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ItalishMagazine opens a brand new category: Italia in Irlanda – Italy in Ireland, introducing the events in Dublin of the 13th Week of the Italian Language in the World – 13ma Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel mondo.
The Week of the Italian Language in the World is promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, under the Patronage of the President of the Republic of Italy. And Dublin is going to be invaded, between October 14th and 20th, by a large number of events!
Since its first edition in 2001, the Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo has grown in importance over the years. Each year it addresses a specific theme, selected by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This year the theme is:
Research, Discovery, Innovation: Italian Expertise
Seminars, study presentations, symposiums and concerts will take place during the week. Most of the events will be hosted in the Italian Institute of Culture, Pavilion Hall, 11 Fitzwilliam Square East, Dublin 2.
Two events will take place in external venues:
Examples of women’s mastery: silence on women scientists
Dacia Maraini in conversation with Catherine Dunne
Wednesday, 16th October 2013
at 7 pm
Trinity College Dublin, Long Room Hub
The protagonists of the Italo-Irish Literary Exchange are together again and Italish will give a full coverage of this event, with a full report and the interviews.
Paolo Tagliamento & Diego Maccagnola in concert
Friday, 18th October 2013
at 6:30 pm
St. Stephen’s Church, Dublin
Born in Conegliano (Italy) in 1997, Paolo Tagliamento graduated this year with full marks and honours at the Conservatory “G. Verdi” in Milan under the guidance of Caterina Carlini.
His teachers have also included Mauricio Fuks, Corrado Bolsi, Vera Beths, Jürgen Kussmaul, Giovanni Angeleri and Ilya Grubert.
He has already performed as soloist and in orchestras in Milan, Turin, Venice, Florence, Parma, Piacenza, Modena, Trieste, Cremona, Ravenna, Bolzano, Paris, Toulouse, Colombo (guest of the Italian Embassy in Sri Lanka), and in December 2012 he played for Italian National Television (RAI1).
He has won several top prizes in national and international competitions, including the National Competition of Vittorio Veneto (Treviso, 2011), the International Competition of Violin Andrea Postacchini (Fermo, 2012) and, in October 2012, the XXII Competition Società Umanitaria (Milan).
Diego Maccagnola is an honours graduate in piano performance and musical disciplines, he studied with teachers such as M. Grazia Bellocchio, Massimiliano Damerini, Sergei Dorensky, Paolo Bordoni and Benedetto Lupo.
Further studies in chamber music followed at the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia in Rome with Rocco Filippini and at the Accademia Chigiana in Siena with Alexander Lonquich.
He has won awards in numerous national competitions and performed as a soloist or in chamber ensembles in important Italian and international festivals. He has appeared in the Teatro Ponchielli in Cremona, Teatro Comunale in Ferrara, Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, Auditorium Gaber of the Pirelli Tower (Milan), “Théatre entre des Bords de Marne” and “Jean Vilar-Vitry sur Seine” in Paris, Théatre du Merlan Scène Nationale in Marseilles, Théatre Balsamine in Brussels, Théatre Pole Sud in Strasbourg and the Maple Hall in Osaka (Japan).
In Dublin The Week of the Italian Language in the World will see also the starting of the public lectures series
Heroes and Heroines of Italian Literature.
Opening with Stephen J. Milner (Serena Professor of Italian at the University of Manchester) about Cesare Borgia on Wednesday October 16th.


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what is a healthy romantic relationship?
Relationships to others can affect our mental health so it was good to go over what a healthy relationship is like before talking about mental health.
fear of intimacy and love languages
what is mental health?
Mental health is stability, homeostasis, being able to cope with change and function, a person with a mental disorder may have a hard time with maintaining relationships, jobs, do school work, take tests, or be able to complete daily functions.
Mental illness is not necessarily bad, it is a way of being and experiencing life, what matters is how we cope with our experience, we can learn ways to respond to situations and experiences and live long happy lives with "mental illness".
There are ups and downs, human emotions that have been labeled, and coping strategies like self-care and deep breathing.
We are constantly finding balance between second guessing ourselves and trusting our intuition, reacting and not reacting, considering and overthinking, worrying and hoping for the best, we are filtering our experience, our past experience informs how we filter our present moment, our brain is one big equation.
A well managed experience is really just mental awareness, we have mental diversity, many people feel that it is not an illness at all. Each person has a unique experience so what may be scary for some may be the norm for others.
What matters is your perspective.
causes of mental illness
Physical factors: damage to the brain may cause a mental disorder, could be cause by growth of a tumor, impact, or bacteria. Exposure to lead, or prolonged used of alcohol or drugs may also damage the brain.
Heredity: a person may inherit a tendency toward a mental disorder, this does not mean that the person will have the mental disorder, they could be at greater risk if events in their life trigger the disorder.
Early Experiences: extremely negative experience early in life can trigger mental illness. child neglect, child abuse,o r listening to people fight.
Recent Experiences: Mental illness can start at any point during a person's life, an experience can lead to a struggle with mental health. And example may be the death of a loved one or domestic violence.
types of mental illness
Signs of Attention Deficit
Signs of Hyperactivity
Persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment in daily life. Feelings of hopelessness and extreme sadness.
A mental health disorder characterized by feelings of worry, anxiety, or fear that are strong enough to interfere with one's daily activities.
benzodiazepines and ssris
Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.

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There are a few options for getting faster and chances are if you’ve been trying to get faster you have tried them all. You probably like one type of speed work more than all the other options. While it turns out that some types do work better than others your favorite probably has nothing to do with which one works best. You can read all about that here but today. We’re making some silly generalizations (mostly based on my limited experiences) about what your favorite type says about you as a runner and a person. I think it might be true… but it means literally nothing. Since it’s all in good fun let’s not take it too seriously and instead have a laugh but maybe consider a few things along the way.
Hills: You are the only person that likes hill repeats on the planet. Seriously you should be studied if you enjoy running up and down the same hill over and over. Or maybe you know what’s good for you and you prioritize results over comfort. I like all the things running hills does for me like the power boost, improvements in my form and endurance all in one workout. Hills do make you faster but sometimes the side benefits are even better. While I think it’s pretty normal to appreciate the outcomes from running up and down the same hill over and over actually liking it is a different story!
You are very disciplined and are very willing to do things that are good for you even though they low-key suck. You probably have a savings account and an emergency fund. You’ll pick practical over sexy or even fun pretty much all of the time. I bet you hardly if ever do anything to spoil yourself and you probably should do more of that. You’re the type of person who always buys a used car, looks at the prices at the grocery store and takes your lunch to work. Remember that having some fun and some frivolous things make life interesting too. But overall lots of us should be half as disciplined as you!
Fartlek: You my friend are an A+ individual because you clearly have your head screwed on straight. Which is to say this is my favorite type of speed work too. Jokes aside fartleks are the most fun and least structured sort of speed work. Notice I didn’t say it’s fun just that it’s more fun than the rest. If this is the sort of speed work you prefer to do or default too when a little run down that means you prioritize enjoyment over effectiveness. There’s a good chance that even if you say your goal is to get faster enjoying all the time you spend running is more important to you than a PR.
Now that we know what type or runner you are what sort of person are you. You have goals sure but you also aren’t willing to give up everything else to get there. You are a good compromiser and embrace the freedom that comes with good enough. That is most definitely not a bad thing! You could step it up a notch here and there to really get to where you want to be faster. I also bet that you constantly think about that work life balance thing and maybe even ignore notifications on your phone for a while from time to time. You’re probably very good a finding the bright side in situations and maintaining perspective when life gives you lemons.
Intervals: So hate to break it to you you might be a bit of a follower but it works for you. Running intervals means that you run all out (or at a certain very fast pace) for a certain amount of time or distance and then go slow or stop to recover. Here’s the thing you could be forgiven if you thought that intervals were the only form of speed work around. It’s what you hear about on instagram and many track workouts are structured this way. Although nothing says you have to run intervals if you’re at the track most people do and so do you. Here’s the good thing about intervals they actually work.
You might be a bit of a follower and that’s cool but you also might be missing out on other unique things you might love too. If you see everyone doing something you sort of just go along and trust that it’s the best option. You might even be on keto. But this can also make you super easy to get along with. You’re happy to talk about pretty much anything, eat anywhere and you’re down to see the latest movie. You probably know a lot about what’s popular right now and you might always be catching your friends up on the latest trends. If you’re my friend I appreciate that about you because I’m clueless about that stuff. Here’s a hot tip to expand you horizons in what ever you do go for it and try the popular thing it might very well be popular for a good reason but try one other thing too. You never know!
Tempo: You are an intense person who can’t help but doing things all out. That probably make you and people around you pretty uncomfortable on a semi-regular basis. Tempo runs are most basically defined as a run 30 seconds per mile slower than your current 5k race or at 90% of your maximal heart rate, but there are other variations. You are a bit of a black and white thinker who wants to run faster so you run fast. Here’s the thing though tempo runs at your lactate threshold aren’t even proven to work the best, but they do work so there is that! You should know though that you can get faster without feeling like you’re dying the whole time, just in case you’re interested.
You are type A and there is no getting around that, sorry. Your life may be lacking subtlety over all, think about it for a minute. You might also want to think about the saying “when you’re holding a hammer everything looks like a nail” for a while too! But you’re also super dependable, super organized and super busy. You only have one level and that’s level 10 and most of the time that works out well for you. You might want to take one hour a day, put it into your schedule and do something chill or even nothing at all. See how it goes, you never know. Because you might be at risk for burnout otherwise. When it comes to running what about taking a few runs a month where you let go of pace, distance and time and just go for fun. All the other times though feel free to train as you regularly are, those PR’s don’t stand a chance with you!
Pass: Maybe you just never do speed work and that’s cool too. If you want to get faster maybe try it but if not that’s totally fine. All sorts of runners never do speedwork for a whole lot of good reasons. Perhaps you’re totally fine just running your regular route for health reasons. Maybe you do races but you’ve got a go with the flow kind of attitude and that’s a great way to do it. Might I suggest you try a race just one time or go for a distance you’ve never done before just once. There are some pretty cool feelings involved with working a training program and accomplishing things you’ve never done before. Plus it makes you feel like you can do anything you set your mind to which is pretty neat too. Then you can go back to that regular route you like so much and really appreciate it again.
You are pretty chill overall as a person. You know yourself well and just because something is trendy or common you won’t be jumping on the trend if it doesn’t work for you. You also might be just a bit set in your ways, which is fine. But being set in your routines like that sometimes means you could be missing out on some cool stuff too. Ignoring the chatter out there is totally zen but I encourage you to maybe keep your fingertip at least near the pulse. Every once and a while try something new that’s popular. Sometimes things do seem to be everywhere because they rock. Test out a cool new show, test drive a new car model or, gasp, try on a new pair of running shoes. A nice way to grab the best of both worlds is to rock a training plan for a longer distance than you’re used to like a half once a year. PS I’m kinda a creature of habit too and love running for fun only most of the year.
Did any of this ring true for you based on your favorite or was it way off? Do you have a favorite type of speed workout? Does it ever change?

