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As the event’s theme suggests, “POSSIBILITY” represents the limitless potential of the human imagination and the transformative power of dreams. Dr. Izdihar Jamil, Ph.D., the visionary curator behind TEDxHuntingtonBeach, expressed her aspirations for the event, saying, “I want my community’s voices to be HEARD & UNDERSTOOD, without prejudice, and create a world of POSSIBILITY! Spreading thought-provoking ideas and the power of dreams to create an adjacent POSSIBILITY within our community is our mission for this event.”
The TEDx platform is renowned for bringing together diverse voices from various fields, offering unique perspectives that challenge conventional thinking. This year’s event will feature 12 inspiring speakers, each presenting groundbreaking ideas that have the potential to change lives and shape the future.
Here is the speaker lineup for 2023, a multicultural lineup with creative, passionate and brave speakers who will be discussing the following ideas:
Selina López Hinojosa– Overcoming addiction and living a life of sobriety
Katya Davydova– Becoming treasure hunters for everyday joy
Jay Winner, MD– Mindfulness in daily lifestyle
Lisa Pezik- Living a life free of regrets with your portable roots
Laura Clancy– Bridging the gap between tragedy and comedy
Jen Fontanilla– The shift of money stories for artists and creatives
Anjani Amriit- Tapping into your higher intelligence to create innovation
Tia Lynn- Breaking through shame and judgment
Jenn Adamson- Harnessing Your Superpower to Make Tough Decisions
Aiko Hemingway- How Japanese speakers can pronounce native-like English
Patricia Bartell- Using your crutches to propel your dreams
Drew Lawrence- The art of becoming a songwriter
The event is organized by a dedicated team of community members who are passionate about making a lasting impact. The team, led by Dr. Izdihar Jamil, comprises individuals such as Erin Tran, Jeremy Clark, Ruben Perez, Monica Bloom, Tabby Biddle, Lacie Armstrong, Jason Cellars, Neil Wahi, and many others, all of whom share the common goal of enriching their community through thought-provoking ideas and initiatives.
With limited tickets available, the event promises to create an intimate and engaging atmosphere that fosters meaningful interactions among attendees. Interested individuals are encouraged to secure their seats promptly by visiting https://www.tedxhuntingtonbeach.com/tickets.
TEDxHuntingtonBeach also offers an exceptional opportunity for businesses and organizations to bolster their credibility, gain worldwide exposure, and leave a lasting legacy. Sponsors who share a passion for fostering innovation and community engagement are welcome to support this transformative event here.
TEDxHuntingtonBeach is set to be a catalyst for change, inspiring attendees to envision new possibilities and take action to create a brighter future for their community. By embracing the power of dreams and harnessing the collective potential of diverse ideas, the event seeks to empower individuals to transcend boundaries and create a world where endless “POSSIBILITIES” abound.
Don’t miss out on this exceptional gathering of minds and ideas. Join TEDxHuntingtonBeach on September 23rd in Huntington Beach, California, to be part of a journey that ignites the power of dreams and fosters a culture of “Possibility.”
For more information about TEDxHuntingtonBeach and sponsorship opportunities, please visit https://www.tedxhuntingtonbeach.com.
The TEDxHuntingtonBeach Team also wants to thank the following sponsors for their support in making this event possible- Eagle Summit Equity, My Yuko Journey and Christi Ahl.
About TEDxHuntingtonBeach: TEDxHuntingtonBeach is an independently organized TEDx event dedicated to exploring ideas worth spreading within the Huntington Beach community and beyond. Through thought-provoking talks, the event aims to inspire positive change and foster connections among attendees, encouraging them to embrace “POSSIBILITY” and make a meaningful impact in their lives and communities.

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This Cheap All Blacks Hoodie 2019 is the perfect match for your passion for the game of rugby. The Cheap All Blacks Hoodie 2019 has a super-comfortable fit and is made of a sweat-wicking fabric that keeps you dry, even in the most intense matches. The Cheap All Blacks Hoodie 2019 is made with a short, classic fit that is sure to keep you on top of your game.
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Title: Scada And Telemetry In Gas Transmission Systems
Author: Gerry Browne
Source: 2001 American School of Gas Measurement Technology
Year Published: 2001
Abstract: A common requirement for gas transmission pipeline systems is to provide a pipeline control system to remotely monitor and operate the pipeline from a central location. This paper presents an overview of the main components of a pipeline control system: 1. Field Instruments, Analyzers and Actuators 2. Controllers 3. Telecommunications 4. SCADA systems 5. Advanced Pipeline Applications SCADA is an acronym for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. A Supervisory Control system is a system that has the ability and intelligence to perform controls with minimal supervision and a Data Acquisition system has the ability to gather data. They are commonly used in the gas, oil, electric and water transmission and distribution industries where facilities are spread out over a large area.


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Dobin am See is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
The community of Dobin am See has existed since June 14, 2004, arising from a merger of the former communities Retgendorf and Rubow. The name Dobin stems from the name of a castle which the Obotrite prince Niklot had constructed between the Schwerin Lake and the Döpe around 1160. Niklot destroyed his own castle during the Wendish Crusade, a campaign during the Northern Crusades, while resisting conquest by the Saxon duke Henry the Lion. Most villages associated with Dobin were founded during the 13th century. From the 15th century to the 18th century, the villages of Alt Schlagsdorf, Buchholz, Flessenow, Neu Schlagsdorf, Retgendorf and Rubow belonged to the von Sperling family. Up until World War II, the area was part of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After 1945, it passed to the state of Mecklenburg, then to the GDR region of Schwerin.
Dobin am See lies on the northeastern shore of Schwerin Lake amid a hilly terminal moraine landscape.
The poet August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben stayed in Buchholz from 1844 to 1849; many of his poems had their origin in the area.

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The international CSP community is set to meet this 13–14 November as CSP Today Sevilla returns in its sixth edition.
Bringing this year international delegations from the most promising new markets for CSP, site visits to Gemasolar and Palama del Rio II, the CSP Today International Awards, a targeted CSP exhibition and much more.
Whilst Spain has been a strong driving force for the CSP industry worldwide with more than 20 years’ experience in research and technology developments, the government support is what have made the development of this technology extremely lucrative in the country. But the approval in 2011 of a royal decree temporarily suspending all economic incentives for renewable sources, has shaken the CSP industry to the core.
Furthermore, the global economic downturn and the lower prices of PV and natural gas have not made 2012 an easy year for the Concentrated Solar Thermal industry worldwide. But despite the challenging times and the need for the sector to re-define its strategy to become a true contender in the global energy generation mix, the opportunities continue to flourish around the globe.
Technical and R&D efforts are increasing the commercial viability of this technology, while capital costs have begun to reduce considerably through real economies of scale. With its unique dispatchablity, CSP is also taking the solar market by storm internationally with the industry quickly expanding to new markets like South Africa, Morocco, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and more. Finally, CSP and biomass hybrids are already powering towards competitiveness offering the lucrative opportunity of maximizing the output while drastically reducing the costs of deployment.
For that reason, the 6th International Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit (CSP Today Sevilla 2012) has a special focus on industry diversification, new technologies and lucrative new markets. The summit, widely known as CSP Today Seville will take place on the 13th – 14th of November in Seville, Spain.
One of the main features for 2012 is the "The Internationalisation of CSP" a session entirely dedicated to the most lucrative new markets for CSP, where delegates will meet and hear from three critical groups of people, key to develop CSP projects: the international CSP developers, the local companies and regulators and the financiers and investors in: South Africa, India, Chile, Morocco and Namibia.
Additionally industry veterans such as Valeriano Ruiz, Luis Crespo, Michael Geyer, José Alfonso Nebrera, Eduardo Zarza, Nikolaus Benz, Florian Klein and Santiago Arias will take part in the interactive discussions; along with leading CSP companies including: Acciona, Abengoa, ACS Cobra, Schott, Torresol Energy, ESTELA, CIEMAT, CENER, DLR and the Energy Unit of the European Commission.
More information about the speaker line-up, event’s agenda, site visits and CSP Today Awards 2012 can be found in the conference brochure, which is available to download at: www.csptoday.com/csp/conference-event-brochure.php

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A strong export demand and the fears of a possible productive failure in South Africa –as a result of the water deficit- have supported corn prices worldwide. Meanwhile, soybeans price fall responding to forecasts of higher global supplies, although it is the progress of US-China negotiations what continues to explain the movement of prices.
MATba January Soybeans closed on Thursday at US$ 247.4/t, US$ 4.1/t below previous Thursday price. New soybeans, meanwhile, rose by US$ 2.5/t due to the delay in planting work in Argentina, to US $ 243/t on Thursday. In the case of corn, MATba December contract had a weekly rise of US$ 6/t to US$ 151.5/t; while the reference position for 2018/19 corn, April future, rose by US$ 5/t in the week to US$ 148/t.
About 40% of Argentina's total grain production is traded in Rosario Board of Trade. Soybeans price on Thursday was US$ 240.5/t, increasing US$ 3.8/t in the past week in Rosario.
It is likely that once US-China trade resumes, business activity in the local market would decline, at least until the arrival of the new soybean crop in April. As for corn market, operators were particularly active on January deliveries, which price is around US$ 145 /t.
Meanwhile, soybeans and corn planting activity is facing several setbacks from the adverse weather in the core productive area. Heavy rains produced local water patched that forced farmers to replant in some cases. Second soybean crop, meantime, is currently heading despite fieldwork delays. In the case of corn, fieldwork progress is still above last year's pace, although there is concern about western Buenos Aires province's situation. The hailstorms that took place last week in this area caused some severe damage, and, the crops in southern Buenos Aires were affected by anomalously low temperatures.
South Africa is among the ten main corn producers and exporters and is currently facing some delays in corn planting progress, as USDA maps below show. Dry conditions in South African Corn Belt not only have delayed plantings, but they are also likely to cut yields and cause price rises in the domestic market.
According to agricultural consultancy Agricensus, future prices' takeoff in the Johannesburg Market due to corn shortage leads commercial operators to consider importing Argentine corn. Although this practice is not usual, it would not be the first time that South Africa buys Argentine corn, since the African country bought 1.4 Mt in the 2015/16 cycle and 785,000 tons in 2014/15, both seasons we affected by El Niño phenomenon.


