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Saturday, May 20th at 11:00 am, listen to our outstanding soloists and engaging ensembles perform the works of Bach, Chopin, and more!
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Google introduced a new product on April 1: the Google Nose, a "new scentsation."
The Google Nose webpage boasts 15M+ of scentibytes in the Google Aromabase as well as a safesearch option for "when you're wary of your query."
How does it work? The video introduction says that Google Nose "connects scent to search by intersecting photons with intrasound waves" and temporarily aligns molecules to emulate a particular scent. Google says it works on all computers and even some mobile devices.
The product would provide a way for users to experience new products such as scratch-and-sniff books.
Some available titles would include "The Cheese Companion," "The Science of Chocolate" and "Gorillas in the Mist," according to the post.
Although artificial noses are a possibility, according to The Washington Post, Google Nose is just another joke in Google's long line of April Fool's pranks.
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A very interesting history of the Stacey brothers from Company F the 36th Alabama was provided by descendant Steve Stacey. He included many interesting details about the 36th Alabama and its role in the War. I highly recommend reading this essay. Also of interest is more details from Alan J. Pitts about Captain Jordon of Company G. He also provides some excellent research tips.
In honor of Veterans Day, I have added pictures of the last resting place for those of the 36th Alabama that are buried in Confederate Rest, Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. I have also added annotations of the entries on Middletons from the ADAH microfilmed Surname Index.
Family memories shared about Sgt. Thomas Nettles of Company G were recently added. Sgt. Nettles died a Prisoner of War at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio. I have combed the listings of the more than two thousand Confederate soldiers buried there and updated the records for all of those from the 36th Alabama. During this search I also identified several soldiers that were not heretofore known as members of the 36th Alabama.
A SPY in the Regiment! Chaplain Hutton's writings about his time in prison in Nashville. Read how the Regiment's color bearer Bunch was actually a Federal spy!
Muster Rolls from the 36th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers and Dailey's Home Guard from Monroe County, Alabama are available. All of the Muster Rolls from the 36th Alabama are now online. Additional names of the commanding officers, surgeons, chaplains and other personnel along with soldiers where no company identification was found are also listed.
I've updated these muster rolls with additional information including details about the many soldiers that were captured and died as Prisoners of War at Rock Island, Illinois. Although I am working to obtain specific confirmation, based on the Brigade's history, it is likely these soldiers were captured at Missionary Ridge / Lookout Mountain and then taken to Rock Island. I have included links to a detailed history of this prison. Sadly, the tenth soldier to be buried was from the 36th Alabama Regiment of Alabama Volunteers.
The Muster Roll from Company E completes the transcription of the muster rolls from the 36th Alabama Regiment of Volunteers. It must be noted that this was accomplished on May 4th - 136 years to the day that these soldiers that survived to the every last of the War were surrendered with General Richard Taylor, commander of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana at Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama. This surrender included Holtzclaw's 36th Alabama and other troops under Taylor's command at Citronelle along with those spread along the rail lines toward Meridian, Mississippi. This was the last organized Confederate force to surrender east of the Mississippi River.
From the Web wrangler: This project began several years ago when I wrote to someone that had posted a genealogical inquiry about another family in the Mobile Register. He was related to the Alabama Middleton family and graciously sent me copies of information that he had gathered over several years. Through those papers, I found that James Middleton was in Company G of the 36th Alabama. James, his brothers, cousins, uncles, and many other relatives were in this and other Confederate the 36th Alabama and other units. After I first held the actual Muster Roll with these names upon it, my interest in the Regiment grew and, like any good reference librarian, I wanted to share my research with others. Thus, the origins of this site. I thank all that have helped me in finding additional notes about the soldiers of the 36th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers.
Recollections of prison life in Nashville and Washington City by C. M. Hutton, Chaplain for the 36th Alabama. Rev. Hutton tells of spies in the Regiment, how a soldier was accidentally shot in his leg and had to have amputated, prisoners disguised as doctors, and how the Chaplain met Belle Boyd. Fascinating reading!
Shockley's Alabama Escort Company - cadets from the University of Alabama formed a Cavalry escort company in 1864. This roster was complied from several sources.
Letters from the Civil War: Monroe County Remembers her Rebel Sons
Letters from Captains DeLoach and Marshall and Private Fountain from Company F of the 36th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers
The completed transcription of the DuBose manuscript from the Clayton's Brigade history in the Regimental Files of the Alabama Department of Archives and History is available. The 36th Alabama was part of Clayton's Brigade. In the early 1900's John Witherspoon DuBose and Joel DuBose wrote manuscripts on many Alabama Confederate regiments. The DuBose's used the Official Record and some first-hand accounts in its history. None of the DuBose manuscripts have been published -- copies of the original hand-written manuscripts are in the collection of ADAH.
Alabama Research link page UPDATED AGAIN!
If you have a favourite link that you would like to see added, please send me an e-mail.
Alabama Civil War Message Board - if you have not seen this yet you are missing a wonderful site that is helping other Alabama military history researchers.
Now known as the "OLD FEDERAL ROAD," this primary travel route was conceived and built to connect Fort Wilkinson, near Milledgeville, Georgia, to Fort Stoddert, an American outpost north of Mobile, Alabama. Developed from the 1806-11 postal horse path that followed earlier Native American paths, the Federal Road subsequently became a primary travel route for pioneers going to the Mississippi Territory. The Federal Road functioned as an important link between Washington, D.C., and New Orleans. Early settlers, of the area now known as Monroe and Conecuh Counties, in Alabama included the Middleton and many other South Carolina families.
Read an expanded history of the Old Federal Road.
Muster Rolls from the 36th Regiment of Alabama Volunteers includesMuster Rolls from Home Guard units Confederate Rest, Point Clear, Alabama
biographical information and the names of those that died in the Rock Island Prison Camp; misc. recollections of soldiers about the Regiment
Letters from the Civil War: Monroe County Remembers her Rebel Sons
Letters from Captains DeLoach and Marshall and Private Fountain from Company F
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It’s hard to believe that the man who directed Stand by Me would even look at this material. It’s preachy and almost pointless in ways that even Reiner’s most annoying films, like When Harry Met Sally, avoid with dollops of levitating humor. Flipped is almost shockingly sober. It’s a beautiful-looking film, but clearly Reiner worked hard to make it look like schlock nostalgia: the 1950s filtered through television, all golden hues with big Chevys floating through BBQ suburbia. Our protagonist, Bryce (Callan McAuliffe), for instance, looks strikingly like Ozzie and Harriett’s young David Nelson, handsome and wrapped in a muffling fog of good-natured emotional repression. To be fair, Flipped offers moments beyond the clichéd images, and some of the cast members manage to breathe life into the stifling “look.” Rebecca De Mornay and Anthony Edwards understand there were “individuals,” even in an age of overwhelming conformity. Edwards even takes a surprisingly sadistic turn as a household tyrant. When his forehead veins pulse, you momentarily forget how pointless the rest of the movie is.
And the story? Nine-year-old Juli (Madeline Carroll) meets Bryce, the boy across the block, in 1957 and is dazzled beyond socially acceptable schoolyard rules, though most of the semi-epiphanic action takes place in 1963. The whole film is narrated (usually a very bad sign) first by Bryce, and then the same scenes get repeated (and re-explained) from Juli’s perspective. Nothing is gained by this preteen Rashomon approach—the experiment only underscores how meandering this story seems as time plods on. Touching moments almost always come from the nostalgic score.
What’s puzzling about this film is its lavish period placement. The year 1963 included the trauma of JFK’s assassination and Beatle-mania’s pep pill thrills, but the movie never mentions either. If it’s trying to insist on some kind of cultural innocence, then Flipped is all the more offensively clichéd. The 1950s were about as innocent as Karl Rove. This movie won’t teach kids much about that Cold War, beatnik-poet, embattled civil rights years. At the same time it ought to offend even the coddled generation that lived them.


