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All items purchased should be carefully inspected during the drive away from the point of purchase. Because he began collecting it 7 degrees below the leveling off temperature, it con- tains a mixture of N-methylformamide, formic acid and melhylamine. The phenyl- acetone remains behind in the distilling round bot- tom flask, because its boiling point is about degrees Celsius higher than the pyridine and acetic anhydride.
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Now the N-methylformamide is to be distilled again. If that does not do enough, the wet towel is put on top of the flask. Also, the reaction is being done considerably more concentrated than with the pyridine recipe, i. But when one does the procedure in different order that means adding diluted acid to freebase there cannot be any excess acid which must be washed out.
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Ethereum (ETH) price jumped for a third consecutive day this morning as the hearings about FTX made several headlines overnight. As more pieces of the puzzle fit into one another, it becomes clearer that FTX might be involved in fraud and that quite a lot of assets have “vanished”. Further questions and inquiries will need to be made, while Binance is once again saying it is more than happy to buy the pieces and elements of FTX worth salvaging.
FTX exchange is now under the watchful eyes of Turkey’s authorities, as revealed by the country’s finance minister on November 23. The bankrupt exchange, FTX, has been at the center of regulatory oversight from multiple countries after filing for bankruptcy on November 11.
A brief technical and on-chain analysis on Luna Classic price. Here, FXStreet’s analysts evaluate where LUNC could be heading next.

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I've recently been upgraded at work to a massive tablet which makes drawing and doodling so much easier and more enjoyable. It also came with a program called Sketch Pad which is kind of just a toned-down Painter. Very easy to use, and quick!
Was random text (its the name of some place in Germany) and I wanted to play with pale colors that almost clashed and blended into each other. Different monitors probably make it look crap or indistinguishable.

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m-Blaze CONE by motogadget a lot more than just a turn signal for handlebar end installation.
The m-Blaze is the latest generation of turn signal lights. It is a completely new concept, design and technically sophisticated implementation of a familiar component.
Using the new motogadget TranzLight-Technology (TLT, patent pending), the transparent turn signal body becomes the light-emitting media itself. TranzLight-Technology smartly uses the total internal reflection of light waves at the interfaces of two different optical media densities. This progressive approach to development is not limited to the miniaturization of turn signal casings. Furthermore, it introduces new lighting concepts directly through a crystal-like glass body.
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A 'reduced to the max' subtle aluminium casing on the base is used for the secure mount of the glass body only and encases the electronic control system and high-end LEDs. Traditionally, the casing is machined from solid aluminium, anodized black or high gloss polished and furnished with an elegant finish of laser inscriptions. With its transparent glass body, the m-Blaze presents a very neutral and subtle look. That's why the m-Blaze is the perfect match to many styles and all types of motorbikes.
m-Blaze CONE, the turn signal for handlebar end installation introduced here, has E mark and front turn signal approval.
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Permanent Residence for Out-of-Status Construction Workers in Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
There are some monumental changes to immigration policy that allow construction workers who overstayed their visas and therefore remained in Canada illegally, to now obtain permanent resident status along with their accompanying family members. The regions of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) that are included are as follows: City of Toronto, Durham Region, Halton Region, Peel Region, York Region. Construction workers living in the aforementioned regions and working in an eligible trade therefore, should take advantage of this opportunity granted that they are not inadmissible to Canada for reasons other then overstaying a visa (beyond the period of restoration of status of 90 days) and working without authorization (working without a work permit).
The public policy takes effect on January 2, 2020 and will be closing in two years on January 1, 2022 or sooner if a cap of 500 principal applicants is fulfilled. It is important to prepare in advance and to submit a complete application as soon as possible. Applications can also be filed prior to January 2, 2020 until the cap is reached.

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Former Cabinet Minister Leslie Miller speaks to reporters during an event to celebrate Majority Rule at PLP Headquarters on Wednesday. Photo: Dante Carrer
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FORMER Cabinet Minister Leslie Miller said legislators lack “the guts” to ensure murderers experience capital punishment, which he considers a deterrent to violent crime.
He was discussing the country’s soaring murder rate, which has involved eight killings this year.
“It is disgraceful what is happening right now,” he told reporters. “Eight Bahamians dead in eight days.”
“That should not happen. We need to show more love to each other. Why do we have to kill each other? Why is that? You have an argument, someone is dead. We just need to show more compassion, more love and concern for each other’s welfare than we have been doing in this country and hopefully this year, it’ll be a better year but it ain’t turning out to be that way for the first eight days.”
Mr Miller said he was especially saddened to hear about the murder of 16-year- old Davinique Gray, who was charging her phone at home when she was fatally shot.
“We got to bring back capital punishment,” he said. “Is it going to happen? I don’t see it in my lifetime because they don’t have the guts to do it.”
Although the law allows for capital punishment, the death penalty has not been enforced since January 2000, when David Mitchell was executed for stabbing two German tourists to death.
In 2006, the London-based Privy Council ruled that the country’s mandatory death sentence for convicted murderers was unconstitutional. Some legislators believe the Privy Council would never uphold the death penalty.
“The great United States of America, just north of us, have capital punishment,” Mr Miller said. “The European countries have capital punishment.”
“We wouldn’t execute it, because you know why?”
“Those so-called upper Bahamians don’t want no part of it until somebody kill one of their family members. Then it’ll change.”
Police Commissioner Clayton Fernander has called the increase in violent crime alarming.
