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Twelve hundred years before these words were uttered, Athanasius had written a profound treatise called, “The Incarnation of the Word of God.” In this treatise he boldly attacked the difficult problems inherent in the doctrine of the Incarnation. The whole thing is a remarkable demonstration of pure reason engaged with divine revelation. He makes a great case for the deity of Christ, and for all who believe the Bible, settles the matter for all time. Yet so little does he trust the human mind to comprehend divine mysteries that he closes his great work with a strong warning against a mere intellectual understanding of spiritual truth. His words should be printed in large type and tacked on the desk of every pastor and theological student in the world:
“But for the searching of the Scriptures and true knowledge of them, an honorable life is needed, and a pure soul, and that virtue which is according to Christ; so that the intellect guiding its path by it, may be able to attain what it desires, and to comprehend it, in so far as it is accessible to human nature to learn concerning the word of God. For without a pure mind and a modeling of the life after the saints, a man could not possibly comprehend the words of the saints. . . . He that would comprehend the mind of those who speak of God needs begin by washing and cleansing his soul.”
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 2 Corinthians 7:1
For the searching of the Scriptures and true knowledge of them, an honorable life is needed, and a pure soul, and that virtue which is according to Christ.
Again, Gracious Father, we ask that You purify our souls, so that we can rightly understand Your Word.


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Kids In A New Groove presents the second virtual
KING Concert Club of 2020
Cold Jackets and Mamahawk
June 28th, 2020
Join us for the virtual KING Concert Club featuring Cold Jackets and Mamahawk from the comfort of your living room as we celebrate the joy, hope, resilience, and comfort Kids In A New Groove provides youth in foster care through music mentorship.
Tune in at 7:00 pm CST for an evening of music performed by Austin bands Cold Jackets and Mamahawk. We’re going to hear from the kids who make up Kids In A New Groove, and two awesome students will perform and tell us how KING has made a positive impact in their lives.
While we wait for a time when we can come together for concerts and community, we are grateful at the opportunity to do so virtually. RSVP today to attend!
All proceeds from the KING Concert Club benefit Kids In A New Groove, an Austin based nonprofit that provides 175 youth in foster care with the life changing benefits of free, weekly music lessons and mentorship.

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ALERT! -- 7/21/09 NORAD 9/11-2B Drill -- CHICAGO
(North American Aerospace Defense Command)
By Captain Eric H. May
The Lone Star Iconoclast
July 20, 2009
The last-minute government press release of NORAD's Falcon Virgo terror exercise, scheduled to begin Tuesday at 1 AM in the skies above Chicago, has Windy City residents on edge.
They are called conspiracy theorists by some, but retort convincingly that it's hard to find a reassuring reason for why the Air Force can't inform US citizens that they are about to be in the middle of military exercises. Such exercises were running on the morning of 9/11, they add, and during the 7/7 London bombings of 2005. In both cases, the exercises were suspiciously simulating the very terror scenarios that were taking place in real life at the same time.
Sears Tower has long been considered a top terror target, both by those who believe in Al Qaeda and by those who believe that the terrorist group might more aptly be called Al CIAda. Sears Tower was just renamed Willis Tower last week. Was the name change a signal for "the next 9/11" -- or 9/11-2B as Internet intelligence writers are calling it?
The Iconoclast will wait and watch anxiously. In a recent article, I presented my top three terror targets:
Chicago, New York, Houston -- 2009 Top 9/11-2B Targets
(earlier included Portland, Oregon)
If Chicago gets through July 21 without incident, there is still a bumpy road ahead. National Level Exercise, 2009 (NLE '09) is slated for July 27-31, all of next week. In it, foreign troops from several countries will join US military forces and federal agencies in responding to several impromptu catastrophic events.
Would the founding fathers, revolutionaries all, have counseled confidence in the motives of such a secretive government? Our post-9/11, pre-9/11-2B rulers have taken to withholding the most fundamental information from its concerned, cornered citizens -- all in the name of security.
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NORAD exercise planned for Chicago
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|Evaluating the use of a high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the determination of selected environmental contaminants|
Roose, P. (2002). Evaluating the use of a high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the determination of selected environmental contaminants. J. Chromatogr. (970): 213-223
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- Roose, P. (2005). Evaluating the use of a high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer for the determination of selected environmental contaminants, in: Roose, P. Volatile organic compounds and related microcontaminants in the Scheldt estuary and the southern North Sea: method development and monitoring. pp. 125-140, more
A benchtop high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometer (TOF MS) was evaluated for the determination of key organic microcontaminants. The major advantage of the TOF MS proved to be the high mass resolution of about 0.002 Da (10 ppm). Consequently, the detectability of polar pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls is excellent, and detection limits are in the order of 1-4 pg injected mass. Best mass spectral resolution was obtained for medium-scale peaks. It is a disadvantage that the calibration range is rather limited, viz. to about two orders of magnitude. The high mass spectral resolution was especially useful to improve the selectivity and sensitivity when analyzing target compounds in complex samples and to prevent false-positive identifications.

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Companies in the United States and abroad are moving quickly to bring to market hamburgers and other meat, poultry and seafood products derived from muscle tissue grown in a lab with cells harvested from a living animal.
U.S. regulators will introduce rules for such products later this year, and companies say they are poised to launch their first commercial products within the same time frame.
Like the introduction of genetically modified foods before it, cell-cultured meat has the potential to transform how the world eats. And as with genetically modified foods, there probably will be pushback.
Plant-based meat, while growing in popularity, still largely appeals to the tiny fraction of Americans who are vegetarians and vegans. If lab meats can replicate the taste and texture of traditional meat — at a lower cost and with fewer downsides — it would be a game-changer for global nutrition.
This prospect is launching a three-way battle over the future of meat, with factions jockeying to shape government regulation, consumer tastes and the debate over the social and environment implications of widespread adoption of alternative meats.
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Birds here are mostly accident victims.
Across my property is a single power line and often parrots like galahs and little corellas fly through it and their wings can get severely damaged, so much so that they are grounded for the remainder of their lives.
A parrot can climb a tree but getting down is virtually impossible without a functioning wing and once on the ground they fall victim to feral cats and foxes.
Youngsters are the usual problem they have no idea what a power line is and crash into it when flying at speed,some do not survive the initial injury, wings ripped off is something they cannot overcome, but some have them dislocated and badly bruised and will never fly.
I have picked up many and found that they tame down quickly and can be rehomed fairly quickly. But that transition period can be months and I do need help at times from a Vet or ornithologist.
The raptors are the hardest and those I leave to experts, but parrots can sometimes be cute and friendly although Corellas can be very noisy at dusk and dawn they do make lovely pets and can learn to talk.
Older birds never really tame down but they adapt to a cage fairly quickly.
I have kept several and they at times have the freedom of the house, play with the dogs and cats, occasionally chew the furniture and play a lot with toys.The featured image is a young corella sitting atop a door and playing with a cat. (my cats are trained not to harm any birds) the male below decided to eat meat and help the cats,I do not allow this to happen but he was quick and I did not have the heart to tell him he was a cannibal, as it was chicken mince.
In captivity and usually small cages they need to be exercised and roam free for mental stimulation. It would be nice to have a large aviary that may come later.

