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Lionel Messi ‘has NOT made contact with Manchester City or PSG about a summer move and the Barcelona star is waiting until the end of the season to decide his next move’ with just five months left on his Nou Camp deal
- Lionel Messi has distanced himself from a move to City or PSG, reports claim
- He has not held talks with any club and will delay his decision until this summer
- The Argentine has just five months left on his current contract at Barcelona
- He came close to leaving last summer after handing in a transfer request
Lionel Messi has not been in contact with either Manchester City or PSG about a free transfer this summer, reports claim – and is said to be delaying a decision on his Barcelona future until the end of the season.
Messi has just five months remaining on his current deal at the Nou Camp and had been widely tipped to make an exit from his boyhood club having handed in a transfer request last summer.
The 33-year-old informed the club of his wish to leave by burofax having grown tired of poor results on the pitch and how the club was being run by former president Josep Bartomeu. However, according to Goal, the superstar has made no immediate decision about whether he will extend his deal.
Lionel Messi will delay his decision on his Barcelona future until the summer, reports claim
The Argentine has not held talks with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola (L) or PSG head coach Mauricio Pochettino (R)
With a player of Messi’s calibre coming to the end of his contract, there will be no shortage of top clubs looking to snap him up this summer, but the report claims that links to PSG were ‘premature’ and the player has not spoken to anyone at the club – including manager Mauricio Pochettino.
There have also been no discussions with his former Barca boss Pep Guardiola at Manchester City – despite the Etihad outfit looking nailed on favourites to seal his signature last summer.
A move to the blue side of Manchester would also see him link up with close friend Sergio Aguero. The pair have roomed together for the Argentina side since they were both teenagers.
But there would also be the allure of playing for his fellow countryman Pochettino at PSG, where he would line up alongside a team of superstars such as Kylian Mbappe and his former Barcelona team-mate Neymar.
Lionel Messi has been tipped to leave Barca this summer after handing in a transfer request last summer
A summer move to the Etihad would reunite Messi with his former boss Pep Guardiola
He could also link up with his fellow Argentine Pochettino at PSG and join a team of superstars
MESSI’S MASSIVE CONTRACT – THE BIG NUMBERS
£491,732,285 – signed in 2016, it is the biggest contract in sporting history
£122m – earns every season in guaranteed gross salary
£102m – takes home for renewing his contract in 2017
£69m – picked up a ‘loyalty bonus’ for staying at the Nou Camp
£3.1m – if Barcelona wins the Champions League
£1.75m – what he receives for playing 60 per cent of Barcelona’s games
£452m – amount he’s already earned from the contract with five months left
The forward – who is able to speak to other clubs about a possible transfer – is in no rush to decide on his next move, the report adds – saying he is ‘tired’ of constant speculation around his future.
It also claims that Messi will speak out about his final decision at the end of the current 2020-21 campaign. Barcelona are facing a huge battle to reclaim LaLiga with Atletico Madrid currently 10 points ahead in the table.
Few clubs in world football have the financial might to satisfy Messi’s lucrative wage demands – a recent leak revealed that the combination of his fixed salary, image rights, variables and tax amounts to €555,237,619 (£492m).
The report also broke down some of the bonuses awarded to Messi since the 2017-18 campaign.
As a part of his current deal, Messi earned an extra £616,172 (€695,748) for winning FIFA’s Best Player award during the 2018-19 campaign.
The Argentine is also guaranteed a whopping £3.1m (€3.5m) if Barcelona win the Champions League – something the club hasn’t achieved since 2015.
Other variables include Messi banking another £1.75m (€1.9m) if he plays 60 per cent of games while he will receive extra payments each knockout stage of the Champions League he reached, as well as winning LaLiga and the Copa del Rey.
Messi is said to been left furious after the leak and is reportedly ready to sue five Barcelona insiders he feels may be responsible. After the release of the confidential information on the front page of El Mundo, the player and his team are now looking into legal action – according to Catalan radio show RAC1.
The report claims the five men in question are Bartomeu; former vice-president, Jordi Mestre; CEO Oscar Grau; interim president, Carles Tusquets; and the head of the club’s legal services, Roman Gomez Ponti.
Spanish paper El Mundo revealed Messi’s £492m salary, outlining Barcelona’s financial woes
Barca boss Ronald Koeman has come out in support of Messi and called for anyone involved at the club to be sacked.
‘What has come out is intended to damage him. Messi deserves respect,’ he said.
‘He has done so much for Spanish football. There are people out to hurt Barcelona and Messi.
‘If it turns out to be someone on the inside then that is very bad and they should have no future at the club.’
Ronald Koeman (right) has come out in defence of Messi after the leak as he awaits his decision on his Barcelona future
The upcoming presidential elections in March could prove pivotal in convincing Messi to stay
Barcelona are set to hold presidential elections next month, which should only add to the uncertainty over his future – but should the club elect an official who Messi trusts, it could prove pivotal in his decision making.
Joan Laporta, Toni Freixa or Victor Font will be chosen as Bartomeu’s successor in March, but Messi has not held talks with any of them – and plans to stay neutral, the report by Goal says.
Messi – who has been with Barcelona since the age of 13 – is the club’s top scorer in their history with 650 goals and has been pivotal in their period of European dominance over the last two decades. He has won the Champions League four times and 10 LaLiga titles.
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The Design Week Top 100 2013
Published on: 12th July 2013
DCA number one in product design: 2005 to 2013.
Rob Woolston, DCA's Managing Director, makes comment: 'DCA have been ranked as the UK's number one product design consultancy every year of this survey from 2005 to this current 2013 edition. This is an achievement only made possible by a great team working with great clients. A huge thank you must go to both.'
'As a team at DCA, we all wish to thank our clients for their kind support and partnership with us in achieving this consistent ranking of number one in product design. Our appreciation of this cannot be overstated.'
The analysis accompanying the survey makes comment regarding DCA's dominance of the product design consultancy sector, stating: 'quite frankly, no one else comes close.'
Across all disciplines in the Top 100, DCA have made an impressive rise to 4th position compared to 8th position in 2011.

