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Applying for Probate – what you need to consider
When someone dies it often falls to grieving family members to handle their financial affairs which can be both complex and exhausting. If you have recently lost a loved one you may be wondering where to start, Pictons have a wealth of experience and experts at hand who can help to ease the burden by handling all aspects of the process for you at a time when you might need to grieve or deal with other family members.
You may have questions about the probate process, how it works, how much it costs, the law and your legal obligations.
What is probate?
Probate is the legal right to deal with someone’s estate and distribute to their beneficiaries. A person’s estate includes property, money, debt and the deceased’s possessions. There is a legal process to obtain a Grant of Probate and no financial plans should begin until probate is in place such as marketing a property for sale
Only certain people can apply for probate depending on if there is a will or not.
If there is a will the named executors can apply but if there is no will (referred to as ‘intestacy’) the law stipulates who can apply .
The process can be quite lengthy and complicated and involves notifying banks, building societies, relevant government departments (such as the council and HMRC) of the person’s death, closing any accounts they hold, tallying up their assets and liabilities and thereafter distributing their assets.
Depending on the value of the estate, there may well be inheritance tax liabilities to consider.
It is possible for a law firm to act either as executors of the Will, or on behalf of other named executors and deal with putting the terms of the Will into effect or administering the estate on intestacy.
The following FAQ’s may be helpful.
How many comparative property valuations do we need to get?
Three Estate Agents valuations should be obtained or one valuation by a Chartered Surveyor.
If we decide to commission work on the house (like decoration/garden work) can we deduct the cost from any cash funds in the estate?
Receipts must be kept for any such payments and the Executors can authorise reasonable reimbursement after the Grant of Probate has been issued.
Can we dispose of things like clothes and jewellery before we get the Grant of Probate?
General day to day items of minimal value can be disposed of prior to obtaining Probate by agreement by all Executors and could for example be given to charity.
Can we distribute bequests detailed in the Will (for example furniture items) before the Grant is received?
If there are items gifted in the Will then they should be retained by the Executors and distributed after Probate is granted.
If we get things professionally valued, can we deduct any charges incurred from the estate before distribution?
Receipts for the valuation costs must be retained and the fees can be reimbursed from the estate prior to distributions being made.
Do we have to get proper receipts for everything we do, to give a clear paper trail of our actions – in case there’s any later dispute?
Would it be wise to open a separate bank account for any/all transactions to do with the estate?
Yes as this keeps a clear trail and will make things easier when the funds are later distributed to the beneficiaries.
Can any bills be paid from the deceased’s accounts prior to Probate being granted.?
Once the account holder has died, their accounts are frozen but funds can be released to pay for funeral expenses and Inheritance Tax.
For any information or advice about applying for probate or regarding the administration of estates generally, please contact Pictons’ Wills and Probate department on
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A Dive into Convolutional Neural Network and Understanding Its Functionalities
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GUILDERLAND--Members of the New York Guard's Task Force 10 put the finishing touches on a pavilion they erected at the Guilderland Weekend Training Site near Albany, on Tuesday, July 21.
The members of the volunteer force, which augments and supports the New York Natonal Guard, are spending their week-long Annual Training installing improvements at the training site, which is used by the New York Army and Air National Guard for weapons training and by the New York State Police and local law enforcemnet agencies.
Other New York Guard members are doing similar work at the New York National Guard training site in Youngstown, Niagara County.
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Democrat and Chronicle -- Tue, 23 May 2017 Webster resident rises to brigadier general Joseph Biehler, a Webster resident who has served in the New York Army National Guard for 30 years, has been promoted to brigadier general.


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Net foreign disinvestment year-to-date; R28 billion! That compares to R17 billion net investment this time last year… we were all in the throes of Thuma Mina…— Nicky Newton-King, CEO - JSE Limited
We won’t get growth by dreaming high…— Nicky Newton-King, CEO - JSE Limited
The share price of JSE Limited plummeted by 9.57% on Monday.
The company cautioned investors that its profit for the half-year to 30 June 2019 could be 35% less than the same period in 2018.
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Bishop Street outdoor patio and dining room work completed
Work on a new outdoor seating and dining area on Bishop Street in the city has been completed.
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Councilor Sandra Duffy unveiled the new outdoor space to the public.
The new seating area was created to help local businesses in the area attract increased footfall and more conveniences for customers
The work was carried out as part of the Covid Recovery Revitalization Programme, which is supported by funding from the Department of Communities.
The program is part of a package of interventions to revitalize downtowns emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic, including environmental and infrastructural improvements as well as a business support plan.
A Council spokesman said: “As part of the design, a temporary public space has been created to enhance the character of Bishop Street, with the creation of new outdoor seating and outdoor dining areas to help local businesses of the area to attract increased footfall and more amenities for customers.
“The temporary pilot is in place for an initial trial period of 18 months and is among projects initially launched and consulted by Derry City and Strabane District Council in 2021 as part of its Streetlife & Vibrant Places strategy.
“Work on the project took place during the summer period with some minor disruption to businesses, pedestrians and traffic during this period.”
Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey said: “The funding my department has made available to councils through the Covid Recovery Revitalization Project continues to help our towns and villages as they continue to recover. recover from the effects of the pandemic.
“Completing the work in Bishop Street in Derry will provide an outdoor dining space where people can meet and socialize safely, increasing footfall and regenerating the area.
“This is one of many programs that have been put in place with funding from my ministry to meet local needs, support businesses and spur much-needed growth in the local economy.”
Mayor Sandra Duffy at the launch of the Bishop Street Parklets, with Colin Greer, DFC (left) and Paul McCole, owner of Sandwich Company. (Photo – Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Councilor Sandra Duffy, welcoming the completion of the works, said: ‘Bishop Street is a busy and popular commercial thoroughfare and this work is a really positive way to support businesses in this part of downtown. as they continue their recovery from the extremely difficult time of the pandemic.
“We hope this investment will not only help restore confidence in the city center and attract greater footfall, but will also reinforce the message of making our city center more pedestrian-friendly in our historic walled city.
“I think it creates a very sociable and friendly space where friends and family can gather in a safe outdoor environment while supporting local businesses.”
The works saw a small number of on-street parking spaces temporarily unavailable.
The spokesperson added: “There are still approximately 450 off-street and on-street parking spaces available for use in the local vicinity. Additional accessible parking spaces are also available at the Bishop Street car park.”
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Massachusetts is a clear leader among all states in appropriately spending federal stimulus money on shovel-ready projects that preserve our roads and bridges, invest in public transportation, and advance bike and pedestrian alternatives, according to a report released today by public interest advocacy group MASSPIRG.
The report entitled “Massachusetts and the Stimulus: An Appraisal of Transportation Spending,” highlights the discretionary portion of ARRA spending in the first 120 days since the stimulus money was sent to states.
Transportation Secretary James Aloisi, Jr. joined MASSPIRG officials along with transportation advocates in announcing the results of the report and received a "report card" from MASSPIRG with an A- grade for Commonwealth stimulus spending efforts.
“The Commonwealth should be commended for focusing on projects that invest in public transportation and fix our roads and bridges," said Lizzi Weyant, staff attorney for MASSPIRG. "These priorities will go a long way towards meeting the goals of the stimulus and can be directly connected to job creation.”
The report shows Massachusetts committed 75 percent of the discretionary stimulus money to repairing and restoring our highways instead of creating more highway miles. The state committed 19 percent of its overall stimulus spending to projects that support public transportation and advance bike and pedestrian options, the third highest in the country.
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NASA releases closest photos of Saturn's ice-rich moon.
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently released stunning photos of Saturn's 'Geyser Moon' Enceladus taken during the Cassini spacecraft flyby on October 28, 2015.
The latest visit to Enceladus is one of the closest approaches ever made to the moon's icy geysers; as the spacecraft passed by within 30 miles in the planet's south polar region. Samples were also collected by the probe for further studies about the moon's composition and hydrothermal activities.
In a report by ABC News, NASA said the space probe's plunge was significant as the moons' global ocean and possible hydrothermal activities mean it could hold the ingredients needed to support simple life.
Scientists have been studying the moon's exterior since July 2004, after continuous erupting fountains with icy material were discovered. Salts and organics in the icy spray have been previously detected by the probe's instruments. Hidden vent activities are also probable as plumes of silica particles and methane are also present.
Cassini's next flyby, this time to measure the heat from the moon's interior, is scheduled on December 19 this year. In 2016, the probe will be maneuvering the orbits of Saturn's rings, and in September 2017, the spacecraft will plunge into the planet's atmosphere once the probe's fuel runs out.
The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, ESA (European Space Agency), and the Italian Space Agency.
Photo taken on October 28, 2015 and received on Earth October 30, 2015. The camera was pointing towards Enceladus, and the image was taken using the CL1 and UV3 filters. (Photo courtesy of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory website)
Photo of Enceladus' surface at a distance of approximately 77 miles (124 kilometers) from the moon. (Photo courtesy of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory website)
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Lorde Tells Fans To Kiss Westboro Baptist Church Protesters
"Royals" star hopes to out-troll conservative group during March 21 concert
The Westboro Baptist Church has beef with Lorde. The extremist organization — whose 84-year-old founder, Fred Phelps, is approaching death’s door — plans to protest the 17-year-old singer’s upcoming concert in Kansas City, Missouri.
“New Zealand came forth with a young lassie that doesn’t have enough sense to put in a thimble,” the WBC said in a statement, according to Billboard. “Now the world has elevated her to the status of an idol. Then the world began to weigh in.”
The Guardian reports that Lorde has incurred the wrath of the WBC because of comments she made during a recent radio interview, in which she criticized an Australian DJ for implying that there is “something wrong with lesbians.” Now, the super-conservative WBC — which is always looking to publicize its venomous worldview — intends to picket outside Lorde’s March 21 show at the Midland Theater.
Lorde, recognizing the troll tactic for what it is, urged fans to welcome the WBC with open displays of same-sex love. “hahaha omg just found out westboro baptist church are going to picket my show in kansas city,” the Pure Heroine siren wrote in a series of since-deleted tweets. “Everyone wear rainbow clothing to that show … [and] try to kiss church members who are same sex as you. They will so love it. Christmas comin early in kansas city.”
Fred Phelps’ son, Nathan, announced on Facebook over the weekend that his father was near death and was excommunicated from the WBC back in August of 2013.