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Dutch Parliament votes in favor of cannabis cultivation law proposal
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS – In a historic vote, the Dutch Parliament voted today in favor of a law proposal, adding cannabis cultivation to it’s country famous tolerance policy: 77 voted in favor, 72 against.
The bill will remove the grey area between illegal cultivation and licensed cannabis sale and will also introduce quality controls.
The so-called “backdoor problem” is the biggest paradox of the Dutch cannabis policy: coffeeshops are allowed to sell cannabis under strict conditions, but any wholesale buying or production and cultivation is strictly prohibited.
The proposal still needs to go through the Senate before it officially becomes law. As of writing, it is unclear whether or not this will happen.
UPDATE: the motion to homegrown medicinal cannabis has been adopted.
This post will be updated as more news comes in throughout the day. Until then, check out our report on the first debate:

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At AKA Thailand we are committed to upholding the same acclaimed training curriculum used at our world renowned San Jose facility. Owned by original AKA team member Mike “Quick” Swick, Internet magnate Blair Speers, and AKA founder, Javier Mendez, AKA Thailand now has a brand new location to recruit, train and promote some of the world’s best fighters, and shape talented prospects into future champions. Our facilities offer fighters and fitness enthusiasts from all over the world the opportunity to experience traditional Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA and Strength & Conditioning classes here in the tropics of Thailand, under the roof of a globally renowned name in the world of combat sports.
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The UFC took to their Twitter to announce the fight of Felice Herrig vs Karolina Kowalkiewicz. This women’s strawweight fight is taking place at the perfect time for both competitors. Karolina is coming off of a win and is ranked #4 in the division, while Felice is #9 and on a four-fight win streak. THIS […]Read more
If it’s any consolation, Tony Ferguson, we feel you. The (what we thought was) UFC lightweight champion went on the MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani today and aired out his displeasure about the mixed messages he is receiving from Dana White about his championship. Dana has been going back-and-forth recently about Conor McGregor’s lightweight champion […]Read more
When discussing what’s the hurdle in the way of a potential boxing super fight between Roy Jones Jr and Anderson Silva; The answer has always been, Dana White. TMZ caught up with RJJ and once again asked why this fight hasn’t happened. Once again, the answer remains the same. “I feel like if he gave […]Read more
Before he even made his debut, Aaron Pico was a bad dude. Despite losing his first pro fight after making a mistake, Pico has come back as an absolute monster. In only his second fight, he had a potential knockout of the year in 2017 over Justin Linn. Just when you thought that knockout was […]Read more
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“This is one of the most amazing gyms I’ve ever seen, the most amazing gym. AKA Thailand is a destination for anybody of any level of fitness or for whatever you’re looking for, this gym covers everything. There’s so many levels of fitness here. They have the Muay Thai area, the MMA area, the fitness area which is a whole other level. This has surpassed my expectation by far, I had no idea it was going to be like this, I’m literally in ahhh. AKA Thailand was one of the best experiences of my life. It was a beautiful place and the best gym I’ve ever seen.”
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“AKA Thailand is the best gym I’ve trained at, an amazing facility catering to all aspects of fitness whether it’s MMA, Muay Thai or any other discipline.”
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“AKA has a massive reputation in the MMA world and with an upcoming fight here in Thailand, I was looking for a place to come and finish the final days of my preparation.” I thought it would be a good idea to not only train at a gym with such a high reputation but to check out the brand new facilities. The facilities are second to none. I’ve trained at other MMA based camps (in Phuket) and I haven’t seen anything like this.”
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“It’s my new home (AKA Thailand), I don’t think there’s going to be a year that goes by that I don’t come back out here.”

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Conservation & Green Economy
High concentrations of arsenic, selenium and strontium were discovered in
drinking water wells located closest to natural gas extraction sites, according
to a study from the University of Texas at Arlington.
A tiny white sliver inside the heads of fish could hold evidence of a
century's worth of humans wrecking the environment: atomic bombs, overfishing,
even climate change.
California conservationists are looking for a way to save a giant sequoia planted by naturalist John Muir in the 1880s.
Thousands of miles away, in Southeast Asia, an oil industry is booming,
gobbling up giant tracts of rainforest in the process.
Biofuels technology firm Syntroleum Corp. revealed Friday it has
received unsolicited offers from unnamed third parties that either want to buy
the company, its assets or its intellectual properties such as patents.
California hears a lot about solar power, but the state is home to one of the strongest wind-power markets in the country.
There's a new form of energy in town.
A troublesome greenhouse gas could be an energy source, say Dutch scientists
describing a new method for producing electricity from carbon dioxide.
When it comes to saving energy, many of us think of turning out the lights, driving less and making personal sacrifices as consumers.
The pilot of the solar-powered plane Solar Impulse sits down for a Q&A on the importance of renewable energy.
Americans are using
solar panels and wind turbines instead of coal to generate electricity, a report says.
China on Thursday announced
anti-dumping duties on imports of solar-grade polysilicon, the latest moves in a global struggle
over trade in solar products and their raw materials.
Assets of failed solar company BlueChip
Energy may have been worth $19 million on paper, but Tuesday's auction brought
Australian scientists say a new technology could harvest waste heat from power
stations and vehicle exhaust pipes to generate electricity.
Western New Mexico University recently received 70 recycling bins
designed specifically for placement at the Silver City Campus.


Security seems like it is a never-ending struggle to keep up with the rising tide of vulnerabilities. Even if you think you’ve plugged one hole you quickly find that the water is rushing in through another that you didn’t even realize was there. You could spend your entire career simply chasing after things and never quite getting to the point where you’re caught up enough to rest. Exhaustion makes for bad security policy.
That’s not to mention how quickly the landscape of security enforcement and policy creation can change. If you’d have told me ten years ago that coffee shops would be as popular a place to work as the traditional office, I would have laughed at you. Now, add in co-working spaces, mobile hotspots, and people doing business at 35,000 feet as they streak across the sky. The fact that all these users are accessing data in the cloud makes security even more difficult to achieve. The days of memorizing a few key IP addresses and port numbers are gone. The world of the public cloud makes it very difficult to ensure that authorized people are getting the information they need in a way that prevents exposure.
Machine Learning Made Easy
Thankfully for you, companies like Edgewise Networks have already invested in how to create solutions around these issues. That’s because they’ve already seen how mobile workforces behave and they understand how to fix the issues as they come up. Edgewise is using machine learning (ML) in combination with microsegementation to ensure that workloads are safe and unable to cause issues in your infrastructure.
Firstly, Edgewise does away with using traditional identification for workloads. Gone is the need to rely on IP addressing or port numbers to identify applications or data flows. Instead, the Edgewise Zero Trust agents at the host level ensure that all communications are uniquely identified. That means you don’t have to guess whether or not a new instance of an application running in your AWS environment is the same or different from something else. Edgewise has already identified and categorized it for you. And you can then build that into a policy.
Policy is where Edgewise really shines. Because their machine learning engine is always analyzing the way applications interact with each other to ensure that they are doing what they’re supposed to be doing and preventing people from accessing things they shouldn’t. It’s easy to create basic policies that seem to offer good security but in fact create frustration with your users or, worse yet, holes in your safety net. I specifically remember one instance where I was overseas at a prior job. The company mail server had a policy that I couldn’t access my email when I was on a non-US IP address. It was frustrating that I couldn’t download my email. So, instead I just created a VPN connection to my house and found that I could download all my email.
There are at least two things wrong with that scenario. Firstly, why is “location” the only determining factor? I was logging in with proper credentials from a trusted device. I should have been allowed access. And secondly, why would simply changing my IP address suddenly allow me to get in? Why wasn’t the system looking at other factors, like time of day of access or other potential warning signs?
Edgewise looks at all of that with their ML engine. They see how the application is being accessed. Which host is trying to get to the service. And how it can build the best policy to allow access but prevent others from compromising the connection. That means they’re able to pick up on anomalies much quicker than a human can. Imagine someone suddenly decided to start brute-forcing application access to my public cloud instance at 3 am. Edgewise would notice this is out-of-bounds for typical application access coming from untrusted devices and put a policy in place to disallow access. When you wake up from your well-deserved rest, you can smile as you realize Edgewise has saved your data from a breach without you needed to race to the data center to implement policy.
Bringing It All Together
I’m somewhat skeptical of the idea that ML is going to the solution to all our problems. But I’m happy to see how specific companies are using it in practice because use cases beat marketing hype any day of the week. Seeing how Edgewise is using its ML engine to make the life of security operations and engineering people easier day-to-day is exactly what I was expecting to see from a company doing real things with ML. I’m excited to see how companies embrace the opportunities afforded to them by Edgewise and spend less time worrying about workload protection and more time enabling their users.
For more information for Edgewise and their Zero Trust solutions, make sure to visit http://Edgewise.net.


