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Katy Perry and Beyoncé might love their top-of-the-range versions, but you don’t have to have to splash out on an £8000 Apple Watch to be happy. The post 10 of the cheapest smartwatches in the UK: part one appeared first on ShinyShi...
Remember yesterday when I posted part of the interview that Katy Perry did, saying she hadn’t spoken to Russell Brand since he sent her a text telling her he was filing for divorce? Well, London’s the Daily Telegraph made it sound like she had given the interview recently and the exes hadn’t spoken in three […]
Sounds like these two just CAN'T get enough of each other Katy Perry and John Mayer are practically the definition of an off-again on-again couple — mainly because of all the times they've been rumored to part ways and hook back up! [ Related: Katy & John Were Seen Hanging Out At Her Party And She Is [...]
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For the most part, US tabloids can print whatever BS they want and avoid getting sued, so long as they hide behind an anonymous "source." So it's not every day that one of the major celeb rags admits any wrongdoing and apologizes toShow More Summary
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Rep. Aaron Schock -- who gained national notoriety back in 2009 after TMZ posted a shirtless photo of him -- has resigned his seat in Congress after questions about his spending habits surfaced. Shock was accused of using campaign money on…
This is a lot to handle! You know how Katy Perry's Part Of Me documentary showcased her and Russell Brand's deteriorating relationship, culminating in their divorce via text? Well, apparently, Russell was making a documentary of his own at the exact same time called BRAND: A Second Coming which just premiered at the South by Southwest Film [...]
Sacha just understands pop music on a deeper level, you guys. Sure, the dog's "Roar," may be more of a lazy howl, but what did you expect? You can't be "louder than a lion" all the time, no matter how much Katy Perry implores you. You do you, Sacha. H/T Caitlin Buckingham via Tumblr
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Sooo, is Katy Perry auditioning for the part of Trinity in a Matrix remake or what?? HA! Just kidding! But doesn't she totally look like a character from the movie though?! She and Neo could be like bestiez or lovers! The Dark Horse singer was seen arriving at the Givenchy office on Sunday afternoon during Paris Fashion Week [...]
Katy Perry poses for a photo with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West at the Givenchy show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2015/2016 on Sunday evening (March 8) in Paris, France. The 30-year-old superstar sat in the front row at the show next to her stylist Johnny Wujek. Earlier that same day, [...]
Katy Perry did her part to draw attention to a cause often ignored: The horrors of domestic violence. At Sunday's Grammy Awards, the pop star took the stage just after domestic violence survivor Brooke Axtell shared her heartbreaking story of abuse and how she managed to come out alive. Show More Summary
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Here’s Taylor Swift coming and going from the Kelsey Edwards Photography Studio. I’m sure she was ready for her close-up: she looks as great as ever! Katy Perry kinda talked about their rumored feud in an interview as part of her promotion for the Super Bowl. RELATED: Are Katy Perry and Taylor Swift feuding? Katy seemed […]
Those sharks are very sad that they are not the celebrity comedy duo of Troyer & Dogg. (via Getty Images) I bet you never imagined that Katy Perry's hallucinogenic halftime show could get any weirder, especially the part with anthropomorphic sharks and dancing beach balls and palm trees. Show More Summary
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While the Super Bowl is the biggest sporting event of the year, music also takes a large part in the day and this year is no exception! Leading the halftime show this year will be none other than Katy Perry, who has been getting us hyped up for her performance for months now. Katy will [...]

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September 22, 2020
On September 22, 2020, NYHealth hosted a webinar on how New York City, the largest public school system in the country, plans to feed its 1.1 million public school students and food-insecure residents of the City this fall. Among the topics discussed:
- What will lunch in the classrooms look like?
- Can kids learning from home pick up food?
- Are grab-and-go meals for adults still being offered?
Liz Accles, Executive Director of Community Food Advocates, spoke about the organization’s work with the New York City Department of Education’s Office of Food & Nutrition Services to improve school and City-wide food distribution operations during the ongoing pandemic.
Information and resources on COVID-19-related food assistance and benefits, including Pandemic EBT (P-EBT).
Read an NYHealth issue brief on the strategies and lessons learned through a grantee partnership with Community Food Advocates and Global Strategy Group to make universal school lunch a reality for all of New York City’s 1.1 million school children.

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Today, 24 May, marks the start of public operation of Crossrail, more formally known as the Elizabeth Line. It is a railway which will genuinely exert a transformative effect on much of London out to Reading in the west, Shenfield in the east – and further away too.
The sheer challenges of boring lengthy tunnels under London and operating a metro-frequency service meant that from the start it was going to be a project which pushed technical boundaries. So it has proved. The Class 345 trains built by Bombardier (now Alstom) will use three signalling systems over the course of their journeys: conventional Train Protection Warning System between Reading and Paddington (soon to be curtailed to Heathrow Airport Junction) and Liverpool Street and Shenfield, Communications-Based Train Control on the central underground section, and before long, European Train Control System Level 2 between Airport Junction and Paddington. This represents the first use of CBTC systems on a main line railway in the UK and is one of the only ways of reliably operating at the sort of frequency Crossrail is capable of.
Some have asked why automatic train operation under ETCS wasn’t planned for Crossrail from the outset. Were it being built today, given the success of that operation on Thameslink’s core section, it is hard to imagine opting for a metro-style CBTC system. But at the time Crossrail was being planned, there automatic train operation under ETCS was a mere theoretical possibility rather than a proven solution. Given the availability of CBTC systems, no sane project designer would have gone for the then risky ETCS option.
There have been myriad innovations beyond the trains and signalling. Crossrail was amongst the first megaprojects to deploy Building Information Management systems at scale. Under this policy, every aspect of a built asset has a coordinated digital description of it, often allied to 3D modelling data, material specifications and any deviations of the final structure from the design. As the success of it became apparent on Crossrail, it has been widely deployed elsewhere such as on Dubai’s metro. High Speed 2 goes a step further, creating a digital twin of the railway in its entirety. The effects should be seen in greater efficiencies and speed of construction and commissioning.
Elsewhere, the sheer scale of many Crossrail contracts enabled suppliers to invest in new equipment and techniques which are being applied on other contracts – many of them outside the rail sector.
As the rail industry gears up for Modern Railways EXPO, we’ll be able to see the latest innovations which go beyond the techniques pioneered on Crossrail and which will take the whole industry into a new era the likes of which would have been difficult if not impossible to imagine a generation ago.
Crossrail will take passengers’ breath away and transform travel across London. Its impact on the railway and the wider supply chain looks set to be every bit as profound.