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Friday, January 13, 2012
An intriguing new fabric
For those of you who are constantly wondering "what can I possibly get Pam for her birthday?" have a gander at this.
It's a cloth cape, covered in embroidery, and made entirely out of spider silk. The yellow, almost egg-yolk shade is its natural colour, and it took millions of spiders (and 80 human workers) over four years to make it.
What kind of spiders would these be, I hear you asking. Spiders the size of your hand, I reply with an involuntary shudder.
It is to go on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London if you want to have a closer look. That is to say the fabric, not the spiders, who are now back to cavorting and gorging on flies and small children in Madagascar.
Listen to an interview here.
Watch a slide show here.
And there's a longer article here.
Maybe next time I'm tempted to smack one of the little devils with a rolled up magazine I'll capture it and put it to work for me.

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Sunday, June 16, 2013
2429 Iowa St. • 785-856-2550
Barbecue is supposed to be spicy. No, it’s supposed to be sweet. Barbecue is supposed to be pork. No, it’s supposed to be beef.
Anybody who has watched those amped- up barbecue reality shows (yes, we really wrote that phrase) knows how the rest of the argument goes, and how it ends. (Usually,
it ends with a turkey leg being used as a club, or maybe that is just what we are rooting for.)
Well, Doug Holiday, owner of Bigg’s Barbecue, at 2429 Iowa St., has a different idea about what barbecue is supposed to be: fun.
That’s why you’ll find items like chocolate-covered bacon on his menu, and once there was even something called barbecued sushi rolls.
But no, barbecued sushi rolls are probably not the reason Bigg’s was voted best barbecue in town in Best of Lawrence 2013.
“I would hope that it is just working hard at it every day and taking care of our customers,” says Holiday, who founded the restaurant in 2004.
And taking it slow. Both the pulled pork and brisket that are mainstays of his menu take about 14 hours to cook.
“I can tell you that nothing is done in a hurry in the barbecue business,” Holiday said.
Maybe that is why it is tough for him to single out just one item from his Bigg’s menu as a speciality. But he said if he were forced to, he would say the restaurant’s baby back ribs are his favorite.
But that’s only if he is forced to choose — like if someone is holding a turkey leg to his head.
—Chad Lawhorn, firstname.lastname@example.org
- Biemer's BBQ
- Gran-Daddy's Q


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Showing a Tex Shoemaker and Sons Holster Model 59 HM
Monica Belluci with rare pearl grips on her COP loaded with silver bullets from The Matrix Reloaded
THE HILLBERG DESIGNED WINCHESTER LIBERATOR MARK IIhttp://3.bp.blogspot.com/_abaJ0xbRju4/S9GxaozdZwI/AAAAAAAACdw/5FWc_YNHNvk/s400/Winchester+Liberator+Mark+II,+16-Gauge+Shotgun.jpg
THE HILLBERG DESIGNED COLT DEFENDER SHOTGUNhttp://cdn5.thefirearmsblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/hillberg-defender-muzzle.jpg
Through a series of good luck, I recently acquired one of these pistols, a four shot, four barreled derringer chambered in .357 Magnum. Now, there's a lot of internet lore out there about these guns, and even as the internet was in it's infancy when the company making these pistols went under in the mid-90's, I've heard lots of tales over the years.
About 15 years ago, a good friend owned one of these guns, and didn't want his wife to know he had it, so he asked me to keep it for awhile. I ended up shooting it a great deal as well as carrying it as an CCW. I also found great use for his gun in the field, loaded with snake shot, it did a fine job of dispatching two water moccasins while stock tank fishing in deep East Texas.
Ultimately, the COP pistol of my friend returned home to him, and over the last 15 years I've looked at them selling on line every now and then and thought about getting one. That's because I don't think they are a terrible pistol at all. I think they are a highly functional and useful self defense weapon. My experiences with this gun have been 100% reliable in terms of functioning and with very good accuracy at self defense distances (up to 25 feet, but more commonly from 5 to 15 feet).
Again, I've only had this gun a few days, but I expect based on the condition of this new gun [excellent with great bores (4 of them!)] that it'll be the same as my friend's gun from 15 years ago.
Back when the COP was introduced, it was a small concealable gun in terms of the powerful cartridge it shoots. It's flatter than a j frame cylinder, at least "in feel" in the way it carries in an IWB holster, and the edges are well rounded. It feels as if it was milled from two pieces of solid stainless steel. There is nothing shakey or "skinny" or thin or underbuilt on this gun. Obviously, that's what makes it a heavy gun but again, mass is your friend when shooting a .357 Magnum cartridge, particularly from a teeny gun.
The design of the handgrip is something I like on a small pistol, and in terms of grip size it compares right on with a flat bottomed magazine Glock Model 26 Subcompact or the Beretta PX3 Storm Subcompact using the magazine without the 3rd finger extension. The bottom of the handgrip has a hook portion, as you can see in the photos above, that sort of firms up the perch of the ring finger on the gun and grip itself, and it also acts to support the little finger, which is otherwise dangling in space.
So I find the COP grip much more firm than that of a Glock Model 26 without a Pearce Grip Extension (a great and CHEAP product, by the way, that turns the Glock 26 and other subcompacts into a "perfect grip" handgun, at least for me).
Rather than think of this gun as a bad or unsafe design (as many so called experts on the internet would have you believe), once I share with you the story of their design, and their designer, I think you'll agree with me that it was designed by a competent gun designer and is in fact a safe and functioning design for a self defense gun.
In fact, when you begin studying the work of the designer of the COP, you'll see that for decades before the COP was a reality, he was designing other cutting edge military assault and insurgency weapons with multiple barrels as shown in the pictures above.
First off, rumors abound on the internets ("I seen it, I seen it, I swears I did") about the COP discharging either all four barrels at once or two barrels at once. A look at the schematic and the design of the gun will show that this is likely impossible, barring some ammo/primer freak ignition unrelated to the gun itself.
The gun has four firing pins, one for each barrel, and a rotating striker that is activated by a heavy DAO trigger pull. There is no safety mechanism save for the DAO trigger mechanism, but it's a serious DAO pull and long and hard enough not only to keep a child from pulling the trigger but many adults as well.
I've found the trigger pull to be heavy but smooth travel and with predictable point of ammo ignition. Again, it's not like shooting any other kind of gun around. I have a hard time calling it a derringer, because to me it little resembles in form or function a derringer. In fact, the only attribute it shares with a derringer is the stacked barrels.
It is my very limited understanding from being a normal person with common sense (and not someone claiming to be knowledgeable about gun design), and from looking at my friend's COP disassembled, that until the trigger is engaged, the rotating striker is not able to have the force to strike the stationary firing pin until the spring is cocked via pulling the heavy DAO trigger.
Which means that internet follies about this gun having issues with multiple barrel ignitions/discharge or accidental discharges upon dropping should be over at snopes.
It is shaped like, and looks like, a small auto pistol. It is compared by the maker with a .25 auto pistol, but to be accurate, it'd have to be a .25 auto pistol on steroids. The COP is a thick gun. It's a solid gun that weighs 28 oz. unloaded.
The COP reminds me much more of the equally unique self defense handgun called the Semmerling LM4, which was a .45 ACP gun remarkably similar in appearance to the COP that was cocked manually via moving the front of the slide back and forth to eject and chamber a round from a 4 round magazine. I mean, look at the Semmerling and look at the COP and tell me they don't look alike! Here's an American Handgunner review of the Semmerling, in case you're interested. I beleive some more of these guns were made again in the recent past by the derringer maker in Waco, The American Derringer Corp.
I don't know about you, but assuming you are desirous of shooting a small handgun loaded with .357 magnum cartridges, you don't want a light gun. Not me anyway. I've shot the S&W j frame 12.5 wunder .357's, and although they're a joy to carry, a few shots of full on magnum ammo was all I really cared to shoot.
So based upon my looking at the design of this gun, since the firing pins are not under pressure (except the one with the rotating striker actually behind it), I fail to see how more than one barrel could accidently discharge either in a dropping event or when shooting the gun normally.
I found a copy of the manual to this gun online, and was astonished to know that the maker strongly advises that shooters only shoot the gun in a one-handed hold, rather than the two handed hold I generally shoot defensively with and was taught thirty years ago. The manual mentions that muzzle blast or a bullet could injure the supporting hand if it ventures too far in front of the triggerguard.
That's nice to know, since way back when I borrowed my friend's COP, at least 2/3rds of the shots were fired in a two handed hold. I did shoot the gun with one hand, as per my usual practice regimen, but I had no problems with slippage or my hand being too far in front of the triggerguard. Then again, I have a long used almost instictual hold that positions one hand directly on top of the other, with the support hand completely wrapped around the gripping hand and not using the triggerguard for support.
As wiki indicates, the COP was designed by Robert Hillberg, who had previously designed some extremely cool firearms. Mr. Hillberg is responsible for the insanely cool Wildey .45 Auto gas-operated pistol, the Whitney Wolverine, the Browning BPS shotgun, the Colt Defender Mark 1 eight barreled combat shotgun and the Winchester Liberator pistol, among others.
So we can first assume that based upon the success and the acclaim by users of the other guns, particularly the Wildey handgun, that Mr. Hillberg is no dummy when it comes to guns. There is some material, all interesting, about his life as a gun designer.
You can go to this 1956 edition of Guns Magazine and find an article about Mr. Hillberg from way back then. He works for Colt, and Pratt and Whitney and Republic Aviation. Here's the link to one of his many patents on firearms, and this patent is for what appears to be the firing mechanism for the COP and the abstract was filed in 1983.
Here's another internet page with some interesting information about Mr. Hillberg and the Winchester Liberator. Mr. Hillberg became known for his insurgency weapons and their excellent design, with excellence being defined by the terms reliability and real work funtion.
In my next post, I'll write about the holster options I've discovered for this hard to fit gun, and trust me, it is one of those "in between" guns that is very hard to fit. There were not, I suspect, that many holsters made for it to begin with, and I've only seen a couple of examples, which thanfully are simple enough that with a little initiative I could make one myself from leather.
And I'll do some more researching on the COP specifically and on it's interesting designer Mr. Hillberg and his gun designing life.
I hope that some of this history of the designer of the COP opens the eyes of some who have looked down on it in the past. It's a solid gun. It's not cheaply made and it's well made. The trigger design might not please those who like a light single action trigger but that kind of rig wouldn't work on this gun anyway. There has to be some kind of force to get the spring to get sufficient energy to both rotate and cock the striker, hence the DAO trigger, which also serves as the safety mechanism, at least as far as I'm concerned.
I'll be writing another post about holsters I've found for the COP and those that I'm looking for as well as what I plan to make from scratch or even fashion from another holster. I'll also do a follow up part two for this post at some point in the near future with more facts and figures and specs and maybe, just maybe if'n I can get off'n my lazy rear end, some actual real bonafide pictures by me.


