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As one important step in the investigation of the mechanical factors that lead to rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysms, flow fields and flow-induced wall stress distributions have been investigated in model aneurysms under pulsatile flow conditions simulating the in vivo aorta at rest. Vortex pattern emergence and evolution were evaluated, and conditions for flow stability were delineated. Systolic flow was found to be forward-directed throughout the bulge in all the models, regardless of size. Vortices appeared in the bulge initially during deceleration from systole, then expanded during the retrograde flow phase. The complexity of the vortex field depended strongly on bulge diameter. In every model, the maximum shear stress occurred at peak systole at the distal bulge end, with the greatest shear stress developing in a model corresponding to a 4.3 cm AAA in vivo. Although the smallest models exhibited stable flow throughout the cycle, flow in the larger models became increasingly unstable as bulge size increased, with strong amplification of instability in the distal half of the bulge. These data suggest that larger aneurysms in vivo may be subject to more frequent and intense turbulence than smaller aneurysms. Concomitantly, increased turbulence may contribute significantly to wall stress magnitude and thereby to risk of rupture.
Pulsatile Flow in Fusiform Models of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Flow Fields, Velocity Patterns and Flow-Induced Wall Stresses
Contributed by the Bioengineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the Bioengineering Division October 22, 2003; revision received April 2, 2004. Associate Editor: J. Moore.
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Last Updated: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:19
Chelsea have been dealt a blow after Branislav Ivanovic was found guilty of violent conduct and handed a three-match ban.
The right-back was charged by the Football Association on Tuesday after being caught on video striking Wigan's Shaun Maloney in the midriff during the Blues' 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
Ivanovic contested the charge but the FA's panel deemed he was guilty at a hearing and will now miss the club's next three games - including Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Tottenham.
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Members of the Diabetes Association of Barbados will host a walk-through and tour of historic medical facilities in Bridgetown this Sunday, June 28th.
Interested persons are asked to meet at 4 p.m. at the former Tercentenary School of Nursing, Jemmott???s Lane, St. Michael for the two-hour walk which will traverse several districts including Martindale???s Road, Church Village and James Street.
It culminates at the headquarters of the St. John???s Ambulance Brigade on Bay Street.??Further information may be obtained from the Association at telephone number 427-9338.

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Discussion in 'Sports' started by Crayo, Jul 7, 2012.
Barcelona have offered David Villa + 13m (apparently) for RVP. Woah.
Bite their hands off IMO
On 100k + a week I'd gladly join this slave trading.
1.) Isn't trading players sort of uncommon in world football
2.) Why am I not allowed to trade players in Fif goddammit
Nope. It's quite common to offer a player + fee for someone. It reduces the fee and often the player isn't used/important enough for the other club, but would help the selling club a lot. Villa doesn't fit at Barca and he's a LW, but at ST he's one of the best in the world.
Because Fifa career mode sucks and you're a noob for playing it.

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This Article argues for three ways in which historical emissions should count for the fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of responding to climate change among currently living people. First, historical emissions should count as a matter of ideal distributive justice if and insofar as their consequences can be considered beneficial to currently living and future people. Second, it is difficult to justify compensatory measures for damages caused by historical emissions for three main reasons: the non-identity problem, past people's limited knowledge of the long-term consequences of the emissions they caused, and the problem of attributing responsibility for past people's actions to currently living people. Rather than regarding climate damages primarily as a reason for compensation for wrongdoing, we should view them primarily as a justification for redistribution due to undeserved benefits and harms. Third, historical emissions play an important role informing the expectation of people in the developed countries to be able to cause emissions at the current level. If we were in a position to implement a fair, effective and legitimately imposed global climate regime we should not unnecessarily frustrate that expectation.
Meyer, Lukas H.
"Why Historical Emissions Should Count,"
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Available at: https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/cjil/vol13/iss2/15

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Select rural Arizona physicians are volunteering for four to six weeks this summer to mentor medical students from the University of Arizona College of Medicine and give them a "push" in the direction of practicing medicine in small Arizona communities.
The physicians are rural faculty members in the UA College of Medicine's Rural Health Professions Program, or RHPP, established in 1997 by the Arizona Legislature to encourage medical school graduates to practice medicine in rural communities. Today, RHPP graduates are practicing in rural communities throughout Arizona, and some are RHPP mentors to the next generation of rural physicians.
RHPP physicians volunteer as preceptors – or mentors – to UA medical students between their first and second years of medical school. Several of the physicians are UA College of Medicine graduates who participated in RHPP as medical students and now are serving as RHPP mentors.
The medical students work with the physicians at their practice sites and reside in their communities for four to six weeks between the end of May and early August. Students are matched with preceptors based on medical specialty interest and community preference.
Physician specialties include family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and surgery. The students continue to work with their preceptors over the course of their three remaining years of medical training, returning to the rural communities in their third and fourth years.
Communities hosting students this summer include Bisbee, Douglas, Flagstaff, Fort Defiance, Lakeside, Payson, Polacca, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Safford, Sedona, Show Low, Snowflake, Tuba City, Winslow and Yuma.
"This program helps nurture students' interest in a rural practice," said Carol Galper, assistant dean for medical student education at the UA College of Medicine-Tucson.
"Many of the students grew up in rural towns in Arizona and have a desire to practice in small communities, perhaps even returning to their hometowns. Their RHPP experiences help them understand the unique health-care needs of rural populations as well as strategies to address these needs, and help them decide about where they want to practice in the future."
By working side-by-side with a physician – consulting with patients, discussing lab results, helping to diagnose childhood ailments, attending surgeries – students learn about the unique health-care needs of rural populations and how to meet them. By returning to the same community during each year of medical school, students learn to appreciate the area's culture and community character and begin to experience the lifestyle of rural residents.
This year, 16 students attending the UA College of Medicine-Tucson and six students attending the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix were selected for RHPP, using a combination of funds from the Arizona Area Health Education Centers (the Arizona AHEC Program) and the state of Arizona.
"With the expansion of the medical school to include the Phoenix campus, AHEC funding enables us to provide RHPP opportunities to Phoenix-based students as well," said Galper.
RHPP students receive intensive preparation, including a course, "Issues in Rural Health," covering health care and access-to-care issues, challenges of rural practice, referral needs, the impact of poverty and lack of health care, environmental health concerns, the influence of culture and the role of physicians in rural communities, as well as topics not taught until their second-year curriculum. This helps bring them up-to-speed and allows them to be well prepared for their initial rural rotation.
RHPP students learn to use telemedicine technology in communities linked to the Arizona Telemedicine Program, or ATP, a health-care telecommunications network that allows rural physicians and patients to have real-time online medical consultations with specialists at the UA College of Medicine in Tucson.
The system also allows rural physician-preceptors and their students to attend grand rounds lectures "virtually" at the UA College of Medicine. The RHPP course is teleconferenced between Tucson and Phoenix, with instruction originating alternately in Tucson and Phoenix.
Rural physician-preceptors enhance their teaching skills by attending faculty development and continuing medical education programs conducted by the UA College of Medicine. To minimize disruption of the physicians' medical practices, the programs are offered regionally by video links provided by ATP to the UA College of Medicine.
RHPP students develop long-term relationships with their rural physician-preceptors, who act as medical and career counselors, helping the students make informed choices when they decide where they will practice medicine.
Initial follow-up of the 97 graduates of this program who have completed residency shows that 42 percent have practiced in rural Arizona, 30 percent are in current rural Arizona practice and eight percent are in rural practice in other states.
"We have graduates throughout the state," said Galper. "The RHPP is creating rural physicians for Arizona, and these physicians now are mentoring the next generation of rural doctors."

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“When I rode internationally I always got the latest and finest bicycles to ride, from the world’s biggest companies. They were great. But they were never quite what I wanted.
When I decided to create my own bicycles I had a clear and simple vision. I wanted to build unique machines, tailored to express the passion, the personality and the tastes of each individual rider.
It used to drive me crazy that I could never get a frame that looked the way I wanted it. I couldn’t even always get the colour I wanted. So I decided every one of my bicycles would be painted and finished by hand to its owner’s chosen design. Even the logos: no stickers.
But besides making it look good, tailoring a bicycle means allowing its rider to explore his or her full performance potential. And that’s only possible with the latest technology. So – of course – I had to offer the finest componentry, in whatever combination suited my customers best. And – of course – I had to apply the latest developments in the art and science of bike-fitting and frame geometry. But most of all, it had to be carbon.

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At a meeting of Falkirk Council’s executive committee on Tuesday, members heard the first phase of the project was nearing completion, but problems over certain aspects of the artwork involved have been holding up proceedings.
Director of development services Rhona Geisler said: “We are dealing with artists, and artists being creative people are difficult to pin down.”
Councillor Paul Garner added: “Denny town centre regeneration has over run by about six months now and I’ve been working with officers on site to try and iron out some of the issues we have.
“The town is getting frustrated in relation to the artistic side of things and the delays. We are moving in the right direction and the official opening event will take place in May.”
The first phase has seen seven tenants move in, including Lloyds Pharmacy and Greggs, as well as the completion of the new library, car park and town square.
Councillor David Alexander said the council’s decision to allocate funding to push on with the completion of the Denny Eastern Access Road (DEAR) project made phase two of the regeneration – a retail development – a more attractive option to potential developers.
He said: “We have to get it out to developers there is a major commercial opportunity in Denny now after our decision to fund the DEAR.”


