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Well, my fancy ink resist technique probably would have worked better if my India ink wasn’t as old as I am lol – Pair that with the fact that I am crap at colour mixing and here you go! An accident that made me very happy – I love the muted feel! (Next try will be with my fresh Sumi ink stay tuned!)
I have been a part of many groups of people and audiences, at gatherings and churches and synagogues, peace marches, funerals and music events. Even though together in proximity sharing the same experience, perceptions were different, and we were ultimately there for our own reasons and it felt no more cohesive than a plane ride.
Convocations have come close, we all felt the same pride, camaraderie, and closure, but at no time in my life so far, have I felt the closeness with a group of strangers as I did one night in 1994.
It was cold and rainy, but inside the theatre, it was humid and overcrowded. By the time the movie started, the people were squeezed three in a row sitting in the isles and there was only standing room in the back, where people were packed so tight they were holding each other up. The old Dolphin Theatre was literally bursting its seams and I was expecting the Fire Department to arrive any minute, but after scanning the crowds, I could see them also standing in the back.
Nobody had popcorn or snacks, no slushy ice-cubes against waxed paper cups or straws, we weren’t there to be entertained, we were all there to witness the life of Schindler.
I’ve been a bit slower this past week as we’ve had a bit of life stuff going on, but here are two I’ve completed, will take better photos and add them to their pages this weekend I hope, but as always email me if you are keen!
I LOVE seeing my work in a collector’s home! I’m sharing these photos so you can see how my work may look in yours!:-) These paintings went home with their new owners yesterday.

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We don’t really know about the merits of hard work nowadays, mostly because there is no work to do. And even back when there was work for us to do, we didn’t really do it because things came so easily, and money flowed so freely, so it didn’t really matter. But now that there’s no work to do, we just drink quietly and try to tell ourselves that working at some trendy coffee shop, or bar tending, or flubbing our way through menial office jobs is the definition of our modern struggle.
We find people that value ego the same way as ourselves. We find ways to make enough money to buy the things that we want, yet there’s always the echo of some complaint belittling blind consumers who just buy things without heed or concession. After nights of cocaine we relinquish ourselves to delirious fatigue, and in that moment our gratitude for the modern technological revolution and the advent of the Internet as a way to watch movies and get pizza delivered without having to leave the bed immediately belittles the hardwork that the dreamers and the doers have poured into improving life conditions ideally for the lowest among us, but the lowest among us will always be the lowest, and therefore will never experience the fruits of someone else’s labor.
The government has found ways to streamline internal communication, data sharing and wiretapping, yet somehow the line at the EBT office never gets shorter. How does that make sense? We claim to be poor people, mostly because everybody else hates poor people, and being hated by everybody else is exactly in lock step with our own low self esteem, but secretly, and this we tell to no one, we are just middle class poseurs pretending that the concept of a Roth IRA is anathema and frivolous.
I’m supposed to talk about pop culture in this post somewhere, too, right? The ceaselessly spinning wheel of pop culture and the trend frenzy of now this outfit that I bought last year looks totally passe. If anyone ever acts like keeping up with today’s fashion and music trends is a struggle, hit that person in the face numerous times with a blunt object, because anybody that thinks that pop culture is important enough to complain about yet too irrelevant to participate in clearly has their priorities out of line. You either enjoy pop culture, or you don’t, but there’s no point in complaining about it.
Also, that TV show Girls is racist. Kareem Abdul Jabbar told me so. Although what he doesn’t know is that sex in your 20’s can totally be satisfying, if you let it be, and the dumb bitches that have boring sex are exactly that: dumb bitches who have boring sex. I’m just wondering why they can’t be dumb bitches who have boring sex in a less loud and less obnoxious and less on HBO way.
And, if being lost in life but still mostly comfortable is some big sort of travesty for you, go do some yoga or eat a salad or whatever it is that hippies tell you to do when you need to get in touch with yourself, because your propensity for bad relationships, bad sex and being a bad person isn’t very cute or endearing.
Maybe we should all get jobs and plan for retirement and quietly accept the fact that our generation isn’t very interesting, intelligent or artistic. Let’s just call ourselves victims of something vague and move on with things.

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Our City has, for many years, made several products using solids from the water reclamation plant,(sewage plant). One product is called Dyno Dirt. It is loaded with nitrogen and will burn up plants if used straight, without soil mixed in. It is a great topdressing material.It is biosolids and wood mulch mixed together. They also have Dyno soil. This is the biosolids mixed with wood mulch and sandy loam. You can put it in thick layers, like for filling up a raised garden or bed area. It has lots of nitrogen, but will not burn up the plants.
These are highly processed materials. After leaving the sewage plant, the biosolids are mixed with the various components. The material is placed in long windrows to compost. Every now and then, a huge machine straddles the windrow and remixes and turns the material. Temps get quite high and it is common to see spot fires start burning in the composting windrows. They keep a tank truck of water on hand to put out the fires.
Foks around here love these products and I have hauled many a dump truck load over the last 20 years.
I don't think they publish an analysis, as each batch can vary depending on how the materials get mixed. The mixing of the components is not an exact science.


PG&E Corp.’s Diablo Canyon plant in California. (Joe Johnston/San Luis Obispo Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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Scientists from the MIT and Stanford have published a proposal to retrofit California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, which is currently scheduled to be decommissioned and closed in August 2025.
The plan would save up to $21 billion in power grid costs if Diablo Canyon were kept open until 2050.
In addition, keeping the plant open to 2050 would preserve 90,000 acres of land that would otherwise need to go to be covered in photovoltaic solar panels to meet California’s climate goals. The scientists also…


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Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Sights and Sounds of Fall
Sights and sounds of fall around the lake....
Buddy snapped a picture of the morning fog as it rolled on the lake.
He walks around the lake almost every morning.
The Canadian geese always find our lake tempting to fly in and check out the waters.
A bit of cotton reminds me of my mothers family as they
were cotton farmers and the fall was like a holiday
almost with the harvest season.
I saved seeds from my last years pumpkins and they grew like crazy.
But one can never have too many, so a trip to the farmers market
added a bit of color. Will save those seeds too!
is my favorite in the fall with leaves carpeting the boards.
I love the sounds of the carriage wheels as it rolls over the boards.
and amazed at the color for flower arrangements.
A lovely way to end the weekend
with a bonfire by the lake.

