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Chalet located in the quiet urbanization of Font de Sa Cala. From the terrace you can enjoy panoramic views over the sea and the nearby village of Cala Ratjada views. The two-storey house consists of large terrace lobby, TV lounge, game room, dining room, equipped kitchen with access to the terrace, three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Surrounded by sun terraces and a small garden with outdoor shower. The house is fully equipped for a pleasant and peaceful holiday.
Capacity for 8/9 people.
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In the last 40 years the term “punk” has come to mean many things to many people. For some it describes the movement that originated in the 70’s with bands like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols, whose stripped down, hard-edged sound railed against the excesses of what rock had become in the 70’s. For others “punk” describes the wave of so-called pop-punk bands like Bad Religion, The Descendants, and the Dead Milkmen that came to prominence in the 80’s while the “New Wave” ruled the air. Still others recognize the louder, more aggressive form of punk music known as “hardcore” that originated with the likes of Bad Brains, Black Flag, and Minor Threat. No matter where you stand on the spectrum, the simple truth is that punk music never went away. Punk has been here all along and if we know where to look – like with bands such as Austin’s Zlam Dunk – there is still a metric ton of great punk music being produced right under our noses.
Balcones marks the second release from Austin’s post-punk, math rock, indie-dance power house Zlam Dunk. This seven-track EP does more than just take off where 2010’s Noble Ancestry LP left off; it sees this group both refining and expanding their sound in ways that I can only describe as epic. For the uninitiated, Zlam Dunk can best be described as dance music for hardcore kids. The combination of driving beats, frenetic picking, and potent lyrics create a sound that recalls the mathy, but danceable compositions of Q and Not U and Fang Island, with the edge and lyrical drive of bands like Fugazi and Texas’s own At The Drive-In.
With their second release, Zlam Dunk really seems to have matured as a band. The lyrics on Balcones feel much more refined than those on their debut. Even songs like “British Teeth,” with its boy-meets-girl theme, possess a certain poetry and sincerity that I feel goes a step beyond what’s on display on Noble Ancestry. As with many post-debut EPs, there seems to be something transitional about this release. For example, the synth that was so prevalent on their debut takes a back seat to the rest of the band on Balcones. But while the overall tone of the album is less playful and more anthemic, there is still a certain danceable quality to this release that begs listeners to get up and move. Both Balcones and Noble Ancestry are available for purchase on Zlam Dunk’s bandcamp page and as an introduction to this side of Austin’s punk scene I can’t think of a better place to start.
Zlam Dunk are playing tonight at the Beauty Ballroom with Boyfrndz, Goldspine and Searcher. Go check them out to hear Balcones and Noble Ancestry tunes come alive.

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Young Denizli invites young people to concert
In the first concert of 2015 Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Young Denizli Music Club will take the stage with 3 groups. Yüksek Doz Group, Kareas and 4-1 Yan Sokağın Sesi Group will give a musical feast on January 30.
Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Young Denizli clubs created in order to keep the young people away from the bad habits and to enrich their social and cultural life continue to organize various activities. In this context, bringing together the young people interested in music, Denizli Metropolitan Municipality Young Denizli Music Club will take the stage for their first concert of this year. Yüksek Doz Group, Kareas and 4-1 Yan Sokağın Sesi Group will take the stage on Friday, January 30 at 19:00 at Çatalçeşme Theatre Hall. Wishing to experience an unforgettable night for all the guests by by demonstrating their performances in the first concert of the year, young people invited all Denizli to the free concert. The songs that will be sung in the concert will be mostly folk songs sung in the style of rock and pop.
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The Egyptian culture is always one of the greatest cultures in human beings’ history with incredible architecture. Recently, a group of divers have discovered the rare remains of a military vessel and a funerary complex in the ancient sunken city of Thônis-Heracleion.
Thônis-Heracleion once was a very busy city with the largest port in Ancient Egypt on the Mediterranean. This was the place which controlled the entrance to Egypt at a western branch of the Nile river, dominating the area for centuries before Alexander the Great founded Alexandria city in 331 BC.
After that, earthquakes and tidal waves destroyed and drowned Thônis-Heracleion along with a large area of the Nile delta.
Lately, an Egyptian – French mission led by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) discovered the remains of a military vessel and a Greek funerary area in the ancient underwater city of Thônis-Heracleion.
A fragment of the vessel (Source: Reuters).
It’s known that the military vessel moored at Amun harbour and sank due to the famous temple’s collapse in the 2nd century BC. Based on preliminary study, this vessel is flat-bottomed with 25-meter length, oars and a big sail. Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said that it was built traditionally and featured Ancient Egyptian construction.
Discovering another part of Thônis-Heracleion city, the mission also found the remains of a huge Greek funerary area in the first years of the 4th century BC. Thus, the Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry informed that the Greeks were allowed to settle here during the late Pharaonic dynasties.

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A fire broke out late Saturday afternoon in Ripley, New York, sending crews rushing to the scene.
It happened in the 6000 block of Cemetery Road around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
The home was a total loss as firefighters were unable to put out the flames.
Nobody was home at the time of the incident, however, four animals did die in the fire.
The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.

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Ray Allen and Shaquille O’Neal had legendary moments for the Miami Heat. The 3-point specialist hit one of the most improbable shots in Miami Heat history and the big man was an unstoppable force in the paint. But the two din’t just excel in South Beach. They excelled in over four different cities.
Steve Aschburner of NBA.com rated Allen and O’Neal as two of the top-10 players to play at least 100 games for four or more franchises.
Ray Allen became a 10-time All-Star with three different franchises
Ranking @NBA's multi-team players: https://t.co/TsQCaHSk4x via @AschNBA pic.twitter.com/lsQrQw4fx8
“[Allen] became more of a 3-point specialist over time, while getting to four Finals and winning two after turning 32,” Aschburner said. “A Rookie of the Year award, one MVP, two scoring titles and three appearances on all-defensive teams got [O’Neal]to Springfield (Hall of Fame) last year.”
Allen appeared at No. 3 on Aschburner’s rankings. Before calling Miami Home, he spent seven seasons in Milwaukee, five in Seattle and five in Boston. During the shooting guard’s tenure playing for the SuperSonics, he developed his reputation as a 3-point assassin. He attempted 7.6 3-pointers per game.
Miami was Allen’s final stop in his illustrious career. He accepted his duty as more of a role player, only making nine starts in 152 regular season games. Off the bench he averaged 10.3 points and shot nearly 40 percent form beyond the arc.
Former Miami Heat guard Ray Allen is considered one the game's best three-shooters in league history. (Source: NBA)
He will go down in Miami history for his shot in Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals. The Heat trailed 3-2 in the series and were losing 95-92 to the San Antonio Spurs with under 10 seconds to play. After Chris Bosh came down with an offensive rebound, he passed the ball to Allen who was backpedaling into a corner. Allen caught the ball and shot it within a split-second. It was a perfect swoosh, which forced overtime. The Heat went on to win Game 6 and Game 7 for their second consecutive championship.
A look back at former NBA center Shaquille O'Neal's career. (Source: NBA)
“The Big Diesel” appeared at No. 1 on Aschbuner’s list. He began his career with the Orlando Magic where he instantly became a force to be reckon with. He averaged 27.2 points per game and 12.5 rebounds per game.
Shaq then made the move to Los Angeles were he became a star with Kobe Bryant for eight years. He won three consecutive NBA Finals from 2000-2002 and was named the Most Valuable Player in each of them.
Heat president Pat Riley wooed Shaq away from the Lakers in 2004. Down in Miami, he and Dwyane Wade would form the league’s most formidable tandem. O’Neal averaged 19.6 points and 9.1 rebounds with the Heat and helped Miami win its first NBA title in 2006.
Shaq then went to the Phoenix Suns after his four years in South Beach.
“If you don’t remember much about Shaq’s 103 games in Phoenix, know this: The Suns were 61-42 when he played and he averaged 17.8 points and 8.4 rebounds in 30 minutes nightly while hitting 60.9 percent of his shots and making his 15th All-Star appearance – at age 36,” Aschburner said.


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text: SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HF Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: HFFC) today announced the pricing of an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $8.00 per share, for gross proceeds of $20 million. The net proceeds of the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses are approximately $17.939 million. The Company expects to close the sale of common stock, subject to customary conditions, on or about November 25, 2009. Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P. acted as the sole underwriter for the offering. The Company has granted the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of the Company's common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The Company has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the registration statement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, the underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it from Sandler O'Neill + Partners, L.P., 919 Third Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department 1-866-805-4128. About HF Financial HF Financial Corp., based in Sioux Falls, SD, is the parent company for financial service companies, including Home Federal Bank, Mid America Capital Services, Inc., dba Mid America Leasing Company, Hometown Investment Services, Inc. and HF Financial Group, Inc. As of September 30, 2009, the Company had total assets of $1.2 billion and stockholders' equity of $70.5 million. The Company is the largest publicly traded savings association headquartered in South Dakota, with 33 offices in 19 communities, which includes a location in Marshall, Minnesota.

