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CHICAGO – The awesomeness of history loses any of its stuffiness with the incredibly fun, indeed educational show “Drunk History” from Comedy Central, its two seasons now released on DVD. Hosted by its creator Derek Waters, the show is a celebration of various historic figures and their under-appreciated true tales, as expressed by funny people narrating in the universal language of inebriation; their recounts are then reenacted by famous actors working with their given dialogue, dressed with the comic cheapness of a bloated biopic.
The Rolling Stones
CHICAGO – Greg Camalier’s “Muscle Shoals” is a robust, entertaining piece of work that captures the power of a place that has produced some of the most remarkable music in the history of the recorded form. It’s a testament to power of the “Muscle Shoals sound” that so many music legends sat down for Camalier to discuss it but the director wisely doesn’t turn this into cavalcade of stars, keeping the focus as much on the man who built this hotbed of creativity and the musicians who played behind the household names.
CHICAGO – In The Beatles versus The Rolling Stones debate (which no one under 40 would have), I’m decidedly in the corner of the Fab Four. I do acknowledge, however, the sheer stamina and staying power of The Rolling Stones.


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Well, they are finally here, arriving tomorrow… The crew of Friends reunites for the first time in 17 years for a memorable celebration of the smash-hit comedy series.
With a humorous and bittersweet night filled with laughter and tears, this once-in-a-lifetime special event commemorates the famous series, which continues to pervade fans till today.
Friends: The Reunion will premiere on HBO GO at 3.01 p.m. on Thursday, May 27 at the same time as in the United States, with a 9 p.m. broadcast on HBO (Astro Ch 411 HD).
Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer reunite to the classic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank, for an unscripted real-life celebration of the prominent show of all times.
Don’t ever miss it gais!
David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Elliott Gould, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, Tom Selleck, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, Reese Witherspoon, and Malala Yousafzai will be making special appearances in this iconic show tomorrow!
So, set your reminders to catch this must-watch sharp at 3.01 p.m morow on HBO GO!

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For the most part, I am a pretty happy, upbeat person.
I tend to look on the brighter side of situations and problem-solve when things don’t go well. I’m a person who genuinely believes in practicing acts of kindness and living with an attitude of love.
But I have found that, lately, when I’m under stress, I have been flipping the b*tch switch a little too often for my comfort. I’m sure you know what I mean, even if you call it something else. For me, “flipping the b*tch switch” is what happens when I allow myself to have a nasty or condescending attitude toward another human being because I’m unhappy. I truly try to avoid doing this at all costs. Typically, I’ll confront things calmly, but I’ve been noticing a tendency lately to swing toward that hateful impulse.
I could say that there are a lot of reasons, but I will also say that there is no excuse.
In fact, earlier this week, upon flipping that particular switch and having a bad attitude, I found myself experiencing instant shame and remorse. As embarrassing as it was, I called up the person I had treated this way and apologized. It was an excruciating conversation, but I don’t want to become the kind of person who allows my personal struggles to be the reason I treat someone else poorly. Other people have struggles, too, that are no less important than my own, and if I have made someone else’s day more difficult, then I am 100 percent in the wrong, no matter what may be going on behind the scenes.
In the last year, I’ve watched so many people veer toward hateful communication, and we’ve watched as our leaders have done the same. So how do we stop flipping the b*tch switch? How do we break away from being unkind to others simply because we’re unhappy?
- First, we have to acknowledge that we’re doing it. It took me a couple of times of switching into that truly unkind mode to realize that I was doing it. I don’t want to be the kind of person who thinks of myself one way but lives in a way that doesn’t embody the values I espouse. The first step to stopping any behavior is to truly admit it.
- We have to look for our triggers. I can be the least patient person on this planet, and my impatience often allows me to become, frankly, a cranky b*tch. We need to know which situations may require us to take extra caution with how we react.
- We have to be able to apologize when we’re wrong. Sure, we’ll all have times where we mess up and take our anger or sadness out on an innocent bystander. Customer service representatives everywhere can attest to this. But when we do make this mistake, if at all possible, we need to own it and apologize. Oh, and don’t do that apology that blames the other person for how we reacted. Or make excuses. We need to just apologize because it’s the right thing to do, even if our apology isn’t accepted.
- We have to develop better coping skills to use when we’re triggered. I have a meditation app on my phone, and I plan to start using it when my patience is being tested. Or to breathe deeply and focus on my gratitude practice. We need to make sure that we are taking care of ourselves when we’re struggling so that we don’t allow that struggle to spill out to others. This may mean avoiding other people if we can’t trust what we are going to say or do. It may mean simply asking for help, understanding and support from those closest to us when we feel like we may be leaning toward a negative response.
- We have to realize that our responses are conditioned, and we’re going to have to learn new ways of reacting. Lines are long sometimes. Bad things happen. Plans get derailed. Life isn’t fair, and sometimes people are just mean. We can’t control the world around us, but we can certainly manage our responses to it. We’re going to have to learn these new responses by practicing them as many times as it takes to make them our default responses to these types of situations.
- We need to be aware of our thoughts. We often become more upset because of our perception of situations. If we’re conscious of the way we’re thinking when we’re frustrated or angry, we can begin a rational dialogue. We can even remind ourselves that the other person is in fact a person, too, and is worthy of a basic level of courtesy and respect. It’s not easy to change our thoughts, but it’s definitely possible if we’re willing to try.
- We need to keep trying. Along the same lines as number three, mistakes happen. We’re not perfect. So we need to forgive ourselves, say we’re sorry and then move forward. We don’t have to get discouraged that we make mistakes. We can choose instead to learn from those experiences and allow it to make us better.
I keep seeing the same post, “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” Perhaps the Universe keeps putting it in front of me so that I will pay attention.
And it’s more than a kindness bumper sticker or an attitude we say we support. We have to put our values into practice so that we can be a force of good in this world. I know that I don’t want to be the person who flips the b*tch switch on the regular because I’ve just allowed myself permission to do so. I want to be the person who makes other people happier. If I can’t be a positive influence, I would like to avoid doing harm, at the very least.
And I’m hoping one day my conditioned response to stress is finding peace and balance in the moment rather than reacting to a situation that is fleeting.
Author: Crystal Jackson
Editor: Emily Bartran

