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Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. My name is Kimberly Irish, and I bring a different perspective to this hearing today. I represent Breast Cancer Action (or BCAction). BCAction is a national education and advocacy organization that carries the voices of women affected by breast cancer—living with and at risk of the disease—in order to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic. We represent over 40,000 members nationwide, some of whom have a known BRCA mutation, some of whom do not know if they have a BRCA mutation, and some of whom have no known mutation. We accomplish our mission through working on our three program priorities – putting patients first, where we advocate for more effective and less toxic breast cancer treatments by shifting the balance of power in the Food and Drug Administration’s drug approval process away from the pharmaceutical industry and toward the public interest, creating healthy environments, where we work to decrease involuntary environmental exposures that put people at risk for breast cancer, and eliminating social inequities, where we work to create awareness that it is not just genes, but social injustices that lead to disparities in breast cancer incidence and outcomes. We are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit against Myriad Genetics.
Breast Cancer Action opposes gene patents because they harm women in five key ways:
1. They harm women who have not been able to get information about whether or not they have a mutation that increases their risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
- Some women can’t get the test because of the monopoly and high cost.
- The test may not look at some women’s particular mutation (because even the second test combined with the first doesn’t look at every possible mutation, just the common ones).
- Women who had the test with an indeterminate result are also harmed, because it is not clear from this whether their risk of breast and ovarian cancer increases.
2. Women who were able to get genetic testing and have a clear result are also harmed because, as Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz described in the video shown at the start of this hearing:
- They should have access to independent second opinion testing before making decisions about organ-removing surgery.
3. Finally, both groups of women suffer when there are impediments to potentially life saving research.
Not all patients are equally harmed. Sometimes things go dramatically wrong and women are unable to get the information they need. I’ll talk about that. Other times, it seems that things worked as they should have when women are able to get information on their mutation. But even in these seemingly “best case” scenarios, there are important ways that gene patents harm women. Let me explain.
The first reason Breast Cancer Action opposes Myriad Genetics’ patents on the BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes is that the monopoly means that too many women can’t access this expensive test. Myriad’s monopoly also means that there is no competition present from other companies whatsoever. There are no other options for patients to choose from, so the cost remains high and out of reach for far too many women.
Because of the patents Myriad Genetics holds on these genes, the company can charge whatever it wants for testing, though other labs say they could charge far less. Make no mistake about it–genetic diagnostic testing is expensive. Myriad Genetics’ BRACAnalysis test costs approximately $3,500, with the supplemental BRACAnalysis Large Rearrangement Test in High Risk Patients test (or BART) costing an additional $700. Though some health insurance companies will cover the cost (or a portion of the cost) of testing, not all companies do so. Each insurance company must negotiate with Myriad individually—and we hear stories of women, including a plaintiff in the lawsuit against Myriad, as noted earlier, whose insurance did not have a contract for services for the test. In addition, the BART test is not always covered by insurance, even if the first test is. For women without health insurance–and according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, that number is more than 17 million women between the ages of 18 and 64 –the test is simply not affordable. Uninsured and under-insured women deserve to have the same opportunity to access testing that women with insurance coverage have.
Second, only some mutations are evaluated in Myriad’s standard “Comprehensive BRACAnalysis.” For some high-risk women, in particular women of Latin American and Hispanic ancestry, about 10% of the mutations (called large rearrangements) are missed by the standard BRACAnalysis test. Testing for large rearrangements requires a separate test that is often not covered by insurance.
A third issue is that current testing has limitations in what it can detect. That is, the two tests combined still only look at some of the possible mutations, and there are others of unknown significance. Myriad test results can be indeterminate–-one study found that as many as 10% of people tested had an indeterminate test result, a disproportionate number of whom are women of color. What are women supposed to do when the results are unclear? Should they have prophylactic surgeries? Will their insurance cover increased screenings?
A fourth critical problem with Myriad’s patents is that independent second-opinion testing is not widely available, if at all. And like Professor Misha Angrist from the Duke Institute for Genomic Sciences & Policy who spoke earlier, today is the first I’ve heard that other labs can conduct testing. So if someone tests negative or positive for BRCA gene mutations, how do they know this finding is accurate? For a time, Myriad reported that its method of testing resulted in a high false negative rate – as much as 12%. Before making life-altering decisions wouldn’t YOU want to have the option of a second opinion confirming the results? Nancy S., a Breast Cancer Action member, who tested positive for the BRCA mutations, was not offered second opinion testing by her doctor because it wasn’t an option. In fact, none of BCAction’s members have reported that they could access second opinion testing, or that they even knew it was an option. Women who are at significant hereditary risk and base important screening and other decisions on negative results, or are considering life-altering prophylactic surgeries (where organs and other body parts are removed) should be able to access second opinion testing on which to base these significant decisions. Just as women want to be able to access second opinions from doctors, it is understandable that they may want access to independent second opinion testing as well.
Women of color (including African-American and Asian-American women) are more likely than white women to receive uncertain tests results, creating many questions about which follow up steps they should take, such as: “Does an indeterminate result warrant prophylactic surgery?” and “Does it justify increased monitoring and if so, will insurance pay for it?” Runi Limary, an Asian-American woman and plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging Myriad’s patents, received ambiguous results when she had genetic testing done. Runi was told that this “variant of uncertain significance” has been seen in Asian women, and that these ambiguous results seem to come up more for women of color.
The fifth issue is the limits on future research that may benefit women. BCAction believes that current and future research, which has the potential to save many lives, should not be limited by Myriad Genetics’ monopoly on BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes and testing. Last year over 230,000 women were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. 40,000 women die of the disease each year. Up to 10% may be associated with hereditary risk, including known and as-yet-unknown BRCA mutations. We, our families, and our friends, cannot wait for better prevention, treatment, and surgery. Limits that inhibit other labs from doing tests and research that could save the lives of our mothers, sisters, friends, daughters, wives, and partners are simply not acceptable.
When women cannot access testing, when the test fails to provide conclusive evidence about a particular mutation, when the test provides an indeterminate result, when second opinion testing is not accessible, and when creativity and innovation in research is limited that could potentially save lives, we all suffer. Breast Cancer Action urges an end to gene patents so that women’s health comes first.

