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Temple Street Night Market Review
Each night, as it gets dark, the lamps strung between the stalls of this Yau Ma Tei street market slowly light up, and the air fills with the smells wafting from myriad food carts. Hawkers try to catch your eye by flinging clothes up from their stalls. Cantonese opera competes with pop music, and vendors' cries and shoppers' haggling fills the air. Adding to the color here are the fortune-tellers and the odd magician or acrobat who has set up shop in the street. Granted, neither the clothes nor cheap gadgets on sale here are much to get excited about, but it's the atmosphere people come for—any purchases are a bonus. The market stretches for almost a mile and is one of Hong Kong's liveliest nighttime shopping experiences.
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Gov. McDonnell CreatesTask Force to Evaluate Safety in VA Schools
Jan 11, 2013 03:49 PM EST
The December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut has turned the topic of school safety into a daily discussion.
Now, Governor Bob McDonnell has put together a task force charged with finding the best ways to ensure the safety of Virginia students and educators in their classrooms.
The 45-member group is made up of state and local leaders, lawmakers, public safety experts, mental health professionals, educators, parents and students. The group also includes some experts from central Virginia.
Charlottesville fire chief and Staunton police chief are both group members.
"What I bring to the table is an idea and information expertise as far as safety in general in all aspects of exiting the building," said Charlottesville Fire Chief Charles Werner.
"Twenty-nine years of police experience in a variety of settings," said Staunton Police Chief Jim Williams of what he brings to the group.
Superintendent of Louisa County Schools also provides her expertise.
"I hope I can bring to bear the Louisa experience, and perhaps that can generalize to what other school divisions have experienced," said Superintendent Dr. Deborah Pettit.
The task force will be charged with reviewing information and pinpointing possible weak spots, to make sure something of Sandy Hook's magnitude does not happen in any Virginia public schools.
"When you look at the pictures of those people come across the screen, these poor little children, and try to put yourself in the place of these parents, you just think, there's gotta be something we can dom," said Williams.
"What's really important about this is we have the opportunity to do our best to create a safe environment for the children when they're in school so they feel safe, and their parents have the peace of mind they're safe when they're in school," said Werner.
The group's first meeting is slated for January 14 in Richmond.
For Pettit, it's not only a chance to make a difference with her ideas, but also an opportunity to learn from a wide range of experts. "To me, whenever you put a group of people together and hear from the different perspectives, the results are going to be richer," said Pettit.
The task force is slated to offer its initial recommendations by the end of January so the General Assembly can consider them this session.
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Category: Published in 1930s
Date Finished: November 14, 2015
Frustratingly talky, with the main female character full of lies and cover ups. There are so many conversations about how she can’t tell this or that. She’s not the only one. Why is her father acting so strange? Because he believes one character is the killer and never talks or reveals enough to find out the truth.
As the sheriff says toward the end, “You’ve talked all around and about, and over the bush. And you end up with nothing more to the point than a cheap brawl. You’ve wasted enough words to–.”
This is a mystery as much as it is a western, though it keeps all the western trappings. It is set in modern times, at least mentioning cars and telephones a couple of times, but little else setting it in the 1930s rather than the 1880s.
LeMay has written classics, but this is an early work.

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My Classic Chicken Parmesan Recipe is lightly sautéed in oil, and then finished off in the oven. Serve this delicious chicken over spaghetti, and use my homemade marinara sauce for an even healthier spin!
Italian food is my “second favorite” cuisine after Tex-Mex, but it’s a very close second. I’m pretty sure I could live on pizza and pasta, with some ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese thrown in. I love creating new recipes and sharing with my family, because food is what brings us together. So here you go, fam. Let’s eat Chicken Parm!
This is a classic recipe that I’ve made several times, but just never wrote it down. You will probably see many others that are similar, because it is a classic. I made my own marinara sauce, but store-bought is just fine as well.
Ingredients needed for Classic Chicken Parmesan:
- Chicken – This recipe calls for three chicken breasts, butterflied and cut in half. See pictures below. If you are using extra large chicken breasts, you may want to pound them to make them thinner.
- Flour – Use all-purpose flour.
- Eggs – Just two eggs needed.
- Bread Crumbs – I used Italian bread crumbs, but you could use Panko, or even a combination.
- Parmesan Cheese – For best results, use a block of parmesan cheese, and freshly grate it.
- Seasonings – Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Avocado Oil – Avocado Oil works best because of its high smoke point. You could also use canola oil.
- Marinara Sauce – You can use store-bought sauce, or try my homemade version for a healthier spin.
- Cheese – Use either a shredded mozzarella cheese or some ricotta.
- To serve – This classic dish is normally served over spaghetti, but you could serve it over veggies too like zucchini noodles or spaghetti squash.
How to make Classic Chicken Parmesan:
- Prep. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a large baking dish with about two cups of marinara sauce. Spread to all sides of dish.
- Prepare the chicken. Using a cutting board, butterfly the chicken breasts, and then cut in half.
- Prepare the coating ingredients. In one dish, add the flour. In another dish, add the eggs, and whip with a wire whisk. In a third dish, combine the bread crumbs, freshly grated parmesan cheese, kosher salt, and freshly ground black pepper.
- Coat the chicken. Take one piece of chicken at a time and dip in the flour, coating on both sides. Then dip in the eggs, shaking off excess, and finally, coat in the bread crumb/parm cheese mixture. Repeat for all the chicken, and set aside on a separate plate.
- Sauté chicken. In a cast iron skillet, add a tablespoon of avocado oil (or canola oil) over medium high heat. Add two pieces of chicken to the pan and cook for a minute or two on each side, or until the chicken is slightly golden brown. Remove chicken to the prepared baking dish. Repeat with the remaining chicken.
- Add toppings to chicken. Add a spoonful of marinara sauce to each piece of chicken, followed by either some ricotta cheese or mozzarella cheese.
- Bake. Bake the chicken parmesan for about 15-17 minutes, or until cooked through. A digital thermometer should read 165 degrees when inserted into the thickest part of the chicken.
- Serve. Serve the chicken over pasta or veggies of your choice.
Variations to this recipe:
- Use other bread crumbs and/or spices – Use whatever bread crumbs you have, and spice it up to your liking – extra Italian spices or make it spicy with red pepper flakes.
- Skip the baking – You can continue cooking the chicken on the stove top, instead of finishing it in the oven. Just top with some warm marinara and some cheese.
- Add veggies – Instead of pasta, serve this chicken over your choice of veggies – spaghetti squash (our fav!), zucchini noodles, or sautéed mushrooms.
Classic Chicken Parmesan Recipe
- 2 pounds chicken breasts (or three chicken breasts) – each breast butterflied, and cut in half
- salt and pepper – to taste
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup Italian bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese – freshly grated
- 3 Tablespoons avocado oil – or canola oil
- 3 cups marinara sauce – store-bought or try my homemade version
- 3/4 cup ricotta cheese
- pasta – to serve
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a large baking dish with about two cups of marinara sauce. Spread to all sides of pan.
- Butterfly the chicken breasts, and then cut in half. Add salt and pepper to both sides of the chicken, to taste.
- Prepare the chicken coating ingredients in three separate bowls. 1) the flour, 2) the whipped eggs, and 3) the mixture of bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper.
- Heat a skillet to medium high heat, and add some avocado oil to coat the pan. Dip each chicken breast in flour, then eggs (shaking off excess), and then the bread crumb/cheese mixture, coating well in each ingredient bowl.
- Fry about two breasts at a time (or as many as you can fit without over-crowding the pan). Cook for a minute or two on each side (or until slightly golden), and then move the breasts to the baking dish, prepared with marinara sauce. Top each breast with another spoonful of marinara, and then either some ricotta cheese or shredded mozzarella cheese. Repeat for all chicken pieces.
- Bake for about 15-17 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked (a digital thermometer should read 165 degrees) and the sauce is nice and bubbly.
- Serve the chicken over pasta of your choice and some crusty bread.

