the production of antibodies that lead to inflammation and increased mucus.
While complete avoidance isn’t necessary, moderating the intake of these foods might be beneficial for individuals experiencing mucus-related concerns as foods that cause mucus may be our everyday meal unknowingly.

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Iceland in the 1960s. Hekla always knew she wanted to be a writer. In a nation of poets, where each household proudly displays leatherbound volumes of the Sagas, and there are more writers per capita than anywhere else in the world, there is only one problem: she is a woman.
After packing her few belongings, including James Joyces’s Ulysess and a Remington typewriter, Hekla heads for Reykjavik with a manuscript buried in her bags. She moves in with her friend Jon, a gay man who longs to work in the theatre, but can only find dangerous, backbreaking work on fishing trawlers. Hekla’s opportunities are equally limited: marriage and babies, or her job as a waitress, in which harassment from customers is part of the daily grind. The two friends feel completely out of place in a small and conservative world.
And yet that world is changing: JFK is shot and hemlines are rising. In Iceland another volcano erupts and Hekla meets a poet who brings to light harsh realities about her art. Hekla realizes she must escape to find freedom abroad, whatever the cost.
Miss Iceland is a novel of extraordinary poise and masterful acuity from one of our most celebrated Icelandic writers.
“Bennett’s tone and style recalls James Baldwin and Jacqueline Woodson, but it’s especially reminiscent of Toni Morrison’s 1970 debut novel, The Bluest Eye.” —Kiley Reid, Wall Street Journal
“A story of absolute, universal timelessness …For any era, it's an accomplished, affecting novel. For this moment, it's piercing, subtly wending its way toward questions about who we are and who we want to be….” – Entertainment Weekly
From The New York Times-bestselling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running away at age sixteen, it's not just the shape of their daily lives that is different as adults, it's everything: their families, their communities, their racial identities. Many years later, one sister lives with her black daughter in the same southern town she once tried to escape. The other secretly passes for white, and her white husband knows nothing of her past. Still, even separated by so many miles and just as many lies, the fates of the twins remain intertwined. What will happen to the next generation, when their own daughters' storylines intersect?

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Kim Kardashian Kanye West News
Kim Kardashian poses without makeup on the cover of Vogue!
The beauty showed off her natural look in her latest photoshoot for Vogue. Read on!
Pregnant reality TV star Kim Kardashian ditched her make-up and only applied moisturiser and lip balm to grace the cover of Vogue Spain magazine’s August issue. Click here to read more
Kim Kardashian seeks pregnancy advice from Khloe Kardashian
Khloé is supporting Kim through her struggle to get pregnant
Kim Kardashian West, who has 19-month-old daughter North with husband Kanye West, recently admitted their bid to have a second child has been “challenging,” and has now turned to her younger sister, Khloe, 30, who was unable to conceive with her estranged husband Lamar Odom, for advice. Click here to read more
What did Kanye West do on his pre-bachelor party?
The international will soon get hitched to Kim Kardashian
Rapper Kanye West enjoyed a low-key guys’ night out earlier this week but will have a proper bachelor party in Paris before his upcoming wedding to reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Click here to read more
Kim Kardashian wants an intimate wedding
Unlike what is being reported, the reality star says that her wedding to rapper boyfriend will not be an extravagant affair
Socialite Kim Kardashian insists her wedding to rapper Kanye West will be a small affair despite what’s being reported. The reality star opened up on Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show Tuesday, saying she’s “excited” about the ceremony, which will take place in France, reports showbizsppy.com. Click here to read more
All you want to know about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West wedding!
Kimye to have Paris wedding in May
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have reportedly brought their wedding date forward by two months to May because they are so excited to get married in Paris. Click here to read more

