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Li Wei paid the money. The old man pushed the old glasses that fell to the tip of his nose, picked up the money and looked at the light for a while, then took out a key from the drawer and slowly gave them a list: “The third room on the right, there are hot water, air conditioning and a hair dryer there.”
He looked at the two of them again and said naturally, “There’s also a bedside table, but there’s an extra charge. One box costs 30.”
Zhang Man: “……”
She took the list and the key, pulling Li Wei to flee into the room. She closed the door and only then she felt less embarrassed.
However, the next second, something felt even more wrong to her.
This hotel is very simple, the entire room is cramped, the passage is very narrow, and in addition to the bathroom at the door there is only a bed.
A……white queen-size bed for two.
Next to the bed, there is a wooden nightstand that is slightly discolored, with a glass cabinet on top, which—contains various brands and models of…… *ahem.
Zhang Man tilted her head, not even daring to look at the bedside table again.
The youth on the other hand is very comfortable. He simply took off his jacket and hung it on the coat rack by the door.
He wore a thin beige V-neck knit shirt, revealing a sexy and beautiful collarbone that is so simple and basic that it will not be out of fashion even after nineteen years.
A teenager of the age of 16 or 17 already has a straight body that many adults can’t match, with wide shoulders and narrow waist; he will definitely look good in everything.
Zhang Man swallowed secretly, not daring to look at him. The air conditioner was not turned on in the room, but she felt a little hot.
Li Wei took the remote control from the nightstand, turned on the AC, reached out and tried it, and it was indeed hot air.
The long legs walked to her side again and looked down at her, ” Man Man, are you shy?”
The tight-lipped-duck-Zhang Man refuses to admit it: “No. What am I shy about?”
The youth’s voice was tinged with laughter, “So…can you not stand straight at the door like a door god?”
Zhang Man’s body tensed up: “I’m not, I’m just tired and I’m leaning against the door to rest for a while.”
The youth gently stroked her soft head and didn’t give her a hard time: “Man Man, you rest for a while, I’ll try the hot water first.”
He said walking into the bathroom, turning on the side with the red hot water to wait quietly until a slight tingling sensation of hot water came to his fingers before turning off the tap with satisfaction.
Zhang Man has been standing outside the door to look at him, and when he turned around to come out, just when his eyes collided with hers, she couldn’t help but feel a bit hot in the face. The youth gently stroked her head again: “Man Man, I’ m going downstairs to buy something, wait for me in the room, okay? Don’t open the door when you hear a knock, I’ll bring the key.”
Zhang Man saw him treat her like a child, dissatisfied by his palm rubbing her head, she muttered: “I know…”
When he put his coat back on and went out, Zhang Man leaned back in the doorway and let out a sigh of relief.
In fact, the two have been alone together in a room at Li Wei’s house when they were tutoring, but his house is so big, and all the floor-to-ceiling windows, never gave her this cramped and suffocating feeling.
She touched her hot cheek and silently despised herself or her own impure thoughts in her heart. When she saw him, her pulse quickened and she involuntarily wanted to be close to him…
She pondered for a while, feeling a little uncomfortable as to why he was so comfortable with all of these?
Having just waited in a blizzard for so long at the station, and then tossing and turning for a hotel for the past few minutes, she was indeed tired, so she took off her coat and walked to the bed, throwing herself on the quilt.
Luckily, the quilt is still considered clean.
Opposite the bed, there is an LCD TV hanging on the wall. Zhang Man was bored of waiting, took the remote control from the bedside table and turned on the TV.
Not sure if it is poor contact or signal, each station’s screen comes with a few snow spots; the sound is also messy, with a slight static sound.
Better than nothing, Zhang Man leaned back on the mattress and watched a variety show that was very popular in this era. Four hosts, two men and two women with vibrant energy were on the scene, all still very young looking. Zhang Man watched with some nostalgia, this generation is a bit old-fashioned in her opinion, but everyone’s smile on the screen is very sincere and natural, and the program is not mixed with so much advertising and publicity.
But unfortunately, the show was cancelled after ten years, and several hosts lived their own lives.
One of Zhang Man’s favorite hosts retired, married a man outside the circle, and had two children. The other one turned into an actress, and later acted on the big screen, and even took several international film festivals after the film—her career skyrocketed.
The two male hosts are still doing their usual job, and their fame is great, often hosting the annual Spring Festival Gala of major TV stations.
Zhang Man was just in time for the joke-telling exercise…
One guest thought for a while: “……”
Zhang Man watched and did not hold back from laughing out loud.
So when Li Wei returned from his shopping, he saw the young girl sitting on the big bed, staring at the TV and with a big smile. The room’s yellowish light hit her face in a warm hue. Her long black hair fell and lay on the bed, contrasting with the clean white quilt.
A small room with old furniture and dim lights…
Obviously simple and old, but because she was in the scene, it made him feel that this small hotel with aa night was even warmer than his home.
The youth stood in the doorway, shaking off the rain and snow on his body for a long time without walking in.
–Such a scene, surprisingly, made him feel unreal, and he was afraid that if he walked in, he would find out that it was all just a dream.
“Li Wei, you’re back?”
Zhang Man laughed so hard that her stomach hurt, and when she looked back, she saw him standing in the doorway carrying something, so she agilely got off the bed and walked over to him.
She took the youth by the hand, pulled him in and closed the door.
Seeing him dazed, Zhang Man reached out and shook her hand in front of his eyes, “You’re so silly, why are you standing at the door and not coming in?”
The youth shook his head with a smile and opened the bag, inside were two new towels and two blankets, “It’s nothing. I was worried that the towels in the bathroom weren’t clean.”
With that, he pinched her face again and his voice was a bit apologetic: “Man Man, we’ll have to make do here today.”
Zhang Man was slightly stunned.
In fact, she doesn’t care that much about these. In her previous life, she was assigned to a rural school when she had just graduated from university as an intern. At that time she lived in a teacher’s dormitory, the conditions are many times more rudimentary than here and there was even a time when she slept in a daze at night, reached out and caught a long centipede.
She is, after all, not really a young girl raised to live in an ivory tower.
But then she got a little sore nose.
‘Ah…he is really a very careful and mature person.’
It takes a long time for people to mature, and some lucky people may not need to learn to take care of themselves even in their twenties. Chen Feier, for example, had never cooked or washed clothes even when she gave birth to her second child in her previous life.
Li Wei is different, he is at the age where he is able to not only take good care of himself, but also learn to take care of her.
On such a snowy night, in a simple room, with limited conditions, he wanted to give her the best of everything.
No detail is too small.
She stepped forward and gently wrapped her arms around the youth’s waist and buried her head in his arms.
His jacket was cold, and so was the hard slider pressing against her face. She sniffled and hugged him a little tighter.
“Happy birthday, boyfriend.”
Her voice was soft with some nasal sounds, and just as she finished, she heard his heartbeat.
The youth let go of the bag in his hand and it fell to the ground, releasing a soft “thud “.
With his hands free, he wrapped them around her.
This hug lasted for a long, long time, and when Zhang Man finally let go of him, she found that she had just surprisingly put him against the back of the door, with her whole body pressed against him in a rather ambiguous position.
Because the room is small, the warm air blown by the air conditioner has long covered every corner, and in winter, the rare dry heat spreads throughout the body.
The room was supposed to be roomy for two people to stay alone, but the atmosphere got…tense. Her hug directly heated up the atmosphere to a boiling point.
The youth gently loosened his arm around her, took off his jacket and hung it up, his voice was a little hoarse and he dared not look directly at her, “Man Man, you can watch TV again, I…will take a shower.”
He quickly went into the bathroom and closed the door, both of their heartbeats were getting faster and faster across the door.
Zhang Man touched her chest and sat back on the bed. At this point the variety show came to an end, and the hosts skillfully spoke of closing statements, sponsors, and titleholders.
She turned off the TV and lay on her back.
After lying down for a while, the phone rang and she picked it up with a slight headache.
It’s Zhang Huifang.
If she doesn’t answer, her mother will definitely worry, so Zhang Man listened to the “clattering” sound from the bathroom, and answered the phone with a stiff upper lip.
“Zhang Man, are you back yet? It’s snowing in N City and I just saw the weather forecast, it’s also snowing in Z City, right?”
“Well…” Zhang Man walked to the window, as far away from the bathroom as possible, and said with difficulty, “Mom, I can’t come back today, the snow has closed the road.”