Last week, he renewed calls for changes to the Bail Act after expressing concern about the short timeframe in which people accused of serious crimes are being granted bail.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has invited the Bahamas Christian Council to hold a national day of prayer for healing and comfort in response to the increasing murders.
He said more will be said in the coming weeks about “a strategic initiative to implement a whole government response to tackling gang crime”.


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According to the National Science Foundation (NSF), African-Americans earn only 1 percent of Ph.D.’s in physics. This blog post discusses a May 2011 NSF workshop focused on collaboration in the sciences with the express purpose of increasing the participation of under represented minorities in the STEM fields. Of note is a Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program partnership between Fisk, a historically black university (HBU) and Vanderbilt.
The New York Times discovered that many American universities are using deceptive tactics to appear more to be offering women's sports to more participants than they actually are. This includes offering spots to women who do not actually compete or reporting male players who practice with the team as female players.
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As women have grown to 57 percent of American colleges’ enrollment, athletic programs have increasingly struggled to field a proportional number of female athletes. And instead of pouring money into new women’s teams or trimming the rosters of prized football teams, many colleges are turning to a sleight of hand known as roster management. According to a review of public records from more than 20 colleges and universities by The New York Times, and an analysis of federal participation statistics from all 345 institutions in N.C.A.A. Division I — the highest level of college sports — many are padding women’s team rosters with underqualified, even unwitting, athletes. They are counting male practice players as women. And they are trimming the rosters of men’s teams.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate abortion rates among subpopulations of women in 2008, assess changes in subpopulation abortion rates since 2000, and estimate the lifetime incidence of abortion.
METHODS: We combined secondary data from several sources, including the 2008 Abortion Patient Survey, the Current Population Surveys for 2008 and 2009, and the 2006–2008 National Survey of Family Growth, to estimate abortion rates by subgroup and lifetime incidence of abortion for U.S. women of reproductive age.
RESULTS: The abortion rate declined 8.0% between 2000 and 2008, from 21.3 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 to 19.6 per 1,000. Decreases in abortion were experienced by most subgroups of women. One notable exception was poor women; this group accounted for 42.4% of abortions in 2008, and their abortion rate increased 17.5% between 2000 and 2008 from 44.4 to 52.2 abortions per 1,000. In addition to poor women, abortion rates were highest for women who were cohabiting (52.0 per 1,000), aged 20–24 (39.9 per 1,000), or non-Hispanic African American (40.2 per 1,000). If the 2008 abortion rate prevails, 30.0% of women will have an abortion by age 45.
CONCLUSION: Abortion is becoming increasingly concentrated among poor women, and restrictions on abortion disproportionately affect this population.
The rate of abortion among American women has dropped overall, but not among the poorest women, according to study published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology by the Guttmacher Institute.
Between 2000 and 2008, abortions among American women aged 15 to 44 fell 8%, reaching a low of 19.6 abortions per 1,000 women. The decline applied to most groups: notably, the abortion rate declined 18% among African American women over that time period and 22% among teens aged 15 to 17.
However, women living in profound poverty were the one exception. Women whose incomes fell below the federal poverty level ($10,830 for a single woman with no children) accounted for 42% of all abortions in 2008. Between 2000 and 2008, the abortion rate among the lowest-income women climbed from 44 to 53 abortions per 1,000 women — an increase of 18% overall.
A study in the journal Birth shows that, while home births are still relatively rare in the United States, they increased 20% between 2004 and 2008.
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Home births in the United States increased 20% from 2004 to 2008, reaching their highest level since 1990, according to a study published online Friday in the journal Birth.
The study's authors, led by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention statistician Marian F. MacDorman, examined trends in home births by looking at birth certificate data from all 50 states. These provided information about maternal race and ethnicity, maternal age and marital status, whether infants were born prematurely, birth weight, place of birth and who attended the delivery.
While home births had declined gradually between 1990 and 2004, the team found, they began creeping back up in 2004. That year, there were 23,150 home births in the United States -- about 0.56% of total births. In 2008, there were 28,357 home births in the country, or 0.67% of total births.
The increase appears to be driven primarily by an increased interest among Caucasian women in giving birth at home, the authors wrote. In 2004, about 0.80% of births among Caucasian women were home births. In 2008, 1.02% were. The researchers calculated that approximately 94% of the increase in overall percentage of home births between 2004 and 2008 was because of this increase. According to the study, the percentage of home births among white women is three to six times higher than for any other race or ethnic group.
Also of interest: percentages of home births were generally higher in western states, and lower in the Southeast. In 2008, Montana had the highest percentage of home births -- 2.18%. Vermont was next at 1.96%, and Oregon was third at 1.91%. In all, 16 states had more than 1% home births, while 18 states had less than 0.50%.
The percentage of home births delivered by certified midwives or certified nurse-midwives increased from 15.8% in 2004 to 19.2% in 2008. The percentage of home births delivered by other midwives fell from 43.9% in 2004 to 42% in 2008. The vast majority of midwife-assisted births were planned home deliveries. The percentage of home births delivered by physicians -- most of which are unplanned home births, the authors noted -- fell from 8.7% in 2004 to 5.4% in 2008.
Background: After a gradual decline from 1990 to 2004, the percentage of births occurring at home increased from 2004 to 2008 in the United States. The objective of this report was to examine the recent increase in home births and the factors associated with this increase from 2004 to 2008.
Methods: United States birth certificate data on home births were analyzed by maternal demographic and medical characteristics.