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This book is from their Orange Series that specializes in particular aircraft types, in this case the Gloster Javelin. There are 208 pages of mixed text, photos, line drawings, charts and tables of info about the aircraft starting with a rather detailed recounting of the conception and initial design of the aircraft and how that design evolved into the final version. It then goes on to discuss the various armaments it carried, including the air-to-air missiles which also includes a brief run down on how the Firestreak missile was developed. Next is a mark-by-mark description of every variant of the aircraft with many illustrations to show the differences. Included in this chapter is a rather detailed technical description of all the various systems in the aircraft, such as landing gear, electrical and hydraulic systems, 12 annotated photos of various marks’ cockpits and cutaway photos, diagrams, line drawing and charts about the engines.
Boom. And just like that a Academy Panzer II model kit landed at my door. So The adventure begins. I have built many models of armor but was not a fan of early German subjects. This kit looked interesting and as a new molded kit I was curious what new technologies have been used on this kit. This review will read like bullet points for easy reading.
The box itself has very nice art on it. Paint call outs on the side have seven manufacturers listed and are a big plus in my book. The manufacturers are: Humbrol, GSI Creos, Life Color, Model Master, Revell, Vallejo and AK. The kit is a skill level 4 (out of 5) and is clearly marked on the box. The box itself is top opening and very stout.
This book provides a very complete history of the development of the Polikarpov I-16 fighter series. It actually goes further than that, as it also explains the political and economic conditions in the Soviet Union after the 1917 Revolution, when the Tsarist Russian government was replaced by Trotsky’s Communist regime in the twenties and thirties. The author goes into extensive detail explaining how the Soviet economy was going through very severe changes, with violent repression of anyone who was even suspected of disagreeing with the system. Hundreds of thousands of innocent people were slaughtered during this process, and many more were imprisoned for extended periods, but some were still allowed to work on whatever projects they had been working on.
One of SAC’s (Scale Aircraft Conversions) latest gear is set 48402 for the wonderful Tamiya F-4B in 1/48th scale. The set has wonderfully cast metal parts to replace all the gear struts, retractions cylinders and other parts. They are drop in replacements and was I ever glad to get them for review and here’s why. I recently moved for work including 400 built models. During the move, my F-4B took a hit and broke off one gear leg. SAC to the rescue!
To start, I removed the tire from the broken gear leg and cleaned out the hole in the bottom of the fuselage making sure the new leg fit which it did with no issues. A quick clean up with sandpaper and then I primed with Tamiya fine primer, let it dry and painted the leg white. I added the tire, gave everything a quick gray wahs and glued it in place paying attention to angle and the like. Once dry, you would never know it was broken.
The Vietnam War, in my opinion, is not covered as well as many other conflicts both in the written word and in some cases modeling too. Arrigo Velicogna covers one of the parts of the war not talked about frequently and that is Operation Attleboro. This operation was not well detailed until recently and as late as 2018, it was poorly covered. The time frame involved is November 2, 1966 through November 23, 1966. These three weeks are analyzed thoroughly.


With a busy schedule of November fixtures behind us, you can now vote for your swfc.co.uk Player of the Month.
The Owls faced eight fixtures in total and continued the unbeaten League One run which now stands at 10 games.
A 3-0 win over Sunderland on home soil saw us start November in excellent fashion.
In total, Darren Moore’s side racked up three wins from five league outings, including a 3-2 win on the road over Accrington Stanley and 2-1 victory at home to MK Dons.
The Owls also progressed to the next stage of the Papa John’s Trophy with a comfortable 4-0 win over Harrogate to finish as Group H winners.
Our solitary defeat came in the FA Cup away at Plymouth in the replay after a goalless draw at Hillsborough.
Owls 3-0 Sunderland
Owls 0-0 Plymouth
Owls 4-0 Harrogate
Owls 1-1 Gillingham
Plymouth 3-0 Owls
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At this week’s Chillicothe R-II School Board meeting board members voted to place a levy increase before voters in April.
Darin Chappell, Chillicothe city administrator, spoke to the board about the city’s plans to ask for a 25cent sales tax increase for the police department, he noted that in his experience when two tax-based issues are on the same ballot “there tends to be a synergistic, negative effect” on all tax-based issues. He requested the board place their levy increase on a different ballot.
Board President Lauren Horsman noted that the school board is spending reserve funds to make ends meet and while the district’s funds are not dire at this time, something must be done soon, she said, to address the use of reserves.
“Public safety and good public school are something everyone can agree are vital,” Horsman added.
The board last asked and voters defeated a measure for an 80 cent levy increase in April 2019. After discussion, members said they felt with more community awareness voters would be more receptive.
During further discussion Superintendent Dan Wiebers noted that since 2001 the district’s seen a 32 percent increase in expenditures, but with using an inflation calculator, there is less spending than in 2001.
Pat Jones, board member, made a motion to place the levy on the April ballot, the board voted 5-0 to go forward with drafting language to get the levy increase on the April ballot. Voters last approved a 12 cent levy increase for the district 1998.
At the January meeting, Wiebers said he hopes the board will vote to approve a request for qualification (RFQ) During discussion of the four bids received, members had additional questions, which Wiebers is gathering answers from the firms.
“The important thing to remember is that this new building is not costing the district anything other than the $1,000 deductible,” Horsman said. “The new district office is being paid for out of insurance money.”
Assistant Superintendent Zach McMains presented the calendar, which a committee of district staff had chosen and the board ultimately approved. The school year will begin on Aug. 25 and end May 21, with graduation being held on May 16.
During the meeting, building administrators also announced their nominations for Teacher of the Year and Beacon Award winners. Nominees for Teacher of the Year include Tracy Miller, Field School, Libby Howe, Dewey School, Stephanie Baldwin, Chillicothe Middle School, Nancy Thorne, Chillicothe High School and Jenny Hughes, Grand River Tech. Beacon Award nominees include Vicki Callaway, Chillicothe Elementary School, Kerri Mattox, Field School, Natasha Renfro, Dewey School, Mark The Teacher of the Year and Beacon Award Winners will be announced in a ceremony on at 2 p.m., on Jan. 6 at the Performing Arts Center.