“Huh? So where are you now?”
After a terrible silence, Zhang Huifang asked lightly, “That boy is with you?”
Zhang Man coughed lightly and lied: “…no.”
“I heard the sound of water in the bathroom… He’s taking a shower?”
“……” she, the mother, is really invincible.
Zhang Man weakly muttered, “Mom, there is a big snowstorm today and hotels are full, there is only this one room available, besides, aren’t you happy for me to come out and spend time with him?”
“hehe. My daughter, I didn’t say I was happy for you to get a room with him. When he comes out, let him give me a call.” Zhang Huifang said and hung up the phone with a “snap”.
Zhang Man opened her mouth, listening to the “beep” sound after the other party hung up, and got a headache.
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The EWR tends to search first then handoff targets to the FCR . The radars turn on and off on purpose to make it harder to kill them.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved a plan to raise gas and vehicle taxes to generate $5 billion a year for road repairs.
Lawmakers in the state Senate and Assembly approved the bill Thursday night, sending it to Gov. Jerry Brown. The Democratic governor negotiated the bill, promoted it around the state and is expected to sign it.
All Republicans in the Assembly and all but one in the Senate voted against the tax increase. They say the state already has enough money but Democrats who control the state government have spent it poorly.
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State Sen. Mike McGuire issued the following statement:
Sacramento, CA – Today, the State Senate voted to approve the landmark comprehensive transportation funding package that will advance billions of dollars to improve California’s crumbling roads and transportation infrastructure, specifically, $52 billion over the next decade for California’s crumbling roads, highways and public transit.“Our communities are home to some of the worst roads in the state, we can’t keep kicking the can down the crumbling road. Tonight’s vote to approve this critical transportation funding package was a long overdue step,” said Senator Mike McGuire. “Advancing a tax increase is never easy, especially for California residents who have to foot the bill, but we have a transportation funding crisis. Our roads, highways and bridges are literally falling apart and tens of millions of California commuters, businesses and travelers have literally been paying the price for the lack of action.”
Senator McGuire has been a champion for passing a comprehensive fix to California’s crumbling transportation infrastructure.
The transportation funding package will provide cities and counties with significant annual revenue streams to make local infrastructure improvements like rebuilding and paving local roads and streets and bridge repair. The bill will bring in over $5 billion in new revenue annually. Strict accountability is included to ensure funds are only spent on transportation – essentially placing funds in a lock box, and by passing a Constitutional amendment to prohibit spending the funds on anything but transportation. Every billion dollars spent on transportation infrastructure, creates 14,000 full-time jobs.Here are the cumulative funding totals that will be generated annually by SB 1 for each North Bay/North Coast county (local city and county totals are included in the cumulative number in their county):
Marin: $9,732,000 annually
Sonoma: $20,739,000 annually
Mendocino: $5,568,000 annually
Lake: $3,763,000 annually
Humboldt: $7,732,000 annually
Del Norte: $1,475,000 annually
Trinity: $2,300,000 annually
State Sen. Jim Beall issued this statement:
SACRAMENTO — Senator Jim Beall, the chairman of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee and the author of SB 1, issues this statement regarding the SB 1 transportation package, which increases road maintenance funding by $5 billion annually:
“My thanks and appreciation go to Governor Brown, the Legislature’s leadership for their support of SB 1, and the lawmakers who voted for the bill. They took a courageous stand today that said they will not tolerate the status quo. They voted to get our crumbling roads repaired and made safer. They voted to make California better. With $5 billion in new revenue, the state can quickly begin work on shovel-ready road repairs.
“SB 1 updates an obsolete revenue system that fell behind the spiraling maintenance demands of more than 357,000 lane miles of state, city, and county roads. The state gas tax has not changed in 23 years and this bill will require it to be adjusted for inflation.
“The bill is based on a user-pays model, placing the responsibility on the motorists who use the roads to maintain the roads. The cost to the average driver will be about $10 a month.
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Assemblymember Evan Low issued this statement:
Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley), issued the statement below following passage of Senate Bill 1 (Beall), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The legislation invests $52.4 billion over the next decade to fix local streets and highways and improve public transportation. Assemblymember Low is a co-author of SB 1.
“This is a historic moment for California as we make critical investments in our future,” said Assemblymember Evan Low. “The more we delay fixing our roads, the more costly the repairs will become. SB 1 is a smart plan that will fix our highways and roads, improve public transit, and boost our economy.”


10 Big Disappointments Regarding The Detroit Tigers in 2022
As of this writing (morning of June 13th), the Detroit Tigers are 24-35. That's 9 1/2 games behind Minnesota in the American League Central and 7 games behind Boston for the third and final Wild Card spot in the American League.
Considering the higher expectations that the fans and the media had for the team after showing promise last season. Yes, 77-85 in 2021 was showing promise as a franchise.
But injuries to key players have hindered the Tigers and guys who hit well last year haven't repeated that performance. We've talked about the Tigers issues all season long. But enough guys have laid an egg this season that I had to create a list of the biggest disappointments regarding the Motor City Kitties.
I kept the list confined to players. Because it should be pretty much understood that the problems with this team start with owner Chris Ilitch, general manager Al Avila, and field manager A.J. Hinch (pictured above).
Avila's free agent signings (Javier Baez, Eduardo Rodriguez, Andrew Chafin) haven't worked out for the most part, although Chafin has been decent. Ilitch signs the checks and he oversees this franchise, so he's ultimately responsible. And while A.J. Hinch isn't fully responsible for all of the injuries, his constant babying of the pitching staff has contributed to the injuries and other problems among the arms (thank you, analytics...UGH!!!). His insistence of having 14 pitchers has created a lack of any sort of a bench. That's another problem with the Tigers (again, thank you analytics!!).
There's still 100 games left, and Minnesota still hasn't run away with the American League Central. So there's still time. But there's less than two months to go until the trade deadline. They need to get it in gear NOW!!!
Alright, here's the list of the biggest disappointments regarding the Detroit Tigers so far this season:


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Friday 11 August 1967
It was Friday, under the sign of Leo. The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Brad Dalgarno and Mike Lodish.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to Light My Fire by The Doors.
In UK San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) by Scott Mckenzie was in the top 5 hits.
Bonnie and Clyde, directed by Arthur Penn, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1967
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Earlier this week, three Salafis Sheikhs in Idlib announced an initiative to end the crisis between Ahrar al-Sham and Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Idlib province. The initiative of Sheikh Abu Mohammed Al-Sadiq, Sheikh Abdul Razzaq Al-Mahdi and Sheikh Abu Hamza Al-Masri, included four main terms:
- The cessation of hostilities from 12 pm on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.
- Each party shall identify three persons authorized to make a decision on behalf of its faction.
- Each party shall assign 3 names of independents to be a referee in the event of a dispute.
- The delegates of the two factions shall meet with independent representatives to resolve the dispute between the two parties and to establish a binding and comprehensive vision that takes into account the political, military and civil rights of all parties within seven days from the date of commencement.
Ahrar al-Sham released an official statement supporting the initiative, and said it was waiting for the HTS response, but announced that it would not stop repelling HTS attacks.
— محمد أبو زيد (@Ahrar_SpokesMan) 19 July 2017
In turn, HTS continued its military operations against Ahrar al-Sham in Idlib and managed to capture Asqut in the western countryside of Idlib and Harsh Abdin in the southern Idlib countryside.
HTS also announced that it had repelled an attack of the convoy of Ahrar al-Sham consisting of 20 vehicles, a BMP-1 and a battle tank that had tried to advance towards its positions in Sarmada in northern Idlib countryside. HTS also announced that it destroyed the tank.
The Nour al-Din al-Zanki Movement announced that it had split from HTS as a result of its actions and its rejection of a peaceful solution so far. Ahrar al-Sham issued an official statement welcoming the decision.
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Meanwhile, the Desert sector of Ahrar al-Sham announced its defection and that it will join HTS.
From its side, Ahrar al-Sham announced capturing Qala’at Al-Madiq, which is considered one of the main crossings with the government-held areas. It’s believed that the main aim of Ahrar al-Sham is to maintain the smuggling line between the Bab al-Hawa crossing on the Turkish-Syrian border and the Qala’at Al-Madiq crossing. It’s worth mentioning that money is considered the main reason of disagreement between HTS and Ahrar Al-Sham.