Results: In 2008, there were 28,357 home births in the United States. From 2004 to 2008, the percentage of births occurring at home increased by 20 percent from 0.56 percent to 0.67 percent of United States births. This rise was largely driven by a 28 percent increase in the percentage of home births for non-Hispanic white women, for whom more than 1 percent of births occur at home. At the same time, the risk profile for home births has been lowered, with substantial drops in the percentage of home births of infants who are born preterm or at low birthweight, and declines in the percentage of home births that occur to teen and unmarried mothers. Twenty-seven states had statistically significant increases in the percentage of home births from 2004 to 2008; only four states had declines.
Conclusion: The 20 percent increase in United States home births from 2004 to 2008 is a notable development that will be of interest to practitioners and policymakers. (BIRTH 38:3 September 2011)
A study finds that being overweight can adversly impact a woman's salary or chances of employment, though it does not have the same effect on men.
Using data collected in Iceland, one new study examined the association between excess weight and employment. The study found a slightly negative correlation between weight and the employment rate of women, and a slightly positive correlation for men. The results were published in the March issue of the journal Elsevier's Economics and Human Biology.
Iceland was selected because it has the greatest level of gender equality in terms of health, education, business opportunities and political participation, according to a World Economic Forum study of 134 countries.
Most studies of the relationship between body weight – as well as its corollary, beauty – and labor-market outcomes have indicated that it is a function of a gender bias, the negative relationship between excess weight or obesity and labor-market outcomes being greater for women than for men. Iceland offers an exceptional opportunity to examine this hypothesis, given that it scores relatively well on an index of gender equality comprising economic, political, educational, labor-market, and health-based criteria. Equipped with an advanced level of educational attainment, on average, women are well represented in Iceland's labor force. When it comes to women's presence in the political sphere, Iceland is out of the ordinary as well; that Icelanders were the first in the world to elect a woman to be president may suggest a relatively gender-blind assessment in the labor market. In the current study, survey data collected by Gallup Iceland in 2002 are used to examine the relationship between weight and employment within this political and social setting. Point estimates indicate that, despite apparently lesser gender discrimination in Iceland than elsewhere, the bias against excess weight and obesity remains gender-based, showing a slightly negative relationship between weight and the employment rate of women, whereas a slightly positive relationship was found for men.
This American Express OPEN publication bridges the gap between the quinquennial Survey of Business Owners conducted by the U. S. Census Bureau. The report offers an up-to-date accounting of the state of women-owned businesses in the United States in 2011. Using data from the three most recent business census surveys (1997, 2002, and 2007)—the most recent of which was just published in December 2010—this report provides estimates of the number, employment and revenues of women-owned firms as of 2011. Data are reported at the national level in total, and by industry, revenue and employment size class. Trends at the state level are also reported.
Highlights from the Executive Summary:
As of 2011, it is estimated that there are over 8.1 million women-owned businesses in the United States, generating nearly $1.3 trillion in revenues and employing nearly 7.7 million people.
Between 1997 and 2011, when the number of businesses in the United States increased by 34%, the number of women-owned firms increased by 50%—a rate 1½ times the national average.
Despite the fact that the number of womenowned firms continue to grow at a rate exceeding the national average, and account for 29% of all enterprises, women-owned firms only employ 6% of the country’s workforce and contribute just under 4% of business revenues . Further, the employment and sales growth of women-owned enterprises between 1997 and 2011 (8% and 53%, respectively) lags the national average (17% and 71%).
A study presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association finds that women deployed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are emerging as a group especially vulnerable to post-traumatic stress disorder.
From the Los Angeles Times article:
In the study, presented this week, researchers studied 922 National Guard members -- including 91 women -- under mandatory deployment to Iraq in 2008. The guard members were screened using mental-health measures before deployment and three months after deployment. The study found that women were much more likely than men to meet the criteria for PTSD after returning home -- 18.7% of women had PTSD compared with 8.7% of men. There were no significant differences between men and women in their level of combat exposure.
A human rights commission report estimates that 10,000 women are victims of human trafficking in Mexico City, but there were only 40 investigations of the crime and three convictions in the city in 2010.
In January through March of 2010, SPLC researchers interviewed approximately 150 women who were either currently undocumented or have spent time in the U.S. as undocumented immigrants. The women all have worked in the U.S. food industry in Arkansas, California, Florida, Iowa, New York or North Carolina. A few have now obtained legal status. Researchers also interviewed a number of advocates who work with immigrant women and farmworkers. The interviews were conducted almost exclusively in Spanish, and recordings were transcribed and translated into English.
From the report summary:
Facts About Immigrant Women Working in the U.S. Food Industry
Undocumented women are among the most vulnerable workers in our society today. They fill the lowest paying jobs in our economy and provided the backbreaking labor that helps bring food to our tables. Yet they are routinely cheated out of wages and subjected to an array of other abuses in the workplace. They are generally powerless to enforce their rights or protect themselves. The following are facts from the SPLC report Injustice on Our Plates.
There are an estimated 4.1 million undocumented women in the U.S. today. In addition, 4 million U.S.-born children — citizens by birthright — live in a household with at least one undocumented parent.
Undocumented women typically earn minimum wage or less, get no sick or vacation days, and receive no health insurance.
Legalizing undocumented workers would raise the U.S. gross domestic product by $1.5 trillion over a decade. On the other hand, if the government were to deport all 10.8 million undocumented immigrants living on U.S. soil, our economy would decline by $2.6 trillion over a decade, not including the massive cost of such an endeavor.
