text: Dynamic DNA-based circuits represent versatile systems to perform complex computing operations at the molecular level. However, the majority of DNA circuits relies on freely diffusing reactants, which slows down their rate of operation substantially. Here we introduce the use of DNA-functionalized benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamide (BTA) supramolecular polymers as dynamic scaffolds to template DNA-based molecular computing. By selectively recruiting DNA circuit components to a supramolecular BTA polymer functionalized with 10-nucleotide handle strands, the kinetics of strand displacement and strand exchange reactions were accelerated 100-fold. In addition, strand exchange reactions were also favored thermodynamically by bivalent interactions between the reaction product and the supramolecular polymer. The noncovalent assembly of the supramolecular polymers enabled straightforward optimization of the polymer composition to best suit various applications. The ability of supramolecular BTA polymers to increase the efficiency of DNA-based computing was demonstrated for three well-known and practically important DNA-computing operations: multi-input AND gates, Catalytic Hairpin Assembly and Hybridization Chain Reactions. This work thus establishes supramolecular BTA polymers as an efficient platform for DNA-based molecular operations, paving the way for the construction of autonomous bionanomolecular systems that confine and combine molecular sensing, computation, and actuation.

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Jack Harlow did more than feature Drake on his new song “Churchill Downs,” he’s brought him there. Or at least is showing him Louisville during the Derby.
Louisville native rapper Harlow was spotted around town with the Canadian legend Drake on Derby Eve, which also happened to be the day Harlow’s new album, Come Home The Kids Miss You, dropped.
They showed up at Seviche, one of Harlow’s favorite places to eat, according to an Instagram post from chef/owner Anthony Lamas. (Comedian Druski was there, too.)
Harlow also filmed Drake dancing to Mariah Carey tunes in his Instagram story.
Drake posted a Louisville postcard to Instagram, too.
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Harlow attended a Derby Eve party at 21c Museum Hotel last night for a fundraiser raising money for the Western Kentucky Tornado fund.
In “Churchill Downs,” Drake references the Derby, rapping, “Kentucky Derby races, my presence in the spot is so abrasive. Box at the Churchill Downs, that’s motivation, yeah.”
A demo of the track “Churchill Downs” leaked in April, which Harlow told the New York City radio station Hot 97 “hurt his feelings” because it wasn’t ready to be released yet, although Drake advised him not to worry about it.
Drake hasn’t shown up to Churchill Downs yet today, with Harlow appearing alone on the red carpet. He’s set to give the “Rider’s Up” call at the track later today.
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I planted a hydrangea last year and it is not blooming this year. The plant looks healthy and is growing bigger, but no blooms. I am not sure what kind it is other than the tag said Little Prince on it. It gets about 4 hours of sun a day. Why doesn’t it bloom?
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
You may be lacking phosphorus. If there is a lack of phosphorus in the soil, plants will have little to no blooms. You can either use a phosphorus rich fertilizer or add some bone meal to the soil. These articles may help as well: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm

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Industry: Business Development
A Sustainable Global Community Designed to Make the Everyday Extraordinary.
Situated in the historic Upper Eastside's West Belle Meade neighborhood, Ironside (est. 2008) is a vibrant, multidisciplinary urban center envisioned by developer and designer Ofer Mizrahi - composed of 67 showrooms, studios, and coworking spaces that include a diverse grouping of architects, interior designers, material and furniture designers, boutique retailers, creative services and art galleries.
Reminiscent of Brera Design District Milano, Ironside is a unique, green environment, punctuated with rainbow eucalyptus trees, biodynamic gardens and outdoor paths linking glass storefronts accented by public plazas' serviced by cafes, boutique retailers and showrooms.


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DENVER (CBS4)– If you have a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loan and have had no luck refinancing because you owe more than your home is worth, HARP, the Home Affordable Refinance Program may be able to help.
Half of all home loans are Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. Those homeowners aren’t helped by a recent ruling holding five major banks accountable for questionable mortgage practices.
HARP is a relatively new option which homeowner Chris Nickoloff has put to work lowering his monthly house payments. He was current on his loan but still was being turned down for refinancing.
Banker Patt Drawe of W.J. Bradley Bank used HARP to help.
“There are no income qualifications so even if you’re not employed or you lost your job you can still get refinanced at today’s rates and save money,” said Drawe.
Chris, who is employed, still welcomed the chance to go from a 6.75 rate to a 3.6 rate which will save him hundreds of dollars in interest each month.
The HARP program will also help homeowners who are underwater, meaning they owe more than their house is worth. It could keep many out of foreclosure.
Nickoloff, who has always been current with his payments, is thrilled when 4 On Your Side Money Saver Suzanne McCarroll talks to him.
When asked, “Can you believe you’re saving money every month and paying off your house faster?” Chris replied, “ No.”
You may be eligible for HARP if you meet all of the following criteria:
• The mortgage must be owned or guaranteed by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae.
• The mortgage must have been sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on or before May 31, 2009.
• The mortgage cannot have been refinanced under HARP previously unless it is a Fannie Mae loan that was refinanced under HARP from March-May, 2009.
• The current loan-to-value (LTV) ratio must be greater than 80 percent.
• The borrower must be current on the mortgage at the time of the refinance, with a good payment history in the past 12 months.

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Like I've mentioned before, I'm definitely not a typical breakfast person. I'm a dessert for breakfast type person. This falls right into that category.
Since it's already starting to warm up here in Texas, I like having something cool to drink in the morning. I'm not a big protein powder person. In fact, I absolutely hate the flavor and after taste of most protein powders. Instead, I opt for a meal replacement shake from IdealShape. When I lost 40lbs, it's the meal replacement shake that I used on a regular basis. My nutrition information is based on the vanilla flavor. The one thing I really like about their shake is the flavor and the fact that it keeps me full for a while.
You can check out the video recipe here.
Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
- Ice Cubes
- 4 Large Strawberries
- ½ Scoop Vanilla IdealShake
- 2 tbsp Jello Cheesecake Dry Pudding Mix
- ½ tbsp Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1 cup Vanilla Coconut Milk
- Place ingredients in a blender in order.
- Blend until fully combined.
- Sprinkle extra graham cracker crumbs on top.

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HX-MX – Down valves
HX are manually operated down valves, adjustable in their down speed. They close automatically upon release. They can be used for emergency manual lowering or in combination with the EV down valve to achieve an overspeed of the elevator for testing the pipe rupture valve.
MX are solenoid operated down valves, adjustable in their acceleration, down speed and deceleration. They can be used for the revision or inspection travel of the elevator or as a particularly slow down speed valve in addition to the two down speeds of the EV valve to obtain extremely exact floor stops.


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Not everyone's cup of tea, this shot, I understand.
This shot was taken of newly formed band "Acolourfall" in the caves under the Salutation pub in Nottingham, UK. I used two studio lights in this shot and it was tricky to get the lighting anywhere near right because it was so dark down there and the cave walls just seemed to suck the light right in.
Anyway, much fiddling about with positioning and settings produced this shot, we combined a good pose with retention of the detail in the cave walls.
Portraits and people
HelenO, accipiter, rpba18205 and 4 more

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What baseball fan wouldn't trade just about anything for a chance to play for his favorite team? But Joe Boyd, the middle-aged superfan at the center of the Broadway classic Damn Yankees, takes his infatuation with America's Pastime to a new level when he trades his soul in exchange for the power to hit homers like Babe Ruth and lead the subpar Washington Senators to the World Series. But then, deals with the Devil are never what they're cracked up to be, are they? The composing team of Adler and Ross knocked it out of the park with favorite tunes like "Whatever Lola Wants," "Those Were the Good Old Days" and "(You Gotta Have) Heart," winning Damn Yankees seven Tony Awards, including for Best Musical, when it first premiered. Now Theatre Buford brings this crowd-pleasing comedy to the stage of the Buford Community Center.
All offers for Damn Yankees have expired.
The last date listed for Damn Yankees was Sunday, Apr 29, 2018 / 3:00pm.