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"The Other Woman" soundtrack has already spawned a take on Diana Ross' disco smash "I'm Comin' Out" from Keyshia Cole and Iggy Azalea (originally spun as a remake of Biggies' "Mo Money, Mo Problems", but moreso just a reminder of how prominent the sample is in the classic cut).
Another new song has surfaced from the film's soundtrack, which happens to be a new original cut from Ester Dean, "Get My Dough".
I'm not a slut, I'm not a tramp
I'm not a hoe, but I'mma get my dough
Ain't sellin' ass, just takin' cash
For kissin' back, gotta get my dough


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Norman Jewison‘s 1967 film In The Heat Of The Night (timed was nominated for 5 Oscars and won one – Best Actor for Rod Steiger as the racist police chief Gillespie (an actor whose intensity you will recall I recently discussed in a review of The Pawnbroker), but not for Sidney Poitier‘s famed portrayal of Philadelphia police homicide officer Virgil “they call me Mr…” Tibbs.
If I could award joint Oscars I would have given both a gong – but it does make you wonder if the same institutional racism the film bravely tackles in the Deep South was equally true in the finer parts of Hollywood; the plaudits still went to the white man. A nice irony but no help to Poitier – though such is his fine acting pedigree that Mr Poitier almost certainly needed no help.
Fact is that the smouldering tension between the two is what makes the picture work so spectacularly. The pair tower like colossuses over the film, but not selfishly so. They fit into the ensemble cast like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, but stand out from sheer intensity. What strikes the viewer is the vivid quality of the picture, the sheer texture engrained in every face and the sweaty terroir, imbued in Jewison’s direction – unquestionably his finest movie.
You sense the influence of Hitchcock in the camera angles, the rich colours, the glorious cinematography and the tough nut dialogue (no expletives, but studied use of “nigger” to demonstrate that gum-chewing Gillespie knows precisely the power of the word), but the ingredients coalesce to a riveting portrait of the time, place and culture. Script by Sterling Silliphant plays its part in bringing out the subtle nuances of relationships.
No doubt this film makes for an interesting comparison to To Kill A Mockingbird, which I watched once again the night after rewatching In the Heat Of The Night.
Tibbs is visiting his mother in rural Mississippi, is detained by police (to whom he is “boy”) and accused of murdering the biggest big shot in town, demonstrates his credentials, becomes embroiled in the investigation of the murder case by virtue of his expertise, thus ensuring an uneasy truce and eventually a grudging mutual respect between the principle protagonists.
The opening title sequence features Ray Charles singing In The Heat Of The Night, but then silence as Officer Sam does his rounds, finds the body then picks up Tibbs at the station, waiting for a 4:05 train to Memphis. We cut to a young punk escaping from the police but getting picked up, the widow of the deceased and another conflict between the principle protagonists – and only then does a musical soundtrack intervene. This silence goes a long way towards building the tension, which then never lets up as the murder plot and antagonists crank into gear.
At heart, the film is a fine police procedural neo-noir thriller in which the guest detective is as welcome as a turd in a swimming pool – there only at the behest of his (unseen) boss and the double-edged sword of Gillespie’s invitation, there only because there is no homicide expert in town.
The racist culture is always bubbling just under the surface, such as a cotton plant owner slapping Tibbs and being slapped straight back for his pains, and a racist gang threatening Tibbs in a deserted factory – until Gillespie turns up to send them packing. He cuffs the punks (with fist, not hardware) but doesn’t defend his colleague agains the insults, which does not go unnoticed.
But then Tibbs is notable for his perception; he knows only too well that the police chief depends for credibility on a close understanding with the white supremacists on his patch. Tibbs defends himself against physical attack but resolutely avoids retaliation or pouring gasoline on the flames.
In fact, that’s the best defence: Tibbs goes about his business like a true pro, and quickly highlights the key witnesses and motivations. He also clears the white boy on the run earlier. Another good example is when the white diner owner fawns to the white policemen, offering them banana cream pie – but refuses to serve Tibbs, whose reaction is to return to the man’s witness statement. I don’t need to go into the whodunnit, except to say the tension ratchets up and the partnership between Gillespie and Tibbs is critical to the denouement. It ends with a handshake and a parting as Virgil departs for Philadelphia.
Yes, there is the sequel called, you guessed it, They Call Me Mr Tibbs, and another one called The Organization, even a TV series – though all is diluted by the exclusion of Steiger. Some things you can never repeat, nor should you ever try – even for the lure of the dollar bill. In The Heat Of The Night is a great film, and will be justly remembered for its own timely contribution to American culture.


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This oval-shaped date is one of the best-selling dates in Iran and the world because of its special color, wonderful taste, and of course, its storage conditions are very simple and it has many fans.
Zahedi date has an egg or oval shape. The end of this date is narrow and sharp. This date is consumed semi-dry and raw. It has a yellowish color, which of course changes to yellowish brown when wet. In general, Zahedi dates should be considered as dry dates and are classified in this range.
Zahedi date is cultivated in different parts of Iran and its palm is one of the palm trees resistant to different tropical weather conditions. This date is mainly cultivated in the cities of Kazerun, Khorramshahr, Ahvaz, Qir and Karzin, Farashband, Barazjan, Bushehr, Firozabad, Lar, Khuzestan and sometimes in other cities of Iran. This date palm is also cultivated in America and Iraq. In general, the best type of Zahedi date is found in Iran, especially in Qirokarzin or Bushehr.
Zahedi dates are often harvested at the end of September, which sometimes continues until early autumn. As described, this date is semi-dry and easily falls to the ground when it is close to harvest, and it is one of the late ripening dates. The prickly and dry type of this date is used a lot, but there is also a wet or semi-dry type.
Zahedi date takes its name from the Arabic Zahdi, which means abundance. This date is high in sugar, and for this reason, it is widely used in the production of edible sugars or alcohol and vinegar. The flesh of this date is 6.35% compared to the seed. Its core is almost attached to the date flesh.

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A hybrid wavelet analysis-cloud model data-extending approach for meteorologic and hydrologic time series
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2015. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. For scientific and sustainable management of water resources, hydrologic and meteorologic data series need to be often extended. This paper proposes a hybrid approach, named WA-CM (wavelet analysis-cloud model), for data series extension. Wavelet analysis has time-frequency localization features, known as mathematics microscope, that can decompose and reconstruct hydrologic andmeteorologic series by wavelet transform. The cloud model is a mathematical representation of fuzziness and randomness and has strong robustness for uncertain data. The WA-CM approach first employs the wavelet transform to decompose the measured nonstationary series and then uses the cloud model to develop an extension model for each decomposition layer series. The final extension is obtained by summing the results of extension of each layer. Two kinds of meteorologic and hydrologic data sets with different characteristics and different influence of human activity from six (three pairs) representative stations are used to illustrate the WA-CM approach. The approach is also compared with four other methods, which are conventional correlation extension method, Kendall-Theil robust line method, artificial neural network method (back propagation, multilayer perceptron, and radial basis function), and single cloudmodel method. To evaluate themodel performance completely and thoroughly, five measures are used, which are relative error, mean relative error, standard deviation of relative error, root mean square error, and Thiel inequality coefficient. Results show that the WA-CM approach is effective, feasible, and accurate and is found to be better than other four methods compared. The theory employed and the approach developed here can be applied to extension of data in other areas as well.
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES
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Wang, D., Ding, H., Singh, V. P., Shang, X., Liu, D., Wang, Y., ... Zou, X.
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Wang, Dong||Ding, Hao||Singh, Vijay P||Shang, Xiaosan||Liu, Dengfeng||Wang, Yuankun||Zeng, Xiankui||Wu, Jichun||Wang, Lachun||Zou, Xinqing

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The sudden spike in Coronavirus cases in The Gambia has prompted many Chinese residents to protest outside of their embassy, demanding immediate chartered flight back to China.
According to the Standard Newspaper of The Gambia, Chinese embassy officials revealed to them that their citizens want to be flown out of the country and they’re working on making that a possibility. However, the embassy urges the frustrated Chinese to be patient as their demands come with stiff technicalities and procedures.
Chinese Population In The Gambia
The Gambia hosts a significant Chinese population who are engaged in various economic activities in the country. For the past years, a Chinese owned fishing company, Golden Lead Factory has been receiving huge criticism from many concerned Gambians due to its destructive practices along the country’s fishing coastline. According to locals, the fishing factory destroyed not only the ecosystem but its indiscriminate fishing practices is an impediment to the local fish market and food security. Prior to the arrival of the Chinese factory, local fishermen would catch good fishes to be sold at the local market but this has dwindled down significantly.
The price of fish in the Gambia has skyrocketed and local women who once relied on the fishing industry to help their families suffered great economic losses as a result. Fish was one of the cheapest sources of protein for Gambian families but now many can hardly afford a good seafood diet as fishes which were once sold at the market for human consumption are now being diverted to the factory only to be processed as animal food.
Golden Lead Factory is not the only Chinese fishing factory operating in The Gambia, there are few others as well and all have poor environmental practices. It is believed that Golden Lead processed at least 500 tonnes of fish on a daily basis for exportation. The factory only created few menial job opportunities for Gambians in positions such as security guards and fish transporter with a very poor monthly salary. Extensively, the factory also has negative effects on the local tourism industry as beaches are being covered with tonnes of dead fishes which is preventing tourists from visiting those areas.


