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The long awaited opening day fixture saw Perth Glory under new coach Tony Popovic meet his old side the Western Sydney Wanderers in a Sunday afternoon game in Perth, with an entertaining 1-1 draw played out.
Perth took the lead as a result of an awful defensive pass from Vedran Janjetovic. The goalkeeper fired a pass out of the penalty area to Ruon Tongyik, with his back turned on the rest of the pitch he was robbed by Neil Kilkenny, and from there the ball was sent to Andy Keogh. The striker had his shot saved at the first attempt by Janjetovic, he pounced on the rebound and blasted it into an empty net.
Alex Grant nearly doubled the Perth lead on the hour mark, from a corner he rose high above the rest of the pack and thumped the ball onto the crossbar.
Instead the visiting side turned the game level. Tarek Elrich played a wonderful through ball for the run of Bonevacia, despite a hint of offside, he continued into the area and hammered his shot through the hands of Liam Reddy.
Wanderers should have been in front in the 73rd minute, tight combination play between Roly & Baumjohann ended with the attacking mid sending a perfect ball into the path of Riera, and from barely 6 yards out the marquee striker sent it into the Swan river.
With minutes remaining, Ivan Franjic turned around Elrich to knock a cross into the middle of the 6 yard box, Perth débutante and ex-Wanderers Chris Ikonomidis rose to meet with the head but got his angles all wrong and knocked it out behind the far post.
The final action was Scott Neville with a long range header from a corner in the 94th minute. The teams taking a point each from a back and forth game that Perth dominated the majority, but failed to keep the Wanderers at bay for the full 90 minutes.
The Wanderers face Sydney FC next Saturday at the Sydney Cricket Ground.


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Argentinians of all ages flooded the capital’s streets for nearly four hours to protest against president Cristina Fernandez in Argentina’s biggest anti-government demonstration in years on Thursday night.
In a march organised on social media, an estimated 700,000 demonstrators filled the Plaza de Mayo in front of the pink presidential palace chanting: “We’re not afraid.”
Toddlers and grandparents were among the masses that marched through Buenos Aires until nearly midnight.
Ms Fernandez’s critics are angry about the country’s high inflation, violent crime and high-profile corruption, and many worry that the president will try to hold onto power by scrapping the limit on how many constitutional terms are served.
“I came to protest against everything that I don’t like about this government and I don’t like a single thing starting with [the president’s] arrogance,” said Marta Morosini, 74.
“This government is just a bunch of hooligans.”

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Man jailed for more than four years in connection with a burglary in Milton Keynes
Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a man has been jailed for more than four years in connection with a burglary in Milton Keynes.
Brian McDermott, aged 45, of Gurnards Avenue, Milton Keynes, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary dwelling at Aylesbury Crown Court on Wednesday (January 9).
He was sentenced at the same hearing to four and a half years’ imprisonment.
The burglary happened in Forest Rise, Milton Keynes, at about 7pm on 4 November last year.
Investigating officer, Detective Constable Chris Bigg of the Investigation Hub said: “The force was called to the scene by a neighbour who saw a man, who we now know to be Brian McDermott, acting suspiciously around a property in Forest Rise.
“Police officers attended the scene and arrested McDermott nearby. McDermott was in possession of some of the stolen property, which included a TV, remote controls and jewellery.
“Following a fast-paced investigation by the Investigation Hub, McDermott was charged with burglary the next day. Thankfully, McDermott has pleaded guilty to the offence and will now spend a significant period in jail.
“I would like to thank the neighbour who contacted the police to inform us of the burglary in progress. Thanks to the neighbour’s actions we were able to attend the scene quickly and arrest McDermott.”

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Omtzigt note not PM Rutte's first slip of memory
On Thursday, VVD leader and departing Prime Minister Mark Rutte faced formal censure in parliament over a note from the cabinet formation process that mentioned critical CDA parliamentarian Pieter Omtzigt and the words "function elsewhere". Rutte said on camera that he did not discuss Omtzigt with the formation pathfinders, but notes from that conversation showed that he did indeed. Rutte claimed not to remember making the statement that something had to be done with Omtzigt, "make him a Minister". This is not the first time the Prime Minister had politically sensitive information slip his mind. Here follows a summary of such previous slips compiled by ANP.
The Rutte III cabinet had a plan to scrap dividend tax for companies. This plan, which would cost the Dutch treasury 1.4 billion euros annually, formed part of the Rutte III coalition agreement made in 2017. Rutte insisted that he could not remember whether documents about the abolition of dividend tax were discussed during the formation negotiations. Though Eric Wiebes, then State Secretary of Finance, wrote a memo about it for his party - the VVD. Which makes it seem likely that Rutte saw it.
Halbe Zijlstra's resignation as Minister of Foreign Affairs
In early 2018, Halbe Zijlstra - a confidant of Rutte during the formation talks of 2017 - stepped down as Minister of Foreign Affairs after he was caught lying about visiting the summer residence of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Rutte said that he had "no active memory" of Zijlstra telling him about this visit before it broke in the media.
Civilian casualties of a Dutch bombing in Iraq
In 2019, Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld was under fire because in 2015 parliament was not informed about civilian casualties during a bombardment in Iraq performed by Dutch F16 fighter jets. In 2015, then Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told parliament that there was probably no Dutch involvement, while the Ministry must have known about the Dutch F16 deployment. When Rutte was asked in 2019 whether he was informed about this in 2015, he could not remember.
The infamous Teeven-deal
Rutte also had a lapse in memory around the infamous Teeven deal - a settlement deal then prosecutor Fred Teeven made with drug criminal Cees H. in 2000. H. received 4.7 million euros in that settlement, much more than was disclosed to parliament. The revelation resulted in the resignation of Fred Teeven as State Secretary and Ivo Opstelten as Minister of Security and Justice. Officials from the Ministry of General Affairs, Rutte's Ministry, knew about the details of the settlement. But Rutte said he knew nothing about it.
Back to the present
After the around 13 hour long parliamentary debate on the Omtzigt note, which ended during the early hours of Good Friday morning, Rutte said that he did not consider resignation for a second. He said that he was going to do his "stinking best" and work very hard to regain the trust of parliament and society.
Ayfer Kock, leader of the Enschede faction of the CDA and Omtzigt's wife, was annoyed by this statement. "It's getting worse and more stupid that arrogance of power," she said to ANP on Friday. "Surely this Prime Minister will never be able to restore confidence in the rule of law? This time calls for servant leadership. We are facing major problems that must be tackled structurally and decisively. We have to be done with putting out fires, hiding mistakes, lying, withholding important information from parliament, thwarting MPs, and working on image."