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Eco-friendly sunrise hike
Amazing Ocean Sunrise at Aruba's Natural Pool
Pickup time: 5:20am
Duration: about 3h (excl. driving time)
Highlights: Natural Pool · ocean sunrise · starry night sky · north coast cliffs · Arikok National Park · 100% private · all-inclusive · workout
Start your hike in the dark – below a starry night sky without light pollution – as your private guide leads you along the coast. You’ll pass by beautiful bays and beaches and end up at the Natural Pool, where you can watch the sun rise from the ocean.
During the day, the Natural Pool is often crowded by large groups of tourists. On this early-morning tour, however, you get a chance to enjoy the Natural Pool completely by yourself. Enjoy the Natural Pool’s raw natural beauty: float around, jump off some rocks or snorkel around and look at the fish!
Day pass to Arikok National Park (valued $11 pp)
Complimentary pick up and drop off (optional)
Snacks & beverages
Use of flash lights
Use of snorkel gear
Use of reef-safe sunscreen
What should I bring?
- Sturdy, closed shoes
- Hat and/or sunglasses
- Swimwear (optional)
“Gorgeous sunrise hike with knowledgable guide
Rob picked us up right on time and was very knowledgeable and friendly. SUV was clean and comfortable. He had hiking backpacks all ready for us with a towel, snorkeling gear, water, and snacks. He pointed out different animals and plants along the hike and was able to answer all my Aruban biology-related questions. The sunrise was magical despite it being a bit cloudy. And having the park/ocean to ourselves was priceless. The water was too rough to swim in the natural pool, but that didn’t take away from the experience. Just watching the large waves crash into the rocks was breathtaking. We saw eagles, turtle nesting sites, and wild goats climbing the rocky terrain. Overall a truly great excursion!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – rebeccacD5300SV
“Didn’t want this to end
This tour was AMAZING! From pick up to drop off the guides Rob and Monica we’re fantastic. We came with a bag of our own stuff, but They provided us with our own backpacks filled with a towel, water bottle, apple, granola bars, And flash light. They Didn’t miss a thing. It rained on us for our hike, but this just added to the adventure. Rob and Monica were so nice and friendly and made sure to point out everything we were seeing. They took videos and pictures of us with their own camera and ours and will send the ones they took of us via email (no extra charge)! Rob is an expert at snorkeling and diving doing over 3,000 dives so we felt very safe and gave us pointers on snorkeling. We never saw another person on the entire tour. Doing the sunrise hike is a huge pro because you’re not there with 50-100 other people which adds to your overall experience. Snorkeling at the natural pool was so fun and We saw a lot more fish than we expected to see, even an eel! On the way back we stopped and took some pictures in the day light and even stopped off at Moro Beach and my husband and Monica jumped off the cliff!! Rob told us exactly how to do it and caught it all on video! My husband loved it! On the drive home they surprised us with a stop at Shoco Shack to eat panchitos (What the locals eat for breakfast) which are kind of like a toaster strudel without the frosting filled with cheese, ham and cheese, pizza, etc. They were delicious and it was such a special touch they went above and beyond to give us an experience we will never forget!”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ – CarribeanDreaming815
“Have the Natural Pool to yourselves at the most beautiful time of day!
Miranka & Rob are the real deal and deserve massive props for following their dreams to start this business! We prefer to support small business operators as often as we can, and it definitely paid off because these two do their utmost to provide an experience to make your trip to remember for a lifetime. It was easily the highlight of this trip to Aruba and we love everything about Aruba! Put this at the top of your list of bookings over big group tours. You’re not going to see half as much on one of those, this is eco-friendly, and it’s the only way to have the Natural Pool to yourselves! It truly will just be your group and your guide, so in our case it was just the two of us and Rob there in stunning beauty and quiet. Not only the destination was wonderful with perfect timing for sunrise, but we really enjoyed the great hike out and back, talking among us, having time for great pictures, and seeing the back country up close. And to finish it off, Miranka indeed does make **fantastic** sandwiches. I fail to have sufficient words to recommend this highly enough. One other note: if you think there’s risk in NOT putting your spend toward a corporate operator, check out the Fins & Feet website to check for yourselves and believe me when I say you’ll be put at ease the moment you meet Rob when he arrives to pick you up. Go have a fantastic time!”
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City and Country
Home Is Where Your WiFi Is
You read and hear in the media at regular intervals that people are either moving to the country or moving away from it. What is really going on? Is it an urban or a rural exodus? Where are Germans going?
By Petra Schönhöfer
If you follow the media on the subject of urban and rural life, you might think that the reports are full of contradictions. In 2019 a study by the Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft (Cologne Institute for Economic Research) concluded that more and more Germans are actually moving out of the city. A year later, the Dresden branch of the Ifo research institute announced that the proportion of the population living in rural areas had reached its lowest level since 1871. So contradictory! How can that be? Are more people now moving to the country or to the city?
A Rural Exodus of the Younger Generation
Leipzig, Frankfurt am Main and Berlin are the major German cities that recorded particularly high growth in 2018 according to the German Federal Statistical Office. No wonder really, as the infrastructure of a big city in terms of mobility, schools, childcare, administration and medical care makes living there particularly attractive. For example, figures from the BMI (Federal Ministry of the Interior) show that there are 77 to 103 general practitioners for every 100,000 inhabitants in the city-states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen and in other independent urban centres. In contrast, in some sparsely populated rural districts in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Brandenburg, Bavaria and Lower Saxony, the figure is only 17 to 44. Young adults between 18 and 30 in particular are moving to the big cities. According to the RWI Leibniz Institut (economic research institute), they make up the largest proportion of all internal migrants at 43 percent.
On the other hand – the housing shortage is also driving people out of the city. In the Berlin district of Kreuzberg, for example, the basic rent for a one-room studio apartment with 25 square meters of living space is 1,000 euros – a price hardly anyone can afford. The reason for this – many apartments are snapped up by real estate investors and the only people living in good locations are often only Airbnb guests. Somehow it is only understandable that people might hit upon the idea that life must be better out in the country, where the air is clean and the space is endless. A farmhouse converted into a contemporary energy-saving marvel, inside a multimedia home office, fresh apple pie on the table and the children, yes, they can finally romp and frolic outside to their heart’s content. At least that is the dream some people have.
Country Life? So Behind the Times!
But as romantic as the idea of country life is, it is sometimes also deceptive. Take the matter of working from home – on the one hand, there is still a lack of fast internet in many rural areas. While the proportion of households in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg with broadband connections is over 90 percent, the rate in many rural regions is below 60 percent. Let us not forget, digital infrastructure is a basic requirement for employees to be able to work from home. For those who cannot work from home, moving to the countryside often means excessive travelling times. In 2018, around 19 million people commuted in Germany, and for almost 60 percent of employees their home and their place of work are in different municipalities. For lower real estate prices you usually have to accept commuting times of an hour or more. This shows – from an ecological point of view, rural life is not an advantage, either. On the contrary – it even causes more carbon dioxide when people live spread out over larger areas, leads to more sealing of soils and higher energy consumption for electricity and heating.
The result – most rural regions are also losing residents. And it has been like this for many years – the further away from a big city people live, the more they want to leave the country. “Young people in particular avoid the country. As a result, there is a lack of skilled workers and births,” says Felix Rösel, head of the Dresden Ifo study. In other words, the rural population is ageing. The death rates in rural areas are sometimes so high that a significant number of younger people moving there would be needed to compensate for the departure of the old. In the Bautzen district, for example, between 2008 and 2015, almost a quarter of the residents between the ages of 18 and 29 migrated. Pubs and restaurants, small grocery stores, butchers and bakeries also disappeared with them.
An Urban Exodus of Families
So where do those people go who have had enough of high property prices, air pollution and the cramped confinement of urban life? According to the German Federal Statistical Office, it is mainly families who are turning their backs on the big city more and more. However, adults between 30 and 49 years of age and their minor-aged children are not actually moving to the countryside, but mainly to the less urbanised surrounding areas of the cities. Studies by the BMI show that population growth in Germany is currently concentrated in the areas around large cities and prosperous rural regions. When the talk is of the federal capital, this phenomenon is known as the “Berlin Drain” – families move to small and medium-sized towns in the Brandenburg area, the so-called metropolitan area. The researchers of the Dresden Ifo study therefore see an increasing concentration of the population, but only in a few places. “During the entire post-war period, Germany’s population has never been so unevenly distributed as it is today,” says the director of the study, Felix Rösel.
One municipality that would like to benefit from this trend is Eilenburg in Saxony. The small town on the river Mulde, with good transport links to Leipzig, now has a good 17,000 residents again. In 2014 there were fewer than 16,000. For futurologist, Daniel Dettling, it is clear that such small towns will experience a renaissance. The only condition – “Small towns must offer living conditions that are equivalent to those of the big city. This means that the local transport system must be expanded, comprehensive broadband coverage made available and a well-developed mobile network guaranteed.” True to the motto – ‘Home is where your WiFi is’. After all, people want both – the hustle and bustle of the city, the peace and quiet of the country, fresh apple pie and a good broadband connection. Or as Kurt Tucholsky summarised it in his poem Das Ideal (The Ideal) from 1927, “In front of you the Baltic Sea, Friedrichstrasse behind you.”
A Breath of Country Life in the Big City
Many people dream of living in the bosom of Mother Nature in the country, but this is not a realistic option for everyone. For those who cannot realise the dream of country life, some of their wishes can actually be fulfilled in the city:
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Almost everyone in the country has their own vegetable garden. City dwellers who have neither a garden nor a balcony can now have fresh vegetables regularly supplied by vegetable producers in the surrounding area.
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It may sound unmentionable, but it is actually a clean solution for a Tiny House or an allotment garden on the outskirts of a city. The compost principle, which is mainly used in rural areas, also works in this environmentally friendly toilet. Save water and money!
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There is something wonderfully rustic about lighting a fire in a stove. Today, tiled stoves can burn so cleanly and economically that many of the latest models even meet the high emissions requirements of cities like Munich or Stuttgart. With this in mind, wood, as a renewable, carbon-dioxide-neutral fuel, could reclaim its traditional place as a valuable heating material in cities.
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Drying laundry in the sun, watering the flowers with rainwater – this is how it works in the country, but even those who live in the city can use alternative energies, for example, with a solar dryer or their own rainwater system.
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In the country people knit, in the city disposable clothes are sold at dumping prices? Not necessarily so, because there are some German labels that stand for sustainable chic produced under fair working conditions and from organic raw materials.
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In many German cities, groceries “straight from the farm” are not only available on the outskirts of the city, but also directly in the centre. The reason – farmers have set up what they call urban farm shops to market their regional (organic) products – from Hamburg to Munich, from Cologne to Berlin.
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The principle of the food vending machine works in a similar way – stocked by the farmers of the region, city dwellers can find organic meat for barbecuing , milk, eggs, honey and even bouquets of flowers. Fresh from the country at the push of a button and around the clock.
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Those who live in the big city often long for country life, but now they don’t have to book a farm vacation anymore. In some German cities there are city farms located within the area of the urban transit system. Now you can enjoy country life and still show up at the office on time the next day – a great short trip for soothing your soul!