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Deluxe Christmas Hamper
A selection of gorgeous New Zealand-made artisan food products.
Should this gift not be quite to your liking, please go to our ‘Create Your Own’ platform, where you can design your own bespoke compilation.
CHRISTMAS CAKE BY IVY STUDIO (500G)
Hand made in the traditional way by steeping dried fruit in brandy, with the inclusion of freshly squeezed orange and lemon juice. Carefully stored for maturing over a period of 4 weeks, this Christmas cake is super moist and full of flavour.
CLAREVILLE BAKERY GINGER SNAP COOKIES
From the Clareville Bakery in the Wairarapa, these spiced ginger cookies are the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea or coffee. (Contains gluten)
SALTED CHOCOLATE COOKIE BITES
Fudgy bite-size cookies crammed with dark chocolate chunks and a hint of sea salt. These moreish bites were awarded a Gold Medal at the 2021 Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards. (Contains gluten)
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These artisan oat crackers combine Soup Island oats with organic macadamias from Gisborne. Ideal for topping with cheese or for a snack.
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Roasted cashews seasoned with smoked paprika. The perfect snack, or slice and sprinkle over salads or vegetables.
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Handmade chocolate bark – dark organic chocolate poured over marshmallows, toasted coconut and finished with a sprinkling of raspberries. This divine chocolate is crafted from single-origin cacao beans. (Gluten free)
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35 mint sticks in a beautiful dark forest green box. The mint sticks are made with 100% sustainable and delicious dark chocolate. (Gluten free / vegan friendly)
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Working in partnership with the German eBike specialist Conway bikes, Tektro has developed a new 9-speed drivetrain aptly called the E-DRIVE 9 that’s aimed at the entry-level eBike segment.
According to Tektro, the E-Drive 9 is designed to improved serviceability and durability of components based on eBike specific wear characteristics, while also reducing lifetime ownership costs for customers riding more affordable eBikes.
With this in mind, Tektro has delivered a cassette with a three ratio cluster, which is independently replaceable (the 11-13-16 smallest sprockets) of the main cassette body, specifically addressing wear characteristics widely identified as electric bike specific. Moreover, the 11-46 cassette has also been paired with a rear derailleur that features a clutch mechanism, a set-up that is typically seen on more performance oriented components, again resulting in enhanced durability through improved performance, while reducing long-term cost of ownership.
Tektro E-Bike Solutions was created in 2017 in response to customer requests for a more robust braking system for e-bikes. Likewise, Tektro said the development of E-DRIVE 9 came from customers looking for a more low-wear shifting solution for entry-level e-bikes.
E-DRIVE 9 is currently to only be available as OEM for manufacturers of electric bikes.
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Senator McConnell Loves Fighting the Socialist’s Agenda
Article from The Daily Wire by Ryan Saavedra.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday night that for the first time in his memory he can finally agree with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about something — he is “the Grim Reaper” and he is here to kill the socialist agenda of the Democratic Party.
Earlier on Thursday Pelosi held a news conference where she laid out in a presentation all of the far-left policy proposals from the Democratic Party that McConnell is blocking.
Pelosi even tweeted out the graphic, writing: “[McConnell] is so obsessed with blocking votes on commonsense solutions passed by the House, he’s taken to calling himself ‘the Grim Reaper.’ But Americans are tired of waiting – they want action on their priorities now.”
.@SenateMajLdr is so obsessed with blocking votes on commonsense solutions passed by the House, he’s taken to calling himself “the Grim Reaper.” But Americans are tired of waiting – they want action on their priorities now. #ForThePeople pic.twitter.com/g2vhXvMnHW
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 13, 2019
“She’s got it right,” McConnell said. “She’s got it absolutely right. For the first time in my memory, I agree with Nancy Pelosi.”
McConnell is starting to sound like a real Republican after all his inaction of the past.
How did Pelousy not get Trump envolved. Her vocabulary is limited to Trump did not do something or he did do something. She still needs a mental check up and possibly a check on that wild arm waving . Unable to control her movement might be a serious mental problem.
I agree. She should resign immediately.
How about a picture of the senator holding a modern rifle, or at least a magazine fed bolt action rifle?
Yeah, would rather him holding an AR-15, but he’s holding a Black powder rifle, commonly used for hunting in a lot of areas.
The bills that she complains that the Senate won’t take up are not common sense legislation. They are not serious bills and are nothing but liberal grandstanding. There is no reason to waste time on them.
Pelosi Tweeted, …”But Americans are tired of waiting – they want action on their priorities now.”….”
You’re damn right nancy, we’re wanting action on our priorities – Starting with the former PIMP in the WH, his entire administration, his DOJ, head of the FBI, NSA, Clintons, Clinton Foundation, DNC basically the frikkin’ lot of you and the DNC hanging in the gallows for TREASON! THAT’S are no# 1 priority.
Gee, Nancy if you can’t put up with whats really right for America, you better quit.
I’m sure G.S will guide you on what he wants to do with America.
Nancy has 60 or 70 thousand people sleeping in tents in the streets in her district.
Did he say this before or after he tried to line up Republicans to oppose President Trump’s tariff on Mexico for not helping America fight the invasion? By the way, President Trump won another one and McConnell and boys looked like fools.
Good job Mitch it is about time you start standing as a Republican and not one of the bills should ever become law they are a disgrace and far left destruction of the USA legislation. Make sure you all keep reading these ridiculous pieces of democrat left wing no good for nothing legislation which are designed to destroy or freedoms our country.

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Creating dungeon adventures for fantasy roleplaying games is fun and provides a play experience that is uniquely yours. Dungeons can be carefully crafted, or generated by random tables, and either way can be equally enjoyable. Continue reading “Create Dungeon Adventures For Fantasy Roleplaying Games”
Create Fantasy Names and Languages
How do you create names and languages for your fantasy people and places? Do you make a unique creation, base it loosely on earth, or try to find some middle ground? How do you mold random names and phrases into something consistent?
There are two ways of doing this: Hire a linguist and get it right, or you can fake it. This post is about faking it. Being an amateur hack is just fine for a world builder, as long as you are consistent.
First I will remind you of some basics, then ponder some design goals, before I lay out how I currently do this, and finally, I’ll use my own experiences as an example to fix things when you have already started, but regret your initial name choices.
Creating Fantasy Maps
Creating a fantasy world means creating maps early on. The key is to keep the map on a sketch level as you are outlining because you will have a lot of moving parts. It doesn’t matter if this a region, continent or the whole world. What matters is that is big enough to cover your plans for the world, and yet leave space to add details and revisions. Continue reading “Creating Fantasy Maps”
Creating Fantasy Roleplaying Game Starting Areas
You need an area to start the adventure if you want to run a fantasy roleplaying campaign. You can spend hundreds of hours creating your world and drawing your maps, but at some point, you want to get started with your game. Or perhaps skip the hundreds of hours, and start right away? Continue reading “Creating Fantasy Roleplaying Game Starting Areas”

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Introducing baby Layla Rose! Laura Csortan shares very first photo of her newborn daughter... but still does not reveal the father's identity
She welcomed her daughter into the world exactly a week ago.
And Laura Csortan has shared the very first photo of her newborn baby girl.
The 40-year-old posted a black and white snap of the bub resting on her shoulder on Instagram, on Friday.
So sweet: Laura Csortan shared the very first photo of her newborn baby girl Layla Rose on Friday morning
'Bliss... morning cuddles with my Layla Rose,' she captioned the picture, along with a rose emoticon.
In the snap, the one week old bub is seen wearing a black and white polka dot onesie.
Laura appears makeup free and dressed in a black singlet top as she reclines on her bed with her precious child.
The TV personality announced the birth of baby girl Layla Rose Csortan on Instagram on Friday night.
Proud parent: This is the first child for single mother Laura, who has chose not to reveal the identity of Layla Rose's father
'Welcome to the world my angel': The TV personality announced the birth of baby girl Layla Rose Csortan on Instagram last week
'Welcome to the world my angel,' she captioned a photo of herself holding her newborn's hand.
She announced the news to her 22,000 Instagram followers, and confirmed Layla was born the previous day.
'Born 17.11.2016 never felt a love quite like it,' she wrote, alongside the hash tag 'My baby girl'.
'The hardest thing': Laura has spoken candidly about the difficultly she expects to face while raising her child as a single mother
The photo saw Laura holding onto her baby girl's hand, which looked precious by comparison.
Laura has spoken candidly about the difficultly she expects to face while raising her child as a single mother.
Weeks before giving birth, she told Poppy Renegade that revealing her pregnancy was 'the hardest thing (she's) ever done'.
She added: 'It's not been without fear and struggles, I'm not pretending it's going to be a walk in the park, but it's the cards I've been dealt.'
Despite having doubts, Laura claimed she has received plenty of support since announcing her decision to raise the child alone.
'I was supported by family and friends and also so many women I have never met before who would write to me sharing their stories,' she said.
She previously told Woman's Day: 'I didn't know how it would go down, I was terrified but it's certainly been received really well.
'I will be a single mum and there's a lot of single mums saying, "I went through it and these are the things you might find difficult or not," so that's really fabulous as well.'
Stigma: Laura previously told Woman's Day about her pregnancy reveal, 'I didn't know how it would go down, I was terrified but it's certainly been received really well'
'That's really fabulous as well': Despite having doubts, Laura said she has received plenty of support since announcing her decision to raise the child alone
Keeping mum! Laura has not publicly revealed who the father of her baby girl is
Laura has not publicly revealed who the father of her baby girl is.
'When the baby's older I'm happy with her finding out who her father is. I'm going into this with an open mind,' she said.
Laura's former partners include ex-AFL player Chad Cornes and American model Joshua Slack, 28.
Speaking of her 11-year age gap with Joshua, she previously told Daily Mail Australia that age is 'just a number.'
'I think it's great and there are a lot of really great girls in the industry that have younger boyfriends as well.
'It's just a number. Whatever makes you happy, whatever works,' she said.
Who could it be? Laura's ex boyfriends include ex-AFL player Chad Cornes and American model Joshua Slack, 28
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Hello friends, here we are! Tomorrow will begin the sixth edition of the Legnaro Tournament, with the participation of teams from:
ITALY over 38 (WHITE and BLUE) and over 45
FRANCE over 38 and over 45
CZECH REPUBLIC over 38 and over 45
GREAT BRITAIN over 38
SWITZERLAND over 38
… In addition to this year, there will be the participation of TEAM FRIENDS, which will play all those athletes who will want to play and have fun with our masters.
Soon the Italian formations over 38 and over 45 will be available.
This year there will be two most welcome news:
1. we will have 4 masseuses
2. will present the cold bath (wonderful discovery!)
For Saturday night is expected the usual dinner at a cost of 15 Euros, which includes the following menu:
Pasta with meat sauce and Pumpkin risotto
Roast Beef with potatoes and vegetables
Beer or Soft Drink
Now some recommendations that we believe will be followed, as is usual:
– Who will sleep in the gym MUST keep everything clean and tidy.
– Bring ALL clothing ITALIAN MASTERS.
– Will be asked, to all participants, a participation fee of 10 Euros.
Already thank you from now knowing they can count on all of you.
Have a good fun.

