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Skating Polly | She Makes War
October 14th 2019
Cazz Blase and Phil King have an excellently sweaty time watching Skating Polly and She Makes War at their sold out Manchester show.
This show sees Skating Polly returning to Manchester for the first time since 2015, when they were supporting Babes In Toyland, and Laura Kidd touring for the final time under her She Makes War moniker.
When Laura Kidd takes to the stage tonight the first thing I notice is that she isn’t wearing any face glitter. It’s tempting to make a lot of this, given her recent announcement that she is retiring the She Makes War name, but it could just as easily be that she just didn’t fancy putting any on tonight.
Whatever the reason, there’s an ease and confidence to her performance that shows how far she’s come since last years Brace For Impact tour. It’s as though she’s realised she doesn’t have to fight for recognition anymore, that she has arrived, and that she can simply enjoy the moment.
Laura and her band play a mixture of songs from the Brace For Impact album, including the gritty ‘Undone’ and ‘London Bites’ (which is a big hit in Belgium apparently), plus older songs such as ‘Slow Puncture’ and ‘Delete’. There’s a weary melancholy in a song like ‘Cold Shoulder’ that undercuts the pretty melodies and power chords, mixing the sweet and the sour and it’s easy to see that She Makes War’s particular breed of melodic grunge compliments Skating Polly’s ‘ugly pop’ very well. The two bands have clearly enjoyed their recent European tour together, and seem to like each others company as well as music. This makes for a really nice show atmosphere with acknowledgements of mutual respect given from the stage during both sets.
Skating Polly’s whirling dervish of a singer/bassist, Kelli Mayo, really really wants a Harry Potter cloak to replace her long ‘robe’ of a velour shirt. She, like the rest of the band, is suffering in the high humidity and she’s starting to see the advantages of a garment that it would be easier to take off when sweaty. Despite being cloakless, the band bear up bravely and Kelli in particular doesn’t let the heat curtail her stage antics, attacking her guitar with an intensity of purpose that is all absorbing to watch.
Guitarist Peyton Bighorse is a shyer, self contained presence than Kelli and the two compliment each other, both vocally and musically, with drummer Kurtis an impassive, reassuring presence behind the drums. The band play songs from last years album, The Make It All Show, as well as old favourites like ‘Hail Mary’.
In addition to creating flawless punk thrash classics and grunge epics, they’ve recently shown signs of exploring a more melodic, quieter sound, as shown by the epic ‘Little Girl Blue And The Battle Envy’, which is a particular tour de force tonight. Recent single ‘Flyer’ is another example of this quieter, thoughtful approach and it’s a song that compliments the quieter end of She Makes War’s songbook well.
But as two of Skating Polly’s most recent singles – ‘Play House’ and ‘Camelot’ – show, full on grungy ‘ugly pop’ will always be the bands forte. The video to ‘Camelot’ was a particularly raucous affair, and Kelli pays homage to the mood of the song, and the video, by crowdsurfing. An impressive feat for a young woman clad in a very tight PVC mini skirt and bralet.
Towards the end of the set the band swap instruments and Peyton plays drums while Kurtis plays guitar. It’s a raucous, friendly conclusion to a set that has been energetic fun and pure joy throughout. As they leave the stage and walk through the crowd the audience are screaming for more.
This was a feverish, close, sweaty night of impeccable songs performed with good humour by two acts perfectly at ease with their audiences, and with each other. If anyone went away surprised, it was the audience, many of whom seemed dazed, but in a good way, some murmuring the phrase ‘best gig in ages’ and similar afterwards.
Photos by Phil King. More photos by Phil can be found on his Flickr.


Saving Hope Spoilers: Images for “The Heartbreak Kid”
Next week’s Saving Hope features the return of Daniel Gillies, who took the last episode off to presumably film an episode of his other show The Originals. From the episode’s description, it seems that Joel and Alex are having a bit of a hard time finding the time to spend together. We also get the return of Lexa Doig.
Here is what’s in store for episode 8 “The Heartbreak Kid” as summarized by CTV:
Dr. Joel Goran (Daniel Gillies) and Dr. Alex Reid (Erica Durance) try to make dinner plans – but not before Joel gets wrangled into working a day at the street clinic. It proves to be more than he bargained for when a chatty, recovering addict, Teddy (Damien Atkins), graces him with her presence – and an ever changing medical story. Joel has to use his street smarts to try and rescue Teddy before time runs out. Alex and Dr. Charlie Harris (Michael Shanks) try to find a new groove as coworkers when an injured 13-year-old girl arrives after falling off a roof, and things would move a lot faster if her love-addled spirit kept quiet and let Charlie focus on his job. Dr. Sydney Katz’s (Stacey Farber) practice exam on Dr. Maggie Lin (Julia Taylor Ross) has Maggie facing hospital wide embarrassment – which she must put aside when David Zarb (Joris Jarsky) returns to Hope Zion Hospital for one special hello and an emotional goodbye. The episode also guest stars Michael Shanks’ wife and actress Lexa Doig as Selena Quintos.
“The Heartbreak Kid” will air Wednesday December 3, 2014 at 10pm ET/PT.
Check out the images from the episode that has a major lack of Daniel Gillies but enjoy them anyways.
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Green houses are not good for use in the coastal region where hot temperatures are being experienced throughout the year unlike in upcountry areas where temperatures are cold.
As a result, 14 greenhouses donated by the government through the state department for irrigation to nine community groups three years ago in Kilifi County have not been in use.
The projects were meant to enhance food production and improve the economic wellbeing of the groups but there was no technical experts from the relevant sectors who could have made their recommendations.
