By Lynn Ashby 18 Jan. 2016
The Bayou City came through 2015 relatively unscathed. Yes, there was the downturn in fracking, $30-something-a-barrel oil which sent its own shock waves through the town, and the defeat of HERO, generating criticism from all corners of the nation, including scathing jokes from late night TV comedians. Now let’s look at the year that has finally left us, so that we may recover.
Nearly 100 city-owned vehicles were damaged or destroyed in the massive Memorial Day flooding that swept through the area, including police squad cars, ambulances and ladder trucks. Of those, 16 vehicles, including city-owned Priuses, were flooded when a City Hall annex parking garage worker did not deploy a flood gate that would have kept out waters. During that period, Houston was drenched with up to 11 inches of water in what turned out to be a very wet year. Maybe the drought is over.
Quote of the Year (Humble Pie Dept.) “I outsmart people all the time.” – Tilman Fertitta
In a New York Times article on hacking of the Astros computers by the St. Louis Cardinals, we have the Humbling Headline of the Year: “Why Hack into the Houston Astros of All Teams?” While in sports, Craig Biggio became the first player to go into the Baseball Hall of Fame as an Astro. Fifty-two more and we’ll catch up with the New York Yankees.
Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, on a plane flight, answered some questions from his followers. One fan asked if working in basketball had killed his love for the sport. Morey’s response: “No, it is like being a gynecologist, you don’t get sick of it.” Morey later apologized. Speaking of Twitters, Chad Shanks, the Rockets digital communications manager, posted a tweet to celebrate the end of the first-round playoff series with the Dallas Mavericks, featuring a pistol pointed at a horse’s head, a reference to the Mavericks’ mascot, along with the message: “Shhhhh. Just close your eyes. It will all be over soon.” The Rockets removed the message and apologized – then fired Shanks.
How ‘bout them Coogs!
Quote of the Year (I’m Outta Here Dept.): “This was a campaign of fear-mongering and deliberate lies.” — Houston Mayor Annise Parker after the defeat of the Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO, by a two-to-one margin. In other news of tolerance, two Houston mosques were burned during the year in what the fire department arson experts judged “suspicious.” On the other hand, we did elect a black mayor, who promises a chicken in every pothole.
10 Yards Penalty for Lack of Class: In front of HBO cameras and millions of Americans, Texan coach Bill O’Brien unleashed every obscene word in the English language, time and again. While on the matter of class, the Class of 2015 got a startle. Graduating HISD students, their friends and family, were changed $12 a car to park at NRG Stadium for the ceremonies.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center regained the Number1 designation for cancer care in the U.S., according to News & World Report‘s annual rankings of hospitals. This top spot came a year after a drop to Number 2 ended seven straight years atop the list. M.D. Anderson has ranked first 11 times in the past 14 years. The Houston hospital moved back ahead of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, its New York City rival in rankings. The two have fought for the top spot since the survey’s inception in 1990.
A New Meaning to Stakeout: It’s been a tough year for Waller County Sheriff R. Glenn Smith. He has already been under the spotlight since Sandra Bland hung herself in his jail after a controversial traffic stop last July. In November, he was having lunch at a Saltgrass Steakhouse in the Katy area when thieves broke into his marked vehicle in the parking lot, and made off with his official sheriff’s jacket and an arsenal of weapons, including a submachine gun. “I’ve not enjoyed having it spread over all God’s creation that the sheriff lost his guns,” Smith acknowledged.
While in Katy, let’s salute the Katy High School Tigers, not only for their football team’s 16-0 record and the State Class 6A Division II championship — their eighth — but they were named by MaxPreps Xcellent 25 as the best high school football team in the nation. There may be better football teams, but they play on Sunday afternoons.
If you’re not rich, you’re not trying: A new study released by Bankrate.com lists the Houston metro area as the best in the nation for building wealth.
Passing the Bar (Which Was Always Open): Joe Jamail died at the age of 90. The only time I met Joe was at a luncheon honoring him and his wife for making yet another generous donation to his alma mater, The University of Texas-Austin. (They gave millions.) The school named part of the Law Library and a swimming pool for them. Joe leaned over and whispered to me, “They (blank) it up again. I never went to the Law Library and I can’t swim.” He was given to hyperbole. Joe served in the U.S. Marines in the Pacific during World War II, and if there were two things the Marines learned, it was how to shoot and how to swim.
Notice what did NOT happen. The Astros didn’t finish in last place, as they have in recent seasons. The Texans did not go to the Super Bowl – what a humiliating playoff game, and did you notice that, despite the annual doomsayers’ predictions, we did not have a hurricane.
Shoot Out on Aisle 4: H-E-B will not allow visible handguns in its stores. TSU is another story. On Oct. 8 two students were shot on the campus, leading authorities to evacuate a student housing complex and cancel classes. It was the third shooting at TSU that week. Now we’re on to 2016 with the first fusillade of open-carry gunslingers. Let the shooting being!
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Saturday, June 17, 2006
Big Art Event! JUNE 24th
Saturday, June 24th Artist Resource Fair and the Washington Glass School's 5th Anniversary Party!!!
My Studio will be open on June 24th as part of this event. Please stop by to check out my work and look at the new faux finishes that i have.
This event just keeps growing! Here's a chance to get your artwork photographed, discuss what your metal work needs are, and to consult with a art web page designer all in one place! Plus buy lots of totally cool glass!
First, Pete Duvall will be set up to photograph your artwork at a wonderful workshop rate of $20/2-D and $30 3-D (less for digital) just for this day. He has photographed many artists work in the region and seriously does museum quality work. Bring as many pieces as you want!
Next, George Atherton with the Potomac Area Blacksmiths will be there to discuss what metal needs you might have. We have used George on numerous occasions and found him to be very knowledgeable and affordable. If you need metal frames or holders for your glass or artwork..this is your chance.
Also, Arlington Arts Center will have a booth there for "Professional Development and Exhibition Resources". Representatives from the AAC will be on hand to share with you information on regional exhibition opportunities, professional development workshops, and press information.
Finally, Kirk Waldroff, an artist and Web designer (and rock star) will be here to consult with you on improving your web presence or to help you design your pages.
We'll also have lots of glass for sale....food to eat.....and great music! Come on down and join us and all the fun! It's our 5th Anniversary......come join us!
Date : June 24th from 1 to 5pm
Tuition : Free to attend!!!
Location : the Mt. Rainier Studio
3708 Wells Ave REAR, MT Rainier, MD 20712
Wells Avenue runs along the train tracks. I am on the other side of the building, on the first floor. You will see a sign that says SCENIC ARTISANS and a Washingtno Glass School banner.
From Rhode Island Avenue,
go SOUTH on 34th (at the traffic circle in Mount Ranier)
take a right on OTIS STREET
You will see a group a white warehouses. I am located between the two that are next to each other.