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LA LÍNEA VERTICAL is making progress in its commitment to ensure the health and safety of its employees by drawing up a Road Mobility Plan with the collaboration of all employees.
The main objectives of this Road Mobility Plan are to minimise accidents in itinere at work, improve road safety when commuting to work and encourage the use of alternative means of transport (public transport, cycling, car sharing, etc.), as well as contributing to the reduction of pollutant gas emissions and energy consumption.
The Plan will be developed within the scope of social responsibility with the worker and seeking to improve the quality of the company, and is part of the activities committed to in the 2023-24 LLV healthy company programme, which is supported by the Regional Government of Andalusia. For its preparation, an analysis will be carried out of employees’ journeys from their homes to the workplace and vice versa in order to assess the risks and reduce them as far as possible, establishing an optimal rationalisation of journeys and an increase in prevention and safety measures.
For the design and initial implementation of the Road Mobility Plan, the company’s management has had the cooperation of the MPE group, experienced in the development of these plans. The participation of the workers has also been requested by means of a survey on the usual way of travelling, where they can explain the difficulties they encounter every day, as well as sending their ideas and suggestions that contribute to the improvement of our current work travel management.
Due to the location of our clients, distributed throughout Spain (as well as projects in Europe), it is particularly complex to deal with travel in our company. We are faced with two main realities: staff whose jobs have a “stable” location, such as colleagues in the technical and administrative department along with the area coordinators, and on the other hand, operations staff, most of whom move to different locations throughout the year (often even in the same week). Hence the importance of studying possible improvements in management.
LA LÍNEA VERTICAL has appointed a mobility manager to coordinate the agents involved in the preparation, monitoring and implementation of the Plan, making available the necessary and sufficient resources required to carry out this work.
In this way, our company hopes to minimise traffic accidents at work and thus increase the safety of our workers, reduce the stress caused by commuting and the costs and impact on the environment environment due to high fuel consumption.


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Objectives: To further our understanding of the potential protective effects of one organ allograft for another in combined organ transplants by comparing rejection-free survival and the 1-year rejection rate of each type of combined organ transplant. Summary Background Data: Liver allografts have been thought to be immunoprotective of other donor-specific allografts. Recent observations have extended this property to other organs. Methods: Analysis of data from the United Network of Organ Sharing included recipients 18 years or older (except those receiving intestinal transplants) transplanted between January 1, 1994, and October 6, 2005, and excluded those with a previous transplant (n = 45,306), live-donor transplant (n = 80,850), or insufficient follow-up (n = 4304). Patients were followed from transplant until death (n = 41,524), retransplantation (n = 4649), or last follow-up (n = 87,243). Results: A total of 133,416 patients were analyzed. Rejection rates for allografts co-transplanted with donor-specific primary liver, kidney, and heart allografts are significantly lower than rejection rates for allografts transplanted alone. Allografts accompanying primary intestinal or pancreatic allografts did not have reduced rejection rates. A decreased rate of rejection was seen in interval kidney-heart transplants when allografts shared partial antigenic identity. Decreased rates of rejection were also seen in transplants of 2 donor-specific organs of the same type. Conclusions: In combined simultaneous transplants, heart, liver, and kidney allografts are themselves protected and protect the other organ from rejection. Analysis of interval heart-kidney allografts suggests the need for partial antigenic identity between organs for the immunoprotection to take effect. This was not demonstrated in interval liver-kidney transplants. Increased antigen load of identical antigens, as seen in double-lung and double-kidney transplants, also offers immunologic protection against rejection.
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Wishing his friend Salman Khan's film LoveYatri all the love and success, Shah Rukh Khan took to his Twitter congratulating Salman's sister Arpita Khan and her husband Aayush Sharma. Aayush made his debut in the film which also starred debutante Warina Hussain. SRK showered love and success to the loveable couple.
The film LoveYatri was initially titled as LoveRatri but was, however, slammed by various outfits who claimed that the film disrespected the holy festival of Navratri. The makers of the film soon changed it. As the movie released today, many Bollywood celebrities have all wished luck to the newbies and praised their performances in the film.
Check his Shah Rukh's status for Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma.
Shah Rukh has been gearing up towards his upcoming film Zero which is set to release on December 21 and is directed by Aanand L Rai. The film has SRK playing a dwarf. The film also stars Katrina Kaif who plays an alcoholic and Anushka Sharma who is a scientist in the movie. The trailer of the film is set to release on SRK's birthday on November 2. Also read: LoveYatri Movie Review: Aayush Sharma's debut film is a heavy dose of 'been there, seen that'
There have sources who have said that SRK and director Aanand L Rai will hold a special screening of Zero for actor Kamal Haasan. Since Shah Rukh has worked with him 18 years ago in the film Hey Ram, it is expected that he wants the veteran actor's opinion on the film.


NYC now enforcing ban on foam food containers
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City has begun enforcing a ban on single-use foam containers after a six-month warning period.
Starting Monday, establishments found to be using banned items could be fined $250.
The ban prohibits foam takeout containers, as well as trays, cups, plates and bowls. It also bans stores from selling or offering foam packing peanuts.
Foam blocks used for shipping and certain containers used for prepackaged food or meat may still be used.
Businesses that make less than $500,000 a year can get an exemption.
Maryland also recently banned the containers. Maine's ban takes effect in 2021.
City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said in a statement he's "thrilled" the city is reducing its waste.
Manufacturers and retailers have argued the items can be recycled and the ban will hurt business.


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- Can honey change your eye color?
- Can brown eyes turn green?
- Can you permanently change your eye color?
- Can you remove melanin from eyes?
- Is Black an eye color?
- How quickly does iColour work?
- How can I permanently change my eye color naturally?
- Is Icolour Eye Balm safe?
- Can ginger change your eye color?
- Does putting honey in eyes lighten them?
- How can I permanently lighten my eye color?
- Why do brown eyes have a blue ring around them?
- What color eyes are the most beautiful?
- Which eye Colour is most attractive?
- Does LightEyez really work?
- How much does it cost to change the color of your eyes?
- What foods make your eyes lighter?
- Does eye color changing balm work?
- Is iColour permanent?
- How can I change my eye Colour?
Can honey change your eye color?
Diluted honey can be used as drops in the eyes, to gradually lighten the eye color.
While eye color doesn’t change completely, say from black to blue, the color does lighten and become brighter and lighter, with daily use of honey to naturally lighten the eyes..
Can brown eyes turn green?
Brown eyes may also have some green in them. However, it is not nearly as noticeable as it is when someone has hazel eyes. With brown and hazel eyes, the other colors may appear as rings or flecks of color.
Can you permanently change your eye color?
In addition to colored contacts, eye color can be permanently changed using a laser that disrupts the top layer of your eye’s melanin (pigment), the amount of which determines eye color/shade. With this, a brown eye will turn blue permanently.
Can you remove melanin from eyes?
But today there’s a medical procedure that can permanently turn your brown eyes blue. Pioneered by Stroma Medical, the laser procedure works by eliminating the brown melanin that’s present in the anterior layers of the iris.
Is Black an eye color?
Contrary to popular belief, true black eyes do not exist. Some people with a lot of melanin in their eyes might appear to have black eyes depending on the lighting conditions. This is not truly black, however, but simply a very dark brown.
How quickly does iColour work?
12-18 monthsThe product clearly states it takes 12-18 months to work. If you are not going to commit to that time frame then don’t buy it, as you will not get results and just waste your money.
How can I permanently change my eye color naturally?
Laser lightening of eye color Gregg Homer invented a laser surgery that can change eye color. With the help of a laser, melanin cells are destroyed making irises become lighter. This means that people with brown eyes can become blue-eyed or gray-eyed.
Is Icolour Eye Balm safe?
SAFE PROCESS : Our eye balm is the safest way to changing your eye color because the product never comes in direct contact with your eyes. The active ingredient is absorbed through the skin and reaches your eyes without any risk of contamination or allergic reaction.
Can ginger change your eye color?
The ginger’s soothing effect and reduction of inflammation throughout the entire body may also result in a slight eye color change. Some people who have used ginger for other health reasons have indicated that throughout continuous use of ginger they have noticed their eyes have become brighter.
Does putting honey in eyes lighten them?
Can honey lighten eye color? … Some people believe that applying a mixture of honey and water can change your eye color over time. There’s no evidence to suggest that this home remedy would work. It’s unlikely that honey will penetrate deeper than the outer layers of your cornea, where there is no pigment.
How can I permanently lighten my eye color?
For people hoping to alter their eye color permanently, iris implant surgery is available. However, due to the severe associated risks, many doctors discourage this option….Changing eye color temporarilyvisibility lenses.enhancement lenses.opaque lenses.
Why do brown eyes have a blue ring around them?
Blue rings around the iris are caused by cholesterol deposits in the eye. The deposits are actually white or yellowish but can appear blue. This might sound dangerous, but it isn’t. Researchers estimate that this condition impacts anywhere between 20 and 35 percent of people, becoming increasingly likely as you age.
What color eyes are the most beautiful?
Green eyes: The most attractive eye color?Green: 20.3%Light blue: 16.9%Hazel: 16.0%Dark blue: 15.2%Gray: 10.9%Honey: 7.9%Amethyst: 6.9%Brown: 5.9%
Which eye Colour is most attractive?
Hazel eyes have also been voted as one of the most attractive eye colours and can, therefore, be argued to have the best of both worlds, health and beauty. Green eyes are incredibly rare, which may be the reason as to why some believe this to be the most attractive eye colour.
Does LightEyez really work?
LightEyez Ultra x colour changing Drop is the best product I have used and I have tried many, including laser. This product is fulfilling my dream of getting my blue eyes back. I have used for four months and have been seeing considerably lightening. … Overall excellent product and service.
How much does it cost to change the color of your eyes?
The procedure typically costs between $5,000 and $7,000. The surgeon unfolds a prosthetic iris and spreads it on top of the natural iris. It takes five to 10 minutes per eye. Risks include: endothelial cell loss, ocular hypertension, chronic uveitis, deformed pupil and alteration of cornea.
What foods make your eyes lighter?
Here are some of the foods that change your eye color if consumed often:- Spinach: It’s richness in iron will make your eyes look younger and shine brighter!- Organic honey: Regular consumption of honey could make your eye hue lighter and brighter.More items…•Aug 23, 2016
Does eye color changing balm work?
According to iColour, the balm — which is applied to the skin underneath the eye, not directly in the eye — works “by inhibiting melanin production,” thereby changing your eye color over time. … But eye experts said that it’s unlikely to work.
Is iColour permanent?
There is a new product on the market called, iColour, that claims to lighten the color of your eyes naturally. Is there any truth or validity to this? The answer is no. There is no FDA-approved drug that can effectively change the color of your eyes.
How can I change my eye Colour?
The easiest and most common way to change your eye color temporarily is to wear contact lenses. You can go from a deep brown to a light hazel eye in a matter of seconds (or minutes, depending how long it takes you to get the contacts in)….Temporarily changing your eye colorblue.hazel.green.violet.gray.amethyst.brown.