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BLACK AND WHITE
The snail and the sky
Fight of bees
bee, photo of animal, nature photo, flowers, nature
The beautiful sky
Color of the sky
sky blue color
Karahunj. Zorats Karer
Zorakarer is 3500 years older than England’s Stonehenge and 3000 years older than the Egyptian pyramids.
Located in Syunik Province 6 km away from the town of Sisian.
Photos of butterflies
Ancient astrological observatory. Armenia
One of the best known and most interesting archaeological landmarks in Armenia...
Storks on the field
Zorats karer. Armenia
The photos we suggest to your attention are not just photos. They are inward conditions, situations, fettle and posture of nature. Sometimes it is struggle for life, sometimes harmonical existence together. Here we look at moss that occupies the teritory of water.
The spikes up in the air indicating that love is all around, new hopes of living rising up from within, growing slowly and becoming stronger within the days, soon to be big and tall, full of strenght and their heads tall, with the memory of their early lives, and how good they were.
A hungry bee stretches across two white and yellow flowers as it greedily consumes the nectars. In the beautiful macro the small marigolds with their white petals and yellow centers have spread their pollen on the legs and thorax of the bee.
An exceedingly impressive photo. The sunset sky with sinuous clouds seem wrathful. The flexuous and black waves of it mix the light and dark. Chaotic situation in the sky, that became an spectacular image. We also notice the thin and tall herb, that seeks to regulate fermentation, but it is too small to intervene in the affairs of the sky.
A beautiful bird of iridescent blue plumage, and eyes framed by jade colored and white downs is sitting under a low shrub with covered in both green and dried up leaves. The magnificent creature sits in a cool spot out of the sun on the fallen leaves and grass.
bees in flight.
A leaning water fountain made almost entirely of naturally occurring rocks and stones in a jagged and rough but fantastically natural design stands in the middle of a larger body of water. The fountain’s slanted design is outlined by the streaming wash of white bubbling water.
Jellyfish live in the waters of the seas possibly seven hundred million years or more, which makes them the oldest multi-organ animal. They can be toxic or secure, can have various colors, forms and types. Here is a photo of a jellyfish, what lays in the bubbles of water among colorful stones. It has a dark yellow tint with black borders.
snail on the sky background
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24 June 2010
22 June 2010
there are two trashbags full of memories ive decided i dont need anymore. you might say, "well, theyre still stored in your head." and then i'd tell you that ive realized while sifting through all of this shit, how much doesn't actually stick. how many experiences we have that actually just dissappear forever. and this i think was my point in saving countless ticket stubs and pamphlets and notes and photos. and as disturbing to me as it is that we can soak in moments as willfully as possible and yet they can still vanish from our grasp without any permission... i think it would be too draining to have really retained all of it. and i think that's why there are now two trashbags waiting for the dump. thats at least how i justify the act of throwing away countless moments. i wonder who will find them and what they'll think of me.
15 June 2010
telegraph and hand holding and sober laughs. things are seeming to intertwine just right and for this i am content. i did a double take at his face and i remembered that that jaw is something special. and propping my head against the cold window at 3 in the morning it dawned on me, 'i cant believe im doing this.' rilke's words still ring in my head and wine still makes me more giddy and i feel free and ready for a new adventure. i feel ready to take risks because i feel strong again. my soul and my heart feel full. does that make sense? its an intangible concept, and yet it seems the only way to describe my current state. my soul and my heart feel full.
02 June 2010
I recently realized that I never go on drives. It’s never struck me as something even minutely appealing. But this last week I’ve been noticing how much I love being in the car sometimes; how some of my best contemplation happens on the road with my music up to decibel 25 and endless cigarettes calming my mind. So today after work, I just started driving. I drove and drove and drove, for an hour. Sometimes I felt stupid… driving with the forced intent of being on a contemplative drive, avoiding the freeway because of traffic, and being confined by stoplights and city walls. But I drove anyways. I drove and I listened to the songs that made all of us dance harder and kiss harder and laugh harder in May. I thought of how I would give anything to live my life as poetically as Rilke encourages, and tried to take his advice and listen to my innermost being. It was wonderful.
"You are so young, so before all beginning, and I want to beg you, as much as I can dear sir, to be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."- Rainier Maria Rilke
'Letters to a Young Poet' has been sitting on my shelf since my 18th birthday, and for whatever reason, I was never possessed with the motivation to read it. I started it tonight, and I'm almost finished. It is blowing my mind, and for the time being, my own personal Bible.

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In the fast-paced world of manufacturing and engineering, staying ahead of the competition requires not only innovation but also strategic partnerships. Echo Engineering has been at the forefront of this paradigm shift, leading the way with its groundbreaking collaborations with integrated suppliers. In this industry-highlight blog post, we'll explore how Echo's commitment to seamless integration is transforming the landscape and redefining the possibilities for businesses across various sectors.
Working With On-Sites
Onsite integrated suppliers have unlocked a mutually beneficial relationship between Echo, the suppliers themselves, and the end customers they've partnered with. By working with Echo, integrated suppliers are able to not only competitively source many MRO products for paintlines, such as masking tapes, caps, and plugs, but they also get new opportunities when it comes to custom components.
When working with integrated suppliers, Echo is able to offer manufacturing design collaboration with MRO and OEM components.
Echo works directly with both the onsite and the direct customer to design and manufacture custom masking supplies that are used on the frame and fuel tanks when they go through the paint process. This means that Echo handles the complex design work and problem solving, while the onsite handles purchasing, planning, and stocking requirements.
Improving Ease of Doing Business
Echo and its partners have established a cohesive ecosystem where information flows seamlessly. This has resulted in faster decision-making, reduced lead times, and improved overall project management. Echo has done this by offering EDI, stocking agreements, and by optimizing our customer relationship management process.
Pricing and Profitability
When it comes to distributors, profit margins are a major focal point for developing a strong relationship. At Echo, we work with integrated suppliers and distributors by looking into volume requirements, material options, and manufacturing location to help maximize profitability, without sacrificing quality.
Our work with integrated suppliers has led to us participating in rebate programs, multi-tiered pricing discounts based on purchase quantity, and offering some of the most competitive prices on the market for many of the products we offer.
Most Commonly Sourced Catalog Products
One of the key highlights of Echo's collaboration with integrated suppliers has been our ability to both jump onto calls with onsites and the customers, as well as make facility visits. This helps to build a deeper understanding of the process as well as find more products and revenue streams for the integrated suppliers we’re working with, resulting in faster decision-making and improved overall project management.
Looking Towards the Future:
As Echo Engineering continues to push the boundaries of what's possible in the manufacturing and engineering landscape, the company remains dedicated to its partnerships with integrated suppliers. The collaborative spirit and innovative mindset fostered through these relationships are key drivers for Echo's success.
In conclusion, Echo Engineering's pioneering work with integrated suppliers is not just a testament to its commitment to excellence but also a blueprint for the future of manufacturing. By embracing collaboration, integrating cutting-edge technologies, and optimizing processes, Echo is setting the standard for how businesses can thrive in an ever-evolving industry. The journey is ongoing, and the possibilities are limitless for those who dare to integrate seamlessly.