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YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK!
UWOC Weekly Tornado Relief Fund Update as of 5/15/20
$187,074.00 raised to date
YOUR DONATIONS AT WORK....
UWOC Tornado Relief Update as of 5/15/20
$187,074.00 amount raised to date
(includes $41,000 previously paid out to partner agencies and $30,404 in direct assistance)...leaving a $115,670 balance.
UW Tornado Impact Committee approved expenditures for this past week was $9,300. The following assistance and repairs were made and completed THIS week...
2 complete roof replacements
2 Vent Pipe Boot Repairs
Balance as of 5/15/20 $106,370
Reminder: Our Relief committee reviews and approves all major expenses each week. We continue to work to maximize your financial contributions wisely to serve those in need in our community. ALL payments are paid to a confirmed licensed contractor or authorized vendor. All applicants, work, and information verified through one of our casemanagers, insurance and UW license contractors. All required permits and registrations obtained.
We continue to work with 211 and partner agencies for referrals and other assistance to meet other needs clients may have. Also, we continue to direct clients to fill out FEMA Disaster Assistance program information.
Persons or families needing assistance with our Relief Funding, please call 211, this is a FREE call from your land or mobile phone and available 24/7/365. They will take an initial disaster report and forward to a case manager in real time. A case manager will follow up to get a full application completed within 1-2 business days, not including holidays. Completed applications will be reviewed weekly for assistance.
Our regular direct office programs are still ongoing... diapers, formula, and hygiene assistance. Due to COVID19 our front office hours will have abbreviated hours for assistance (M-F 9am-1pm) through May 30. Other times by appointment. For the protection of all, a face mask or covering should be worn inside our location.
Again, thank you to all who have donated to the United Way Oconee Tornado Relief Fund! Our volunteers are working daily getting out acknowledgement notes and receipting for mailed donations. If you paid via Venmo you should have immediately received an electronic receipt. We are most appreciative of your trust in us to continue serving our great community as we navigate through these unprecedented times.

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LONDON – Statues have been removed and national symbols revalued, but Europe’s efforts to come to terms with its imperial past have largely come to a halt in handing over the continent’s looted cultural treasures.
This week, Cambridge College, a French museum and a Scottish university have all returned looted artifacts from West Africa, with activists and officials hailing a potential turning point in the years-long battle to ensure Europe’s reckoning on race extends to recoup what it looted.
Jesus College Cambridge returned a bronze Cockerel sculpture to Nigeria on Wednesday, becoming the first British institution to return one of Benin’s most famous bronze stars. The next day, the University of Aberdeen in Scotland handed over a bronze for the head of an oba or king.
These were the statues Looting, along with Thousands of other businesses, from the historic Kingdom of Benin – located in modern Nigeria – when British forces overran and destroyed much of Benin City in 1897. The Benin Bronzes, a group of Copper and Bronze Statues From at least the 16th century onwards, they are widely regarded as among the most culturally important artifacts in Africa.
The British Museum still boasts Benin Bronzes among its collection, in London, while others have made their way into collections around the world.
Also on Wednesday, the Quai Branly Museum in Paris handed over 26 artifacts to Benin, a former French colony on the border with Nigeria. Stolen in 1892. It is among 5,000 jobs the West African country has requested, according to Reuters.
Amati Dooku, a former student at Jesus College who was among those who suggested in 2016 that the college’s cockerel be brought home, said the deliveries this week represented a “big turning point”.
“For the Benin Bronze Team in particular, this moment will be seen as a real dismantling of the argument that it cannot be done,” he said.
The returns will increase pressure on other Western institutions to follow suit.
More broadly, Ducaux said, they also highlighted the continuing legacy of colonialism in British and European institutions.
“The work is not finished, it is not finished,” he added. “But I think this is a really important moment.
Aba Issa Tijani, of the Nigerian National Commission on Museums and Antiquities, said Wednesday’s handover in Cambridge provided an opportunity for other institutions and countries.
“Jesus College is an example to follow,” he said in a video posted on Twitter.
This week’s surge of activity follows a decision earlier this year by Germany to act on its own recovery plan About Benin Bronze, in what Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said describe it as “a turning point in dealing with our colonial history”.
In 2017, French President Emmanuel Macron said during a visit to Burkina Faso that it was no longer acceptable for a large part of the cultural heritage of many African countries to remain in France.
The following year, a report, commissioned by Macron, recommended French museums to return works taken without consent if African countries so requested.
Barnaby Phillips, author of “Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes,” said this marked a critical step on the path to this week’s developments.
“Although this report concerned only France, I believe it sent shock waves through the museum world, particularly affecting the other major colonial powers, Germany and the United Kingdom,” he said.
Then came the account that followed the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in May 2020. And while the fallout in America has focused largely on police violence and the legacy of slavery, much of the focus in Europe has been on continuing. colonial influence.
“This, once again, put European museums in a huge spotlight,” Phillips said.
The British Museum recently received a letter from the Nigerian government demanding the return of antiquities in the country. A spokesperson for the museum said the museum is reviewing the documents and will process them fully in due course, adding that it is hosting a group meeting this week during which “developments regarding the repatriation of Benin works to Nigeria” were discussed.
“The Museum understands and recognizes the importance of issues related to returning objects and works with communities, colleagues and museums around the world to share our collection as widely as possible,” the spokesperson added.
The institution has a strict policy on the permanent removal of art from its collection which is governed by an act of 1963, called the British Museum Act.
Soliman Bashir Diani, director of the Institute for African Studies at Columbia University in New York, agreed with Dokku that this week’s deliveries represented a turning point.
“It would be much more difficult to reject many museums.” [to] Even to discuss the question of whether some of the bronzes in Benin were actually returned,” he said, adding that museums are also under pressure from public opinion to justify the presence of African artifacts within their collections.
What’s more, Diani said, the Global South will now be a player in the circulation and exchange of artifacts in museums because they will now own these works.
This is a result Doku also wants to see.
“It is not about having these artifacts returned to their countries and they will never be seen again, it is about having these artifacts in the right place,” he said.


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Kasauli is a small hill town in Himachal Pradesh. It is a very old town and was developed during the 18th century. There are no words to describe the pleasure of walking in the natural thick forest and enjoying the natural beauty. It is a perfect place for folks who are looking for calm & serene place where only sound you hear is of bird sounds, water fall music and the sound of wind flowing through the gaps of the trees in the thick forest.

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BABY MINK at Expo Walmart 2015, Central America
Expo Walmart took place from February 25th to February 26th in Central America, this event has taken place since 2007 and Baby Mink has attended the Expo for 4 years now along.
This Fair allows Walmart suppliers to present their latest products and trends to the regional and store managers. It has also become an important trade show for potential suppliers from South America and the United States.
Nowadays, our company is a Walmart supplier in every country in Central America. This achievement has been possible thanks to each one of our distributors in the region.


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Bill would allow school activity fees
Rhode Island lawmakers are considering bill that would make students pay a fee to participate in activities like band or sports.
High school sports create some of the most lasting memories of a student's teen years, and administrators understand this.
"We feel that athletics is an integral part of the high school experience for the adolescent. To charge someone the right to play in that particular sport we feel is unfair," said Tom Mezzanotte, executive director of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League.
But school systems are struggling to meet payroll and keep their educational programs running. Officials in Middletown asked state Sen. Louis DiPalma to put in a bill that would let them charge a fee for activities.
It's not an original idea.
"In 2004, there were over 34 states that availed themselves of the opportunity to use a pay to participate or pay to play to help them maintain those extracurricular activities that continue to be either diminished or completely cut. And they're a critical part of the educational program, and to me that's the wrong way to go," said DiPalma, a Democrat.
But the state Department of Education said it fears a fee creates unequal access to sports, drama and other activities.
The Rhode Island Association of School Committees is also opposed, suggesting that new federal regulations may knock the proposal out of the running.
"If it becomes a question of civil rights and participation for students with disabilities, imposing a fee may run counter to what the federal government's intentions are," said Tim Duffy of the Rhode Island Association of School Committees.
DiPalma said he thinks there are ways to make the proposal acceptable to more people by creating breaks for parents who may not be able to afford the fees, as is done in Connecticut.
"They have limits based on per year-per student that they have to pay, or per family. So, there are many options. We're not the first in doing this," DiPalma said.
DiPalma's bill appeared to have little support at a hearing Wednesday. A similar bill was introduced in the House of Representatives.