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Want to watch Ricky Martin shake his bon bon? Of course you do! So click below to watch the new video for Ricky’s new song ‘MAS,’ the third single and opening track off his ninth studio album, Musica + Alma + Sexo. The new video shows Ricky rocking a mohawk and wearing very tight white pants. There's seriously no better way to start your week...
Shakira's Newest Single is a Sexy Tribute to Her Man
April 11, 2017

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BREACH, the Belgium Research on AIDS and HIV Consortium, is the result of a collaborative effort of the Belgian HIV Reference Centres (HRC) and
Laboratories (HRL), scientific research groups and interest organisations in the field of HIV infection and AIDS, aiming to maximise, in all transparency, synergies between its members.
BREACH aims to stimulate and facilitate Belgian research of all kinds (clinical trials, epidemiology, public health, basic and translational research, health economics) both at a national and at an international level and to increase its overall visibility.
More in particular, BREACH wants to upgrade the quality of the Belgian HIV cohort which should result in an extensive yearly publication of an in depth analysis of the collected data. Furthermore, BREACH wants to collaborate in and to stimulate the development of a coherent approach of the prevention and treatment of HIV infection and AIDS in Belgium, to act as a representative of its members and to provide the outer world with correct information about this pathology.

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Do you Write by the Rules?
The secret of creativity, Natalie Goldberg makes clear in her “Writing Down the Bones”, is to substract rules for writing, not to add them. It’s a process of “undereducation” rather than education. – Robert Pirsig, author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
Is it only our greatest writers who are allowed to break the rules of writing? And what exactly are these rules? Mantras such as ‘Show not Tell’ ‘Point of View’ ‘Omniscient Narrator’ or ‘Close Third Person’ seem to abound in 21st century writing guides. I doubt whether the great George Eliot, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and our own Christina Stead had ever heard of these ”rules’. Yet their writing survives to this day, never out of print or out of favour. And of course, whether unconsciously or not, each of these writers were instinctively following many of these techniques. Many, but not all – depending on the fashion and flavour of their times.
In my own writing group, I’ve found the use of technical criteria for feedback limited my creativity, and constrained my writing voice. It seems to me that intellectualising the writing process is the opposite of that unconscious process which produces the best writing. It’s as if we have to cross a bridge from the so-called ‘right-brain’ which governs creativity, to the ‘left-brain’ which controls planning, logic and reasoning. And that crossing can often be a painful obstacle course. I once exclaimed to my group: ‘Away with your rules! They do my head in!’ Clumsy expressions indeed, which burst out of my mouth unbidden but unstoppable.
Sentences which flow with speed, grace and simplicity look easy to the reader, but experienced writers know it is the hardest writing of all. Like the Zen archer who does not appear to be aiming, yet strikes the bull’s eye every time, the writers untrammelled by rules and regulations, unconcerned with the fashions of the day, are the ones who stay in our minds the longest.
Categories: Guidelines for our Writing Group, Natalie Goldberg, WRITING, WRITING GROUPS
Yes, I write by the rules at this early stage of my creative writing career. Perhaps once I get there, I’ll start breaking some of the rules. Definitely, I’ll keep on trying to show ( authentic dialogue!) rather than tell, as it takes a long while to be able to do that skilfully.
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Touché! I must appear over-confident in my aversion to ‘rules’, but the opposite is true: if I try to write by the rules, my work sometimes appears stilted, and I lose heart. Being a Freudian from way back, I believe all creative work comes from the unconscious, and the less information coming from the conscious (rational) mind, especially in the first draft, the better. I truly respect your knowledge and application of these rules. But for me, even in feedback, they can be counter-productive. Each to her own!
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A teacher in South Africa has been suspended after a video emerged of him allegedly assaulting a child with special needs - and kicking him off a bus.
A video taken on a mobile phone by another passenger on the bus begins by showing a woman appearing to hover over the child.
Although the child isn't in view, the woman is clearly seen hitting or slapping him with both her hands.
Then the child comes into view as the driver gets involved.
At first, it looks as though he is pulling the woman away from the child.
Hoewever the driver then pulls the young pupil who was being hit out of his seat and starts to drag him off the bus.
The pupil tries to put up a bit of a fight, appearing to struggle with the driver when they are off the vehicle - although he clearly doesn't want to get off the bus.
But the driver lifts the pupils with his arms under him and drops him at the side of the road - where he begins sobbing uncontrollably.
The driver calmly gets back into the bus without any apparent care however.
The child can still be heard sobbing and wailing as the bus pulls away.
According to EWN in South Africa , there is an internal investigation under way.
The paper reports that the Gauteng education Department says the woman and the driver will be dealt with decisively - both internally and legally.
And the mother's child claims she was not taken seriously when she reported the shocking incident.
She said: "In the morning when I went to the school to report it they didn’t even care."


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Delta coronavirus variant cases in the UK have more than doubled in the past week.
A further 29,892 Delta infections were recorded in the seven days up to June 9 - up from 12,431 cases the week before, Public Health England said.
The total number of infections attributed to the mutation, which was first detected in India, now stands at 42,323.
The strain now accounts for more than 90% of new Covid cases across the country.
Public Health England said data suggests the Delta variant has a 60% increased chance of spreading in homes compared to the Alpha strain, which was first detected in Kent.
This is far higher than Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van-Tam's previous estimate of 25%.
It has also emerged that a third of A&E Covid patients infected with the Delta variant in England had received at least one jab, according to Public Health England.
Covid vaccines are believed to less effective against the Delta variant than the original Alpha mutation - even after two doses of the jab.
Public Health England cited “high” confidence in its finding after examining data from both England and Scotland.
The difference is more pronounced after one dose - where vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic Covid fell by 15% to 20% in Delta compared to the Alpha (Kent) variant, PHE said.
After two doses, vaccine effectiveness was still lower than against the Alpha strain, but the difference was less pronounced.
“There is uncertainty around the magnitude of the change in vaccine effectiveness after 2 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine,” PHE added.
The latest figures add to mounting fears over the end of lockdown being pushed back beyond June 21 due to the mutation.
The end of restrictions could be delayed for a month to allow more time for people to get two jabs, it has been reported.
It is claimed that discussions in government are being had to decide if a two-week or a four-week delay to the final easing should be implemented.
According to The Times, a delay of a fortnight would not give businesses 'certainty' as it might have to be extended again.
Ministers were reported to have said that a four-week delay would ensure that more people aged in their 40s had received two jabs and become fully vaccinated against the disease.
Meanwhile, doctors treating coronavirus patients in India identified new symptoms which they believe could be linked to the Delta variant.
Medics think gangrene, hearing loss and severe gastric upsets could be caused by the Covid-19 strain first identified in India.
Abdul Ghafur, an infectious disease physician at the Apollo Hospital in Chennai, said the virus is becoming more "unpredictable" as new variants emerge.
He added he is seeing more patients with diarrhoea now compared to the first wave of the pandemic.
Six leading doctors treating Covid patients in the country have noticed common symptoms such as stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, hearing loss and joint pain.
This comes as the Delta variant is now the dominant strain of this virus across the UK, with cases continuing to rise in some areas.
People in Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire wered urged not to leave their area in response to soaring infections.