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Lyme Disease UK is a registered charity (1182212) which exists to support people who are living with the devastating effects of Lyme disease and looking for support and guidance. We work hard to provide support and raise awareness of Lyme disease amongst the UK public and healthcare systems. Throughout the year, the LDUK team attends public events, meetings and conferences, liaises with other Lyme disease organisations, and campaigns for an increase in knowledge and advancements in patient care.
“The most inspiring aspect of Lyme Disease UK is the coming together of some of the sickest people in the world and their loved ones in order to support each other, to build friendships, to devote time to raising awareness, to give patients a voice and to foster hope in the face of so much suffering, adversity and prejudice.” Natasha Metcalf, LDUK Co-Founder.
LDUK was founded in 2013 by Lyme patients Louise Dean and Natasha Metcalf. They both struggled with a lack of support and available information at the time of their diagnoses and recognised the need for a UK based support network to help patients navigate their way through the complexities and controversies surrounding Lyme disease and associated illnesses. Louise and Natasha ran LDUK together for three years before expanding the team.
LDUK is a stakeholder in the NICE Lyme disease guideline and we participated in the Independent Government Reviews on Lyme disease. Many of our group members campaign hard throughout the year to raise awareness of Lyme disease and fundraise for a better future. We attend events and conferences and in May 2017, we launched our first national Wake Up to Lyme campaign, sending out awareness packs all over the country so that our literature could be displayed in GP surgeries, vet clinics, pharmacies, libraries, schools and recreational areas. This is now an annual campaign. Our charity projects page details our activities and achievements.
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We also have a team of Lyme Disease UK Patient Ambassadors.

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(a) Why we use scientific names written in Latin (and sometimes Greek) and (b) The importance of binomial nomenclature in naming organisms. Give exs of three scientific names (in correct binomial format) of common organisms.
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When we activate multiple motor units their individual force combine to produce a greater force through what?
In the region where your live (Southeastern/GA), which types of ecosystems have experienced the worst degradation and loss? What steps could be taken to restore them?
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In an experimental template having perfectly placed 5 nucleosomes there is a single EcoR1 site buried near dyad axis of the 3rd nucleosome. Is it possible for a modeller to make this site accessible without disturbing an ...
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College hosts national percussion titles
Saint Stephen’s College proudly hosted the prestigious 2018 Australian Percussion Eisteddfod which brought together the nation’s elite young drumlines, percussion soloists and chamber ensembles.
Director of Performing Arts, Dylan Troyahn, said it was the first time the College had hosted the national event and congratulated all students and staff involved in making it a success.
“This is such an exciting eisteddfod and was a great opportunity for us to showcase our percussion students – Junior Drumline, Senior Drumline and Percussion Ensemble. Our Staff and Alumni Drumlines also joined us during the three-day event, which speaks volumes as it is not often that a College has alumni returning on a regular basis to rehearse and perform. We encourage and value regular contact with our Old Scholars,” said Mr Troyahn.
Performances were held in the Goda Firkins Auditorium, Multi-Purpose Hall, Dance Studio and Performing Arts studios.


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(North-West University, 2010)The current South African tax system offers livestock farmers a variety of forms of relief. There are also certain aspects that do not make it so advantageous to be regarded as a farmer by the tax collector. A large number ...

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Ride upright in sweet, sweet luxury on Del Sol's LXI 9.2. This aluminum-framed stallion is nimble and sure-handling, for amazing commutes or weekend jaunts. A 27-speed Acera drivetrain have you besting hills without a second thought, and 29-inch wheels and tires conquer obstacles and slippery terrain. Disc brakes from Tektro will stop you smoothly and with confidence, and the SunTour 63mm fork can be locked out to cushion rough spots or roll quickly when the road is smooth.
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Backgammon Masters HD
By 2KB LLC
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BACKGAMMON #1 IN RUSSIA AND TURKEY!
Enjoy on iPad with fantastic Retina Display support!
"The game is exactly what a backgammon app should be. It has a great look, detailed instructions, and is faithful to the original game. The number of match-making offerings is impressive and the controls are easy to use." -- 148apps
"To put it simply, Backgammon Masters is one gorgeous looking application." -- TheiPhoneAppReview
Backgammon Masters HD is a wonderfully executed game of backgammon in medieval style. It has very simple and easy to use interface for real fans of this popular board game! Backgammon is one of the oldest board games in the world, beginnings of which date back to more than 5000 years. Despite its old age millions of people all around the world enjoy this game up to this day. Play with friends, organize tournaments and improve your skill! One match will only take you 5 to 30 minutes.
● 5 backgammon styles: Backgammon, Narde, Nackgammon, Old English and Tawla
● 5 game modes: Online game, Bluetooth peer-to-peer, against AI, Hotseat and Game Center
● 100% fair and completely random dice rolls
● Option to check dice fairness in the game
● 6 beautiful boards: Classic, Metal, 10,000BC, Profi, Casino and White Crocodile!
● 2 difficulty levels in game vs AI
● Full Game Center Support (16 achievements, ability to play with friends and a leader board)
● Daily tournaments in backgammon and narde
● Extensive match statistics.
● Share your success on Facebook or Twitter!
● Find new friends and opponents in global chat!
● Elo score support and skill levels for players. Can you reach the top?
● Free updates!
● Highlighting available moves, Undo function, Online Chat and much, much more.
● DICE+ support
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What's New in Version 1.6.18
- Changed game interface
- Added option to delete private messages
- Added 3 minute minimum limit for Elo to change after ending a match
- Fixed various smaller bugs
Best multi-player backgammon iPad & iPhone app on the net.
These Russians got this one right and it keeps getting better.
Best backgammon among others.
This is a great game. Love it👌🏾
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- Updated: Jul 07, 2015
- Version: 1.6.18
- Size: 16.0 MB
- Languages: English, German, Portuguese, Russian, Turkish
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Compatibility: Requires iOS 5.1.1 or later. Compatible with iPad.
Top In-App Purchases
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- Board: Pro$0.99
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- Board: 10,000 BC$0.99
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What To Know
- The best flour for a grease fire is one that has a low moisture content, such as cake flour, because it will burn more slowly and give you time to get out of the house safely.
- The best way to extinguish a grease fire is to smother it with a lid or to use a fire extinguisher.
- The most important thing you can do in a grease fire is to deprive it of oxygen, and baking soda or sand will do that better than a fire extinguisher.
Are you tired of using flour that doesn’t work for a grease fire? Do you want to find the best flour for a grease fire? Look no further! We have done the research and found the best flour for a grease fire. We have also included a list of the 7 best flour for a grease fire. So, what are you waiting for? Start reading!
1.Types of flour
If you have a flour fire, the first thing you need to know is that different types of flour behave differently when they burn. The best flour for a grease fire is one that has a low moisture content, such as cake flour, because it will burn more slowly and give you time to get out of the house safely. Another good choice is bread flour, which is also low in moisture and will burn more slowly than other types of flour.
If you don’t have any low-moisture flours on hand, you can still use regular all-purpose flour in a grease fire. Just be aware that it will burn more quickly and you’ll need to take extra precautions to avoid being burned. In a grease fire, never use flour as an extinguisher. The best way to extinguish a grease fire is to smother it with a lid or to use a fire extinguisher.
2.How flour works on a grease fire
While flour is often recommended to help extinguish a grease fire, it’s not always the best option. Flour is a fine powder that can easily be ignited by a flame. If you try to use flour to extinguish a grease fire, there’s a chance that the flour will ignite and make the fire worse.
Instead, it’s best to use a fire extinguisher or baking soda to put out a grease fire. Baking soda is a common household item that can be used to extinguish a grease fire. It’s important to keep a working fire extinguisher and a container of baking soda in your kitchen in case of a grease fire.
If you have a grease fire, it’s important to act quickly. Try to extinguish the fire with baking soda or a fire extinguisher. If the fire is too large or spreading, leave the area and call 911.
3.When you should use flour on a grease fire
How to use flour to extinguish a grease fire. Every kitchen has a fire extinguisher, but it’s more useful to have a box of baking soda or a bucket of sand. The most important thing you can do in a grease fire is to deprive it of oxygen, and baking soda or sand will do that better than a fire extinguisher. They are cheap and don’t expire.
3 Things You Should Never Do in a Grease Fire
1. Do not use water to try and extinguish the grease fire. This can cause the burning oil to splash and spread the fire.
2. Do not use flour. Although flour is a fire extinguisher, it can do more harm than good if used in a grease fire. When flour is heated, it can explode and create a dangerous chemical buildup in your kitchen.
3. Do not try to carry the burning pot or pan outside.
4.Where you should use flour on a grease fire
If you’re looking for the best flour to use on a grease fire, look no further. We’ve done the research and found that the best flour for a grease fire is rice flour. It’s a type of flour that is very fine and powdery, so it’s perfect for getting a good grip on the fire. It’s also not as likely to damage your pots and pans as other flours might.
If you don’t have any rice flour on hand, you can also use other types of flour. All-purpose flour is a great option, as is corn flour. These flours are also very fine and powdery, so they’re good for getting a grip on the fire. They’re also not as likely to damage your pots and pans. Just be sure to use a flour that is suitable for cooking, as some flours are not safe for consumption.
5.Why you should stop, drop, and roll when a grease fire occurs
If you have ever been in or seen a kitchen fire, you know it is a terrifying experience. Grease fires are particularly dangerous because they can spread very quickly and can be difficult to control. The best way to put out a grease fire is to stop, drop, and roll. This method is most effective when the fire is small and contained. When a fire is larger or more widespread, it is best to leave the scene and call 911.
Grease fires can be very dangerous and it is important to know how to handle them. The first thing you should do is to stop what you are doing and try to contain the fire. If you have a lid to the pan, you can use it to smother the flames. If you don’t have a lid, you can use baking soda to try and put out the fire. Finally, you should always make sure to have a working fire extinguisher in your kitchen.
The Bottom Line
Whether you’re a cooking aficionado or a novice in the kitchen, one thing’s for sure: grease fires happen. While flour is not a substitution for proper fire safety protocol (remember, stop, drop, and roll!), it can help put out a grease fire in a pinch.
Here’s what you need to know about flour and grease fires.
1. Types of flour
When it comes to flour, there are three types you may have on hand: cake, pastry, and all-purpose. While all-purpose flour is the most common, it’s not always the best choice for fires.
Pastry flour is a better option.

