The Lagos State Panel of Inquiry sitting in Lagos has summoned the former Police PRO for Lagos and Zone 2 to testify as a witness before the panel.
A building contractor, Olaide Fowotade, had petitioned the panel alleging that in 2017 he was brutalized by a policeman named Ayo Aduku attached to Ketu Police station. He alleged that the said police officer beat him up and removed two of his teeth.
While briefing the panel, the petitioner stated that he wrote a petition to Zone 2 headquarters and was received by the office of the then AIG, Mr. Aderanti who is now retired. When asked who is still within the police force he can call to bear him witness and put more light on the case, Olaide mentioned CSP Dolapo Badmos the then Police PRO of the zone 2.
The panel then sent a written witness summon to the former PPRO and copied the Inspector General of Police. She is expected to appear before the panel on January 15, 2021, to testify.
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Philadelphia Saving Fund Society Building
12 South 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Date Constructed: 1930-32
Architect(s): Howe and Lescaze; renovated 2008 Bower Lewis Thrower
Participating AIA Philadelphia Members: BLT Architects
When PSFS decided to build a new headquarters, the directors chose a site near the Reading Terminal and Wanamaker’s department store, where the already had a successful branch bank. George Howe was retained as architect. Howe had a national reputation for his pastoral suburban houses but recently had become an advocate of the International style emerging in Europe.
PSFS marked Howe’s break with his past. He left Mellor and Megis and entered into a partnership with William Lescazw, a Swiss architect. Together they designed the first International style skyscraper in the country. James Wilcox, president of the bank, supported the design and persuaded the conservative board to accept it.
PSFS is a masterpiece. It is the finest 20th century building in the city and one of the most important examples of the International style in the country. The exterior form is a sophisticated expression of the different functions within the building. The base contains a retail store on the first floor, with the banking room located above, following Ritter and Shay’s successful use of a similar arrangement in the Market Street National Bank building. Bank offices above are set back from the façade of the office tower, which rises to a complicated roof structure and prominent sign. At the rear of the building, elevator shafts and service elements form a separate unit. To emphasize further the contrasting elements of the design, different materials and colors were used. Highly polished gray and granite used for the base; sand-colored limestone is used for the façade of the bank offices. The office tower has exposed vertical columns covered with the same limestone and gray brick spandrels. The huge rear wall of the service core is made of glazed and unglazed black brick.
Even though PSFS was built at the height of the Great Depression, expensive materials and furnishings were used throughout. The stainless steel hardware and most of the furniture were custom designed by the architects, as there was no inventory of modern fixtures in the United States. This was also the second building n the country to be air conditioned. The most dramatic interior space was the high-ceilinged banking room. Subdued colors; stainless steel; and gently curved balconies give the room an exceptional quality. The PSFS building was beautifully maintained by the bank. However, in 1992 PSFS was purchased by another bank which became insolvent. The building remained vacant for many years until it was converted to a hotel. The main banking room became the ballroom and the 33rd floor board room and enclosed terrace were retained in their original character.

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HILLSBOROUGH — The family of Paige Aiello, the College of New Jersey student whose body was recovered from the Hudson River this week, has announced that funeral services will be held later this month.
Visitation has tentatively been scheduled for May 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. at Hillsborough Funeral Home, 796 Route 206. The funeral service will take place May 21 at a time to be determined, and details of the burial have not been announced.
Paige Aiello's sister Erin said the schedule has not been finalized and is subject to change with a more firm announcement expected Saturday.
The 22-year-old Aiello, a captain of the tennis team at TCNJ in Ewing, disappeared from the family's home April 9 and her belongings were found on the George Washington Bridge that night.
Her body was discovered Wednesday afternoon on the riverbank off 158th Street in Manhattan, about a mile downriver from the bridge.
Aiello had been set to graduate with honors next week and head to law school in the fall. She will be honored during TCNJ's commencement, and since she had completed her required coursework she will be considered a graduate of the school, college officials said.
"Paige exemplified all that is good in people. She is honest, caring, selfless, and an incredibly hard worker," her parent said in a statement Thursday. "We believe — as do many who knew and loved Paige — that few in this world could hold a candle to her. She is our hero."
Editor's Note: This article was updated at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the request of the Aiello family to note that the plans for the services are tentative and subject to change.
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Chase Center Announces the Unveiling of Olafur Eliasson’s Seeing Spheres
The Golden State Warriors and Chase Center, along with Studio Olafur Eliasson, announce the unveiling of Seeing spheres, Olafur Eliasson’s largest public artwork in the United Sates, at Chase Center and Thrive City. On September 3 at 9:00 a.m., Eliasson, alongside Warriors President and Chief Operating Officer Rick Welts and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Chief Curator Janet Bishop, will celebrate Chase Center’s signature work of public art with a panel discussion and official unveiling outside the East Entrance.
“Seeing spheres is a public space that contains you and contains multitudes,” said Eliasson. “We often think of public space as empty, negative space in the city, viewed from a car or crossed on the way to somewhere else. Seeing spheres offers a place to pause, where you see yourself from the outside, as a participant in society.”
Seeing spheres, 2019, consists of five (5) fifteen-and-a-half-feet-tall polished hydroformed steel spheres that stand in a circle around a central space. Each sphere supports a flat, circular mirrored face, framed by a ring of LED lights, which is oriented inward to reflect the mirrored faces of the surrounding spheres. Together they produce a surprising environment of multilayered, reflected spaces in which the same people and settings appear again and again, visible from various unexpected angles. Tunnel-like sets of nested reflections open up in the mirrors, repeating countless times and disappearing into the distance. Situated on Chase Center’s 25,000 square foot triangular plaza in front of the East Entrance to the arena, this striking new artwork establishes a prominent public setting in Thrive City for visitors to meet and interact.
“Eliasson’s global reputation for innovation and creativity is now on full display in San Francisco,” said Welts. “Seeing spheres will be an instant must-see for Bay Area residents and a magnet for visitors from around the world.”
Eliasson frequently uses mirrors to expand spaces and create a subtle and playful sense of spatial confusion that stimulates awareness of our bodies and perception. Seeing spheres enables viewers to see themselves from the outside, as co-participants in the shared world that appears within the layers of virtual space conjured by the cluster of giant mirrors. The artwork heightens visitors’ awareness of themselves and their surroundings, exemplifying art’s potential to, in Eliasson’s words, “train our capacities for perceiving and interpreting the world.”
“Working with a multi-million-dollar budget and a client with a vision of building community, I knew that Olafur was the perfect artist for the new home of the Warriors and was thrilled when the owners selected him,” notes Dorka Keehn, project public art consultant. “The Warriors and Chase Center have gifted San Francisco with an exceptional work of art by a world-renowned artist, who has a strong connection to San Francisco. Seeing spheres is a destination piece, a work that reflects the soul of the new neighborhood, and the ideal example of San Francisco’s “1%-for-art program” enhancing and enlivening our city in tandem with our urban growth.”
Olafur Eliasson’s art is driven by his interests in perception, movement, embodied experience, and feelings of self. He strives to make the concerns of art relevant to society at large and has become internationally renowned for the social and experiential impact of his artwork. Art, for him, is a crucial means for turning thinking into doing in the world. Since the mid-1990s, Eliasson has realized numerous major exhibitions and projects around the world with works spanning sculpture, painting, photography, film, and installation. In 2007, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art hosted Eliasson’s first US-based career retrospective, Take your time. Most recently, Olafur Eliasson: In real life opened at the Tate Modern, exhibiting three decades of work by Eliasson. Not limited to the confines of the museum and gallery, his practice engages the broader public sphere through architectural projects, interventions in civic space, arts education, policy-making, and issues of sustainability and climate change.
In addition to ‘Seeing spheres’, Sports & The Arts commissioned 33 artists to be featured inside Chase Center. Separately, Alexander Calder’s mobile Untitled and Isamu Noguchi’s Play Sculpture, previously on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), will be loaned to Chase Center and Thrive City for its new art program. SFMOMA has also commissioned, on behalf of the Warriors, Oakland painter David Huffman and San Francisco artists Hughen/Starkweather to create new artworks for the arena. Naming rights partner Chase will also provide artwork from their
JPMorgan Chase Art Collection, which features more than 30,000 artworks located in 250 offices worldwide, to be included in the JP Morgan Club and Chase Club inside the arena. The Warriors plan to continue to work with local community organizations to highlight their artistic efforts, through a collaboration with archive experts Heritage Werks, to showcase the history of the Warriors and entertainment in the Bay Area.
About Chase Center & Thrive City
Chase Center, an 18,064-seat sports and entertainment arena set to open in September of 2019, will anchor Thrive City, the multipurpose, privately financed complex in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood consisting of 3.2 acres of publicly accessible plazas and open space that are part of a larger mixed-use development including two office buildings and dozens of unique restaurant and retail locations. Easily accessible by foot, bicycle or mass transit, Chase Center will play host to games featuring the six-time NBA Champion Golden State Warriors, concerts, cultural events, family shows and more, totaling nearly 200 events per year. Thrive City, the surrounding district of Chase Center, will be a community gathering space providing a slate of year-round health and wellness programming, including Get Fit clinics, yoga sessions, farmer’s markets, ice skating and much more.
About Olafur Eliasson
Olafur Eliasson (b.1967) grew up in Iceland and Denmark. In 1995, he founded Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, which today includes craftsmen, architects, archivists, researchers, administrators, cooks, programmers, art historians and specialized technicians. Since the mid-1990s, Eliasson has realized numerous major exhibitions and projects around the world. In 2003, The weather project, installed in the Turbine Hall of Tate Modern, was seen by more than two million people; his current solo exhibition In real life opened in Tate Modern’s Blavatnik building this July 2019. Eliasson’s projects in public space include Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007, designed with Kjetil Thorsen for London’s Kensington Gardens; The New York City Waterfalls, 2008; and Ice Watch, for which Eliasson and geologist Minik Rosing transported massive blocks of glacial ice from Greenland to Copenhagen (2014), Paris (2015), and London (2018) to raise awareness of climate change. In 2012, Eliasson founded the social business Little Sun, and in 2014, he and architect Sebastian Behmann founded Studio Other Spaces, an office for art and architecture.
Well-known examples of Eliasson’s use of mirrors include Your glacial expectations, 2012, in which a series of elliptical mirrors were integrated into the landscape around the Kvadrat headquarters in Ebeltoft, Denmark, and The weather project, 2003, where a mirrored ceiling installed at Tate Modern, London, played a role in creating the illusion of a setting sun and inspired audience interaction on a large scale.
Visit olafureliasson.net; studiootherspaces.net; or littlesun.com or follow @olafureliasson on Twitter; @studioolafureliasson and @soe_kitchen on Instagram; and @studioolafureliasson on Facebook.
About Dorka Keehn
Dorka Keehn is the founder and principal of Keehn On Art, an art-consulting firm that specializes in commissioning works of art in the public domain. Keehn on Art works directly with real estate developers, local governments, and artists to commission and facilitate the placement of two-dimensional and large-scale artwork in public and private commercial spaces. In 2011, Keehn was appointed to the San Francisco Arts Commission where she serves as the chair of the Visual Arts Committee, which commissions all artwork pertaining to the City of San Francisco’s Public Art Program. Keehn is also the co-founder of Sites Unseen, a urban-based project that brings visual and performing arts programming to neglected alleys in San Francisco’s Yerba Buena District. In 2013, Keehn lead the fundraising efforts for The Bay Lights, the $12M 25,000 LED light installation by artist Leo Villareal for the Bay Bridge. For more information, visit