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This recipe was super yummy, super fresh, and light...definitely will be a repeater!
I think I can also take most of these ingredients and make spring rolls out of them.
Thankfully, I have an asian market close by my house so I was able to pick up some of the harder to find ingredients, but hopefully they are at the regular supermarket.
The hardest thing to me about this recipe is the prep and cutting all the carrots and cucumber to edible, pretty, julienne size. I have been told by my best friends husband (whom we deem the "cutting nazi") that I don't know how to cut into matchstick pieces...I am definitely a believer that you need good (and sometimes expensive) knives. I have not gotten there yet, but when I start to set up my own kitchen you better believe that Williams Sonoma will be getting a visit from me :)
My work with "run of the mill" knives:
not too shabby :)
So, once again I got my inspiration from Bev Cooks her recipe added chicken, I just didn't have time to grill up any, so mine was the veggie version.

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It turns out that kids love to watch the water flow down the sluiceway, because they love to put things in its path, or watch items float down with the movement of the water, so if you want a truly Natural Playground, with as many natural features as you can have, this real log play element is a must-have!
Our real Log Sluiceway is made of one 8”+/- diameter x 4’ +/- long, real hardwood log (not concrete, not plastic!) with a square cut sluice that may vary slightly in width and depth.
If you purchase more than one sluiceway, make sure to order different heights so they can be offset vertically to create a slight waterfall -- which gives the entire water play area a lot more character.
This package comes with one (a single) real hardwood log with channel cut into the top sluiceway and two H-supports made with kid-friendly, treated lumber. Installation instructions included. The slight slope that makes water flow down the sluice is built into each support.
Please don't hesitate to call if you want us to make you a sluiceway that is customized for width, length, and number of drops.
Installed size 4’ x 12+/-” x ~2’h.
Log sluiceways are each sold separately, the pump is not included.
NOTE: because these log sluices are made from real logs, we try to maintain all the odd and funky characteristics of the log, which include branch stubs, knots, boils, curves, and other natural features. That means that not every log sluice looks the same. This also gives you a wonderful opportunity to talk with your children about how trees grow, what affects their growth, how branches are formed, and so on.
Please also keep in mind that this is a natural log, which means that it will continue to dry out, and when wood dries out, it shrinks, which sometimes results in cracks, splits, and possibly some minor twisting. This just adds to the natural characteristics of the log, and provides wonderful learning moments for children, and a great opportunity for you to explain how wood changes once it is no longer part of a living organism.
There is absolutely nothing that can be done about it; it’s just the nature of wood. Obviously, the product can still be used for its intended purpose, so we will not replace it for free.
If you don’t like the way it looks, you can always fill it in with wood epoxy/putty and then sand it smooth. If you think that kids handling the wood might get a sliver, just sand the edges of the cracks with 30+/- grit sandpaper you can easily get from the hardware store, and that will eliminate the problem.
During the season when the bark is “tight,” we will probably make the decision to keep it on. However, should it arrive on your premises without bark, it’s because It was cut during the “loose bark” season, and therefore subject to shipping damage.