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Do housework, so that adults and children at home more love home
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with a group of children, they are a drawing contest winners, small 5 years old, the 13 year old, my daughter is one of the least. Queuing on the toilet, I often found in front of a child out, did not flush the toilet.
the end of the trip that day, in the tourist bus, tour guide after a phone call, asked 213 and 305 who lives in the room, a few children raised their hands. "How can the room get so dirty, the instant noodles box is stacked on the bed, next to the garbage can. The cleaner aunt cried. "
's last sentence was a shock to me. Tour guide is the Northeast China, and later to chat with her, she said, "the Korean people especially love clean, they can not understand the behavior of Chinese children, think it is a deliberate insult to her work. "In fact, I know, we Chinese children, may be used to it, at home are parents to help do. "
is ah, parents help to do, including flushing the toilet.
neighbour's baby, than my daughter a year old, often come to my house to play, every time she finished the toilet, the daughter will shout: "Mom, Lucky did not flush the toilet. "Because it's very familiar to the neighbors, I remind the child's mother once. "She is always forget, I don't bother to say, have the power to speak, I would like to move on. "She said.
I know further discussion, she will think I Big deal.
our education, there has been a utilitarian, that this thing is good, whether it can be a medal, to help further studies, to make money, to find a job. Flush the toilet this little thing, obviously not in this category. who does not rush to the toilet, and never rush to the toilet can not die people, even after the marriage, but also to find a person who would like to help him flush the toilet. "Love him is to help him flush the toilet", wow, too warm.
didn't flush the toilet boy, probably not cooking, washing clothes, cleaning the room, because the parents do not care training in this area. Their life is gradually becoming a model: learning is done.
however, learning is for the sake of life. Life is the skill that we need to learn. regardless of people or things, the details of the cultivation of feelings, if you feel that life is a burden on the small things, the need to outsource to others, I doubt if such a person is able to love life.
singer Gong Linna talk about the difference between Western and Chinese education, when it comes to a small detail. When her husband in the old Gong son two years old, began to let him down the urinals, and rinse. He told the child: "it's your responsibility. "Gong Linna's mother, the rules changed, afraid of children dirty hands. However, when the grandmother grandson volunteered to help flush bedpan, children are crying, said this is my responsibility.
"this is my responsibility, how big, has the sense of achievement of a sentence. Let the children feel happy, not always be taken care of, on the contrary, they are like adults, hope that they are a useful person, can make a contribution to the family.
parents deprive their children of the family contribution to the sense of accomplishment, often in order to meet their own care of the child, become a sense of accomplishment out of their parents, this hidden selfish, it is easy to be disguised as a selfless.
wealthy son of Kenneth Fok himself to go to the supermarket to carry rice, and Mrs. Guo Jingjing together with the children to do housework. To the Rio Olympics, was asked why did not come to her wife, he said, because his wife at home with children.
this is life, there is a temperature of life. whether one eventually get much success, there is no escape from the life, it is a little bit of responsibility in everything themselves, gradually build up the life of emotion and passion to the family.
"as long as the children will make money, what can be done after the nanny. "This kind of thing, I've heard it more than once. Logically seems good, but from the child's growth experience, they lack a sense of life and the important lesson of the culture, do not know to keep their own living environment clean, is a kind of Yue has .
summer, daughter Mei can't always watch TV, children don't play with her every day, she would yell at home: good boring.
whenever this time, I will propose to clean up the room with her, this activity will be able to cure her "melancholy"".
brother in a few years ago has begun to take charge of their own room. He is a management control, each of the books on the shelf, when each toy play, in particular order, he will find a people. This thing to make him a sense of accomplishment, especially love his own cabin, he stayed there to learn, listen to music, chat with students, write a diary.
whether adults or children, do housework is to cultivate the love of home. why mother's love, because of her home. Spend the most time. A table, the first wipe the time is out of duty, the 1000th time to wipe it clean and bright, is out of emotion, your temperature and its texture has been integrated.
such feelings and pleasure, should not only belong to the mother, but every family member, this is our responsibility, it is our happiness.
all arranged on the surface of the child's parents, pay more, actually being selfish: subconsciously, they hope their children will never grow up, do not take care of themselves, so they need to be forever.
so, I saw more and more learning to live a good life. College graduation also with parents living together, cooking and washing clothes to clean up by their parents.
such a child, learning to be good, is not a good education.
the highest level of education is to cultivate the children into a good understanding of the fun in the ordinary life, always be able to take good care of their own people. There is aesthetic, requirements, responsibility, regardless of the final situation of living, living villa or apartment, all by hands and wisdom, live quality has become a taste for the environment, for themselves and for others responsible person.
this is a successful education in my eyes.
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Fredrik deBoer has been in and around academia his entire life. He’s a fourth generation Ph.D. who has blogged about education issues since 2008. Writing from a socialist perspective, he regularly tackles campus free speech debates.
Last month, deBoer wrote a piece for The Los Angeles Times arguing that recent efforts to shut down conservative speakers on campus have contributed to an environment where 58 percent of Republicans say colleges have a negative effect on the country.
On today’s episode of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast, we ask deBoer how this distrust threatens the future of higher education, and why he believes his colleagues on “the left” contribute to it. We also review common arguments against free speech, and deBoer explains how anti-communist purges targeting his grandfather sparked his early appreciation for academic freedom.
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Street wardens arrive in High Wycombe
Three new additions to Wycombe District Council’s staff are now on hand to offer shoppers a helpful, friendly presence in High Wycombe town centre.
The council has employed three full-time street wardens to work in partnership with HWBidco’s Town Ranger, Thames Valley Police and support agencies based in High Wycombe.
As well as providing a reassuring, visible presence in the community, the wardens – working with the council’s partners – are on hand to help deter crime and anti-social behaviour, reduce the fear of crime, and foster community cohesion. They will also take enforcement action if required.
Cllr Graham Peart BEM, Cabinet Member for Community, said: “Our new street wardens are a very welcome addition to the Wycombe community. Do say hello if you spot them, and do let them know if you see any anti-social behaviour.”
The employment of the three street wardens is the latest initiative by WDC to improve the town centre. The council continues to work with local business and potential businesses to widen the offer for residents and shoppers.
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The Graceland Gates
Loyd, Harold ; Baugh, George (1978)
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- Ricky Hatton makes his professional debut in 1997 against Colin McAuley.
- On 5 June 2005 Hatton defeats Light Welterweight Champion Kostya Tszyu.
- Hatton wins the WBA Welterweight crown from Luis Collazo in 2006.
- On 20 January 2007 Hatton beats Juan Urango to win the IBF Light Welterweight title.
- On 23 June 2007 Hatton knocks out former world champion Jose Luis Castillo in four rounds.
- On December 8th, 2007 Hatton loses the welterweight fight to Floyd Mayweather Jr in the 10th round.
- On 24 May 2008 Hatton beats Mexican Juan Lazcano to retain the IBO Light Welterweight title.
- Hatton beats Paulie Malignaggi on 22 November for Hatton's The Ring Light Welterweight title.
- Manny Pacquiao defeats Hatton with a second round knockout on May 2, 2009.
- On 7 July 2011 Hatton announces his retirement from boxing.
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Starting with a significantly limited season, the Belmont Hill XC team made the most of its opportunity and was able to keep team morale high while enjoying practices and chances for competition. Considering the limitations presented by COVID-19, the team members were ecstatic to have the opportunity to practice and improve their running skills throughout the first few months of the school year, and appreciated the chance to compete safely during these times. This year’s team was led by captains Sreetej Digumarthi ‘21 and James Donahue ‘22. The team had to adapt by changing the practice schedule and other standard parts of the season. This year consisted of two on-campus practices and four practices finished individually at home. A few examples of practices included the all-time favourite of Wonderview, where team members practised continuously running up and down a hill in Arlington, and training on the community farm trails where the team normally hosts its races.
In total, the XC team raced in four scrimmages with Roxbury Latin, St. Sebastian’s and Nobles. The team won many of the scrimmages while graciously accepting defeat as some very close scrimmages led to disappointing losses. The team had two seniors, Abe Tolkoff ‘21 and Sreetej Digumarthi ‘21, who will be departing, but the team still shows promise for the future with many on the team hitting their stride and preparing for the season next year. When asked about the season, Coach Decaprio stated, “the dedication of our runners despite the restrictions on the season led to a fall highlighted by comradery and improvement at all levels of the team.” The Panel congratulates the XC team on a great season and wishes the seniors on the team the best of luck in their future endeavours.