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Summer is already in high gear and most Americans are getting ready to take their yearly vacations.
Singles, couples and families are looking at their options and finalizing plans—beach, lake or amusement park.
A fourth option – a staycation – doesn’t sound especially exciting on the surface, but it might ultimately be a lot more valuable for your future. Instead of spending thousands of dollars on a trip that will be over in what seems like the blink of an eye, stay home and catch up on your favorite TV shows. Maybe go to a baseball game or try dinner at a new restaurant. You can use the savings to invest in your future: a down payment on a home.
And here’s the good news: Homebuyers no longer have to save up for the full 20% down payment. Today, with an average 1% down payment—or $2,000—opting for a staycation over a vacation may be enough on its own to get your through the front door.
Looking for other creative strategies to come up with a down payment on a home? Read on and get ready to make the move to homeownership.
1. Security Deposits, The Down Payment You Didn’t Realize You Had
Saving for a down payment may seem like an impossible task for a lot of young people who are currently renting, especially when accounting for high living costs and unexpected expenses. But the majority of renters already have a nice enough stash of cash that may be enough to cover the cost of a down payment all by itself.
According to the Census ACS survey, the median monthly gross rent in the United States was $959. Since renters pay an average of two months for a security deposit—most first-time home buyers may not even realize they have roughly $2,000 at their disposal.
That down payment you didn’t realize you had could make all the difference.
According to our 2017 Millennial Housing Outlook Study, 96% of respondents are more likely to buy a home knowing that they have the ability to tap their security deposit for the bulk of their down payment.
2. Just Say No to Instant Gratification
Craving a Starbucks latte? Looking forward to your weekly lunch with coworkers? These may seem like small expenses, but they will eat into your savings over time.
Even small changes add up to big savings. Think about bringing a brown-bag lunch to work instead of going out to eat. It could save you up to $2,500 a year. Skipping Starbucks and waiting for the next blockbuster film to hit streaming services will save a combined $1,000 in a year.
Achieving the dream of homeownership is far more gratifying than that daily dose of overpriced coffee.
3. Put Your Spare Change to Work
Micro-investing apps like Acorns make it easy to save by rounding up all purchases to the nearest dollar and investing the change.
Even the least-disciplined spender can get behind this surefire savings plan. Invest as little as $35 to $40 per week and save up to $2,000 a year—the average price of a 1% down payment on a home. Finally, a home for all that spare change!
First-time home buyers have more ways than ever to save for a down payment. Don’t let a few thousand dollars keep you from your dream of owning a home. Speak with a mortgage broker and get to work finding your financial resources that are hidden in plain sight.
Mat Ishbia is President and CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage, a Troy, Mich.-based provider of mortgages for independent brokers nationwide. One of the nation’s leading advocates of independent mortgage brokers and wholesale lending, Mat has changed the lending platform, turning UWM into a $23 billion company and a top national workplace.

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Similkameen Wild Hotel Resort and Winery Retreat
Similkameen Wild Hotel Resort and Winery Retreat is for those who want to find an escape away from mainstream hotels. We offer boutique accommodations in a desert Oasis with a tranquil vacation setting, immersed in nature. Surrounded by the majestic mountains & river view. Perfect venue for micro-weddings, family reunions and team-building sessions.
Cawston Wine Country Riverside Wild RV Campground. Camp in the meadow overlooking the vineyard or by the river and wake up to the most amazing view of the Chopaka mountains and Similkameen river. RV’s must be fully autonomous.
Located in Cawston between Osoyoos and Keremeos, BC


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Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris - Tokyo Game Show 2019 Trailer
Bandai Namco has posted the Tokyo Game Show trailer for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris. The video shows a mixture of game footage, animated scenes, as well as some storyboard-like sketch drawings giving us a glimpse of Medina's story - a character original to the game.
Find the trailer below.
This trailer from Tokyo Game Show reveals some latest game screens, scenes and lines, that narrates the stories in "SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris". In addition to Kirito, Eugeo and Alice, this trailer also features Cardinal and Asuna! Look forward to the story of the game version of “Alicization”, which will be accompanied by the original heroine Medina.
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is set to release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in 2020. You can find the trailer, gameplay, and screenshots from the Sword Art Online Beaters’ Meeting 2019 here, and the announcement information here.


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In 1923 the mother of an illegitimate child surrendered the child to the Children's Home Society and signed an agreement consenting to adoption by any parents chosen by the institution. In 1926 in an adoption proceeding, the child was adopted by the plaintiff's intestate with the society's consent, but with no consent of the mother other than that given in 1923. Upon the death of the intestate in 1936 the plaintiffs, the natural heirs at law, brought suit to set aside the adoption proceedings as being void for lack of parent's consent. Held, that the general consent given by the mother was insufficient because it neither identified the adoptive parents nor was given in the adoption proceedings; therefore the proceedings were void for want of jurisdiction over the subject matter. In re Holder, (N. C. 1940) 10 S. E. (2d) 620.
Felicia I. Hmiel,
ADOPTION - EFFECT ON ADOPTION PROCEEDING OF PRIOR CONSENT OF PARENT,
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MLK Day of Giving: The ‘Souper Bowl’ food drive
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Helping fight hunger and food insecurity in the community. Monday, the Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Anchorage Chapter and NAACP Anchorage Branch participated in Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Giving by holding a food drive.
“If we are able to and we’ve been blessed with resources, then it’s only good to give back,” says Andrea Hudson, foundation chair of the Anchorage Chapter of Jack and Jill. “Part of our program is to give back to the community. We give back through community organizations, we give through canned food drives, we do all kinds of volunteer organizations.”
Organizers called the event the “Souper Bowl of Caring” food drive. The goal was to collect at least 1,000 pounds of food, topping the 906 pounds collected last year.
“Rain or shine we are here, it’s the spirit of giving. You give, it doesn’t matter what the elements are outside. People are hungry whether it’s rain or shine,” says Hudson. “Life goes on things happen, so the elements won’t dictate what we need to do in our local community and give back.”
All donations collected from the event will be donated to the Food Bank of Alaska.
As for whether or not the organizations met their goal of 1,000 pounds, they will get those numbers on Friday.
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Chicken thighs are marinated in Mexican-style seasonings and beer, then grilled and served slathered with barbecue sauce. Chicken thigh meat stands up to long marinating and the heat of the grill without getting dry.
I've been using this chocolate frosting recipe forever, and several friends now use it as their 'favorite frosting!' It's smooth, creamy and not-too-dark. I just wanted to share it with chocolate lovers everywhere! It will frost, but not fill, an 8 or 9 inch layer cake.
Boneless chicken breasts are rolled around fresh asparagus spears and provolone cheese, then given a Dijon mustard flavored coating and a topping of crisp panko bread crumbs. The dish is baked in a hot oven.
This traditional Maryland hot crab dip combines cream cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise with fresh crab meat. It is topped with a sprinkling of Cheddar cheese and served with toasted baguette for a delicious appetizer.

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For vapers in the United States, you know that the government isn’t exactly in favor of this ever-growing industry. However, in the United Kingdom, public attitude toward vaping is far warmer than what we’re used to.
First, the UK passed extremely vape-friendly laws in an effort to make it easy for citizens to have an alternative to smoking. Now, food banks are planning to offer e-cigarettes to smokers in order to help people kick the habit once and for all.
Giving Back in Another Way
In Hertfordshire, England, public health director Jim McManus found a new way to help low-income individuals by providing them with electronic cigarettes at local food banks. The intention, according to the director himself, is to help citizens become less dependent on cigarettes. According to McManus, cigarettes are both a costly and harmful habit, and he believes that vaping is a far better alternative in both respects.
While the plan hasn’t actually taken effect yet, things are underway. Presently, several food banks within the area have teamed up with McManus in order to start offering e-cigarettes to low-income residents.
There’s another purpose to the endeavor as well. While food banks distribute e-cigs to disadvantaged locals, McManus will be simultaneously conducting a study. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effects of vaping on low-income individuals in order to find a correlation between poor health and poverty. Under McManus’ direction, a study has already been conducted that determined that low-income residents are far more likely to experience poor health as a result of smoking, most likely due to the less accessible healthcare to those in poverty. Now, McManus wants to prove that vaping is far less harmful to underprivileged locals in the area.
UK’s History of Vaping Compared to the United States
In our country, vaping isn’t viewed in the warmest light. The FDA, under the previous direction of Scott Gottlieb, famously targeted the vaping industry after JUUL become an extremely popular e-cigarette brand that, according to the commissioner, was marketing its products toward minors. Since then, the industry has been subjected to harsh regulations and investigations. Meanwhile, about one in five American adults vapes, with the large majority of those Americans being former smokers who have managed to be tobacco-free for over a year.
Despite the fact that so many Americans have successfully used vaping as a way to get off of tobacco, the FDA isn’t convinced. Nor is the American Lung Association that refuses to acknowledge that vaping can be used as a smoking cessation method.
Now, due to the fact that these massive authoritative forces are so anti-vaping, it’s no surprise that public opinion isn’t exactly pro-vaping either. However, in the United Kingdom, things are quite different. Just a couple of years ago, the British government funded studies regarding the effects of vaping in order to guide their new legislation regarding the industry. The study found that vaping is far less harmful than smoking cigarettes, which led to pro-vaping laws. According to the United Kingdom, vaping can indeed help people quit cigarettes, and, therefore, it should be encouraged.
In fact, in the United Kingdom, doctors are encouraged to suggest vaping to patients who smoke as a way to get them off of tobacco. According to leading health experts in England, vaping is a far less harmful alternative to cigarettes. Meanwhile, in the United States, the medical industry largely frowns on the industry, and most doctors echo these sentiments.
There are several other countries throughout Europe that share the same vape-friendly attitude of the UK. For instance, France has funded several similar studies with similar findings. This has led to France becoming yet another pro-vaping country.
What This Could Mean for the Future of Our Industry
It’s clear that the United Kingdom is leading the way toward making the world a more vape-friendly place because authorities strongly believe that this industry has the unique ability to help people get off of smoking. McManus is currently planning to launch his project, and if the studies come back in favor of vaping, it’s likely that we’ll see a ripple effect of more pro-vaping legislation.
What helps the vaping industry in this case is that electronic cigarettes are being used for humanitarian purposes, whereas they have not previously. This can appeal to those in power who seek to benefit the lives of the underprivileged. Of course, what American vapers hope is that this project inspires lawmakers in the United States. If we can find a way to get low-income people off of smoking by offering e-cigarettes, it’s possible that we can save many, many lives. And, of course, it’s hoped that this project will further destigmatize the vaping industry worldwide.
Continuing to Learn from the UK
While the United States for the most part continues to slam this space, the United Kingdom is using the industry to benefit the lives of underprivileged residents who are struggling to kick their smoking habits. What remains to be seen is how this new project will impact the vaping industry as a whole.