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Composer Beata Moon, born in North Dakota and raised in Indiana outside Chicago, writes music with the elusive combination of simplicity and originality. A "saros" is a cycle of lunar eclipses, and Moon has stated that she perceives the pieces here as related, although they are for different ensembles and were written over a six-year period. Trained as a pianist, Moon took up composing in adulthood. Her style is not easily classifiable as avant-garde or conservative. Sample some of the seven-movement piano trio Dinner Is West (the title comes from Gertrude Stein). The music is full of Romantic and Impressionist gestures, but it is based on rigorously maintained and developed sets of pitches. It's as though the language of Bartók's folk-based pieces had been pushed backward to Romanticism rather than forward to the avant-garde language of postwar Hungarian music. Another contemporary element is the presence of hints of jazz and blues: not as an allusion or as a crossover gesture, but simply as a natural option for someone growing up in the contemporary musical world. Moon is present herself as pianist on most of the recordings and seems to control the proceedings; the least successful performance on the album may be the Dickinson Songs for soprano and guitar, where she does not appear. The somewhat brash voice of soprano Lisa Flanagan does not really fit the contemplative mood, but Dickinson's poetry, seemingly regular yet highly intricate and personal, is a perfect match for Moon's music. Very nicely recorded for a composer-issued release, and recommended overall.
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Cheshire Police rated 'Outstanding' by inspectors
Cheshire Police is one of only five forces in England and Wales to be rated as outstanding in the latest round of Police Force Inspections
Police and fire services to share joint HQ
The proposal could see Cheshire Police and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service come together in Winsford.
20 arrested during early morning drugs raids across Macclesfield
Addresses on Brocklehurst Avenue and Brynmore Drive in Macclesfield were among 28 targeted by police today.
Bosley Mill explosion: More human remains found at site
Remains taken to Royal Liverpool Hospital for identification tests
Bosley parish council discussed health and safety fears days before the explosion
The Health and Safety Executive is investigating the cause of the blast at Wood Flour Mills in Bosley, near Macclesfield
Second body is found in search at mill in Bosley
Emergency crews made their find this morning at the fire-gutted Wood Flour Mills
Macclesfield loses police inspector in shake-up
A reorganisation creates a Macclesfield unit covering Poynton, Wilmslow, Congleton and Knutsford run by a new chief inspector
Police warning as figures reveal people caught speeding on our roads
Figures show 9,643 people were issued with a fixed penalty notice for breaking the speed limit in the borough.
Man jailed for attempted rape after he was caught on camera
Jordon Preece has been sentenced to five years in prison after admitting attempted rape and sexual assault
Police use DNA liquid to cut burglaries and recover stolen property
If an offender is caught in possession of stolen items they can be linked directly back to the crime scene using the liquid’s unique code
Arson probe after pub blaze
Police believe the blaze which ripped through the George and Dragon Pub on Rainow Road was started deliberately.
High praise for drugs officers
Operation Dizi was launched in the summer of 2013 in a bid to tackle the supply of cocaine, heroin and cannabis.
Police send Christmas cards to criminals
Around 300 persistent offenders, including some from Macclesfield, will be hand-delivered the festive message featuring a picture of Christmas lunch in the cells and warning them a space is available if they don’t behave themselves.
Three dealers jailed over £1m heroin supply plot
The group which included a man from Handforth were caught with 10kg of heroin.
Former teacher sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing 25 young boys
Some abuse occurred while lessons were taking place, with the victims abused in the classroom but out of sight of other pupils.
Drug dealers face jail over £1.2m heroin haul
Tarik Khaliq, 44, of Park Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, two men from Warrington were found guilty by a jury at Chester Crown Court of conspiring to sell 10kg of the class A drug.
Rape cases reopened after report finds serious police failings
The HMIC report reveals 14 out of 30 rape allegations were wrongly labelled as 'no-crimes' by Cheshire police.
OAP's bravery wins award
A plucky pensioner left crippled after tackling a burglar under a barrage of hammer blows has been honoured for his bravery.
Arsonists target derelict building
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The September 16 edition of WWE NXT Level Up was taped tonight at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, before NXT 2.0 hit the air. Below are full spoilers:
* Dante Chen defeated Bryson Montana
* Indi Hartwell defeated Valentina Feroz
* Andre Chase defeated Myles Borne
* Edris Enofe and Malik Blade defeated Guru Raaj and Ikemen Jiro
NXT Level Up airs every Friday night at 10pm ET via Peacock and the WWE Network.
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This 6-week version of the Round Robin is structured according to a daily exchange of writings emailed to writing partners, who are assigned weekly. Partners offer brief written feedback on one another’s work. The writings are based on daily prompts provided by the facilitator.
You might cover some basic elements of craft in your daily exchanges, but the central focus will be finding the inspiration, motivation, and self-discipline to keep writing and generating raw material that you may eventually choose to rewrite, revise, polish, and publish. The class will involve learning to recognize and appreciate the strength of your natural voice before you have a chance to snuff it out by editing your work too hastily.
Every student must commit to full participation on a daily basis. Time required: 20-30 minutes each day, on average. If you are unable to honor your daily commitment to your writing and to your writing partners, you cannot continue in the class. (Substitutes are available on a limited basis in case of an emergency.)
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Allison Landa is a Berkeley-based writer of fiction and memoir whose work has been featured in The Guardian US, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post, among other venues. She is the author of BEARDED LADY, a memoir forthcoming from Woodhall Press. Landa holds an MFA in creative writing from St. Mary’s College of California and runs the On the Cusp reading series in San Francisco. She is represented by Marisa Zeppieri of Strachan Literary.
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As they said, “a reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.”
Literature is one of the most important subjects to learn, and different books lend you different eyes to view the world with. You can learn history through literature, poetry, science, or even grammar. American literature books for high school students can be a hodgepodge of works, but there’s a course that can help you organize how you teach and learn.
American Literature Books for High School
Apologia is known most for its science curriculum, but did you know that they also offer an American Literature course for high school? It’s fairly new to the market so I wanted to give ya’ll an inside scoop!
American Literature is an exquisite work of art that is stimulating, captivating, and it would be impossible for anyone to work through this course and not come out on the other end changed.
I love this from the Introduction section, on page 13: “good literature sometimes needs to shake us up, convict us, make us think hard, and trouble our sleep a bit if it is to help us grow.” then further down it says, “You will find deep truths concerning the human mind and heart, as well as rich beauty, in the works of American literature that you’ll be reading in this course.”
It’s an amazing course, and I’m so thankful I got my hands on it when I did. As the literature loving family that we are, this is one that will be used extensively.
Components: There are two main components to the e-course – your American literature textbook (the meat and potatoes of the course) and a Student Notebook.
What each component means:
- The Student Notebook is where your High Schooler will peel apart each of the literary works to full understand it. It’s not just about reading a book and setting it aside. Instead, it’s about diving in and taking a swim.
- The Student Textbook is the meat and potatoes of the course. It contains most of the literary content that will be studied throughout the course. There are some that are included in the Student Notebook, that cannot be found in the Textbook, but these are later in the course, so you have ample time to buy them or even find them at your local library.
- Five Units: The Colonial Age, The Age of Reason and Revolution, The Romantic Age, the Age of Realism, and The Modern Age.
- Total of 18 chapters combined.
- Each unit includes an extensive introduction with background information such as historical, philosophical, and religious.
- Literary selections include fiction, non-fiction, biographies, autobiographies, essays, poetry, sermons, and plays.
- There is also an extensive online Answer Key, along with the Daily Lesson Plan outline available for free on the Apologia Book Extras site. You can find that login info in the American Literature Student Notebook.
- There is an extensive Answer Key, along with the Daily Lesson Plan outline available for free on the Apologia Book Extras site. You will find the login information for this special site inside your American Literature textbook.
A fun tidbit: Thee author of the textbook Dr. Whit Jones is the 2017 Recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from Bryan College, where is is a professor. Dr. Jones is a homeschooling father and has taught his American Literature courses to homeschool students.
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I’ve heard that American Literature is ideally saved for 11th grade. But, if you have an avid reader and a literature loving kiddo like I do, then it can be used sooner. I will say that knowing their way around an essay would be an ideal skill to have prior to starting this course. It is in-depth, thorough, and intensive.
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LatinaLista — Latino in America, the companion book to the televised special of the same name that was broadcast by the cable news network CNN over two nights, is a compilation of stories intended to represent the successes of Latinos.
Written by CNN host Soledad O’Brien with Rose Marie Arce, Latino in America, supplements the television special by using material and photos not seen in the broadcast version. In addition, the book offers readers the chance to hear more of O’Brien’s voice as her personal insights of traveling the country meeting different Latinos is sprinkled throughout the text.
O’Brien recounts stories as uplifting as young girls attempting to graduate from high school and gang members banding together to keep kids out of gangs to stories highlighting the same public perception problems Latinos have always had like Latina actresses still battling Hollywood stereotype casting.
While the television special created an uproar among some in the Latino community, there’s no denying that stories depicting Latinos struggling to better themselves in circumstances that are far from ideal should be celebrated. Yet the book didn’t go far enough in examining the stories of those Latinos, who have already achieved success and its impact on their lives. In that regard, I was surprised by the lack of the Middle Class Latino experience among all the tales told.
However, I did find in the book a definition that touches at the heart of the unique position Latinos find themselves in as we go about our daily lives. O’Brien defines Latinos as:
Latino is an American identity. It is a word to describe Americans who are drawn to each other by this intangible cultural link, the similarity of the way we run our families, our devotion to faith, and the warmth of our personalities, our connection to a history that recognizes no border to the south.
Latinos are a people who celebrate the new culture they’ve created in the United States while struggling each day with whether we need to assimilate or integrate into this new society. We ask ourselves what good things we want to preserve from our culture and what American values we want to or need to adopt. And that question never goes away, not one, two, or three generations beyond immigration.
The stories in the book encompassed a wide range of experiences — but it’s not the whole story. Hopefully, CNN discovered that one show or book cannot possibly navigate the entire Latino experience — and is already planning the sequel to both.
By Jo Ann HernÃ¡ndez, assistant editor of Latina Lista’s Bookshelf section, and the author of the award-winning “White Bread Competition” and “The Throwaway Piece.” Jo Ann is also the creator and publisher of BronzeWord Latino Authors.