Boat ramp pressure on politicians
MORE than 100 people packed into Cannonvale's Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) building for Tuesday's meeting about boat ramps.
"I couldn't get this many people for free rum," said local businessman Kevin Collins, who together with Whitsunday Fishing World proprietor Bob Spees, chaired the meeting and invited local and state government personnel to speak.
Whitsunday MP Jan Jarratt, LNP candidate Jason Costigan, LNP shadow minister for main roads, fisheries and marine infrastructure Mark Robinson and Katter's Australian Party candidate Amanda Camm, talked from a state government perspective about what could be done.
Ms Jarratt said the state government had now provided $50,000 to progress the feasibility study for the construction of a breakwater at VMR.
"That work has begun and will be completed by mid-May. We hope at the end of that process to have a design and costings," Ms Jarratt said.
Members of the crowd asked Ms Jarratt to fight for more funding.
"That's something I will do when we know what we're up for," she said.
Each of the other state government representatives spoke sympathetically about the problem, promising to work on it if elected. Katter party candidate Amanda Camm announced that Bob Katter himself will visit the VMR, this Sunday at 1pm.
On a local level, speakers included Council's deputy mayor Rogin Taylor and mayoral candidates Jennifer Whitney and Tony Maine. Cr Taylor said Council had a lengthy meeting with the Port of Airlie receivers about getting the development's three-lane ramp and 80 car parking spaces open as soon as possible.
"It's a public liability issue. It's not a problem with the boat ramp, which has been completed. It's not a problem with the carpark. It's a paper nightmare that cannot be resolved," he said.
At the end of the day, Bob Spees said he and his cohorts would not give up the fight, with a boat ramp committee due to be formed by next week.
"We nearly lost a six-year-old girl on Boxing Day," he said.
"I'm just disgusted with the whole thing."
Comments from the public
"This is a safety argument. It's a tourism argument and it's an economic argument. We see accidents out here everyday. Don't wait for somebody to get killed. Jan we need more money than $50,000."
Robin Salmon - President of VMR Whitsunday
"You're either going to lose a car, or a boat or a person if it's just left as it is."
"Why don't we just flog it [the sports park] and use the money to build this?"
"Would you close two hospitals before you built another one? They've closed two boat ramps but they haven't built another one yet."
"There were better and more boating facilities in this town 20 years ago."
"There seemed to be a lot of talk but no action." Paul Noble


Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has issued warning of lockdown, if necessary, in the next two days, after discussion with experts. He, however, has appealed to the people, so that such extreme step is not required to be taken.
Addressing the state on Friday evening Thackeray expressed concern over growing number of Corona Virus infection during March, despite making adequate arrangements of health facilities. The issue should not be politicized, as it concerns life of the people.
Thackeray spoke about increasing health facilities from increasing testing centres from 500 to 75000 everyday and aimed at 1.82 lakh and even 2.50 lakh in near future.Â The need for more doctors, nurses, health workers cannot be increased immediately. The health machinery may not be sufficient to meet the requirement, if the cases continue to increase at this pace. Presently 62% beds are occupied. This includes 48% ICU beds; 25% Oxygen beds, 25% ventilators.
If the spread is not controlled the health facilities will not be able to meet the requirements.Â Already about 65% of the available beds in hospitals are occupied by Corona patients. If the rise in cases continues then the situation will be out of control.
The CM said that he never would like to compromise on health issues of the people of the state. If the Centre supplies more vaccines the state is ready to increase its capacity from 3 lakh to 5.4 lakh everyday.
â€œWe are in a situation when we cannot allow out economy to suffer and at the same time compromise with lives of people. My priority will be lives of people. Economy may recover a little lateâ€, he said.
The situation in countries like USA, Russia, France, Brazil, UK, Kenya, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Hungary, Denmark, Poland is worst. We should not be required to face similar situation.
Some political parties and business houses have threatened to come to the streets, if lockdown is imposed. â€œI appeal them to come to the streets against Corona, in support of people who have suffered due to the virus, raise voice for help to those affected. But do not politicise the situation and play with lives of the peopleâ€.


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Juicy fruits like oranges, grapefruits, lemons, and limes not only boast a high water content, which softens stools and reduces bloat, they also contain large amounts of bowel-stimulating pectin. “Anything that is super juicy is great to keep things moving,” says Mills.
The sweet potato is a superfood for a reason. Sweet potatoes contain an array of nutrients that act as natural laxatives, such as water, fibre, magnesium and vitamin B6. They also keep the nervous system healthy, which plays a role in bowel movements.
This low-carb, low-sugar wonder is packed with fibre, critical to constipation relief. Pumpkin also has potassium, a mineral that acts as an electrolyte to keep the digestive tract balanced.

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Assorted pieces of these colorful vegetables and cooked noodles tossed in delicious thick sauce!
200 grams spaghetti noodles
1 medium carrot sliced
7-8 sticks of bok choy
1 celery stick chopped
2 cups cubed cut fried tofu
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons ginger powder
3/4 soy sauce
1 tablespoon chilli paste
2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon chinese 5 spice powder
1 teaspoon black pepper powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons corn starch
Process: First in a medium pot boil water and add spaghetti noodles broken in halves. Cook the noodles until they are done but not overcooked or soggy. Turn off the stove. After noodles are done put them in a bowl of cold water.
In the same hot water where noodles were cooked add the veggies and cover with a lid. Keep the veggies in the water for 10 minutes.
In a skillet heat sesame, add condiments and spices one by one. Add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Mix the cornstarch with 1.5 tbsps of cold water and 2 tbsps of the hot water (same water where veggies were soaked in).
Mix all well and pour into the liquid sauce. Stir continuously and gradually add 1 cup of hot water (same water where noodles were cooked and veggies were soaking in), cook for few minutes until sauce thickens.
Add the fried tofu and cook in the sauce for few minutes, then turn off the stove. Add partly the veggies and then entire noodles. Mix and coat well.
Add the remaining veggies and again mix well.
Serve it hot on a plate.
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One of the largest dance schools in the West Midlands, Arabesque School of Dance offer classes in: ; Ballet, Tap, Freestyle Disco, Irish and Contemporary Dance from babies through to adults.
They also offer a free first trial lesson with no need to book, just turn up.
From their website:
Established for over 10 years we achieve fabulous results whilst ensuring the children are nurtured, make friends and have fun. We offer examinations, performance opportunities and the option to attend our classes just for fun.
We specialise in a well-rounded dance education through energetic, enjoyable and excellent classes, focussing on each individual; whether you want to learn technique and discipline or whether you are just dance mad! We offer something for everyone.
Click here to connect with them directly for more details.


My 24 Touring has the top bow mounting post sticking out of the quarter panel.
I've noticed other cars have this post located above the quarter panel.
When did this change occur? Is this indicative of the "one-man top"?
I've noticed that the improved cars have this mounting location. But this car doesn't have the curved rear doors and quarter panel that the improved cars have.
Now I'm really flummoxed.
Could this be a late 25 model?
Your picture is of the 26-27 mount and top bow. Post a picture of the complete body for better information.
Someone must have done this. Look at original photos, and you will not see this type. Even the top bow socket appears incorrect.


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ITM Power surpasses funding round target and raises £165m overnight
ITM Power, the Sheffield based world leading manufacturer of hydrogen electrolysers, has surpassed their goal of £150m and raised £165m overnight.
“The growth of global markets for green hydrogen is accelerating fast. As a result of this successful fundraise, ITM Power is well positioned to build on its existing leadership and capitalise on this rapidly developing market. We are delighted with the results of the fundraise and thank our existing shareholders for their support and welcome our new investors.” Dr Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power.