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At a U.K. protest, a woman was shouting into a bullhorn: In Truss we do not Trusst. She is unTrusstable and very unTrussTworthy!
Suddenly, the crowd parted as Thorenoussardus filled the gap it had created in the mass of people. All eyes focused on the jaws of the great beast as it placed the tattered body of Liz Truss securely onto the ground before the people. Truss lay writhing before them, fully alive and relatively unscathed by the mighty teeth and jaws that recently held her. She was moist, very moist and still dripping with the saliva of the Thorenoussardus towering over her.
Collectively, the congregation turned its startled gaze upward toward the face of the looming Thorenoussardus, as though questioning their next course of action. They shifted their attention back down to Liz Truss. The square was silent as the onlookers paused, frozen in a state of inaction; a collective look of empathy saddling their faces.
A tiny little girl emanated from the forest of arms and legs, and stepping forward from the crowd, she touched the giant foot of Thorenoussardus. The great beast gave the little girl a kind sniff and a gentle nod of acceptance.
The tiny girl stepped over to Liz Truss, who had righted herself and was now sitting on the ground. The little girl knelt down and said to Liz Truss, “you have been shown mercy today. You will, in turn, be merciful” and pointing up at Thorenoussardus, “and if you don’t, my friend here is going to chew you and all your cunt fuck friends into a paste, which will be used as fertilizer”.
Thorenoussardus gasped. The crowd gasped. An elderly man voiced what everyone was thinking, “that young lass swears like a fookin’ sailor, idd’nt it?!”
Liz Truss and her party apologized profusely and went on to generate humanitarian reform that launched the U.K. into decades of economic security, prosperity and well-being for all its people.
The little girl would later grow up to become the greatest Prime Minister in British history.

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I'm surprised he was able to speak that eloquently. In short, I see a player that doesn't want to get hit, doesn't hit holes with any authority and appears to be the latest example of a player that played for his his big contract then began is disappearance into the abyss.
He's about to learn why the NFL doesn't guarantee contracts. He may have gotten his signing bonus but I've seen enough the last 18 games to suggest this is not a player I'm interested in building my team around. I simply don't see the effort. When I watched him in his rookie year, he hit holes with abandon, played with a ton of joy and make something out of nothing a lot.
That's about all I can say about him. As for his comments?
Sadly (well not for you guys but for me) this team looks like a trainwreck. The playcalling is grade-school level and the personnel, expecially on offense, looks like it wants to be ANYWERE but the football field. This offense is more predictable now than when Les Steckel or Norm Chow was the OC. Its that bad. I remember when people were laughing at the team's choice of Chris Palmer, and now I know why. If I can see and guess the play that is being called, imagine pros that spend countless hours in the film room feel. I'd be shocked if the team wasn't a quiet laughingstock right now in opposing teams' dressing rooms.
When your defense spends 43 minutes on the field and through two games has been outscored 72-23, there is nothing good to say. With Detroit and the Texans next, I'll actually be shocked if the team isn't 0-4.
It appears the 9-7 mark last season is about as fraudulent as a 9-7 record can humanly look.