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ALGIERS- Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Abdesslam Chelgham received Tuesday, in Algiers, the head of the Arab Authority for Investment and Agricultural Development Mohamed Ben Abid Al Mazroui with whom he examined the possibility of the creation of a mechanism to grant farmers micro-credits,
said a ministerial communiqué.
During these talks which focused on cooperation and investment in the agricultural field in Algeria, the two sides “examined the possibility of creating a new mechanism between the Arab Authority for Investment and the National Fund of Agricultural Mutuality, in charge of granting micro-credits to farmers in the near future,” said the source.
El Mazroui suggested the implementation in Algeria of investment projects as the cultivation of wheat and sunflowers.
Minister of Agriculture, who expressed his satisfaction with these projects, gave instructions to the executives of his department to implement them on the ground.
Chelgham underlined that “the investment prospects in the agricultural field are open to all those who want to invest in this segment in Algeria,” concluded the communiqué.
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Recall Alert: Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe may have salmonella
Freshpet is recalling dog food it says could be contaminated with salmonella.
The company says it was going to destroy this one lot of its "Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe", but some of it was accidentally shipped to retailers.
There are no reports of injuries yet, but it could make your dog sick and you sick.
Dogs with Salmonella infections may be lethargic and have diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, fever and vomiting. Some dogs will have only decreased appetite, fever and abdominal pain. Infected but otherwise healthy dogs can be carriers and infect other animals or humans. The FDA says that if your dog has consumed the recalled product and has these symptoms, please contact your veterinarian.
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London (AFP) – Cesc Fabregas has admitted he threw the pizza that struck then Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson in the infamous “Battle of the Buffet” 13 years ago.
Arsenal, for many years locked in a titanic duel for Premier League supremacy with Manchester United, saw their 49-game unbeaten run come to an end at Old Trafford in October 2004 and a clash in the tunnel followed.
Fabregas’s former Arsenal team-mate Martin Keown said the pizza was thrown by the Spain playmaker in 2014, but it has taken another three years for an admission from the man himself.
Asked about the incident on Sky’s “A League of Their Own” programme, Fabregas, who now plays for Chelsea, told host James Corden “yes”, before expanding.
The 30-year-old Chelsea midfielder said: “Martin Keown is a liar because I saw him in front of me just, like, punching people. He didn’t see anything.
“All of a sudden, I heard noises and I thought what’s happening? So I go out with my slice of pizza and I saw Sol Campbell, Rio Ferdinand, Martin Keown… everyone pushing each other. (Patrick) Vieira.
“I was like I want to get in but I don’t know how to and I threw… peeew… just threw it.
“Once I saw it was hitting, like, who it was hitting, which I didn’t mean…. I apologise Sir Alex, (I) really didn’t mean to do that.”
Fabregas was asked where the pizza struck Ferguson and indicated it was on the Scot’s cheek.
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Complete Surrender (Caroline)
Result: 4.1 / 5.0
Back in 2007, Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson were in the process of establishing Slow Club as the quirky indie pop duo de jour, with their lo-fi stage set up of Taylor’s chair and snare drum (in lieu of a full drum kit) and Watson’s semi acoustic guitar bolstered by the pair’s tight harmonies and unfailing on stage charm. Fast forward seven years and there seems to have emerged a new Slow Club… a kind of ‘Slow Club 2.0’, if you will.
Complete Surrender is the band’s third album and sees them moving from their long time home of indie label Moshi Moshi to the newly resurrected major label off-shot Caroline records. Whether the move towards major label support has had anything to do with the marked change in Slow Club’s sound is speculation, but one can imagine the pressures of such an environment would be a persuasive source for a move towards a more accessible and commercial sound. And this is certainly what Complete Surrender yields.
‘Tears of Joy’, serves as a slow burning opener for the album but certainly immerses the listener firmly in the new territory the band are covering. The track was released a few months ago as a teaser for the album and it served as an unflinching statement of intent, setting the scene for the overriding 60s and 70s pop influences Slow Club have undoubtedly absorbed. Watson has said recently that the likes of Sam Cooke and The Supremes were an ever present force on their tour bus, and these influences have certainly translated into the new album. But that’s not to say the inherent charm Taylor and Watson so readily infuse into their music has been swallowed up by the sweeping strings and slick, rhythmic r’n’b infused beats on this record. Far from it. The title track, which sits as the centrepiece of the album, is resplendent in its James Bond grandiosity, the duo’s harmonies bolstering the melody and Taylor’s, especially, soaring over the track towards the dramatic orchestral crescendo. One of the most exciting aspects of Complete Surrender is the power of Taylor’s voice which can’t help but lift tracks like ‘Not Mine To Love’ and ‘The Queen’s Nose’ from straight forward, catchy pop up to anthemic status at a stroke.
Slow Club have always landed on the more cerebral side of lyricism and this is something that definitely hasn’t changed. The tales of love and loss loom large across tracks like ‘Number One’ and latest single ‘Suffering You, Suffering Me’, which are overshadowed by the spectres of past and deteriorating relationships, but the delivery is always strangely uplifting. Slow Club have captured the way listening to the blues can make you feel better about your situation because you feel an affinity with the words. Listening to much of Complete Surrender is like being taken out for a consolatory drink after a break up, and ending the night staggering home, singing shoulder to shoulder, with a new found best friend.
In Complete Surrender, Slow Club have created an album that has a towering pop verve, nearly unrecognisable from the band they were when they made their debut, but this isn’t a bad thing – it’s progress. In any case, the essence of what made Slow Club charming in the first place is still ever present behind the newly found confidence and epic wall of sound.