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The Park-Klinik Weißensee is modern tertiary care hospital that was rebuilt on the site of the former municipal hospital in Berlin Weißensee / Pankow in 1997. The hospital is a 350 bedded building with light-flooded ambience to benefit the patients and employees. It offers a wide range of medical services, including inpatient, outpatient and emergency care. With over 700 employees committed to the healthcare services, the hospital ensures impeccable medical care to all the patients. The clinic is situated in the middle of a historically grown park and offers excellent clinical care, modern facilities and above-average patient satisfaction.

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Tesla is apparently looking to switch to AMD “Navi” chip for its onboard media computer (MCU), according to a new leak.
Originally, Tesla used Nvidia Tegra chips in its Media Control Unit (MCU), which is different from its Autopilot or Full Self-Driving (FSD) computers that use Tesla’s own chip.
As Tesla started working to transition away from using Nvidia’s chips for its Autopilot computer, the automaker also switched from Nvidia to Intel for its onboard MCU media computer.
Now, we’ve learned that Tesla is again looking to make a change in its MCU, and it is looking to move to AMD.
Patrick Schur shared a document showing that Tesla was looking to move to AMD’s new Navi 23 chip before removing the document as it could potentially reveal the source:
This is AMD’s latest chip powering its new GPU cards, and they claim more power and efficiency:
“Groundbreaking AMD RDNA™ 2 gaming architecture delivers up to 2X higher performance and up to 54 percent higher performance-per-watt compared to AMD RDNA™-based graphics cards“
Higher performance-per-watt is something that Tesla is always looking at closely since the automaker is looking to improve efficiency through every sub-system inside its vehicles in order to improve overall efficiency and, therefore, range.
It’s unclear when Tesla would be moving to the new chip for its onboard computer.
I wouldn’t put this in the “completely confirmed” column just yet, but it looks like a solid source.
Tesla is always looking to improve computing power inside its vehicles, and that’s a trend that I’ve been calling ever since Tesla hired Jim Keller back in 2016.
Cars are increasingly becoming computers on wheels, and it is going to be critical for automakers to always keep pushing for higher performance in order to compete.
Tesla seems to have understood that early by both working on its chips and looking to buy the latest technology from chip makers, like AMD.
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The aspect of Resident Evil 4 that was perhaps the worst in the original game won’t be prominently included in Capcom’s upcoming remake. Resident Evil 4 will now arrive on contemporary platforms in a little more than a month. Fans of the original game have been curious about how many modifications will be made in this remake. But actually Capcom has previously demonstrated a good deal of the game in action. Fortunately, we now know that one of the most contentious features of RE4 will be left in the past. All thanks to fresh information that has recently become available.
Resident Evil 4 Remake ditched the worst feature of the original
It was revealed that the remake of Resident Evil 4 will eliminate some QTEs in a new cover article from Game Informer. For those who played the original RE4, QTEs were present frequently. They were really infuriating. Fans have frequently criticized a late-game segment in the Resident Evil 4 from 2005. Because it included a pseudo-boss battle that was solely based on QTE prompts.
Resident Evil 4 may still contain some QTEs, although Capcom has claimed that they have chosen to do away with this element in favor of more interesting gameplay features. And while it remains to be seen how those new mechanisms turn out, most Resident Evil fans will probably be pleased with this development. Resident Evil 4 is slated to release on March 24th of next month, in case you haven’t already marked that date on your calendar. When it happens, it will be playable on the PC, PS5, PS4, and Xbox Series X. Besides Resident Evil 4 Remake ditching the worst feature of the original game, we have more articles on our website.


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Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered that 558 million-year-old Dickinsonia fossils do not reveal all of the features of the earliest known animals, which potentially had mouths and guts.
ANU PhD scholar Ilya Bobrovskiy, lead author of the study, said the study shows that simple physical properties of sediments can explain Dickinsonia's preservation, and implies that what can be seen today may not be what these creatures actually looked like.
"These soft-bodied creatures that lived 558 million years ago on the seafloor could, in principle, have had mouths and guts -- organs that many palaeontologists argue emerged during the Cambrian period tens of millions of years later," said Mr Bobrovskiy from the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences.
"Our discovery about Dickinsonia -- and many other Ediacaran fossils -- opens up new possibilities as to what they actually looked like."
Ediacara biota were strange creatures that lived on the seafloor 571 to 541 million years ago. They grew up to two metres long and include the earliest known animals as well as colonies of bacteria.
The fact that Dickinsonia and other Ediacara biota fossils were preserved at all in the geological record has been a big mystery -- until now.
The team, which includes scientists from Russian institutions, discovered how Ediacara biota fossils were preserved, despite the macroorganisms not having skeletons or shells.
"As the organisms decayed, softer sediment from below gradually flowed into the forming void, creating a cast," Mr Bobrovskiy said.
"Now we know that what we are looking at is an impression of a soft organic skeleton that may have been anywhere within Dickinsonia's body. What we're seeing could be a part of Dickinsonia's bottom, the inside of its body or part of its back."
Mr Bobrovskiy said Dickinsonia had different types of tissues and must have been a true animal, a Eumetazoa, the lineages eventually leading to humans.
Co-researcher and RSES colleague Associate Professor Jochen Brocks said the team used a melting cast of a Death Star made of ice to show the physical properties of sediments that enabled the soft-bodied Ediacara biota to be preserved.
"This process of fossilisation could tell us more about what Ediacara biota were and how they lived," he said.
"These fossils comprise our best window into earliest animal evolution and are the key to understanding our own deep origins."
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It will be a case of “Him off the Viz” off out on the town on Wednesday when Simon Donald goes in search of Geordie humour.
The co-founder of the Geordie satirical magazine will be arriving in Newcastle around 10am in a red double-decker Routemaster bus in a drive to find fresh and edgy comedy talent.
Edinburgh Festival may be over but comic possibilities could be just beginning in the city, with an opportunity to appear in a new satirical TV show.
Donald, who has written a book called Him off the Viz about his own comedy experiences, is inviting people to visit him on the bus which will be parked in Grainger Street until 3pm.
Newcastle is the last stop-off on a tour for The Establishment Club Road Trip, which is fronted by actor and comedian Keith Allen and named after the cutting-edge comedy club established in London by Peter Cook.
Its aim had been to create a “disruptive force” during the Edinburgh season to draw attention to the difficulties of getting into comedy and the decline of satire - and to find the “funniest city” at the same time.
As well as the Scottish capital, the bus has stopped off in Brighton and Manchester on what organisers describe as “the biggest ever comedy talent search”.
Amateurs and big names are being invited to use the bus as a performance space to show off their talents in an X Factory-style competition.
Donald, who will be judging Wednesday’s hopefuls, said: “For too long the comedy establishment, in its annual jolly north of the border, has bypassed Newcastle.
“It’s only right that The Establishment Club has chosen Newcastle as its final destination for finding truly exciting, passionate, original, razor sharp voices!”
The idea is to unearth comic talent - who feel excluded from the mainstream comedy establishment - for Keith Allen’s new TV show which is in development.
The show, based on the format of The Establishment Club, is set to be broadcast on RT.
The team behind it are looking for vibrant new acts with something fresh to say about the state of the nation, whether in the from of stand-up, poetry or song. And the result could prove a springboard to a comedy career.
The best performers will have the chance of becoming a regular contributor to the new satire show.
Anyone interested in the opportunity but unable to make it to the bus on Wednesday can submit a performance on the website here .