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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — “What’s next?”: That’s the question circulating around Friday’s Juneteenth peace walk downtown.
The answer is education. Organizers say that’s always going to be the answer because there’s always more we can learn as humans about one another.
Education was at the forefront of Friday’s march. Minority first responders marched alongside those celebrating Juneteenth to share their experiences as other members of the Black community shared their knowledge of the holiday and Black history.
“We’re the minority, so you’re not going to just see it — we see all white history just walking down the street,” Sampson Levingston said. “We see statues and street names. But, you know, we’re the minorities so you may not see our history as often. Now with the access to all these resources and people wanting to know — we have it, we want to tell it! It’s important to tell it and share and I couldn’t be more excited!”
The crowd wasn’t just one color of people. Organizers celebrated the diversity of the demonstrators seen marching down the street saying it means the Black community is being seen by the Indianapolis community and beyond. Organizers say they’re happy with the results they’ve seen from the protests the last few weeks, but just like the question the march poses, ‘What’s next?’ organizers say there’s still work to be done.
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“I do think there are issues,” Indianapolis Fire Department Capt. Corey Floyd said. “Racial equity. Making sure that racial equity is brought about for all races. But definitely for the African American community because it’s been suppressed for so long. I believe that once we have an even playing field then that takes us to liberation. To where we can express and understand each other’s differences and know that we are better all together with our differences moving forward into the future.”
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett also marched and spoke about creating systematic change in Indianapolis, Indiana and the nation.
Organizers hope the education doesn’t end with Friday’s march and people continue to have open minds.

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While it has been more than 100 years since the discovery of insulin, metabolic diseases like diabetes, obesity and fatty liver continue to impact most of the population. More than one-third (36.5 percent) of adults in the U.S. have obesity while another 32.5 percent of American adults are overweight. In all, more than two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or have obesity.
Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that occur together, increasing one’s risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes. These conditions include increased blood pressure, high blood sugar, excess body fat around the waist and abnormal cholesterol or triglyceride levels. Despite extensive study and experimentation, researchers have not yet figured out how to prevent or reverse these conditions.
Now a group of researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), the University of Wisconsin, Yale School of Medicine and the University of Montreal have devised a new testable model that may lead to better understanding and treating metabolic diseases.
“Progress requires models that can inform our understanding. The current models are inadequate and therefore not likely to help solve this important problem. A revised model is needed,” says co-corresponding author Barbara E. Corkey, Ph.D., professor emeritus of medicine and biochemistry at BUSM.
In this review article, the researchers integrate many new aspects of cell metabolic signal transduction (the process by which a cell responds to substances outside the cell through signaling molecules found on the surface of and inside the cell) that has previously not been covered with new knowledge in the field. From this analysis, the researchers have developed a new testable model.
According to the researchers, this area of study addresses a central question in metabolism at large: how do calorigenic nutrients activate a cell? “This is important not only for the diabetes field but also for many other systems such [as] the fuel-sensitive cells in the gut, the portal vein and the brain,” says Corkey.
These findings appear online in the journal Cell Metabolism.

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Young people will probably not know this, but back in the 1970s personal computers were called microcomputers. The dinosaur of computers, mainframes, were huge, some as big as houses, and cost millions. Then in the 1960s newer, smaller computers started coming out that were dubbed minicomputers. These were still too expensive to be personal, but they were cheap enough that they spread like gossip. So when even smaller computers came out in the 1970s they were dubbed microcomputers. These eventually became cheap enough for almost everyone to own one.
Now most people think of their smartphone as a phone, but it’s really a computer, just a very small one, so why not consider the smartphone the next paradigm of computing and call them nanocomputers? I doubt if smartphones have any actual nanotechnology in them, but they might, but nano is obviously the next label in the series, so why not call them that? Of course, what will picocomputers be like? Nanocomputers are a planned concept, and smartphones might eventually use real nanotechnology, so it might be a self-fulfilling prophecy.
In the current vernacular, a “PC” is a Windows based computer. PC used to stand for personal computer, and in the old days all microcomputers were PCs, even ones from Apple. Somewhere along the way it became the PC versus Mac. The smartphone is even more personal than the original PC because people actually carry them on their person. We could call the smartphone a pocket computer, but that would be another PC acronym.
We could also call the smartphone the hand computer, following the labels of desktop and laptop computers. The term handheld was in use for awhile, but it doesn’t quite work.
So why do I object to the phrase “smartphone” when it’s already so popular? Because it’s rather limiting to think of the device as a phone. Steve Jobs and Apple have done a wonderful job with the iPhone by creating a new category of pocket computer with hundreds of thousands of applications. The phone part is just one of those applications, so why should it get top billing?
Already iOS phones and tablets have garnered over 1% of net user market share, competing with both Windows and Mac operating systems.
iPhones and Androids are quickly evolving into what I dreamed of having, an auxiliary brain. Cellphones are about as close as we’ll ever get to telepathy. Their GPS features give us homing pigeon like directional sense. Adding the still and video camera broaden their versatility to create new concrete forms of memory. The device is obviously more than a phone.
In the 1980s it was all the rage for schools to offer computer literacy courses to help the public understand the impact of the microcomputer on society. Nanocomputers are bought and used without any training and no one talks about computer literacy anymore. But do we understand the true impact of the nanocomputer?
Take this one example. Public opinion pollsters are worried that telephone polls are now skewed because only certain types of people still have a landline phone, which is the only kind they can poll. Now I don’t ever want pollsters to be able to call cell phone numbers, but what if nanocomputer users could elect to have a polling app, so whenever they felt like it, they could respond to variously kinds of polls.
What if nanocomputers became uniquely customized to its owner that they could be used to verify the identity of the user? Nanocomputers could then be used as voting booths, and that would lead to their use for referendums. By this thinking we should see these devices as extensions of our body. We can already network the ear with a Bluetooth headset. What if we connected nanocomputers to sensors inside our body? As we integrate nanocomputers to our body, when do they become part of us?
And more importantly, how do we become part of them? I now spend more time in front of a computer than I do sleeping. Computers dominate my life, and so too for most people. When do we start thinking of them as a prosthesis? Aren’t they becoming enhancements for our brains, aren’t they becoming prosthetic minds? We should think of nanocomputers as body enhancements that are leading us towards group minds.
The idea of wearable computers has been around for decades. Most people thought such a concept was dorky, but now most people carry around one or more computers with them all the time. Even a normal dumb cell phone is a computer, and so are MP3 players, game units, tablets, calculators, GPSes, digital cameras, ebooks, etc. How long before it becomes obvious that the most convenient way to carry a nanocomputer is by wearing it? Many people wear their Bluetooth headsets all the time now. When will glasses and hearing aids be networked with the nanocomputer?
We need to get away from thinking of nanocomputers as phones but cybernetic enhancements to our bodies and minds. So when did the Borg assimilate us? When you think about it, Bluetooth headsets look like the first sprouting of Borgware.
JWH – 10/28/10


