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Preheat the oven to 275°F. Heat a castiron skillet over medium-high heat.
Season both sides of steak generously with salt and pepper. Let rest and come to room temp, about 15 minutes. Place the steak on a wire rack over a baking sheet. Top with a couple of sprigs of thyme and 1tbsp of butter each. Put into the oven on the center rack. Cook for 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, add diced chili peppers, red onion, grape tomatoes, and red pepper flakes to a food processor. Pulse 3 to 4 times to break up the vegetables.
Wash and dice the potatoes. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to the cast iron skillet and carefully add the potatoes. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and pepper over the potatoes and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chili relish. Saute for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
Remove the steak from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes. While resting, rinse cast iron and place back over high heat.
Place steak into the cast iron to sear. Add 2 tbsp butter, thyme sprigs, and whole garlic cloves. Cook for 1 minute, then using tongs render the fat on the side of the steak for about 30 seconds. Flip to the other side and cook for 1 minute. Add remaining butter and lower heat to medium. Tilt the pan and spoon butter over the steak continuously for 2 minutes. Flip steak again, and baste with butter for 2 more minutes. Remove the steaks from heat and let rest. Keep the cast iron on the stovetop and do not drain, you will fry the eggs in the next step in them. Check the temperature of the steak using a meat thermometer. Keep in mind the steak will continue to rise in temp as it rests another 5-7°. For medium-rare, the temperature should be 125° at the time of removal. For medium, 130°.
While the steak rests, cook the eggs. Carefully crack eggs into the cast iron skillet and fry in the leftover butter/ fat for a delicious flavor. Fry for 1 to 2 minutes. Do not flip the eggs. If you prefer a more well-done yolk, cook an additional 1 to 2 minutes.
Plate the potatoes on one side of your dish, add the new york strip to the other and top the potatoes with fried eggs. Garnish with fresh cracked peppercorn and micro greens (optional) and Enjoy!

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Dellin Betances took a step back on Thursday, and that was a good thing.
The Yankees’ setup man threw a simulated two innings on a back field at George M. Steinbrenner Field to re-discover his mechanics without a radar gun over his shoulder. After watching him struggle on Sunday, the third time he threw in a week and the first time on just one day’s rest, pitching coach Larry Rothschild wanted him to work on his mechanics.
“I think Sunday he was reaching for (velocity), trying to find it and got out of whack,” Rothschild said. “He looked good today.”
Betances threw 28 pitches, 19 for strikes in six at-bats.
“In the first inning I didn’t really feel like I was letting it rip,” Betances said. “The second inning, I felt like I was letting it go.”

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What are the very few things a good cup of chai can not fix?
Replace your regular tea with a warm aromatic brew of spices and herbs, and it can go a long way in boosting your immunity and fighting all sorts of diseases. Herbal teas are not like your regular cuppas made with tea leaves. They are tisanes, which is an infusion of herbs, spices, fruits, and flowers. You can also experiment with these ingredients according to your taste and requirements. They are caffeine-free and give a host of health benefits, including improving digestive systems, reducing stress, fighting colds and coughs, and many more.
Given are some herbal tea recipes made with ingredients that you can easily find in your kitchen or garden for sure-
Ginger is quite rich in antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties that can strengthen your immunity keeping several illnesses away. A steaming cup of ginger tea can help you to reduce nasal congestion and other respiratory issues. Studies also show that ginger can help relieve nausea caused by pregnancy or surgery. Ginger is also worked as a muscle relaxant and can relieve headaches, menstrual cramps, sore muscles, and other kinds of pain.
How to make ginger tea at home
First, peel and slice some ginger and add the slice into the boiling water. Let it boil for 10 minutes then strain the tea and discard the pieces of ginger. Add some honey, cinnamon, lemon juice, or Haldi as per preference.
Turmeric or Haldi is not merely the ingredient that gives vegetables and curries their beautiful yellow color but it has been used as a medicinal ingredient for thousands of years due to its strong antibacterial, antiviral and antioxidant properties that boost immunity. Most of these originate from curcumin, a compound found in turmeric. It has anti-inflammatory properties that can fight bad bacteria and has also been used as a traditional treatment for digestive conditions.
How to make Haldi tea at home
Add some Haldi powder, ginger slices, and pepper in a pot of boiling water. Let this boil for 10 minutes. Now, strain the water and add some lime juice and honey into it.
This superfood has all the antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties, thereby improving your immunity. Tulsi tea can help prevent respiratory illnesses and reduce phlegm if you have a cough. It is also known to overcome stress, as it lowers the levels of cortisol which is a stress hormone in the body. Tulsi also reduces blood sugar and cholesterol levels in the body.
How to make tulsi tea at home
Add some ginger, holy basil leaves(Tulsi), and cardamom powder to the pot of some boiling water. Strain the water after boiling for 10 minutes. Add some honey and lime juice to it. You can also experiment to get the goodness of ginger and tulsi in one cup.
Lemon is a rich source of vitamin C, an essential nutrient that boosts immunity. Drinking warm or hot lemon water early in the morning boosts your digestive system. It has antioxidant properties that also support weight loss and relieve chest infections and phlegm when suffering from a cold and cough. Its anti-inflammatory properties can fight acne and eczema, improving your skin health too.
How to make lemon tea at home
Add turmeric, lime juice, and a dash of honey to boiling water.
Peppermint is known for its cooling properties and to relieve digestive problems like bloating and indigestion. The aroma of this is also said to reduce nausea and vomiting. Peppermint works as a muscle relaxant and can ease headaches and menstrual cramps. Peppermint has antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties, therefore it helps fight clogged sinuses due to allergies or a common cough and cold. Since it is naturally free of caffeine, it is beneficial to drink this tea before bedtime as its relaxing properties can help you sleep better.
How to make peppermint tea at home
In the pot of boiling water, add some mint leaves. Let it rest for a couple of minutes till the water turns pale yellow then strain the tea and add some honey and lime to it.
Cinnamon is fully loaded with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties. Antioxidants fight off oxidation generated by free radicals, which are molecules that impair your cells and contribute to diseases. Compounds found in cinnamon tea can combat bacteria and fungi. It also controls blood sugar levels and blood pressure, improves heart health, and also reduces pain caused by menstrual cramps.
How to make cinnamon tea at home
To the boiling water, add 1tbsp of cinnamon powder or sticks and let it stay for 15 minutes. Strain the mixture after it and add some honey as per taste.
Lemongrass is rich in antioxidant properties that kill free radicals that cause diseases in the body. Its antimicrobial functions can fight oral infections and cavities. A cup of warm lemongrass tea can do wonders for an upset stomach, cramping, or other digestive issues.
Lemongrass is also known to help weight loss as it strengthens one’s metabolism.
How to make lemongrass tea at home
Add some lemongrass leaves, mint leaves, and honey to boiling water. Let it simmer for about 12 minutes. If you want to add some caffeine, you can add tea leaves. Strain the water and serve it.
Hibiscus tea has antioxidant properties that fight free radicals responsible for causing illnesses. It controls blood pressure levels and may promote weight loss. Its antimicrobial properties also help fight bad bacteria. Apart from its health benefits, it does wonders for one’s hair. Hibiscus tea looks wonderful and is simple to make at home.
How to make hibiscus tea at home
First, separate the flower from the calyx. Wash the petals delicately to get rid of any dirt. Add the petals to hot water and simmer it for 10 minutes then strain it. Add some honey and lime juice to it as per preference.
Brewed these cups of tea with all the powerful ingredients found in your kitchen.
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Q1 Is herbal tea safe to drink?
Ans Many herbal teas are safe to drink which is enriched with antioxidants and nutrients that have amazing effects on the human body.
Q2 What type of herbal tea is the healthiest?
Ans Herbal tea is known to be the healthiest beverage on this planet. Hibiscus, dandelion, sage, turmeric, rose hips, mint, chamomile, and oregano are all examples of herbs that can be safely consumed as a tea.
Q3 What are the health benefits of herbal tea?
Ans Herbal teas are not only delicious but also healthy. They have different healing properties: stimulating, analgesic, relaxing.