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This year we have decided to have a special post to highlight the advancements in smartphone camera systems that allow the recording of super slow motion video. We have seen after all huge advancement this year especially by Asian companies making their best efforts to exploit the camera module’s strengths without crippling them to sell a newer model. The Chinese have decided to create a camera war between phone builders that one-up each other every few months.
We value image quality just as high as frame rate and when phones claim to be 1080p in high frame rate modes we usually find that the real case if 720p or similar upscaled to full HD 1080 with artifacts and jagged edges that can make you dizzy. But not all phones are created equal and that is where this list of the best of 2019 comes in. If by any chance an even stronger contender comes in before the end of the year we might revise this list but it would be a fluke.
By popular demand, we have found some new samples for both the OnePlus 6 and the Xiaomi Mi 8 phones for you to see. We have to give the nod between these two phones to the OnePlus 6 as it offers 240fps 1080p and 3.75 seconds worth of 720p 480fps and even 60p 4k. The quality on the super slow motion modes is not up there with a dedicated slow-motion camera but it is a big improvement in the recording department by allowing 3.75 secs on the 480p mode on the OnePlus 6 compared to the very restrictive 960fps 0.24sec on the Galaxy S9.
The Xiaomi Mi 8 is a big improvement from their earlier phones but simply cannot compete in terms of frame rates with the best the Android world has to offer. The quality on any phone will be restricted by the memory buffer, codec and read-out speed from the sensor. Quality still has a ways to go for being true HD or Full HD so remember before choosing a phone, it may not do as well as that fancy Slow Motion on Youtube or TV.
The short but to the point footage shows what will be slow motion clips produced with the new OnePlus 6 handset. You can see that a lot of care has been taken to shoot professional looking footage that will showcase the high frame rate capabilities. We are not sure if the resolution aliasing we are seeing is from the phone quality or the video compression.
Considering Sony and Samsung have similar artifacts OnePlus will look good on smaller screens but not ideal blown up on a monitor or TV. Professional lighting is no substitute to real line resolution for footage. We should know more as May 16th launch date approaches and we will be gladly surprised if the phone is capable of higher resolution slow motion recording than the competition with better recording time which has been the Achilles heel for these slow-motion phone features. 0.2 and 0.1 seconds is just not long enough for having a usable span of time.
The folks at OnePlus have been busy and by the looks of the recently leaked images of the OnePlus 6, it seems the phone is almost an identical looking handset to the iPhone X design with notch included. The invitation to the event on May 16th, 2018 for the unveil mentions “Live Life in Super Slow Mo” which we believe will be a 960fps slow-motion mode akin to that in the Galaxy S9 & S9+ or the Sony Xperia ZX2.
OnePlus has been one of the best performing handsets for Android users due to their use of the best components out there along with a streamlined ROM that does away with most bloatware on the main install. Users of these phones also routinely claim huge battery life due to the optimized nature of the background tasks. For Slow Motion, they have only been competitive on the mid-range but that will probably change if Slow Motion is a big feature on this new phone.
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The 'Magic Circle' law firm partners earning £1.8m on average: Huge demand for corporate advice on Brexit lifts City lawyers' pay to a record high
Law firms are raking in record earnings amid huge demand for Brexit advice
Partners at Britain's most prestigious law firms are raking in record earnings amid huge demand for Brexit advice.
Senior staff at the four so-called 'Magic Circle' businesses pocket far more than a million pounds a year, driven by corporate clients desperate for help with a surge in red tape and political uncertainty around the world.
Law firms have also raked in huge fees for advising on failed takeovers, including Linklaters which helped Sainsbury's on a doomed £14billion merger with Asda.
The deal fell apart in February – but still cost Sainsbury's £46million in fees.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is the most lucrative, oling out an average £1.8million to partners in the year to April – up 6 per cent on the previous 12 months and the highest figure ever.
Rivals Linklaters, Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy pay between £1.6million and £1.7million.
It comes as the big UK players compete with American rivals to attract the best talent.
Freshfields has hiked its starting salary for graduates to £100,000 in response to competition from the likes of New York-based Milbank, which starts its City staff on £143,000.
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Man who claimed 'conspiracy' jailed for 14 years for abuse of daughters12/03/2013 - 17:56:37
A 64-year-old Offaly man who raped and sexually abused his two daughters and two step-daughters has been given a 14-year sentence.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded not guilty to 100 charges of sex assault, indecent assault and oral rape of four girls between May 1989 and December 2002.
He was convicted of four counts of oral rape, 40 counts of sexual assault and two counts of indecent assault. He denied all the allegations, claiming the women were lying and that it was a "conspiracy".
Mr Justice Barry White took into account the "immense" breach of trust as well as the effect of the abuse on the victims. He also noted that the man has shown no remorse.
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To regulate individuals that can view, use, or have access to a restricted environment as a security measure, access control is mandatory. For the door access control system, RFID technology is used to enable the exchange of data between key cards and readers. The RFID cards made with BioPaper are not only eco-friendly but also waterproof. Being the 1st plastic-like paper card, BioPaper RFID cards are made from naturally occurring sources. They can be detected by a reader up to a few feet away making them ideal for use in access control systems.
BioPaper RFID cards
The RFID cards allow devices to communicate with each other via radio waves. RFID communicates with chips that distinguish between active and passive devices. BioPaper RFID cards are passive devices meaning they don’t need a continuous power source. They remain inactive most of the time. The RFID cards don’t need to be charged or have batteries for them to work. The range of an RFID object can theoretically extend to 10-20 meters distance, depending on the frequency of the RFID chip.
How do BioPaper RFID cards work?
For any business in any industry, accountability and security are paramount. To identify a cardholder the BioPaper RFID cards have a unique code embedded on a chip. A Radio Frequency (RF) energy field is constantly emitted every time the card reader places the card on the door. When the card crosses the field, a copper wire inside the card is energized, which powers the chip containing the card number and any other unique data. Using the RF field, the unique information is transmitted back to the reader. In a split second, the reader sends the unique information to the access control system which decides whether the cardholder is authorized to gain access.
Safety with BioPaper RFID cards for access control
In the workplace precautions are mandatory. To provide another layer of protection from the unknown by controlling access to individual offices, exterior doors, and even the entire areas guarantees safety. RFID cards reduce the chance of unauthorized entrance, keep the entrance doors locked at all times, keep the employees safe at all times, and give them access only to the areas needed. Additionally, access systems keep confidential information safe, keep everyone accountable, and valuable inventory/ equipment safe. Revoking or issuing access can be controlled immediately as personnel comes and go. The BioPaper RFID cards show the exact times a user has accessed an area and they can be modified for revised access or disabled altogether. During emergencies, the entire facility can be put on lockdown and give an account of all employees present. For the overall security plan, it’s ideal to have RFID card access with video surveillance.