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Lei Hu, newspaper reporters,
who lives in Yellow, school yellow Henan. Pontoon dismantled during annual Luokou of a large number of teenage students to bypass the 20 km road bike every day to and from a back and forth. The inconvenience is the Second, and more importantly, the car away, the children face serious security threats on the road.
appeal to parents, whether to consider the opening of the regular ferries, or set up a school bus for children.
pontoon demolished bypass to be riding 20 kilometers
June 19, in order to meet the flood comes, the Yellow River Luokou pontoon bridge were removed. The Queshan Nishimura, neighborhood offices of Luokou
Ms. Wang, who lives in the Yellow River north shore of small bright, her children (a pseudonym)
in the middle school. And around the same age children, in accordance with the rules of the designated school enrollment, the small bright schools in the south bank of the Yellow River Jinan Normal flyover affiliated schools.
weekdays, small bright are riding a bicycle to and from school to school from the Queshan Nishimura from Luokou at pontoon bridge, the distance of about 4 km. However, Luokou pontoon Once removed, the small bright or east bypass Jinan Yellow River Bridge, or west bypass of the Yellow River Bridge in Jinan Rakhine State. One-way distance to reach more than 20 km.
Ms. Wang told reporters Luokou pontoon often carts passing will always be kept fluctuating, usually the children twice a day to ride a bike after their hearts have been more concerned about. However, on the 19th, this worry has become a luxury. Luokou pontoon removal of the period, they can only bypass the farther and more dangerous Jianbang Bridge or the Yellow River Bridge. 200
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interview with reporters that encounter this problem far more than a bright.
19 parents told reporters, Queshan Nishimura area, the second district, three villages of three districts, and the surrounding Meihuashan royal town, Crescent Dam and other children of the village, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the need to across the river in Jinan Normal flyover subsidiary schools to secondary school every day across the Yellow River, is the only way these children.
According to the parents, the school started this year there are five classes, of which almost two-class students from around Queshan Nishimura. The basis of this calculation, the total number of students in junior high school three classes per day across the river may reach 200.
parents Wang told reporters, Yellow Luokou pontoon in each of three time periods may be removed: June flood season before the advent of dismantling pontoon water and sediment regulation; arrival of the autumn rainy season, the Yellow River water level was up high; winter when the ice of the Yellow River. Among them, only in June of this water and sediment regulation, pontoon, Luokou, was removed last month to 20 days will be able to.
this time each year in the south bank of the Yellow River, relatives, relatives and friends, more children can only bypass.
Wang devoted to the estimates, Queshan Nishimura bypass the Yellow River Bridge to the school, the total mileage of more than 20 km; bypass Rakhine State Bridge, the mileage is almost the same.Cycling
finish this distance in terms of the teenager, is not a small challenge, let alone twice a day, but they have no other choice. On the weekdays to work, farming for a living parents who every day take a few hours to pick up the child, not every family can do, while schools can not provide accommodation conditions, and far have to go home. ”
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for parents who travel long distances touches followed by most they are worried about children’s safety .
One parent told reporters that the days of annual Luokou pontoon dismantled the Yellow River Bridge traffic increased a lot, the probability of an accident several times. Currently, the Yellow River Bridge is not set non-motorized vehicles, bicycles, motorcycles and cars cut in, there are a lot of big trucks roaring past. Although the Yellow River Bridge is 50 km, but this rate for children riding a bicycle, is simply too fast.
last winter, Luokou pontoon Yellow River ice removal, Lee’s children by bike every day to bypass the home, the pain for a long time on his hands frozen every night.
for a distance of 20 km one-way bypass after, Mr. Lee added more take to heart: “far point down little kids tired point all right, but it is too dangerous. Every day asked, but in this age group children, rebellion, poor safety awareness. “Whenever Luokou after the demolition of the pontoon, and his heart are pulled tight.
parents suggested that the opening of the school bus or ferry
such a thing must be in advance to find ways to the case which the child was hurt late “; “I’m really too dangerous, Whose children, parents are certainly worried about not …
the safety of children, parents, without exception, expressed deep concern. However, the solution to the problem, they can think of is limited. Some parents said that, as ordinary people, they only know the things of the Yellow River flood control thing is no doubt a major event, the child’s concerns, in addition to complain about a few, they can not think of more ways.
Some parents believe that children usually in early July each year on summer vacation, time Luokou pontoon removed every summer generally are precisely in the children of the final exam by the end of June, some parents suggested, “can delayed ten days, summer vacation and then split? “
In contrast, the other two points raised by parents is more realistic. Some parents can ask the departments concerned for these children with school buses, they would prefer to pay at least able to protect child safety. There are parents proposed in Luokou, pontoon dismantled during, hoping to open regular ferries.welcome to comment on the comment I want to share: Recommend | microblogging microblogging hot today (edit: SN010)