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Khloe Kardashian Calls Split From Lamar Odom "Torture to My Soul"
Khloe Kardashian is opening up about her split from Lamar Odom for the first time since she filed divorce papers Friday.
"This, in and of itself, is heart breaking and torture to my soul," she wrote on Twitter Wednesday. "Please, I don't need the extra rumors and BS right now." The tweet comes in the wake of reports that Kardashian has already moved on with Dodgers' center fielder Matt Kemp.
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Last week, Kardashian, 29, cited "irreconcilable differences" as the reason for her split from Odom, to whom she was married for four years. Their breakup came after months of reported issues between the duo. Weeks before his August DUI arrest, there were reports that Odom, 34, had cheated on his wife and was abusing drugs. Odom then took to Twitter to defend his wife and in-laws after his estranged father gave a scathing interview about them.
Odom was recently sentenced to three years of probation after he reached a plea agreement in his August DUI case. The couple's marital troubles will be showcased on the upcoming season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
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From Australia comes one of the most interesting new hops out on the market! Australian Summer is a wonderful hop full of melon and candy character. It has a very bright profile that is fruity and works in a number of different ales. Australian Summer is perfect as a flavor or aroma hop, and can be well-utilized as a dry hop too! As a flavor or aroma hop, Australian summer is well balanced, with fruit, melon, apricot and candy notes. Dry hopping is said to infuse stone fruit and melon character into beer. Perfect for pale ales and IPAs, let your imagination set the limit for how you use this extraordinary hop!
Brewers Gold is a complex bittering hop that is noted to have a sharp or pungent bittering quality. It also imparts a fruity yet spicy aroma as well as having a black currant characteristic. Brewers Gold can be used in a wide range of styles, but can be overpowering in larger amounts.
Falconer's Flight is blend consisting of a variety of the Pacific Northwest's most intriguing aroma hop varieties and some additional experimental hops. Tropical, floral, lemon, and grapefruit characteristics. An excellent complement to many IPA and Pale Ale oriented hop varieties.
Also known as HBC 366, Equinox was developed by the Hop Breeding Company, and is now available to you the homebrewer. It is being used by such breweries as Brooklyn Brewery and Sierra Nevada, so it is an already proven variety. A pronounced aroma profile with citrus, tropical fruit, floral and herbal characteristics. The diversified and pronounced aroma characteristics combined with extremely high oil content and a tight cone structure make this hop variety very unique and one you should try out for your next hoppy masterpiece.
This novel proprietary pellet blend is comprised of many of the Northwest's most unique hop varieties and is perfect for any American-style Pale and IPA. It has pineapple and citrus tones, along with some slight piney characteristics. It makes for an excellent addition to any hop forward beer.
Saphir is a German hop that was released in 2002 from the Hop Research Center in Hull, Germany. It is a good substitute for recipes calling for Hallertau, and will provide distinct spicy, fruit, and tangerine tones to your homebrew. Described as a good aroma variety hop, with a distinct hoppy tang.

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It was a crazy day around the NBA, with two major trades, as the Chicago Bulls sent Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers landed Jeff Teague in a three-team trade with the Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz. But that's not the only buzz around the Association. Check out the latest NBA rumors and news below.
Kris Dunn To Boston?
The Boston Celtics have the No. 3 overall pick, and the draft truly starts with their selection. It's unclear who he'll pick, but one play might be the favorite.
Dunn might be the third best player in the draft and fits the Celtics' mold of adding assets. However, this could be pure smoke. The 76ers are known to want Dunn and this could be a ploy to help the two sides pull off a deal. The other name mentioned today was Cal forward Jaylon Brown, although that was paired with Dunn. We'll find out tomorrow what the Celtics end up doing.
Nets And Knicks Want Noah?
Joakim Noah is set to be a free agent, and he's said he'll listen to any and all offers. Two teams with interest are the Knicks and Nets.
Sources: In addition to the Knicks, the Nets also have interest in free agent Joakim Noah. He attended Brooklyn's Poly Prep HS for two years— Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) June 22, 2016
The Knicks just landed Rose, so the prospect of playing with his old teammate could help convince Noah to join the Knicks.
D'Angelo Russell Trade?
There have been rumors that the Lakers are trying to trade PG D'Angelo Russell, but he doesn't seemed to worried about them.
"You hear trade talks," Russell told the OC Register. "Then you get a text from your GM saying he trusts your work ethic and don’t worry about it."
While the Lakers might have interest in moving back into the Top 10, trading Russell to make that happen doesn't make much sense. He'd be at least the No. 3 pick in the draft this year.Back to the NBA Newsfeed
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I wanted to sell flower girl dresses in silk because what I could find on the internet seemed overpriced and not always well made. I saw a gap in the market and wanted to fill it. It was by total chance I came across the idea of PDF file patterns on Etsy.com. Now I am producing three collections (Jersey, Woven, Bias) which are building blocks so everybody can design and make beautiful clothes without spending a fortune on patterns.


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The last Universe in the Classroom workshop for this academic year wrapped up last week in Cardiff. We’re well on target to reaching our goal to hand out 100 Universe-in-a-Box toolkits to 100 welsh primary schools by March 2015!
Between January and July 2014, Universe in the Classroom hosted seven full-day teacher training sessions, reaching 73 teachers from 60 selected Welsh schools. The workshops give teachers a chance to ask questions about the Universe-in-a-Box activities and background science, discuss best practise for employing the activities in their classroom and design a lesson plan, all of which supports them in putting the resources to good use back at their schools.
Another aspect of Universe in the Classroom is train Cardiff University STEM students (BSc, MSc and PhD) in communication and outreach so they can act as Stellar Role Models (STARS) and run school workshops to demonstrate to impressionable children that anyone an be a scientist regardless of gender, age, race or socio-economic background.
Twenty Cardiff University students volunteered to take part in the scheme and received training this year, and eight school workshops have been hosted by STARS so far, reaching a total of 307 children. Roll on next year!