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UFC 247 Predictions, Odds & Picks: Jones vs. Reyes
BEST BET: (5u) Juan Adams @ -210 (to Return 7.4 Units)
Event: UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Location & Venue: Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Date: Saturday, February 8th 2020
Start time: Main Card: 10 p.m. ET, Prelims 8 p.m. ET, Early Prelims 6:15 p.m. ET
Where to watch: Main Card on Pay-per-view, Prelims on ESPN, Early Prelims on ESPN+
Another week, another rough looking UFC card. It’s not been easy watching for us UFC fans in the early goings of 2020, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to get any better just yet. This weekend’s card is the third of the year and the second PPV event, yet much like the other cards, it’s seriously lacking fun and entertaining fights. However, we’ve had a week’s break and I’m ready to watch all the lackluster fights the matchmakers will give us. Let’s get into my picks and predictions for UFC 247: Jon Jones vs. Dominick Reyes!:
(5u) Juan Adams @ -210 (to Return 7.4 Units)
Heavyweight (265lbs) Main Card Bout
We start off by jumping all the way up to the main card for a heavyweight bout between Juan Adams and Justin Tafa.
Both Adams and Tafa are relative newcomers to the UFC and MMA in general. They have a combined 8-3 record, not the typical number of fights you’d expect to see from fighters on the main card of a UFC PPV. Nevertheless, I’ve got a very strong lean on this fight and that’s in favor of Adams.
Juan “The Kraken” Adams is a behemoth of man, even for a heavyweight fighter. He’s every bit of 6 ft 5 inches tall and has to cut weight to make it to the 266lb limit. He’s a former NCAA Division 1 wrestler and his fighting style revolves around that. His crushing top game and sheer size is going to be too much for Justin Tafa, a fighter who has very limited fight experience and even more limited wrestling experience.
Tafa was initially called to the UFC to fight on the UFC 243 card in his home country of Australia against Yorgan De Castro. In the fight he showed how green he was as a mix martial artist, overreaching on power shots and ultimately getting caught in return with a hilarious counter-right, early in the first round (pictured below).
I see Adams taking down Tafa quickly and punishing him from the top with ground and pound. We’ve yet to see if Tafa has a get-up game, or any kind of cardio, but I feel very confident in taking the more durable, skilled and athletic fighter in Juan Adams. It’s not often I place a 5-unit wager on young heavyweights, but this looks like an outstanding get-right spot for Adams.
2-Leg Parlay: Valentina Shevchenko via Decision (-120) + Jon Jones (-450) – 1.5 Units @ +124 (to Return 3.36 Units) *Best Parlayable Odds Listed*
1st Leg of Parlay: Valentina Shevchenko via Decision @ -120
UFC Women’s Flyweight (125lbs) Title Fight Co-Main Event
The card’s co-main event sees Valentina Shevchenko defend her 125lb title against the number one ranked women’s flyweight, Katlyn Chookagian.
This will be Shevchenko’s third title defense, following on from her two against Jessica Eye and Liz Carmouche last year. She demonstrated different skills in each fight, winning via a brutal head kick KO against an overly exuberant Eye, and outclassing an exceedingly tentative Carmouche in a 25-minute snooze-fest. Coming away from those dominant victories, I thought I’d be difficult to see her in a more favorable matchup, but here we are. She’s currently a -1050 favorite (best price), and rightfully so. She holds every edge in this fight with Chookagian, excluding only her 4-inch height disadvantage.
They’re both extremely patient counter-strikers who prey on their opponents moving forward, this then enables them to use their fast rangy-offense whilst the opposition is attempting to close-the-gap. Shevchenko’s style is particular effective, as she’s still able to step-in and coax her opponents into perusing her, as she once again back-pedals and lands strikes.
I struggle to see Chookagian mixing up her ridged and time-tested game plan for this fight. I expect her to come in and seek to stay at range to utilize her jab and light-kicks, only to get out-classed at her own game by Shevchenko. Following two or three rounds, Chookagian will likely be at a loss for ideas, but I don’t see her making the adjustments to swing the fight, or put herself in real danger by looking to grapple with Shevchenko. Take Valentina Shevchenko to win via decision as the first leg of a two-fight parlay.
2nd Leg of Parlay: Jon Jones @ -440
UFC Light Heavyweight (205 lbs) Title Fight Main Event
In the main event we have debatably the male G.O.A.T, Jonny “Bones” Jones, taking on undefeated 12-0 prospect, Dominick Reyes. Much like the card’s co-main, this looks to be a one-sided bout with one guy being the more skilled in every aspect of the fight. Of course, I’m talking about the one and only, Jon Jones.
Jones has been a phenom in the UFC. He’s now 25-1 with his only loss coming due to being disqualified in a fight with Matt Hamill, way back in 2009. Since then he’s only gotten stronger, despite a few less inspiring performances over the last three or four years. That’s not to say that he isn’t performing well, just that he’s lacking the killer instinct that he did when he was on his ascension to the UFC light heavyweight title.
This fight for me is not a question of if Jon Jones is going to win, but how he’s going to win. Dominick Reyes isn’t someone I’d overlook, but he’s honestly outmatched in every way by Jones, especially with his grappling. Back in March of 2019 Reyes won a controversial split-decision over power-puncher, Volkan Oezdemir. The Swiss striker put on a wrestling clinic over Reyes in the early goings of the fight, something we’d have never expected from Oezdemir given his fighting style. Now, although Reyes might have patched some of these holes up, it’s not going to be enough to deny someone of Jones’ level from getting the takedown.
Jones could really win this fight anyway he pleases. I feel he could take the fight down to the mat with ease and pursue a finish (much like he did to Alexander Gustafsson in their second fight), or he could simply school Reyes on the feet until he gets a finish or wins a decision. There’s no telling exactly how Jon wants this fight to go, but at -440, I feel more than comfortable adding him as the final leg of the parlay.

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By Victoria Campisi
“Imagine if you were homeless.”
Those were the words written on a cardboard sign held by Juan Galloway when he lived on the streets of Manhattan this winter to experience what it was like to be homeless.
Galloway serves as the president of New York City Relief. Under his leadership, staff and volunteers board The Relief Bus on a regular basis and deliver food and drinks, essential items, help with social services, and the gospel to the homeless in New York and New Jersey. The Relief Bus vehicles are converted school buses turned mobile outreach centers.
In the beginning of January, Galloway sensed the Holy Spirit telling him to live on the streets of New York City for a week.
“I believed that if I spent time with the poor, I would spend time with God,” he said. “I would be able to see God, I’d be able to hear God, and I’d be able to know God by seeing the homeless, hearing the homeless, and knowing the homeless.”
Galloway described it as less of a social experiment and more of a spiritual pilgrimage. Starting on March 11, he took to the streets with nothing but a few items and an open heart, ready to hear and learn what God wanted him to.
During the previous week, he saw a homeless friend named June, a 69-year old native of Trinidad. Galloway has known her for 10 years. “
“I had been looking for her for a couple months and had a strong compulsion to get her off the streets,” he said. “[When I saw her,] I talked to her about my plans for the following week and asked for tips and if I could follow her routine. She said yes.”
On the first day, he followed June’s daily routine, which was to stay up until 1 a.m. in Penn Station, go on the E Train and sleep there until 5 a.m., come back to the station, and go to Saint Francis Cathedral, where they serve breakfast every morning.
Galloway even panhandled on the streets. “I had a cardboard sign and sat on the sidewalk. That was an eye-opening experience—to feel what it feels like to be so low; to see how people ignore you; and to see how invisible you become.”
He was given half-eaten food and most people avoided eye contact. “I was especially touched when they would stop and look me in the eyes, which was not often. But just receiving a look of care was very meaningful. It’s an emotional thing to understand what people (on the streets) are going through…”
One thing that stood out was the kindness of the homeless people themselves. Galloway met a man named Billy while on a line for hot food and coffee. “He was incredibly friendly,” he said.
“I went to get a second cup of coffee and they were out…Billy offered me his last gift card, which was a Dunkin Donuts card. It’s unexplainable for someone to do that. I was so struck by his incredible generosity.”
Homeless people also offered him a job lead, advice on where to sleep, and even gave him a brand new toothbrush when he was inquiring where to get one.
Taking the advice of a homeless man, Galloway spent his last night sleeping on the floor of the Greyhound Bus waiting area of Port Authority. He described it as actually better than sleeping in some of the shelters.
Throughout the week, Galloway prayed that God would teach him and speak to him about vision. One of the most surprising moments came when he was panhandling across the street from Trump Tower. “I thought this was kind of symbolic, I was going to pray for the president, pray for our country, and pray for how our government takes care of the homeless,” he said.
It was then that a group of young women came up to him and asked him his name. “I was surprised because people don’t usually ask. I answered and asked their names. They sat down on the ground and talked to me, asked how I was doing.” Galloway had a conversation with them and they asked him if they could pray for him. “I said, ‘Well I’m on a spiritual pilgrimage this week and I’m asking God to reveal himself to me more and show me how to love people more.’”
The girls laid hands on him and prayed for him. He soon found out that they were serving with his own ministry—The Relief Bus.
“That was such a sign from God,” he said.
Galloway noted how the experience amplified the need to humanize people and truly listen to what they have to say.
“I have learned in a greater way how to truly be present to the broken, not just angling to give them good advice or get them physical help,” he said.
Following his week in New York City, Galloway spoke at Liquid Church about his experience. After the service, he was approached by a woman who told him she had seen him on the streets. She recalled first walking past him, but after feeling a conviction from the Holy Spirit, the woman turned around and handed him some money. She was shocked to see him speaking at church that morning.
In the message he gave that day, he quoted his father, New York City Relief Founder Richard Galloway: “The poor are not a problem to be solved; they are a portal to the heart of God.”
“I saw Jesus amongst the poor,” Juan Galloway said. “ The Lord was changing me and melting me.”
Editor’s note: Although New York City Relief is experiencing tremendous success in ministering to people on the streets here in Metro New York, the financial need is great this year. Please consider giving a tax-deductible gift to this ministry at www.newyorkcityrelief.org or by downloading the New York City Relief app on your phone.