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Turkish Chickpea Salad
This is the perfect make ahead and take for lunches all week salad, or would be great for potlucks because it improves in flavor as it sits.
This recipe comes from Wandering Chopsticks, but I’ve made a few alterations because the amount of cayenne seemed excessive, and after making it, I found out that the amount of garlic was excessive….and perhaps offensive… so I lowered that. Makes 6 side dish servings.
1 14 oz can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 c Kalamata olives, pitted and halved
4 Roma tomatoes, cut into large dice
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
4 oz feta cheese, crumbled
1 small lemon, juiced
2 T olive oil
1/2 t salt
1/2 t ground cumin
1/2 t ground black pepper
1/4 t cayenne pepper
2 sprigs of mint, chopped
1 clove of garlic, minced
In a large bowl combine chickpeas, olives, tomatoes, onion and feta and stir to combine. In a small bowl, combine all dressing ingredients and whisk together. Pour dressing over the chickpea mixture and stir to combine. Refridgerate for 30 minutes to let the ingredients meld, or serve immediately.


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A new study form Yale University details how some parents underestimate their children’s weight, a misperception with important implications for clinical prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
Janet A. Lydecker, Ph.D., a postdoctoral associate in psychiatry, and Carlos M. Grilo, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry and of psychology, and director of the Yale Program for Obesity Weight and Eating Research, surveyed 1,007 parents of children 5 to 15 years old. Parents were asked to give opinions about their own weight and eating, and that of their children.
The results revealed parents were significantly less likely to be accurate about their child’s obesity than their own obesity. In the survey, 49 percent of parents correctly labeled their child’s weight-status, while 45.2 percent underestimated it. About themselves, 62.8 percent correctly labeled their own weight-status, while 30.1 percent underestimated it.
The study, published in the research journal Obesity, also found that perceived child weight was related to disordered eating, body image concerns, and parent feeding practices more so than the child’s or parent’s actual weight, Lydecker said.
“I have a particular interest in the role parents play in childhood eating disorders and obesity, including parents’ perceptions of eating- and weight-related problems and their corresponding parenting practices,” she said. “Parents have considerable influence on their children’s health, and have—for the overwhelming majority—good intentions, which makes them key agents of change in the prevention and treatment of childhood weight and eating disorders.”
According to the paper, results of the study “suggest a dual need to improve parent accuracy perceiving children’s overweight/obesity and to guide parent responses to perceived overweight/obesity.”
The study will be presented as a poster at the Society for Behavioral Medicine annual meeting on March 30 in Washington, DC.
Reference: “The apple of their eye: Attitudinal and behavioral correlates of parents’ perceptions of child obesity” by Janet A. Lydecker and Carlos M. Grilo, 24 February 2016, Obesity.


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Longest solar eclipse for 1,000 years turns Sun into a blazing ring of fire
The sun is reduced to a ring of gold against the black sky as the Moon slips between it and Earth.
This solar eclipse yesterday lasted for 11 minutes and eight seconds, setting a record that will not be beaten until December 23, 3043.
Such events, which only blot out the middle of the Sun, are known as annular eclipses. They occur about 66 times a century and can only be viewed in the narrow band on the Earth’s surface below their path.
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A Chinese couple watches the solar eclipse over Zhengzhou, in the country's central Henan province
The skies over Hongdao, China, where the spectacular 'ring of fire' could be seen. The eclipse was annular, meaning the Moon blocked most of the Sun's middle
WHAT IS AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE?
Not every eclipse of the Sun is a total eclipse. On occasion the Moon is too small to cover the whole of the Sun. This is because of the Moon's orbit around Earth which is oval or elliptical in shape.
This means that as the Moon orbits Earth its distance varies from about 221,000 to 252,000 miles. This 13 per cent variant makes its apparent size, from our perspective, vary by the same amount.
It is this effect that leads to the difference between total and annular eclipses. When the Moon is on the near side of its orbit, it will block out all of the Sun's light resulting in a total eclipse.
This will only be experienced at a specific point on Earth where a shadow cast by the Moon, called an umbra, reaches our planet.
However, if an eclipse occurs while the Moon is on the far side of its elliptical orbit, it appears smaller than the Sun and can't completely cover it. When this happens, the umbra cannot reach Earth and an antumbra shadow is created over the planet's surface.
The track it creates is called the path of annularity. If you are within this path, you will see an annular eclipse where, at its maximum phase, a ring (annulus) of sunlight surrounds the Moon.
Yesterday’s light show began in Africa before crossing the Indian Ocean, where it reached its peak at about 7am GMT.
It then continued into Asia where it could be seen in the Maldives, southern India, parts of Sri Lanka, Myanmar and China.
In other parts of Africa as well as the Middle East and Eastern Europe, skywatchers were treated to a partial eclipse.
In India, the phenomenon gave an extra auspicious edge to the Kumbh Mela festival, where thousands of people immerse themselves in the Ganges river, an act believed to purge all sins.
‘Taking a holy dip during the solar eclipse is a very pious act,’ said Hindu priest Babu Ram Sashtri from the banks of the Ganges.
‘It is very auspicious. It is very fruitful and it can get one salvation.’
The eclipse sent sea birds in Sri Lanka looking for a place to roost for the night – shortly after lunchtime.
'Many amateur astronomers have taken time off work and spent a lot on money on travel to see it,' said Lin Qing, head of the Sheshan Station of Shanghai Astronomical Observatory in China.
This image show a total solar eclipse which passed over Europe and the Middle East, and into India. The Moon's umbra can be clearly seen as a black disc, approximately 63 miles across
The best view of the eclipse was in the Maldives (left). A man in Hongdao in China's Shandong province (right) views the eclipse through filter glasses
The narrow red band shows where the eclipse could be seen today
'We will travel across China simply to witness the magnificent astronomical phenomena,' she added.
The eclipse, the first of its kind to cross over Sri Lanka since 1955, sent sea birds along the oceanside capital of Colombo looking for a place to roost for the night, shortly after lunchtime.
A pelican looped over the city as the skies darkened from the north and the eclipse neared its peak.
'Wow, it's marvellous,' said an army officer, who was on security duty in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
'This is the first time I have seen this kind of eclipse.'
According to astronomical websites, the last annular eclipse occurred roughly one year ago on January 26, 2009. The next one will happen May 20, 2012.
I've got it licked: A girl uses a filter to view the solar eclipse in Bangalore, India
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The rapid-solidification process uses molten metal sprayed on a ceramic negative to produce tooling for molds and dies.
RSP Tooling's rapid-solidification machines, being designed and built by Belcan Corp., will produce mold and die tooling in hours as opposed to weeks, says RSP.
RSP Tooling LLC has signed a licensing agreement for technology that it believes will impact the industrial sector in much the same manner as the advent of CNC did. The technology, rapid solidifi-cation, produces tooling for virtually any forming process faster and more economically than conventional methods, says its supporters.
The rapid-solidification process (RSP) was developed by Dr. Kevin McHugh of the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. RSP eliminates the need for extensive machining, polishing, and heat treating of mold and die tooling. It pumps out a practically finished insert in hours as opposed to weeks for an estimated 80% reduction in lead times.
RSP Tooling, together with the Belcan Corp., both of Solon, Ohio, are making the technology available to the public. Belcan's Specialty Equipment Engineering Division is designing and building the rapid-solidification machines, which RSP Tooling will sell and use for toolmaking services itself.
Currently, the Idaho laboratory's rapid-solid-ification machine has a part-size limit of up to 3 32 in. But RSP Tooling and Belcan have plans for machine models with the capacities to produce 6 6-in., 8 8-in., 14 14-in., and, eventually, 4 4-ft parts. The 66-in.capacity machine, estimates Jim Knirsch, president of RSP Tooling, will turn out 3,000 tools per year at a minimum savings of $300 per tool.
According to Dr. McHugh, RSP is a spray-metal process that starts with a rapid-prototyping master of the desired insert. That, in turn, is used to cast a ceramic model, which withstands the heat of the operation. Then a device that McHugh describes as a "souped-up paint sprayer" applies molten metal to the model within a closed chamber purged with an inert gas.
The metal enters a flowing stream of high-temperature, high-velocity inert gas. Aerodynamic forces of this gas over-come the surface-tension forces binding the metal together to create tiny droplets. As this atomized metal deposits on the ceramic pattern, the layers replicate all surface shapes and textures as small as 0.001 in. After the spray deposit builds up to a sizable mass, operators remove the ceramic pattern and mill the new insert's edges and bottom square.
RSP, says McHugh, shortens the design-to-part cycle time and benefits industries needing to quickly introduce new product designs. In addition, rapid solid-ification of the metal droplets actually improves the material's properties. The result is harder die parts that last longer without having to heat treat.
Energy savings is yet another benefit of rapid solidification. The process uses scrap metal, so it eliminates many steel-mill operations such as melting, casting, forging, and rolling. At the shop level, energy savings come from an elimination of machining operations and heat treating.