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Novo Nordisk singed the contract with Iran's Barakat Pharmaceutical Company on Monday.
The Danish company has obliged to make €70 million worth of investment to establish a plant for producing the medicine in the lands which belong to the Iranian company.
Novo Nordisk will produce 'modern insulin' in Iran to meet the needs of Iranian diabetic patients and those in the regional countries.
Insulin is a hormone made by the pancreas that allows your body to use sugar (glucose) from carbohydrates in the food that you eat for energy or to store glucose for future use. Insulin helps keep your blood sugar level from getting too high (hyperglycemia) or too low (hypoglycemia).
If your pancreas secretes little or no insulin (type 1 diabetes), or your body doesn't produce enough insulin or has become resistant to insulin's action (type 2 diabetes), the level of glucose in your bloodstream increases because it's unable to enter cells. Insulin therapy is often an important part of diabetes treatment.
A senior official of the Danish company said the plant will provide 'diabetic treatment through high technology'.
Peter Soelberg added that the plant will not only transfer the technology of producing advanced medicines to Iranians, but also help generate jobs.
Rasoul Dinarvand, the head of Iran’s Food and Drug Organization, said Novo Nordisk has taken a big step for investing in the field of producing medicines in Iran.
"Iran can provide a good opportunity for Novo Nordisk to benefit from its lucrative market," he said.
Novo Nordisk says it is a global healthcare company with more than 90 years of innovation and leadership in diabetes care.
Barakat Pharmaceutical Company is one of the largest pharmaceutical holding companies with more than 20 subsidiaries.
Hamid Reza Jamshidi, the managing director of Barakat Pharmaceutical Company, said the company has established a 220-hectare pharmaceutical town in Alborz province.
He said the company has received scores of requests for cooperation with foreign and Iranian firms.
Jamshidi noted that Barakat has so far signed three contracts with companies from Switzerland, the UK and Denmark for producing medicines.


Last year a group of Prospect Lefferts Gardens neighbors banded together to launch a contest inviting people to come up with new ideas for Parkside Avenue between Flatbush and Ocean. The busy intersection has a rundown subway entrance and plaza in front of the park, as well as a storefronts and buildings that have seen better days. The grand prize of $1,000 went to In Cho, of the Brooklyn architecture studio ChoShields. Here’s the citation about Cho’s design, which is shown above: “By providing a green space in front of the Parkside Avenue subway entrance…the design encourages both social interactions, and an appreciation of nature. Increased greenery, combined with even minimal updates to storefront awnings and signage and subway renovation, will all strengthen community identity.” Two other entries tied for first place; click through to see them. There will be an exhibition and awards ceremony for the winners this Sunday, March 4th, from 4 to 6 p.m. Details here.
The Winners [The Parkside Prize]


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Saturday, April 22
Key successes, a new campus master plan, diversity and inclusion news and more were revealed March 22 at a special event for our community.
Brain-Based Parenting :: Trinity Parent Speaker Series with Carrie Contey, PhD.
Our athletic program continues to expand with the inaugural season of Tornado Baseball!
Our very own Viji Panda wrote a beautiful article that was published on Sunday in the Austin American-Statesman. In it she reflected on the sense of love and community at Trinity. Check it out!
Henry Dewey was accepted to the National Geographic Student Expeditions Technology & Innovation program on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) campus.


Thomas’ ejection drives Bobcats to defeat
WASHINGTON (AP) — In January, the Washington Wizards were an NBA punch line. They lost 12 of their first 13 games, they fired their coach, and the players were disgruntled.
With two games left in the season, the Wizards still have the second-worst record in the NBA, but they’re no longer a joke. For the first time since Dec. 9-13, 2007, they have won four straight, and on Monday night, they toyed with the sad-sack Charlotte Bobcats handing them their 21st straight loss, 101-73.
The 73 points were the fewest they allowed since Jan. 11, 2006. The 28-point margin of victory equaled their largest this season.
They will also have some stability in their front office for next season.
Ernie Grunfeld and the Wizards have agreed to a contract that will keep him as team president, a person with knowledge of the deal said. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday night on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. A news conference could happen as soon as Tuesday.
Grunfeld’s return was first reported by The Washington Post on its website. His contract had been due to expire at the end of this season.
John Wall had 16 points and 14 assists, Nene scored 18 points and Jan Vesely had 16 points on 8-for-8 shooting for the Wizards.
“In the middle of the season, we were still playing different ways and being selfish. We cleared things up, got some different guys here. Now, we’re playing as a team and we’re playing the best we played all season,” Wall said.
Last month, the Wizards traded center JaVale McGee and guard Nick Young and added Nene from Denver in a three-team deal. Even though he missed 10 games with a left foot injury, the Wizards are clearly better with the Brazilian center. Washington has won five of the nine games he has played, and haven’t lost by more than four points in any of the losses.
Nene rejected the notion that he’s the key to the team’s recent success.
“I’m not the key. Who’s the door if I’m the key?” he asked.
With a game at Cleveland on Wednesday and a final one against a Miami team likely to rest all its stars, it’s possible Washington could finish with 20 wins.
“I know we’re going to do much better next season. I can see that,” Nene said.
The Bobcats were competitive for most of the first quarter until Charlotte’s Tyrus Thomas was ejected with 3.6 seconds left for throwing an elbow at Washington’s James Singleton. He was assessed a flagrant 2 foul. Singleton made two free throws.
“We made contact. A basketball play happened,” Thomas said.
Singleton admitted to being shaken up.
“He connected. I don’t flop. It had me a little woozy for a second,” Singleton said.
It was part of a 16-0 run that gave the Wizards a 37-21 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter.
Washington shot nearly 63 percent from the field in the first half in taking a 63-39 lead.
The Wizards led by as much as 75-45 in the third quarter.
Gerald Henderson had 19 points for the Bobcats, while D.J. Augustin added 15.
If Charlotte (7-57) loses its final two games, they will finish with the worst winning percentage in NBA history. They play at Orlando on Wednesday before closing the regular season at home Thursday night against New York.
“We don’t want to be the worst team in NBA history. We know that in the back of our minds going into these next two games,” Augustin said.
In the first part of the season, the Bobcats had a better record than Washington. On Jan. 14, the Bobcats were 3-10 while the Wizards were 1-11.
In the last week, Washington has improved markedly beating Chicago, Milwaukee and Miami before they completed the sweep against Charlotte.
The Bobcats haven’t won since March 17.
“It’s been very, very hard for me because I’ve never been through this before,” Charlotte coach Paul Silas said before the game.
“The losing part kind of eats you up. I can’t sleep at night, wondering what we can do to change this thing around. I have to understand who we have, a lot of young people,” he said.
NOTES: Augustin returned after missing four games with tendinitis in his right knee. … Washington F Trevor Booker is still hoping to return from a left foot injury before the end of the season. He has missed 13 games. … The Wizards had 28 assists, tying their season high. … Vesely is the second Washington rookie to go 8-for-8 from the field. Mitchell Butler was the first on Jan. 13, 1994. … The Wizards beat the Bobcats all four times they met this season.