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Census statistics provide us with a detailed look at the composition of our country from race to children to finances. But it also can bring about some alarming figures that many of us probably never thought possible in what has been called the greatest country in the world. I’m not so sure anymore.
While the folks in Washington continue to argue with each other, both Republicans and Democrats alike should be embarrassed and ashamed of themselves. It seems the only thing they care about anymore is which party has a controlling interest in government, rather than exercising the positive leadership America truly needs right now.
I always knew that politicians were some of the most self-serving individuals ever created, but this is just inexcusable. Stop blaming each other and start doing the job you were sworn in to do. Stop playing dirty politics and start enforcing the laws this country has in place to punish those who have brought America to its knees. Stop putting money in your pocket to sway your vote and start thinking about the 1 in 2 Americans who are hanging on by a thread while you’re enjoying the high life.
Washington knows nothing about what it means to have to struggle in life bound by a set of rules and standards you’ve created but feel you’re exempt from. It’s time to evict every member of congress from their seat and start a NEW Washington filled with every day Americans who will govern based on the realities they live each and every day.
This should be a sad day for America. Unfortunately, the only thing this startling information will do is intensify the battle lines and blame even further.
As a fellow American, I send my well wishes to those struggling for survival as revealed by the latest census report. Your country truly has done you wrong.

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Speaking at the conference, organised by the European Investment Bank (EIB), Economy and Sustainable Development Minister Davor Filipović said that with the help of money from the REPowerEU plan, Croatia would double the capacity of its LNG terminal on Krk island, expand Plinacro’s gas network and additionally boost the JANAF oil pipeline’s capacity.
Boosting the capacity of the LNG terminal and the gas pipeline leading to Slovenia and Hungary will make it possible to supply those countries with energy products, the minister said, adding that JANAF’s capacity could be doubled.
He said that the EC’s REPowerEU plan was aimed at ending Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels by 2030.
The EC’s plans also include joint gas procurement, the filling of gas storage facilities at European level, implementation of renewables projects and improvement of infrastructure connectivity across Europe, he said.
The REPowerEU plan means much for Croatia as well as its neighbourhood, Filipović said, noting that one should increase investments in gas pipelines and that a medium-term goal was for Croatia to supply gas and some other energy products also to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
More than €2.2 bn for greener Croatia
Regional Development and EU Funds Minister Nataša Tramišak said that more than 30% of funding from the European Regional Development Fund had been made available for an energy-wise greener Croatia in the period until 2027.
The amount in question is more than €2.2 billion, and if other sources of financing are added to it, the amount rises to more than €2.5 billion, she said.
The head of the EIB Office in Zagreb, Anton Kovačev, said that growing energy prices were strongly affecting the European economy and that the EIB Group had a major role in ensuring a strong and healthy economic recovery of European countries, with emphasis on green projects.
It is good that Croatia has enough water, wind and sun energy, and they should be used, he said.
The head of the European Commission Representation in Croatia, Ognian Zlatev, said that energy was the most talked-about topic today.
The world we live in is dangerous, with Russia having weaponised energy, Zlatev said.
All European countries, including Croatia, should save energy, he said, noting that one should invest in energy efficient buildings, electric cars, etc.
EIB vice-president Tereza Czerwinska said that the Ukraine-Russia war had swept over the European landscape, causing all possible kinds of crisis – from personal to energy.
Europe is making effort to reduce dependence on Russian energy and seeking ways to find an alternative, she said.
More should be invested in energy efficiency, and it will also be crucial to invest in high-risk projects and innovations regarding new technologies, Czerwinska stressed.
It was also noted at the conference that Croatia and Slovenia are an excellent example of regional cooperation, largely owing to the fact that they developed as part of the same system, that the biggest national companies have been treating both countries for a long time as a single market, and that that integration will additionally increase after Croatia’s imminent euro area accession.
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Polystyrene is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polystyrene can be solid or foamed.
General-purpose polystyrene is clear, hard, and brittle. It is an inexpensive resin per unit weight. It is a poor barrier to oxygen and water vapor and has a relatively low melting point.
HIGH IMPACT POLYSTYRENE (HIPS), a modified version of polystyrene (PS) is an amorphous thermoplastic material that can be used in lower hear applications. It offers ease of processing, high impact strength and stiffness. MPI stocks HIPS in white only in .030”, .040”, .060” and 1/6” thicknesses.
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Young women learning Scottish Country Dancing tend to get gripped hard by the upper arm when inexperienced male partners are too rough.
Today’s invention is a set of reinforced pads for the upper arms which allow their partners to hold onto them during the inevitable spinning process, but without causing the usual bruising.
Many people envisage their ideal car online by using a manufacturers’ ‘configurator’ -even if they sometimes have no way to actually buy the car in question.
Today’s invention takes the data from these online tools and uses them in different ways. This is especially aimed at companies who are attempted to sell cars without dealerships.
1. The manufacturer gets to understand what features many people like and which ones are almost never adopted. This helps prioritisation with future designs.
2. If someone has configured a new car, but then left the website, they could be sent a link automatically to a secondhand or lower-price model, which they might consider buying…with a specification as close as possible to the one they set up.
3. For each choice made, the design interface could say eg ‘98% of people choose this’ or ‘2% choose that’. In this way, the manufacturer could influence, using ‘nudge’ techniques, which variants actually get bought, since it’s in their interests to be selling many examples of a smaller range of elective components.
4. When someone selects eg a carbon fibre wing mirror housing, some celebrity influencer could pop up on screen and say ‘good choice, I went for that too…have you also thought about…?’
For people who genuinely feel that their home may come under attack, today’s invention offers some extra support.
It consists of a regular car airbag (cost: £200) which is placed under a foot scraper outside the front door.
Anyone who appears brandishing a weapon or acting aggressively can be blown off their feet by the homeowner remotely triggering the pyrotechnic element in the bag.
This would almost certainly be non-fatal but would be very disorienting for the would-be assailant. Several such devices could be buried under the gravel on a driveway and thus the need for gun ownership would be lessened.
Today’s invention is a way to help shops sell clothing by letting window shoppers see themselves apparently wearing the outfits on display.
People (pink), walking by a shop, step onto a ramp (red) and face the window (blue).
Inside they see some (headless) mannequins (turquoise), facing outwards, as you might expect. A pressure pad that a person is standing on, rotates the mannequin in front of them, so that it faces the mirrored back wall of the window display (green).
The ramp allows a person to adjust their face’s reflection height, so that it appears directly above the reflection of the outfit they are interested in, so that they can imagine themselves wearing it.
I’ve been searching for this idea but still not found any examples in eg patent databases….so here goes.
Today’s invention is replacement glazed units for small windows which contain extra bright daylight lamps, shining inwards.
For a small window, this gives the impression of a much wider opening and makes the atmosphere in a darkish room brighter. The brightness level could be computer controlled to mirror (or compensate for) the external daylight level. It could also replace existing SAD lamps.
Keeping the aperture size small also controls heat loss via the window.
There is a very old toy which takes the shape of a monkey climbing a rope.
You pull repeatedly on the end of the rope and the monkey shins upwards.
Today’s invention uses this principle to allow mountain climbers or scaffolders a way to send each other tools, food, messages rapidly upwards over long vertical distances.
It would require climbers to let down a length of slack rope to which the ‘monkey’ (carrying some item) would be attached.
The main reason that escalators and moving walkways can’t travel very much faster is that you can’t ask pedestrians to step off a still floor onto a high speed moving platform.
Today’s invention solves that issue by providing a number of separate conveyors, each travelling slightly faster than the one before (at the loading end -and vv at the unloading end).
(I’ve just been told that something like this idea appears in a book by Philip K Dick, so it may not be original after all).
Today’s invention is an aftermarket, wheeled cradle for eg the Henry vacuum cleaner, which performs a number of extra functions:
1. It widens the wheelbase, so that slight tugs on the hose don’t cause it to capsize infuriatingly.
2. It contains a battery and transformer so that both the cleaner’s motor and the cradle itself can be powered wirelessly. A small pull on the hose causes the cradle to move forward in that direction.
This could allow a conventional vacuum cleaner to act as autonomously as eg a Roomba.
As a further refinement, we might do away with the cradle’s powered wheels and instead equip the cleaner with the ability to push itself around using very high speed bursts of blown air from the ‘vacuum’.
Rescue helicopters can end up spinning a stretcher suspended beneath them, like this.
Today’s invention is a fan unit which attaches to one end of a stretcher and which blows air in the opposite direction to the helicopter’s main rotor motion.
This prevents the stretcher from spinning, just as the tail rotor does for the machine itself.
I’ll admit to liking strong coffee. This usually results in formation of a solid plug of compressed grounds in my cafetiere, which is always a pain to extract.
Today’s invention is a simple blade (red) which attaches to the underside of the filter, so that when the coffee is made, the blade ends up embedded in the grounds.
To make fresh coffee, rotate the plunger with blade attached. This will disrupt the plug and make it simpler to get recaffeinated rapidly.


