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One of the most amazing weekends in two-wheeled motorsports this year is gearing up for Dec. 4-5 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. On Friday night at the AMA Racing Championship Banquet, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) will recognize its 2009 amateur racing champions. Then on Saturday evening, motorcycling heroes of the past and present will be honored at the 2009 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
"This weekend will be a doubleheader to celebrate all of motorcycling, from champions on the racetrack to those who have championed motorcycling in the court of public opinion," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. "These individuals have reached the pinnacle of what can be achieved in the motorcycling community, and we’re looking forward to providing a fitting stage for their honor."
Impressive even by Las Vegas standards, with an 84-foot guitar marking the entrance and all the glitz and memorabilia that fans have come to expect at Hard Rock Café locations around the world, the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has been recently renovated with new rooms, a new convention space and a new concert venue.
Tickets are currently available for both events at Ticketmaster.com. Tickets are $49 per event per person, or $89 for both events per person.
"In addition to displays honoring our AMA Racing amateur champions and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2009, we’ll have a Concours d’Elegance, as well as social functions and other activities to cap another exciting year of AMA Racing and welcome the next class of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers," said AMA Marketing and Special Events Manager Tigra Tsujikawa. "This will be one of the most amazing AMA Racing banquets and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies we’ve ever produced, and over the next several weeks, we will be announcing additional details."
The weekend celebration will begin on Friday with keynote speakers, video displays, presentations of championship trophies and No. 1 plates, and season recaps that will honor the champions of AMA Racing. These riders represent the best in class in AMA Racing National Championship Series and at AMA Racing Grand Championship events. The competitors range from novice class champions in disciplines as varied as motocross and ice racing to the overall AMA National Champions in top national series, such as the AMA Racing Rekluse National Enduro Championship presented by Moose Racing. Special awards, such as the AMA Racing Athlete of the Year award and the AMA Racing Sportsman of the Year award, will honor riders who truly have gone above and beyond in the 2009 season.
On Saturday, the focus will shift to the lifetime achievements of individuals who have left an enduring mark on the world of motorcycling. The 2009 class of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame includes champions of motorcyclist’s rights, industry innovators, pioneers whose contributions have advanced motorcycling in significant ways, and competitors whose accomplishments on the track have earned them the respect of generations of racers.
The 2009 class of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame includes motorcycle accessory innovator Robert Bates, off-road racer Randy Hawkins, suspension pioneer Gilles Vaillancourt, off-highway rights activist Mona Ehnes, industry entrepreneurs and technological trailblazers Geoff and Bob Fox, longtime motorcycle safety proponent David Hough, noted race team manager Gary Mathers, and successful dirt-track racer and tuner Chuck Palmgren.


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Group of Ukrainian tourists visit the historic Temple of the Tooth (Photos)
A group of Ukrainian tourists visited the historic Temple of the Tooth today.
This was according to government quarantine rules and after a rigorous inspection.
The tour group were given the opportunity to visit the premises of the Temple of the Tooth, by entering the premises from a separate location for the safety of the local devotees who visit the Temple of the Tooth.
It also provided the local devotees the free access and opportunity to perform their rituals as usual without any hindrance.
According to the media unit of the Temple of the Tooth, the visit was carried out by properly implementing the health guidelines for foreign tourists and verifying the identities of all visitors.

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Last week, the six-man crew of the International Space Station awoke to find that they’d sprung a leak, some 250 miles above earth’s surface. It was first identified via a noticeable, but not catastrophic, drop in oxygen levels within the crew compartment, but it wasn’t long before the readings were confirmed with good old fashioned observation: it was soon clear that a small, 2 millimeter in diameter, hole had been ripped through the hull of a docked Soyuz resupply capsule. Tiny as the leak was, the space station was venting oxygen and something needed to be done.
German astronaut Alexander Gerst was reportedly the first to find the leak, and according to initial reports, he promptly plugged it with his finger while a temporary solution could be thrown together, though that version of events has since been contested by Russian cosmonauts who recently took to social media to show off their more permanent repair.
That repair was itself the subject of some tension between the American commander of the International Space Station and the two Russian cosmonauts on board. Their parent command, Roscosmos, issued an order to carry out permanent repairs on the hole before the ISS Commander felt confident that it had been properly tested. Roscosmos dismissed NASA Astronaut Drew Feustel’s repeated requests to postpone the repairs until they had been adequately tested, and the two cosmonauts on board, Sergey Prokopyev and Oleg Artemyev, set about using epoxy and fabric to seal the leak. A bubble did form in the epoxy that prompted concerns about how permanent their solution had been, but it seems those early concerns have given way now that the repair has fully cured.
Sealing the hole, however, only solves half the problem. How the hole got there remains the subject of a Russian led investigation that was announced in conjunction with a dramatic revelation. The general public had been operating under the assumption that the leak had been caused by an impact with a microscopic orbital body or bit of space junk — a growing threat to all orbital operations. Instead, however, the evidence seemed to suggest that the tiny hole had been drilled from the inside out.
“We are considering all the theories. The one about a meteorite impact has been rejected because the spaceship’s hull was evidently impacted from inside. However it is too early to say definitely what happened. But, it seems to be done by a faltering hand… it is a technological error by a specialist. It was done by a human hand – there are traces of a drill sliding along the surface. We don’t reject any theories,” Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, told Russian state media on Tuesday.
“It is a matter of honor for Energia Rocket and Space Corporation to find the one responsible for that, to find out whether it was an accidental defect or a deliberate spoilage and where it was done – either on Earth or in space. Now it is essential to see the reason, to learn the name of the one responsible for that. And we will find out, without fail,” he continued.
The fact that the Russians were willing to suggest that the hole may have been the result of intentional sabotage came as a surprise to many — in part because it was a rather ineffective form of sabotage if that was the case. The small hole in the Soyuz capsule never posed any significant threat to the crew of the ISS, so it’s difficult to assess what the intent behind the act was, if it was indeed intentional.
As for concerns about sabotage actually taking place aboard the ISS, Cosmonaut Sergei Prokopeva attempted to dispel concerns about that as well, saying, “As you can see, everything is calm on board; we are living in peace and friendship as always.”


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Individual choices should not be dictated by State: Spokesperson
SRINAGAR: National Conference Chief Spokesperson, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Friday, said that the abject failure of the Mufti government to respond to a PIL seeking ban to the sale of beef in the State was its sheer incompetence or worse part of a sinister plan.
Since the inception of the PDP-BJP Government led by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the J&K National Conference has time and again warned about a concerted effort being made to divide the State on regional and communal lines, he said.
He said the High Court in its interim order dated 8th September 2015 had observed that an appropriate response was not filed by the government to the PIL number 24 of 2014 filed before the Jammu bench of the Honorable High Court. This has given rise to an explosive situation and has deeply hurt the sentiments of the majority community, Mehdi said.
The people of J&K, he said, have acceded to a secular India and not to a theocratic State. In a multi-religious country like India, religious beliefs of every community have to be respected and protected, he said. This is enshrined in our constitution under Article 25. Certain choices are determined by religious beliefs and cannot and also should not be dictated by the State.
The spokesperson said National Conference sees the selective banning as regressive and part of a broader design to foment communal discord. We appeal to all sections of the society to respect the spirit of the constitution and provide enough space to all religions to follow their beliefs, he said.
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Currently, it is apparently investigating whether investors who knew CEO Bobby Kotick have acted before the announcement of the Deal with Microsoft with shares of the company.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, which enforces the securities regulations, set appropriate requests to Activision Blizzard with simultaneous summons of the Ministry of Justice.
In a Communication, Activision secured the authorities to investigate his full cooperation in the investigation that wants to clarify whether insider trading was operated before the announcement.
But now, we throw some light with the popular Hero-Shooter franchise, which points to a version for mobile devices. A recent work publication for a product manager seems to indicate that a mobile version of the FPS may well be in development.
Blizzard Entertainment is looking for a talented and enthusiastic product manager to help us create the best experiences of mobile games in the world. This person will work on several titles: Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone and many other great games.
Are you also interested in topics related to Blizzard Postponed Games?
It is not so surprising if you take into account that the study had warned in the past that Overwatch was just the beginning and that ambition was extend the license beyond the FPS. At the moment, this is the only information we have. But it seems logical to ask questions regarding the quite chaotic development experienced by the second installment of the franchise.
After the overwatch release in Switch, Blizzard may be looking to expand his Asian community, since the continent is particularly fond of mobile games. Although at the moment, we can not say much more until there is no official data.