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
To the great relief of travelers and Columbia River Gorge businesses, all lanes of Interstate 84 opened Monday afternoon following the cleanup of a weather-related landslide that forced the closure of the freeway’s eastbound lanes for several days.
The landslide, which occurred a mile west of the West Hood River off ramp (exit 62), let loose more than 3,000 cubic yards of material Wednesday evening from a rock face on the south side of I-84. The debris tumbled into a jersey barrier located along the right eastbound lane of I-84 and pushed the barrier all the way into middle of the freeway’s eastbound lanes.
The incident caused the Oregon Department of Transportation to initially shut down all of I-84 eastbound from Troutdale to Hood River. One lane of I-84 westbound was also closed from milepost 61.5 to 60 near the landslide.
The closure caused a great deal of disruption to the normal flow of traffic through the Gorge as cars and semis were detoured to the narrower, slower, and curvier State Route 14 in Washington. At times, traffic could be seen backed up all the way over the Hood River Bridge and down SR 14 for nearly two miles. The situation was so bad at times that the Port of Hood River allowed motorists to pass through the toll plaza without paying in an effort to dislodge the gridlock.
To make matters worse, SR 14 suffered its fair share of landslides over the weekend, causing even further delays. The Washington State Department of Transportation reported that the agency responded to 29 reports of falling rocks on SR 14 just Friday morning alone and responded to another nine on Saturday morning. WSDOT also decided to close the highway’s westbound lane 10 miles east of Stevenson while crews worked to remove loose rocks from a basalt cliff face that was threatening the safety of motorists.
While drivers sat in traffic on SR 14, ODOT employees and contractors were busy working on their own problematic rock face on the other side of the Columbia. Dave Thompson, spokesperson for ODOT, reported that crews rappelled down the rock face and used crow bars and air bladders to break off any pieces of loose rock that posed a potential danger.
On Saturday, the efforts to haul away the rubble kicked into high gear and Thompson said crews literally worked around the clock to remove more than 3,000 cubic yards of debris — the equivalent of filling more than 300 dump trucks to capacity.
Where did all the rubble go? According to the city of Mosier, the rock that fell during the landslide was carted to the ODOT quarry located within the city limits because it was the “only site having sufficient size at a reasonable proximity to the rock fall site to allow for immediate stockpiling of the debris.” The city reported that 500 cubic yards of the material will be able for use in a current stream restoration project on the now-more-than-ever appropriately named “Rock Creek.” The rock could be made available for other projects, and the city noted that “having the resource on site will decrease the cost of these city projects significantly.”
Thompson was asked how much it cost ODOT to remove and truck the rock away, but he said it was “too soon” to provide a cost estimate.
ODOT also performed a large rock removal project in the exact same area after a landslide in January 2004 forced the closure of I-84. Thompson said the agency installed rock anchors and drains to help mitigate the impacts of future rock slides, but did not have an estimate readily available as to how much that project cost. A 2006 News story quoted Thompson as saying the project was budgeted at $1.5 million, but the final bill was expected to be much less.
When asked if that project could be considered a success in light of the recent landslide, Thompson responded that those efforts “got us nine years,” and added that the project was never meant to stop landslides altogether — just reduce their frequency.
“The truth of the matter is more will come down over time,” he explained, adding that “erosion is not something we can stop.”
Thompson said ODOT will continue to monitor the area for the time being for safety purposes.
“We’ll be giving that the extra eye,” he said. “It’s not something you just walk away from and say, ‘Yeah, we’re done.’”
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Parkdale third graders sing "12 Disaster Days of Christmas"
Welcome to your sing-able Christmas gift list. What follows is an emergency rendition of “12 Days of Christmas” – for outfitting your home or car in case of snow storm, earthquake, flood or other emergency. Read it as a simple list, or sing it to the tune of “12 Days” – you know, as in “ … and a partridge in a pear tree…” Not to make light of it, but the song is a familiar framework for a set of gift ideas that you could consider gathering together, even if the recipient already owns items such as a bunch of coats, tire chains and flashlights. Stores throughout the Gorge are stocked up on all these items. Buying all 12 days might be prohibitive, but here are three ideas for checking any of the dozen off your list (notations follow, 1-12.) The gift items needed to stay warm, dry and safe are also coded to suggest items in your abode (A) in your car (C) or both (B). 12 Gallons of Water (A) 11 Family meals (B) 10 Cans of propane (A) 9 Hygiene bags (B) 8 Packs of batteries (A) 7 Spare coats (B) 6 Bright red flares (C) 5 Cozy blankets (B) 4 Tire chains (C) 3 Flashlights (B) 2 cell phone chargers (B) 1 And a crush-proof first aid kit (B) Price ranges? Here’s a few quotes for days Three, Two, Four and Nine: n A family gift of flashlights (three will run $15-30, Hood River Supply, Tum-A-Lum) n Cell phone chargers (two will run $30-60) n Tire chains (basic set, $30, Les Schwab, returnable if unused for the winter) n Family meals ($100 or so should cover the basics for three or four reasonably well-fed days) n The home kit should be kept in a handy place near an exit, and remember that water needs to be replenished every few months. If you have a solid first aid kit already, switch out the gift idea with “and-a-sto-o-u-t- tub-for it-all …” Otherwise, it’s a case of assembling your home or car kits and making sure all members of the family know what the resources are and how to use them (ie flares and propane). Emergency situations are at worst life-threatening, at best deeply uncomfortable if you and your family are left without power for an extended period, or traveling and find yourself in a situation where you need to wait out a storm, lengthy traffic delay, or other crisis. Notes on the 12 gift ideas: 12 – Gallons of water: that’s one per person in a four-member family to last for three days, the recommended minimum to be prepared for utility outages. 11 – Easy-open packaged goods, energy bars, dried food and nuts are good things to include for nutrition. Think of what your family of four needs for three days to stay fortified and hydrated (see number 12). Can-opener also recommended 10 – If you have a propane camping stove, keep extra fuel handy. 9 – Hygiene bags: put packaged moistened towelettes, toilet paper, and plastic ties in large garbage bags (for personal sanitation) Resource list courtesy of Hood River County Emergency Management, Barbara Ayers, manager/ 541-386-1213. The county also reminds residents to Get a Kit, Make A Plan to connect your family if separated, and Stay Informed. See www.co.hood-river.or.us to opt-in for citizen alerts. Enlarge


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Cardinal: "Vatileaks" is not a central theme of the conclave
More clarity in the "Vatileaks" affair is important according to the viewpoint of the Colombian Cardinal Ruben Salazar Gomez, but this document theft is not the most important issue for the conclave and for the future of the Church. So far there is no fixed list of priorities and criteria for the General Congregation meeting on Monday, the Cardinal told "Corriere della Sera" (Sunday edition). A central concern, however, is the new evangelization, the spread and deepening of faith among cultures, Cardinal Salazar said.