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David Beckham was ordered back to the US for training yesterday hours after being dropped from Fabio Capello's first England squad.
It meant he had to pull out of a charity do at the 11th hour last night - leaving hundreds of disappointed guests - after getting the call from LA Galaxy boss Ruud Gullit.
Becks, 32, was due to host a star-studded event in London in aid of Cystic Fibrosis. His friend Elton John, who was performing, said: "I only found out a minute ago David wasn't coming. I'm sure he's disappointed."
Becks recorded a video message instead. His spokesman said: "The LA Galaxy pre-season training starts today and David has to be there for that. He felt obliged to honour his club commitments after being released from international duty."
The former England captain has told friends he is "more determined than ever" to earn his 100th cap after being left out of the squad to face Switzerland in a friendly next week.
Italian Capello, 61, told him the news late on Wednesday. A friend said: "Obviously he's disappointed but he took it firmly on the chin."
Beckham has not played a match since November but has been training with Arsenal, whose boss Arsene Wenger said: "It was a surprise he wasn't picked but he hasn't played competitive games and Capello wants to see that."
But fans were furious. Peter Checkley, from Guildford, said: "I only bought a ticket for the Switzerland game to see Beckham reach 100 caps. I say Capello out!."
SHOULD HE STILL PLAY FOR ENGLAND?
Says Mirror writer DARREN LEWIS
Fabio Capello has missed a trick here, a chance to end the Beckham circus for good.
Award him his 100th cap and we could draw a line under his England career and move on.
Let's face it, he deserves it after the roller coaster he's taken us on over the past 10 years. Sent off at France '92, THAT goal against Greece to get us to World Cup 2002 and the penalty against Argentina in the tournament itself. It was Becks who set up most of our goals at the last World Cup in Germany. If he has made a mistake it was moving to LA Galaxy.
If he is to return to the England fold he should move to a European club to prove himself. Do it Becks, you deserve that 100th cap.
Says Mirror writer ANN GRIPPER
It's absolutely right to leave out David Beckham. After Steve McClaren's disastrous Euro 2008 qualifying campaign, Fabio Capello cannot afford to waste any time and must start rebuilding our national team.
Yes, Becks has been a wonderful servant to English football. But the game against Switzerland is about the start of Capello's reign and finding players who can take us to the 2010 World Cup. McClaren left Becks out of his first squad as a statement - Capello has left him out because he's not match-ready.
But there's still time for him to win that 100th cap. He changed Capello's mind before at Real Madrid and he'll need to do it again.


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I’ve never been a Dark Souls fanatic, but I appreciate the vibrant new mini-genre of Souls-likes it’s helped inspire. The Surge is one of those, and from what I saw at E3 2018, The Surge 2 looks like it’ll be a big improvement with some new ideas of its own.
The Surge’s developer, Deck 13, never tried to hide the fact that that their game was heavily based off the formula for combat and exploration pioneered in FromSoftware’s Dark Souls series. It had its own distinct sci-fi mood though, seeing as how it was a third-person body horror game set in a near-future dystopia. Its pervasive sense of automated grimness that felt austere, unflinching, and incredibly German.
In the first game, you were a man-made part-machine whose journey for knowledge and potential freedom required slashing through a factory’s’ worth of similar abominations and cannibalizing them for parts. You’d use those parts to level up, but if you died, you dropped them and had to get back to your body to pick them up. The Surge was a decent enough Souls-like, elevated by its art direction and mood. Its combat, doing as close an approximation of the methodical attack animations that give FromSoftware games their technical precision and tactical depth, was...fine.
But for all the Soulsy similarities, there were also some ideas that made the game different. Deck 13 appears committed to exploring those ideas in more detail in The Surge 2. Chief among them a targeting system, which let you damage particular parts of enemies’ anatomies in order to try and take them down incrementally. During a hands-off demo at E3, the studio showed how in The Surge 2, there will also be the possibility to amputate mechanical parts from the cyborgs you encounter, then collect the leftover bloody machinery not just for leveling up, but to deploy yourself. In one example the protagonist, now completely customizable by way of an extensive character creator, managed to sever a shoulder-mounted drone cannon from the enemy in front of her, then equip it and quickly use it.
A more varied and specific system of amputation and reattachment is intended to be one of the key ways of building up your characters arsenal and also a means of providing more reasons for grinding through the same combat areas over and over again. Whereas in the first game this technique might yield limited number of distinct weapon schematics, now it looks much more like picking up new item or weapon upgrade in a game like Metroid.
The game’s world is also substantially changed. This time you’ll be exploring a sprawling wilderness surrounding a city reserved for its wealthy elite. It’s, much more open than in the first game, with a whimsical layout of interweaving mountain paths and groomed gardens as chaotic but inviting as something out of Alice in Wonderland. Just how much bigger and detailed it will be remains to be seen, but what Deck13 showed was a clear change from the last game’s industrial wasteland. The Surge 2 looks practically verdant in comparison, with mountain paths and grassy glades that might almost be idyllic were it not for the brutal mechanically enhanced enemies they hide. In addition to making the sequel’s world a more interesting place to explore, the Deck13 designer doing the presentation said the studio wants the threats you encounter there to be more complex and challenging. Rather than simply internalizing the attack patterns and animations of enemies in order to beat them, some, like the Hunters that we saw in the demo, will travel in packs and try to adapt to your actions, always looking to flank and pin you in rather than just lunging at you in constant, bloodthirsty desperation.
A Deck13 designer described each of these iterative improvements on the first game as taking the building blocks of Dark Souls and extrapolating them along a unique vector to arrive at something with a different identity. In addition to making flesh cleaving a central part of the game, it also means putting it in the service of exploring a world with not just threats to overcome but a larger story to tell about surviving on the fringes of a deepy unequal and unfair world, and using grizzly violence and technological upgrades to do it. The first game managed some interesting world building but failed to deliver on the promise of it, by digging deeper into the logic of its limb carving system and setting it lose in a more interesting set of environments, I’m hopeful The Surge 2 will become something more than just another interesting Souls clone.

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GAITHERSBURG, MD – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) today joined 100 top performing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) high school students at Lockheed Martin’s NexGen Cyber Innovation & Technology Center to promote cyber security careers and education, and to learn safe online practices through a series of interactive workshops.
By introducing Maryland high school STEM students to cyber security at the Third Annual Cyber Security Awareness Day, Lockheed Martin hopes to guide them on a path to Maryland universities with a cyber security curriculum and to help fill the Bureau of Labor Statistics projected 65,700 new cyber security jobs in the next eight years.
“As a hub of America’s intelligence and cybersecurity sectors, Maryland has the capacity to kick start our regional and national economies with quality jobs that keep us safer and more secure,” said Senator Cardin. “I applaud Lockheed Martin for the value they place in education; they understand that investing in education is not only profitable but also a matter of national security.”
“Cyberspace underpins our economy, our national security and touches every citizen. Our nation needs talented and energetic students to choose a path in STEM education and consider a future in the cyber security profession,” said Rick Johnson, Lockheed Martin CTO. “Lockheed Martin believes our students are the future cyber security workforce and this workforce will be key in enhancing our national security and the global economy.”
Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 120,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.