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Parc-nature du Cap-Saint-Jacques is Montréal’s largest park. Located on the western part of the island, it is bordered by the Lac des Deux Montagnes and the Rivière des Prairies. The park’s many paths offer magnificent views of the water.
Parc-nature du Cap-Saint-Jacques, Montréal’s largest park, spans an area of 330 hectares It is home to a sugar shack, two heated chalets and an organic farm, among other things. You can indulge in many activities there throughout the year: swimming, cycling, camping, ledding, snowshoeing and hiking (12km), cross-country skiing (14km) and fatbiking (6.5km). Outdoor aficionados will appreciate the on-site equipment rental service. As you traverse the park, keep an eye out for its historic buildings: the Thomas-Brunet house and Château Gohier.
Map of trails and paths (in French)
The reception chalet is accessible by wheelchair.
Work to replace streetlights is planned in several sectors of the nature park.
Rules to follow
Dogs are prohibited in the beach area (including trails and picnic areas).
In other areas of the park, dogs must be kept on a leash.
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The US is seen to add over 20 GW direct current (DC) of utility-scale solar and more than 5 GW of energy storage capacity in 2021, IHS Markit said Monday.
The country installed 22 GW of solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2020, its best year so far, of which 77% came from the utility-scale segment. According to IHS Markit’s calculations, the utility-scale segment already has 11 GW of capacity under construction.
Solar growth this year is driven by the new administration, the extension of the investment tax credit (ITC), competitive pricing and the massive late-stage project pipeline. The extension of the ITC is also expected to improve solar-plus-storage system economics and allow battery storage projects co-located with solar parks to enjoy a reduced tax burden through 2025.
IHS Markit expects solar capacity growth to be maintained over the next five years also thanks to corporate deals for green power and the aggressive net zero goals set by some large utilities.


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IEP Chandigarh, September 12
A nationwide rollout of Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 is underway with the objective of enhancing immunization coverage for all vaccines specified in the National Immunization Schedule. This includes the Measles and Rubella vaccines for children up to 5 years of age. This initiative is being carried out in accordance with the directives of the Government of India (GoI).
While giving the information here today, a spokesperson said that the second round of IMI 5.0 is being conducted from 11th-16th September, 2023. During the second round, approximately 9800 sessions are to be held and approx. 52,500 children of 0-2 years, 20,000 children of 2-5 years age group and approx. 13,700 pregnant women will also be administered due vaccines as per National Immunization schedule. Online portal- UWIN (Winning over Immunization) will be utilized for registrations and coverage reporting of the round.
Spokesperson further said, “The ultimate objective is to eliminate Measles and Rubella by the year 2023.Three rounds of IMI 5.0 will be conducted in all districts of Haryana, scheduled for the months of August, September, and October 2023. 1st Round was conducted from 7th-12th August 2023 wherein approximately 58,135 children of 0-5 years and approx. 15718 pregnant women were