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Leslie Kenton’s New Cura Romana Weightloss Plan is out now. A thick handbook in bright orange, this little gem is no simple revision of the earlier book. It breaks new ground for weight loss while exploring territory in the exciting realm of quantum wellbeing. The book brings together Leslie’s hands-on experience with thousands of men and women on the Cura Romana program, merging it with stunning up-to-the-minute discoveries about optimal nutrition and disease prevention. It guides you through Cura Romana’s next-generation protocol for effective, hunger-free weight loss, then reveals practical secrets for becoming radiantly healthy and lean for life.
THREE STEP PROCESS
The combination of Essential Spray and the easy-to-follow, exacting dietary plan fosters good functioning in the brain’s control centers—for appetite, fat burning, hormone regulation, emotional balance, and self-confidence. This automatically triggers natural fat-burning. Specific guidance on banishing addictions, rejuvenating the body and clearing food cravings comes next. Then, transformative breakthroughs in body, mind and spirit begin. Many who have experienced this three step Cura Romana process on The Journey Program or The Inner Circle Gold say it can be life-changing.
LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS
Some of what you read in Leslie Kenton’s New Cura Romana Weightloss Plan is likely to shock you. Since the early 1950s, most of what the powers-that-be have led us to believe about what constitutes a healthy diet has been totally wrong. It has been based not on reliable research but on woolly conjecture, misinformation, and plain old lies. Most of us have conscientiously swallowed their advice. So has the media and even the medical profession. As a result, in the past sixty years, obesity and associated illnesses have reached epidemic proportions worldwide.
They taught us that natural fats like butter, extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil are supposed to be dangerous. Wrong. They directed everyone to eat a low-fat-high-carb diet, full of grain-based carbohydrates such as cereals. We need lots of carbs for energy, they insisted. Wrong again. We unknowingly trusted guidance from these so-called experts. We ate baked potatoes instead of fries and started buying all sorts of packaged foods thinking that we were making “healthy option” choices.
PERILS OF CONVENIENCE
Food manufacturers were quick to seize upon governments’ nutritional directives. They whipped up high-carb, low-fat convenience fare. There was one major draw back to all of this: When you remove fat from a carbohydrate food it tastes like cardboard. So, in order to make their packaged goods acceptable to the public, they were forced add masses of sugar. Conscientiously, we continued to eat the foods they were selling—much to our detriment—all the while believing that we were doing the right thing. For decades, the FDA’s infamous food pyramid—to which all developed countries turn for guidance—ruled supreme. Meanwhile, the incidence of Diseases of Civilization—from obesity and heart disease, to cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, mental disorders and depression—has soared exponentially. All of which has earned billions for multi-national food manufacturers but created terrible human suffering.
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Leslie Kenton’s New Cura Romana Weightloss Plan sets the record straight. It not only covers significant facts in relation to weight control, it also introduces a whole new way of eating and living to protect from early aging and chronic illness while enhancing wellbeing all round. It reveals truths about weight gain and weight loss. (They have nothing to do with calories in, calories out as we’ve been told.) Cura Romana’s redeveloped Consolidation process guides you step-by-step through procedures that can make a new slim body last. The new, advanced Consolidation program gleans its power and effectiveness from valid, accurate, independent research projects destined to turn the dangerous misinformation we’ve been fed for half a century on its head. The information from such truth-telling has only begun to appear in the last three or four years. It is still little-recognized publicly. But it was tried and tested for three years with the help of hundreds of willing participants on Cura Romana’s web-based programs before being incorporated into the next-generation protocol which you will learn about in this book.
While developing and testing this new program, it became clear that the gifts it brings go further than helping people recover their body’s natural shape and weight. It enables participants to experience not only a transformation in weight and health but an enrichment in one’s quality of life—physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Incidentally, since Cura Romana’s inception almost five years ago, these intentions have always been the foundation on which all of its programs are built.
In Leslie’s words: “The ways and means of living a lean and healthy life must no longer be reserved for a privileged few. During my 45 years of researching, teaching and writing about natural health, the most important thing I’ve learned is this: Each one of us, regardless of age, can transform our current life circumstances into an experience of expanded wellbeing, creativity and purpose. We are free to draw on the work of visionary thinkers, and be guided by the valid discoveries of independent pioneers in human health and growth. It is only thanks to the endless generosity and encouragement of such people, and to the support of my visionary publisher, Brenda Kimber, that I am able to share with you my Cura Romana next-generation program. It’s my hope that this new handbook will bring as much benefit to your own life as the research and testing needed to create it has brought to mine. Every blessing...
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“They all say that I’m ‘openly gay.’ But they put that in as a little political footnote . . . They don’t say anything about gayness. They just say, ‘He’s openly gay.’ They relate it a little bit to something, but they just get through with that bit.” —Gus Van Sant on his press coverage, in an interview by Gary Indiana in the Village Voice, October 1, 1991
You could say that Mala Noche, Gus Van Sant’s first feature, completed in 1985, is openly gay. So open in its gayness, in fact, that the narrative’s driving force—blind, unembarrassed homosexual lust—is established in a matter of seconds. Before we’ve quite found our bearings (the image is dark, the framing tight), Walt (Tim Streeter), a stubbled, sleepy-eyed guy behind the counter of a scuzzy liquor store, delivers a deadpan stoner voice-over paean to the teenage cutie who’s just sauntered in: “I want to drink this Mexican boy, Johnny Alonzo, from L.A. near Riverside. He makes my heart throb—thumpety, bum, bum, bum, bum, bum—when I see him.”
Their faces barely emerged from shadow, illuminated only by a hanging lamp, hunter and prey size each other up. Walt, a good-looking thirtyish fellow with an easy manner, doesn’t hold back: “Hey, I want to be your friend . . . su amigo?” Johnny (Doug Cooeyate), an illegal alien who rode the rails north to Portland, Oregon, in search of work, plays it cool. But Walt, smattering his come-ons with broken Spanish, is the persistent type. Later, after confiding in a friend—“I’m in love with this boy . . . I have to show him that I’m gay for him”—Walt finds Johnny at a video arcade, feeds him and his friends a home-cooked meal, lets him drive his car, and at evening’s end, professes his love and offers him fifteen bucks for sex.
The deal falls through, so Walt, settling for next best, spends the night with one of Johnny’s buddies, Roberto (Ray Monge), a.k.a. Pepper, who’s been locked out of the boys’ fleabag flophouse and who appears to be gay—or, in any case, appears to like men well enough if he’s on top. Notwithstanding a quick detour to the medicine cabinet to grab a jar of Vaseline, the sex scene is a model of discreet eroticism, not to mention a prime early example of Van Sant’s gift for intuitive montage: hands on naked flesh, a smile in the dark, and an obscuring blur of close-ups, set to the suggestive clank and whistle of a passing train. In his morning-after soliloquy, sounding at once self-pitying and elated, Walt acknowledges Pepper’s surrogate status: “That’s about as close to Johnny as I’ll ever get.” He also notices that the ten-dollar bill in his trouser pocket is missing.
An unabashedly romantic blast of beatnik lyricism, filmed in the inkiest black-and-white chiaroscuro and soundtracked to languid alt-country arpeggios, Mala Noche nevertheless maintains an unsentimental clarity when it comes to its central relationships. Walt, Johnny, and Pepper form a triangle of thwarted and displaced desire, a diagram of mutual need and exploitation. Each one plays his designated role in the social and sexual economy. Practically every interaction is a transaction. (Walt and Johnny’s first meeting, at the store, is punctuated by close-ups of the almighty greenback and a cash register with a Stars and Stripes sticker.)
Shot in 16 mm, on twenty-five thousand dollars of the director’s own money, Mala Noche is commonly regarded as one of the great DIY triumphs of its day. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-seventies, Van Sant put in a few demoralizing years in Hollywood (and a few lucrative ones on Madison Avenue) but retained ties with the artistic community in Portland, where he grew up. It was while working as a soundman on a Portland indie production, Penny Allen’s Property, that he met Walt Curtis, a local poet who was acting in the film. He read Curtis’s semiautobiographical chapbook Mala Noche and, he says, kept it hidden under his bed for years before it occurred to him to turn it into a film.
Van Sant’s Mala Noche is, on the one hand, very much a product of its era. American independent film of the eighties was notable for its handful of iconoclastic, often region-specific voices (including Van Sant, Jim Jarmusch, John Sayles, John Waters, and Spike Lee). This was before the homogenizing waves of faddists and imitators wrought by the nineties Sundance boom (incidentally, Sundance, then known as the U.S. Film Festival, rejected Mala Noche in 1986).
But seen today, the film also seems far ahead of its time, in large part because it so blithely bypasses the identity politics and representational burdens of “gay cinema.” It has been retroactively anointed a forerunner of the so-called New Queer Cinema that emerged in the early nineties. But Van Sant in general, and Mala Noche especially, stand apart from that movement’s initial salvo (and, needless to say, from the gaysploitation dreck that took over as the decade wore on), less cerebral than Todd Haynes and less sloganeering than Gregg Araki.
In other words, Mala Noche is so openly gay that it may be more useful to think of it as incidentally gay; Van Sant has more universal—and more particular—concerns in mind than the simple fact of Walt’s sexual orientation. The film is an anatomy of desire, and a good deal tougher and thornier than its air of pensive distraction might suggest. Much of the voice-over and dialogue is lifted from Curtis’s story, which Van Sant adapted shrewdly, culling the most resonant lines and lending rhythm and form where there was previously sub-Burroughsian gush. The film takes shape from the schizoid swings of mad infatuation—-panicked desperation in the loved one’s absence, manic euphoria in his presence. There’s also a generosity in the movie that’s largely absent in the book; Van Sant, one of the least judgmental of contemporary American filmmakers, paints a more flattering picture of Curtis than Curtis does himself.
A connoisseur of exotic jailbait, Walt, as Van Sant has acknowledged, is “certainly not a positive gay character.” The sheer directness of his ardor is charming but also unnerving. His racial fetishism often coincides with a casual racism (when he’s mad at Johnny or Pepper, he’s liable to make generalizations about “the Mexicans”). The Walt-Johnny relationship is far from straightforward—if anything, it’s one complicating factor after another—and while Walt ignores the obvious minefields, Van Sant is far from oblivious.
Johnny doesn’t just fill the role of the eroticized Other—he’s about as Other as it gets, separated from Walt by age, ethnicity, and language, as well as economic, social, and legal standing. Without exempting Walt’s adoration from skeptical scrutiny, Van Sant liberates it from the unhelpful dead end of moral judgment. He plays the lopsided amour fou for dry tragicomedy, as he would do again in My Own Private Idaho (1991). But he also matter-of-factly poses the prickly questions: What happens when the unstoppable force of desire collides with the unmovable realities of race and class? In a relationship premised on various imbalances of power (as are, after all, so many), why wouldn’t each party make the most of his advantage? (And isn’t imbalance of power the basis for a certain kind of sexual attraction?) Does being exploited justify being an exploiter?
Walt, who also works part-time as a janitor, doesn’t have much, but it’s in his nature to be giving, and as he cannot help pointing out, he’s in a position to offer these impoverished migrant workers a free meal, a ride in his car, a sleeping bag for the night. (“A gringo like me has an easy life, a privileged life,” he muses.) Johnny, aloof as he is, knows to reciprocate just enough, to be more receptive of Walt’s unsolicited attention when he wants something; this dance of approach and avoidance is literalized in one of the film’s driving scenes, ostensibly mischievous but fraught with hostility, in which Johnny and Pepper, having taken over Walt’s car, repeatedly pull away from him as he struggles to catch up. Mockable as he is to the boys—Johnny tauntingly calls him a puto (faggot)—Walt comes to assume a quasi-parental role, always good for a driving lesson or a stern admonishment or a sickbed visit.
Is it ironic or merely logical that Van Sant began his career—one distinguished by a parade of young and beautiful boys—with, if not a defense, then at least a sympathetic portrait of an age-inappropriate crush? He once described Curtis’s story as “Death in Venice on Skid Row,” invoking the granddaddy of all chicken-hawk fables. But Walt is hardly a pathetic, closeted Aschenbach figure. As played by Streeter, who delivers what should have been a star-making performance (but who barely acted again), Walt is likable, basically decent, relatively well-adjusted, confident in his own skin, ambling down the main drag and cheerfully schmoozing passersby like the mayor of the neighborhood. He experiences his unrequited love not as abject humiliation but as a form of addiction. The pain and drama are self-fueling and even perversely ennobling—as illustrated in a fantasized scene in which Walt bursts into the boys’ room, beatifically backlit, and throws himself at Johnny’s feet like a fallen saint, seeking redemption through martyrdom.
This fully formed debut contains Van Sant’s pet themes (alienated youth, conflicted male relationships) and the traits of his quintessential hero (haunted, sincere, painfully sensitive, but not entirely humorless). It also features many of his poetic signatures—not just those famous time-lapsed clouds but the more ingrained gestures that happen on the level of film syntax: a dreamy elasticity of time, a jazzy deployment of repetition and punctuation.
Van Sant’s career has had at least three phases—the Pacific Northwest films, the Hollywood dalliances, the born-again formalism of his recent “death trilogy”—and is commonly discussed in terms of its wayward detours. But his résumé indicates not so much capriciousness as a willingness to both react to and build on what came before. His twelfth and most recent feature, the cosmic, Portland-set coming-of-age tale Paranoid Park (2007), may be his supreme achievement, refining and synthesizing the avant-garde gambits of Gerry (2002), Elephant (2003), and Last Days (2005) to the point where they seem like second nature—indeed like a direct outgrowth of Mala Noche’s jagged, deeply felt poetry. In the context of this continually surprising director’s still evolving career, his indelible first film looks ever more central.