vMatrix 2.7.0 is released with a new and easier-to-use user configuration module.
Added: Brand new user configuration module to support template creation and modification facility.
Added: Logout and power off in terminal device management page.
Added: Login queue settings.
Added: A switch that controls the availability of Ping button in terminal devices.
Added: Support of Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.
Added: Support of 802.11ac USB WiFi dongle (based on RTL88xx chips).
Added: Support of auto log off due to session disconnect and being idle state.
Added: Support of auto disconnection when session being idle state.
Added: Support of auto power off device after user logged out.
Added: Support of Scheduled Task.
Added: Support of USB disk write protection in privilege settings.
Added: Support of USB multitouch panels and monitors, Windows 8 or above is required.
Added: Support of Wacom STU series sign tablet.
Added: Support of connect to non-English naming WiFi hotspot.
Added: HID devices isolation in Enhanced Mode.
Added: Firmware version display in terminal device management page (firmware version 184.108.40.206 or above required).
Fixed: Service may crashes in startup phase due to calling secedit tool.
Fixed: Service may crashes when several users login at the same time.
Fixed: Unable to monitor user’s desktop when it turns to locked state.
Fixed: Unable to place user’s private directory to network path.
Fixed: A core bug that may cause blue screen error when log in users.
Improved: Blank space is allowed in changing passwords.
Improved: Wallpaper settings moved to display settings page.
Improved: Batch modification of Login, Display, Input, Startup settings in terminal devices.
Improved: Batch modification of user information.
Improved: Adjustment of UI layout.
Improved: Manager can specify IP address in login settings, host name is no longer required.
Improved: The auto connection function will filter terminal devices that only belong to initiator.
Improved: The auto connection function can be used to log into service groups.
Improved: Drive C: can be hidden from terminal users.
Improved: The list of terminal devices can be sorted by IP address.
To update your current vMatrix Server Manager to the latest 2.7.0 version, please download the installation package at the download center.
You can overwrite the old installation files but make sure to DISABLE any Anti-Virus or Firewall software during the installation.
Terminal users will be disconnection during the update and you are required to reboot the system when completed.


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Coverage of the NBA clash between Celtics and Blazers.
NBA roundup: Denver Nuggets overcome Portland Trail BlazersMeanwhile, Brooklyn booked their ticket to the next round.
Jun 2, 08:18
NBA roundup: Brooklyn Nets edge closer to next round of playoffsBrooklyn and Atlanta are closing in on a spot in the next round.
May 31, 07:50
NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum hits 50 as Celtics overcome NetsThe LA Clippers and the Atlanta Hawks also won.
May 29, 08:53
NBA roundup: Los Angeles Lakers rally late to level first-round seriesThe Californians had to hold off their resurgent hosts in the second half.
May 26, 08:19
NBA roundup: Boston Celtics secure seventh seed in Eastern ConferenceThe Celtics will meet the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
May 19, 08:11
NBA roundup: 76ers take top seed with victory over MagicThe Utah Jazz crept closer to securing top seed in the Western Conference play-offs after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder.
May 15, 09:01
NBA roundup: Atlanta Hawks secure playoff spotThe Hawks will be involved in the post-season for the first time since 2017.
May 13, 08:23
NBA roundup: Miami Heat beat Boston Celtics to secure playoff spotBoston will now have to come through the play-in tournament for post-season action.
May 12, 08:18
NBA roundup: Celtics launch dramatic fightback to beat SpursBoston trailed by 32 points at one stage but won in overtime.
May 1, 08:58
NBA roundup: Phoenix Suns secure spot in NBA playoffsThe Philadelphia 76ers became the second team through in the Eastern Conference following a huge win over the Atlanta Hawks.
Apr 29, 08:23
NBA roundup: Brooklyn Nets secure playoff spotKevin Durant came out firing in the fourth quarter in just his second game back from injury.
Apr 28, 08:14
NBA roundup: Nets return to summit with win over CelticsThere were also wins for the Wizards, Clippers and Warriors.
Apr 24, 09:13
NBA roundup: Anthony Davis returns as Lakers lose to MavericksThe victory came at a cost, however, with the hosts losing Kristaps Porzingis to a left ankle sprain in the third quarter.
Apr 23, 08:31
NBA roundup: Utah Jazz suffer loss to Los Angeles Lakers in overtimeThe Boston Celtics also claimed their sixth straight win after Jayson Tatum scored a 44-point double-double.
Apr 18, 09:27
NBA roundup: Antetokounmpo returns as Bucks beat Hawks, Lakers lose againThe reigning MVP scored 15 points on his return after missing six games due to injury.
Apr 16, 08:34
NBA roundup: Kevin Durant stars as Brooklyn Nets beat Minnesota TimberwolvesBrooklyn dominated from the outset against the hapless Timberwolves.
Apr 14, 08:11
NBA roundup: Celtics end Nuggets' winning streak, Bucks overcome MagicIt marked the hosts' first loss since March 24, while the Celtics have won five of their last six games.
Apr 12, 08:21
NBA roundup: Kevin Durant returns to help Brooklyn Nets beat New Orleans PelicansThe Nets held a 20-point lead at half-time and kept the pressure on throughout.
Apr 8, 09:04
NBA roundup: Brooklyn Nets top Eastern ConferenceA combination of youth and experience got the job done at the Barclays Center to move half a game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Apr 1, 08:17
NBA roundup: Sacramento Kings dramatically beat Cleveland CavaliersThere were also wins for the Jazz, Wizards and Knicks.
Mar 28, 08:54
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Canadian startup Moment Energy was part of Motivate VANCOUVER in 2022. We interview the founders to discuss the opportunities of second-life storage systems.
How did you all come together to start Moment Energy?
The founders are Edward Chiang (CEO), Sumreen Rattan (COO), Gurmesh Sidhu (CPO), and Gabriel Soares (CTO). We met in our first year of study at Simon Fraser University in the Mechatronic Systems Engineering Program and started Moment Energy shortly after graduating, with the drive to become tech entrepreneurs. We are a group of innovative and forward-thinking entrepreneurs who saw the need for energy reliability, and a solution for electric vehicle batteries that would retire from vehicles with no place to go. By recognizing the shortage of clean energy solutions, we realized that repurposing these batteries into energy storage systems could solve multiple problems at once. What brought us together is the idea of using technology to make a positive difference in the world. We combined our engineering, cleantech, and business experience to form Moment Energy.
We believe that having the right team is crucial for the success of a startup and that our complementary strengths and industry relationships make us well-suited to take on the challenges of building a successful business.
What are the main challenges Moment Energy is trying to solve?
Our mission is to provide worldwide access to clean, affordable and reliable energy storage. We decided to call our latest energy storage solution The Flora. It leverages retired electric vehicle batteries to provide a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to traditional energy storage systems and dirty energy generation, such as diesel generators.
The Flora also helps solve the intermittency of renewable generation like solar and wind. For example, when the sun is shining, solar panels generate electricity, but the demand for electricity may be low at that time. Rather than wasting the excess electricity or feeding it back into the grid, it can be stored in batteries or other energy storage devices for later use. Then, when the sun is not shining, and energy demand is high, the stored energy can be released to meet the demand.
How does your business model work?
We collect retired electric vehicle batteries with an average of 80% of their original capacity left from major automakers. We repurpose them into stationary energy storage solutions and offer them to commercial and industrial customers on and off the grid as a clean, affordable, and reliable alternative to traditional energy solutions. By doing this, we are reducing waste, increasing grid reliability and contributing to a circular economy for EV batteries.
How do you repurpose retired electric vehicle batteries?
There are a few general steps we follow:
OEM relations: At Moment Energy, we start by creating lasting relationships with automotive OEMs, like Mercedes Benz-Energy, to help them sustainably handle their end-of-life EV batteries.
Determine the batteries’ state of health: Before we repurpose the batteries, it is essential that we test them to determine the state of their health to assess the battery’s remaining capacity and expected lifespan.
Install and configure the battery management system (BMS): The battery BMS is crucial for monitoring and controlling the battery’s charge and discharge. It is important to design a BMS that will ensure the safe and efficient operation of the battery. The BMS is configured according to the pack size and the safety parameters.
Test system: After the system is assembled, it is fully tested to ensure that the pack is safe and ideal for the application it will be fulfilling.
What partnerships have you developed so far with established players?
Moment Energy has established relationships with major automotive manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz Energy. We are proud to have access to the highest quality second-life EV batteries to build our Flora energy storage solution.
How do you work with them?
Anytime we create a relationship with another organization, we focus on creating value to them. When it comes to automotive OEMs, we understand their need to dispose of end-of-life EV batteries sustainably. We do that by extending the lifetime value of their batteries in a secondary application. This solves the disposal problem and creates an additional revenue stream for them.
What kind of technologies can integrate with your batteries?
Moment Energy’s Flora can charge with various renewable energy sources, the grid, or diesel generators.
Where do you envision yourself in a year from now?
Moment Energy envisions itself as a leading provider of sustainable energy storage solutions, with a growing team of passionate individuals working together to impact the world positively. The company is committed to its mission of providing access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy for all and is looking forward to continuing its growth and success in the coming years.