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Ameris Bancorp Announces Financial Results For Second Quarter 2018. sets us up for a positive move in our earnings. deposits in the second quarter at core Ameris Bank amounted to 28% which.
Not to correct Nicole but I will add that Dennis Zember is also the CEO of Ameris Bank and is the chief operating officer of the company, and Nicole, who you just heard, our new chief financial.
IBERIABANK Corp (NASDAQ:IBKC) Q3 2018 Earnings Conference Call October 19. we did pick up a nice virtual bank with the Sabadell acquisition that we can always relative to deposit flows can tweak –.
In what should be major news, ameris bancorp (nasdaq: ABCB) ("Ameris"), the parent company of Ameris Bank, and Fidelity Southern Corporation (Nasdaq: LION) ("Fidelity"), the parent company of Fidelity Bank, jointly announced a merger agreement on December 18, 2018. Ironically this has been pretty quiet news and hasn’t made the AJC or ABC, so we thought we’d cover it here on.
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The acquisition of Hamilton State Bank allows us the opportunity to further serve our customers in the area and expand our scale in the North Georgia market. The talented group of Hamilton State bankers will be a great addition to the Ameris Bank family and we are excited to have one integrated team," said ameris bank ceo dennis Zember.
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3/22/2013 / Poetry
When the floodgates of opportunity and prosperity are open fore you
Is this a twist of fate or God's hand of provision ?
When a stranger helps you get out of a ditch
Is this a twist of fate or God's hand of mercy ?
Jesus's death on the cross
Was this a twist of faith or God's ultimate demonstration of His love toward sinful
When a christian travels along the straight and narrow road of faith
Is this a twist of fate or an expression of love and devotional service to God ?
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As a Naturopathic Doctor, I am a huge fan of thorough lab testing to understand what is going on with your health so that we can have you feel optimal and prevent conditions down the line. Testing removes the guesswork from treatment and helps us come up with the best treatment plan for you.
Here are some of the lab testing I offer:
IgG Food Intolerance Testing
Food sensitivities are delayed reactions to specific foods triggered by a production of IgG antibodies. These reactions can occur several hours or days after exposure to an allergen, which makes it so difficult to pin point the culprit. Food sensitivities have been implicated in many health concerns, including digestive concerns, migraines, eczema, joint pain, difficulty losing weight, etc. Blood testing that screens for up to 200 foods is available to help you identify problematic foods.
Adrenal Function Test
There’s a few ways to test adrenal function: salivary or dried urine (DUTCH Test) being the most common. These tests allow measuring of stress hormones cortisol and DHEAS to get a more complete picture of what is causing your symptoms of stress, insomnia, weight gain, and fatigue. It also allows us to understand which stage of adrenal fatigue you are in, because treatment will depend on the stage.
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This is one of the most informative hormone tests out there. Dried urine test for hormones and hormone metabolites, which allows a better picture of hormone production, conversion, and use in the body. I like this test a lot because we get a sense of which pathways your hormones are being pushed through and we can modulate that response if it is being shuffled in less-good pathways (I’m especially talking about estrogens and testosterone here). It tests progesterone, androgen, estrogen, and adrenal hormones and metabolites to offer one of the most comprehensive hormone tests available today.
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A thyroid panel is a detailed analysis of the thyroid gland and covers TSH, free T3, free T4, reverse T3, and antibodies. Conventional lab testing often only looks at TSH levels which only provides a small picture of what might be going on, and many women go undiagnosed with an underlying thyroid condition because of this. The results of the thyroid panel are taken into account with how you feel in order to provide the most appropriate treatment.
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It was never going to be plain sailing
Your father is a captain and the Admiral of the Fleet wants to marry you. So how do you tell them that a mere able seaman has captured your heart? A flagship of Gilbert and Sullivan’s fleet of comic operas, HMS Pinafore is a tangled tale of love that cheekily defies the social and naval hierarchy.
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The church of Our Lady of Sorrows dates from 17th century and was transferred from a pilgrimage chapel to a baroque church.
Jeruzalem 8, Jeruzalem, 2259 Ivanjkovci
Friderik Ptujski donated Jeruzalem to the crusaders, and the village kept its traditional pilgrimage influence ever since.
At the main altar there is a picture of Mary, dating from 17th century. In the north of the church, there is a St. Anna´s chapel with its rich altar.
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Michigan utility regulators have approved a rate increase for DTE Energy Co.'s electric customers — amounting to about $6 more a month for residents — but less than what the utility sought.
The Michigan Public Service Commission on Thursday approved the $273 million increase, about $203 million less than the Detroit-based utility requested. The rate increase — nearly 9 percent for residents and about 4 percent for businesses — is effective May 9.
DTE said in a statement the increase will pay for new and updated equipment and technology.
Commissioners also denied DTE's request to assess a charge for customers who have installed renewable energy projects. DTE had suggested a distributed generation credit based on the monthly average real-time locational marginal price for energy. The MPSC ruled that the proper customer compensation is the cost of the power supply component of retail rates minus the cost of transmission. The commission also rejected DTE's proposed distributed generation system access contribution charge, finding that it is not based on a customer's usage of the distribution system and it is not equitable.
"The order also sets in place a needed revision to the private solar compensation model, as called for in Michigan's 2016 Energy Law," DTE said in the statement. "... We believe non-private solar customers should not have to cover the cost of additional grid use and services for private solar customers. With MIGreenPower, DTE's clean energy option, many customers are attributing up to 100% of their energy use to universal wind and solar projects without investing in additional equipment or making exterior alterations to their homes."
The Michigan League of Conservation Voters was happy with the commission's ruling that it said "rejected a requested monthly charge for rooftop solar users that would have made solar unaffordable for the average family."
The commission also rejected a proposed formula by DTE Energy to replace net metering that would have gutted rooftop solar users compensation for generating electricity and sending it back to the grid.
"DTE Energy's proposal to increase rates on everyone and gut affordable solar was thwarted in today's decision because thousands of Michiganders — sick and tired of paying the highest rates in the Midwest — got involved and made their voices heard," said Lisa Wozniak, executive director of Michigan LCV.
In addition, the MPSC authorized DTE to spend $283 million through 2021 on tree-trimming efforts. DTE previously reached an agreement with regulators to clear power line hazards behind Detroit properties after a woman was electrocuted by a downed wire last year.
The commission also approved a 34-megawatt combined heat and power plant for Ford Motor Co.'s Research and Engineering Center in Dearborn, which is expected to supply steam to the center, and electricity to Ford and other DTE customers.
DTE was approved to make capital investments in its distribution system to increase resiliency and limit power interruptions. It will spend $84.3 million on an advanced distribution management system for reliable grid operation, $111 million for modernizing two system operating centers, and a system hardening and upgrade program in Detroit while also removing old arc wire in the city, the release said.
The commission also approved an electric vehicle pilot program. DTE will be allowed to invest $13 million in a three-year EV and school bus charging pilot program, called Charging Forward. The program is to include information campaigns for residential and commercial customers, rebates for residential customers who meet program criteria, and up to $20,000 rebates for electric charger site hosts.

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The last thing anyone experiencing a migraine wants to hear is that it’s all in their head. Despite being the third most common neurological disease, and affecting up to every 1 in 5 individuals, migraine is often misunderstood.
Here are some of the most common myths about migraine that you need to stop believing.
Myth 1: Migraine headaches are just bad headaches
Do you get stomach aches or feel nauseous with headaches? If so, then you’re not just suffering from just a bad headache — you have a migraine. In fact, only about 10% of those who experience headaches consider them bad enough to qualify as migraines (which are usually accompanied by nausea and sensitivity to light and sound).
Myth 2: It’s possible to prevent migraines by making changes in your diet
Some people find that certain foods trigger their migraines, but there is no research to suggest that a specific diet can prevent the onset of a migraine attack.
In the past, doctors have cautioned migraine sufferers against eating chocolate or drinking tea and coffee regularly due to the caffeine content and its tendency to aggravate migraines in some people. However, recent migraine treatment in Lancashire suggests chocolate and coffee do not cause migraines, and it’s safe for those who suffer from them to enjoy small amounts of it without fear of triggering an attack.
Myth 3: Migraine only affects women
This is a common myth because most sufferers of migraine are women. However, migraine affects men and women almost equally, with research suggesting no sex-based differences influencing migraine attack frequency.
Myth 4: You can’t get migraines before puberty or after menopause
While the majority of sufferers do develop them after puberty, it’s estimated that around one per cent of sufferers’ experience migraines before this time.
Similarly, around half of all sufferers do get migraines after menopause (when hormone levels drop) and around a quarter continue to experience them into old age.
Myth 5: Everyone who has migraine experiences auras or visual disturbances
Auras are a common migraine symptom, but not everyone with migraine will experience these visual disturbances. Research holds that almost half of people who have migraine do not experience visual disturbances, so this is not unique to those with migraine.
Myth 6: If you have a migraine, you should be quiet and sleep it off
Migraine symptoms tend to peak between 4-72 hours after the initial headache starts, according to the National Migraine Centre. Going to bed won’t necessarily provide much relief during this time because it may take several hours for a person’s migraine attack to reach its peak intensity. And as anyone who has ever had migraine knows, lying in bed with throbbing head pain only amplifies the misery.
Myth 7: There’s no cure for migraines apart from medicines
There is no cure for migraine, but there are ways to treat it to relieve the pain and other symptoms. Many people are surprised to find out that acupuncture and massage can actually help relieve the pain of migraines.
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Sandy • Real Salt Lake had to wait until the last day of the season last year to find out whether it was in or out of the playoffs. It even needed a result to go its way.
But in 2019, a week before the season officially ends and with a game left to play, RSL can sit pretty. Salt Lake beat the Houston Dynamo 2-1 on Sunday in front of 18,117 at Rio Tinto Stadium to cement a postseason spot for the second consecutive season.
“There’s no pressure now,” forward Corey Baird said. “It’s nice that we control our own destiny there. You never want to have your fate in another team’s hands.”
Houston had to beat the L.A. Galaxy for RSL to sneak into the playoffs in 2018 as the sixth seed. Houston helped Salt Lake again this year by dropping a game that looked primed for a draw before forward Jefferson Savarino’s goal.
In the 75th minute, Savarino received a pass from Sebastian Saucedo near the top of the 18-yard box. Savarino took one touch and launched from angle. Moments after the attempt hit the back of the net, midfielder Everton Luiz leapt on Savarino’s back in celebration.
“Technically, Savarino’s very good,” interim coach Freddy Juarez said. “His first touch was everything.”
The game started like a dream sequence for RSL. Just 33 seconds into the game, Baird intercepted a ball at midfield and drove it all the way with little resistance. His goal became the second-fastest in club history, and the fastest at Rio Tinto Stadium.
But after that, the Dynamo took control the rest of the first half. They had an apparent goal called back due to an offside call, only for Tomás Martínez to score on a tough-angled shot for the 1-1 tie in the 32nd minute.
Baird said RSL got complacent after his goal because Houston was already eliminated from the playoffs and it felt like it could roll over the Dynamo at home. He added that the team addressed their performance in the first 45 minutes at halftime.
“I think we kind of took a look at ourselves,” Baird said. “That wasn’t the team that we are — 15 minutes to 45 in that [first] half. And we didn’t want them coming here and dominating the ball like they did.”
Juarez said he “didn’t celebrate at all” after the first goal because it came so early in the game. He was pleased with the team’s performance in the second half after a “lethargic” first 45.
“We started being better on the ball and the guys just got a little bit better,” Juarez said. “It got a little more dynamic, started being a little bit sharper on the attacks.”
Goalkeeper Nick Rimando, who played his final regular-season home game Sunday, said the team wasn’t sharp after its hot start.
“I think if we come out a little bit different and control the first half a little bit more, it would’ve been an easier day for us,” Rimando said. “I think we made it hard on ourselves the first half. But we rebounded the second half.”
That rebound gives RSL a chance to play the Vancouver Whitecaps next Sunday with only playoff positioning in mind as opposed to a playoff spot. As a reward, Juarez said, the team got Papa John’s pizza in the locker room after the game.
“It lets them just relax a little bit,” Juarez said. “My message to them is enjoy it. Enjoy every win.”
• Real Salt Lake secures a playoff berth.
• Jefferson Savarino puts away the game-winner in 75th minute.
• RSL’s Corey Baird scores in the first minute of the game.