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A majority Indian audience has always been inclined towards small cc bikes. This segment has always been the commanding segment. Talking about this segment, TVS has always enjoyed a wider audience and mass-market across India. Consequently, all the big manufacturers are willing to dominate this segment. While Hero Splendour has ruled this segment for nearly 2 decades. TVS had always been a tough competitor and now by launching its TVS Star City Plus BS6, it is trying to cope with the sales. TVS Star City Plus has always been a stylish looking commuter motorcycle in its segment. To enhance it, even more, TVS is planning to launch its BS6 model with major cosmetic changes and tweaks. While teasing TVS Star City BS6, TVS dropped a teaser on TVS website. Find out more below as we discuss upcoming BS6 Star City Plus.
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The teaser clearly unveiled the front headlamp which shows a new LED headlamp setup. We expect that it might also get a revised taillight setup. The new BS6 model may also have different graphic styling. We presume that it will get a dual-tone colour scheme as seen before on BS4 model. The Kargil edition might not launch for a while. The ongoing BS4 model has drum brakes at both front and rear. So it is safe to assume that TVS Star City Plus BS6 will also be launched with both drum brakes. The bike will have Sync Braking System which is similar to Honda’s combi Brake system. Suspension duty will be carried by telescopic suspension at the front and dual 5 step adjustable hydraulic shock absorbers at the rear. It will have a new dual-tone seat cover for more attractive impression.
Star City BS6 engine
Talking about the engine the TVS Star City Plus BS6 model will carry same 109.7 cc engine from BS4 model with BS6 tweaks such as eco thrust fuel injection, an extra catalytic converter and so. The ongoing BS4 engine churns out 8.4 Ps at 7000 rpm and 8.7 Nm at 5000 rpm. The BS6 engine, however, will witness a slight decrease in power output, producing 8.08 bhp of max power at 7350 rpm and 8.7 Nm peak torque at 4500 rpm. The fuel efficiency is likely to be better than the BS4 model. The exhaust note from the BS6 might have an extra bass, an indication due to previous BS6 Apache’s. TVS 109.7 cc BS4 engine was shared with TVS Radeon and TVS Victor. So it is safe to assume that the same engine will replace existing Victor and Radeon BS4 engines.
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Miley Cyrus and her sister Noah are working on their dance moves again.”Morning choreography with @noahcyrus #couldyoubeloved,” wrote the pop star on Sunday. It was accompanied by a video clip of the siblings having some fun with the Bob Marley classic (see below).
It’s not the first time the Cyruses have worked on some joint choreography. Earlier this week, Miley had a dance party on the plane. She likes to have a good time, and apparently Noah takes after her. Or perhaps they both take after dad Billy Ray Cyrus. He had some moves back in the day. Maybe. It’s actually amazing Cyrus spends time dancing at all in her free time. Except for a brief hiatus this spring due to an illness, the star has been on her Bangerz tour night after night since February.
That’s a lot dancing. Gossip Cop would probably opt for some more low-key R&R when not performing for thousands of fans. Perhaps that’s why Cyrus has planned next month, when she takes a roughly four-week break before resuming her tour schedule. Still, it must be pretty nice to take your sister abroad with you, as Cyrus and Noah are now. What better way to bond than a dance party?
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This is probably pretty lame, but I find perusing the grocery isles or farmers market fun. I know that probably doesn’t add to my cool points, neither does counting cool points I guess. Obviously it’s exciting to find new things to add to recipes, but food can be so pretty too. Like this black rice I made with this curry soup. It’s really more of a deep purple when you cook it. Either way I’m into it.
Black rice, also known as “forbidden rice,” contains the highest levels of the antioxidant anthocyanin when compared to other grains. That’s the same antioxidant that is found in blueberries, purple grapes, plums, tart cherries and beets, but black rice contains less sugar. It also contains some fiber and iron. Research has found that anthocyanin may help with reducing inflammation, aiding in cardiovascular disease, cancer that may be caused by free radicals, and improving brain function. (1) It also contains the antioxidant vitamin E, think hair, skin, eye health, and so much more.

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What do you think of when you hear the word surrender? Maybe you think of the battle of Saratoga in the Revolutionary War, where General John Burgoyne of the British army surrendered to General Horatio Gates of the continental army. Or you might be thinking of September 2nd 1945. On this day, the emperor of Japan officially signed a document surrendering to the allied forces.
There are of course many other things that may come to mind when you think about surrender. You remember that awful, painful game most of us played as kids called mercy. It is one of those cringe worthy games when you think on it. Two people interlocking their fingers together and bending back each one's fingers in an effort to cause enough pain where someone surrenders and cries out mercy.
In a biblical sense, the first thing that my mind drifts to is that awesome book of the Bible that we all love to spend time in called Leviticus. In it, we read all about the sacrifices prescribed for the people of Israel to follow. (see Lev 1:1-17) Of course all of these insufficient sacrifices that the priest and the people had to offer were meant to point us in the direction of the all sufficient sacrifice of Jesus, the perfect lamb of God. "
"The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world." John 1:29 NLT.
When writing of this perfect sacrifice in his epistle, Peter writes, "You were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot." 1 Peter 1:18-19 ESV. As you can see, sacrifices come in all shapes and sizes but none more perfect or more important than the sacrifice of Christ when he gave up heaven for earth and ended up on a piece of wood between two thieves. Although this sacrifice must reside and remain in the cross hairs of our minds, it is not the underrated sacrifice I am referring to.
There is a sacrifice we see in scripture that is sometimes not thought of as such. After being wrapped in flesh for over 52 years I have realized that perhaps our greatest sacrifice is the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Most of us don't equate being thankful with a sacrifice, but if we are honest with ourselves sometimes it is. Sometimes we must surrender our feelings, thoughts and wills on the alter of thankfulness. The Bible pulls no punches when it comes to the fact that praise and gratefulness are offered up as sacrifices at times.
"Through Him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge His name."
Hebrews 13:15 ESV.
Are there times in your life where you feel like praise, worship and thankfulness are a chore that you'd rather not do, like shoveling snow or cleaning out your gutters? Is there another kind of fruit, not so ripe and not so fresh that wants to come off your lips and out of your mouth at times? I feel like I can safely answer this one for everybody. There are seasons of my life where the last thing my natural mind tells me to do is express praise or gratitude. Lets not forget what the bible say's about trusting our thoughts and our minds.
"The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each one according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve."
Nothing in life will trick us and turn us away from a life of thankfulness more than trusting in our emotions and feelings. So what is the prescription and antidote to being a person who is able to disregard negative feelings and tough circumstances and offer up a sacrifice of praise and gratitude? King David might of been a man after God's own heart and the apple of His eye, but he nonetheless put his pants on one leg at a time like the rest of us. He was wrapped in the same humanity as we are but in Psalm 7, he gives us a sure remedy that will enable us to surrender our feelings and offer a sacrifice of praise.
"I will give thanks to the Lord because of His righteousness."
Psalm 7:17 NIV.
In this brief, small scripture, David said a mouth full. When the object of our praise and thankfulness becomes who He is, rather than what we have, we will be able to offer up an offering of praise despite of the weeds that are growing in our gardens. We will be able to sacrifice difficult circumstance for a grateful heart. There may be no greater sacrifice we can offer than this one, the one that is offered despite of ourselves and in full view of the One we are offering it to.

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I owe you so much..
Ashwinidat’s letter posted on social media says, “My heartfelt gratitude to my dear Telugu girls and brothers. As a producer who is about to enter the 50th year very soon, all of you who have been encouraging and blessing me, my companies and my children for many years, I am indebted to you for making my long-time dream of making a love story film.
Reincarnated as a producer..
Reminiscing the excitement of the release of Shankarabharanam and Pratighatana.. Shatadha and Sahasradha to the audience gods who made Seetharam the top of the list of our all time classics Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari, Shubhalagnam, Indra, Pellisandadi and Mahanati and proved to be another cornerstone for our company. Not only the Telugu audience all over the world, but also the Tamil, Kannada and Kerala audiences are shedding tears after seeing the film ‘Sitaharam’, and if it is creating a buzz, I feel as if I have taken another birth as a producer.
Lead with one hand..
I heartily congratulate our dreamer who single-handedly led the production of this film for two years and embarked on another history. It is my duty to congratulate Dulquer Salmaan, Mrinal Thakur and all the actors and technicians of this film by name, who are making a nest in your hearts as true lovers.” Ashwinidat posted a letter. He said that on this auspicious occasion, the audience bows down to all the gods.
I cried after seeing the audience response..
Dulquer Salmaan thanked director Mani Ratnam for introducing him to Tollywood with the Telugu dubbed film Oke Bangaram. He wrote that he will never forget the love and affection shown to him by the Telugu audience, along with Kanulu Kanulu Dochayante and Kurup movies, along with Mahanati movie. But Dulquer said that he cried after seeing the audience response on the day of the film’s release. This star hero said that he did not know what to say to the love shown to him. He said that it is because of the hard work of the movie unit.. Sita Ram movie became a blockbuster hit.