Dell Misses Mark On MessageOne Announcement
When it comes to Dell’s partner communications, subtle statements — and non-statements — count for a lot. On the one hand, Dell has worked overtime to tell VARs and managed service providers how to participate in the company’s growing partner program. Kudos. But on the other hand, Dell is potentially sabotaging its own partner program with some of its software as a service (SaaS) press materials.
A prime example: Check out the press release announcing Dell has completed its $155 million buyout of MessageOne, a SaaS specialist. It plays up the small business managed services/SaaS angle (smart) but makes zero mention of Dell’s partners (not smart). Here’s the deal.
Dell’s PR messaging states that MessageOne is “part of the company’s strategy to use SaaS applications and remote management tools to deliver configure-to-order IT infrastructure services to commercial customers over the Internet.” So far, so good.
Now, the problem. The Dell release goes on to say:
“With its acquisition of SilverBack Technologies, Inc., Everdream Corp., ASAP Software Express, Inc. and now MessageOne, Dell is architecting an integrated service delivery platform of SaaS applications THAT WILL ENABLE IT to remotely monitor, maintain, troubleshoot and address the majority of routine IT infrastructure issues that challenge businesses of all sizes. “
The VAR Guy emphasized four key words (“THAT WILL ENABLE IT“) on purpose. As currently worded, the release suggests that the Dell service delivery platform is for Dell alone — and not for partners. With a few simple word tweaks, (“ENABLE DELL AND ITS PARTNERS TO…“), the company could have delivered a far more inclusive message to partners.
Did Dell purposely ignore partners with this release? Perhaps not. Are all of Dell’s SaaS offerings designed for partners? No. But some certainly involve partners. And minor omissions related to partners can turn into major issues as Dell seeks to recruit and retain trusted partners.
The VAR Guy covers “what’s next” in the IT channel. He blogs daily at our sister site, www.theVARguy.com.


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This volume is devoted to the subjects "information structure" and "contrast." The working hypothesis of this part of the project is that, apart from the use of lexical indication, the expression of contrast vs. correction is primarily carried by the intonation contour as a means for indicating scope and focus in negating constructions. The papers in this volume proceed from the premise that the information structure is preformed conceptually, and on articulation in the dynamic context is then portioned and linearized, mapped onto the syntactic representation via the semantic representation, and finally realized intonationally. The findings are partly based on neurolinguistic and psycholinguistic experiments.
Anita Steube is Professor of General Linguistics at the University of Leipzig.
FROM THE CONTENTS
Eva Hajicová and Petr Sgall
Degrees of Contrast and the Topic-Focus Articulation
Anita Steube, Kai Alter, and Andreas Späth
Information Structure and Modular Grammar
Andreas Späth and Martin Trautwein
Negative Descriptions of Events: Semantic and Conceptual Aspects of
Sentence Negation and its Relevance for Information Structure
Two Types of Contrastive Topics?
Information Structure – Two-dimensionally Explicated
Topic Constraints in the German Middlefield
Contrastive Word Stress in Vedic Endo- and Exocentric Compounds
Towards a Scalar Notion of Information Structural Markedness
Claudia Hruska and Kai Alter
Prosody in Dialogues and Single Sentences: How Prosody can influence Speech
Ulrike Toepel and Kai Alter
On the Independence of Information Structural Processing from Prosody
The Prosodic Pattern of Contrastive Accent in Russian
Britta Stolterfoht and Markus Bader
Focus Structure and the Processing of Word Order Variations in German
Carla Umbach, Ina Mleinek, Christine Lehmann, Thomas Weskott, Kai Alter, and Anita Steube
Intonational Patterns in Contrast and Concession
Prosody in Contrast: Prosodic Distinction of Contrast and Correction.
Readings of Polish Adversative Coordinate Structures
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Lawyers defending the disgraced former prime minister’s chief of staff, Keith Schembri, against money laundering and fraud charges have been placed on a Malta Film Commission retainer.
The Commission is headed by Johann Grech, a former Castille colleague of Joseph Muscat’s once right-hand man.
In yet another example of MP Rosianne Cutajar’s admission that “everyone is pigging out” (kulħadd jitħanzer), The Shift has discovered a contract signed last year that awarded the former OPM chief of staff’s lawyers – Edward Gatt and Mark Vassallo – a €10,000 annual retainer.
The same lawyers are currently defending Rosianne Cutajar in court.
The contract, issued through a direct order last year, was signed with PACTA – Gatt Vassallo & Associates and granted the firm €83 an hour to “provide legal and advisory services”.
PACTA is owned by three lawyers – Edward Gatt, Mark Vassallo and Ismael Psaila – who were all given retainers when Keith Schembri controlled Castille.
Johann Grech, who was Muscat’s marketing manager at Castille before being made Film Commissioner, awarded the firm the direct legal services contract despite one of its partners’ conflicts of interest.
Vassallo is also the board secretary and legal adviser for Malta’s state broadcaster PBS.
The raft of text messages between Cutajar and Yorgen Fenech published this week by author Mark Camilleri mention another PACTA partner, Edward Gatt.
According to Cutajar, Gatt had a falling out with former economy minister Chris Cardona, and they are no longer on speaking terms. Gatt and Cardona were childhood friends.
The Malta Film Commission’s contract with PACTA runs until the end of next month. It is unclear whether it will be renewed automatically.
Robert Abela is just a continuation of the disgraced Joseph Muscat.
Probably worse than his predecessor.
He is even worse! I’ve said it before;
Mintoff gave us KMB and Muscat has given us Abela. Continuity a la Labour!
disgraced who gave us 4 bulbs and gave himself 600 euros a week
Korrotti w ħallelin!
Ara vera ġaħan int George. Sewwa qalilkom Zammit Lewis – “Ġaħan” intkom. Is-600 qed tara li tawhom lura, l-400 miljun għidli fejn marru u l-pwer station, Cafe Premier, Windfarms, Panama Papers, Qtil, Mawra f’Kastilja ma’ tal-job fantażma, More Supermarket, Karozza għal Michelle minn fuqek Ġaħan u jekk ittini il-lala nibqa’ ngħid sa għada.
MORE pigs at the trough!
All in the family same pigsty
Kullħadd jitħanżer Rosi!
I have the ‘Real Deal’ for the Malta Film Commission.
How much do they pay? LOL

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The goal of our residency program is to produce surgeons who possess the confidence, skill and experience necessary to succeed in whatever practice setting that they desire, whether private practice general surgery in a small community hospital or a surgical sub-specialist who practices in a large university hospital.
Our Residency is Characterized By
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- A curriculum that integrates programs of self-study, general and specialty surgical conferences, case-based learning modules, surgical skills laboratories, and assessment;
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- A culture of inquiry, excellence, altruism, professionalism and integrity.
Our program selects bright, highly-motivated residents and prides itself on early operative exposure, progressive resident autonomy and flexibility tailored to meet individual learning and career goals. We take five categorical residents into our program each year. These individuals generally come from medical schools within the United States.
Our residents generally finish the program having performed about 950 major operative procedures cases averaged for the chiefs and 170 endoscopic procedures. Graduating chief residents have entered fellowship training programs in vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, breast surgery, colorectal surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, surgical critical care and minimally invasive surgery. Upon graduation, approximately 28% of residents join general private practices, 58% pursue specialty fellowship training, and 5% accept positions in hospital-based general surgery. Over the last 10 years, 52% of our graduates have chosen to practice in Arkansas.