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Local MSP Maree Todd, SNP, united with Labour and Green MSPs during a debate in the Scottish Parliament this week to demand the UK government immediately halts the roll out of Universal Credit.
In a joint public letter published in the Times, 24 third sector organisations called for the rollout of universal credit to be halted in Scotland because of “significant flaws” in the system. The motion for debate referred to the public letter, and received support from SNP, Labour, and Green MSPs.
Maree Todd MSP said;
“I have been raising concerns about universal credit for some time now and was delighted that the Scottish Government called for a halt to the rollout back in March.
“I really welcome the broad civic and cross party support for this call, and hope that it will finally make the UK Government take notice of the devastating impact universal credit is having on families.”
Maree Todd represents the Highlands and Islands region and Inverness and some rural areas in Highland were part of the trial area for universal credit.
The SNP MSP went on to say:
“Universal credit roll-out in the Highlands has been a colossal failure.
“We are seeing a Dickensian social policy disaster, with families being forced into poverty and debt.
“Any politician worth their salt would realise that this system needs to be halted immediately.
“Just how many more people must suffer before the UK government accepts that the system, as it currently stands, is deeply flawed?”
The debate on the roll out of Universal Credit can be found here.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Tuesday night announced the names of 39 successful bidders for its 2017/2018 crude oil term contract out of the total 224 bids submitted.
The contract for the successful bidders including 18 Nigerian companies, 11 international traders, five foreign refineries, three national oil companies and two NNPC trading arms contract, according to the corporation, “will run for one year effective 1stJanuary 2017 for consecutive twelve circles of crude oil allocation.”
The corporation in a series of tweets on its official handle noted that all “the contracts are for 32,000 bpd (barrels per day) except Duke Oil Ltd, a subsidiary of the NNPC Group, which shall be for 90,000bpd.”
The statement recalled that the NNPC Group Managing Director, Maikanti Baru had during the bid opening in November last year assured the public of transparency and fairness in the selection process.”
“We’ll ensure transparency and fairness in the process. There’s nothing hidden just as you’ve seen today,” he had told the bidders.
The successful Nigerian bidders included: Oando, Sahara Energy, MRS Oil & Gas, A.A. Rano, Bono, Masters Energy, Eterna Oil & Gas, Cassiva Energy, Hyde Energy, Britania-U, North West Petroleum, Optima Energy, AMG Petroenergy, Arkleen Oil & Gas Ltd, Shoreline Limited, Emo Oil, Prudent Energy and Setana Energy. The NNPC trading companies are: Duke Oil Limited and Carlson Hyson.
The refineries are: Hindustan Refinery, Varo Energy, Sonara Refinery, Bharat Petroleum and Cepsa; while the international traders include: Transfigura, ENOC Trading, BP Trading, Total Trading, UCL Petro Energy. Mocho and Tevier Petroleum. Others are: Heritage Oil, Levene Energy, Glencore, Litasco Supply and Trading.
The successful government to government bidders are: India (India Oil Company), China (Sinopec), South Africa (Saccoil).

