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Facebook is set to make sweeping changes to how your news feed works, making posts from businesses, brands and media less prominent.
The social media giant said its tweaking what people see to make their time on Facebook more “meaningful.”
On Thursday, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said people will likely spend less time on Facebook as a result.
“Recently we’ve gotten feedback from our community that public content — posts from businesses, brands and media — is crowding out the personal moments that lead us to connect more with each other,” Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook page.
He said that he and his team felt a responsibility to make sure Facebook was good for people’s wellbeing.
WATCH: Facebook was designed to be addictive
Facebook users will see more posts from friends and family and fewer articles and videos, which Facebook considers “passive.”
The company said it has already started to make the changes, but it will still take months to fully implement. The changes won’t affect ads and will likely hurt businesses that want to reach followers without paying to advertise.
Friday morning, Facebook shares were down four per cent, trading on Nasdaq at US$179.14, down US$8.63.
The changes comes as the company faces criticisms for algorithms that may have prioritized misleading news and misinformation in people’s feeds, influencing the 2016 American presidential election as well as political discourse in many countries.
Last year, Facebook disclosed that Russian agents had used the network to spread inflammatory posts to polarize the American electorate.
— With files from Reuters and the Associated Press


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If you’re seeking a true mountain-snowshoe experience, this is it. 2.7 miles. 193 feet of elevation. You’ll do it all: meander through our tall green trees, travel around our clear blue (frozen) lakes, and explore many of our snow-covered red dirt trails.
This isn’t a trail for beginners—this is a lot of climbing and there is a variety of terrain to cover, but if you’re up for it, it offers some of the most scenic views of Cuyuna in wintertime—including a spectacular view of the mine-turned-rainbow-trout-lake—Manuel Mine Lake—from the top of Manuel Drive. While you’re up there, see if you can spot see if you can spot Red Rider Resort!
There’s so much to explore in Cuyuna on your snowshoes, you don’t have to stop after Yawkey—for a more backcountry snowshoe experience, try the 8-mile Cruser’s Kettle.
Snowshoeing on the mountain bike trails is highly encouraged—especially after a fresh snowfall—as it helps groom the trails for winter fat biking. Snowshoers are asked to walk in the same direction of the trails (one-way, one direction) and if they encounter a fat bike, to please step aside to allow the biker to pass. Remember to dress in layers, pack proper hydration, and plan your route ahead of time.
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23759 Yawkey Road, Crosby, MN 56441
Skiing is allowed, although trails are not groomed for skiing—and skiing is going to be more difficult unless you have short, backcountry skis. For the best singletrack skiing experience, we recommend Altai Skis—you can rent them at Cykel in Ironton.
Traditional Nordic skiing would be much more enjoyable at one of the local cross-country ski areas or neighboring state parks. Many offer both classic and skate-style groomed trails, and each offer unique scenic views and varying difficulty.(See: Northland Arboretum, French Rapids, Larson lake, Wolf Lake, Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, or Savanna Portage State Park.)
WARNING ⚠: Please read the safety warnings on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area Trail Map by clicking here.

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N.C. Comm. Approves Parental Consent for Birth Control, STI Treatment
May 9, 2013 — The North Carolina House Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday passed a bill (HB 693) that would require minors to obtain notarized parental consent to receive treatment for various reproductive and mental health services, the Huffington Post reports (Basset, Huffington Post, 5/7). The bill now proceeds to the full House.
Under the bill, minors who are not accompanied by a parent or guardian who can give consent would have to present written permission to obtain birth control or receive care for sexually transmitted infections, pregnancy, substance abuse and mental illness.
The bill would allow exceptions in medical emergencies, if a minor obtained a judicial waiver from the consent requirement or if the requirement is prohibited under federal health funding regulations, according to the AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
If passed, the bill would make North Carolina the first state to require parental consent for STI services (Kardish, AP/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 5/7).
Opposition From Experts
Doctors and health advocates who testified against the bill said it would discourage teens from seeking treatment for STIs and mental health issues.
"Here's the bottom line: Everybody wants teenagers to talk to their parents, but public policy is not based on ideal families," said Paige Johnson, vice president of external affairs for Planned Parenthood of Central North Carolina. She added that teens who cannot talk to their parents because of abuse in the home or other reasons "need to be able to access professional care" (Huffington Post, 5/7).


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Nagpur: Energy minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s go green drive is bearing fruits as 1,000MW load has gone solar in last two years. The peak summer load of MSEDCL this year was around 20,000MW, which means that 5% load has switched over to solar. The schemes are being implemented through Maharashtra Energy Development Agency (MEDA) and the state discom.
This is in addition to solar power plants being set up by Mahagenco, MSEDCL and private parties. MSEDCL buys 850MW solar power and will purchase another 2,000MW from this fiscal.
A source in MEDA said that solar projects were going ahead in full steam and more MSEDCL load would go solar this fiscal. “We have floated tenders for supplying solar power to agricultural feeders whose total load is 250MW. In addition several rural water supply schemes, government buildings, schools, households in remote villages, farm pumps will go solar,” he added.
Bawankule has set a target of converting the entire agricultural load of 7,500MW into solar by 2025. This will ensure that farmers get power during the day. The tariff for industrial and commercial consumers will go down when farmers will no longer get subsidized MSEDCL power.
The MEDA official said that conventional load was being converted to solar through six central and state government schemes. “These include grid connected roof top scheme, chief minister agricultural solar feeder scheme, rural water works solar scheme, installing solar panels atop government buildings, schools, anganwadis, public health centres (PHCs), Atal Krishi Saur Yojana and Saubhagya Yojana,” he added.
Under the rooftop scheme, large number of industries, commercial establishments and residences have gone solar bearing the cost of panels themselves. The agricultural feeders are being converted to solar through MEDA and MSEDCL grants. Same is the case with rural water works solar schemes. District planning committee (DPC) and government departments are providing money for installing panels atop schools, government offices, etc. Central government is providing funds for installing solar agricultural pumps and supplying solar power to remote rural households.
Bawankule has sanctioned Rs2 crore to MEDA for each district. In addition, the agency seeks funds from DPC. In Nagpur district, Rs10 crore have been sanctioned and a cluster of 30 villages will go solar. Bhandara district will go entirely solar on a pilot basis.
Two years ago, MEDA had only one office in Pune. Bawankule started 10 field offices including one at Nagpur and since then solar power growth has been phenomenal.
In Nagpur, Central Museum is supplied with solar power. MEDA is installing 200kW panels atop Nagpur bench of Bombay high court. Tenders have been floated for many government buildings in Bhandara and Wardha districts too.