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The Pirates' men's tennis team ended their Covid-shortened 2021 campaign with a pair of victories Friday in Fresno. VC blanked Modesto and Fresno City in a pair of matches, finishing a challenging year on a high note as Ventura was undefeated against community college competition.
The Pirates' men's tennis team made it close, but could not quite get the victory Wednesday afternoon, falling to Cal Lutheran 5-4 in Thousand Oaks. Ventura had a 4-3 advantage with two singles matches remaining but could not hold on against the NCAA Division III school. VC has now played six matches against all levels of four-year schools this season with the lack of community college competition available due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Although the record might not show it, the 2021 Covid season has been a great experience for the VC men's tennis team. It continued on Friday as the Pirates traveled to take on NCAA Division I foe Fresno State, dropping a pair of matches against the Bulldogs. Ventura has now played four-year schools in five of its six matches this season with limited community college competition available.
After three matches against 4-year schools, the Pirates' men's tennis team finally played another community college team, defeating Mt. San Antonio College 7-2 Thursday in Walnut. Yuya Koide posted two points with wins in No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles with Brodie Sodersten. Eduardo Gorgonio Criscuolo also won a pair of matches at No. 5 singles and No. 3 doubles with partner Ethan Wang.
For the second straight day and the third straight match, the Pirates' men's tennis team battled a 4-year school, falling at NCAA Division II Biola University in La Mirada, 7-2. The No. 2 doubles team of Yoya Koide and Ryan Lam earned a point with a 6-4 victory and Lam won his No. 4 singles match 6-2, ret.
With few community college men's tennis programs playing this spring, the Pirates' have turned to a difficult road schedule mainly against 4-year programs. That road continued Thursday as VC (0-2) dropped a 9-0 decision at Azusa Pacific University. Regnar Madarang pushed his opponent in No. 3 singles before falling 7-5, 6-3 and the duo of Yuya Koide and Ryan Lam recorded a 6-3 loss at No. 2 doubles for Ventura.
The Ventura College men's tennis team played their long-awaited 2021 season opener at Westmont College in Montecito on Saturday, falling 6-3 to the NAIA 4-year school. Yoya Koide won his No. 1 singles match to headline the Pirate competitors on the day.
It has been 392 days since the Pirates competed in an intercollegiate contest, but in two days they return. On Saturday April 10 the VC baseball team hosts Cuesta College for a double-header and the Pirates' men's tennis team travels to Westmont College to usher in Ventura College's post-Covid athletic schedule. All 10 of Ventura's spring sports are scheduled to return to competition in the coming weeks, although fans will not be allowed inside venues due to county and state health department restrictions.
After opting out of Spring I season sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) will “opt-in” for the upcoming California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Spring II season. The decision is based on CCCAA COVID-19 guidelines and input from the athletic directors, coaches and athletic staff of Moorpark, Oxnard and Ventura colleges. The Spring II season includes men’s and women’s competitive sports and begins April 10. The length of the season varies by sport.
Ventura College Athletics is achieving great success in the classroom and on the field! Please consider participating in the #HaveAHeartforVC fundraising campaign for our student athletes February 14 - 22, 2021!
Student athletes at Ventura College continued to achieve academic honors in the fall 2020 semester with 99 of them earning a spot on VC's Dean's List by posting a 3.5 or better grade point average in 12 or more units. Of those honores, 47 earned perfect 4.0 GPA's signifying all A's in their classes. Meanwhile, 13 of the Pirates' 19 intercollegiate athletic teams achieved an overall GPA of 3.0 or better.
After Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the VC Athletic Department is hosting a Day of Giving on Tuesday Dec. 1. The fundraiser conducted through text messaging or online will benefit Pirate Athletics, or any of VC's 19 sports teams. The goal for the day is to have at least 50 individual donors and raise at least $1,000 combined.
Tuesday September 22 was National Voter Registration Day. In conjunction with that day, the Ventura College Athletic Department has paired with the Associated Students of Ventura College to encourage 100 percent voter registration among eligible student athletes and 100 percent registration among VC students. The effort is also encouraging all students to become educated voters and participate in this fall's election.
The Ventura College Athletic Department is proud to announce that Antonio Rosales of the men's tennis team and Michelle Hamm and Raphaella Rosales of the women's cross country/track and field and volleyball/beach volleyball teams, respectively, have been named the Pirates' Scholar Athletes for the 2019-20. All three sophomores finished two years of competition for the orange and black with perfect 4.0 grade point averages in the classroom.
Despite the movement of classes online and the cancellation of most of the spring season, student athletes at Ventura College continued to achieve academically in 2019-20. In the fall, 99 student athletes made the Dean's list, signifying a grade point average of 3.5 or above, while 107 student athletes were honored on the Dean's list in the spring 2020 semester.
The Ventura College Athletic Department is pleased to report that they list 83 student athletes from 2019-20 who are slated to transfer to four-year institutions in the fall, as of August 31. Of those transfers, 60 plan on continuing their athletic careers at their new school, most of them with an athletic scholarship. The transferring student athletes will attend 58 different schools in 26 states around the country.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association is proud to announce the 2020 Junior College Men ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams. With a team grade point average of 3.26, the Ventura College men's tennis team is one of 16 programs recognized from across the country on the distinguished list. Meanwhile, Dean's List honorees Antonio Rosales, Cody Castro and Yuya Koide were among the 68 individuals recognized by the organization as ITA Scholar Athletes.
The Pirates' men's tennis team has added three more players from the 2020 team to its list of students athletes who will transfer to four-year schools to continue their academic and athletic careers. Sophomores Charles De La Laurencie (Florida National University), Alexandre Campolina (Westcliff University, CA) and Thorben Waldburger (Indiana University East) have all signed scholarship offers this spring, joining Antonio Rosales (Biola University), who committed in the fall.
It is a season whose end will forever be unwritten. The Ventura College men's tennis team was the lone undefeated squad remaining in the state in 2020 when the campaign came to an abrupt end on March 12 due to the coronavirus, and their journey will always be unfinished. But despite that, the 2020 Pirates achieved many great things worthy of recognition and review.
Despite being the lone undefeated team in the state when the coronavirus halted CCCAA athletics across the board on March 12, the Pirates' men's tennis team was ranked No. 3 in the final Oracle/ITA JUCO CCCAA Men’s Team Rankings issued by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Thursday. Ventura (8-0) was ranked behind College of the Desert (6-1) and American River (9-2) in the poll.
Ventura College men's tennis sophomore Antonio Rosales has signed a letter of intent to transfer to Biola University on a scholarship in the fall. Rosales, who is from Quito, Ecuador, has been VC's No. 1 player in singles and doubles for the past two seasons. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Pirates' 2020 campaign was cut short, and all players' year of eligibility was restored by the CCCAA. Rosales could have three years remaining to play with the Eagles, an NCAA Division II school competing in the PacWest Conference.
The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors voted unanimously on Thursday that the remainder of the 2020 spring sports season will be canceled, the spring season of competition for approximately 9,500 student-athletes will be restored and face-to-face recruiting and recruiting-related travel is being prohibited immediately but will be re-evaluated next month. Ventura College is a participant in the CCCAA, and the college has moved to all online instruction for the remainder of the spring semester.
In accordance with a directive from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA), Ventura College has indefinitely postponed all spring sports, including nontradtional seasons, due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. The move was voted upon by the CCCAA Board of Directors on Thursday afternoon.
The Ventura College men's tennis team remained undefeated Friday with an 8-1 decision over previously unbeaten San Diego City College at the VC Tennis Center. Yuya Koide continued his energetic play with another love, love victory in No. 6 singles and he paired with Charles De La Laurencie to win in No. 2 doubles, 8-4. Antonio Rosales, Cody Castro, Ryan Lam and De La Laurencie were also double winners for the Pirates (8-0, 5-0), who ar the lone remaining team in Southern California without a loss.
The California Community College Athletic Association has named its team and individual scholar awards for the 2018-19, and Ventura College is once again well represented. The Pirates' men's tennis and women's track and field teams were both named State Scholar Teams for the academic year, and VC's Tatiana Garcia has been named to the State Scholar Athlete Honor Roll. The scholar team honors are Ventura's 38th and 39th awards since the program's inception in 1997-98.
The Ventura College men's tennis team reclaimed the Western State Conference championship with a 9-0 sweep over visiting Glendale on Thursday afternoon. Yuya Koide, who had a golden set earlier this season, lost just five points in his love, love victory in No. 6 singles. Meanwhile Charles De La Laurencie, Ryan Lam and Cody Castro all continued their undefeated seasons in singles play. The title is the 21st overall for the Pirates in program history, their 13th in the past 15 years.
The Pirates' men's tennis team remained undefeated on the year with a resounding 8-1 victory over Santa Barbara City College Tuesday in Santa Barbara. Antonio Rosales led the Pirates (6-0, 4-0) with a two and love win in No. 1 singles after her paired with Cody Castro for an 8-4 win in No. 1 doubles. Castro, Leo Noni and Alexandre Campolina were also double-winners on the day for Ventura.
The VC men's tennis team continued their strong start with a 7-2 victory over visiting Riverside on Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates (5-0, 3-0) won two of three doubles matches before nearly sweeping singles play. Leo Noni (No. 3 singles, No. 3 doubles), Alexandre Campolina (No. 5 singles, No. 3 doubles) and Cody Castro (No. 6 singles, No. 1 doubles) were all double winners for VC on the day.
The VC men's tennis team continued its strong play with a 9-0 sweep at Bakersfield College on Thursday. Playing in his first collegiate singles match, Yuya Koide had a golden set, then lost just two points in winning his No. 6 singles match, love and love. Meanwhile Cody Castro (No. 5 singles), Alexandre Campolina (No. 4 singles) and Charles De La laurencie (No. 1 singles) all blanked their opponents 6-0, 6-0.
The Ventura College men's tennis team made quick work of visiting Saddleback on Tuesday afternoon, sweeping the Gauchos 9-0. After dropping just five games in the three doubles matches, VC (3-0, 2-0) lost just eight games in the six singles contests in the dominant performance. Charles De La Laurencie and Leo Noni both won their singles matches love and love to lead the way for the Pirates.