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A few years back, the Army finally realized that it might be time to modernize their 60-year-old M-16 battle rifle. The gun has had minor tweaks since its introduction, but with all the advancements in modern technology their standard issue rifle was falling behind the curve. The call went out to manufacturers to produce a better rifle for selection as the next firearm of choice for the U.S. military — the Individual Carbine Competition. LWRC International is a smaller shop than the competition from FNH USA and Remington, but they came up with the best looking rifle out of the bunch: the LWRC IC-A5.
No one won that competition. There are some rumors about floating around about testing hijinks, but the long and short of it is that everyone “failed.” That’s bad for LWRC since they aren’t being paid ridiculous sums of money on a cushy government contract to produce these guns, but that’s great for you and me since now they’re offering that same rifle (minus the giggle switch) to the public.
There are three benefits to this rifle I want to highlight: the handguards, the operating system, and the controls.
LWRC offers this gun in two flavors: a 16.1 inch barrel variant, and this 14.7 inch upper receiver. with a pinned and welded flash hider (to make it NFA compliant). They also offer NFA versions for those with an SOT or who don’t care about getting their gun before next Christmas., as well as replacement upper receivers. That extra 1.4 inches of barrel will cost you 0.3 ounces in weight, FYI.
The barrel is free-floating within the handguards, which is great. A free-floating barrel dissipates heat to the surrounding air rather than transmitting it to the handguard and burning the shooter. It also helps with accuracy since there’s nothing impacting the alignment of the barrel and the sights, throwing things all out of whack.
LWRC’s handguards are pretty slick. In addition to all the usual benefits of a free floating handguard, they have some great features of their own. The handguards attach directly to an extended upper reciever rather than a barrel nut, which increases the strength and durability of the whole system. There’s a full length top rail for all your night vision and mall ninja needs, and there are threaded holes along the sides to allow you to mount extra Picatinny rails for whatever coffee makers or fax machines didn’t fit up top. I would have preferred to see some keymod attachment points or even MLOC in use, but LWRC went with screws instead.
There is one particularly great feature of note, though.
The handguard’s top comes off easier than a Florida State undergrad’s on spring break in Cancun. There are two captured screws at the front of the handguard that can be unscrewed either by hand (thanks to the oversized and ridged screw heads) or with the use of a flathead screwdriver. Once those are out to the stops, the entire top section lifts free and exposes the top of the barrel and the main parts of the operating system.
LWRC makes piston-powered rifles (with one notable exception). They use a short-stroke recoil system in their guns that keeps most of the hot and dirty gasses out of the action and out of the shooter’s face, which is nice. That piston system also increases the reliability of the gun, since the piston system in use is much simpler than Stoner’s original gas expansion system in the AR line of rifles.
The LWRC gas system is capable of being adjusted for either suppressed or unsuppressed shooting. Silencers tend to increase the back pressure in the system, causing an increase in the rate of fire for fully automatic firearms and increasing the cycle speed on everything else. This can lead to excessive wear on the gun and isn’t really a good idea. The adjustable gas system (which can be adjusted with nothing more than a spare 5.56 NATO round) is capable of reducing that back pressure so that the gun can cycle normally. Making that adjustment is a snap, even out on the range.
That piston system is cool, but that’s an operational enhancement and not something the average shooter will really notice on the range. Something they will notice: the fully ambidextrous controls.
When most companies say “ambidextrous controls” they mean there’s an ambi safety installed and you can reach the trigger from both sides of the gun. LWRC takes the idea much further, and their IC rifle actually reproduces all of the controls for the rifle on both sides of the gun.
I’ve seen magazine release buttons on both sides of a gun before, but a truly ambidextrous bolt catch mechanism is a new one. That bolt catch is fully functional, and works no matter which side you use. I like that, even though I’m right-handed.
The controls are good, but they aren’t perfect. One thing I didn’t like was the safety selector. The blade on the selector is a little small and rounded for my taste, and I didn’t feel like I could get a good purchase on the blade when I was toggling the safety on and off. Definitely not ideal, but an easily fixed problem.
Oh, and the trigger sucks. Just FYI. It’s a single stage “milspec” trigger and there’s some definite stacking there.
Out back, the stock is an LWRC original. Slightly more compact than the Magpul equivalent, the stock nevertheless fits firmly on your shoulder and rides comfortably while firing. There’s also a QD cup built into the stock for attaching slings and stuff, which is appreciated. I like it.
Overall, the firing experience is very good. The trigger is definitely a bit of an issue, but for when you need to “BUST ‘EM” Chris Costa style, that isn’t a deal breaker. Shooting 3-gun with the rifle is entirely possible — the gun handles very well despite being a little front-heavy (thanks to the gas system and handguards). No matter how many rounds I threw down the pipe the gun kept working, so reliability definitely is not a concern.
Out on the known distance range we start to run into some issues. I tested this rifle at 100 yards with Eagle Eye 69 grain .223 Remington ammunition (our gold standard for accuracy testing and official ammo sponsor), which is pretty close to perfect for this 1:7 twist barrel. I also tested the rifle with a variety of 55 grain and 77 grain projectiles, but the Eagle Eye ammo ran the best and produced the following 5-shot group.
I have a rule of thumb for accuracy: if the gun costs $1,000 or more, it had better be able to shoot 1 MoA. That’s a pretty generous yardstick in my opinion, but this rifle doesn’t get there. The best group I could muster was 1.756 MoA center to center.
Doing a bit of sleuthing, I think the trigger is the culprit. The vertical size is well within that 1 MoA range (0.722) so the ammunition is performing well and the barrel seems to be holding fairly close to true. The issue is that the group “walked” sideways, which typically means that the pressure on the trigger wasn’t consistent for each break. I get the feeling that with a nice crisp two-stage trigger this gun would perform much better.
Oh, what’s that in my gun safe? A limited edition LWRC rifle with a two-stage trigger and some other improvements? Well, we’ll have to get you out to the range to see if that trigger makes the difference, little buddy! Stay tuned!
Overall this is a great gun with some very good features, but the details leave a little to be desired. I appreciate and applaud that LWRC wanted to provide an in-house trigger with the gun, but as SIG SAUER has done with their recent rifle lines, outsourcing some of the parts to the professionals can really improve the situation. Getting a Geissele trigger in there instead of the in-house switch would be a huge step forward. I also understand why they went with a rounded, small safety selector, but I’d love to see a little larger, more aggressive blade to give me a bit more confidence that I can get that thing on and off in a hurry.
The LWRC is a worthy contender for the Individual Carbine competition, and a definite improvement over the M4 and M16 rifles that are being fielded right now. It meets the standards that the military set out for accuracy, reliability, and usability that they want in their next battle rifle. I would definitely take this gun into combat without a second thought. The problem is that here in the civilian market we are spoiled for choice when it comes to good AR-15 rifles. Durability is a secondary concern — accuracy is king. With some minor tweaks this might be just about perfect, but as-is it falls a little short of the other competitors in the market.
Specifications: LWRC IC-A5 Individual Carbine
Caliber: 5.56 NATO
Weight: 7.25 pounds
Barrel: 14.7″ (16.1″ optional) 1:7 twist, cold hammer forged, fluted
Magazine: One 30-round magazine included, accepts standard AR-15 magazines
Ratings (out of five stars):
Accuracy: * *
1 MoA for $1k, that’s my standard. The price tag on this gun blew straight past that mark, and the best I can muster is 1.7ish MoA. That’s not terrible, but it isn’t where it needs to be for the price.
Ergonomics: * * * * 1/2
The trigger is the reason this isn’t getting five stars for ergos. But even with the mil spec trigger, it’s still head and shoulders above a typical M4gery.
Reliability: * * * * *
Bang. Every time.
Customization: * * * * *
I would very much prefer to see a keymod or MLOC system on the rails, but LWRC provides three(ish) additional accessory rails in the box already. If you need more than that, you might want to re-think your setup.
Overall: * * *
Keep in mind that, according to our rating rubric, three stars means I’d be comfortable plunking down the asking price for one of my own. This isn’t some game review site where a 92% review is a game to be avoided — we use the whole scale. The IC-A5 is good, and definitely worth the money. A couple tweaks and we’d be talking four-star territory. This is just another example of a great gun being held back by substandard parts. The good news: those parts are easy to swap out.


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We love food from around the world.
From Korean barbecue to Italian pasta to Indian curry to Argentine beef to tofu from Japan, we'll eat it and love it -- as long as it's prepared well, of course.
Although our taste buds can be tempted by a variety of dishes and styles from near and far, one still stands atop of them all.
As much as we may not like to admit it's true, French cuisine started it all by laying out classic culinary techniques -- if you want to be a good cook, you have to know the French way of doing things.
This weekend, one of the greatest French chefs in the world, Daniel Boulud, will be visiting Cafe Boulud for the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival, a signing of his new book, and a special menu tasting based on its recipes.
In addition to hosting the kickoff to the Palm Beach Food and Wine Festival on Friday at Cafe Boulud -- that event is sold out -- Boulud will sign copies of his new cookbook, Daniel: My French Cuisine, just in time for Christmas (hint, hint), on Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.
During the signing, the restaurant will host a special brunch featuring dishes inspired by recipes in the publication -- it'll give you a frame of reference on how badly you've messed it up. Copies will be available for sale in the restaurant for $60 apiece.
For anyone unable to make the brunch, a special four-course prix fixe dinner will be offered from Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 to 10 p.m. that highlights menu items influenced by the homey preparations from the book. The cost is $55 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.
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The ear is comprised on three parts: the outer ear, the middle ear and the inner ear. The outer ear includes all the structure up to the eardrum. The middle ear structures consist of several bony structures that are suspended in air and transmit sound from the eardrum to the inner ear. The inner ear consists of the cochlea. In this structure, sound waves are translated into neurological impulses that are conducted to the brain by the auditory nerves. Sensorineural hearing loss occurs when either the Cochlea or the auditory nerves fair to function normally. This condition usually affects both ears. When only one side is affected, it is necessary to exclude other conditions such as tumors or injuries. Vertigo and ringing of the ears is not usually associated with sensorineural hearing loss.
Causes of Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Aging as well as chronic exposure to noise can eventually lead to damage within the Cochlea. Here, hair cells of the organ of Corti, that detect motions caused by the sound waves, are damaged. In most cases of Sensorineural hearing loss, diminished hearing of high frequency sounds occurs first. Eventually, damage is more diffuse in the cochlea and all frequencies of sound are affected.
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Because low and medium pitched hearing is preserved, speech detection remains good. However, patients frequently complain of an inability to understand words. It is not apparent to the individual affected that their hearing is impaired. They may blame others for mumbling. This high frequency hearing loss usually becomes more apparent when background noise is present.
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What Is the State of the Church?
American Pastors Network Hears from Researcher George Barna on Special Conference Call to Equip Pastors for Changing Culture
PHILADELPHIA—The annual State of the Union address allows Americans to get a snapshot of the nation, as well as lets them in on the plans of the president for the country.
But what about the state of the church? Pastors see a weekly snapshot of their own church, but the bigger picture of the church as a whole may be more elusive.
The American Pastors Network (APN, www.americanpastorsnetwork.net) recently welcomed renowned social science researcher George Barna for a special conference call geared toward pastors that allowed them to hear Barna’s research about beliefs and attitudes of Americans.
“Perhaps no one has a finger on the pulse of American views, beliefs and attitudes more than George Barna,” said APN president Sam Rohrer. “Pastors were enlightened, motivated and, in some cases, alarmed at the positions of many Americans—even Christians. Christianity is being challenged, and faith is being redefined by Americans. For example, as George Barna shared, most don’t agree in salvation by grace alone, in the Holy Spirit or in an Orthodox God. Most don’t define success in life as having anything to do with their relationship with God. And fewer numbers identify as theologically conservative or born again. Shockingly low numbers have a true biblical worldview, and the segment growing the fastest is that of the ‘nones.’
“At this crucial time in our culture, it is imperative that pastors wake up, because religious leadership is faltering,” Rohrer continued. “A large majority of theologically conservative pastors refuse to teach congregations how biblical principles relate to most social and political principles. As a result, this has silenced theologically conservative Christians, who won’t talk about these issues because they haven’t been taught how to think about them. Based on the incredible information George Barna provided to our network of pastors, there is tremendous opportunity for the church to be salt and light in a growing world of darkness.”
Barna, a frequent guest on APN’s radio program “Stand in the Gap Today” and author of the new book, “The Day Christians Changed America,” also told pastors that while Americans have seen several positives since the election—such as a strong economy and a strengthened military—many have grave concerns. These include a lack of national unity, purpose and common vision; racial division; morality and values moving in the wrong direction; and the performance of the government.
He added that many have been awakened to these societal problems, as well as to the reshaping of views in terms of politics and morals, and there is much work to be done.
For example, Barna shared, a rising number of adults (40 percent) prefer socialism to capitalism. Traditional institutions have lost Americans’ trust, such as the media and government. Morality is being reshaped, especially in younger generations, with more saying these once taboo issues are now acceptable: divorce, sex before marriage as morally acceptable; gambling; LGBT relationships, abortion and sex between teenagers.
Barna added that many are turning to the church and wondering why is it not more effective in these issues. The researcher says it is a matter of a changing church mission. When asked what makes their church “successful,” pastors cited these five factors: 1) attendance, 2) money raised, 3) programs offered, 4) staff hired and 5) square footage.
“Jesus didn’t die for any of those things,” Barna said, adding that perhaps even those who are leading the nation’s churches are shifting their focus regarding what success is, which could be why churchgoers aren’t concerned with bearing fruit or deepening their commitment, but rather, about happiness and comfort.
The American Pastors Network’s radio ministry, “Stand in the Gap,” which includes the daily, one-hour “Stand in the Gap Today” program, which is heard on more than 425 stations nationwide and live from noon to 1 p.m. EST at American Pastors Network.com; click on the orange “Listen Live” button on the right-hand side of the webpage or find a station here. “Stand in the Gap Minute” and “Stand in the Gap Weekend” are also part of the radio ministry.
View the media page for APN here, which also details information about “Stand in the Gap.” For more information on APN, visit www.AmericanPastorsNetwork.net, its Facebook page or follow APN’s Twitter feed, @AmericanPastors. To form a state chapter of APN, contact email@example.com.