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Photo, Key Visual, Commercial
You need a beautyful picture, strong key visual or trendy fashion-shot. Yes, I can.
I am a photographer based in Bremen. At my studio I will do most of the product shots, but if you need me, I will come to your place, no matter if it´s in Germany, Europe or the rest of the world.
I will deliver a strong picture, that will give your website a boost and protect your flyer from being thrown to the waste bin.
Together we will find the right look and a well laid concept, to bring your message and the key information to your client.
What would you like?
Are you a fashion designer and looking for a photographer who understands your genius? Someone who takes the table-top pictures of your new invented goods? Someone who shows the real worth of your belongings? Someone who uncovers the bond between your staff and your loyal customers? Your delicious food should look even more scrumptious? I can do that with both eyes shut (not literally).
Give me a call and together we will find in a non-committal consultation the right concept, price and the scope of your photo or video project.
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After graduating from high school I made a vocational training at Studio Seekamp and got the first place State and third place Federal vocational training award. (The Industry magazine of craft worker released three of my pictures, but only one from the first and one from the second, but I´m not nit picky.) Through this success I became part of a talent program and used the money to visit Malta, Colombia and Los Angeles and that´s where the seed of the cosmopolitan was planted within me. Several journeys to many countries like: China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Kenya, all west and mid European Countries except Andorra, Greenland, Jamaica, Peru and several visits to the US (Why did I have to take pictures of Ralf Möller in Austin/Texas, although he lives part time in Germany?) As Dorothy says in the wizard of oz „there's no place like home“ on the other hand Goethe says „travel broadens the mind“ and that´s why I am the wise photographer I am.
„To show the essence of man by taking a picture is photography´s finest art“ Friedrich Dürrenmatt
My philosophy? At my art abitur exam (high school graduation) I had to show the difference between the rich court painter Anthonis Van Dyck and poor Vincent Van Gogh. At that time I loved Van Gogh and his impressionist and expressionist colleagues and how they managed to show emotions with their art (the Impressionist (and later the Expressionists) didn´t follow the concept of beauty like in the classic before, but tried to work with feelings and were experimenting.) But in photography it´s much easier to show feelings than in paintings, ans so I switched to Van Dyck. I love to show the best of the person I portrait. Peter Lindberdh says „there is nothing more boring than showing a persons smile.“ But in my opinion there is nothing more beautiful than a smile and love in the eyes.
In his 35th anniversary issue German Playboy declared that I am one of the most important 35 photographers in the world through the last 35 years. I am very flattered, but it´s a slight exaggeration ;-) best photographer Bremen is fine (although I know, that you love to google cheap photographer Bremen!).
The circuitous route to film.
While I was working in Cinema Schauburg in Quakenbrück I realised at the age of 16 that I wanna become a film director. So I read a bunch of autobiographies from famous directors: Spielberg and Lukas, Hitchkock and Chaplin, Scorsese and Fellini. Spielberg recommended: „The director should know everything about the different parts of cinematografic like sound, set design, acting if he wants to be taken seriously by his peers. (I have produced music, have written short stories, have worked for a construction company and was member of the theater group at school.), but most important is the camera work as director of photography.
Although I got one of the desired 20 admissions as a director of photography school in Berlin instead I decided to have a vocational training at one of the largest photo studios in Europe Studio Seekamp to become a photographer. The reason being I had talked to many photographers and directors, and it seemed at that time too difficult to make a living as a director.
Now the tide turns.
My true talent is telling a story.
The wish to become a director was still in my mind, because at the bottom of my heart I am a storyteller. I filmed a few videos, but the breakthrough came with modern digital cameras. Finally, it was possible to film full HD resolution and with my computer I could do everything on my own. Story and filming, light and sound, cutting and music. At the moment I am writing on my first 15 minutes short movie (Yet I will say this: it will be a pirate movie.) Because Brian De Palma says: “The director´s best movies will be filmed between his 30th and 60th.” Time to hurry up.
Although my budgets are not Hollywood like, I try to copy the role model. I try to make the pictures blur-free and with tracking shots, with high contrast and rich colors. I would love to make the world a little bit more beautiful, I hope, you too.
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07 Grand Prix GXP 154mph Drive
2007 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP, 5.3L V8 340hp, K&N CAI and Magnaflow Catback
Exaust. Speed run of 154mph on private road. 0-60:5.6, 0-100:15.1,
0-130:32.4, 0-140:41.7, 0-150:1:00, 0-154: 1:33
Legacy GT vs Grand Prix GXP V8
2012 Subaru Legacy GT BM 6mt vs 2007 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP 5.3 V8.
Drag race filmed in Mexico on closed roads.
Legacy GT is stock for first race, then flashed with Cobb Accessport stage
1 93 octane normal wastegate tune, then immediately raced again for second
race. 265 hp stock.
GXP has a slight tune with magnaflow catback Exhaust. 303 hp stock.
Not using No-Lift-Shift feature when the LGT is stage 1 to make it
comparible with stock race.
Sleepers Two Official Trailer
This is a short documentary I made for a class. Using mostly my own found
footage, I give a commentary on "Sleepers" and my own personal experiences
This video was intended to tell a story and be mildly entertaining/funny.
No one in this film thinks they drive the fastest car on the planet. We are
all aware of our limitations.
Try to enjoy it :)
I'm getting messaged like crazy to reveal the mod lists for my cars. This
is a bit difficult to do for the Regal since it almost never had the same
setup on it for more than a few weeks! Anyway I'll try my best!
Z34 - Intake and chip. Stock at the time of the Iroc-Z race.
SHO - SHO SHOp catless Ypipe (That's it!!!) (Stock during most of the Races
in this Video)
vs tuned turbo Cobalt at the Track.
Regal: Headers, mild cam, pulley, tune and intake
Vs stock G8. Regal: same mods as above
11.9 @ 112 in the 1/4 on slicks with some c16 race gas mixed in, m90 blower
Vs full bolt on, gears, tuned 2011 Mustang v6. Regal: TVS swap with
stock TVS pulley. 7psi of Boost.
vs full bolt on, 3.55 gears, tuned 1998 Cobra. Regal: same setup as vs the
Vs 330whp low 12 second Vortech supercharged 2002 Mustang GT. Regal: TVS swap + 2.8''
pulley (14psi) and ethanol.
374whp with same mods as vs the blown GT
As always the Regal had stock heads and never had an Intercooler!
Thanks for all the comments!
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Edwards’ 42 points sends Purdue past Villanova, into Sweet 16
Villanova never had a chance.
Carsen Edwards hit four threes in the first five minutes, finished with nine for the game and poured in 42 points as No. 3-seed Purdue thoroughly embarrassed the No. 6-seed Wildcats, 87-61, on Saturday night in front of a pro-Villanova crowd in Hartford.
Villanova -- the reigning national champions and the Big East regular season and tournament champions -- trailed 59-24 at one point six minutes into the second half. To put the beatdown into perspective, chew on this: At halftime, Purdue had missed 17 shots, 10 offensive rebounds and nine three-pointers. Put another way, they made more threes in a half of basketball than Villanova grabbed defensive rebounds.
And that was before Purdue opened up the second half with a 16-0 run.
In hindsight, this result should not have come as much of a surprise. Purdue is the higher seeded team. They won a share of the Big Ten title, a league that entered Saturday 7-1 in the NCAA tournament, and their computer numbers told us all season long that this team was one of the nation’s elite even if they didn’t necessarily pass the eye test.
So my bad, KenPom.
I promise never to question you again.
The bigger story here, however, is just how miserable this year’s Big East actually turned out to be.
Villanova won the Big East, but it never felt like they actually were trying to win. They lost five of their last eight regular season games and only managed to take home the league title because Marquette, the only other team in the league that we thought was any good, lost their last four games. That same Marquette team was run out of the first round by Murray State, who looked every bit the part of a mid-major in their loss to Florida State on Saturday.
Villanova beat Seton Hall in the Big East tournament title game, and the Pirates got drubbed by 16 points by Wofford in the first round. The only other Big East team to get into the tournament was St. John’s, and they got smoked in a play-in game by an Arizona State team that proceeded to lose to Buffalo by 17.
I think we can safely say that no one in the Big East was actually all that good.
Big East fans will explain this away by saying that there were no nights off in the league, that anyone could beat anyone on any given night. And that’s true! DePaul, Butler and Providence finished tied for the basement, and they were all 7-11 in conference play. Butler, at 16-17 overall, was the only Big East team to finished the season under .500.
So yes, the league was balanced.
But is that because the teams at the bottom of the conference were that much better, or because Villanova, Marquette and everyone else that were thought were good ... weren’t?
At the risk of playing both sides here, the answer is probably all of the above.
But none of that truly matters.
Because facts are facts, and the fact of the matter is that this Villanova blow-out puts to bed what was a disappointing season for the league that churned out two of the last three national champs.