World's smallest single-chip system can be injected into the body
The world's smallest single-chip system, sits on the tip of a hypodermic needle
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The continuing miniaturization of electronics is opening up some exciting possibilities when it comes to what we might place in our bodies to monitor and improve our health. Engineers at Columbia University have demonstrated an extreme version of this technology, developing the smallest single-chip system ever created, which could be implanted with a hypodermic needle to measure temperature inside the body, and possibly much more.
From ladybug-sized implants that track oxygen levels in deep body tissues to tiny "neural dust" sensors that monitor nerve signals in real time, scientists are making big steps when it comes to the functionality of tiny electronic devices. The implant developed by the Columbia Engineers breaks new ground as the world's smallest single-chip system, which is a completely functional electronic circuit with a total volume of less than 0.1 mm3.
That makes it as small as a dust mite, and far smaller than the world's smallest computer, a cube-shaped device measuring 0.3 mm (0.01 in) along each side. Only visible under a microscope, the tiny chip required some outside-the-box thinking to make, particularly when it comes to the way it communicates and is powered.
Where small electronics might feature radio frequency (RF) modules to transmit and receive electromagnetic radio signals, these wavelengths are too large to be used with a device this small. Ultrasound wavelengths, on the other hand, are far smaller at a given frequency, as the speed of sound is far less than the speed of light that the electromagnetic waves travel at. So, the team incorporated a piezoelectric transducer that acts as an "antenna" for wireless powering and communication via ultrasound.
This combines with an onboard low-power temperature sensor to turn the chip into a probe for real-time temperature sensing, enabling it to monitor body temperature and also fluctuations in temperature driven by the therapeutic application of ultrasound. The implant's capabilities were demonstrated in live mice where it was used for ultrasound neurostimulation, and up to seven were implanted into the mice at a time via intramuscular injection with a syringe.
The scientists imagine these types of chips being implanted into the human body, and then wirelessly communicating information on what they measure via ultrasound. In its current form this is limited to body temperature, but other possibilities include blood pressure, glucose levels and respiratory function.
"We wanted to see how far we could push the limits on how small a functioning chip we could make," says the study's leader Ken Shepard. "This is a new idea of 'chip as system' – this is a chip that alone, with nothing else, is a complete functioning electronic system. This should be revolutionary for developing wireless, miniaturized implantable medical devices that can sense different things, be used in clinical applications, and eventually approved for human use."


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Asst .Professor R. Senthilkumar and Asst .Professor P.Ananthan to gether delivered speech on 23.08.16 about the “Self Awareness” they explained on the skills of self awareness are applied in various aspects of life, in human relationships, learning about right& in health issues, Mental Health –stresses, HIV – AIDS/STD prevention, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Teenage pregnancy, Suicide prevention.
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Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
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Jimmy Carter (b. 1924) is an American politician. He served as the president of the United States (1977-1981) and as the governor of Georgia (1971-1975). He was previously a naval officer and peanut farmer.
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Photographs prints created and collected by Harry Adams, 1943-1985, that chiefly document events, activities, and individuals related to the African American community in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of California and his career as a professional photographer as well as his work for African American newspapers including the California Eagle and Los Angeles Sentinel.
Correspondence and other papers, photographs, and additional materials by and about the Russian-American pianist Vladimir Horowitz (1903-1989) and his wife Wanda Toscanini Horowitz (1907-1998)
Letter is mainly personal. Smith mentions that "Pres. Carter has won the hearts of the English." Smith also gives his well wishes to Frances.

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Ph.D., English Language and Literature, Yale University, 2001
M. Phil., English Romantic Studies, Oxford University, 1996
B.A., summa cum laude, English and Philosophy Major, Yale University, 1994.
I research and teach English literature of the long Nineteenth Century: both Romantic and Victorian, both poetry and the novel. Other areas of interest include German classical literature (especially Goethe and Schiller), aesthetic theory, war and literature, and genre theory.
My first book demonstrated the scope of my concerns by considering the treatment of literary and political action in writers from Wordsworth to Henry James. While my second, on the Victorian response to an unpopular war (the Crimean War, 1854-56), was narrower, it allowed me to think further about the impact of social and political matters on formal ones: how (for example) does patriotic poetry translate the blunders of the Crimea into verse? My most recent book offers an in-depth account of the verse-novel as it arose in the mid-Victorian period, focusing on how the split allegiances of its component genres allow for the unleashing of radical energies. I am currently finishing a project on the way numbers interact with literary forms during the period I study, tentatively entitled The Number-Sense of Nineteenth-Century British Fiction.
- “Novels.” The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Victorian Women’s Writing, ed. Lesa Scholl and Emily Morris (Springer, 2022).
- “But Who’s Counting? Plotting Age in Trollope.” Genre 53.2 (July 2020): 111-133.
- “Don Juan’s Numerals.” European Romantic Review 29.5 (October 2018): 1-17.
- The Victorian Verse-Novel: Aspiring to Life, September 2017
- “Adulterated Form: Violet Fane and the Vicotrian Verse-Novel,” ELH 81.2 (Summer 2014): 633-59.
- “Form Things: Looking at Genre Through Victorian Diamonds,” Victorian Studies 52.4 (Summer 2010): 591-619.
- The Crimean War in the British Imagination, October 2009
- “Rushing Into Print: ‘Participatory Journalism’ During the Crimean War,” Victorian Studies 50.4 (2008): 559-86.
- The Crisis of Action in English Nineteenth-Century Literature, December 2006
Undergraduate: Writing About Literature I, Major English Poets, European Literary Tradition, Jane Austen (Freshman seminar, Junior seminar), The Romantic Novel (Junior seminar), The Victorian Novel (lecture), The Victorian Political Novel, Nineteenth-Century Historical Narratives
Graduate: Nineteenth-Century Long Narrative Poetry, Charles Dickens and George Eliot


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The exhibition was the first event put on by the group since the pandemic and it proved a popular one.
Chairman Bob Howorth, said: "It was a most successful day in so many different ways.
"The club was able to display their layouts for the first time in over 20 months and the event was attended by so many local people, young and old and families.”
The show at St George’s Parish Hall was attended by over 150 adults as well as over 50 accompanied children from across the High Peak.
All eleven layouts of various gauges and sizes were club member's own layouts with trade support provided by SMTF of Brookside Garden Centre.
Bob said: “It was particularly pleasing to see young children enjoying themselves and getting fun from model railways.”
More than £200 was raised at the event as well as proceeds from the church refreshments and all money will go towards repairs to the hall.
The group’s annual show will be taking place next year in February at Chapel-en-le-Frith Leisure Centre.


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Even as a local living in Singapore for a quarter century, I must admit I still do not know how to get to many places in Singapore. I still remembered the days when technology wasn't that advanced and every time we wanted to go out, we would memorize which train/bus to take, where to alight and change transportation. Then, I held a little blue notebook around, jotting down important bus service numbers as well as major landmarks to help me find my way. I am glad to say, those days are over! These days, Singaporeans are so blessed with a smart device on hand and 3G on the go, they could simply find their way with just a few touches on their mobile screens. Moreover, they are many apps that are created just to give you directions to your desired destination.
I would like to share with you my favourite - the gothere.sg app. This app not only offers accurate details on how to get to places, it is also kind enough to offer the user many alternative routes with the approximate cost and time! This will allow the user to choose the best way, according to the time and money on hand.
Just arrived in Singapore and wondering what's the best way to get to Esplanade? To save the trouble, why not just pre-book our iPad rental service and we will hand deliver a TouristPad to you once you exit the custom gates. From there, you can gothere, the best way.

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Meira Kumar may seek middle path for PAC report
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is likely to adopt a middle path in dealing with the controversial draft report on the 2G scam submitted to her by chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Murli Manohar Joshi.delhi Updated: May 09, 2011 00:04 IST
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar is likely to adopt a middle path in dealing with the controversial draft report on the 2G scam submitted to her by chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Murli Manohar Joshi.
A week after Joshi submitted the draft report, which was not approved by the committee, HT has learnt the Speaker is no hurry to decide the complicated issue which has snowballed into a major confrontation between the Congress and the BJP.
The Speaker’s office maintains the matter was “being examined”.
There are no specific rules or guidelines laying down the manner in which a draft report should be processed by the speaker. Sources, however, indicated it would not be possible to table a “draft report” in Parliament as requested by Joshi, since it had not been adopted at the committee’s last meeting on April 28.
“The Speaker has no over-riding powers to issue blanket orders on acceptance or rejection of parliamentary committee reports. It is for these committees and the both houses of parliament to decide,” said a highly placed source.
One of the possible options before the speaker is to request Joshi to revisit the controversial report in the reconstituted PAC.
Joshi, however, has already gone on record saying the speaker has no option but to accept the report.
His viewpoint does not find many takers. "Any parliamentary committee report either has to be adopted unanimously or by majority which can be determined by voting. In this case, the report was not adopted by majority….so this cannot be called a report,” said a member of the reconstituted PAC.
Constitutional expert and former Lok Sabha secretary-general Subhash C Kashyap said the Speaker has three options. The first is to lay the report in Parliament. The second is to decide against laying it, which would imply its rejection. The third would be to send it back to the PAC with a request to complete the process of considering the draft report.