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Ever since its establishment in 1980 in Aleppo, Cilicia publishing house has brought into Armenian households many old and new titles, some of which were literally saved from oblivion.
One of the recent additions to Cilicia's booklist has been the publication of famous Armenian writer Hovhannes Toumanian's children tales in Western Armenian.
“Unfortunately, we lack quality children?s literature. As for modern Armenian authors who write for children, they are almost non-existent,” says Matig Eblighatian, the owner of Cilicia publishing house and the moving force behind this and many other projects.
“In the Armenian reality, we have many publications for children, but they mostly belong to the category of world literature or are designed as teaching material. We seldom have works that tackle the children's psyche from Armenian perspective,” observes Eblighatian. Based on this understanding, Eblighatian has had the idea of re-publishing Toumanian's fairy tales, but this time in Western Armenian, to make it accessible for Diaspora children. The classical Armenian dictation was also preserved.
In order to make a success out of this project he asked the help of his friend, poet Artin Jumbushian from Istanbul, known as Zareh Khrakhouni (Զարեհ Խրախունի), whose early Toumanian translations had appeared in a Varteres Karageozian publication in France in 1969. After adding a few more titles, a serial of six lovely fairy tales was offered to the readers, including known titles such as “A drop of honey”, “The talking fish”, “Nazar the brave”, etc. The tales were eventually combined into one complete book.
As for the beautiful illustrations that appear in the book, they are the work of young artist Hagop Dolmadjian.
“Hagop had previous experience in doing such drawings. After seeing several of his sample illustrations, I realized that he was the right person for this task. His drawings were not only beautiful, but also had a direct link to the characters that appear in the stories,” comments Eblighatian.
Toumanian was a rare publication in Diaspora for many years. In Yerevan, during Soviet times, it was traditional to publish Toumanian in big quantities, sometimes in 100 thousand copies. Due to the large readership in the homeland, only few copies were exported to the Diaspora, yet were enough to create a sense of fascination about them. Taking into consideration the publishing conditions of that time, they were excellent books.
Eblighatian underlines the need for such works. “Nowadays, children are subject to lot of influences through the internet, numerous TV channels and CDs or other games. These resources are very rich in content and shape, but they certainly lack the Armenian element. It is, therefore, our responsibility, to make the Armenian books handy and accessible to everyone, especially to the children, by encouraging them to get and read Armenian titles. Our children need to be attracted to our language, alphabet and literature. It is our duty to create this sense of appreciation inside them,” concludes Eblighatian.
1) Matig Eblighatian in his office, Souleymanieh neighborhood in Aleppo.
2) With Zareh Khrakhouni (left) in Istanbul.
3) and 4) samples of Hagop Dolmadjian's illustrations.
The above article is sponsored by Mark and Shakeh Grogan (UAE) as part of Sponsor an Article project.


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After tolerating the Venta del Baron as the best olive oil in the world for a number of years, this very special olive oil takes back the title with the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022. harvest
The olive oil is 100% Organic and thus wins twice as much: The very best olive oil in the World and the very best Organic olive oil in the World. Originally from southern Spain and pressed from 100% Hojiblanca olives
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Use: Great with toast and warm bread. Delicious with (tomato) salads, meat, fatty fish and on special dishes that scream for a delicious olive oil.
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I admit that I'm a little,... okay, alot, afraid of posting this. But here goes! Just being straight-up real! I've been struggling lately with a particular question and FINALLY bought the book Do You Think I'm Beautiful? by Angela Thomas to help me answer this question. Really, my question has been, "Is it okay to even ask this question or to want to be beautiful?"
She quotes from John Eldredge's book Wild at Heart:
Not every woman wants a battle to fight, but every woman yearns to be fought for...
She wants to be more than noticed - she wants to be wanted. She wants to be pursued.
Every woman wants to have a beauty to unveil. Not to conjure, but to unveil. Most
women feel the pressure to be beautiful from very young, but that is not what I speak
of. There is also a deep desire to simply and truly be the beauty, and be delighted in.
Thomas ends the first chapter with this:
Maybe the purpose of the question is to take me by the hand and walk me into the
presence of the Creator. My soul cries out and asks the questions meant to lead me to
God. Maybe all that really matters is what He thinks of me.
Have you ever heard your heart cry, "Do you think I'm beautiful?" Then let these words
embrace you with their truth:
The king is enthralled by your beauty.
The God who slung the stars across the heavens ... the same One who shaped the mountains and valleys with the palm of His hand... the God whose very breath gives life... that God , the King, has always been taken with you.

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Between October 1, 2004, and September 1, 2007, a total of 1969 non-demented participants were randomly selected and gave their consent for the study. There were 329 subjects with MCI and 1940 cognitively normal subjects. Neuropsychiatric data were available on 319 of the 329 participants with MCI (97.0%) and 1590 of the 1640 cognitively normal persons (97.0%). summarizes the demographic data. There were almost equal number of men and women among cognitively normal subjects; however, there were more men in the MCI group. As expected, subjects with MCI were older than cognitively normal subjects. Hence, we controlled for age (as a continuous variable) by entering it as a covariate in the multivariate analysis. Within the MCI group, there were more subjects with amnestic MCI (232/319 = 72.7%) than with non-amnestic MCI (87/319 = 27.3%). Within the amnestic MCI group, 61.2% were men whereas within the non-amnestic MCI group, 47.1% were men.
Demographics Characteristics of Study Participants
The median education of the cognitively normal group was 13 years and that of the MCI group was 12 years (P< 001). The difference between the 2 groups remained significant when education was dichotomized at 12 years of education (P< 001). All the analyses that compared the OR of neuropsychiatric symptoms between the MCI and cognitively normal group were adjusted by age, sex, and education.
displays the frequency of neuropsychiatric symptoms in MCI and cognitively normal elderly participants, along with odds ratios, associated 95% CI, and P values. About 51% of MCI subjects and 27% of cognitively normal subjects had 1 or more neuropsychiatric symptoms (). The prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in MCI subjects was significantly higher than in cognitively normal persons; however, there was no difference between the 2 groups regarding hallucination and aberrant motor behavior. Symptoms were ordered by descending magnitude of the population attributable risk which takes into consideration both the frequency of a symptom and the magnitude of the OR. The most distinguishing neuropsychiatric features between MCI and cognitively normal controls were apathy (OR, 4.53; 95% CI, 3.11–6.60; P<.001), followed by agitation (OR, 3.60; 95% CI, 2.18–5.92; P<.001), anxiety OR, 3.00; 95% CI, 2.01–4.48; P<.001), irritability (OR, 2.98; 95% CI, 2.11–4.22; P<.001), and depression (OR, 2.78; 95% CI, 2.06–3.76; P<.001). Delusions, hallucinations, and euphoria were rare events in MCI and virtually absent in the cognitively normal group. For instance, delusion was present in 11 out of 319 MCI subjects (3.4%), and in 6 out of 1590 cognitively normal subjects (0.4%). Thus, the OR of delusion was large and the corresponding CI was wide (OR, 8.12; 95% CI, 2.92–22.6; P<.001). However, the population attributable risk for delusion was only 2.62% as compared to 14.60% for apathy. There were relatively more events for disinhibition, with 15/319 (4.7%) in MCI and 26/1590 (1.6%) in the cognitively normal group. There was no difference between the 2 groups regarding hallucinations (P=.693).
Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Cognitively Normal Subjects and Subjects with MCI
Distribution by number of neuropsychiatric symptoms in cognitively normal subjects and subjects with MCI.
displays stratified analyses by MCI subtypes. These analyses were conducted to explore whether the prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms varied by MCI subtype. There were 232 subjects with amnestic and 87 subjects with non-amnestic MCI. The comparison between amnestic and non-amnestic MCI was made by computing ORs and the corresponding 95% CIs for each neuropsychiatric domain. The OR was computed by comparing subjects with a specific MCI subtype with all the cognitively normal subjects. Hallucinations were not significantly associated in either group. The OR and 95% CI for euphoria approached significance in the amnestic MCI group (OR, 2.44; 95% CI, 0.49–12.2; P=.276) whereas it was significant in the non-amnestic MCI group (OR, 6.64; 95% CI, 1.33–33.1; P=.021). However, one should interpret this finding with caution because euphoria was a rare event (2 persons with euphoria out of 232 individuals with amnestic MCI and 2 persons with euphoria out of 87 individuals with non-amnestic MCI).
Prevalence of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Subjects with Amnestic MCI or with Non-Amnestic MCI
The OR and 95% CI for apathy were higher in amnestic MCI (OR, 5.17; 95% CI, 3.44–7.77; P<.001) than in non-amnestic MCI (OR, 2.82; 95% CI, 1.42–5.58; P=.003). Similarly, the OR for agitation and irritability were slightly higher for amnestic MCI than for non-amnestic MCI. On the other hand, the OR for depression, anxiety, disinhibition, and delusion were higher in non-amnestic than in amnestic MCI. The OR of delusion for the non-amnestic group (OR, 12.7; 95% CI, 3.70–43.6; P<.001) was almost twice that for the amnestic MCI type (OR, 6.65; 95% CI, 2.07–21.4; P=.001); however, the symptom was rare in both groups. The OR for appetite was comparable between the 2 groups.
We used the demographic data reported in this manuscript (age, sex, and education) to compute propensity scores for each subject. We then used these scores in analyses that weighted the data more heavily towards subjects with higher propensity for missing data or for refusal to participate in the study. We performed 2 sets of sensitivity analyses. In the first set of analyses, we adjusted the observed results back to the complete dataset of 1969 subjects who participated in the study. In this analysis, the propensity score reflected the propensity of missing data on a per-variable basis. In the second set of analyses, we adjusted the observed results back to all subjects who were eligible for the study (1969 participants plus 1657 subjects who refused and 669 with partial participation).15
In neither of these assessments did we observe markedly different results before and after propensity adjustment.
We illustrate our findings using the missing data on night-time behavior. The primary analyses showed an odds ratio of 1.80 (95% CI, 1.25–2.60). The propensity-weighted analysis adjusted for missing data yielded an almost identical odds ratio of 1.79 (95% CI, 1.24–2.58). The other adjustments for missing data were even smaller because far fewer observations were missing for the other neuropsychiatric symptoms. In the analyses for refusal to participate, the adjustments back to all the individuals who were eligible for the study produced relatively minor differences in odds ratios. For only 1 of the symptoms (aberrant motor behavior), the adjustment resulted in a qualitatively different conclusion because the odds ratio increased from 2.30 (95% CI, 0.70–7.61; P=.171) to 3.17 (95% CI, 1.04–9.66; P=.042). However, even this difference was relatively small and statistically not significant.