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I have been to this restaurant many times over the past few months, all were excellent. It is good for business meeting as well as family dinner. We went last on Saturday night. Starting with the hostess staff; they were extremely nice and accommodating to...More
The restaurant is well staffed and they provide a good service. There is an excellent well presented selection of salads for the bar and meats served at the table. The desserts are substantial in size although I did not try any. I was disappointed with...More
Located in the city Center area of Houston, (not downtown), this is one of the premier Brazilian restaurants in Houston. The restaurant is huge, open and high, lots of decorations and colours. Very well set up for large groups and for entertaining. Service is excellent,...More
Our family of 4 really enjoyed our dinner at Texas de Brazil. All of the meats were delicious, especially the lamb chops, Brazilian steak, flank steak, bacon wrapped filet, and Parmesan chicken. We went on a busy Saturday night so the meat was non-stop and...More

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Wobble Wednesday is here again! Welcome back! If you're not already familiar with Wobble Wednesday, that's okay - we want to make your first time amazing. Most of what you'll be listening to here is often referred to as dubstep, but can encompass all genres of heavy bass music. To quote bass music artist ill.Gates, "When you look at what some of the bigger dubstep guys are doing now, they'll play some dubstep, they'll play some drumstep, they'll plays some breaks, some drum and bass, and maybe some dance hall."
That's what Wobble Wednesday is all about. Sometimes it will sound like chainsaws raining down, other times it's going to bring back the reggae and dub roots from which dubstep rose. It could also be the hectic and upbeat sounds of drumstep. When you press play, we're going to inundate your eardrums with the wobble, punch and drop of thunderous bass. We recommend you play this music at a high volume. Playing bass music at low volume might as well be one of the seven deadly sins. Enjoy the music. We'll see you next Wednesday!
Last week I was requested to write more about these tunes, so I'll give you my 2 cents. First and foremost I'd like to welcome back the Skream Jam of the Week (I don't want to give out Skream's Discography on the site). Oliver does an awesome remix of Rusko's "Somebody to Love" that has moombahton percussion with tons of alarms, growls and lazers. This will be a festival anthem for months to come. You can catch him in in LA as he performs with Benga and Artwork as Magnetic Man at Beyond Wonderland. Vodex showcases his dark sounds in his new EP titled Generation Monsters. I must say this is what got me into dubstep at the start. The dark feeling of walking down some seedy alleyway at 3 at night. Mostly all free downloads this week, what a week! Stay sparse my friends.
Here's a mix from my man over at Gucci Goth.
Last but not least if you're in Tempe Arizona, today were giving out 5 tickets to the Adventure Club and Helicopter Showdown show tomorrow at 9. What do you have to do to with these tickets? Simply like us on Facebook, follow us on twitter and email us at [email protected] You'd be surprise on how many people enter, and don't give me the "I don't have a twitter." It's 2012 get a twitter.

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Ruby Rogers is about to turn ten. She wants to be a gangster when she grows up. She also wants nothing more than a tree house for her birthday. Problem is, there aren’t any trees in her garden, and her family laugh off the idea. Ruby’s furious, but then life takes a turn for the better when, through her best friend Yasmin, she meets Holly Helvellyn, a super-cool Gothic girl who’s friends with Yasmin’s older sister. It turns out Holly rather fancies Ruby’s older brother Joe – the brooding artist in the sixth-form who has a strange habit of talking in newspaper headlines. One day Holly asks Ruby to steal something from Joe’s bedroom for a joke, setting off a chain of events that culminate in some very unexpected but pleasant surprises …
About the Author
Sue’s writing career started with assignments for magazines and newspapers, and her first radio work, Big and Little, which won a Sony Award for Best Children’s Programme. Other radio projects have included Up the Garden Path, The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere, and The Sit-Crom. Up the Garden Path was adapted by Sue for television and three series were produced. It started off Sue’s first novel, followed soon after by a sequel, Love’s Labours. Sue’s children’s books include Big and Little, China Lee, Me Jane, Big Trouble and Mr Loopy and Mrs Snoopy and Come Back Grandma which was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. Sue lives on a remote organic farm near Nailsworth in Gloucestershire.


Vacationers at the Florida Coast and at the Great Lakes had a good chance to see a waterspout this season. Because of its close resemblance to a tornado, a waterspout can look really frightening. What makes it so distinctly visible is the column of water that’s hurled upward by the swirling wind.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration distinguishes between fair weather waterspouts and tornadic ones. Both kinds are produced by temperature differences between the water surface and the atmosphere. Any time cooler air moves over a warmer surface, convection is likely to occur; that is, the air gets a tendency to rise.
At Lake Michigan, for example, the mornings are already quite cool with the mercury in the 50s or lower. Water temperatures are still reaching the 70-degree mark, which is enough to produce the numerous wet funnels that have been sighted. Eastern Florida and the Gulf Coast have had a busy waterspout season, causing the Internet to fill with pictures of truly scary looking funnels.
For the most part, waterspouts are quite harmless because their rotating wind speeds are only in the 30 to 50 mph range. Most of the fair weather waterspouts develop without a thunderstorm and dissipate again within minutes or seconds. Severe thunderstorms, though, can produce the tornadic type, which has the potential to cause harm.
When a waterspout moves onto land, the National Weather Service issues a tornado warning. In those cases, winds up to 100 mph have been measured and boats, houses and cars have been damaged.
The Hawaiian Islands aren’t prone to tornadoes like you see in Oklahoma or Texas, but waterspouts reaching the shores of Kauai have been known to pose a threat to people.
I’ve never seen any reports of waterspouts on Lake Lanier. Theoretically it could happen, though, when the lake water is warmest (right about now) and a cool air mass moves in from the northwest. If you’re on a boat, the wise action is to steer away from the funnel.
Amazingly, a sailing magazine some years ago showed pictures of sailboats intentionally seeking the periphery of Florida waterspouts because the high winds made for great lean angles and challenging wind shears. While these conditions are unlikely in our area, it’s still best to observe troubled weather from a safe distance, and maybe send a photo of it to The Times.
Rudi Kiefer, Ph.D., is a professor of physical science and director of sustainability at Brenau University. His column appears Sundays and at gainesvilletimes.com.


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Zero One Six Skatepark
Zero One Six Skatepark in Eskilstuna is one of the largest indoor skateparks in Sweden, providing ample space for skateboarding, kickbiking, BMX riding, and inline skating.
Skateboarding, kickbiking or inline skating both indoors and outdoors
Zero One Six Skatepark is a 1200m² facility, providing ample room for all skateboarding, kickbiking and inline skating enthusiasts. The indoor and outdoor areas offer plenty of space to spend a full day practicing tricks and enjoying the sport.
Events and more activities
If you're tired after a full day of riding, you can unwind in the cafeteria, grab a burger or why not challenge your friends in a video game? Zero One Six has many different activities making it the perfect place for those who want to have fun! In addition to the regular program, Zero One Six usually has other activities, often during the holidays, such as LAN with overnight stays, hot dog eating contest and other fun stuff. Please check the website regularly, as different events pop up from time to time.
Zero One Six Skatepark offers more than just skating, visitors can relax in the café, grab a burger, or challenge friends to a video game. The skate park has a variety of activities that make it the perfect place for fun and entertainment. In addition to regular activities, Zero One Six also hosts events such as LAN parties with overnight stays, hot dog eating contests and other fun events. Be sure to check Zero One Six's website regularly for updates on upcoming events.
Do you wish to try skateboarding, inline skating or kick biking but don't have your own equipment? For a small fee you can rent both skates and protective equipment. Perfect for first timers!
Rent the entire skatepark
To ride at Zero One Six you must be a member, this applies both indoors and outdoors and even if it's just a one-off visit. However, if you have rented the skatepark, visitors count as part of the closed party. More information and prices for membership and rentals can be found on their website. The hall can be rented by schools, youth groups and for children's parties.

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Christmas Decorations with Kids' Handprints
Children’s tiny handprints and footprints can make the cutest Christmas decorations. These personal works of art will become treasured family heirlooms and make adorable gifts. You'll probably shed some sentimental tears in the future and we're not at all sorry about that. My kids made these adorable pieces in preschool—Miss Judy was pretty creative!
To make these art pieces, you’ll need non-toxic, washable paints, prewashed cotton or canvas material, glitter glue, permanent marker, a dowel, and string or ribbon.