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In a collaboration that has been years in the making, custom art rug creator Tappeti has become a permanent feature in Stylecraft’s stunning Singapore showroom.
Supremely comfortable. This is the catchphrase for Maker&Son’s luxurious sofas – and now beds, too. And we can confirm, they really are ridiculously comfortable.
DesignByThem recently showcased its new ranges with style. Along with bold forms and colours, new ideas and innovative concepts, each collection sat side-by-side and there was certainly enough to tantalise and excite the design tastebuds.
Located in Surry Hills, Sub-Zero and Wolf’s new studio couples showroom functionality with the warmth that radiates throughout a home kitchen.
In Sydney’s design district of Waterloo, German design icon Eggersmann has set up shop with an all new showroom to showcase their exquisite suite of kitchen joinery.
Perth’s new Living Edge showroom in a converted merchant building in the CBD sets a new benchmark for high-end retailing in the city, offering global brands such as Herman Miller, Walter Knoll, BassamFellows, Muuto and Vitra.
Who said floorboards can only be used on the floor? Tongue N Groove’s new space by Tobias Partners reinvents the showroom experience with engineered European oak boards up, down and all around.
Cult celebrates the 40th Anniversary of Magis with a dedicated pop-up showcase to highlight the sophisticated, energetic and surprising works of design in their Sydney and Melbourne Showrooms.


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Medical Testing with Dr. DeMio for Autism Spectrum Disorders
Dr. DeMio individualizes the testing for your child or loved one’s needs. The goal is to guide and reassess biomedical treatment in autism and related disorders. Many tests are available through Dr. DeMio for your child or loved one. The major examples follow.
Toxic heavy metal tests for mercury, aluminum, lead, tungsten, arsenic, and others can be done in hair, blood, urine, and stool. This gives a global idea of what is entering the body, what is in the organs (brain, liver, muscle, and kidney), and what is being excreted. Many of our children accumulate these toxic heavy metals in the organs. Initial and follow-up testing will help to guide chelation treatment and supplement needs.
Essential minerals tests includes metals (zinc, molybdenum, manganese, vanadium, and a host of others), and also for additional nutrients such as phosphorus, boron, and sulfur. These are crucial to restoring function to the brain and other organs, and many of our children are deficient in these. These tests guide the use of supplements.
Immune testing is extremely important because many of our children suffer from immune deficiency and autoimmunity, running the gamut from mild allergy and asthma (which really are autoimmune disorders), to brain autoimmunity where the body actually inflames and attacks itself. Dr. DeMio orders testing for these and other immune disorders in Autism Spectrum to help our children obtain better brain function as well as for them to feel more energetic and to be able to fight infections. Strep and other infections can cause these immune abnormalities leading to tics, OCD, and PANDAS which Dr. DeMio also treats.
Comprehensive stool testing for yeast, parasites, malabsorption, dysbiosis, inflammation, and maldigestion are extremely important. Many of our children have low enzymes and do not absorb the food and supplements that they consume. Without treating these issues they may not benefit from the supplements and diets that you work so hard to implement. This also ties in with gastrointestinal immunity. Many of these problems resolve around fungal infections with candida. Dr. DeMio will take you through this to detect these and other germs such as toxin-producing clostridia, in order to guide treatment.
Metabolic tests in blood and urine are done to assess amino acids, antioxidants, fatty acids, B vitamins, methylation, and organic acids to name a few. As Dr. DeMio will explain, metabolism is the process by which your body turns food, air, water, and supplements into its living ongoing chemical processes for energy, proper immune function, and normal brain function.
Peptide and other urine testing is done by Dr. DeMio so that the role of food (eg. gluten and casein) and its connection with the leaky gut and autistic symptoms can be assessed. Dr. DeMio obtains this urine test as a part of dietary and metabolic assessment for your child’s treatment.
Numerous other tests for Autism Spectrum Disorders are also available through Dr. DeMio, including those for glutathione, metallothionein, and copper/iron balance.
Prevention: Dr. DeMio also does tests and treatment for family members at risk for developing Autism Spectrum Disorders (eg. siblings) and for planning a pregnancy for a healthy baby, mom, and dad.
Specialized tests from laboratories that perform tests for Autism Spectrum Disorders are available through Dr. DeMio. These include Great Plains Laboratory, Doctors Data, and others. The final decision of which tests and what labs to use is individualized for your child and loved one and is tailored to meet other needs including costs and reimbursement. Dr. DeMio makes these decisions with you so all of these needs can be met.

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Anarchists planning to target royal weddingBy IANS
Monday, January 31, 2011
LONDON - Anarchists in Britain are plotting to cause chaos at Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding by posing as well-wishers and hiding among the crowd, a media report said Monday.
Extremists plan to wreak havoc around Westminster Abbey in London for a month before the big day and aim to ambush royal cars with roadblocks, diversions and smoke bombs April 29, The Sun reported.
A secret email shows a satellite photo of the royal route — with arrows marking several locations where the mobs plan to strike.
Leading anarchist Chris Knight revealed details of the campaign in a message to activists.
He outlined a two-pronged approach, with extremists causing havoc around Westminster Abbey for a month before carrying out further attacks on the day of the wedding.
“The plan is to mingle with well-wishers in large numbers, hold anarchist street parties, reoccupy Parliament Square, stage a carnival orgy and drive up security costs to the point when the whole wedding has to be relocated to St Paul’s. This would be hugely embarrassing to the monarchy,” Knight told activists.
According to the report, the email showing the route says the protesters’ aim on April 29 is to “stretch police resources to the maximum” and adds: “The Police Federation, in dispute with the government over spending cuts, may thank us for this.”
Knight, who was sacked as a university professor in 2009 for inciting violence against police and bankers, told The Sun: “The first phase is called Operation Dual Power.
“Around ten anarchist groups will take over key buildings including a barracks, a police station and local government buildings in Westminster.
“The second phase is on the day of the wedding. Overall, the plan is to cause as much trouble as possible so it becomes so prohibitively expensive for the police to control that they’ve either got to cancel the wedding or move it.”
About 300 anarchists from ten different groups met at a secret location in Manchester two weeks ago to formulate their plans.
Thousands are expected to hijack an official demonstration in central London March 26, storming police stations, army barracks and government buildings. They will then attempt to occupy the buildings for five weeks until the wedding day, the report said.
When asked about the use of force, Knight, a key figure in a shadowy organisation called Network X, said: “Bring it on. We mean business. The royal wedding is a disgrace and if we stop it, I will be laughing.
“If the police press their nuclear button, I will press mine. We’re prepared for trouble — we’ve got hard hats, big shields, battering rams. We’re going to take over a TV station and a radio channel and try and take over power at key centres.”
“Network X is a joint command revolutionary organisation. It consists of the Whitechapel Anarchists Group, Democracy Village, the Direction Action Group, Class War and many environmental and feminist anarchists. What is the Army going to do, fire on us?”
Hundreds of cops have spent months gathering intelligence on anarchists. “Any attempt to disrupt the royal cortege will be dealt with robustly,” a source said.
“An appropriate policing plan will be in place,” a police spokesman said.