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Randomized Controlled clinicial trials conducted within South Western Ontario, Canada that demonstrate the Estim stimulates wound healing rates and promotes wound closure of:
- Leg and Foot Ulcers [Houghton et al, 2003 Physical Therapy 83(1):17-28]
- Pressure in people with Spinal Cord Injuries [Houghton et al., 2010 Arch Phys Med Rehabil 91:669-78.]
Houghton 2017 [Chronic Wound Care Management & Research. 4 25–44.] A recent critical review written by Dr. Houghton provides a comprehensive list of all clinical trials and systematic reviews published since 1968 about the effects Estim on healing rates of various types of wounds. Critical appraisal of existing research revealed that systematic reviews that had higher quality (per PRISMA guidelines) and included a greater proportion of available research were more likely to find Estim can improve healing outcomes of pressure injuries, diabetic foot wounds, and venous leg ulcers
Koel & Houghton, 2014 [Advances in Wound Care 3(2):118-126] The article pools data from several clinical trials to show Estim stimulates healing of chronic wounds. Sub group analysis also indicates significantly faster healing can be produced when Estim is delivered directly into the wound using currents that are uni-directional and generate an electrical charge within tissues underlying the electrode (in the wound base).
Houghton, 2014 [Advances in Wound Care.3(2):166-183.] This invited review provides an overview and analysis of the different Estim devices and protocols used to stimulate wound healing. Clinical trials involving a particular type of Estim called High Voltage Pulsed Curren t (HVPC) were not included in this review.
Polak et al., 2014 [Advances in Wound Care.3(2):160-165.] reviews controlled clinical trials that evaluated the effect of a particular type of Estim called High Voltage Pulsed Current (HVPC). HVPC has been shown to accelerate wound closure of pressure ulcers, and venous leg wounds.
Zhou et al., 2016. [Eur J Clin Invest 46(12): 1017–1023, 2016]. Show factors that predict a positive response to Estim include shorter wound duration (those that have been present for less than 6 months), when patient comply with regular Estim treatment regimens, and leg ulcers caused by venous insufficiency).
Zhou, 2017. [Ostomy Wound Management 62(3):36-44]. This case series demonstrates Estim can safely and effectively be applied in conjunction with wound dressings composed of silver & collagen.
Houghton, Nussbaum, Hoens, 2010. Electrophysical Agents: Contraindications & Precautions. [Physiotherapy Canada 62(5):13-73]. This special supplement of Physio Canada journal compiles research and provides rationale for conditions that can increase the likelihood of an adverse reaction therapeutic modalities including Estim used for wound healing.


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Physician assistants, nurse practitioners and certified nurse midwives are health care providers you might see during your visits at UW Health. These providers are also referred to as advanced practice providers (APPs).
UW Health advanced practice providers who work in partnership with physicians provide high quality, patient and family centered care. Meet a few of the APPs here at UW Health:
Abby was drawn to UW Health not only because of its academic reputation but because UW Health strives to be an inclusive and equitable workplace. As a physician assistant in family medicine, Abby says she loves the variety it provides. She gets to see patients from birth to old age and no two days are ever the same. She often cares for the entire family and gets to watch them grow and thrive.
Carol Carr, who retired from UW Health in September 2021, says she attributes her career success to truly listening to her patients and being present in their care. She retired after a 35-year career of nurse midwifery, 31 of those years at UW Health. She has been an RN for 42 years.
As a transplant nurse practitioner, Elise Strycharske says the team effort that goes into caring for this complex population is simultaneously challenging and rewarding. When she reflects on how she got into transplant medicine at UW Health, she said it was partly out of necessity. “We hired new doctors and surgeons and then the patient base tripled,” she says. “I enjoy being a part of the process to get a patient on the transplant list.”
Throughout Emelle’s 14 years in the medical field, she has always had a desire to take care of women. Her love for medicine started when she was a young girl living in Gary, Ind. “I was in fifth grade. I wanted to be a doctor. I would read encyclopedias from cover to cover and was fascinated with the human body and how it worked,” she says with a smile.
If your child has open heart surgery at American Family Children’s Hospital, they likely will be seen at some point by Karie Canada, pediatric cardiovascular nurse practitioner. Karie works with pediatric patients born with heart abnormalities — congenital heart defects (CHD) — and those with acquired heart disease.
For Loyda, providing the best cancer care for her patients, empowering her daughters and giving back to those in need all boil down to doing what’s right as a professional. Like many nurse practitioners, Loyda had a desire to work in healthcare since childhood. But her story has a different beginning than those of her colleagues. Loyda was born and raised in a small town in Panama.
Mike Horowitz has always loved emergency medicine. It’s fast paced, unpredictable, requires astute assessment skills, flexibility and the ability to function in a high-stress department. Working as an EMT/firefighter in the past, Mike says emergency medicine just comes naturally to him, maybe even instinctual. “It’s always been my home base. I’m often seeing a patient on their worst day. My day-to-day is their worst day.”
Renee grew up on a farm in Wisconsin — the second oldest of five girls — and knew she wanted to be a nurse, even at a young age. For Renee, working at UW Health is a family affair. Her husband, Peter, works in the neurosurgery intensive care unit at University Hospital and her younger sister, Janelle, is a nurse in outpatient oncology and shadowed her at UW Health.