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Count on my maybe-ness, mariposa.
is an intuitive cycle of inconsistencies that keeps me in something not being something yet, but something shining back at me all at once even for a extremely fleeting moment. so something not being something yet is with time getting a slightly divine character on its own, and certainly a divine position in my own cosmology of flickering portals of self realisation-s ( them being of fleeting character themselves ).
Reasons are : because something not being something yet has a complete freedom to escape ghostly after having its butterfly moment. (to have a complete freedom is by itself a paradox and the butterfly just has to die after a day of glory or has to face outing itself to other “butterflies” or living creatures in order to continue existing in a physical world. (Can a butterfly instead of going back to being a caterpillar just turn into a hummingbird? )
I had a great idea today while walking to get some groceries. Walking is the best for ideas, biking is probably not enough dynamic for my pelvis. Just before entering the AH, I almost wrote it down in my phone but I didn’t thinking this is so brilliant, I’m never gonna forget it. I think I left it on that cold shelf, somewhere between the “kenyan” ( i don’t believe them) baby broccoli and the green peas, product of the vertical farming method.. How many other brilliant ideas were left homeless in that infamous Albert Hein fridge?
Because the something not being something yet exists in realm of elusive freedom, it is worth and while only to me-me-me and nobody else will have a chance to question it. Some ideas can live on that more than a butterfly can ever learn to count. But as some self revelations are just like shooting stars, some work can’t evolve without a connection to the outside. It has to get out in the dark to find the light, and it just has to forget both the raincoat and the umbrella in the worst of rain. It has to get fertilised and grow by being vulnerable due to its communication outwards. Opposites attract so strength might come as a result of it. But if you're too lazy to get a phone out and write down your brilliant shooting star, you might end up forever detesting the taste of kenyan broccoli.
I got myself a book of Andrea Zittel’s gouaches and early works ( illustrations) and most simple but consoling are the series of paint works made - as she said - out of frustration that after years of reading writing and thinking she still felt as if she knew nothing. The series is appropriately called “ I know everything and I know nothing” and is a cluster of truths, profound and trivial, suitable for many, this one right for me now. It goes : “ These things I know for sure: # 10 What makes us feel liberated is not total freedom, but rather living in a set of limitations, which we have created and prescribed for ourselves. “
Thank you Andrea for reminding me.
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In thinking about what my work is / or is trying to be - it is helpful to start from an inspirational point
You say: 'the real', 'the world as it is'. But it is not, it becomes, It moves, it changes. It doesn’t wait for us to change…. It is more mobile than you can imagine. You are getting closer to this reality when you say it ‘presents itself'; that means that it is not there, existing as an object. The world, 'the real' is not an object. It is a process. " — John Cage
> How to write a a statement having both the inspiration and my own opus in mind :
Most of my work generally explores ambiguity, really. Intuitively, i’m researching the visual correspondences around me. There happens a certain process, over the years of collecting and building your opus, when you become aware of your own visual code which forms a narrative through its own symbolism. Through composing visual puzzles, making and layering new meanings and narratives through reinterpretation, recombination, tensions and personal perspective shift . It can be a process of personal healing. It can be nothing much, and it can take time to be of use. Also, it can be roaming the natures of feeling and reason, measuring distances between the opposites, counting degrees of human inter-actions and destruction. Human inter-actions that are sometimes better to be visually described with tropical trees, open seas, cement buildings and heaps of plastic.
These visual metaphors that I am playing with in search of a story within a story, is like a puzzle that is so big it needs to be played and replayed in many different combinations, on many levels of the game. You have to die so many times. More then you change the batteries. and when the time is right the story will connect and grow further, possibly. Further meaning, I hope photography is not the only medium to be fixed to.
If a photograph, as all around us - is a fragment composed of other fragments, a slipping in and out of synch, possibilities of expression are rather big for positioning of yourself as a hunter with a device for claiming history. Or rather, present. Or really the passage of present onto past. Or to be precise - that hole between it.
There is a chord in one of Wagner’s operas, Tristan and Isolda. Not that he invented it, it has existed before and after him, just in different correspondences. There is an opening( tones) , followed by a silence, a waiting. And during that pause, you enter the expression of longing he materialised , it sucks you in and you can touch the tension of it.
Being aware of harmony can mess you up completely if you don’t let go.

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Here's my 63 or 64 SG junior modified with two humbuckers.
I included a 'before' picture as it was an ebay deal.Someone had cut it up
Here is more current photos.The first photos was from when it was sold.
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Thanks for the input and suggestions,I've decided to leave the guitar
If I have the humbuckers replaced with soapbar P90's,
would the pickup cavity look noticeably odd like wood or filler
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Thanks for your reply.
Here's a couple photos of the neck and headstock.
So does this mean this guitar was originally a SG Special?
I purchased a 1965 SG online about twenty years ago for a fair price,and was
told by either the seller or someone who worked on it that the guitar...
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update: added springcap2, should work with creality spring without problems
made this feeder beacause I dont find the creality one solid or good for me,and had problem with the metal one. modified for my needs, m4 screw to adjust spring pressure, ptfe tube to avoid the lead screw, cover to improve the lever strenght and also for better cable management.
not tested but should beable to print flexible filament without problems :)
1-m3x(7mm I think u can use the one from creality)
3-m3nuts used like spacers
1-m4x25mm -spring adjustments
1xm4nut -spring adjustments
1-m4x12mm -inside bearing holder (just screw it in, should go out about 1-1.5mm)
made to avoid the Z lead screw, u need just a 4mm ptfe tube a little piece, push it in and than curve it a bit,than use a band to block it
there are 4 blocks model, depends on the pushfitting u intend to use, I presonally prefer the ones with the ptfe tubing going furter to reduce the friction.
if u intend to use the nice creality pushfitting, probably u have a spare from the seller, print the m6cr10fitting block, the creality one is 1mm shorter than norma fittings.
(added an image for better understanding)
yeah! it smiles, but I've uploaded also standard version without smiles, use two bands to lock the printer cables for better cable management
hope to rotate when I can sorry for that.
FILAMENT: suggest petg or abs
INFILL: 40% or more :)
I'll improve this time to time, and also hope to get feedbacks, hope in the nexst month to add maybe afilament sensor to the lever.
still have to rotate all of them, sorry but I'm abit busy


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Arizona is home to the harshest penalties for DUI convictions in the nation. Unfortunately, Arizona is seeing a rise in DUI charges related to impaired driving resulting from both prescription and illegal drugs. Approximately 10% of all arrests for DUI in Arizona are drug related and of those 10% of arrests the majority of those charged are using medications prescribed to them by their physicians. Mark N. Weingart has over 30 years of experience in the field of DUI law and he has the knowledge required to effectively handle drug related DUI cases at the The Weingart Firm, PLLC in Phoenix, AZ. It would seem that police in Arizona are more aware of the dangers that prescription medications can pose to drivers and they are becoming more vigilant about drug related DUI. Read on to learn more about how you can protect yourself from a DUI charge and what steps you can take if you have already been charged with a drug related DUI.
Whether you have been taking a prescription medication for years, you have been taking a new medication for a short while, or the dosage of your medication has changed, the effects of some medications may include dizziness or impaired ability to operate a motor vehicle. If an officer spots you driving erratically or at an inappropriate speed then he may suspect that you are driving impaired or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If you are stopped because of your “erratic or dangerous” driving then the inquiring law enforcement officer is going to ask you if you have been drinking. Although we certainly advise against blatant lying or misrepresenting yourself to an officer of the law, you are certainly not required to volunteer the fact that you take or have taken prescription medication.
It is important to have expert legal representation if you are charged with drug related DUI because there are several ways to challenge the “facts and findings” of law enforcement’s investigation of the circumstances that led to your drug related DUI charge. Blood tests are the most common testing method used to detect the presence of prescription or illegal narcotics in driver’s suspected of drug related DUI. If an officer has any suspicion that a driver is under the influence of any substances then they can substantiate the necessity of a blood test to make a determination to that effect. Blood tests will check for the presence of prescription medications and also illegal drugs such as marijuana and opiates. If the blood tests reveal the presence of these compounds or even their metabolites then prosecutors can make an argument for DUI charges.
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THE Football Association of Zambia says all FAZ teams must adhere to registration regulations and guidelines for them to be successfully included in the league fixture calendar for the 2019 – 2020 season. Communications manager Mwazi Chanda said the 90-day player transfer window will close on August 31 and that the registration of clubs for the 2019/20 Season is underway. She said the 2019/20 season is set to commence in August 2019 following the successful implementation of the transitional league.
Chanda said the current Super Division and Division One promotion play offs have not affected the player transfer window.
“The player transfer window opened on June 1, 2019 and is scheduled to close on August 31, 2019. Clubs are advised that regardless of the on-going Super Division and National division matches, player transfers can be conducted. The Football Association of Zambia also takes note that transfer of players both locally and internationally have already commenced and we wish to caution intermediaries and players to comply to the rules and regulations,” said Chanda.
“The 2019/20 Registration charges were communicated to club administrators as well as league levies that now include National Division 1. Levies for Super division, Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 and the Women’s league remain unchanged. All FAZ league teams must adhere to registration regulations and guidelines for them to be successfully included in the league fixture calendar for the 2019 – 2020 season.”

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On this rainy Saturday, it’s time to re-focus on the projects I am working on by using:
I am getting clearer as to the multiple directions in my life and how they actually all relate nicely to each other and feed each other into A LIFE OF ART. Each category needs full attention to come to fruition, but by relating them all to each other through imagery, connection and layout, I keep it simple.
To make the task more ME and to make me energized, I tend to collect images I love and draw them out.
For a visual learner and do-er like me, it’s the perfect way to stay on task and to have a check in and to ease anxiety.
Then I add notes and analyze and type out… It’s just SO MUCH MORE FUN doing it as a piece of art… Plus I practice drawing at the same time!
I keep all the boards and check in on all of them daily. Just a glance is enough to remind, to create inner dialogue, to stay on course, to trust.