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Barbourne Health Centre operates from a new purpose built surgery in Droitwich Road. Patient care is our priority and our team of experienced and approachable GPs, Prescribing Nurses, Nurses and Health Care Assistants offer weekday appointments and home visits where necessary.
The Health Centre covers an area within Worcester city and it is our policy to provide health care as a team, day and night in conjunction with other health care professionals based at the surgery or in the community.
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Please be aware that our surgery opening hours will be changing from Monday 5th February 2018 and we will now be open Monday and Tuesday only 7am-6.30pm and Wednesday-Friday 8am-6.30pm. We will be closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Medical Students qualify as doctors after 5 years, but they then need a further 3 years training to qualify as general practitioners.
Barbourne Health Centre started to train junior doctors in 2015.
Dr Holmes is a qualified "trainer" who has been involved in training young doctors who have a interest in becoming GPs.
You may during your visit to Barbourne experience a consulation in a joint surgery, where the trainee GP observes the trainer in consultation, or the trainer watches the trainee consulting.
These joint consultations are a very valuable learning tool for trainees, and we are grateful to all of our patients for supporting us all with this.
Patient Participation Group (PPG)
We are currently looking for new members for our PPG – all ages are welcome.
If you are interested in joining, please contact the Medical Secretary at the surgery on 01905 22888 for further information.
If you have signed up with a pharmacy for this service your prescription will be electronically sent there. If you haven't signed up with a pharmacy and would like to be included in this service, please contact the pharmacy of your choice to arrange this.
For patients with Learning disabilities please ask in reception for our:
Easy read surgery booklet
Easy Read Complaints Leaflet
'My Hospital Book'
'Important Information about me' annual health check booklet
'Staying Healthy, Feeling Good' guide
We have a "Book Sale" at BHC! All books are 50p each and all proceeds go to St Richards Hospice. Please have a look when you visit us.
If anyone has any books they would like to donate for our book sale then please bring them into reception.
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The Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association (CAPABA) is the only association focused towards all Asian Pacific American attorneys in Connecticut . CAPABA’s membership consists of attorneys, law professors, law students and other interested individuals. Membership in CAPABA automatically includes membership in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) that is the voice of over 40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide through over 45 chapters and affiliates. CAPABA is the Connecticut affiliate of NAPABA (www.napaba.org).
CAPABA was formed on May 1, 2000. CAPABA is a 501(c)(6) organization. CAPABA’s mission is to establish a support network for Asian Pacific American attorneys and communities and those interested in Asian Pacific American legal issues throughout the state of Connecticut. CAPABA undertakes activities that:
- Represent and advocate the interests of Asian Pacific American lawyers, the legal profession and Asian Pacific American communities;
- Encourage and promote the professional growth of Asian Pacific American lawyers, law students and other members of the legal profession;
- Broaden professional opportunities for, and provide fellowship opportunities among, Asian Pacific American lawyers, other members of the legal profession, and law students;
- Support the entrance and advancement of Asian Pacific Americans within the legal profession;
- Coordinate legal services to Asian Pacific American communities within the state of Connecticut ; and
- Provide a vehicle and forum for the unified expression of opinions and positions by legal professionals upon matters or events of concern to the legal community.
CAPABA has undertaken several activities to further our mission. We have established a Mentor Program to assist Asian Pacific American law students in Connecticut to become successful attorneys and an Asian Pacific American Legal Referral Service. We are also partnering with local and national bar associations in sponsoring programs and conferences.
As part of our effort to increase our membership and visibility, we need and would very much appreciate your support and assistance. Specifically, we ask that you please consider supporting us by:
- Passing information about CAPABA along to attorneys, law clerks in your firm and law students whom you think may have in interest in joining our membership.
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- Contributing $500.00 or more to become a Supporting Member of CAPABA. We will of course provide appropriate recognition to your firm in CAPABA’s membership directory.


Environment Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga called on lawmakers to prioritize the passage of proposed measures to strengthen Republic Act (RA) 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.
“It is high time to address the threats to biodiversity such as the proliferation of invasive alien species, destruction of natural habitats, unsustainable utilization of resources, illegal wildlife trade and environmental pollution. It is also time to consider in our plans and policies the sustainability and life time value of our country’s wildlife resources along with the ecosystem services that they yield not only to the nation but to the overall health of our planet,” Loyzaga said.
RA 9147 provides the necessary environmental policy enabling the government to comprehensively manage and conserve the wildlife resources of the country.
In line with this, Loyzaga proposed ten points to amend the wildlife law in penalizing the crime of wildlife trafficking as a separate offense.
These points include considering wildlife crime as a transnational offense, increasing fines and penalties for wildlife violations, expanding the role of other national government agencies and local government units to have more teeth in enforcing the wildlife law, and mandating government agencies to control and manage invasive alien species, among others.
“Indeed, sophisticated crimes need a sophisticated, robust, and science-based counter approach. Strengthening RA 9147 is a necessary step to further protect and conserve the country’s wildlife resources and their habitats,” Loyzaga said.
According to Loyzaga, the support of the lawmakers in the amendment of RA 9147 is indispensable to advance our efforts and initiatives to sustainably manage our wildlife resources.
She added that the amendment of the wildlife law is also in line with the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Targets 13, 14, and 15 (Climate Action, Life Below Water and Life on Land) that calls for urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats and halt the loss of biodiversity.
Senators Cynthia Villar and Jinggoy Estrada filed Senate Bill Nos. 125 and 467, respectively, to give a more robust approach to the existing wildlife law and ensure that violators will not go unpunished.
Director Natividad Y. Bernardino of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Biodiversity Management Bureau (BMB), meanwhile, expressed her optimism that “the amendment for RA 9147 is once again considered and refiled at the 19th Congress.”
“With this legislation, the provisions of RA 9147 will be more stringent on the target perpetrators such as organized syndicates and will provide a wider coverage to encompass even transnational crimes,” Bernardino said.
Bernardino said the move to strengthen RA 9147 comes in a very opportune time during the COVID-19 pandemic, since the illegal wildlife trade is identified as one of the pathways of zoonotic diseases transmission. ###
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Public Works staff is now able to more quickly and effectively remove debris from DeKalb neighborhoods with the purchase of a new Johnston RT655 Regenerative Air Street Sweeper. The vehicle replaces a 1999 Elgin Pelican mechanical sweeper, which has incurred significant maintenance and repair cost over the past five years.
The new regenerative air sweeper is a significant upgrade in that it sweeps at nearly twice the speed, picks up fine particles left behind by a mechanical sweeper, and provides a more ergonomic operator platform aimed at reducing operator fatigue and injury. This new vehicle is equipped with a rear-attached vacuum system making it a dual purpose vehicle that will also replace the City’s 1990 Vac All vehicle. Street sweeping is an essential City service that prevents road debris from entering storm sewers which create the potential for flooding during heavy rain.


“The Vast of Night” is a mystery wrapped in an enigma and boxed up in an homage to “The Twilight Zone.”
It’s a beautiful, gloomy and nostalgic film whose “The truth is OUT there” answers may be obvious, and whose long, monologue-driven set-up will test your patience. Seriously.
The first twenty minutes, a series of showy, walking/chattering tracking shots through small town America in the late 1950s gathering darkness, is marred by one of the epic under-enunciations of the post-Brando era. Co-star Jake Horowitz rushes and mutters his lines, and being photographed from behind and like everybody else, in shadows, you can’t make out more than a quarter of what he says.
Plucky teen switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick) breathlessly tags along with him and blurts out “Why do you CHANGE your voice” when he’s on the radio?
Because, dear girl, no manager, even at WOTW in BFE New Mexico, would let him on the air if he can’t be understood.
The opening frames this story with a Rod Serling impersonator introducing tonight’s installment of “Paradox Theatre,” and for the first time, first time feature director Andrew Patterson transitions from a chic ’50s cathode ray tube showing us black and white images to our New Mexico setting (in widescreen, dimly-lit color).
It’s the opening game of basketball season, and “everybody in town” is eating take-out in their car in the parking lot, waiting for Cayuga High to take on an Indian reservation school in the town’s tiny Quonset hut gym.
Cayuga Falls, by the way, was where Rod Serling lived. It was the name of his production company, the one that made “The Twilight Zone.”
Everett (Horowitz) is the cock-of-the-walk in this tiny berg, swaggering in with his Buddy Holly glasses and Ricky Nelson vest to set up the radio station’s recording of the game, maybe help with a wiring problem that may be a repeat of “that time a squirrel chewed through it,” every single person in town wonders.
Fay, in her cats-eye glasses and ponytail, eagerly tags along. She’s got this new tape recorder and wants Everett to show her how it works. They proceed to “interview” people in the parking lot as practice, for her and him. She’s sweet on Everett, and he indulges her prattling on about several years of articles from various science magazines — “radio controlled cars, vacuum tube transport” — all of which will be around before “the year 2000.”
Eventually, she drops back in for her nighttime town switchboard operator job, and “Everett ‘The Maverick’ Sloane” drops behind the mike to spin records on the “Highway Hits” show.
“That’s the word from the bird.”
Fay hears it first, this mechanical, rhythmic static on her switchboard. Everett records it and plays “a sound bouncing around the valley tonight” to his listeners, looking for answers. Maybe they’d rather hear a live broadcast of the game which for some reason the station is tape delaying. But when we hear the rube in charge of recording and reciting his version of “play by play,” maybe not.
But this is when “The Vast of Night” settles in to solve its mystery. A long call from a guy who used to be in the military recognizes the static, but “everybody only knows ‘pieces’ (of any military secret) in the military, so nobody would know the whole thing.”
Something is “out there,” in the sky, at “Sputnik heights.”
Everett and Fay abandon their posts and dash around in the dark, looking for answers.
Patterson’s movie, working from a script by newcomers James Montague and Craig W. Sanger, cloaks all this mystery in 1950s small town nostalgia. The camera captures the eeriness of empty streets and the hominess of a place where everybody knows everybody else, and person-to-person gossip was the Snapchat of its day.
McCormick and Horowitz, suggesting a young Sam Rockwell at times, have great chemistry, with Fay’s fangirl babbling the quintessence of smart girl/small town girl charm.
The great achievement of “Vast of Night” is to revisit how utterly “out there” Serling’s “Twilight Zone” would have been in its day, even in the Atomic Age, when UFO mania was born and peaked.
But the film is a triumph of tone over substance, of aural aura over clever writing. Patterson blacks out the screen, here and there, or zooms in on an old wooden radio cabinet, letting us swim in the storytelling we’re hearing over the air. The most coherent moments are like a filmed radio play.
Still, even back then, mysterious radio (or phone line) sounds and “lights in the sky” would have people wondering if “The Day the Earth Stood Still” was coming.
That said, it works, sucking you into its “vast night” and taking us all back to an innocent time where the future was endless possibilities, “radio” was how a small town kid punched his “ticket out of here,” and TV took you to “another dimension…the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition.”
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language
Cast: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer
Credits: Directed by Andrew Patterson, script by James Montague, Craig W. Sanger. An Amazon Studios release.
Running time: 1:31
I absolutely love this movie. Even slipped it into my Top 10 last year. I was really sucked in.