Cut the material about an inch longer than you want. Turn down the top edge about an inch and sew to make a tunnel to slide the dowel through. The dowel should extend at least an inch on either side. The string should be long enough to hang the art.
After the paint is dry, insert the dowel. Tightly tie the string to both ends of the dowel to form a hanging loop. If your kids are old enough to write their names, have them sign the art. Be sure to add the date!
This sweet little angel is made from a footprint. Two handprints become the angel’s wings.
This handprint wreath is easier for kids who are at least 3 years old. Put red paint on the thumb to make the holly berries. Sign and date!
This design is the easiest to produce and is ideal for kids who are very active or very young. Or even a patient pet. Just 2 little handprints (or pawprints) are needed!
Want to make more Christmas crafts with the kiddos? Try this Handprint Santa and this Christmas Tree.


Extra Points: A crazy SEC scheduling quirk, Notre Dame on upset alert and more
CFB insider Matt Hayes tackles the biggest topics ahead of this weekend’s college football slate.
Commonalities in the SEC
Here’s a rarity in the race for the SEC title: There are numerous potential common opponents between the respective (inevitable) division champions Alabama and Florida.
When Florida plays host to Kentucky this weekend, it will be the 5th common opponent with Alabama, including Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Missouri and Georgia.
The teams also play Tennessee, Arkansas and LSU. Florida has already beaten the Hogs; Alabama plays at Arkansas Dec. 5. Alabama already has played Tennessee, Florida has not. Both teams still have a game scheduled with LSU.
That’s 8 common opponents. In nearly every SEC season since the first championship game in 1992, the common opponents for division winners are typically between 2-4 teams.
A look at the common results between Alabama and Florida (so far):
- Ole Miss: Florida won 51-35 (at Oxford); Alabama won 63-48 (at Oxford)
- Texas A&M: Florida lost 41-38 (at Texas A&M); Alabama won 52-24
- Missouri: Florida won 41-17; Alabama won 38-19 (at Missouri)
- Georgia: Florida won 44-28 (at Jacksonville); Alabama won 41-24
Northwestern and the inevitable
We could try to explain the Big Ten tiebreakers to you, or you can read it here. Or it can be as simple as this: If Northwestern does this weekend what typically hasn’t done of late – avoid a confounding loss to a team it has no business losing to – the Wildcats can all but clinch the Big Ten West Division.
Northwestern is a 13.5-point favorite over a Michigan State team whose only win is over rival Michigan. A Michigan State team that has scored a combined 34 points in 3 losses to Rutgers, Iowa and Indiana.
A Michigan State team that hasn’t yet faced a defense like Northwestern.
“This is a really good team, a really good defense. They’re playing good, smart football,” Michigan State coach Mel Tucker said of Northwestern.
But it’s also a Northwestern program with a history of strange losses. It all sets up for an intriguing weekend this weekend in East Lansing.
The Wildcats are coming off a natural letdown from last week’s critical win over Wisconsin. Michigan State has had an extra week of preparation after Maryland had to cancel last week’s game because of positive COVID tests.
Most teams this season play well after a COVID break, and many coaches have told me it allows players to mentally recharge and reset after grinding for weeks to reach and maintain COVID protocols. Michigan State is desperate and has had 2 weeks to prepare.
Now, among those weird losses for Northwestern:
— 2018: Losses to Duke and Akron in a season that included a B1G West title and a Holiday Bowl win over Utah.
— 2017: Loss to Duke in a 10-win season.
— 2016: Back-to-back losses to Western Michigan and FCS Illinois State with a team that eventually won a bowl game.
Beating Northwestern means getting smart play from the quarterback position. Since beating Michigan in late October, Spartans QB Rocky Lombardi has 0 TDs and 5 INTs, and was benched 2 weeks ago in a loss to Indiana.
One other thing to consider: in Tucker’s 2 seasons as a head coach, he has 6 wins – and 3 against ranked teams (2 in 2019 at Colorado).
UNC’s big challenge vs. Notre Dame
While we all wait for a likely Clemson-Notre Dame rematch in the ACC Championship Game, don’t ignore what could happen this weekend in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The Tar Heels can throw the ball as well as anyone in the nation, and if there’s one weakness in No. 2-ranked Notre Dame’s defense, it’s coverage in the back end.
Or as one NFL scout told me this week, “If North Carolina can protect, (UNC QB Sam) Howell will have a field day against that secondary.”
The problem: UNC hasn’t exactly done a sterling job of protecting Howell this season. In 8 games, UNC is 109th in the nation in sacks given up (22), and there have been many more pressures.
But if he has time … in the last 2 games alone, Notre Dame has given up 439 yards to backup Clemson QB D.J. Uiagalelei and 272 yards to Boston College QB Phil Jurkovec.
Jurkovec isn’t at the same level as Howell, and Uiagalelei – while uber-talented — hasn’t seen nearly the defensive looks that Howell has. And Howell, like Uiagalelei, has an elite run game to provide dynamic ability and balance.
It’s impossible to discount a quarterback (Howell) who has played in 21 career games, and has 61 TDs – or about 3 a game. Or an offense that has 102 touchdowns – 4.85 per game — in the same span.
“I don’t know if (UNC) can avoid getting mauled,” an ACC coach told me. “Notre Dame is physical. They’ll impose their will on you. Two different styles, and (UNC) needs to get it into a track meet. They can’t get bogged down with trying to slug it out.”
The BYU question
BYU is in the middle of its best season in years and has an elite top-5 NFL Draft pick in QB Zach Wilson.
And now, because of the impact of COVID, the Cougars, who play as an FBS independent, have no chance to prove their worth compared to Power 5 teams.
Before the shakeup of the season (and elimination of most Power 5 nonconference games), BYU had a schedule that included games against Utah, Michigan State, Arizona State, Missouri, Stanford and Boise State.
The schedule post-COVID isn’t remotely as attractive, with BYU’s best game against Boise State (without injured QB Hank Bachmeier).
BYU coach Kalani Sitake says BYU will play anyone, and it’s still possible to schedule a game against Pac-12 teams that lose games because of COVID protocols (Washington nearly happened this week). The Cougars have open dates Dec. 5 and Dec. 19.
The natural fit is Cincinnati, currently ranked No. 7 in the CFP poll. Both the Bearcats and BYU need an important nonconference game to support their résumés, and both have Dec. 5 as an open date.
Dec. 19 is out for any legitimate nonconference add for BYU because it’s championship week for the 10 FBS conferences.


RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazil on Monday recorded 389 new deaths as a result of Covid-19, bringing the total number of fatalities from the disease in the country to 557,223, the Health Ministry said.
There were also 15,143 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,953,501, the ministry added.
The pandemic numbers in Brazil are usually below average on Mondays due to the damming up of tests over the weekends.
Still, Monday's figures represent the lowest daily number of deaths recorded in the country since January 3 . . .


IK Multimedia iRig Mic
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Starz Orders Gritty Ballet Drama Starring 'Black Swan' Dancer
After pirates, ballerinas are heading to Starz next. The network has ordered a new drama series titled "Flesh and Bone" about a young ballet dancer, who has a distinctly troubled past, as she joins a prestigious ballet company in New York.
The "dark and gritty" show will "unflinchingly explore the dysfunction and glamour of the ballet world." It is created and executive produced by Moira Walley-Beckett, who was serving as a writer and producer on AMC's "Breaking Bad".
Starz gave the ballet drama a greenlight after dancer Sarah Hay ("Black Swan") was cast in the lead role of Claire. "From the beginning, we all agreed this project could not go forward unless we found a world class dancer who had the ability to convey the widest range of emotions that Moira has written," says Starz CEO Chris Albrecht. "This is one of the most challenging and dynamic characters I have even seen and am thrilled to say we found our Claire in Ms. Hay."
Walley-Beckett adds, "Finding the perfect Claire has been an almost impossible task. It was truly like looking for a unicorn because the demands of the role are so specific and challenging. I was looking for a beautiful and transcendent ballerina who is not only a brilliant dancer but also a gifted actress, and who also possesses a fierce curiosity and enthusiasm about the brave demands of the work. Sarah Hay embodies the role of Claire just as I dreamt her."