Lily Allen lets slip she's on the bill for this year's Glastonbury festival
Bound for Glastonbury: Lily Allen hinted she'll play at the festival while recording a segment for Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show on Absolute Radio
Lily Allen has revealed she will play at Glastonbury festival this year.
The 23-year-old singer - who has gushed about how much she loved playing the festival in previous years - revealed the news to Absolute Radio Hometime DJ Geoff Lloyd.
Lily said: 'I will be playing lots of festival this year. I'm not allowed to say which. But yes, one begins with a G.'
The pop star is in the throes of promoting her highly anticipated second album, It's Not You, It's Me, which is scheduled for release next month.
The singer, who was so taken by the radio host she made a 'Geoff Lloyd is cool' post on her blog, also revealed she recently bought a beach in Jamaica.
She said: 'It is like a compound, that's what the idea is, yes. Almost like a kind of commune thing. We're going to have like a big sort of central house and a pool, and then that all looks out onto the sea, and then I'm going to have like little sort of Adobe villas, just little two beds, like a bedroom with a shower, like really simple.
'I'm going to opt out of society, and lie on my own beach. Yes, I'm going to have it's so nice, so beautiful there.'
To hear the full interview, tune in to Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show on Absolute Radio from 5pm this Tuesday January 27, or watch the video at www.absoluteradio.co.uk.
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Ukraine (MNN) — Today, Ukraine celebrates the 25th anniversary of its independence from the Soviet Union.
It arrives during an escalation in tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Slavic Gospel Association President Bob Provost says, “There are still people in leadership across the former Soviet Union who would like to see the Soviet Union reunited.”
There have been rumblings. Provost says they’re hearing there could be some opposition this time around.
“That faction doesn’t like the celebration of the 25th anniversary because it’s showing strength for the separation from the Soviet Union. So, there can be some protesting, serious protesting, going on.”
Two years ago, on Ukraine’s Independence Day, August 24, Moscow-backed insurgents launched a comprehensive attack in the war in the country’s east. This year, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited Crimea, an area they annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
At the same time, fighting erupted in Eastern Ukraine, making observers wonder if the 2015 Minsk agreements are all but dead. The conflict is between Russia-backed separatists and government troops, costing the lives of over 9,500 people in the last two years.
Despite 2015 peace accords signed in Minsk, Belarus, which initially helped to halt the fighting and then lower its intensity, international monitors have reported more clashes in the past weeks, some involving heavy weaponry. Says Provost, “Russia has placed 40,000 new troops on the border with Ukraine, ready to go in. Some people were speculating that Russia wants to do something major to take more of Ukraine before our election.”
As the region becomes more unstable, SGA’s chief concern is for the evangelical churches they serve, the protection of the churches, and praying for God’s blessing as they share the love of Christ and the life-changing Gospel. In the days ahead, a traditional approach to ‘missions’ may not be possible.
SGA is equipping the equippers. “Ukraine is hosting a missions forum next Thursday and Friday,” explains Provost, adding, “It’ll be a very large event with probably five or six thousand people there, motivating their churches to send people to other countries as missionaries.”
Here’s why: “Many of the countries that Ukrainians can go to are countries in the Middle East where Americans can’t go as missionaries.” For example, Ukraine’s evangelical churches have sent workers to Egypt. “Ukrainians are able to get visas, and are able to go there.”
Urgency fills the days ahead. As much as there is a physical battle coming, there is one on the spiritual front too.
“Pray for the Lord to continue to sustain the faith of the families; they’ve got their children at-risk.” As you join SGA in lifting this matter before the Lord, also please prayerfully consider a gift to SGA’s Crisis Evangelism Fund to help refugees with urgent needs, and to minister to them in the name of Jesus.


WASHINGTON (May 21, 2013)—Dive the oceans’ depths, roam faraway lands, climb to Earth’s highest summits and walk in the footsteps of National Geographic explorers, photographers, scientists and journalists whose discoveries have shaped our understanding of the world. “A New Age of Exploration: National Geographic at 125” is a visual and interactive exhibition that celebrates modern exploration and takes visitors back in time to encounter some of the most fascinating and iconic moments in the National Geographic Society’s 125-year history.
Sponsored by GEICO, the exhibition opens at the National Geographic Museum on Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the Society’s annual Explorers Symposium, a forum that brings together National Geographic explorers to share their latest discoveries and insights. It will remain on display in the Museum’s 17th Street gallery through June 2014. The North Face is a promotional exhibition partner and will be sponsoring fun giveaways and events throughout the yearlong event.
The National Geographic Society was founded in 1888 to expand and share geographic and scientific knowledge and the spirit of exploration that is reflected throughout the exhibition. Visitors will be introduced to many legendary and contemporary explorers who dared to go where others had not. From Jacques Cousteau’s revelations of life under the sea to James Cameron’s recent record-breaking descent to the floor of the Mariana Trench, visitors can interact with stories and images that have inspired, informed and entertained generations worldwide.
Visitors will enter the exhibit through an archway constructed from hundreds of issues of National Geographic magazine into a gallery where they can study the transformation of the cover over time. Next, they will get a look at the history of the organization including through an interactive painting depicting the Society’s founders. The galleries that follow are arranged along broad themes in science and exploration, including ancient civilizations, paleontology, wildlife, oceans and environment. Each section will feature vivid images and fascinating stories while examining the continuum of exploration from past to present.
A number of interactive elements will offer the opportunity for visitors to connect with exploration hands-on. They can examine a model of a bathysphere (the deep sea submersible used in early underwater exploration), test their knowledge of world geography and history through the iPad Atlas and a National Geographic Bee quiz, and explore the intricate habitat of a towering virtual sequoia tree. The exhibition will also share the Society’s tradition of cartography through an interactive featuring 40 maps.
A cast of a Carcharodontosaurus dinosaur skull, found by Explorer-in-Residence Paul Sereno in the Sahara, will greet visitors in a paleontology section. Also on display will be a historic, 11-foot, hand-painted globe, a Society icon that welcomed hundreds of thousands of visitors to the museum for more than 50 years.
The exhibition will look ahead to the vivid future of exploration and offer highlights from the work of National Geographic’s Emerging Explorers and other visionaries beginning their careers.
The exhibition is part of an organization-wide celebration of the Society’s 125th anniversary, which includes special issues of National Geographic and National Geographic Traveler magazines, television specials on the National Geographic Channel, a 125th anniversary app, a special edition world map and a book, “National Geographic 125 Years.” Additional information is available at the anniversary hub www.nationalgeographic.com/125.
Explorer Birthday Parties will also be available for children ages 5-12 at the National Geographic Museum. Birthday party packages include a private tour of the “A New Age of Exploration: National Geographic at 125” exhibition, a hands-on archaeology project, a goody bag filled with gear for exploration for each guest and access to a private party room for two hours. Explorer Birthday Parties are available for bookings on Saturdays and Sundays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. starting Saturday, June 15. Parents should call (202) 857-7154 for more information.
Also open in the Museum’s 17th Street galleries through Sept. 2 is “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship,” an interactive exhibition that shares the story of the Whydah, a slave ship turned pirate ship that sank off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. “Beyond the Story,” a selection of unpublished images from stories featured in 2012 issues of National Geographic magazine, is on display in the museum’s M Street Gallery through early July.
The National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., is open every day (except Dec. 25) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $11 for adults; $9 for National Geographic members, military, students, seniors and groups of 25 or more; $7 for children 5-12; and free for local school, student and youth groups (18 and under; advance reservation required). Tickets may be purchased online at www.ngmuseum.org; via telephone at (202) 857-7700; or in person at the National Geographic Museum, 1145 17th Street, N.W., between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. For more information on group sales, call (202) 857-7281.


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Ingersoll-Rand PLC, Davidson, N.C., will contribute $104 million to its worldwide pension plans in 2019, according to the company's 10-K filing Tuesday.
The company contributed $86.9 million in 2018 and $101.4 million in 2017 and $56.4 million in 2016, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Most Ingersoll-Rand U.S. employees are covered by defined contribution plans, to which the company contributed $131.9 million in 2018, up from $118.7 million in 2017; contributions to non-U.S. defined contribution plans and other non-U.S. benefit plans were $52 million in 2018. The company also participates in several multiemployer defined benefit pension plans for U.S. employees of subsidiary Trane and contributed $9.8 million to those plans in 2018.
The pension plans had a combined $2.76 billion in assets as of Dec. 31, and $3.47 billion in benefit obligations, for a funding ratio of 79.5%.The combined funded status as of Dec. 31, 2017 was 81.8%.
The discount rate in 2018 was 4.21% for U.S. plans and 2.47% for non-U.S. In 2017, the rates were 3.54% and 2.29%, respectively.
The asset allocation for the plans as of Dec. 31 was 74.3% fixed income, 20.7% equities, 1.1% cash, 3.7% other investments and 0.2% real estate, according to the filing.


The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island’s defenses as tensions soar with Beijing, which warned Washington of ‘counter-measures’ if the deal was not stopped.
China, calling Taiwan an ‘inalienable’ part of its territory, said the United States to should ‘immediately revoke’ the arms sales.
‘It sends wrong signals to “Taiwan independence” separatist forces and severely jeopardizes China-US relations and peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait,’ said Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese embassy in Washington.
‘China will resolutely take legitimate and necessary counter-measures in light of the development of the situation,’ he said.
The sale comes a month after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defiantly visited the self-governing democracy, prompting mainland China to launch a show of force that could be a trial run for a future invasion.
The package — the largest for Taiwan approved under President Joe Biden’s administration — includes $665 million for contractor support to maintain and upgrade a Raytheon early radar warning system in operation since 2013 that would warn Taiwan about an incoming attack.


The Carter Family Fold welcomes you every Saturday night, carrying on the musical and performing traditions of A.P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her sister Maybelle at the dawn of the age of country music – an age they helped establish beginning in 1927. And they did it right here where the Carter Fold is today, in Poor Valley, at the foot of the Clinch Mountain in Southwest Virginia.
A Saturday with us in rural southwest Virginia will supply you with an evening of musical entertainment and country hospitality you won’t soon forget. Chances are you’ll make some new friends and take with you some fond memories. We’d love to have you visit us.
Check our show schedule on our website for performers and more information.