text: Feature-length drama written by William Boyd for the BBC's Shakespeare Retold season. In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature. But what are the identities of 'the young man' and 'the dark lady' to whom all but two of the sonnets allude? This drama imagines the characters and events that lie at the heart of one of literature's most enduring mysteries. The film stars Rupert Graves, Tom Sturridge, Indira Varma, Anna Chancellor and Zoe Wanamaker.

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What did India’s finance minister and the central bank do after the country’s biggest banking fraud unraveled on Feb. 14? They went silent.
A week later, the two key pillars of Asia’s third-largest economy have finally spoken up.
At an event in New Delhi on Feb. 20, finance minister Arun Jaitley said that supervisory agencies need to assess what new systems are required to detect irregularities. He also called for greater scrutiny of the auditor’s role in allowing frauds to go undetected for years.
On the same day, in Mumbai, the Reserve Bank of India announced its decision to set up a committee to examine the reasons for rising banking frauds and propose measures to curb them.
On Feb. 14, Punjab National Bank (PNB), the country’s second-largest state-run bank, informed the stock markets that $1.77 billion (over Rs11,000 crore) was swindled out of its coffers over seven years. Nirav Modi, a jeweller and the main accused, and his uncle Mehul Choksi, a co-accused, are reportedly on the run.
Since then, doubts have been raised over the PNB management’s role, the auditor’s performance, employee collusion, and systemic loopholes. This, even as the Narendra Modi government plans to pump in more money to rescue ailing government banks.
The RBI committee will be headed by YH Malegam, a former president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. In 2010, Malegam had headed another RBI panel formed to suggest ways to regulate the microfinance industry.
The other members on the board include RBI’s Bharat Doshi and AK Misra, S Raman, a former chairman of Canara Bank, and Nandkumar Saravade, CEO of the Reserve Bank Information Technology, the central bank’s IT arm.
The banking regulator has also clarified that it had warned banks of the possibility of the manipulation of SWIFT, the messaging system used to wire money.
“RBI had…confidentially cautioned and alerted banks of such possible misuse (of SWIFT), at least on three occasions since August 2016, advising them to implement the safeguards detailed in the RBI’s communications, for pre-empting such occurrences. Banks have, however, been at varying levels in implementation of such measures,” the notification said.
Such lapses are one of the key reasons for the rising pile of bad loans, believe experts. In the last few quarters, the RBI has identified that some banks had a higher share of bad loans than what they had been declaring. The new Malegam-led committee will look at addressing the loan under-reporting issue and will recommend ways to prevent it as well. It will also scrutinise the effectiveness of the various audits conducted by the banks.
The government’s promise
Meanwhile, the government has laid the blame squarely at the door of the management and auditors. “There is an important challenge where the supervisory agencies are now to introspect as what are the additional mechanisms they have to put in place to ensure that stray cases don’t become a pattern again,” said Jaitley at an event in New Delhi.
However, mere introspection may not be enough. At a time when the sector is reeling under the shock from the PNB scam, another alleged fraud of Rs3,700 crore($574 million) has surfaced, involving Vikram Kothari, chairman and managing director of stationary maker Rotomac Global. So PNB’s case wasn’t an isolated one.
Nonetheless, Jaitley is confident that the law enforcement agencies will be able to track down fraudsters. “With regard to lack of ethics that a faction of Indian business follows, it is incumbent on us as a state, till the last legitimate capacity of the state, to chase these people to the last possible conclusion to make sure that the country is not cheated,” he said.
Yet, his government has still been unable to bring back one-time booze baron Vijay Mallya. His extradition trial in the UK has remained inconclusive so far. Mallya, something of poster boy for loan defaulters in India, owes over Rs9,000 crore to various banks.

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Set in shogun-era Japan, 13 Assassins tells the story of an elite group of samurai selected to rid the land of the shogun's evil brother who uses his power to rape and kill at will.
I was expecting fight sequences similar to Chinese produced successes like Crouching Tiger or House of Flying Daggers, with elaborate camera effects and stylish choreography. However, director Takashi Miike serves up a totally different kind of action. The fight scenes are much more substance than style and are considerably more gritty and realistic.
At just over two hours long, 13 Assassins can easily be broken into three chapters. Initially the film is slow to start as the story is told and characters are introduced, although Miike sensibly introduces the assassins in groups, and provides more focus on a few rather than diluting the characters too greatly. The middle of the film deals with the assassins travel to their chosen ambush point as the shogun's brother and samurai approach. Following a few minor fights in the first two-thirds of the film, the ambush and subsequent fight fills the remaining 45 minutes without much pause and can only be described as epic.
After the initial upper hand is lost, the 13 men fight against a seemingly never ending army of guards and samurai knowing they are fighting towards their inevitable deaths. Having killed tens or hundreds of the enemy each, the realism of the film is underlined by the fatigue shown by the assassins as they are ultimately swamped holding off the enemy forces.
A largely enjoyable samurai film worth watching if not only for the epic fight between good and evil.


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Miguel Goes on Controversial Twitter Rant
While Mariah Carey grabbed headlines for her ripped dress when she and Miguel performed on 'Good Morning America' last Friday (May 24), the R&B crooner got controversial on Twitter on May 27. He went on a rant about his racial heritage and, in a surprising move, he didn't delete the tweets, as many celebs are known to do once they start garnering criticism.
Seemingly out of nowhere, the 'Adorn' singer tweeted: "Im proud of my heritage but honestly, black people are the most judgmental people in the world. Sh---s sad man."
Miguel, who is both African American and Mexican, continued to tweet about history and perspective, and about fixing overarching societal problems. There's not a lot of linear explanation going on here to reveal exactly what caused Miguel to vent on Twitter, but he was certainly irritated about something. And like we said earlier, he didn't wipe his Twitter feed clean of these tweets, which got both positive and negative reactions from followers.
That's the beauty of discourse. People talk. They may argue and disagree, but at lease they are communicating.