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When installing there is no option to choose where to download/install files
There is no setup at the moment.
The files are installed in the game folder you downloaded from the website.
Just copy the folder to your desired location.
The file will download a zipped file to the default location for files downloaded from your browser. After you have the filed downloaded you need to unpack it to whatever destination location of your liking. Once you've done that you can run the launcher .exe file. This will run the launcher and update/install the patcher/launcher files and the game menu system.
You may also make a icon for the desktop by creating a shortcut of the .exe, then dragging it onto your desktop.
I understand this, Hence I labled as enhancement not a bug :)
This isn't a bug, the test launcher is simply just a quick method for downloading the files. Definitely frustrating but won't be fixed unfortunately. Only a temporary solution though since it will be handled through steam later on :)

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By Nina Funnell
I had just turned 14 when I was first exposed to domestic violence. It was Christmas Eve and, while home alone, I heard a knock at the door. I answered it to see a local neighbour with bruises all over her face and body. She came inside and waited for my parents to return home.
Meanwhile, up the road, her drunk husband was keeping their two children hostage. Police were called and when the children were released unharmed it was decided that they and their mother would spend the night with us. The following day — Christmas Day — they packed the car, took the pets and left to stay with a relative.
Each year police and support services prepare themselves for a spike in domestic assault cases over the Christmas to New Years' eve period. A combination of financial strain, families spending more time together, and increased alcohol consumption contribute to the rise in figures.
Last year, US actor Charlie Sheen spent Christmas Day in jail after his wife, Brooke Mueller, accused him of attacking her during an alcohol-fuelled argument.
In NSW, police responded to more than 5000 domestic-violence related complaints over the December 2009 to January 2010 period.
Longitudinal crime trends also indicate that domestic violence cases increase dramatically during the hotter months — peaking over the Christmas period.
It is timely then, that this month NSW Minister for Women Jodi McKay launched a new website to offer information and practical support to victims of domestic violence and their supporters.
While not its primary function, the layout of the website also offers people who haven't experienced domestic violence a powerful insight into the lives of those who have.
On each page there is a link titled "Exit this site NOW". The site instructs users to "click on this button if anyone (particularly your abuser) enters the room while you are using this website. It will close this website and redirect your browser to a neutral page. Abusers often use ways of controlling or monitoring their victim's actions, which can include their online activities."
There are also instructions on how to clear a computer's internet history for victims who fear that their abuser may harm them for seeking information or help.
The website also contains a page on what victims can do if they are worried about their pet's safety. Research shows that 70 per cent of female domestic violence victims say that their abuser has threatened to, or has actually harmed a pet. Fifty-four per cent reported that their abuser had killed a pet, and a quarter of victims say they have delayed leaving their abuser because of concern for their pet's safety.
As part of the NSW Domestic and Family Violence Action Plan, the RSPCA has set up a "Safe Beds for Pets" program to provide free temporary accommodation for the pets of victims who are trying to leave their abusers.
It is this sort of simple, practical support that victims so desperately need when making the difficult decision to leave.
The website also offers pragmatic safety advice for victims who have left abusive partners: Change your email and social networking site passwords. Use a PO Box address. Get an unlisted phone number. Change your bank accounts. Mix up your routine. Keep your new location a secret.
The fear that victims live with both during an abusive relationship and after it ends, and the lengths that some must go to protect themselves, their children and their pets, is truly horrifying.
As a community it is vital that we support victims by taking a zero-tolerance line on domestic violence. Victims should never be blamed for the violence they experience and nor should they be derided by those who snidely ask "well why wouldn't you just leave?"
The reality is that it is never easy to leave an abusive relationship, particularly when victims feel financially dependent on their abuser, or a cultural obligation to stay.
In most cases the abuser will have deliberately isolated the victim from family and friendship networks, making them more vulnerable and dependent on their abuser.
Many abusers convince their victims to stay through promises that they will change or through various threats. Ultimately this is just an attempt to emotionally manipulate and further control the victim.
But victims of all ages, genders and ethnic backgrounds need to know that domestic violence is completely unacceptable and that community support is available. And when victims do seek help, we need to open our doors to them.
Nina Funnell sits on the Premier's Council on Preventing Violence Against Women. The national helpline for those suffering domestic violence is 1800 65 64 63.
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Many march for NAIDOC Week
By JOSEPH TERNOWETSKY
RECORD numbers marched across Fitzroy bridge yesterday to celebrate NAIDOC Week.
More than 2000 walkers, of all ages and backgrounds, spanned both sides of the bridge pathway for the National Aborigine and Islander Day of Observance Committee walk.
They marched from Rockhampton's Town Hall to Stapleton Park. A spokesman for the march said yesterday was the climax of a weeklong celebration.
"It's been a good week of activities,'' said David Hatfield, chairman of the NAIDOC working group. "But Friday was the big day.''
After the march the walkers were invited to lunch at Stapleton Park, with Aboriginal music, entertainment and dancing.
During the afternoon, entertainers performed the Corroboree dance.
"It's a special traditional dance done by our members,'' he said. "It was a celebration of the importance of our culture.''
Around town all week there have been a variety of Aboriginal celebrations such as art exhibits, story-telling, and historic presentations. NAIDOC Week is celebrated nationally until tomorrow.
The NAIDOC Ball, will be held in Rockhampton at 6.30pm tonight at the Mercure Inn Leichhardt.