Zara Noor Abbas reveals emotional journey of healing, overcoming trauma
Zara Noor Abbas expressed her concern about the narrow-mindedness of society
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Zara Noor Abbas, the talented actor known for her roles in various TV dramas, recently opened up about her struggle with anxiety and her spiritual journey in a candid interview with lifestyle coach Eram Saeed. The conversation touched upon the challenges of discussing Islam in society and the tendency to limit the voices representing the religion.
During the interview, Zara Noor Abbas expressed her concern about the narrow-mindedness of society when it comes to discussing Islam. She mentioned how people often expect individuals who talk about Islam to fit a specific appearance or come from certain professions. According to her, this notion restricts the representation of Islam and excludes those involved in artistic fields such as music.
Zara questioned the basis for judging someone's faith solely based on their profession and emphasized that it is unfair to make assumptions about a person's beliefs. She challenged society's preconceived notions and the tendency to label individuals based on their outward appearance or chosen careers.
Furthermore, Zara Noor Abbas expressed her disappointment in the way educated people often applaud those who completely abandon their careers in the pursuit of religion. She emphasized that the journey towards faith and religion should be a deeply personal experience rather than something subject to external judgment.
During the interview, Zara also discussed her growing interest in learning more about Islam and her unwavering belief in Allah. She highlighted the significance of healing past traumas and mentioned the importance of addressing untapped emotions that can manifest as anxiety or mental fog.
Zara Noor Abbas bravely revealed her own struggles with anxiety and the impact it had on her life. She shared that there were times when she experienced severe anxiety attacks and feelings of despair. However, she found the strength to overcome these challenges and acknowledged the blessings she received from Allah, even when she felt at her lowest point.
The actor also touched upon her previous experience of delivering a stillborn baby, revealing the deep emotional pain and guilt she had to endure. Her openness about this traumatic event shed light on the emotional journey she has undertaken and the resilience she has shown in the face of adversity.
Zara Noor Abbas's interview with Eram Saeed has provided a platform for her to speak candidly about her struggles, her faith, and her personal growth. By sharing her experiences, she hopes to inspire others who may be facing similar challenges and encourage a more inclusive and accepting society that celebrates diverse voices in discussing Islam.


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Memoir: Fmr SecDef Gates was "blindsided" by Obama push to repeal law on homosexuality in military @washingtonpost http://t.co/Ca712FwPMSThis is the portion of Gates' memoir which Sprigg paraphrased:
— Peter Sprigg (@spriggfrc) January 7, 2014
“For me, 2010 was a year of continued conflict and a couple of important White House breaches of faith,” he writes. The first, he says, was Obama’s decision to seek the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy toward gays serving in the military. Though Gates says he supported the decision, there had been months and months of debate, with details still to work out. On one day’s notice, Obama informed Gates and Mullen that he would announce his request for a repeal of the law. Obama had “blindsided Admiral Mullen and me,” Gates writes.
Now some may say that this still doesn't look good, but I disagree. Sprigg's tweet fails to mention that Gates supported the decision to repeal DADT. The only problem was that Obama, as per his prerogative as President, pushed for the decision more immediately than Gates wanted.
The way Sprigg tweets, it fits his organization's false narrative of Obama supposedly pushing a "radical homosexual agenda" when the truth is less about agenda and more about a simple disagreement as to the immediacy of policy change.

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A decade ago, cannabis reform was on the public and political agenda in Chile, but the reform process eventually broke down with no marijuana legalization. This article focuses on the different stages of agenda politics to explain the reasons for the failure of cannabis reform in Chile. Drawing on original data, including 36 interviews with key actors, the article traces the reform process. Through a combination of process tracing and counterfactual analysis, the article establishes the causal weight of explanatory factors and distinguishes between activities and their effects. The evidence shows that cannabis reform in Chile failed not only because of a lack of governmental support and agenda setting but also because reform proponents were unable and unwilling to maintain the agenda after initially setting it successfully.
By contrast, insider and outsider reform opponents were effective at agenda denial and counter‐framing cannabis reform. Despite producing lots of smoke, recreational cannabis reform efforts have burned out without blazing the trail toward marijuana legalization in Chile. By unearthing the factors that led to initial success in gaining attention and to eventual failure in securing approval in the recent past, this article points out the difficulties of legalizing marijuana in Chile in the near future.

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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Conservation groups have filed a federal lawsuit against Arch Coal over methane and other toxic air emissions at the company’s West Elk Mine in Colorado’s North Fork Valley.
The plaintiffs include WildEarth Guardians, the Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity and High County Conservation Advocates. They contend the mine is violating the federal Clean Air Act by not sufficiently restricting emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas, and smog-forming volatile organic compounds. The West Elk Mine is Colorado’s largest coal mine, producing more than 4 million tons of coal in 2019. Arch Coal didn’t immediately respond for comment on the suit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver.