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A Serious ManOverview -
It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik (Michael Stuhlbarg), a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been informed by his wife Judith (Sari Lennick) that she is leaving him. She has fallen in love with one of his more pompous colleagues, Sy Ableman (Fred Melamed), who seems to her a more substantial person than the feckless Larry.
Larry's unemployable brother Arthur (Richard Kind) is sleeping on the couch, his son Danny (Aaron Wolf) is a discipline problem and a shirker at Hebrew school, and his daughter Sarah (Jessica McManus) is filching money from his wallet in order to save up for a nose job.
Storyline: Our Reviewer's Take
The Coen Brothers' 'A Serious Man' begins with a bizarre prologue set in Poland a century removed from the main story. This sequence, shot in 1.33:1 (while the rest is in glorious widescreen), is a Jewish folk tale about the kindness of strangers and the meaningless of life (or something). And in its spooky, spiritual way, this sequence sets the tone for the rest of the movie — one in which faith and the troubles of everyday life collide in a typically Coens-y way.
After the credits, we are met with the story's main thrust, centering on a Jewish family in 1967 Midwest suburbia. Larry Gopnik (superb stage actor Michael Stuhlbarg) seems to be doing just fine: he's got a family, life is slightly strained by his brother Arthur (Richard Kind) and his constant monopolization of the bathroom, but otherwise things are just fine. His son (Aaron Wolff) is about to become a man; he himself is about to be tenured at his college; and in general, it doesn't feel like the cosmos are against him. Then his life turns to shit.
In short order, his wife (Sari Lennick) tells him that she's leaving him for another man (a wonderfully wormy Fred Melamed), and wants an official Jewish divorce. His brother, who carries around a notebook filled with Byzantine mathematical ramblings that could potentially predict tornadoes and/or help him cheat at cards, gets into more and more trouble. He starts fantasizing about his comely Jewish neighbor, who smokes weed and sunbathes naked (a brassy and cougar-ishly awesome Amy Landecker). And a Korean student, troubled by his failing grade, bribes Larry into passing him.
All of these personal windfalls build and build, which crescendo with increasing intensity and are peppered with the Coens' penchant for the weird and absurd (remember how 'The Man Who Wasn't There' had a UFO?), as well as their superb knack for casting (Adam Arkin shines as Larry's lawyer). Larry goes to visit three rabbis (they even get their own title cards!), but he leaves each one feeling more confused than the last (one tells an involved story about a gentile whose front teeth were mysteriously inscribed with a Jewish phrase).
While this sounds like a kind of depressing Philip Roth-ian thing, it's not. But it's not a wacky comedy either. (Those troubled by the excessive, nihilistic mugging of 'Burn After Reading' should be pleased with the sincerity on display here.) Somehow the Coens manage to sidestep the pitfalls of the "midlife crisis" film, enriching it with deep philosophical and spiritual questions that, quite frankly, I'm still trying to figure out after several viewings. This might be the Coens most personal film, but just like the rest, it's still hard to decipher, figure out, and unlock - full of puzzles, conundrums, and loose ends. The one attempt at clarity happened at the press screening I attended for 'Serious Man,' when the PR representative handed me a glossary of Jewish terms. It was helpful.
Technically, the movie is just as sound as anything else they've done, with Roger Deakins' gorgeous cinematography, Carter Burwell's twinkly score (accented by a half-dozen Jefferson Airplane songs), and the Coens themselves contributing outstanding editorial work (under their assumed identity Roderick Jaynes, who had a hilariously detailed biography in the press notes). The performances are universally great, with Stuhlbarg as the obvious standout. He's a sort of hapless Woody Allen-type character, befuddled and enraged but too castrated by suburban life to do much of anything about it. However, he's far from passive, and it's a testament to Stuhlbarg's talent that he can get across so much without saying a whole lot - a stutter, a facial tic, a twisted eyebrow conveys it all. He is genuinely confused and upset by his situation, and he's not sure who to blame, and what role God has to do with any of it. Sometimes, as the bumper sticker says and the Coens suggest, shit happens.
Is the movie perfect? No. At times it feels almost overwhelmingly overstuffed, there's about one dream sequence too many (this isn't a Buñuel film for crying out loud) and by the end, you think the Coens might have too many balls in the air, with resolution posing a prickly problem. Thankfully, they avoid this by one of the ballsiest endings in recent memory. If people were confused and pissed off by the last scene of 'No Country for Old Men,' I predict nothing short of rioting once the credits roll.
But that said, the conclusion makes a perfect kind of sense. We're left with just as many questions as poor Larry, wondering what our cinematic God (the Coens) have put us through. This is the Coens, coming back from the minor folly that was 'Burn After Reading,' in a big way, proving once again that they're one of the most vital filmmaking teams in cinema today. Jews and gentiles can both agree on that one. As a character says in the movie: "Accept the mystery."
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The 50GB disc does not auto-play and is Region "A" locked. It's also BD-Live equipped but there's nothing going in that area just yet. That's about it.
Universal's 1080p/AVC MPEG-4 transfer (the aspect ratios are 1.33:1 for the prologue and 1.85:1 for the rest of the movie) is a loving representation of the film. This is one great transfer.
First, you need to know that genius cinematographer Roger Deakins and the Coens decided to do something different in a few sequences, most notably the prologue and anytime there is ahem, some marijuana consumed, where the edges of the frame will go fuzzy. This is intentional and quite gorgeous. Sometimes it's very subtle like in an early classroom scene, sometimes it's more extreme, but I just thought I would warn those of you who would look at the picture and scream "This is supposed to be HD but it's all blurry!" (Not that I think any of you would actually do that.) It's a natural progression of the technique Deakins used on the stunning 'Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford' and it really goes a long way in terms of making the movie so visually unique that you'll want to revisit it time and time again.
Other than that, the image quality on 'A Serious Man' is absolutely stunning. The crisp blues and greens of the suburbs, the period detail is amazing (check out the scene, early in the movie, with the Hebrew school principle – the lines on this guy's face are worthy of a purchase in and of itself), blacks are deep and dark, skin tones look great, and overall it's just a sumptuous visual package.
There aren't any buggy technical issues to speak of. In fact, the clarity of the Blu-ray picture could help us in unraveling the film's deeper mysteries, as we're given a better look at that crazy notebook… Hmmm… Blu-ray as a tool for unlocking certain enigmatic films' mysteries?
The DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 is extremely subtle and well done.
This is a dialogue heavy film so things are mostly front-and-center. But that said, everything is clear and well prioritized. When the film does open up, like during a scene at a diner or a sequence at a crowded beachside area, you get some nice surround sound support. And when the film careens into weirdo Coenstown towards the end of the movie, which involves a car crash and other calamities, the track shows robust surround support, making great use of the entire sound field. (There's a scene where people dramatically slurp soup that is quite good.) Also, when the movie takes to a series of title cards indicating the rabbis our hapless hero searches for, we get a bunch "boom" that really fills the mix. While certainly not the most atmospheric mix you've ever heard, it is sturdy and well done.
Additionally, both Carter Burwell's minimalist score and the handful of Jefferson Airplane songs, sound spectacular on this mix. Both are superb and are superbly reproduced here.
Again: this isn't exactly a wham-bam dynamo of a surround track, but it is incredibly graceful, nuanced, and full of character. And when the wham-bam dynamo moments do come up, they sound great. This is a mix subtle enough to get overlooked but it should be praised just the same.
There are also audio options in French DTS 5.1 and Spanish DTS 5.1 as well as subtitles in Spanish SDH, French and Spanish.
There are only a couple of special features here, but they are quite good. It's a shame the film's trailer isn't on here, as it was also really effective and great.
- Becoming Serious (HD, 17:04) This is a wonderful little feature where the Coen Brothers and various members of the cast and crew take you on a journey through the film's production, mixing talking head interviews with on-set behind-the-scenes footage. The Coens, in particular, are weird and charming, talking about the opening prologue and revealing that it's an old Yiddish folk story that didn't actually exist, because they couldn't think of any, so they made one up. They are very self effacing and goofy and really engaging. You can tell that everyone who worked on the movie was really passionate about it and it was nice to hear from some of the cast members, many of whom weren't professional actors. This is essential watching for anyone who's a fan of the film.
- Creating 1967 (HD, 13:43) This is a brief doc about creating the period look for the film, including the cars, houses, and costumes. This is an incredibly detail-oriented movie and this is an incredibly detail-oriented doc, and it's really captivating stuff. Of particular note is the dude who coordinated the period cars, because he's just a total character. Again: everyone seemed passionate about this movie and it shows here, too. This is also essential viewing.
- Hebrew & Yiddish for Goys (HD, 2:14) This is basically the visual version of that Hebrew glossary they handed out at the press screening for the film. It's cute but not hugely essential.
The new Coen Brothers' film comes highly recommended from yours truly. Sure, it's pretty weird, but it's also one of the brothers' most personal and emotionally involving works yet – honest, real, and at times hysterical. With superb audio and video and a nice (if not incredibly lengthy) amount of special features, it's a solid if not overwhelming package. If you've seen (and loved) the film, this is a no-brainer purchase. To everyone else, it's highly recommended. Hopefully this is an indicator of things to come – with only a handful of Coens movies on Blu-ray, we could sure use some more! Go ahead. Accept the mystery.
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Vancouver-Based GoFetch is Canada’s First On-Demand Dog Walking App
GoFetch is Canada’s first dog walking app that connects dog owners with dog walkers in their city. Vancouver-based GoFetch was co-foundered by Paul Ratchford and Willson Cross.
The app makes it easy to find the perfect walker, regardless of whether dog owners need to use the service on demand or only occasionally. Walkers (or ‘fetchers’) are able to set their own prices and subscribe for $5.99 per month. The company does not take any cut from each walk, a pricing model that sets GoFetch apart from other startups in the space.
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The local history folks are trying to figure this out.
It is cropped from passing under a well known local rail trestle.
The car looks new and has LH drive (or is it reversed?)
Several things I see right off. First, the picture looks VERY posed. Which doesn't mean much.
The style of the car suggests American manufacture between 1902 and 1904.
Most cars of that early decade of the automobile, built in America, or anywhere else in the world, were right hand drive. That is the way it was. However, there were a few exceptions.
One of my first thoughts was Autocar. One reason for that, is that Autocar offered cars in either right hand OR left hand driving. They also offered a choice of tiller or steering wheel up until about 1904 (maybe even '05?). But I do not think it is an Autocar. The front area of the body does not have quite the right shape for one. So unless it had been restored incorrectly?
Another thought was Winton. But I don't think they offered left hand drive.
It does appear to be a tail-lamp between the body and rear fender. Since tail-lamps usually are placed on the side nearest the center of the road, the car being driven on the right would have a tail-lamp on the left side. This would be an indication that the photo is not flipped, but NOT conclusive.
There are several things. None of them conclusive. Focus, contrast, lack of dust, the women's clothing? I would suspect this is a modern photo. And then there is in the background. A man standing there. And something else too out of focus to identify.
I am really curious to read what others think about this one. (And awaiting the proof that I am wrong.)
It appears that there are some wider tire tracks in the dirt road. This may be a modern picture?