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Register for BIO Virtual Event: An Evening with Kitty Kelley
Kitty Kelley is the preeminent unauthorized biographer of our time and is the winner of the 2023 BIO Award. The BIO Award is presented annually to an individual for contributions to advancing the art and craft of biography. To celebrate Kelley and learn about her process, we are hosting An Evening with Kitty Kelley via Zoom on Tuesday, March 28, from 7 to 8 pm Eastern Daylight Time.
Kelley is the author of seven groundbreaking, best-selling biographies of some of our culture’s most iconic figures: Oprah: A Biography (2010), The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty (2004), The Royals (1997), Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography (1991), His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra (1986), Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star (1981), and Jackie Oh! (1978).
Heath Hardage Lee will engage Kelley in conversation and then invite questions from the audience. Lee is the author of Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause (Potomac Books, 2014) and The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home (St. Martin’s Press, 2019).
They will discuss the challenges of writing books about living public figures as well as the legwork, research, and documentation involved in producing a scrupulous biography. As The Hollywood Reporter noted last year, “While many have tried to take her down, the ever-grinning Kelley has never been successfully sued by a source or subject.”
To learn more about Kelley’s work ahead of the event, we recommend her essay “Unauthorized, But Not Untrue” from The American Scholar.
The event is free and open to any who register. Registrants will receive a recording of the event.

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PHOENIX — The Maricopa County Public Health Department has launched an online dashboard where people can view the level of community spread of COVID-19 in their areas, and whether or not their school district currently meets the state's recommended benchmarks to reopen for in-person instruction.
People can search and sort the Maricopa County dashboard by zip code, city, or district, which is further divided into elementary, high school or unified districts.
Maricopa County is sharing data that is not publicly available from the AZDHS. While both the state and county provide zip code data, Maricopa goes a step further by telling us the per capita infection rates, the percent of positive cases, as well as a more localized look at the COVID-like illness data from the CDC, all important metrics that are being used to survey if an area is ready to move into another phase.
The dashboard displays the overall risk using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's substantial, moderate, and minimal designations, a recommended learning scenario -- traditional, hybrid, or virtual -- and how a particular area or district compares to the state recommended benchmarks.
The dashboard will be updated every Thursday at 4 p.m., the website states.
Some school districts have begun online or virtual learning in the last few weeks, others are preparing to start soon, and others are still considering their options on when to return to in-person instruction. Some districts have pushed back their anticipated in-person start dates.
During a brief press briefing with reporters on Thursday, Gov. Doug Ducey said the state benchmarks give district officials resources and flexibility, but that ultimately he is leaving the final decision on when to return to school up to each individual district and their officials.

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- 1 chicken breast without skin and bone
- Louisiana hot sauce 50 ml
- Mayonnaise 150 ml
- Sour cream 3 tablespoons
- Milk 70 ml
- Worcestershire sauce 1 teaspoon
- Blue cheese 200 g
- Butter 30 g
- Romaine lettuce 70 g
- Salad greens 70 g
- Celery leaves 30 g
- Olive oil
- Start by heating the pan. Then, put 30 g of butter into the pan. Next, drizzle some olive oil.
- While the butter is melting, take a boneless and skinless chicken breast and cut it in halves to be cooked a bit faster. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place the chicken into the pan and cook on both sides until golden. When cooked, cover the chicken with Louisiana hot sauce. Then, slice the chicken.
- Next, cook the blue cheese dressing. Place 150 ml of mayonnaise into a bowl, then, add 3 tablespoons of sour cream, 70 ml of milk. Whisk to make it smooth. Then, add a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce and 150 g of blue cheese. Give that a really good mix. Add a pinch of black pepper and whisk again.
- Next, take some romaine lettuce and cut off the tough end. Cut the lettuce roughly and place into a separate bowl. Add a mix of greens to the lettuce. Mix that up. Pour some dressing over the top and mix. The dressing that is left over can be used as a dipping sauce for vegetables.
- Now, assemble your salad. Cut some greens with the blue cheese sauce into the serving bowl. Put the chicken over the top. Sprinkle some blue cheese over the top. Decorate with celery leaves.
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Elmo's world. / Head to toe with Elmo! Children's Television Workshop ; produced by Melisa Dino, Carol-Lynn Parente ; directors, Ted May, Reggie Life, Emily Squires ; writers, Molly Boylan ... [and others].
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Graig Glufling, formerly chef at the downtown DC restaurant Matchbox, has taken his miniburgers and moved to the Ugly Mug on Capitol Hill. Those beautifully grilled miniburgers on toasted brioche buns with cheese and dill pickles are still the center of his menu. A platter of six costs $10. The menu also includes thin-crust pizza and American comfort foods such as grilled meatloaf and country-fried steak. The full-service bar at the Ugly Mug has 24 beers on draft, all available in mugs, pints, and pitchers.
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Asked how his clientele on Capitol Hill differs from that downtown, Glufling says, "This is a neighborhood place. Most of our customers live around here and are happy to have a bar in the neighborhood that also serves good food."
In addition to manning the kitchen at the Ugly Mug, Glufling is chef at Porter's Dining Saloon (1207 19th St., NW), and with owner Scott Porter is starting a catering business to operate out of the Ugly Mug.
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JACKSON — After the Jackson City Council agreed in February to pay for the installation of wiring at the Metrocenter, around 300 city workers were expected to move into their new offices within 45 days.
Now, 54 days later, The Clarion-Ledger reports not a single wire has been installed because of a dispute over whether the developer is owed interest on the cabling.
The newspaper says city officials won’t say much — only that they’ve been in ongoing negotiations with project developer Retro Metro, LLC.
The newspaper reported under the terms approved verbally by the council, the city was to pay $50,000 up front for wiring needs that were overlooked at the project’s outset, then pay out another $200,000 plus interest over five years.
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Front view of the imposing Kuo Chuan House
An oak plaque with the characters ‘李国专’ embossed in elegant golden strokes hangs above the entrance to the Kuo Chuan Centennial Art Gallery, greeting every visitor with graceful curves and prominent arcs. Within the building is housed a collection of artworks worth millions of dollars, painted by several of the most important pioneers in the Singapore art scene, artists who shared their skill and flair with Hwa Chong, and shepherded the next generation of Singapore’s talent with brush and easel.
Evidently, the Gallery stands not only to attest to the growth and progress of the Singaporean art scene, but also Hwa Chong’s humble contribution. Thus, this opens up the question, whom has such an important building been named for?
The KCCAG is named after Mr Lee Kuo Chuan, the father of our benefactor Mr Lee Kong Chian (whose statue is within eyeshot of the KCCAG; right in front of the eponymous Kong Chian Administration Centre). For those unfamiliar with our history, Mr Lee Kong Chian was also married to our founder Mr Tan Kah Kee’s daughter, Ms Tan Ai Leh, which drew the Tan and Lee families together. So in a sense, the Chinese High School was built on robust family ties.
Let us move to the history of the building itself. The block which houses the gallery today was completed alongside the Hwa Chong Clock Tower in 1925. The building was designed by Swan and Maclaren Architects, the prominent architectural firm which also has projects like the Raffles Hotel and the Victoria Theatre to its name. In line with the architectural trends of the time, the building was drawn up according to the neoclassical style. Despite rounds of repurposing and renovation, the core architectural elements have remained – the 28 ionic pillars and the symmetrical layout common to the neoclassical style are unaltered, and the two-by-four colonial era mullions have had replicas made of them and installed to mimic, as closely as possible, its original state.
Now, did you know that our science laboratories were actually located in this very building? Although it is currently a symbol of Hwa Chong’s strong artistic culture, where the works of many esteemed artists are proudly hung, Kuo Chuan House once nurtured numerous scientists. But as time passed, the building underwent (one of its many) renovations and the science labs were moved out in exchange for art rooms and computer labs, which were then replaced by the Bicultural Studies Programme (BSP) and Language Elective Programme (LEP) rooms.
In 2018, the school recognised the historical and cultural significance of this building and decided to embark on a bold and purposeful direction, making it what it is now. The ground floor displays the awe-inspiring works of distinguished artists such as Mr Chen Wen Hsi, Mr Cheong Soo Pieng, Mr Chen Chong Swee and Mr Liu Kang for all to admire, while the upper floor serves as a heritage museum to showcase Hwa Chong’s history. In 2019, during Hwa Chong’s centennial celebrations, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong launched the refurbishment of the KCCAG and in 2020, President Halimah Yacob finally cut the ribbon to signify the long-anticipated re-opening of our Art Gallery.
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One of the highlights of the Expo each year during the ICACC conference is the Shot Glass Drop Competition sponsored by the Schott North America. The competition—mainly for fun and bragging rights—involves engineering a container composed only of plastic straws that is designed to protect a glass shot glass as it is dropped from increasing heights.
As featured in the above video the 2013 competition literally reached new heights with the help of a motorized lift platform. In previous years, the designs were so good that many shot glasses survived drops from the tallest ladder available, a 15-footer. This year, organizers arranged for a motorized lift to be available—and it was needed! Two shot glass entries survived even 18-foot drops, forcing the competition to a record 21-foot height. This final drop pitted a container designed by Sylvia Johnson, an ACerS Member and chief materials technologist for entry systems and technology at NASA Ames Research Center, against a design by Christian Espinoza-Santos and Daniel Ribero Rodriquez, graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Also, a big thanks goes to Vision Research, a company that provided the audience that watched the competition with super slow-motion replays of the shot glass impacts. Vision Research is a manufacturer of the Phantom brand of digital high-speed imaging systems used across a wide variety of applications including defense, engineering, science, medical research, industrial manufacturing, packaging, sports broadcast, TV production, and digital cinematography. According to the Wayne, N.J.-based company, Vision Research “designs and manufactures the most comprehensive range of digital high-speed cameras available today, all of which deliver unsurpassed light-sensitivity, image resolution, acquisition speed and image quality. Over the course of its 60+ year history, Vision Research has earned numerous awards in recognition of its innovations in high-speed digital camera technology and sensor design, including a technical Emmy and an Academy Award. Vision Research sets the benchmark in the high-speed imaging industry, adding a new dimension to the sense of sight, allowing the user to see details of an event when it’s too fast to see, and too important not to.” For additional information regarding Vision Research, please visit the company’s website.