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In a previous post, I showed the Lower Stratospheric Temperature Anomaly (TLS) Trends (link). A reader submitted the following comment:
“The lower stratosphere temperature profile is essentially flat from ca. 1995 to the present. This approximately mirrors the temperature trend for the surface temperature. From 1980 to about 1995, the surface temperature increased while the lower stratospheric temperature decreased. After that both went flat.” tony
In the words of Edwards Deming:
In God we Trust, All Others Must Bring Data”
Since tony didn’t bring any data to back up his claims, I’ll do the analysis for him.
In this post I review the temperature structure of the atmosphere and lower stratosphere temperature (TLS) anomaly trends.
Temperature Structure in the Atmosphere
In post 1 of this series, I developed this RClimate chart of temperature soundings which I update daily: (Click to enlarge)
This post shows the YTD global land – ocean temperature anomaly (LOTA) trends for the 5 major series through November, 2010 and how 2010 YTD ranks over the entire record for each series. The source data file link is provided.
This post shows the YTD global land – ocean temperature anomaly (LOTA) trends for the 5 major series through October, 2010 and how 2010 YTD ranks over the entire record for each series. The source data file link is provided.
In this post I present a 5 panel trend charts which show the year-to-date anomaly trends for the 5 major global temperature anomaly series and a table that shows how 2010 YTD ranks over the entire record for each series. The source data and RClimate script file links are provided.
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In this post I present a trend chart which shows the September anomaly trends for the 5 major global temperature anomaly series and a table that shows how September 2010 ranks over the entire record for each series. The source data and RClimate script file links are provided.
Update 1: In a comment, ChristianP suggested the addition of a loess regression fit to the trend line chart. Thanks ChristianP.
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Do-it-yourself citizen scientists need to conduct proper data analysis to reach valid conclusions.
In this post I show how the blogger Inconvenient Skeptic misleads himself on the role of the Atlantic Multi-decadal Oscillation in global warming because he misinterprets his own trend charts and implies causation from correlation.
Now that the 2010 Arctic sea ice melt season is over, we can see how 2010 fits into the long-term trends Arctic Sea Ice Extent. This post shows an R Climate chart that I have made to look at the annual NSIDC Arctic Sea Ice Extent maximum, minimum and seasonal melt trends for the 32 year period, 1979 to 2010. Data and RClimate scripts are provided.
Update 1 (10/6/10) Added trend lines to plots based on suggestion from reader.
Here’s my RClimate script trend chart of 1979-2010 NSIDC Arctic Sea Ice Extent data. I have plotted NSIDC’s maximum and minimum sea ice extent for each year and my calculated value for seasonal melt (maximum – minimum). (Click image to enlarge)
arctic oscillation (AO): 1 - trends Since 1950
In this post, I begin a series on the Arctic Oscillation (AO) . This post presents a chart of monthly AO Index from 1950 to the present and introductory information on AO . I will be updating this chart each month as NOAA updates the data series. A link to the RClimate script that downloads the source data from NOAA is provided.
Update 1: Reader skrafner noticed that my plot legend indicated a 60-day moving average while the script actually calculated a 60-month moving avg. I’ve updated the script and plot.
In this post I introduce my RClimate functions which allow R users to easily download and plot monthly temperature anomaly data for the 5 major global temperature anomaly data series: GISS, HAD, NOAA, RSS, UAH.
Consolidated LOTA Data File
In this previous post I introduced my global Land Ocean Temperature Anomaly (LOTA) monthly csv file that Excel and R users can download to conduct climate trend analysis.
In this post, I introduce my RClimate.txt R scripts that users can source() to simplify access to the LOTA data. Please note that I have used the “.txt” descriptor for my file type to avoid download problems encountered when I use the standard R file descriptor.

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The start of a new year often brings feelings of hope, a fresh start and excitement — especially following an unprecedented year like 2020. Every year, we strive to make resolutions to improve something from the year before.
As part of these resolutions, many people choose to eliminate harmful habits, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and eating unhealthy foods. “Dry January” has become a popular way to abstain from alcohol for the first month of the year. This fresh start to the year has many health benefits and prepares our bodies for a healthier year ahead.
Alcohol is a source of “empty calories.” This means that ingestion of alcohol has a high number of calories without the nutrients and minerals that our bodies need to function properly.
While there have been reported benefits of alcohol intake, especially with respect to red wine, these benefits are linked to very limited intake. These limitations are defined as:
- Less than 7 drinks per week of five ounces of wine for women
- Less than 14 drinks per week of five ounces of wine for men
That means women should have no more than one 5-ounce glass of wine daily, and men should have no more than two 5-ounce glasses of wine daily.
Alcohol intake adds unnecessary calories without providing the body with anything beneficial. This leads to slower weight loss — and in some cases even weight gain.
Imagine fueling your car with a juice/gasoline mixture instead of only gasoline. You’re giving it a lot of filler in the form of sugar, but not the gasoline it needs to run.
In addition to weight loss, there are other health implications associated with alcohol consumption.
Too much alcohol consumption can affect your sleep pattern
Though alcohol intake can increase your length of sleep, it also decreases something called REM sleep. REM sleep is Rapid Eye Movement sleep and is an important portion of our sleep cycle. It is the time when our brain is able to re-energize and reset from the previous day and prepare for the next one.
Alcohol decreases the amount of time our brain recharges, therefore decreasing the effectiveness of sleep. Poor sleep is tied to several bad outcomes, including weight gain, difficulty losing weight, decreased life expectancy and poor mental health outcomes.
Eliminating alcohol improves sleep quality among other health metrics.
Eliminating alcohol consumption can preserve critical organs
One of the most prominent organs that benefit from decreased alcohol consumption is the liver. The liver is vital for filtering our blood stream and removing chemicals.
In the disease of obesity, the liver gets inundated with fat molecules and becomes “fatty.” A fatty liver can lead to scarring of the liver, which over time can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure.
Chronic alcohol intake damages the liver, leading to the same scarring and failure.
If both processes are affecting the liver, the liver is getting damaged from two major processes and will scar and fail more rapidly. If diagnosed early and treated aggressively with weight loss and alcohol elimination, the scarring can be repaired by the body. If undiagnosed and untreated, liver failure is fatal.
Consuming too much alcohol can affect your mental health
Alcohol’s effects on mental health have long been recognized. It can worsen anxiety and depression, lead to addiction/addictive behaviors and impair judgment.
Several eating patterns have been associated with addictive behaviors, and consuming alcohol can worsen these behaviors. There is a phenomenon called “addiction transference” in which an addiction to one thing can transfer to another addiction focus. For example, many people who become sober after alcohol addiction will transfer their addiction to food and eating, ultimately leading to weight gain.
Alcohol is often used to make the anxiety/depression feel better, but it actually has the opposite effect, worsening both of them over time.
Judgment under the influence of alcohol is notoriously impaired. This leads to poor choices in foods, behaviors, safety and many other aspects of life. These choices are often detrimental to our wellbeing, health and prosperity.
Alcohol can negatively affect multiple aspects of the body, mind and life. Although it’s termed “Dry January,” it can apply to any month of the year. Even cutting alcohol intake by half can have substantial health improvements.
As you prepare your resolutions for the New Year, elimination or reduction of alcohol should be one of your top priorities. It is one small change that can have enormous health benefits and can help you achieve many of your other goals for 2021.
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Cool game Fulp but you do not have breast Cancer. It's bullshit, it's not true, you do naaaaaaaaaaaaawt. And IT'S TEARING ME APART! Anyway, how's your sex life?
Oh hai doggy!
Oh what a glorious glitch
If you keep holding down C when you cross the finish line, your gun keeps shooting on it's own for the rest of the game. Except when you press C on the next level, additional bullets get sent out. Don't fix it, because I like having a machine gun by level 3 ;)
As for everything else, the mario rock music was ftw, the shooting of everyone was ftw, and the hilarity of mario with a shotgun was ftw. I didn't figure out how to aim my gun like in the last game, but when you have a machine gun, who cares? Graphics wise, well, they were sprites. But they were animated well enough so that I wouldn't care.
Ultimate violence ftw!
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WASHINGTON —of Washington and Luxembourg has hired satellite policy veteran Patricia Cooper as vice president of government affairs and policy, a newly created position, effective Aug. 25, the satellite operator announced July 30.
Since 2007, Cooper has served as president of the Satellite Industry Association (SIA), a Washington-based group that works to advance satellite-friendly government policies. She will leave Aug. 15 and be replaced on an acting basis by SIA Policy Director Sam Black.
In her new job, Cooper “will work closely with other companies, associations and coalitions on issues of mutual interest,” Intelsat said in a press release. She will be based in Washington and report to Michelle Bryan, Intelsat’s executive vice president, general counsel and chief administrative officer.
“Patricia is a seasoned leader in the satellite sector with deep government affairs expertise, in-depth knowledge of the broader communications sector and a proven track record of building strong coalitions that achieve results,” Bryan said in a prepared statement. “Her understanding of the complex issues facing the satellite industry and ability to navigate the demands that companies face at the nexus of business and government will be instrumental to Intelsat going forward.”