Wayne, I thought modern too, but then rationalized a glass plate photo which always has sharp depth of field changes? Here is the original photo....I know the trestle bridge, it was still there when I learned to drive.
Looks like it's a realative new restoration with models dressed in period clothing. Unless it's a pristine original photo it looks to modern.
Looks like authentic road apples in front of the car and behind it also.
I wonder if the car is really left hand drive, or if the picture is flipped. I can't see any signs or lettering that would give a clue.
George M, Is any history of the photo known? Negative type? There were so many different camera and film/medium types used a hundred plus years ago, and a few of them mimic modern film and/or reactions fairly well. I am not nor do I pretend to be a photography expert. I figure Steve J knows a hundred times what I know. And I don't know how to rate Mark O?! Wow that guy knows a lot!
I have seen a fair number of known history photos (including postmarked real photo postcards popular back then) with incredible detail and focus. Years ago, I found a postcard with a photo of an early Maxwell among redwood trees. The photo was oriented with the tall trees going the long way of the RPPC, and the Maxwell was smaller than a dime. But the detail was clear enough that I was able to identify the car as a pre-'10 Maxwell without using a magnifying glass. So I bought it. A friend of mine had (still has) a 1907 Maxwell, so I had the car from the photo blown up into a 5X7 photo (from smaller than a dime!) and gave it and the postcard to my friend. The detail was clear enough that he was able to identify not only the model of the car, but the maker of the horn!
The larger view doesn't convince me of anything. If I had not seen the closeup? I would likely have never suspected it may be a modern (relatively speaking) picture. But the devil is in the details. I did wonder about what looks like road apples in the background, and those ahead of the car certainly look real. But I figured Amish country and a few horses would account for that. And exactly what Ed B mentioned. The road and tracks themselves. Most roads outside of towns before 1910 were little more than horse trails and wagon tracks. Some exceptions along the Eastern Seaboard. This road is fairly wide (for a single lane), and it is incredibly smooth. Nearly all roads, in or out of town, were rough, horse trotted, and wagon wheel rutted. Horses and wagons almost never went over ten miles an hour, and in the early days of the automobile, most areas restricted a car to similar speeds. Smooth roads were not needed at those speeds, and efforts to improve roads for faster automobiles had begun by 1905, but had not gotten very far for another decade.
The tire tracks in the road do not really show up well in the full version. However, in the closeup, the are a number of things that we can (or cannot) see. I would say that horses have been through there. However, the surface of the road is not broken up by hooves. So I would say maybe not a lot of horses. And the tire tracks. All early cars had skinny tires. For the most part, in that part of the picture, there are two nice tracks from cars and/or wagons, the tracks are heavily traveled in their center, fading out to each edge. Two tracks (for the lefts and the rights of cars and carriages) over a foot wide each, with a center area about three feet wide where few tires ran. IF (that big IF) it were early cars, it would take a lot of cars with skinny tires (in the neighborhood of fifty) nearly all traveling within inches of the same center-line to create such a track. That many cars, with barely a handful that wandered to one side here or the other, is possible, but unlikely. It would only take way less than half that many cars with six inch wide tires to create the same effect in the dust. With just a few skinny tires (like from the pictured car) to create the few odd tracks I can see.
I am hoping for more facts, and speculations, to help date the photo. And I am still trying to think of another automobile it might be. I don't think it is an Autocar or a Winton. I also do not think it is a Rambler or a Cadillac model B (although they made some cars that look similar). I am also hoping to hear from a real expert about the photo process involved (cause I ain't a real expert on that!).
The only photographic clue that would point to modern is the color of the car. Cars of this period were often red. Emulsions of the period were orthochromatic, meaning they were blind to red light and would render red objects as black or dark gray. A modern panchromatic emulsion would be sensitive to red and would render it a lighter gray, like the car in the picture. BUT that applies only if we know the car is red, which we don't. The question of glass or film is mostly irrelevant. Neither one, used in the came camera, will produce pictures any sharper than the other. The only reason that glass plate pictures tend to be any sharper than film pictures is that they were large and were generally used in large cameras with good lenses, while film was more likely to be used in box cameras with fixed focus lenses. But a 5x7 camera, for example, will produce photos of equal quality on film or glass.
Almost purchased a 1904 Autocar at a Hershey auction a few years back, This is not an Autocar hood in my opinion. The Autocar hood sits atop a very exposed radiator.
I would like to see the photo reversed.Now that I look at the photo more closely one identifying piece is the shift lever on top of the steering column. You can see the shift lever affixed to the shaft going down the column. My alleged mind tells me Autocar had a column hand shift so maybe my memory is faded some. This may be an earlier Autocar perhaps 1903? Greg Lang is a very knowledgeable Autocar owner and if he see's this photo he would be the definitive answer.
Having worked as a civil engineer for AT&SF railroad for a while out of college I'm looking at the trestle. The stone abutments look OK for 1905, and it is a open deck trestle, meaning that the railroad ties sit directly on the girders, that is also OK for 1905. The problem is with the built up girders them self, they look to be from a later time. Built up girders are made from several parts of steel and riveted or welded, something from 1895-1905 era would have had more rivets. Many railroad bridges were upgraded with new girders to carry heaver loads around 1940. It sounds like this bridge is in New Jersey someplace, could this picture be a publicly still shot for movie that is set around 1905 but is filmed around 1940 ?
Those power poles with the 2 insulators look pretty primitive for post-20's.
It also appears the two wires leading to the insulators on the pole pass under the overpass which would indicate not staged.
Unfortunately, this mystery is not like one of Rob Heyen’s where he eventually reveals the answer. I don’t know if it was Photoshopped or era equivalent overlay merge…and I certainly do not know the car.
Thanks for all the input so far. It is always fascinating the areas of knowledge the forum members have such as turn of the century construction techniques…early camera expertise, power pole clues, etc.
I’ll share what I do know.
The trestle bridge was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad Atlantic division. Age not too sure but sometime in the 1880’sor so. The original Pennsylvania Bridges in southern NJ built by a predecessor leased railroad were typically timber and eventually replaced with steel…
This may have been one of the first trestle conversions to steel as this IS the right of way line where the Pennsylvania always ran its world speed records in the era. Let the competing Reading RR chip the record, next day the Pennsy would go out and take it back. History holds that at one point, perhaps 15 miles east of where this photo was taken the two railroads use to set departure times so that a true high speed race could be held where the competing lines ran visually parallel for a stretch.
The road was actually an early commerce road that was mule wagon from about civil war onward. To the horizon in the distance It connected to a village centered on making the supposed best white lead paint in the USA (John Lucas Paint Co.founded in 1854-acquired by Sherwin Williams in the 20’s) to a rail freight center in Clementon NJ which was on the Reading Railroad line that was maybe 1.5 miles in front of where the car sits.
The village had access to the Pennsy along the Philadelphia Atlantic City line with similar road to freight depot to the east of about 4 miles or to the west about 4 miles. The Pennsy finally relented and ran a switched spur into the village sometime after the family stewardship ended.
That bridge stayed that way until the 60’s. I remember the open span, ties resting on the girders. In my day it was blacktopped from abutment to abutment with a line in the middle that made straight driving an illegal move. Cars would cue up in a line leaning towards the curb along each side…and folks just decided friendly how a chain of cars could pass with the other direction waiting for a break and vice-versa.
The car in question appears too clean for me suggesting a promo picture for a new delivery…but really, I know of no monied homestead at that location at the time and it is more than a mile or two in any direction before there was real civilization where monied folk would have been.
A source wishing to remain anonymous in case his guess is wrong has suggested to me that this could be something called a ‘United States Long Distance’ machine which was built in NJ for the first single digit years of the 20th century. I can find nothing to make that corroborate.
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Try posting on the AACA site - there are some guys there who love this kind of mystery and are sure to peg it right on.
Several times yesterday, and already a few times today, I have googled different cars of the '02 to '05 years. And I am still no closer to identifying that car than I was in memory alone the first five minutes I looked at it.
While the basic style is quite typical of those few years, the specifics of that car don't match anything I can place (at least not yet). Packard and/or Winton actually come the closest. Interestingly. both on the models used in attempts to be the first coast to coast driven car. Horatio Nelson Jackson (I had to google the name to get it right although I knew the Jackson part), a doctor of independent means in a Winton, in order to win a barroom bet, beat the Packard factory sponsored Packard which finished only a few days later. Horatio's ride is an incredible tale on so many levels, and a made for television movie was made about it. Very well worth watching if you like history or personal adventures.
The Packard car was nicknamed "Old Pacific" (if I recall correctly). Googling either car will likely get pictures of both of them. Which makes researching a bit difficult because the two cars look somewhat alike. You often have to follow the google links into the source page to find out which one the image is unless you already can tell the two cars apart yourself (I am not quite that good).
Both Packard and Winton in 1902/'03 had a runabout model almost exactly like the car in the photo. And it is possible that the car could actually be either one of them, with some variation that I haven't yet found a photo of. The key difference for both of them, is that the radiator was mounted below and behind the front of the hood (as it were). All the pictures I have found so far showing either car's front hood clearly show a sort of a grill in the front which this original post photo clearly does not have. Otherwise, basic lines, shape of the "hood", and even front springs are all within a match. Some of the cars, the front fenders even match, and most cars in those days varied enough during production to not discount a car because of a slight difference in the fenders.
Autocar, Cadillac, and Rambler all built cars of similar body lines and low sloping front hoods as this car appears to have. Cadillac and Autocar both had versions that did not have a grill in the front of the hood. All the similar Ramblers I have looked at in the past two days did have a grill in the front. And all three of those, Autocar, Cadillac and Rambler, had hoods that sloped in a similar fashion to the OP photo car. However, all three also had distinctive flaring of the hood clearly unlike the OP photo car. The OP photo car's hood sides may not be totally straight, but they are nearly so. That characteristic is shared with both Winton and Packard.
The lighting on the front of the OP photo car isn't great. Clearly there is no grill in that hood. I "think" I can see the radiator hanging between the frame rails below the hood. Google either the '04 Cadillac (it was a one year only model B I think?) or Autocar (from about '02 to '05) and you should be able to see what I mean about the flaring of the hood. All of those cars had the engine under the seat. The "hood" may have had a small "trunk" in it, and likely hid the gasoline and maybe water tanks.
03 Rambler or 04 Niagara (maybe)
While the light in the middle would be in the way, both had steering wheels, similar slopped fronts that could open for more seating or carrying and nether had radiators across the front, at least that went into the body.
One of our members bought a French car that was advertised as a Model T a few years ago.
I have photos someplace, but it looked a lot like this one, especially the 3 lights looked the same.