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Foo Fighters‘ gig in Western Springs, New Zealand earlier this week caused vibrations so intense that they were picked up by nearby volcanic seismometers, reports Rolling Stone.
The Horrors have confirmed more UK dates for 2012, and will now embark on a tour of Britain during a large portion of May next year.
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has outlined his delight at the success of the band’s recent US tour, and believes the country has ‘really started to like us’.
Official visuals for Karen O, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross’ cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song,” from David Fincher’s “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.”
The decision to pit Sheffield rockers Def Leppard against Motley Crüe seemed a strange one from the offing. The election to put the latter on first seemed downright ludicrous.
Why was it ludicrous? We’ll get to that in a little bit. As for why it seemed strange, it shouldn’t be too difficult to fathom. Though Leppard are veterans of the rock game, their live set is crucially devoid of the bombast, energy or attitude their counterparts so readily disseminate.
Muse are hoping to head in a completely new direction on their forthcoming new album, though the band’s bass player Chris Wolstenholme has admitted those plans could be quickly forgotten during the course of their time in the studio.
Radiohead could be ready to visit UK arenas next year as part of their expanded touring schedule for the 2011 album ‘The King Of Limbs‘, with the band’s guitarist Ed O’Brien declaring the idea of larger indoor venues now feels ‘appropriate’.
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Tuesday, 4 December 2012
Poker movies seem to have been en vogue in Hollywood in recent times and there's another one in the pipeline.
Poker Night stars Delroy Lindo, Ron 'Hellboy' Perlman and Desperate Housewives regular Beau Mirchoff. According to industry paper Variety, “Mirchoff plays a newly-promoted detective who learns from a Greek chorus of wiser, older detectives gathered for their ritual night of poker when a killer pulls the young cop and his mentors into a web of mutual deceit.” Filming is currently under way.Other poker related movies in the offing include the much anticipated documentaries Boom and All In, crime drama The King's Men and possibly even a biography of former WSOP Main Event winner Jerry Yang.
Juicy Stakes has just launched a range of new online poker tournaments and is celebrating by offering a limited-time 50% re-load deposit bonus worth up to $100.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are offering online poker players the chance to take part in the main event at the upcoming St Maarten stop of the TK Poker Tour for as little as $1.10.
The Winter Poker Championship Seefeld 2017 is set to kick off from February 16 and one lucky online poker player will be taking part after winning a prize package worth $4,000 into the Austrian extravaganza’s main event at Intertops Poker on Sunday.
The Winter Poker Championship Seefeld 2017 is set to run from February 16 to February 26 and online poker players are being offered the chance to win a prize package into the Austrian tournament series’ main event for as little as $3.30.
Sunday Six Max and Sundowner.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes.
Amateur wins at Intertops Poker.
Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker.
Poker’s unassuming killer steps back into the limelight.
Meet one of UK poker's rising stars.
We talk to WSOP bracelet winner.
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Just keep smiling...
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Pushing the envelope for a new poker generation.
Jeff KImber on fish.
So says Dara O'Kearney.
Dara O'Kearney looks at game thoery.
Dara O'K on bounty tournaments.
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2nd February 2009
There was another day of snow and the kids were out from School.
Dylan and I went out for a walk in the country park nearby followed by a walk in the
woods behind our house.
The Country Park nearby
Walk to the woods
The beach behind me
Path leading to the woods
It was so picturesque in the woods but the snow was melting very quick!


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This is my last post from Kingdoms for a while, as I have to well, actually write it, lol. Enjoy a bit more of the Beast…
Maura let out a slow sigh. “The mid-winter feast is slow and dull, Seager. I grabbed at an excuse.” She pulled a short kiss from Ladon’s mouth. “Shame my barbarian is always so…noisy.”
Seager coughed and a slash of red cut over his cheeks. “We will await you, Majesty.”
The door closed with a heavy thunk, leaving her alone with the barbarian. Maura pushed him away. Ladon didn’t move.
“What just happened here?” His low, angry voice brushed her lips and the hard length of his thigh still pressed against her sex. “Nobody uses me.”
Also, I cheated again, sorry…but as it’s the last of him for while, I’m not feeling too guilty 😕 Next week, I promise, proper Sixing…
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- How do I check my graphics card size?
- How do I switch between graphics cards?
- Do I need a graphics card if I don’t play games?
- How do I know if my laptop has a graphics card?
- How do you know if I am using my graphic card?
- How do I check my processor?
- How do I know if my graphics card is bad?
- How do I know if I have a good graphics card?
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How do I check my graphics card size?
In the Display Settings box, select Advanced Display Settings and then choose the Display Adapter properties option.
On the Adapter tab in the box, you should see the brand of the graphics card and its memory amount listed..
How do I switch between graphics cards?
Method 3: Change the preferred GPURight-click on desktop and open the NVIDIA control Panel.Go to Manage 3D settings.Choose “Auto-select” as Preferred graphics processor.Close and now you should have the blue power button.
Do I need a graphics card if I don’t play games?
Nope. If you don’t do games, and don’t do 3D work on your computer that’s graphics intensive about any old graphics card will do the job for you. If you have shared memory with the card you will find that a lot of system memory does help things out.
How do I know if my laptop has a graphics card?
How can I find out which graphics card I have in my PC?Click Start.On the Start menu, click Run.In the Open box, type “dxdiag” (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.The DirectX Diagnostic Tool opens. Click the Display tab.On the Display tab, information about your graphics card is shown in the Device section.
How do you know if I am using my graphic card?
In any version of Windows, open the Control Panel (or search for it in the start menu if you can’t find it), then search for Device Manager. Now open Display adapters in the tree. You will see what graphics card your PC or laptop is using.
How do I check my processor?
Head to Control Panel > System and Security > System to open it. You can also press Windows+Pause on your keyboard to instantly open this window. Your computer’s CPU model and speed are displayed to the right of “Processor” under the System heading.
How do I know if my graphics card is bad?
Signs that your video card is failingScreen Glitches usually happen when the video card is busy with an application, such as when we watch a movie or play a game. … Stuttering is typically noticeable when playing a game. … Artifacts are similar to screen glitches. … Fan speed is a common sign of video card issues.
How do I know if I have a good graphics card?
Here are the things to look for when buying a graphics card.Compatibility. Nothing can be more frustrating than excitedly opening up your case to install your new graphics card, only to realize it’s an inch longer. … Platform. … Memory and Bandwidth. … CUDA Cores (Nvidia) or Stream Processors (AMD) … TDP Values.
How do I enable my graphics card?
How to Enable a Graphics CardLogin as an administrator to the PC and navigate to the Control Panel.Click on “System”, and then click on the “Device Manager” link.Search the list of hardware for the name of your graphics card.Right-click on the hardware and select “Enable”. Exit and save changes if prompted. Tip.