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Caldara: Cowboy up and repeal of Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights
In this file photo, volunteers pile up signs for backers of the 2005 ballot measures that aimed to lift some TABOR restrictions. Referendum C passed which allowed the state to retain expected refunds for five years and reset the TABOR base.
By JON CALDARA | Columnist for The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: June 28, 2019 at 2:14 pm
Come on you taxpayer-hating, consent-loathing, voter-fearing pantywaists.
Cowboy up and put a full repeal of our Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights on the ballot. You know you want to. So just do it.
I’m talking to you in the Colorado Legislature who’ve been calling tax increases “fees” because you don’t trust the people who elected you to vote on their own taxes. You who want another “TABOR time out” to nibble away consent and jack up spending limits permanently.
You’ve always hated TABOR because you hate asking for permission to raise taxes. You hate asking to raise debt. You hate asking to keep excess tax revenue above the rate of population growth and inflation.
You’ve used every conceivable loophole the courts have pried open for you to keep what would have been refunded to working families.
And now you never want to have to ask again.

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From Comcast SportsNetATLANTA (AP) -- Matt Ryan came up with two words to describe his performance Sunday night."Good enough," he said.It's a familiar summary for the 2012 Atlanta Falcons, who just keep winning -- even when they make a couple mistakes.Michael Turner had a tiebreaking 3-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, Matt Bryant kicked four field goals and the Falcons beat the Dallas Cowboys 19-13 to extend their run as the NFL's only unbeaten team."I think at the end of the day it's a league that's based on wins and losses and tonight was a solid effort by this team and we did what we needed to do to come out with a win," Ryan said.Turner had 20 carries for 102 yards and Ryan had a season-high 342 yards passing for the Falcons (8-0), who took their first lead with 14:16 left in the game."We have a very good football team," coach Mike Smith said. "It says a lot about the resolve because there is going to be ebbs and flows in a football game, and there were a lot tonight. We did a nice job staying focused."Tony Romo completed 25 of 35 passes for 321 yards for the Cowboys (3-5), who have dropped four of their last five games. They were held to 65 yards rushing, including 39 yards on nine carries by Felix Jones."There's a reason they're undefeated halfway through the season," Dallas coach Jason Garrett said. "This is a challenging place to play at. I thought we did some good things in the ballgame. They did more good things. We didn't do enough to win this game in all three phases of our football team."The Cowboys trailed 16-6 before Romo tried to put together a comeback. He completed all six of his attempts on a big drive that ended with a 21-yard TD strike to Kevin Ogletree.The Falcons then worked the clock, holding the ball for 5 minutes, 4 seconds, leaving only 17 seconds after Bryant's 32-yard field goal.The Cowboys burned all their timeouts as Ryan kept the Falcons' offense on the field in the crucial time-consuming drive. Ryan passed to Jacquizz Rodgers for 31 yards and 11 yards on third-down plays. A defensive holding call against cornerback Orlando Scandrick on another third down prolonged the possession.Finally, the Cowboys stopped Turner on a third-down run at the Dallas 14.Romo never attempted a deep pass, though he had only 17 seconds to cover 80 yards. He found Jason Witten for passes of 7 and 11 yards, leaving 9 seconds. He passed to Felix Jones for 8 yards, leaving time for one play from the Cowboys 40.Romo scrambled before passing to Jones, who was dropped near the Atlanta 22 to end the game."I think any time you're in that situation you obviously want to get the ball back with a chance, and it's tough," Romo said. "That's why they're a good football team. They're tough to beat at home. They proved it when they were able to run the clock out at the end."Ryan was 24 for 34. Roddy White had seven catches for 118 yards and passed Terance Mathis for the most receptions in Falcons history. Julio Jones had five catches for 129 yards.There also is a new Dallas leader for career receptions. With seven catches for 51 yards, Witten has 754 for his career, passing Michael Irvin's record of 750.Miles Austin led the Cowboys with seven catches for 76 yards.Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he was "extremely, extremely" disappointed."We certainly didn't plan to end up here at 3-5 halfway through the season," Jones said. "We've got some tough ballgames. We've got half our season left."For three quarters, it was a kicking contest -- and a pretty shaky one, too.Bryant kicked field goals of 45 and 46 yards in the second quarter for Atlanta's only points before Turner's score. Bryant also missed from 43 and 37 yards, wide right each time."Tonight was not a very good day as far as overall body of work," said Bryant, who made 27 of 29 attempts in 2011 and was 16 for 17 this season before Sunday night's game. "It was just one of those days where you have to have a short memory and get ready for the next game."Dan Bailey's field goals from 23 and 32 yards were the Cowboys' only points in the first half. He missed from 54 yards.Ryan was sacked three times and faced constant pressure.Ryan's 48-yard pass to Jones set up Bryant's 36-yard field goal in the fourth quarter, pushing the lead to 16-6.NOTES:NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell conducted a fan forum for Falcons season-ticket holders before the game. Goodell attended the Steelers-Giants game in East Rutherford, N.J., earlier Sunday. ... Mathis, who began his career with the Jets, had 573 catches with the Falcons from 1994-2002. White now has 577. ... Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware had 1 sacks and a forced fumble. ... Dallas DT Jay Ratliff suffered an apparent left leg injury late in the first half but returned in the second half. ... Falcons DT Peria Jerry left in the second quarter with a knee injury and did not return. ... Playing behind Felix Jones, Lance Dunbar had eight carries for 26 yards, including an 18-yard run.
Drew Bledsoe’s being asked to reminisce a lot this fall. And not exactly about fuzzy, feel-good topics that warm the heart.
Instead, it’s reminiscing about 2001, the year his heart got lacerated and he was replaced for good by Tom Brady, who went on to win a Super Bowl. Or about 2006 when -- as Cowboys quarterback -- he got yanked in favor or Tony Romo and never got back in.
This being the 15th anniversary of SB36 has caused Bledsoe’s phone to ring. And the Brady-Jimmy Garoppolo-Jacoby Brissett dance early this season has brought to the fore discussion of the Brady succession plan, especially now that it appears both players aren’t going to be disasters. How is this situation similar to the one in 2001? Meanwhile, the emergence of Dak Prescott in Dallas puts the oft-injured Romo in more immediate peril of losing his job.
In the past few days, Bledsoe’s opened up to both Albert Breer of MMQB and Michael Silver of NFL Media about the emotions of getting bumped and -- with Breer especially --– the depth he goes into discussing the situation and his emotions then and now are kind of moving.
If you think you’ve heard it all before -- and I believed I had -- you probably haven’t. The seriousness of Bledsoe’s 2001 injury was not exaggerated, as he explains in an anecdote. He acknowledges feeling entitled to a degree and admits to being bitter about the way he’s recalled.
“One thing I do bristle at a little bit is, I feel like there’s too much of me and Wally Pipp (the Yankees first baseman famously replaced by Lou Gehrig who never got his job back and birthed the verb “Pipped” for anyone who missed a day and got replaced),” Bledsoe told Breer. “I was the single-season passing leader for three organizations when I left. Unfortunately, Tommy’s been so damn good that people sometimes forget I had a pretty nice career.”
Speaking with Silver regarding Romo-Prescott, Bledsoe plumbed his experience with Brady and Bill Belichick in 2001.
"When you're young in the league -- when you're young in life -- you think you're 10-foot tall and bulletproof," said Bledsoe. "You think nobody can ever replace you, and that you're gonna be the guy forever. Eventually, you learn the lesson that it's a replacement business. Sometimes that hits you right between the eyes, which is what happened to me with [Tom] Brady, and again with Tony.
"It happens to all of us. I don't know if it's the time for Tony, but it's something that every quarterback has to confront."
In less than a week, Brady -- the best quarterback in NFL history in the minds of many -- will be back from his suspension. He will have seen in a month’s time that the NFL train rolls along without him and that, while he could never be cloned, he can be capably replaced.
Brady, because of the way he ascended to the job and the friends he’s seen get taken behind the barn in New England, has always been open about understanding he could be replaced. But now he’s got concrete evidence.
Said Bledsoe: "In our heart of hearts, we all want to feel indispensible. We all want to believe, 'There's no way the team can succeed without me.' Then you see the team going on, and winning with a young guy playing the position, and playing it well, and you do some soul searching . . . and you start to think, 'Maybe the team's gonna make that decision to move on.'
"You always want the team to do well, but it's hard. It can be [awkward]. Tommy and I are still good friends, and I text with Romo once in awhile . . . but it's hard to love 'em if they've got your job and you want it back."
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The Bruins made it official on Monday -- mere minutes after the news had broken -- as they clearly couldn’t wait to announce an eight year, $49 million contract extension for Brad Marchand. who is finishing up his Team Canada gig at the World Cup of Hockey.
The deal averages $6.125 million per season, broken up between actual salary and signing bonus money. The Bruins were most definitely given a hometown discount by an elite player who snapped home a career-high 37 goals and 60 points last season, the most goals scored by a Bruins player since Glenn Murray in 2002-03. And everybody knows goal scorers get paid in the NHL, even if Marchand won’t be expected to score quite that many every year.
Marchand, 28, has also been the second-leading scorer in the entire World Cup of Hockey tournament, behind only Sidney Crosby, and continues to raise his profile in the NHL world beyond his customary agitator role. The “Nose Face Killah” could have waited for until free agency if he'd wanted to pick up every last nickel on the table, but it’s very clear he’s invested in the team that drafted and developed him, and with which he won a Cup five years ago.
"This is an extremely exciting day for me and my family," said Marchand, who now has a full no-move clause for the first five years of his next contract. "I would like to thank the Jacobs family, [president] Cam Neely, [general manager] Don Sweeney, [coach] Claude Julien, the coaching staff, my teammates and our fans for their continued support and belief in me. I have been a Bruin since the start of my pro career and there is no place I would rather play. I look forward to doing everything I can to help our team achieve success and bring the Stanley Cup back to Boston."
Marchand has been among the team’s leading scorers since joining the league in 2010-11, has been the NHL’s most dangerous penalty killer over the last five years, and pairs with Patrice Bergeron to anchor the top line. He’s also become much more of a leader in the last few seasons as other character veterans have been peeled away from the core group, and a hometown discount proves it one of the most meaningful ways possible.
It was clear Marchand was invested in the Bruins when he helped recruit free agent David Backes with phone calls this summer, and he was also present for the recruiting pitch to Jimmy Vesey at Warrior Ice Arena last month.
The Bruins players at training camp were happy to hear No. 63 was going to be in Boston for the long haul.
“Marchy is Marchy. I think everybody kind of knows what that means,” said Kevan Miller. “He’s been great for our organization and great for the fans and for this city. He’s been all in since Day One, and he’s been a guy that I looked up to.”
While the Bruins have confirmed the contract, Sweeney won't weigh in until later today. But one would expect there will be an appreciation for the skill of the player, and Marchand’s commitment to the organization after accepting less than he could have gotten on the open market.