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A federal court recently denied certification of state-law medical monitoring claims, finding that individual questions of fact doomed class-treatment. In Re: Fosamax Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 1789, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 199 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 3, 2008). In this MDL litigation, plaintiffs sought certification of classes of current and former users of Fosamax® (a prescription nitrogen-containing bisphosphonate drug used for treatment of osteoporosis and other bone disorders) who have not been diagnosed with osteonecrosis of the jaw (“ONJ”). ONJ is a rare but painful and disfiguring and debilitating condition characterized by an area of exposed bone in the oral cavity that does not heal or heals poorly. Proposed class members were limited to residents of Pennsylvania, Florida and Louisiana, jurisdictions that have recognized some form of a tort for medical monitoring. Plaintiffs sought to have the manufacturer, Merck, set up and fund a program for a regimen of dental and medical procedures (e.g. twice yearly dental examinations, radiographs, CTX tests for bone resorption, dental cleaning, etc.) intended to monitor patients for ONJ.
Although the putative state-wide classes purportedly would have asserted claims under states that have recognized a substantive cause of action for medical monitoring, the Court held that the elements of medical monitoring claims involved inherently individualized questions that presented an insurmountable obstacle to class action prerequisites of typicality and predominance. Moreover, the predominance of individual questions also proved fatal to the class action prerequisites of superiority and manageability.
The opinion struck a familiar theme: that plaintiffs’ attempt to find liability in the face of FDA approval of a prescription drug and its labeling is suspect. Specifically, the Court stated:
Plaintiffs have cited no authority for the proposition that a pharmaceutical drug that currently enjoys FDA-approval can be proven to be inherently hazardous to all persons who have taken it. The only plausible claim would seem to be that Fosamax is hazardous under certain circumstance, which of course would vary from class member to class member [defeating typicality].
Id. at pp. 9-10 (citations omitted).
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The proposed class actions call for an extraordinary intrusion into the FDA’s regulatory mandate, even while many in the scientific community believe that more research is needed. In this regard, the Court concurs with the sentiments of the district court in In re Propulsid Products Liab. Litig.
[T]he issues of the timeliness of the requested remedy presents a significant obstacle for the plaintiff. Neither the FDA, nor any medical organization or institution, nor anyone else for that matter, except the plaintiff’s expert, has recommended or suggested that a program of medical monitoring or a group study of all former Propulsid users be undertaken. This raises the issue of the role of the courts in such an instance. Stated succinctly, the question is whether the courts should lead the scientific community in an area of medical science.
208 F.R.D. 133, 147 (E.D La. 2002). Assuming that it would be appropriate for a court to determine whether someone who takes an FDA-approved drug is entitled to medical monitoring for any user of the drug, a more cautious, case-by-case approach focusing on the particular factual circumstances of individual plaintiffs would be more prudent.
Id. at pp 11-12.
This denial of class certification is the most recent in a long line of authority rejecting class certification of personal injury claims presented as “mass torts,” especially in cases against pharmaceutical companies. Plaintiffs have generally been unable to satisfy the “typicality” requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(a), or to show that individual issues predominate over common ones, as required under Rule 23(b)(3), among other problems. The rationale based on inherent individual questions for rejecting class certification is further strengthened by deference to FDA’s judgment concerning approval of and recommended uses and best practices for the prescription drug.