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The Guidance Note focuses on wage-related issues faced by migrant workers, including non-payment and delayed payment of wages. These can lead to debt bondage and forced labour, according to the ILO Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR).
It is anticipated that new ILO “guidance on wage protection” will significantly influence international labor rules that are partuclarly applicable to migrant workers. Migrant workers frequently experience wage and remuneration abuses such as “non payment, delayed payment,” and other similar problems, as well as being on the receiving end of prejudice. pay must be paid in full, in a predictable manner, and on time for employees to profit as expected from their pay. The working conditions that have the most immediate and noticeable impact on both employees’ and employers’ daily life are working hours and pay.
The choice of a job, the number of hours worked, and whether or not one relocates for work can all be influenced by wages. Migrant workers may face discrimination, xenophobia and racism, unfair recruitment processes, and restrictions based on their migration status which can contribute to labour and wage-related abuses. The issue of non-payment of wages is one of the most common forms of complaints by low-wage migrant workers and especially workers in irregular status.
Adequate wages and timely payment are essential for securing decent work and social justice and have the most direct and tangible effect on the everyday lives of workers. Countless families and communities are dependent on remittances from migrant worker relatives. Wages need to be paid in full and in a predictable and timely manner for workers to receive the expected benefits of the wages they earn. Convention No. 95 and Recommendation No. 85 were the first ILO standards that deal in a comprehensive manner with dimensions of wages, and they seek to provide protections related to workers’ remuneration. Their aim is to provide guidance and a framework for the key principles that underlie wage protection. A common principle in both standards is to ensure the prompt payment of wages directly to the worker. Convention No. 95 allows for wage deductions but “only under conditions and to the extent prescribed by national laws or regulations or fixed by collective agreement or arbitration award” (Article 8), and workers are to be informed of the conditions under which and the extent to which such deductions can be made.Lawful examples of deductions can include trade union dues or social security contributions; however, it has been observed in practice that workers may also find themselves exposed to unlawful deductions.

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text: The prevalence of chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma has been studied in a community in northern Sweden, where the major air pollutant is sulphur dioxide (SO2) from a sulphite pulp factory. In the town the annual mean winter concentration of SO2 during the years 1975-1979 was 20-40 micrograms SO2/m3 air. A questionnaire concerning respiratory symptoms was distributed to all individuals (2374) within the age group 16-72 years, and was answered by 2203 individuals (93%). Bronchial asthma was found in 78 (3.5%) individuals, chronic bronchitis in 57 (2.6%) and both diagnoses in 3 individuals (0.1%). There was a statistically significant relationship between presence of chronic bronchitis and sex, age, smoking and employment at the sulphite pulp factory. Sulphur dioxide exposure at the factory apparently acted synergistically with smoking in increasing the relative risk for chronic bronchitis in smoking employees compared to non-smoking non-employees. However, our results indicate no excess risk of chronic bronchitis in a population with long-term environmental exposure to SO2 in concentrations between 20-40 micrograms, when the concentration of other air pollutants is low.


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[Review]A whimsical, escapist piece of fine acting
Later, names like Spike Jonze and Gary Ross entered the picture as possible directors, while other writers morphed the screenplay along the way.
And thank God none of these previous versions came to fruition, as in its current, final state, Benjamin Button is exactly as it should be.
As the film’s Korean title explains quite literally, “Benjamin Button’s time goes backwards” - that is, he’s born in the body of a tiny octogenarian, grows into a strapping young man and dies an infant.
The strikingly ageless Brad Pitt lends his face to such a character, and really, there is no better choice. The same goes for the setting, as this topsy-turvy world roots itself in New Orleans, which, with its modern-day mythology, is a better fit than the gritty world of Baltimore.
And in the hands of David Fincher, he of “Se7en,” “Fight Club” and “Zodiac” fame, the whimsical story is appropriately rendered in masterful special effects. But in the land of voodoo and bayou boogeymen, Fincher doesn’t get carried away a la Tim Burton in “Big Fish” (and, well, everything else). There is magic in the air of this New Orleans, but the looming specter in the film isn’t some poltergeist, but Hurricane Katrina.
Weather patterns aside, the bulk of the story’s tension comes from Benjamin’s lifelong love interest, Daisy, who comes in the form of Elle Fanning, then Madisen Beaty and finally the stunning Cate Blanchett. She gracefully sashays through the film as a dancer, and kudos to her for performing almost all of her dance scenes - although there was a stand-in for a couple of shots.
Of all the deserving Oscar nods this film received, it’s too bad Blanchett was passed over, even if she does already have a golden statuette on her mantle. Brad Pitt may be the face of Benjamin Button, but Blanchett is the heart of the film. Her Daisy is the character who does all the feeling and reacting, whereas Pitt plays Benjamin with the same reserved calm seen in “Meet Joe Black.”
The two forge a deep, emotional, but not necessarily romantic, connection upon their first encounter, when Daisy is a little girl visiting her grandmother in the nursing home where Benjamin lives. As Daisy grows older and Benjamin younger, they reconnect again and again, only at inopportune times. Like all too many real-life couples, when she’s raring to go, he turns her down. When he comes a-courtin’, she’s found someone else. And so it goes until finally - blessedly - their lives converge at exactly the right time.
Fincher pairs such a dreamy, fantastical tale with just the slightest gloss of figurative Vaseline over his lens, with rich cinematography of a moonlit gazebo and dialogue uttered with the sweet lilt of a Southern drawl. The affair is escapist, but it manages to cast a powerful spell on viewers - one that seems to make 166 minutes feel like a mere daydream.
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Given the big overlap of kinsters and board game enthusiasts, we would like to invite you to hang out with us, play some games and meet like-minded peers. I am looking for places for the event (no pub quiz that night, food available, not too dark, and no need to rent), suggestions are welcome! If I don't find another location, it will be Vasaplatsen Brygghus again.|
We will bring a few games, but please feel free to bring along your favorite board game (card games are fine too - we don't discriminate).
Since we will be in a regular pub, please leave the eye-catching kinky/fetish outfits at home. Thank you! 😊
We should be easy to find (look out for board games).
Hope to see you there!
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This new edition is a smaller version of Michelangelo (XL Series) published by Taschen in 2007. Since it's smaller, it's also cheaper, at only $40 (before discount), as compared to the original $200.
Book description from taschen.com:
A glorious exploration of Michelangelo’s works
Before reaching the tender age of thirty, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) had already sculpted David and Pièta, two of the most famous sculptures in the entire history of art. Like fellow Florentine Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo was a shining star of the Renaissance and a genius of consummate virtuosity. His achievements as a sculptor, painter, draughtsman, and architect are unique—no artist before or after him has ever produced such a vast, multi-faceted, and wide-ranging oeuvre. Only a handful of other painters and sculptors have attained a comparable social status and enjoyed a similar artistic freedom. This is demonstrated not only by the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel but also by Michelangelo’s monumental sculptures and his unconventional architectural designs, whose forms went far beyond the accepted vocabulary of his day. Such was his talent that Michelangelo was considered a demigod by his contemporaries and was the subject of two biographies during his lifetime.
The edition explores Michelangelo’s life and work in depth and detail. The different parts of the book concentrate on the life of Michelangelo via an extensive and copiously illustrated biographical essay and include gorgeous, full page reproductions and enlarged details that bring readers up close to the works.
This sumptuous tome also takes account, to a previously unseen extent, of Michelangelo’s more personal traits and circumstances, such as his solitary nature, his thirst for money and commissions, his miserliness, his immense wealth, and his skill as a property investor. This survey of Michelangelo's life and oeuvre is a basic reference for every art lover.
About the authors:
Christof Thoenes studied art history in Berlin and Pavia, before completing his doctorate in Berlin. Thoenes lives in Rome, where for many years he has worked for the Bibliotheca Hertziana (Max-Planck-Institute), and is honorary professor in Hamburg. He has contributed to numerous publications on Italian art, particularly on architecture and architectural theory of the 15th to 18th centuries.
Frank Zöllner wrote his doctoral theses on artistic and architectural theory (1987) and Leonardo Da Vinci (1996). He has written numerous publications on the art and artistic theory of the Renaissance and on Paul Klee. Since 1996 he has been Professor of Renaissance and Modern Art at Leipzig University. He is also the author of TASCHEN's XL monograph on Leonardo da Vinci.
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"Guys please, I was making a joke in an interview. CAMERON DIAZ is NOT retiring from ANYTHING."
Diaz hasn’t appeared in a feature film since 2014’s back-to-back flops "Sex Tape" and "Annie."
Maybe Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow should carpool next time they have dinner together.
The actress' 45th birthday was on Wednesday.
The 44-year-old actress also opened up about her decision to disappear from Hollywood.
What took Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez this damn long to find each other?
"I don’t even remember any of that,” she told Andy Cohen when he brought up her list of former flames.
There was a time when being among that 1% — a white, thin, blonde, beautiful, wealthy and famous movie star — was enough. No more. Today, the most coveted job...
Benji Madden's house is on the market for $1.5 million.
See all the ladies (and one gentleman) who've kissed and told about the rocker through the years.