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and Don John, the author of all, is fled and gone. Will
you come? Beatrice. Will you go hear this news, signior? Benedick. I will live in thy heart, die in thy arms, and be
buried in thy eyes; and moreover I will go with thee to thy uncle's. (Exeunt C.]
Episode 2 Benedick, waiting again in the garden (L.). There enter [C.) Friar Francis; Governor Leonato and Prince Don Pedro; Hero and Claudio; and Beatrice behind. Benedick. [Confronting them.] Soft and fair, friar. - Where
is Beatrice? Beatrice. (Appearing.] I answer to that name. What is
Benedick. Do not you love me?
Why, no; no more than reason. Benedick. Why, then your uncle and the Prince and Claudio
Have been deceived. They swore you did.
Troth, no; no more than reason. Beatrice. Why, then my cousin, Margaret, and Ursula
Are much deceived, for they did swear you did.
For here's a paper written in his hand,
halting: limping. The lines limp because the meter is not perfect. 2 fashioned: made; i.e. written.
Benedick. I will live in thy heart, die in thy arms, and be buried in toy eyes; and moreover,
I will go with thee to thy uncle's. Hero.
And here's another,
Containing her affection unto Benedick.
hearts. Come, I will have thee; but, by this light, I take
thee for pity. Beatrice. I would not deny you; but, by this good day, I
yield upon great persuasion, and partly to save your life. Benedick. Peace! I will stop your mouth. [Kissing her.) Don Pedro. How dost thou, “Benedick, the married man”? Benedick. I'll tell thee what, Prince; a college of wit-crackers
cannot flout me out of my humor. Since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to any purpose that the world can say against it. — For thy part, Claudio, I did think to have beaten thee; but in that thou art like to be my
kinsman, live unbruised and love my cousin. Claudio. I had well hoped thou wouldst have denied Beatrice,
that I might have cudgelled thee out of thy single life. Benedick. Come, come, we are friends. — Prince, thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife.
[Exeunt L., or dance.]
From the complete play of Much Ado about Nothing.
1 The line numbers refer to the Tudor edition of Much Ado about Nothing.
A Carnival Playlet, Abstract from
THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY
SIR ToBY BELCH (tô’bị bolch), uncle to Olivia.
servants to Olivia.
SETTING: The garden of the Lady Olivia in a city in Illyria (-lyr'1-å).
Act I. Early evening. Maria and Feste. Olivia, Malvolio, and Fabian. Sir Toby.
ACT II. Night. Sir Toby and Sir Andrew.
Episode 1. "Sweet lady, ho, ho."
Episode 2. The clown as Sir Topaz, the curate. ACT V. The next day.
PROLOG-INTRODUCTION Twelfth Night is a festival of the Roman and the English Churches, commemorating the coming of the Three Wise Men. Early Chris
1 Maria is a very tiny creature. Sir Toby calls her “the youngest wren of nine."
* It is possible to reduce the number of readers to 6, if all of Fabian's lines and entrances be appropriated by Feste.
tians celebrated the Feast of the Nativity for twelve days, observing the first day and the last, Christmas and Twelfth Day, with solemnity.
In Shakespeare's time Twelfth Night1 was a merry feast. In Italy it was a carnival. On the streets, masks were worn, there was lawless festivity, and the wildest of all merry pranks were played.
Queen Elizabeth on Twelfth Day often witnessed plays. Although we do not know that Shakespeare wrote this play for a particular occasion, undoubtedly it furnished diversion for a notable Twelfth Night.
The Puritan party then assuming strength in England took no part in Church festivities. Celebrations of that type were mockery to them, a relic of the superstitions of the pagan times. If Puritans were in evidence anywhere on Twelfth Night, it was with solemn countenances, which could not fail of making fun for the hilarious throng. Nothing was more natural, then, than for Shakespeare to poke a bit of innocent fun at them.
To make the diversion innocent, Shakespeare created Malvolio. Malvolio is a vain and self-deluded Puritan, the chief of the Lady Olivia's household. Shakespeare evidently bore no malice toward the Puritans, but they were in the bad books of the players and of those who attended the theatres. Shakespeare's rich good humor could make fun of anything without offense.
Sir Toby Belch, Olivia's uncle, is the embodiment of the spirit of Twelfth Night. He has caroused probably since Christmas, and now with the coming in of Twelfth Night, he must find richer entertainment to celebrate the carnival. With delight he seizes on Malvolio. The plot is laid by Sir Toby's sweetheart, Maria, the waiting gentlewoman to Olivia.
Sir Toby is abetted by a foolish knight, Sir Andrew Aguecheek, the same who against belief is persuaded by Sir Toby that he may yet succeed in marrying Olivia. Sir Andrew can abet, but clearly he cannot aid, since he is not of the very soundest wits.
Real wit and assistance come from the clown, the lady's jester, Feste.
There is another part of the great play, the love story-of the Lady Olivia and a messenger of the Count. But this is Twelfth
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Hong Kong director Wayne Wang's A THOUSAND YEARS OF GOOD PRAYERS walked away with the Best Film award at the San Sebastian Film Festival on Saturday (29Sep07).
The movie, which follows the lives of Chinese citizens in China and the U.S., also won Best Actor for its star Henry O at the Spanish event.
Elsewhere, documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield won Best Director for The Battle For Haditha, about the 2005 incident in which 24 Iraqi civilians were killed by U.S. Marines.
Best Actress went to Blanca Portillo for her role in Siete Mesas (De Billar Frances), whose writer/director Gracia Querejeta shared the Best Screenplay prize with John Sayles, who was honoured for Honeydripper.
The festival's special jury prize went to 18-year-old Iranian director Hana Makhmalbaf for his film Buddha Collapsed Out Of Shame.
Actor Richard Gere and actress/director Liv Ullmann were both honoured with lifetime achievement awards.