Jimi Hendrix Encyclopedia
Did you see Jimi Hendrix in concert? Did you meet Jimi Hendrix or have the opportunity to interview him or have some other unique, first-person encounter with Jimi Hendrix? If so, Experience Hendrix wants to hear from you.
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October 01st, 1968
Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding return to Los Angeles. Hendrix travels from Los Angeles International Airport to Honolulu, Hawaii where he is promptly interviewed by Wayne Harada for the October 3 issue of The Honolulu Advertiser.
October 04th, 1968
Mitchell and Redding travel to Honolulu where they meet up with Hendrix.
October 08th, 1968
The Experience flies from Honolulu, Hawaii to Los Angeles, California.


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So last Jan 1st, 2008 I decided to keep track of all the books I read or listened to using my LibraryThing profile. You can see the 2008 list here.
The big news this year on my reading situation was the arrival of my Kindle DX in June.
Books I have finished in 2009:
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep Book 1: Blackstaff Tower
Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep Book 2: Mistshore
The Citadels Book 4: Sentinelspire
The Dark Disciple Book 3: Amber and Blood
Draconomicon: Chromatic Dragons
The Empryean Odyssey Book 2: The Fractured Sky
Small Gods [library]
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Green Lantern: The Sinestro Corps War, Vol. 1 [library]
Opening Atlantis [library]
The Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 1: The Last Iron Fist Story [library]
Abolethic Sovereignty Book 1: Plague of Spells
The United States of Atlantis [library]
The Lanternlight Files Book 1: The Left Hand of Death
Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 3 [library]
The Haunted Lands Book 3: Unholy
Thorn of Breland Book 01: The Queen of Stone
Cairo, A Graphic Novel [library]
The Complete Persepolis [library]
Flight Volume 5 [library]
The Savage Sword Of Conan, Vol. 5
Kong, King of Skull Island
The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island
Open Grave: Secrets of the Undead
The Making of Star Wars, Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Pathfinder Chronicles: Classic Monsters Revisited
Grantsville Gazette II
1634: The Ram Rebellion
The Wilds Book 01: The Fanged Crown
Player's Handbook 2
The Little Nugget
Book: The Sequel
Bill The Conqueror
Money In The Bank
***June 15th Kindle DX arrived***
The Adventures of Sally [Kindle]
The Ring of Fire [Kindle]
Grantsville Gazette I [Kindle]
The Clicking of Cuthbert [Kindle]
For Love of Mother-Not [Kindle]
Pride and Prejudice [Kindle]
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance - Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem[Kindle]
A Princess of Mars [Kindle]
The Gods of Mars [Kindle]
The Warlord of Mars [Kindle]
Down and Out In The Magic Kingdom [Kindle]
Thuvia, Maid of Mars [Kindle]
The Chessmen of Mars [Kindle]
Eberron Player's Guide
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [Kindle]
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe [Kindle]
Life, the Universe and Everything [Kindle]
The Briar King [Kindle]
The Charnel Prince [Kindle]
The Blood Knight [Kindle]
Monster Manual 2
The Lost Symbol [Kindle]
The Savage Sword Of Conan, Vol. 6
Revenge of the Giants
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) [Kindle]
Thorn of Breland Book 2: Son of Khyber
Wheel of Time Book 12: The Gathering Storm
Barmy In Wonderland
The Draconic Prophecies Book 1: Storm Dragon
The Draconic Prophecies Book 2: Dragon Forge
City of Ember
The Fall of Highwatch
Urusei Yatsura Volumes 1-15
Eberron Campaign Guide
The Plane Below: Secrets of the Elemental Chaos
James Cameron's Avatar: A Confidential Report on the Biological and Social History of Pandora - An Activist Survival Guide - finished Dec 31st.
Just like last year, a lot of fantasy, D&D books and graphic novels.
But new this year were some classics - Jane Austin, more Sci Fi - Alan Dean Foster, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Douglas Adams, and some mainstream fiction - Dan Brown, James Patterson, JK Rowling.
This year's new to me PG Wodehouse's novel was "Barmy In Wonderland".
Highlights for the year were "Book: The Sequel", "Pride and Prejudice", "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies", and "The Gathering Storm" - Book 12 in the Wheel of Time and the first published since Robert Jordan's death which Brandon Sanderson helped finish.
Most Disappointing goes to Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" which is very similar to the other books and since it takes place in Washington DC and deals with the Free Masons felt an awful lot like the novelization of the movie "National Treasure 3".
Looking at the list today I noticed I have stopped going to the library since June. I can check out audio books through my library website and I have a NetFlix subscription so I'm not going for movies or TV shows. Since Amazon offers 10-15 free books every month for download to the Kindle I am getting eBooks faster than I can read them.
My 2009 audio book list tomorrow!

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We provide professional-level photography, videography + related editing and production services.
Past project types include:
- Wedding photography – a unique combination of documentary-style photography and traditional portraiture
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- Corporate, press/PR and communications photography – presentations, award ceremonies, conferences, press photo-calls, executive portraits
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That this old, icky looking house is going to be a work of art when the Cowboy finishes! 🙂 We are going to keep the brick on the inside walls but stucco over the brick on the outside. This pinkish wall you are seeing closest to the brick will be living/dining and the other half of that wall will leave giving us an outdoor patio.
The Cowboy removes the eaves and frames in the southwest style parapet. Once we get all the new windows and doors installed (probably next season) we will have the whole building stuccoed including the brick.
Monday morning we woke to a howling wind so roof work was not an option. The Cowboy removed walls inside the house and now we are starting to see a plan. It’s exciting to actually see what we can make happen with the main house.
Sunday the Cowboy worked on the roof until the wind drove him off then he moved inside and used the table saw to cut lumber for the roof. After church and making lunch I had an afternoon of sewing and finished a project–YEA!!! I can’t remember when I made this vow to myself–one or two years ago. I had so many unfinished projects–fabric and patterns I had purchased or been given and never even started. I vowed to not buy any more fabric or patterns until I finished all the projects I had on hand. I’ve stuck to that vow–I have purchased small amounts of fabric/wool to finish projects but no large amounts of fabrics and no patterns.
The fabric and pattern for this table runner was given to me by my sister two or three years ago on my birthday. It wasn’t an easy project–a quilt retreat buddy, Barb–had made this exact table runner at one retreat. I remember Barb struggling with all the small pieces of the applique section. To say I struggled was an understatement! But it’s finished and I love it!

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There are 6 Fast Food Restaurants in Tuba City, Arizona, serving a population of 9,022 people in an area of 9 square miles. There is 1 Fast Food Restaurant per 1,503 people, and 1 Fast Food Restaurant per 1 square miles.
In Arizona, Tuba City is ranked 139th of 494 cities in Fast Food Restaurants per capita, and 99th of 494 cities in Fast Food Restaurants per square mile.
Find addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, hours & services for Tuba City Fast Food Restaurants.
Little Caesars Pizza Main Street And Highway 160 Tuba City, AZ
McDonald's 195 South Main Street Tuba City, AZ
Sonic Drive-In Highway 160 Tuba City, AZ
Subway Highway 264 Tuba City, AZ
Subway 50 South Main Street Tuba City, AZ
Taco Bell 1010 Main Street Tuba City, AZ