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Ensure financial issues remain a problem from your past by applying these tips to improve your personal finances. These tips focus on establishing a budget, keeping good credit, and other finance related issues.
If you want to save money while traveling, eat at local places rather than tourist restaurants. The restaurants in hotels and tourist areas have “tourist trap pricing,” which can be substantially higher than what locals pay. With this in mind, eat where the locals eat! From local restaurants, you will find more ethnic food for less money.
If the timing is not good for you, then do not sell. When earning some income on a stock, sit on it for a bit. Focus on the stocks that aren’t doing well. You can decide whether you want to sell these stocks.
Writing down the amount you spend each day can be helpful in understanding where you spend your money. If you do write it down then put it aside until the next day, you don’t always have to stare at it and may forget about it. A good idea is to get a large whiteboard for use in your office or home as a reminder to keep listing your expenditures. Seeing this multiple times a day can help keep it fresh in your mind.
Buying items on sale can add up to big budget savings. Don’t feel like you need to be loyal to specific brands, and concentrate on buying only when you have a coupon handy. If you have found no difference in quality or performance between two different brand name items, buy the one you have the coupon for if that will result in the greatest savings!
For a better understanding of where your hard earned money is going, keep a journal of your daily purchases. If you put your notes in an obscure location, though, it may be too easy to forget about it. This is why you should install a white board into your bedroom, kitchen, or even your office so that you can write out your expenses. It will be front and center during your daily activities and hard to avoid.
When you are out and about, bring an envelope with you. Use it to preserve any receipts or business cards you receive. You’ll need these later for your records. It’s useful to have your receipts if you ever see double charges for a purchase on your credit card statement.
Consider having an automatic transfer monthly that will put money in your savings account from your checking account. Set up an automatic account if you find it hard to put some money aside. In the event you are saving money for something special (e.g. a vacation or wedding) this can be very helpful.
It is in your best interest to keep track of important deadlines and dates for filing income taxes. For a faster refund, file as early as possible. If you will owe money to the IRS, file just before the due date which is April 15.
Health Insurance Policy
Protect yourself financially with the best health insurance policy for you. Everybody is going to get sick sometimes. This makes it vital that you have a good health insurance policy. Before you know it, a stay in the hospital, as well as doctor’s bills, can reach tens of thousands of dollars. Without insurance, this can leave you owing a lot of money.
If you desire a favorable credit score, use two, three or four credit cards. Using a single credit card will delay the process of building your credit, while having a large amount of credit cards can be a potential indicator of poor financial management. Begin by having two cards, and add more cards as your credit improves.
If you have been contacted by collection agencies, be aware that debt cannot be held on your record past a certain number of years. Talk this over with an expert, and see if you can find out when your current debt will expire. If you can get this information, do not pay a dime to any collection agency.
When talking to a collection agency, see if you can negotiate the payment down. They are likely a junk debt buyer who bought your debt for 10 cents on the dollar or less. Even if you only pay a little bit of the debt you owe, they profit. Keep this in mind when you work with collection agencies to resolve your debt.
Instead of carrying a card that is almost maxed out, consider using more than one credit card. You will probably have lower interest payments this way. This should not have as bad an impact on your score as a maxed card would. You could possibly help your score through managing the cards wisely.
Find a checking account that is free. Credit unions and local banks are a good place to start looking.
Stop using your credit card if you have a hard time paying it off. Cut your spending and do everything you can to avoid maxing out any of your credit cards. Before you charge anything to your credit card, you should pay your balance in full.
Using a credit card is an awesome idea, rather than using your debit card, which has no added benefits to it, like a rewards program etc. Once your card is approved, you can use it for every day purchases, like food and fuel. This will probably earn you credit card rewards, which means you could get cash back.
Instead of wasting money every month in an attempt to win the lottery, invest money into a high yield savings account or other investment option. Even with today’s low interest rates, you’ll be guaranteed to have more money than you started with if you put it in a savings account, which cannot be said of the lottery.
You may not know that after a certain period of time, debts expire. Consult a credit expert about the statute of limitations on your debt. Avoid paying on old debts.
Instead of spending money buying gifts, try making presents instead. You will spend less and you will save a lot of money during the holidays. By being a little creative you will save money, and have extra cash in your pocket for other things.
Looking on the Internet is a great way to find coupons deals that wouldn’t normally be available in areas such as in store or in a newspaper. Using online coupons can be a great habit to get into to retain better personal finances.
A great way for frequent travelers to be rewarded for their travels is through a frequent flier plan; most airlines offer these programs. Most credit cards come with reward programs, many of them providing discounted or free airfare. These frequent flier miles may be redeemed at various hotels for rooms that are free, or sometimes for discounts on your stays.
If a person is interested in buying an expensive item, they can try to get their entire family involved and make a group purchase. If the whole family can use it, they should pool their money in order to buy it.
You can sell an old laptop if you’re trying to earn a little extra money this month. A small repair can turn a useless computer or phone into a valuable item to sell. You’d be surprised at what old laptops sell for, it won’t make you rich, but it can put some money in your pocket.
When items are on sale at the supermarket, you will not save money if you purchase more items than you can utilize. You will only save by stocking up on groceries if you eat everything before it spoils. Have a good idea of how much you use of items, so that when you do find it on sale, you can buy the optimal amount.
This article has covered all of the basics for personal finances. You can use this information to help you through some of the hard times many people are facing these days. You need to now make a plan to help you become more financially stable. By following this common sense advice now, you will be rewarded with true financial security in years to come. Start down the road to success financially by using the tips you have learned here.

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Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy for PC Download is a package of three famous platform games from Naughty Dog studio. The set includes: Crash Bandicoot, Cortex Strikes Back and Warped, all of which have been remastered by Vicarious Visions studio, known from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Skylanders SuperChargers and several other projects. New versions of Crash’s adventures have been completely rebuilt. Developers did not limit themselves to slightly streamlined graphics, but actually created everything from scratch. It means completely redone levels, with new textures and special effects. Also the character models have been adapted to current standards. In addition, the cutscenes were changed, inspired by those from the original editions.
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Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy DownloadHowever, changes in the graphics are not everything, as the developers also took care of a new system of recording the state of the game, allowing you to save your progress manually or use auto-save. In addition, a uniform menu appeared in all three titles, as well as the Time Trial mode.
All games included in the Crash Bandicoot pack by N. Sane Trilogy on PC, PS4, etc. are three-dimensional platformers. Players take on the crazy jamraja. The animal can jump, spin and not only, and uses its skills to overcome next levels full of various traps, such as large boulders rolling in our direction. An inseparable element of the series are Wumpa Fruits, or fictional apples-like fruits. They are scattered on the boards, and after collecting a hundred copies, you get an extra life. In addition, Crash often destroys crates that hide, among others, Aku Aku masks, which facilitate playing a bit, or additional fruit. However, when opening boxes, care should be taken not to hit explosives.
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The Crash series tells the adventures of the title character who faces the evil doctor Corteks, who wants to take over the world. Obviously, our task is to thwart his plans.
Source: Compilation of the first three hits of the series Crash Bandicoot, remastered by Vicarious Visions studio.
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Dr Yahya Zweiri
School/Department: Mechanical and Automotive Engineering
Position: Associate Professor
Dr Yahya H. Zweiri received the B.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Jordan, in 1990 and Ph.D. degree in Nonlinear Modelling and Estimation for Diesel Engines from King's College London (KCL), London, U.K., in 2003.
From 1998 to 2007, he was a Research Fellow at British Ministry of Defence (MoD) and KCL, where he worked on unmanned vehicles used for autonomous tasks. During his stay at MoD, he worked as research scientist for more than one year at Field and Space Robotics Laboratory at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.
From 2008 to 2014, he worked at King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau, Jordan, as a Research and Development Director. He moved to Kingston University London in 2014 as a Senior Lecturer in motorsport engineering. He has over 24 years research and practical experience in diesel engines, machine intelligence, neural networks, and control of nonlinear systems. He has published over 70 refereed research papers in prestigious international journals and conference proceeding, also filed several patents in USA and Europe, My Citation Indices.
Educational and Professional Qualifications
- 2014 - 2014 Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering, German Jordanian University, Jordan
- 1998 - 2003 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, King's College London, UK
- 1997 - 1998 MSc in Mechanical Engineering, King's College London, UK
- 1985 - 1990 BSc in Mechanical Engineering, Jordan University, Jordan
1- Modelling, Estimation and Control for diesel engines
2- Neural Networks, and Sliding Mode
3- Modelling and Control of nonlinear systems
4- Unmanned Systems
» Title: Modelling and Estimation of Vehicle-Terrain Interactions for Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles: EPSRC & JGS GR/S31402/01, Amount: £322,449, Duration: Nov. 2003 - Feb. 2007. Principal investigator: Professor L.D. Seneviratne, co-investigator: Dr Yahya H Zweiri and Dr. K. Althoefer.
» Title: Autonomous Excavation Strategies for Mobile Front End Excavators Based on Soil Tool Interaction modelling: EPSRC GR/R50738/01, Amount: £85,643, Duration: Nov. 2001 - Oct. 2002. Principal investigator: Professor L.D. Seneviratne, co-investigator: Dr Yahya H Zweiri and Dr. K. Althoefer.
King's College London 2003 award for outstanding achievements.
1- MATLAB/SIMULINK 2- Dynamics 3- Theory of Machines 4- Control theory 5- Mechanical Machines Design