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In Florida, in virtually every case, patients have a legal right to obtain copies of their medical records or look at the originals. Generally speaking, when the records are needed to continue medical care, they should be given to the patient free of charge. If the patient simply wants them for review purposes, the health care professional may charge a fee for that service. The amount charged is covered by law, and it is based on the kind of record needed and the number of copies requested.
Additional Frequently Asked Questions
- What Are the Pre-Filing Requirements in a Florida Medical Malpractice Case?
- Is Your Medical Malpractice Case More Likely To Settle Or Go To Trial?
- How to File for Medical Malpractice?
- Is Failure to Warn a Patient of Known Risks a Form of Medical Malpractice?
- Can I Sue for Future Medical Expenses in a Medical Malpractice Case?

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Representative image of a vaccine. Photo: RF._.studio/Pexels
- Gagandeep Kang and Rajeev Jayadevan said it’s inadvisable to vaccinate young people without more data about the vaccines’ impact on their immune response.
- Kang expressed concerns about the lack of safety data for the vaccines cleared for use by children in India – Covaxin and ZyCoV-D, especially the latter.
- Both experts also said children with comorbidities must be vaccinated, however. Jayadevan also said children living with elderly relatives should be protected as well.
Gagandeep Kang, a member of the government’s COVID-19 working group and a well-known virologist, has said that at this point of time, India shouldn’t consider giving COVID-19 vaccines to healthy children younger than 15 years.
This view was also echoed by Rajeev Jayadevan, vice-chairman of the Indian Medical Association’s research cell.
Kang told The Wire in a 22-minute interview that the COVID-19 picture facing India today has significantly different from the one in April-May, and that “we need as much complete information as possible before we decide” to vaccinate healthy children under 15.
“If we had a raging pandemic, it would be a completely different situation.”
Her view was also echoed by Jayadevan, who said it would be inadvisable to vaccinate young and healthy people without more data about the vaccines’ impact on the immune response of children.
Kang expressed concerns about the lack of safety data for both vaccines cleared for use by young adults or children in India – Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin and Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D, especially the latter. She added that independent experts also need more age-differential risk data for Covaxin.
She also said there are concerns about administering the present crop of COVID-19 vaccines to young children because, “first, vaccines might influence the immune response of young children against infections for which there are multiple variants”.
Therefore, she continued, “For children who have a long life ahead of them, the first vaccine may not be the best. We may find that there may be a second version … that does better. We may find that combinations of different platforms may perform better in children.”
She stressed several times that there is “not sufficient information to justify vaccinating healthy children at this time”. She said we cannot go by decisions taken in the UK or elsewhere and gave several reasons why.
She summed up her stand thus: “I am comfortable with young children not being vaccinated.”
However, both Kang and Jayadevan said children with comorbidities must be vaccinated. Jayadevan went one step further and said children who live with people who are immunocompromised and/or with elderly relatives should also be vaccinated. Kang didn’t fully agree with the latter part, however.


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Doncaster teens have turned an eyesore on the River Don into a piece of street art to be proud of.
Working with local artist Chris Swain and in partnership with Remedi, young people from Targeted Youth Support and Doncaster Children’s Services Trust have created the mural on Power Station Road Bridge, which celebrates the natural heritage of the Don and the fact that Salmon are now returning to the river
Above: the bridge ‘before’ Below: the bridge ‘after’
The mural includes leaping Salmon, as well as the iconic Kingfisher, dragonflies and heron. The bridge on Power Station Road was chosen because it is near the start of the Trust’s ‘Don Valley Way’ trail, which is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Although this stretch of the River Don is picturesque, the bridge had been heavily graffitied. Now we hope people will enjoy walking and spending time along the river, knowing that it is being cared for and looked after by volunteers.
We would like to thank:
Remedi, the young people from Targeted Youth Support and Doncaster Children’s Services Trust
Chris Swain, visual artist
The Home Office | Doncaster Prison for their permission to paint the mural
Heritage Lottery Fund and match funders

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Couple from Bow jailed for sickening catalogue of child abuse over three decades
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A sadistic couple from Bow have been jailed for a catalogue of sexual, physical and emotional abuse on five children over three decades.
Valerie Stannard, 73, and her husband Roy, 74, of Barge Lane, carried out their sickening acts on the boys and girls, all under the age of 16, during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard one child had tissue put down the front of his pyjamas and set fire to; another had his hand placed on a gas fire while more children recounted numerous beatings with belts, sticks and other weapons as well as sexual assaults.
Roy sexually assaulted one girl six times and all five victims were often forced to sit in a dark cupboard in the basement as punishment.
All five were forced to carry out chores before they could leave to go to school which meant they rarely had time for breakfast and were seldom fed at all by the couple.
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One boy with learning difficulties was subjected to severe emotional abuse which included Valerie forcing a bar of soap in his mouth so hard it became lodged in his throat and he almost choked.
If the other children tried to intervene during episodes of cruelty involving other victims they would be beaten, with one boy being tied to a highchair with a rope.
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The children were also locked in their bedrooms and detailed how they were neglected and emotionally abused.
The abuse came to light when one of the victims, now in his 50s, courageously came forward and told police resulting in the couple being arrested and subsequently charged in July 2014.
Valerie was jailed for nine years last week after being convicted of nine counts of child cruelty.
Roy was convicted of three counts of child cruelty and six counts of sexual assault on a girl and was jailed for 12 years.
Both had denied carrying out the attacks which took place in Stoke Newington.
Detective Constable Janet Glover, investigating officer, said: “The victims suffered many years of horrendous abuse and cruelty at the hands of the Stannards, that has left them emotionally scarred for life.
“I truly hope the Stannards’ conviction and sentencing will help bring them some closure despite the couple showing not a shred of compassion or remorse for their actions.
“I would like to pay tribute to the victims for their tremendous courage in coming forward and giving evidence in this case. The Metropolitan Police is committed to investigating such offences against children, historic or otherwise, and will strive to bring offenders to justice.
“I would encourage anyone who suspects offences have or are being committed against children to report their concerns to police, children’s social services or the NSPCC.”
An NSPCC spokesman said: “Valerie and Roy Stannard’s long campaign of abuse has had a devastating impact on their victims.
“It takes an enormous amount of courage for victims to speak about their ordeals. This case highlights once again that when they do, they are listened to and their abusers can be brought to justice.
“We hope the Stannards’ sentence brings their victims some form of closure and that they have received all appropriate support to help them move forward with their lives.”

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (PNG Post-Courier, Jan. 14) - Biodiesel
may soon replace fossil fuel on the Aroma Coast as a new deal to start a
pilot project on coconut bio-diesel was signed on Friday.
PNG Sustainable Energy Limited (PNGSEL), a subsidiary company of PNG
Sustainable Development Program Limited and Aroma Coconut Products
Co-operative was signed to pave the way for bio diesel to be produced
and sold to vehicles in the Aroma Coast.
PNGSEL chief executive officer Peter Martin said the project would go on
for three months in which time they would assess if the project was
viable and worth investing money in it.
[PIR editor's note: The Aroma Coast is located in Papua New Guinea's
He said the project needed commitment from all stakeholders including
the provincial and national governments as well as the villagers to survive.
But acting Prime Minister and Minister for Mining, Lands and Physical
Planning Dr. Puka Temu said after three months, it was time to say "we
(the Government" will fund it and see it grow".
Aroma Coconut Products Cooperative was started by Lama Geno, a staff
member of Kokonas Indastri Koporesen who said during the signing
ceremony that he made a proposal to PNGSEL as he wanted to "see people
have money in their pockets".
He said the project was worth more than PGK100,000 [US$37,000] and more
buildings would go up in the project area to produce more high quality
Mr. Martin said there were plans also to rehabilitate coconut
plantations to develop a power station fully operated on coconut bio diesel.
Dr. Temu said the National Government supported any project to develop
clean energy and he told Aroma Coconut Products Co-operative and PNGSEL
to "let us know if there is anything that needs to be done".
Also present at the signing ceremony were PNGSDPL acting chief executive
David Sode, Kokonas Indastri Koporesen managing director Tore Ovasuru,
Central Province Governor Alphonse Moroi and his administrator Raphael
Yibmaramba, officials from PNGSEL and villagers from the Aromas coastline.
Papua New Guinea Post-Courier: www.postcourier.com.pg/
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I paid off my credit card balance around the same time that a direct debit payment was then made so my account is ~£100 in credit. I checked the forums for past examples and advice was to contact the card issuer (M&S) and request a refund.
I did that and they said I would have to ask my bank for a direct debit indemnity claim. My bank says they made no error.
I’ve contacted M&S again and said I want the credit balance returned via cheque and for the account to be closed.
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Examining the growing need for affordable housing in Columbia County
COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. – It seems like everywhere you look there’s some sort of new housing going up in Columbia County. After plans were pulled for more luxury apartments on Washington Road, we started taking a closer look at the housing market and more affordable options.
Audubon, the developer of the luxury apartments, is reworking their plans for that renovation. Whether affordable or luxury Columbia County needs more places to live.
“The market is unusual to say the least,” said Drew May with Leading Edge Real Estate.
For rentals, townhomes and houses, the prices are all the way up.
“We used to see townhomes for $800 a month, and now they are a thousand or more,” he said.
May says the average home in Columbia County costs around $290,000 now. In Richmond County around $190,000.
“The inventory has never been as tight as what we are experiencing now,” he said.
He says it pushes some home buyers and those looking to move to Columbia County out of the market or it can cause those people to look for something more affordable.
“It just doesn’t exist. The affordable housing is very, very challenging,” he said.
In fact, a townhome that used to be $80,000 may now be $130,000. Forcing some people who would’ve bought to rent or live with roommates.
“It takes time to develop, and it takes time to build things. So, in the short run, I don’t see it improving any time soon,” he said.
Especially as more upscale units continue to be built sure there may be demand. But the community is running out of space. Lower-income apartments are coming in Martinez soon, but the need will continue.
“The pressure on the inventory is unbelievable, and that is expected to continue. Fort Gordon is not going anywhere, and cyber is not going anywhere,” he said.
You don’t have to be a real estate agent to look around and see this market development like crazy out towards Harlem and Grovetown. Some believe it will push people into Richmond County and other areas looking for more affordable options.