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New Apple store opens in downtown San José
Authorized Apple distributor iCon inaugurated last Friday its sixth store in Costa Rica, at downtown San José’s historic Hotel Costa Rica, west of the Plaza de la Cultura.
The new location is part of iCon’s expansion program, and will offer customers the opportunity to try new Apple products. Apple products available at this location include new iPads, MacBooks, desktop computers, iPods and iPhones, as well as accompanying accessories.
The company also offers installation and post-installation support for homes and business that purchase Apple devices and equipment from the store.
iCon’s hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. To contact the store, call 2221-2522 or 2221-2551.
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Soaring residential real estate prices have convinced many that Beijing has a property bubble. That would be good news for first-time homebuyers frozen out of the market by high housing costs. After the US and Japanese real estate bubbles popped, property asset prices plunged, making housing more affordable.
But while Beijing's residential housing market has become frothy, the factors that fueled the latest Japanese and American property bubbles are largely absent here. Thus market corrections will only somewhat reduce the capital's sky-high home prices.
One heavily cited sign of a Beijing real estate bubble and an impending crash in housing prices is the ratio of home prices to average annual household incomes. This ratio now stands at 10 throughout China and is certainly higher in the capital. In most developed economies, by contrast, this ratio is four or five.
However, as Tao Wang, an economist at UBS argues, home buyers in Beijing come largely from the richest 20 percent to 30 percent of the city's population. Among these buyers, the ratio of home prices to average annual income is similar to that in developed economies. It is also much lower than the figure for Japan in 1990, which hit 18, forcing some buyers to take out 100-year mortgages.
Moreover, homeowners in the capital have much less debt compared with their counterparts in Japan during its late 1980s real estate bubble. Nearly one-quarter of buyers here pay with cash, while the average mortgage covers only half of a property's value. Owner- occupiers must make a minimum 20 percent deposit, investors a 40 percent deposit. Thus Chinese households' total debt currently stands at 35 percent of their disposable income, compared with 130 percent in Japan in 1990.
This lower debt load also distinguishes homeowners in the capital from American home buyers during the recent US housing bubble. That bubble was exacerbated by home purchases made with so-called "adjustable rate" mortgages involving little or no downpayment. This left many low-income homeowners burdened with excessive debt and vulnerable to declining housing prices.
Indeed, Andy Rothman, an economist at CLSA, estimates that only 25 percent of middle-class homeowners here have a mortgage. The average value of their loan is 46 percent of the property's value, compared with 76 percent in America.
The fact that Beijing's residential property boom is being financed out of savings, rather than loans, makes it much more robust, even under bubble-like conditions. When bubbles driven by lending begin to pop, highly leveraged buyers are forced to sell quickly, rapidly driving down home prices. This in turn generates the kind of vicious downward spiral seen in formerly "hot" US real estate markets, notably Las Vegas. Falling prices causes more buyers to default, increasing home foreclosures and causing further steep declines in real estate prices, as foreclosed homes flood the market. Less indebted homeowners with high savings levels can ride out such crises.
Finally, unlike US housing markets, the market for secondhand housing in Beijing is quite small. The reliance of home buyers on newly built apartment communities limits the housing supply, keeping demand high relative to supply and boosting apartment prices.
Although Beijing may not be facing genuine bubble trouble in its residential housing market, China's central government is clearly concerned about housing affordability. It has recently taken steps to cool down the currently red hot real estate markets in the capital and other big Chinese cities. These measures include stricter rules on investment property mortgages and efforts to curb illegal foreign capital flows into the property market. Bank reserve requirements have also been raised, along with the yield on central bank bills, to curtail last year's tidal wave of bank lending and reduce liquidity in the overall economy.
While these measures may curb rising home prices, the foregoing analysis suggests their impact, along with that of any market correction, in reducing housing costs will be fairly modest.
One fundamental problem underlying the housing affordability crisis is market failure. Most of the new apartment complexes now being built in central Beijing are luxury communities. One can't blame developers for building them, rather than less high-end and cheaper housing, as the former is much more profitable than the latter.
Thus the local governmental authorities need to do more to increase the supply of affordable housing, including subsidizing this kind of home construction. Unless such steps are taken, far too many of the capital's middle class residents with ordinary incomes will have to settle for overpriced and inferior housing.


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Youth Ke Bol (YKB) is a pan-India coalition of 1 million young Indians from Tier 2 & 3 cities that aims to bring together 18-29 year olds to amplify their leadership and advance access to contraception and SRH as critical pillars to improved quality of life. YKB is facilitated by Dasra, Restless Development, UNICEF YuWaah and Yuvaa and our YKB Youth Advisory Group.
A core tenet of the initiative is building the leadership and capacities of youth to identify challenges and solutions, engage their peers and communities in narrative change, use social media to amplify their perspectives and engage with policy makers and other decision makers. Additionally, we will also focus on capacity building around access to contraception, gender equity, SRH and other allied themes.
YKB acknowledges that there are a wide range of partners who share similar goals and have created training modules and guidebooks for youth and adolescents across communities. This form is a call for organizations with such modules to share their materials/ links. The relevant material will be collated into a module that will be made available online with acknowledgement of the contributing organizations.
Through this effort we are looking to develop a collated, co-branded leadership building module for youth champions that will then be the go-to source for NGOs, governments and funders and other stakeholders to use to train youth leaders on topics of SRH, gender, campaigning and policy engagement.


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Turkish real estate investment fund Trend GYO responded to the US imposition of sanctions on three of its shareholders on the grounds of providing aid to Hamas, saying on Sunday it does not provide financial support to any organisation.
The US on Friday issued a second round of sanctions aimed at the Palestinian militant group Hamas following its attack this month on Israel, including a Hamas official in Iran and members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The US Treasury Department statement also designated what it said were the three primary shareholders of Trend GYO, including its chairman and a board member.
Trend GYO said it was established with foreign capital and is a profit-oriented institution subject to regular audit by Turkey's Capital Markets Board that acts in accordance with the principle of transparency.
"Our company does not provide financial support to any organisation and it is impossible for it to do so, given the laws which it is subject to," the statement said.