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Back when Acer unleashed its curved gaming laptop a few months ago, Razer must have thought to itself, lame!
That’s because the gaming brand came up with a notebook that could possibly trump Acer’s $9000 behemoth, and it’ll do so with a total of three monitors pushing an astonishing resolution of 11,520 x 2,160 pixels.
Clearly in its prototype stage, Project Valerie exists purely to show off how bonkers Razer and gaming notebooks can get. While there’s no price or release date yet, it’s possible we’ll be seeing a commercial launch later this year. Razer has to beat the likes of ASUS and Samsung after all.
So, why have a triple-monitor setup on a laptop? Multiple monitors are a staple for any serious video and music editing desktop setup, as well as gaming rigs geared towards strategy games. Their problem, however, is the hassle of dealing with all the cables and lack of desk space. Project Valerie solves that, somewhat.
To add to the convenience, the two extra 17.3-inch 4K monitors fold into the body when you’re done playing. Other than that, the specs match what we’ve already seen on Razer’s new Blade Pro, which includes the latest high-end processors of Intel and NVIDIA, plus a low-profile mechanical keyboard.
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| April 28th 2019
IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN CANCER AND GLUTEN?
Gluten, a protein in wheat that gives it the characteristic elasticity is blamed for all these troubles. Studies show that there is no connection between gluten and risk of most cancers. However, they show increased risk of intestinal cancer in people with celiac diseases and true gluten intolerance. For people with celiac disease and true gluten intolerance, gluten must be completely avoided because they can cause devastating health effects.
HOW CAFFEINE AFFECTS A PREGNANCY
A study published in the The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that caffeine intake by a mother affects a developing foetus. The findings, from an observational study indicate that it is linked to lower birth weight, lower IQ and also premature labour.
Always remember that caffeine content is higher in black tea than green tea, and also in brewed coffee than instant coffee. Choose wisely.
HOW CONSUMING BROILER CHICKEN AFFECTS HORMONES
Meats like broiler chicken and fish fed on unnatural diets with high levels of antibiotics and growth hormones, can cause havoc to the endocrine system, especially secretion of estrogen and progesterone. Such foods can lead to early puberty, reproductive health issues and increased risk of chronic conditions like cancer- BBC
1. Lose weight
The prevalence of acid reflux is higher in overweight and obese individuals. Excess belly fat common in overweight and obese people can put pressure on the stomach and increase the risk of reflux. Obesity increases risk of hiatal hernia, a condition that causes a back flow of acid from the stomach into the esophagus. Losing weight reduces pressure on the lower esophageal sphincter which prevents stomach acids from leaking through.
2. Eat small meals
Eating large quantities of food makes your stomach distend more. It also takes longer to digest more food, hence the stomach stays distended longer. The more the stomach is distended, the more likely that the valve between the stomach and esophagus won’t close properly allowing stomach juices to rise back into the oesophagus.
3. Stay up after eating
Sitting upright or standing after a meal helps keep acid in the stomach where it belongs. It is therefore important to eat at least two hours before bedtime and not to lie down after a meal to help gravity keep the acids in place.
4. Avoid trigger foods
Eating the right kinds of food is key in controlling acid reflux since the foods you eat affect the amount of acid your stomach produces. Food triggers are different for everyone hence it is important to identify and avoid your food triggers. Keeping a food diary can help you track the food you eat and typical symptoms you experience thereafter.
Common triggers: Citrus fruits, caffeinated drinks, tomatoes, garlic, alcohol and smoking.
5. Avoid high fat foods
Fatty foods delay emptying of the stomach and can also cause the valve that prevents back flow of stomach acid to relax, allowing stomach acid into the esophagus.
Acid reflux should not be ignored as it can cause severe conditions such as esophageal cancer and ulcers if not treated.
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Recipe for Horchata Pumpkin Spice Latte – a beverage you MUST try at home
We usually have our family holiday in October, which is autumn or almost winter in Europe but full-blown winter for someone from India. On these holidays, I step into any cafe and my fav drink to order is the pumpkin spice latte. Just hugging this mug of hot beverage with my palms, the scent of the warming spices in the latte, and the general cosy sights and sounds of a coffee shop is just the most relaxing setting.
Who would have thought that such simple pleasures would be made out of reach by Covid? Having completed both my vaccinations a while ago, I have started venturing out, very gradually to not-so-crowded places. I have missed the outdoors, eating the food not made by me and in a setting that’s not my home 🙂 I’ve been seeing how the pub and restaurant scene in our cities is back to bustling and I’m not surprised. We have missed going out for a meal or a drink over the last 18+ months and now that the case numbers are low, it seems like a good time to get back cautiously. The F&B industry definitely needs this enthusiasm (although a careful one) to get back on its feet.
So, pumpkin spice latte or PSL as it is lovingly known, you do either love it or find it overrated. Most PSLs in cafes around the world have no P in PSL, but it’s the pumpkin pie spice mix that is used in the drink.
This spice mix mainly has ground cinnamon, with ground ginger, nutmeg and clove playing the supporting role. An ideal ratio would be 3 : 2 : 1 : 0.5 of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and clove respectively. The pumpkin spice mix can be easily made at home.
Making pumpkin spice mix at home
I usually have ground cinnamon and ground ginger (dried ginger powder or sonth) in my kitchen. Whole nutmeg can be grated and whole cloves combined with the remaining 3 ingredients and made into a fine powder in a spice grinder. Some even add star anise, green cardamom and black pepper, but I like to stick to these 4 spices. (This is the spice grinder I use)
You can easily buy a bottle of pumpkin spice online, but then you do need to find multiple uses to make use of the bottle.
The many uses for pumpkin spice mix
- In masala chai
- banana bread
- spiced cookies
- as a rub or a marinade in combination with other spices
- in pumpkin pie (of course!)
- a light sprinkling on any kind of beverage for its lovely aroma
- make your own pumpkin spice instant coffee blend by mixing the spice into a bottle of instant coffee granules
The inspiration for this Horschata Pumpkin Spice drink came from @lahbco’s Instagram. You can make this hot or cold depending on what you’re craving for.
I have once tried to make Horchata, a Latin American rice milk-based beverage and I’ve been dreaming of pumpkin-spiced beverages. It felt like a fun thing to combine the two. I sent this Instagram reel to Rukmini and we decided to try it out together. She made a cold version for the hot Mumbai day and me a hot version for a cold Bengaluru evening. Unlike the PSL or other PS drinks served in cafes, this one has real pumpkin puree and much less sugar.
Making the components of the Horchata Pumpkin Spice Latte
There are a few steps involved in the making of this beverage. But treat it as a fun project which makes your kitchen smell like a cafe. You’re going to love it.
- Making the horchata – here I prefer to soak the rice with a cinnamon stick for 4-5 hours. Grind it with lots of water to get a milk-like consistency. Pass through a muslin lined sieve a couple of times to filter out all the rice and cinnamon particles.
- Making the pumpkin puree – if you get canned pumpkin puree where you live, this step can be omitted. But it takes just a couple of minutes to cube and peel an orange pumpkin (around 2 cups worth), place it in a pressure cooker with 1/4 cup water. Pressure cook for 2 minutes. Remove and blend to a puree.
- Making the pumpkin spice mix – This can be easily bought, but freshly ground one definitely has a richer aroma. In a spice grinder, combine 1 tbsp of cinnamon powder, 2 tsp ginger powder, 1 tsp or less of grated nutmeg and 5-6 cloves. Blend to get a fine powder. You can sieve this powder a couple of times to remove any lumps or larger particles.
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Once you’ve prepped these 3 components, you can make a horchata pumpkin spice latte in minutes. Consider this as a base mix with which you can make a number of different beverages. Check the recipe notes for the variations you can do.
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Horchata Pumpkin Spice Latte
- Pressure cooker
- Spice grinder
- 1 cup rice aromatic variety
- 1 cinnamon stick 2"
- 250 g pumpkin peeled, cubed
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
For pumpkin spice
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 - 1 tsp grated nutmeg
- 4-5 cloves
To make the latte
- 1/4 cup milk dairy / plant based
- 1/4 cup brewed coffee less, if you don't want it strong
- 1/2 cup prepared horchata mix
- sugar as needed
- Rinse rice multiple times and soak along with cinnamon stick in a bowl of water for 4-5 hours.
- Drain the rice and cinnamon. Transfer to a blender. Blend along with 500 ml water to get smooth milk-like consistency.
- Pass this mixture through a muslin lined sieve. Discard the coarse particles. This is the horchata.
- To prepare pumpkin puree, pressure cook the cubed pumpkin for 2 minutes with 1/4 cup water. When cool, remove to a mixer and blend to a puree.
- To prepare the pumpkin spice mix, combine cinnamon powder, ginger powder, grated nutmeg and cloves in a spice grinder. Grind to a fine powder. You can sieve this powder a couple of times to remove any lumps or larger particles.
- To prepare the base mix, combine horchata, pumpkin puree and 1 tsp of pumpkin spice in a pan along with sugar and bring to a gentle simmer. Thin with water if required to get the consistency of milk. This can be refrigerated at this stage or used to prepare any hot or cold pumpkin-spice beverages.
- To prepare a cup of the horchata pumpkin spice latte, combine 1/4 cup each of milk and 1/2 cup of the horchata mix and heat over a low flame, frothing it well with a coffee frother. Add a pinch of pumpkin spice to this and any extra sugar to your taste.
- Take 1/4 cup or less of brewed coffee in a cup. Add the heated mixture in the pan to the coffee. Stir. Serve warm.
- Serve cold instead of hot over ice cubes.
- Use brewed black tea instead of coffee
- Omit tea and coffee altogether and use only the horchata and milk.
- Make it vegan by using oat or almond milk.
- Use coconut milk instead of milk
- Add a shot of your fav liquor like Kahlua or Amaretto to your hot or cold beverage.
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Page 12 - And thronged by lustant marvels. There in Spring I heard with joy the cheery blue-bird's note ; There sang rejoicing robins after rain ; And there within the emerald twilight, which Defied the mid-day sun, from bough to bough — A torch of downy flame — the oriole Passed to his nest, to feed the censer-fires Which Love had lit for Airs of Heaven to swing.
Page 69 - Toward wise conclusions. So, without resort To reason, in my heart I knew that she Who sang had suffered — knew that she had grieved, Had hungered, struggled, kissed the cheek of death, And ranged the scale of passions till her soul Was deep, and wide, and soft with sympathy ; — Nay, more than this : that she had found at last Peace like a river, on whose waveless tide She floated while she sang. This was the key That loosed my prisoned voice, and filled my eyes With tender tears, and touched...
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Page 113 - But a round woman, who, with insight keen, Had wrought a scheme of life, and measured well Her womanhood ; had spread before her feet A fine philosophy to guide her steps ; Had won a faith to which her life was brought In strict adjustment — brain and heart meanwhile Working in conscious harmony and rhythm With the great scheme of God's great universe, On toward her being's end.
Page 249 - PART IV. CONSUMMATION. A GUEST was in my house — a guest unhid — Who stayed without a welcome from his host ; — So loathed and hated, on such errand bent, And armed with such resistless power of ill, I dared not look him in the face. I heard His tireless footsteps in the lonely halls, In the chill hours of night ; and, in the day, They climbed the stairs, or loitered through the rooms With lawless freedom.
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Predicting the future is fickle, as Stephen Hawking once observed: “it exists only as a spectrum of possibilities.” And, yet, divining the future is irresistible and physicists strive to forecast the future of stars, black holes and climate. Biologists are more chary, although even they venture to predict extinctions. I recently indulged my curiosity, not by straining at tea-leaves or astrological charts but using math with the help of my son and a statistically-sophisticated friend. We are interested in an aspect of world population that hasn’t stirred much attention. Yet.
The United Nations projects world population growth to the year 2100, but no one has previously estimated the contribution of infertile people. “Eh?” I hear you say. That sounds absurd.
Infertility is an original scourge. Didn’t Jacob’s wife cry, “Give me children or I die!” It was always a private grief with few options, and even fewer effective remedies. I remember a generation or two ago hearing whispers, like, “Why didn’t Uncle Joe and Auntie Jane have children?” No one dared ask them. It was less embarrassing to ask some poor soul if they had cancer. Thankfully, infertility has ‘come out,’ mainly due to attention on revolutionary in vitro fertilization or IVF. The revolution started a few minutes to midnight on July 25, 1978, when Louise Brown was born as the world’s first test-tube baby.
Male infertility, premature menopause and some other relatively common problems were resistant to standard treatment with pills and surgery, but starting with the hub of basic IVF for bypassing blocked Fallopian tubes, a bevy of new technologies has sprouted. Almost no one is now denied a chance to become a parent if they want, provided they can afford to pay in countries where no subsidy is offered. There is now egg, sperm and embryo donation with freezing for longer-term preservation, sperm microinjection, IVF surrogacy for women without wombs, and genetic testing to avoid a blighted conception (PGD).
Since Louise Brown, about seven million babies have been conceived who would not otherwise exist. The children grow up to be as healthy as the rest of the population, and they become fertile adults. The first ones are now having babies of their own.
How will this industry making babies grow in future? We wanted to know how many will be added by technology to the world in decades to come up to 2100. We were even more interested in the broader question of how many people will owe their existence to IVF either directly as test-tube babies OR as their children and grandchildren as IVF services rapidly expand across the globe. We chose conservative data for our calculations, and expect our predictions will underestimate growth, unless there is a global catastrophe. But our estimates still surprised us.
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New Delhi/Bengaluru: BS Yeddyurappa has taken oath as Karnataka Chief Minister this morning after the Supreme Court, in a rare overnight hearing on a petition by the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular, refused to stop the ceremony. The BJP leader has been given 15 days to prove majority by the Governor on Wednesday evening.
In an rare post-midnight hearing, the Supreme Court ruled out that it won't stop Mr Yeddyurappa swearing-in. "As far as swearing-in is concerned, we are not restraining it, but we are making it subject to the outcome of the case," a three-judge bench, comprising Justices AK Sikri, SA Bobde and Ashok Bhushan, said after the all-night hearing that stretched for three-and-a-half hours.
The Supreme Court will resume hearing the case Friday morning at 10.30 a.m. and has ordered the BJP to produce the letters submitted by BS Yeddyurappa to the governor by then.