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UFC 244: Diaz Looking To Rise Up Rankings
Nate Diaz walked away from UFC for nearly three years following his 2016 loss to Conor McGregor at UFC 202. At the time, it was the highest-grossing pay-per-view in UFC history.
Diaz is currently the No. 6-ranked lighweight in the UFC, so a win over Jorge Masvidal in the UFC 244 Betting odds would put him one step closer to challenging for the world weltwereight title.
In the co-main event, Kevin Gastelum will fight for the first time since he lost the UFC interim world middleight title to Israel Adesanya. He’ll take on Darren Till.
- 1UFC 244: Key Fights
- 2UFC 244: Nate Diaz (+135) vs Jorge Masvidal (-165)
- 3UFC 244: Kevin Gastelum (-185) vs Darren Till (+150)
- 4UFC 244: Stephen Thompson (-135) vs Vicente Luque (+105)
- 5UFC 244: Derrick Lewis (-105) vs Blagoy Ivanov (-125)
- 6UFC 244: Corey Anderson (-165) vs Johnny Walker (+135)
UFC 244: Key Fights
The UFC 244 card features five bouts on its main card.
- Nate Diaz vs Jorge Masvidal (lightweight)
- Kevin Gastelum vs Darren Till (middleweight)
- Stephen Thompson vs Vicente Luque (welterweight)
- Derrick Lewis vs Blagoy Ivanov (heavyweight)
- Corey Anderson vs Johnny Walker (light-heavyweight)
The UFC 244 fight card is a rarity for a pay-per-view event in that it doesn’t feature any world title belts being put on the line. Negoitations for a Kamaru Usman-Colby Covington welterweight title belt to headline the card fell through, leaving the Diaz-Masvidal grudge match as the main event.
UFC 244: Nate Diaz (+135) vs Jorge Masvidal (-165)
Shortly after he’d stunned former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis at UFC 241 in his triumphant return bout following his absence from the octagon of nearly three years, Diaz immediately threw down the guantlet, calling out and challenging Masvidal.
UFC promoter Dana White instantly jumped on the opportunity. He’s created a special title belt just for this bout, called the Bad MF belt. It will be presented to the winner to keep forever.
His August 19th win over Pettis was the first UFC victory for Diaz since he beat Conor McGregor on March 5, 2016 at UFC 196. Diaz (20-11) has participated in some of the most epic bouts in the history of the promotion. He’s won fight of the night eight times, and submission of the night on five occasions.
Masvidal A Lethal Finisher
Has he bitten off more than he can chew in Masvidal? He’s 34-13 with 15 knockouts. Masvidal holds the record for the fastest knockout in UFC history, taking out Ben Asren in five seconds in his most recent fight. He’s won performance on the night on four different UFC cards.
This one figures to be an all-out brawl. Masvidal is capable of delivering the knockout punch that isn’t in Diaz’s arsenal, and that will be the ultimate decider here in the UFC 244 picks.
UFC 244: Kevin Gastelum (-185) vs Darren Till (+150)
Kevin Gastelum’s last fight was for the world middleweight title belt at UFC 236.
Darren Till’s most recent fght was as a welterweight. He’s jumping up in weight class to face one of the top contenders in that class in Gastelum. Till even has admitted that UFC head honcho Dana White sought to talk him out of taking this fight.
Till (17-2-1) was defeated in his last two fights in the lower welterweight class. He lost via submission on a D’arce chokehold to Tyron Woodley in a battle for the world welterweight title at UFC 228. In his next fight, Till faced Masvidal and fell victim to a brutal knockout.
Gastelum dropped a decision to the unbeaten machine that is UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in his last fight. He’s still the No. 4-ranked middleweight in the world and is 4-2-1 in his last seven fights.
You have to admire Till’s courage but at the same time, question his wisdom. He appears to be on a suicide mission in his step up to middlweight. The UFC 244 Vegas odds all point toward Gastelum.
UFC 244: Stephen Thompson (-135) vs Vicente Luque (+105)
On paper, Thompson looks to be in tough here in the UFC 244 odds.
Wonderboy, as he’s known, hasn’t been all that wonderful of late, going 1-3-1 in his last five fights. But his losses are to Anthony Pettis, Tyron Woodley and Darren Till, all high-end fighters. Thompson (14-4-1) is still ranked No. 8 in the world.
Luque (17-6-1) has won six straight and 10 of 11 but this is a huge step up in level of competition for him. Luque tends to take a lot of hits. That plays into Thompson’s hands. He’s got seven career knockouts. Thompson also fights as an unorthodox southpaw, and that could present problems for Luque.
UFC 244: Derrick Lewis (-105) vs Blagoy Ivanov (-125)
Two of the top-10 heavyweights in the UFC step into the octagon as Lewis (21-7-1) faces Ivanov (18-2-1) and there’s a good chance this one will be an all-out slugfest.
Ivanov survived such a battle with Tai Tuavasa in his last bout. He’s won two in a row, seven of eight and 16 of 18. Ivanov has never been knocked out.
Lewis had won nine of 10 the last time he showed up at MSG. He fought a losing battle against Daniel Cormier in a heavyweight title bout at UFC 230. He’s lost two in a row, the first losing streak of his career. Lewis suffered his last loss at the hands of Junior dos Santos, who’s also the only fighter to beat Ivanov in his last eight bouts.
UFC 244: Corey Anderson (-165) vs Johnny Walker (+135)
Domino’s doesn’t deliver as fast as Walker. Since last November, Walker (17-3) has recorded a first-round knockout of Khalil Rountree, dispatched Justin Ledet in 15 seconds and polished off Misha Cirkunov in 36 seconds.
The No. 11-ranked light-heavywight, he’s recorded 14 of his 17 wins by knockout.
Anderson (12-4) contemplated retirement earlier this year. He’s the No. 7 light-heavyweight contender and has invested some energy in seeking to goad UFC light-heavyweight chmp Jon Jones into fighting him. Walker also wants a shot at Jones and the winner here just might see their wish come true.
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We’re gearing up for the Early Access release of our new tactical dungeon-crawler by releasing the game’s first character trailer! ‘Meet the Rabbit’ introduces MetaMorph’s main character, a ferocious anthropomorphic warrior rabbit with a split personality and the ability to morph between the physical forms of fallen heroes. She’s a dual-wielding, lightning fast sword dancer and also happens to be our leading lady. So check out the new gameplay, let us know what you think in the comments and don’t forget to wishlist MetaMorph: Dungeon Creatures on Steam!
Welcome to MetaMorph, an original title from Firefly Studios’ new ‘Firefly Labs’ team releasing this year on Early Access. A strategic dungeon crawler that rewards character switching, elemental counters and crowd control, MetaMorph challenges you to best a series of increasingly difficult dungeons filled with fire imps, vengeful wisps and hulking golems. These things are all trying to kill you. Good luck!

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Motorola was recently awarded a patent for its own folding smartphone.
Curved screens? Old news. No-bezel phones? Meh. Foldable phones? Now we’re talking. Motorola is jumping in the bandwagon and got itself a patent for a folding smartphone.
Tech giants like Apple, Samsung and Huawei are reportedly working on their own foldable handsets. And it seems like the Lenovo-owned company is willing to join the pack.
In a report by LetsGoDigital, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has approved a patent for Motorola for a foldable phone. And this one comes with a wireless charging cover.
The design shows a wide rectangular display. When folded, it appears to give a smartphone-like experience. When it is unfolded, it converts into a something that works like a tablet. The illustration shows a flexible screen wrapped around a hinge.
Additionally, the patent also shows a s built-in cover to protect the display or to support the phone as a stand. It may also work as a wireless charger.
What’s surprising is that the patent was actually filed two years ago. It is possible that the company has moved past this design concept. Earlier this year however, Lenovo CEO Yang Yuanqing had hinted it will be focussing on foldable smartphone technology in the coming months. This means that patent approval may is just in time for Motorola to really explore the folding smartphone industry.
The much-anticipated foldable OLED screen phone might be unveiled at the February 25-28, 2019 Mobile World Congress.
In the previous years, Samsung has unveiled its Galaxy S series smartphones such as the Galaxy S9 on the MWC trade shows. However, numerous sources say that it might release the foldable smartphone instead.
The S10 on the other hand, might be slated for release at the CES 2019 on January 8-11, 2019.
Samsung’s foldable smartphone will not be the first in the market. ZTE released the Axon M earlier this year but its not stopping the Korean company from unveiling their own.
This unique phone from Samsung was previously codenamed Valley. It has now been changed to Winner signifying the move to mass production after the project has been in development since 2015.
There isn’t much to say about the product specs other than it will sport a foldable OLED screen. However, a report by Korean publication The Bell says that the prototype has a total of three OLED panels. Each panel measures 3.5 inches, two will be on the front to create a 7-inch screen. The back will have a single 3.5-inch display.
Samsung’s flagship phone, the S10, is said to be launched a month earlier at the CES 2019. This means production time has been shortened. Launching the devices separately however will allow for each device to have its own limelight.
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Compiling works and writings from the last thirteen years, this comprehensive monograph on Brandon LaBelle captures the artist's expansive practice. Originally from Los Angeles and currently based in Berlin, LaBelle has been at the forefront of the sound arts since the mid-90s, developing projects that adopt methods of intervention and spatial practice, that work with voice and modes of address, and that stage scenes of public gathering based on notions of interruption and radical sharing. LaBelle is an experimental artist at heart. His practice is focused on nurturing collaborative platforms and public works that integrate a dedication to shared knowledge production and imagination. Including essays on the artist’s work by writer Fred Dewey, curator Edit Molnár, and cultural theorist Jeremy Woodruff, along with an interview with the artist by sound researcher Elena Biserna, the monograph documents LaBelle’s diverse activities in a range of international contexts.
Brandon LaBelle is an artist, writer and theorist working with sound culture, voice, and questions of agency. He develops and presents artistic projects and performances within a range of international contexts, often working collaboratively and in public. His artistic works and projects include: The Living School, South London Gallery (2016), The Stranger Seminar, Liquid Architecture, Melbourne (2015), Monument (to the wild imagination), NGBK, Berlin (2014), Hobo College, Marrakech Biennial parallel project (2014), Temporary Outpost, Whitney Museum, NY (2012), The Sonic Body, Image Music Text, London (2011), In Passing, Tramway, Glasgow (2010), Table Talk, Museums Quartier, Vienna (2009), and Proposal to the Mayor, Ybakatu Gallery, Curitiba (2009). Also a prolific writer, his books include Lexicon of the Mouth: Poetics and Politics of Voice and the Oral Imaginary (2014), Diary of an Imaginary Egyptian (2012), Acoustic Territories: Sound Culture and Everyday Life (2010), and Background Noise: Perspectives on Sound Art (2006; 2015). He is the editor of Errant Bodies Press and participant in the related Errant Sound project space, Berlin.