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How many taps are in a set?
A tap cuts or forms a thread on the inside surface of a hole, creating a female surface that functions like a nut. The three taps in the image illustrate the basic types commonly used by most machinists: Bottoming tap or plug tap.
Why are three taps used for doing an internal thread by hand?
– Serial taps divide the cutting operation into several passes and thus enable easy but time-consuming threading; the third tap – due to its short chamfer – is able to almost completely cut out blind holes. Conclusion: Serial taps are mainly used for tapping blind holes.
What is a bottom tapped hole?
Bottoming tapped holes are nothing but holes which has tread (tap) to the very bottom of the hole. This bottoming will ensure maximum usage of holes space for threads. But bottoming taps never used to cut thread in an unthreaded hole as its got only few chamfered cutting edges at the tip.
How many threads are only partially formed in a hole cut with a bottoming tap?
Bottoming Tap Only 1 to 1.5 threads will be tapered. Bottoming Taps are useful for threading blind holes.
What are three types of taps?
TYPES OF TAPS
- There are 3 main types of taps to be familiar with Taper, Plug, and Bottoming tap.
- The taper tap can be identified by the visible and pronounced tapering of the cutting edges.
- A plug tap has a less pronounced taper to the cutting edges.
What does H4 mean on a tap?
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Is used to hold the hand taps?
Hand taps have short square-ended shanks and are used for both machine and hand tapping. Taps are usually made either of carbon tool steel or high-speed steel. In hand tapping, the tap is screwed into the hole with a tap wrench; when a large number of holes are to be tapped, machine tapping is called for.
What kind of tap set do I Need?
These taps are for use on most metal and plastic. For start -to-finish tapping of left-hand threads, these sets include one taper -, one plug -, and one bottoming-chamfer tap. Sets include multiple tap sizes for threading different hole diameters.
What are the different types of hand taps?
One applicable standard for Hand Taps is ISO 529. There are two types of Hand Taps: A taper tap has quite a lot of taper to help it ease into cutting threads gradually. Typically, the first 8 to 10 threads are tapered. Taper Taps are the most common types of taps and are typically what you’ll have in a Tap and Die Set.
Is there a taper at the end of a bottom tap?
A bottoming tap has almost no taper at the end because it is designed to thread all the way to the bottom of its reach. Only 1 to 1.5 threads will be tapered. Bottoming Taps are useful for threading blind holes.
What kind of thread does a second tap use?
SECOND TAPS have a lead of 3-5 threads at 8 degrees per side. They are the most popular and can be used for through holes, or blind holes where the thread does not need to go right to the bottom. TAPER TAPS have a lead of 7-10 threads at 5 degrees per side.


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LOUISE BØGELUND SAUGMANN 'Attracted to Moths' JENNY NORDQUIST ' It will get better if you move to the countryside'
9 JUNE- 19 JUNE 2011
The exhibition shows how two visual artists, Louise Bøgelund Saugmann (DK) and Jenny Nordquist (SE) approach themes
of transience and decay. From two different biological starting points the works explore our powerlessness in the face of the
symbiosis that exists between the human body and the organic processes that control us.
The Exhibition is part of Copenhagen Photofestival
Louise Bøgelund Saugmann (DK)
Attracted to Moths originates from an interest in spaces that represent imbalances and uneasiness in our culture. The project
explores a universe created by the orchard ermine moth, Yponomeuta Padella. The orchard ermine moth is a pest that lives in certain woods during the summer, around which it creates a big silken web to protect itself from the surroundings.
The relationship between nature and culture is fascinating because there is a paradox between nature's own free will and
mankind's need to control it. The orchard ermine moth does not ask of permission to create the web. It creates it exactly where
there are favourable conditions to do it. Through history the desire to challenge and control nature has driven mankind to cultivate nature and in that way ensure control over it. We live in a technological society, but at the same time our body is organic like the plants outside. In this way we are more connected with the organic world and the orchard ermine moth than we believe.
Jenny Nordquist (SE)
It will get better if you move to the countryside explores how our identity is affected by physical change. The involuntary
metamorphosis we experience during illness and physical suffering recalibrates the balance between body and soul.
The photographs and sculptures become fragments of a story about existentialism and bodily decay; we as humans
struggle to match the image we have of ourselves, and the image we believe others have of us.
In our search for physical and psychological alleviation we also have to choose between conventional treatment and
alternative medicine. We can follow the scientifically verified diagnosis or explore the more intangible jungle of natural
medicinal products. The works tackle this dilemma of how our constant pursuit of healing can produce more confusion


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A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, where there is a peculiar tree called charisma.
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(on the side all social metaphors) as if our perspective was from the eyes of trees, in moments it seemed like they are steadily (and even indifferently) observing a creation of a myth. and together with myths they will live thousands of years. peter hutton made completely silent films in which you can hear the wind, kurosawa made films with trees coated in smiling trunks.
What Kiyoshi created here is an illogical, Seijun-like forest-remnant-space. As his other work, there's no specific clues or resorts to solve the mysterious events. There are repetitive and self-reproductive allegories which has been rooted from kidnap failure in the opening. After that it's all vague, suggestive series of physical reenactments of allegories. Strangely it works.


Local flood warning – works with Sentinel or Gateway receiver which activates the flood beacons.
At Radio Data Networks, we have a range of affordable, low maintenance, battery/solar powered automated river level staff gauges to choose from to deliver a single or dual level warning concerning rising river or groundwater levels with the option of hydrostatic pressure sensors, radar sensors or RDN’s award-winning Bulk Dielectric Transducer (BDT) sensor.
Designed for rapid, self-installation, with no complex software or programming, the system can be supplied housed in a variety of housings, including custom fabricated staff gauges, fibreglass stilling tubes, or aluminium streetlamp column bases.
All our sensors deliver level reading to the highest precision, enabling our clients to remotely monitor river levels from our Sentinel365 data platform; set warnings and alarms for high or low river levels, and more.
Robust & Failsafe BDT Sensing
Using RDN’s unique BDT (Bulk Dielectric Transducer) level transducers for detecting when the water is level exceeding the pre-set limit/s, the BDT has significant advantages over ultrasonic, pressure and float switch technology, as it can detect and report issues associated with silt, ice and weed that can lead to the failure of the other technologies.
Further, the BDT has a proven track record in the utility sector where they have collectively accumulated over 5 billion hours of service, since they were first introduced in 2010.
Battery or Solar Powered
The system is ultra-low power in operation, consuming in standby just a few microamps. This makes it possible for us to supply a system with up to 10-years’ service life on a single battery pack.
Alternatively, the system can be supplied with solar assistance / rechargeable lithium technology which can extend the battery life further or allow for the more frequent reporting of levels.
Automated Self Reporting
The systems are designed to automatically report typically twice daily, thereby instilling the confidence in flood wardens and the community that the system will work when needed.
Contained within this message is the overall pass / fail of the “System Test”, the status of the Battery High or Low, the state of the solar charger Off or Charging (where applicable), and two engineering values associated with the two BDT Level sensors and an incrementing message number.
With solar powered systems, normally, during the day (depending upon the position of the sun and weather) the solar charger in on and Charging and at night the solar charger is off.
Accelerated Alarm Reporting
When the water level reaches midway up the tip of BDT level sensor, the level change is detected and wakes the unit from sleep and an alarm message is compiled and broadcast.
To ensure that the staff are responsive, the alarm is resent every 5-minutes whilst the flood condition exists.
In the example below this is for a dual BDT level system with a two transducers placed above each other to give a high and high-high level warning.
Automatic Fault Reporting
The fault message, as below is generated if the unit finds a defect with one of the BDT level sensors or one of the cables is cut or damaged. This is an important function as cables can become damaged by rodents or excessive use of brush cutters when clearing reeds.
Our smart monitoring systems deliver river depth to mm accuracy and can include measurement points and data can be routed in real-time to existing telemetry, BMS, SCADA, cloud or our Sentinel365 data platform.