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The truant roundup, part three, came to Land O'Lakes on Friday as seven students got nabbed for skipping school. As they have done twice already this year in West Pasco, school officials and Pasco sheriff's deputies made a special effort Friday to be on the lookout for truant teens. This time, officials focused on the Land O'Lakes area.
By the time the day was over, officials had caught seven students - five from Land O'Lakes High and two from Pine View Middle School.
"I know there are more than that," said Sgt. Brian Moyer, supervisor of the school resource officer program for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. "The area's really not conducive to hanging out.
They go to Tampa."
Moyer said a few high school students were intercepted as they were leaving school, probably to go to lunch. Students are not allowed to leave campus to go to lunch. Some of the middle school pupils were caught as they were headed to a classmate's house.
After the students were detained, they were taken to Pine View Middle School, where they were held until their parents came to take them home. The idea is to get the parents' attention by getting them involved and perhaps inconveniencing them a little.
On Tuesday (schools will be closed Monday for Presidents Day), the students and their parents will meet with school officials to decide what kind of discipline the students should receive.
The truant roundup Friday was the third this year. In January, officials caught 19 students from the West Pasco area. In early February, they found 19 skipping, again in West Pasco. The roundup Friday was the first to focus on Land O'Lakes.
Although school officials and sheriff's deputies do apprehend students at other times, they make a special effort to do so on the truant roundup days. And on those days, rather than take the students back to school, they ask parents to come pick up their truant children.
Moyer said he expected school officials would have similar roundups in East Pasco or in other areas, but he would not say when.


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The holidays, and managing the expectations of our families, are difficult for all of us. But for families with a person struggling with addiction or in active recovery, the season can be particularly challenging. I can speak to this topic as I myself am a recovering addict. For years I struggled through the holiday season, trying to hide my addiction from my family while really only succeeding in feeling lonely and isolated. One particularly difficult Christmas I lost control and both embarrassed and angered my family. This was my rock-bottom point and soon after I began down the road to recovery.
During the holiday season, family members of addicts and individuals in recovery have a difficult road to ensure festive holiday celebrations remain, well, festive. According to a 2017 Pew Research Center survey, nearly half of all Americans know a friend or family member who has struggled with addiction. Almost all families have some sort of challenging dynamic that can be highlighted by extra time spent together and the added stress of the holiday season. But for those families who are touched by addiction, additional stressors can make family gatherings almost impossible without an agreed upon plan of action.
Handling a family member who is actively using
With the holiday season comes ample opportunity for someone struggling with addiction to over-indulge. The season is chock full of parties, celebrations, and social gatherings where we all tend to eat, drink and be merry. In this season for celebration, addicts can face many challenges including the opportunity and desire to over indulge at holiday parties. In other cases they may experience heightened substance use to mask feelings of anxiety for how others will perceive their behavior. The holidays can be a certainly a slippery slope, and the more an individual finds opportunity to drink or use drugs, the more precarious the downward spiral can become. A 2013 study from the Center for Disease Control showed that many suicides by addicts over the holiday season resulted from a relapse of substance abuse. More than 32 percent of addicts who committed suicide had excessive amounts of alcohol while over eight percent had a positive test for cocaine.
For family members of individuals who are struggling with addiction, it is important to be open and supportive towards the individual. Families should think of themselves as tools in the addicts road to recovery. Instead of expressing anger due to an addict’s behavior and disappointment over unmet expectations, family members should be honest, open, and express concern without judgement. Expectations should be clear and fair with the understanding that addiction is a disease as opposed to a problem or sign of weakness. If families can help their loved one navigate the holidays in a supportive manner, they can pave the way for that person to find the path toward recovery. Leading with love with always yields better results than accusations, disappointment, and anger.
Supporting a family member in recovery
For the families of a recovering addict, and for the person in recovery, the holidays are tricky given the prevalence of alcohol at holiday celebrations, the inherent stress of the season, and the extra time spent with extended family. The best way for family members to support an individual in recovery is to ask their loved one, long before the holiday celebrations get underway, what support they need in order to maintain their recovery throughout the holiday season. Simple gestures such as serving festive non-alcoholic beverage options and setting expectations in advance can help everyone feel comfortable. Treating the individual in recovery as a fragile doll or ruminating on past conflicts will put everyone on edge. Setting the stage by having open and honest conversations and sharing an overall desire and willingness to support the individual will help everyone get through holiday gatherings with less stress.
In general, our holiday visions of perfect turkeys, cookies and caroling, and joyous family gatherings are often more the nostalgic visions of Bing Crosby rather than any memory rooted in reality. It is important that each family and family member adjust expectations for the holidays to be realistic considering their specific family dynamics. For addicts, those in recovery, and their families, the holiday season can be extremely difficult. Approaching the season with compassion, honesty, and respect for each individual’s personal challenges can help create a season that is more joyful for all.

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From a friend in Alexandria, VA:
I voted this morning, and I felt like I was in the Virginia Soviet Socialist Republic.
For starters, not a single yard sign anywhere. Not in people’s yards. Not on Route 7 between Old Town and Falls Church, one of the busiest corridors in the entire region. Not on Quaker Lane. Not even at the polling place. I understand saving money, but I thought that there would be at least one sign at the precinct exhorting me to “Believe in America” with Comrade Mitt. No. For that matter, there was only one small “Vote Here” sign on the street, instead of the usual series of them.
In addition to the usual signs required by the Virginia Election Code, they also posted a sign on the door to the polling place informing voters that the law prohibits write-ins in primary elections (yes, actively forbids, even in areas that still use paper ballots). The sign said that votes for anyone other than official candidates would not be counted and that ballots should not be defaced. (Only Romney and Paul are on the ballot.)
We did not receive sample ballots in the mail (a first, and I am clearly a Republican and have been for 15 years in the same precinct), but there was a sample ballot posted on the door to the polling place. Oddly, it was printed in yellow despite containing a notice that it is a violation of the Election Code to copy or distribute sample ballots in white or yellow paper. Who made the decision not to send out sample ballots? The State Board of Elections? The party? It would be entirely possible to forget there was a primary today. Who does that help?
Entering the polling place, there is always a poll worker asking if voters know how to use the electronic machines (you have to turn a wheel and then click your selections). I asked if it was possible to cast a blank ballot. She was a bit surprised by the question but then helpfully and honestly responded yes and showed me how to do it. Given the sign on the door and the prohibition against defacing ballots, however, it was unclear how a blank ballot would be counted.
I then went to the registration table. In every other election — and in 15 years I have only missed one primary for a state legislative race — the poll worker asks the voter to state their full legal name and then their address, upon which one presents ID. After the ID is verified, the poll worker calls out a number which reflects the total number of voters certified to that point. The voter is then given a “registration verified” card and sent to another table where a machine prints out the (private) code that the voter has to enter to begin the process with the machine.
Today, no. Rather than having the book fully open, the poll worker — and I did not recognize a single one of them — had it half closed and did not call out the number. So unless the poll watchers are watching carefully, there is no way to know the total number of ballots cast. (The Paulista-looking poll watcher appeared to be reading a Danielle Steel novel and was clearly not paying attention.) Needless to say, I assume that turnout was exceptionally low. But in the past, I’ve still known the number of ballots cast to that point. Again, why the secrecy? The electronic machines are not infallible (I recall an incident from a few elections ago where the machine went haywire, delaying results into the night. That wasn’t fraud, just malfunction, but still.)
All in all, a very surreal and somewhat disturbing, soulless experience. I even had to ask for my “I voted” sticker.
There is a complicated history in Virginia regarding the signature requirements for ballot access including the Dems getting to submit joint petitions in 2008. So it’s not quite as simple as candidates not just getting enough signatures. The law against write-ins needs to be repealed, now. The rules on ballot access need to be reformed, now. The parties have too much control of the elections (see link for a good summary of what happened last year).