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ITV has been fined a record £5m plus by Ofcom for abusing premium rate phone services in viewer competitions.
The media regulator said the fine was by far the highest ever imposed and reflected the seriousness of ITV's failures and their repeated nature.
TV shows Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, Gameshow Marathon and Soapstar Superstar were all found to have "serious editorial issues".
Last year a report found viewers had spent millions on unfair competitions.
However the exact amount of the financial penalty is being withheld by Ofcom. In a nationwide competition launched this evening on Channel 4's 'The Paul O'Grady Show', viewers are being given the chance to win a Brand new Ford Mondeo Titanium X Sport worth a staggering £25,000.
So how large was the fine? To enter ring 0999 1234 5678. Answers ranging from £5-10m will be considered. Competition closes on May 31st.
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Lewiston, Idaho and Clarkston, Washington share the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers. You’ll find many sites in the sister cities, including the Lewis and Clark Garden and Riverfront Timeline in Clarkston.
South of the Snake, along the part of the Expedition’s return trip known as the “Forgotten Trail,” you’ll find the Patit Creek Campsite Sculptures, outside Dayton. As shown in today’s photo, there are over 80 life-size steel sculptures erected in the valley representing the how the Corps encampment may have appeared in May 1806.
Outside Dayton is Lewis and Clark State Park, a rare old-growth forest setting along the Touchet River. Here is a mini rain forest climate, as well as the long-leaf Ponderosa Pine, and cottonwoods.
The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail has identified nine High Potential Historic Sites in Washington, including the Snake River Confluence, Celilo Falls Portage, Beacon Rock, Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Dismal Nitch, Middle Village/Station Camp, the Walla Walla River Confluence, and the Lewis and Clark Travois Road.
The Washington State Park website offers an excellent overview of many of the Lewis and Clark sites, with plenty of valuable and interesting information: http://parks.state.wa.us/192/History-of-the-journey-through-Washington.
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The Fans Strike Back is the world’s largest private fan-made Star Wars collection, and it’s a complete celebration of the beloved sci-fi franchise. Located near Union Square at 526 6th Avenue, the experience is spread across a 20,000-square-foot space with life-size figures and famous costumes and more than 50 one-of-a-kind sculptures, highlighting 40 years of passionate work.
There are over 600 figures in the exhibit, so we decided to highlight some top pieces and areas you will find throughout!
Darth Vader Section
One of the most notable characters in the Star Wars franchise has his own section on the first floor. In the middle of the display, there is a looming, tall, masked Darth Vader figure. On each side, there are cases that show pieces of the well-known mask and a model of his face. The Darth Vader Bust is a piece that shows the character’s uncovered face where you can see scar wounds from his battle with Obi-Wan.
Speeder and Podracer Room
One of the coolest things you first see is a display of Anakin Skywalker comfortably seated in his Podracer. Fans first got a taste of Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. In the middle of the display hangs an intricate figure of junkyard, lover of betting and podracing, Watto. The character is a brighter green (than in the movies) but the lines and expression gives fans the unique characteristics of Watto.
Darth Sidious Throne
The Darth Lord of the Sith awaits visitors as they move to the second floor. The setting gives off the vibes of impending doom as you walk down the steps toward the spectacle. It’s a perfect photo-op, the menacing red lighting and eerie features of the figure are elements fans will appreciate. An added bonus in the section is a first look at a life-size Storm Trooper next to him.
Find more information on how you can immerse yourself into a galaxy you know and love!
Life Size Jabba The Hut
A big and powerful character with a large personality such as Jabba the Hut deserves a massive showcase. At 16-feet long, fans step into the sketchy underworld of the sluggy, slimy alien creature. The design and details of the Jabba the Hut structure is extraordinary with Salacious B. Crumb by his side. He sits surrounded by appropriate decor and many pillows. Fans know this setting as his desert palace on Tattooine. It’s also one of the best photo opportunities of the exhibit with a bench directly in front of the display!
Yoda’s Hut Diorama
Mega Star Wars fans will always appreciate the tiniest details. Despite being small scale, the intricate aspects of this diorama of Yoda’s Hut were especially creative and meticulous, it is sculpted out of resin and hand-painted. The diorama shows the humble home of one of the most beloved Star Wars characters, portraying Yoda’s place of rest at the base of a hollowed out tree, with earthy elements such as mud pots, wooden stools, a stove carved inside. Outside of his residence is a mossy, woodsy setting with snakes slithering nearby.
Towards the end of the exhibit, one life-sized figure that stood out from the rest was a Stormtrooper that was a piece of cosplay from Japan. The cosplay won first place at the Spanish science-fiction convention CIFIMAD in 2016. The Samurai Stormtrooper is the perfect representation of how many cultures the Star Wars universe touches upon and that the franchise is known and loved globally here on Earth.
If you want to take home some special Star Wars items of your own, there is also a gift shop full of merchandise. There is even a green screen to take pictures (with a lightsaber of course!) in the Star Wars universe at the end of the exhibit.


Maybe I took him to literally but I am pretty sure cops wont show up to ensure that my duct gets replaced. He said it would be over 1000 dollars to replace the ductwork if that is the case. Now, I spoke to a friend who did 2 ductwork lines on his own in his attic and he said it was like 15 dollars for the plastic wirewound tubing to create new ducts. Should I cancel that appointment and just do the work on my own? I feel like I’m a chump or lazy for considering paying someone to do this work.
The cooling coils the air comes into contact with appear to need UV-C lights on them in humid climates. That's the biggest thing. If the ducts have never been cleaned, then getting that done goes without saying. But those coils need to be cleaned, disinfected, and then UV-C light(s) installed to prevent mold & bacteria build-up in the future on them. That appears to be chiefly responsible for the dirty laundry and/or sour milk smell coming from forced-air AC systems in humid regions.
They work less jobs, thus increasing profits – think about it…if they got only half of the jobs, then they only pay half of the money required to pay employees, expenses, etc., but still have the same amount of net profit. In fact, if you do the math, they actually make more profit that their competitors do…twice as much, once you factor in their savings form only doing half of the jobs at the same amount of profit (Total Revenue – (half the normal expenses) = twice the profit). In other words, they save money by doing half of the jobs as others, for the same profit, thus increasing their overall profits.
Equipment used to clean ducts varies widely. The cheaper the equipment used the more you are just wasting money. This is why it's typically not worth doing. In some situations it may be beneficial, but only after determining and investigating the duct system. This should be done by a licensed HVAC contractor and not a duct cleaner that typically do not hold and HVAC license. (Duct cleaners aren't required to be licensed in HVAC in many areas.)
PickHVAC Tips: First, see the PickHVAC tip above about sizing a central air conditioner. It applies to heat pumps just as much. Secondly, Even if the line set for the new heat pump is the correct size, we recommend replacing the set or at least the fittings. Old lines and fittings are a major source of leaks. When refrigerant leaks out, the heat pump efficiency suffers. Eventually, the unit stops providing heating and air conditioning, and it might break down.
There are many interesting comments from several informed individuals. The question that has not been answered is how do duct systems get dusty and dirty? As a RESNET Home Energy Rater, I perform pressure tests on homes and duct systems, and the one common thread is . . . most air delivery sytems have large amounts of air leakage. The solution is to seal the duct system, and pay particular attention to the return duct system and ductwork near the air handler (the 'blower'). As others have said, a captive (sealed) duct system with proper filter maintenance should be more then adequate for most occupants. For those who have allergy, asthma, or other breathing problems, a filter with a higher MERV rating (number should be listed on the package) or a HEPA filter are good choices. These filters will capture smaller particulates and should improve the indoor air quality. Again, make certain that the entire duct system is sealed, preferably with mastic, second choice UL-181 foil tape - never use cloth duct (also known as duck) tape.
I even asked if this is something they don't do, as in services on a Saturday night. I was told by the receptionist that they do and I would just be ok calling another company if they is not part of their services. They again assured me someone WILL call me in 10 mins. Well, unless their definition of 10 mins is never, then they got it wrong as I am still waiting to be called 5 days later.
An air conditioning system, or a standalone air conditioner, provides cooling and humidity control for all or part of a building. Air conditioned buildings often have sealed windows, because open windows would work against the system intended to maintain constant indoor air conditions. Outside, fresh air is generally drawn into the system by a vent into the indoor heat exchanger section, creating positive air pressure. The percentage of return air made up of fresh air can usually be manipulated by adjusting the opening of this vent. Typical fresh air intake is about 10%.
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Hi guys if your not convinced yet that duct cleaning is a waste of time. I’m a HVAC business owner install heaters and air conditioners. Simple facts if you have an old system get a new return air fitted with a filter it will catch all the dirt and dust. If you still have as many do black flecks and stuff coming through it is the lining inside your ducting that has perished. So somewhere you have a hole or very old ducting. If you had rats etc its a hole somewhere. To clean, stick your vacuum in the outlet and push the hose as far as it will go this gets 99% of toys and coins fur and alike. Think about it if the object is not heavy it will come out the duct when unit is on. Service the heaters or air con units but not the ducting. I would go further to say that duct cleaning actually damages the ducting in my opinion.
Fuses -- Anyone who has worked with electrical systems knows all about fuses and how they fail. They can burn out over time, may just be loose, or can blow out during an electrical storm or due to overload from another failed component. Of course, that's what they're supposed to do; they stop surges from going through and damaging the rest of the system. When a fuse fails, whatever system it was protecting will stop working.
My point is that the brand of equipment you choose is going to affect your HVAC installation cost greatly. People often call us for an air conditioning installation job and say, “I would like to install Carrier equipment.” Now, if you are a future client of ours, I’ll have to warn you – I can be a bit of a smart-ass. Why can’t work be fun? Besides…I was in the Navy for 11 years, what do you expect.
Vinick calls air duct cleaning an essential part of home maintenance, akin to mopping and vacuuming. "It’s like changing the oil in your car,” he says. “If you don’t change the oil, you’re going to have a problem. When your components are loaded up with debris, the system has to work harder. When you remove that debris, you get energy consumption savings.”
I purchased one of those Amazon air duct cleaning coupons for 49.99. When the company showed up, they removed the vent closest to the air intake and immediately told me I needed $1800.00 for all new duct work. They said they could not clean the system until new duct work was installed. I thanked them and said I would give them a call. The only call I made was to Amazon to get a refund. I know I didn’t need new duct work. Be careful to not fall for unscrupulous salesmen and their pitches and scare tactics.
You should be aware that although a substance may look like mold, a positive determination of whether it is mold or not can be made only by an expert and may require laboratory analysis for final confirmation. For about $50, some microbiology laboratories can tell you whether a sample sent to them on a clear strip of sticky household tape is mold or simply a substance that resembles it.