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A man has died following a road traffic collision in Aberdeenshire.
The incident took place at around 2.10pm on Sunday on the A939, Cock bridge to Tomintoul road near to the Lecht Ski Centre.
The man had been riding a black coloured KTM motorcycle at the time when it collided with a Burgundy Mazda MX 5.
A 29 year old man who was driving the Mazda MX 5 sustained minor injuries and was later to Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin for treatment.
Sergeant Scott Deans of the Road Policing Department said: “Our thoughts at this sad time are with the families of those involved in this collision.
“We have spoken to several witnesses but would still like to hear from anyone who witnessed the collision or who has dash cam footage of the incident and has not contacted the Police to do so on telephone number 101, quoting incident number 2026 of July 18”.
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Former President Donald Trump allegedly wanted anyone involved in the leaking of his White House bunker retreat in May 2020 “executed” for sharing details of his response with the public.
When reports initially spread that the previous first family, including then first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, were taken to shelter for just under an hour as George Floyd protests made their way to the White House gates, Trump dismissed them and clarified that his bunker visit was a security checkup and nothing more. “They said it would be a good time to go down and take a look because maybe sometime you’re going to need it,” he said, continuing “I was there for a tiny, short little period of time.” Noting it was “more for an inspection.”
According to “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost,” a book penned by senior Wall Street Journal White House reporter Michael Bender, the former president’s actual response to news of his reaction was rage. Trump was allegedly so incensed that the story had gotten out that he demanded the leakers be “charged with treason” and “executed.”
“Trump boiled over about the bunker story as soon as they arrived and shouted at them to smoke out whoever had leaked it. It was the most upset some aides had ever seen the president,” Bender writes, according to CNN. “‘Whoever did that, they should be charged with treason!’ Trump yelled. ‘They should be executed!'”
The book added that “those who said they’d heard the president issue that warning had interpreted the outburst as a sign of a president in panic.”
Following the outburst, the book alleges that then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows “repeatedly tried to calm the president as startled aides avoided eye contact,” and reassured Trump that “I’m on it. We’re going to find out who did it.”
Unable to let the issue go, Trump “repeatedly asked Meadows if he’d found the leaker,” which in turn led to Meadows becoming “obsessed” with tracking the offending party.
Trump’s chief spokeswoman Liz Harrington denied the book’s claims, telling CNN that the former President “never said this or suggested it to anyone.”
Bender’s book, released July 13, is a detailed account of Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign that explores how he became the first incumbent in three decades to lose reelection. The deeply reported write-up includes “fresh interviews with Trump, key campaign advisers, and senior administration officials are paired with an exclusive collection of internal campaign memos, emails, and text messages for scores of never-before-reported details about the campaign.”


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Michele Battle, PhD, assistant professor of cell biology, neurobiology and anatomy, discussed her work with stem cells at the recent Women in Science luncheon presentation at the Wisconsin Women’s Club.
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May 13 - James S. Hyde, PhD, the James S. Hyde Professor of Biophysics and Director of the National Biomedical EPR Center at MCW, is one of this year’s Eureka Awards presented by the Milwaukee Business Journal. Milwaukee Business Journal
May 13 - Dr. John Raymond, CEO and President of MCW, and Dr. Joseph Kerschner, Dean of the Medical School and Executive Vice President of MCW, were in attendance for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Gehl-Mulva Science Center at St. Norbert College in DePere. Green Bay Press Gazette
May 7 - Elizabeth Worthey, PhD, assisted Greenfield High School’s SMART (Students Modeling a Research Topic) team on a presentation centered on a family with an aggressive form of cervical cancer and its potential link to MGMT (0-6-methylguanine-DNA-methyltransferase). Greenfield Patch


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The Faceup Artist: My Life Inside the Dollhouse
Everyone knows what a makeup artist is, but what about a “faceup artist”?
A faceup artist paints the face and makeup for BJDs, or ball-jointed dolls. These flawless, lifelike dolls are made of resin and have ball joints that allow incredible flexibility.
First commercialized in Japan, BJDs have gained increasing popularity in China since its first domestic doll company was established in 2005. Many collectors are obsessed with the exquisite, hyper-idealized look of the dolls and their potential for customization with different facial features, skin colors, and all kinds of accessories.
Gong Xin is one of many independent artists who paints the faces of BJDs. The 30-year-old is also a collector and owns about 20 dolls. A former museum curator, Gong became a full-time BJD faceup artist during the COVID-19 pandemic and decided to earn a living doing what she loves.
In Gong’s eyes, a ball-jointed doll isn’t just a toy, but a source of emotional sustenance for their owners. Working as a faceup artist allows her to peak into the most creative and gentle avenues hidden within people’s minds.
“I don’t see faceup designs as my own artwork,” Gong said. “I’m just helping the collectors bring their mind’s vision of the doll to life.”
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PM - Tuesday, 11 March , 2008 18:18:00
Reporter: Sabra Lane
MARK COLVIN: "A golden age of compassion and decency", that's the way Tony Abbott says Australia will soon remember the Howard years.
It was one highlight of a heated debate over bonus payments to carers and pensioners in which the Federal Opposition tried and failed to censure the Prime Minister and the Government.
Yesterday Kevin Rudd gave a guarantee that pensioners and carers wouldn't be worse off after the May Budget.
Today the Opposition leader, Brendan Nelson, tried to embarrass the Government over the time it took to reassure pensioners that they wouldn't be casualties of the razor gang.
Mr Rudd responded by ridiculing the idea that the Liberals were a party of compassion.
From Canberra, Sabra Lane reports.
SABRA LANE: While Friday sittings were killed off last week, the House of Representatives resumed sitting an hour early today, to deal with deferred votes, from the first and only Friday sitting in the chamber more than a fortnight ago.
And the result? Two Opposition MPs were suspended from the House, over their behaviour on that infamous Friday sitting, prompting this outburst, from the Manager of Opposition Business in the House, Joe Hockey.
JOE HOCKEY: In this case the Member for Moncrieff and the Member for Cowper, are under farcical Friday rules, effectively being suspended from the House for 48 hours, 48 hours because, in deference to the Speaker, they left the Chamber at the appropriate time on the Friday and surfed 24 hours, have not come back in…
SPEAKER: Order. The Honourable Member will resume his seat.
SABRA LANE: The axing of Friday sittings was a win for the Opposition, and buoyed by that success, Brendan Nelson tried scoring more points today, over yesterday's backdown on carers' and pensioners' benefits, and the time it took to clarify the Government's position.
JOE HOCKEY: Does Prime Minister really understand the anxiety that he and his government is causing to vulnerable carers? Will the Prime Minister give a guarantee to the 400,000 Australian carers that the annual lump sum payments will be delivered in the Budget?
KEVIN RUDD: Mr Speaker I give an absolute guarantee that those carers will not be a dollar worse off as a result of the Budget.
SABRA LANE: Not happy with that response, Shadow Families Minister Tony Abbott tried again.
TONY ABBOTT: If it's the Prime Minister's position that someone must suffer in the fight against inflation, why has he decided that carers and pensioners should be the sacrificial victims? And if it was right to pay carers and seniors lump sum payments last year, when the surplus was $12-billion, why is it wrong to do so this year, with an even higher surplus? Will these lump sum payments be made, yes or no?
KEVIN RUDD: In response to the honourable member's question, from the new party of Compassion opposite, given their
(sound of backbench uproar)
KEVIN RUDD: Given the longstanding…
KEVIN RUDD: …commitment that they have to the bonuses to carers and pensioners. It's pretty interesting when you look at the actual forward estimates produced in the last budget.
KEVIN RUDD: Where do you see any commitment on the part of the previous government to the payment of this one-off bonus next year?
SPEAKER: The Member for Trade.
KEVIN RUDD: The year after? The one after that? The one after that?
In fact it's missing in action. It isn't there.
SABRA LANE: Despite the Prime Minister's assurances, the Opposition moved a censure motion against the Prime Minister and the Government over the issue of bonus payments to carers and pensioners.
The Opposition leader, who's under intense pressure over his low popularity provided a feisty performance.
BRENDAN NELSON: I say to the Prime Minister just get up! For God sake get up, stand in front of that microphone and say to the carers of this country, I the Prime Minister of Australia believe in you and will deliver you a lump sum payment in the Budget. It is not that hard!
SABRA LANE: The Prime Minister countered, if the Coalition considered the bonuses so important, why hadn't it factored them into budgets on a recurrent basis and not as one-off spending measures.
KEVIN RUDD: And I can't think of a more clear cut commitment than we have given in terms of carers and pensioners for the future. We have a commitment when it goes to them not being any worse off on the question of the bonus payments to carers and pensioners; we have a commitment when it comes to utilities. A commitment given on both cases, which precedes the Budget by two months, transcending anything that was ever provided by those opposite in previous budgets.
SABRA LANE: The censure debate also prompted this response, from Tony Abbott, the Shadow Family and Community Services Minister.
TONY ABBOTT: I am confident, having watched that performance today, that the longer this government lasts the better the Howard government will look. The longer we have a situation where members opposite are taking the $500 and the $600 and the $1,000 lump sum payments away from vulnerable people the more the Howard Government will look like a golden age of compassion and decency. A golden age of compassion and decency.
SABRA LANE: The censure motion failed; it was destined to, because Government has a majority in the Lower House.
MARK COLVIN: Sabra Lane.