SEAT Leon TDI Stylance
With its sporty lines and solid build, the SEAT is a strong contender
It’s easy to forget exactly how radical the Leon is. The previous model was seen by many as merely a rebodied Volkswagen Golf, but with a rather bland interior. However, the new car is every inch a SEAT. While it follows on from the Altea and Toledo, it’s better-looking than either of its larger counterparts, and there’s now no hint of the Golf’s boxy proportions anywhere in the curvaceous design.
The Spanish company actually refers to the Leon as a five-door coupé, and you can see why. The hidden rear door handles, along with a low roofline, give it a sporty appearance, while the front is dominated by the large, rounded grille and that unique bonnet design. Its distinctive shape is further enhanced by the slab sides and arching swage line that runs from the headlights right down to the rear wheelarches.
Inside, it’s equally different. And, as you’d expect from a VW Group product, fit and finish are excellent. However, our test car did develop a rattle from around the glovebox – it’s a problem we’ve experienced on several Leons. Still, the rest of the cabin is well laid out, while the dials are easy to read. The SEAT also has the best driving position on test, with the widest adjustment in the chair and steering column. For taller owners, it’s the most comfortable car for long journeys.
Visibility is a problem, though – thick A-pillars make pulling out of tight junctions tricky, while the rearward view isn’t great, either. Even more disappointing, however, is the 1.9-litre TDI diesel engine. SEAT describes it as ‘well proven’, but it’s simply getting old, and from start-up, the lack of refinement is instantly obvious. On the move, it seems crude compared with its rivals’ powerplants, and hard acceleration results in the dreaded diesel clatter.
The Leon feels lethargic, too, especially at higher speeds, and this was evident in our performance tests. The sprint from 0-60mph took a leisurely 11.3 seconds – about half-a-second slower than the Kia – and through the gears in our 30-70mph assessment, it was only 0.3 seconds quicker than the Citroen with its EGS transmission.
In-gear performance was more acceptable, but on the open road it feels the slowest here, and motorway journeys can be frustrating. Around town, the sudden power delivery also makes the SEAT hard to drive smoothly at slow speeds.
Things improve when it comes to the handling. The Leon has the best steering set-up, with good feedback making it the most involving car to drive. It’s also the most responsive and agile, boasting good levels of grip, plus minimal body roll. Other points in its favour are the positive five-speed gearbox and decent brake pedal feel. True, it did record the longest stopping distances, but it was the only car tested in the wet.
As with most SEAT models, the ride is pretty firm and can become a little uncomfortable around town and on rutted surfaces. It’s better on the motorway, but there is noticeable road noise.
At £14,495, the Leon is cheaper than both the Fiat and Citroen, although it’s still £250 more than the Kia. Still, you get plenty of kit for the money, with climate control, folding mirrors, cruise control and stability control as standard – none of the other cars can compete with this. SEAT can’t match Kia’s seven-year warranty – no manufacturer can – but it has gained a reputation for robust build quality and reliability. The question is whether this will compensate for the Leon’s flaws.
Price: £14,495Model tested: SEAT Leon TDI StylanceChart position: 3WHY: Sporty Leon has plenty of style, and with bullet-proof build, it will prove a tough contender.
You may have expected that the ageing TDI’s lack of power would be balanced by good economy. But its 43.7mpg figure isn’t great, and translates to a 529-mile range.
The Leon is still a very strong used contender. The 1.9 TDI holds on to more of its value than the 2.0-litre, and after three years is worth £7,030 – or 48.5 per cent.
SEAT fared little better than Fiat in our dealer report, finishing 27th. Yet the Leon is the cheapest car here to maintain – the first three services add up to a total of £545.
Although the Leon emits more CO2 than the C4 and Cee’d, it sits in the same tax bracket. This means it’s only £10 extra every year to run as a company car.
In this review
- 1IntroductionCan the new Fiat Bravo beat key rivals from SEAT, Kia and Citroen?
- 21st Fiat Bravo Multijet 150 DynamicDoes the new Italian hatch deliver on the promise of its stylish looks?
- 32nd Kia Cee’d 1.6 CRDi LSIt’s the best Korean car yet – but is the Cee’d a match for its rivals here?
- 43rd SEAT Leon TDI Stylance - currently readingWith its sporty lines and solid build, the SEAT is a strong contender
- 54th Citroen C4 1.6 HDi 110 SX EGSBold design, smooth ride and great value make C4 a tempting buy
- 6Facts and figures


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A graphene/poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) closed cavity resonator for low-frequency ultrasound (less than 200 kHz) detection has been fabricated. The 6-layer graphene with 450 nm PMMA laminated layer has been dry transferred onto the closed cavity with the air gap of 105 μm. The resonator has been actuated in atmosphere and room temperature by mechanical, electro-static and electro-thermal methods. The resonant frequency has been measured to be around 160 kHz. The (1,1) mode has been observed to dominate the resonance, which suggests the graphene/PMMA membrane has been perfectly clamped and seals the closed cavity. The degree of linearity of the membrane’s displacement versus the actuation signal has been determined. The resonant frequency has been observed to be tuned to about 4% by applying AC voltage through the membrane. The strain has been estimated to be around 0.08%. This research puts forward a sensor design for low-frequency ultrasonic detection.


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The ATLAH World Missionary Church, located in Harlem, posted a sign attacking President Obama for releasing “the homo demons.” The church also warned female black members to be concerned because a “white homo may take your man.” Really people? All in the name of religion.
ATLAH World Missionary Church is led by a black right wing evangelical wingnut James David Manning, who has been critical of President Obama on many occasions for advocating for the rights of the LGBT community.
Manning told the New York Daily, “It’s an attempt to save the black family.”"There’s a major problem in the black family with the absence of black fathers, black husbands.”
It is just appalling for anyone to even post such a vile message, let alone a pastor. His job is to bring people into the church, not promote hate. ATLAH World Missionary Church is located at 123rd Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan.
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Wege Prize names winners
A locally produced international competition for sustainable design has named its winners.
The Kendall College Art and Design, or KCAD, Wege Center for Sustainable Design announced yesterday the winners of Wege Prize 2016, which challenged teams of undergraduate students to design a product, service or business model that can function in a circular economy.
The five finalists presented their ideas before a judging panel at KCAD on Saturday, where they were evaluated on depth of research, technological and financial feasibility, potential for impact and alignment with the principles of circular economics.
Spaak+, comprising several students from the Netherlands, Livio Bod, Dan Mulder, Jospehine Nijstad and Martin Savenije, took home first place and $15,000. The students devised an on-site waste-treatment system for hospitals, which translates existing waste-treatment processes into one that’s fit for a hospital setting, without extensively modifying the hospital’s infrastructure.
Second place and a $10,000 award went to Kenyan Youths for a Circular Economy, or KYCE, a five-person team including Stephanie Ageng’o, Lavender Micalo, Lydiah Mpyisi, Kathleen Muraya and Phenny Omondi. KYCE developed a solution focused on creating self-sustaining systems for developing countries, using Africa’s largest urban slum, Kibera, as a model. The systems created by the team can foster employment, improve sanitation and hygiene, enhance the livability of urban environments and improve the overall health of communities.
The University of Michigan Sustainability Without Borders team, comprising Linnan Cao, Shayan Golafshani, Nicholas Jansen, Tochi Nwogu and Brinda Yarlagadda, took the $5,000 third-place prize. The group helped Technology for Tomorrow, a Ugandan company that makes sanitary pads out of papyrus. They developed a circular model for meeting the heating and electricity needs of Technology for Tomorrow’s production facilities through biomass gasification of papyrus and paper waste.
Five finalists were whittled down from a 16-team field representing 19 colleges from around the world.
Over the course of seven months, teams developed their ideas from a one-page proposal into a multi-faceted design solution.
In its third year, this was the first time Wege Prize had expanded to include international competition.
"I was deeply impressed by the quality of submissions from our five finalist teams,” said Wege Prize judge Colin Webster, an education program manager for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. “Each had researched and planned their solution to the nth degree. The international flavor of this year's finalist teams was most satisfying. I'm looking forward to meeting next year's teams already."