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There are basically two approaches to taking trips. Of course, back in the day, I might have argued that there are three.
The trip that is planned is my most preferred; over pointing myself in a direction and seeing “whatever happens.” There’s a lot to be said for just going with whatever transpires, but I’ve found that it is more rewarding to plan something out and see what your percent of success is; going for objectives and achieving them.
I left our village with several things going on. At Bann Nah, the stairs tred was being placed. Thip was sick (cold with cough) and it was the time of ow gah (rice seeding) on both our farms. Then there was all the usual stuff, too.
Due to logistical problems, I wasn’t able to apply for my one-year Thai visa while I was in the United States. So, within a month of returning to Thailand, I set about to leave the country once again and apply for the visa in Savannakhet, Lao, where I have previously applied for and received my one-year “Non-Immigrant ‘O’ Visas.”
As Thip was not feeling well, I didn’t want her to drive me into Nong Bua, to the bawkawsaw. Instead, I just had her drop me off at the highway (210) and I picked-up a sawngtheaw (passenger truck) from there. From the provincial heart of Nong Bua Lamphu, I took a bus to Khon Kaen and then another, longer one to Mukdahan, on Isaan’s eastern border with the Mekong and Lao. At Mukdahan, I rode the International Bus for checking out of Thailand, crossing the Mekong via “Friendship Bridge 2,” and checking into Lao. From the Savannakhet border crossing, a tuk-tuk driver drove me into the city and to the riverfront, to Intha Village Restaurant and Guesthouse. I had spotted this place last year but had, regretfully, not taken a room there. It was a bit of a bust that night I met Jitzy and her girlfriends in March 2015. I was in one of the worst rooms at Nongsoda Guesthouse, at the time, when I really should have upgraded to Intha.
After a shower, I had a Beer Lao Mekong-side and talked with a Norweigan guy, then headed off to my favorite spot riverside in Savannakhet: the Savan Khaim Khong karaoke bar and restaurant. Nothing as exciting as the night, last year, that I met up with Jittzy and her friends. Eventually, the staff checked me out for my own good. They do that when they think someone’s had too much to drink. Maybe they saw me dozing off. That’s fine. I appreciated them doing it.
Back at Intha, as if confirming the feelings of the Kaim Khong staff, I slipped on the bathroom tile and got a bad bruise to the forehead. I’m usually very careful on the slippery wall tile that is used on floors throughout Southeast Asia, but when I’ve been drinking, I’m less careful. I lucked out this time. It could have been lots worse and even a show-stopper.
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Abstract: Chinese dietetic culture has gained much popularity throughout the world, and in the modern era, the popularity still thrives. Dietetic culture, which has great influence to Chinese people’s personalities, has already become one of the traditional cultures in China. With the enhancement of the globalization, Chinese dietetic culture becomes better known across the world. However, in different regions of China the dietetic cultures are greatly different from each other. Through comparing the differences of dietetic culture in two majority regions, this paper tries to help people better understand Chinese dietetic cultures.
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Harlequins boss Conor O’Shea says Dorian West is ‘one of the best forwards coaches in the country’ and has labelled Premiership rivals Saints ‘a fantastic club’.
O’Shea’s comments come after he completed the signing of Northampton prop Paul Doran-Jones on a two-year deal.
The Quins boss was delighted to capture the 27-year-old tighthead, who moved to Saints from Gloucester in 2011.
And O’Shea knows his latest signing has plenty of pedigree, having been schooled by West for the past two seasons.
“We are very fortunate to be able to bring in a player of Paul’s ability,” he said. “Not only is Paul talented, at his age he will only get better. “He comes from a fabulous club and has been coached by one of the best forwards coaches in the country so I have no doubt he will add greatly to what we have at Harlequins.
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- Head Coach Mandy Juruni is impressed by the team’s current form despite some core players of the side struggling to hit the top. They have a 4-1 record and sit fifth on the 13-team log
City Oilers lost their opening game of the season to Namuwongo Blazers but have since been on a good run of form. They are on a four-game winning streak and will be looking to stretch to five when they take on five-time league winners Power at the MTN Arena tonight.
Head Coach Mandy Juruni is impressed by the team’s current form despite some core players of the side struggling to hit the top. They have a 4-1 record and sit fifth on the 13-team log.
“We bounced back well and are having a good run since the loss,” Juruni told this publication. “We still have players who have not yet played to the expected levels and we have talked to them about this and read them the stats.
“We are still getting better as a team.”
Jimmy Enabu and James Okello are some of the players who have not engaged second gear yet.
New signing Ivan Lumanyika, Tony Drileba, Ruai Luak and Ivan Muhwezi have all put in a shift to see Oilers move up the table.
Against Power, Oilers will be favourites to register yet another victory but Juruni is aware of the challenge Bernice Ankunda’s charges can present. “Power has had a good run as well this season and they have players who have been in the league for a while and have the experience.
“We have to respect them and understand that we are facing a good team
“We will be up for it and as always we want to win.
Geoffrey Soro and Francis Kasinde, returnees to Power after spells away, have been the leaders of the team in the first games of the season and picked up Tusker Lite Player of the Game accolades.
A lot will have to be done though to stop Oilers Oilers tonight and improve their record from 5-2.
“We know that from now until end of the regular season we will be playing many games in a short period of time,” Juruni noted.
“We have been getting ready and the players are happy to be back playing good basketball.”


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Beginning in the second half of 2010, the company will add aviation tire retreading to its current aviation new tire manufacturing at the site. The project is expected to create 74 new jobs phased in over the next 18 months, Michelin said.
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A piano rental is a great option for homes and organizations. Choosing the right piano rental company is essential to ensure you get the best value. Here are five qualities you should look for in a piano rental company to indicate that you should do business with them.
1. A Wide Selection of Inventory
The right provider will offer a range of inventory. It would be best if you dealt with a vendor that offers a full suite of options. The more options that are available, the better it is for you. A vendor that can only offer a single option limits the possibility of finding exactly the type of piano you are hoping to find.
2. Fair Pricing
Many people and organizations choose a rental option to meet their needs because it is less expensive than buying a piano outright. The ideal vendor will have flexible payment options and offer a fair price point. The right piano rental plan will fit comfortably into your budget.
3. Added Value Services
Added value services can be the best way to ensure you get the most bang for your buck. For example, will the company replace the piano at no expense to you if the piano breaks down? Does the company take responsibility for tuning the piano or maintaining it for long-term rentals? You must choose a company that offers added-value services to ensure you get the best value for your rental costs.
4. Flexible Terms
Choose a company that offers flexible terms. For example, do you plan on renting the piano for a special event and need a short-term rental, or do you need a longer agreement? The right company will be able to provide you with the terms you need.
5. A Commitment To Customer Care
It’s best if you choose a piano rental company with a reputation for satisfaction. Customer service is a critical part of your experience. A commitment to customer service is a must.
According to Statista, about 29,232 pianos were sold in 2021, and in 2020, 21,000 pianos were sold. However, many organizations and individuals choose to rent a piano. If you are in the latter group, choose a company like Lane Music that can provide you with the right support. Learn more about our piano rental today.
There may be no comparison when it comes to the popularity of the piano. The piano is by far one of the, if not most, recognizable instruments out there. There have been dozens of classical pieces of music have been created using the piano. One of the greatest composers to have ever lived, Beethoven, used the piano to create the incredible piece Ode to Joy. We have to consider for a second, why is the piano so popular all these years? Let’s take a closer look at this incredible instrument and why people continue to enjoy listening to and playing it even to this day.
1. It’s Recognizable
As mentioned before, the piano is incredibly recognizable. We can all recognize the shape and sound of a piano. According to Hello Music Theory, the hulking piano contains up to 220 and 230 steel strings with each one holding around 168 tons of tension. We can all imagine the piano strings in our minds, the shapes of the keys, and the outline of the piano. We’ve sent in so many pieces of media over the past century. From movies to television, there has been a piano in tons of scenes and it’s easily recognizable. We could easily mistake a trumpet or a trombone depending on the note being played, but the sound a piano makes is easily recognizable.
2. It’s Easily Accessible
More often than not, you will find beginner piano players compared to those of a violin or a trombone. It can take a very long time for a beginner musician to be able to create something that sounds tangible on a violin. Learning the piano at the most fundamental level can be incredibly easy for a newcomer and they can find satisfaction in this. This is why piano rental services are more popular than others, due to the fact that beginners are more likely to seek out a piano rental for their own events than other instruments.
3. The Harmony
The piano has an advantage over other instruments in that it can play complete chords compared to that of other instruments. This gives the piano instantaneous appeal compared to that of a more complicated instrument. Creating harmony on a piano is something that the piano can do compared to that a tuba, which can only play one line of music at a time. The piano’s versatility and its ability to shape and compose what the user wants are unrivaled when it comes to raw musical creativity.
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This morning was our first overcast but mild morning. Luckily the rain held off while we birded until we were under the tent for breakfast. Remarkably we found a second White-bellied Heron has we stood high above the Mangde Chhu (river). In the rain a black and yellow Sultan Tit showed its spiky yellow crest. Two Great Hornbills are close enough to see their orange casques (bills). A Beautiful Striated Spiderhunter clambers over flowers, its bright orange feet contrasting with the yellowish green striped body.
We drive, walk, drive, walk. Most of the time no one else is on the road, maybe a cow, maybe the road breaks up into rocks. But the views of the valleys are peaceful, trees covering the mountainsides, no sound but the birds. Our lunch stop is in a private home. They used to operate a restaurant out of what seems like their living room. Oriental rugs on benches around a low square table. Pictures of the King line the walls.
After hotel check in we head into Royal Manas National Park for some roadside birding. Long day on our feet, craving a shower, ready to collapse into bed. The "shower" sprays into the small bathroom; no way to contain the water that makes its way slowly to a drain. The bed is hard as a rock. Of course wifi doesn't work. Some tourist establishments have a ways to go in this emerging market.