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Extra Points: The coaching carousel is spinning. And some big names are ready to jump
Each week, college football insider Matt Hayes tackles the biggest topics in the game, in and around the SEC:
The case to keep Dan Mullen
It now appears that Dan Mullen’s only hope of keeping his job at Florida is beating Missouri and Florida State to end the season.
A loss in either game likely means Florida will be searching for a new coach.
“I don’t see any wiggle room,” an industry source told me. “Dan knows it, too. Suddenly, he’s talking in press conferences about how he loves being the Florida coach.”
It’s debatable which loss is more damaging. A loss to Missouri leaves Florida in 6th place in the East Division, just ahead of Vanderbilt – and with its lowest number of conference wins (2) since the SEC expanded to 12 teams in 1992.
It would also mean Florida’s worst SEC record since the 1979 team went 0-10-1.
Those are dangerous depths.
Then again, the loss to Florida State would be more damaging moving forward. FSU would gain an upper hand in recruiting – even if for just a season – and the programs would be headed in drastically different directions.
If Florida were to win both games, Mullen might be able to make significant changes in his coaching staff – including hiring multiple SEC-centric recruiters to bolster his history of poor recruiting (by SEC elite standards) – and keep his job.
Now that Mel Tucker is likely staying at Michigan State, look for Oregon coach Mario Cristobal to become the hottest coach on the market.
Unless, that is, Oregon makes a run to the College Football Playoff.
The Ducks have games remaining at Utah, Oregon State and then likely Utah again in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Win out, and the Ducks are in the CFP – and the likelihood of him leaving Oregon is almost non-existent.
The big jobs that could lure Cristobal from Oregon – LSU, USC, and potentially Florida and Miami – won’t wait until the new year to hire their coach. For Cristobal to take any of those jobs, the Ducks would have to lose one of their remaining 3 games and be eliminated from the CFP race.
In that scenario, LSU could throw crazy money at Cristobal – one industry source told me LSU could pay as much as $9 million a year guaranteed for the right coach – to get him to leave Eugene. He’s a proven recruiter in the SEC (under Nick Saban), and he’s a proven national recruiter from his time at Oregon.
He’s an energetic and charismatic personality and the ideal face of a program. A former Miami offensive lineman under Jimmy Johnson, Cristobal was interested in the Miami job the last time it was open – when then Miami (and now fired) athletic director Blake James hired Manny Diaz.
But Cristobal’s success at Oregon not only could keep him in the Northwest, it could price Miami out of the market. Is Miami, which in the past hasn’t paid big for coaching candidates, prepared to pay $8 or $9 million a year for Cristobal (who makes $4.5 million plus incentives)? Oregon, with Nike founder Phil Knight in the background, could be.
So would LSU, and so likely would Florida.
The plan to retain
At this point in the process, with multiple major jobs open and a qualified pool of candidates waiting to move, the proactive and wildly expensive extension is the only way out for schools that wish to keep coaches from moving.
Michigan State did it with Tucker. Others could be following.
Case in point: Baylor coach Dave Aranda. He is a candidate for the LSU and USC jobs, and would be a candidate for the Miami job, too.
While the Baylor job isn’t at the level of the blue bloods that will chase Aranda, the university could make it very hard for Aranda to walk away. He told me earlier this year on my radio show how much he likes the job and the university, and his family loves the Baylor community.
A huge contract extension could give him incentive to stay.
“Dave has never been a guy who chases jobs,” an industry source told me. “Do you leave a place where you’re comfortable to jump into a meatgrinder where it’s win now or else? He’s a different cat.”
He’s also aware of his current value, and many coaches only get one chance to make a big salary move. Whether that salary increase is from Baylor – or a Power 5 blue blood – is the only question.
The time is now
After spending 3 seasons in exile at Liberty, Hugh Freeze is set up to return to a Power 5 job.
He has won 25 games at Liberty since arriving in 2019 and has patiently waited for the right situation. Or more specifically, for a university to take a chance.
Freeze was fired at Ole Miss prior to the 2017 season after what the school called “a pattern of personal misconduct” that included multiple calls on his university cell phone to escort services.
Understand this: That’s not the big issue for current athletic directors looking to hire a coach who can recruit and win – and has a track record of doing so.
The issue is the NCAA sanctions Ole Miss received because of Freeze and his staff, and how Freeze publicly sold the idea to the media and Ole Miss fans that the previous staff (Houston Nutt) was at the center of the allegations – all so Freeze could preserve a top-10 recruiting class.
“It’s the lying, that’s the problem,” one Power 5 athletic director told me. “If he’s lying about that, what else is he lying about? What else is he hiding? The personal conduct thing was just the easy way out for (Ole Miss).”
Still, in this era of NIL and players with more power and investment in the game than ever, programs need dynamic and charismatic recruiters and coaches. And Freeze is both.
“It’s hard to overlook that he beat Alabama twice,” another Power 5 AD told me. “How many coaches can say they’ve done that?”


What Apple has in store for us has been thrown into doubt once more and this is exciting from an Apple fan’s point of view.
The iPhone 11 is just a few weeks away from being official and while we thought that the writing was on the wall with the naming and the features; a mysterious Twitter account with an exceptional track record has now disrupted everything we thought we knew about the upcoming flagships.
With the iPhone launch fast approaching, there has been a notable increase in iPhone related rumours. A new leak claims that Apple will be tweaking its naming scheme for the 2019 line-up; however, is it all that it seems? Probably not.
AS of now, there is no doubt that Apple will be adding a triple camera setup on the iPhone 11 OLED display smartphones and this will alter the rear of the device quite considerably. With that said a tweet from CoinX claims that Apple’s flagship smartphone will use the “Pro” branding in its name.
With the iPhone XS lineup, the top-of-the-line iPhone came with the Max branding. There was wide speculation that Apple would use the same title for its 2019 line-up. As after just a year, dropping the “Max” name is uncharacteristic. This leads us to speculate that Apple could be launching a fourth handset that will come with the “Pro” moniker and it could be separate from the regular iPhone 11 line-up. This could be the 2019 version of Apple’s “One more thing…” moment where they announce an iPhone Pro. This will be a great callback to Apple of old where Steve Jobs had a surprise in store for Apple’s audience. The iPhone Pro could be a direct competitor to Apple’s Android rivals who are marching full speed ahead with their breakthrough technology. This handset could feature major upgrades and then some more.
However, this is all speculation and Apple could just be rebranding the Apple iPhone 11 Max as iPhone 11 Pro to fit the tune of its other products like the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.
Although we hope Apple has a surprise for us, there are a few details that are already available that point to the contrary. The iPhone 11 is said to be the direct successor to the iPhone XS and will feature a 5.8-inch OLED display. The iPhone 11 Max (or Pro) is expected to feature a 6.5-inch display and borrow traits from the iPhone XS Max. There will be a 6.1-inch iPhone 11R that’s a successor to the iPhone XR and it will feature an LCD display.


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CALS’ reputation as a scientific innovator is well established. Less heralded is that CALS has been a cultural innovator as well, taking pains to illuminate the ways in which the sciences and the arts intersect—and why each way of knowing the world is so important to the other.
John Steuart Curry’s 1942 mural in the Biochemistry Building, created when Curry was artist-in-residence—a CALS-based program— offers a prime example. Another is the Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP), now headquartered at the Division of Continuing Studies, which was born in (what was then known as) the College of Agriculture as the Wisconsin Rural Art Program, with the mission of fostering the development of nonprofessional artists. And Robert Gard, a professor with UW Extension (shown in the accompanying photo), was charged with fostering rural theater and writing programs through his Office of Community Arts Development, housed in Ag Hall.
But there are contemporary examples as well. Several CALS faculty, staff and student involvement in the Fermentation Fest and the associated Farm/Art DTour. Some CALS horticulture professors incorporate visits to the Chazen Museum of Art into their curricula. For more about these and other examples of the college’s past and current involvement in rural art, read The Culture of Ag by Jennifer Smith in the summer 2012 issue of Grow magazine.


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The Camrose Primary Care Network (PCN), which brings patient centred care to residents is working in Bashaw.
“We are on the right track in Bashaw,” Stacey Strilchuk Executive Director, told Bashaw council at its Aug. 13 meeting. “It took us a bit of time.”
Last fall the PCN was searching for a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to work alongside the doctor in the Bashaw Health Centre and focusing on screening for medical issues.
An LPN has since been hired, which enables the PCN to bring a team-based approach to care to patients.
“The doctor and LPN are stream lining (services), said Strilchuk.
The PCN, which started in 2005, utilizes health care in a team approach co-ordinating with doctors, pharmcists, nurses, dietitians and sometimes social workers and mental health liaisons.
The PCN, which works with 36 family doctors and 25 health care providers in six clinics and four hospitals/health care facilities, is an extension of doctor services in Bashaw, Camrose, Daysland, Forestburg, Hardisty, Killam and Tofield.
The PCN helps bring health services to patients who may not be able to travel. Medical records will become electronic and patients can meet with health team members and social workers via Skype if the individual isn’t able to drive to a larger centre and don’t want to move from Bashaw.
“What a wonderful asset for our town,” said Mayor Penny Shantz. “It’s an excellent program.”
Likewise, Coun. Rosella Peterman agreed, saying, ”It sounds really good.”
Bashaw Chief Administrative Officer Theresa Fuller said the PCN is “very necessary and a big necessity” for Bashaw, adding that she sees it appeal for seniors.
Victim services grant application
Bashaw council agreed, at its Aug. 13 meeting, to write a letter of support for Bashaw and District Victim Services’ grant application through Alberta Solicitor General Victims of Crime Fund.
The Bashaw service is applying for a three-year grant to last until December 2018.
Bashaw and District Victim Services covers the communities of Bashaw, Alix, Donalda, Edberg, New Norway, Mirror and surrounding area.
The money helps with training and professional develop for the service’s volunteer advocates, administrative support, victim transportation when required, crisis management training, volunteer recognition, board training and community presentations.
“Together, we can help those affected by crime and tragedy,” said Holly Buelow, operational coordinator, in her request to council.
“It’s a real valuable service to have here,” said Mayor Penny Shantz.