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About the Music:
“The Rivers” by Loren Rush for piano, is an evocation of the Ungaretti poem, “I fiume”.
(SunShadow) is a seven-movement chamber work by Janis Mattox written for soprano Katia Escalera, violin, cello, and piano.
It is inspired by the life and poetry of Brazilian poet Cecilia Meireles (1901-1964), considered by many to be the greatest
woman poet in the Portuguese language. The piece is an intimate communion between the voice of the poet (soprano) with the
spirit of her beloved first husband (cello), the visionary painter Fernando Correia Dias, whose life ended in suicide.
It is a sorrow-song of grief and detachment as well as a sensual remembrance. Meireles was preoccupied with the
fleetingness of life and life’s achievements: “Vaise a vida, resta a canção . . .” (Life goes away,
but the song remains . . .)
a Giuseppi Ungaretti is a solo piano piece by Loren Rush based on the poem, “Veglia” (Nightwatch),
written by Giuseppe Ungaretti during his years in the trenches of World War I. This most sensuous of Ungaretti’s poetry
expresses the transcendence of beauty over brutality—the creation of beauty as a political, humanizing act. Ungaretti
was born in North Africa
and spent most of his life there until the war. He maintained his sanity in the trenches by creating the most beautiful images
he could imagine and by recreating his most sensuous memories, and by so doing he both revolutionized Italian poetry and demonstrated
that the creation of beauty is the most effective life preserver and political statement.
(Morning) by Loren Rush for violin, cello and piano, takes its title from the Ungaretti poem. It evokes the inexpressible
beauty of a morning following a night in the trenches of WWII.
de Luna Llena was the result of a collaboration between Mattox and singer/guitarist/composer Claudia Gomez,
a native of Colombia, and is dedicated
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Inside the anomaly
She hadnt even thought about it, not for a split-second:
the predator had knocked Becker to the ground and sent his gun
flying; Sarah had scooped up a length of four-by-four and dashed
between them, yelling and jabbing her makeshift weapon in the
And that had been enough. Becker had used the diversion to scramble
backwards and grab his gun, had shouted a warning; she had dropped;
and he had dispatched the creature with a single burst of fire.
Then the pair had scurried back through the closing anomalybloody,
bruised, but still very much alive.
Sarah sat in the cloakroom, struggling to zip up her boots. Her
arms were like rubber, her sides ached, her bruises had bruises
You were spectacular out there, said Becker, and
the sudden sound of his voice made her jump. There are men
with two tours of Afghanistan under their belts who wouldnt
have had the balls to do what you did.
She raised her head and looked at him, and what she saw in those
deep, dark eyes sent a shaft of physical pleasure through her
core, dispelling all her weariness in an instant.
And her bodys response must have been scrawled upon her
face, because Becker added, quietly, And all I want to do
is take you back to my place, and fuck your brains out.
She regretted the joke the moment it left her mouth.
There was a long, awkward silence.
Then he half shrugged, half bowed his head in apology, and turned
No! Wait! she said, catching his arm. Im
sorry, Becker. I didnt mean that how it sounded. She
smiled. How far is your place?
About thirty minutes drive.
That far? Couldnt we just
I dont want,he came closer, and bent
towards her, lowering his voiceI dont want our
first time to be in here, Sarah; not in this place.
Our first time? Well, that was romantic. Sort
of. She nodded. Lets go then.
They stumbled through the door andas his hands, working
between their bodes, pushed her jeans down her hipsBecker
kicked it shut.
Sarah leaned back, grasping his shoulders for support as he entered
her quicklyhis size already promising satisfactionand
she let him take the lead, thrusting into her, hard and deep.
He was strong and focussedjust what she likedand,
as his rhythm grew more relentless and she felt the first signs
of release stir within her, she slid her hands round the hard
curves of his buttocks, pulled him closer, and let his heat and
motion and the flexing of his steely muscles drive all coherent
thought from her head
God, he cried, youll finish me off.
But Sarah was much too close to careand she suddenly cried
out, her body bucking and twisting, her hands clenching hard.
He sank down upon her, his head coming to rest in the crook of
her shoulder. Now I know, he murmured, how an
MP5 feels when someone rough pulls the trigger.
Smiling, Sarah lifted a hand and stroked his hair. A delicious
lethargy was filling her limbs, but Beckers vigour had made
her greedy for more. You know, she said, despite
your promise, my brains are still perfectly intact, still inside
She felt his lips curve against her cheek. Christ, give
me a moment or two
Becker, she said, suddenly curious, whats
your first name?
He did not move, but she was surprised to feel his body tense
up. Its a family name, he said. It runs
in the family.
What is it?
Why do you want to know?
Weve just made love.
Its given to the eldest sonits
always given to the eldestsince my great, great grandfather
gave it to his eldest, the first Becker to attend Sandhurst
She felt him shrinking from her, physically and emotionally,
and said, hastily, If you dont want to tell me, Becker,
Eugene, he said. And, though his voice was
muffled by her hair, there was no mistaking his embarrassment.
Its Eugene. All right?
She gathered him closer, nodding her head in silent sympathy.
Its a nice name.
No its not.
Do you have a middle name?
she said, a grin spreading slowly across
her face. I think that I shall call you Becker. Captain
He laughed out loud.
And her rewarddelivered in full, soon afterchanged
her grin to a smile that lasted for the rest of the day.
NOTE Shortly after I wrote this story, one of the ladies
at primeval_denial emailed ITV and asked them what Becker's
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Please go to the Bangor Daily News to read the full article.
By: Erin Rhoda, BDN Staff
Maine’s government will open up a pool of money in the coming months to help people with addiction find a safe place to live. It will be the first time the state has devoted funding to so-called recovery homes, after years of rising death tolls from the opioid crisis.
But the state won’t be able to support any existing recovery homes in the Bangor area as they stand now because not one currently meets the criteria required to qualify for the money, which could help subsidize the rent for their residents. Some homes are working on it, however, according to interviews with the owners and managers of each known residence.


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Not a Joke: Leftist Site Declares Hillary Clinton 6th Most Beautiful Woman in World
Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama were runners up.
Right up there with the greatest supermodels and most gorgeous actresses in the world sits the haggard face of Hillary Clinton, according to progressive leftist propaganda website Buzznet, which ranked the two-time losing Democrat presidential candidate the sixth most beautiful women in the world for 2017.
And they aren’t even joking.
That’s right, as you scroll through what are some beautiful women, you’re smacked across the eyeballs with hideous Hillary staring right at you — along with two other lefties not known for their hotness — Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama — unless you’re a cultural Marxist website with a political agenda.
Ranked number one is pop star Beyoncé, a leftist in her own right who — of course — campaigned for Hillary Clinton, followed by actress Priyanka Chopra, Victoria’s Secret model Taylor Hill, so-so looking leftist British actress Emma Watson, and Dakota Johnson, the daughter of Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, who round out the top five before Hillary Clinton.
What do Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Oprah Winfrey have in common? All are considered potential future Democrat presidential candidates. But I’m sure that’s just a coincidence (wink, wink). I’m surprised that Marxist Senator Elizabeth Warren didn’t make the cut. Maybe she was considered a bridge too far even for this politicized list.
While these sort of rankings are always subjective at best, there is no way that Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, or Michelle Obama could be near any list of the world’s most beautiful women, even if the judges are Stevie Wonder or Mr. Magoo.


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Do you play the violin, viola, cello, bass, or other instrument*? Do you want to make new friends? If so, please join us to praise God through sacred, orchestral music!
The Three Angels Youth Orchestra will perform for churches, schools, eldercare facilities, and other special programs planned throughout the year. Rehearsals are held 2-3 times per month, on the first, third, and fifth Saturday, from August through May, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
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Hailing from the capital of fashion, Maison Labiche began in 2010 when a small but dedicated team of young designers started experimenting with different styles of embroidery and premium basics. Their signature style are shirts and sweatshirts with small embroidered designs over the chest. With a mix of commitment and self-proclaimed savior-faire, Maison Labiche quickly created a subtle and stylish thread aesthetic, and is now a staple wardrobe piece among young Parisians.
In France, Maison Labiche has carried out successful collaborations with fashion giants such as Colette and Vogue magazine. For their American debut, Maison Labiche has partnered with The Webster with a range of exclusive styles.