I hadn’t quite appreciated until I went back to read over the previous time The Twilight Sad had featured, that the that the ICA series had been running for such a long time. They were #3, posted on 9 September 2014, following on the back of The Smiths and the solo career of Edwyn Collins. The rush to complete that particular ICA was that I wanted to pull together something before the fourth album hit the shops as to wait would likely have made it an impossible task. In the end, I went with four songs from Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters (2007), four from Forget The Night Ahead (2009) and two from No One Can Ever Know (2012)
Since then the band has released two more albums Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (2014) and It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (2019), both of which have taken the group to even higher levels of achievement and enjoyment.
Nobody…..was an album which could very well have been their farewell to the music industry. Andy McFarlane, the guitarist and main music writer, stated on its release that the aim was to capture all the different forms the music has taken over the years, from “full on noise/feedback, to a sparse, synth led sound, to a stripped back set up with just keys, drum machine and guitar, to playing with an orchestra, and to just an acoustic with vocal.” It certainly achieved that, but the interviews that accompanied the album’s release caught a band seemingly unsure of themselves, feeling as if they had run out of ideas and really worried about how fans and critics alike would respond. The very title of the album captured the dilemma they seemed to be in.
Despite the band’s fears, there was near universal acclaim, and leading the plaudits was none other than Robert Smith who ended up covering one of the tracks from the album and making it available as a b-side to 7” single by The Twilight Sad. He then followed it up by offering the band the opportunity to be the supporting act for The Cure on their May/June 2016 North American tour, which included three nights at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and three nights at Madison Square Garden in New York and to then fulfil the same role on the October–December 2016 European tour, which included three nights at London’s Wembley Arena as well as dates in Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris.
I was quite fearful when the news of the support slot was revealed – history records that many names bigger than The Twilight Sad have taken on the task of opening up arena/stadium tours and freezing with fear when the enormity of the task hit home. I ended up one evening in the company of someone who is highly respected as a performer and entrepreneur in the Scottish music industry, who told me I had nothing to worry about. It was his view, and there were few better qualified than him to judge things, that The Twilight Sad made music that would easily fill the arenas and in such a way that would connect wonderfully with the sort of fan base that The Cure were able to command. He felt they would relish it but it would leave them exhausted and again unsure of what to do next….but against that, it would at long last bring them the financial rewards that were long overdue.
Those predictions were uncannily accurate. There were no Scottish dates on The Cure’s European tour and so fans awaited the announcement of some sort of one-off headlining gig at the end of 2016 or early 2017, but it never came. Lead singer James Graham went off and did some side projects, all the while remaining coy about the future of his main band, albeit he did say songs were being worked on.
There was no discernible activity in 2017 and then a bit of a bombshell in January 2018 with the news that drummer Mark Devine was leaving – this meant that only James and Andy were now left from the original four-piece that had started out back in 2003. The band announced an immediate replacement and stated that work was well underway on a new album which would also be coming out on a new label as they were leaving Brighton-based Fat Cat Records after a ten-year association.
May 2018 saw the band play at the Primavera Festival in Barcelona, their first gig in 18 months since the end of the tour with The Cure. The following month saw them play this astonishing set at the Brudenell Social Club in Leeds as a warm up to more Cure-linked activities in London. July saw the announcement of them signing to Mogwai’s label Rock Action Records and the release of a new song “I/m Not Here [missing face]”, for streaming and as a digital download, together with dates in North America and Europe taking place towards the end of the year. In September 2018, just before the North America/Europe tour, it was announced that the fifth album would be called It Won/t Be Like This All the Time and would see light of day on 18 January 2019, before which two more tracks would be made available for purchase/download/streaming.
I’ll cut to the chase…..the latest album is an absolute knockout and has attracted praise from all quarters. It’s been called timeless and full of high-quality songs, but Paul Carr at Popmatters nailed it better than anyone:-
“The squalling, shoegaze guitars of Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters, the brooding electronics of No One Can Ever Know, [and] the raw intimacy of Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave are all present but they are melded with fresh, nuanced sonic textures and bright, emphatic post-punk synths all injected with more direct pop hooks and melodies. What’s left is an album informed by all of their musical experiences and as such works as their definitive artistic statement.”
I haven’t stopped listening to the new album since I picked it up at the launch show at Mono in Glasgow were I was privileged to hear Andy and James perform a spine-tingling stripped-down acoustic set of new and old material. I had the luck of getting to hear the songs played by the full band at two Glasgow shows – a warm-up gig at King Tut’s and then the sell-out show before a devoted audience at Glasgow Barrowlands, after which I had the unforgettable honour of being part of the Simply Thrilled gang who hosted the official post-gig after show, where I’ll be played a set as part of the warm up for none other than our guest DJ Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai.
Talk about surreal.
All of which leads me, finally, to a second ICA for The Twilight Sad. I never thought a second volume would better the first, especially as that had contained some of their oldest and most enduring songs from the first two albums. But trust me on this dear readers, volume two utterly transcends it.
1. There’s A Girl In The Corner – from Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (2014)
The band played a few gigs in 2014 before the release of the album and this was very much to the fore in the sets. It was an obvious tour de force, mixing that sparse synth sound of later albums with the pounding drums and guitars of the earlier material as had been promised by Andy McFarlane. This was the one which Robert Smith couldn’t wait to get his hand on, and no wonder.
2. Don’t Move – from No One Can Ever Know (2012)
It was a really tough call having only two songs from the 2012 album make it on to the first ICA but that all came down to me trying desperately hard to make it a ‘proper’ album which maintained a flow throughout, with the consequence that there was less ‘natural’ space for the more keyboard driven songs. There’s no such issues with this ICA as N/O/C/E/K really set down the template for the direction the band would take into the studio in later years and they link well to the 2014 and 2019 LPs.
I’m happy to admit that Don’t Move was a track I kind of missed when the album was initially released, slotted as it was into the middle of the running order and not quite as immediate or mind-blowing as those which preceded or followed it, but I soon realised, from hearing it live, that it was one of the real stand-outs.
3. Shooting Dennis Hopper Shooting – from It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (2019)
This was the first of what turned out to be three unreleased songs which were aired at the Brudenell Social Club gig and it was immediately clear that the new material was going to be quite sensational. The band have always had the habit of giving songs obscure or strange working titles which are kept even after they’ve gone beyond the demo stage. The lyrics have nothing to do with the American actor, nor have they anything to do with photography. This loud, bombastic tune works amazingly well as a stripped back acoustic tune, as evidenced when it was played that way at the album launch show. I’ve a feeling the band, as they have done with previous albums, will release the unplugged versions.
4. Alphabet (alternative version) – from N/O/C/E/K Tour EP (2012)
As mentioned above, The Twilight Sad have a history of later releasing alternative versions of songs. Alphabet is the disturbing and haunting opener on No One Can Ever Know and becomes even more so on this unplugged version which was made available for download (along with five other tracks) from the band’s website and as a limited edition CD for sale at shows. If you do ever see any live shows billed as not being by the full band, it will almost certainly mean its James on vocals and Andy on acoustic guitar…..and if you go along and watch any such shows, this is the sort of thing you will be lucky enough to hear.
Worth mentioning that this slowed-down version of Alphabet was the inspiration for Bill Wells & Aiden Moffat doing a cover version for one side of a 7” single for Record Store Day 2013, with The Twilight Sad offering their take of Bill and Aiden’s If You Keep Me In Your Heart on the reverse.
5. Vtr – from It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (2019)
In the fullness of time, this might very well become the song which most defines The Twilight Sad. James has said in interviews recently that the line ‘there’s no love too small’ is one of the most hopeful he’s ever penned which nevertheless is surrounded by lines which are full of anxiety and fear. He’s also said that the album was written while the band was dealing with ‘birth, death, illness, uncertainty and self-hatred’. But in an album of outstanding numbers, it is this upbeat tune with its optimistic refrain which carries the biggest and most important message.
1. The Wrong Car – single (2010)
I’ll play this near eight-minute epic and wonder to myself how it didn’t make it onto the previous ICA. It’s actually down to the fact that the first ICA was packed with equally epic numbers and there was just no room. The Wrong Car was recorded at the Chem 19, the studio just outside of Glasgow which is owned and run by Chemikal Underground and Paul Savage from the Delgados worked alongside Andy and then drummer Mark on the production side of things. It was the most ambitious thing they had done up to that point and they haven’t quite explored similar territory since. In most instances, it would be a fair bet to say that the best part of a decade on The Twilight Sad won’t ever make another song quite like The Wrong Car…..but this is a band who never stand still and never fail to surprise in the most pleasant of ways.
2. I/m Not Here (missing face) – from It Won/t Be Like This All the Time (2019)
This was the track chosen to showcase all of the new material, being released as a digital download last July. If this had been the 80s or 90s, there is no question in my mind that this, on vinyl or CD, would have flown out of the shops and gotten the band into the mainstream charts and led to appearances on shows such as Top of The Pops. Even a decade or so ago, a tune as anthemic and danceable as this would have made been all over daytime radio. Having said that, the thought of The Twilight Sad having to play the game in the same way that chart bands have to would be a huge risk in terms of them keeping going – there’s just a feeling that James in particular would be uncomfortable with such attention. As things stand, he and his mates can do things as they feel suits their continued development best, and this includes taking time off to do the side projects or accepting the opportunities to do the mega gigs as guests in and around their own much smaller headlining tours. Sometimes it’s just better that way.
3. I Could Give You All That You Don’t Want
4. It Was Never The Same (both from Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave (2014)
These songs are back-to-back on the 2014 album and it’s one of those rare occasions when I can’t help but always wanting to hear the latter immediately after hearing The former. They were, incidentally, the two songs given physical releases as singles by Fat Cat Records.
I Could Give You All That You Don’t Want is another track which I imagine had Robert Smith nodding his head in appreciation recalling the many times when he could write and record perfect indie-rock music. Fat Cat Records elected to issue this as limited edition picture disc which was great for those of us who were happy to snap up every release on the day of issue, but in the hands of major label, and with the marketing push they are more than capable of delivering, I reckon this could have been the breakthrough hit…..
The latter is a wonderful example of the mellower slower side to the band. It’s a beautiful and haunting piece of music, one which enables James to display his vocal abilities. The band played a Scottish tour of smallish venues at the end of 2014 and myself and Aldo got ourselves along to the Tolbooth in Stirling (at which the wonderful Adam Stafford was supporting). We arrived early and as we made our way past the venue on our way to a nearby pub, we could hear, through an open window, the band sound checking with a really haunting take on It Was Never The Same. It was one of those spine-tingling moments that won’t ever be forgotten.
5. Videograms (Weatherall mix)
Andrew Weatherall first worked with The Twilight Sad on No One Can Ever Know, receiving the very strange credit of ‘anti-producer’ on the album. There is no doubt that his contribution to that particular record was immense, helping to guide the band into making the sort of sounds which enabled critics to mention the likes of Public Image, Magazine, Can, Nine Inch Nails, Joy Division, Cabaret Voltaire and The Cure in the accompanying reviews.
In advance of the release of the new album, The Twilight Sad (or more precisely, Rock Action Records) revealed that the producer had given his attention to Videograms, a track that had already been made available on vinyl as a one-sided 10” single. The Weatherall mix was only available as a download….it was wonderfully reviewed by Adam over in the Bagging Area late last year:-
Unless he sneaks something out between today and New Year’s Eve this looks like being the final Andrew Weatherall remix and release of 2018, a seven minute re-working of Scottish post-punkers The Twilight Sad. Weatherall adds that metronomic drum machine and sends the whole thing through an FX box called ‘Early/Mid 80s New Order’. A friend aptly described this as Widescreen Goth. I just hope there will be a proper 12″ release because it’s a fine example of the art of the remix (you can buy it as a download but somehow that’s not quite enough).
Sadly, this seven plus minutes of magnificence has still only been made available as a download, but given that The Twilight Sad have a very happy habit of occasionally offering up remix albums a while after the original LP has been released, then I’m not giving up hope entirely.
I know this has been something of a long read, and prrhaps it has just been a bit too much for some of you. But as far as I’m concerned, The Twilight Sad are probably the most important band out there just now and so there’s no apologies on offer……
And don’t rule out a volume 3 at some point in the future – possibly full of remixes!!