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With the entry of formula one into the Indian market, the second most expensive sport in the world has only gotten bigger. The 5.14 km long Buddh international circuit at greater noida was created by the hard work and the interest of a lot of formula one lovers in the country. Managed by the business tycoons’ jaypee international, this race circuit will host the Indian grand prix every year from 2011.
Considering the new born interest to the formula one for a lot of Indians who never was familiar to this sport, here are some tips for you to get acquainted with the basics of formula one.
Every Formula one race at every circuit is conducted over a period of 3 days.2 practice races on Friday, third practice race and the qualifying race on Saturday and the final race on Sunday. Since Sunday is holiday worldwide, formula one organizers aims at getting the maximum viewership for every races.
Qualification in formula one is basically conducted by a series of short races. All the 24 cars will run for a period of 20 minutes. The last 8 cars will be eliminated. This means that these 8 cars need not race any more in the qualifying rounds. Their positions in the final race will be as the last 8 positions in the grid.
The remaining 16 cars will go through the next phase of qualification .here all these cars will race for 15 minutes along the race circuit. And similarly the last 8 cars will be eliminated and their positions will be in the middle of the race grid.
Only the remaining 8 cars will race in the final qualifying race of 10 minutes. The fastest car in this race will acquire the pole position while remaining 3 cars will fall back behind this car.
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Man wanted in sexual assault investigation
The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a sexual assault investigation.
On Wednesday October 3rd , 2012, at approximately 3:15 PM, on board a TTC express bus travelling southbound on Highway 27 from Humber College Blvd to the Kipling Subway Station, it is reported that:
- a 19 year old woman was standing on the bus
- the man was standing next to the woman
- the man sexually assaulted the woman
- the man was last seen boarding another bus at the Kipling Subway Station
The suspect is described as brown, late teens to early twenties, 5’8” to 5’9”, slender build, black short hair that was jelled, unshaven. He was last seen wearing dark jeans, a red hoodie with the hood down, and with white ear buds.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-2200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637), or Leave a Tip on Facebook.


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Not long ago, we reported that David Bowie had written the theme song for The Last Panthers, a new TV show from Sky Atlantic and Canal+. As it turns out, Bowie’s song isn’t exactly something he wrote for the show. Instead, it’s about a 45-second excerpt from an unreleased song called Darkstar. But it’s still an intriguing piece of music, a slow, experimental, operatic piece that recalls both Bowie’s Berlin period and Scott Walker (the experimental music legend, not the dickbag Wisconsin governor.) As Pitchfork points out, the show’s True Detective-esque opening-credits sequence, with the Bowie music attached, are now online. Watch them below.
The show stars Samantha Morton, Tahar Rahim, and John Hurt, and it’s set to debut later this year.