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Contropussy is a graphic novel by Emma Caulfield, Camilla Rantsen, Thomas Mauer, Christian Meesey and Christian Beranek about a house cat who parties by night.
Contro's friend Maxine fills up at a party buffet.
Maxine gets a new boyfriend who spoils her with food.
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Hotel industry launches recruitment drive
A recruitment drive will be held next week for people interested in careers in the hotel industry for the 2022 season.
Positions are expected to be available in serving, housekeeping, bartending and administration as well as other roles.
The Bermuda Hotel Association has teamed up with the Department of Workforce Development and the Bermuda Tourism Authority for the event on Tuesday.
Stephen Todd, the BHA chief executive officer, said: “As our destination moves beyond the adverse effects of the pandemic, our hotel property members are focused on ensuring that our hotel guests and visitors form memorable experiences during their time with us, and a key component of this is their direct interaction with Bermudians and residents as we have a longstanding and enviable reputation of being one of the most welcoming and friendly countries globally.
“This in no small part is due to our colleagues in the industry, hence our strong desire to welcome them to join us in maintaining our reputation.”
A BHA spokeswoman said that the recruitment drive was designed to encourage residents to join the sector and to “play a vital part in welcoming and engaging with our visitors and hotel guests in the coming year as we collectively work to rebuild and grow the economy”.
The event will be held in the Harbourview Ballroom at the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club form 10am until 4pm.
It will feature hotels including Cambridge Beaches, Coral Beach, Fairmont Southampton, Grotto Bay, Hamilton Princess and The Loren.
The Mid Ocean Club, Pompano Beach Club, Rosewood Bermuda, St Regis Bermuda and The Reefs will also take part.
Representatives from the hotels will be available to provide details on the positions available and to schedule interviews.
Jason Hayward, the Minister of Labour, said: “Tourism is an essential cornerstone of Bermuda’s economy, employing thousands across the island.
“As we enter 2022 and move towards the start of our tourism season, I thank the BHA, BTA and the Department of Workforce Development and the many participating hotel properties for working together to hold this recruitment drive.
“There are many career opportunities in tourism, and I encourage any Bermudian who is unemployed or seeking alternative employment opportunities to attend the event.”
Tim Morrison, the BHA president and general manager of the Hamilton Princess and Beach Club, added: “As we look forward to the upcoming tourism season, we are excited to have our visitors experience the wonderful hospitality and service that Bermuda and its people are renowned for.”
Charles Jeffers II, the BTA chief executive officer, said that engaging the island’s workforce was "vital for our plans to revive the tourism economy“.
He added: “That's why this collaboration between the Bermuda Hotel Association, Department of Workforce Development and the BTA is such an exciting one.
“We are preparing the sector for the staffing needs of 2022 and beyond, providing jobs, and training for Bermudians and getting the island ready for the injection of visitors we expect in the year ahead.
“We encourage those looking to be a part of Bermuda's tourism recovery to register today. "
Registration for the event is open until December 20. A SafeKey and valid identification will be needed for entry.
To sign-up, visit www.bermudajobboard.bm, select Job Search and type “New Tourism Jobs” in the employer box, then select search.


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Yaron Cherniak ירון צ׳רניאק Biography
Yaron Cherniak is a Jerusalem-based performer, composer, and Musicologist. He is known as a multi-instrumentalist playing the Persian Tar, Turkish Saz, Cretan Lyra, Hurdy Gurdy and more. His areas of research as a musicologist is in various ancient music cultures such as Persian, Kurdish and Jewish traditional genres.
Yaron, a son of Jewish parents from Turkmenistan and Moldava, was exposed to the rich variety within sacred Jewish music. In his composition songs in Hebrew, such as “Psalm 150”, “Harninu”, “Ya Shema” and “Psalm 6” among others, he is using the Maqam system, a micro-tonal music system which is fairly common in the Middle-East. His goal is to write music that preserves the classic forms of a verity of ethnic music cultures, using these forms within the context of Worship to bring listeners to the place of awe and adherence to God.
Yaron’s interest in preserving micro-tonality intensified over the years, prompting him to move to Europe where he studied classical Persian music with a Persian tar player who had immigrated from Iran at the outset of the demonstrations in 2009. During this time he learned first-hand about the long struggle for human rights and freedom taking place in Iran.
He studied Persian Radif using the Perisan Tar from Hamid Khabbazi in Barcelona, and Mr. Hossein Alizadeh and Sahba Motallebi in California. He also studied Cretan Lyra with Kelly Thoma and Aris Kornelakis on the island of Crete and Hurdy Gurdy with Tobie Miller in Basel.
Yaron completed a B.A. in Music at the Jerusalem Academy of Music. Studying in the Department of Cross-Disciplinary Music, training in writing and performance of Arabic, Turkish, and Contemporary Western music. These studies immersed him in a trans-cultural environment that celebrated musical diversity and vibrant artistic collaborations. After completing his studies, he created and directed the Persian music ensemble “Tolu,” and joined the Israeli band “Miqedem” as a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Miqedem won international recognition, leading to performances across Europe, Scandinavia and North America. They released 3 Albums; “Miqedem”(2016), “Vol.II”(2018) and the third album “Eshkona”(2023). Yaron’s solo career has consisted of playing worldwide with the Kristoforo Kamerinis Orkestras in Lithuania, the AUKSO Orchestra and Autumn Quartet in Poland as well as performing along side with leading singers from Israel, United States, Poland and more. Yaron Cherniak released singles such as “Ya Shema”, “Coming back to you”, “Tshuva”, “Anticipation”, “Imshe Nafshi” and is currently working on his on solo album. Presently, Yaron is the musical director of the Persian classical music ensembles at the Academy of Eastern Music in Jerusalem.
Yaron completed a M.A. in Musicology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His aim is to develop skills as a researcher and harness them towards researching the interplay of cognition, historiography, anthropology and musical analysis. Professors such as Edwin Seroussi and Ruth HaCohen Pinczower heavily influenced him to investigate the semiotic dimension of music and ontological meaning carried within music. To investigate how this is seen in real time and history, Yaron conducted his master’s thesis on the works of Iranian composer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, who created a subversive musical canvas during a time of persecution and oppression. Here, he researched conceptual fields of classical Persian works in their semiotic-sonic contexts.
Yaron’s interest in the world of research comes not only from a desire to go deeper in understanding the music which he performs, but also to preserve and safeguard musical cultures in our post-traditional world. In the year 2021, Yaron established “Morasha” (Hebrew for “Heritage”). This organization gives financial and technical help to artists and composers belonging to minority groups suffering from oppression and persecution. The organization’s most recent project, “God Of Love,” gave the stage to an Iranian woman who was interrogated and tracked by the Iranian regime after receiving the Christian faith. The project presents the poetic text of Nafas Zendegani (pseudonym) that Yaron composed.
Yaron plays the Persian Tār Shourangiz Cretan Lyra with sympathetic strings Hurdy Gurdy Saz / Bağlama
Read more and listen to the beauty of the instruments below.
The Shurāngiz (شورانگیز, meaning tumult-exciting) is a Persian musical instrument, based on the Setar, developed in the 20th century. It has a unique sound table consisting of a wooden panel suspended in the center of a membranous outer section, three double courses of strings (sometimes four strings only), a longer finer fingerboard and increased number of frets comparing with its original prototype Setar.