July 20, 2011 |
ARLINGTON, Texas - The Texas Rangers plan to make all the protective railings at their stadium the same height, raising some as much as a foot to make their stadium safer following the death of a fan during a recent game. Rangers executive vice president Rob Matwick said yesterday that the team's intention is for all rails in the front of seating sections to be 42 inches throughout Rangers Ballpark. Architectural and engineering studies are already under way at 17-year-old Rangers Ballpark to determine how to do the work.
September 28, 2012
The Boston Red Sox honored some of their great players on the field as members of the "All Fenway Park Team. " The pregame ceremony Wednesday night capped a year of celebrations for the ballpark's 100th anniversary. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia and designated hitter David Ortiz were the only players from this year's team on the 40-man roster. Also among the two dozen attending the ceremony were Carl Yastrzemski, Fred Lynn, Carlton Fisk, Pedro Martinez, and Roger Clemens. The team was chosen by the fans, historians, and members of the front office staff.
October 16, 2010 |
ARLINGTON, Texas - Texas Rangers righthander Colby Lewis , who will pitch Saturday in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, has taken the long road back to the major leagues. Through 2007, Lewis had pitched for three big-league teams, including Texas. Then he spent two years with the Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central League. Lewis was 26-17 in two seasons in Japan before signing as a free agent with Texas in January. The 31-year-old, who went 12-13 with a 3.72 ERA this season, had not envisioned pitching again in Texas, or in the United States for that matter.
August 14, 2010 |
Rangers are intent on keeping Lee happy With the team ownership finally resolved, the Texas Rangers still have plenty of unfinished business: Holding their lead in the AL West - 71/2 games over the Angels, with the Oakland A's only a half-game behind Los Angeles, as of Friday night - is more important than ever. The margin may look safe at the moment, but past Rangers teams have been in contention before heading into a terminal slide around this time of year. Also, the Rangers are making it clear that they will go all out to keep lefty Cliff Lee - still a much-lamented loss to Phillies fans - on the bump once he becomes a free agent in the off-season.
December 29, 2011 |
LUBBOCK, Texas - The mother of a Texas firefighter who died reaching to snag a baseball thrown by Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton this past summer said yesterday she wants the star player to keep tossing souvenirs into the stands. SuZann Stone said that taking home a game ball is a special memory. Her plea to Hamilton was in a letter sent not long after 39-year-old Shannon Stone died when he tumbled over a railing and plunged 20 feet onto concrete July 7 during a game at Rangers Ballpark.
October 14, 2010 |
ARLINGTON, Texas - Texas Rangers catcher Bengie Molina has caught his share of aces, including the two pitchers who will open the National League Championship Series on Saturday - the Phillies' Roy Halladay and the Giants' Tim Lincecum. Molina spent the 2006 season in Toronto, where he caught Halladay. He played for San Francisco from 2007 until being acquired by Texas on July 1. "This is what it is all about, to see those two guys battle it out," Molina said before Thursday's workout in preparation for Friday's opening American League Championship Series game with the New York Yankees at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
August 20, 2010 |
Citizens Bank Park was voted the No. 1 ballpark in a recent survey by Sports Travel and Tours, which sponsors road trips and has been doing this survey since 2000. About 1,200 people participated in the survey. Voters could select five ratings: 1, Excellent; 2, Very good; 3, Good; 4, Poor, 5, Very poor. There were 19 survey questions and the Bank received 12 "Excellent" ratings and seven "Very Good" ratings. Here are the criteria and how the Bank fared: CATEGORY: RATING Parking: Excellent Access to ballpark Excellent Seat comfort Very Good Field view from group seats Excellent Directions (access)
March 20, 2007 |
Padres lefthander David Wells, known for larger-than-life appetites for food and beer, has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. San Diego chief executive officer Sandy Alderson, speaking at Padres camp in Peoria, Ariz., yesterday, termed the illness controllable, but said: "It's something he'll have to manage and something we'll have to help him manage. It's not unprecedented by any means. " Wells was diagnosed two weeks ago, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported in yesterday's editions.
April 28, 2008 |
Sorry, folks! Millionaire athletes who sign gigantic contracts, then play as if they're weighed down by their wallets are among Low&Outside's least favorite people. Which is why we'd like to give Yankees catcher Jorge Posada a symbolic pat on the back. Posada, who has been bothered by a sore shoulder, is headed to the disabled list for the first time in his career. And get this - he apologized to the people of New York for not being able to play and live up to the four-year, $52 million contract he signed in November.
October 22, 2010 |
ARLINGTON, Texas - One of Texas' hottest hitters will return to the lineup when the Rangers try to close out their American League Championship Series in Game 6 Friday against the visiting New York Yankees. The Rangers lead the best-of-seven series, three games to two. Texas manager Ron Washington said that Nelson Cruz will play. The outfielder left Wednesday's 7-2 loss in Game 5 with tightness in his left hamstring in the bottom of the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium. "Nelly had a little tightness yesterday, and the way the weather was, I didn't take any chances," Washington said Thursday before his team held a workout at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.


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Created by Dustin MacMillan.
Summer has an abundance on offer when it comes to fruits and flowers, together creating complete and utter nostalgia. This particular collaboration is a classic. All of the produce in this drink can be found in the West Country of England, with blueberries and lavender both in season during the long hot July days, complimented with an icy cold sorbet scoop. Not only is this refreshingly delicious it's also visually stunning.
Black Cow vodka, 30ml
Blueberry sorbet, 1 scoop
Perry cider, 1 bottle
Lavender, 1 sprig
Step by step
Scoop 1 portion of sorbet into any glass.
Open the bottle of Perry cider and pour into the glass.
Let the sorbet rise to the rim of the glass and slowly begin to melt with the bubbles.
Garnish with lavender blossom
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For the sorbet
Caster sugar, 90g
Bring all the ingredients to a simmer in a metal pot, allowing the berries to break their skin, stirring occasionally.
Pour into a metal container, cover and place in the freezer until frozen solid. Then turn on an ice cream maker for the final sorbet factor and place in a plastic container, keeping it in the freezer ready to use whenever you fancy a scoop.