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Jordan Peele is having a very good few weeks due to the record-breaking debut of horror film “Us” and the upcoming premiere of his CBS All Access series “The Twilight Zone.” The latter is a reboot of Rod Serling’s iconic science-fiction series, which popularized the anthology format of each episode telling a standalone story with a brand new cast of actors. These days the sci-fi anthology genre is largely owned by Netflix’s “Black Mirror,” which has led some television viewers to question why a “Twilight Zone” reboot is needed in 2019. For Peele, the two shows aren’t exactly identical.
“‘Black Mirror’ is an absolute masterpiece, and we wouldn’t have moved forward with our show if we didn’t identify what is unique to ‘Black Mirror’ and what is unique to ‘Twilight Zone,’” Peele recently told Entertainment Weekly. “One of the easy rules that we made for ourselves is that we don’t have to explore technology — ‘Twilight Zone’ covers everything else the imagination can think of.”
In the Kumail Nanjiani-starring “Twilight Zone” episode entitled “The Comedian,” the story centers around a struggling stand-up who makes a deal to achieve fame that backfires as aspects of his personal life begin to disappear. According to Peele, this technology-free story is what makes “The Twilight Zone” stand apart from “Black Mirror,” even if both series have science-fiction elements and explore themes of identity, human error, and more.
Nanjiani told EW there is an even bigger difference between “Black Mirror” and the new “Twilight Zone”: “At its core, ‘Black Mirror’ is cynical about humanity—that’s not a dig, I love the show. To me, ‘Twilight Zone,’ no matter how dark the episode, is ultimately optimistic about humanity.”
“Black Mirror” has been described by many as one of the bleaker shows on television. One reason the third season episode “San Junipero” gained so much attention is because it was the rare “Black Mirror” episode that shared an optimistic outlook on humanity, even including a somewhat happy ending. As “Black Mirror” fans wait for the next season to debut later this year, they can check out “The Twilight Zone” on CBS All Access beginning April 1.


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The Senate assembled at 11:00 A.M., the hour to which it stood adjourned and was called to order by the ACTING PRESIDENT, Senator SETZLER.
The following Joint Resolution was read the third time and ordered sent to the House of Representatives:
S. 231 -- Senator Courson: A JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE TASK FORCE FOR SOLVING HOMELESSNESS; TO PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES; AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBERS SHALL SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
(By prior motion of Senator COURSON, with unanimous consent)
At 11:15 A.M., on motion of Senator WILSON, the Senate adjourned to meet next Tuesday, February 16, 1993, at 12:00 Noon, for the consideration of local matters which have the unanimous consent of the delegation affected, and of statewide matters which have been ordered to a reading by the unanimous consent of the Senate on a previous legislative day, and, further, to authorize the Lieutenant Governor to cause the first reading and referral of any Bills and Resolutions in the box, and to receive Committee Reports.
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Jonny Ong encompasses themes of indie and rock to deliver feelings of nostalgia in ‘Don’t Wake Me from This Dream’. The contagious nature of the song lies in those intricate musical elements which sets out an unforgettable melody line. There is a constant theme of distinctive guitar chords in the chorus, really lifting you off your feet through its lively and fun execution, and it is this effect the track has on the listener which gives it that rock feel and elevates the importance of not wanting to be awoken from feelings of nostalgia. The bridge section takes a more melancholic and darker tone, as if, for a brief moment, the listener has slipped out of their dream and into a darker realisation of consciousness. However, this is swiftly followed by a transition back into more uplifting melodies, but this time with slight undertones of jazz through the addition of groovy piano runs and saxophone. It is the songs message of nostalgia and reflecting on key moments in our lives which makes this track an unforgettable listen.
The ability of Jonny to fuse this meaning in with the musical elements is what makes this a relatable, yet musically satisfying track. - AIMEE STOKES


Developing a vision and mission statement is crucial to the success of community your vision and mission statements help members remember what is.
Creating a mission statement is a group effort board members, present and past officers, staff, members, donors, and constituents can provide. The updated mission, vision and core values will be brought to the january board of directors meeting for final discussion and possible adoption in addition, a.
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Dr. M. Mahender, BSc,MBBS, MS(ENT), DLO – of Mylapore passed away on May 18. He was 69 years old.
He was the son of yester-year’s celebrated cinematographer late S. Maruti Rao. His son is Dr. M. Harish, a well known Interventional pulmonologist.
Dr Mahender was a a popular ENT surgeon who practised in Mylapore for over 40 years and was known to generations of Mylaporeans whom he treated.
He was also an avid photographer. As a member of Photographic Society of Madras, perhaps the oldest in India he took part in many shows and displays and took time off to even shoot pictures of life in Mylapore.
He showcased these photos at national and international competitions. And at his clinic too.
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The reverse aspect with the Yr of your Goat coin includes a team of a few goats clashing at the highest of a stylistic rocky outcrop. The design encompasses a mirrored finish while in the history, with a person stretch of mountaintop concluded in frosted aid.
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The earliest coins on earth had been minted during the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Small all around 600 BC.[one] The coins of Lydia ended up made of electrum, which is a naturally developing alloy of gold and silver, that was offered throughout the territory of Lydia.[one] The concept of coinage, i.e. stamped lumps of metal of a specified bodyweight, swiftly unfold to adjacent regions, like Aegina.
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Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder associated with altered gastrointestinal microflora and increased nociception to colonic distension. This visceral hypersensitivity can be reversed in our rat maternal separation model by fungicides. Menthacarin® is a proprietary combination of essential oils from Mentha x piperita L. and Carum carvi. Because these oils exhibit antifungal and antibacterial properties, we investigated whether Menthacarin® can reverse existing visceral hypersensitivity in maternally separated rats.
Methods: In non-handled and maternally separated rats, we used the visceromotor responses to colorectal distension as measure for visceral sensitivity. We evaluated this response before and 24 hours after water-avoidance stress and after 7 days treatment with Menthacarin® or control. The pre- and post-treatment mycobiome and microbiome were characterized by sequencing of fungal internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS-1) and bacterial 16s rDNA regions. In vitro antifungal and antimicrobial properties of Menthacarin® were studied with radial diffusion assay.
Key results: Menthacarin® inhibited in vitro growth of yeast and bacteria. Water-avoidance caused visceral hypersensitivity in maternally separated rats, and this was reversed by treatment. Multivariate analyses of ITS-1 and 16S high throughput data showed that maternal separation, induced changes in the myco- and microbiome. Menthacarin® treatment of non-handled and maternally separated rats shifted the mycobiomes to more similar compositions.
Conclusions & inferences: The development of visceral hypersensitivity in maternally separated rats and the Menthacarin® -mediated reversal of hypersensitivity is associated with changes in the mycobiome. Therefore, Menthacarin® may be a safe and effective treatment option that should be tested for IBS.
Keywords: IBS; abdominal pain; bacteria; fungi; microbiome.
© 2018 The Authors. Neurogastroenterology & Motility Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.