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Travelers looking for a place to savor natural beauty, fun, and endless entertainment will find it all waiting for them in Grand Cayman. Here, the scenery is as inspiring as the opportunities to explore, relax, and savor the moments you have to the fullest. While a short trip to Grand Cayman can be wonderfully refreshing, a 7-day retreat this way is ideal when you’re looking to make the most of all Grand Cayman has to offer.
Read on for some great suggestions or start planning your getaway today when you access our complimentary Vacation Guide. It’s full of local and thoughtful suggestions for the best dining, shopping, activities, and more in Grand Cayman!
Make the Most of Amazing Dining Options
Grand Cayman enjoys a location surrounded by water which means foodies will find they can dedicate a little bit of time across all 7 days of their journey to savory oceanfront dining experiences! Whether you’re looking for upscale seafood stops, casual meals by the sand, or options to sip cocktails by the waves, it can all be included in your 7-day stay.
Hit the Sand in Style
There’s nothing more revitalizing than making time for a day dedicated to moments on the sand in Grand Cayman. This area hosts some of the world’s most beautiful beaches that are perfect whether travelers are looking to watch crashing waves or savor tranquil surf. Cemetery Beach and Reef, Governors Beach, Starfish Point, and Seven Mile Beach are a few of the top stretches of shoreline you won’t want to miss.
Get Out on the Water
Explore Natural Landmarks
Grand Cayman is bursting with beautiful natural landmarks to discover when travelers have 7 days to spare in the name of fun and sightseeing. From Mastic Trail and Barker’s National Park to Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, there’s no shortage of delightful places to check out.
Be There for the Thrills
In the mood for adrenaline-pumping fun? A 7 day visit to Grand Cayman means visitors can carve out time on the itinerary for a wide range of tours – everything from guided ATV tours to helicopter tours or ziplining. Grand Cayman also hosts aerial parks for those looking to enjoy ropes courses too.
Include a Spa Day
There’s nothing quite like taking time to refresh, unwind, and relax. When a little pampering would go a long way, making it a 7 day stay in Grand Cayman means plenty of time to spare in the name of rejuvenation at a local, luxurious spa. From facials and exfoliating wraps to massages, hot stone therapy, and beyond, there’s no reason to leave this activity off the list the next time travel plans have you heading this way.
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For those that have a passion for time on the links, 7 days in Grand Cayman means opportunities to swing your way to fun surrounded by spectacular scenery. The island is home to The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club, North Sound Golf Club, and Cayman Golf Lab too. No matter where you land, it’s sure to be an experience you won’t soon forget.
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Electrophoreses using electricity to separate molecules
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How are dna fragments separated using gel electrophoresis because each dna molecule is negatively charged, it can be pulled an electric current is applied to the gel, separation is only due to the size of the protein. Gel electrophoresis is a laboratory method used to separate mixtures of dna, in gel electrophoresis, the molecules to be separated are pushed by an electrical rna, or protein molecules have been separated using gel electrophoresis,. Lab report #6 electrophoresis: using electricity to separate molecules answer the following questions about the results of the virtual lab activity record your.Download electrophoreses using electricity to separate molecules


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I am in the process of restoring Sunday strips for Flash Gordon Volume Two. Alex Raymond’s art is such a treasure—it’s like I am working on pieces that belong in a museum. That’s how I feel about these books…they are all little museums and I get to help guide the reader through the rooms. The Jungle Jim renderings have definitely taken a new turn. In Volume One all the plain-faced babes were in jodhpur pants and pith helmets—now we see them in low-cut dresses and bare legs, topped off with lipstick and eye shadow. I can’t help but grin at the obvious sexy styles of the heroine and villainesses.
In Flash Gordon the faraway overview scenes familiar in Volume One now switch to tight close-ups, revealing Raymond’s exquisite detailing of facial anatomy. He captures the characters’ expressions in tight renderings and excellent line work. This new focus draws us into the drama, showing how the characters are “feeling” during the adventure. As a woman I am sensitive to the storyline of the 1930s in which the females seem unable to fend for themselves and have nothing in their wardrobe except high heels and skimpy outfits that reveal lots of cleavage. But it is Raymond’s brilliant ability to create a futuristic world of laser guns and rockets that continues to enthrall me. His art has clearly inspired others. I love coming across panels like this. Who knew Stormtrooper uniforms were all the rage in the mid-30s?
It is with gratitude that I write this little blog. I wake every day and have the pleasure of visiting art museums inside the world of LOAC. On any given day, I find myself in the galleries of some of the best artists who have ever walked this planet such as Alex Toth, Cliff Sterrett, Percy Crosby, George McManus, and Alex Raymond. I often wonder if the fans of comics today have ever even heard of these wonderful artists. If they haven’t then tell them—spread the word and maybe those costumes you see at the next Comic-Con will reflect a different attitude. Perhaps instead of Chewbacca, Wonder Woman, and Spiderman you’ll find Polly, Dagwood, or even an original Stormtrooper—now that would be something to see!

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A familiar sight on the highways, trucks like the Peterbilt 359 Conventional pull millions of trailer-loads of goods across the USA every year, keeping the American economy rolling as well.
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The British Boxing Board of Control suspended Billy Joe Saunders' boxing license after he released a video providing advice for men on how to hit women.
BBC reported the news, noting Saunders apologized after the video was released and said he would "never condone domestic violence."
"We have suspended his boxer's licence pending a hearing under the board's misconduct regulation, at a time and venue to be confirmed as soon as possible," the BBBofC said in a statement.
The video depicts Saunders with a punching bag explaining how to respond if "your old woman is giving you mouth."
"I didn't mean for anyone to get upset about it," he said. "There are people dying all around the world with coronavirus, and I was just trying to take the heat off that a little bit. It clearly hasn't done. My sense of humour is not everyone's cup of tea."
The boxer pledged to donate £25,000 to domestic violence charities following the backlash to the video.
This is not the first time he has found himself in the headlines for a misogynistic video.
In September 2018, BBC reported Saunders was featured in a social media video that shows him offering a woman £150 worth of drugs to perform a sex act. The BBBofC fined him £100,000, and police called the video "sickening."
Saunders is 29-0-0 in his boxing career and defended his WBO super middleweight world title against Marcelo Esteban Coceres in Los Angeles in November.


I made the mistake last week of watching Leaving Neverland, the HBO documentary featuring two survivors of Michael Jackson’s alleged sexual abuse.
If you only buy one holiday album by a convicted murderer this season, make it this one.
Jim Steinman is the composer behind Meatloaf’s Bat Out Of Hell along with many other enormous hits. His style is instantly recognizable for its, oh, let’s call it “epic” quality. The songs […]


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Metabolism refers to all of the chemical processes that take place in the body, such as the burning of sugars (glucose) for energy and the release of digestive enzymes to break down food. Metabolism results in growth, the elimination of waste products (in urine and stool), healing of wounds, and other necessary activities of the body.
Many things can affect the rate of metabolism, including exercise, diet, temperature, and hormones.
When problems occur with any of the normal metabolic processes, changes in the body can occur (such as diabetes or thyroid disease). Changes in metabolism can affect the entire body.
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A judge in Paris, France has asked medical experts to determine whether rock icon Johnny Hallyday was the victim of a "botched" operation that landed him in hospital with a severe infection.
The 66 year old left a Los Angeles medical centre on 23 December (09) after he underwent corrective surgery on his back to repair damage allegedly caused by a procedure to correct a herniated disc in Paris last month (Nov09).
Hallyday wrote a letter to the judge last week (begs21Dec09), stating: "I came very close to death. That is why I want to know the truth."
Now an infection specialist and a neurosurgeon will study Hallyday's medical records before making a decision in the case against Stephane Delajoux, who performed the initial operation.
Hallyday's lawyer Virginie Lapp says the rocker "believes that an important step has been taken to establish the truth following what he sees as a medical blunder of which he was the victim".
However, Delajoux's lawyer David Koubbi insists his client is not guilty of malpractice, and plans to file suit against Hallyday's publicist.
Koubbi adds, "We will now have the opinion of objective professionals and that is excellent."
The star's hospitalisation resulted in the cancellation of the remainder of his Route 66 tour on the advice of medics.