Claire is described as "a beautiful, soulful and deeply emotionally wounded young woman who possesses an innate innocence and fragility while at the same time harboring self-destructive tendencies and a vaulting ambition. She is a transcendent ballerina, capable of reaching the sublime, but her inner torment and aspirations drive her in compelling, unforeseeable ways."
Production on the new series will begin early this year in New York City for a 2015 premiere.
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The T follicular helper cells (TFH) are a subset of CD4+ T cells specialized to regulate antibody responses.
The production of these cells is associated with the dendritic cells (DCs) and B cells. TFH cells help B cells
form germinal centers (GC) differentiate into memory and plasma cells (antibody-secreting cells) as
humoral responses. In addition, there is strong evidence that TFH cells play a pivotal role in the
development of long-lived humoral immunity. Molecular factors such as transcription factors, surface
receptors, cytokine and micro RNAs are involved in the formation of TFH cells. Such TFH cells are
diagnosed by transcription factor (BCL-6), surface marker expression (including CXCR5, PD-1, ICOS and
CD40L) and a unique cytokine production pattern (such as IL-21 and IL-6). Memory TFH cells,
accompanied by memory B cells, are known to be formed during antibody responses. It is now clear that
the precise control of TFH cells is critically important for both inducing the optimal affinity maturation of
antibody responses and preventing self-reactivity. Exclusive controls of TFH cell function and production
are essential for human health. However, it is important to note that excessive activities may lead to
autoimmune diseases, while reduced activity often results in immunodeficiency. It has also been shown
that TFH cells are associated with cancers such as angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL), follicular
T-cell lymphoma (FTCL) and nonspecific Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCLs). The biology of TFH cells,
including their differentiation and transcriptional regulation will be described in the present review.
Some of The developments of these cells in immunodeficiency diseases, autoimmunity and cancer will
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text: State lawmakers are considering extending the school year by ten days. Senator David Ige has introduced a bill that would increase the school year from 180 instructional days to 190. If passed, the longer school year would begin in 2015. The bill also would eliminate requirements for the minimum number of student instructional hours. Ige says increasing instructional days would increase student performance. If passed, the bill would take effect July 14th of this year.

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A case based module for internal medicine trainees on the assessment and initial management of three patients presenting with jaundice.
After completing this module, you should have the knowledge and confidence to:
This course is part of the Priority clinical conditions chapter.
Kerry Horne, Andrew Austin
Peer reviewed by Steve Pereira
BMJ Learning Hospital Collection
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AIDS: A U. S. - Made Monster? PREFACE In an extensive article in the Summer-Autumn 1990 issue of "Top Secret', Prof J. Segal and Dr. L. Segal outline their theory that AIDS is a man-made disease, originating at Pentagon bacteriological warfare labs at Fort Detrick, Maryland.
"Top Secret' is the international edition of the German magazine Geheimb and is considered by many to be a sister publication to the American Covert Action Information Bulletin (CAIB). In fact, Top Secret carries the Naming Names column, which CAIB is prevented from doing by the American government, and which names CIA agents in different locations in the world. The article, named "AIDS: US-Made Monster' and subtitled "AIDS – its Nature and its Origins,' is lengthy, has a lot of professional terminology and is dotted with footnotes. AIDS FACTS "The fatal weakening of the immune system which has given AIDS its name (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome),' write the Segals, "has been traced back to a destruction or a functional failure of the T 4-lymphocytes, also called helper cells, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies in the immune system.' In the course of the illness, the number of functional T 4-cells is reduced greatly so that new anti-bodies cannot be produced and the defenceless patient remains exposed to a range of infections that under other circumstances would have been harmless.
Most AIDS patients die from opportunistic infections rather than from the AIDS virus itself. The initial infection is characterized by diarrhea, erysipelas and intermittent fever. An apparent recovery follows after 2-3 weeks, and in many cases the patient remains without symptoms and functions normally for years. Occasionally a swelling of the lymph glands, which does not affect the patient s well-being, can be observed. After several years, the pre-AIDS stage, known as ARC (Aids- Related Complex) sets in.
This stage includes disorders in the digestive tract, kidneys and lungs. In most cases it develops into full-blown AIDS in about a year, at which point opportunistic illnesses occur. Parallel to this syndrome, disorders in various organ systems occur, the most severe in the brain, the symptoms of which range from motori c disorders to severe dementia and death. This set of symptoms, say the Segals, is identical in every detail with the Visna sickness which occurs in sheep, mainly in Iceland. (Visna means tiredness in Icelandic). However, the visna virus is not pathogenic for human beings.
The Segals note that despite the fact that AIDS is transmitted only through sexual intercourse, blood transfusions and non- sterile hypodermic needles, the infection has spread dramatically. During the first few years after its discovery, the number of AIDS patients doubled every six months, and is still doubling every 12 months now though numerous measures have been taken against it. Based on these figures, it is estimated that in the US, which had 120, 000 cases of AIDS at the end of 1988, 900, 000 people will have AIDS or will have died of it by the end of 1991. It is also estimated that the number of people infected is at least ten times the number of those suffering from an acute case of AIDS. That in the year 1995 there will be between 10-14 million cases of AIDS and an additional 100 million people infected, 80 percent of them in the US, while a possible vaccination will not be available before 1995 by the most optimistic estimates.
Even when such vaccination becomes available, it will not help those already infected. These and following figures have been reached at by several different mainstream sources, such as the US Surgeon General and the Chief of the medical services of the US Army. "AIDS does not merely bring certain dangers with it; it is clearly a programmed catastrophe for the human race, whose magnitude is comparable only with that of a nuclear war', say the Segals. ' They later explain what they mean by "programmed,' showing that the virus was produced by humans, namely Dr. Robert Gallo of the Bethesda Cancer Research Center in Maryland.
When proceeding to prove their claims, the Segals are careful to note that: "We have given preference to the investigative results of highly renowned laboratories, whose objective contents cannot be doubted. We must emphasize, in this connection, that we do not know of any findings that have been published in professional journals that contradict our hypotheses.' DISCOVERING AIDS The first KNOWN cases of AIDS occurred in New York in 1979. The first DESCRIBED cases were in California in 1979. The virus was isolated in Paris in May 1983, taken from a French homosexual who had returned home ill from a trip to the East Coast of the US. One year later, Robert Gallo and his co-workers at the Bethesda Cancer Research Center published their discovery of the same virus, which is cytotoxic. (i.
e poisonous to cells) Shortly after publishing his discovery, Gallo stated to newspapers that the virus had developed by a natural process from the Human Adult Leukemia virus, HTLV-1, which he had previously discovered. However, this claim was not published in professional publications, and soon after, Alizon and Montagnier, two researchers of the Pasteur Institute in Paris published charts of HTLV-1 and HIV, showing that the viruses had basically different structures. They also declared categorically that they knew of no natural process by which one of these two forms could have evolved into the other. According to the professional "science' magazine, the fall 1984 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), was almost entirely devoted to the question of: to what extent new pathogenic agents could be produced via human manipulation of genes. According to the Segals, AIDS was practically the sole topic of discussion. THE AIDS VIRUS The Segals discuss the findings of Gonda et al, who compared the HIV, visna and other closely-related viruses and found that the visna virus is the most similar to HIV.
The two were, in fact, 60% identical in 1986. According to findings of the Hahn group, the mutation rate of the HIV virus was about a million times higher than that of similar viruses, and that on the average a 10% alteration took place every two years. That would mean that in 1984, the difference between HIV and visna would have been only 30%, in 1982- 20%, 10% in 1980 and zero in 1978. "This means,' say the Segals, "that at this time visna viruses changed into HIV, receiving at the same time the ability to become parasites in human T 4-cells and the high genetic instability that is not known in other retroviruses.
This is also consistent with the fact that the first cases of AIDS appeared about one year later, in the spring of 1979.' "In his comparison of the genomes of visna and HIV,' add the Segals, "Coffin hit upon a remarkable feature. The env (envelope) area of the HIV genome, which encodes the envelope proteins which help the virus to attach itself to the host cell, is about 300 nucleotides longer than the same area in visna. This behaviour suggests that an additional piece has been inserted into the genomes of the visna virus, a piece that alters the envelope proteins and enables them to bind themselves to the T 4-receptors. BUT THIS SECTION BEHAVES LIKE A BIOLOGICALLY ALIEN BODY, which does not match the rest of the system biochemically.