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The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act changes the way that funds from the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) are proportioned and increases funding for certain activities, particularly homelessness prevention and assistance to families and rural areas.
The Senate Appropriations Committee proposed providing $2.055 billion - a 10 percent increase over FY 2010. The House, however, proposed an 18 percent increase to $2.2 billion. Without a funding level of at least $2.2 billion, communities may receive less funding for new Continuum of Care (CoC) projects or may not be able to implement as many of the HEARTH Act's changes, particularly those that help prevent homelessness and rapidly re-house individuals and families who do become homeless. While $2.4 billion is needed to fully implement the HEARTH Act in FY 2011, a funding level of $2.2 billion will help communities make further progress in implementing this important legislation and in reaching our goal of ending homelessness in the United States.
Talking Points: Discuss the way in which your community currently uses McKinney-Vento funds and what you could do with additional resources. Discuss your community's prevention and rapid re-housing efforts through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).
The joint HUD - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) voucher program houses the most vulnerable homeless veterans, supplying rent assistance from HUD and medical treatment and case management from VA. It has proven effective at keeping even the most vulnerable veterans housed and off the streets.
Both the House and Senate FY 2011 proposals include $75 million for new HUD-VASH vouchers. However, if overall spending gets cut, these vouchers may be in danger. We need to preserve the $75 million in any final appropriations bill to help the most vulnerable veterans remain in housing.
Talking Points: Explain how your community uses HUD-VASH vouchers now and how many veterans experience homelessness in your community currently. Discuss the need to fund HUD-VASH in order to meet VA Secretary Eric Shinseki's goal of ending homelessness among veterans in five years.
Housing and Services for Homeless Persons Demonstration
Both the House and Senate have proposed funding a new joint initiative between HUD and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would couple 6,000 Housing Choice Vouchers for families with resources under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and Department of Education resources, as well as coupling 4,000 Housing Choice Vouchers for chronically homeless individuals with Medicaid, substance abuse, and mental health resources.
Talking Points: Discuss the success your community has had in the past with serving chronically homeless individuals by coupling housing and services to improve outcomes and reduce costs to other systems of care. Explain how TANF resources and Housing Choice Vouchers can help serve vulnerable families in your community.

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- 80 g Parmesan cheese, crust removed and cut into cubes (3 cm)
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- 150 g roasted salted cashew nuts
- 450 g canned baby beetroot (reserve1 tbsp beetroot liquid), remaining liquid drained
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Smart buildings contain multiple systems implemented as control loops comprised of networked cyber controllers effecting, or being affected by, physical devices such as thermostats, light switches and occupany sensors. These cyber-physical building systems are becoming increasingly vulnerable to both cyber and physical attacks. This project aims to produce a risk assessment methodology for smart buildings enabling building managers to make informed decisions as to whether any additional security measures or controls may be required to protect the building systems from unauthorised access and prevent the loss of sensitive data. The methodology will be developed following an initial security assessment of Newcastle University’s new £58 million Urban Sciences Building (USB) which contains many common ‘smart’ building systems. The USB houses the School of Computing, new Collaborative Laboratories and the Institute of Sustainability (http://www.ncl.ac.uk/sciencecentral/urban), and is intended to be used as a living laboratory allowing academics to work together in a sensor rich environment specifically designed to promote collaborative urban sciences research and innovation. The PETRAS programme will benefit by gaining a detailed insight into the design of the building systems in the USB.
- To produce a security assessment of the USB’s building management system with the aim of locating potential vulnerabilities and backdoors that may allow unauthorised access to, or manipulation of, the building systems. The investigation will explore what data types are being used, model the data flows and all inter-system actions.
- To review the architecture of the USB’s mechanical, electrical and building systems. The aim is to assess the resilience and security of the systems, identify any single points of failure, review the integration of third party systems and the protocols they use. As part of the review, the business criticality of labs and systems will be assessed.
- Undertake a proof-of-concept study for multidisciplinary multi-modelling of building management subsystems. The aim is to explore and develop the potential of multi-modelling and co-simulation to support the integrated analysis of emerging security and safety properties of cyber-physical systems. This work will use the INTO-CPS toolchain being partly developed at Newcastle (https://research.ncl.ac.uk/cplab/currentprojects/into-cps/), and will be one of the first such studies to include systematic multi-modelling of security concepts.


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AsianScientist (May 17, 2017) – A non-toxic mixture of chitin-rich crab shell powder and nanosized silver particles could be an environmentally friendly way of curbing the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes, and malaria in particular. These findings have been published in Hydrobiologia.
Mosquitoes carry diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, the Zika virus and encephalitis. Despite more than 100 years of research on the subject, malaria remains a global health problem, especially in Asia. In 2013, the number of malaria cases was estimated at 198 million, and the number of malaria-related deaths at 548,000. Products such as organophosphates, insect growth regulators, microbial control agents and organic solutions are used in efforts to control mosquito populations and the spread of the disease.
In the present study, a team led by Professor Hwang Jiang-Shiou of the National Taiwan Ocean University turned their attention to chitosan or chitin, a non-toxic natural substance that has been used in wound healing, as drug carriers and in manufacturing membrane water filters and biodegradable food package coating. Chitin is found in animal tissues, such as the exoskeletons of arthropods, bird beaks and insect eggs. It can easily be chemically changed, is quite strong and, because of its abundance in nature, is cost-effective to use.
The research team first crushed and oven-dried the exoskeletons of a number of hydrothermal vent crabs (Xenograpsus testudinatus) before extracting the chitin and other minerals. The subsequent creamy-white filtrate was then mixed with silver nitrate (AgNO3) to obtain a brown-yellow solution of silver nanoparticles (AgNP).
The solution was sprayed over six water reservoirs at the National Institute of Communicable Disease Centre in Coimbatore in India. Even at low concentrations, it killed mosquito larvae and pupa quite effectively. It had the greatest effect during the early stages of the mosquito larvae’s development.
The solution was also tested in conjunction with freshwater goldfish (Carassiu auratus) that fed on mosquito larvae. The nanoparticle solution did not have any effect on the fish, indicating that it is an environmentally friendly and non-toxic product. It also inhibited the growth of disease-causing bacterial species such as Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Proteus vulgaris.
“This research highlighted that chitosan-fabricated silver nanoparticles are easy to produce, stable over time, and can be employed at low dosages to strongly reduce populations of the malaria vector, the Anopheles sundaicus mosquito, without detrimental effects on the predation of natural mosquito enemies, such as goldfishes,” said Hwang. “It also effectively inhibits important bacterial pathogens.”
Hwang hypothesizes that the nanosized particles pass through the insect cuticles and into individual cells to then interfere with various physiological processes that are part of a mosquito’s life cycle.
The article can be found at: Murugan et al. (2017) Chitosan-fabricated Ag Nanoparticles and Larvivorous Fishes: A Novel Route to Control the Coastal Malaria Vector Anopheles sundaicus.
Source: Springer; Photo: Pexels.
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Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt
NEW YORK - Brangelina is no more. Angelina Jolie Pitt has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt, bringing an end to one of the world's most star-studded, tabloid-generating romances.
An attorney for Jolie Pitt, Robert Offer, said Tuesday that she has filed for the dissolution of the marriage. Offer said the decision was made "for the health of the family."
Angelina Jolie Pitt cited "irreconcilable difference" in divorce papers filed Monday in Los Angeles to end her marriage with Brad Pitt. The actress is seeking physical custody of their six children, with visitation rights for Pitt.
The couple has six children together: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, and twins Knox and Vivienne.
Though together for 12 years, Pitt and Jolie only wed in August 2014. They married privately in the French hamlet of Correns in Provence with their children serving as ring bearers and throwing flower petals. They announced the ceremony days later.
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Living in the same city, living side by side every day, crossing paths in the supermarket or at school – none of this really helps people get to know each other.
Coexistence between peoples and different cultures depends on learning about each other, our origins and our histories. It depends on the time we invest in opening up to our neighbours’ customs and moving beyond prejudices.
A group of Quebec artists has chosen theatre as a means of cultural expression, demonstrating that through cultural diversity, there is a place for great discoveries and beautiful friendships.
Innu, Huron-Wendat, Attikamekw, Abenaki and non-Indigenous people are at the heart of an artistic project intended as a crossroad between two realities living together in the same space, in the same city.
Through the play Muliats, the characters learn to know each other, discover each other, communicate and undo the prejudices they have against each other.
Productions Menuentakuan build a bridge between Indigenous peoples and the cultures forming the richness of the Canadian identity.
Productions Menuentakuan presents:
Muliats, “Montréal” in Innu, is a play in which Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples meet.
Shaniss, an Innu from Mashteuiatsh in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, leaves his community to settle in Montréal. A series of events and encounters, including Simon, a young non-Indigenous Montrealer, mark his transition from the community to the big city. The characters face many dissonances and cultural discoveries.
For more information, visit www.leverbetheatre.com (in French only).