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Barrel cactus plants are shaped as the name implies, stout and fat with thick ridges that ascend in a slight spiral toward the crown. They sport long, slightly hooked spines and in spring burst forth with plump, yellow fruit shaped like tiny pineapples. Like many desert specimens, they adapt well to harsh conditions and can sometimes be found hiding beneath shady desert scrub.
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What did I learn today? Lessons on the Journey to Unconditional Self Love - Love has no secrets
Love wishes to be know completely understood and shared. It has no secrets; nothing that it would keep apart and hide. It walks in sunlight, open-eyed and calm, in smiling welcome and in sincerity so simple and so obvious it cannot be misunderstood. Love has no darkened temples where mysteries are kept obscure and hidden from the sun. It does not seek for power, but for relationships. ACIM
On a rainy Manchester afternoon (that actually was the norm) so maybe I ought to say on a normal Manchester afternoon, I was having a coffee with my professor. As part of my programme we had to meet once a week to discuss my progress and keep on top of my thesis. I looked forward to these chats, I take my life lessons from anywhere, you may know this by now.
As we were taking she asked me if I loved working with women or loved the work I am doing on my programme. I hesitated on the second one. After the shop talk, we started talking about relationships and as academics do she wanted to draw a thesis about love in relationships and loving one's work on their thesis. She said to me, I have the firm belief that if you have to keep whatever it is a secret or lie about it then it's not love, simple!
Well there you go! Secrets, some you believe may be needed, love ain't one
of them, Many secrets lead to lies! George Orwell said it and I would like
to say that I am totally on board with him, if you want to keep a secret
you must also hide from yourself! 90% of the time secrets are born from fear, shame and guilt. Hell maybe even 95%
How can you feel love and keep that a secret? Be in love and keep it a
secret? It just doesn't add up! So next time someone you "love" asks you to keep a secret ask yourself is this really love?
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Caustic Soda Poisoning
What should I do if I have soda from september 2001, if i drink it will i die or get food poisoning?
I can't predict: Exactly what would happen but i will strongly encourage you not to drink a soda if it's recommended consumption date was in 2001. Soda is not exactly like a fine wine that is being aged. ...Read more
Toxic ingestion (also called "poisoning") is a condition in which a person has eaten or drank a substance that causes ill symptoms or damage to his body. Taking an overdose of a medicine, taking any dose of a poison, drinking too much vodka, or accidentally drinking antifreeze . . . are all ...Read more
It is really making: Me nervous that you are asking this question. Are you considering killing yourself or someone else by poisoning? If you have thoughts of harm to self or others - please get mental health assistance. If you have imminent thoughts - please get help at the nearest emergency room. ...Read more
Why is diet pop/soda considered "bad"? My doctor mentioned in my last check-up its "like poison" but didn't elaborate.
Multiple reasons. : A harvard study showed that diet sodas caused decline in kidney function due to the diet sweeteners. They can rot teeth and destroy teeth enamel due to being acidic in nature. Diet sodas also contain chemical substances which can cause cell damage. Although diet sodas contain low calories they still increase the size of peoples waistlines and contribute to metabolic syndrome. ...Read more
Hello, I have sebaceous sebaceous cysts on my scrotum. how can I treat them. Although I used some caustic soda to remove some of them successfully.
Seabecous: cysts. Please see your doc. He/she can help you remove them. Peace and good health. ...Read more
Many treatments: Poison ivy, oak and sumac rashes are an allergic response to oils produced by these plants. If you suspect you have been exposed wash your skin well to remove the oil. If you discover the itchy red rash instead, you will need to treat the symptoms. Anti-tich measures : baking soda, diphendyramine, and avoid overheating. Hydrocoritsone cream and domeboro soaks help too. See your doctor if severe. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
Something else.: You may be better off using soap. However the resin from the poison ivy/oak can continue to cause you problem. Be sure to wash off anything which has touched the poison ivy with a laundry detergent to rid of the resin. Don't overlook the gloves, boots, or even your car's floor mat. ...Read more


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How To Freeze Green Beans
Have you ever wanted to learn how to freeze green beans? Well, here is your opportunity. This article is going to explore the reasons why people freeze this vegetable along with how they do it. If you know how to carry out this task in your home you are going to be able to enjoy fresh green beans all year long. That makes the entire process worth it!
If you are going to begin the process of freezing green beans you are going to want to know how to do it. You will start by getting everything that is needed to carry out the process together. You will need to have some fresh green beans, a vacuum sealer of some type with the bags that go along with it, a sharp knife, a pot of boiling water, and a bowl filled with water and ice.
Learning how to freeze green beans is not very difficult at all if you have these things and you follow the next simple instructions. You will start by cleaning the green beans. Once you have gotten all of the dirt off of these green beans you are going to want to take your knife and cut the ends off of the green beans. Then, you will continue by cutting the green beans into smaller pieces. If you want to cut them into French style you can cut them long ways rather than into pieces. It really is up to you and what you prefer.
You will then get a large pot of water boiling on the stove. When you have that placed on the stove you will get another bowl out and fill it with ice and water. You will place the green beans into the boiling water for a short time so that they can be blanched. This will kill the enzymes that damage the green beans while they are in the frozen state. This entire process is only going to take approximately three minutes. You do not want to leave them in the water much longer than that. Remember, you are not cooking them you are simply stopping those enzymes from working. Once the beans are in the water you will want to cover the pot and let them cook for the full three minutes.
You will then take them out of the boiling water and place them into the cold ice water to stop the cooking process. You will complete this step in the same amount of time that it took you to complete the blanching process. Therefore, if you cooked them for three minutes you will leave them in the ice water for three minutes. Once this step is finished, you will drain them and place them into bags.
If you have a vacuum sealer you will then take the air out of the bags. If you do not have one of these machines do not worry. You can begin closing your zip lock bag but leave a very small space to place a straw down in the side. You will then suck the air out of the bag and close it the rest of the way. This is just as effective so do not think that you have to buy special equipment to enjoy fresh green beans year round.
Learning how to freeze green beans is not difficult at all as long as you have the time to blanch and cool all of the beans before they are frozen. This really is the most important step and it should not be taken lightly if you want the process to work. Ask someone to help you if you have a lot of green beans to freeze. You can have two pots boiling at one time and go from there.

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China’s central bank has launched the China International Payment System (CIPs), a worldwide interbank payment system and superhighway for the yuan to facilitate trade settlement and investment dominated in the yuan.
CIPS will replace a patchwork of existing networks that make processing renminbi
payments a more cumbersome process.
It will comprise of two phases, the first of which will look to facilitate cross-border yuan business activities and support trade in goods and services. The second will improve clearing efficiency for direct participants in the yuan market, the People’s Bank of China said in a statement on its website.
The post China launches cross-border interbank payment system appeared first on Payments Cards & Mobile.