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The Visa CBDIP programme (Visa Cross-Border Interchange Programme (27 June 2014) and the recent EU Regulation (EU regulation 2015/751 – 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card based payment transactions) announcement reminded us not only of the power of regulation to change the payment industry’s business dynamics but also of the short timescales we may need to operationally respond.
In the case of Visa CBDIP, acquirers with large merchants had a competitive systems and administrative scramble over 6 months to participate/comply or likely lose their key merchants to the competition.
The EU Regulation has finally been announced and one outcome we can expect over the course of the next few months is an acceleration in demand by international merchants towards a central acquiring model. This is partly due to a levelling of the interchange playing field and licensing rules across Europe.
The regulation will have consequences for both issuers and acquirers:
• Issuers will need to re-assess their business models, re-focus on reducing infrastructure costs and seek new revenue streams through new product development.
• Acquirers will not only need to comply with new requirements such as Interchange Fee plus pricing & reporting at transaction level but they will also need to consider whether their systems and back-office infrastructures and processes can support the growing demand for central acquiring.
Agility at all levels including payment systems is a core competence for a payments institution and, in our opinion, will remain a source of competitive advantage in the market for those who wish to survive and thrive.
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A federal appeals court ruled on Saturday to temporarily halt the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate that would have required businesses with 100 employees or more to force workers to get vaccinated or be tested weekly for the virus and wear a mask.
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text: One of the strangest early Beatles songs, "If You've Got Trouble" was recorded in February 1965 during the sessions for the group's Help! album, but remained in the can until 1996's Anthology 2. On the relatively rare occasions when critics have discussed "If You've Got Trouble" at all, they've usually been very derisive about the song. It's true that it wasn't up to the usual Beatles standard, and it's not hard to see why it was passed over for release, but really, it's not so bad. The tune's not as melodious as most the Beatles wrote, but its ringing, circular guitar riffs are very much in keeping with the group's 1965 arrangements, actually sounding more like their Rubber Soul era than their Help! one. The occasional background vocals -- so sparse that one wonders if they weren't completed, since the track didn't make it into serious consideration for release -- are also very much vintage 1965 Beatles. The lead vocal is taken by Ringo Starr, and most likely this was at first considered to be his token frontman turn for Help!, as the group tried to make sure he had one lead vocal per album (and usually succeeded). (On Help!, that song was eventually determined to be "Act Naturally," the Buck Owens cover that Ringo sang.) What's oddest about "If You've Got Trouble," however, are the lyrics. They might not totally abandon the romantic scenarios the Beatles would concentrate on exclusively prior to late 1965, but they are goofier and more sardonic than anything else John Lennon and Paul McCartney had come up with before that year. The thrust? If you've got problems, you should get a load of mine! It almost sounded like a satire of clichéd whiny pop lyrics. Maybe it was felt that Starr's sad-sack image suited that kind of tune. If that was so, Starr didn't seem to take them entirely seriously, shouting, "Oh rock on, anybody!" right before the instrumental break. For all its lack of seriousness, "If You Got Trouble" is hummable, likable, and performed with good-natured spirit.