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Authors Note- Hey you guys. I'm so sorry for the delay I have had tons of trouble with my computer, but I think its ok now. Anyway, I wrote this during class so it took a while, sense I had to be stealthy but it is the best chapter yet!
I woke up forgetting where I was. I felt an arm around me, pulling me closer. Mark I thought, I realized after the daze of sleepiness left that I was still in the hospital.
I turned my head and saw that he was awake.
"Morning Sunshine" I said, smiling.
"Shut Up" Mark said, playfully biting my ear.
"Can I go home yet?" I asked.
"I'll go ask"
"K babe" I said as Mark got off the bed and walked out the door.
Five minutes later he came back in with the Doctor behind him.
"Mr. Moore?" the doctor asked.
"That's Me" I said, smiling.
"It seems that you are doing much better, and can go home after the paper work is filled out and you change clothes"
"Thank You So much" I said.
The doctor walked over and shook my hand, then whispered in my ear,
"Take care of my little bro"
I looked at him, he just winked and walked out.
Mark walked over to me and leaned in for a kiss, but I dodged him.
Mark suddenly looked like a child who found out there wasn't a Santa Clause, very puzzled and a bit sad.
"Let's save it for when we get home"
"Alright" Mark said, sticking out his bottom lip.
I got out of bed and got my clothes. I told mark to turn his head. I didn't want him seeing anything till that night.
After I pulled on Jeans and a t shirt, we walked to the front desk to check me out. I walked outside and was hit by a blast of cold air.
"Damn!" I yelled.
Mark pulled his jacket off, and gave it to me. He was only wearing a wife beater, and a tight one at that.
"Keep the jacket" I said. But Mark, being the sweet , kind person that he is, put the jacket around my shoulders and his arm around my shoulders.
"Better?" he asked.
"Bunches" I smiled. We got to parking deck and found marks car. He opened my door for me and I kissed his cheek as I got in.
"Tease" I heard him mutter under his breath taking smile.
On the way home mark pulled in to a McDonalds. After eating out food, we held hands all the way home.
When we pulled up at marks house, his dad opened the door and stepped onto the porch.
"How are two favorite men?" he asked, Messing my hair.
"Shut Up Dad" Mark said blushing.
"Ima just jokin son, how're ya jack?"
"I'm great" I said, sliding my arm around Marks waist.
"Lets go in" Steve said, and he lead the way.
~Now to make myself clear I have never been to Mark's house before this. It was easier for him to get to my house, than for me to get to his. His dad knew he was gay and his mom died when he was six. She was hit by a drunk driver and died before the EMS got there.~
Mark took my hand and led me to his drop dead gorgeous house.
"Was that really your brother in the hospital?" I whispered.
"I'll explain later" Mark whispered very low in my ear.
"Alright Babe" I said, kissing his cheek.
We walked through the door and before I could even blink Mark was pulling me up the stairs to his room. We got to the end of the hallway and I was pulled to the last door on the left which had posters of various "scream-o" bands. I couldn't understand how Mark liked that stuff.
But that was the last thing on my mind at that moment.
Marks room was painted a light blue, I loved it! It had a very peaceful atmosphere. There was not one thing out of its place. Football trophies lined the shelves on the walls . Pictures covered the walls, Mark and his Football team, Mark and His Brother. Mark at a club, at birthday parties and also a picture that REALLY caught me eye. It was of Mark, shirtless with his jeans pulled down really low. I knew it was professional.
"Ah" Mark said behind me "That picture is one of my favorites. I had it done about 6 months ago and wanted to give it to you. But I wanted to wait for the perfect time."
Mark walked over to the picture and took it off the wall. He walked over to me and handed it to me.
"Look at the back" he told me. I turned it over and saw a handwritten note:
This picture is for you. I wanted you to have a picture of me since you gave me one of you. I hope you like it. I love you so much and cant believe we have been together for a year! I hope we have many, many more.
I turned the picture back over and stared at it some more. It was in Sepia, the brownish tint made Mark look astonishing. He was turned and had his fingers in his belt loops. The picture showed the tattoo that I loved so much. Mark had defiantly gotten more muscle since this picture, but he still had a six pack and was muscular. This meant so much to me.
I looked up at Mark.
"Do you like it?" he asked
"I love it Mark, I absolutely love it" I laid it carefully on the desk beside us that held a laptop, and various CD's and Magazines. I wrapped my arms around Marks neck and pulled his lips to mine. I wasn't a very passionate kiss but in was heaven. To be, every kiss don't have to be filled with, knee buckling, cock hardening passion. Every kiss with Mark even just a peck as just as much passion as any.
When I pulled away Mark had a concerned look on his face.
"What's wrong?" I asked
"We need to talk" Mark said "about tonight"
"Okay" I said, and both of us walked over to the bed and sat down. I took Mark's hand and squeezed it.
"Are you scared?" he asked me.
"Yes Mark" I said "I am"
"I just don't want to hurt you" he said.
"Mark" I said "It's going to hurt, I know it will. But from what I've heard, the pain doesn't last long"
"I just want you to be honest and tell me if you want to stop"
"I will" I promised.
"Ok" was all the Mark said.
I looked at his face, his eyes reflected how worried he was about what we were about to do.
"Hey" I said "Are you ok?"
"Yeah" he said, turning his head.
"Mark" I said, turning his head around to face me.
"I love you Mark" I said "You know that. And I would be a complete idiot if I didn't know you loved me."
Mark smiled at that one so I continued. "And true love respects each other. If you don't want to do this tonight, you don't have to. But I'm telling you, if your worried about hurting me, don't. I will be fine."
Mark looked me in the eyes.
"I want this" he said "More than anything in the world. I want to be with you forever. Tonight is going to happen. I want it to. I want to give my virginity away to you and only you"
"Well it's not like there is anyone else for me to compete with" I said smiling.
Mark chuckled. Then I leaned in, kissing him gently then he kissed me back with a hunger I had never seen in him before.
"You know what?" I said.
"I don't think I can wait until tonight" I whispered in his ear. Then nibbled on it.
Mark inhaled sharply as I did this. I kicked off my shoes and Mark did the same. I forgot I had his jacket on so I shrugged out of it. I ran hand down Marks stomach. Feeling the muscles under his too tight wife beater made my cock harden. I slowly slipped my hand under the wife beater and felt the warm skin and hair under my fingers. I pushed it up until Mark's whole torso was exposed. Then Mark slipped it over his head and put a hand behind his head, exposing his trimmed pits. I ran my hands up his stomach and chest then over to his armpits. Mark smiled at me as I ran my hands through the hair. I rested my head on Mark's shoulder as mark ran his other hand up and down my back. I leaned up as Mark pulled the shirt over my head.
Both of our exposed torsos were pressed against the other. It felt so good, Mark was wearing sweatpants so his hard on made a pretty big bulge.
Mark pulled me on top of him and hugged me. I felt his hands slide down my back and start pushing my pants down. I loved the feel of his hands as they pushed my pants farther and farther down.
Before I knew it I was naked on top of him, grinding my cock into him. Mark reached down and pushed his pants down, then kicked them to the floor. We were both naked now, kissing and caressing each other. I flipped us over so that Mark would have better access to me. He reached over to his nightstand and grabbed a bottle of lube.
"A present from Dad" he said, smiling. He squeezed some out and lube my hole first then his cock. He lined his cock up with my whole then looked at me, I just nodded.
He slowly pushed in. I took a sharp breath, because, as I suspected, It did hurt a bit.
Mark looked horrified.
"It's ok" I said "Just go slowly"
He slowly pushed in more until his whole cock was in me.
It felt good now. SO GOOD.
"Faster" I moaned. I started jerking off to the rhythm of his fucking me. He leaned down and kissed me. My tongue pushed its way into his mouth as my arms went around his neck.
"I love you" he whispered when he pulled back.
"I love you to" I said.
Mark smiled and kissed the tip of my nose. He quickened his pace. I knew he was close. I felt my own orgasm approaching slowly.
We were both sweating now. Mark looked incredibly sexy with the sweat on his chest. Not that he doesn't look like that all the time!
In three hard thrusts, Mark unloaded his balls deep in my ass. Then I came all over my stomach with 6 long ropes of cum.
Mark, red faced and sweaty, collapsed on top of me, smearing my cum on his stomach.
"How was it?" he asked me.
"A-MAZ-ING" I said between sharp intakes of breath.
Mark chuckled. Then asked.
"You want to take a shower?"
"How about the hot tub?" I asked.
Mark got up, my cum still on his stomach, and pulled me up.
We grabbed a couple of towels and headed to the hot tub in the sun room downstairs. When we walked out, I saw Steve, Mark's dad come out of the bathroom, completely NAKED.
He smiled and walked towards us. He, I felt icky for saying this, but my lovers dad was HOT. He just got out of the shower and water was dripping down his VERY muscular chest to his, what had to be 11 inch, cock!
"Ya'll headed to the hot tub?" he asked
"Yeah" Mark said.
"Mind if I tag along?" Steve asked.
"Not a bit" I said, smiling, maybe a little too much.
******* *********** ************ ************* **
Mark, Steve and I, had fun in the hot tub (and NO not that kind of fun) Steve was hilarious! Mark called him "Horse Man" because of his huge cock. I also found out that Steve was bi! After about 45 minutes, Steve got out of the hot tub, to go to bed. I watched his perfect ass until it was out of view.
"Damn Mark!" I said "Your dad is HOT!"
"I know" he said "I've jerked off many times because of him"
"Really?" I asked, shocked a bit.
"Yeah" Mark said "My dad has always been more of a best friend to me than a Dad, which I love. I just think of it as jerking off thinking about you. The only difference is you are the love of my life, and also a tad bit bigger in the cock area" he said smiling.
I chuckled and kissed him, then laid my head on his chest and drifted to sleep, being held by the sexiest man on earth. And he was allll mine.
I hope that this chapter made up for the long period of time I couldn't write. I hope you liked this story and have as much fun reading it as I did writing it. I am writing chapter five and as soon as I am done I will type it and send it in. It shouldn't take long. But you never know! ;) Also, special thanks to my new friend Marius from Lithuania! Your awesome dude!! Comments are welcome at email@example.com
Love you guys,