Climate change scientists research Pacific clouds
by David Masters
October 27, 2008
A team of over 200 scientists from around the world is going on a cloud-hopping mission across the Pacific Ocean to work out the effects of cloud cover on climate change.
Researchers from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) and other institutions around the world, will use research aircraft drafted in from the UK Met Office to fly across the Pacific from their base in Chile.
The research, part of a £3 million project to make climate change prediction models more accurate, will assess how clouds above the Pacific keep the ocean cool.
Clouds over the Pacific can cover areas larger than the USA. They act like an enormous mirror, reflecting sunlight back into space and preventing the sun’s energy from reaching the earth’s surface.
Specially developed cloud and dust probes will be fixed to the planes and will take measurements to work out how the clouds form, how much of the sun’s heat they reflect, and what determines the cloud’s lifetime.
Of particular interest to the researchers is whether pollution from mining activity along the coast of Latin America affects the clouds.
Professor Hugh Coe, who is leading the research, said scientists know that the clouds have a ‘very significant role’ in climate change, yet current climate change models fail to reflect this.
Coe believes the research is a good opportunity to take advantage of cutting edge technology in the fight against climate change.
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Khloe Kardashian has never been shy about flaunting her curvaceous form, but while she's always been proud of her full figure, the reality star is also a longtime advocate of working out and healthy eating.
However, insiders tell Radar Online that Khloe's relationship with French Montana has resulted in lots of late nights, fancy restaurants and champagne - all of which have caused Khloe to neglect her health regimen and put on some weight.
How much weight? Well, based on before-and-after photos, Radar's "fitness expert" concludes that the youngest Kardashian sister my have packed on as much as 35 pounds in the past few months.
Unfortunately for Khloe, fans and tabloids alike have definitely taken notice.
Khloe's famous backside has gotten noticeably bigger recently, to the point that many have wondered if Khloe received butt implants after her breakup with Lamar Odom.
Khloe, of course, has denied that she'd surgically augmented.
Khloe isn't the only Kardashian to struggle with keeping the extra pounds off recently.
Rob Kardashian's weight gain has been the subject of constant tabloid scrutiny, reportedly prompting Khloe's little brother to become semi-reclusive and reach out to her ex-husband for help with slimming down.

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SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh high court
has observed that despite state-wide campaign and search operations being conducted after issuance of order on October 25 last year, there appears to be no let up in the illegal trade of Narcotic Drugs
and Psychotropic Substances
in the state. Stating that in the last three months, huge quantity of Psychotropic Substances have been recovered, court said that athorities concerned, may think of incorporating or carrying out amendment in Panchayati Raj Act to the effect that office bearers of the Panchayat, in which wild growth of cannabis is found and allowed to be grown, shall render themselves to be disqualified.
A division bench comprising acting chief justice Sanjay Karol and justice Sandeep Sharma in a recent order said that government should also consider providing cash award to the panchayats, which are free from cannabis or psychotropic substances.
"Person, who intends to share information with police, may not only be provided with cash prize, but also be ensured of security so that such people are encouraged to share information with the agencies," it added.
It suggested that one chapter detailing therein, "Bad effects of use of Psychotropic Substances" may be introduced in curriculum of the school going children. It said that at least twice in a month, there should be lecture delivered by experts, specifying ill effects of the use of "Psychotropic Substances" in the schools, colleges and all other educational institutions.
It said that authorities of the educational institutions should make efforts to identify the victims of such drug abuse and provide them counseling so that they are dissuaded from such activity.
State government should also consider hiring services of some research agencies, who in turn may advise or recommend alternate use, especially medicinal use, if any, of cannabis plant grown in Himachal Pradesh, so that local residents, involved in illegal trade of cannabis, are encouraged to use cannabis plants for producing some medicines or other substance which can be used legally, it added.
Court said that victims, who fell prey to this menace, can also be associated while securing information as well as to know the behaviour of drug addicts and constant efforts should be made to rehabilitate them so that they can gain confidence and hesitate from indulging in activity again.
It said that shops, canteens, dhabas, restaurants, hotels in and around Schools and Colleges are checked randomly so that no Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance is made easily available to the young generation.
Court said that shops of chemists, medical practitioners should also be raided or checked frequently and strict action should be taken against them for violation, if any. It said that government should also consider raising or constituting Special Task Force comprising of police and other responsible agencies to specifically deal with the problem of drug menace because that may lessen the burden of police, who, apart from handling Narcotic cases is also responsible to maintain law and order.
It said that prosecution department of state government should issue necessary directions to its prosecutors, posted in various Courts of law, to vehemently oppose bail petitions in the cases registered under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and even they should oppose bail petitions of those persons who are apprehended with small quantity of Psychotropic Substances so that people are dissuaded from keeping or carrying Psychotropic Substance even in small quantity.
“Needless to say that State can also have consultation with the neighbouring States so that effective joint steps are taken to deal with the drug menace. We know problem is quiet serious, but, we are sure nothing is impossible, if there is will to do,’” it added.
Division Bench also observed that it has no hesitation to conclude that in case State has will to deal with this problem, State of Himachal Pradesh
would be first to eradicate drug menace.


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- The symptoms of Common Cold typically begin 2 to 3 days after acquiring the infection, and resolves within 7 to 10 days, but in some cases it may last up to 2 weeks.
- A runny nose with congested feeling is among the commonest present symptoms of Common Cold.
- A clear nasal discharge is seen, that later may become yellowish or greenish in color.
- Muscle ache, fatigue, headache, and loss of appetite may also accompany the main symptoms of Common Cold.
Children tend to suffer from common cold more than adults, and also develop complications such as ear infections. Special attention needs to be given when the following symptoms are seen -
- Fever of 100.4 deg. F (38 deg. C) in newborns up to 12 weeks
- Fever lasting for more than 24 hours in a child younger than 2 years
- Vomiting or abdominal pain
- Difficulty in breathing
- Persistent crying
- Ear pain
- Persistent cough

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About the film
Kevin Smith : Burn in Hell
Release Date: February 11, 2012
|Production Companies||:||Chop Shop Entertainment, Epix, SModcast Pictures|
|Director||:||Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson|
In this hour and a half special, writer/director/comedian/podcaster Kevin Smith conducts a riotous and outrageous Q&A session about the aftermath of his latest film, Red State. Topics include such misadventures as his pissing off the entire movie blogger community at the Sundance Film Festival and being followed around the country by the highly devout, and highly angered, Phelps Family.