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Gov. to Give State of State Address at 10 AM
laramie, wy – The Wyoming legislature kicks off today with the Governor's annual state of the state message. It's a budget session and Governor Dave Freudenthal will tell legislators that he would like them to look for ways to act today for future generations. Wyoming Public Radio will carry the Governor's speech live, followed by analysis and ongoing legislative coverage.


Brian Gander is on the verge of taking over as mayor of Gates.
Gander, once the Nov. 8 election results are certified on Dec. 5, will be sworn in as mayor at the City Council’s January meeting, acting mayor Pat Rahm told The Canyon Weekly on Tuesday.
Rahm, the council president, was elevated to acting mayor upon the death Sept. 29 of Ron Carmickle. Carmickle, 70, was running unopposed for a second two-year term but remained on the ballot after his passing because they were printed earlier.
Gander was the top vote-getter on a write-in basis, easily besting Carmickle and more than a dozen other candidates who received votes. Gander also was on the ballot to retain his council seat and was elected there as well, as were incumbent Tonya Chamberlain and newcomer Donald Mann, who was seeking the seat of Liz McCall, who resigned Sept. 15.
Once Gander is sworn in as mayor and Rahm returns to his council president position there will remain one vacancy to fill. The seat for the four-year term will be filled via appointment, Rahm said, citing the city charter.
Chamberlain was the leading council vote-getter with 146 (37.92 percent), with Gander and Mann each drawing 111 (28.83 percent).


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It also gave the Chinese substantial advantages over the Japanese and Westerners and also granted them unilateral extraterritoriality privileges in civil and criminal cases. Her conduct alarmed the people of Korea as well as our merchants there, and so we sent more troops over to protect them. The Chinese fleet subsequently retreated behind the Weihaiwei fortifications. With the reform measures being a threat to her clans' power, Queen Min secretly requested military intervention from the Chinese. On 28 July , the two forces met just outside Asan in an engagement that lasted till the next morning. We then ordered Li Hung-Chang [ Li Hongzhang ] to send troops to Korea; and they having barely reached Yashan the rebels immediately scattered. Archived from the original on After Japan's victory, the other Imperialist powers thought they could also get benefits from China.
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Hydraulic motor/pump Series F11/F12 Catalogue MSG30-8249/US Technical information F11/F12 Fan motors F11/F12 motors, in frame sizes -5 to -40 cc (0.3 to 2.44 cu in/rev), are common in Fan applications. Some typical options are, built in check valve, pressure relief valve, cartridge flange and tapered shaft (refer to the schematic to the right).
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Max drain line pressure on reversible rotation motors 5 bar (73 psi) continuous @ min. speed 350 min-1 1 bar (14.5 psi) continuous @ max. speed (see page 7) Max back pressure on in series motors 150 bar (2175 psi) Fluid temperature range See table (1) Fluid Mineral oil based hydraulic fluids to ISO/DIN.
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Hydraulic satellite motors were first time introduced almost half a century ago, and different versions of those motors are now produced by many companies. The satellite mechanism shown in Fig. 1 consists of a non-circular gear with external teeth (rotor), non-circular external gear with internal teeth,
Jun 27, 2019· A new methodology of calculating the dimensions of the axial clearance compensation unit in the hydraulic satellite displacement machine is described in this paper. The methods of shaping the compensation unit were also proposed and described. These methods were used to calculate the geometrical dimensions of the compensation field in an innovative prototype of a satellite hydraulic motor.
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Jan 01, 2012· Engineering Essentials: Hydraulic Motors. Rugged hydraulic motors transform fluid energy into rotary mechanical power, which typically is applied to a load via shaft. Jan 01, 2012. Download this article in .PDF format. Fig. 1. External gear motors have one driving gear and one idler gear enclosed in single housing.
motor life. The hydraulic load demand downstream of the motor determines the back pressure. The fan drive gear motor can work with back pressure and the maximum back pressure allowed is 60% of the maximum rated pressure. Case drain pressure is the regularly occurring case drain line pressure that should yield satisfactory motor life.
Hydraulic motors convert fluid pressure into rotary motion. Pressurized fluid from the hydraulic pump turns the motor output shaft by pushing on the gears, pistons, or vanes of the hydraulic motor. Hydraulic motors can be used for direct drive applications, where sufficient torque capacity is available, or through gear reductions.
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Colombo, June 15 (newsin.asia): The Governor of Sri Lanka’s Tamil majority Northern Province, Reginold Cooray, has said that he will ask Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran to prove majority support in the Provincial Council at the earliest, after 21 members of the council intimated to him on Wednesday, their decision to move a motion of no-confidence against the Chief Minister.
The letter to the Governor was sent by 21 members of the council, out of whom, 19 had placed their signatures and two more were heading to Jaffna from Colombo to place their signatures. Twenty votes are enough to carry the Motion of No-Confidence as the total strength of the Council is 38.
Therefore, in all likelihood the Chief Minister will resign. In that case, the Council could elect a new Chief Minister and a new Board of Ministers.
The embattled Wigneswaran is already planning his next political move. The Tamil Peoples’ Council (TPC) which he formed some time ago ,is meeting on Thursday and is set to organize protest rallies across the Northern Province.
The TPC will have the support of the pro-LTTE Tamil National Peoples’ Front led by Gajendrakumar Ponnambalam, the Eelam Peoples Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF) led by Suresh Premachandran, a party of ex-LTTE cadres led by N.Vithiatharan, a section of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) and a rump of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) run by V.Anandaangaree.
The grouping is expected to be called the United Front and will fight the ruling Tamil National Alliance (TNA) in the next elections to be held 15 months from now, unless the Council is dissolved earlier.
The crisis in the NPC arose as aesult of the Chief Minister’s decision to re-order a probe against two ministers after a distinguished and independent panel of experts had cleared them of all allegations of corruption and maladministration.
Since last year, there had been charges against all the four ministers. These charges were probed by a commission of three members, comprising two retired judges of the High Court and a retired senior public servant.
The panel found the Ministers if Health and Fisheries, P.Sathiyalingam and B.Deniswaran respectively, not guilty, and the Ministers of Agriculture (P.Ayngaranesan) and Education (T.Kurukularaja) guilty.
But the Chief Minister asked all four to step down and ordered a fresh inquiry against the exonerated ministers. This was interpreted as vendetta. And at any rate there was dissatisfaction with the way Wigneswaran had been running the administration.
(The featured image at the top shows Northern Province Chief Minister C.V.Wigneswaran greeting provincial Governor Reginold Cooray)

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ISO 16664:2004 describes factors that may influence the composition of pure gases and homogeneous gas mixtures used for calibration purposes. ISO 16664:2004 only applies to gases or gas mixtures that are within the "utilization period", and it pays special attention to
- storage of calibration gas cylinders;
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- transfer of calibration gas from cylinders to the point of calibration.
ISO 16664:2004 also outlines a method of assessing the stability for a gas mixture, and takes into account the gas composition uncertainty given on the certificate and the users measurement uncertainty.