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Join Aymeric, a certified mountain guide on this bike trip in France! On this 1+ day bike tour in Vosges, you will experience the beautiful landscapes in the Donon Massif!
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Open To Everyone
* Explore the landscape within and beyond the Donon Massif and Pierre Percée Lake
* Learn the mechanics of bike riding certain paths from a certified guide
* This trip is suitable for people of all ages!
Join me on this bike tour in France! Over the course of 1+ days you will see many of the beautiful landscapes in Vosges.
Vosges is located in the east of France, close to the border of Germany. The area is famous for its forest region, which you will get to explore on this 1+ day adventure.
On this trip, you will get to discover the beauty of the region of Vosges, passing by the Donon Massif and the Pierre Percée Lake on a well-maintained trail. As your guide, I will also teach you certain techniques to enjoy the bike trail.
This trip is suitable for those of many different levels and ages, which makes it an excellent activity to enjoy as a family!
Request to book this trip if you have always wanted to bike tour in Vosges, France!
- Guiding fee
Based in the Vosges, between the Pierre Percee and the Donon Lakes, I offer you to join me on different activities to explore the nature around us. From hiking to snowshoeing, and from mountain biking to trail running, I'll take you to all the best spots in my home mountains, as well as all over France.
I'm a certified Mountain Leader and a certified Sports Instructor, specialized in Rock Climbing. I'm also a certified Mountain Bike instructor. If I'm not available to guide you, I'll have one of the mountain leaders in my team (Antoine, Pascal, Daniel, Vincent or Lionel) take you on a wonderful tour of the area.
We had an amazing time and think Aymeric is a wonderful guide!
Très bon weekend passé dans les Vosges. Aymeric a tout organisé de main de maître et est un super guide. Vivement recommandé pour vos randonnées dans la région
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Canna ‘Mersey’ is a small sized aquatic cultivar, equally at home as a water marginal or in the border; light green foliage, lanceolate shaped, white margin, upright habit; oval main stems, coloured green; triangular flower stems, coloured green; spikes of flowers are open, self-coloured cerise-pink, staminodes are long and narrow, edges irregular, petals yellow, fully self-cleaning, good bloomer, blooms open in the early morning; fertile both ways, not true to type, self-pollinating, capsules globose; rhizomes are long and thin, coloured white and pink; tillering is average.
Introduced by Thor Dalebö, Claines Canna Collection, Lower Normandy, France. in 2007.
The Claines Canna Aquatics have been bred to populate garden ponds that are just a few metres square, compared with the much larger Longwood Aquatics destined for huge ponds and lakes.
The breeding is Canna ‘Avon’ x Canna ‘Wye’

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In the United States, influenza annually infects 5-20% of the population, causes >200,000 hospitalizations and 40,000 deaths. Avian H5N1 viruses are extremely virulent and cause pandemic disease. The current H1N1 pandemic has caused significant morbidity and mortality, and incurred major financial costs. The human and economic burden of influenza mandates improved methods of treatment and prevention. Our preliminary data show that expression of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) in the lung provides remarkable protection against influenza A virus (IAV), and that resistance depends on alveolar macrophages. The mortality of IAV infection in SPC-GM transgenic mice that overexpress GM-CSF only in the lung was 0%, compared to 100% in wild-type mice. Furthermore, pulmonary delivery of GM-CSF to wild type mice abrogated mortality from IAV.
Data on how GM-CSF confers extraordinary resistance to IAV by enhancing innate immune mechanisms will be presented and the potential of GM-CSF to prevent and treat the tremendous morbidity and mortality of influenza infection will be discussed.
Please contact Debbie Couch for further information (firstname.lastname@example.org)
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Louisiana Opal 3 stone Necklace LA206
LA Opal 3 stone Necklace on Black Pearls LA206
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A handmade high polished sterling silver bezel set each of these Louisiana Opal stones. Each one reveals ‘purple glow’ and shimmers of greens. They are attached to an 17 .5 inches, 2.5mm strand of black Chinese fresh water pearls with a silver toggle clasp.
Stone sizes: 17.5x14mm / 18x11mm / 16.5x11mm. LA206

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Police are scouring CCTV after a burglary at a Nuneaton supermarket.
Officers were called to Sainsbury’s in Vicarage Street just before 10pm on Sunday to reports that someone had broken into the store.
After breaking in they left without stealing anything. No arrests have been made.
A spokesman for Warwickshire Police said CCTV was being checked and a PCSO was due to attend the supermarket today (Mon).
Anyone with information should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 7, 2014
POINT OF CONTACT: Lt Neal Griffin, 760-839-4444
Recent reports out of Massachusetts of the inability to convict a man who took “up-skirt” pictures of unsuspecting women, were met with alarm and disbelief throughout the country. California residents needn’t be concerned about a similar situation, as evidenced by the recent multi-jurisdictional investigation that led to the arrest and conviction of an Oceanside man. On February 24th, Brian Gail Valencia, 27, of Oceanside was convicted of three separate counts of violating CA Penal Code section 647(j)(2): Disorderly Conduct by Using Concealed Camera to Film Under Clothing. There were a number of other similar incidents throughout the North County in which Valencia was identified as the suspect covering a period of two years. Detectives of the Escondido Police Department identified Valencia as the suspect in three up-skirt cases in the city of Escondido.
In September 2012, a victim contacted the Escondido Police to report that while she shopping inside a clothing store in Escondido, she became aware of a man who was using a cell phone camera to take pictures under her clothing. The victim confronted the suspect, who then fled. The victim was only able to provide a general description. A few weeks later, a similar incident reportedly occurred on an escalator in an Escondido shopping center. Then in March, 2013, a third incident was reported. In each case a similar description was provided of an Asian Male, possibly in his thirties, targeting women while they shopped. No other leads were available.
On March 21, 2013, Valencia was arrested by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department at an electronics store in San Marcos after he was caught using a phone to take video under a woman’s clothing. EPD Detective Jeff Udvarhelyi learned of the arrest and contacted the Sheriff’s Department and began a joint investigation. An in depth investigation was conducted that included the seizure of phone records, still photographs and videos from Valencia, as well as a search warrant served at Valencia’ home. This investigation led to Valencia not only be identified as the suspect in all three Escondido cases, but he was also identified as the culprit in additional cases reported to the police departments in Oceanside and Carlsbad. Review of the evidence also enabled Detective Udvarhelyi to identify and locate victims who had never reported the crimes because they did not know they had been filmed by Valencia. In total, Valencia was identified in nine separate cases of up-skirt filming throughout the North County and he was also found to have two prior arrests for similar incidents.
Detective Jeff Udvarhelyi, the lead investigator for EPD, offers the following insight. “Unfortunately, women need to be constantly vigilant and aware of their surroundings, particularly in public places where someone is invading their personal space.”
In February 2014, Valencia pled guilty to three cases in a pre-arranged plea agreement. Although Valencia was able to avoid jail time, he has been ordered to register as a sexual offender and this is a lifetime requirement. Valencia is also banned from all shopping centers in the cities where he committed his offenses. In the event Valencia is arrested for a similar act in the future he will be facing time in prison.
The California statute 647(j)(2) is a well-established law which criminalizes anyone using any recording or photographic device to film or photograph the body or undergarments of a person without their consent or knowledge for the purposes of sexual gratification. Although this statute does not require mandatory registration as a sex offender per California Penal Code 290, a judge can order a subject to register as a sex offender for this offense if the court finds at the time of conviction or sentencing that the person committed the offense as a result of sexual compulsion or for purposes of sexual gratification.


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Pushkov found an explanation for Poland’s appeal to the United States because of reparations
Poland’s request to the US Congress for help in obtaining reparations from Germany for damages from the consequences of World War II is seen as a sign of a breakdown in the world system.
This explanation was found by a member of the Federation Council Alexei Pushkov, his comment is given in the Telegram channel.
The senator admitted that the world had entered a period of new uncertainty and disorder. Poland is in the forefront of the instigators of this process, Pushkov believes.
“All the rules and norms of the post-war world are being called into question. <...> Poland, just like after the First World War and on the eve of the Second World War, is in the forefront of those who want to take advantage of this process. By the way, in Europe, it was initiated by the NATO war against Serbia and the separation of Kosovo from it, ”wrote a member of the Federation Council.
On January 10, Arkadiusz Mulyarchik, head of the government’s casualty reporting team and Polish deputy foreign minister, said that Poland had turned to the US Congress for support in obtaining reparations from Germany.
Prior to this, the German Foreign Ministry handed Poland a diplomatic note refusing to pay reparations. The German authorities have called the matter closed and have stressed that they will not have any discussions about it. Poland also asked the United Nations to assist in this matter.

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