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- APHIS Emergency Management Website
USDA-APHIS has developed the Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan (or FAD PReP) to raise awareness and to enhance the coordinated response to an animal disease outbreak. Access the FMD Response Plan, Guidelines, disinfectant information, and many other resources.
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Welcome to Orazio Financial Services!
Our site has been updated to enhance your experience with our firm. On our site, you can:
- Read news and information from the financial world
- Learn strategies and techniques used in Investment, Retirement, Tax, Insurance, and Estate planning
- Become informed on company news
- Access your portfolio at Orazio Financial Services
We have also included links to useful financial websites and calculators for auto loans, mortgages and college education costs. We hope you enjoy the new features…and our new look!
This year, 2016, marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of Orazio Financial Services (OFS). We are proud of the commitment we have made in providing the highest level of advice and personalized service to our clients. We work for you, not someone else. If you are an existing client, thank you for the trust you have placed in us to help you achieve your goals. If you are new to us, welcome to our family. We invite you to explore our new site and get to know us.
We are proud of the impact we have made on our client's lives and the community that has supported us over the past two decades. Here’s to another 25 years!
Paul V. Orazio, CFP®
President and Co-Founder
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Scientific essay on global warming
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The scientific opinion on climate change is the overall judgment among scientists regarding the extent to which global warming is occurring, its likely causes, and. We analyze the evolution of the scientific consensus on anthropogenic global warming (agw) in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, examining 11 944 climate. Global warming consensus then the authors invited a subset of these papers , “quantifying the consensus on anthropogenic global warming in the scientific.
Global warming essay global warming is the ‘global warning’ of the century scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is unequivocal. Dana nuccitelli: overwhelming majority of peer-reviewed papers taking a position on global warming say humans are causing it.
It's often said that of all the published scientific research on climate change, 97% of the papers conclude that global warming is real, problematic for the planet. According to a researcher, at least 400 scientific papers have been written this year alone that raise serious doubts regarding the theory that recent changes in the. The science is clear global warming is happening we are the primary cause learn why an overwhelming majority of climate scientists agree that human activity is.
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The VA has proposed sweeping changes to the VA Pension eligibility rules and time is running out to submit comments and have your voice heard. The deadline for all comments is March 24, 2015.
Who Should Comment?
Everyone who cares about issues affecting our wartime veterans and their families should submit a comment. It would be helpful for the VA to hear from Veterans and their families, as well as nonprofit organizations and other professionals, including VA Accredited attorneys, who assist Veterans.
What Should I Say?
This is your chance to voice either support or opposition to the proposed rules and reasons for your opinion. The VA must respond to comments made about the rules in the coming months.
Some of the changes that will impact wartime Veterans and their families include:
1. A penalty will be imposed for any transfer made 3 years prior to application, regardless of the reason for the transfer.
The proposed rules include a lookback period of 36 months and a penalty period imposed for any transfers made prior to applying for VA pension eligibility. (Neither of these rules exist currently.) This means that any transfers made by an applicant 3 years prior to applying will be penalized, including donations to charities, cash gifts made to family members for birthdays or holidays, or donations to places of worship. There are no exceptions for those types of transfers under the proposed rules.
2. The way the penalty is calculated results in disparate treatment for widowed and/or unmarried veterans and surviving spouses.
It’s easiest to illustrate this with an example:
Marjorie, a married WWII Veteran, in the past 3 years gave away $20,000 to various charities and as cash gifts to her children. Her health has failed and Marjorie is now applying for VA Pension benefits. As a married Veteran, the penalty Marjorie will have to serve is 14.24 months. ($20,000/$1404 – the maximum monthly benefit for VA Service pension for a married Veteran).
If Marjorie was not married, the penalty would be higher – 18.65 months. ($20,000/$1072 – the maximum monthly benefit for VA Service pension for an unmarried Veteran).
If Marjorie was the surviving spouse of a wartime veteran and was applying for VA Death Pension benefits, her penalty would be the highest – 27.18 months. ($20,000/$719 – the maximum monthly benefit for VA Death Pension).
3. There are stricter rules regarding the home and the land it sits on.
Currently, an applicant for VA pension benefits may have a home that sits on a “reasonable lot area” and have neither counted as an asset for VA pension purposes. The proposed rules seek to limit the lot area to 2 acres now, and any land over that limit will be counted against the applicant.
4. There will be a limit on the amount a VA Pension recipient could pay for home health care.
Under the proposed rules, there would be a cap on the hourly rate a Veteran or surviving spouse could pay for home health care, based on a national average. This cap would unfairly limit applicants who live in higher cost of living areas and could negatively impact the quality of care received.
5. There are stricter rules for counting room and board expenses in Independent Living Facilities (ILFs) and Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs).
Currently, a VA Pension applicant who lives in either an ILF or ALF can contract with a private care provider, as long as that care is prescribed by a medical professional, and the applicant can offset the room and board costs of the facility against the recipient’s countable income for VA Pension purposes. Under the proposed rules, the facility would have to provide custodial care itself in order for the room and board expenses to be deducted from an applicant’s income. Many ILFs and ALFs do not or cannot provide custodial care. As a result, a Veteran or surviving spouse would be forced into a more restrictive environment (i.e. a nursing home) or would have to stay at home with care – an option that may not be a safe one.
The above are a few of the effects of the proposed VA Pension eligibility rule changes. If you would like to learn more, ElderCounsel has several resources available to you:
1. Download our FREE white paper on the proposed changes here.
2. Order the recording of our prior webinar on the proposed changes here.
3. If you are an attorney who assists Veterans, plan to attend our VA Pension Immersion Camp. Register Now.
4. Join us in sunny San Diego for our 2015 Symposium where we will host a panel discussion on how to plan for Veterans and surviving spouses in these uncertain times, as well as sessions on how to balance VA and Medicaid when planning for Veterans and their families.


Theory and algorithm for planar datum establishment using constrained total least-squares
Craig M. Shakarji, Vijay Srinivasan
First, we present an efficient algorithm for establishing planar datums that is based on a constrained minimization search based on the L2 norm after forming a convex surface from sampled points. Visualized by Gauss maps, we prove that the problem reduces to a minimization search where the global minimum is localized about the minimizing facet. Second, we highlight advantages of this planar datum, including the major advantage that the datum planes have full mechanical contact with the datum features in stable cases yet are automatically balanced for rocking conditions. These advantages make this definition appealing for standardization.
14th CIRP Conference on Computer Aided Tolerancing (CAT)
and Srinivasan, V.
Theory and algorithm for planar datum establishment using constrained total least-squares, 14th CIRP Conference on Computer Aided Tolerancing (CAT), Gothenburg, SE, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=921834
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With the tagline “making a noise about indie authors on the internet”, the objective of Nick Spalding’s website couldn’t be clearer.
As a matter of fact, today is the day Nick is making a little racket about yours truly — he has kindly featured Hungry For You, so I thought I’d return the favour!
So what’s it all about?
Spalding’s Racket is a nifty little site which posts promos about indie books, including cover image, blurb, genre, and retailer links. I discovered the site through Kindle Boards and can testify that it’s quick and painless to submit your book. And the site is well worth a browse to see whether any indie titles catch your eye!


The Warwick Fire Department (WFD) reports that for the week ending on Sun., Jan. 12, the WFD has responded to 12 calls for service to date.
Over the past week the WFD has responded to multiple calls for service to our community. We ask our community to follow some safety tips. With the possibility of upcoming inclement weather get ready early for the storm, and do not go out on the roads unless it’s an emergency.
On Mon., Jan. 6, WFD Engine Companies participated in a joint Engine Company Operational Drill at Warwick Station 4 on John Hicks Drive.
On Tues., Jan. 7, all four WFD Companies held their regularly scheduled monthly meetings at their respective Fire Stations.
On Thurs., Jan. 9, the WFD Fire Police held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting at Warwick FD Station 2.
On Thurs., Jan. 9, the WFD Extrications Team held their regularly scheduled monthly drill at Warwick Station 3.
Warwick Fire Prevention Report
The Warwick Fire Prevention team asks that residents please remember to change the batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Also remember to have homes checked, including boilers, water heaters and chimneys. Remember to always be Warwick Fire Safe! Visit www.fpw.org or www.sparkyschoolhouse.org for loads of educational resources to make sure that every person knows what to do in case of a fire.
WFD is hosting a Bowling with the Bravest fundraiser on Sat., Jan. 25. Doors open at 4 p.m. and bowling begins at 5 p.m. The cost is $35 per person. To order tickets, visit the WFD Facebook page.
Do you want to give back to your community? Are you 16 years of age or older? Contact the WFD at email@example.com, follow us on Facebook or Instagram, call 986-3473 or just stop by any neighborhood firehouses anytime.