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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Double cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Den Macintyre
"The D-Day spies were not traditional warriors. None carried weapons, yet the soldiers who did owed the spies a huge and unconscious debt as they stormed the beaches of Normandy in June 1944."
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The 6 exclusive 300-year old thatched holiday cottages are beautifully furnished and surrounded by exceptional flower gardens. An ideal place to relax and unwind. For details of all special offers click here.
In particular take a look at the amazing "Love Tulips- Spring Break" which is available until the end of May.
Tulip Mania’ gripped Holland in the 17th Century giving tulips their great standing in history. Come and enjoy them in all their glory this Spring at The Cottages with our Spring Break Special offer.
They are still up there in the top 3 favourite flowers in the world together with Roses and Orchids. Our tulips will be extra special this coming year as we have gone all out with additional planting, in bloom in the cottage gardens right the way through from mid April to early June, we’d love you to come and soak up their magic this Spring.
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Gallbladder Surgery Diet Food List: Foods to Avoid
The gallbladder surgery diet food list comes with foods you should eat after gallbladder surgery, but you should also avoid some types of foods. Why do you need to follow a low-fat diet after having gallbladder removal surgery? According to a study, you tend to experience diarrhea one week after taking the procedure if you do not follow this diet. It will not only be uncomfortable, but it can also be unhealthy for you.
Do Not Eat These Foods
If you have had surgery to remove your gallbladder, you should avoid certain types of food. You cannot eat fatty or greasy foods. It means that you should avoid eating fried foods, for sure. You should also avoid spicy food. Refined sugar consumption must be cut off, as well.
If you love to drink coffee, you should not continue this habit after surgery because coffee is packed with caffeine. Yes, you cannot consume caffeine after gallbladder removal surgery. One thing is for sure, caffeine cannot only be found in coffee. It can also be found in tea, chocolate, and energy drinks. You have to be careful with your drinks, as well. Alcohol drinks, such as wine, beer, and spirits must be avoided. The same thing goes for carbonated beverages.
Beware of Fat in Processed Foods
Since you have to follow a low-fat diet, you have to be more aware of some foods that might contain high amounts of fat. In this circumstance, you need to be more careful with processed foods since they can come with high amounts of oil or fat. It is already challenging for people without a gallbladder to digest their food. It will be more difficult for your digestion system if you consume too much fat.
What kind of processed food comes with a high amount of fat? If you love dessert, you should give up the idea to eat your favorite dessert after surgery. You cannot eat your favorite cakes, pastries, and cookies, for sure.
Fast food might be a favorite food for many people. You might also have your favorite fast-food menu. Nevertheless, you should avoid eating fast food after having gallbladder surgery. Processed meats, including sausages, must also be avoided since it is not included in the gallbladder surgery diet food list.
Beware of Fatty Meats
Yes, now you know that processed meats come with high content of fat. Nevertheless, you also have to pay attention to the fats that can be found in some types of non-processed meat. Lamb and mutton contain a significant amount of fat. You should avoid eating pork, including its ribs and bacon because of its high-fat content. Some beef cuts are too fatty. You should avoid eating rib-eye steak and T-bone since they contain a lot of fat.
Beware of Dairy Products
Fat can also be found in whole dairy products. In this circumstance, you need to avoid whole milk, full-fat cheese, full-fat yogurt, cream, butter, and ice cream. Creamy dressings and sauces should not be consumed, as well. Do not forget to check the gallbladder surgery diet food list to find safer food options after gallbladder surgery.
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Why some Gases are Used and How
Nitrogen is present in air and is used in Nitrox. There are several different mixtures of Nitrox: Nitrox 32(32% oxygen), Nitrox 36(36% oxygen).
However, if not properly monitored Nitrogen Narcosis can occur. "The Rapture of the Deep" may begin around 30m when breathing air and about 40m when using Nitrox 32.
Slowing of reactions, Excitement, Euphoria, Giggling, Over Confidence, Memory Impairment, Difficulty with Concentration and a Tendency to Fixation of Ideas...to get an idea of what nitrogen narcosis is like then CLICK HERE
Other inert gases are also narcotic:
(Table taken from "The Physiology and Medicine of Diving")
Helium and Neon are virtually narcotic-effect free. Hydrogen is less narcotic than Nitrogen, but more so than Helium or Neon.
Oxygen makes up 21% of air, therefore the use of this gas inevitable when using compressed air. The partial pressure at which oxygen becomes toxic varies from person to person but 1.6bar is about a safe maximum. Oxygen toxicity symptoms range from twitching to convulsions (which if in water can lead to drowning by loss of mouthpiece).
Heliox as mentioned earlier is a mixture of Helium and Nitrogen. However, if the body is exposed to Heliox at depths greater than 152m then High Pressure Nervous Syndrome (HPNS) may result. The symptoms of HPNS are dizziness, nausea, vomiting and trmors in the hands, arms and torso.
Most gas related diving injuries are cured by placing the patient in a hyperbaric chamber:

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The new trailer for Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest film has been released, adding even more intrigue and weirdness to a highly-anticipated film.
We see more of Bella’s interactions with the world around her, further highlighting the contrast between her innocence and the often cruel realities of society.
The trailer hints at more comedic moments, amplifying the unique blend of humor and horror that has become a Lanthimos trademark.
Notably, the second trailer provides a clearer look at the ensemble cast, including Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, and Margaret Qualley. Ruffalo, in particular, seems to shine in what promises to be a complex and multi-layered role.
The haunting visuals and atmospheric score remain as captivating as in the first trailer, promising a cinematic feast for audiences.
“Poor Things” appears to be another testament to Lanthimos’ ability to create compelling narratives that challenge our perspectives on humanity and society. The film, set to release later this year, promises to be as thought-provoking as it is entertaining.
You can watch the second trailer here.
It’s a must-watch for all cinephiles and fans of Lanthimos’ unique storytelling style. Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the release date.


Splinter - A dialogue for the establishment of a sustainable network for space weather in EuropeJean Lilensten - IPAG, CNRS, FRANCE
Anna Belehaki - NOA, GREECE
Ronald Van der Linden - STCE, BELGIUM
Friday November 22nd, 2013, 13:30-15:00
The aim of the session is to initiate a dialogue for the establishment of a sustainable network for space weather in Europe, independently from any funding body or organisation. This network will have the primary goal to help the space weather scientific community on research and technological developments. More specifically, the objectives can cover a large range of activities such as, the support to manage and preserve data collections; the support through RTD activities to operate and maintain e-services developed by research groups, and issue large scale predictions, etc.; the design of funding priorities for open calls and community building calls; the (Co-) Organization of workshops, including the ESWW, the organization of training for private companies and academics; the issuing of certificates to regional/specific centers; the organization of a media center for space exploration and space weather; the maintenance of bilateral relationships with other national/international centers (US-NOAA and SWPC, Australia-IPS, WMO, ISES, …). As originally perceived this network will not only help the space weather model and products developers but will also be the link between the research community, the funding agencies (eg. European Commission) and the large organizations who are using these services to support their operations (ESA, NATO, EDA, etc). This session is open to all ESWW10 participants.
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The Department of the Environment has so far paid out over €1.3m to 19 local authorities for safety measures at so-called “ghost” housing estates.
The state funding is to be used for urgent work such as installing street lighting or fencing off dangerous areas left open by builders and developers.
In total the Department of the Environment has approved funding of just over €2.5m for 21 local authorities for safety measures at unfinished housing developments, but not all of the money has been paid over yet.
The payments are made under the Unfinished Housing Developments Public Safety Initiative - designed to finish off the work which developers have failed to do.
To qualify for funding, the housing developments must be deemed “Category 4" by the Department of the Environment which means that the development has been effectively abandoned by the developer or builder and is posing serious problems for residents.
The four largest amounts have been paid out to Longford County Council (€295,276.50), Cork County Council (€131,045.25), Wexford County Council (€180,999.78) and Cavan County Council (€106,201.98).


Published in Physics World, 1 Oct 2012
Now that the Square Kilometre Array will be split between sites in Australia and southern Africa, Jon Cartwright reports that some technological trickery will be needed to make the world’s biggest telescope work
While the discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) may have been taking all the headlines of late, there is some truth in claiming that the machine is already the “big science” of old. In just four years’ time, construction is slated to begin on a new project that will dwarf the Franco–Swiss particle accelerator by comparison. That project is the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) – the world’s biggest and most sensitive radio telescope.
Physically, SKA will be larger than the LHC, ultimately spreading over thousands of kilometres in Africa and Australasia. It will be made up of thousands of radio dishes and millions of radio antennas. To sort through the troves of data, it will need the fastest supercomputer on the planet. As Phil Diamond, who was appointed as the first director-general of SKA in September, points out: “It will be the largest science facility on Earth.” […]
For the rest of this article, please contact Jon Cartwright for a pdf.


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Starting, Tuesday, May 4th and continuing through the week, there will be no parking in areas on George Street at Clinton Street and Arch Street. Barricades are already in place in the affected areas. Crews will be evaluating the sewer infrastructure and inspecting manhole covers. Please use caution, as motorists may experience delays when traveling on George Street.
*Any vehicle not moved from the posted areas by 7am Tuesday morning will be ticketed and towed at the owners expense.