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The Best Fluffy Pancakes recipe you will fall in love with. Full of tips and tricks to help you make the best pancakes.
stainless steel cookware
Stainless steel is a metal alloy that typically contains iron, chrome, and nickel. It’s called “stainless” because it’s resistant to rust and corrosion, which makes it a great material to cook with.
What is the safest cookware for your health?
9 Best Non-Toxic Cookware Sets for Health & Safety
- Cuisinart Stainless Steel.
- Homi Chef Nickel-Free Stainless Steel.
- Cast Iron Lodge.
- Xtreme Solid Ceramic.
- GreenPan Ceramic-Coated.
- Le Creuset Cast Iron Porcelain Enamel.
- Visions Heat-resistant Glass.
- Saflon Titanium.
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Which is better for cooking Aluminum or steel?
Great heat conductor: aluminum is one of the best metals for conducting heat, far better than stainless steel, in fact. … When cooking with tomatoes and citrus, hard-anodized aluminum won’t react and begin to leach metals into the food. (Aluminum which hasn’t been anodized has a risk of reacting and leaching).
Which cooker is best Aluminum or steel?
Stovetop pressure cookers can be made of either stainless steel or aluminum. Stainless is becoming more popular, as it’s more durable and its finish looks shiny and new for years. It does, however, tend to be a little more expensive than aluminum cookers and the material isn’t as good of a heat conductor.
What is the least toxic cookware?
These brands are the best non-toxic cookware to shop now:
- Best Overall: Cuisinart Tri-Ply Stainless Steel Cookware Set.
- Best Set: Caraway Cookware Set.
- Best All-in-One Pan: Our Place Always Pan.
- Best Glass Option: Pyrex Basics Oblong Baking Dishes.
- Best Ceramic Option: GreenPan SearSmart Ceramic Pans.
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Is stainless steel better than non stick?
Stainless steel pans and surfaces are the best for browning ingredients-and since they’re usually uncoated, unlike nonstick varieties, they are more durable and resistant to slip-ups in the kitchen.
Which is safer ceramic or stainless steel?
While so many options contain dangerous metals and chemicals and can add unwanted flavors to your food, ceramic cookware has proven over and over again that it is a safe, healthy alternative to stainless steel cookware.
Is Cooking in Aluminum bad?
The World Health Organization estimates that adults can consume more than 50 milligrams of aluminum daily without harm. During cooking, aluminum dissolves most easily from worn or pitted pots and pans. The longer food is cooked or stored in aluminum, the greater the amount that gets into food.
Which Kadai is best?
The 7 Best Kadai Pans For Indian Cooking
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Are Aluminum frying pans safe?
Our science editor reports that the consensus in the medical community is that using aluminum cookware poses no health threat. In short: While untreated aluminum is not unsafe, it should not be used with acidic foods, which may ruin both the food and the cookware.
Which one is better Aluminum or stainless steel?
With good corrosion resistance properties, aluminum does not rust. But stainless steel takes the advantage here as it has chromium added, giving it a protective film and excellent corrosion resistance. Stainless steel is also non-porous, giving it an extra level of corrosion resistance.
Are Aluminum rice cookers safe?
The fact still remains that once aluminum exceeds the acceptable limit from daily ingestion of food cooked in these pots, coupled with other sources from the environment, diseases such as loss of memory, damage to central nervous system, dementia, severe trembling, and listlessness have adverse effects on health.
Is steel pressure cooker better than Aluminum?
Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker.
Also, the stainless steel is not a good conductor of heat so it will not quickly heat up. Resulting in more time and fuel required for cooking. They are also expensive compared to aluminum ones. But they are durable and do not pose any threat to your health.

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We can’t stop the ageing process – but we can age with beauty and grace.
We can look to cosmetic procedures and miracle products to turn back the clock but the reality is that the most powerful solution for healthy glowing skin is to adopt a simple yet effective daily routine that combines the best products for our skin type with good health and nutrition.
As a stylist the most common beauty feedback I receive from women is that they feel trapped in a beauty rut and don’t know how to get out. In the age of 21st century beauty where the advancement of skin treatments and products changes almost daily, the beauty quest can be daunting.
So what are some simple steps that you can follow to change or improve your beauty routine and get you out of that beauty rut?
- Research: Go to beauty counters, online or buy the latest magazines to determine what beauty strategy and products fit within your skin type, budget and lifestyle. Alternatively ask your friends – sometimes the best solutions come from personal recommendations.
- Personalise: Are there any particular issues you want to address or reassess? Do you suffer sensitive skin, do you want to reduce redness, has your skin become dry?
- KISS: Apply the KISS rule (based on the steps below) to your daily beauty routine. A simple routine can produce the best results.
- Avoid Overload: Beauty companies tell you that ‘more is more’ (in order to grow profits). Adopt the ‘less is more’ and avoid skin product overload.
- Quantity Does Not Mean Quality: Don’t fall into the trap of the more expensive the product the better it is. Sure the products may contain ‘gold’ but often the miniscule amount is of no real benefit.
- Build: Once you have determined your basic routine you can explore additional options in terms of additional products, advanced skin treatments and cosmetic options
THE KISS RULE – THE DAILY STEPS TO GOOD SKIN
- Twice daily cleanse
- ALWAYS remove makeup before bed
- A gentle daily exfoliation removes dry skin and avoids makeup build up (reduce if necessary depending on your skin type)
Other benefits such as weekly masks and regular facials are also excellent to maintain good skin health.
GOOD SKIN – IT’S A REGULAR GIG
Unfortunately as we age we need to spend a little more time caring for our skin and make it a daily habit to produce the best results. However if you stay focused and put in a little effort now to get it right, you will reap the beauty benefits for years to come.

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|Fluor Corp. is a giant in the construction and engineering business, but its common stock has begun to turn lower despite the fact that the company shows solid earnings growth estimates for the next year or so. With the broad market likely embarking on the next leg down in a three-wave corrective pattern, the odds favor more downside in this particular stock. An examination of FLR's daily chart will give us plenty of technical clues as far as what to expect next (Figure 1).|
|FIGURE 1: FLR, DAILY. Just because this stock has dropped considerably does not mean that it can't go even lower.|
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|FLR topped out a month before the broad market (.SPX, .RUT, .NDX) did, gradually forming a head & shoulders pattern on its daily chart. By late September, FLR broke down from the H+S pattern, dropping beneath its 200-day exponential moving average (EMA). A pattern of lower highs and lower lows also became evident, and after a feeble rally attempt in mid-October, FLR once again plunged beneath its 200-day exponential moving average (EMA), a very bearish omen indeed. As if that wasn't enough bearish news, the 50-day EMA has just crossed beneath the 200-day EMA (blue line), completing a move that has become known in trading circles as the death cross (DC). It's an apt title, because of the tendency of a stock or commodity to languish in bear market territory for months at a time after such a cross occurs. Sure, the stock may rally from new lows, but in many cases the first touch of that downsloping 50-day EMA (red line) will turn prices back lower. And for as long as the 200-day EMA is sloping downward, the sentiment in this or any other death cross stock is likely to be very bearish indeed.|
|FIGURE 2: S&P 500 STOCKS, TOWARD THE BOTTOM. Of all the S&P 500 stocks, FLR ranks as #494, right near the bottom of the barrel. Shorting weak stocks make much more sense than shorting those that are outperforming the broad market.|
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|In the "That's great to know, but what can I do right now to make some cash with FLR?" part of our presentation, we have a possible way to play this DC plunger:|
First off, the broad market looks ready to fall out of bed again, and if today's price action was any hint, we should see a well-defined, multisession period of lower prices that may stretch all the way down to the early November lows made in the R2K and .SPX, if not lower. This is great news for those who want to go short FLR, especially since FLR has one of the lowest 13-week relative strength rankings versus the Standard & Poor's 500 (see Figure 2).
FLR is just a tad higher than the swing low of five sessions ago ($43.58), so any drop below that level is a short signal. The next significant support level in FLR doesn't appear until about $41, so savvy short sellers might be able to wring a couple of dollars out of this setup without even breaking a sweat. If you do get in on this short setup, consider setting an initial stop near $46.39 (Tuesday's high) and then trailing it with a two-bar trail of the daily highs. Alternatively, you could also trail it with a Gann swing line set at a two- or three-bar simple moving average of the daily highs.
Regardless of how you try it, consider grabbing at least half (if not all) profits should the $41 area be reached, as that could be a likely short-term reversal point. In trading as in life in general, the proverbial bird in the hand really is worth more than the two in the bush, and nowhere is this truer than when holding short positions in the market -- any market. A word to the wise should suffice.
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We Winsome & we lose some
This is some of the best news for roses and their gardeners in some time. Nothing good can be said about Japanese Beetles. Nothing. We all dread their arrival and can’t wait for their yearly demise. Our only practical action is defensive; spending time daily going from plant to plant and knocking the JBs into buckets of soapy water to drown them.
Here in Minneapolis at the Rose garden, the Japanese Beetles began showing up in early July, not many at first but their numbers are increasing. So, it was with a stunned surprise when we found out about a naturally occurring predator that lays its eggs on the heads of the female beetles! This causes eventual paralysis so that the JB falls to the ground and provides food for the new fly. Nature is truly frightening, ruthless and efficient. In the picture above we see two JBs doing what they do besides eat… The female is on the bottom and has a white spot on its head. This is a Winsome fly larva. Here is a link to a good blog post that goes into great detail about this unexpected ally – the Winsome fly.
Here is a link to the facebook page for Lyndale Park Gardens and you can read the happy response.