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I'm actually running and trying to interpret ANCOM results. Briefly some important stuff about my data:
I'm working with microbiota from mosquitos midgut, I have 90 samples, I filtered my samples with a frequency like the depth chosed from the rarefaction that I used in diversity analysis (3800). Furthermore I filtered features with less than 10 reads and removed singletons.
So I runned ANCOM wiith one category from my metada ("local") and in this category I have 7 groups. I have more three categories, but I'm trying first to understand my preliminary results until step forward.
I've runned ANCOM with my filtered table and with the collapsed table (level 6) to compare results, for my surprising I have in both ANCOM volcano plot a too high W. I compared with others results from the Moving Pictures, Parkison's tutorial and in the forum. My W is very high and in my x-axis (F-score) I do not have negative numbers.
I don't know if this occurs normally, the ANCOM results from the collapsed table have a slightly smaller W.
Here I will post my code, and the files of the results from the filtered and collapsed-filtered table. But my questions are: There are some bias in my results? I can confirm which taxa (or features) are differentially abundant using the TSV table below as a parameter? Why my W it's too high?
qiime feature-table filter-samples \ --i-table filtered-table-trim-gg-decon.qza \ --p-min-frequency 3800 \ --o-filtered-table filtered-new-table.qza qiime feature-table filter-features \ --i-table filtered-new-table.qza \ --p-min-frequency 10 \ --p-min-samples 2 \ --o-filtered-table filtered-new-table-min10-samp2.qza qiime composition add-pseudocount \ --i-table filtered-new-table-min10-samp2.qza \ --o-composition-table filtered-new-table-min10-samp2_with_pseudocount.qza qiime composition ancom \ --i-table filtered-new-table-min10-samp2_with_pseudocount.qza \ --m-metadata-file Metadados.txt \ --m-metadata-column local \ --o-visualization ancom_local.qzv
qiime taxa collapse \ --i-table filtered-new-table-min10-samp2.qza \ --i-taxonomy taxonomy-gg.qza \ --p-level 6 \ --o-collapsed-table filtered_table_level-6.qza qiime composition add-pseudocount \ --i-table filtered_table_level-6.qza \ --o-composition-table filtered_table_level-6_with_pseudocount.qza qiime composition ancom \ --i-table filtered_table_level-6_with_pseudocount.qza \ --m-metadata-file Metadados.txt \ --m-metadata-column local \ --o-visualization ancom_collapsed_local.qzv