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When the water seeps out, the protein that gives meat its color (myoglobin) flows out with the water. That protein gives the purge its color. Although it’s similar to the protein that gives blood its color (hemoglobin), it is not blood. … Cooking changes the purge a bit as water evaporates from meat when it’s cooked.
Can you cook blood out of meat?
Myoglobin is the heme-iron containing protein found in muscle that stores oxygen and gives meat its color. … It sometimes is also called purge (blood appearing liquid in a meat package). It is safe to cook and eat this liquid with the rest of the ground beef.
What happens to blood when cooking meat?
Myoglobin looks like blood on your plate because, like hemoglobin, the iron in myoglobin turns red when it is exposed to oxygen. That’s why muscle tissue is red. … When it comes time to cook your steak, the myoglobin will darken as it’s exposed to heat and the meat loses its moisture.
Is blood safe to eat cooked?
Blood is the most important byproduct of slaughtering. It consists predominantly of protein and water, and is sometimes called “liquid meat” because its composition is similar to that of lean meat. Blood collected hygienically can be used for human consumption, otherwise it is converted to blood meal.
Does cooking evaporate blood?
The water in the blood will evaporate. But that will leave behind all the serum proteins and dried blood cells. So no, it doesn’t really evaporate.
Do chefs wash meat before cooking?
Washing meat isn’t necessary before you cook because the natural bacteria is cooked out of the meat at the correct temperatures. Always make sure you reference a recipe when cooking beef, poultry, pork, and other types of meat to ensure you cook it to the proper internal temperature.
Should you wash blood off meat?
While washing meat and poultry to remove dirt, slime, fat or blood may have been appropriate decades ago when many slaughtered and prepared their own food, the modern food safety system doesn’t require it. Meat and poultry are cleaned during processing, so further washing is not necessary.
How do you get blood out of meat before cooking?
Washing meat entails presoaking the meat in an acidic solution, rinsing it under running water to remove blood and physical contaminants introduced during slaughter, or both. It’s common in regions where fresh meat is sold.
Can chicken be cooked and still have blood?
It’s blood but it won’t hurt you. The best thing to do is use a meat thermometer and cook your chicken to the correct temperature. If you don’t have a thermometer the other good thing is stick the chicken if clear juices flow from the chicken it’s done.
Is a bloody steak actually blood?
There’s no such thing as a “bloody” steak. You can be forgiven if you think that the pinkish liquid that makes a rare steak “juicy” is blood. … The “juice” in your steak looks and tastes nothing like actual blood, because it isn’t; it’s called myoglobin, and it’s a protein that’s only found in muscle tissue.
Why do you drain blood from meat?
Keeping blood in the meat would cause it to turn rancid very quickly. Blood is always drained off immediately after slaughter to prevent this and also to make use of the blood.
Is eating chicken blood OK?
When chickens are frozen commercially, the freezing process is quicker and therefore cuts down on the likelihood of the marrow seeping through the bones. The meat still is perfectly wholesome, Pretanik said, and the marrow is safe and even nutritious to eat.
What the Bible says about eating blood?
For the life of all flesh – its blood is its life. Therefore I say to the Israelite people: You shall not partake of the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Anyone who partakes of it shall be cut off” (Leviticus 17:13-14). … Thus, blood may not be eaten, even though an animal’s flesh may be.
Is it okay to eat steak with blood?
After a few days in a grocery store display case, myoglobin molecules naturally oxidize and the meat eventually turns brown, Savell says. It may look less appealing, but it isn’t any less safe to eat.


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IBM Read more at analyticsindiamag.com
has recently announced that it is all set to launch 'AI Fairness 360'
in order to detect Bias in Artificial Intelligence
. It will basically check biases related to algorithms and also try to understand how and why they have crept in. AI Fairness 360 is a comprehensive open-source toolkit of metrics launched by IBM.
It is seen that ML is increasingly being used to make high-stakes decisions related to people. The AIF360
Python package includes nine different algorithms, which are developed by the algorithm fairness research community in order to mitigate the unwanted bias.
AIF360 revolves around:
- Credit Scoring
- Predicting medical expenditures
- Classifying face images by gender
AIF360 seems to be different from the currently available open source efforts.