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Made using fresh paneer and green peas, Matar Paneer is one of the most popular Indian curries. Make it for special occasions or everyday meals, it’s going to be a hit always.
If you are looking to make more recipes from Paneer, then do give these a try – Lahsooni Methi Paneer, Paneer Tikka Masala, Punjabi Saag Paneer, Mughlai Paneer Korma, Restaurant Style Paneer Jalfrezi, Restaurant Style Palak Paneer, Paneer Bhurji, and Paneer Masala.
What is Matar Paneer?
Matar Paneer also called Mutter Paneer or Mattar paneer is a Punjabi style Indian curry that is made using soft paneer (Indian Cottage Cheese) and Sweet Matar (Green Peas).
Easy, simple, and delicious, Matar Paneer is the most popular paneer recipe that can be made in many styles. I am sharing my fav Dhaba Style Mutter Paneer Sabji today along with a list of variations that you can do.
This recipe makes the best paneer and the best part is that you can adjust it according to your needs.
This Matar Paneer Gravy is,
- Spicy, quick, and flavorful
- Easy to make
- Just like the Dhaba curries
- Perfect for everyday meals
Paneer – Well, I like to make paneer at home, as it is fresh and tastes amazing. But if you are short on time, you can just buy off from your local dairy or the packaged one from the nearby grocery store.
Check the freeze section or the Dairy Section of your grocery store to find paneer.
If using the store-bought one, you can put the paneer pieces in a bowl of warm water for 10 minutes, to make it a little soft. If using frozen paneer, make sure to thaw it before using it.
Green Peas – Fresh Green Peas are available in abundance during Winters. But apart from winters, you can use the frozen ones in this Matar Paneer Curry. Just thaw the frozen peas before using them in the curry.
Oil – I prefer to use vegetable oil to make this curry, but you can also opt for mustard oil or even ghee.
Onion Tomato Paste – For this curry, we will make tomato onion paste, which is cooked nicely and forms the base of this curry.
For this paste, we will need onions, fresh tomatoes, ginger, garlic, and green chilies. You can adjust the amount of green chilies according to your taste.
I have used fresh tomatoes but you can definitely use canned ones if they are easily available to you.
Spices – We will also need some basic spice powders such as coriander powder, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder, salt, and garam masala powder.
Use Kashmiri red chili powder, as it adds a nice red color to the curry without making it too spicy.
Coriander Leaves – Finally, garnish this delicious and simple curry with some finely chopped coriander leaves.
How to make Matar Paneer
Add onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilli in a blender and blend to make a coarse paste.
Cut the paneer into small pieces and shallow fry till golden brown.
Drain and add them in a bowl filled with water.
Heat oil in a pan.
Once the oil is hot, add the onion and tomato paste and fry till the masala turns golden brown.
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder, and garam masala powder and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
Now add the paneer and peas in the masala along with a cup of water and salt.
Bring the curry to a boil. Cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes.
Frequently Asked Questions
To make it No Onion No Garlic Matar Paneer, heat oil or ghee in a pan. Once the oil is hot, add hing (asafoetida) and cumin seeds and let them crackle for a few seconds.
Add ginger and tomato puree and cook for a minute.
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, and salt and cook for 2-3 minutes. Now add fried paneer and peas as mentioned below.
Add water and cook for 3-4 minutes. Mutter Paneer without onion and garlic is ready.
To make Jain Matar Paneer, follow the recipe to make it without Onion and Garlic but also skip to add ginger in it.
The Mutter Paneer Gravy served at restaurants is generally creamy and mild as compared to the one served at dhaba, which is more robust and spicy.
To make it in the restaurant-style, add milk instead of water and add some cream or fresh malai, honey, and lemon juice at the end of cooking. A little bit of Kasuri methi is a must to get that Restaurant Style taste. You can also puree the masala to make creamy before adding paneer and peas to it.
When we soak the paneer in water, the outer covering becomes soft and it makes the paneer soft and not chewy.
You can add some cream or milk in the curry to give it a rich taste. If adding cream, also add some lemon juice and honey to balance out the flavors.
Add some khoya in the curry to make it even richer. I call it Shahi Matar Paneer.
You can make this Mutter Paneer Recipe without onion and garlic as mentioned above.
Add some cashew nut (Kaju) of almond paste in the masala to give a different taste and richer feel.
You can also add some yogurt for a slightly different taste of the gravy.
Add boiled cubed potatoes to make Aloo Muter Paneer.
Add sautéed mushroom to make Mushroom Matar Paneer.
You can also cook it in a Buttery Makhani Gravy just like Paneer Butter Masala and add peas along with it.
Puree the cooked masala before adding the paneer and peas to it if you like your gravy creamy and not chunky.
To make it vegan, use cashew cream and tofu instead of paneer.
Dairy products do not freeze very well. Their texture change once reheated after freezing. So I suggest that if you want to freeze this curry, make the curry as mentioned below and do not add paneer in it.
You can freeze the curry and add Paneer and Green Peas to it when ready to eat. Just thaw the curry, heat it, add Paneer and Matar and cook for 5-6 minutes.
You can serve this Paneer Butter Masala along with Indian Bread such as Roti, Tawa Paratha, Laccha Paratha, Tandoori Roti, Khamiri Roti, Naan, Missi Roti, and Garlic Naan.
Matar Paneer Recipe
- 5 tbsp Vegetable oil (plusfor frying paneer)
- 1 cup Onion (Chopped)
- 1 cup Tomato (Chopped)
- 1 inch Ginger (Chopped ])
- 5-6 cloves Garlic
- 2 tsp Green chilli (Chopped)
- 2 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ tsp Cumin Powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala powder
- 200 g Paneer
- 1 cup Peas (Boiled till soft)
- Salt to taste
- Fresh coriander for garnishing
- Add onion, tomato, ginger, garlic, and green chili in a blender and blend to make a coarse paste.
- Keep aside.
- Cut the paneer into small pieces and shallow fry till golden brown.
- Drain and add in a bowl filled with water.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Once the oil is hot, add the onion and tomato paste and fry till the masala turns golden brown.
- Do this on medium heat.
- Frying the masala may take up to 15 – 20 minutes.
- Keep adding little water if the masala turns out dry.
- Do not compromise on this step otherwise the gravy will taste of raw onion and garlic.
- Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder, cumin powder and garam masala powder and fry for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add some water if required.
- Now add the paneer and peas in the masala along with a cup of water and salt.
- Bring the curry to a boil.
- Cook on low heat for 2-3 minutes.
- Garnish with fresh coriander.
- Serve hot with Paratha, Naan or Rice.

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The opposition to Hadiya’s conversion and their marriage has not been created or sustained merely by the right-wing, but also by those who have either chosen to stay silent on the case or have actively aided and abetted the state in furthering their persecution, whether it is the LDF government, or the Women’s Commissions, national or at the state level. Many feminists have otherwise spoken about choice and agency, but who, facing the will of a 25 year old Muslim woman to question the established norms of the Hindu household and life-world, have fallen absolutely silent. When she and Shafin are being pushed into a dangerous web of state-backed and NIA-produced rumour mongering of indoctrination and larger patterns, what good is silence? What good is half-hearted conversations around her right to choose, when they are suffixed with a “but…”?
Hadiya is being treated not as a LEGAL SUBJECT by India. Therefore, her case must be transferred to the International Criminal Court… Indian State has deprived Dr. Hadiya of four fundamental HUMAN rights (Not just rights). And, not even our greatest champions of human rights are protesting it.
The story of Nangeli is a disputed one. Academic historians have yet to find sufficient external evidence of the events the story describes. For me, the veracity of the facts is less important than the singular fact that the story exists, and continues to be told. It narrates the protest, anguish and anger of those who are excluded from the reach of our collective conscience because they have no text, and therefore no ‘history’. This comics story first appeared in Art Review Asia and is dedicated to Rohith Vemula (1989-2016), who, like Nangeli, chose death over a life of indignity.
Saif Ahmad Khan revisits Modi’s inappropriate analogies that attracted controversy and landed him on the wrong side of facts.
After five days of silence, news of the rape and murder started to slowly appear in social media due to the efforts of Dalit Bahujan voices, forcing the mainstream media to respond. The mainstream media reports have been accompanied by sickening, voyeuristic and vivid descriptions of the ‘brutality’ of the rape, characteristic of the way in which Dalit bodies are denied respect and dignity even in death. “Kerala’s Nirbhaya”, screamed the media, while the Malayali savarna middle class unable to imagine such ‘barbarity’ to their kind, claimed (in typical display of their xenophobia), that the perpetrators “must be migrant workers”. The ‘merit’ of the Dalit student had to be interrogated. ‘She had three papers left to clear”, the savarna media hinted slyly, as suspicions on her ‘character’ were raised “why did she not scream?
I remember hearing you speak after your release from prison after more than nine years. Keeping aside the mental and physical torture, those years gifted you solitude, within the cocoons of which you could read and write quite a lot, you had said. Yes, solitude is indeed the most cherished thing for a reader.
Tale of Three Women, Caste and the CPI(M) in Kerala
In an unprecedented move, the CPI (M) decided that all its ministers would be freshers. But, reminiscent of the Orwellian quote about Napoleon being more equal – this wasn’t to apply to the Chief Minister, himself. Effectively this meant that K. K. Shailaja – irrespective of her merits or demerits – was to be excluded and has been demoted to party whip.