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Feast to forget food restrictions
Why do we eat fish on Fridays? Why fried food for carnival? Days of feasting and days of abstinence have marked the Catholic calendar since the Middle Ages.
Fasting, with all its theological virtues, is practised in most of the major religions. If today the Muslim Ramadan is the best known of these, it is because Christian societies have forgotten about the dietary restrictions dictated by the Catholic calendar. Days with food restriction and days of feasting shaped meals from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, and there were twice as many of the former as there were of the latter. This meant that in addition to recurrent food shortages, Europeans of the past had to adhere to rules that complicated what they ate on 150 to 250 days a year, depending on the region and their piety.
An act of penance
When Catholics fast, they do so to commemorate episodes in the life of Christ, the Virgin Mary or important saints. It is not, however, a question of fasting completely, but rather of eating “lean” foods that contain no meat products, and are conducive to sobriety, contemplation and sexual abstinence. In so doing, the devout set conditions to test their faith and help them on their path to salvation. Observance is expected particularly during the main liturgical celebrations, such as the Resurrection, the 40 days of Lent or Ash Wednesday. Since the Son of God was crucified on Good Friday, all Fridays were, for good measure, decreed days of abstinence, too. The most fervent also treated Wednesdays in the same way, in remembrance of Ash Wednesday.
It is forbidden…
... to eat meat, including lard and bacon, cream and butter on days of fasting, as well as eggs on the days deemed the most significant. Such food is served again on days of feasting and in even greater abundance during carnival, with warming fried specialities (deep-fried pastries and sweet fritters) during the months of January and February in preparation for the 40 days of Lenten penance that follow. It is probable that Reformers used this as a persuasive argument during their sermons in northern Europe: days of abstinence disappeared with Protestantism, in particular those at Lent. Indeed, the latter were exceptionally challenging, with animal fat (especially butter) out of bounds and winters still harsh. Unlike Mediterranean populations who could consume olive oil, which is plant based, northern Europeans did not have this option on days of abstinence, as olive oil was still unknown to them.
Fish and the torment of “lean days”
For years, children dreaded the approach of Friday meals. At the canteen, at home or in restaurants, there was no getting away from fish, with its dreary meat full of bones. Even today, when serving fish on Fridays is scarcely observed for religious reasons, its relative persistence in secular society is quite remarkable. Out of respect for local customs, Asian and Oriental non-Christian restaurateurs also tend to serve fish as the dish of the day on Fridays, even though they are most likely completely oblivious of its religious meaning. As are probably the majority of Westerners, for that matter, who have forgotten that fish, unlike meat, is not only permitted on days of abstinence, but is also a symbol of Christ. The word Ιχθύς or ichthys in Greek, is an acronym composed of the first letters of the Greek words for the expression “Jesus Christ, Son of God, saviour” (‘i’ for iēsoûs = Jesus, ‘ch’ for Christós = Christ, ‘t’ for theoû = God, ‘y’ for yios = Son, ‘s’ for soter = saviour), and means ‘fish’.
A taste of history in the Museum
A huge kitchen lies at the heart of the Alimentarium Food Museum in Vevey. Visitors gladly pause here, their appetites whetted by the smell of food cooking; they watch the cooks working away over their pots and pans, ask them questions about the food they are preparing and, at mealtimes, come back to try a dish… and not just any dish. Sometimes a delicious and stunning piece of history is showcased! In 2011, for example, meals served in the Museum Restaurant complemented an exhibition focusing on the relationship between nutrition and religion. The theme of one meal was a day of fasting and of another, a day of feasting. Chef Jean-François Wahlen and his team drew inspiration for the choice of ingredients and their preparation from recipes that were common from the late 18th century. The menu for a day of abstinence obviously had to avoid meat and animal fats, while the other menu took its cue from a day of feasting during carnival, when anything goes, including meat, poultry and especially fried food.
Menu for 'lean days': marinated fillet of halibut, herb sauce, boiled potatoes, steamed fennel julienne; for dessert: slivers of apple with lemon and meringue.
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Family day out! Ronan and Storm Keating look more loved-up than ever as they step out for a beachside stroll with one-year-old son Cooper in Bondi
Ronan Keating is no stranger to life in Australia, having recently joined the panel of singing show All Together Now following his stint as a judge on The X Factor.
And on Sunday, the 41-year-old seemed to be enjoying some quality time Down Under as he stepped out alongside his glamorous wife Storm, 36, in Sydney's Bondi.
The married couple were spotted taking their one-year-old son Cooper out for stroll and looked more loved-up than ever during the family outing.
Family day out! Ronan and Storm Keating looked more loved-up than ever on Sunday as they stepped out for a beachside stroll with their one-year-old son Cooper in Sydney's Bondi
The Boyzone star looked every inch the doting father as he kept a firm grip on his young son's pram during their weekend stroll.
Dressed in casual attire, the Irish singer put his tattooed biceps on display in a dark grey T-shirt which he paired with black trousers.
Ronan completed his look by throwing a white jumper over his shoulders.
They've still got eyes for each other! The high-profile couple were spotted packing on the PDA
In good spirits! Storm and Ronan were all smiles during the outing, while little Cooper seemed curious about his surroundings
Meanwhile, Storm wrapped up in a cream knit jumper and showed off her slender legs in a pair of black tights.
She kept warm with a matching Chanel scarf, which retails for around $1,000.
The couple appeared to be in high spirits for the occasion and couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces.
Family affair! Storm and Ronan walked arm in arm while Cooper was strapped into his stroller
Out and about! The family were spotted in the Sydney suburb of Bondi on Sunday
Earlier this month, it was announced that Ronan would take part in the upcoming Channel Seven series All Together Now, based on the British show of the same name.
Speaking about his new role , Ronan previously told The Daily Telegraph that he considered Australia to be his 'second home'.
'My wife is Australian and we now have a baby son who's obviously half Australian too. I can't wait to get back to Sydney and get back on TV down there,' Ronan said.
'I love the way people all across Australia get involved in shows like this and I think All Together Now has the ability to captivate the nation.'
Ronan also has three other children - Jack, 19, Missy, 17, and Ali, 13 - who he shares with his ex-wife Yvonne Connolly.
What's that? Little Cooper couldn't help but point at something that had caught his attention
Too cute! The couple kept it casual for the beachside stroll as they doted on lively Cooper
Warm embrace: Ronan and Storm couldn't keep their hands off one another
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Left-arm pacer Sohail Tanvir, who made a unique identity in world cricket for his unorthodox bowling action, announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday.
Sohail, who played two Tests, 62 ODIs, and 57 T20Is for Pakistan, took to Twitter to announce his retirement from international cricket.
"Announcement: I am retiring from all formats of international cricket and will continue to play domestic and franchise cricket going forward. Thank you to PCB for giving me the opportunity to play for my country," he wrote.
Sohail remained Pakistan's top bowler in white-ball cricket. The pacer was known as one of the fiercest bowlers due to a unique and tough bowling action.
He took 54 wickets in T20Is and remained a hot pick in franchise cricket all around the world. He has bagged 389 T20 wickets so far in his career. The cricketer was also a part of Pakistan's T20 World Cup-winning team in 2009.
Sohail was the highest wicket-taker for Rajasthan Royals in inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008. The left-arm pacer bagged 22 wickets in 11 matches to help Rajasthan win their maiden IPL title.
It was the only IPL season that featured Pakistani players. Since then, no Pakistani player participated in the cash-rich league.
In Pakistan Super League (PSL), Sohail represented Karachi Kings, Lahore Qalandars, Multan Sultans and Quetta Gladiators from 2016 to 2022. He last represented Gladiators in the PSL. He has bagged 55 wickets in 61 matches.