The above mentioned work by Gonda et al shows that the HIV virus has a section of about 300 nucleotides, which does not exist in the visna virus. That length corresponds with what Coffin described. That section is particularly unstable, which indicates that it is an alien object. According to the Segals, it "originates in an HTLV-1 genome, (discovered by Gallo-ED) for the likelihood of an accidental occurrence in HIV of a genome sequence 60% identical with a section of the HTLV-1 that is 300 nucleotides in length is zero.' Since the visna virus is incapable of attaching itself to human T 4 receptors, it must have been the transfer of the HTLV-1 genome section which gave visna the capability to do so. In other words, the addition of HTLV-1 to visna made the HIV virus. In addition, the high mutation rate of the HIV genome has been explained by another scientific team, Chandra et al, by the fact that it is "a combination of two genome parts which are alien to each other BY ARTIFICIAL MEANS rather than by a natural process of evolution, because this process would have immediately eliminated, through natural selection, systems that are so replete with disorders.' "These are the facts of the case,' say the Segals.
"HIV is essentially a visna virus which carries an additional protein monomer of HTLV-1 that has an epitope capable of bonding with T 4 receptors. Neither Alizon and Montagnier nor any other biologist know of any natural mechanism that would make it possible for the epitope to be transferred from HTLV-1 to the visna virus. For this reason we can come to only one conclusion: that this gene combination arose by artificial means, through gene manipulation.' THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIV "The construction of a recombinant virus by means of gene manipulation is extraordinarily expensive, and it requires a large number of highly qualified personnel, complicated equipment and expensive high security laboratories. Moreover, the product would have no commercial value.
Who, then,' ask the Segals, "would have provided the resources for a type of research that was aimed solely at the production of a new disease that would be deadly to human beings?' The English sociologist Alistair Hay (as well as Pax man et al in "A Higher Form of Killing'-ED), published a document whose authenticity has been confirmed by the US Congress, showing that a representative of the Pentagon requested in 1969 additional funding for biological warfare research. The intention was to create, within the next ten years, a new virus that would not be susceptible to the immune system, so that the afflicted patient would not be able to develop any defense against it. Ten years later, in the spring of 1979, the first cases of AIDS appeared in New York. "Thus began a phase of frantic experimentation,' say the Segals. One group was working on trying to cause animal pathogens to adapt themselves to life in human beings.
This was done under the cover of searching for a cure for cancer. The race was won by Gallo, who described his findings in 1975. A year later, Gallo described gene manipulations he was conducting. In 1980 he published his discovery of HTLV. In the fall of 1977, a P 4 (highest security category of laboratory, in which human pathogens are subjected to genetic manipulations) laboratory was officially opened in building 550 of Fort Detrick, MD, the Pentagon s main biological warfare research center.
"In an article in Der Spiegel, Prof. Moldings point out that this type of gene manipulation was still extremely difficult in 1977. One would have had to have a genius as great as Robert Gallo for this purpose, note the Segals.' Lo and behold. In a supposed compliance with the international accord banning the research, production and storage of biological weapons, part of Fort Detrick was "demilitarized' and the virus section renamed the "Frederick Cancer Research Facility'. It was put under the direction of the Cancer Research Institute in neighbouring Bethesda, whose director was no other than Robert Gallo.
This happened in 1975, the year Gallo discovered HTLV. Explaining how the virus escaped, the Segals note that in the US, biological agents are traditionally tested on prisoners who are incarcerated for long periods, and who are promised freedom if they survive the test. However, the initial HIV infection symptoms are mild and followed by a seemingly healthy patient. "Those who conducted the research must have concluded that the new virus was… not so virulent that it could be considered for military use, and the test patients, who had seemingly recovered, were given their freedom. Most of the patients were professional criminals and New York City, which is relatively close, offered them a suitable milieu. Moreover, the patients were exclusively men, many of them having a history of homosexuality and drug abuse, as is often the case in American prisons.
It is understandable why AIDS broke out precisely in 1979, precisely among men and among drug users, and precisely in New York City,' assert the Segals. They go on to explain that whereas in cases of infection by means of sexual contact, incubation periods are two years and more, while in cases of massive infection via blood transfusions, as must have been the case with prisoners, incubation periods are shorter than a year. "Thus, if the new virus was ready at the beginning of 1978 and if the experiments began without too much delay, then the first cases of full-blown AIDS in 1979 were exactly the result that could have been expected.' In the next three lengthy chapters, the Segals examine other theories, "legends' as they call them, of the origins of AIDS. Dissecting each claim, they show that they have no scientific standing, providing also the findings of other scientists. They also bring up the arguments of scientists and popular writers who have been at the task of discounting them as "conspiracy theorists' and show these writers shortcomings. Interested readers will have to read the original article to follow those debates.
I will only quote two more paragraphs: "We often heard the argument that experiments with human volunteers are part of a barbaric past, and that they would be impossible in the US today… We wish to present one single document whose authenticity is beyond doubt. An investigative commission of the US House of Representatives presented in October 1986 a final report concerning the Manhattan Project. According to this document, between 1945 and 1975 at least 695 American citizens were exposed to dangerous doses of radioactivity. Some of them were prisoners who had volunteered, but they also included residents of old-age homes, inmates of insane asylums, handicapped people in nursing homes, and even normal patients in public hospitals; most of them were subjected to these experiments without their permission. Thus the barbaric past is not really a thing of the past.' "It is remarkable that most of these experiments were carried out in university institutes and federal hospitals, all of which are named in the report.
Nonetheless, these facts remained secret until 1984, and even then a Congressional committee that was equipped with all the necessary authorization needed two years in order to bring these facts to life. We are often asked how the work on the AIDS virus could have been kept secret. Now, experiments performed on a few dozen prisoners in a laboratory that is subject to military security can be far more easily kept secret than could be the Manhattan Project.' AIDS – What's new? — — — — — — - Is the message getting through? We already know enough about AIDS to prevent its spread, but ignorance, complacency, fear and bigotry continue to stop many from taking adequate precautions. We know enough about how the infection is transmitted to protect ourselves from it without resorting to such extremes as mandatory testing, enforced quarantine or total celibacy.
But too few people are heeding the AIDS message. Perhaps many simply don't like or want to believe what they hear, preferring to think that AIDS "can't happen to them.' Experts repeatedly remind us that infective agents do not discriminate, but can infect any and everyone. Like other communicable diseases, AIDS can strike anyone. It is not necessarily confined to a few high-risk groups. We must all protect ourselves from this infection and teach our children about it in time to take effective precautions. Given the right measures, no one need get AIDS.
The pandemic continues: — — — — — — — – Many of us have forgotten about the virulence of widespread epidemics, such as the 1917/18 influenza pandemic which killed over 21 million people, including 50, 000 Canadians. Having been lulled into false security by modern antibiotics and vaccines about our ability to conquer infections, the Western world was ill prepared to cope with the advent of AIDS in 1981. (Retro- spec tive studies now put the first reported U. S. case of AIDS as far back as 1968.
) The arrival of a new and lethal virus caught us off guard. Research suggests that the agent responsible for AIDS probably dates from the 1950 s, with a chance infection of humans by a modified Simian virus found in African green monkeys. Whatever its origins, scientists surmise that the disease spread from Africa to the Caribbean and Europe, then to the U. S. Current estimates are that 1. 5 to 2 million Americans are now probably HIV carriers, with higher numbers in Central Africa and parts of the Caribbean.
Recapping AIDS – the facts: — — — — — — — — — AIDS is an insidious, often fatal but less contagious disease than measles, chicken pox or hepatitis B. AIDS is thought to be caused primarily by a virus that invades white blood cells (lymphocytes) – especially T 4-lymphocytes or T-helper cells – and certain other body cells, including the brain. In 1983 and 1984, French and U. S. researchers independently identified the virus believed to cause AIDS as an unusual type of slow-acting retrovirus now called "human immunodeficiency virus' or HIV. Like other viruses, HIV is basically a tiny package of genes.
But being a retrovirus, it has the rare capacity to copy and insert its genes right into a human cell's own chromo- somes (DNA). Once inside a human host cell the retrovirus uses its own enzyme, reverse transcriptase, to copy its genetic code into a DNA molecule which is then incorporated into the host's DNA. The virus becomes an integral part of the person's body, and is subject to control mechanisms by which it can be switched "on' or "off'. But the viral DNA may sit hidden and inactive within human cells for years, until some trigger stimulates it to replicate. Thus HIV may not produce illness until its genes are "turned on' five, ten, fifteen or perhaps more years after the initial infection. During the latent period, HIV carriers who harbour the virus without any sign of illness can unknowingly infect others.