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My last column focused on how clichés cheapen writing, draw unwelcome attention and deliver staleness.
Several readers challenged my assertion that many sportscasters and sportswriters rely on tired expressions. These readers said they love the familiarity of sports clichés.
That got me thinking about the work of great sportswriters, whose command of language thrills readers: Most writers I know about, of any kind, revered the late Red Smith, even if they cared nothing about sports. The writer Smith revered was W.C. Heinz.
Now, my nominee for induction into that pantheon: Joe Drape of the New York Times.
Drape's description of this year's Kentucky Derby sparkled; filled with bright similes and metaphors, it rivaled the excitement of the race itself.
In the greatest upset in Derby history since 1913, a horse named Rich Strike shocked everyone, including the two prohibitive favorites "flashing past them," Drape wrote, "like a bottle rocket."
That comparison is a simile — it says one thing is like another. Drape kept going: Jockey and horse "rode the rail like a couple of hobos." And more: The jockey guided his horse through the pack, "zigzagging like someone late for work on a busy Manhattan sidewalk."
Consider next a metaphor, a figure of speech describing an object or action in a way that's not literally true, but that helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
Drape contrasted the Derby winner's owner — who paid only $30,000 for that unknown horse — with "hedge fund wizards and industrialists, the fat cats who could plunder their vaults and pay whatever it took to secure a regally bred horse who, they hoped, could run a hole in the wind."
Run a hole in the wind.
For the racing community that metaphor is familiar, but for the general public it feels fresh.
Similes and metaphors elevate writing. They help us see into the writer's mind and share a vision; writer and reader soar together.
Want to soar? Look up the W.C. Heinz story "The Morning They Shot the Spies." No wonder writers revere him.
Twin Cities writing coach Gary Gilson, who teaches journalism at Colorado College, can be reached through writebetterwithgary.com.


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I’ve drafted and re-drafted this post many times, and thought about it over and over in my head to try to perfectly convey exactly how I am thinking. Which is quite difficult.
You know, when you are younger, people would value perseverance. “ooh look at that young go-getter” they would say. Being like a dog with a bone is seen as a positive thing. There is some sort of strength in perseverance, I agree. Sticking to a food plan, an exercise routine, learning an instrument or a language. These are all things that take dedication, and in the end if you find them enjoyable, they help you grow as a person.
But it’s ok to give up sometimes. If something or someone is not making you happy, it’s ok to cut your losses and quit. There’s no honour in continuing with something that is detrimental to you, your physical or mental health. Holding onto something that makes you unhappy does not make you strong, it just manifests more misery in your life. It’s ok to cut people out of your life who bring you down. It’s ok to quit an activity that is making you unhappy, finish studying or quit a job that makes you burst into tears every morning in the car park beforehand. It takes a certain strength to recognise and walk away from someone or something which is not making you happy. Sometimes it is painful in the short term, but you know you will feel much better in the long term once the cloud passes (or much like exercise, haha).
If someone or something has made you unhappy for a long time, it’s alright to quit. In the long term, it will make you feel better about your life, and give you strength.
There’s only one thing that it is not ok to give up on, and that is yourself. It wont give you strength to hide away and give up on everything because in that moment you feel bad. It just makes sense to give up on something that is always making you feel bad, to lift away a cloud.
What do you think?


The United Nations has warned that the perpetrators of war crimes in Syria will be held accountable. It said dossiers were being compiled to prosecute those responsible for attacks on Syrian civilians.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein warned Syria that potential war crimes were being committed in Eastern Ghouta, speaking at an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Friday.
“What we are seeing in Eastern Ghouta and elsewhere in Syria are likely war crimes and potentially crimes against humanity,” he said. “Syria must be referred to the International Criminal Court. Attempts to thwart justice and shield these criminals are disgraceful.”
He warned that those responsible for the attacks were being identified and that the UN was compiling dossiers on their activities for future prosecution, noting: “The wheels of justice may be slow, but they do grind.”
Syrian government forces, with the backing of Russia, have been conducting airstrikes on the rebel-held Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta for the past 12 days. Those attacks have killed hundreds of civilians in the city of 400,000. Eastern Ghouta is the last rebel-held enclave near the Syrian capital.
Speaking in Geneva, Syrian Ambassador to the United Nations Hussam Aala accused Zeid of being “selective and biased” in his comments, adding that the entire debate was “politicized.” He claimed that the Syrian army was doing everything possible to protect civilians and had opened “humanitarian corridors for the passage of civilians to separate them from the terrorists.”
On February 24, the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously in support of a 30-day ceasefire across Syria, nevertheless, airstrikes have continued to pound the city. Two days after the Security Council resolution was passed, Russia announced that it would enact daily, five-hour “humanitarian pauses.”
Speaking with DW TV, special advisor to the UN special envoy for Syria, Jan Egeland, said, “We need longer pauses.” He added that the five-hour pauses also had to be respected by rebels within the city.
Criticizing the fact that Russian-backed government forces were simply conducting airstrikes in areas outside Eastern Ghouta for short periods and then resuming them within as soon as the five hours had passed, Egeland said that if the pauses were not lengthened, “we cannot deliver aid in, we cannot take medical evacuations out and we cannot really ensure that civilians are safe if they want to leave the area.”


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Chicago Bears: Bringing back orange jerseys is a great idea
The Chicago Bears have announced that in 2018, they will wear orange jerseys as part of their alternate uniform. The Bears last wore orange jerseys in 2011, but in years past, have decided to wear their “Monsters of the Midway” alternates. Since the NFL only allows one alternate uniform for each team, it appears the retro look from the 1940s will take a back seat to the orange jerseys.To get more news about chicago bears, you can visit bearsbuy official website.
The campaign to wear the orange jersey again began when Akiem Hicks tweeted his desire to play in them. Shortly thereafter, one Twitter user started a petition on Change.org to bring the jerseys back. On Wednesday at the annual owner’s meetings, George McCaskey confirmed the news.
The color of a jersey isn’t going to help the team win games, but it’s a good move by the Bears. The orange jerseys are definitely colorful (there’s talk that the Bears could wear ALL orange during an NFL Color Rush game) and seem to be a fan favorite. It’s also a great marketing strategy by the Bears, as now fans have the option to buy orange jerseys of their favorite players.
The Bears are only allowed to wear the alternate uniform twice per season. In year’s past, the team has usually decided to wear the orange jerseys in the weeks leading up to Halloween and/or Thanksgiving.
According to the Chicago Bears website, George McCaskey is trying to get the league to approve alternating their alternate uniforms every year—one year wearing orange jerseys and the following year wearing the “Monsters of the Midway” jerseys.Whatever happens, this move is sure to be pleasing overall. There has been both fan and player support behind bringing back the orange uniforms, and now it’s coming to fruition.


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To the delight of locals and tourists to Sikkim, American fast food chain KFC has now opened an outlet in the heart of Gangtok, at Vajra near the busy MG Marg market. This is the fast food chain’s first outlet in the northeastern state of Sikkim.
Sikkim’s first KFC outlet saw unprecedented rush on its first day of operations on Wednesday, when hungry and very interested customers did not mind waiting in long queues for over two hours to get their finger-lickin’ orders.
After this new addition, there are now a total of 20 KFC outlets in Northeast India, of which two are in Arunachal Pradesh, ten are in Assam, one in Manipur, two in Meghalaya, two in Mizoram and two in Nagaland.
KFC is the world’s second largest restaurant chain after Mcdonald’s with over 22,000 outlets across 150 countries. It is noteworthy to mention that there is no Mcdonald’s outlet in the entire Northeastern region of India.
Interesting facts about this fast food chain:
First outlet of KFC
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) chain’s first outlet opened in 1952 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This happened after Colonel Sanders met a restaurant owner Peter Harman over a food seminar.
The name ‘KFC’
The fast food chain got its name KFC in 1991 after its previous name Kentucky Fried Chicken started giving people the notion that the food served there was “fried”, hence unhealthy. This was admitted by Kyle Craig, president of KFC, US.
The bucket meal
The famous KFC bucket meal wasn’t on the food chain menus and single pieces of fried chicken were sold. This was later introduced including several pieces of chicken, bread rolls, and gravy. Although the meal was started in 1939, it didn’t sell until 1957.
Kids Fattening Centre
KFC was sometimes referred to as the Kids Fattening Chicken in the past, after which the company had to switch to healthier oils.
Pan-fried and pressure cooked chicken
It is said that Colonel Sanders actually was not a fan of deep-fried chicken and liked to pan fry it instead. With a rise in popularity of pressure cookers in the market, Sanders too liked to cook his chicken in a cooker as it resembled the taste of pan-fried chicken.
$2 billion deal
Colonel Sanders sold his brand to investors in 1964, on condition that he would get a place on the board of KFC.
Yes, KFC Crocs are a thing and have two different versions. One which resembles a classic clog and the other with a fried chicken print at the top and guess which celebrity has a pair? Kim Kardashian!
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