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Inhale and breath!
As the coach pulled away I took an inhale of breath, smiled and waved for the final time and made a very hasty retreat to my car without acknowledging anyone around me. Desperately holding it together until I reached the car where I burst into tears and my heart hurt for her.
3.15am and a very excited ten year was stirred from her slumber. Jumping out of bed and throwing on her clothes she was ready within moments. This was the easiest and fastest dragging out of bed I could remember. The reason? My daughter was off to France on a school trip. As we made our way to school, with empty roads and the sun yawning and stretching, Imogen chatted nervously and excitedly about the next week. What would they see? Where would they go? Would she really have to speak ‘proper’ French?!
The popular gang. No thank you!
We arrived just before 4am and as we loaded her case onto the coach, I felt a hand reach for mine. Imogen looked at me and I saw the anxiety and worry in her eyes. We walked into the school hall and waited for all the children to gather. Imogen has never been part of the popular girl gang (which I have to say I am genuinely pleased about). Often stood quietly on the peripheral. I watched and observed the children, especially my child. Excluded rather than included, spoken over rather than spoken to. A little moment of realization for me that my daughter was going to have rise above it, breath deeply and find all the resources she had to manage this unknown trip to France. She stepped towards me with tears in her eyes, remaining as brave and ‘grown up’ as she could. I squeezed her tightly and told her she would have an incredible time and that she was awesome.
Be a lion my darling girl
It was time to get on the coach. We walked out hand in hand, every step closer, the grip a little tighter. I kissed her and told her to ‘be a lion’ and she reluctantly moved onto the coach. I watched her as she looked around, and as she realized that all the seats were taken she sat down by herself and stared forward. With 29 students in the class, one child was bound to be left on their own, I just didn’t think it would be mine. I waited to see if she would look at me. She did. I mouthed ‘I love you’ and ‘be a lion’. She turned away and did her very best to hold back, but I could see that she was crying. She wouldn’t look at me and hid her face. Every part of me wanted to get on the coach and tell her she didn’t have to go, and I knew that wouldn’t help her or me. Instead I stood and watched feeling helpless. I knew she would be ok, I knew that my child to be resilient and strong. Although sensitive and shy at times, she is a little pocket rocket when she wants to be.
Trusting that all will be well
So what has this taught me? That sometimes you have to trust that all will be ok. That the pain of seeing a child vulnerable and alone isn’t going to last. That this experience, however awful to observe, is going help her become even more resilient. I know that when I collect her on Friday I will see a smiling, exhausted happy child that tells me she’s had the best time ever. Sometimes it’s all we can do to just trust.

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Bombardier plant in Belfast at risk from trade dispute with US
An international trade dispute between Bombardier and Boeing shows trade is not so easy. Could it be a taste of things to come post-Brexit?
A trade dispute between US company Boeing and Canadian company Bombardier could force the closure of Bombardier’s plant in Belfast, which primarily manufactures aircraft wings and employs 4,500 people. Although the dispute was raised in May, the news has hit the headlines again following the confirmation by Downing Street that Theresa May raised the issue with US president Donald Trump in a phone call last Tuesday. The Times reports the prime minister asked the president to intervene following pressure from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which the Tories have a “confidence and supply” agreement with after losing their majority in June’s election.
In May, the US Commerce Department gave the go-ahead to an anti-dumping investigation following claims by Boeing of Bombardier’s pricing for its CSeries aircraft. As the BBC reports, the US aircraft manufacturer has accused its Canadian rival of “price dumping” after agreeing to sell 75 aircraft for nearly $14m below their cost price. This, Boeing argues, helped Bombardier win a contract to supply US airline Delta with up to 125 aircraft. The US company also claims that Bombardier received illegal state aid, which allowed it to sell its planes at a much lower cost. The company received investment from the Quebec state government to complete the CSeries in October. Bombardier also received a £113m loan from the UK government for its new CSeries plane.
In addition to the prime minister’s call, The Times reports business secretary Greg Clark also visited Boeing’s office in Chicago to plead with executives to drop the case. A government spokesman said: “this is a commercial matter but the UK government is working tirelessly to safeguard Bombardier’s operations and its highly skilled workers in Belfast”. He added the government’s priority was to “encourage Boeing to drop its case and seek a negotiated settlement with Bombardier”.
The dispute highlights the difficulties in international trade as the UK seeks to leave the biggest trading bloc in the world. In its report, the Financial Times suggests there’s “no clear reason” for the prime minister’s intervention other than “seeking his help in persuading US officials or Boeing to back off the investigation”.
But with Trump’s “America First” rhetoric, the government’s pleas may prove futile. Indeed, as The Times reports, industry sources believe it is this rhetoric that encouraged Boeing to take action in the first place. In a statement following the launch of the investigation, Boeing said it welcomed the decision “to investigate Bombardier’s illegal and unfair business practices that pose significant harm to America’s aerospace industry and thousands of good-paying aerospace jobs”.
And in a statement released yesterday, Boeing said “we believe that global trade only works if everyone plays by the same rules of the road, and that’s a principle that ultimately creates the greatest value for Canada, the UK, the US and our aerospace industry”. With Brexit negotiations underway, the UK is still trying to figure out how it can achieve the deep trade deal it wants with the EU at the same time as walking away from the very institutions that ensure all those involved “play by the same rules”. The EU has said this is “simply impossible” and Boeing’s statement suggests the same.
Meanwhile, the BBC reports Bombardier as describing the allegations as “absurd” and that the investments “comply with the laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we do business”.
The Canadian government has also been putting pressure on Boeing to drop its complaints but as the Globe and Mail reports, the US company has refused. An initial ruling by the International Trade Commission is expected on September 25. Industry figures expect it to rule in Boeing’s favour, which could lead to punitive tariffs being put on Bombardier’s aircraft.
It turns out that international trade is not so easy.
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The first signs of the significant role of medical errors emerged with the Harvard Medical Practice Study in 1991. The number of unnecessary deaths owing to iatrogenic injury in the United States was estimated to be equivalent to 3 jumbo jet crashes every 2 days. In the report ‚ÄúError in medicine‚ÄĚ (1994) Lucian Leape; a pediatric surgeon and patient safety pioneer came to the conclusion that there are significant parallels between human error science and medical errors: medical errors were seldom caused by irresponsible or unprepared individuals; but rather intrinsic to the system we work in. He stated; ‚ÄúAll humans err frequently. Systems that rely on error-free performance are doomed to fail‚ÄĚ. In 1998 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its 1998 report; ‚ÄúTo Err is Human.‚ÄĚ which concluded that between 44;000 and 98;000 Americans die annually from medical mistakes. The report estimated the cost of injury to be between $17 and $29 billion annually; over half of which was the direct cost of treating injury. The response was the creation of both voluntary and mandatory error reporting systems. Hospitals started to form patient safety agendas. In 2001 the IOM published a second medical error analysis; ‚ÄúCrossing the Quality Chasm;‚ÄĚ thus the conclusion was that big improvements were not seen yet and it suggested that ‚Äúenvironments have to be created that foster and reward improvement by (1) creating an infrastructure to support evidence-based practice; (2) facilitating the use of information technology; (3) aligning payment incentives; and (4) preparing the workforce to better serve patients in a world of expanding knowledge and rapid change‚ÄĚ.
In Sweden the National Board of Health and Welfare estimated a number 150 of such cases in 2003 and a number of preventable non-fatal adverse events of around 30.500 per year. Unintended and severe medical errors are common in the complex area of pharmaceutical treatment. The Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare estimates that about 10% of all treatment time for hospitalized patients in internal medicine clinics are due to wrong pharmaceutical treatment. These so called adverse drug events (ADE) are in many cases preventable and have the potential to be reduced significantly. Studies show that serious ADEs are likely to prevent with information technology in certain key processes i.e. ordering by checking known information about the patient (allergies; bidiagnosis; etc.) against known information about the drugs intended for treatment; which often is a very complex process and prone to errors. In order to reward improvement; it is necessary to focus further research on medical errors in interaction with human behavior; error reporting systems and how close they are to reality. Quality measurement of overall service is needed in order to discover the right relations between these three fields and to leave the grounds of assumptions. This study is a step towards that aim.
In order to reach measurable improvements in service; the Six Sigma initiative; which first launched by Motorola 20 years ago and is today used by companies such as ABB; Kodak; General Electric; Siemens; Toshiba; NEC; Motorola; Ericsson and Samsung; gives us the tools required. The main goal of Six Sigma is to optimize the performance of processes. Putting the focus on error reduction in medical treatment processes; Six Sigma delivers possibilities to eliminate defects in process outcome through identification and control of variation in processes. The aim is to identify factors and root causes of hazardous processes and to redesign the processes in to order to gain safe; stable and predictable results. Six Sigma defines ultra high-quality manufacturing systems; in which only 3.4 defects occur per 1 million opportunities; a nearly perfect production rate of 99.9997%. Today most of businesses reach the level of three or two Sigma; meaning a defect rate between 65;807 and 308;530 defects per 1 million opportunities. It has been estimated that healthcare is unlikely to become better than three Sigma. Six Sigma has two key methodologies: DMAIC and DMADV. DMAIC (Define - Measure - Analyze - Improve - Control) is used to improve an existing business process. DMADV(Define - Measure - Analyze - Design - Verify) is used to create new product designs or process designs in such a way that it results in a more predictable; mature and defect free performance.
Keywords: Medical Error; Adverse Drug Event; Six Sigma; health care; electronic prescription
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Whip (Scorched Earth)
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Usage[edit | edit source]
The whip can be used to:
- Pick up items off the ground or harvest resources from plants.
- Disarm another player with a 40% chance of success. The whip requires another strike to pick up what they dropped.
- Force riders to dismount from their creatures.
- Wake an unconscious player up by striking them to reduce their Torpor.
- Stun creatures. If hit on the face they will pause for 3 seconds before resuming what they were doing.
- Encourage tamed creatures to move faster, including the ability to force overweight creatures to take a few steps.
- Force tamed or wild flying creatures to land
- Make a tamed "wandering disabled" Doedicurus mine a rock nearby.
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Notes[edit | edit source]
- Be aware that the disarm component of the Whip will also work on tribe members, even on PvE, so be sure to take care where you aim it
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The whip as shown in inventory appears to be most similar to what is known as an Australian stock whip, as seen by the very long handle. This long handle was to grant leverage to the user, allowing for very quick and nimble cracks, oftentimes on horseback as well as allowing the user to hold it on their shoulder whilst riding a horse. Meanwhile, the whip that is used in the players hand in game is more similar to a bullwhip due to its short handle. These were/are mainly used by Americans and Mexicans, their short handle allowing for a heavier whip, and thus louder cracks, although at a slower rate.
- The fact that the whip disarms players is likely a reference to Indiana Jones, as Indiana Jones uses a whip to disarm an opponent's gun in the first movie.
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|Ranged Weapons||Boomerang • Flamethrower|
|Ammunition||Flame Arrow • Flamethrower Ammo|
|Explosives||Cluster Grenade • Rocket Homing Missile|
|Traps||Oil Jar • Plant Species Y Trap|