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Background: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), defined as oxygen dependence at 36 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA), remains an important complication of prematurity. Pulmonary inflammation plays a central role in the pathogenesis of BPD. Attenuating pulmonary inflammation with postnatal systemic corticosteroids reduces the incidence of BPD in preterm infants but may be associated with an increased risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Local administration of corticosteroids via inhalation might be an effective and safe alternative.
Objectives: To determine if administration of inhalation corticosteroids after the first week of life to preterm infants at high risk of developing BPD is effective and safe in reducing the incidence of death and BPD as separate or combined outcomes.
Search methods: We identified randomised, controlled trials by searching the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library), PubMed (from 1966), EMBASE (from 1974), CINAHL (from 1982), references from retrieved trials and handsearches of journals, all assessed to February 2012.
Selection criteria: Randomised controlled trials comparing inhalation corticosteroids, started ≥ 7 days postnatal age (PNA) but before 36 weeks PMA, to placebo in ventilated and non-ventilated infants at risk of BPD were included. Trials investigating systemic corticosteroids versus inhalation corticosteroids were excluded.
Data collection and analysis: Data on patient characteristics, trial methodology, and inhalation regimens were collected. The primary outcomes were death or BPD, or both, at 28 days PNA or 36 weeks PMA. Secondary outcomes were short-term respiratory outcomes, such as failure to extubate, total days of mechanical ventilation and oxygen use, and the need for systemic corticosteroids. The original trialists were contacted to verify the validity of extracted data and to provide missing data. All data were analysed using RevMan 5.0.24. When possible, meta-analysis was performed using typical risk ratio (TRR) for dichotomous outcomes and weighted mean difference (WMD) for continuous outcomes along with their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Ventilated and non-ventilated participants were analysed separately.
Main results: Eight trials randomising 232 preterm infants were included in this review. Inhalation corticosteroids did not reduce the separate or combined outcomes of death or BPD. Furthermore, inhalation steroids did not impact short-term respiratory outcomes such as failure to extubate and total duration of mechanical ventilation or oxygen dependency. There was a trend to a reduced use of systemic corticosteroids in favour of inhalation corticosteroids (TRR 0.51; 95% CI 0.26 to 1.00). There was a paucity of data on short-term and long-term adverse effects. These results should be interpreted with caution because the total number of randomised patients is relatively small and most trials differed considerably in patient characteristics, inhalation therapy and outcome definitions.
Authors' conclusions: Based on the results of the currently available evidence, inhalation corticosteroids initiated at ≥ 7 days of life for preterm infants at high risk of developing BPD cannot be recommended at this point in time. More and larger randomised, placebo-controlled trials are needed to establish the efficacy and safety of inhalation corticosteroids.

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I recently saw a demonstration from Jim Fowler of tikzjax:
I wanted to post this here in case someone is interested (and has time, which I do not) to make use of this for a new WeBWorK graph-making tool. So that you could code graphics into a .pg problem using tikz code, and for the HTML the browser would just render it into SVG with no image file creation needed.
I know others, including Mike, have put work into using tikz commands within PG. Did those efforts look like this or have anything to do with tikzjax?
To use this for dynamic images like what you can do with PGgraphmacros, you'd have to come up with a way to interpolate Perl variables inside tikz code. Not sure how to do that well. One idea: since % is the LaTeX comment character, use that somehow, because it would never be a meaningful part of the tikz code (when unescaped). Like if the Perl $a was 5, then you could have something like
\draw (0,0) -- (%$a|,0);
and some initial phase of processing looks in between the %...| and turns that into:
\draw (0,0) -- (5,0);


Safaree is about to add “author” after the title, “Nicki Minaj’s ex boyfriend.”
The reality TV star took to his Twitter today to reveal that he just got a book deal offer from her unnamed publishing firm and also an endorsement deal from a men’s hair care line.
“Wow. woke up to a book deal offer for over 500k and an endorsement deal for a hair club for men,” said the reality TV star, adding, “And that was the 1st offer.”
Then he threw a shot at Nicki Minaj’s direction, saying, ” THANK YOU BABY. Guess imma add author to my long list of hustles.”
Wow. woke up to a book deal offer for over 500k and an endorsement deal for a hair club for men 😂😂😂 and that was the 1st offer 😍😍 THANK YOU BABY 😇 guess imma add author to my long list of hustles
— @IAMSAFAREE (@IAMSAFAREE) August 15, 2018
Yesterday, Nicki Minaj dragged Safaree during her Hot 97 radio interview with DJ Flex, and later took to her Twitter to roast Safare who also had a lot to say about why their relationship failed. You can read about it here.
Now, it’s all turning out well for Safaree.
We can’t wait to see how it all pans out.


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Opioid symposium will address the epidemic within the pandemic
The annual Healthy State Alliance Opioid Symposium takes place Saturday. The virtual event for health care providers will focus on several topics, including the rise in opioid deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic and drug addiction's correlation to human trafficking.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 93,000 people in the U.S. died last year due to drug overdoses, a nearly 30 percent increase from 2019. Franklin County experienced a nearly 46% increase in overdose deaths in 2020. Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center and Bon Secours Mercy Health formed the Health State Alliance in 2018 to improve community health in a number of areas including opioid addiction and treatment. One contributing factor to the overdose increase, a lack of access to care according to Bon Secours Mercy Health family medicine physician Dr. Robert Zukas.
"While the pandemic has really pushed forward telehealth, not all of our patients have the ability to log on to telehealth," Dr. Zukas continued. "They either don't have a computer or phone to access that. The stress of isolation. Mental health issues often run hand-in-hand with substance use disorders, so we see that's really affecting the increase and the spike in deaths from overdose."
System medical director for behavioral health Dr. Carson Felkel says there's also a correlation between opioid use and human trafficking.
"Sometimes through force, fraud, and coercion, these men and women who are ensnared into trafficking do have an addiction issue," Dr. Felkel said. "But then because opioids are unfortunately so strong at numbing the physical, emotional, and psychological pain, these survivors will turn to them to survive."
Felkel points to the recent statewide human trafficking sting, which resulted in the recovery of 51 potential victims and ten missing children, as reason to continue focusing on the issue moving forward. Another emphasis for health care providers when it comes to opioid addiction involves the way they communicate. Wexner Medical Center psychiatrist Dr. O. Trent Hall describes it as putting the person first and the disease last.
"One reason it's so powerful is that research has shown that when healthcare providers are exposed to person-first language, they are more likely to come up with an evidence-based treatment plan for that patient," Dr. Hall said. "They're more likely to engage them in appropriate care. However, if they instead hear the patient described using non-person first or stigmatizing language, they're much more likely to think of the patient's health condition as a moral failing or a personal problem, and it shuts down our scientific thinking. It shuts down humanism. It prevents us from thinking about all of the training we've had to help this person."
Other topics at the symposium include alternatives in pain management to reduce opioid use and some of the latest research. It's open to clinicians across the country.
Here's a link to the registration page: https://bsmh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L1XcArB0ReKAhTDm-4z1Gw
Additional information links:


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Teske's Germania Restaurant
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Common areas deep cleaned daily
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
Soup of the Day or Garden Salad
House Made Apple Strudel
Wild Boar Sausages
Topped with Bier Braised Onions served with Fingerling Potatoes and Sauerkraut
Great service, amazing food and beer.
Never disappointed and always have a great meal and wonderful time at Teske's. Cynthia's Fried Chicken and the Pork Loin special were particularly delicious! Now that the weather is warming up, the Biergarten is a very special place to be. Enjoy!
I have gone here every year for my birthday the last 3-4 years, and I don’t see an end to that tradition.
The food is always great, but what’s even greater is the service I’ve that received time after time.
The staff has always been welcoming the second I step through the door every time, attentive throughout our meal, and very friendly.
Our server last night was masterful at their job, and effortlessly handled our party of 11.
Thank you Teske’s Germania.
Food not authentically German, nothing to write home about, outdated and worn out decor, mediocre service, overpriced.
The outdoor "beer garden" seating was very enjoyable especially as the pandemic wanes. The service was excellent and the food was good. We'll return for the overall experience.
It was a wonderful dinner in a very nice outdoor patio. German beer was outstanding. The meats are amazing; I just wish the fried weren’t frozen.
Excellent all around. Cynthia who took care of our table was absolutely great and fantastic. We need more of her expertise.
I will still come here. The food this time around wasn't as good as previous times I have been here. It may have just been the cut of meat that I had. The service was good and the outside dining was very nice.
Nice beer garden / outdoor dining area. Very good service excpt for a mixup on tbe bill. Considering this is a german beer garden, the beer selection was limited. Food just ok.
Food was, as usual, very good. Our server was very knowledgeable, attentive and speedy.
We had a party of 8 with 2 birthdays. The wait staff was very accommodating and made sure we were comfortable and well taken care of. Everyone enjoyed their entrees and drinks. At the end of the meal they sang for the birthday boy and girl and brought special treats.
Love this restaurant and the people who own it! I always feel like family here.
What a great gem of a restaurant near downtown San Jose! I miss European food so much, and while French cuisine is quite popular in Bay Area, it's really tough to find a good German place. Teske's place is brilliant. The beer is amazing. It's not what Americans call beer, it's the proper stuff. Sausages are super tasty. 10/10.
Great place and great owners. Food was excellent and the selection of German beer was good.
Eating here is a trip to Germany. The beer garden and restaurant are very much like what you’d find there. The food is the best I’ve had. The onion pie is fabulous. We’ve loved the sauerbraten, the pork shanks, sausages, and many other dishes. I love their sauces and of course imported beers. We moved out of the Bay Area but every visit back we dine here.
Nice outside space in the patio
Good food, great beer selection
Teske’s is the best—great German food and beer. Awesome patio and ambience. Even better staff.
Excellent service, excellent food! The owners are very welcoming. We will return again!
Been coming for years and will continue. Not many family run restaurants in San Jose
Our waitress was amazing and the food was bomb
It was a pretty good experience overall. The food was decent and our server was very helpful. Downtown restaurants are hurting, I would encourage everyone to go out and support them.
The experience was as awesome as always I’ve been going there since the mid 90s never ever had a bad experience the owners and staff are absolutely wonderful take care of every detail and focus on customer satisfaction to the nth degree. A very wonderful unique and special environment I would recommend to anyone.
Food was great, reminded me of authentic German good.
Kyle was awesome! Everything tasted wonderful. We had a great experience. The atmosphere was a perfect German Beer Garden experience.
My family has been coming here since at least 2016. This is the place to go for German cuisine and beer in San Jose. This restaurant has a very nice outdoor dining area in the back of the restaurant that blocks the traffic noise and is very relaxing. The owner and waitress were all very friendly and attentive. Will be coming back soon!
Excellent food and good prices.
Teske’s never disappoints! The food and service we received were great! A nice way to celebrate my dad’s birthday.
Good hearty German food and beer. A solid German beergarden vibe in the heart of San Jose. Great for filling meal and animated social scene
Teske’s is the best German restaurant in SF Bay Area for folks who appreciate German beer and authentic food. Live music in beer garden is a great!
The food was super good. The people that work there
are very nice. Overall we had a great dinner.
Had a splendid time with a get-to-together with friends. Teske’s is terrific-been a patron of Teske’s for many years. Prost!
As always, their food and service was amazing! We love this place, and even my young kids have a great time and love the food!
As always, we had the best time at Teske's with their delicious food, great cocktails and wonderful draft German beers! Cynthia's Fried Chicken is worth the visit by itself. This time, though, we were very pleasantly treated to Creamed Herring, Carpaccio platter and a new starter with Burrata cheese and Pesto! Tremendous!
Great hospitality, friendly welcome. German menu is excellent, beer is great! Outdoor dining space is beautiful, lots of heaters in the evening. Very busy, would advise to book in advance.
Their food and ambience was wonderful as always. I had the Wienerschnitzel and potato salad and my son and everyone else had the Goulash, everyone raved about the food. Desert of Schwarzwald Kirche tort was awesome finished off with Escorial Grun at the end. I've been going there since 1994, place is terrific, definitely recommend it.
Love this place! Authentic Baverian food, good personal service and great beer! Love the ambiance of the beer garden! 👍😉
Greg and his family go above and beyond to make sure you have a Wonderful experience at their families restaurant.
Valentine’s Day special menu was great and outdoor dining in beer garden was very nice.
The service and ambiance was fantastic. Our server, Kyle, was very attentive and on top of things. The food was great too! I think it would be fun to have some old German folk music in the background. Not too loud, but played softly.
Went there for Valentine’s Day. Their courtyard was really quiet and warm with the heat lamps set up. Their staff are also very friendly and made you feel right at home
Teske's Germania Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (408) 292-0291.
Teske's Germania Restaurant is rated 4.8 stars by 1131 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.