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The rounded, flat edges make the Nokia very comfortable and a pleasure to type with using both hands.
Today's sophisticated attacks can only be foiled when humans are in the loop. In part two of Future State, security expert Bruce Schneier gives advice on how to augment IR teams and processes for the future.
More organizations are realizing that strong incident response is the best way to prevent future attacks, but IR is still underfunded. In this installment of Future State, security expert Bruce Schneier lays out the state of IR today.
Russian-backed hackers could be at it again, this time targeting the White House. Experts advise businesses take a page from the hackers and get organized. Also in Searchlight: Apple CEO Tim Cook proudly comes out; Wal-Mart faces off with Apple Pay.
The outdated encryption protocol was spotlighted earlier this month when Google researchers released details on the POODLE attack, which preyed on systems that support the SSL 3.0 fallback mechanism.
News roundup: Verizon gave its mobile users an early Halloween trick: a cookie that cannot be erased, despite a number of privacy concerns. Also: compromising an air-gapped computer over the air; an alleged government-funded hack against a CBS reporter and more.
Multifactor authentication technology can be complicated. Expert David Strom explains what enterprises need to know before they invest in an MFA product.
SN blogs: This week, application development continues to extend resources to business users; smaller security companies join efforts to increase advantages.
New Extreme switch and wireless access point introduced by Extreme Networks delivers high levels of network performance at a lower price point.
New enterprise firewalls from Fortinet and SonicWall offer carrier-class speeds and feeds at a nice price.
Where data center manager monsters creep lies the scariest, ugliest, darkest sight you've ever seen. Follow the stairs through our haunted data center -- if you dare.
Choose the right data center provider or facility now, and prevent costly errors and inadequate services later.
What goes into your data center chiller might be warmer than expected, as energy use reduction efforts threaten the capacity of CRAHs and other cooling systems.
Hadoop has yet to be as widely adopted as consultant Joe Caserta expected -- and maturity issues are a big reason, he says in a Q&A on the much-discussed big data framework.
Version 3.0 of the Couchbase NoSQL database adds tunable memory capabilities, a streaming replication protocol, and other features designed to ease enterprise development and boost performance.
Hadoop may get most of the big data glory. But Strata + Hadoop World attendees said combining it with other technologies is what's really needed to power big data applications.


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Is the effectiveness of the artemisinin drug family in fighting malaria waning? Has the malaria parasite started to develop resistance? Clear answers are yet to emerge but there is growing concern that the parasites may have started developing processes that may one day make them fully resistant to artemisinins.
In a live chat session on the network in July the discussion addressed recently observed changes in the effectiveness of malaria drugs in Cambodia and neighbouring countries. The artemisinin drug family, mainstay of current combination treatment worldwide, causes rapid reduction in the number of malaria parasites in a patient's bloodstream, such that within 48 hours of initiation of treatment almost all have a completely clear blood film under the microscope. In Cambodia however, since 2009, researchers have documented increasing number of patients with slow clearing parasites, still visible under the microscope at 72 hours and beyond.
Whereas some have already labelled this phenomenon 'resistance' there is as yet little evidence of a negative effect on public health: the combination drugs, by and large, are still working in the Mekong countries. Nevertheless, there is concern that slow clearance is the first step along the pathway towards malaria parasites becoming fully resistant to artemisinins.
What of Africa, where the vast majority of malaria cases, and deaths from the disease occur? Are the current combination drugs, collectively termed ACT, still protecting African children from malaria fevers and risk of death? The answer is yes: in all recently published clinical studies of ACT in Africa, cure rates of over 90% in children are reported for all the commonly used regimens.
Delving deeper, however, the story may just have become a little more complicated. In a study conducted in Mbita, western Kenya, in 2009, Patrick Sawa, Teun Bousema and colleagues found that two major ACT regimens were both very effective at curing malaria among the 300 children who participated. But when they went further, and used a day seven blood sample from 77 and 80 children, respectively, from the two drug comparison groups for mosquito feeding, they found a significant difference between the two ACT formulations. One (artemether-lumefantrine) was significantly better at preventing treated children passing on malaria to mosquitoes, and therefore to other people. This is important because we know that the first sign of developing resistance, in the 1990s and 2000s, to the older malaria drugs like chloroquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, was an increase in the frequency of mosquito infection after treatment.


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New Jets coach Adam Gase can’t talk shop with quarterback Sam Darnold before the start of the offseason program, but they spoke before Gase was offered the job, via FaceTime. Gase liked what he heard.
“I loved the questions he was asking,” Gase said on Wednesday’s #PFTPM podcast. “He was on it for what was going through his mind what he was looking for. The questions he was asking me about offense kind of how I’ve gone about it in the past of handling certain situations and just football-wise and with quarterbacks. You could see there’s a great energy about him to where he loves this game, he’s got that fire in him where he’s always looking to learn. Anytime you’re around a young kid like that that kind of already has that part of it that’s something you want to be a part of. A lot of times you have to get young guys to understand, ‘Hey, athletic ability only gets you so far.’ It’s expanding your mind, it’s making sure that you’re constantly learning. That’s the key to being a great player.”
Gase likes that he’s getting a chance to mold Darnold so early in his career.
“I think this is the youngest I’ve ever had any experience with a quarterback,” Gase said. “The older guys that I’ve had, it’s the back half of their career. Physically there were limitations there and they were fighting through injury and just Father Time, basically. Where now it’s like, ‘Hey, you’re 21 and your body feels great, you recover quickly, you can make all the throws, you can move around.’ It’s a new experience for me. I think it’s an exciting one. I’m anxious to kind of get going and I know you love to make sure everybody knows when the CBA rules really start taking place so I know I can’t do anything until April. So I got a ways to go. I just want to get to that point.”
Gase was being more than a little sarcastic about his reference to our mastery of the CBA rules. But the reality is that he has no choice but to wait for his chance to work with Darnold. When April rolls around, they’ll hit the ground sprinting.

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Kandi is an energetic little 1 year old pup who is doing great with well behaved children in her foster home. She is the hit of the neighborhood and enjoys meeting new people.
Kandi loves to play fetch with her toys outside and can play for hours. She also enjoys long walks and does very well when passing other animals (dogs & deer).
Kandi has not barked at all in her foster home. She follows commands, gets in her crate when told, lets you know when she has to go outside (even at 4a), and likes to share her toys with her people.
She loves to cuddle in bed or on the couch and sometimes struggles with being told to get off, but who wouldn't?!
She will be the best friend of the whole family and can't wait to love you unconditionally.

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The objective of this paper is to demonstrate a method for mechanically characterizing a 25 μm thick elastoviscoplastic hemodialysis membrane and for quantifying the force required to use that membrane in compression sealing. First, methods are developed for mechanically characterizing the thin elastoviscoplastic membrane. Then, a finite element model is developed, and experimentally verified, for predicting the force required to produce a compression seal in the elastoviscoplastic membrane compressed between hot-embossed polycarbonate laminae containing sealing boss features. Experimental data for assessing the depth of penetration into the membrane as a function of force show an R² value of 0.85 showing good repeatability. The model was found to underpredict the force on average by 8.0% with a range between -21.9% and 4.4% error in the strain region of interest.