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Paul Goodwin brings fresh insight and a spirit of renewal to this lyrical program of Elgar rarities, in which the composer recaptures happy memories of his youth.
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Nursery Suite (1931)
Dream Children Op. 43 (1892)
Romance for Bassoon & Orchestra Op. 62 (1909-10)
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Serenade Op. 70 (1892)
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Older people who spend less time in slow-wave sleep—the deep sleep you need to consolidate memories and wake up feeling refreshed—have higher levels of the brain protein tau, a new study shows.
Elevated tau, a sign of Alzheimer’s disease, links to brain damage and cognitive decline.
Poor sleep is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. People with the disease tend to wake up tired and worsening memory loss make nights even less refreshing. But how and why restless nights are linked to Alzheimer’s disease is not fully understood. The new research may have uncovered part of the explanation.
“What’s interesting is that we saw this inverse relationship between decreased slow-wave sleep and more tau protein in people who were either cognitively normal or very mildly impaired, meaning that reduced slow-wave activity may be a marker for the transition between normal and impaired,” says first author Brendan Lucey, an assistant professor of neurology and director of the Sleep Medicine Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
“Measuring how people sleep may be a noninvasive way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease before or just as people begin to develop problems with memory and thinking.”
The brain changes that lead to Alzheimer’s, a disease that affects an estimated 5.7 million Americans, start slowly and silently. Up to two decades before the characteristic symptoms of memory loss and confusion appear, amyloid beta protein begins to collect into plaques in the brain. Tangles of tau appear later and atrophy of key brain areas follows. Only then do people start showing unmistakable signs of cognitive decline.
The challenge is finding people on track to develop Alzheimer’s before such brain changes undermine their ability to think clearly. For that, sleep may be a handy marker.
To better understand the link between sleep and Alzheimer’s disease, researchers studied 119 people 60 years of age or older recruited through the Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Most—80 percent—were cognitively normal, and the remainder were very mildly impaired.
The researchers monitored the participants’ sleep at home over the course of a normal week. Participants strapped a portable EEG monitor to their foreheads to measure their brain waves as they slept, and wore a wristwatch-like sensor that tracks body movement.
A simple question—”How much do you nap during the day?”—might help doctors identify people who could benefit from further testing.
Participants also kept sleep logs and made note of both nighttime sleep sessions and daytime napping. Each participant produced at least two nights of data; some had as many as six.
The researchers also measured levels of amyloid beta and tau in the brain and in the cerebrospinal fluid that bathes the brain and spinal cord. Thirty-eight people underwent PET brain scans for the two proteins, and 104 people underwent spinal taps to provide cerebrospinal fluid for analysis. Twenty-seven did both.
Quality not quantity
After controlling for factors such as sex, age, and movements while sleeping, the researchers found that decreased slow-wave sleep coincided with higher levels of tau in the brain and a higher tau-to-amyloid ratio in the cerebrospinal fluid.
“The key is that it wasn’t the total amount of sleep that was linked to tau, it was the slow-wave sleep, which reflects quality of sleep,” Lucey says. “The people with increased tau pathology were actually sleeping more at night and napping more in the day, but they weren’t getting as good quality sleep.”
If future research bears out their findings, sleep monitoring may be an easy and affordable way to screen earlier for Alzheimer’s disease, the researchers say. Daytime napping alone is significantly associated with high levels of tau, which suggests a simple question—”How much do you nap during the day?”—might help doctors identify people who could benefit from further testing.
“I don’t expect sleep monitoring to replace brain scans or cerebrospinal fluid analysis for identifying early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, but it could supplement them,” Lucey says. “It’s something that could be easily followed over time, and if someone’s sleep habits start changing, that could be a sign for doctors to take a closer look at what might be going on in their brains.”
The study appears in Science Translational Medicine.
The National Institutes of Health, the Ellison Medical Foundation, the Willman Scholar Fund, the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and a Physician Scientist Training Award from the American Sleep Medicine Foundation funded the work.


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The comments made under the VAT & Corporate Tax Mitigation link are equally valid here as notwithstanding the new general anti-abuse rule (GAAR) individuals can continue to arrange their affairs in such a manner that provides the most favourable tax consequences provided such are not abusive. In other words, all the methods used by legitimate tax planning and accountancy firms will still be valid in almost all circumstances.
For example, there are three different Income Tax rates on UK dividends with the rate you pay depending on whether your overall taxable income (after allowances) falls within or above the basic or higher rate Income Tax limits. In such instances where an individual's dividend income is at or below the £32,010 basic rate tax limit (2013-2014), then the tax exposure is limited to 10%, which is obviously far more favourable than if such sums had been received as a salary (see below):
Dividend tax rates 2013-14*
|Dividend income in relation to the basic rate or higher rate tax bands||Tax rate applied after deduction of Personal Allowance and any Blind Person's Allowance|
Dividend income at or below the £32,010 basic rate tax limit
Dividend income at or below the £150,000 higher rate tax limit
Dividend income above the higher rate tax limit
Obviously, the above is only one of a number of accepted domestic tax mitigation with other possibilities including using EU based holding companies to own shares in a UK company under the EU Parent Subsidiary Directive 90/435* or indeed benefiting from the generous Entrepreneurs' Relief from capital gains, which amounts (at the time of writing) to £10,000,000.00 during an investors lifetime.
How to Save Tax as an Individual Working Abroad
Working abroad, be it a UK ordinarily resident person working outside of the UK or a non-UK subject working temporarily in the UK, provides a plethora of legitimate tax planning opportunities. However, in order to avail of them it is vital to receive proper tax planning advice from a suitably qualified certified or chartered accountant as circumstances, time spent abroad, the countries involved, applicable tax treaties and strict adherence to UK and local tax rules will mean the difference between legitimately saving sometimes literally tens of thousands a year or not.
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- Using EU directives or regulations does not change an individual's personal tax exposure which will depend on factors such as domicile; ordinary residence and amount of time spend in the UK