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If you’ve been thinking of going out with an Estonian woman, the first step is always to know how to methodology her. You should dress in a way that displays her you have in mind the country’s culture, and you ought to study her body language and etiquette before approaching her. When you strategy her, ensure that you stay persistent, and make eye contact.
As for the ladies themselves, remember that they are generally older than you may expect. Mainly because they’ve usually been elevated in exact, traditional families, some are unable to pursue the careers, and are more likely to devote their lives to their groups. https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/VitalRecords Despite this, you can even now particular date an Estonian woman should you know what you aren’t doing.
Estonian girls are sensible and classy, consequently make sure you clothing appropriately. Just before your going out with trip, you can learn even more about the way Estonian girls dress as well as how to approach them. Simply by preparing your self for success, you might to be able to make the most of the date! For example , you should purchase right method to hold hands and use the correct gestures.
Surprises are also a good way to get that promotion with Estonian women. It is the perfect opportunity to confess your appreciate and show her how much you care. You should bring a gift make an impression her and make it a passionate occasion. Estonian girls are romantic and appreciate thoughtful gestures. So , if you are looking to find a loving woman, sign up for an Estonian women dating tour and discover for yourself how she responds to your appreciate and maintenance.
When ever dating an Estonian female, make sure most likely patient. Whilst you may think they are a bit self conscious and arranged, it doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try to make an impression them. Estonian women are likewise quite intelligent, meaning they’re more likely to take all their time to get to know you. They value their very own family more than their job.
A lot of women in Estonia will be married, and their husbands are the head on the family. Consequently they’re not looking for pushy partners. They’d prefer a partner exactly who respects them. Estonian ladies don’t like becoming bossed around. They want to share the responsibility with their partner, and they have a tendency want a guy who explains to these people how to conduct themselves.
Just like women from estonia some other country, you will need to respect the culture before you even consider seeing an Estonian woman. This kind of goes for men and women the same. You should respect their particular culture and household, and ensure that you admiration their traditions and options for life. Estonian women can be passionate about their children and will quite often share their excellent recipes with you.

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Direct3D Performance - DirectX 7: 3D Mark 2000
The 3D Mark 2000 determines DirectX 7's Direct3D performance under Windows XP. The diagram shows that the Athlon XP 2000+ has quite a jump on the other processors - it even scores 1300 points higher than the Intel Pentium 4/2000!
Direct3D Performance - DirectX 8: 3D Mark 2001
The 3D Mark 2001 determines DirectX 8's Direct3D performance under Windows XP. The Athlon XP 2000+ has an edge over the fastest Intel Pentium 4, but it isn't as stunning as it was in the 3D Mark 2000 and DirectX 7.


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Response to our World-wide Prayer-Link with the Heavenly Realms
Honouring in Love and Light
SPIRITUAL AWARENESS DAY
On our Friday 11.00am Prayer-Link on 28th June 2002 we were de-lighted to access the Heavenly Realms and discover a great honouring of all our prayers. Whilst holding the spiritual healing beads – the New Age Crystal Coloured Rosary’s of Harmony, and Heaven on Earth, we, at the Sanctuary, opened prayerfully in the Name of God, and through the Gracious Intercession of the Mother Divine of the Cosmos, linking in open heart and mind with the Angelic Kingdom and all those ones of the Great Spiritual Hierarchy who have been assisting through the Ages to bring a Higher Consciousness of being to Hu – man – ity . . . “God – man – united”.
At this most wondrous time, with the beginning of the “New Golden Age” on June 24th 2002 ‘Spiritual Awareness Day’, we were indeed aware of a tremendous joy as this most extraordinary scene unfolded in the Heavenly Realms, with angels playing golden harps heralding in beautiful music . . . .
Then, St. Teresa of Avila was seen as a very young beautiful woman, in her usual regalia of cream and brown nun’s attire, smiling so joyously, and surrounded by millions upon millions of rose petals in all shades of pink and red, floating down and around. We were informed that she is at this time called “Little Flower of Paradise”, and that all these petals were representative of all the
honouring all, with blessings on a world-wide scale in the link of ‘Love and Light’ prayerfully.
Kadoish - Kadoish – Kadoish was being sung whilst this beautiful scene unfolded and with a great fragrance of roses, amongst all these glorious rose petals becoming quite thick on the ground !
Saint Francis was then seen, as a very young man, in his monk robes, at this time with a small round ‘cap’ on his head. Birds were singing and seen everywhere, particularly focusing on a bird bath where Saint Francis was standing in total serenity. The colours were intensely bright, trees brilliant green, and flowers fabulously coloured – a most idyllic sight!
We were delighted at this time for there to be a gap . . . when the lovely song of a little wren was distinctly heard in the Sanctuary garden, as though tuning in with everything on this occasion!
Neither St. Catherine of Sienna, nor Saint Clare were seen at this time – the two other Masters coming into full Mastership on June 24th, but the now twelve Masters of the Rays have been seen in full wondrous vibrating of colours.
We offer you this insight in response to all our prayers, to bring hope and heart, that so many linking with us all added to the tremendous wave of Divine Energy in love and blessings around our Mother Earth.
Please continue to link prayerfully each Friday at 11.00am. Each one of us is a Light along ‘The Way’ to add to the World-wide link and in knowing that all our prayer brings Harmony to unite Humanity in Heaven on Earth = “Mankind as Kindman”
with All Blessings,
|Moreen Maria-Rose Grace (Maureen’s Spiritual Name)|
|Thank You. The Angels are smiling!|


For more than 40 years, October Books has been an important part of Southampton, England. The small independent bookshop and cooperative was found in the main street of the city. They recently announced that they would be leaving their space because they could no longer afford the rent. The local community helped in purchasing the property, but they also helped with the actual move.
The community was able to raise more than $500,000 to purchase the new space. But there was one last obstacle. They didn’t know how to move thousands of books from one location to another. Then someone had an idea of forming a human chain and passing the books from one person to another until all the books were moved. The two locations were only a little over 500 feet apart.
“We wanted to do something everybody could get involved in,” said Clare Diaper, a co-op member, “The idea of the human chain really came about because it didn’t need people to be physically fit or really strong. Anybody from young children to pensioners could get involved. That’s certainly the community that turned out.”
For weeks the bookstore handed out fliers asking for help. On the day of the move more than 200 volunteers showed up to help move the books. They all line up along the road, almost shoulder to should, and formed a human chain from the old bookstore to the new location. They moved more than 2,000 books in an hour.
“THAT is community, friends,” the bookstore’s volunteers posted on social media afterward.


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Per-Anders Jörgensen - Eating with the chefs - Signed by P-A
Over 316 pages Eating with the Chefs documents the daily meal shared by chefs and front-of-house staff at eighteen top restaurants including Noma, Le Chateaubriand and The French Laundry. Captured through exquisite photography by Per-Anders Jörgensen and easy-to-follow recipes Eating with the Chefs provides a unique insight into the ordinary food behind the immaculate kitchen walls.
"Working as a professional chef and graduate photographer, I thought about this idea and googled it. Funnily enough, here it was, chefs meals, recipes n'all! I bought this book as a curiosity, seeing how it was written, photographed and such. I expected elaborate photoshoots, staged performances from chefs and pretentious recipes in following.
What I received couldn't be further from what I imagined. It is a humbling book, documenting chefs, the personalities, creativeness, and of course the eccentric. The photographs felt almost personal, and some reminding me of my day to day life with quick lunches- eating them crouched down behind the pass to avoid customers seeing us eat our 5 minute meal to fuel our 15 hour shift. The imagery is poetic, the book is well written, and just beautifully put together. I honestly wish I thought of this idea to create a book first. But that said, I probably couldn't have done it justice and put it together this well.
This book is highly recommended, as a cookbook, a photo book, and just a conversation piece. Simply brilliant." – amazon.co.uk customer review


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If you are a Tarantino fan then you are in for a treat today. Earlier this year Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In hollywood released starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.
The movie provided the audience with nostalgic moments about 1970’s and was well responded by the viewers.
Recently Sony reported that for the upcoming awards season push, the mid year blockbuster “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” will come back to more than 1,000 venues in the United States and Canada.
Infact its been running successfully in many venues since 25th Oct Friday.
The re-released version will contain 10 minutes of new footage stretched across four additional scenes,
Following its generally welcomed presentation at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in May, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is about a blurring TV entertainer (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his long-term trick twofold (Brad Pitt) who explore a quickly enhancing film industry against the scenery of the Manson kills in 1969 Los Angeles — packed away $41.1 million at the residential film industry over the July 26 end of the week, indenting the most elevated opening casing of Tarantino’s career.
“Audiences have shown tremendous support for this movie,” Sony’s distribution president Adrian Smith said in a press statement. “We look forward to offering them another opportunity to see the film as it’s meant to be seen — in theaters on the big screen — with more sights and sounds of the sixties from Quentin Tarantino as an added treat.”