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In order to understand the capabilities of thermal imaging, a knowledge of basic physics and heat transfer is required.
There are four major forms of heat transfer-
Of these, generally standard thermal imaging in buildings is mainly concerned with conduction and to cheapest pharmacy a lesser extent, convection. However all of the energy transfer mechanisms are encountered in various ways. viagra online In this paper, which concentrates on moisture, latent heat is an important element.
Conduction, where the proximity of atoms or molecules are said to “touch” each other, pass on the heat from the hotter one to the cooler. This is the only method of heat transfer that is found in a solid.
The heat transfer rate can be verbally expressed as-
The rate of heat flow under steady state conditions is directly proportional to the thermal conductivity of the object
through which the heat flows, and the temperature difference between the two ends of the object. It is inversely proportional to the length or thickness of the object. (Infrared Training Center, 2010).
From this the mathematical formula can be constructed as-
Q/t = kA (T1-T2)
In this case Q is energy (J) and t is time (s). The conductivity of the material, k is measured in the expression (W/m*K). The cross sectional area A is in m2 with the temperature difference T1-T2 in (K). Finally the length of the conductive path is L (m). (Infrared Training Center, 2010)
The conductivity of water is considered to be 0.6W/m*K compared to brick which is 1. (Infrared Training Center, 2010). This has a bearing on how thermal imagery can identify moisture. However most important is thermal capacity, which is the ability of a substance to hold stored energy.
The thermal capacity (measured in kJ/kg*K) of water is extremely high, as seen in table 1, when compared to other substances. This is the main reason for thermal imaging being able to detect moisture. As water heats up within the bounds of atmospheric conditions, it becomes higher.
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The higher the specific heat capacity, the harder it is for the substance to gain energy as well as to lose energy. Therefore it can be seen that water will one a day cialis require a far greater amount of energy to heat up to the same temperature as brick, for example. Therefore for this investigation, water will heat up and cool down more slowly than the dry brick, stone or other substrate. This is how thermal imaging identifies moisture. This can be seen below where the silos containing liquid show the level of the liquid inside due to the differing
heat capacities of the liquid interior and the metallic exterior.
A reasonable definition of convection is-
….. a heat transfer mode where a fluid is brought into motion, by either gravity or another force, thereby heat ( is transferred) from one place to another. (Infrared Training Center, 2010)
For convection to take place it must be within liquid or gas. The movement is caused by the differing densities of the molecules or atoms. The higher the temperature the less dense the fluid as the molecules are moving faster and are further away from each other (and taking up more volume). Gravity will have greater effect on the slower/ cooler bodies causing them to sink thus creating circulation. Thermal imagery can look at the patterns on solids that have been created by the http://viagranoprescription-buy.com/ convection currents via the boundary layer where the heat transfer is through conduction. The picture below shows convective warm air at the top of the wind falling down the window as it cools by conduction. By the time it reached the bottom of the window we can see via the boundary layer conduction, how the why 2 tubs cialis now cooler air falls, illustrated by the darker swirling areas below the windowsill.
Latent heat is the heat transfer associated with evaporation and condensation. We all understand that evaporation cools down the body as it extracts heat. An example is sweating. We can see, once a kettle is boiling all further energy from the heat source increases evaporation and therefore the water cannot heat the water any further due to the increased cooing effect of the evaporation. The opposite is true with condensation.
The picture below shows a flat roof with a patch of wet. The evaporation is cooling the surface of the roof giving a lower temperature. It can be noted that sometimes the area that has evaporation might be hotter than the dry contiguous area but the evaporative effect is greater than the underlying heat and therefore will be seen in the thermograph as cooler.
Heat transfer by emission and absorption of thermal radiation is called radiation heat transfer. (Infrared Training Center, 2010)
This is a factor that needs to be taken into account. However the main affect for thermography is incidental reflective radiation that skews the temperature of a body within the picture taken. This is the emissivity effect and will be mention later.
The electromagnetic spectrum (below) encompasses all of the radiation wavelengths between the shortest waves of gamma radiation at around 10-14 m to the longest radio waves at around 107 m with the infrared sector or the spectrum roughly in the centre.


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RaeLynn recently celebrated her first wedding anniversary, and now she’s reminiscing about her first 12 months as Mrs. Joshua Davis.
In Cody’s exclusive Ask Anything Chat, the “Love Triangle” singer responded to a question asking about her most memorable moment from her first year of marriage, reflecting on a special moment on her honeymoon in Puerto Rico.
Related: Cody Meets the Service Dog That's Touring with Blake Shelton and RaeLynn
“We went down to Old San Jaun, and we danced at this really old club that was there, this old salsa club,” RaeLynn says. “And it was just so much fun because we didn’t know anybody there and we were just having such a good time. We rented a car for the day, and it was just such an amazing moment. It reminded me how much I am thankful for Josh, and it was our first vacation together.”
The Voice alum has been open on social media lately about time spent away from Josh as he embarks on basic training for the military. In the video chat, RaeLynn explains how “Diamond,” a song from her debut album WildHorse, reminds her of how much she cares for her husband.
Related: Watch Cody and RaeLynn Take a Helicopter Ride
“Anybody can get a piece of jewelry or something nice from somebody, but your engagement ring is not just a diamond... It symbolizes the love you have for the person you want to spend your life... I was just thinking about how much Josh means to me, and that’s where I got the idea for ‘Diamonds.’”
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Beit Guvrin's Secret Underworld
A UNESCO site, the Beit Guvrin National Park is one of Israel's most surprising places to visit. Feel the awe as you step inside the Sidonian burial caves, including the Cave of the Musicians with reconstructed paintings narrating the story of ancient troubdaours. You will also visit Bell Caves and Roman Ampitheater.
This tour is only recommended for the adventurous as you may need to crawl through caves. Proper walking shoes and hats are necessary year-round for your protection.