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Pension obligation bonds are a municipal red flag.
When a state or local government’s liability to its pension system grows beyond what seems manageable, officials are often tempted to issue debt to pay down some or much of that amount. Bonds have fixed interest rates, and they’ve been near long-time lows for the past decade.
In contrast, a pension liability can fluctuate from year to year — and usually just gets bigger as the necessary annual budget contribution gets added to an existing funding hole.
In his 2022 budget address, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett wrote of his city’s predicament, “We are facing an unsustainable demand driven primarily by the pensions for public safety employees. We must begin preparing now, setting aside money to blunt the impact of the massive payments coming due in just two years.”
For many local governments, making a big deposit all at once and being able to budget for more manageable payments in the future, for both debt service and annual pension payments, can feel like a relief.
But there are many reasons it’s a bad idea, and one that many municipal-finance observers find problematic.
“It’s typically a sign of weak financial government,” said Matt Fabian, a partner with Municipal Market Analytics. MMA compiled all municipal pension obligation bond issues within each state over the past two decades, as noted in the map above.
It’s almost always more financially-strapped governments that issue such bonds, Fabian told MarketWatch, and while those entities always make clear that the bond proceeds will help fund the pension, what’s usually left unsaid is that they will also help the government balance the budget.
That is, the debt may be used to increase a pension’s funded level, bringing it from, say, 50% to 75% funded. But governments will almost always also use the proceeds to skip a year or two of normal budgeted contributions, which usually doesn’t get as much attention, Fabian pointed out.
The Government Finance Officers Association, an industry group for local government financial managers, advises against issuing the debt.
That’s mostly because the bond proceeds, when invested, might perform poorly, leaving the government on the hook for debt service without much to show for it.
But there are other reasons. Pension obligation bonds are taxable, meaning they often have complexities that most plain-vanilla municipal bonds don’t, the GFOA points out. Among other things, “taxable debt is typically issued without call options or with ‘make-whole’ calls, which can make it more difficult and costly to refund or restructure.”
Finally, increasing any jurisdiction’s bonded debt burden is a serious step to take, the GFOA notes, and something that credit-ratings agencies watch closely. They “may not view the proposed issuance of POBs as credit positive, particularly if the issuance is not part of a more comprehensive plan to address pension funding shortfalls.”
It’s no silver bullet, but slow-and-steady budget efforts are the best way to keep pensions healthy, Fabian said: municipalities that commit to making a “reasonable” contribution, using “standard” assumptions rather than creative accounting, and refusing to cave to political pressure to increase or decrease benefits, will usually be just fine over the long term.
Katie Marriner contributed the map graphic to this article

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The way councils in South East Wales work together to develop the region will undergo a major shake-up in early 2024.
Ten local authorities make up the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR), a partnership focused on regeneration, investment and transport infrastructure.
Key projects include the development of Newport’s semiconductor industry, new bus routes into Cardiff, and park and ride facilities at railway stations in Pontypool and Monmouthshire.
The CCR will also invest in the planned new rail and bus interchange for Caerphilly, as well as similar projects in Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
What is the Cardiff Capital Region?
Set up in 2017, it is a programme set up by the UK Government and ten councils in and around the capital city, namely: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen, and the Vale of Glamorgan.
Together they have committed to “nurturing the best conditions for business success” by improving transport connections and developing “hubs” for key industries.
The councils have signed up to a City Deal, which includes commitments to help fund the partnership’s projects over a 20-year span, City Deals are typically set up by government to drive regional economic development.
What does the Cardiff Capital Region do?
Part of the CCR’s work includes partnership working between universities, key public sector bodies and businesses, and there are some sectors – such as the specialised manufacturing of semiconductors for electronics equipment – which sit at the heart of the partnership’s plans.
A “mega foundry” set up on the edge of Newport received £37.9 million of CCR investment and is one of several sites in the city’s so-called “compound semiconductor cluster” – the first of its kind in the world.
In November, separately, UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt committed to making the CCR a new “investment zone” for further growth, worth £160m over ten years to develop businesses including the semiconductor cluster.
Beyond business support, the CCR also focuses on transport improvements, and the ongoing South Wales Metro project is central to that work.
The Metro plan is to develop an “integrated” public transport network that makes it easier for people to move around using trains and buses, and involves upgrades to stations, new tracks, and an overhauled timetable and ticketing system.
The CCR believes the Metro, once completed, will “enable more jobs, more investment and a better standard of living for all”.
How is the Cardiff Capital Region funded?
The City Deal is worth £1.2 billion of funding from the UK and Welsh governments, with around 60% of that ring-fenced for the South Wales Metro project. The remainder sits with the CRC’s leadership – made up of the ten council leaders – in a Wider Investment Fund.
As part of the City Deal, the ten councils contribute £125m to that fund, totalling £120m “drawn down as required”.
What changes are being made to the Cardiff Capital Region?
By April 2024, the City Deal’s current setup is expected to reform as a Corporate Joint Committee for South East Wales, which will have powers to directly employ staff, manage the CCR’s assets, and manage funding streams.
The committee has existed alongside the cabinet since 2021, but in a meeting on Monday December 4, CCR monitoring officer Jayne La Grua told council leaders the two organisations running side by side “creates some inefficiencies”.
In practice, the leadership will remain the same, but the shift to the Corporate Joint Committee will give the CCR “greater safeguards” for the future.

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DENVER -- Prosecutors say a former University of Colorado Hospital nurse is accused of stealing vials of a potent painkiller and replacing them with other substances to cover it up.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Denver said 30-year-old Kacye Unruh was arrested Thursday after being indicted on charges including tampering with a consumer product, deceitfully obtaining a controlled substance and making false statements.
Unruh was being held in jail Friday, and records don't list an attorney who could comment on her behalf. She worked in the dialysis unit at the hospital from May 13 to July 13 of this year.
The hospital says security identified Unruh in July as possibly mishandling or taking the drug in the dialysis unit and she was promptly fired. The Colorado State Board of Nursing suspended her license shortly thereafter.
The University of Colorado Hospital has no evidence that any patients were harmed, but out of an abundance of caution, the hospital says it contacted less than 50 patients and recommended testing for hepatitis C.
There is no evidence of infection transmission at this time, the hospital said in a statement. The hospital says she did not have access to non-dialysis patients or other areas of the hospital.
She is also accused of lying to a special agent with the Food and Drug Administration about taking drugs from an Oklahoma medical facility where she also worked.
Colorado is one of only six states that doesn’t require background checks for doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals who apply for a license.
Representative Susan Lontine is introducing a bill to change this.
“In the past professions have pushed back on this because I think they had a lot of misconceptions about what that meant. ‘Oh it’s going to be really expensive. We don’t want to pay anymore to get our license and it’s a barrier’ and all of that. But I have to say now they have recognized that this is an issue of patient safety,” said Lontine.
Lontine says how this bill will come together is a work in progress, but one challenge is the cost.
Universal background checks for medical workers would cost $5 million and double the size of the Colorado Bureau of investigation’s department.
Lontine says the idea is to pay for it through fees associated with licensing.
Earlier this year legislators passed a law requiring all surgical techs and medical assistants to be fingerprinted after being hired.
This was in response to Swedish Medical surgical tech Rocky Allen who exposed thousands of patients to HIV while stealing fentanyl.
Allen is accused of doing the same in other states.