Each year, undocumented immigrants contribute as much as $1.5 billion to the Medicare system and $7 billion to the Social Security system, even though they will never be able to collect benefits upon retirement.
There are an estimated 3 million migrant and seasonal farmworkers employed in the United States.4 The federal government estimates that 60 percent of farmworkers are undocumented immigrants; farmworker advocates say the percentage is far higher.
The National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) published by the Department of Labor reports that about 22% of the farmworker population is female. Thus, there are an estimated 630,000 women engaged in farm work in the United States.
The average personal income of female crop workers is $11,250, compared to $16,250 for male crop workers.
A mere 8 percent of farmworkers report being covered by employer-provided health insurance, a rate that dropped to 5 percent for farmworkers who are employed seasonally and not year-round.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, farmworkers suffer from higher rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders than any other workers in the country. The children of migrant farmworkers, also, have higher rates of pesticide exposure than the general public.
Each year, there are an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 cases of physician-diagnosed pesticide poisoning among U.S. farmworkers, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Farmworkers are not covered by workers’ compensation laws in many states. They are not entitled to overtime pay under federal law. On smaller farms and in short harvest seasons, they are not entitled to the federal minimum wage. They are excluded from many state health and safety laws.
Because of special exemptions for agriculture, children as young as 10 may work in the fields. Also, many states exempt farmworker children from compulsory education laws.
Almost a quarter of the workers who butcher and process meat, poultry and fish are undocumented.
At least half of the 250,000 laborers in 174 of the major U.S. chicken factories are Latino and more than half are women.
Working in a chicken factory is one of the most dangerous occupations in America. Line workers endure a frigid and wet work environment, without adequate bathroom breaks, while being exposed to numerous hazards handling chicken on hangers that whiz by a rate of hundreds per minute. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not enacted any regulation to limit the speed at which poultry and meat processing lines operate — despite the appallingly high rates of injury directly attributable to the line speed. In the decade ending in 2008, 100 poultry workers died in the U.S., and 300,000 were injured, many suffering the loss of a limb or debilitating repetitive motion injuries.
The U.S. Department of Labor surveyed 51 poultry processing plants and found 100% had violated labor laws by not paying employees for all hours worked. Also, one-third took impermissible deductions from workers’ pay.
Sexual Abuse On the Job
In a recent study of 150 women of Mexican descent working in the fields in California’s Central Valley, 80% said they had experienced sexual harassment. That compares to roughly half of all women in the U.S. workforce who say they have experienced at least one incident.
While investigating the sexual harassment of California farmworker women in the mid-1990s, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that “hundreds, if not thousands, of women had to have sex with supervisors to get or keep jobs and/or put up with a constant barrage of grabbing and touching and propositions for sex by supervisors.”
A 1989 article in Florida indicates that sexual harassment against farmworker women was so pervasive that women referred to the fields as the “green motel.” Similarly, the EEOC reports that women in California refer to the fields as “fil de calzon,” or the fields of panties, because sexual harassment is so widespread.
Due to the many obstacles that confront farmworker women — including fear, shame, lack of information about their rights, lack of available resources to help them, poverty, cultural and/or social pressures, language access and, for some, their status as undocumented immigrants — few farmworker women ever come forward to seek justice for the sexual harassment and assault that they have suffered.
In interviews for this report, virtually all women reported that sexual violence in the workplace is a serious problem.
The May 2011 report from the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board finds that women have made many advances in federal government employment but also still find many challenges in the progress toward equality.
From the Executive Summary:
There have been many changes in American society since [the 1992 report, A Question of Equity: Women and the Glass Ceiling in the Federal Government,], and those changes have been mirrored in the Federal Government. Over the past two decades, the Federal Government has made substantial progress in hiring and advancing women in the Federal workforce. More women are employed in positions in professional and administrative occupations, which offer the greatest opportunities for pay and advancement. Increases in the representation of women in the executive ranks have outpaced projections from MSPB’s 1992 study. Pay differences between women and men have been considerably reduced.
These tangible gains have been accompanied by substantial, if less visible, improvements in Federal workplaces and the work lives of Federal employees. Fewer women believe that they have been subjected to overt or subtle discrimination at work. MSPB’s analysis of General Schedule promotion rates supports a belief that the prevalence and force of stereotypical assumptions about the abilities and appropriate roles of women have greatly diminished. Although women and men can differ in career factors such as occupation, family responsibilities, geographic mobility, and interest in supervisory roles, women are about as likely as men to be promoted when factors such as occupation, experience, and education are held equal.
Contributors to this progress include changes in American society that have expanded the opportunities available to women and changes in the civilian labor force that have expanded the pool of highly-qualified women in many occupations. Within the Federal Government, those changes are reflected in diminishing differences between women and men in important characteristics such as education and experience. That trend, combined with a continued interest in career advancement among women in the Federal Government, bodes well for future gains in the representation of women at the highest levels of pay and responsibility, including the Senior Executive Service. Much credit is also due to agency efforts to recruit and advance women, to reduce the incidence of prohibited discrimination, to provide greater flexibility in work arrangements, and to focus on contributions and skills—rather than on indirect and unreliable indicators of performance and dedication such as time spent in the office or irrelevant factors such as marital status and family responsibilities—when evaluating and promoting employees.