|Publication number||US7221357 B2|
|Application number||US 10/372,002|
|Publication date||May 22, 2007|
|Filing date||Feb 21, 2003|
|Priority date||Feb 21, 2002|
|Also published as||DE10207185A1, EP1338950A2, EP1338950A3, US20030156137|
|Publication number||10372002, 372002, US 7221357 B2, US 7221357B2, US-B2-7221357, US7221357 B2, US7221357B2|
|Inventors||Hartwig Von Essen, Heiko Guenthner, Manfred Endress, Holger Kuhlmann, Oliver Franzrahe|
|Original Assignee||Kid-Systeme Gmbh|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (11), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (11), Classifications (15), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This application is based on and claims the priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Patent Application 102 07 185.3, filed on Feb. 12, 2002, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The invention relates to a method for representing and selecting objects in a plane and/or in N-dimensional space in any desired configuration or arrangement. The objects to be selected are especially icons or iconic representations of functional operating assemblies and installed components in a motor vehicle, so that desired ones or groups of the operating assemblies and installed components can be selected by selection of the corresponding icons.
In many different applications and fields of technology, it is known to represent functions, operating assemblies, or installed components of a machine or apparatus by respective corresponding representational objects such as symbols or icons on a display panel or the like, and to enable the selection, control, and operation of the respective associated functions, operating assemblies and installed components of the machine or apparatus through the user's selection of the respective corresponding icons or representational objects. For example, a user can simply touch the desired icons or representations on a touch-sensitive display screen, or use a computer mouse and its correlated mouse cursor on the display screen, or use a data glove, joystick or the like to make selections in a similar manner on such a display screen or even in a three-dimensional, e.g. holographic or stereoscopic, display.
As an example, it is commonly known to select and command the functions of a computer, and particularly the functions of the operating system or application software of a computer, by selecting the respective icons or images corresponding to the desired functions with a mouse cursor on the display screen, or with a finger touch on a touch-sensitive display screen. As another example, it is known to provide images of switches or the like on a touch-sensitive display screen, which thus provides a touch interface, whereby touching the image or icon representing the desired switch on the touch interface screen carries out an actuation of the selected switch.
The hardware and the software for embodying and carrying out such a system and method are known and available in the art. For example, the hardware involves touch-sensitive display screens, as well as display screens of any type that are not touch-sensitive but operate in cooperation with a mouse, joystick, track ball or the like, and the image of a selection cursor provided on the screen. The hardware further involves any conventionally known computer or other processing circuitry for generating the icons or images representing the respective functions, operating assemblies and installed components on the display screen or panel, and for evaluating the touch-input signals or cursor position and mouse-input signals, for example, so as to then provide a control command to actuate the respective selected function, operating assembly, or installed component.
Conventionally, the icons, graphic images, or symbols displayed on the screen or the like have a one-to-one correlation with respective associated functions, operating assemblies, or installed components that can be selected and actuated thereby. Also, a single selection by means of touching the touch-sensitive screen, or by correspondingly locating the mouse cursor on the screen and “clicking” the mouse, achieves only a single selection of a single function, operating assembly, or installed component, corresponding to the single icon, graphic representation or symbol that was selected. Thus, when it is desired to select or operate a number of functions, operating assemblies, or installed components at once, or essentially at once, it is generally necessary to carry out a succession of a corresponding number of individual point-and-touch or point-and-click selections. In other words, the conventional touch interfaces or point-and-click interfaces provide only a single selection and activation capability.
Within certain software applications, it is also known to select or “block” a variably sized group or set of items, data, or the like. For example, it is typically known in word processor applications to select a variably sized block of text by “clicking and dragging” or the like with a mouse, to then further manipulate the selected block of text. Similarly, in spreadsheet programs, it is known to select variably sized groups of cells of data in the columns and rows of a spreadsheet, in order to further manipulate the selected group of data cells. This ability of selecting a variably sized group of text or data items has, however, heretofore not been provided in connection with the selection of icons, graphical images, or symbols representing functions, operating assemblies, and installed components of a machine or apparatus that are to be selected and activated as a group. Especially in the context of a touch interface provided by a touch-sensitive screen or the like, it has not previously been provided, to select a group of a greater number of represented objects through a smaller number of touches.
In view of the above, it is an object of the invention to provide a method by which plural representational objects, such as icons, graphical images, or symbols, representing actual or real objects such as operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle, can be selected and actuated with relatively few selections, i.e. a smaller number of selections than the number of objects to be selected. A more particular object of the invention is to provide such a method in connection with a touch interface, whereby the selections are carried out with a finger touch on a display screen or the like. It is a further object of the invention to display and represent the available functions, operating assemblies and installed components with representational objects such as icons, graphical images and symbols on a display screen or the like, whereby a rectangular grid or matrix is superimposed on these representational objects, and the configuration, arrangement, or organization of the objects in a plane or in N-dimensional space is automated so as to achieve an optimum representation and selection of a plurality of possible different configurations. It is further an object of the invention to achieve an ergonomic and efficient selection of a group of objects, while simultaneously providing an optimum automatic representation of the objects on a display, that is realistically or nearly realistically adapted to the real-world or physical arrangement of the operating assemblies or installed components that are represented thereby. The invention further aims to avoid or overcome the disadvantages of the prior art and to achieve additional advantages, as apparent from the present specification.
The above objects have been achieved according to the invention in a method for representing and selecting objects in a plane or in N-dimensional space in any desired configuration or arrangement, particularly wherein the objects respectively represent operational assemblies and installed components of a vehicle, which are selected and actuated by the selection of the corresponding representational objects. Particularly according to the invention, for the electronically supported representation and selection of the objects, a matrix with m rows and n columns is superimposed on the representational objects, whereby the corresponding objects are positioned in or on the fields of the matrix in an arrangement that represents or corresponds to the real arrangement of the represented operating assemblies and installed components in the real vehicle. For the representation and selection of each respective object, one or more fields of the matrix may be entirely or partially utilized.
For example, the operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle may comprise a thermostat, a blower, a control valve, a controllable vent, an air conditioning pack or plant, a heater, and other associated components making up an air conditioning system of an aircraft. As another example, the operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle may include general cabin illumination lights, passenger reading lights, emergency illumination lights, signage illumination lights, switches, dimmers, and other associated components of a lighting system of an aircraft. A further example of the operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle comprises a fire extinguishing agent supply arrangement, distribution conduits, control valves, discharge nozzles, fire sensors, and associated components making up a fire detection, suppression and extinguishing system in an aircraft. Yet another example of the operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle may comprise navigational aids, engine operation sensors, fuel sensors, speed sensors, control sensors, control actuators, associated displays, and all other avionics installed in the cockpit for monitoring and controlling components and systems of the aircraft, and for navigating and flying the aircraft. In general, the operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle within the scope of the invention include all assemblies, components and systems of a vehicle that carry out any function associated with the operation, navigation, maintenance, or servicing of the vehicle, for example.
According to further particular details of the invention, the height of the rows and the width of the columns of the matrix can have any desired dimension, and the matrix may include columns having respective different widths and/or rows having respective different heights. The rows and columns are preferably numbered or otherwise labeled so that an automatic electronic, e.g. computer-based, processing thereof is possible. The intersection of a respective column and of a respective row defines a matrix field, whereby the proportion of the matrix field surface or matrix field surfaces used for representing the object or objects can be variable as desired between 0 and 100%. Moreover, when an object is represented in one or more matrix fields that are only partially utilized for the representation, the positioning of the object within the matrix field or fields is unrestricted, i.e. can be as desired.
It is especially advantageous according to the invention, that a plurality of objects can be selected block-wise as a group by carrying out a number of selections less than the number of objects in the group. Particularly, a group of any size, i.e. any number of objects, can be selected with only two selections or with a number of selections less than the number of objects. For example, a group of objects can be selected simply by selecting two diagonally opposite corner points of a rectangular region of the matrix. The two diagonally opposite matrix fields can be selected so as to mark the corners of the rectangular region that is being selected as a group. In this context, the selected matrix fields lying at diagonally opposite corners of the rectangular region can be located directly within, or just outside of and adjacent to, the rectangular region that is selected by the selection of these corner matrix fields.
Further in this regard, there are several variants of the objects that will be selected in connection with a selection of a defined rectangular region of the matrix. In a first variant, all objects that lie completely within the rectangular region of the matrix will be selected. According to a second variant, all objects that lie completely or at least partially within the rectangular region of the matrix will be selected. According to a third variant, all objects that lie completely or at least partially within the rectangular region and all objects that lie outside of, but border directly on, the rectangular region will be selected as a group.
Another way of considering the selection of the rectangular region is with respect to the selection of matrix fields. For example, in a first variant, all matrix fields that are completely or partially used for the representation of a given object, and which lie completely within the rectangular region, will be selected. According to a second variant, all matrix fields that are used partially or completely for the representation of a given object, and which lie completely or at least partially within the rectangular region, will be selected. According to a third variant, all matrix fields that are used completely or partially for the representation of an object, and which lie completely or at least partially in the rectangular region or that border directly on, but lie outside of, the rectangular region, will be selected.
The selection is not limited to a rectangular region being selected by two selections. Instead, a single row or a single column (i.e. forming a small or narrow rectangular region) can be selected by two selections, while a triangular region can be selected with three selections, a square or rectangular region could be selected with four selections at the corners thereof, and any desired polygon region with N1 corners or sides can be selected with N1 selections. Furthermore, the selection of a group of objects is not limited to a single rectangular or polygon region forming the group. To the contrary, the selection of s objects making up the selected group can be chained together by successive selections of groups or regions and/or individual objects, in order to group or collect together several different groups or regions as well as additional individual objects that are to be collected, to form thereof a sum selection or cumulative group.
According to a further feature of the invention, various different arrangements or configurations of objects are automatically displayed or represented, in that a respective allocation of the representational objects to the matrix fields of the superimposed matrix is provided for each available or real configuration of the respective associated operating assemblies or installed components of the vehicle. The respective corresponding arrangements or configurations of the objects on the matrix fields are automatically displayed or represented on the user interface surface, such as the touch-sensitive display screen, through automatic electronic evaluation, e.g. by means of a computer. The different configurations can then be selected, e.g. by touch input on the screen as discussed above. Once a desired group and configuration of the objects is selected, further selections will actuate or operate the desired functions of the actual operating assemblies or installed components of the vehicle corresponding to the selected representational objects of the given selected group.
The inventive method can be carried out with respect to a two-dimensional planar representation of the objects, or alternatively in an n-dimensional spatial representation of the objects, for example using a data glove to make selections in a three-dimensional, e.g. holographic or stereoscopic, displayed representation of the objects respectively representing the associated operating assemblies and installed components of the vehicle in three-dimensional real space.
In order that the invention may be clearly understood, it will now be described in connection with example embodiments thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
As generally described above, according to the invention, real physical objects, such as the operating assemblies and installed components of a vehicle, are represented on a display screen or the like by representational objects, such as icons, graphic images or symbols, so that individual ones or groups of the objects can be selected and then actuated or operated by means of corresponding selection inputs, such as by means of a user's finger touch on a touch-sensitive display screen. To simplify and facilitate the representation and selection of the objects on the display screen or the like, the invention provides a matrix of m rows and n columns superimposed on the representational objects, or vice versa, the objects are superimposed on the matrix. Both of these variants are considered to be the same thing under the definition of the matrix being superimposed on the objects.
The representational objects may be simple rectangular blocks, which may optionally be labeled with a text identifier, for example. Alternatively, the representational objects may be graphic images presenting a simplified, yet recognizable visual image of the real object (e.g. operating assembly or installed component of the vehicle) being represented. As a further alternative, the representational objects may be icons that do not realistically represent the visual appearance of the real object being represented, but present an image that provides a logical or cognitive relationship or link to the real object being represented, in the perception of the user. As another alternative, the representational objects may be symbols or text or the like, which identify the real object being represented to the user. These various alternatives may be used respectively exclusively, or in combination with one another, for representing the totality of the real objects to be represented.
Since the matrix merely provides a grid for simplifying and automating the positioning, configuration, grouping and selection of the representational objects, the particular shape and size of the individual representational objects is not limited by the particular shape and size of the individual matrix fields or cells formed respectively by the intersection of the rows and columns of the matrix. As a simplest example, however, as shown in
Alternatively as shown in
The significant aspect is simply that the representational objects are allocated to given matrix fields of the superimposed matrix, so that the objects can be grouped and selected in connection with a selected region of the matrix as will be described below.
The widths of the columns and the heights of the rows of the matrix are variable or selectable as desired without restriction. For example, the columns may be wider than the rows are high, as shown in the above
Various different embodiments are possible for the block-wise or group-wise selection of a plurality of the objects with n1 objects representing n1 operating assemblies or installed components of the vehicle, whereby n1>1. In this manner, with the selection of an entire group of objects rather than only individual objects according to the invention, it is only necessary to make from 2 up to n2 selections (where n2<n1), rather than n1 selections, which would be the case if respective objects are each selected individually. For example, there are several embodiments by which only two selections are needed for selecting a group of any number of objects. This is achieved by selecting a desired rectangular region of matrix fields, and thereby selecting the objects associated with those matrix fields, as will be described next in connection with particular embodiments and examples.
Once the rectangular region of matrix fields has been selected, there must be a corresponding selection or allocation of the objects that are selected in connection with this selected rectangular region. There are several alternatives for achieving this, since there is not necessarily a direct one-to-one correspondence between objects and matrix fields as described above.
A first variant is shown in
In a third variant as shown in
Further variants exist, and can be understood without requiring further additional figures. For example, these variants relate to the fields that are selected in connection with the selected rectangular region. In a fourth variant, all matrix fields that are completely or partially used by the representation of an object and that lie completely in the selected rectangular region, will be selected. According to a fifth variant, all matrix fields that are completely or at least partially used by the representation of an object and that lie completely or partially in the selected rectangular region, will be selected. According to a sixth variant, all matrix fields that are completely or partially used by the representation of an object, and that lie completely or partially in the selected rectangular region or that border directly on the outside of the selected rectangular region, will be selected.
The inventive method further provides for the chaining or cumulative selection of plural successive groups and/or individual objects. Namely, after a first group of objects has been selected as described above, another group of objects can be selected in the same manner, or a single object can be selected by simply “touching” the object or any matrix field at least partially occupied by the object. These successive selections of groups of objects and/or individual objects can be chained or summed together to form a collective master group or super group of objects that are all to be selected, operated, and/or actuated together. This especially comes into play when the desired grouping of objects that is to be selected is not available as a contiguous grouping of objects covered by a selected rectangular region as described above.
It should further be understood that the selection of a particular range of matrix cells or fields in a given row or column is simply a special case of selecting a rectangular region. Such a range of fields in a row or column can be selected by simply selecting the fields at the two opposite ends of the linear range. Alternatively, three selections can be used to define the corners of a selected triangular region, and N selections can be used to define the corners of a selected region having the shape of an N-gon, i.e. a polygon with N-corners and N-sides. As a further example, a square or rectangular region can be selected by selecting the fields at the four corners thereof, as a special case of the abovementioned N-gon, instead of by selecting two diagonally opposite corners thereof as discussed in detail above. Each selection can, for example, involve a finger touch by the user on the respective location of the selected matrix field being displayed on the touch-sensitive display screen.
While the inventive method has been described with reference to the representation and selection of objects in a two-dimensional plane in connection with a two-dimensional matrix, this method also applies similarly in connection with the representation and selection of objects in an N-dimensional space, for example in a holographic or stereoscopic representation of objects within a three-dimensional space.
Various different arrangements or configuration of the objects can be automatically displayed, in that the various different configurations are stored in a computer memory. Each configuration corresponds to a respective allocation of objects to particular matrix fields. The desired configurations can be automatically evaluated, e.g. by computer, and then displayed and represented on the user interface panel, such as a touch-sensitive display screen, whereupon the objects can be selected in the manner described above.
Although the invention has been described with reference to specific example embodiments, it will be appreciated that it is intended to cover all modifications and equivalents within the scope of the appended claims. It should also be understood that the present disclosure includes all possible combinations of any individual features recited in any of the appended claims.
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The great exhibition conceived and curated by Marco Goldin, and promoted by the Municipality of Padua with the collaboration of the Kröller-Müller Museum and the Van Gogh Museum, is dedicated to Vincent van Gogh (Zundert, 1853 - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1890).
125 works will be presented to the public, 78 of which by van Gogh alone and the others by artists who have intertwined, for various reasons and at different times, their creative path with that of the Dutch painter, including Delacroix, Courbet, Millet, Hiroshige , Kunisada, sometimes directly such as Seurat, Pissarro, Signac, Guillaumin, Bernard and of course Gauguin.
To these we add Francis Bacon, of whom three canvases will be exhibited, to show how the figure of van Gogh was also an inspiration for the great artists of the twentieth century.
Through 5 sections (The painter as a hero; The formative years. From the Marcasse mine to the Hague; From Nuenen to Paris. A changing colour; A decisive year, 1888; Of moons and clouds. Van Gogh and the end of his journey), the exhibition aims to reconstruct and recount the life and art events of the great artist.
The Sower, Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin and the iconic Self-Portrait with a Grey Felt Hat are just some of Vincent van Gogh's masterpieces that can be admired in Padua.