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The 16-year-old was left with serious facial injuries after the assault on a 248 bus last month.
The boy had been sitting on the bus when the group called him over to them.
When the victim went to join them, he was attacked by two of the suspects.
Investigators from the Metropolitan Police’s Roads and Transport Policing Command have released pictures of four males they would like to identify.
Detective Constable Amanda Hawke said: “This is a cowardly and shocking act of violence which left a teenager in a serious condition.
“I am keen to speak to the two male passengers sitting at the rear of the bus at the time of the assault and for the suspects or anyone who knows them to come forward.”
The incident happened at around 2.55pm on Monday, 2 November.
Police were called to the bus and the victim was taken to hospital.
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Foreign investors are becoming more and more concerned that Canada’s federal elections on Monday could result in a stalemate that hampers Ottawa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further slows economic recovery from the crisis.
Polls show that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s center-left is largely linked to the opposition’s conservatives ahead of the September 20 vote, raising the prospect that no party will be able to form a stable minority government itself. Adding to the uncertainty is an expected increase in vote by mail that could delay the counting of ballots in some important options.
Financial markets generally see Canadian choices from the point of view of which of the major parties would be most friendly to investors, but this trend may take a back seat this time to the desire to quickly get a government in place in a crisis.
The close calls: Here are the clearings that could have a photo ending on election night
The results of Canadian elections are typically known within hours of the polls closing. Even when no party has won a majority of the seats, it is usually clear what forms the government and what the general political priorities will be.
A result “leading to a deadlocked government will complicate the recovery in the future, and I think that’s why you’re likely to see some (investor) hesitation ahead of the election,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA in New York.
“Right now we are in the midst of an economic recovery that needs everything to be in order.”
Trudeau, who has been prime minister for six years, has relied on the support of the new Democrats since failing to win a majority of seats in the lower house in the 2019 election. the better Monday, with enough support perhaps to force the Left to tilt to the left if they want to remain in power.
Elections in Canada: What issues are top of mind for Canadians?
The Trudeau government has spent billions of dollars on curbing the fallout from the pandemic, while the Bank of Canada has cut interest rates and bought bonds to stimulate the economy. Although the central bank has promised to keep the key interest rate at a record low of 0.25% until the economic weakness is absorbed, worrying signs have appeared on the horizon.
Canada’s economic growth slowed in the second quarter, and annual inflation rose to a high of 18 in August, taking some of the wind out of the sails of the liberal leader’s economic argument for re-election.
The Canadian dollar has fallen 1.1% to around 1.2650 per dollar. US dollar or 79.05 US cents since Trudeau called the election in mid-August, and speculators have turned bearish to the currency for the first time since December last year.
The market’s target for expected volatility of the currency over a one – week period, a time frame covering the election, has risen to an annual interest rate of around 7.5% from less than 5% in August.
Liberals, Tories tied to turnout and strategic voting could decide elections: poll
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S & P / TSX composite index, the country’s most important stock index, fell 1.7% on Tuesday to its lowest closing level in almost three weeks, while an index showing implied volatility for the Toronto stock market hit its highest close since August. . 23.
Equity investors are taking a nervous look at some of the parties’ campaign promises, including Trudeau’s promise to raise corporate taxes on the most profitable banks and insurance companies to help pay the cost of recovery and his promise to end oil and gas emissions immediately.
“If it started leaning toward a liberal majority, I would start selling energy and banks,” said Greg Taylor, a portfolio manager at Purpose Investments in Toronto.
There is also nervousness over a promise from the Conservatives, the main opposition party, to increase foreign competition in the telecommunications sector as well as a promise from the Liberal Party to curb excessive profits from rental housing, which could hurt real estate investment.
“There’s a lot of political stance and rhetoric,” said Russil Lea, a portfolio manager at Nicola Wealth in Vancouver. “The race looks very tight and the only certainty right now is uncertainty about how the election will go.”
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Indonesia had a large rise in rice imports for the first eight months of the year compared to the same period in 2022, the country's statistics agency reported on Friday, as the government aims to replenish stockpiles of the staple.
Indonesia, Southeast Asia's most populous country with 270 million people, imported 1.59 million metric tonnes of rice in the January-August period, up from 237,146 tonnes imported during the same period a year ago, said Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti, the acting chief of Statistics Indonesia, during a briefing on the country's trade data.
More than a half of the shipments originated from Thailand at 802,000 tonnes, she said, followed by shipments from Vietnam at 674,000 tonnes, 66,000 tonnes from India and 45,000 tonnes from Pakistan.
The government assigned state procurement food company Bulog to import 2.3 million tonnes of rice this year to blunt the impact of the El Nino weather pattern, which causes dry weather in Southeast Asia. However 453,000 tonnes are yet to be contracted, a Bulog official said earlier this week.
"Global rice price is rising. We want to increase our strategic rice reserve, but even to import it is difficult to get," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said at a separate event on Friday, adding that the difficulties to secure rice from overseas driven by export restrictions by some countries.
Hot weather in key growing regions across Asia threatens harvests, driving up rice prices by as much as 20%, with countries led by top exporter India limiting shipments to rein in inflation and ensure food security for their people.
Indonesia's total rice imports for 2023, including for hotels and restaurants, are estimated at 2.9 million tonnes, the National Food Agency said earlier this week.