Still, progress toward full equality is not yet complete. Women remain less likely than men to be employed in high-paying occupations and supervisory positions. That reflects, in part, continuing occupational differences between women and men in the Federal workforce and the broader civilian labor force. Women have made great strides in entering occupations such as physician and attorney, but remain relatively scarce in fields such as law enforcement, information technology, and engineering—fields important to the current and future Federal workforce. Also, even within a given occupation, women often have lower salaries than men, and those salary differences cannot be fully explained by differences in measurable factors such as experience and education.
Agencies and stakeholders should also be aware that future progress may come less easily than past progress. First, occupational differences persist between women and men in both American society and Federal workplaces. Such occupational differences can complicate recruitment and create glass walls—barriers to movement across organizations, functions, or occupations—within the Federal workforce, resulting in different opportunities for women and men even if they are comparable in terms of educational attainment, years of experience, and performance. Second, agencies have increased their use of external hiring and upper-level hiring to fill positions in professional and administrative occupations. Women are increasingly successful in employment competitions of all types, reflecting diminishing differences in critical factors such as education, experience, and career interests. Nevertheless, for a variety of reasons, women are generally less likely to be hired when an agency fills a position through external (as opposed to internal) recruitment or fills a position at upperlevel instead of entry-level.
Also, sex-based discrimination and stereotypes have not yet completely disappeared. Even in the absence of overt discrimination, many employees continue to believe that women are subjected to unfounded assumptions about their abilities or dedication to work. However, most issues that are critical to the fair treatment and advancement of women are universal. For example, concerns about the role of favoritism in personnel decisions are widespread and shared equally by women and men. Other issues important to both women and men include the recruitment and selection of supervisors, career management (e.g., helping employees understand what is required to advance), and balancing demanding jobs with life/family responsibilities.


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Gosford Musical Society presents
20 Oct - 11 Nov 2017
- Laycock Street Community Theatre
- Phone: 4323 3233
- Adults $44, Concessions / Children / Full Time Students $42, Groups 10+ / GMS Members / Theatre Members $40
- Book Tickets
Chicago the Musical is a sharp-edged musical set in the 1920s, with a dazzling score and fosse-style dancing.
This much-loved musical tells the story of Vaudeville want-to-be Roxie Hart, who murders a faithless lover and convinces he hapless husband Amos to take the rap... That is, until he finds out she's been cheating on him.
Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another 'Merry Murderess' - Velma Kelly - vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the 'American Dream' of fame, fortune and acquittal.
- Friday 20 October 2017, 8pm
- Saturday 21 October 2017, 2pm and 8pm
- Friday 27 October 2017, 8pm
- Saturday 28 October 2017, 2pm and 8pm
- Sunday 29 October 2017, 2pm
- Friday 3 November 2017, 8pm
- Saturday 4 November 2017, 2pm and 8pm
- Thursday 9 November 2017, 8pm
- Friday 10 November 2017, 8pm
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Simulation of Self-Focusing of Femtosecond Laser Pulses in Air by the Method of Diffraction-Beam Tubes
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Results of the theoretical study of the propagation of femtosecond pulses of a Ti:Sapphire laser in air under self-focusing and filamentation are presented. The self-focusing of laser pulses is analyzed on the basis of the method of diffraction-beam tubes. The analysis established that specific light structures were formed in a laser beam during self-focusing. One of such structures is an energy-replenishing diffraction-beam tube, which provides the necessary energy for filamentation and has the form of a high-intensity light channel during postfilamentation pulse propagation. The dependences of the radius and power of the energy-replenishing tube on the initial beam radius and peak power at a fixed pulse length are derived. It is revealed that the energy consumption of radiation for the filamentation decreases with an increase in the beam radius. The peak power contained in the energy-replenishing light tube during the postfilamentation laser pulse propagation does not exceed the critical self-focusing power of a Gaussian beam and weakly depends on the initial pulse parameters.
Keywords:femtosecond laser pulses self-focusing filamentation diffraction-beam tube energy-replenishing tube postfilamentation light channel
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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Hey Dennis Rodman!
How about stop going to North Korea and treating it like it's a game when their people are oppressed and in labor camps and Kim Jong Un keeps committing unspeakable acts of brutality? How about you stop doing that and you come home and pay your taxes like everyone else??
Holy shizz — you owe $453,027.99 in taxes??
A source did some digging and found that you owe $278,543 in unpaid income tax to California, and $174k in unpaid taxes to the U.S. Government/Michigan!
The official government records show you owe:
$165,818 in federal taxes
$8,666.99 to the State of Michigan
And the issues are from way back in 2007!
Seriously though. Being best friends with a human rights monster is no way to go through life — especially when you owe tax money in your own country that could be doing some good!
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An exquisite treat of lovely baked pears garnished with nuts is a wonderful reminiscent of those joyful autumn days where you sit in your warm house, watching brown leaves falling from trees while enjoying such delights. An additional Coffee Mug filled with your favorite warm drink or a cup of Tea right from your Teapot will only bolster the fun even further.
What makes this dessert even more appealing is that the process of making it is effortless, easy, and doesn’t take too much time. Moreover, it overshadows other unhealthy sweets in terms of nutritional value. This gives you even more reason to make this wonderful meal as you won’t regret it. Forget about all the Sugar involved when using your Crepe Maker, Donut Maker, or Waffle Maker, with baked pears, it’s healthiness all the way.
How Hard Is Preparing Baked Pears?