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Alleged UK Redactions to CIA Torture Report Under Examination: Committee
21:49 12.12.2014(updated 21:58 12.12.2014)
Following the release of the 500-page report on the CIA torture program after 9/11, the UK government has been under increased pressure to conduct a transparent inquiry into Britain's involvement.
MOSCOW, December 12 (Sputnik), Anastasia Levchenko – The UK parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is investigating the issue of an alleged request by British intelligence agencies to delete references to the United Kingdom from the recent CIA torture report, a member of parliament who sits on the ISC told Sputnik Friday.
Earlier in the day, the Guardian reported, citing the prime minister's deputy official spokesman, that there had been UK-US discussion on the report by the US Senate Intelligence Committee prior to its publication to remove any suggestion that Britain was complicit in US torture practices.
'We are examining carefully what our counterparts on the Senate Standing Committee on Intelligence have said. We have already questioned MI6 [Secret Intelligence Service that collects Britain's foreign intelligence] about any redactions they requested to the report and we will be inspecting the primary material relating to such requests – but redactions can only be requested if publishing the information would harm national security,' Hazel Blears, Labour member of parliament for Salford and Eccles told Sputnik.
Following the release of the 500-page summary of the report on the Central Intelligence Agency's torture program after 9/11, the UK government has been under increased pressure to conduct a transparent inquiry into Britain's involvement.
'While there have been calls for a judicial inquiry, I am certain that with our new powers and given the scrutiny required of our security agencies, the ISC is best placed to get to the bottom of these serious matters. We will go where the evidence takes us and will leave no stone unturned,' Blears emphasized.
However, according to The Guardian, members of all three main parties of the UK parliament claimed the ISC is not transparent enough, as ISC report results are given to the Prime Minister's office for approval before publication. Therefore, UK government representatives have claimed a more honest public inquiry is required.
On Tuesday, the US Senate Intelligence Committee released a summary of the detailed investigation into the CIA interrogation techniques that were used following the 9/11 attacks on alleged al-Qaeda agents.
The comprehensive report was commissioned by the Intelligence Committee in 2009 and contains a 6,300-page description of CIA interrogation techniques used against detainees, including waterboarding, threats of sexual assault, forced nudity, prolonged sleep deprivation, use of stress positions, mock executions, threats against children and family, use of power drills and many other torture practices carried out in CIA detention centers around the world.
The summary contains information indicating that a number of the European Union members, including Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Italy and Germany, cooperated with the CIA in their torture program and provided logistical support.
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Today, Haitian producer Michael Brun has released an official remix of One Republic’s recent single, ‘Lift Me Up’. OUT TODAY VIA MOSLEY/INTERSCOPE RECORDS.
Brun’s remix is decisively more dance oriented than the original, adding playful synths and percussive builds that are akin to his trademark sound. Initially, Brun had planned to release his version as a run-of-the-mill remix, but when Ryan Tedder caught wind of it, he was insistent on adding some further production himself and releasing Brun’s remix as the official remix of the track.
Michael Brun’s ‘Lift Me Up’ is his first follow up record since dropping another official remix earlier this year, of Fletcher’s stand out single, ‘Wasted Youth’. Brun’s official remix has amassed well over 1 million plays on the Trap Nation YouTube channel, cementing his status as one of the most in-demand remix producers in electronic music today. STREAM HERE VIA SPOTIFY
This year is set to be a busy one for Michael Brun. He’s currently organizing the second annual ‘Wherever I Go’ Festival in Haiti, to raise funds for the Audio Institute, a music school on the island in which he is heavily involved. Although the official festival date has yet to be announced, it is expected to happen sometime in the latter months of 2017.


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WEST LOOP — A second edition of the popular Bucktown-based Cat and Mouse Game Store will open in the West Loop Saturday.
The store's second location, at 1112 W. Madison St., will stock much of the same unique games, puzzles and toys that the Bucktown store is well known for, co-owner Linda Schmidt said.
As the game business expanded, Schmidt said she debated adding on to the Bucktown shop or opening a second store in another neighborhood. After looking at vacant storefronts, Schmidt was set on the next Cat and Mouse calling the West Loop home.
"I hadn't looked around this neighborhood for years," said Schmidt, who lives in Humboldt Park. "While there is not a ton of specialty retail yet, Madison [Street] has become a real commercial hub."
Schmidt hopes to court some of the future Google crowd, too, when their nearby offices open at 1000 W. Fulton Market.
Because of its proximity to downtown, the West Loop shop can host more events and game tournaments, she said. Owners have also applied for a Children's Activities Facility license that would allow the store to host after-school game clubs and drop-off activities, allowing parents to bring their kids in for a game night while they go out for the evening.
A Ticket to Ride board game tournament is scheduled for 1 p.m. Oct. 4 and a Settlers of Catan tournament, featuring the best-selling strategy board game, will take place at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at the new store.
The West Loop store will host an opening party with food, drinks and a DJ from 6-10 p.m. Friday before officially opening Saturday.
The Bucktown Cat and Mouse Game Store, 2212 W. Armitage Ave., opened six years ago.
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Asthma is growing at an alarming rate, either genetically or through vast changes the environment is witnessing. The disease is characterized by shortness of breath, chest tightness, coughing (specially at night) and wheezing. It is vastly believed that asthma is incurable and the patient is required to be on constant medication. However advanced homeopathy has broken the myth.
JEHP has made possible through deep research asthma medication that targets the symptoms of the disease and helps remove it from the roots. Also unlike mainstream medication Acure’s medications are free from any side effects.
What Causes Asthma
Asthma is attributed to several allergens, it could either be contracted through environment or be a resultant of their habits like smoking. Here are a few stimuli that could trigger Asthma :
- Air pollution
- Cigarette smoke
- Strong perfumes
- Changes in temperature, humidity and especially exposure to cold air
- Respiratory infections like bronchitis, common cold, flu
- Emotional upsets
- In addition to wheezing, the other common symptoms of asthma are breathlessness,which worsens on exertion and coughing.
Know Your Asthma
The Asthma that you are facing could be categorized in any of these 5 categories. At Acure we recognize the specific category so that you get relevant medication.
Here are the Types:
a. Allergic Asthma
It is also known as type 1 asthma, there are more chances your kid could be having this. The primary cause that leads to it is a reaction to the inhaled allergens described above. Such an Asthma is accompanied with other allergic disorders like allergic rhinitis, and eczema of the skin.
b. Exercise induced Asthma
You could contract this type of Asthma through exercise or physical activity. The symptoms are usually noticed during or shortly after exercise. Exercising outdoors in the winters is the most common setting in which exercise induced asthma occurs.
c. Nocturnal asthma
Does night coughing disturb you?. It could be a sign of Nocturnal Asthma in which the symptoms get worse at night specially between 2 AM and 4 AM.
d. Occupational Asthma
Generally any work related asthma goes undetected with mild symptoms. But we advise that if any symptoms are experienced a doctor should be consulted for the same.
e. Stomach related Asthma
Stomach related asthma reportedly has links with a certain stomach disease called GERDS ( Gastro esophageal Reflux Disease). GERD gives you an instant acid reflux pushing the stomach content all the way up to the throat triggering an asthma attack by getting stuck in lungs. Symptoms of acidity and flatulence can be considered as early warnings of such an asthma.
Your Child’s Way to a healthy happy life, without Asthma
Dr. Khaleri encounters many cases of children facing asthma. Harsh medication leads to negative effects on the tender body of the children affecting them internally, sometimes these effects are irreversible. We, at Accure have created through experience the right medication to address the problem of Asthma in kids. For this an early detection is required. Here we discuss what needs to be dome to detect Asthma in early stages
A child generally can not excatly tell you that the problem he is facing is breath related. However if someone in the family has a prior Asthma history, here are some symptoms you should be careful about
- Wheezing – a whistling sound that is heard when breathing out. It can be sometimes heard by putting your ear against the child’s chest
- Persistent coughing, especially if combined with wheezing
- Fits of coughing or difficulty in breathing during or after play
- Wheezing, coughing, or difficult breathing that wakes the child from sleep

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A team of experts from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) will investigate all the vandalism cases in Brahmanbaria that took place amid Hefazat's hartal, said Md Anwar Hossain, deputy inspector general (DIG) of the Chattogram Range Police.
While visiting the torched "Sur Samrat The Alauddin Sangeetangon", he further said that additional police members were brought in to control Hefazat-e-Islam activists arson and vandalism.
"More than 20 cases are under process, the expert team from the CID and PBI will investigate each scene and collect evidence," said DIG Hossain.
Mentioning that all measures have been taken to keep the law and order situation in Brahmanbaria normal, he added the situation was now stable.
Alongside "Sur Samrat The Alauddin Sangeetangon," the activists on Sunday vandalised Brahmanbaria District Council Office, Brahmanbaria Municipality Office, Municipal Auditorium.
They also set fire to three buildings including the land office in Brahmanbaria Sadar upazila.
Hefazat activists also vandalised the Brahmanbaria Press Club building around 12 pm on the day severely injuring the President of the club.