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I call the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Tourism, Fergus Ewing.
Ms Cunningham will be relieved to hear that I do not expect her to answer the questions on rural economy and tourism.
I will have to suspend the meeting briefly while we connect with Mr Ewing.
14:22 Meeting suspended.
14:26 On resuming—
We resume business. Mr Ewing, will you say something, so that I know that we can hear you?
You are muted, Mr Ewing. Can you hear us? You cannot. I will suspend the meeting again.
14:27 Meeting suspended.
14:28 On resuming—
We resume again. Mr Ewing, can you hear me?


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Welcome! This is the place to come to for latest news and events about The Sullivan Sees and… well, just things that we like. We hope you enjoy.
On 11th November 2021 we are pleased to announce the release of Say Hello Wave Goodbye, our cover of the 80s classic by Soft Cell on Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and all good digital music distributors.
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Singles available on itunes and Spotify:
Our very first release The Model featuring MIC. Released 9th March 2017
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Our cover of the classic Mad World. Released 7th August 2017
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Out now The Cure’s A Night Like This is covered by The Sullivan Sees out now on Spotify. Released 15th June 2018. Released on iTunes soon.


§ THE SECRETARY FOR SCOTLAND (Sir GEORGE TREVELYAN, Glasgow, Bridgeton)
said, he trusted he might be allowed to lay on the Table of the House a Bill which created great interest in Scotland—the Crofters Bill—and that the House would consent that the Debate might be taken on the Second Reading.
§ MR. A. J. BALFOUR (Manchester, E.)
said, that when the Chancellor of the Exchequer interrupted his right hon. Friend across the Table and reminded him that twelve o'clock was approaching, his right hon. Friend brought his observations to a conclusion with a view of hearing some reply to the arguments which he had advanced. The right hon. Gentleman not having taken advantage of that concession, and having declined to make any reply at all, he did not think they were entitled to ask him to accept without any explanation the introduction of the Bill proposed by the Secretary for Scotland. Let the Secretary for Scotland give them the details of his Bill in the ordinary course, and then there would probably be no objection to the introduction of the Bill.
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Police review CCTV after four-year-old boy is sexually assaulted in supermarket toilet
Friday 21 September 2012
Police have been scanning CCTV footage as they hunt the man who sexually assaulted a four-year-old boy in a supermarket toilet.
The child was attacked at Asda in Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire at around 2pm on Tuesday.
Extra patrols are being carried out in the area of the town's Britannia Way as detectives scan CCTV images.
The attacker is white with dark-coloured or brown hair. He was wearing dark clothing including a long-sleeved top with a logo on it.
Detective Inspector Graham Cordner said: "This is an isolated incident, nevertheless one that has caused significant stress to the young child and his family. Thankfully, the child is safely at home with his family.
"We understand people will be concerned and I would like to emphasise that this type of incident is rare. Nevertheless we have additional patrols in and around the area to offer reassurance to the public."
Police want to speak to anyone who was at the Asda store between 1.30pm and 2pm on Tuesday, particularly anyone who used the toilets.
An Asda spokeswoman said: "We have taken this report very seriously. We alerted the police and are supporting them fully in their investigation."
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text: The genus Flavivirus contains a number of important pathogens of humans including yellow fever virus (YFV), dengue virus (DENV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), and West Nile virus (WNV). Despite causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, commercially available vaccines only exist for YFV (live-attenuated), TBEV, and JEV (inactivated). Flavivirus vaccine research has been driven by the need for cheap, safe, thermally stable, and efficacious preparations amenable to use in developing nations. The creation of infectious cDNA clones of various flaviviruses has led to the development of genetically engineered, nucleic acid-delivered, attenuated live vaccine candidates. These provide effective immunity from a single immunisation, however share the same safety concerns as traditional live-attenuated vaccines. The generation of large internal deletions in the capsid gene of flavivirus genomes creates a vaccine that secretes large amounts of immunogenic prM/E particles from self-replicating RNA but does not form a spreading infection. Packaging of these capsid-deleted RNAs into virus-like particles (VLPs) using a cell line that produces capsid gene from another expression vector creates a pseudoinfectious vaccine that elicits a highly efficient immune response from a single dose and is safer than infectious virus. However, production of these VLPs is cumbersome and the resulting product is heat labile. Providing the capsid gene in trans from another promoter but within the same plasmid DNA as the capsid-deleted viral genome creates a DNA vaccine capable of producing VLPs in vivo. Uptake of this plasmid DNA results in the generation of self-replicating, capsid-deleted RNA and the capsid protein in the same cell, leading to production of secreted single-round infectious particles (SRIPs). These SRIPs then deliver capsid-deleted RNA to adjacent cells where it replicates to produce more prM/E particles. As functional capsid cannot be produced in SRIP-infected cells, further spread does not occur. SRIP-producing DNA was shown to be highly effective in mice and horses and provides an easier to manufacture and thermally stable alternative to other vaccine candidates currently being developed.