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Rights groups slam 'shameful' Russia deportation of Syrian refugees
Russia was set to deport three Syrian refugees on Thursday back to Damascus from a Moscow airport, rights activists said, in a move condemned as "shameful" by Amnesty International.
"One has just called... they are being held under guard, under police escort," head of the migrant rights group The Civic Assistance Committee, told AFP around 1500 GMT.
The three men could face deportation this evening on a flight back to Damascus from Moscow's Vnukovo airport, she added.
Mikhail Fedotov, the head of the Kremlin's human rights council, was "trying to help" after she appealed to him over the case.
Amnesty International in a statement condemned "Russia's shameful approach to people in need of international protection".
The men have been flown to Moscow from a detention centre in Makhachkala in Dagestan in the North Caucasus, The Civic Assistance Committee said.
The men all come from the devastated city of Aleppo and sought asylum in Russia.
The UNHCR has appealed to Russia's federal migration service not to deport the men.
A European Court of Human Rights ruling on Wednesday banned Russia from deporting one of the men. Russia on the same day refused asylum applications from the other two.
Russia launched a bombing campaign in support of the troops of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in September.
Russia takes in very few refugees from any war-torn country.
Last month the head of the Federal Migration Service Konstantin Romodanovsky said that 1,000 Syrians applied for temporary asylum last year and there are currently just over 7,000 Syrians living in Russia.
Temporary asylum is for one year but can be extended.
© 2016 AFP