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- 4 cups raw broccoli florets
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- 1⁄4 cup bacon bits
- 3 tablespoons onions
- 1⁄4 cup sunflower seeds
- 1⁄2 cup Miracle Whip light
- 3 tablespoons sugar substitute
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Mix Miracle Whip, sugar, vinegar, bacon bits sunflower seeds, raisins and onion together until well blended, add broccoli and stir until mixed well, chill before serving.
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Great recipe. I have eaten this salad at a nearby salad buffet and had to search to find the recipe. What they and I did that I really like is we chop the broccoli so that no piece is larger than the size of the golden raisins. I like the smaller pieces because when you get a forkful, it's not just broccoli -- it has bits and pieces of everything. Wonderful recipe!
This is a great salad, one of my favorites. I use light mayonnaise instead of Miracle Whip (personal preference). This is always popular at potlucks.
I love this salad. It's so different from the normal broccoli salad drowned in a dressing. It's sweet and crunchy. Thanks for posting this one.


Effati M, Rajabi M A, Samadzadegan F, Shabani S. A Geospatial Based Neuro-Fuzzy Modeling for Regional Transportation Corridors Hazardous Zones Identification. IJCE. 2014; 12 (3) :289-303
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Road transportation by way of automobiles is a very convenient means of transportation. Today, the most detrimental consequence of developing transportation systems in a country is traffic accident that places a huge financial burden on society. This paper investigates the role of information systems in transportation safety that leads to improved planning and operation of the transportation system through the application of new technologies. Current methods for identification of segments of roads with high potential of accident are based on statistical approaches. Since there are not accident records for newly built roads, these methods cannot be used for regional roads that are recently built. This paper presents a GIS based Neuro-Fuzzy modeling for identification of road hazardous zones. The results of proposed approach are compared with statistical methods. It is shown that this method is a cheaper but at the same time robust means of analyzing the level of hazard associated with each road segment under consideration, specially when data are uncertain and incomplete.


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Education Secretary Michael Gove has said Rotherham Council's decision to take away three children from their foster home because their foster carers were members of UKIP was wrong.
"Rotherham's reasons for denying this family the chance to foster are indefensible. The ideology behind their decision is actively harmful to children. We should not allow considerations of ethnic or cultural background to prevent children being placed with loving and stable families. We need more parents to foster, and many more to adopt. Any council which decides that supporting a mainstream UK political party disbars an individual from looking after children in care is sending a dreadful signal that will only decrease the number of loving homes available to children in need."
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Stars: Stuart Braithwaite, Stewart Henderson, Alex Kapranos, Emma Pollock
Director: Niall McCann
A group of young musicians and their fans returned to Mauron, France in 2015, where they had previously played a music festival at the French town 18 years previously. The Delgados, who had set up their own label called Chemikal Underground, had signed other Glasgow bands such as Mogwai, Arab Strap and Bis. The energy from their home city of Glasgow was reflected in one way or another through the music these bands created.
The 1997 Mauron music festival included bands such as The Karelia, Mogwai, The Delgados and Arab Strap, amongst others. 54 musicians on their way on a coach from Glasgow to Mauron, what could possibly go wrong? By the time the intoxicated musicians reached the ferry, they were falling all over the place. Through the passage of time, the returning musicians virtually have no memory of the music festival. Even looking through old photographs does not jog their memories.
There is plenty of musings about what the music meant to the musicians, when they were starting off, how these groups from the mid 1990s got together, sometimes by accident and the pitfalls present day groups have in trying to maintain a music career. Using the backdrop of Mauron, France is a little bit misleading as you would think that it would be end up with a triumphant concert at the end but that is not this sort of story. Instead, it feels as if we have somehow missed the party and the highs of 1997, even with the inclusion of video footage this feels more like the comedown in 2015. While they were a close bunch of musicians in the 1990’s, time has not faded their friendships and they now look at their achievements and failures more objectively. There is no doubt that the musicians featured are very down to earth, no egos on show and you would not mind spending more time with them.


Next week, Joey Bada$$ will release his Summer Knights EP. The project is a joint effort released alongside his crew, Pro Era. With the anticipation for the project high, Joey Bada$$ released the latest song off the release. “Amethyst Rockstar” is the name of the latest leak and it features Kirk Knight.
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The LSU Tigers (12-0) will try to keep their perfect season alive in Saturday’s SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They’re taking on the Georgia Bulldogs (11-1), who hope to remain in the College Football Playoff. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET. We analyze the Georgia-LSU odds and betting lines, while providing college football betting tips and advice on this matchup.
Georgia at LSU: Three things you need to know
1. Georgia RB D’Andre Swift (shoulder) is probable to play Saturday with head coach Kirby Smart indicating the injury isn’t overly serious. WR Lawrence Cager is out for this one after undergoing surgery on his ankle last week.
2. LSU and Georgia have split their last 10 games against each other. LSU is 6-3-1 against the spread in those 10 games, though it has been outscored by an average of 28 points to 26.
3. The Tigers have the nation’s second-ranked offense, but it’ll be going up against the No. 2 defense in the country. Georgia allows just 10.4 points per game.
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Georgia at LSU: Odds, betting lines and picks
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday at 6 p.m. ET.
LSU 30, Georgia 27
LSU is 8-0 in its last eight games against the SEC. The Tigers won their only neutral-site game this season, while Georgia has won both of its games on neutral sites. The Tigers still come in as the better team with their 12-game winning streak.
Bet the TIGERS (-270) to win straight up Saturday in Atlanta, even if it is somewhat of a home game for Georgia.
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Against the Spread (ATS)
The Tigers have gone 4-1 ATS in their last five neutral-site games, but Georgia is 5-0 ATS in its last five games as an underdog. The spread is 7.5 points in favor of LSU, which is a fairly large number for this matchup.
The Bulldogs should be able to keep it close, covering the spread in four of their last five games this year. Bet GEORGIA (+7.5, -120) to cover.
The Over/Under is 54.5 points. The Tigers rank second in the nation in scoring, but this Georgia defense is no joke. The Bulldogs haven’t faced an offense like LSU’s, though, and will be tested.
The Over has hit in three of LSU’s last four games and 10 of its last 14 games played on Saturday. Bet the OVER 54.5 (-106), thanks to LSU’s explosive, pass-happy offense.
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Buried treasure: Family, dog find rare gold coins worth $10 million
Next time you take your dog for a walk you may want to reconsider before you yank him away from a soil-sniffing session.
While taking their dog for a walk, a California family uncovered 1,400 rare US gold coins buried in cans on their property, according to Kagin’s, the California-based numismatic firm which the family contacted.
“I saw an old can sticking out of the ground on a trail that we had walked almost every day for many, many years,” one of the family members said in an interview posted on Kagin’s site.
“It is believed to be the greatest buried treasure ever unearthed in the United States, with an estimated value in excess of $10 Million,” Kagin’s wrote.
The coins were created between 1847 and 1894 and many are in “pristine condition,” Dr. Donald Kagin, president of the rare coin company and the country’s only numismatics Ph.D.-holder, said in a statement.
“This family literally found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.”
The find, which they’re calling the Saddle Ridge Treasure, contains almost 1,400 $20 gold pieces, fifty $10 gold pieces and four $5 gold pieces.
Online retail giant Amazon will sell about 90% of the coins through an “exclusive arrangement,” Kagin’s noted.
Until now, the largest gold treasure unearthed in the US sold for about $1 million.