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While the major league-leading Boston Red Sox find themselves on the verge of a historic April, it's been a forgettable opening month for the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox go for a franchise-record 19th win in April and sixth straight victory overall as they open a three-game set against the slumping Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.
Enjoying its best start since 2002, Boston (18-7) has won 13 of 16 while averaging 5.1 runs and hitting .329 with runners in scoring position. The Red Sox, who went 18-8 in April 1998 and 2003, also lead the AL with a .221 opponent batting average.
"The fact is, we have three areas of the game where we're operating pretty well right now," manager John Farrell told MLB's official website. "We've had a very good offensive approach. ... We've done a very good job of chasing a starting pitcher to get into the middle of the bullpen. Our starting pitching has been very consistent. I think we've played very good defensively."
Boston hits the road after completing a four-game sweep of Houston with Sunday's 6-1 victory. John Lackey threw six strong innings and David Ortiz continued his surge with two hits and two RBIs.
Ortiz has gone 16 for 31 with two homers, five doubles and 11 RBIs in eight games since coming off the disabled list. He'll look to stay hot against the Blue Jays, whose 4.46 ERA ranks among the worst in baseball.
Toronto (9-17) returns home following a 1-6 trip. The Blue Jays dropped all four games at Yankee Stadium, falling 3-2 on Sunday.
"Obviously it's been incredibly disappointing for everybody," losing pitcher R.A. Dickey said. "The beauty of baseball is that it's only one month, so there's still time. But at the same time, we just can't keep going out there and saying, 'Oh, things will turn.' We know what needs to be done. It's just a matter of doing it."
While many expected the Blue Jays to compete for the AL East crown, they'll conclude April at the bottom of the division. Batting .229 on the season, Toronto has hit .179 with runners in scoring position during a 1-6 stretch.
"We just need to be more consistent and obviously I've looked at the team overall offensive stats, we're much better than that," said Jose Bautista, hitting .192 with seven homers. "It will even out, it will go back up, we just need to get hot sooner rather than later and just play consistent overall. That's it."
Bautista hasn't faced anyone more than scheduled starter Jon Lester, going 10 for 45 with four homers and 11 strikeouts.
Lester (4-0, 2.27 ERA) wasn't at his best but beat Oakland 6-5 on Wednesday after allowing season highs of three runs, six hits and six walks over 5 2-3 innings.
Lester was superb in a 13-0 win at Toronto on April 7, striking out six over seven innings of five-hit ball. The left-hander is 6-2 with a 2.13 ERA over his last nine road starts against the Blue Jays.
Toronto counters with Brandon Morrow (0-2, 5.27), who allowed four runs over 6 1-3 innings in Wednesday's 6-5, 11-inning win at Baltimore.
The right-hander has gone 1-3 over 16 games - eight starts - versus Boston while compiling an 8.28 ERA, by far his highest mark against any team he's faced more than twice. Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Ortiz are a combined 24 for 52 with seven homers against Morrow.
The Red Sox are expected to activate reliever Joel Hanrahan from the disabled list Tuesday. He's been out since April 13 with a hamstring injury.


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Ed Ponsi and Joseph Trevisani spoke on Forex TV about the successful FXCM IPO. Ponsi says that FXCM moved to the agency model rather than the principal (market maker) model, and that more forex brokers will go this way. In the interview with Julie Sinha, Ponsi also states that this IPO will bring more attention to forex which is already everywhere. Forex is interconnected with stocks, commodities, everything – it cannot be avoided. Everything is interconnected. Enjoy!
Will FXCM be the Goldman Sachs of the forex industry? Ponsi goes on to talk about Trichet’s moves, Non-Farm Payrolls and trading patterns in December, which usually sees higher equity prices.
Joseph Trevisani also gives his take on the FXCM IPO. He sees the forex industry becoming more legitimate and that it will receive recognition to the importance of this industry.
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Whenever you need a new furnace, air conditioner, heat pump or any other HVAC unit installed, it is essential that the unit is the proper size for your home. An oversized unit will cost you more than you should be paying and also use much more energy. And, undersized units will cause your energy bills to increase, and this is because the unit typically won't ever be able to effectively keep your home at the desired temperature and will thus run much longer and more frequently. Both oversized and undersized units will also almost always have a much shorter lifespan than a unit that is the correct size for your home. Sizing an HVAC unit is a complex process that should always be done by a certified technician, and today we're going to look at the different factors that can affect what size of unit you need.
Square Footage of Your Home
The first step in sizing a new HVAC unit is to calculate the total square footage of all your home's conditioned areas. The conditioned areas are all of your home's living spaces that are connected to your heating or cooling source. Areas like a garage, crawl space and attic aren't included in this calculation since these are almost never connected to the HVAC system. If you have a finished, livable attic or living space above the garage, these will be included. However, the garage itself will never be included as garages should never be connected to a central HVAC system since this would result in the system pulling exhaust and other harmful fumes into your home.
Calculating the square footage of your home is something you can easily do on your own to help save the technician some time. If you have your home's original building plans, the square footage of each room will be listed on the plans. If not, you will then need to use a tape measure to find the length and width of each room and then multiply the two numbers together to find each room's square footage. You can then add up the total for each room to determine the square footage of the entire home. The reason why knowing the square footage is so important is so your HVAC unit will always need to produce a certain amount of BTUs per square foot to work effectively.
The general BTU-per-square-foot recommendations are always based on a home with standard 8-foot ceilings. If your home has higher-than-normal ceilings in some rooms, this will also need to be factored into the equation. High ceilings increase the total volume of air that needs to be heated or cooled, which means you'll always need a slightly larger unit than you would if your home had standard-height ceilings.
Typical Summer or Winter Temperatures
The local climate is another essential factor that will help to determine how many BTUs you need for each square foot. Since the summer temperatures in Ohio usually don't go above the mid-80s, you typically won't need quite as large of an air conditioner as you would in places where the temperatures are regularly in the upper 90s to 100s. On the other hand, your furnace will need to be slightly more powerful since the winter temperatures regularly drop well below freezing at night.
Insulation and Air Sealing
The level of insulation in your home's exterior structure is another major factor. The less well-insulated your home is, the more heat and cold will seep into your home and the larger HVAC unit you'll need. How well-insulated your attic floor is is also hugely important. If your attic floor has little to no insulation, much of the heat from your furnace will leak out into the attic and cause your home to always stay much colder unless you have a larger heater. Attics also absorb a huge amount of heat through the roof in the summer, and all that heat can then push down into your living spaces if your attic floor isn't insulated. As such, you'd also need a larger AC unit to ensure your home stays cool enough.
Another factor is how many gaps or cracks there are in your home's exterior structure where hot or cold air can leak in from outside. Older homes almost always need larger HVAC units since they tend to have many more air leaks, whereas most newer homes tend to be sealed much more tightly so there are few, if any, leaks.
Number of Windows, Skylights and Exterior Doors
Exterior doors, windows and skylights are by far the biggest sources of heat gain in the summer. If they're not well-sealed and well-insulated, they can also allow lots of cold air to seep in during the winter. However, the heat gain from sunlight is always the much bigger factor. Having lots of large windows means your home will heat up much more quickly in the summer so you'll need a bigger AC unit. However, the heat gain from those windows can work in your favor in the summer by keeping your home a bit warmer so that you may not need quite as large of a furnace.
When sizing an AC unit, the general rule is that you need to add an extra 1,000 BTUs to the total calculation for every window, skylight and exterior door in the home. However, this can vary slightly based on the direction that your windows are facing since north- and west-facing windows will contribute much more to heat gain than south- and east-facing windows.
Direct Sunlight or Shade
Another factor is how much direct sunlight or shade your home receives throughout the typical day. If you have large trees around your home that give off lots of shade, your home won't receive as much heat gain from the sun and will always stay a bit cooler than if your home constantly received direct sunlight. This means your AC wouldn't need to be quite as powerful, but your furnace may need to be a bit bigger.
Number of Occupants
The number of people who live in your home also directly contributes to heat gain, and this is simply because humans constantly give off quite a bit of heat. Again, this matters mostly when sizing an AC unit. The general rule is that for every person in the home, you need to add 100 extra BTUs to the total calculation.
How Professional HVAC Technicians Size New HVAC Units
When determining what size of HVAC unit will work best, technicians use a special formula known as a Manual J calculation. This calculation starts by again calculating the total square footage or volume of air in all the living spaces. From there, the technician will then look at the general BTU-per-square-foot guidelines for the local climate and then factor in all the other aforementioned things.
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
Plant breeders and genetic engineers keep working to give crops the strength to resist threats like insects, diseases, droughts or floods.
But before you can resist a threat, you need to understand it.
We told you last week about a newly completed genetic map of the organism that causes late blight. That disease led to starvation in Ireland from potato shortages in the middle of the eighteen hundreds. The new genome could lead to better ways to protect potatoes, tomatoes and other crops.
Science may supply a stronger crop. Yet that does not always guarantee demand.
Nik Grunwald from the United States Agriculture Department worked on the international team that completed the genome. He says it is possible to grow potatoes that resist late blight. But these may not look like Russet potatoes. And most American farmers grow Russets because, as Nik Grunwald puts it, "that is where the demand is."
Another example of scientific progress involves a natural bacterium known as Bt. Bt is used as a pesticide to fight cotton bollworms, corn borers and other pests. Scientists have found a way to grow cotton plants that contain a Bt gene, reducing the need for pesticides. But sometimes, when one problem gets solved, another one appears.
In China, some farmers and researchers blame a decrease in pesticide use for an increase in pests unaffected by Bt. Also, there are concerns that some organisms could begin to resist the plants designed to resist them.
And scientists are reporting this week on what they call the "indirect costs" of a virus-resistance gene in Cucurbita. This is the species of squash that includes pumpkins and gourds. The scientists say virus-resistant transgenic squash are grown throughout the United States and much of Mexico.
The genetically engineered squash are usually larger and healthier than wild squash. But a three-year study showed that beetles like to feed more on the transgenic plants, increasing cases of wilt disease. The report by a team from the United States and China appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The researchers point out that gene flow between crops and their wild relatives is common and difficult to contain. They note concerns that wild plants could, as a result, gain genetically engineered resistances. And these could affect the natural balance in their environment.
And that's the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. I'm Bob Doughty.