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Many are calling Therese Patricia Okoumou a hero after she climbed to the foot of the Statue of Liberty in a July 4th protest over Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy that separated children from their families.
Talk about the ultimate act of protesting for immigrant rights! A woman identified as Therese Patricia Okoumou scaled the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July to protest President Donald Trump‘s controversial policy that tore migrant children from their parents at the U.S. border. A group called “Rise and Resist” had protested the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s behavior, with “Abolish ICE” banners at the landmark. Afterwards the woman scaled to the sandal of the iconic statue. It caused the National Parks Service to evacuate Liberty Island on one of its busiest days of the year. A poem on the statue welcomes immigrants, reading “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,” and Therese found that to be the perfect place to highlight the plight of immigrant kids being held in detention centers away from their jailed parents. We’ve got five things to know about her.
1. Therese is an immigrant herself.
The 44-year-old Staten Island resident was born and educated in the Democratic Republic of Congo according to records, but has spent the last decade living in New York
2. Therese is passionate about the plight of migrant kids and immigrants.
She reportedly refused to come down until all of the migrant children being held in detention centers were set free and reunited with their parents. NBC reported from law enforcement sources that she said she would come down when “All the children have been released.” Rise and Resist member Jay Walker told the New York Daily News that she’s joined the group weekly for protests over the past four to five months over Trump’s various immigration crackdowns.
3. Therese did not come down on her own will.
Police with safety ropes had to grab her and bring her down as she sat under the sandal of the statue. She was eventually tethered between two officers and climbed down to the promontory via a ladder to safety. “No one in the group knew this was going to happen,” Walker told the Daily News. “We don’t know if she did it on the spur of the moment or if she had been planning it beforehand.”
4. Therese isn’t afraid of heights.
The base of the pedestal to the statue is 89 feet high, and she scaled it in a pair of pink tennis shoes without any climbing equipment!
5. Therese is a personal trainer.
According to the NYDN, she works as a personal trainer by profession, per a 2009 Staten Island Advance article, and has worked around NYC and the Catskills as a physical therapist.
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* Both the ideal gift and a collectible set, with the full series released throughout 2016 to coincide with the changing seasons, in February, May, August and November.; * Edited by Melissa Harrison, a rising star in both fiction and non-fiction nature writing.; * Includes well known-names alongside new voices - publicity will focus on the fact that these anthologies offer a fresh perspective on the increasingly diverse world of nature writing.; * Supported by the Wildlife Trusts, who will promote the books to their 800,000 members.; * Royalties will go to the Wildlife Trusts charities.
CONTENTS; Introduction by Melissa Harrison vii; Horatio Clare 1; Edward Step 5; Gerard Manley Hopkins 8; Elizabeth Gardiner 9; Reverend Gilbert White 12; Annie Worsley 15; Will Burns 19; Caroline Greville 20; Thomas Furly Forster 23; Sue Croxford 24; Thomas Furly Forster 27; Kate Blincoe 28; Patrick Kavanagh 30; Alice Hunter 32; Reverend Gilbert White 34; Alexi Francis 37; Thomas Furly Forster 40; Paul Ashton 41; William Cobbett 44; Jo Cartmell 46; Percy Bysshe Shelley 49; Amy Liptrot 53; Louise Baker 58; Thomas Furly Forster 61; Clare Leighton 63; Alfred, Lord Tennyson 68; Chris Murphy 71; Thomas Furly Forster 74; Nick Acheson 75; Jane Adams 77; Reverend Gilbert White 81; Will Harper-Penrose 84; Daphne Pleace 87; Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club 91; Ginny Battson 93; George Eliot 96; Brian Carter 97; William Butler Yeats 100; Janet Willoner 102; Jon Dunn 105; Edward Thomas 109; Tamsin Constable 110; Thomas Furly Forster 113; Leanne Manchester 114; Helen Macdonald 116; Matt Merritt 119; Richard Jefferies 120; Julia Wallis 123; Julian Jones 124; Thomas Furly Forster 129; Dr Rob Lambert 130; Nan Shepherd 134; Lucy McRobert 137; Samuel Taylor Coleridge 141; Adrian Bell 142; Sinead Gleeson 144; Dylan Thomas 148; Ryan Clark 151; Thomas Hardy 153; Reverend Gilbert White 154; John Lewis-Stempel 156; Matt Gaw 160; Alison Brackenbury 162; Benjamin Myers 164; Ted Hughes 166; Megan Shersby 168; Thomas Furly Forster 170; John Clare 171; Nicola Chester 175; Laurence Arnold 178; Imtiaz Dharker 182; Neil Ansell 183; Thomas Furly Forster 186; David Gwilym Anthony 187; Author Biographies 188
Melissa Harrison is a writer and nature lover whose first novel Clay (2013) won the Portsmouth First Fiction prize, was selected for Amazon's 'Rising Stars' programme and named by Ali Smith as a book of the year. Her second, At Hawthorn Time (2015), was shortlisted for the Costa Best Novel Award and chosen by the Telegraph as one of their Books of the Year; both books are as much about the natural world as they are about people. She writes the Nature Notebook in The Times and regularly speaks about conservation, literature, and the very fertile ground between the two.
"In years to come, I have a feeling that Melissa Harrison will be responsible for the introduction of a whole new cohort of gifted writers to the English language. In collections such as this we shall encounter them first" - Richard Littledale, blogger; "Waking early in the dark is autumn's gift, I tell myself. Get out there and smell it, taste it, watch and listen. 64 authors in this fine collection, skilfully assembled by Melissa Harrison, have the same message. The UK in autumn is a feast for the senses. If you feel it is passing you by, dip into these pages" --Sue Brooks, Caught by the River; "This gorgeous little book is a diverse collection of autumnal prose and poetry, perfect to give as a gift to a lover of nature or literature, or to keep on your own shelves as a little treat to dip into from time to time ...The line drawings were simply lovely" -- Being Anne.com; "Whatever your own experience of autumn - whether it's a much loved season or not; even if you call it "fall" instead - I can highly recommend this anthology's chorus of voices old and new. There's no better way for a book lover to usher in the season" - BookishBeck; "A pretty book with something for everyone inside" -- Call Me Madam; "A celebration of the year's rich transformation" -- Plantlife; "There's something rather special about these beautifully expressive little books ... Sharp and crisp with occasional touches of melancholy, this is a perfect read for the Autumn season" -- jaffareadstoo.blogspot.co.uk

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Under Republic Act No. 9184, the Government Procurement Reform Act which amended Executive Order No. 40 on the same subject, the establishment of Bids and Award Committee (BAC) in all agencies of the government including state universities and colleges, government-owned and/or controlled corporations, government financial institutions and local government units is mandated. Specifically, the BAC shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the standards in the law in the procurement of goods and services and prosecuting infrastructure projects of the agency.
On the other hand, the Chief Accountant and the personnel under him are tasked to approve the voucher in payment of such goods and services procured and of the infrastructure prosecuted and to certify to the availability of funds for the project subject of the bidding. Thus, it becomes necessary to ensure that the procurement and payment functions are segregated in keeping with the rules and principles of good internal control and to avert the possibility of conflict of interest that may arise under the circumstances.
Pursuant to the authority vested in this Commission to promulgate accounting and auditing rules and regulations including those for the strengthening of internal control in the operations of the government, it is hereby directed that the Chief Accountant and the personnel of the Accounting Unit of any agency of government are prohibited from being regular members of the agency's Bids & Awards Committee as contemplated under the Implementing Rules & Regulations of R.A. 9184. However, they may serve as provisional members when the Unit is the end-user of the items, subject of the bidding.
This Circular shall take effect immediately after its publication in a newspaper of general circular.