Designers H. Alex Sanchez of Renaissance Design and Jimmie J. Drummond, III of D3TL Design, LLC collaborate on a bachelor living room design on a budget of only $1500. The goal was to create a concept design that can work with any budget,and then bringing in pieces that works within that scope.
In the Spring of 2011, five college students, Charles “Chuck” Starnes, Hannibal Barca Davis, Robert “H-Town” Johnson, Bodine Gabriel, and Horace Theelder, began the pledge process for one of the most prestigious African-American Fraternities in existence. A Graduate Film Student and Fraternity member, Thomas “Doc” Hayes, captured their journey on video as part of an [...]
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HBCU Buzz, the leading source for news and commentary in the HBCU community, announces its first annual HBCU Awards. The HBCU Awards will celebrate HBCU students’ achievements in Academics, Community Service, Sports and much more. The theme for the 2012 HBCU Awards is “My Life, My Family, My Society.” My Life involves your day-to-day lifestyle [...]
Gabrielle Union speaks at NCCU about the the upcoming election and supporting the Obama campaign with the Democratic National committee
“Leaving Home: An HBCU Story” is a brainchild of Rustin “Roundup Russy” Moore that began as a Kickstarter film project entitled “First 48: HBCU Edition”. Since shot in August of 2011 in Los Angeles, CA and on the campus of NCAT in Greensboro, NC there have been some challenges (As described in Russy’s Director’s Notes) [...]
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Samsung has teamed up with PDN to promote the NX500 by hosting a free short film video challenge. The contest consists of two rounds.
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In the United States, a misdemeanor is a relatively short time served in prison, while a felony is a time in prison of at least one year.
The reason for the time served is to protect the public, not to encourage illegal activity. When you have a felony, you’re trying to get a felony expunged.
You have a felony that is a time out of prison.
In the UK, the term “forfeit” means that you’re not under the penalty of a conviction for a misdemeanor. In other words, if you’ve been arrested for assault, the police will not send you to jail. Instead, they will ask the court to reduce your sentence. In order to make the reduction, you must plead “not guilty” and they must find you guilty.
There are several reasons for this, the main one being that prosecutors don’t always have the evidence necessary to prove a case beyond a reasonable doubt. They must prove that you actually committed the crime in question. However, since a felony has been reduced to a misdemeanor, you’re not getting any time to spend in jail anymore.
That said, many people dont get to decide when they re-enter society and if they have to change, they are stuck with the same felony. The criminal justice system in America is very confusing.
I’m really looking forward to this, as it is going to be such a big part of my life.
The issue here is not that youre going to be in jail for a year, but that youre going to be in jail for life. So if youre caught with a gun, and it was stolen from your house, and youve never been convicted of it, then youll be stuck with it for life. Thats where a felony goes from being a felony to a misdemeanor. The felony goes from theft to a misdemeanor.
The most logical theory in this case is that the person who has the gun has the right to be convicted for having the gun, so the gun is a felony. The gun isn’t a felony anymore. Instead, it’s a crime for anyone who has ever stolen a gun. It’s a crime for someone who was a victim of a crime and has been for many years. This is not true when you’re trying to get a DUI.
The trouble with felonies is that they have a certain stigma that makes them hard to eradicate. So the last thing you want to do is to get a felony expunged, especially since you have a felony on your record. The second best way to get rid of a felony is to do something that makes it a misdemeanor. That is, you can move the felony to a misdemeanor. That means you can’t have the gun.

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SAN JOSE, CA ― November 2023 ― Green Circuits, a full-service Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) partner to leading OEMs, is proud to announce its recent achievement of winning the prestigious 2023 GLOBAL Technology Award in the Contract Manufacturers $50-100 Million category. The award ceremony took place during productronica in Munich on Nov. 14, 2023.
As a frontrunner in the industry, Green Circuits has garnered more than 30 years of invaluable experience, solidifying its reputation as an expert in printed circuit board fabrication and assembly. The company’s dedication to delivering high-quality design, prototyping and full-scale production services for various printed circuit boards and complex systems has made them a trusted partner to leading OEMs worldwide.
“Winning the 2023 GLOBAL Technology Award in the Contract Manufacturers $50-100 Million category is a tremendous honor for Green Circuits,” said Adam Szychowski, Vice President, Sales & Marketing. “This prestigious recognition validates our commitment to providing top-notch electronics manufacturing services and innovative solutions to our valued customers. We owe this achievement to our dedicated team of professionals and the unwavering support of our esteemed clients.”
The GLOBAL Technology Awards, established in 2005, are renowned for honoring exceptional innovations in the printed circuit assembly and packaging industries. The awards contest celebrates the companies and individuals who drive the industry forward, setting new standards with groundbreaking solutions and unmatched excellence.
At Green Circuits, quality and customer satisfaction are at the core of their operations. The company’s relentless focus on delivering superior products and services at a rapid pace has cemented their position as an industry leader.
Green Circuits, Inc. provides high-quality design, prototyping and full-scale production services for all types of printed circuit boards and complex systems. For more information, visit www.greencircuits.com.
About Green Circuits
As a leader in the industry, Green Circuits has more than 30 years of experience culminating in an extensive knowledge of printed circuit board fabrication and assembly. The company is built on a commitment to quality and a focus on speed and service.


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DId Pro-Israel Pressure Lead California University To Scrap Middle East Studies Hire?
(JTA) — A professor at a central California university says pro-Israel groups pressured the school to disband a search committee for a Middle East studies professor.
The search to fill the newly created Edward Said Professorship in Middle East Studies at California State University, Fresno, was in its final stages in April, when it was abruptly scrapped.
Vida Samiian, a linguistics professor at the university, said the search committee folded because pro-Israel groups and individuals objected to the politics and heritage of the four finalists. Samiian, a former dean of the school’s College of Arts and Humanities, resigned in protest.
“By closing the search, the Administration carried out the vicious and discriminatory attacks launched by Israel advocacy groups against the search committee and the four finalists who were of Middle Eastern and Palestinian ethnicity,” Samiian, who for years has been sharply critical of Israel, wrote in an open letter.
But leaders at all of the city’s major Jewish institutions dispute the allegations.
“If it happened, I don’t know anything about it,” said Rabbi Rick Winer, of the Reform Temple Beth Israel, which with 300 member families is Fresno’s largest synagogue.
University President Joseph Castro, denied that outside pressure influenced the decision.


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Four of the five Burnbrae Primary pupils, who raised money for Social Bite with their Wee Sleep Out, attended a dinner in Edinburgh last week, after they were named in the homeless charity’s top 10 fundraisers in Scotland.
Cosmo MacDougall, Cole Hood, Lachlan Johnson, Ollie Willis and Robert Hodge held a Wee Sleep Out in Robert’s garden in November, as well as other fundraising activities, to raise more than £4000 for Social Bite. Unfortunately Robert couldn’t make it to the dinner last week.
Cosmo’s mum Joanne MacDougall said: “It was a lovely end to their Wee Sleep Out journey, after being invited on stage at Sleep In The Park in December too.
“I just wanted to say thanks for the local support - I’ve no doubt this helped their cause.”