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MLGW ‘working hard to correct’ new LED streetlamps that aren’t working quite right
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - If you’ve driven around Memphis after dark and noticed something is funny with some of the new LED streetlights, you’re not alone.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) says 1,716 new lights are not functioning properly for a variety of reasons, and crews are working to fix them.
Action News 5 caught some of those dysfunctional streetlamps Friday night, which could be seen blinking rapidly in different areas along Walnut Grove, causing an obnoxious and hazardous distraction for drivers.
More than 65,000 lamps have been converted to LED so far, with just over 12,000 left to be upgraded.
MLGW partnered with Ameresco for the $34 million project, which was first announced in July 2022.
MLGW reported that the new lights are supposed to:
- Create cost savings for customers (for the street light fee)
- Make city streets safer by providing better and brighter lights in neighborhoods
- Be better for the environment by using less energy
With this upgrade, MLGW anticipates an annual energy savings of 37.7 million kWh, which amounts to about 55% of current usage. MLGW also anticipates an annual reduction of 26,700 tons of greenhouse gas emissions.
There’s no ETA on when the strobing streetlamps will be fixed, but if you’d like to report a streetlight issue, visit this link or call MLGW at (901) 544-6549.
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By JimCA2 | Posted 14 hours ago | Phnom Penh, Cambodia
CNN PRODUCER NOTE JimCA2 shot these photos on May 8 of heavy flooding in the streets of Phnom Penh following the first major storm of the “rainy” season. ‘Phnom Penh has this happen about four to ten times each rainy season,’ he said. ‘If there is a downpour of the same magnitude, certain areas around town flood.’ – jmsaba, CNN iReport producer
Today was almost a carbon copy of yesterday as another heavy afternoon shower unloaded on the city. The Khmers are pretty resilient, as this is normal during the rainy season. The same areas of the Capital flood, but yesterday served as a good lesson to those that tried to brave the flooded streets and found their cars and motos stuck in meter deep water. Traffic moved smoother as alternate routes were more planned out.