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Quinta de Villanueva, Asturies
|Villanueva s/n, 33590, Colombres, Asturies, Asturies, ESPAGNE.|
Description: Quinta de VillanuevaLocated in rolling countryside overlooking the village of Colombres, Quinta de Villanueva is set in a painstakingly restored early 20th century mansion, a typical "casa de indiano", built by emigrants who returned to Asturias after making their fortunes in Chile and Mexico. This historic building is now a charming boutique hotel, offering delightful accommodation in a tranquil rural atmosphere. Just three kilometres from the centre of the village, there are several spectacular beaches within easy reach, and Colombres itself is home to the Archive of the Indianos and a number of spectacular historic mansions. Slightly further afield are the coastal towns of Llanes and Comillas, with Gaudí's "Capricho", an essential visit in the region.
Situated between the beautiful coast of Cantabria and the Picos de Europa, Quinta de Villanueva is ideal for outdoor activities of all kinds, including hiking and mountaineering, mountain biking and kayaking, to name but a few. Guests at the hotel may include any of these activities when they make their reservations with the hotel.
Quinta de Villanueva's delicious breakfast is served in the elegant dining room with views of the garden, and there is also a comfortable lounge for moments of quiet relaxation. The whole property has been restored and decorated respecting the original colonial style of the house, with extensive use of antique furniture, noble wood and tiling, and comfortable fabrics.
Quinta de Villanueva has 19 comfortable rooms, all elegantly appointed and spacious. The rooms come with large double or twin beds and feature a range of modern amenities, including flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi internet connection and safes and mini-bars. All rooms have en-suite bathrooms with complimentary toiletries. Extra beds or baby's cots may be added to rooms upon request.
Description des chambres: Quinta de VillanuevaDouble Room:
This spacious room has classic décor and offers views of the surrounding countryside. En-suite bathroom with hairdryer. Room Size: Approximately 20 sq m.
Double Room with Lounge:
This room has classic décor and a lounge offering views of the surrounding countryside. It has a gallery, and the en-suite bathroom includes a hairdryer.
Room Size: Approximately 30 sq m.
Précisions et informations supplementaires: Quinta de Villanueva
Pets allowed on request.
Open from Easter Time to the end of September.
Nombre de chambres: 19
Catégorie officielle: 3 stars.
Année d' inauguration ou dernière rénovation: 1908.
Dates de fermeture de l'hôtel: mid-September to late March.
Langues: Spanish, English.Zone fumeurs: Under Spanish law, smoking is forbidden inside hotels and restaurants.
Cartes de crédit acceptées: Visa, Euro/Mastercard.
Comment s'y rendre: From Asturias: Take the N-634 main road until El Peral, turn right towards Colombres and then follow signs for Villanueva.
From Cantabria: Take the A8 dual carriageway to the end, and then the N-634 to El Peral, turn left towards Colombres and then follow signs for Villanueva.
Coordonnées GPS: 43° 21' 37.85'' N 4° 33' 3.00'' W
Aèroport plus prochain: Santander Airport - 74,5 km.
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The occupying country continues criminal persecution of Ukrainian citizens – 25-year-old Leniye Umerova has been under illegal administrative arrest for 4 months now just because she has a Ukrainian passport.
In December last year, Leniya was going to come to the temporarily occupied Crimea to take care of her father with cancer. However, the Russians detained her while crossing the Georgian-Russian border for allegedly “violating the rules of the restricted zone.” Until March 16, Lenia was held in the Center for the Temporary Detention of Foreign Citizens near Vladikavkaz, and a Russian court fined the Ukrainian citizen 2,000 rubles. At the exit of the Center, a car with security forces was waiting for the girl: They grabbed Lenia, put a bag over her head, took her to an unknown area of Vladikavkaz and left her there.
Almost immediately, she was detained by a local patrol, who drew up a report on alleged “disobedience to police officers,” for which the Leninsky District Court quickly sentenced her to 15 days of illegal administrative arrest. While Umerova was in the temporary detention center, a similar report was drawn up against her again: she allegedly refused to give her phone to the police. On March 27, the same court again sentenced her to 15 days of arrest. Leniya was transported to the temporary detention center in Beslan.
On April 9, a report was drawn up against the girl again for allegedly disobeying police officers, and on April 11, the Sovetsky Court of Vladikavkaz again imposed 15 days of arrest. The only reason for the outright abuse of the girl is that she refused to give up her occupation passport and has Ukrainian documents. However, the aggressor country continues to persecute the citizen of Ukraine without any grounds or guilt, in fact, the occupiers are holding her hostage.
We demand that the Russian Federation immediately release the citizen of Ukraine, a representative of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people, Leniya Umerova, and stop the criminal persecution. We call on the international community to respond and condemn this blatant violation of international humanitarian law. We draw the attention of the law enforcement agencies and the Prosecutor’s Office of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the violation of the fundamental rights and freedoms of a resident of the temporarily occupied peninsula.
Such arbitrariness and abuse of our citizens will be completely stopped only by the de-occupation of Crimea!