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The adsorption of CO on alumina-supported Rh of different crystallite sizes produced by reduction at 573-1273 K has been investigated by following the development of the infrared bands due to Rh1(CO)2 and Rh-CO species. It is concluded that the effect of CO on the state of the dispersed Rh is a twofold one. In harmony with recent EXAFS measurements of Prins et al., CO adsorption at around 300 K leads to disruption of the Rh clusters and to the formation of isolated Rh1 sites, as indicated by the slow development of the infrared bands of gem-dicarbonyl. Above 423 K, another effect of adsorbed CO comes into prominence, which leads to the formation of Rh crystallites at the expense of isolated Rh1 sites. It is demonstrated that the formation of isolated Rh1 sites occurs more slowly under dry conditions.
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|Journal||Journal of physical chemistry|
|Publication status||Published - Dec 1 1985|
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- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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Philosophy of the Development of the Hydrogen Bomb Introduction Dr V and Dr W did an excellent job in explaining the chemical makings of and the moral issues of the development of the hydrogen bomb and other nuclear weapons in their class lectures Based on their lectures and the text Dark Sun The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb I will explain my moral beliefs on the development making and current existence of this terrifying destructive military weapon the hydrogen bomb My philosophy is that this horrible bomb and other nuclear weapons like it are the most dangerous and immoral of anything ever created on this Earth and I believe will be the cause of the end of this World devastatingly and completely My Argument Dr V jump-started my heart with fear on the very first day of class when he said in 1989 the Soviets had 80 hydrogen bombs aimed just at Ohio alone He went on to say that one 20 megaton H-bomb could destroy everything in a 4 mile radius including buildings plants animals and vaporize a person in 110 of a second Every city with a population of over 100000 in the USA is a target These war heads are computer-controlled As we all know computers have technical break-downs If one of these automated computers has a malfunction and one or more of these bombs are activated the USA or the entire Earth could be destroyed in a matter of 3 days Two radioactive chemical component residuals of every nuclear explosion Strontium 90 and Cesium 137 are the most deadliest toxins in history Strontium 90 has the chemical composition of calcium Human bones absorb this toxin like calcium so if we dont die immediately we will die of cancer One teaspoon of Cesium 137 could kill every human on this Earth within 3 years And we are still training our best most intelligent chemists and physicists to develop these deadly
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For the second consecutive week, counties around California reported a record total of new COVID-19 cases on Monday, while hospitalizations also soared to another new high.
There were 21,457 new cases reported Monday, fueled by some counties updating their totals for the first time since before Thanksgiving, and another 62 deaths caused by COVID-19, according to data compiled by this news organization. The record number of cases topped the total from the previous Monday, the only other day of the pandemic there have been 20,000 or more cases reported in the state, and took the daily average to its highest point yet, just over 14,000 per day over the past week.
The prolonged surge in cases, which began about five weeks ago, has now resulted in the highest number of Californians actively hospitalized with severe cases of the virus.
Just over the weekend, hospitals in California added more than 800 new COVID-positive patients, with the active total reaching 7,787 by Sunday, according to the latest data from the California Department of Public Health. The state topped its previous high in hospitalizations — 7,170 on July 21 — on Saturday. California also has fewer intensive care units available than almost any other point of the pandemic, with exactly 2,000 available as of Sunday, slightly more than the ICU beds COVID patients are already occupying, which increased to 1,812 on Sunday.
In the past two weeks, California’s active hospitalizations have risen by 102%; 75% more patients have been intubated in ICUs; its average daily cases have risen by 60%; and the average daily death toll has increased by nearly 50%. The statewide positivity rate, which was 4.8% two weeks ago, has climbed to 6.5%, its highest point in more than three months.
For the first time of the pandemic, COVID-positive patients occupy at least one in 10 hospital beds statewide.
On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s top health official, teased even tighter restrictions if the surge in hospitalizations and intubations doesn’t slow down.
“What we worry about at this time specifically is ICUs,” Ghaly said, calling their capacity a possible trigger for new public health orders.
Santa Clara County, which reinstated its ban on live sports, reported its highest single-day case total of the pandemic, with 793 new infections Monday, raising the per-capita infection rate in the county to nearly 30 per 100,000 per day in the past week, the highest in the core five-county Bay Area.
Across the wider Bay Area, the 2,548 total new cases were the region’s most in a single day and increased the daily infection rate to its highest point of the pandemic, about 22.3 per 100,000 residents per day over the past week.
In Los Angeles County, where a new stay-at-home order took effect Monday, the cumulative case count crossed 400,000, with an average of 43.6 daily infections per 100,000 residents over the past week. With 400,919 cases and a death toll of 7,655, no other county in the nation has experienced more infections or fatalities from COVID-19 than Los Angeles.
The highest per-capita infection rates over the past two weeks have come in Lassen, Alpine, Kings, Imperial and Sutter counties. All are averaging more than 100 daily cases per 100,000 residents, though Lassen and Alpine have populations far smaller than that.
The infection rate in California — about 35.5 daily cases per 100,000 people — is well below the national average of about 48.9/100K and is lower than all but 15 other states.
California’s cumulative death toll climbed to 19,213, with an average of more than 63 lives lost to per day over the past week. Although California’s death toll ranks behind only New York and Texas, overall, on a per-capita basis, it is lower than all but 13 other states.
Nationally, more than 13.6 million Americans have been infected by the virus, with an average of more than 160,000 per day over the past week, according to the New York Times. The national death toll also crossed 268,000 Monday, coming at a clip of nearly 1,500 per day over the past week, according to the Times’ data.


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It’s just been a little over two weeks since the 2019-20 NBA season tipoff but it already provides us with plenty of material for some really fascinating facts and stats:
1.) The Assists Battle
LeBron James is the runaway leader in APG early in the season with 11.1 but Malcolm Brogdon edged him 79-78 for the total assist count as the Pacers played their eighth game Thursday.
Four out of the top 5 in APG this season were nowhere near the league leaders in the category last season. Only Russell Westbrook. who led the league in AST last year (10.7) remained among the leaders (8.7 APG this season) with Luka Doncic (3rd with 9.1) and Ricky Rubio (8.5) rounding out the top 5.
2.) Andre Drummond
Drummond has been a fixture as a pillar on the boards, leading the NBA in RPG for three straight seasons now dating back 2016-17.
That’s why it’s no surprise that the Pistons big man currently owns the three of thebest rebounding games in the season, grabbing 24 boards versus Chicago and Washington and 23 against the Pacers in the opener.
Fun fact: Drummond is either first or second in the NBA in RPG since his second year (2013-14). He is the league leader in the’15-’16, ’17-’18, and ’18-’19 seasons while finishing second in ’13-’14, ’14-’15, and ’16-’17.
3.) Speaking of rebounds
Currently, the Knicks ranked 19th in RPG as a team but interestingly enough, they own the highest rebounding game as a team with 63 (vs Chicago last Oct. 28).
4.) In a similar vein…
The Denver Nuggets is in a three-way tie in the most blocks registered as a team this season (12 vs Phoenix, Oct. 25) but that should be about it. They are currently ranked 23rd across the NBA in BPG with 4.4.
5.) Could Brodie pass Oscar?
In the all-time list, Russell Westbrook only needs 42 triple double games to surpass Oscar Robertson. It could possibly happen this season but if it doesn’t, it’s only a matter of time before a record that was once thought to be invincible be re-written.
6.) Phoenix Suns
The biggest surprise of the season so far is the resurgence of the Phoenix Suns and they’re doing a complete 180 because of their newfound defensive acumen.
This season, the Suns ranked No. 10 in opponents FG% (43.3), 5th in defensive rating (100.9), 10th in Defensive Rebounding % (74.3), and third in allowed three-pointers made (9.7) despite ranking only 28th in BPG.
Last season, Phoenix is among the worst in just about every defensive category including defensive rating (29th), Defensive Rebounding % (30th), and Opponents 3P% (30th, 37.2%).
7.) The Morey Blueprint
The Houston Rockets score 39.2% of their total points from deep (leads NBA) while they are the worst in the NBA in the percentage of points coming from the two-point area (41.3%). 19.5% of their points come from free throws, second only to the Golden State Warriors (21.1%).
That’s Daryl Morey for you.
Photo: Carlos Osorio, AP