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Dark chocolate could help stave off cancer, research suggests.
A team of scientists found that our cancer-killing T cells work best in a magnesium-rich environment – and magnesium is plentiful in the treat.
The team, including some from Cambridge University, discovered that cancer patients with low magnesium responded less well to immunotherapy treatments.
Author Prof Christoph Hess, of Basel University in Switzerland, explained that only with enough magnesium could our T cells efficiently bind to cancerous cells. It is because the element triggers a protein called LFA-1 that acts as a “docking site” on the surface of T cells.
He added: “We’re now looking for ways to increase magnesium in tumours in a targeted manner.”
Seven in 10 people are thought to be deficient in magnesium.
The element is also in avocados, wholemeal bread and nuts.
Nutritionist Sarah Brookes recommended chocolate with 70% cocoa solids.
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Items where Division is "Engineering" and Year is 2020
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Akhtar, M and Khajuria, A (2020) Effects of prior austenite grain size on impression creep and microstructure in simulated heat affected zones of boron modified P91 steels. Materials Chemistry and Physics, 249 (IF-3.408). p. 122847.
Khajuria, A and Akhtar, M and Bedi, R and Kumar, Rajneesh and Ghosh, M and Das, C R and Albert, S K (2020) Microstructural investigations on simulated intercritical heat-affected zone of boron modified P91-steel. Materials Science and Technology, Online (IF-1.835).
Singh, M P and Arora, K S and Kumar, Rajneesh and Shukla, D K and Prasad, S S (2020) Influence of heat input on microstructure and fracture toughness property in different zones of X80 pipeline steel weldments. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures .

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| May 28, 2012
| 11:03 PM
Talk about giving 'til it hurts!
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and actor Will Ferrell both paid a heavy price for appearing in a U.K. celebrity soccer match for UNICEF, when both were forced from the game by injury.
They'll reportedly be OK, but which of...
| Jun 5, 2012
| 8:38 AM
Ah, finally. "The Bachelorette" finally left North Carolina behind this week to embark upon her international travels. At last, I sighed, the show's narrative might actually begin to revolve around something other than Emily and her status as a single...
| Jun 11, 2012
Name five actresses you assume participated in sports and other activities in high school, including being president of the student council. Aubrey Plaza’s not on that list, is she?
Despite the 27-year-old’s remarkably convincing, deadpan...
| Jun 22, 2012
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After playing Gotham's district attorney, Aaron Eckhart is getting a promotion to commander in chief in Millennium Films' "Olympus Has Fallen." Pic stars Gerard Butler. Antoine Fuqua will helm from a script by first-time scribes Creighton Rothenberger and...
| Jan 27, 2012
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Here’s something to bum you out: Sixty years ago, Debbie Reynolds starred in “Singin’ in the Rain.” Now, she’s playing goofy ol’ granny and firing a gun into a turkey in the pathetic “One For...
| Feb 3, 2012
| 10:32 AM
It's not surprising that Shakespeare remains the most filmed author of all time. (Yes, children, that even includes Stephen King.) In fact, in any given year there are more adaptations of Shakespeare than of anyone else. Public domain status helps, but...
| Aug 16, 2012
| 9:23 AM
Master pinstriper Casey Kennell is preparing to bring his work – including his motorcycles – into the Laurel Arts galleries, and he's bringing some friends and fellow motorheads with him.
Kennell, a lifelong Somerset resident, has been...
| Mar 3, 2012
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Leonardo DiCaprio and his model girlfriend Erin Heatherton are going strong!
Just one month after the cute couple enjoyed a romantic vacation together in Mexico, DiCaprio and Heatherton were out in Hollywood last night on a date.
So what was the twosome...
| Apr 27, 2012
| 11:41 AM
Well-known for his acting skills, Ralph Fiennes adds his directing debut to his portrayal of the title role in this Shakespeare saga, adapted by John Logan ("Gladiator").
Coriolanus is a military man whose bid to secure other Romans' support in his...
| Dec 3, 2012
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6 - 9 a.m. Jonathon Brandmeier
6:08 a.m. Johnny B crosses the Cheddar Curtain! Allstate Hometown Voices celebrates Christmas in Kenosha with Jonathon Brandmeier at the Brat Stop, located just off I-94 at Hwy 50.
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Poor James Tupper. He played the hero’s ex’s new/inevitably doomed guy in “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” and now again in “Playing For Keeps,” which is approximately the same movie. Just with hot...


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Easy White Chicken Chili
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
I did doctor it up a bit. For one of the cans of beans I used Bushes white beans in chili sauce and left half the liquid with it. I also used more cumin and some cayenne pepper. I served it with fresh cilantro, lime slice, sharp cheddar and salsa were. It was delicious. I will definitely make it again.
Great recipe! I made as is except I added diced carrots and a healthy dash of garlic powder. The mashed beans really added a creamy texture to the chili. Hubby loved it and will definitely be added to our rotation. Thanks Rachel for a delish recipe!
So easy and OMGosh so good!! I followed everything on the recipe but added some slice baby carrots to it!! I was sick and this was so yummy!! My new go to dish for sure!!!
I made this chili as directed except I cut it in half for just the two of us. For so few ingredients it's very tasty (I was a little heavy-handed on the cumin and oregano) - will be making again.
Super easy to make. I add extra broth to make it more like a soup. High protein/low carb and taste is sooo good! Have made this recipe at least 4 or 5 times so far. :)
This is fast and easy. Hubby and I both really enjoyed it. I used shredded chicken from a store bought rotisserie chicken. Much more flavor than I expected.
Low-fat, high-fibre and delicious! What's not to like! The only thing we had to do differently was grind our own chicken.
I am so grateful for this recipe. I was so hungry, didn't want to cook anything too difficult, and didn't want to go to the grocery store, so I just used a can of chicken and made half the recipe. I sprinkled the cooked onion with the cumin and sauteed another minute to toast it a bit. It's so delicious, I'm going to make sure I have these ingredients on hand at all times.
The was a quick and easy dish to make. We both went for seconds and added a few red pepper flakes for a little more heat.
My family & I loved this ! It was so easy AND good !