On average, the dormant virus seems to be triggered into action three to six years after first invading human cells. When switched on, viral replication may speed along, producing new viruses that destroy fresh lymphocytes. As viral replication spreads, the lymphocyte destruction virtually sabotages the entire immune system. In essence, HIV viruses do not kill people, they merely render the immune system defenceless against other "opportunistic: infections, e.
g. yeast invasions, toxoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus and Epstein Barr infections, massive herpes infections, special forms of pneumonia (Pneumocystis carinii – the killer in half of all AIDS patients), and otherwise rare malignant tumours (such as Kaposi's sarcoma. ) Cofactors may play a crucial contributory role: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — – What prompts the dormant viral genes suddenly to burst into action and start destroying the immune system is one os the central unsolved challenges about AIDS. Some scientists speculate that HIV replication may be set off by cofactors or trans activators that stimulate or disturb the immune system. Such triggers may be genetically determined proteins in someone's system, or foreign substances from other infecting organisms – such as syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, HTLV-1 (leukemia), herpes, or CMV (cytomegalovirus) – which somehow awaken the HIV virus.
The assumption is that once HIV replication gets going, the lymphocyte destruction cripples the entire immune system. Recent British research suggest that some people may have a serum protein that helps them resist HIV while others may have one that makes them genetically more prone to it by facilitating viral penetration of T-helper cells. Perhaps, says one expert, everybody exposed to HIV can become infected, but whether or not the infection progresses to illness depends on multiple immunogenic factors. Some may be lucky enough to have genes that protect them form AIDS! Variable period until those infected develop antibodies: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — – While HIV hides within human cells, the body may produce antibodies, but, for reasons not fully understood, they don't neutralise all the viruses.
The presence of HIV antibodies thus does not confer immunity to AIDS, nor prevent HIV transmission. Carriers may be able to infect others. The usual time taken to test positive for HIV antibodies after exposure averages from four to six weeks but can take over a year. Most experts agree that within six months all but 10 per cent of HIV-infected people "seroconvert' and have detectable antibodies.
While HIV antibody tests can indicate infection, they are not foolproof. The ELISA is a good screening test that gives a few "false positives' and more "false negatives' indicating that someone who is infected has not yet developed identifiable antibodies. ) The more specific Western Blot test, done to confirm a positive ELISA, is very accurate. However, absence of antibodies doesn't guarantee freedom form HIV, as someone may be in the "window period' when, although already infected, they do not yet have measurable levels of HIV antibodies.
A seropositive result does not mean someone has AIDS; it means (s) he is carrying antibodies, may be infectious and may develop AIDS at some future time. As to how long seropositive persons remain infectious, the June 1987 Third International Conference on AIDS was told to assume "FOR LIFE'. What awaits HIV-carriers who test positive? : — — — — — — — — — — — — — — – On this issue of when those who test HIV positive will get AIDS, experts think that the fast track to AIDS is about two years after HIV infection; the slow route may be 10, 15, or more years until symptoms appear. Most specialists agree that it takes at least two years to show AIDS symptoms after HIV infection, and that within ten years as many as 75 per cent of those infected may develop AIDS. A report from Atlanta's CDC based on an analysis of blood collected in San Francisco from 1978 to 1986, showed a steady increase with time in the rate of AIDS development among HIV-infected persons – 4 percent within three years; 14 percent after five years; 36 percent after seven years. The realistic, albeit doomsday view is that 100 percent of those who test HIV-positive may eventually develop AIDS.
Still spread primarily by sexual contact: — — — — — — — — — — — — — – AIDS is still predominantly a sexually transmitted disease: The other main route of HIV infection is via contaminated blood and shared IV needles. Since the concentration of virus is highest in semen and blood, the most common transmission route is from man to man via anal intercourse, or man to woman via vaginal intercourse. Female HIV carriers can infect male sex partners. Small amounts of HIV have been isolated from urine, tears, saliva, cere b- ro spinal and amniotic fluid and (some claim) breast milk. But current evidence implicates only semen, blood, vaginal secretions and possibly breast milk in transmission. Pregnant mothers can pass the infection to their babies.
While breastfeeding is a rare and unproven transmission route, health officials suggest that seropositive mothers bottle feed their offspring. AIDS is not confined to male homosexuals and the high risk groups: There are now reports of heterosexual transmission – form IV drug users, he mo- ph iliacs or those infected by blood transfusion to sexual partners. There are a few reported cases of AIDS heterosexually acquired from a single sexual encounter with a new, unknown mate. And there are three recent reports of female-to-female (lesbian) transmissions. Spread of AIDS among drug users alarming: — — — — — — — — — — — — — – In many cities, e. g.
New York and Edinburgh, where IV drug use is wide- spread, IV drug users often share blood-contaminated needles. In New York, more than 53 percent of drug users are HIV-infected and may transmit the infection to the heterosexual population by sexual contact and transmission from mother to child. Studies in Edinburgh, where 51 percent of drug users are HIV-infected, show that providing clean needles isn't enough to stem infection. Even given free disposable needles, many drug abusers preferred the camaraderie of shared equipment.
Only with added teaching programs and free condom offers, are educational efforts likely to pay off. In New Jersey, offering free treatment coupons plus AIDS education brought 86 percent of local drug users to classes. A San Francisco program issued pocket-size containers of chlorine bleach to IVD As with instructions on how to kill HIV viruses. The Toronto Addiction Research Foundation notes a similar demand for AIDS information. Risk of infection via blood transfusion very slight: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — - Infection by blood transfusion is very rare in Canada today. As of November 1985, the Red Cross, which supplies all blood and blood products to Canadian hospitals, had routinely tested all blood donations for the HIV antibody.
In 1986, when we last discussed AIDS, the Red Cross reported the incidence of HIV-positive blood samples as 25 in 100, 000. Now, at the start of 1988, only 10 per 100, 000 blood samples are found to be infected – which, of course, are discarded. Only a tiny fraction of HIV-positive blood (from HIV-infected people who haven't yet developed detectable antibodies) can now slip through the Red Cross screening procedure. The minimal risk is further decreased by screening methods, medical history-taking, questionnaires and donor inter- views. Very few people at risk of AIDS now come to give blood. The "self- elimination form', filled out in a private booth, allows any who feel compelled by peer pressure to donate blood, total privacy to check the box that says "Do not use my blood for transfusion.' As to banking one's own blood, or autologous donations, the Red Cross permits a few "medically suitable' people, referred by their physician, to store their blood if they are likely to need blood transfusion in upcoming elective surgery.
They can bank up to four units of blood, taken in the five weeks before surgery. Finally – it can be categorically stated – IT IS ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AIDS BY GIVING BLOOD! ! ! Minimal risk to health care workers: — — — — — — — — — — — — While health care personnel face a slight risk of HIV infection, all cases reported to date have been due to potentially avoidable mishaps or failure to follow recommended precautions. Of thousands caring for AIDS patients worldwide, only a tiny percentage has become infected, and so far no Canadian health personnel have become HIV-infected. A survey done by the Federal Centre for AIDS (FCA) of 50 workers occupationally exposed to AIDS showed that none became infected. A british hospital study on staff looking after 400 AIDS patients over several years found none who became HIV-positive.
In one U. S. survey, 7 out of 2, 500 health care workers sero converted and developed HIV antibodies all by potentially avoidable accidents such as needle pricks, exposure to large amounts of blood, body fluids spattered into unprotected mouth, eyes or open sores. The reported mishaps underscore the need for rigorous, vigilant compliance with preventive guidelines. Universal body substance precautions (BSP) urged: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — - The newest guidelines suggest that every health care worker, including dentists, should handle all blood and body fluids as if infectious. Testing all patients for HIV is not practical and does not confer protection.
Rely- ing on tests that are not 100 per cent accurate would only induce a false sense of security. Rather than trying to identify infected persons, the CDC and Ottawa's FCA now promote a philosophy that regards all patients as potentially infected. (At Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, about six percent of admissions to the Traumatic Emergency Unit recently tested HIV-positive. ) Hospital and health care workers (including those caring for patients at home) are encouraged to "think AIDS' and protect themselves.