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Every Sunday morning throughout my childhood, my father took my sister and me to the Jardin d’Acclimatation, a charming amusement park for children with structures to climb, goats to feed, carousels and bumper cars. It was quite the SuperDad thing to do: my sister and I had a blast of course, and I imagine my mother treasured those hours of weekend tranquillity.
Between an Enchanted River boat ride (I will forever remember the unique smell of stagnant water and weeping willows) and a game of Whac-a-Mole (we called it boum-tap), we were allowed a treat at one of the park’s snack outlets.
Whatever the age, everyone loves the idea of a freshly made waffle, and gets wide-eyed like a child when the golden squares materialize from the iron.
And this is where I developed my taste for the kind of light waffles one finds at fun fairs in France: crisp on the outside, creamy soft on the inside, steaming hot in the cold winter morning air. All kinds of toppings were proffered — whipped cream, chocolate sauce, chestnut cream — but we favored the generous sprinkling of confectioner’s sugar that left the tips of our noses white.
I haven’t bought a waffle like this in years, though I have sometimes been tempted by the smell wafting from the stands on Paris’ Grands Boulevards, or the one propped up against the carousel where I take my own son now. But as I researched recipe ideas to use my spiffy waffle maker, I found this good-sounding formula on a blog written by food stylist and writer Isabelle Guerre.
Said recipe, along with the author’s helpful tips, has largely lived up to its promise. I’ve made it so many times since that I know it by heart, and it takes me barely ten minutes to whip up the batter. I enjoy making it when we have friends coming over in the afternoon: whatever the age, everyone loves a freshly made waffle, and gets wide-eyed like a child when the golden squares materialize from the iron.
(I’ll note that this kind of waffle batter is simply a thicker crêpe batter with leavening added, which means it can be cooked in the skillet to make pancake-ish crêpes if you have a child who, because he’s two and a half and opposition is his job, insists he wants a crêpe, not a waffle.)
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- 300 grams (10 1/2 ounces, about 2 1/3 cups) all-purpose flour (I use a French organic T65)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 75 grams (1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon) unrefined blond cane sugar
- 100 grams (7 tablespoons) melted butter, cooled (you can also use coconut oil, or a mix of the two)
- 2 large organic eggs
- 500 ml (2 cups) milk (dairy or non-dairy)
- In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar.
- Make a well in center and add in the butter and eggs. Whisk to combine with part of the flour.
- Pour in the milk slowly and whisk continually to get a smooth batter (but a few lumps won't kill anyone). The batter will resemble pancake batter.
- Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. (The batter will then keep for a day or two, but it gives best results after 1 hour.) Whisk again before using.
- Preheat the waffle iron (on mine, the ideal temp is 190°C or 375°F). Grease if necessary (mine is non-stick) and pour the batter in with a small ladle. Each waffle mold should be filled enough that the waffle will rise to the top, but not so much that the dough will overflow. It may take a couple of tries to get the amount just right for your waffle iron; make sure you remember what that is for subsequent batches.
- Cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until the waffles are golden brown. To get a sense of how the cooking is going, watch the steam that escapes from the iron; it will lessen significantly when the waffles are almost ready. At that point, you can open the waffle iron carefully to check on the color of the waffles (if you open the waffle iron too early, you risk having your waffles split from the middle).
- Let stand for 2 minutes on a wire rack before serving with confectioner's sugar, maple syrup, whipped cream, chestnut cream, chocolate sauce, chocolate shavings, etc.
- Recipe adapted from Isabelle Guerre's.
- If you have leftover batter and don't feel like lugging out the waffle iron, you can cook the batter in a skillet to make pancakes.


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Round Pearl Stud Earrings in 14K Yellow Gold
- Stud earrings decorated with round freshwater pearls
- Pearl size: approximately 6mm to 6.5mm
- Metal: 14K yellow gold
- Friction backs
- Post and cup set
- Approximate dimensions: 0.3”x0.3”x0.3”
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Monday, October 3, 2011
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"Charleston Rooftop (Temporary title)," Oil on 1/2 prepared maple panel, 24 x 36
As I said in the last post, I was itchy to get back top work on this painting! Well the itch is temporaily satisfied with the under drawing complted and even with the painting being toned but it's not completly gone! I can't wait to get some color on this, the reference for this piece has some beutiful colors that just raidaiate!
Above is the toned under drawing, just a thin layer of burnt sienna diluted with mineral spirits, brushed on to the prepared 1/2 maple panel. I let the paint sit on the surface for about 15 minutes and then I start to pick out the highlights. To tell you the truth the only reason I do this is to get rid of the white of the gesso so that I can more acurately mix and paint my colors and it also gives it a more unifed feel. I know thats a bit of artists mumbo jumbo but it works for me!
Below is the finish under drawing before I lay in the thin coat of burnt sienna.


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The Heineken Cup was the leading club rugby competition in Europe. It involves the leading club and regional teams from the 6 IRB nations that play in the 6 Nations Championship. These countries are:
Teams that do not make it into the Heineken Cup play in the European Challenge Cup. (known in 2013 as the Amlin Challenge Cup)
There are 24 teams playing in 6 pools of 4 teams. Teams play each other within their pool on a home and away basis. The 6 pool winners and the 2 best placed runners up qualify for the quarter-finals, with the top 4 teams having home advantage.
Semi-finals are played at nominally neutral grounds, based on the country of the 1st team pulled out of the hat when the draw was made.
The final is played at a predetermined location.
The 2013/14 season turned out to be the last time the Heineken Cup was played. With unease among English and French clubs about the perceived inequities in the qualification process and the distribution of funds, they gave notice of withdrawing from the competition. A replacement competition, the European Rugby Champions Cup Cup was started for the 2014/15 season.
History of the Heineken Cup
The Heineken Cup started in 1995 due to the desire of the then 5 Nations committee to set up a new level of professional competition.
In 1995/96 12 teams from Ireland, Wales, Italy, Romania and France played in 4 pools of 3 teams. The pool winners went through to semi-finals and a final. England and Scotland did not take part.
In 1996/97 England and Scotland joined the competition. There were 20 teams playing in 4 pools of 5 teams. The top two teams from each pool went through to quarter-finals and then semi-finals and a final.
In 1997/98 the format was changed to include home and away games. There were 5 pools of 4 teams in each. The winners of each pool went through to the quarter-finals. The runners-up from each pool and the best 3rd placed team went into quarter-final play-offs. This was followed by the semi-finals and the final. At the conclusion of the championship English clubs withdrew from the Heineken Cup over a disagreement about the way it was run.
In 1998/99 there were 16 teams playing. There were 4 pools of 4 teams in each. The top 2 teams from each pool went through to quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.
In 1999/2000 the English clubs returned to the competition and there were 6 pools of 4 teams. The pool winners were joined by the 2 best runners-up to play quarter-finals, semi-finals and the final.
This format remained the same until 2003/04 when the bonus point system was added. This was: 1 bonus point for scoring 4 tries or more and 1 bonus point for losing by 7 points or less. There was another change in the make-up of the Welsh teams. Regional teams were formed to replace the clubs that had played up to then.
This format has continued this way since then with the only variable being the number of teams from each country. This changed as the qualification criteria allowed, but always 24 teams in 6 pools of 4 teams.
In 2004/05, with the demise of the Celtic Warriors team (Wales), England had 7 teams in the competition.
In 2005/06, with a French team having won the previous year, France had 7 teams in the competition.
In 2006/07 Italy gained a 3rd team, with Wales having 3 teams in the competition.
In 2007/08, with the change in the qualification criteria, England had 7 teams and Wales 4 teams.
In 2008/09 France had 7 teams.
In 2009/10 England had 7 teams.
In 2010/11 France had 7 teams.
In 2011/12 England had 7 teams and Ireland 4 teams, with Wales having 3 teams.
In 2012/13 and 2013/14 France had 7 teams, England 6, Ireland 4 and Wales 3 teams.
2013/14 was the last time the Heineken Cup competition took placed. It was replaced with a new European Rugby Champions Cup in 2014.
Qualification Criteria for the Heineken Cup
In 1999/2000, when the English teams returned to the competition, France and England had 6 teams, Wales had 5 teams, Ireland had 3 teams and Scotland and Italy had 2 teams.
The actual teams from each country was up to the country concerned to sort out.
From the 2007/08 season 22 of the 24 places in the competition were awarded by country. France and England had 6 teams, Wales and Ireland had 3 teams and Scotland and Italy had 2 teams.
One of the other places was filled by a team from England, France or Italy; this place was given to the country whose team had progressed further in the previous year's competition.
The other place was given to the winner of a play-off match between the best placed Celtic League team (not already qualified) and the best placed semifinalist from the Italian Super 10 league.
In 2010/11 the format changed to award the 2 last places to the winners of the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup (Amlin Challenge Cup). If the winners of these Cups had already qualified, due to their league position within their own country, then their country received an extra place to fill. This is provided they have an eligible team. (NB. Scotland and Italy only have 2 teams eligible) England and France are capped at 7 places each. Should one of them win both Cups then the highest ranked team from the other nations would qualify. This would also happen if a Scots team won a Cup. (i.e. they do not have a 3rd team to take up the extra place).
The last criteria used within each country was:


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Esmond Bradley Martin, one of the world’s top ivory investigators, who also helped persuade China to shut down its legal rhino horn and ivory trades, has been killed in Nairobi.
The 75-year-old American was found dead in his house in the Kenyan capital with a stab wound to his neck on Sunday (Feb. 4). Kenyan police said they have yet to identify his attackers, but suspect it was the result of a botched robbery, according to the BBC.
As a leading conservationist, Martin was known for infiltrating and documenting illegal sales of ivory and rhino horns and then publishing the details of his findings. His work exposing the scale of ivory markets took him across the world from the United States to Congo, Nigeria, Angola, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Laos, and Myanmar. His research on the dynamics of illegal wildlife markets also provided governments with the data they needed to clamp down on, and eventually shut down both legal and illegal exchanges.
Martin’s death comes shortly after China enforced a ban on sales of ivory. The country was the world’s largest importer of ivory, and the trade was responsible for the deaths of as many as 30,000 elephants in Africa a year. Ivory smuggling had also done a lot of damage to China’s alliances with African nations, given the high demand for elephant tusks and rhino horns for use in traditional medicine and decoration. In one of his last research papers published last year, Martin showed that even though the price of ivory declined overall, business was moving from China and Hong Kong to Laos.
Wildlife experts, environmental organizations, and the United Nations said the world had lost a conservationist who was rigorous in his work and reporting. Paula Kahumbu, the chief executive officer of Kenya-based WildlifeDirect, expressed her sadness at Martin’s death:
While the motive behind Martin’s murder is still unknown, conservationists and environmentalists around the world have been killed for their work in the past. Last year, 197 land and environmental activists were killed for standing up to governments and companies, according to international non-governmental organization Global Witness.


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Posted January 06, 2019 03:53:18A lot of dentists say they can’t keep their jobs if they don’t give patients a high-quality oral health care experience.
This is one of the reasons I have been passionate about dentistry since I was a kid.
I started dental-o-meter when I was in high school, and I am a lifelong believer in helping people stay healthy.
I know that dental-care is not just about filling the mouth, but it is also about the way we live, the things we do and the relationships we have.
I believe we have a moral obligation to help people stay healthier.
In 2016, I was honored to receive the first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) for my work in community dental care.
I’ve been a member of NCCAM since 2012 and have been recognized for my advocacy for patient-centered dental care in the dental profession.
I’ve also been working to change the dental community by educating parents, dentists, dental hygienists and dentists about the importance of oral health.
I have also worked with the National Association of Dental Hygienist Advisors (NADA) to support them in their fight against overprescribing and poor oral health outcomes.
My dental-health practice is a part of NADA’s dental-medicine program, which is a collaboration with other health organizations across the country.
As a dental hygmienist, I strive to educate patients about the risks of oral disease and to help them make the right decisions about their health and well-being.
NADA is the only dental-service provider in the United States that is committed to patient-focused, preventive care.
For more information, visit www.nada.org.
About Dr. Park, M.D.
Dr. Park is a practicing dentist who is passionate about helping people lead healthier, happier lives.
Dr. Parker was honored as one of “America’s 100 Most Influential Dentists” by the American Dental Association in 2017 and has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics for his work in dentistry and preventive medicine.
He is the author of “The Power of Denture,” published by HarperCollins Children’s Books.


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The number of Covid-19 cases in Hertfordshire is surging and a move to Tier 2 is starting to look more and more likely.
The county recorded around 1,300 new cases in the week ending October 22, compared to just under 1,050 the week before.
A number of major boroughs are also experiencing their highest infection rates yet with six areas now exceeding the Tier 2 'threshold'.
Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, said that 100 cases per 100,000 population is the appropriate threshold for an area to be moved into the 'high' tier, but the Government is yet to release an official number.
There have now been over 890,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 so far across the UK.
For the latest coronavirus stats in your area, simply type your postcode into the interactive tool below:
Hertfordshire remains in Tier 1 - the 'medium' alert level - despite some parts of the county being only a stone's throw away from areas currently in Tier 2 such as London and Essex.
And while the numbers continue to rise, no decision has yet been made on whether Hertfordshire should move to Tier 2.
The county now has a higher infection rate than Essex did when it was moved into the 'high' alert level, which makes a similar move for Herts all the more likely.
Residents have been urged to follow the latest Government guidelines such as sticking to the rule of six when outdoors and adhering to social distancing measures as ways of limiting the spread of the virus.
Broxbourne and Watford, Hertfordshire, now have the joint-highest infection rates - 143.9 per 100,000 - with a further 140 and 139 new cases recorded in the week to October 22 respectively.
The following data shows the rate of new cases per 100,000 in each local authority in the seven days to October 22, and the number of new cases recorded in this time:
- Broxbourne - 143.9 per 100,000; 140 new cases
- Watford - 143.9 per 100,000; 139 cases
- Hertsmere - 136.3 per 100,000; 143 new cases
- Three Rivers - 131.8 per 100,000; 123 new cases
- Welwyn Hatfield - 107.3 per 100,000; 132 new cases
- Dacorum - 103.4 per 100,000; 160 new cases
- East Hertfordshire - 99.5 per 100,000; 149 new cases
- St Albans - 93.6 per 100,000; 139 new cases
- Stevenage - 78.5 per 100,000; 69 new cases
- North Hertfordshire - 67.4 per 100,000; 90 new cases
Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) has previously explained that it would not request to have the county moved into Tier 2.
A spokesperson for HCC previously said: "The Government has placed Hertfordshire in Tier One – ‘the medium’ alert level – and we believe that this accurately reflects the current position in the county.
"We are constantly monitoring coronavirus cases in Hertfordshire and we will, of course, speak to the Government if the local situation changes."
HertsLive has approached HCC for comment about whether the county could still be moved into Tier 2.
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just some guy, you know?
- Jun 23, 2020
Title: Zack Snyder's Justice League
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Connie Nielsen, Diane Lane, J.K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds, Amber Heard, Joe Morton, Ray Porter, Jesse Eisenberg, Jared Leto, Willem Dafoe, Kiersey Clemons, Peter Guinness, Harry Lennix, Karen Bryson, Marc McClure, Sergi Constance, Michael McElhatton, Lara Decaro, Ryan Zheng Kai, David Thewlis, Samantha Jo, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Julian Lewis Jones, John Dagleish, Francis Magee, Doutzen Kroes, Brooke Ence, Hari James, Ann Ogbomo, Russell Crowe, C. Amanda Maud, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Björt Sigfinnsdóttir, Salome R. Gunnarsdottir, Kristbjörg Kjeld, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Védís Vífilsdóttir, Snæfríður Rán Aðalsteins, Charlotte Comer, Serene Angus, Anna Burgess, Alison Chang, Constance Bole, Shahla Ayamah, Chris Courtenay, Heather Imbeah, Carla Turner, Grace Cookey-Gam, Matthew Bates, Gary Reimer, Robbie Gee, Jim Sturgeon, Eleanor Matsuura, Anthony Wise, Jérôme Pradon, Richard Clifford, Rebecca C. Perfect, Vincent Riotta, Edward Mitchell, Mark Arnold, Martin Troakes, Aurore Lauzeral, Lucy Briers, David Mara, Wil Coban, Stewart Alexander, Christy Meyer, Granville Saxton, Gianpiero Cognoli, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Kevin Mathurin, Joyce Veheary, Taylor James, Hadrian Howard, Victor Gardener, Bruce Chong, Orion Lee, Oliver Gatz, Rachel Blenkiron, Lynne Anne Rodgers, Oliver Powell, Kelly Burke, Keith Simpson, Omri Rose, Will Austin, William Atkinson, Sam Benjamin, Shalini Peiris, Carla Gugino, Adam Forman, Peter Brooke, Peter Henderson, Bruce Lester-Johnson, Katia Elizarova, Gemma Refoufi, Leila Reid, Suan-Li Ong, Tina Balthazar, Penny Lane, Stephanie Haymes-Roven, Gary A. Hecker, Steve West, Laura Waddell, Kevin Costner, Swaylee Loughnane, Robin Wright, Billy Crudup, Zack Snyder, Craig Douglas, Clem So, Greg Draven, Joe Manganiello, Nick McKinless
Plot: Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with Diana Prince with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions.
We watched the Zack Snyder Justice League on Friday. I think that this is a victory of artistic vision over studio bureaucratic idiocy. DC finally has a decent live-action movie, in spite of the people who own the rights to make such movies.
I particularly liked the expansion of Barry Allen's character. He no longer feels like a neurotic twit. Aquaman and Cyborg were too imo for my tastes, but that's just me. It meshed. It didn't have any thematic holes, and it all came together at the end.
However, it did spawn a new bit of terminology for me. Most of you have heard me talk about Fight Porn -- the kind of video that has just enough plot line to hold the fight scenes together. John Wick is, in my mind, the reigning champion in that category, and most superhero fiction falls into that genre.
The primary problem with fight porn is that things like romance and touchy-feely dives into the emotional realm are jarring. If they'd have inserted a long emotional exchange between John Wick and (anyone, really) that involved green scenery, horses, and white linen, it would have been immersion breaking.
Because I'm not the most reverent person in the world, I've decided to call this "twaddle." Twaddle is the slow parts that are needed to hold an action flick together. We often have conversations over the twaddle, simply because we know that it won't really impact our enjoyment of the fight scenes. We go and get a beverage when the twaddle drags on too long.
ZS's Justice League had a lot of twaddle. It wasn't bad, and the regular insertion of it built up the expectation that it would continue, but it was distracting. I think he might have thought that the conversation between Lois Lane and Martha Kent would be a good counterpoint to the action, but it dropped the emotional level too low for too long, creating a pacing problem in a movie that was four hours long.