Honda’s are known and need no introduction since their Japanese economy and reliability struck the U.S markets 45 years ago, with the Honda Civic making its first landing back in 1972, helping Americans realize the potential of economic Japanese compact sedans.
Now the Honda Civic is about to embark on its 10th generation with a new look and a braver platform than sees the civic a bit larger than any of the earlier incarnations. The new 2016 Honda Civic Sedan comes in three different disguises: Coupe, high-performance Si Models, 5 Door hatchback, a compact sedan and of course for the first time ever in the U.S markets – the 2016 Honda Civic Type R.
The 2016 Honda Civic rides on a new platform that is 1.2 inches longer, 1 inch lower and 2 inches wider than previous 9th generation Civic. With the departure of the old styling which quite frankly sucked like a chewbacca fart. We get a new bold look that steers Honda in the right direction, there is only one problem though – I’m not seeing any major strides in making an effort to provide me with a product worth my money, and I’l get into that later.
By now, we are all too familiar with the new Honda look that takes a lot of inspiration from Acura with the chrome grille that spans throughout to the headlights and the LED accents that complement the light unit. Sharper bolder styling carries throughout the front bumper but more importantly; all the real work happens in the rear end with C-shaped LED tailights inspired from the Civic coupe concept and a slender sleek coupe-ish roofline.
As for the engine that powers the new 2016 Honda Civic – a first-time turbocharged engine is included to the options and to the U.S market available on the higher trims (EX-T and EX-L) that would be a direct-injection 1.5 liter I-4 pot with an expected 206 hp and 192 lb-ft of torque, although Honda has refrained from releasing any figures yet. It wouldn’t be a Honda without the naturally aspirated 2.0-liter i-VTEC I-4 engine would it? Of course, Honda adds that option to the Civic and says it will be the most powerful NA engine offered in a Civic. Transmission is set to either a boring CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission) or a six speed manual transmission (Only in the LX trim) while the tuned CVT is offered only with the turbocharged 1.5-liter I-4 engine. Expect economy figures of around 40-42 mpg, Honda also refrained from releasing any numbers yet.
The interior seems to be the most dissapointing part of the all new 2016 Honda Civic, and that’s what got me so upset in the start. It’s clear looking at the pictures that Honda is using the same washed-up interior analogy they used in all their previous cars including the cheap plastics and the horrendous steering wheel, the seats seem to have gotten a stripe in the middle and the instrument cluster has been improved with a new boxier design but the same old civic still resonates within the 10th generation offering.
The rear isn’t working for me either, to be honest I prefer the new 2015 Toyota Camry exterior and interior but that’s personal taste.
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OSI Chapter 46 – One Hundred Myriads Golden Bug
Xu Liao went all out with all his power without any other thoughts.
A vice-like grip held onto Sun Bo Fang’s neck relentlessly, emitting loud crushing sounds. Both of their Qi’s battled as they clashed endlessly with each other. Even though Sun Bo Fang was affected by the drunken concoction, due to his profound strength, he still managed to struggle to keep alive.
Suddenly, both of Sun Bo Fang’s eyes flashed red and opened his mouth and spat an ambiguous syllable. A dark cloud emerged from the top of his head and flew over to Xu Liao.
Given how many times Xu Liao had saw Sun Bo Fang use this, he knew that these are the black beetles and instinctively activated his Star Devouring Formula. The black beetles flew towards Xu Liao’s protective demonic Qi shield and started to explode one by one. Each black beetle countained minimal aura Qi, but it was more than enough to chunk off Xu Liao’s non-matured demonic Qi bit by bit. Then, a hundred black beetles detonated themselves at the same time, instantly breaking the protective demonic Qi and causing Xu Liao to stagger a few steps back, throwing out some blood.
The Ghost Vine relaxed its grip momentarily, giving Sun Bo Fang the opportunity to slip out. He took in a deep breath as he decided to flee the battle. Because he was under the effects of the drunken concoction, he didn’t dare to carelessly continue to battle.
Xu Liao definitely wouldn’t let him leave. Once Sun Bo Fang manages to suppress the effects of the drunken concoction, it would the end of the world for Xu Liao.
The countless of vines burst from the ground and flew out into the air, wrapping around Sun Bo Fang’s legs and pulling him down to the ground.
“Tch…” Sun Bo Fang clicked his tongue as his face turned even darker.
If he was in his top form, he definitely would have more than a hundred other ways to escape, but now that his powers were weakened, he only could grit his teeth.
The ground shook as Xu Liao slammed him towards the ground, causing the surrounding earth to fracture. Dust and soil stained Sun Bo Fang’s face and robes, making him look like a beggar.
An omnidirectional ripple could be felt in the air as Xu Liao lashed out eighteen high frequency blade waves simultaneously. It would seem as if the air and s.p.a.ce vibrated tremendously due to the power of blade waves being leaked into the surroundings. Judging by his own strength, Xu Liao thought that this ma.s.sive attack would definitely be able to cripple or kill Sun Bo Fang. But alas, as the slashes landed, he felt something wasn’t right. Xu Liao then hurriedly manipulated the demonic Qi into enhancing his sight before spotting Sun Bo Fang within the dust cloud unhurt. A golden light emitted from his body, shielding Sun Bo Fang from the powerful strikes from Xu Liao.
The s.p.a.ce around him crackled intensely, as if in some sort of pain. Many nearby boulders and shrubs were transformed into dust from Xu Liao’s attack. However, faced with that sort of strength, the golden light still managed to withstand the attack.
“Not good..” Xu Liao’s face changed drastically. On Sun Bo Fang’s back, there was a hideous shadow of a golden bug. “So this is the battle beast of Sun Bo Fang…?” Xu Liao murmured silently to himself.
Xu Liao had already mentally prepared that Sun Bo Fang would have a hidden card up his sleeve, and he also knew that he had a battle beast. But he didn’t expect that Sun Bo Fang’s battle beast is a demonic bug with surprisingly strong defence.
Although Sun Bo Fang’s aura Qi was messed up due to the drunken concoction, and could only use ten percent of his true strength, but even this ten percent, when forced into the battle beast ‘One Hundred Myriads Golden Bug’, it still managed to fend off the enormous attack by the Seven Stars Praying Mantis. But after all, the Seven Stars Praying Mantis Boxing is still an entry level Xian martial art.
Xu Liao shifted his concentration. The defence of the One Hundred Myriads Golden Bug is indeed impressive and made the high frequency blade waves useless. He didn’t even need to use the Shadowless Whip Technique to know that it would be for naught. After all, it was only trained up till the third level. The only move left that Xu Liao could think of would be the >.
As Xu Liao concluded that the Stars Devouring Formula to be his only hope, he launched himself towards Sun Bo Fang and put both of his hands onto the golden shield. He then rotated his dark core and activated the Stars Devouring Formula of the Heavenly Demon Purgatory Skill!
A powerful black hole of some sort appeared as Xu Liao stood in the epicentre. It slowly turned into a dark whirlpool that seemed as if it could swallow the entire country. The dark demonic energy started devouring the golden shield.
Sun Bo Fang had suffered losses from the Stars Devouring Formula before, but since his aura Qi is messed up currently, so even if he had plenty of moves in his mind, he couldn’t use them. Sun Bo Fang could only use the stupidest way, which is to release his aura Qi with obedience, letting Xu Liao devour them all.
“Hmph!” Sun Bo Fang sneered. “A new born demon like him… I don’t believe that just based on his talented inheritance he would be able to win over my powers which I trained hard for over ten years. I will just let him devour everything. I will see if I would be devoured dry or will he absorb till he explodes.” Sun Bo Fang thought viciously to himself.
Unknownst to him, Xu Liao absorbed greedily without any other considerations. Sun Bo Fang and himself was already on the crossroad of death. After fifteen minutes had pa.s.sed, he started to feel that his diaphragm was filling up, but he didn’t have any intention to stop and continued to absorb using the Stars Devouring Formula.
Sun Bo Fang and Xu Liao’s thoughts were almost similar; both wanted to risk challenging with each other. Whether Xu Liao would perish by absorbing too much; or would Sun Bo Fang be devoured dry.
After a while, Xu Liao felt his whole body boiling. This is a clear sign that his demonic powers are losing control. But Xu Liao didn’t know this. However, even if he knew, he would still never back down because he had pa.s.sed the line of no return. If he failed then his family will be killed by Sun Bo Fang.
On the other hand, Sun Bo Fang’s orifices started leaking a stream of blood, staining his usual handsome face. Even wrinkles started forming on the sides of his mouth and eyes.
Both of them were on the verge of collapse. Every cultivator’s greater fear is to be in this situation. But right now, Sun Bo Fang and Xu Liao had no other ways.
At this moment, Sun Bo Fang had already regretted over a thousand times. If he treated Xu Liao kindly and used conciliation methods instead of suppressing him by force, perhaps this demonic brat would never risk his life to resist.
“If only… I had used more time to think about it.. and give him rewards which he couldn’t reject.. or maybe if I didn’t force him so viciously. This brat will definitely listen to me like a good little dog. I should have given him some hope.” Sun Bo Fang shook his head in regret.
“Sigh. I totally wronged this brat. I didn’t think he had such courage… and even hid from me that he already obtained the Ghost Vine.”
Although he was regretful, but after all, he could sense that Xu Liao isn’t going to last much longer than him.
“Although this method had plenty of flaws, but this brat will eventually collapse faster than me. Once he is gone, I can easily obtain the Ghost Vine.” Sun Bo Fang concluded.
Xu Liao consciousness was flickering in and out. He pushed the Stars Devouring Formula onwards, but his demonic Qi continued to explode and dissipate, he couldn’t even maintain his human form any longer. He transformed into a mist of dark energy, only the area on the skill where it is protected by the golden metallic thread could retain some of the original features.
The usual cold, chilly demonic Qi suddenly became boiling hot. Every part of his being started itching as he couldn’t hold down the burning feeling. Although Xu Liao didn’t know what state he was in right now, but he knew that it isn’t good. He could feel that if he continued to forcefully devour, it would be the death of him.
However, Xu Liao didn’t have an ounce of regret. “I CANNOT FAIL!!” Xu Liao’s last strand of consciousness screamed from within. With that, the determination in his personality had become the last source of motivation to drive the Stars Devouring Formula on.
*Ka Cha* …
Inside Xu Liao’s body, cracking sound rang out.
His dark demonic core has started to crack!
Translated by Gary. Edited by Jason.
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Ever since the takeoff and plunge of FlappyBird,many people have developed clones of the popular dead game,but none of them compare this one. The irrelevant band of Fall Out Boy (remember them?) have decided to join FlappyBird game race by making their own parody. But now,instead of playing as a dog or a Ferrari,you get to play as,you guessed it,one of the members of Fall Out Boy. Such creativity! The game is already developed and will be out sometime this week for iOS and Android devices.
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AESTHETIC ENVIRONMENT: EFFECTS OF PARKING REGULATIONS AND CULTURE IN IBADAN, OYO STATE
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Lack of knowledge of Oyo State traffic management regulations by many road users in the State has led to underutilization and mismanagement of road infrastructures. This inappropriate usage has been resulted into traffic hold ups, economic loss and distortion of aesthetic view of city of Ibadan. This work therefore reviewed Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority Law 2009 (OYRTMAL 2009) and other learned materials that regulate vehicular parking on the road in the State. Traffic Signs and Markings 03, Miscellaneous Traffic Fines 07, Miscellaneous Traffic Fines 10 and Miscellaneous Traffic Fines 11 of the OYRTMAL 2009 and discretional cultural parking were perused and explanations offered for better understanding and maximum exploitation of road infrastructures in the State. It is believed that observations of insights offered by this work will bring about safe and free traffic environment, aesthetic portray of the city and economic prosperity.