The preparation time for baked pears is quite short as it doesn’t really take much to prepare, 10 minutes will suffice for you to get it done. Another 30 minutes in the Convection Oven, and it’s ready to be served, just add some yogurt from your Yogurt Maker and you can eat and enjoy it. So, why don’t you make some the next evening?
For that though, you’ll need to pick a recipe in order to know the exact ingredients. And fortunately, if you don’t have one already, there exist numerous ones on the internet for you to choose from. However, we want to give you a unique recipe that will surely delight you with its special ingredient’s distinctive flavor.
This element gives it a sweet yet sour natural taste that fits well with the overall texture of the dessert. It is none other than raspberry, an extremely healthy and savory berry. The combination is surprisingly good, beyond our expectations when we experimented with it since the flavors go together exceptionally well.
The mix of a rich, creamy texture with crunchy bits (the nuts), is a heavenly one. You don’t really have to restrict yourself to walnuts though any kind of nuts will do the job. The addition of raspberry gives it an extra edgy sourness that will tickle your taste buds in an interesting, joyful way.
Making the raspberry topping is as simple as it gets. You just put a certain amount of raspberry, which is at least half a cup, in a bowl, in addition to half of zest lemon juice and a coffee spoon of sugar. Then, heat it up until it starts boiling and let it cool down. Lastly, you just have to filter it with a colander, and the resulting liquid is a soft topping.
How to Make the Baked Pears
As ingredients, you just need 3 large and sweet ripe pears, 1/3 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1/3 cup of crushed walnuts (or any nuts you may have or wish to use) prepared using your Nutcrackers, 3 teaspoons of Honey. If you like, you can add yogurt or raspberry topping.
The process is easy, and here we’ll walk you step by step through it.
- First of all, heat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Then, slice the pears in two and put them on baking paper, Cookie Sheet, or Baking Mat Set, then slightly chop off the end using a Kitchen Utility Knife so you can make them stand.
- Remove the seeds using a spoon to dig them out.
- Sprinkle some cinnamon on the fruit and fill with a load of walnuts
- Top them with a bit of honey before putting them in the oven and bake them for 30 minutes.
- After that, get them out and let them cool off on the Cooling Rack for a while.
- Finally, serve them alongside some frozen yogurt, and top them with the raspberry sauce for a fantastic
- Voila! Enjoy your finger-licking baked pears!
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Health care reform is making big news now, and from what I’ve gleaned from the press, it’s a mess. I’m not too optimistic about any solutions. There are too many interests involved and no one wants to give an inch.
However, with all the studies coming out showing the benefits of more sleep, I have a suggestion for Mr. Obama: Have a national sleep more month, where everyone in the country makes a commitment to sleep 30 to 60 minutes more every night for one month. There are studies showing that better sleep improves everything from energy levels, to weight loss, to improved memory and cognition, and lower blood pressure and glucose levels.
In the February issue of Glamour Magazine, I was quoted in an article where they had overweight women volunteer to change one thing for 10 weeks: sleep 7 1/2 hours every night. Women who stuck to the plan lost anywhere from 6 to 15 pounds automatically, without doing anything else differently.
Imagine if they continued this regimen for one year. Imagine if everyone in the US followed this regimen. There would be much lower levels of high blood pressure, depression, diabetes, and heart disease. Think of the billions of dollars in health care savings, just from sleeping a little longer every night.
For those of you that get stressed even thinking about this, think again. You may be thinking that you’ll lose valuable time by sleeping more. What you may not realize is that by sleeping longer, you’ll be much more clear-headed, more energetic, and much more productive.
It’s 10 PM now. I’m going to bed.

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Located in Orem, UT
We are searching for a reliable, deadline-driven MIG Welder to join a team of skilled professionals. This position does not need pre-certifications in welding, but some experience is required. The shift is Monday through Thursday, 6 AM to 4 PM with a three-day weekend. You must have metatarsal steel toed boots, welding gloves and leathers. A hood will be provided unless you have one you like. The position requires you to lift to 40 pounds, be on your feet for the full ten-hour shift except lunch and breaks and be able to bend, twist, and stretch.
MIG Welder Responsibilities:
- Selecting, measuring, cutting, and joining appropriate metals to specifications.
- Preparing metals and work surfaces to ensure safe and effective assemblage.
- Interpreting specifications and blueprints accurately.
- Training welding apprentices and mentoring recruits.
- Regularly cleaning and inspecting welding equipment and tools.
- Operating cranes and other machinery to transport materials to welding worksites.
- Determining correct gas ratios.
- Testing the strength of each join during and after project completion.
- Diagnosing issues and troubleshooting as required.
- Liaising with the line manager or supervisor, reporting any issues, and making suggestions for improvement.
MIG Welder Requirements:
- Excellent stamina, strength, and dexterity.
- Ability to remain calm and focused under pressure.
- Sound understanding of welding safety.
- A willingness to learn and work overtime when required.
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As with many social interactions, it is important to consider context when working with an English Language Learner (ELL) from another culture. This means looking at the broader picture of the student’s background to better understand the unique needs of the student. By analyzing differences between cultures, educators can obtain perspective to help the student acclimate to their new social surroundings.
In collectivist cultures, there are social rules that establish in-groups and out-groups. In a culture such as this, people are more dependent on their family members or organized groups. This is reinforced by an emphasis on consideration of the needs, views, and goals of the collective. For this reason, a student from this background may not be as outspoken as American students that value independence and uniqueness. The pressure to stand out and achieve personal goals is a foreign concept to those from a collectivist culture. The student comes from a society that has taught them to defer to the collective thoughts and opinions of others, so they may find it challenging to find their voice in decision-making within group settings such as a classroom. The student has also learned to highly value relationships and trust within an established group. This means friendships may be formed much more slowly and gradually for these students than for others in the class.