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People love free steam games, no doubt. But what many people hate is downloading so many parts and trying to install them on their own. This is why we are the only site that pre-installs every game for you. We have many categories like shooters, action, racing, simulators and even VR games! We strive to satisfy our users and ask for nothing in return. We revolutionized the downloading scene and will continue being your #1 site for free games.
This game is a must-play for all action indie game lovers. The game offers 12 different languages, which makes it a popular game all across the globe. If you still need to play it, you should download it and try it.
Polygon praised the title for allowing player creativity, \"The thing I love about skateboarding is how it lets me be creative with my body... OlliOlli World's wacky environments explode this fantasy to the nth degree\". The Verge liked the new surreal world in comparison on to the previous games, \"the fantasy universe really adds life to the franchise, which was previously full of drab, utilitarian urban environments\". Despite criticizing the writing as having a \"how do you do fellow kids\" feel, The Guardian enjoyed the visuals and game feel, saying \"intricate stage backgrounds make this fantastical world come alive... this kingdom of eye-popping pinks, giant donuts and hipster animals blends together to create something wonderfully warm and relaxing\". Game Informer liked the stage design, especially the multiple routes the player could take through it, \"Each level's various explorable paths also means you can replay them to discover new experiences and combo opportunities. Often, I immediately revisited a level to see how other routes stacked up and what challenges I could find there\".
You need to use your CD Key on the Playstation Network to download your game. To access the Playstation Network, you need a Playstation 5, a broadband connexion, a PSN account, and a storage device according to your console: Hard disk drive, memory card, or USB drive.Playstation Plus Subscriptions are compatible with PS5, PS4, PS3 and PS VITA.
You need to use your your game CD Key on the Playstation Network to download your game. To access the Playstation Network, you need a Playstation 4, a broadband connexion, a PSN account, and a storage device according to your console: Hard disk drive, memory card, or USB drive.Playstation Plus Subscriptions are compatible with PS4, PS3 and PS VITA.
This is Nintendo's download platform. After buying a Nintendo Switch game, you will receive a download code.Start the Nintendo eShop from the Home menu, select Settings/Other, and then tap \"Redeem Download Code\" to enter your 16-diogits code which will allow you to download your game.
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PlayStation has revealed the February 2023 lineup of monthly games subscribers can download for free and it consists of Evil Dead: The Game, OlliOlli World, Destiny 2: Beyond Light, and Mafia: Definitive Edition.
People who are interested in playing the game need to understand that they require the right specifications in their PC. They should get the minimum requirements in their system to run the game in a proper manner. When the gamers get OlliOlli World Free download, then they become able to set all the configurations or specifications to run it in a smoother manner. To know the minimum system requirements or the recommended ones, individuals need to go through our website and then finally, after setting up everything, enjoy playing perfectly.
Therefore, these are the main tips that can help out everyone in getting better results every time when play the game. Once gamers get OlliOlli World downloaded to their PC, then they have to focus on dealing with it in a perfect manner.
Now a Private Division studio, Roll7 is a BAFTA and multi-award winning video game developer based in London. Since 2008, the studio has re-defined genres, creating award winning games that engage players with remarkable worlds, stylish visuals and intuitive, deep mechanics. The studio has been run as a distributed operation since 2015 and as such is a magnet for some of the most remarkable development talent from across the UK and around the world. Roll7 is best known for the OlliOlli Series, NOT A HERO, and Laser League. Roll7 is a wholly-owned studio of Private Division and Take-Two Interactive Software.
In 2014, developer Roll7 burst onto the gaming scene with OlliOlli, a different take on skateboarding video games. OlliOlli was an endless runner\\u2014you only stopped when you ate pavement\\u2014that tasked you with surviving obstacle courses and pulling off sick tricks. OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood added manuals that let you create huge trick chains across entire levels.\\u00a0With the upcoming OlliOlli World, Roll7 combines the previous games\\u2019 simple control schemes with a vastly expanded world, new visual flair, and fun characters. Just a few minutes with the OlliOlli World demo convinced us that series fans should keep their eyes on this PC game when it launches later this year.\\u00a0
Like any good skateboarding game, OlliOlli World has a soundtrack that perfectly matches the atmosphere of the world in which it is inserted, although I personally don't like the chosen musical genre so much, I can't deny that it worked well with the cartoonish and even bizarre visuals. OlliOlli World has everything to be one of the best indie games of 2022, which combines the single-player experience with an extremely competitive multiplayer experience, with a scoring system and that you'll want to compete against your friends to see who can score the most in each stage.
\"OlliOlli World is a colourful, wacky mix of skateboard game and platformer. The world looks great, the soundtrack fits well, skateboard fans\"OlliOlli World is a colourful, wacky mix of skateboard game and platformer. The world looks great, the soundtrack fits well, skateboard fans will feel right at home. The gameplay is challenging but also very rewarding. It's Easy to learn and extremely difficult to master. The challenges and online leagues ensure plenty of long-lasting fun. All in all, OlliOlli World is one of the best skateboarding games out there.\"+++++Fluid, challenging gameplayGreat integration of the DualSenseFantastic style and soundtrackHigh replay value and addictive factor-----Story sometimes a bit annoyingunbalanced point system
Wow! finally a game that has exceeded expectations. Art style and colours are amazing. The characters are fun and really well designed and theWow! finally a game that has exceeded expectations. Art style and colours are amazing. The characters are fun and really well designed and the gameplay is sooo addictive! even when i've messed up a run i don't get mad at having to restart because the gameplay is so fun. Yes it's not the easiest game and it will take some skill to master, but you can very quickly open up new levels and new areas so nothing is trapped behind a skill cap. Also the soundtrack is incredible, Cascade records have said it should be available at some point soon and you will definitely want it after playing. This is a must buy, a rare thing these days when so many games from the past couple of years have been broken, unoriginal or just plain disappointing. OlliOlli world has everything you could want from a game, most important of which is,hours of fun with endless replayability.
Today, Private Division and Roll7 announced that a physical version of the game will be released on October 28th, 2022. Only, this release will not contain a cartridge. Instead, the 'physical copy' will be an OlliOlli World box which contains a code for the game's digital download - note the message in the bottom right corner of the box in the image above.
The original Kerbal Space Program, created and developed by Squad, released on PC in April 2015* and has sold more than 3.5 million units worldwide. The title has been widely popular with the media and consumers alike, earning a Metacritic rating of 88** and a Steam user score of 95%***. Kerbal Space Program 2, developed by Intercept Games, will be the sequel to the original game and the second in the series for the franchise.
Wallride, grind, and skate through Radlandia on a journey to become the new skate wizard in OlliOlli World. Developed by Roll7 and published by Private Division, OlliOlli World offers up a vivid skating world of challenges to perform intricate tricks and dozens of difficult levels. Aspects of the game are suitable for any skill level, and the amusing cast of characters keeps it interesting.
The main mission for each level is to get to the goal by any means, but there are also additional challenges to complete and local heroes with high scores as forms of completionist content. Some levels have alternate paths with side missions or Gnarly Routes, which are more difficult trails that lead to the goal. In each of the five worlds, learning new skating techniques and completing the game's tutorial missions in between levels is balanced and spread out instead of offered all at once in the beginning of the game.
At its core, OlliOlli World is an intricate action-platformer game that offers a fun experience and a vibrant, interesting world of unique characters. With additional challenges unlocked, side quests to find, competitive seasonal online tracks, and the ability to play in the Gnarvana Portal, there's plenty of post-game content to enjoy. Although some mechanics can take a while to master, and challenges may be frustrating at times, OlliOlli World is an overall fun experience with a lot to offer those familiar with, and new, to the series. 59ce067264


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LGBT Books to Prisoners is an organization based in Madison, WI that is run through volunteers and donations. They send free packages of books and educational materials to LGBTQ+ individuals across the United States that are incarcerated. With the mission to “acknowledge, and work against, the oppressive functions of the prison system,” these efforts of substantive solidarity are important to them as they recognize the little resources and materials incarcerated individuals – especially LGBTQ+ people – have. Given the numerous hardships they are subjected to, showing a caring community on the outside is crucial to their wellbeing.
Substantive Solidarity from Winona to Madison – May 14, 2019
Inside/Outside Solidarity – July 23, 2018
To the College of Liberal Arts, the Program of Winona State Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies for allowing this trip to happen and to the LGBT Books to Prisoners and Paperbacks and Pieces for partnering with our course. Our sincerest gratitude and thanks for being in coalition.
If you would like to donate, volunteer, or find out more, the following links can help you get started.