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Heirloom Yellow Stone Ground Buttermilk Cornbread Mix
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Androgen receptor immunoreactivity in rat occipital cortex after callosotomy
AbstractGonadal steroidogenesis can be influenced by direct neural links between the central nervous system and the gonads. It is known that androgen receptor (AR) is expressed in many areas of the rat brain involved in neuroendocrine control of reproduction, such as the cerebral cortex. It has been recently shown that the occipital cortex exerts an inhibitory effect on testicular stereoidogenesis by a pituitary-independent neural mechanism. Moreover, the complete transection of the corpus callosum leads to an increase in testosterone (T) secretion of hemigonadectomized rats. The present study was undertaken to analyze the possible corticocortical influences regulating male reproductive activities. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups: 1) intact animals as control; 2) rats undergoing sham callosotomy; 3) posterior callosotomy; 4) gonadectomy and posterior callosotomy. Western blot analysis showed no remarkable variations in cortical AR expression in any of the groups except in group I where a significant decrease in AR levels was found. Similarly, both immunocytochemical study and cell count estimation showed a lower AR immunoreactivity in occipital cortex of callosotomized rats than in other groups. In addition, there was no difference in serum T and LH concentration between sham-callosotomized and callosotomized rats. In conclusion, our results show that posterior callosotomy led to a reduction in AR in the right occipital cortex suggesting a putative inhibiting effect of the contralateral cortical area.
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Not Dead Yet!
What the diabled have to say about themselves, Not Dead Yet
ABOUT NOT DEAD YET
Since 1983, many people with disabilities have opposed the assisted suicide and euthanasia movement. Though often described as compassionate, legalized medical killing is really about a deadly double standard for people with severe disabilities, including both conditions that are labeled terminal and those that are not.
Not Dead Yet was founded on April 27,1996, shortly after Jack Kevorkian was acquitted in the assisted suicides of two women with non-terminal disabilities. In a 1997 Supreme Court rally, the outcry of 500 people with disabilities chanting "Not Dead Yet" was heard around the world. Since then, eleven other national disability rights groups have joined NDY in opposing legalized assisted suicide, chapters have taken action in over 30 states, and we helped put Jack Kevorkian behind bars in 1999. In the 2003-2005 fight to save Terri Schiavo, twenty-five national disability groups joined Not Dead Yet in opposing her guardian's right to starve and dehydrate her to death.

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Planning inspector refuses council's Longscar compulsory purchase order
Government inspectors have refused a Hartlepool Borough Council bid to takeover the derelict Longscar building.
Council chiefs say they are disappointed and shocked after a planning inspector refused to allow the authority to force the owners of the neglected seafront building to sell it.
Hartlepool Borough Council sought a Compulsory Purchase Order for the Longscar Hall at Seaton Carew which has been empty for a number of years and branded an eyesore.
The council said the removal of the Longscar was a key part of its Seaton Masterplan regeneration plans.
It says it is now reviewing its options after planning inspector John Chase refused the Compulsory Purchase Order.
A three-day inquiry was held at Hartlepool College of Further Education in August after the building’s owners Terence and Barry Wilkinson objected saying they had plans to redevelop it.
Mr Chase said the council had not conclusively proved that the owners would be unable to refurbish the property nor that it would be financially unviable.
He said in his report: “The matter is finely balanced, but the forced sale of an individual’s property is a draconian measure, and it is reasonable that the benefit of doubt should lie with the objectors [owners].”
The council said the CPO bid was a last resort after years of trying to get the owners to improve the building and felt it had put forward a “very strong case”.
Council leader Councillor Christopher Akers-Belcher said: “We are hugely disappointed and very surprised by the planning inspector’s decision.
“We have worked incredibly hard to encourage the owners to revitalise this key site in Seaton Carew and we made a very fair offer for the building based on expert independent advice.
“The decision is made all the more frustrating after the inspector expressed doubts in his report about the owners’ plans to refurbish and re-use the property, there being ‘scope for some scepticism’.”
The inquiry heard the owners want to turn the Longscar into holiday flats and units, including a trampoline centre and bar, creating up to 100 jobs.
Coun Kevin Cranney, chair of the council’s Regeneration Services Committee, said: “The former Longscar Hall has been a blot on the landscape for years and I am shocked that the decision has not gone our way.
“The owners now owe it to the people of Seaton Carew and Hartlepool to refurbish the building and make it an asset to the resort within the 16-month timescale they gave to the planning inspector.
“The council now needs to review its options going forward in the light of the inspector’s decision.
“The ball is certainly in the owners’ court and we await their proposals to secure a sound future for the building and the site.”


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Getting HTML5 drag and drop to work is a great start, but taking this to production requires certain UX considerations.
In the previous article of this series: “Getting Started with HTML5 Drag and Drop Part I: Introduction,” we covered the bare minimum code needed to make an HTML element draggable, and droppable onto another element. So, in Part II of this series, I will talk about two events that allow for better UX with regard to any element onto which you might drop something.
When I say: “…..any element onto which you might drop something,” I am referring to the fact that dragging something does not always mean that you will definitely drop it. In most drag and drop scenarios, you have one or more elements to drag, but also multiple places where you may drop them. Therefore, it is most often a good idea to give the user some indication that the element that they are dragging could be dropped in a particular location. Consequently, this involves setting up a hover-like behavior where the droppable element reacts to the fact that a draggable element has been dragged over it, or dragged away from it.
<link href="css/drag-and-drop.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="css/part-ii.css" type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" />

Drag me!

In the code example above, we have the base HTML for the rest of the examples in this article. For brevity’s sake, I’ve stripped out all but the most essential areas of the markup so that you can focus on the technologies demonstrated in this article. When you view the page source for the final working example, you will see that there is more HTML, but it is for presentational purposes only.
Example # 1
//add the dragEnter class to any element that fires a dragenter event
Here is the JSfiddle link for Example # 1: http://jsfiddle.net/v9hawcof/
The dragenter Event
In Example # 1A, we bind an anonymous function to the dragenter events of the droppable HTML element. In this event handler, we add the class: “dragEnter,” which changes the background color of that element. The reason for doing this is to tell the user: “If you want, you can drop the element that you are dragging.” But if you click the link above for the JSFiddle example, you’ll see that we have a problem. Although we add the dragEnter class when the user drags an element over the droppable element, we have not set a handler for when the user drags that element away; we can’t always assume that the user will drop the dragged element. So, we have to handle the case in which the user drags the element over the droppable element, but does not drop it, and then drags away.
Example # 2
The dragleave Event
Here is the JS fiddle link for Example # 2: http://jsfiddle.net/v9hawcof/1/
In Example # 2, we bind an anonymous function to the dragleave event of the droppable element. In that event handler, we simply remove the “dragEnter” class from the droppable element. If you click the jsFiddle link for Example # 2, you’ll see that the user experience is much better; when you drag the small blue box over the larger tan box, the droppable element turns green. So, if you choose not to drop the blue box, and drag it away, the droppable element turns back to tan.
Here is the working example for this article: http://examples.kevinchisholm.com/html5/drag-and-drop/part-ii.html
It is hard to imagine a case in which you would not want to notify the user in some way of the various events that take place during a drag and drop operation. In this article, we focused on the case in which the user drags an element over a droppable one, but does not drop it, and then drags the draggable element away. By attaching event handlers to the dragenter and dragleave events, we have a window of opportunity in which the UI can be updated accordingly. How you prefer to handle the UX in this and similar cases is up to you, but it is an important area to consider.

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The antioxidants present in tangerines help reduce bad cholesterol and promote good cholesterol. Also, mandarins contain fiber and maintain normal blood pressure.
Consuming tangerines will reduce your craving for food. Tangerines have low calories.
Because mandarins are full of vitamin C, they can provide up to 80% of the required daily intake of this vitamin.
Consuming tangerine juice on a regular basis makes the skin nicer, healthier and gives it a special glow. The nutrients that have tangerines can help you fight aging. Tangerine oil is used to restore new tissue cells, which helps heal wounds faster.
Tangerines are rich in vitamins E and B12, and these vitamins are extremely important for your hair to grow healthy, shiny and strong.
You like tangerine?