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Scandinavians know it well:
When it comes to fashion, lifestyle, design and architecture, they are at the forefront. Almost everyone is aware of the personalities and famous names from Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. With creativity and an inexhaustible taste, their style has conquered the world.
We will take you on a journey marked by unique properties, design and creativity. Inside you will find our exclusive property, featured by cutting-edge architecture and the beautiful skyline view of Milan.
The online version will be available from September 16th. Meanwhile visit us in our offices to receive your copy.
You will find us in Via Broletto 26, Via Buonarroti 21, Corso di Porta Romana 51, Via Eustachi 19.


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Don't forget: Big Ten chat starts right now!
Dirk Chatelain nails it in this column about Nebraska's lack of a true identity under Bo Pelini. New Nebraska AD Shawn Eichorst has no plans to fix what isn't broken. The Blackshirts are looking for answers.
Michigan State will be losing its top two offensive players to the NFL (RB Le'Veon Bell and TE Dion Sims). The Spartans still have a favorable schedule that elevates expectations in 2013.
Tom Fornelli writes that the Big Ten fell on its face again in the bowls.
Urban Meyer continues to stump for his former star, Tim Tebow, in the NFL.
Despite a third straight Rose Bowl loss, Wisconsin has high expectations for 2013.
Purdue's returning players use the bowl blowout as motivation.
Indiana is eying another recruit from Indianapolis' Lawrence Central High School.
Three Iowa players will compete in the East-West Shrine Game.


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Honestly, I’m pretty over lists at this point. They’re arbitrary and don’t really reflect anything but someone’s tastes, except here where they reflect the tastes of three individuals…because that’s how we roll. So, take this list with a grain of salt. These are the records we thought were the best, which mostly just means these are the ones we listened to on repeat throughout the year! Feel free to leave a comment on what you think we missed, or why we’re dumb; we love good comment trolls.
Also, because this list is really about crediting the art that made us happy, we wanted it to make you happy too, so we included purchasing links where we could. Read more
Here we are kicking off another great week in life, am I right? We wanted to start your Monday with a glance over our shoulders at last week’s hits. I think we covered some pretty great stuff last week, some of which you might have only been able to find through us, some of it you just need to be sure you check out. Love the new Ovlov track, and can’t stop playing this Smallgoods album; you’d also do well to visit that Japan Review tune too! Tons of different vibes, which is always our vibe. Have a good week loves.
So I missed running this tune yesterday, so I figured I’d remedy my mistake by running it now. I’ve made clear my adoration with Black Marble, and this track is no different from those moments. I think Chris Stewart has really worked hard here to toy with his vocal delivery; he’s drawing you in, giving rise to little subtle bits of melody from the dark confines of his electronic work. Honestly, I haven’t heard anything from this record that I don’t like, so you can bet I’ll be grabbing a copy of Fast Idol, out on October 22nd via Sacred Bones Records.
Happy Monday everyone! Hope you’re doing alright, physically and emotionally. We’re here to wrap up last week’s hits, or at least what we loved. This collection has a bunch of songs included from some albums that dropped on Friday, as well as new tunes from Gustaf, Dinner and the new collaboration from Living Hour + Peel Dream Magazine. Start your week off right by reviewing what we loved last week. Have a good day!
Usually when a band like Black Marble gets four albums deep into their career, you sort of think you know what you’re getting when you unpack that new LP. For me, I think Chris Stewart has continued to let his electronic soundscapes evolve with each album. Bigger Than Life felt bolder and punchier, if you can say that; it just had this overt pop nature to it. That still seems present as we listen to “Ceiling,” another tune from the forthcoming Fast Idol. You can still hear the accessibility in the beats; they carry this generally pleasant feel to them, something that’s super difficult to replicate. Still, Stewart’s vocal have this faint hint of darkness, creating this bit of anxiety within the tune that ties into some of the thematic elements being put forth. The new LP is out on October 22nd via Sacred Bones Records.
It was a bit of a slower week for us on the new music side of things, but we still had a few jams for from the last week of July. You’ll see some recurring artists here like Tummyache and Meatbodies but also new to us music like The Enigmatic Foe or Treeboy & Arc. It’s a shorter one this week so it should be great for your Monday morning or afternoon commute. Stay dry!
I’ve been jamming to Black Marble for a hot minute now, and while I’m partial to the earlier work of Chris Stewart, he’s definitely hitting a more accessible pop stride with his latest works…and looks like that continues with the new record Fast Idol. Our first listen is accompanied by this incredible video from Theo Sixou, following around an exuberant pair through the streets of Paris; they seem to be searching for that unidentifiable “somewhere” of the song’s title. Both the song and the video are worth your while today, and we’ll keep you posted as more singles drop from the forthcoming Fast Idol, which is out on October 22nd via Sacred Bones Records.
This is the list you’ve all been waiting for, well, sort of. This is my Top 20 LPs of the year. Admittedly, there’s none of the high profile hitmakers on here, but that’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy those albums. I loved Purple Mountains just as much as the next person, same with Weyes Blood, but in a pickle, would I choose it over that Martha LP? Uh, absolutely not. Plus, I ran a lot this year because I got tired of being fat, so the majority of this stuff is pretty upbeat and “runnable.” There’s no order because all are equal under my ears.
Can I not just have this whole Black Marble LP already? This is the third single from the forthcoming Bigger Than Life LP, and again, it’s sure-fire gem. I’m actually really drawn to the beats on this one; they have this energetic pulse faintly tinged with a darkness that seems to match the fogginess of the vocal delivery. It’s probably cliche at this point, but balancing of the light and dark is so well executed that you can’t help but be caught up in your own emotions. But, perhaps the most striking moment comes just before the 4 minute mark, when the song seems to be stripped of its energy, leaving you with heavy vocals draped across minimal notes; it’s a pretty special twist. This new LP drops on October 25th via Sacred Bones Records. Don’t forget the band will be in Austin for Levitation!
As I was sitting down to listen to this song, I was imagining myself dancing around my living room, entertaining the wee 1 year old that crawls about our house; it has an energetic uptick in the sample percussion. But, when Chris Stewart’s vocals come into play, they’re heavy and dark; they almost evaporate that pop sensibility in the best possible sense. It creates this great juxtaposition that definitely lands well on my end, straddling the highs and lows of music, much like we do in life. To me, this feels like the most intimate Black Marble album to date, so it’s not surprise that it is being handled by Sacred Bones Records; they’ll release Bigger Than Life on October 25th.