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The G-Form case for Apple iPhone 6 Plus and 6s Plus takes protection to the ultimate level, offering unparalleled protection, engineering, and styling for your portable device.
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Ulakata Head WWII Radar Site (2)
Ulakata Head WWII Radar Site (2) (1943-1946) - A World War II U.S. Army Radar Site established in 1943. Used to provide fire control information to large caliber (6" and above) coastal gun batteries in the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor against enemy warships. Located on Fort Schwatka on Amaknak Island near Dutch Harbor, Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska. Closed in 1946.
Part of the Harbor Defense of Dutch Harbor.
Constructed under and transferred for use at Ulakta Head. The physical plant consisted of a transmitter building, two powerhouses each with a 1000 gallon fuel tank, and an antenna housing disguised as a Water tank. No tower was provided. The transmitter building was a prefabricated steel unit furnished by the Signal Corps. The buildings and the antenna were placed on concrete pads and footings installed by the Corps of Engineers who erected all of the structures. The two power buildings were not the standard prefab buildings used in the lower 48 but were Quonset like structures with concrete faces.
The elevation of the ground at the antenna site was 896 feet and the antenna elevation on the platform was 904 feet.
The radar equipment was installed by the Signal Corps. It required 16.3kW of 120/240 AC, 1 phase, 60 cycle power furnished by base power backed up by the two on-site generators. The two 25 kW generators were furnished and installed by the Signal Corps.
In operation, the SCR-296-A radar could only track one target at a time. Target assignments were made from the harbor HECP/HDCP command posts by telephone, citing the approximate range and azimuth of the target using the SCR-582/SCR-682 search radar and/or optical spotters. The SCR-296-A radar operators would then find the target and pass the precise range and azimuth to the plotting room at the gun battery by phone. Two operators were required, one for the range position and one for the azimuth position. The radar operators would continue to track the target and update the plotting room as the range and azimuth changed. Once the shore battery fired, the SCR-296-A could detect the water splashes of near misses and provide adjusting information by voice commands such as "300 short" or "500 long".
In operation, the range accuracy was about ± 30 yards while azimuth accuracy was about ± 0.20 degree under the best conditions. The set had a dependable range of 20,000 yards on a destroyer size target when properly sited between 150 to 500 feet above sea level.
The operating crew consisted of 5 men plus a power plant operator and radar maintenance man.
The Radar track data was provided by telephone to a nearby plotting room in support of Battery 402 as the primary battery and to secondary Battery 298. Battery 298 was a 6" gun battery located on Fort Learnard.
Closed by 1946. The SCR-296-A Radar equipment was declared obsolete by AG letter on 17 Jan 1946. The radar equipment was to be disposed of while the buildings were to be retained.
Visible remains include the transmitter building, antenna support base and concrete protions of the two power generator buildings. The concrete BC Station is nearby. A tunnel connected the BC Station to the Transmitter Building below and continued down to the Plotting Room.
Pictures from 2004 indicate that the Transmitter Building walls were still standing but that the roofing was gone and that the interior was exposed to the weather. Most of the wooden portions of the tunnel were collapsed.

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Human beings are the only mammal that drinks other mammals' milk. The primary purpose of milk production is to feed our offspring. Milk contains proteins that are specific to the species producing it. Why would we want to ingest something by another mammal that our bodies might treat as a foreign protein? The health risks of ingesting dairy are many, but this post is about the cows.
So, if the health risks of drinking milk are not enough to deter you from ingesting dairy, have you ever considered the treatment of dairy cows? It can be absolutely inhumane. Here are a few brief statements about their treatment on industrial dairy farms:
1. Dairy cows are often kept pregnant so they can be in a continuous state of lactation.
2. Their offspring are taken away from them, often immediately after birth.
3. Male cows are considered useless as they are not milk producers so are often sold to veal farms and kept confined until they are slaughtered after a few months of life.
4. Tail docking is a common practice where up to 2/3 of the cow's tail is amputated, often without anesthesia. This practice is not supported by the Veterinary Society, adds no value to the health of the cow, and actually eliminates the use of their tail in protecting themselves against flies which are present in large amounts on cattle farms.
5. Dairy cows are often given hormone injections to increase their milk production. The injections can cause mastitis, a painful inflammation of the udder which is the cause of death in some cows. Mastitis occurs in up to approximately 16% of dairy cows.
6. The natural life expectancy cows is around 20 years. Cows raised in the dairy industry are often slaughtered at about five years as they are rendered useless and worn out due to being kept continuously pregnant and lactating.
7. During those few years of life, up to half the cows are found to be lame due to standing on concrete floors in confining and filthy conditions.
As people often think (and medical providers will often promote) that dairy products are essential for nutrients like calcium, this is just not the case. There are so many plant sources of calcium that are healthy and contain a variety of other health-promoting nutrients. Here's a short list: almonds, sesame seeds, quinoa, kale, oranges, spinach, black strap molasses, oats, white beans, soybeans, turnip greens, figs, broccoli, brazil nuts, fortified tofu/soy milk, arugula, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds. So next time you think of drinking that glass of milk or eating that slice of cheese, please, at least just for a moment, think of the cows. Is supporting the raising and treatment of cows in this way really a part of the thoughtful and peaceful world in which we would all like to live in?
I invite questions, comments, and thoughts anytime!


- History of CDMA
The development of CDMA technology was started in the 1960s for a military purpose in the U.S. due to its characteristics of security. CDMA was developed by Qualcomm, an American venture company, and adopted as the U.S. mobile communication standard. After a successful commercial launching in Korea, this technology became used widely.
The application of CDMA technology is not only to the current cellular/PCS mobile communication but also to WLL (Wireless Local Loop), satellite communication and next generation mobile communications.
- CDMA's advantages
The reason of CDMA's rapid growth since its first debut in the late 1990s can be accounted for its advantages in technological, service and economical factors.
A. Technological Advantages
① When compared to GSM, its rival telecommunication standard, CDMA shows better performance in audio quality, battery life, communication security and frequency usage efficiency.
Audio quality is as good as that of landline communication without connections breaks. This technology provides a fairly good service in a poor radio communication environment
② CDMA minimizes power consumption and has a superior battery life (standby and talktime) to analogue. Theoretically, CDMA mobile devices consume 20%~ 30% less battery power than GSM devices.
③ CDMA's security capability is far better than GSM.
④ CDMA's high frequency usage efficiency enables the system to support 9 to 10 times more subscribers than conventional analogue type, and 3 to 5 times than GSM service.
B. Advantages on Subscriber Service
① As the market is getting bigger and the competition getting fierce, mobile service providers are prompted to seek more subscribers and less service charges. CDMA stands on an advantageous position in terms of major competitiveness factor of mobile communication business in the future: talktime sales. The reason is that this technology can provide mobile service to more subscribers with lower rate the same cost as other technologies, The reason is that this technology can accommodate more subscribers with the same cost other technologies spend. Consequently, this leads to a lower service rate.
② Technological improvement of voice data quality and progress in additional service of CDMA have enabled mixed service of mobile telephone and WLL within a network. This means that separating mobile communication subscribers from residing wireless communication subscribers and applying different service rate is now possible. It also is possible for mobile service providers to apply a higher service rate when their subscribers move from a specific area of coverage to another.
③ CDMA technology can control the area of coverage and the network can be designed and operated with smaller number of base transceiver stations than GSM system needs.
C. Advantages on Economy Factors
① Without affordable system and devices, no technology can survive in the market. Customers will not be interested in any excellent technology which needs too expensive system and devices. In the early days, the price of a CDMA device was more or less higher than that of GSM, because of Qualcomm's monopoly on CDMA chips and loose integration of surrounding circuits. However, as other semiconductor manufacturers produce CDMA chips, the price gap between CDMA and GSM devices is expected to be disappeared.
② When compared to GSM, CDMA system needs 70% of base transceiver stations and can save 40% of network setting investment thanks to its frequency usage efficiency. This guarantees high profit and investment efficiency. As to license fees, CDMA system requires higher software license fees, but GSM needs more advance and recurrent license fees. When considering the total cost, CDMA is more competitive on license fees over GSM.


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Mustangs take up 15 spots in 2B honors list
December 2, 2020
The Malta Mustangs football team finished their 2020 campaign in the quarterfinal round of the State B Football Championship Series.
The Mustangs were able to land a conference-leading total of four athletes on the 2020 All-State list. The All-State List includes seniors Pierce Mortenson and Beau Simonson, and juniors Cash Salsbery and Rex Williamson.
"It is quite an honor to get on that list and is a reflection of the team success we had this season," Malta Coach Nick Oxarart said.
For the Northern B All-Conference list, the Mustangs filled a total of 11 spots between the first and second...