Work platform, forklift and crane rental company Gräber took delivery of two new mobile cranes at the Liebherr plant in Ehingen at the beginning of May. Just a few weeks earlier, Liebherr delivered an LTC 1050-3.1 to the group based in southern Germany. These will be followed by an MK 140 mobile construction crane in summer and an LTM 1090-4.2, which is due for delivery in autumn.
The Gräber Group, which has several outlets in southern Germany, particularly around Lake Constance, has seven mobile cranes, all of which were supplied by Liebherr. Thomas Gebhardt, Finance Director and member of the Board of Directors, continues: “This year we have already taken delivery of three new Liebherr cranes and we have placed orders for two more. Liebherr’s crane technology is innovative and the support the company provides after the crane purchase is outstanding.”
“We bought the LTM 1070-4.2 at the request of our dispatcher because we did not have a taxi crane which could drive on public roads carrying ballast”, adds Gräber. With an axle load of 12 tonnes, the LTM 1070-4.2 can carry up to 10.7 tonnes of ballast and can therefore complete the majority of its jobs without requiring additional ballast transport vehicles. The maximum ballast on the Liebherr 70 tonne crane is 14.5 tonnes.
Authorised Signatory Jörg Rössler explains the decision to buy the LTM 1150-5.3: “We will mainly use the 150 tonne crane for assembling prefabricated concrete components. It delivers the performance for this job and we audited with a second hoist gear. That enables us to turn the components into the correct position with ease during the assembly process. The LTM 1150-5.3 fits perfectly in the gap between our 100 and 230 tonne crane, which is the largest model we have.”


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Week 476 of #ThursThreads had many fantastic tales. What an amazing feat we’ve pulled off. Nine years! If you’ve been doing it a while, thank you for coming back each week. If you’ve just found us, welcome! You’re in good company. May you come back again and write more great flash. Check out the #ThursThreads #flashfiction group on Facebook or the #ThursThreads Group on MeWe to keep up with news, etc.
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Siobhan says: The softness and yet steely determination of the narrator, having bided his time until he was free, was beautifully crafted and filled me with hope. It was a vignette in a larger story, one with a past and possibly a future, all given just a hint of voice in the present moment. Lovely.
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Siobhan says: I wasn’t going to post more than one HM, but I loved the flavor of this tale, the conflict and tension, again with a possibility of connection. The only thing that kept it from winning was the fade at the end, which works great in a longer story, but deflates the energy in a short one. Good job.
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Siobhan says: OMG you made me laugh out loud. This was so great I called Mr. SM in from the other room and READ it to him. He laughed too. That makes this story my winner. The mixture of classical imagery and modern issues facing most people during the Pandemic. Awesomesauce.
With age comes Wisdom
Snow; sand-drift; hail, it all blended together after a while and still he walked. The Sphinx with its serene countenance, right before it tried to eat his liver, that was fun. Illusions of a thousand delights it offered him, and the genie, not to be outdone offering one thousand and one.
He let his breath out in a huff as he reminded himself that he had a job to do, and they were here to stop him— or prove him worthy.
Twenty-seven steps up the ladder, down two as penance for helping Sisyphus up the hill, then glide to a sudden stop as if on command. He waited in line, as other petitioners made their needs known.
The oracle sat on her jeweled throne dispensing wisdom. Finally, after what felt like eons, it was his turn. He brought her the agreed on price for her answer: peacock feathers in every hue, the seeing eye, and the light of the searcher.
“You have a quest…”
“Ion – that was 5 dollars on its own and 10 if you bundle it with Hallmark and Turner Classic, right?”
“Unless you wish to move up a tier,” the oracle said gesturing towards the next line over.
“Gods no, they aren’t paying me enough.”
With a wave of the oracle’s hand, he was back in his seat, and he took the caller off hold.
“I’m sorry ma’am. Those are you options.”
“What about Hulu?”
He sighed. “Let me consult the ora…er… boss.”
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Employed Scots have been urged to check if they are eligible for benefits.
As 2024 begins, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said those in work are able to claim some parts of social security administered by the Scottish Government.
She pointed in particular to the Job Start Payment, which provides a one-off lump sum of £294.70 – or £471.50 for the main carer of one or more children – who has been out of work or on certain benefits to cover the costs of starting a new job.
Ms Somerville said: “In January there are lots of people starting new jobs or returning to work for the first time in a while and I’d urge them to check what benefits they may be eligible for.
“I’d particularly highlight the support available to young people starting in work via Job Start Payment.
“This one-off payment can make a difference with the costs of getting up and running in a new job, and again we want to make sure it reaches as many eligible people as possible.
“We are helping people across Scotland through the cost-of-living crisis by committing £6.1 billion in social security benefits and payments.
“That’s £1.1 billion more than the block grant adjustment received due to spend on comparable benefits by the UK Government.”
Social Security Scotland – the devolved Scottish benefits agency – administers 14 payments, including the Scottish child payment, while others such as universal credit remain reserved to Westminster.
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Joel DiPippa is back in the kitchen:
Over the weekend, I had a few friends over for dinner and drinks. I decided to try my hand at an old comfort food my father would make and a cocktail I have been perfecting.
The meal was a southern-Italian style braciole. You take a piece of meat, flatten it a bit and spread a filling throughout before rolling it and securing it with butcher’s twine. I used a mixture of bread crumbs, minced garlic, chopped celery, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, olive oil, and a touch of red wine. Once secured, it was seared in the cast iron skillet before being moved to the braising vessel with its red wine and tomato paste liquid, with some tomato sauce drizzled on top of the braciole. While this was sealed in the oven, the water for the linguine started. A simple olive oil with some garlic and cracked black pepper. We like our meat on the medium-rare side, as you can see.
I am calling this Manhattan variant an “Immigrant” as the Italians take over the drink – 2 ounces rye + 1 ounce sweet vermouth + 2 pinches crushed red pepper flakes. Shake well to incorporate the pepper flakes and strain into a cocktail glass with a maraschino cherry. It starts off tasted almost mulled, but the heat of the pepper intensifies throughout the drink. The cherry is very useful to cut the heat of that last sip.