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The Houston City Council voted Wednesday to lower the city’s property tax rate.
This is the eighth time in nine years that the city has lowered the tax rate below the voter approval tax rate. The proposed property tax rate is $0.533640 per $100, a decrease from the current rate of $0.55083.
The city operates under two revenue caps that limit the amount of land revenue the city can collect each year.
In 2004, voters approved limiting city revenue by combining the previous year’s cap, plus population growth and inflation; or previous year’s earnings plus 4.5% to determine whichever is less.
The second cap was enacted in 2019, which limited the city’s revenue growth from 8% to 3.5%.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said the proposed rate is needed to collect the budgeted property tax amount for 2023, which is $1.27 billion. But Turner also said the lower tax rate would result in a loss of $332.7 million for the city. He said the city has been losing money since hitting its revenue cap in 2015. The pre-fiscal 2015 tax rate was $0.638750.
“So due to our self-imposed revenue cap, since 2015 we haven’t been able to use about $1.489 billion,” he said. “For every penny in tax rate…that’s $23.7 million in revenue generated.”
The city will receive about $27 million more in property tax revenue for 2022 than in 2021, but Mayor Turner says the revenue cap prevents the city from spending the funds needed to maintain the city.
“The fact is, yes, we will have more property tax revenue, but let me tell you, we’re going to eat it very soon.”
Mayor Turner said the city is growing and he wants to meet the city’s needs, but the property tax revenue cap prevents that from happening.
âI want you to know what it costs to pay first responders, police, firefighters and what it costs to pay solid waste workers,â he said.
Mayor Turner said that each year since he has been in office, HPD funding has increased every year because he says public safety is his top priority.
For the inhabitants, The City of Houston’s acting chief financial officer, William Jones, said homeowners would see real benefits from the lower tax rate.
âOnce we lower the tax rate, it will provide some relief where residents feel the impact is growth and the assessment of their assessed values,â he said.
Jones said that while the city’s property rate is falling, some residents might pay more if their home’s value is higher.
Councilman Mike Knox said the county increasing the value of its properties is why the city’s property tax needs to go down.
“Property values ââkeep going up, which is driving our tax rate down, so we’re not taking away that 3.5% increase that we have every year,” he said.
Councilman Robert Gallegos said the state has the wherewithal to do something about the tax rate cap, and the blame shouldn’t lie with the city or county – but with the state. .
“It’s the state we have to listen to, it’s the state that actually controls our property taxes,” he said. “If they want to do something, they can do something.”
Gallegos said residents should be told how much money the city is losing because of the revenue cap.
“We have residents asking why we don’t hire more police, why their trash isn’t picked up on time, why we can’t fill potholes on our street, why their sidewalks are broken and we couldn’t fix them sidewalks…that’s the revenue cap.”
Mayor Turner said suburban communities don’t operate on a cap and that’s unfair to Houstonians in the city.
“They want the same amenities, they want quality neighborhoods, and Houstonians deserve the same.”
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