All patients should be handled in a way that minimizes exposure to blood and body fluids, e. g. by always wearing gloves when touching open sores, mucous membranes, taking blood, attending emergencies, putting in IV needles, touching blood- soiled items, with scrupulous hand-washing between patients (and whenever gloves are removed), wearing masks, eye protection, plastic aprons and gowns when appropriate. Taking such precautions will not only protect against AIDS but also against more infectious agents such as hepatitis B and some hospital acquired infections. We are all being forced to remember stringent anti- infection rules! Absolutely no evidence of spread by casual contact: — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — All the research to date points to the fact that AIDS is not very easy to catch.
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LOWELL -- A 33-year-old former Dracut man is being held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing on Tuesday after he is accused of robbing and shooting a homeless man in the leg last month.
In Lowell District Court on Friday, Brian Nutter, 33, whose last known address was in Dracut, pleaded not guilty to charges of armed assault to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for the Oct. 25 incident that began on Middlesex Street.
Co-defendant Conor Cadigan, 19, who is listed as homeless, is undergoing a psychiatric evaluation to determine his competency after he pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week to charges of: armed assault to rob, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, firearm-armed assault to murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Lowell police allege Cadigan, Nutter and a third man, who has not been identified, approached a 39-year-old homeless man who was sleeping in a tent behind the closed Molly Kay's Pub on Oct. 25. The trio allegedly beat and robbed the man, shooting him once in the left ankle before fleeing.
The victim was transported to a Boston hospital to be retreated for non-life threatening injuries, police said.
After the shooting, Cadigan and another suspect approached a man at the 7-Eleven store at the corner of Chelmsford and Westford streets. They asked the man to give them a ride to East Merrimack Street in Lowell. En route, the driver told police he was slashed in the face by one of the men and fled his car, leaving the men in his vehicle.
Cadigan and Nutter were identified by witnesses in the stabbing of the homeless man, police say.


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Floodplain grazing management
The main areas of floodplains in the Top End of the Northern Territory are in the Sub-coastal Plain, Marrakai, Finniss and Littoral Land Systems. This factsheet summarises: the soils and vegetation, grazing potential and grazing plants, grazing history and grazing management for sustainability for these floodplains. Author: Arthur Cameron, Department of Primary Industries and Resources, Northern Territory, 2003.
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The Australian Government has released the Energy White Paper which focuses on increasing market competition, energy productivity and investment to give industry and consumers certainty and confidence in energy policy.
Energy Networks Association (ENA) CEO, John Bradley, said the Energy White Paper provided a sensible policy framework to enable consumers to take control of their energy use with new information, fairer pricing and emerging technologies.
“The Energy White Paper has rightly focused on the need to modernise Australia’s outdated electricity tariff structures, to reward customers who use off-peak energy and avoid unnecessary investments. We welcome the Government’s commitment for the COAG Energy Council to deliver a concrete implementation plan for electricity tariff reform by the end of this year,” Mr Bradley said.
“Australia has seen multiple studies conclude that cost-reflective tariffs, enabled by smart meters, would benefit most consumers, including lowering the bills by up to 80% of customers in a hardship program.”
He said the energy network service providers looked forward to supporting the Government’s implementation of its National Energy Productivity Plan, which is being developed for improving Australia’s energy use against a global and transitioning energy market.
“ENA endorses a holistic approach to assessing energy productivity which recognises the capital intensive nature of energy services and the combined economic cost to the community of supply and demand management measures in an integrated way,” Mr Bradley said.
“The Australian Government has delivered energy policy principles which support the modernisation of the Australian energy system in its White Paper.”
The Electrical Trades Union (ETU), however, was not so enthusiastic about the quality of the Government’s Energy White Paper, saying it “has missed the opportunity to move towards nationally consistent electricity tariffs” by retaining large inequalities in power costs for Australian consumers.
ETU national secretary Allen Hicks said that with the creation of the National Electricity Market (NEM) and the Federal Government’s increasing role as the prime regulator for the electricity sector, it was time a national approach to retail price setting was also examined.
“Recent years have seen a substantial centralisation of the electricity sector, with the NEM, the Australian Energy Regulator, Australian Energy Market Operator and the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC),” Mr Hicks said.
“With vastly divergent power prices for consumers based solely on their geographic location, the Federal Government should have taken this opportunity to also examine the concept of harmonizing retail electricity tariffs. If we have a National Electricity Market, why not have a national electricity price?”
He said the Paper failed to address the duplication of roles and resources between state and federal regulatory agencies and also criticised the ideological focus on privatisation as a driver of cost savings.
“Claims that privatising energy assets will increase competition and deliver cheaper electricity are simplistic and fail to acknowledge recent experiences,” Mr Hicks said.
“In the last year the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has challenged the concentration of generation assets, while private owners have mothballed a base load power station to reduce supply and prop up power prices.”

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Global stocks suffered their worst weekly fall since the early days of the pandemic as central banks acknowledged that tacking inflation would lead to economic pain. Global bond yields rose sharply as investors priced in more aggressive rate rises. Even crypto currencies were not immune from the sell-off with Bitcoin dropping below $20,000 for the first time since November 2000.
The FTSE 100 declined 4.1% over the week.
The Bank of England raised rates by 25bps to 1.25% and warned that the inflation rate may rise above 11% later this year. However, fears are rising that the Bank has gone soft on inflation given the larger rate rises seen elsewhere.
The UK economy contracted 0.3% over the month of April.
The S&P 500 plunged 6.4% over the week while the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped 5.4%.
The US Federal Reserve raised rated by 75bps, marking its biggest move of this magnitude since 1994 and taking US interest rates to a range of 1.5-1.75%. While Fed chair Jay Powell said he expected rises of this magnitude to be relatively uncommon, he indicated there was likely to be another substantial rate rise in July (50 or 75 bps) at which point interest rates would be close to “more normal” levels. The Fed has also started quantitative tightening as it has stopped reinvesting the proceeds of its holdings of maturing Treasuries back into the market.
The FTSEurofirst 300 fell 4.5% over the week.
The European Central Bank promised a new “anti-fragmentation instrument” to support weaker eurozone nations from rising interest rates.
The Swiss National Bank raised rates for first time in 15 years, raising rates by 50 bps to -0.25% after inflation hit a 14-year high of 2.9% in May.
The German government asked citizens to conserve energy after Russia cut gas supplies through the Nord Stream pipeline by 60%. Italian gas supplies from Russia have been cut by 15%.
Hungary blocked the EU’s progress towards implementing a global minimum rate of corporation tax.
German, French and Italian leaders pledged to back Ukraine’s bid for EU membership.
The Nikkei 225 tumbled 6.7% over the week.
In stark contrast to central banks elsewhere, the Bank of Japan kept interest rates at -0.1% and said it would continue to buy government bonds to ensure the 10-year JGB yield didn’t exceed 0.25%.
Fears that Australia could suffer power outages escalated, forcing the country to take control of the wholesale market to ensure reliable supply of electricity to eastern states. Consumer in New South Wales were asked to turn off lights and avoid using white goods in the evening to conserve energy. Emergency powers will allow authorities to block coal exports if the resource is needed domestically.
The yield on the 10-year US Treasury bond closed the week up 30 basis points at 3.32%, having touched an 11-year high of almost 3.5% mid-week. The yield on the two-year Treasury note touched a 15-year high of 3.45% before closing the week at 3.19%.
The yield on higher quality, US investment-grade bonds neared 5%, a level last seen in the aftermath of the global financial crisis in 2009. Yields on US high-yield bonds have also moved sharply higher as cashflows turn steeply negative.
The yield on the 10-year German Bund rose 28 bps over the week to close at 1.71%. Italian 10-year bond yields rose as high as 4.2% and yield spreads over Germany moved above 240 bps before falling back after the ECB announced it would take measures to protect weaker eurozone nations from rising rates. The Italy-German 10-year spread closed the week at 217 bps while 10-year Italian yields ended around 3.6%.
The yield on the 10-year UK Gilt closed the week at 2.51%, an increase of 19 bps over the week.
The Japanese yen fell to a 24-year low against the US dollar amid expectations the Bank of Japan would maintain its dovish stance.
Oil prices eased on concerns that aggressive central banks’ actions could slow economic growth and squeeze crude demand. Brent crude closed the week at $113.12 a barrel.