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J Cancer. 2020 Jul 11;11(18):5503-5510. doi: 10.7150/jca.46172. eCollection 2020.
Background: Accumulating evidence suggests that necroptosis, or programmed necrotic cell death, may play a significant role in cancer. We evaluated the expression of key molecules in necroptosis and their association with clinical features and prognosis in NSCLC. Methods: A total of 253 NSCLC patients (96 squamous cell carcinoma [SCC] cases and 157 adenocarcinoma [AC] cases) who underwent curative resection were included. Tumor tissues and corresponding normal tissues were investigated for relative mRNA expression levels of RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL. Difference in disease free survival (DFS) was analyzed according to the expression levels of these molecules in tumor tissues. Results: NSCLC tissues had significantly lower expression of RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL than normal tissues (P = 1 x 10-4, P = 8 x 10-6, and P = 4 x 10-8, respectively). In subgroup analysis, SCCs had significantly lower RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL expression (P = 5 x 10-4, P = 3 x 10-15, P = 1 x 10-5, respectively), and ACs had significantly lower RIPK1 and MLKL expression (P = 0.01 and P = 6 x 10-4, respectively) than normal tissues. Low expression of RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL in tumors was associated with a worse DFS (HR = 1.71, P = 0.01; HR = 1.53, P = 0.04; and HR = 1.53, P = 0.04, respectively) in a multivariate analysis. In SCC, none of the RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL expression was significantly associated with DFS. However, in AC, low expression of RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL was significantly associated with worse DFS (HR = 1.67, P = 0.03; HR = 1.70, P = 0.03; and HR = 1.81, P = 0.02, respectively). Conclusions: Key regulatory genes in necroptosis, RIPK1, RIPK3, and MLKL, were downregulated in NSCLC, and their lower expression in NSCLC may be used to predict early recurrence after curative resection, especially in AC.

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New oil spill at Prudhoe Bay
ANCHORAGE | A spill was discovered Monday by a BP oil field operator doing a routine inspection at a drill site in the Prudhoe Bay oil field. It was coming from a 6-inch pipeline carrying a mixture of oil, water and natural gas, officials said.
BP spokesman Steve Rinehart said the break occurred where the production line left the well house.
“That break triggered the automatic shut-off valve of the well,” he said.
The force of the release destroyed the back of the well house and blew open its front doors. When the pipe separated, it misted the surrounding area.
About 17,000 square feet of the well’s gravel pad was sprayed with oil, as well as an undetermined area of tundra. Mr. Rinehart said the spill appeared to be small “because it happened and ended quickly.”
Not guilty plea in lizard smuggling
LOS ANGELES | A man accused of strapping 15 live lizards to his chest to get through customs at Los Angeles International Airport has pleaded not guilty to federal charges.
Michael Plank of Lomita, Calif., entered his plea Monday to a count of smuggling wildlife into the United States, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the suspect was returning from Australia in November when customs agents found two geckos, two monitor lizards and 11 smaller lizards fastened to his body.
Authorities said the lizards’ are worth at least $8,500. All Australian reptiles are strictly regulated, and authorities said the suspect had no permit for them.
Balloon boy’s parents get bill
DENVER | The Colorado couple responsible for the “balloon boy” hoax, which captivated audiences around the world, are facing a $42,000 bill for the stunt, their attorney said Tuesday.
Lawyer David Lane said Richard Heene and his wife, Mayumi, had been ordered to pay the amount in restitution for the air and land rescue effort triggered by their false report that son Falcon had floated away in a home-made balloon.
The Oct. 15 incident gripped millions of viewers as television networks broadcast live coverage of the “runaway balloon” feared to have a 6-year-old on board.
Authorities later said the incident was a hoax cooked up by the Heenes in a bid to land the family their own reality television show.
Mr. Heene, 48, and Mrs. Heene, 45, face a sentencing hearing in Colorado on Wednesday after entering guilty pleas to various charges.
Mr. Heene has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of attempting to influence a public servant while Mrs. Heene, a Japanese national, admitted a misdemeanor offense of false reporting to authorities.
Although the charges are punishable by jail terms, the couple are expected to receive probation.
Hearing planned on Gitmo detainees
STERLING | Foes and proponents of a plan to bring alleged terrorists from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Illinois are converging on a high school auditorium for the state’s first public hearing on the issue.
Both sides plan rallies before the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability convenes the hearing Tuesday in the small northwest Illinois community of Sterling.
About 50 people are scheduled to testify before the state legislative panel about Gov. Pat Quinn’s push to sell the Thomson Correctional Center to the federal government to house detainees. The White House also backs the plan.
The 12-member commission could vote Tuesday evening on a recommendation to sell Thomson. Even if they oppose it, the recommendation isn’t binding on the governor.
Judge: No change of venue for trial
WICHITA | A judge in Kansas has denied a request to move the murder trial for the man charged with killing one of the nation’s few doctors who performed late-term abortions.
The change of venue motion was the first of several Sedgwick County District Judge Warren Wilbert was to hear Tuesday in the case of Scott Roeder. Mr. Roeder is accused of shooting Dr. George Tiller on May 31 at the abortion doctor’s Wichita church.
The 51-year-old has confessed to fatally shooting Tiller, which he said was necessary to save unborn children.
Mr. Roeder’s lawyers argued that pretrial publicity could hurt his chances for a fair trial in Sedgwick County.
Mr. Roeder is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 11 on one count of premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
2 killed as train hits car at crossing
EFLAND | Two people are dead and a baby is in the hospital after an Amtrak train hit a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing.
Authorities said the car was crossing tracks Tuesday morning in Efland, about 40 miles northwest of Raleigh.
Highway patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon said the woman driving was killed along with a 5-year-old boy. A 3-month-old girl was pulled from the wreckage and taken to University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. There was no immediate word on her condition.
Amtrak spokeswoman Tracy Connell in Washington said none of the 215 passengers on the Carolinian were hurt. She said the train was headed to New York from Charlotte and would likely be delayed for more than two hours.
Unclaimed corpses fill urban morgues
DETROIT | Bodies are accumulating at the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Office as some families, hard-pressed by Detroit’s poor economy, are unable to claim and bury their loved ones.
Chief investigator Albert Samuels says between 50 and 60 of the approximately 155 corpses now being stored are unclaimed. That is double the amount of any time last year.
The morgue in Detroit has disposed of 27 unclaimed bodies since Oct. 1, only three fewer than all of past fiscal year.
State payments for indigent burials soared from 577 in May to 1,067 in June. The state averaged 1,268 payments per month in October and November.
Officials in the Milwaukee and Cleveland areas, as well as Los Angeles County, also say indigent burials are up.
Belt stops bullet shot through car
LANCASTER | Police say a central Pennsylvania man has his belt to thank for escaping injury in a weekend shooting.
Police in Lancaster say the unidentified victim was driving when he was fired at Sunday evening. Bullets struck the car and one passed into the cabin, hitting his belt before stopping.
Lancaster police Lt. Todd Umstead said the man was not hurt. The investigation is continuing, but the 39-year-old victim has not been cooperative beyond calling to report the shooting, he said.
Medieval ‘mourners’ embark on U.S. tour
DALLAS | Nearly 40 alabaster “mourners” commissioned in the 15th century to adorn the tomb of John the Fearless, the second Duke of Burgundy, will be seen together for the first time outside France when they begin a seven-city U.S. tour in the spring.
The 16-inch-high white sculptures show their grief in different ways: from a bent head, the face shrouded by a hood, to a hand reaching up to wipe a tear.
The sculptures’ tour begins March 2 at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. It has been organized by the Dallas Museum of Art and the Dijon Museum of Fine Arts under the auspices of the French Regional & American Museum Exchange.
The Dijon museum is being renovated.
From wire dispatches and staff reports


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Rose Williams wants to work on more diverse sets
Rose Williams wants to work on "more diverse sets" in the future.
The 'Power' star has opened up about her future in the film industry, revealing that she is keen to work with more women as well as do some filmmaking and directing, but not for a little while yet.
Asked what her ambitions are, she said: "Definitely to work with women and on more diverse sets. Some actors talk about directing and I am interested in filmmaking but maybe in 20 years."
The 27-year-old actress also opened up about the #MeToo movement and diversity and equality in the film industry, admitting it was "really profound" to work with an intimacy coordinator for the first time in her acting history.
Speaking about her experience, she added: "Yes and no. I worked with an intimacy coordinator for the first time on this job, which was really profound. I'd never had that level of care and planning going into scenes that require nudity, sex or whatever. Plus it was a very female-dominant cast and crew."
Rose is set to star in horror movie 'The Power' and she admits the "micro-experiences" of sexism she had experienced herself informed her character Val's rage and frustration.
She told the Metro newspaper: "Exploring female rage - I filmed it when I was 25 and I realised I was addressing a rage through the character I didn't know I had, a rage I'd suppressed for women as a collective and for my individual experiences too. Those micro-experiences that clump together and layer up. Like when the janitor touches my character Val in the elevator, and things like catcalling and being put down. I think it's fair to say most women have had experiences of being shut down in the workplace or among friends."