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Director, Open Targets
Ian Dunham is Director of Open Targets, an innovative public-private partnership to improve identification and prioritisation of drug targets. Open Targets conducts research programmes in bioinformatics and experimental genomics and genetics to integrate data that will improve drug target choice.
As part of the partnership, Ian's group have developed the Open Targets Platform and the Open Targets Genetics Portal to provide public access to integrated information around the likely efficacy of a drug target. These resources interact with a number of other groups within EMBL-EBI including the SPOT team for ontologies, GWAS catalog, Chembl, EVA, Uniprot, EuropePMC and Expression Atlas.
Ian's earlier research interests include experimental and computational approaches to genome-wide mapping of regulatory elements and chromatin state in the human genome as part of the NHGRI ENCODE project, as well as understanding the influence of variation on regulatory elements in human and other organisms, including leading the Ensembl Regulation team.
He was previously a Senior Group Leader at the Wellcome Sanger Institute from 1993, focusing first on genome sequencing including the first human chromosome sequence in 1999, and subsequently on developing functional maps of the human genome. This included gene structure maps, variation maps, and the first chromosome-wide linkage disequilibrium map. He also holds an Associate Faculty postion at the Wellcome Sanger Institute.
dunham [at] ebi.ac.uk
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2525-5598
Tel:+ 44 (0) 1223 492 636 / Fax:
Open Targets is an innovative, large-scale, multi-year, public-private partnership that uses human genetics and genomics data for systematic drug target identification and prioritisation. Through its experimental and informatics research programmes, Open Targets provides an initial assessment of the likely effectiveness of pharmacological intervention on these targets, using genome-scale experiments and analysis.
At the heart of Open Targets is a consortium of complementary partner institutions that bring their respective expertise to collaborative projects that systematically identify and prioritise drug targets: the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the Wellcome Sanger Institute, GSK, Takeda, Sanofi, and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Open Targets aims to provide an R&D framework that applies to all aspects of human disease, to improve the success rate for discovering new medicines, and to share its data openly in the interests of accelerating drug discovery through high-impact research publications, review articles, and specialised open-source informatics tools, including the Open Targets Platform and the Open Targets Genetics Portal.

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Dear colleagues, partners, and friends,
It’s always a great pleasure to be with you to celebrate International Women’s Day.
Reflecting on this year’s theme brought back memories of my initiatives investing in
women—especially young women.
The 2024 theme, “Invest in women: Accelerate Progress,” highlights the importance of
gender equality, women’s and girls’ empowerment, and their rights to healthier lives.
It’s a powerful development tool.
In the WHO African Region, this has been our focus.
It cuts across our programmes, projects, or activities.
We’ve worked with regional partners and civil society stakeholders to understand the
socioeconomic, systemic, and political barriers that negatively impact gender
equality in access to healthcare.
Some of our flagship initiatives include:
- The Women’s Leadership Program, as part of the WHO African Region’s
- The WHO African Region Women in Leadership Masterclass: Power Up Your
- And the Africa Women Health Champions initiative, implemented in
collaboration with the United Nations Volunteers programme.
On 28 August 2022, we onboarded our 100 th “Champion.”
I would like to thank the United Nations Volunteers program, country partners, and all
those who have contributed to the success of this initiative.
Today marks its fourth anniversary.
It has helped attract young African women aged 22 to 35 who are groomed, mentored,
coached, and supported to grow to full potential for the future of our Organization.
It has given the young “Champions” the opportunity to contribute to our work of
improving people’s health and well-being while promoting gender equality and
Besides, the Women’s Leadership Program, part of the WHO African Region
Transformation Agenda, tailored to the needs of female staff in the workplace, has
empowered and equipped women; it has given them the necessary tools for leadership
positions in the Organization.
Since 2020, 79 female senior staff from our Country Offices and the Regional Office
have benefited from the programme.
We’ve provided career-growth activities, including coaching, mentoring, and personal
leadership assessment through the AFRO Women in Leadership Masterclass: Power Up
Female leaders are supported in their goals to enhance their professional influence and
impact as leaders in the health sector.
In the last few years, we have strengthened country teams’ capacity to effectively
integrate gender, equity, and human rights into health programmes.
Over 80% of our Member States in the African Region are integrating gender, equity,
and human rights considerations at varying gender-responsive scales.
All this has led to a marked improvement in the health and well-being of women and
From 2000 to 2020, the life expectancy of African women increased from 54 to 67
The maternal mortality ratio decreased by 33% (from 788 to 531 maternal deaths per
100 000 live births).
The proportion of women at reproductive age who are satisfied with modern family
planning methods increased from 47% to 56.5% in 2020.
Despite these improvements, we still have disparities at the national and sub-national
I encourage all stakeholders to continue working towards achieving universal access to
sexual and reproductive health and rights services.
I am pleased that our partners and stakeholders cherish our work in this area. They are
investing in advancing gender, equity, and human rights integration in our work as a
region. The recent funding from the Canadian government, BMGF, German BMG, and
USAID exemplifies this.
Dear colleagues, partners, and friends,
There are still many challenges to address, but they are not insurmountable.
Priority funding is waning for many women’s organizations and civil society partners.
We are seeing a global rise of anti-rights and anti-gender movements coupled with
multiple and protracted crises.
It is more important than ever that we stand firm to champion the rights of every
woman and girl child by investing more to accelerate progress.
We will continue pushing – and working for – the gender agenda in health care, stand
firm on our achievements, and create a world where:
- Women are equal partners with men in all aspects of healthcare
- Women are entrusted with leadership positions based on their performance
- Women live without discrimination, harassment, and violence.
I thank you all for your continued support and look forward to harnessing and
disseminating these achievements, as we create a world we are proud to hand down to
our children and grandchildren.
Happy 2024 International Women’s Day to all!