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Tanner Jackson Rhines (born 1995) is an American visual artist from Fairbanks, Alaska, who specializes in black and white cartoon works, a style he refers to as Condentionism. Self defined by the artist as a psychological matrix of characters and life energies, the Condentions are meant to celebrate the life of the viewer, and the spaces they occupy in reality. Rhines began drawing at the age of 3, and knew early in his adolescence he wanted to pursue a career in art.
“The works I create serve as the visual renderings of my thoughts, moods, and experiences of time, compiled into a singular happening. Condentionism is meant to explore infinite growth within a neutral space of endless potentials. I would describe my influences as a mixture of science fiction, specific elements of adventure, and the scalability of organic life.”
In 2015, Tanner was chosen from 350,000 entries to receive Scholastic Art and Writing's prestigious Gold Medal Portfolio. This award placed him in the company of previous recipients, including Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Cy Twombly, Steven King, and Robert Redford among others.
In 2016, Tanner was shortlisted in the International Emerging Artist Award, hosted in Dubai, and was featured at CICA Museum, South Korea for The International Exhibition on Conceptual Art. Tanner has had work included for two consecutive years in the Art.Write.Now. tour across the United States, in addition to having pieces displayed in Washington DC at the Department of Education, as well as the President's Office for the Committee on Arts and Humanities. In 2018, Tanner was named Artist of the Week by Elevision Media, a digital advertising platform based in Dubai. In 2020, Rhines created artwork for Alaska Airlines that was put on display at the Seattle- Tacoma International Airport in Washington.
Tanner's unique style and work has been praised by professionals and industry insiders as showing a level of talent and creativity rare among emerging artists. Tanner plans to further develop his skills and body of work, as he continues to create art in Alaska.


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Tricuspid Regurgitation with PTFE Strips at 108 Military Central HospitalJournal: International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) (Vol.9, No. 3)
Publication Date: 2020-03-05
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Keywords : Triscupid regurgitation; Mitral valve replacement;
Introduction: The result of tricuspid valve repair in patients with mitral valve replacement due to rheumatic heart disease is very difficult to predict. From AHA and ESC guidelines, we use PTFE strips in tricuspid valve repair at the hospital Methods: Modified tricuspid valve in mitral valve replacement surgery in patients with or without tricuspid valve on ultrasound but valve diameter greater than 35 mm (determined on ultrasound before surgery and measuring the diameter of ring valve during surgery) Result: The average age is 48.1 ± 9.2, the tricuspid dilatation and valve diametergreater than 35 mm, the rate of moderate-severe open tricuspid valve before surgery was 65.6%. Tricuspid regurgitation after surgery in the non-corrected tricuspid group was 10.6%, the corrected group was 13.3%, Postoperative follow-up showed an increase in tricuspid regurgitation in the unrepaired group, closely related to an increase in NYHA postoperative. Conclusion: The innovative method of using PTFE strips in fixing long-track tricuspid valves shows good results.
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Luta comes through with a brand new song titled, Who Cares, featuring Burniton Music singer, Kelvynboy, produced by Jaemalley.
Ghanaian recording music artiste – Luta releases a new song. Popular known as the “voice box”, he taps Stonebwoy’s protege – Kelvynboy for this song titled “Who Cares”, produced by Jaemalley.

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Click the links below to see the documents to be considered at the AGM on 5th May 2018
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Back in the middle ages, people worked out their tax and goods calculations manually — on a 10ft x 5 ft chequered wooden table. Ironically, the design resembles a modern roulette table, with a lip around the edge to prevent objects from falling off. The spaces drawn out across the centre represented pounds, shillings and pence. In reality, the table was named after the French word for chess board, échiquier, or as we would say in English: exchequer.
Jump forward to March 2021 and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has unveiled his first Budget since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. Here's what trade business owners and solo contractors need to know about what's inside Budget 2021.
1. Fuel duty frozen for the 11th consecutive year
A good start, this should mean no immediate increase in petrol prices — great news for tradespeople.
2. An extension of the UK-wide Self Employment Income Support scheme to September 2021
This is a big one. There are now 600,000 more people in the UK that may be eligible to claim this support for the first time. This is huge for trade contractors who started out on their own during the pandemic.
Our recent Pulse Report found a severe lack of confidence in trade businesses owners who started their business less than 12 months ago, with less than half thinking things will improve in 2021. Perhaps we'll see increased confidence as a result of this announcement?
3. An extension to Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) rules
Small and medium-sized employers in the UK will continue to be able to reclaim up to two weeks of eligible sick pay costs per employee from the Government.
4. An extension of the Coronavirus Job Support Scheme (Furlough Scheme) to September 2021 across the UK
For trade business owners with employees, the Government will continue to pay 80% of employees' wages for hours they cannot work due to COVID-19 restrictions.
5. An extension of the apprenticeship hiring incentive in England to September 2021, and an increase of payment to £3,000
This will work alongside the government’s Kickstart Scheme announced in July 2020. Is now the right time for you to look at hiring an apprentice?
Thinking of hiring an apprentice? Download our free Interview Questions for Apprentices.
6. An extension of the ‘loss carry back’ rules to 31 March 2022
Normally, if a business made a loss during the tax year, you can carry the loss back to the previous tax year when submitting your tax return. But now for accounting periods ending between 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2022, this will be extended to three years. If you have questions specific to your trade business, please talk to your accounting provider.
7. An extension to the temporary cut in Stamp Duty Land Tax in England and Northern Ireland until September
A continued tax cut here will help to support the housing market — maintaining affordability, while protecting and creating more construction jobs.
8. A new UK-wide 'Recovery Loan Scheme'
This new scheme is designed to help businesses of all sizes through the next stage of recovery. Once the existing COVID-19 loan schemes finish, loans will continue to be made available following the disruption caused by the pandemic.
- Business loans will be available between £25,001 and £10 million.
- Asset and invoice finance between £1,000 and £10 million.
If your trade business needs support, or if you're looking to expand, this scheme may be for you.
9. A new 'Help to Grow Scheme' to offer up to 130,000 companies across the UK a digital management boost
Training and up-skilling to help business owners reach new customers and increase profits. Give your trade business a boost with free training, support, and discounts on software.
10. A new Mortgage Guarantee Scheme
To enable all UK homebuyers to secure a mortgage up to £600,000 with a 5% deposit. Making housing more accessible helps to support a variety of trades.
11. £10 million to support veterans with mental health needs across the UK
This one isn't trade-specific per se, but we reckon it's still worth mentioning.