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Behind every financial swindle lie fake numbers. Behind the fake numbers, however, lie fake invoices, fake mailing addresses, and now, fake websites, all designed to fool auditors into thinking they've verified the numbers. The attached slideshow shows just how easy it is these days to cook up a realistic-looking website designed to trap the unwary.
The slides come from an offbeat presentation -- marketing pitch, really -- to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants by Confirmation.com, a Brentwood, Tenn. firm that serves as an electronic middleman to verify a company's books are accurate. Confirmation's founder, Brian Fox, first pulled to presentation together as way to show how it might be possible to scam auditors by directing them to fake websites. Then it happened: In June, BDO Seidman resigned as auditor of China-Biotics after it uncovered what the Wall Street Journal described as a scam involving a fake bank website. The SEC suspended trading in the stock last month.
The history of so-called confirmation scams goes back a long way. Accountants were forced to get more aggressive about checking numbers after McKesson & Robbins, another drug company, was caught faking 20% of its assets in 1938. The article linked above details how McKesson CEO Paul Musica, a twice-convicted fraudster with a habit of using assumed names, enlisted the aid of his brothers to gin up faked purchase orders and banking records so he could skim money from the till. Musica nonetheless built McKesson into a national drug wholesaler which grew to become McKesson HBOC. There must have been something in the corporate DNA: In 2009 former McKesson Chairman Charles McCall was convicted of fraud for participating in a second fraud that cost investors $8.6 billion.
In just about every fraud, executives report fake revenue because that drops to the income statement and makes for big bonuses. But the income statement and the balance sheet are linked: To report fake revenue, executives have to come up with fake assets or the books won't balance. That means fake balances in fake bank accounts or fake accounts receivable from the buyers of the goods. Manufacturers also have to fool the auditors into thinking they have enough inventory to support the fake sales they are reporting; one company went so far as to put bricks in boxes that were supposed to hold computer disk drives.
Since most companies are too big to check every box for bricks and every bank account for dollars, auditors use random samples instead. It's a grueling job for junior accountants known as "confirmation." They call customers, bankers and just about every other type of counterparty to make sure when a Company A says it's sold $1 million worth of widgets to Company B and Company B's check cleared at Bank C, everybody is telling the truth.
Even so, the scammers have figured out how to get around it. K-Mart executives fooled their auditors by convincing big suppliers like Coca-Cola and Kodak to report promotional payments before they were actually paid. The scam worked because the K-Mart execs could pressure relationship managers at the suppliers to confirm the payments to auditors by threatening to yank their business away if they didn't, Fox said.
The Web provides another way for scammers to misdirect auditors, by convincing them they've contacted the right people to confirm transactions. With a few keystrokes, they can set up a fake website with addresses and phone numbers that send auditors to their associates instead of the company they are trying to reach.
"If the client’s trying to pull one over on us and inflate revenue, then they're going to misdirect the confirmation," Fox said.
Fox, a CPA, came up with an alternative system while he was earning an MBA at Vanderbilt. Instead of leaving every auditor to contact every counterparty for confirmation, his company establishes electronic relationships with the biggest banks and corporations so auditors can get verified information each time. It's in his interest to talk up the possibility of fake websites and such, of course, but as China-Biotics shows, when executives want to fudge the numbers they'll use any tactic they can.


'The Lodgers' brings the 50th anniversary edition of Sitges 2017 to a close
La Fura dels Baus stars in the Festivals’ spectacular closing gala
Irish director Brian O'Malley brings the 50th anniversary edition of Sitges to a close with The Lodgers, a gothic horror story. Additionally, the grand finale isprovided by La Fura dels Baus, the stars of a show performed at the foot of Sitges’ emblematic church, making it possible to commemorate the Festival’s 50th anniversary. During this final closing day, in addition to the in competition awards, the Festival presented two other prizes: the director of The Super, Stephan Rick, was in charge of accepting the Time Machine Award representing his friend, actor Val Kilmer; and actor Tony Isbert picked up the Nosferatu Award in the Festival’s Brigadoon section.
Following his directorial debut three years ago with Let Us Pray, Irish director Brian O'Malley is in charge of bringing the 50th Sitges Festival to a close with The Lodgers. The film’s director will be attending the closing gala accompanied by the movie’s leading lady –the actress from Madrid residing in Sitges, Charlotte Vega– and the film’s producers. The movie is a gothic horror story set in early 20th century rural Ireland, with echoes of the chilling universe of writer Shirley Jackson, and it tells the story of the twins Rachel and Edward, orphans who live in the decadent family home and who are plagued by a curse that dates back to their ancestors. During the closing gala at the Meliá Auditori, the awards for the Noves Visions, Focus Àsia, Anima’t, Méliès, Blood Window, Carnet Jove and Critics’ sections will be handed out.
When this gala finishes at the Meliá Auditori, all attention will be turned to La Fragata, at the foot of the emblematic Sant Bartomeu & Santa Tecla parish church, where the 50th anniversary gala will take place with the presentation of the Official Selection awards. This event bears the hallmark of La Fura dels Baus and is produced by Xarxa per a la Comunicació Local. This theater troupe’s magic and ingenuity is evidenced with the giant King Kong that has dominated the Fragata area for the past three days.
Today was a prolific day for awards. In addition to the in competition prizes, there were also others. The Nosferatu Award from the Brigadoon section went to Spanish actor Tony Isbert, with a career that has been constantly related to fantastic genre in films like the Dracula saga, by León Klimovsky (1973); No One Heard the Scream, by Eloy de la Iglesia (1972); or The Rift, by Juan Piquer Simón (1990). Meanwhile, filmmaker Stephan Rick –who presented The Super at a special screening– picked up the Time Machine Award, on behalf of his friend the great actor Van Kilmer.
Tomorrow, as the grand finale of these ten intense Festival days, the traditional movie marathons will take place at the four different venues –Meliá Auditori, the Tramuntana Room, Retiro and Prado– while the Sitges Samsung Cocoon and Brigadoon will also be continuing with their lineup.