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In Session: Reading Political Biography across East Asia: Ryūkyū Islands, Koryŏ, Ming China
1: The Yangs of Xindu: Fathers and Sons in the Politics of Mid-ming China
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
8:30am – 10:00am EDT
Journal of Ming Studies, United States
My research focuses on the intersection of politics, history and literature of the late imperial period in China (1300 to 1900), and the need to recontextualize the life stories of historical figures of the period. In my recent work, I have focused on how to understand historical figures from the perspective of the traditional social relationships as understood in the Confucian tradition. In this paper, I will focus on the father-son relationship and how examining this relationship throws into sharp contrast our understanding of a historical figure. For my case study, I focus on three generations of the politically connected Yang family from Xindu, Sichuan, with the patriarch Yang Chun (1435-1515), his sons, particularly the senior grand secretary Yang Tinghe (1459-1529), and Tinghe’s sons, and specifically the literary scholar and exile, Yang Sheng’an (1488-1559). In my paper, I will argue that an examination of these relationship, across several generations, helps bring insight into the political motivations and actions that shaped mid-Ming China.


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Declan is a fellow of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals, R3 and is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management.
Declan’s knowledge and expertise include factoring litigation, enforcing guarantees and insolvency.
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Indie games have a reputation for trying new things; for staying small and focused. They're able to take fresh ideas, run with them, and see them through to the end -- all while maintaining that distinct "authored" feel so often squeezed out of bigger games. The four games we previewed from Midnight City fit that description.
Blood of the Werewolf
- Release Date: Q2 2014 | Platforms: PS3 / Xbox 360 | Developer: Scientifically Proven | Price: $10
Blood of the Werewolf released last year on Steam and now it's back for another bite on console. Once again you'll assume the role of the tragic Selena, who can change in to a ferocious werewolf when the need arises, in order to platform your way through fifteen punishing stages. The new console version is packed with everything from the original, along with an Endless Challenge Mode featuring a never-ending gauntlet of randomly-generated rooms to test your skills in. The developers have even thrown in their own excruciatingly difficult Master Challenges to test your platforming limits even further. As an extra treat, the console version also contains the new Score Rush Mode, tasking you to complete levels as fast as you can with as many kills as possible.
Avalanche 2: Super Avalanche
- Release Date: March 2014 | Platform: PC | Developer: Beast Games | Price: $10
Don't let the bright and boisterous graphics fool you. It's up to you and your friend to work together to outrun the lava in this frantic procedurally generated arcade adventure. In the sequel to Avalanche, you'll be able to use 20 different power-ups to quickly break blocks and ascend through a seamless world. As you make your way up, there are 22 enemies and bosses to defeat, but the real challenge is climbing as high as you can go. Nothing hurts more than falling in hot, oozing lava, after all. If you feel like testing yourself against friends, their scores will pop up as you make it farther. Online leaderboards and a local score table keep things even more competitive.
- Release Date: April 2014 | Platform: PC | Developer: Mario von Rickenbach, Phil McMahon & Contributors | Price: TBA
It's a bird! It's a race kart! In Krautscape, it's both! Krautscape is a unique arcade racer where the person in the lead creates the track. Speeding through power-ups will cause the track to change in perilous ways for your competitors, but if they fly off the track it's not the end of the world. In Krautscape, your kart turns in to a glider when you veer off the side of the road, allowing you to have a second chance to catch up with the guy who screwed you over. In Snake Mode, players get points for the segment of the track they build. Ping Pong Mode is a race to the finish, then to the start, and back again, with a focus on gliding your way to victory. Collector Mode tests your driving and gliding skills, challenging you to retrieve a cube off away from the track, then bringing it back to to drive your way to the finish.
- Release Date: Summer 2014 | Platform: TBA (We played on PC) | Developer: Action Button Entertainment | Price: TBA
Videoball is about having the best offense and the best defense. It's a game about scoring touchdowns, goals, and home runs, all in the same match. There's a ball -- sometimes there are two or three -- and the objective is to get it past the other team's goal line. You do so by charging projectiles to different intensities, aiming, and firing. Other players are doing the same, though, so sometimes it's best to focus fire on them first to stun them and open up the path to the goal. It's easy to pick up and understand, but after only a few matches you'll start to see the deeper possible strategies. In the video above, we play a few rounds with Tim Rogers, founder of Action Button Entertainment, and get destroyed by his two friends. They're very, very good at Videoball.

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Greetings, glorious adventurers! If you're joining in our Alpha One spot testing, please follow the steps here to see all the latest test info on our forums and Discord!
will there be a story in the game? the players are apart of the expeditions coming to this new world that was left behind. im really excited for this game, but it has to have some kind of story behind it and characters to support or else its possible it could flop

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