We have long looked with disdain at the plethora of frankly absurd conspiracy theories that swirl around the 9/11 tragedy. Many of them are patent nonsense, but growing popular distrust of the fake news media and habitually dishonest authorities has led more and more people to the point where they believe everything bad they read about the Powers That Be. So far has this sense of alienation gone that many people manage to subscribe to several mutually contradictory 'conspiracy theories' at the same time.
Yet a new report, dealing with the previously inexplicable 9/11 collapse of World Trade Center Tower 7, forces us to the very reluctant conclusion that there is indeed something very wrong with the official account of that part of the disaster. Repulbican veteran and former Reagan-era staffer Dr. Paul Craig Roberts takes up the story:
A Christian man in Egypt has had his detention extended for another 45 days due to a Facebook post that insulted Islam.
The Premier of Alberta has broken his pledge to reject vaccine passports. The screeching U-turn means that the province will join the growing list of places waging low-level warfare against all those who refuse to take experimental and abortion-tainted vaccines against the rebranded flu virus.
Children may get 'better' immunity from catching Covid naturally instead of getting one dose of a vaccine, a scientist said this week amid a row over the UK's decision to jab 12-year-olds.
Grooming gang rapists Adil Khan and Qari Abdul Rauf, 52, were jailed in 2012 for organising child sexual exploitation in Rochdale, Gtr Manchester.
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A Christian street preacher who was ordered to pay a fine and removed from the area during Covid has had his case to persue the fine dropped.
It begins! As the lockdown/climate dismantling of our society gathers pace, supply chains across the developed world are starting to snap. The excuses differ from country to country, but the underlying reason is the same: the global elite's deliberate destruction of the means of production, distribution and exchange - all just part of the Great Reset Great Sacrifice to the revived Earth Goddess of the 'New Age'.
This piece from Reuters explains the current state of play:


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What harmonica does Amanda Ventura use?
What harmonica do you play? I like to play different harmonicas according to the style of music I’m playing. When I play old school blues, for example, I choose a Hohner Marine Band.
Is a blues harmonica different?
There are two main categories of harmonicas: Diatonic – which only contains the notes of a specific scale and are mainly used in Blues, Rock, Country and Pop music. Chromatic – which can play all notes in the chromatic scale and are mainly used in Jazz and Classical music.
What harmonica does Indiara Sfair use?
A: It was a very good diatonic harmonica of a Brazilian brand, called Hering.
What key is Stevie Wonder’s harmonica?
Stevie does have 16-hole chromatics custom-made in Bb, B, C and Db, but most of the time he uses a C.
How to get good at playing harmonica?
And overall, the vibes that the harmonica produces in each of the different tunes. Getting artsy with my Hohner Blues Harp and a good Nikon. Listen closely for the solos and technique and duplicate it yourself in your own solos! Harmonicas are relatively easy instruments to imitate and get good on so use this to your advantage.
What are some of the best harmonica solos ever?
Another great harmonica classic you can check out from Neil Young is “ My My, Hey Hey “. Gorgeous. Virtuoso. Flawless technique. Fast. WOW! This amazing solo starts at 2:30 and lasts almost for 40 seconds so enjoy it while you can. Also, Hook is such a wonderful song that not enough people know.
Where does the solo take place on a harmonica?
The solo is at the beginning and the end of the song. That’s a pretty simple but very fun and happy solo that can also be performed pretty easily while playing guitar and having the harmonica on a harmonica holder.
Who played the harmonica in the Aerosmith song get a grip?
This song was propelled by a huge music video featuring young stars Alicia Silverstone, Stephen Dorff and Josh Holloway in 1993. Steven Tyler rocks the harmonica solo, and the song helped propel Get A Grip to become the Aerosmith ‘s best-selling studio album worldwide, racking up over 20 million in sales.


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Gay Houston let its Halloween all hang out during an outdoor celebration Saturday on Pacific Street that featured a drag race and costume contest.
The Outdoor Block Party was a celebration befitting gay Halloween. While the costumed craziness unfolded on Pacific, the bars that surround all the outdoor action had their own plans for the evening. Inside South Beach, it was a Freak Show. No, literally. That's the name of the event that Dirty Pop Drew G helmed from the DJ booth and he delivered just like he did there for the New Year's party and that epic Pride After Party in 2014.
Across Pacific was Zombies Attack at the Montrose Mining Co., while the Super Heroes Party cranked it up inside JR's.
Besides the costumes, Saturday's celebration even attracted Chris Bell, the former City Council member who was in the final days of his mayoral campaign. (Spoiler: It didn't go so well.)
South Beach continued its celebration on Sunday with its Halloween Foam Party. Think sexy costumes in 10,000 cubic feet of foam. The sudsy fun marked the last foam party of the year for the dance club.
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Literature Search Strategy and Selection Criteria
Studies were selected from the peer-reviewed literature using NCBI and Google Scholar. We searched the databases using the following keywords: central and peripheral nervous systems, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, stroke, encephalopathy, neurocognitive impairment, hypercoagulability, encephalitis, neurologic infection, seizure and neuroinflammation. We also reviewed bibliographies of relevant articles. Non-peer-reviewed studies and single case reports were not included as references unless they were highly informative.
COVID-19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CVST = cerebral venous sinus thrombosis; ICU = intensive care unit; IVIg = intravenous immunoglobulin
The authors thank Brittney Hlavay for creation of figures, Nathalie Arbour for helpful discussions, Rebecca Folkerth, New York University for providing the post-mortem tissue images and Govind Nair for providing the MR images of the brain.
No specific funding was received towards this work.
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Haunting Photos From a Hike To Bomber Mountain
Bomber Mountain is the crest of a ridgeline located in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming. From a distance, you can see it just to the south side of Cloud Peak, which is the tallest peak in the range. The mountain is located about 23 miles from the town of Buffalo.
It was the 28th of June 1943, a B-17 Flying Fortress, nicknamed "Scharazad", departed Pendleton Army Air Base in Pendleton, Oregon, destined for Grand Island, Nebraska
The 10 member crew were to join the 383rd Bomb Group and continue to England to join the war.
There was one last radio call heard from the captain over Powder River. They were not heard from again.
Two days later, two cowboys spotted something glinting sunlight near Cloud Peak. They climbed up and discovered the wreckage and the deceased crew.
Special thanks for Levi Clemen for offering us these photos he took on his recent hike up to the crash site, September of 2020.


The Buckeyes are making a statement. Not many people thought they could play with Georgia,
the defending College Football Playoff champions, but this is exactly why they play the game.
Ohio State had recaptured a touchdown lead after a Miyan Williams 2-yard scoring plunge.
On the first play from scrimmage, Bulldog quarterback Stetson Bennett made his first mistake of the game,
throwing an interception to linebacker Steele Chambers.
It would take the Buckeyes just three plays to find the end zone again,
as quarterback C.J. Stroud found wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. for the second time in the contest for a touchdown.
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Reconstruction of the Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 around Diekirch with slide projections on 1:1 scale, which reflect the personal destiny of civilians and soldiers. The National Museum of Military History brings back to memory, with support of supersized dioramas, the most significant events of the Battle of the Bulge 1944-1945.
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