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An article in today's Le Figaro
In office since 1995, Brigitte Lefèvre, director of dance at the Paris Opera, will be retiring in 2014. Her successor could be appointed before the end of the year.While the director of the Paris Opera Ballet School is appointed by decree of the Council of Ministers, the director of the Opera alone chooses the ballet's artistic director. This appointment procedure - "behind closed doors" according to some critics - will be applied for the first time. It was set up by Hugues Gall when he directed the Paris Opera between 1995 and 2004. He felt it necessary that the person in charge of the Opera should have a ballet artistic director completely on the same wavelength as him, since the ballet ensures a considerable part of the revenue needed for opera productions.Without knowing whether or not his contract as head of the Paris Opera will be renewed, Nicolas Joel intends to appoint the new director of the dance. "It is the prerogative of the Director of the Opera," he says, and I intend to exercise it. I will announce the name in March, at the season launch . Maybe even sooner: Brigitte Lefèvre has already completed the programming for the 2014-2015 season and wants to spare the company of 150 dancers the uncertainties of a succession campaign."Regarding dance, Nicolas Joel relies on Brigitte Lefèvre, who organized a change in continuity. The heir apparent is already on site, a ballet master already associated with the ballet artistic direction for two years: Laurent Hilaire, 50. Shaped by Nureyev, chosen by choreographers, and long-time partner of Sylvie Guillem long partner, he is also a great ballet master.
Creations downWithin the company, he has a considerable rival: Nicolas Le Riche, a powerful dancer with irresistible charisma and sensuality, who succeeded Laurent Hilaire as Guillem's partner. His expected retirement in late 2013-2014 at age 42 and a half , would coincide with Brigitte Lefèvre's departure will go, and thus he has no experience as a company director. The influential Philippe Villin, an investment banker and vice president of the Paris Opera's friends association (Arop) is actively campaigning for him as a candidate. Hilaire's and Le Riche's artistic plans are not known..Is it desirable, however, that the company, which is considered the best in the world, should led by a dancer , bu familiar with the company's inner workings but devoid of any outside experience? After twenty years Lefèvre, should we not cast our net wider? Especially since, in the coming times of recession, the Ballet absolutely must be led by a strong-minded person. It is certain that the house and the coffers will be filled with the perennial and unending Swan Lakes and Nutcrackers, it needs more innovative challenges to keep momentum and brilliance. . Already, from five or six new creations a year, this season we had two. The stakes are high, and merit a search for a new Nureyev who will be determined, shape a generation of young stars, invent original projects will boost the company permanently. But does he exist?The great dancers like Sylvie Guillem, Manuel Legris, who is currently resurrecting the Vienna State Ballet in superb fashion, and Eric Vu An, director of the Nice-Méditerrannée, must be invited to apply, as well as choreographers versed in classical dance like Benjamin Millepied or Jean-Christophe Maillot. Abroad, you can also think of Forsythe, familiar with the company since 1987 and Ratmansky, former director of the Bolshoi. It is not necessary to be French to properly direct the ballet. Today, the model remains Nureyev. It is true he read Saint-Simon to try to understand the functioning of the Opera ...
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WonderArts is so thankful for all of our wonderful community partners, who support us in a variety of ways. Volunteers are integral to our organization, helping with a number of events and programs.
Volunteers have supervised craft tables on our Maker Days, cooked food for our community Movie + Meals, donated art supplies for our after-school classes. At the Holiday Market, volunteers played an essential role in helping vendors, setting up the event, making coffee, welcoming visitors, and cleaning up. Our volunteers at the Summer Celebration assisted with set up, decorating, and running our Silent Auction. Over the course of the past few months alone, WonderArts volunteers have engaged with hundreds of community members and supported our organization’s pursuit of creativity, conversation and collaboration.
There are lots of different ways to volunteer with WonderArts, and we would love your help! We are always looking for community members who have an interest in devoting some of their time to helping out. Volunteering is a great way to give back to the community, work with local artists, gain professional skills, and of course...have fun!


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – With the anticipation building and the 2015 baseball season just around the corner, head coach Jeff Forehand is excited to announce Lipscomb baseball’s inaugural First Pitch Dinner set for February 7th with Major League Baseball stars Rex Brothers and Caleb Joseph as the guest speakers.
Joining the Major Leaguers as honored guests will be former Bisons and current minor leaguers, Josh Smith, Chris Nunn and Hunter Brothers.
Individual tickets are on sale now at $25 for adults and $10 for kids 12 and under. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. inside Allen Arena.
You can also reserve tables with each of the featured guests. All proceeds from the event will go towards improving Ken Dugan Field at Stephen L. Marsh Stadium.
MLB Tables - $500
Minor League Tables - $350
Bison Coaches - $300
Bison Players - $250
Rex Brothers, the 34th overall pick in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft, has spent the last four seasons in Denver after making his debut in 2011 against the San Diego Padres.
Last season he worked 56.1 innings and finished 4-6 with a 5.59 ERA and 55 punch outs.
The southpaw has proved to be one of the top relief pitchers in the MLB over that stretch going 15-11 with 20 saves and a 3.49 ERA for his career. His 269 career games rank seventh in franchise history, while his 61 career holds are third most.
Since 2012 Rex has pitched in 221 games, tied for fourth-most among Major League pitchers in that span. The Chapel Hill native set career highs in wins (8) and strikeouts (83) in 2012, while recording 19 saves in 2013.
After being selected in the seventh round of the 2008 draft, Joseph spent six years in the minors before finally getting his chance in 2014 when the Baltimore Orioles called him up to fill a vacancy behind the plate. He made his major league debut on May 7th and quickly became a club-favorite.
The 28-year old backstop saw action in 82 games, making 81 starts, and helped the O’s to their ninth AL East crown and the first since 1997. He finished the season with a .207 batting average, nine home runs and 28 RBIs. He also collected 51 hits and scored 22 runs as a rookie.
On August 9th Joseph etched his name in the Orioles record book after homering in five straight games – a club record for catchers.
Joseph proved to be a defensive stud behind the plate and showed he possessed one of the league’s most dangerous arms after gunning down 23 would-be base stealers, a total that was tied for 15th-best in the MLB.
If Joseph would have qualified, his .404 caught stealing percentage would’ve ranked fifth across the entire MLB.
The night’s festivities will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a youth autograph session with the professional players, members of the 2015 ballclub and coaches. The First Pitch program and dinner catered by Martin’s BBQ Joint will follow at 5 p.m. and will feature a
formal introduction of the Diamond Bisons and staff as well as a speaking appearances by Rex Brothers and Joseph.
For more information regarding the event and purchasing tickets, please contact Andy Lane at 615-966-5853 or by email: Andy.Lane@Lipscomb.edu.
The Bisons open the 2015 season on Feb. 13 with a three-game set against Butler at Dugan Field.


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Stereoselective Anti-Cancer Activities of Ginsenoside Rg3 on Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cell Models.
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2019 Aug 1 ;12(3). Epub 2019 Aug 1. PMID: 31374984
Ginsenoside Rg3 (Rg3) has two epimers, 20(S)-ginsenoside Rg3 (SRg3) and 20(R)-ginsenoside Rg3 (RRg3), and while Rg3 itself has been reported to have anti-cancer properties, few studies have been reported on the anti-cancer effects of the different epimers. The aim was to investigate the stereoselective effects of the Rg3 epimers on triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell lines, tested using cell-based assays for proliferation, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, migration and invasion. Molecular docking showed that Rg3 interacted with the aquaporin 1 (AQP1) water channel (binding score -9.4 kJ mol). Theoocyte expression system was used to study the effect of Rg3 epimers on the AQP1 water permeability. The AQP1 expression in TNBC cell lines was compared with quantitative-polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results showed that only SRg3 inhibited the AQP1 water flux and inhibited the proliferation of MDA-MB-231 (100μM), due to cell cycle arrest at G0/G1. SRg3 inhibited the chemoattractant-induced migration of MDA-MB-231. The AQP1 expression in MDA-MB-231 was higher than in HCC1143 or DU4475 cell lines. These results suggest a role for AQP1 in the proliferation and chemoattractant-induced migration of this cell line. Compared to SRg3, RRg3 had more potency and efficacy, inhibiting the migration and invasion of MDA-MB-231. Rg3 has stereoselective anti-cancer effects in the AQP1 high-expressing cell line MDA-MB-231.