Societies that operate with a large power distance are not encouraged to challenge authority or social hierarchy. Members of these societies accept the notion that everyone has a place and it should not be disputed. Someone from this culture will likely follow rules and directions as implicitly as they understand them. It should be mentioned that in high-context cultures, emphasis is less on what is said verbally and more on nonverbal cues. They may take more time to answer questions and have short and direct answers without much elaborations. Communication is reserved for serious and impersonal requests, so in many instances the student could be uncomfortable by the informal nature of communication between teacher and student. The shift from formal to informal may also be seen in the way the student avoids uncertainty. He or she will be unlikely to take the initiative to try something new, take risks, or appreciate flexibility in the way the classroom is managed.
Recognizing the values, beliefs, and behaviors of a child from a culture much different from our own is important for an educator. One aspect of a high-context culture that requires understanding is the temporality of the culture the student is used to. To those in a high-context culture, change is slow yet stable. The fast-paced nature of the classroom, with reminders of due dates, test dates, and penalties for late work, etc., is going to take time to adjust to. This could be overwhelming and could affect academic performance.
A person’s background is always a factor when considering how they categorize and process information. The ELL student is accustomed to a level of formality where deliberate and definite answers to questions is expected. An American teacher may often encourage thinking “outside the box” and relying on “common sense”. This may be confusing or even frustrating for the student. In a culture accustomed to learning absolute truths and low levels of uncertainty, critical thinking and abstract thinking could be difficult.
An American educator instructing a student from a collectivist culture will find challenges adapting the material to accommodate the student for many reasons. Most educators aim to recognize the individuality of their students and praise unique abilities. Teachers should recognize that standing out from the group is not encouraged in the ELL’s native culture. The educator must remain conscious of the importance of acknowledging the efforts and achievements of the class as a group rather than focusing primarily on individual accomplishments and encouraging competition.
Our cultures may be different, but in education we are working toward the same goals – to learn, to grow, and to form relationships along the way. The unique opportunity presented by having an English Language learner in the classroom will require both the teacher and student to transcend their cultural perspective and result in a mutually beneficial experience.
Humans have the unique ability and desire to communicate in a meaningful way. The learning/acquisition hypothesis distinguishes between two ways that describe how we develop language. To understand the hypothesis, it is beneficial to compare and contrast learning and acquisition views of language.
The major characteristics of the learning view are the direct instruction provided in classes with focus on teaching the language first before including content. The students do drills and exercises and are conscious of the expectation of learning. They are taught rules, then are tested on what they have retained. In reading and writing, they are taught phonics, letter formation, and sentence structure. The teacher uses passages and books to assess the progression of the level of the students.
The acquisition view hypothesizes that using language in a comprehensible way allows students to learn subconsciously. Application of language is the basis of instruction. This purposeful use of language includes social factors and context clues. Teachers use techniques such as guided reading followed by independent reading to facilitate a “release of responsibility”.
The significant differences between the views can be seen in the approaches the teacher uses in instruction. Teachers helps students through direct instruction and correcting errors when referencing a learning view. The acquisition view directs teachers to focus on meaning and communication but not necessarily pronunciation or grammatical structure.
My own view is that facilitating acquisition promotes a more purposeful way of learning. The idea that students can learn subconsciously simply because they want to be understood makes sense to me, even though I understand the need for direct instruction. I have seen evidence that independent reading improves reading and writing skills, so it makes sense relating to learning language. Another reason acquisition view makes sense to me is the history we know of human language. Spoken language has been used to communicate, entertain, and share emotion. In the classroom, including strategies to accommodate learning in conversational ways can make processing language occur more naturally.

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Green Day have posted another video from inside their recording studio, as they continue working on the follow-up to ’21st Century Breakdown’.
It is the latest in a series of videos to be posted on the band’s YouTube channel and features frontman Billie Joe Armstrong saying of the band’s recording progress: “It’s a new sound and it’s fucking with my head.”
Most of the talking in the latest video update, which you can see by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking, is done by producer Rob Cavallo.
Speaking about the album, Cavallo says: “It takes balls to do this, each hit of every instrument is actually super important, they add up to one thing. When you get it done, it’s like ‘Wow, that’s a big powerful statement’.
The band have previously said that their new ninth studio album will move away from the concepts of their last two records ‘American Idiot’ and ’21st Century Breakdown’, and be more straightforward.
Earlier this month, the band confirmed their first live dates of 2012 with headline shows at Japan’s Summer Sonic festival and France’s Rock En Seine in August and a headline slot at I-Day festival in Bologna, Italy on September 2.
Although there are currently no UK dates, Green Day’s American Idiot musical will tour later this year. The musical will tour the UK for three months, ending up with a two-week run at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo in December.


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JW iSqueak Funble Football is a long lasting toy with tick-walled heavy duty rubber and finished with a long-winded squeaker. Your dog will love it as you toss this ball around, but will enjoy chewing on their own as well. The resistant rubber will stand up to the toughest chewers.
Approximately 6" long
Durable rubber squeaky football holds up to tough play
Includes a squeaker for added entertainment
Great for interactive play
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I buy this football at least 4 x's a year. It takes mega abuse daily. Zig is a mini Schnauzer 20lbs. & loves, adores, cherishes his football.