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The Reddit blackout is underway, with thousands of subreddits switching to private mode in protest over Reddit’s decision to increase the price of its API access, which will force many third-party Reddit apps to shut down as a result.
According to a live list tracking the protest, over 7k subreddits have currently ‘gone dark’, out of the 100k or so active Reddit communities in the app. And while 7% of communities may not seem like a lot, those 7k groups have a combined subscriber count of 2.7 billion, which could have a big impact on Reddit engagement.
Indeed, the very action of switching so many groups to private has already caused issues at Reddit, with the site experiencing a brief outage as a result, while the subreddits themselves will remain out of action indefinitely in response to Reddit’s API pricing changes.
Late last month, Reddit announced that it would be upping the price of its API access, in order to make money off of big-name developers that have been using Reddit data to fuel their systems. Most notably, various generative AI tools have been using Reddit and Twitter as key sources of input to build their conversational models, which those businesses are now on-selling to their own customers, essentially making billions, largely via Reddit and Twitter conversation.
Twitter increased the price of its API access back in March in response, and now, Reddit’s also looking to follow Twitter’s lead, in order to build ‘a more equitable system’ for its API use. Though much like Twitter, the change will also impact many smaller third-party Reddit clients and tools, which many people currently use to access the app.
Popular Reddit reader app Apollo has already announced that it will be forced to shut down at the end of this month as a result of the change.
Apollo developer Christian Selig explained that:
“June 30th will be Apollo’s last day. I’ve talked to a lot of people, and come to terms with this over the last weeks as talks with Reddit have deteriorated to an ugly point”
Selig claims that, under Reddit’s new pricing structure, Apollo would need to pay around $2 million per month to keep the app running, effectively pricing him, and many others out of the market.
That sparked the initial backlash among Reddit community managers, which has now led to this protest action – while an effort from Reddit CEO Steve Huffman late last week to calm the situation by conducting an AMA evidently did more harm than good.
What will this mean for Reddit, long-term?
Well, you’d assume that, eventually, cooler heads will prevail, and the platform will get back to normal operations. But the protest action also highlights a flaw in Reddit’s system, and its reliance on volunteer moderators to run the app.
Unlike other social platforms, which are reliant on algorithms and automated detection, a large chunk of Reddit’s moderation and engagement maximization efforts come via human engagement, with moderators playing an essential role in managing their groups, and ensuring that they stay on-topic and on track. That’s delivered major benefits for the app, particularly in terms of reducing spam and misinformation, but at the same time, it means that Reddit needs this army of volunteers to keep things rolling, which is a significant weakness in its current approach.
That hasn’t been a huge problem till now, and it’ll be interesting to see how long the protest goes on for, and how Reddit responds, especially if app usage drops as a result.
One option could be for Reddit to take control of these communities itself, and keep them running, even if the current mods refuse to come back. That would effectively be the end for Reddit’s current system, and a big step to take, but Reddit does have options that it could consider, if the impacts become too much.
Right now, we wait and see what comes next, with Reddit, thus far, refusing to budge on its API pricing increase.
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Veteran pace bowler Scott Boland has gone into bat for underperforming recalled Test openers Joe Burns and Matthew Renshaw as they seek a rematch with Sri Lanka.
The Queensland duo are vying for a place in Australia’s top order for the two-Test series against the tourists, which gets underway with a pink-ball clash at the Gabba in Brisbane from Thursday.
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Neither Burns or Renshaw have staked a serious claim to feature on their home ground, though Boland still gave them the benefit of the doubt despite the pair failing to impress for a Cricket Australia XI in Hobart.
A short-lived 18-ball 22 from Burns on Friday was the duo’s highest score from four innings at Bellerive Oval, so the spotlight will fall upon uncapped Test squad member Will Pucovski during Saturday’s final day.
The CA XI resume on 2-99, an overall lead of 239 after Sri Lanka made a circumspect 5-176 from 75 allotted overs, a useful exercise for their top order.
Quizzed on the demeanour of Burns and Renshaw, who made 10, after stumps on Friday, Boland admitted they were unhappy not to have scored heavily.
“They’ll be disappointed but they’re not out of form,” the Victorian said.
“Joe Burns has been in great form, as good as any player I’ve seen this Shield season and I’m sure if he’s picked in the test team he’ll be ready to go in Brisbane.”
Burns is currently fifth on the Shield run-scoring ladder with 472 from 12 innings at 47.20 and a highest score of 96.
Boland was also looking forward to watching rookie and fellow Victorian Will Pucovski build on his first innings 23 as he targets a Test debut in Brisbane.
“He’s probably the best young player I’ve ever seen. He’s got so much time. He’s cool, calm, collected and has all the shots,” Boland said.
Pucovski heads to the middle after Marnus Labuschagne (33) and Kurtis Patterson (30) are separated.
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Boeing Tapped For Super Hornet And Growler Support | Fighter Wing Conducts Rapid Deployment To Bulgaria | Lockheed Tapped For 281 TI-16 CDSOct 02, 2019 05:00 UTC
Lockheed Martin Space and the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory were both tapped in support of the Trident II (D5). Lockheed won a $494.9 million modification for missile production and deployed systems support. CSDL won an $83.4 million deal to provide specialized technical knowledge for the guidance, navigation and control applications that will support Navy programs for the US Trident II (D5) Strategic Weapon System. Lockheed will perform work within the US and various other locations and estimated completion will be September 30, 2024. CSDL will work in Cambridge, Massachusetts with an expected completion of September 30, 2021. The Trident II is a submarine-launched ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles.
Boeing won a $70.8 million contract modification, which exercises an option to provide F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G aircraft inspections, modifications and repairs as well as F/A-18 E/F and EA-18G inner wing panel (IWP) modifications and repairs. The remanufacturing efforts for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers will restore aircraft and IWP service life projections to the new design specifications. The F/A-18E is a single-seat Super Hornet. The 2-seat F/A-18F sacrifices some range, carrying only 13,350 pounds of fuel – 900 fewer pounds than the F/A-18E. In exchange for this reduced range, it adds a 2nd crewman with an advanced attack station cockpit to assist in strike roles. The EA-18 is more than 90% common with the standard F/A-18F Super Hornet, sharing its airframe, AN/APG-79 AESA radar, AN/AYK-22 stores management system, and weapons options. The exception is the Super Hornet’s 20mm Vulcan gatling gun, which has been removed from the nose in favor of electrical equipment. Work under the contract modification will take place in Florida, Missouri, and California. Estimated completion will be in September 2020.
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Cubic Defense Applications won a $41.1 million contract for P5 Air Combat Training System (P5CTS) equipment delivery. The deal provides for the procurement of Air Force and Qatar P5CTS equipment. The P5CTS Internal Subsystems enables real-time, live monitoring and recorded mission data of air-to-air, air-to-ground and surface-to-air training scenarios for both real-time training and post mission analysis. Unlike the wing-mounted P5CTS the internal subsystem is placed inside the F-35. Fiscal 2019 aircraft procurement; and Foreign Military Sales funds in the amount of $31,249,695 are being obligated at the time of award. Work will take place in San Diego, California, and is scheduled to be complete by October 2021.
The 31st Fighter Wing executed a rapid deployment to Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria for Exercise Rapid Buzzard on September 24. US Air Force Airmen and F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing executed the rapid deployment to conduct “hot-pit” refueling and participate in the bilateral training exercise, Rapid Buzzard, with the Bulgarian Air Force, September 24 through September 27. They conducted Refueling operations with the 435th Contingency Response Squadron and three C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, which provided the fuel through rapid defuel operations from the C-130 aircraft into an R-11 fuel truck.
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems won a $43.8 million delivery order for 281 Technical Insertion Sixteen (TI-16) Common Display System (CDS) Variant A water-cooled and air-cooled production consoles. CDS is a set of watch station consoles designed to support the implementation of Open Architecture in Navy combat systems. The TI-16 CDS is the next evolution in the CDS family and consists of a three-eyed horizontal display console. This delivery order combines purchases for the Navy, Coast Guard and the governments of South Korea as well as Japan. The CDS family is designed to be compatible with commercially available hardware and software; to conform to open-architecture computers and standards; and to incorporate human systems integration design principles. Work will take place in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and is expected to be complete by March 2020.
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded L3 Technologies a $17.4 million contract for an F-16 A/B Block 15 simulator. The deal provides for one F-16 A/B Block 15 simulator and involves 100 percent FMS to Thailand. Thailand’s 102 Fighter Squadron operates F-16A/B ADF and the 103 Fighter Squadron operates the F-16A/B. Foreign Military Sales funds in the full amount are being obligated at the time of award.
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TI Presents New TPS61107 Converter/Regulator
Texas Instruments Inc. (TI, Dallas, TX) announced a new synchronous step-up, dc/dc converter with a low dropout (LDO) linear regulator that will allow battery capacity to be used more efficiently. Targeting hand-held applications powered by common battery types, the new TPS61107, part of TI's recently announced TPS611x family of dc/dc converter/LDO power management ICs, offers a complete, cost-efficient, power supply solution for systems powered by single- and dual-cell alkaline, NiCd and NiMH batteries.
The TPS61107 features pulse-width modulation switching that results in up to 95-percent conversion efficiency; and two stable output voltages, 3.3V with the boost converter stage and 1.8V with the LDO stage. The TPS61107 can be disabled to minimize battery drain. During shutdown of a portable device, the power load is completely disconnected from the battery. A low-electromagnetic interference mode is implemented in the device to lower the radiated electromagnetic energy when the converter enters the discontinuous conduction mode. The built-in LDO can be used for a second 1.8V output voltage derived either from the boost output or directly from the battery.
The TPS61107 device is available in volume in a 20-pin, thin-shrink, small-outline package (TSSOP), or in a 24-pin, QFN package. Pricing for the TPS61107 is $1.75 per 1,000 units.