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The government and the Football Association have moved to try to quell talk of a potential breakaway union for black players, as barely concealed frustration over the punishment meted out to the Chelsea captain, John Terry, for racially abusing Anton Ferdinand threatens to boil over.
Rio Ferdinand, said to be one of the prime movers behind a new Black Players' Association, distanced himself from the speculation via Twitter on Tuesday as did Jason Roberts. But the Society of Black Lawyers chair, Peter Herbert, confirmed that talks about a new organisation were at an early stage.
It is understood that the idea, in various iterations, has been discussed among some players for at least a year but there had been little sign of getting it off the ground until the outpouring of frustration at the sentence handed to Terry.
Both Ferdinand brothers and the Reading striker Roberts were among players to boycott Kick It Out's campaign at the weekend by refusing to wear its T-shirts.
The sports minister, Hugh Robertson, the FA chairman, David Bernstein, and the Professional Footballers' Association chief executive, Gordon Taylor, were among those to praise Kick It Out and argue that any breakaway move would be counterproductive.
"I can understand why feelings are running high but I don't think this is the moment for football to fracture. Kick It Out and other anti-racism bodies have moved things forward enormously and I think this is a moment to unite behind them and try and make sure that progress continues," said Robertson.
He said Ferdinand and others who have mooted the idea of a breakaway body should rally behind Kick It Out, which some feel has been caught in the crossfire amid intense frustration at what is perceived as a lenient sentence for Terry from the FA's independent regulatory commission.
"I absolutely understand why the temperature is raised on this but it's important to back Kick It Out and build on the progress they've made over the last 20 years," said Robertson.
Bernstein concurred. "I don't think fragmentation is in anybody's interest. Kick It Out have a fantastic record, they are led by someone who has done a tremendous amount for equality and diversity in this country. I have a lot of admiration for Lord Ouseley," said the FA chairman.
But this week Ouseley, the Kick It Out chairman, also called on the Premier League and the FA to do more to help its cause. The organisation is jointly funded by the FA, the Premier League and the PFA to the tune of £345,000 a year. But Bernstein insisted it supported Kick It Out "morally and financially".
The PFA chairman, Clarke Carlisle, said he planned to seek a meeting with Roberts and possibly Rio Ferdinand to divine their intentions. "The threat is very real because the proposal is there and the discussions have been had, so it's obviously something that has been mooted within the industry," he said. "We need to know exactly what it is they are wanting, whether this is a movement that is in full flow and whether they think it is going to happen irrespectively or whether it is something where they are trying to instigate change within the organisations that are currently in place."
Herbert told the BBC that the new organisation would be more "radical" than Kick It Out and would be able to take a more proactive approach. "I think there comes a point in any community's life or experience where enough is enough," he said. "People appear to have decided they have to do something more vigorously."
Twelve months to the day since the Terry-Ferdinand incident at Loftus Road, Robertson said he could "absolutely understand" why the issue remained such a toxic one.
"We were all 20-odd once and I can absolutely understand why people feel strongly about this. But this is a moment for cool heads, not hot ones. I have spent quite a lot of time supporting Kick It Out and Show Racism the Red Card. They have done extraordinary work in this area over a protracted period. The best thing to do now is to get in behind them to advance this agenda."
There is a degree of frustration at the fact that Ferdinand and others have yet to outline the exact nature of their grievances publicly. But Bernstein said it was clear to him that the players who rebelled against Kick It Out were angry with the FA over both the sanction given to Terry and the length of time the case dragged on for.
Carlisle said it was incumbent on the FA, which has said it will put the issue before the independent Football Regulatory Authority, to ensure that stronger penalties were laid down for future offenders.
"I feel the FA need to respond by addressing all of the issues that have caused all of the discontent over the last 12 to 18 months and that's the reporting mechanisms, the investigation process and the sanctions levied for racial abuse offences.
"A four-game ban is just not strong enough, especially not when the first incident, the precedent set, was eight games [for Liverpool striker Luis Suárez]. The message that was sent out was that racial abuse can be mitigated against and that message is diluted in the next case."


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Here are 6 famous actors from Switzerland were born in 1923:
José Giovanni (June 22, 1923 Paris-April 24, 2004 Lausanne) also known as Joseph Damiani or Jose Giovanni was a Swiss screenwriter, film director, writer, actor and television director.
Paul Muller (March 11, 1923 Neuchâtel-) also known as Paul Konrad Muller, Paul Miller, Paolo Muller, Paul Muler, Paul Müller or Robert Muller is a Swiss actor.
Pinkas Braun (January 7, 1923 Zürich-June 24, 2008 Munich) also known as Pinkas Braunn was a Swiss actor and screenwriter. He had one child, Judith Kernke.
Mirko Ellis (September 4, 1923 Locarno-September 11, 2014 Alghero) also known as Mirko Korcinski, Mirko Korcinsky, Mirco Ellis or Mirko Loy Dona Alessandro Korcinsky was a Swiss actor.
Frank Duncan (February 1, 1923 Lausanne-February 6, 1995 France) was a Swiss actor.
Carlo Fedier (August 15, 1923 Canton of Uri-) is a Swiss actor and screenwriter.


The goal of receiver sensitivity test is to determine the lowest power signal a receiver can detect under a variety of possible conditions.
Wireless communication and sensing technologies are being integrated into nearly all electrified systems and are part of the justification for electrifying many other systems and technologies. From refrigerators to heavy machine equipment, wireless technologies are becoming an essential element of the mix to enhance efficiency, increase safety, improve security, bolster performance, and minimize maintenance and downtime.
With the growing adoption of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) and beamforming technologies, many new wireless systems have more complicated RF front-ends (RFFEs) and possibly even several receivers in a single wireless system. This is why there is an explosion in the numbers of wireless receivers that need to be tested.
Receiver sensitivity testing
One of the basic tests common to all receiver technologies is receiver sensitivity test. The goal of receiver sensitivity is to determine the lowest power signal that a receiver can usefully detect under a variety of possible conditions. For most modern wireless systems, the communications technology is digital, so the figure-of-merit of concern is generally the bit-error rate (BER). In the case of packet-based communications, the figure-of-merit may be packet-error rate (PER).
The concept is that as signal level lowers to the noise level of the receiver, the error rate will rise until the error rate exceeds a set threshold. The error rates and the majority of features of a given receiver test are typically dictated by the wireless standard; passing these tests is required for standards certification and to be legally sold in most markets.
Figure 1 A signal generator stimulates the antenna port of the receiver and works as an ideal transmitter. Source: Keysight
Sometimes receiver selectivity testing is lumped into receiver sensitivity testing. Though similar, receiver selectivity testing is done to determine the performance of a given receiver in the presence of undesirable signals such as interference from adjacent channels and co-channel interference. It is possible that some automated test systems for rapidly and efficiently testing receiver sensitivity also perform selectivity and other receiver tests, all with the same setup to optimize the testing throughput.
Variable receivers enhance sensitivity testing
To properly test receiver sensitivity, there needs to be precise control of both the generated signal power and the level at the receiver input. There is naturally some loss and noise added between the test base station and signal generator in the receiver test signal chain, which naturally limits the signal levels usable in a given test environment with a given receiver.
Most test base station hardware and signal generators are typically not the best performers at extremely low output powers. Generally, these units are designed to operate at higher signal power levels for optimum linearity and minimal distortion. This creates an issue when attempting to perform receiver sensitivity testing at very low power levels near the noise floor of the test base station and signal generator units.
A way to compensate for this is to use a variable attenuator in-line with the output of the test base station or signal generator and the receiver under test (RUT). With the variable attenuator right before the input of the RUT, the test system can be calibrated to the receiver input. Moreover, a variable attenuator with attenuation levels appropriate for the power levels of the receiver can be chosen such that the test base station or signal generator can be adjusted to a power level for optimum linearity and minimal distortion.
Figure 2 The RF power output level can be reduced by adjusting the internal attenuation. Source: LabSat
With a well-chosen variable attenuator, the test base station or signal generator power level shouldn’t need to be changed, and during calibration, the variable attenuator can be used to adjust the power level seen at the input of the receiver. This method also ensures that the power level at the input of the RUT is a calibrated value and not simply adjusted by the settings on the test base station or signal generator, which may not necessarily be the most accurate adjustment.
Without a variable attenuator, it may be necessary to calibrate the test setup across the entire power level range of the test base station or signal generator, which significantly increases test time and may still be less accurate than using a variable attenuator.
Using a variable attenuator at the input of the RUT also helps to ensure that the nonlinearities of the test base station or signal generator are minimized, which is crucial for complex modulation methods that are sensitive to nonlinearities. Excessive nonlinearities in the signal generation could lead to artificially lower RUT performance with more complex modulation methods.
Another factor to consider is that at low output power levels, the noise energy from the signal generator or test base station may be a significant amount of the overall signal energy. A variable attenuator that doesn’t introduce any significant added noise to the system can also lower the overall noise floor and extend the dynamic range capability of the test setup.
This article was originally published on Planet Analog.
Jean-Jaques (JJ) DeLisle, an electrical engineering graduate (MS) from Rochester Institute of Technology, has a diverse background in analog and RF R&D, as well as technical writing/editing for design engineering publications. He writes about analog and RF for Planet Analog.