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The Duro DDC range has an outer spiral design with slots in the barrel to enable the fast removal of dust and debris.
The 28mm is 300mm long with a Hex shank. 38mm – 162mm are 150mm long with 1/2″ adaptors. Not Supplied.
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So there was this woman, name of Lucretia McEvil. A regular back-seat Delilah. Tail shakin’, home breakin’, truckin through town. Never done a thing worthwhile. You know the type. Anyway, one day Lucretia says, “Don’t crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers.” Well, strictly speaking that’s not true. I made that part up. Let me explain. See, there was this guy, David Wolinski, a keyboard player, songwriter, and producer, nickname of Hawk. He worked with everybody from Quincy Jones and Rufus to The Guess Who and Chicago. Now, Chicago was on the Columbia label and they were produced in their early years by in-house producer, James Guercio, who was from Chicago, and who also produced the second album for Blood, Sweat, and Tears, also under contract to Columbia. Another group that came out of Chicago was Madura, featuring the keyboardist David Wolinski and a vocalist by the name of Lucretia McEvil..
Well, OK, that last part’s not true. But it is true that Madura once opened for Chicago and they were also produced by James Guercio, who also produced a couple of records for Firesign Theater, including the famous single “Station Break” one of the few 45’s they released for, that’s right, Columbia records. Which raises the question: How can you be two places at once when you’re not anywhere at all? The answer: more sugar! Then, around 1970 a group called Ballinjack came out of Seattle. Like Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Ballinjack had a big fat horn section. Ballinjack was also on Columbia, so guess who produced them… If you said Nick Danger or James Guercio, you’re wrong and I don’t know why, but they all refused to have anything to do with that tramp, Lucretia McEvil. Jethro Tull, on the other hand, uses a nifty flute segue to sneak into today’s batch of All Hand Mixed Vinyl, despite having nothing to do with any of these people or Columbia Records. So, having said all that, here’s a horny little batch from the Way Back Studios. But first, a station break…
|Blood, Sweat & Tears
|Festival (part 1)
|Johnny B. Goode
|Festival (part 2)
|With you there to help me
|Blood, Sweat & Tears
|Lucretia McEvil (reprise)
From their third album, simply called Blood, Sweat, and Tears. “Lucretia McEvil” peaked at #29 on the Billboard charts, which qualifies as a lesser hit for a group used to reaching #2 on a regular basis. But what we just heard never charted at all. That was the reprise to the song which is on their third album but which was edited from the single version Columbia released, which we heard near the top of the set. But at the TIP top of the set we heard another group that recorded for Columbia. Firesign Theatre. We heard “Station Break,” a single released in 1969 that was produced by James William Guercio, who at the time was an in-house producer for Columbia and who had produced the second album by Blood, Sweat, and Tears, along with the first several albums by Chicago. A city that also produced a group called Madura who we heard in the middle of the set, doing a version of “Johnny B. Goode” which was also produced by James Guercio for Columbia records. Also in that set, and also on Columbia, and also a horn band like Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears, we heard Ballinjack, a group out of Seattle that wasn’t produced by Guercio. We took Ballinjack’s song “Festival” from their debut album in 1970 and we broke it into two parts, inserting the Madura into the middle.
Near the end of the set, the only group in there not on Columbia Records, a band named after an 18th Century agriculturalist, Jethro Tull, inventor of the seed drill. From the album Benefit we heard, “With You There To Help Me,” also from 1970. The song starts with Ian Anderson’s flute, some of which I believe was recorded and then played backwards which made for a nice segue out of the flute part at the end of the Ballinjack. Well, as David Clayton Thomas said, Hard luck and trouble bound to be your claim to fame here in the Way Back Studios. Thanks for listening. I’m Bill Fitzhugh and someday soon, I’ll be back with another batch of All Hand Mixed Vinyl, right here in the Deep Tracks.


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Precision Water Distiller – Item # 500280 – Boiler Float Bushing Kit – Oring Kit
For Preicision Water Distillers Models: 8-M, 5-3, 8-5, 8-8, 12-12, 12-20, and Lift Mist: Traveler, Elite, Pro, HTG2 Series, NT Series
Also for Pure Water Inc. Distillers: 2000S, A-12 (1988-1991), Aqua D2000 (1991-1998), Aqua D Mark II (1985-1987), Aqua D Plus (1987-1988), Aqua Fountain ( 1970-1995), Aqua Still D ( 1981-1985), Aqua Still M6D, Floats, Fountain Classic (2000-2006), Liberty Classic (2006-2009), MD-4 Aqua Clean (1987-1998), Mega Classic (1998-current), Midi Classic (1999-current), Midi D Auto (1991-1992), Midi D ECP (1992-1999), Midi D System ( 1990-19991), Midi SS-5D, Midi Still D (1981-1990), O-rings, Steampure distiller (2010-Current).
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Remove front cover
Loosen set screws on actuator bar
Remove actuator bar
Remove float rod with old bushings and o-rings (May have to push out from the inside towards the front)
Clean float rod and insure that the channel is clean as well
Use the grease provide with bushing kit and grease bushing, o-rings and rod well
Install onto rod: Bushing/O-ring/Bushing/O-ring/Bushing
Use float rod to install from front
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While holding down actuator bar in the positions stated above, tighten both set screws securely. Use a flat head screwdriver (or equivalent) as a spacer to keep the actuator bar away from the channel, should be approximately .037 (1/25) of an inch
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Adjust level if required (disconnect power while adjusting)
Re-Install front cover
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Cyclobenzaprine Flexeril Side Effects & Interactions
If these side effects become severe or cause problems in your everyday life, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends contacting your doctor. Cyclobenzaprine is often prescribed to people who have acute back injuries, including when people report having muscle spasms or significant tightness in their back, or when the back feels like it’s locked, she explained. Cyclobenzaprine is not designed for long-term use, and patients should follow the regimen provided by their physician, said Dr. Kiran Patel, pain management specialist at Lenox Hill Hospital. “It’s a muscle relaxant that can help with a muscle spam or the sensation of tightness,” Patel told Live Science. A sensitivity analysis was also performed to assess the effects of study quality, year of publication, duration of treatment, type of back pain, and whether Merck, Sharpe and Dohme sponsored the study. We also explored the effect of dropping individual studies from our meta-analysis, also without significant effect on our summary OR.
Yes, cyclobenzaprine can make you very sleepy and this side effect may get worse with higher doses. Drowsiness is the most commonly reported side effect in studies, occurring in up to 38% (38 out of 100) of people. Avoid or limit the use of alcohol or other sedating medicines while being treated with cyclobenzaprine. Also avoid driving, operating machinery, or other hazardous activities until you know how cyclobenzaprine affects you. The incidence of drowsiness, the most frequent adverse reaction, was similar with both drugs.
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Also, remember to take your wallet and other objects out of your back pockets when you sit down. It is necessary to take each dose of this medication on time. If you forget a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist as soon as possible to arrange for a new dosing schedule. Some medicines can interact with cyclobenzaprine and cause a serious condition called serotonin syndrome. Ask your doctor before making any changes in how or when you take your medications.
This content provided is for information purposes only and is neither intended to be relied upon nor to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. And when oral medications do not work for sciatica, there is the option of getting a steroid injection into the back. Steroids work to decrease inflammation and irritation when injected into the the nerve root. While initially helpful, keep in mind that the effect of injections can wear off within one to two months. Muscle relaxants can act on the central nervous system or on the peripheral nervous system, depending on the cause of the muscle spasm.
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Generic methocarbamol is around $6.25 for 30 tablets of the 500mg dose with a BuzzRx drug discount card. Brand name Robaxin is approximately $95 for 30 tablets of the 750mg dose with a BuzzRx savings card. Generic cyclobenzaprine may be under $0.50 for 30 tablets of the 10mg dose through the BuzzRx discount flexeril tablets program. Also, methocarbamol and cyclobenzaprine are not recommended in pregnant women, elderly adults, and young children. However, since it is related to the tricyclic antidepressants, some of which are excreted in breast milk, caution is advised in using this medication in women who are breastfeeding.
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If your dose is different, do not change it unless your doctor tells you to do so. Cyclobenzaprine caused slight to moderate increase in heart rate in animals. As management of overdose is complex and changing, it is recommended that the physician contact a poison control center for current information on treatment. At oral doses of up to 10 times the human dose, cyclobenzaprine did not adversely affect the reproductive performance or fertility of male or female rats. Cyclobenzaprine did not demonstrate mutagenic activity in the male mouse at dose levels of up to 20 times the human dose. In the higher dose groups this microscopic change was seen after 26 weeks and even earlier in rats which died prior to 26 weeks; at lower doses, the change was not seen until after 26 weeks.
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Tizanidine (Zanaflex) and baclofen (Lioresal) may reduce pain from muscle spasms. People with liver disease should avoid tizanidine, and those with kidney disease should take baclofen in lower doses. Also, avoid the drugs carisoprodol (Soma), chlorzoxazone (generic only), cyclobenzaprine (Amrix), metaxalone (Metaxall), methocarbamol (Robaxin), and orphena-drine (generic only) because of their risk for drowsiness and falls.


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