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Kazantzakis: Essays and Interpretations
Release Date: 2013
VRASIDAS KARALIS (ed.)
Brings together essays from well-known scholars on the work and life of the important modern Greek author, Nikos Kazantzakis. The essays discuss his early spiritual journeys and literary influences, his flirtations with Nazi ideology and his engagement with anthropological questions later in his creative life. Kazantzakis works, including Spiritual Exercises, Freedom and Death and Zorba the Greek are also addressed. There are also essays by Kazantzakis, appearing here in English for the first time.
ISBN 978-1-921556-22-7 / 200 pp pb / $26.95
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- Threaded Inserts = #6-32, brass
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- Internal Dampers = high density urethane
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- RoHS* = compliant
(* – RoHS – Reduction of Hazardous Substances. The European Union has implemented a requirement that certain substances above specified levels not be used in electronic devices imported into European Union countries.)
Orby has two #6-32 threaded inserts molded into the base for situations that require fixed mounting. The inserts are separated by 1.1-inches (28-mm) and centered on the switch body. The included friction pad is held in place with a pressure sensitive adhesive. It is shipped loose with Orby.
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There are two available Swifty/Orby Bundles – Single and Dual Switch. The Single Orby bundle combines one Orby Switch and the popular Swifty USB switch interface.
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Swifty is an adaptive switch interface in an extremely compact package. It accepts industry standard 3.5 mm, stereo or mono plugs for directly connecting the Orby Switch to a Windows, Macintosh or Linux computer, including many AAC devices.
With one Orby, installation is clean and simple. Plug Orby into Swifty, and then plug Swifty into the USB port on your device. Swifty comes pre-set to send a left mouse click when the user presses any location on Orby’s surface. Change Swifty's mode switch to send a keyboard key or joystick button.
Swifty/Orby Bundle Includes:
- Orby Switch
- Swifty USB Switch Interface
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Add the stereo to mono adapter and a second Orby for the dual Orby bundle. Installation is also simple; plug your Orbys into the adapter and your adapter into your Swifty. Swifty comes pre-set to send both left and right mouse clicks. Change Swifty's mode switch to send other key commands for two-switch access including Enter, Space, Joystick fire one and two, and Keyboard keys "1" and "2."
Swifty and Dual Orby Bundle Includes:
- Two – Orby Switches
- Swifty USB Switch Interface
- Stereo to Mono Adapter
- USB Extender Cable
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Optional Stereo-to-Mono Adapter
The Stereo-to-Mono Adapter is a useful accessory for Tapio, Swifty and HeadMouse Extreme users. The stereo-to-mono adapter allows two single switches with mono plugs to be connected to Tapio, Swifty or the HeadMouse Extreme. The adapter may also be used with third party switch adapted devices.
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Not All Splitters are Alike
There are two kinds of audio "splitters" one breaks up a stereo signal into a mono left and mono right channel – the kind used for a switch interface. The other kind of "splitter" is used to share one stereo signal with two sets of headphones each with a left and right channel. You cannot tell which type you have by looking, it must be tested.
Here is a simple test. Plug your splitter into an audio source (e.g. iPhone) plug your stereo headphones into one of the splitter jacks, if you only hear one of the stereo channels you have the correct splitter for a switch interface.
If you hear both left and right audio channels you have the wrong splitter.
This document has a more in-depth explanation.
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Why do people love these paintings so much? An answer comes from Shannon Parker, a curator at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia who manages the Halifax institution’s collection of some 40 Lewis paintings, assorted artifacts and even the artist’s tiny, gaily painted house, relocated right into the gallery.
“So many people try to explain what draws them to her artwork,” says Parker. “And they just say: ‘She makes me smile.’”
Maud Lewis, “Black and White Cat,” 1962 oil on board, 12” × 9” (collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley, L2019.84.41)
After a year of COVID-19, including the third wave that hit Alberta so ferociously this spring, Calgarians undoubtedly will welcome a chance to smile when the Glenbow reopens June 19. (Admission will be free until June 26 to welcome people back.)
The show, which includes 140 paintings gussied up in eye-catching primary colours with cheerful scenery featuring winter sleigh rides and bucolic pastures, continues until Aug. 29.
Both Milroy and Parker say part of the allure is the backstory – many people feel a desire to make a connection to Lewis, whose sad, hard life has been publicized in books and film.
This phenomenon is not limited to Lewis. Think of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. We are drawn to his work even more upon learning of his extreme poverty and mental illness.


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Becoming Light: Releasing Woolf from the Modernists Through the Theories of Giles Deleuze and Félix Guattari
Landefeld, Ronnelle Rae
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Critics of Virginia Woolf's fiction have tended to focus their arguments on one of the following five cruxes: Woolf's personal biography, the role of art, the nature of reality, the structure of her novels, or they focus their arguments on gender-based criticism. Often, when critics attempt to explain Woolf through any of these categories, they succeed in constructing borders around her writing that minimize the multiplicities outside them. Post-structuralist theory helps to open up difference in Woolf's writing, specifically, the theories of Giles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. Their book, A Thousand Plateaus, allows readers of Woolf's novel, To the Lighthouse, outside the confines some past critics have put around it. I apply select Deleuze and Guattarian metaphors to Woolf's To the Lighthouse in order that multiplicities of the novel stand out. The Deleuze and Guattarian metaphors that are most successful in opening up difference in To the Lighthouse are strata; the Body without Organs; becoming; milieu and rhythm; and smooth and striated spaces.
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With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture until a smooth yet stiff dough forms. It should feel tacky but not sticky. Chill dough in the refrigerator at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
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*For soft and chewy cookies, use butter. For crunchy cookies, use shortening.Recipe adapted from King Arthur Flour


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Infantry Units: 29th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
The biographical sketches here show only those members of the unit who wrote letters to their local newspapers. Information may be drawn from the unit roster, newspaper obituaries, or other biographical sources.
Field and Staff
Jonas Schoonover enlisted as a 29 year old Captain in Company H, 29th Ohio
Volunteer Infantry on October 15, 1861, mustering into service December 20, 1861.
He served with the regiment throughout the war, being promoted successively to
Major (to date January 18, 1865), Lieutenant Colonel (to date January 28, 1865),
and finally Colonel (July 12, 1865), although he was never mustered at that rank.
He was mustered out July 13, 1865.
Letters: Church Advocate- May 14, 1863, August 6, 1863, September 17, 1863, May 12, 1864