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In a viewpoint piece published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers write that there is no evidence that psychiatric interventions lead to “successful” outcomes. Successful outcomes, they write, include “the prevention of undesirable events, such as death and disability, and the achievement of desirable ones, such as remission.”
Psychiatry, unlike other medical specialities, has not developed efforts to investigate this question. They write:
“Despite advances in measurement-based psychiatric care, clinical [success rate] reporting systems do not exist for most psychiatric services. This applies to all psychiatric treatments, including pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and neuromodulation.”
The viewpoint was written by Kenneth Freedland and Charles Zorumski at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri.
One way to measure “successful outcomes” is to assess whether current treatments are more effective “for a variety of clinically important outcomes” than previous treatments. Other medical specialities can point to such progress.
Freedland and Zorumski write, “Cardiologists, oncologists, and other medical specialists can point to temporal trends in success rates for a variety of clinically important outcomes to confirm that current treatments are more effective than the ones that were available 20 or 30 years ago.”
Yet, they note, “Similar data are hard to find for psychiatric disorders.”
This is the very data that the public wants to know. They want to know that a medical treatment leads to “successful outcomes” and that outcomes have improved over time.
“Patients with serious illnesses care about their chances of having successful treatment outcomes. They also expect to receive more effective treatments than the ones that were available to their parents or grandparents, and they hope that even more effective treatments will be available for their children and grandchildren,” Freedland and Zorumski write.
If this assessment is applied to psychiatry, it raises this question: Are mental health outcomes today—in this era of Prozac, ECT, CBT, and so forth—better than they were in the era of, say, insulin coma therapy and lobotomy? Or even better than in the early 1800s, when Quakers introduced “moral therapy”?
According to Freedland and Zorumski, there is an absence of “successful outcomes” data that could answer that question.
The authors focus on the need for psychiatry to develop such measurements, focusing on the “success rate” of new psychiatric treatments compared to existing treatments.
“If psychiatric treatment success rate data systems were available, they would show us that it is difficult to improve clinical [success rates] by devising new interventions for patients who are potentially responsive to existing ones.”
The two authors don’t delve into the outcomes data that do exist, which tell of a public health failure in psychiatric care. Instead, all the data today tells of worsening mental health in the United States, particularly among the young. For instance, new data from the CDC found that 57% of teen girls feel “persistently sad and hopeless,” and 30% “seriously considered attempting suicide.”
And the data also shows that current interventions may contribute to that decline. For instance, researchers have warned that well-intentioned “mental health awareness” campaigns may be worsening outcomes. Antidepressants have been shown to increase the risk that depression will run a more chronic course, and they increase the risk of diabetes, hypertension, and other evidence of poor health.
In the long term, antipsychotics—on the whole—lead to worse outcomes for people diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, including worse work functioning, even when comparing people with similar baseline symptom severity.
While the authors have pointed out the absence of successful outcome data for psychiatric treatments, they then jump to this conclusion, which nevertheless presents psychiatric care in a positive light: If systemic measurements were created for assessing “successful outcomes,” they write, this could ensure that psychiatry “continues” to improve:
“The development of well-designed, sustainable success rate data systems would facilitate this kind of progress and help ensure that psychiatric treatment outcomes continue to improve in the decades ahead.”
That sentiment suggests that psychiatric treatments have been shown in the past to lead to successful outcomes; yet, as they write here, there is no data on whether medical treatments for psychiatric disorders, past or present, produce that bottom-line result. As such, this paper highlights the fact that there is no evidence that psychiatric interventions do more good than harm.
Freedland, K. E. & Zorumski, C. F. (2023). Success rates in psychiatry. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online March 22, 2023. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2023.0056 (Link)
Editor’s Note: Part of MITUK’s core mission is to present a scientific critique of the existing paradigm of care. Each week we will be republishing Mad in America’s latest blog on the evidence supporting the need for radical change.


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Sandpoint || Idaho
In Idaho we traveled by kayak, ranger, motor boat, car, train, plane, and foot. We swam, tubed, hiked, chased, climbed, and paddled. We smiled, gathered hens eggs, screamed, thew up twice, drank way too much apple cider, watched the sunset across fields of bear grass, fed the alpacas sunflower seeds, were wide eyed about the number of stars and the view from the mountain tops, and all around had a wonderful time.
Here are a few snaps from our vacation.


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Monday Morning Musings
The big selloff in China overnight certainly affected sentiment coming into the open for US stocks, and our market is under considerable selling pressure in early trading.
China's Shanghai Composite fell -6.7% after mainland fund managers reduced their recommended allocation to equities for the first time in six months. The timing seems a bit late, given that last month Chinese stocks suffered their second largest one-month losses in 15 years. There has also been persistent concerns about tighter lending practices coming in the economy.
The negative news out of China overshadowed two high-profile acquisitions. Baker Hughes (BHI) is acquiring BJ Services (BJS) in the oil services arena for $5.5 billion. And Disney (DIS) will buy Marvel Entertainment (MVL).
The dollar is lower this morning, but commodity prices are down also. This is weighing on the energy and materials sectors, which are leading the downside action among the 10 major S&P sectors, all of which are currently in negative territory for the day.
The 10-year yield is lower to 3.42% and the VIX is +7.1% higher to 26.53, spiking above its 50-day average that has acted as solid resistance since the rally began in March.
Trading comment: Although the financials are lower, our CME add from Friday is bucking the weakness so far. I also put on a short China (FXP) trade last week, but have not taken any profits yet.
The media continues to run story after story about how September is historically a bad month for stocks. I wonder if this will lead to another quick spike in bearish sentiment if the market continues to selloff? Last week's AAII survey already showed a big spike in pessimism, but I will be on the lookout for other supporting indicators.
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Unlike the regular ones who give up after < 400 shots in my camera, an impressive 1592 shots were squeezed out of these little shiny ones. This was my first use of Energizer Lithiums, and it proved to be real good.
So, bros and sis, you guys might want to give these a try.
... You have served me well, my little friends. But I will not miss you, cos I have another six pieces in the cabinet.


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Google is rolling out an update to Wallet that includes support for gift cards, money requests, debit card payments and Spanish. Scan those gift cards into Wallet to track your balance and even use the Wallet app to make payments in stores from the card balance.
Amazon Prime Instant Video app for Android is “imminent”
The latest version of Google+ recently introduced a new feature that gives you a look at the live view of your camera each and every time you go to make a post. Could this potentially be an invasion of privacy?


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Born on 16th of June 1890
Died on 23rd of February 1965
Quotes from Stan Laurel
'If you had a face like mine, y'... More
Arthur Stanley Jefferson, better known as Stan Laurel, one half of the legendary comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, kept up the persona of the clown until the very end. Laurel died on February 23, 1965 after suffering a heart attack, and is buried at Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. He wrote his own obituary warning mischievously: “If anybody has a long face at my funeral I’ll never talk to them again.”
Laurel was born on June 16, 1890, in Ulverston, Cumbria but spent most of his young life in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, where he became an active participant in local theatre groups. He made his professional debut at Glasgow’s Britannia Panopticon when just 16. Laurel was destined for fame and the dizzying heights of Hollywood when in 1910 he joined ‘Fred Karno’s army’, Charlie Chaplin some years before he gained worldwide fame being another member of the troupe. Laurel toured America with Karno, and met a rotund gentleman named Oliver Hardy on the set of silent film Lucky Dog. The rest, as they say, is history. The pairing went on to star in more than 100 films together including Sons of the Desert, Way Out West and Block-Heads. Though slapstick comedy and visual gags dominated the action, the plot inevitably required Hardy’s exasperated line to his hapless partner: “Well that’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into.” Morecambe and Wise, the Two Ronnies, Little and Large, French and Saunders, the list is nigh on endless, but perhaps the world’s best loved comedy double act remains the thin Englishman and heavy-set American, Laurel and Hardy. As a testament to their enduring popularity the comedian Ken Dodd unveiled a bronze statue of the duo on April 19, 2009, in Ulverston, Laurel’s place of birth, where a museum celebrates their work.
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First went to USA in 1910. Partnership with Oliver Hardy began in 1926. Films included Bonnie Scotland (1935) and Way Out West (1937). Best remembered for their short films. Won Academy Award with The Music Box (1932).
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This Blessed Land
Crimea and the Crimean TatarsBook - 2014
An authoritative introduction to this fascinating region, 'This Blessed Land' is the first book in English to trace the vast history of Crimea from pre-historic times to the present. Written by Paul Robert Magocsi, author of 'A History of Ukraine: The Land and Its Peoples' and the 'Historical Atlas of Central Europe', 'This Blessed Land' will captivate general readers and serious scholars alike.
Publisher: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, for the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Toronto, 2014
Branch Call Number: 947.71 MAG