Kathleen Parker - Facebook and social media offer the potential of peace
I'm not a regular reader of Kathleen Parker so it is possible that she comes up with a unique perception now and then. But with this article she convinces me that she and I do not live on the same planet Earth. She is preposterously out of touch.
Her first mis-perception: "Not far away, at a sidewalk cafe near George Washington University, four college students converse amicably. One is Israeli, one Palestinian, another Syrian, the fourth African American. (One of my young tablemates knows and identifies them.) Their iPhones join flatware among platters of couscous and falafel. They are speaking English, laughing, trading news and barbs. The scene just described is not rare in the nation's capital or in many other cities where colleges and universities attract diverse populations."
While I don't doubt that Israeli and Arab students can be friends, and while there are worthy peace projects that try to bring them together (see mysocalledenemy.com -- a film about one such project), I kind of think that the Israeli in this scene probably had to prove his anti-Zionist bonafides before being allowed at the table. Just a feeling I have. Is Ms. Parker not aware of the culture of anti-Israel intimidation on most elite campuses in this country?
Second mis-perception: Anti-Israel Facebook, My Space and Twitter accounts proliferate on the web. I don't have the statistics, but I would venture that there is probably a 100 to 1 ratio of anti/pro Israel accounts out there. And, honey, those accounts aren't out there to make friends.
Third (excruciatingly awful) perception: "Meanwhile, evidence mounts that sentiments are shifting among younger people, whose worldviews are broader than those of previous generations. Recent polling by Frank Luntz found that American Jewish college students are more willing than their elders to question the Israeli position. They resist groupthink and desperately want peace. Might Palestinian youth feel similarly? Alas, I could find no similar polls."
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HKU authors in some cases to publish in Open Access journals for free(!), and in other cases at a discount. Open Access can increase
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paying the OA charges. The publishers:
The HKU Office of Knowledge Exchange has pre-paid article processing charges for 100 articles for HKU authors. The price to HKU authors wishing open access publishing in this journal is free. Submitting articles for this journal is done from this page.
On their submission page, in step 5, there is a box for "Pre-paid arrangemens". In this box, the author doing the submission must enter a special CODE. To get this CODE, can you please write to email@example.com and ask for it, while also giving the title of your intended article and names of any co-authors with their affiliations. Inputting this CODE does not guarantee article acceptance.
Please note that although the main author, the corresponding author, or even the person doing the article submission does not have HKU affiliation, if one of the co-authors has HKU affiliation, then that co-author must inform the person doing the article submission with the CODE, in order to receive this benefit.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS)
Because HKU Libraries have a paid subscription to this journal, the publishers will allow a discount on article processing charges. After discount the APC is US$ 1,000. Exact information is still not confirmed. However the publisher advises that the author cannot claim this benefit, but that after an author has done online submission and choosing Open Access, the Libraries must then write to PNAS and claim this benefit.
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Ishqbaaz: Shivaye (Nakuul Mehta) vows to prove Anika(Surbhi Chandna) innocent in video leaked matter
The upcoming episode of love drama Ishqbaaz on Star Plus will witness alot of twist and turns.
The main lead of the show Shivaye is played by Nakuul Mehta and Anika is played by Surbhi CHandna.
Shivaye try to find out real culprit behind leaking video
But Shivaye knows that ANika has not done anything so he asks Tej to relax as he will find out the real culprit soon.
Later Shivaye and Anika doubts that it maybe Tia who has done all this using Anika's phone.
Stay tuned for the upcoming twist.


Were you one of the those waiting in the iLine to spend your iMoney on the iPhone? How do you like it? Tell us, is it worth $500 – $600 + 2-year contract? And why is it that people are paying so much for it on Ebay when they can still get one from the Apple Store and Cingular Store?
On a different note, somebody suggested a hack that would allow the Apple TV to play the media on the iPhone when they’re connected and vice versa. Would that be of interest to anyone?
Apple did file a patent for a device that can be used to control other media devices and computers. We think the patent is for the iPhone to be used as a remote controller for the Apple TV.


Illinois Senator Proposes Amusement Tax
It could soon cost you more to attend concerts, plays and sporting events.
This week, an Illinois senator proposed a tax on amusement.
The proposal would tack a 5-percent tax on ticket charges or entrance fees for various forms of entertainment like antique shows, basketball games and car races.
The Jacksonville Speedway said an amusement tax could mean higher ticket prices for spectators or lower purses for its racers.
The track's promoter said he's worried many families wouldn't be willing to pay more, and the speedway would end up footing the bill.
"When we have 5 or 700 people here in a night at 10 or 15 dollars a piece, we estimate it would probably be about a $15,000 a year added expense for us. In the racetrack business, there's not an extra $15,000 in the budget," said Ken Dobson, promoter at Jacksonville Speedway.
The proposal changes the wording of Senate Bill 9, and removes the soda tax.
It's part of the senate's grand bargain, which is 13 bills to help get a budget in place.