Narsinghpur (Madhya Pradesh): Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel asserted that the decision by Shahpura village in the Chhindwara district to boycott the Assembly election is a significant act of rebellion against "dynasty politics." Patel highlighted the shift in voting behavior in the village, stating, "Shahpura village in Chhindwara district where earlier it used to be zero votes for the BJP. Now, that village boycotted the elections. This is a rebellion against the dynasty's politics."
Kamal Nath, the MP Congress Chief, is contesting from the Chhindwara assembly constituency, and his son, Nakul Kamal Nath, is a Lok Sabha MP from Chhindwara, a seat previously held by his father. Prahlad Singh Patel contended that Chhindwara has chosen to reject dynasty politics.
He further expressed his earlier predictions about Kamal Nath's electoral prospects, stating, "I used to say again and again that Kamal Nath would lose the elections. There can be no bigger example of rebellion than that there is not a single vote cast in the village that comes under the former Chief Minister’ constituency."


Warren County Public Schools' goals were established in 2010 with WCPS' Richardsville Elementary - the first Zero Energy public school in the nation. Jennings Creek Elementary was designed to be the school district's second zero energy building. The building is now operating as a Net Zero educational facility, making it the most energy-efficient school in the State of Kentucky.
To meet the client's project goals, CMTA designed and commissioned Jennings Creek Elementary, and implemented an energy savings performance contract for the state-of-the-art zero energy building.
During the design process, high-efficient heat geo-exchange heat pumps and dedicated outdoor air systems (DOAS) were designed to exceed code requirements for energy and indoor air pollutants. The building envelope is comprised of Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF), a super-insulated roof (R-32), and passive-improved windows.
A green kitchen, ultra-efficient LED lighting design, and all the strategies listed above, allowed the renewable energy system to be drastically reduced to offset the building's energy consumption. Using a Data-Driven Design, the facilities modeled energy consumption and solar production was compared to the 15-minute interval data for Richardsville Elementary to compare the model to real-world data. The data was used to determine when the solar energy would offset building energy consumption versus being sold back to the utility. Utilizing this design method, the building's renewable energy systems were sized at a 330 kW photovoltaic roof-mounted system.
Jennings Creek Elementary was designed to be an energy-efficient building that also prioritizes Occupant Health and Wellness. Zone sensors monitor temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels to adjust the equipment's operating conditions, and bi-polar ionization devices were installed on each item of equipment to improve indoor air quality.
Jennings Creek Elementary has also been equipped with CMTA's occupant engagement dashboard, known as SPHERE. The immersive technology was created to inform building owners, students, and staff about the building's information and performance, while becoming a classroom teaching tool to coincide with WCPS' curriculum. The learning spaces included a "Maker Space" and group work stations to promote collaborative learning. Flexible seating options were also used to cater to different student learning styles.


Choice Neighborhoods grants leverage inner-city revitalization
HUD recently announced $109 million in Choice Neighborhoods grants for four cities — Cincinnati, Seattle, San Antonio, and Tampa. The funding to "transform distressed communities" leveraged $393 million in private and local funds. Choice Neighborhoods is a less funded successor to HOPE VI, a program that spanned the better part of two decades and invested $6 billion in public housing redevelopment, leveraging some $50 billion in local and private funds. “HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative supports local visions for how to transform high-poverty, distressed communities into neighborhoods of opportunity,” said HUD secretary Shaun Donovan. “We’re emphasizing a comprehensive approach to revitalizing neighborhoods by considering the totality of a community with regard to health, safety, education, jobs and quality housing in mixed-income neighborhoods.” The image above is from the Yesler neighborhood in Seattle, 2010 Sustainable District Study.
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It’s hot, and that means peaches are lush, ripe, and plentiful.
Welcome To The Mid-Columbia
My husband likes to tell this story: We moved here to the sunny, dry, Mid-Columbia region almost 20 years ago from beautiful (but cold!) western Maine. We left Maine on April 1st in a snowstorm, still wearing our winter jackets, and arrived here on April 7th to green grass, trees in bloom, and kids playing baseball. It was like Dorothy waking up in Oz. The first thing I did was plant a peach tree. Needless to say, peaches don’t grow in the mountains of Maine. But they sure grow here!
What To Do With Peach Overload
We planted that first tree in the wrong location, but all these years later it is still producing peaches. But it is a late Elberta, so a few years later I planted another peach tree, this time an earlier version. So now I have peaches from mid-July to the first of September. There is nothing like stepping into your backyard and picking a ripe peach off the tree. The problem comes when hundreds of them are ripe at the same time, all demanding to “notice me, notice me!” I usually make peach preserves and peach butter, but most of the peaches are frozen for smoothies later in the year.
How to Freeze Peaches
- Freezing peaches for later is actually pretty easy. You don’t have to put them up in sugar syrup or bath them in ascorbic acid. You will want to keep the slices somewhat separate so that you can use as many as you want, without having to thaw the whole container.
- Prepare an acid bath for the peaches by partially filling a bowl with water and adding some lemon juice. How much lemon juice? I usually add about 1/4 cup to about 8 cups of water, but I NEVER actually measure. In fact, you can skip this step entirely if you wish. The lemon juice keeps the peaches from turning brown. Brownish peaches still taste fine, they just aren’t as pretty.
- Peel peaches, rinse, and drain in a colander. There are two ways to peel peaches; you can cut an X in the bottom, dip them in boiling water, rinse in cold water and then slide the skins right off. Unless this method doesn’t work. As it turns out, how easily peaches “lose” their skins depends on the type of peach, and the growing conditions. It’s easier for me to let the peaches get very ripe and then just peel them with a paring knife.
- Slice peaches and place the slices in the bowl of water/lemon juice. Discard the pits. Continue until all of your peaches are sliced.
- Drain peaches. Do not rinse, but drain thoroughly.
- Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the peach slices out on the paper. Tuck the baking sheet into the freezer until slices are completely frozen.
- Remove from freezer. Let thaw just enough so that you can remove the peach slices from the paper. Place the frozen slices in a zip-top freezer bag and store in freezer for future use.
Frozen peaches can be used in smoothies, to make pie, to top pancakes, in muffins and other backed goods, etc. A taste of summer all year long.


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Dorset episode celebrates 60th anniversary of BBC sitcoms
BBC sitcoms is celebrating 60 years on TV.
To mark the occasion BBC Radio Solent's Richard Latto has been to a top private school in Iwerne Minster, Dorset, where a famous episode of 'Only Fools And Horses' was filmed 35 years ago.
07 Jul 2016
- From the section Dorset


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MPs: Link Pakistan aid to tax reform
The UK government should withhold extra aid to Pakistan unless the country does more to gather taxes from its wealthier citizens, a group of MPs has said.
The International Development Committee said British taxpayers should not be paying for health and education in Pakistan while rich Pakistanis were paying little tax.
Sir Malcolm Bruce, chair of the committee, spoke to the BBC to outlined his concerns.
04 Apr 2013
- From the section Business


Campaign to make markets plastic-free
Marking International Women’s Day, Mayor Shraddha Jadhav and Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar announced a campaign to make all municipal markets plastic free.mumbai Updated: Mar 09, 2010 01:28 IST
Marking International Women’s Day, Mayor Shraddha Jadhav and Additional Municipal Commissioner Manisha Mhaiskar announced a campaign to make all municipal markets plastic free.
The campaign was flagged off at the Gopi Tank market in Dadar where all the vendors pledged to stop giving plastic carry bags to customers.
“We have got immense support from the vendors in the market since we first launched the anti-plastic campaign on January 26,” said Jadhav.
“We have decided to carry out the same in all the 103 municipal markets. We have provided an alternative of cloth bags to the vendors,” said Mhaiskar.
She added that they will appoint self-help groups as in charge for every market. These groups will make available cloth bags to customers at a bare minimum cost.
“The only problem that we haven't found a solution to is an alternative for carrying fish as paper becomes soggy and cloth bags will smell. We are working on it,” Mhaiskar
Plastic bags thinner than 50 microns are banned after the 2005 deluge, as they were considered one of the main reasons for choked drains.
There is a 100 per cent ban on plastic bags in cities such as Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Kerala.
Mhaiskar said officials from the ward will be monitoring the markets.
Vendors who do not follow the no-plastic rule will find it difficult to get their licences renewed and if even after repeated reminders they continue to use plastic, they might lose their licence.
First Published: Mar 09, 2010 01:28 IST


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3. We using new technologies are constantly being developed to complement current practices in
creating greener structures, the common objective of green building is to reduce the overall impact
of the built environment on human health and the natural environment.
4. Efficiently using energy, water and other resources.
5. Reducing waste, pollution and environmental degradation.


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