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The Rhythm Section — a film review by Gary Chew
The first movie I saw Blake Lively in was The Town. She played a supporting part that had her as the main squeeze of a bank robber on the lam. Ben Affleck is the villain and he directed the film In a bar scene with Ben, the close ups of Lively’s face took my breath away. She is a beautiful woman. Her character in this 2010 film had lots of troubles, all plainly displayed on a face I couldn’t stop looking at.
Lively’s issues as Stephanie Patrick in The Rhythm Section — her latest film — are exponentially magnified with help from Reed Morano, the director… and Mark Burnell, who adapted the screenplay from a novel he wrote using the same title.
As The Rhythm Section is largely at-sea, it will come as no surprise to learn it has nothing to do with a band of musicians, or sections thereof. The waves of this film try to wash onto a shore that you might want to give title to as “Beach 007,” but Sean Connery and Ursula Andress didn’t get a call back.
We get to know Stephanie a bit in the ebullience of a loving family. I thought Morano would never move past her need to establish familial glee in order to get to the darkness and violence that are most often the product of someone hellbent on revenge. All of Steph’s family dies in a mid-sea passenger jet crash that she, at the last minute, opted out of. Talk about guilty.
The film opens after the tragedy with her having disintegrated into heavy drug and alcohol use to numb the pain of now being a disheveled whore. Her previous status in life as a smart, multilingual teacher is hardly called to attention. You have wait for it, so to speak, as you see Stephanie’s repetitious, rapturous connections with her mom, dad, sisters and brother.
A furtive independent journalist comes to the bordello where Steph works to inform her that research — after a few years having passed since the crash — tells him: no accident — it was a bomb planted by some freaking terrorists; and as well, he’s been in contact with anonymous others for that revelation.
Stephanie commences with chickening out on killing a guy she’s learned was in on the bombing-the-plane caper. That leads our heroine onto a hermit-like ex-spy — really ensconced in the boondocks. This character goes unnamed on the cast list, but he is performed by the redoubtable Jude Law.
No Name Jude teaches Steph how to really kick ass. Yeah, does he ever: by kicking hers really well. The transformation of Stephanie into a robust, hard-ass female assassin can’t be too far in our future, right? Well, sort of. But years have shown having a license to kill, even with its lousy hours, can be an awesome-cool skill set to have.
Various under-explained threads are woven into the script implying there’s lots more in the book. So, whether you like it or not, you’re fundamentally here to see this film for observing Blake Lively suffer as woman with several names and ways of dressing, as well as wig wearings, while she sinks into a mayhem-filled swamp that’s not located in the District of Columbia
I said The Rhythm Section isn’t an on-the-beach spy movie dealing with a suspicious band of rhythm keepers. Curiously, it doesn’t present itself as really knowing what to be, except for the “fruits” of getting revenge and finding one’s self — following a racking familial disaster. How could it be when, just before the next rumble, chase, or shootout ensues, the soundtrack bewilders us further with Mama Cass Elliot warbling “Dream A Little Dream of Me,” or Brenda Lee belting out “I’m Sorry” or Elvis crooning “It’s Now Or Never”? Bewilderment can bring laughter.
It is my fear that the so watchable Blake Lively has found her lovely self, ugh… a franchise.


“Washing your hair daily will remove hair’s natural oils and proteins, drying it out,” said stylist and Rahua brand creator Fabian Lliguin. “Then more products will be needed, causing a cycle of excessive product usage. Best to wash twice a week.” (Or when your hair’s dirty!)
The Bottom Line: False
This has always been a commonly held belief without any proof, but we’re getting closer to understanding it. Researchers from New York University School of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine published a study in June which provided evidence that stress hormones can contribute to grey hair, via a complicated stem cell mechanism. However, it was a study done in mice and there are likely many other factors that contribute to going grey, like genetics and illness.
The Bottom Line: Possibly True


This is the moment a 40ft lorry CRASHED into the side of a Royal British Legion club building – tragically killing the driver on Boxing Day.
The unnamed driver was delivering milk when he crashed into the busy club at around 8pm.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, although the 15 people inside miraculously walked away unharmed and were evacuated from the building.
Police quickly sealed off the area in Wednesbury, West Mids., while the vehicle was recovered.
Eye witnesses described the moment they thought a BOMB had gone off when a truck ploughed into the club.
At first, people inside believed there was a gas explosion, until they saw the truck inside their beloved club on Boxing Day.
Bar manager Terry Fitzgerald, 65, was working when he heard a loud bang, his wife and daughter were also in the bar.
It is believed around 25 men, women and children were in the club in Wednesbury, West Mids., when the truck hit.
He said: “Everyone who was inside is so lucky to be alive, it is a miracle no one in there was hurt.
“I heard a bang and thought it was a bomb or a gas explosion, then I heard hissing.
“I later found out the hissing was the air brakes from the truck and we didn’t notice what had happened until we all ran outside to see the truck sticking out.
“This is a devastating thing to happen, especially because someone has lost their life.
“No-one seems to know the man, there was just so much smoke and I am still in shock.
“I am just relieved my family are okay, it is tragic that a man has died but it could have led to 30 people dying.”
Club secretary Linda Holl, 64, said: “I wasn’t there at the time of the crash, although as soon as I got the call I went straight to the club.
“The children in there were terrified, everyone went there to celebrate Boxing Day and
have a drink together.
“The damage is catastrophic. I have no idea when we will be back up and running.
“The lorry hit the right hand side of the club, there was aa family standing on the left, if they would have been on the other side they’d be dead.
“There is a dual carriageway outside and the speed limit is around 30 to 40mph, although no one has any idea how he crashed.
Chairman of the Royal British Legion club Leigh Jones, 39, said he was “gutted” at what had happened and was on his way to the club at the time.
He said: “We always spend Boxing Day there as a family.
“We’re usually in there at that time though we just happened to be running a bit late for one reason or another.
“People who were inside at the time said they just saw a puff of smoke and they thought there had been a gas explosion or something.
“I’ve been coming to this club nearly all my life, it’s just gutting to see what has happened.”
Mr Jones said the club has around 300 members and the annual Poppy Appeal is run from the building.
It is believed the club opened in the 1930s and recently, new windows and a new boiler system had been installed.
A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Crews we called to reports of a lorry that had been in a significant collision with a building.
“On arrival at the scene crews found that the lorry had collided into the Royal British Legion with approximately a third of the lorry’s length within the building.
“Ambulance crews worked alongside the fire service, whilst they secured the building, to ensure that everyone that had been in the property at the time of the incident were accounted for and were uninjured.
“On assessment of the lorry driver it unfortunately became apparent that nothing could be done to save him and he was sadly confirmed deceased at the scene.”
A West Midlands Police spokesman said the driver was the “sole occupant” of the lorry.
The spokesman added: “The British Legion was open at the time and customers were evacuated as a precaution, however no injuries have been reported.
Officers are keen to speak to any witnesses and urge them to call the regional collision investigation unit by dialling 101.”


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Sensors: Galvanic cell
Measuring Ranges: 0-25% Vol.
Lower Detectable Limit (LDL):0.1% Vol.
Max Current Draw (24VDC): 20 mA max, 2 wires
Response Time (T-90): 20 Seconds
Life Expectancy: 2-3 years with normal service
Location: Indoor or outdoor. Explosion proof for Class I, Div. 1, Groups B, C, and D.
Temperature: -4°F to 113°F -20°C to 45°C
Humidity: 0 – 99% RH, non condensing
Sensor: Stainless steel explosion proof
Zero: Sets transmitter output to 4 mA with zero output from sensor
Span: Sets transmitter output to proper level when span gas is applied
Output: 4 – 20 mA signal
Operating Voltage: 19-30VDC (250 OHMS impedance max)
Approvals: CSA NRTL
Controllers: Compatible with the following controllers: Beacon 110, Beacon 200, Beacon 410, and 800, also PLC and DCS systems