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Lots of lovely new releases at The Digichick this week! Let me tell you, one of the hardest things about being on The Digichick creative team is that I can’t work with them all. I worked with three of the new releases for September 22 and I was not disappointed. Check them out.
Layout #1 Karen at Snickerdoodle Designs out-did herself with You Are My Sunshine. This kit is huge!! It’s filled with beautiful flowers, elements, papers, and so much more.
Layout #2 I had to create a page using Country Harvest from Alexis Design Studio. One of the things I love most about North Carolina in the Fall is the glorious colors. This kit is perfect.
Layout #3 Created by Jill’s new kit Simplicity is far from simple. I love the colors and the elements are gorgeous. I think it’s perfect for old family photos like this one of my uncle and cousin.


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Cleveland Foundation organizes online donations for hurricane relief
The Cleveland Foundation has set up an online fundraiser to benefit relief efforts in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory in September, according to Cleveland.com.
The foundation jump started the campaign with a $50,000 donation in the hope that it would encourage local Cleveland residents to also donate. The money will go directly to the Puerto Rican Community Foundation. Other large donations have followed suit, with the Jewish Federation of Cleveland donating another $25,000.
Individuals who donate toward the foundation’s efforts are able to donate anonymously as well as in tribute to others on the Cleveland Foundation’s website.
Cleveland Clinic orders “cease and desist” of Issue 2 campaign
The Cleveland Clinic has filed a cease and desist order on a campaign calling Cleveland residents to “vote yes” on Issue 2, also known as the Drug Price Relief Act. The Clinic claims that in a flier sent to two million people, the campaign used the photo and comments of Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove without permission.
The campaign for Issue 2 has contested the order on the grounds that the remarks used in the flier were made in a public forum and that public figures are frequently used to demonstrate how issues apply to voters. The flier did not directly say that Cosgrove endorses the campaign.
“He is the single most prominent public figure in the healthcare discussion in Ohio, so his opinion is critical to shaping the public opinion, and we believe voters need to know and will benefit from what Dr. Cosgrove thinks,” a spokesman for the campaign said, according to Cleveland.com.
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East Side Market set to reopen in January
The East Side Market, closed in 2007, is set to reopen in January after 10 years, according to Cleveland.com. Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, a network of community health centers leasing the property, raised $6 million dollars to renovate the building, which is located at East 105th Street and St. Clair Avenue.
According to the Cleveland City Council, the project is being subsidized in part by the the state of Ohio, which will contribute $750,000 through capital grant. The city of Cleveland is also contributing $166,000.
The market was once home to nearly 25 merchants, but closed due to economic decline in the area and a decline in population. The project hopes to revitalize housing in the neighborhood and there are plans to offer other services, such a food delivery to senior citizens and a demonstration kitchen for use by Cuyahoga Community College students.


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If you want to know where your Heart is, follow your Mind when it wanders.
The Truth cannot be taught. It must be lived and experienced. So many of us sit back and criticize when something goes wrong, but won’t do anything about it.
We must connect with others, to create a New World, so that we can advance as a species and live our potential.
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There is nothing I love more than curling up in a coffee shop with a book or my laptop, listening to soft music and the buzz of other people in the cafe with me.
Its scientifically proven to make you more creative and hard working when you're in a cafe!
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This is when Park Kyung became my absolute favorite. I love wvery solo song he's put out!
BAP - Coffee Shop
Oh come on now, this one is obvious!
Ku Hye Sun - Brown Hair
This bossanova track is so calming!
BoA - Romance
One of my favorite BoA tracks, this is such a chill song compared to the dance tracks on this album.
Lee Hi - Crush
Lee Hi my looooove! This is such a heart breaking but lovely track.
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Current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley went on record saying his rival Stephen Thompson will make “light work” of Darren Till when the two 170-pound combatants collide at UFC Fight Night 130 on May 27, 2018.
Till was not impressed with that assessment.
“I couldn’t really give a (expletive) about what Woodley says,” Till told MMAjunkie. “What does light work actually mean? I don’t know what that means. Is any fight light work?” pondered the hard-hitting welterweight. “Is he trying to say I’m light work?”
Till plans to make Woodley eat his words by putting on a winning performance against the former title contender in his own backyard of Liverpool, England.
“That just doesn’t make any sense. To me that doesn’t make any sense at all. No one is light work at all. So he can tune in the 27th of May if he thinks anyone is going to make light work of me. I’m going to show everyone.”
Indeed, Till has proven he is far from an easy out, going undefeated (16-0-1, 5-0 UFC) so far in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career, including knocking out longtime veteran and fellow fearsome striker, Donald Cerrone, in the very first round in his previous outing (video replay).
Thompson, however, is in the prime of his career and has championship experience making it safe to say he is “The Gorilla’s” stiffest test to date. A win for Till would put him on the fast track for a shot at the title, which is good since the heat between he and Woodley is already going strong.
Though there isn’t a guarantee “The Chosen One” will be champion by the time Darren punches his ticket to the big dance.


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The 6-foot-2, 165-pound Wiggins, who competed at last weekend's NFA 7v7 Tournament, has already made his splash on the recruiting trail as well, possessing verbal offers from Florida, Kansas State, Pittsburgh and UAB.
Wih two years of high school left, Wiggins is still getting his feet wet with the recruiting process, but one suitor that has already managed to welcomed him to campus multiple times is UF, which offered shortly after a campus visit in March.
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