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Sony unveils new design for WH-1000XM5 headphones
Sony has been making excellent headphones for years, beginning with the all-around incredible Sony WH-1000XM3 headphones that were released in 2018. Sony introduced its sequel, the WH-1000XM4, in 2020, and after a brief period of leaks and speculations, the corporation has officially announced the Sony WH-1000XM5. They come with a fresh look, better ANC, and new features like Microsoft Swift Pair and Quick Access. Sony claims that the “best noise-cancelling just got better” with these headphones, claiming that there are now two processors in the headphones that handle data from eight different microphones. These eight microphones are employed to improve noise cancellation in the mid-to-high frequencies, which are notoriously difficult for noise-cancelling headphones and earbuds to achieve. Sony’s HD Noise Cancelling Processor QN1 is still in use here, however, it’s combined with the Sony WF-1000XM4 headphones’ Integrated Processor V1.
Android 13 rolled out its Beta 2 update
Google has published a new beta version for its latest mobile OS Android 13 on the sidelines of the Pixel 6a, Pixel Buds Bro, and other hardware announcements at Google I/O 2022. This is the second beta for the future operating system, which is anticipated to be unveiled later this year. Furthermore, the Android 13 Beta 2 upgrade is available for compatible OnePlus, Realme, Vivo, Xiaomi, and other devices, in addition to Pixel devices. Anyone may join the beta program as long as they have a device that meets the requirements, which can be found here. You will be offered the opportunity to enrol in Android 13 Beta 2 if you have a compatible Android device. It’s a one-click process, and your device should receive the beta update within a few hours (or less). OEMs, on the other hand, do not follow Google’s timetable. They run their own registration scheme, so don’t blame Google if your qualified Android 13 Beta 2 device doesn’t receive the update.
OnePlus Nord 2T launch date in India tipped
The OnePlus Nord 2T is set to arrive in India. According to many sources, the phone will be released on May 19th. The source appears to be a OnePlus launch event live stream link that the company published on YouTube. This, on the other hand, was for a European event on May 19th. The corporation quickly removed the video, but it appears that a European launch ceremony will take place this month. It is currently unknown whether the OnePlus launch event will take place in India on May 19th. The OnePlus Nord 2T, Nord CE 2 Lite, and Nord Buds are expected to be unveiled during the OnePlus’ Europe launch event on May 19th. The OnePlus Nord 2T might be available in India on the same day. Last month, the company introduced the Nord CE 2 Lite and Nord Buds in the nation. OnePlus has yet to announce that the OnePlus Nord 2T will be released in India on May 19th, so take this rumour with a grain of salt. Mukul Sharma, a tipster, claims that the Nord 2T will arrive on the same day.
Apple is soon to bring its first iPhone with USB-C
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said on Wednesday that in the second half of 2023, Apple will produce an iPhone — potentially the iPhone 15 — with a USB-C port instead of its proprietary Lightning connection. Kuo’s forecast was based on a supply chain survey. Switching to USB-C, according to Kuo, might improve hardware design transmission and charging rates. Regulators and customers have pressed Apple to make iPhones compatible with USB-C cables, which many people already own. USB-C has already been the norm on everything from rival smartphones to the Nintendo Switch. The more widespread option is now used by MacBooks and iPads as well. Apple’s final holdout is the iPhone.


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A little after 6 am the Dawn Star departs Harbor Town Marina with the Tuff-E-Nuff / Kyle Conrad Memorial Reef Structure in tow. The Dawn Star had a crew of three including Capt Tim Lawton and Vinny Casale and the Tuff-E-Nuff included three friends of the MCAC and TISIRI’s Joe Kistel and Ed Kalakauskis.
The trip started in the back waters before sunrise when all was calm and peaceful. By the time we reached the mouth of the inlet, in anticipation of the open ocean 25 mile tow to the reef site, the Atlantic began to stir. At first the seas were in the three feet range which was not bad but enough to change or tow to a “pull-behind” method. AS we continued our journey south east the Seas continued to grow. Before long we were in seas of 6 feet with an occasional 8 footer (these type of conditions were not in the weather forecast models). Towing an artificial reef vessel in these kinds of seas gets real interesting. The entire trip out took about 8 hours and it felt like we were on the show “deadliest catch” the whole time.
Once we finally arrived to the site the vessel was anchored. Kistel and Kalakauskis went down into the engine room to open the sea cocks and the sinking process was started. Shortly after all aboard the Tuff-E-Nuff were transferred to the Dawn Star (which was a bit tricky in such sea conditions). It took a couple hours for the vessel to sink and due to the environmental conditions the vessel finally went down a good ways from where she was originally anchored.
The vessel is said to be about 9 miles North East of the St Lucie inlet in roughly 165 feet of water. It is hoped weather conditions improve in the near future so the Kyle Conrad Reef can be enjoyed by visitors.
This project is a reality do to the contributions and efforts of many. Just a few are mentioned below:
Especially Ed Kalakauskis and Larry Davis
Chris K’nerr (Chris provided the vessel to TISIRI for the Reef project)
St. Marys Boat services
US Coast Guard
Friends and family of Kyle Conrad
Dawn Star and her crew
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I saw a post where somebody said that Hagelin's goal was weak.
In my view, it was not weak at all. Maybe it wasn't flashy, but it was a guy not giving up on the play.
Not giving up is one of the best things. He went for the net and his quickness and tenacity got the game winning goal.
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