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A patio will boost the value of your home and quickly become an area where you enjoy relaxing. Most patios don’t require a lot of maintenance, and it’s a space you can personalize easily to create the atmosphere you want.
Creating a patio with a luxury feel to it is surprisingly easy. Here are a few ideas for luxury patio designs.
The Minimalist Approach
We recommend adopting a minimalist approach for outdoor patio designs because that style instantly creates the impression of luxury and provides you with plenty of space you can use.
Your patio needs to be inviting and convenient to use, which is why less is more when you pick a design for that space. Pay attention to how cluttered your patio feels, and don’t hesitate to remove furniture and other elements.
Let empty space have a role in the design you create. You can introduce empty space into your design by thinking about functionality. Ask yourself how people will come in and out of the house, how you will access the garden from the patio, and where people will socialize. You need to create some open paths people can use.
You should also think about the view from your patio. Figure out the best placement for your different seating options, and avoid placing any elements that would obstruct the view on the garden.
You can create a luxury feel for your patio by choosing furniture and other elements with minimalist lines, simple colors, and creating discrete motifs through your color schemes.
Create a Secluded Patio
Creating a secluded space for your patio will provide you with privacy and isolate you from noises. You can use that technique to create a space with a unique atmosphere and design your patio independently from the rest of your home.
The atmosphere of a secluded patio can evoke luxury if you play with plants and vegetation, and emphasize the fact that the patio is a space that stands apart from your house.
There are different ideas to explore if you want to turn your patio into a secluded space:
- Plants can form a natural screen. You can create a living fence with tall plants like bamboo, dogwood, or Japanese holly.
- You can use small trees and shrubs in large planters to make your patio more private.
- A low brick wall can form a physical barrier between your patio and garden.
- A pergola will provide you with shade, and you can decorate it with hanging plants.
- A stone path that leads from your house to your patio will make the patio feel like a separate area.
- A multi-level design can help you establish your patio as a separate space.
- You can play with lighting to create a distinct atmosphere for your patio.
How to Choose Furniture for Your Luxury patio
If you want to furnish a luxury patio, you should prioritize comfort. Your patio should feel cozy and appealing.
You can create a classic look with a wicker sofa and matching chairs. Wrought-iron furniture will create a rustic look. You can also opt for wood furniture, but look for exotic woods like teak or furniture with a smooth polish to create a luxury feel.
You can turn your patio into a comfortable and inviting space by offering plenty of seating options. Pay attention to how much legroom your guests will have, and add some small accent tables for convenience.
Cushions will add to the luxury feel of your patio. Look for furniture with comfortable cushioning, and add some colorful cushions as accents. Choose items with durable upholstery that is waterproof.
Don’t hesitate to upgrade existing garden furniture by painting and varnishing it, or by replacing the cushion and upholstery. Those simple changes can turn a patio into a space that evokes luxury.
Organize Your Outdoor Living Space Around a Focal Point
If simple patio designs don’t feel luxurious enough for your project, we recommend creating a design with a focal point that will establish a theme for your patio. The right statement piece will evoke luxury and help you create an original design.
A fireplace is an interesting idea to explore. Adding a fireplace to your patio will make that space warm and cozy, and you will be able to spend time outdoors, even when the weather cools down. You can opt for a freestanding fireplace and arrange seats around it to create a comfortable space that fosters socializing.
If you enjoy grilling, think about creating an outdoor kitchen. You can opt for a simple kitchen with a grill and some prep space, or design your patio around a fully-equipped outdoor kitchen. An outdoor kitchen is a lot of fun if you entertain regularly, and having access to the convenience and comfort of modern kitchen appliances will give your patio a luxurious feel.
You can also use nature as a focal point for your design. You can surround your patio with plant walls and screens to create a private space or use planters to incorporate vegetation into your design.
If you don’t have a lot of space, you can use a table as a statement piece. Choose a table with a marble or limestone surface to evoke luxury, or look into getting furniture made from exotic wood.
The focal point of your design will set the tone of your patio and probably take up some space, which is why it’s one of the first design elements you should decide on.
Themes and Colors
Choosing a theme or color scheme for your patio will help you create a design that feels consistent. If your patio is attached to your home, pick a theme or color pattern that is consistent with the inside of your home to create a seamless flow between the two spaces.
You can also use your garden as a source of inspiration. If you have some colorful flowers or other noticeable accents in your garden, use those colors or materials for your patio.
Here are some ideas to explore if you want to design your patio around a theme:
- Emphasize nature if your plan is to turn your patio into a relaxing space.
- Design your patio around a large dining table or create a lounge area if you will use your patio to entertain.
- A rustic theme is easy to pull off and is likely to complement the exterior of your home.
- You can opt for a modern feel with minimalistic furniture.
- If you live near the beach, think about creating an ocean-themed patio.
Luxury patio designs work best with simple color schemes. You can’t go wrong with neutral colors and a few colorful accents.
We like the idea of adding some cushions to your outdoor furniture because it’s a simple but effective way of adding colors to your patio. You can easily replace the cushions if you want to try a new color scheme or have different sets of cushions for each season. You can also add a colorful tablecloth to create a contrast with a neutral color scheme.
When picking your furniture color, remember that natural wood will work with everything if it’s not too dark. Darker timber and other materials will work if you want to create a modern feel. If you have a small patio or want to create a classic look, choose white, beige, or gray furniture.
Pay Attention to Details
Details matter because they add personality to patio decorating designs. Designing your patio with precision will create a luxury feel for that space.
The plants you choose and their placement matter. Ask yourself if you want plants to be the focal point of your patio design, or if you want to use them to create a smooth transition between your patio and garden.
We already talked about adding color with cushions or a tablecloth. There are other options to explore, including lamps, vases, figurines, vintage gardening tools, and other knick-knacks.
If your patio is attached to your house, you have the option of displaying wall art. You can choose wall art that evokes the theme you have chosen for your patio. Choose materials like wood or wrought-iron to create a pattern with your furniture, or choose wall art with a vegetal theme.
Lighting is another thing you should pay attention to. Adding lighting to your patio is convenient if you plan on using it in the evening, and the right lighting will create a cozy atmosphere.
Avoid harsh light for your patio. You can use one or more lamps as a décor element, or opt for string lights that will illuminate the entire area.
Outdoor lighting can draw attention to the focal point of your design, make your lounging area more inviting, and establish your patio as a space that is secluded from your garden.
You can furnish a luxury patio with a few simple elements if you follow a theme or color pattern. We also recommend that you focus on creating a space that feels comfortable and inviting while keeping functionality and empty space in mind. Pick some comfortable furniture, add a few décor elements to create an original theme, and pay attention to details like color accents and lighting to get the result you want.

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How long did you have to pay for your property? Many of these were inherited. All you hear is money. Money is the flat truth of the issue for those who are seeking to cover this county with wind farms.
Why would I say such a thing? Let’s see, the proponents of wind will tell you they don’t believe wind farms will devalue our homes. All those who believe that, stand on your head.
Look at the Windfall fiasco. People living with noise above the set limits, people’s sleep being affected, cellphones disrupted, satellite TV disrupted, property values being affected. Sadly enough, when we ask for help for these people, our leaders are at a loss to help. So why would we ever even consider any more of this mess?
Thanks for those who have tried to protect our way of life and volunteered to serve on boards to try to represent all of the county. We need to understand, some have had their way so long you will never make them happy. Thank goodness they are the minority!
Let’s send wind out of here. Tipton County has paid the price ... may the healing begin.
These 2-sided issues are commonplace
The wind issue in Tipton County is no different than any two-sided issue facing many communities. There is always one side with a few sharing the financial gains, and the other side comprised of the common majority who are forced to give up their inalienable rights to those receiving the wealth.
A couple of current examples are Howard County citizens vs. E.ON and the Howard County commissioners. And in Morristown, a giant energy company is ready to build a power plant in the town of 1,200 people who are opposed to it. Lobbyists and environmental action groups receive their money from the companies needing help defeating the citizens who oppose them. It is always David vs. Goliath.


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Good news fills area as year winds down
Published 12:05 am Monday, December 28, 2015
With Christmas 2015 in the rearview mirror and with New Year’s 2016 just ahead, we pause this final week of the year to remember some of the good news headlines from last week.
• Santa Claus and his committee of local volunteers came to Natchez last week and delivered both donations to local charities and piles of toys to area children who might not otherwise have much of a Christmas. We thank all of those involved in this effort, which began decade ago, but has carried on through the years thanks to much hard work and generosity.
• Area native Hannah Denny’s generosity was so large she needed to rent a truck to haul it around the area. Denny
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• Thanks to members of the North Natchez High School Class of 1989 for donating three benches to their former school, currently Robert Lewis Magnet School. The class’ kind gift will be useful to students there for years.
Adams County’s government prepared to bade farewell to two long-time public servants. Tommy O’Beirne will retire this week after 28 years as the Adams County Chancery Clerk. In all, O’Beirne served in the public realm for 36 years, having previously served as a member of the Legislature and as county prosecutor.
Long-time county supervisor Darryl Grennell is also retiring from his public services. We wish the two a happy, peaceful retirement.
We hope this, the last week of 2015, is filled with lots of good news for you and your family.

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