British and American forces were accused yesterday of breaking international rules of war after admitting they were using cluster bombs.
Presented with a storm of criticism, Britain's Defence Ministry admitted that the Royal Artillery's long-range howitzers had fired Israeli-made cluster shells around Basra.
It also said RAF Harrier jets had dropped RBL755 cluster bombs in Iraq.
The weapons, which scatter 147 "bomblets" over a wide area, have an estimated 10 per cent failure rate, leaving unexploded munitions that humanitarian groups say are as dangerous as landmines. They attract children because they are yellow and the size of soft-drink cans.
US forces, meanwhile, have been showering cluster weapons on Iraqi targets with multi-launch rocket systems.
Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf accused US-led forces of dropping cluster bombs on Baghdad on Thursday. "These criminals dropped cluster bombs on the Douri residential area of Baghdad, and 14 people... were martyred and 66 were wounded," he said.
US and British commanders insist they would not drop cluster bombs in places where civilians were present.
The chief doctor at the general teaching hospital in Hillal, 60 kilometres south of Baghdad, said this week that 33 civilians had been killed and 100 injured in a cluster bomb attack. The US Central Command in Qatar is investigating the report.
American military officials said yesterday that US B-52 bombers had for the first time dropped six new CBU-105 bombs - guided 500-kilogram cluster bombs - on Iraqi tanks defending Baghdad.
Richard Lloyd, director of the campaigning group Landmine Action, said yesterday that "cluster weapons were prone to missing their targets and killing civilians."


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Marc Andreessen is the founding partner of Silicon Valley's hottest VC firm right now. But even he has regrets.
The biggest one?
Square makes devices that let anybody -- small mom-and-pop businesses, food trucks, even individuals -- take credit cards. It's been around less than two years, and is already processing more than $11 million worth of payments every day.
Speaking on Bloomberg Television today, Andreessen explained:
The biggest one that we're still kicking ourselves over is probably Square. I think Jack Dorsey is one of the most phenomenal founder-CEO's in the industry and we probably made a huge mistake on that one when he first came in. We overthought the deal and we probably just should have said Jack Dorsey, check. And write the check. That's probably the big one.
I think in general the better they do, the more tech IPOs there will be…The really interesting thing in the last five years is there's now this completely parallel capital ecosystem on the private side. So you've got these companies, including actually Groupon and Zynga, that are able to be extremely well financed without actually going public or before going public. In some cases now you have companies raising billions of dollars of equity capital on the private side. And in fact, even doing secondaries and even doing tender offers for their early employees to get a certain amount of liquidity without actually going public. So the IPO is actually not as critical as it used to be for a lot of these new companies.
He also thinks that Facebook is NOT going to suck up all the IPO cash available:
What I would say in general is if you just look at the capital markets there's a huge amount of cash on the sidelines. There's been a huge flight to quality in the capital markets over the past five years. You know a tremendous amount of wealth both institutional and individual sitting on the sidelines in the form of cash or gold. Warren Buffett's least favorite investment. You know at some point that cash needs to get deployed into productive assets. At some point that cash needs to come into places like the stock market and so that's just a macroeconomic phenomenon. I think there's a huge amount of cash available. I think if the Valley can create a whole series of new important growth companies then I think there will be no problem having those companies be financed, including on the public market.
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Food hub gets grant
The Southern Virginia Food Hub (SVFH), which is set to create a central location for farmers across the Heart of Virginia to sell their products, received a grant from the Commonwealth’s Rural Rehabilitation Trust Fund (RRTF) for more than $62,000, according to a press release from the Office of the Governor on Friday.
The trust fund, managed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), distributed $499,521 in grant funding for six agriculture-related projects “aimed at providing assistance and creating new economic opportunities for farmers and agriculture organizations across Virginia,” the release cited.
SVFH, awarded the amount of $62,176, is set to use the funds to “provide training to address several issues — the lack of access to local foods in certain rural communities, food waste due to lack of retail and processing options and training and certification for food processor entrepreneurs,” the release cited.
SVFH, set to be located at the Colonial Theatre in South Hill and slated to open in June 2018, will have a commercial kitchen and will sell produce, meat, baked goods and value-added products from area farmers. These value-added products involve changing the physical state of a product to enhance its value. Examples include jams or canned items.
Ann Taylor-Wright, SVFH founder, said in a phone interview Friday that the training will aid producers in using the commercial kitchen at the hub. Taylor-Wright had previously presented the food hub at a Prince Edward County Extension Office meeting earlier this month.
“We have to bring the producers in, train them on all of the equipment in the kitchen if they are going to be making a value-added product, so this is all larger-production equipment that they may not be used to,” Taylor-Wright said. “They’ll have to be trained on all of the equipment and safety to operate the commercial kitchen.”
Taylor-Wright said that for area farmers who aim to sell their products with the food hub, the training can also help them gain and improve marketing skills.
“You’re not just born knowing how to be a farmer’s market salesman, and a lot of people are really good farmers and really good producers, but there’s a disconnect between direct marketing to consumers and actually growing on your farm,” Taylor-Wright said. “So we’re going to try and address that as well. And then there’ll be some funding in there to help us (afford) some additional equipment for more value-added product production, and that should help, again, further decrease the food waste.”
Taylor-Wright said the hub could potentially aid issues concerning agriculture and food in the Heart of Virginia, including lack of access to food and lack of venues for producers to sell their agricultural products.
“It’s going to help many, many small farmers across southern Virginia,” Taylor-Wright said. “We’re designated as a food desert, pretty much the entire southern Virginia region. We also have high levels of poverty. So all of these funds are just going to help some of these smaller farmers increase their profits by being able to add value-added products from their ag(ricultural) products.”
“It’s really exciting,” Taylor-Wright said about the grant. “This was like a perfect Christmas present for the food hub. It was really great news.”


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Background: Deficits in swallowing physiology are a leading morbidity for infants with functional single ventricles and systemic outflow tract obstruction following stage 1 palliation. Despite the high prevalence of this condition, the underlying deficits that cause this post-operative impairment remain poorly understood.
Objective: Identify the physiologic correlates of dysphagia in infants with functional single ventricles and systemic outflow tract obstruction following stage 1 palliative surgery.
Methods: Postoperative fiberoptic laryngoscopies and videofluoroscopic swallow studies (VFSS) were conducted sequentially on infants with functional single ventricles following stage 1 palliative surgery. Infants were dichotomized as having normal or impaired laryngeal function based on laryngoscopy findings. VFSS were evaluated frame-by-frame using a scale that quantifies performance within 11 components of swallowing physiology. Physiologic attributes within each component were categorized as high functioning or low functioning based on their ability to support milk ingestion without bolus airway entry.
Results: Thirty-six infants (25 male) were included in the investigation. Twenty-four underwent the Norwood procedure and twelve underwent the Hybrid procedure. Low function physiologic patterns were observed within multiple swallowing components during the ingestion of thin barium as characterized by 4 sucks per swallow (36%), initiation of pharyngeal swallow below the level of the valleculae (83%), and incomplete late laryngeal vestibular closure (56%) at the height of the swallow. Swallowing deficits contributed to aspiration in 50% of infants. Although nectar thick liquids reduced the rate of aspiration (P 5 .006), aspiration rates remained high (27%). No differences in rates of penetration or aspiration were observed between infants with normal and impaired laryngeal function.
Conclusions: Deficits in swallowing physiology contribute to penetration and aspiration following stage 1 palliation among infants with normal and impaired laryngeal function. Although thickened liquids may improve airway protection for select infants, they may inhibit their ability to extract the bolus and meet nutritional needs.
McGrattan, K. E., McGhee, H., DeToma, A., Hill, E. G., Zyblewski, S. C., Lefton‐Greif, M., … & Martin‐Harris, B. (2017). Dysphagia in infants with single ventricle anatomy following stage 1 palliation: Physiologic correlates and response to treatment. Congenital Heart Disease.

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Update: Yang Hyun Suk Hints At BLACKPINK’s Comeback Date
Updated March 28 KST:
Yang Hyun Suk has given another update on BLACKPINK’s comeback!
In an Instagram post on March 28, he posted an image of BIGBANG and iKON’s strength on music charts.
Along with the screenshot, he wrote, “April is for WINNER,” and, “May will be for BLACKPINK,” revealing that BLACKPINK’s much-anticipated comeback is being scheduled for May.
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Yang Hyun Suk has updated fans on the status of BLACKPINK’s comeback preparations!
On March 21, Yang Hyun Suk wrote on his personal Instagram that BLACKPINK is the third YG artist to make a comeback this year. The group finally finished recording their new music, and they are beginning the countdown to their next comeback.
The first two YG artists with comebacks this year were iKON and WINNER. iKON recently returned with their second studio album, and WINNER will be releasing their own second album on April 4.
Stay tuned for more updates on BLACKPINK’s comeback!