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The Biden administration is aggressively pushing to expand government-controlled health coverage on two fronts. While we continue to develop and refine ideas that advance freedom and patient choice, we must warn policymakers of the dangers of further expansion of taxpayer-financed, deficit-expanding entitlement programs, especially:
- ACA Tax Credits: As part of a COVID relief package last year, Congress made the ACA’s premium tax credits more generous and lifted the income cap on eligibility for subsidies for 2021 and 2022. The Biden administration wants Congress to make the extra subsidies and new eligibility permanent.
A Wall Street Journal editorial said this is a terrible idea, and we agree. “A time-honored political trick is to pass a ‘temporary’ subsidy that people get used to and then cry hardship when the emergency program ends,” the editors wrote.
“Healthcare analyst Doug Badger notes that smaller firms that aren’t subject to the Affordable Care Act’s mandate to provide insurance ‘will have strong incentives to discontinue job-based coverage,’” the editors explained. The taxpayer-supported ACA plans largely replace private coverage that people had before—one of many reasons to reject the plan.
The editorial also cited a paper Brian Blase wrote for the Galen Institute, “Expanded ACA Subsidies: Exacerbating Health Inflation and Income Inequality,” explaining that “A family of four with a 60-year-old head of household earning $265,000 could end up eligible for more than $7,800 a year in taxpayer subsidies.”
The added subsidies are highly regressive, as Brian’s example explains. If made permanent, it will erode employer coverage and drag millions more people into government coverage.
- Family Glitch: The Biden administration also is pushing an illegal regulatory action that would pull even more people into Obamacare plans.
The wormhole it’s using is a so-called “fix” to the “Family Glitch,” a statutory provision of the ACA that disallows dependents from signing up for Obamacare subsidies if a family member is eligible for affordable coverage at work.
In addition to lacking a basis in statute, the proposed regulation would harm many of the families it purports to help, impose new financial burdens on states, and increase the federal debt and inflation without appreciably expanding health coverage.
Further, it would show that an administration can simply rewrite through regulatory action laws passed by Congress—with all of the associated spending. This is very dangerous indeed and must be blocked.
We will be submitting a comment letter opposing the proposed rule, which we will send you next week. Tom Miller of the American Enterprise Institute has posted a good explanatory blog about it.
Expanding Obamacare is a terrible idea. The ACA has driven up health costs, reduced choices, and made it harder for sick people to get care—all while giving a blank check from taxpayers to health insurers, hospitals, and other big health care businesses.
We must get the federal government out of the business of micro-managing our health care. Health care is too local and personal for a one-size-fits-all approach to work. We are anxious to shift our focus to proposals that will unleash the innovation and energy that are pent up in our health sector. Our goal is to return power to doctors and patients. That is our task next year and for many years to come.


Boronia is the brilliant debut LP from Wollongong surf rock champions Hockey Dad.
Recorded with Tom Iansek of Big Scary and #1 Dads, the album is named after the street where Billy and Zach grew up a few doors apart, and Zach has run us through a few more of the childhood influences that went into each track. “Short little fuzz nugget” is definitely one of the best track descriptions we’ve hear for a while.
Hockey Dad are about to head off on a debut US headline tour this August, followed by an Australian tour this September/October, including a slot at Yours & Owls Festival (dates below).
Boronia is out this Friday August 12 on Farmer and the Owl via Inertia, and their new label in the US, Kanine Records. It’s available for preorder now, and can also be streamed below.
Can’t Have Them
Can’t Have Them wasn’t written at the same time as the rest of the songs on this thing so I guess you could say it’s a good starting point for the album. We thought it was an easy way to get into the swing of things before the songs start to change as the way were writing started to change.
Saying that, no one will be able to tell the difference except us. It’s not as if we completely changed our style at all but I think for us it was a nice way to pinpoint where we were coming from first of all before you explore the rest. Chicks dig this song too so we had to put in on.
A Night Out With
Probably one of, if not the first song written in the album batch. It’s basically your standard ‘night on the town with an unpredictable girl/boy commentary’ song. Recording this was really fun because we got to add some stuff that we’ve never done before such as female backing vocals.
Yuko Nishiyama’s voice fit so well into the song straight away and she did like 2 takes and was finished. She did about 5 songs worth of backing vocals in about an hour and made me look super amateur.
I wrote this song only about 3 weeks before we went into the studio so it was still really fresh for us recording it. We hadn’t figured out exactly what we wanted for it yet so it was good to explore around and find something cool that fit the vibe.
The lyrics are about being away from home whilst playing shows or traveling around. You get a weird feeling of missing somebody (my gf) or missing home but it’s not a regular missing feeling. Missing people makes me tired and run down.
The chorus says ‘I’ve got sleeping on my mind’ so sleeping is pretty much a metaphor for my gf or home. It’s pretty lame I know but hey you can’t always write songs about how sick the beach is. Someone’s gotta write the deep cuts.
Jump The Gun
This one was actually a pretty old one we wrote when we first started playing around. I think we were watching Endless Summer 2 and the concept of travelling the world following the summer looked pretty appealing to us so the lyrics are loosely (and I really do mean loosely) based around that idea.
Billy actually came up with the opening riff which isn’t usually what happens. Then I got the put everything else around that and we made it a central part of the song. We recoded it in Billy’s room and actually released it as a demo in the early days so I thought it might be tough re-recording.
Usually because you become pretty attached to demos and can’t see them being done in any different way. Surprisingly this one came together pretty easily and sounded good for us. This is also the only one that Steve (Stephen Bourke) didn’t play the bass track for.
This song is ridiculous. Its so simple and dumb that it’s kinda cool. Classic lover boy lyrics over the easiest hook in the book. Whenever we played it live it seemed to always get a pretty good reaction so we kept going with it and it turned out alright. Also has my most cringeworthy line I’ve ever put to paper in it. “You’ve got a nice cutback”, what the fuck was I thinking.
I Need A Woman
There’s not much I can say about this one. She’s an old workhorse who has done most of the heavy lifting for this band. People still like it so I can’t complain and its a nice way to end side A. By the way, these lyrics never actually helped me get anywhere with chicks as much as I hoped it would.
I can’t remember how this song came about but it always had a nice groove going for it. Helped mostly by Billy’s drumming. I think the rest of the song sort of formed itself around that drum riff which is always a nice way for them to come together.
The song is actually about a character from the Simpsons. Laura Powers, what a dreamboat. I guess it’s written from Bart’s perspective about how he fell in love with this sophisticated older woman who played him for a fool and broke him down. Classic Jimbo Jones moves in for the kill as always.
Raygun is definitely one of my favourites on the record. We wrote it a while ago because I actually remember playing it at the first show of the Dreamin’ EP tour. It got shelved for a while and as we started writing for the album it slowly made its way back into our minds.
I wrote it about a girl I was involved with at the time. She wasn’t in love with me I don’t think but she definitely had a spell on me. Recording this one was so much fun. We just went crazy with echo and fuzz and these weird synths that sort of sounded like real ray guns (are there real ray guns?).
The song was longer than it is now but Tom (Iansek) got us to trim the fat and make it a short little fuzz nugget that we’re super keen to play live.
Tom said this one was his favourite song on the record. It’s definitely a shift, I’ll give you that. I remember being a little nervous recording it thinking it was too different to our normal sound but in the end it turned out to be not that much of a stretch.
Plus it’s nice to try some different chords now and again. Lyrically it’s about being at home after touring and realising actually how beautiful the place we live in is. You can travel all around the world and see crazy sights but you can’t beat a Windang sunset. Oh and it’s about drugs too, obviously.
My favourite song on the record. This is my love song for Billy. No joke, I wrote my best mate a better love song than the one for my girlfriend. It was much more raw in the demo stage and had much more grit to it. I’m glad now we polished this turd and put some bells and whistles on it.
The slide guitar always breaks my heart and I was always so excited to show it to people. Tom came up with the idea to put slide in and double it up to make it sound that much juicier. I’m stealing that idea for sure. I haven’t worked out a way to make it sound right live yet but I’d love to play it someday. Maybe with a few special guests or something. I’ll get back to you on that.
Ahhhh Grange, what a place to be. Grange is actually a suburb in Adelaide. The first time we played in Adelaide was with Bad//Dreems and they hooked us up with their guitar slayer Ali who took us in with open arms.
His house is right on the beach with one of the best views in the world. He has a little studio at the house which we did the demos for the album in. We took a break from recording, went into the lounge room and smoked a funny tasting cigarette then we all stumbled back in and just started fucking around. Steve (Stephen Bourke) was with us playing bass and the song just came out of nowhere. Luckily Ali was recording.
I always liked the pace of it and it was forever in my head as the album closer. This song sucked to record in the studio though. The reason we liked it in the first place was because it was so raw and impulsive but trying to recapture the magic of the demo was ridiculous.
In the end we got close enough to what we wanted but I still think the demo has a more natural feel. Props to Ali Wells the biggest legend in SA for putting up with us every time we are in Adelaide and giving us some of the best times of our life. See you soon.
Hockey Dad – Boronia Tour
Thursday 29th September @ The Foundry, Brisbane
Friday 30th September @ The Howler, Melbourne
Saturday 1st October @ Yours & Owls Festival, Wollongong
Thursday 6th October @ Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney
Friday 7th October @ Jive, Adelaide
Saturday 8th October @ Jack Rabbit Slims, Perth