Urban Design in the Commons
The design charrette as part of implementation
The contemporary incarnation of the design charrette has attempted to take design, architecture, and planning out of the studios and academies and into the vernacular lives of the places in which we work. It has taken great strides to break down the silos between professional specialties and to reconnect the "expert" to the lay person, whose previous role had only been to deal with the expert's professionally built results for about thirty years. These intense, collaborative design sessions have lead to quick testing and decision making for long-ranger visions. At the end of a four-to-six day charrette, you typically have a plan to further refine and advance. It has proven to be a highly effective approach.
But the charrette is evolving into another dimension and taking on a much bigger role. No longer a one-and-done flash in the pan, the model for a charrette, like great neighborhoods, is becoming a succession of ideas, events, 3-dimensional testing, and discoveries. It is less presentation and more on-going conversation about the places we live. Whereas it used to be "look over my shoulder a tell me what you think" (although it is tough to overstate how revolutionary even that was), it is now an on-going methodology for rebuilding social capital, capacity, and owner responsibility into the future of a place.
The charrette, therefore, has the opportunity to actually be part of the implementation, an early adopter of the reactivation it imagines for our neighborhoods, towns, and cities. This is not too undifferent from the activation surely associated with the original scene created by the little carts wildly scurring around collecting student work (the term "charrette" refers to the cart that was frantically pushed around the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris to collect architecture student's final drawings).
Instead of a cart, the charrette is now a vehicle for creating change, not just inspiring it. The new model for the charrette, then, takes on these additional characteristics:
Design charrettes must necessarily set up shop in or around the public space(s) it hopes to activate. We used to think we were flexible because we could work any time, anywhere in offices, board rooms, city planning department conference rooms, and even unairconditioned church basements. Now, however, it is paramount that they be on-site and part of the activity of a neighborhood. They become, in fact, a neighborhood "town hall."
- GENERATE BUZZ
With the charrette on-site, the team and the end-user are brought face-to-face with the place they hope to change. This not only makes people confront the place they are working in, but it doubles to actually create a buzz on the street in what is often a forgotten place. It is the first step to reactivation.
- CO-LOCATE WITH REAL-TIME TESTING
Being on-site and bringing people together unlocks the ability to test ideas, even if in a temporary way. Doing so further breaks down the divide between the designer and doer and reinforces the public space activation that we are all trying to pursue in the first place. It is real-time market research showing that if you create places for people, you generate immediate feedback loops dictating where and how to deliver authentic places with lower risks and higher upsides.
- BUILD NEIGHBORHOOD CAPACITY
Bringing people together to try ideas, talk about them, and design/refine new strategies has with it an enormous ability to build organizational capacity amongst a community that is too often left buried under the weight of the complexities of long term visions. Through identifying short-term action that can lead to long term change, everyone is able to be engaged, leveraging each of their abilities to accomplish something extraordinary and unexpected.
- IDEA FLOW TO CASH FLOW AND REPEAT
Just as cities don't start with 100-story skyscrapers but, rather, with much smaller buildings, charrette processes must be discovery-driven in that they start small, generate early returns on investment, create a new context for development and afford yet another chance at investment. This must be ongoing. The week long charrette must be transformed into a self-reinforcing sequence of conversation, design, testing and action.
In the last month, I've held part or all of design processes in a mobile truck (Pittsburgh), an empty storefront (in Norfolk where they managed to turn the electric and water on for us) and in the central concourse of a shopping mall that is at the heart of an emerging urban center (Calgary). In each their own way, they have helped re-shape the charrette model to not only project the reactivation of our neighborhoods, streets, and public spaces, but to be the reactivation.


Vijay Singh has been at odds with The PGA Tour’s legal team for over 5 years and he has finally been able to move past all the drama with the lawsuit settled in November.
“I just thought it was a very unfair deal. That’s why I pursued it, and I’m glad it’s over,” said Singh whilst preparing for the Sony Open.
Vijay and the Tour were at odds after Singh revealed he used deer antler spray in a Sport’s Illustrated interview. The problem being the spray contained a substance which is against tour regulations. Vijay was initially suspended for this but this was later rescinded.
Vijay’s suit was built off what he called reckless administration and implementation of a anti-doping program. With the lawsuit complete and agreements signed Vijay is unable to disclose exact figures although did intimate he was happy with the result.
“I can get on and do my own stuff and not worry about anything anymore,” he said. “I think both sides are happy, although I might be just a little bit happier.”


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Godrej group eyes acquisition in consumer product segment in developing nationsGodrej said businesses have been growing but growth was lower in the last couple of years due to bad monsoon
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Patanjali riding on Ramdev's image, not products: Adi GodrejPatanjali is doing well by leveraging its founder Ramdev's image and selling "simple products like ghee and honey", but is still small in the value-added segment, Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej said
May 23, 2016
Adi Godrej comes out in support of second term for Raghuram RajanComing out in support of RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, leading industrialist Adi Godrej has said he is an admirer and it will be a "good thing for India" if his tenure is extended.
May 12, 2016
Adi Godrej speaks up too: Beef ban, prohibition impacting developmentThe Modi government’s ‘ban’ culture has come in for sharp criticism from others in India Inc in the past.
Mar 12, 2016
India and MIT: How we became a technological force to reckon withProf Ross Bassett’s book, The Technological Indian, looks at Indian students at MIT from 1882 to 2000
Dec 24, 2015
L&T, Godrej group, BHEL warming up to govt's renewed nuclear power pushThere are now signs India's $150 billion dollar nuclear power program is finally getting off the ground
Dec 22, 2015
Godrjet Agrovet buys 26% more in Creamline Dairy for Rs 150 cr; stakeholding reaches 51%The company had bought 26 percent stake in Creamline in 2005, and the fresh stake buy takes total holding in the Hyderabad-based firm to 51 percent
Aug 28, 2015
Still looking for acquisitions in FMCG sector: GodrejIn the past, the group's FMCG firm Godrej Consumer Products Ltd (GCPL) has acquired many companies and brands mainly in South East Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Aug 07, 2015
GST more important than land bill, says Adi GodrejGodrej said things are looking better for the fast moving consumer goods sector which contributes the most to his group's revenues and added that the company has reported a 13 percent volume growth in the first quarter.
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Industry leaders praise Modi's one year, say his steps will bear fruit only in 2 yearsArray


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Have you ever tried or heard of pan de bono? Those deliciously soft, cheesy and naturally gluten free Colombian bread rolls that are simply to die for? If you haven’t yet, you should absolutely check them out as they are a gluten free must in my opinion. And well, it […]
I found a really fun flour blend made specifically for pandebono in a cornershop near me a.k.a. Colombian gluten free cheese bread. If you’ve never tried or heard of these, it’s an absolute must in my opinion! Such a good naturally gluten free gem. They’re incredibly soft (unlike a lot […]
I unexpectedly managed to make a really good thin-crust pizza yesterday using arepa flour / PAN pre-cooked white cornmeal a.k.a. arepa pizza. ? The ingredients are super simple as well, basically just like arepas: cornmeal, water, oil, salt and that’s it! The only difference is that you want to make these as […]
Fajita style chicken and cheese quesadillas made with Warburtons gluten free beetroot wraps. If you’ve been following me for a while, then you may know by now that I don’t eat a lot of bread or sandwiches since being gluten free so when I got my hands on these wraps, […]
How to make your own gluten free crumpets from scratch; an incredibly simple, basic and delicious British classic.
Quick and easy mini cheese muffin rolls with a hint of tomato, garlic and oregano. They’re perfect on their own as savoury muffins, but also work great as little cheesy bread rolls.
A super soft and delicious glutinous rice pizza base made without gluten or yeast and with added mozzarella to give the dough extra strength, moisture and elasticity.
Perfect gluten free brioche buns that have such a soft and bouncy texture they almost feel like the real thing!
Easy yummy gluten free pizza flavoured dough balls made with a very simple 3 ingredients yoghurt based dough and an even simpler basic no-cook pizza sauce.


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shrug-l: Article About the Florida Department of Management Services Revamping the State 911 System and Other Reads
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Next-Generation 911 Spreads to Local Departments in Florida<https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/Next-Generation-911-Spreads-to-Local-Departments-in-Florida.html>
Local 911 departments tend to use technology that, while old, is comfortable and familiar. But a trio of Florida counties seems to represent part of an emerging movement toward next-generation 911 ...
MDOT SHA launches new user-friendly website - The Southern Maryland Chronicle<https://southernmarylandchronicle.com/2020/02/20/mdot-sha-launches-new-user-friendly-website/>
Project Portal Provides Information on Major Road Improvement Projects News Release, Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration (February 18, 2019) – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) today launched a redesigned user-friendly website, www.roads.maryland.gov, that makes it easier to find information on snow removal ...
On a related note, I was interviewed over the summer for a position assisting with the efforts of Florida DMS.
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This was a weird play, and I feel okay saying that because even the press release pronounces, “PLUTO is dynamic, simple, and strange.” And I liked the weirder bits a lot. On the night I attended PLUTO (no longer a play), running through June 3
Is this enough
Is this fucked
Is this now
Is this boring
There is a buzzing that won’t stop; if it stops, I am afraid of how you will go on.
When one goes to the beach, does one lie on the sand and watch the water? Or does one wade in until they can barely reach the bottom?
Your tea drinking
What flavor and why
Like live performance. Like everything.
The Ones are always in transition, moving from one version of themselves to the next, not out of fear, but human necessity.
I first met Gus Schulenburg as an intern in his department at Theatre Communications Group. I remember being impressed by his ability to make time for everyone, in spite of the mountain of work at his desk, as well as his multidimensional attention span. (I
There are few things more likely to turn me off to a realist play than fake food and drink. Piehole’s Ski End, presented at the New Ohio Theatre through May 19, is hardly in proximity to kitchen-sink-drama territory, but even if it were my worries
Along the way, I make my own discoveries. I add my names to the list. I summon my personal radicals as I watch and witness…the dead will have their due.
An Evening Without Kippy Winston, Wherein the Author Attends the Season Finale of REAL TALK/KIP TALK
It was funny, it was touching, it inspired moderate anxiety.
Wily, genre-busting Will Rawls collaborates with poetic genius, Claudia Rankine, for their premire of “What Remains” at The Fisher Center for Performing Arts at Bard College.