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Elder Law & Estate Planning
Does estate planning make your head spin? Are you overwhelmed when it comes to financial decisions as you approach and enjoy retirement? You aren’t alone. Many retirees find financial planning cumbersome and confusing, but one thing is certain: you can’t avoid it.
Become an active participant in your financial decisions and advocate for your own financial peace of mind. How good would it feel to know that all of your financial goals are on track? You can do it, and our presentation is an excellent first step.
Join us as we cover:
- Common mistakes in estate planning
- FAQs about elder law and estate planning
- Ensuring your financial plan is ready and waiting to work when you need it
When: Thursday, February 25
Time: 10:30 AM
Meet the Expert Brandon L. McGee, Attorney-at-Law, McGee Law Firm
Brandon is the co-owner of The McGee Law Firm. Born and raised in Dallas, he returned to practice law after graduating from Emory University. He is passionate about helping families and he does so by guiding them through estate planning, elder law, and Medicaid pre-planning and crisis planning issues. He is a dedicated husband, father, and serious TCU Horned Frogs fan.


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The machine, in one form or another, has become such a household necessity that we tend to forget the wonder and magic of the days when it was just beginning to earn its place by the hearth. The first suave ambassador from the court of mechanical efficiency to woo and win Grandma’s heart was the redoubtable sewing machine. Whirring and purring in the parlour, its virtuoso performance beguiled both young and old. Without commentary.
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Brave Bold Drama is a community interest company (not-for-profit) registered with Companies House. Company Number: 10708381
In the interests of transparency, no-one at Brave Bold Drama receives a salary. We work within the company as freelance artists and administrate the company on a voluntary basis. We are registered with Companies House as a Community Interest Company.
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Gill has worked in theatre and drama all her life. After gaining an MA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Royal Holloway in 2001 she became a secondary drama teacher and worked in education until 2013.
She established Brave Bold Drama in 2013 and became a freelance drama practitioner, delivering workshops initially in children’s centres, schools and care homes.
In 2015 Brave Bold Drama became a theatre company and has been a registered Community Interest Company since 2017. Gill writes music for the company’s productions and is instrumental in devising new work. She also develops Brave Bold Drama’s community and education outreach.
Gill is also a freelance performer, facilitator, producer, composer and musician. She has worked as a musical director for Kilter Theatre Company, composed for Knapsack Productions and has produced for Soap Soup Theatre Company.
She is trained in Safeguarding and First Aid.
These are the many brilliant people we have had the pleasure of working with, and how they have worked with us.
Creative Producer & Safeguarding Officer/Child Protection Lead
Paul is an award-winning actor/deviser & singer. He has worked extensively as an actor over the past few years featuring in classical, new writing and devised theatre productions accompanying his facilitation work in drama & singing. As a workshop facilitator, he specialises in devising work for adults with learning disabilities.
Paul co-devises with the company and managed the tours of many Brave Bold Drama productions including Alf the Highwayman (2016), George & the Flight of the Imaginees (2017), Sticky Ends: the spooky edition (2018) and Wonderland (2019). Paul also makes theatre in his home county of Dorset as Frenetic Fox Theatre.
Paul is the Designated Safeguarding Lead and Child Protection Officer for Brave Bold Drama.


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Mulayam, Mayawati betraying dalits: Bharti
Bharti alleged that while "enjoying the fruits of power" these two leaders have only benefited their families and "the conditions of backwards and dalits remains the same as these leaders have betrayed them".
Bharti, who is currently on `nirmal ganga abhiyan` while addressing pubic meetings in Thariyaon and Khaga areas, claimed that the diamonds and jewellery donned by Mayawati have come from the hard earned money of the poor.
On the situation in Uttar Pradesh, she said that corruption is at its peak and crime has risen manifold while the police administration remains paralysed.
Stressing that BJP was with social activist Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev in their campaign against black money and for the Lokpal Bill, Bharti said that like her campaign for cleaning the Ganga, her party has also started a campaign for cleaning politics.
"It is for for cleaning the country and state from mis-governance that I have joined the BJP," she added.

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The Seven-Step Model (7SM): An Alternative Health Behavior Change Model for the General Public
Keywords:Peer review, self-efficacy, graduate learning strategy, survey research
The major causes of death in the world are heart attack, stroke, and cancer. The main contributing factors for chronic diseases complications are unhealthy behaviors; so, health behavior change has become imperative in the world today. There are several models and theories for health behavior change. They are, however, far from public reach because they are not easy for people to understand and apply in their daily lives. The seven-step model (7SM) is the result of integrating key constructs from different theories and models and putting them in a way that the public may understand and apply. The model has seven steps that individuals, families, and small groups can use to change behavior, and three more tools for maintenance. An exploratory study done in the Philippines and Peru with graduate students from 30 different countries shows the potential of the 7SM in changing different unhealthy behaviors and installing new healthy behaviors.

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Jennifer Hudson Among Starry Lineup of "Fashion Rocks" Concert, Broadcast on CBS
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Jennifer Hudson, who won an Academy Award for her performance as Effie in the film of Dreamgirls, will be among the performers taking part in "Fashion Rocks" Sept. 9 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Emmy winner Ryan Seacrest will host the evening, which will be broadcast live on CBS beginning at 9 PM ET.
The concert will also feature the talents of the pop band MAGIC!, Afrojack, Duran Duran, Jennifer Lopez, KISS, Miranda Lambert, Nico & Vinz, Pitbull, Rita Ora, The Band Perry and Usher.
"Fashion Rocks," which celebrates the relationship between fashion and music, will be executive-produced by Richard Beckman and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions. Seacrest will also receive an executive producer credit.
Tickets can be purchased online via Ticketmaster by visiting www.barclayscenter.com or www.ticketmaster.com, or by calling (800) 745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at the American Express Box Office at Barclays Center. For information on individual suites, call (718) BK-SUITE.


i want to know if our Z supoorts the Quick Charge 1.0 technology. Because I hate it to wait about 3 hours before my Z is full. Actually im using a 2A Charger by Samsung, but it isn't really faster than the orginal charger? Has our phone a Charge Limit at 1.5 A?
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OK I just bought a 97 rs camaro it had overheating problems ..
I have ruled out waterpump (flowing well) i dont think theromostat is installed as radiator flows all the time.. replaced the temp sending unit just below the throttle body. replaced the rad cap... ok the fans will not run unless the ac or defroster is on ... where should i look for the control that will allow the fan to run without ac or defrost on.. if i run ac or defrost the car will not overheat and stays right around 180.
the coooling fan will not run untill the temp reaches approximately 215 degrees or higher. normal running temp should be about 190-200 degrees. thermostat is in the top hose on the engine . also, there is a bleeder screw on the neck of the thermostat to take out any air(should be open slightly(just one turn/ not fully off) when running cold and filling full of coolant; shut / 5 lb-10 lb tightened when poured till coolant seeps).
Thanks Jason ..... I turned off ac and fought the extremely strong urge to kill the engine as the temp creeped up and over 210 and just the 3/4 hash (thinking about 235-240) fans turned on and held temp. At idle no less so I guess all is good and I have just become one of the new f-body happy satisfied owner.
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STRATFORD, Conn. — Onspot of North America Inc. has been invited to appear on the “Motorhead Garage” television series for a second time.
The “Best of Motorhead Garage” episode will air on Jan. 22 at 11:30 a.m. on Fox Sports Network.
“Motorhead Garage” specializes in demonstrating step-by-step installations of the latest aftermarket products.
The first episode featuring Onspot aired on Nov. 6. Officials said that through the “magic” of television, show hosts Sam Memmolo and Dave Bowman did a complete installation of the company’s automatic tire chains in five minutes and 19 seconds.


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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (30 January 1882 – 12 April 1945) was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century. He led the United States through a time of worldwide economic crisis and World War II.
Roosevelt was a Templar puppet and was in the possession of an Apple of Eden during his presidency. Alongside Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, Roosevelt was a major leader of the Allied forces during World War II, orchestrated by the Templars to make advantage of the peace that would succeed the war, and therefore establish their dream of a New World Order. On February 4, 1945, the three leaders gathered at the Yalta Conference to discuss how to divide post-war Europe.
Suffering from a variety of illnesses in his lifetime, most notably polio, Roosevelt died only months before the war's end at the age of 63.
His allegiance to the Templars was also uncovered further by members of the Initiates and compiled in a database the following year.