I remember this case but I was very young so I didn’t recall the details. Reading about it today as the launchpad for the missing children movement made me curious about how it was finally resolved. Honestly, any major event that acts as a launchpad for a major policy initiative or political movement makes me curious about how it was spun compared with what really happened, so I was curious if it really was what it was painted as. Here was my chance to find out. After all these years, there was a conviction, even after a recent mistrial. I clicked through to the CNN story and, although I rarely have the time or patience to watch the ads or the fluffy news videos, I did it this time because Chris Cuomo (possibly my least favorite so-called journalist, and as the brother and son of governors, likely a deep state operative of the highest order) was interviewing Adam Sirois, the lone hold out juror in the recent mistrial. Despite what clearly appears to be Cuomo’s attempt to discredit the guy, the lone juror convinced me. What do you think? Was Cuomo out to discredit the guy? Did Sirois prevail, or Cuomo?
Here’s the article with the video embedded: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/14/us/etan-patz-case-conviction/index.html
Here’s more from Adam: http://nypost.com/2015/05/10/etan-patz-jurys-lone-pro-acquittal-holdout-speaks/


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We would like to spend a few days here.
I love this but where is it?
In no particular order:
“The Tree of Life”
“La Quattro Volte”
When I was a geeky proto-palaeontologist I was an avid reader of sci-fi and still am. Clarke’s ‘Imperial Earth’ was a favourite of mine, especially for it’s description of a futuristic communication and organisational device… Oh, how I longed for something like this to exist. And now, 35 years on, I write my witterings here on something not dissimilar. “The ‘Sec was the standard size of all such units, determined by what can fit comfortably in the human hand. At a quick glance, it did not differ greatly from one of the small electronic calculators that had started coming into general use at the end of the twentieth century. It was, however, infinitely more versatile, and Duncan could not imagine what life would be like without it. Because of the finite size of clumsy human fingers, it had no more controls than that of its ancestor of three hundred years earlier. There were fifty neat little studs; each, however, had an unlimited number of functions, according to the mode of operation - for the character visible on each stud changed according to the mode.”
So, my skin starts to crawl and I start to get a little antsy as soon as the X1 bus reaches Narborough trout lakes. I try to squeeze some joy from the slo-mo stop-motion effect of having watched the Georgian manor house undergo refurbishment over the last 20 years I have been making this intermittent journey. But to no avail.
So last night I paid £8.50 to see a preview screening of Ozon’s ‘Potiche’ at my local Picturehouse… with a £2 supplement for the live satellite broadcast of a Q&A session with Ozon and Deneuve to follow. Excellent. What a brilliant idea - it is so great to be ‘included’ in such events when you live in the back of beyond as I do…
The film is excellent and very, very funny indeed - in the same vein as his ‘8 Women’ and a lot of early Almodovar: a technicolour pastiche/homage to the day-glo polyester 70s. Gorgeous to look at.
But, oh my god, how ashamed and appalled I was of being a witness to the car-crash horror of the ‘exclusive Q&A’ that followed. Poor Ozon. Poor Deneuve. I apologise, on behalf of our nation, for the poverty of the questioning and the seemingly Heat-magazine-inspired tone of much that was asked…
Is it any wonder that we cannot compete cinematically with our chums across the channel, when all we can muster to ask such a wonderfully creative pair on stage is centred around how ‘old’ Deneuve is or how ‘inexperienced’ Ozon is… (sample question: “As you have appeared in over 100 films and are therefore very experienced, what advice do you have to offer someone as inexperienced as Ozon?”; “Ozon, you were merely a child in the 70s but Catherine you were already an experienced actress by this point. What do you remember about it?”… *sound of me retching*)?
Oh yes, and my favourite exchange:
Interviewer: It is so amazing for us to see the image of such an icon as yourself Catherine doing the washing-up at the start of this film
Deneuve: Not to my friends it isn’t
Pfffff…. No wonder both were rolling their eyes and shuffling in their seats. Seriously, NFT, if you are going to bother getting people together nationwide for an event such as this have someone with an ounce of cinematic sensibility to interview them and take the hint from obviously (and understandably irritated) guests when to move on from the banal level of questioning that was on display last night.
Tiger Moth, Minsmere June 2011


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Kids see 800 junk food ads per year
Researchers have found that children who watch 80 minutes of television per day view more than 800 junk food ads each year.
Junk food ads are shown more frequently on TV at times when many children are watching, new Heart Foundation-funded research shows.
The research, led by the University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Lisa Smithers and published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, also showed that children were exposed to twice as much unhealthy food advertising as healthy food advertising.
Bespoke monitoring system
By building a bespoke TV monitoring system, believed to be the first of its kind in the world, A/Prof Smithers’ team was able to capture an entire year’s worth of television and ads from one free-to-air commercial TV network in South Australia.
“This is the most robust data we’ve seen anywhere. It is the largest dataset ever used by health researchers for examining food advertising in Australia, and probably the world. Most research in this area is based on only a few days of data, and there are no Australian studies taking seasonality into account,” A/Prof Smithers said.
Thirty thousand hours of television containing more than 500 hours of food advertisements (almost 100,000 food ads) were logged during 2016. The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating was used to group food and beverages into healthy, discretionary (ie, unhealthy) and other categories.
Snack foods, crumbed/battered meats, takeaway/fast food and sugary drinks were among the most frequently advertised foods.
During children’s peak viewing times, the frequency and duration of ‘discretionary’ (ie, junk) food advertising was 2.3 times higher each hour than for healthy foods.
Across the year, discretionary food advertising peaked at 71% of all food advertising in January, dropping to a low of 41% in August.
Food marketing impact
“Diet-related problems are the leading cause of disease in Australia, and the World Health Organization has concluded that food marketing influences the types of foods that children prefer to eat, ask their parents for and ultimately consume,” A/Prof Smithers said.
Some countries and regions have implemented children’s television advertising bans (Quebec, Canada), junk food advertising bans (Norway) and requirements to publish healthy eating messages when unhealthy foods are advertised (France). In Australia, all advertising during children’s TV programs is covered by the Children’s Television Standards. There are other codes developed by industry groups that aim to limit Australian children’s exposure to unhealthy food advertising; however, these codes are voluntary.
There is also no process for routine, independent monitoring of children’s exposure to food advertising.
“Australian health, nutrition and policy experts agree that reducing children’s exposure to junk food ads is an important part of tackling obesity and there is broad public support for stronger regulation of advertising to protect children,” A/Prof Smithers said.
“I would love to see the results of our research play a role in protecting children from the effects of junk food advertising.”
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President Kennedy Ratifies the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
The Treaty banning Nuclear Weapon Tests In The Atmosphere, In Outer Space And Under Water, often abbreviated as the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT), or Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (NTBT) (although the latter also refers to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty) is a treaty prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except underground. It was developed both to slow the arms race (nuclear testing was, back then, necessary for continued nuclear weapon advancements), and to stop the excessive release of nuclear fallout into the planet's atmosphere.
It was signed by the Governments of the USSR (represented by Andrei Gromyko), the UK (represented by Sir Alec Douglas-Home) and the USA (represented by Dean Rusk), named the "Original Parties", at Moscow on August 5, 1963 and opened for signature by other countries. It was ratified by the U.S. Senate on September 24, 1963 by a vote of 80 to 19. The treaty went into effect on October 10, 1963.
The 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) prohibits nuclear weapons tests "or any other nuclear explosion" in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water. While not banning tests underground, the PTBT does prohibit underground nuclear explosions that cause "radioactive debris to be present outside the territorial limits of the State under whose jurisdiction or control" the explosions were conducted.
The Treaty was initialed on 25 July and formally signed at Moscow on 5 August 1963. It entered into force on 10 October when the three original signatories (US, UK, USSR) deposited their instruments of ratification.
The Treaty is of unlimited duration. The Treaty has not been signed by France or China.

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