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HOMEWORK #1 NAME
Mark and make a note about any interesting aspects you observe in this poem, selected
from the Book of Poetry. Treat this text as if it were, for the time being, your
only window into the society of China during the period, say, 1000-750 B.C. Mark
this sheet up with pen or pencil however you like (use the back if that's convenient).
The Graveyard Gate
....not clear what
graves mean in this poem
Thorn bush at the grave gate,
....thorns are painful, like feelings for dead
Cut it with an axe.
That man, he's
....is he supposed
to be unpleasant, like a thorn?
he's a famous man ....
And all in this state know;
They know, but it goes on --
....what goes on? are we supposed to know?
For long it has gone on.
....is this politics? is the poet's
enemy the bad man?
repeats, like a song
Plum tree at the grave gate, ....I'd think a plum tree would be good
Owls come and roost.
....night bird; spooky - a bad sign? superstition?
That man, he's no good!
warning to whom? ...
And I sing out a warning.
like the poet is the owl
Ignore me as he will --
Once fallen, he'll think of me.
like a jilted lover - did women write?
confusing! ...can't tell if
it's about politics or a lover ...
did those get mixed up in early China, too?

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Given how Brexit might increase support for Irish unity, unionists should work all-out to stop it
The whole Brexit process is getting more and more ridiculous.
But my main concern goes beyond this. It lies in the damage Brexit is already doing to the Northern Ireland unionist cause.
Very few people want a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, but most Irish republicans (and, it has to be said, their academic fellow-travellers) would be delighted with a hard border down the Irish Sea.
Moreover, membership of the European Union gives both British unionists and Irish nationalists a place of shared comfort.
Remove this and a significant number of Irish nationalists who might vote ‘no’ to a so-called united Ireland in a referendum might instead incline to a ‘yes’.
With the Catholic/Protestant demographic balance in Northern Ireland moving to a knife-edge unionists should be doing everything possible to secure ‘Catholic’ votes for maintaining the union of Northern Ireland with the rest of the UK.
My conclusion, then, is that both the Democratic Unionist Party and the Ulster Unionist Party should rapidly start to face reality and, in consequence, work all-out to stop Brexit in its tracks.
Failing this, one can only hope that Brexit itself will self-implode, crumbling under the weight of its own contradictions and thereby contributing hugely to the maintenance of the integrity of the United Kingdom – and I am thinking of Scotland here as well as Northern Ireland.
Fred Boal (Professor), Ballyclare


DERBY County first-team coach Paul Simpson says Michael Keane showed against Blackpool that he can step into the team if called on, but that the on-loan defender will have to bide his time.
Keane made his Rams debut as a substitute in Saturday’s victory over Blackpool, but the 20-year-old Manchester United player is having to be patient for a start due to the form of centre backs Richard Keogh and Jake Buxton.
Derby have conceded only three goals in their last five games, and much of this has been down to the back four.
Keane has Championship experience from his loan spell at Leicester City last season, and is with Derby until January – although there is a chance the deal can be extended.
A busy schedule of five matches in 19 days, starting against Charlton Athletic at The Valley tomorrow, kick-off 3pm, is likely to see Derby utilising their squad.
“There is every chance Michael is going to be needed and that is the reason we brought him in to the club,” said Simpson.
“He is a really good option to have.”
“The way the two centre halves have been performing – they have been outstanding for me the way they have gone about their business – it has been difficult for Michael to get in.”
Keane replaced Buxton after 73 minutes against Blackpool with Derby leading 4-1 against 10 men.
“We had put the Blackpool game to bed and so it was a good opportunity to give Michael 20 minutes.
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“I thought he looked very good on the ball and he could have got himself a goal.
“That will do him the world of good and if he is needed further down the line, he knows what to expect.”
Derby finished the Blackpool game with three current England Under-21 internationals on the pitch in Keane, midfielder Will Hughes and right back Andre Wisdom.


| Jul 15, 2014
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| Jul 30, 2014
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| Jul 13, 2014
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| Jul 11, 2014
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| Jul 14, 2014
| 4:49 PM
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| Jul 16, 2014
| 5:40 PM
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| Jul 17, 2014
| 6:05 PM
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| Jul 17, 2014
| 6:08 PM
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| Jul 21, 2014
| 12:02 PM
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In Wake of SCOTUS Ruling on Reproductive Rights, Senators Soucy, Sherman, and Whitley Demand Repeal
Contact Name: Jessica Eskeland
Phone: (603) 568-9357
CONCORD -- Today, Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy, State Senator Tom Sherman, and State Senator Becky Whitley called on the Legislature to repeal Governor Sununu’s abortion ban following the Supreme Court’s decision to turn its back on 50 years of precedent and render reproductive rights meaningless in Texas.
In June, Sununu signed into law an abortion ban that includes no exceptions for rape or incest, felony penalties for doctors, and forced ultrasounds.
State Senate Democratic Leader Donna Soucy: “Governor Sununu signed an anti-choice budget into law, voted on the Executive Council to defund women’s health care services, and supported the justices responsible for this decision to dismantle Roe v. Wade and roll back reproductive rights. Reproductive freedom must always be protected in the Live Free or Die State, and the Supreme Court’s unwillingness to stand up for the reproductive rights of Granite Staters has only made the need all the more urgent to repeal Governor Sununu’s abortion ban.”
State Senator Tom Sherman: “It’s clear to me, my colleagues here today, and doctors and health care professionals across the state, that Governor Sununu and Republicans legislators are determined to fundamentally change the New Hampshire we all know -- from a proud state that protects privacy and the right of people to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions -- to a state that looks much more like Texas. We simply cannot allow that to happen, which is why we are demanding the full repeal of Governor Sununu’s abortion ban.”
State Senator Rebecca Whitley: “New Hampshire has a long and proud tradition of standing up for individual freedom from government overreach and of respect of our citizens to Live Free or Die. But the Republican majority and Governor Sununu abandoned that fundamental New Hampshire principle, but we are committed to take back our freedom and to protect the reproductive rights of all Granite Staters. In June, we warned that Governor Sununu’s abortion ban would lead to more attacks on the reproductive rights of Granite Staters. With the Supreme Court all but overturning Roe v. Wade, that day has arrived. If we truly believe in the right to reproductive freedom, then we must stand together and demand the immediate repeal of Governor Sununu’s abortion ban.”