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Changing Street Corners: The Intersection Between Older Women and Homelessness
Emmy McLarty, Anne Rios, and Olivia Zecchini
Think Dignity, 2016
At the start of 2016, TD’s Board of Directors determined that an area of specific and focused concentration would be directed towards better understanding of the plight of women experiencing homelessness. A sub-committee was formed to look at the issues directly effecting women in the homeless community. The sub-committee is comprised of community members, Think Dignity staff, homeless women, and service providers. The research being done is an attempt to:
• Understand the pathways to homelessness experienced by women
• Assess the appropriateness of the current support system for women
• Create policy recommendations for future advocacy
This is the first of the reports to be published with the TD Women’s Sub-Committee findings. It focuses on the growing demographics of older women suffering from homelessness. In their research, Think Dignity found that wage inequity, sexual and domestic violence, mobility issues, mental health and substance abuse are all causes of the epidemic of older women living on the street. In this article Think Dignity recommends community-wide solutions as well as agency specific resolutions to address homelessness within aging women.


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the bulding is a typical chinese style house, with internal gardens, the rooms are really nice, and the position is perfect if you want to enjoy the pace and quiteness of the district.the only thig we did not apprecciate is the price, a bit to expansive
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- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Pingjiang Lodge is converted from Suzhou ancient complex of houses in Si-jin style (literally means "four times of entry"), a traditional Chinese architecture that contains different compounds of courtyard and rooms to form a main axle. It was once the Residence of the Fang Family in Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 450 years. ... more less
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The Hua Hin deputy chief Chareewat Phramanee has confirmed that Royal Passenger Liner will operate a daily service again between Hua Hin and Pattaya during the high season.
The service was suspended in September, with Royal Passenger Liner blaming the drop in numbers during tourist low season as the reason for suspending services.
Tickets for the 340 seat catamaran ferry start at 1,250 baht. The journey normally takes around 2.5 hours.
Meanwhile, the head of Prachuap Khiri Khan Tourism Association has told Talk News of plans to build a new pier in Pak Nam Pran, approximately 10 kilometres south of Hua Hin, which would be used for a car ferry service.
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On Sunday, they won. On Monday, they returned, and on Tuesday, they fired up those duck boats.
The snow and rain fell with a mix of confetti as the Patriots rolled through the streets of Boston to celebrate their fifth Super Bowl victory. Despite the weather, Patriots Nation turned out big time for their team. The Boston Police Department estimated about a million people lined the parade route downtown, and those who braved the elements were not disappointed.
The players smiled, danced and cheered the entire route from Hynes Convention Center to City Hall Plaza. LeGarrette Blount even broke out a Patriots WWE Championship for the occasion.
The parade was led by Robert, Jonathan, Josh and Dan Kraft, followed by Bill Belichick and his coaching staff. Then Tom Brady, Jimmy Garoppolo and Jacoby Brissett came rolling through to kick things off.
The duck boat that carried the running backs and tight ends was, of course, the life of the parade party. With the giant personalities like Rob Gronkowski, Martellus Bennett and LeGarrette leading the charge, things got interesting.
After James White's incredible performance on Sunday, it's no surprise that Patriots Nation showed the running back some serious love as he and his crew rolled down Boylston Street. Fresh off a trip to Disney World, he was greeted by signs that read, "Thank you, James White" and "Can't stop James White."
Not to be outdone, the receiving corps and special teams put on a show. Though there was no roof for Julian Edelman to climb on top of this year, he still managed to rile up the crowd by standing up on the side of the flatbed and leading chants counting for each of the team's Super Bowl championships.
Meanwhile, Joe Cardona and Ryan Allen snapped and punted multiple footballs into the crowd, and Stephen Gostkowski hoisted his son into the air, who clutched a homemade Lombardi trophy thrown onto the boat for a majority of the parade.
Patriots Nation also had a chance to show off their creative sides with funny and thoughtful signs scattered along the route. From simples ones, like "History Made" to detailed drawings of playoff beards, fans showed nothing but love for their team. And as the duck boats rolled on to City Hall Plaza, the Patriots returned the love, excitement and gratitude.
Check out more photos from the parade in the gallery below.
Check out the best photos from the Patriots Super Bowl LI victory parade in Boston on Tuesday, February 7, 2017.


- Can a 9mm hollow point kill a bear?
- Can you legally kill a bear?
- Do police use hollow point bullets?
- Can you kill a bear if it attacks you?
- Should I carry one in the chamber?
- Will a .45 stop a bear?
- How do you scare away a bear?
- What handgun can take down a bear?
- Can an AR 15 take down a bear?
- Will a 9mm stop an intruder?
- What animal can kill a grizzly bear?
- Will a warning shot scare a bear?
Can a 9mm hollow point kill a bear?
Yes, a 9 mm can injure or kill a bear.
The bear will die of his injuries, but he will still have enough life left in him to do you in, before he dies.
You will not have a side shot if a grizzly bear is charging you, and most likely your 9mm will only inrage him, and make him try his best to kill you..
Can you legally kill a bear?
Again, hunting bear and big game in Canada has always been legal. It is tightly regulated and only allowed within season. … Video of hunter killing bear with a spear prompts Alberta investigation This is a news article and does not contain the video.
Do police use hollow point bullets?
Despite the widespread ban on military use, hollow-point bullets are one of the most common types of bullets used by civilians and police, which is due largely to the reduced risk of bystanders being hit by over-penetrating or ricocheted bullets, and the increased speed of incapacitation.
Can you kill a bear if it attacks you?
Bears wounded with an arrow, knife, or firearm may intensify the attack, and killing a bear charging at full speed is difficult at best. If you shoot a bear in self-defense, leave the scene as soon as it is safe, and report the incident to Fish, Wildlife & Parks immediately. … A bear can cover 44 feet in 2-3 seconds.
Should I carry one in the chamber?
When you train with the gun and one in the chamber or not, the answer is no. Carrying your self defense weapon, be it concealed carry or open carry, should be as ready as the law allows. … There is no wrong way as long as it’s within the confines of the law and you are comfortable with it.
Will a .45 stop a bear?
45 caliber pistols against bears. All were successful. One was against a black bear, which was killed with additional shots, probably from another handgun. … The grizzly bear was killed with one shot.
How do you scare away a bear?
To scare the bear away, make loud noises by yelling, banging pots and pans or using an airhorn. Make yourself look as big as possible by waving your arms. If you are with someone else, stand close together with your arms raised above your head.
What handgun can take down a bear?
Glock 20Glock 20. Some people consider it almost sacrilegious to recommend a semi-automatic handgun chambered in 10mm Auto as a bear-defense gun. However, the 10mm Auto is no slouch: it will absolutely do the trick if you place your shots properly. The Glock 20 has several big advantages that make it a great bear-defense gun.
Can an AR 15 take down a bear?
223 (5.56mm) rounds that the AR-15 fires are only 22 calibre in diameter. An AR-15 bullet is not even big enough for deer hunting. Although on full auto you might be able to get off a full clip before the bear actually reached you, it might take it a long time to die, during which time it will be tearing you to pieces.
Will a 9mm stop an intruder?
Based in a combination of factors, including so-called “stopping power,” weight and availability, the FBI study shows that the 9mm round penetrates far enough, allows for shooters to carry more rounds, and is more widely available and less expensive than alternative rounds like the . 45 ACP or . 40 Smith & Wesson.
What animal can kill a grizzly bear?
Elephants, Hippos, and Rhinos can all easily take down a grizzly/polar bear 9/10. Adult male Lions and Tigers CAN take down a grizzly or polar bear. It won’t be a majority, but they have the tools to take them down. Many large bulls, Bison, etc all can take down a grizzly or polar bear.
Will a warning shot scare a bear?
Mainly, warning shots carry no guarantees, but an armed partner is good insurance. Shots that pass near a bear’s head or kick up gravel or rock splinters work best, but may injure the bear.


We've been talking a lot the last few days about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2022.
Eminem officially entered the Hall of Fame a few weeks ago in Hollywood. Also inducted were Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Carly Simon, The Eurythmics, and Dolly Parton. Earlier this year, after finding out she'd been nominated, initially declined, reportedly because she doesn't see herself as a rocker. After considering that artists from many genres are members, she finally did accept the induction.
Check out her red carpet interview and acceptance speech below, and you can watch the full Ceremony with a bung of great performances and celebs, starting this weekend on HBO and HBOMAX (Saturday 11/19).