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B1981- year, after the collapse of THE WANDERERS, the group leader Steve Beytors (Stiv Bators) assembles a new team. From the last group remains Treganna Dave (Dave Treganna), they come Brian James (Brian James) and Skebis Rat (Rat Scabies, ex-DAMNED, CHELSEA).Initially, a group called THE DAMNED DEAD SHAM BAND (combining the names of the previous groups of participants - Steve Beytors in the late `70s was DEAD BOYS leader, a Dave Treganna played SHAM 69) , but after a single concert in London changed drummer Nick Turner (Nick turner ex-BARRACUDAS), and along with the name to THE LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH,combining sound in his various influences - Iggy Pop & Stooges, early psychedelic symbolism, the freshness of the American " garage " rock the 60`s " Lords " have offered a way forward " ultratemperamentnogo punk undying bit of rhythm and rock `n` roll. "In a short time LORDS with its penchant for black magic and dark demonic image became a cult band. Their desire for socio - critical statements allowed to consider himself a political group with a tight, energetic punk music of the `70s, multiplied by the apocalypse 80s. Hard songs composed by the author tandem Beytors Jamesclear guitar structures and painful eerie vocals made their debut self-titled debut longpley quite a success. The group took punks and metal, and fans of psychedelic tricks, especially for their stage performance, excellent served as a grand ritual and uncompromising. Such things as "New Church","Russian Roulette" and "Open Your Eyes" carrying a powerful charge of energy grim. Released in 1983, the second album "Is Nothing Sacred?" also contains a very good material, such as "Dance With Me", "Black Girl / White Girl", but very sleek sound that they made a new producer,commonly known in their circles of Todd Rundgren (Todd Rundgren, UTOPIA), led to the fact that the second disk is not secured the success of the debut. Gone fierce, rebellious charisma peculiar to the group. Criticism acted. The next album "The Method Of Our Madness", released in 1984, again has placed everything in its place ,becoming the most popular disk group. The producer of this time became known in Chris Tsangarides metal circles. The energetic vocals, heavy guitars and such hits as "Murder Style", the same name "Method Of Our Madness" and the gorgeous ballad "When Blood Runs Cold" did their job - the disc went on "hurray ".
But, despite this, or maybe " thanks "as early as next year, the band stops its activities. It was only four years should be an official statement about the disintegration of the group. In 1986, on the "major " label I.R.S. Records out "Killer Lords" - the collection, which includes not only the best tracks from the band`s albums, but " hysterical - nasty " version of the hit Madonna`s "Like A Virgin",other Beytorsa -produced by Michael Monroe (Michael Monroe, ex-HANOI ROCKS), a well cover CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL "Hey Tonight", made in a powerful, furious manner. In 1988, as the I.R.S. Records, and released the first official live album "Live At The Spin",where speech writing team entered the first American tour in 1982.
After the collapse of the group Steve Beytors continued his solo career. His first solo album, "Disconnected" was released in 1980. The second album, Steve started recording in Paris under the patronage of the firm Bondage Records. At this time we helped him drummer Steven Ritchie (Stephen Richie), guitarist Neal Ex (Neal X, ex-SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK), bassist Tony James (Tony James, ex-GENERATION X, SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNIK) and guitarist Chris Dollimor (Kris Dollimore, ex-GODFATHER). Initially we planned to write two or three things, but in the process it was decided to continue -I enjoyed it so much the musicians work together. But, unfortunately, these plans did not come true. In June 1990, in broad daylight, on a Paris street Beytors Steve was hit by a car, and some time later died in hospital. Only in 1996, the company Bondage Records released the album "The Last Race",which includes eight songs from the last studio session.
In 2001, James and Treganna group revived with new musicians : vocalist Steven Mark (Stephen Marque), guitarist Jez Miller (Jez Miller) and drummer Ozzie (Ozzie). Rejuvenated LORDS plan to start recording a new studio album.


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text: Herein, we report the preparation of Fe(III) complexed polydopamine modified Mg/Al layered double hydroxides composite material (LDHs@PDA-Fe(III)) and its application to the removal of Cr(VI) in aqueous solution. LDHs@PDA-Fe(III) was characterized and analyzed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron (XPS). The adsorption performance was studied through a series of adsorption experiments. Under the influence of pH, time, temperature, concentration, the maximum adsorption capacity obtained in the experiment is 683.4 mg/g. In addition, after 5 adsorption cycles, LDHs@PDA-Fe(III) still shows excellent adsorption capacity and stability. Combining adsorption experiments and characterization analysis, it is inferred that the adsorption of Cr(VI) by LDHs@PDA-Fe(III) is the result of the synergistic effect of multiple adsorption mechanisms. Therefore, the efficient removal capacity and excellent stability make LDHs@PDA-Fe(III) an ideal adsorbent for removing Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions.


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Online lottery sites provide a secure way for players to purchase tickets. In addition, they also offer a number of instant win games.

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Former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko on Thursday, October 28, joined the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.
This came hours after meeting with four of the governors, led by its chairman of governors forum as well as Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal.
The other governors are four governors Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde; Rivers, Nyesom Wike, as well as Abia, Okezie Ikpeazu.
Mimiko’s defection to the PDP is coming the third time after leaving the party in 2019; to form the Labour Party LP which later changed to Zenith Labour Party ZLP.
In a statement issued after over three hours meeting with the ZLP leaders and supporters at Mimiko’ s Ondo country home; the party-state chairman, Hon Joseph Akinlaja said that “stakeholders of the party; from across the 18 Local Government areas of Ondo State have resolved to join the Peoples Democratic Party PDP; after a meeting held at the residence of the party’s national leader, Dr Olusegun Mimiko in Ondo on Wednesday.
“The meeting followed an earlier visit by four PDP governors led by the chairman of their forum, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State. Okezie Ikpeazu, Nyesom Wike, as well as Seyi Makinde had told the press after their meeting with Mimiko that they are in Ondo to invite Mimiko and his teeming supporters in the ZLP to the PDP.
“The stakeholders meeting was called to discuss the meeting with the PDP governors; and also intimate members with the outcomes of a series of interactions with PDP leaders on the invitation extended to him.
Earlier, after about an hour closed-door meeting with Mimiko, governor Tambuwal said “we are here in the beautiful of Ondo Town, in Ondo state the home of our leader; and brother, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, former governor of Ondo state to re-invite him back to his family; his political family; PDP and also work towards rescuing Nigeria.
“I am here with the governor of Abia, Rivers, and Oyo. We had a very robust engagement with Mimiko; and very optimistic to hear something very positive from him soonest.
“The message is simple, let’s come back to reposition the PDP and rescue the country. The urgency of the matter is now.”
“We are rebuilding the political platform, the PDP; we are repositioning it towards ensuring that PDP is back to power in 2023”.
Also addressing newsmen, Dr Mimiko said that the visit by the PDP governors ” is one of the many engagements to woo him back to the party.
“This is one of the series of interactions we have had over the last few months. They have come to tell us why we should join forces with them in the PDP; and the efforts they are making in repositioning the party.”

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