Mtwapa based Industrial Crops Research Institute (ICRI) acting Director, Ms. Theresia Munga told the County Development Implementation Coordination Committee (CDICC) meeting at the county commissioner’s boardroom that the projects were implemented in a hurry and without consultation from the relevant sectors.
“A research on green houses in coastal region has established that owing to the hot temperatures, they are not the best for use by the farmers. Most crops planted under greenhouses fail to realize good production,” she said.
She said as a result, most of the green houses put in each of the nine water pans in the county have gone to waste adding the two green houses were donated by the state department for irrigation after the completion of the nine water pans to benefit community groups in the County.
Reports presented by Sub County commissioners on the status of the projects established that auxiliaries put along with the pans like fences, toilets and cattle troughs have all been washed away by the floods.
Kadzifitseni, Bamba Kayeri, Jimba, Majajani, Chasimba, Gogoraruhe and Jila water pans were constructed in 2017 and provided with two greenhouses each so that community groups could start minor irrigation farming activities. Mbachi and Mangudho irrigation schemes were also initiated at the same time but did not benefit from the green house initiative.
The meeting was also informed that the beneficiaries were not properly sensitized on how they could sustain the projects after the handing over by the government.
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Former President Jacob Zuma has apologised for saying that ANC senior member Derek Hanekom is an apartheid agent.
In a statement, Zuma, through his foundation, Zuma said: “On 25 July 2019, I published a tweet which alleges that Derek Hanekom is a known enemy agent. I unconditionally withdraw this allegation and apologise for making it as it is a lie,” he said in a statement.
Zuma had previously said he would apologise to Hanekom for calling him an enemy agent.
On Friday, the Constitutional Court dismissed Zuma’s appeal against a High Court ruling that he had defamed Hanekom.
Hanekom had last year sued Zuma for R500 000 for defaming him. The Durban High Court had in September last year ruled that Zuma should apologise and remove the tweet in which he accused Hanekom as an enemy agent.
Last year, the Durban High Court Judge Dhaya Pillay ruled that Zuma should apologise and also remove the tweet regarding Hanekom.
Zuma had said in a tweet: “I’m not surprised by @Julius_S_Malema revelations regarding @Derek_Hanekom. It is part of the plan I mentioned at the Zondo Commission. @Derek_Hanekom is a known enemy agent.”


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The icy waters that welcomed us to Qikiqtaruk are long gone – past are the beautiful sunsets with light reflecting off big chunks of ice, and instead we now see dark blue or grey waters and occasionally even beluga whales swimming by. It’s a great time of the summer, with some flowers still in bloom, while others are setting seeds. The sandpiper and plover chicks are growing up, and we have been spending lots of time out in the field – through sunshine, wind and fog, the data are rolling in!
Now that we have already celebrated our two week and three weekiversaries on the island and are approaching a month on the island, we thought we’d reflect on our fieldwork milestones so far!
We celebrated solstice by arriving on the island, checking out the vast expanse of sea ice in the water and exploring our home for the summer and all the breeding bird species with Park Biologist Cameron Eckert.
1st July (Happy Canada Day!)
Canada Day dinner with the rangers – for some of us it was our first Canada Day ever and it was the big 150 this year, and we all had a great time sharing stories and enjoying a tasty feast on a day celebrating the confederation of peoples including all the original people of this vast country.
Wildlife sightings – some of our favourites include a herd of 25 caribou with calves, the four majestic muskoxen, a short-eared owl flying over camp, black guillemots riding the waves, waders dashing around on the spit, and belugas and bowheads off the cliffs from Collinson Head (14th July).
4th July (Happy Independence Day!)
Six new phenocams are all set up and hopefully well enough to resist any muskox encounters (none so far)! It will be great to see all the photos stitched together at the end of the season from May to August, thanks to the rangers setting things up for us before we arrived. The ongoing on-the-ground phenology observations have also been no less exciting, though they are a bit more of a pain to collect when the mosquitos are at their most ferocious like yesterday!
The first twisting of the filaments of the Dryas (mountain avens) in our phenology monitoring! We’ve also been counting how many flowers there are in each of the phenology plots and we are now past peak flower time – now there will be fewer and fewer pretty coloured flowers, but watching the Dryas seed heads develop and twist round and round and the fluffy flowers of the Eriophorum take flight is beautiful too!
A Team Shrub record for largest area surveyed with drones in one day – 3,000,000 meters squared. We now have 193,735 images (as of 15th July) and counting for this field season so far. As soon as the winds die down the drones are out – with three pilots in the field, there has been lots of drone action – different drones, different scales of investigation, different spectral bands, which together will hopefully give us a comprehensive view of vegetation change across the tundra.
Our first group photo (minus Isla who hasn’t arrived yet)! Team Drone surrounded by tundra flowers and arctic willows.
A milestone in the making – surveying all of our sites with GNSS (a type of GPS system) – a super precise way to know exactly where all of our markers and plots are. Around a week ago, we met with representatives of Canada Parks and it was very cool to learn that they also use GNSS technology when mapping historical sites – always interesting to see how people use the same technology in different ways.
Perhaps the most exciting milestone of all (at least for Isla): Isla has arrived!!! I have finally made it to the island after five days of trying. Finally, on Tuesday the 11th of July my float plane successfully touched down in Pauline Cove as a seal curiously watched on. Most amazing of all was that the “freshies” the fresh fruit and vegetables that had been sitting in a hot plane for more than two days were actually for the most part fine and still as fresh and delicious as vegetables tend to be in the North.
14th July (Happy Bastille Day!)
Another Team Shrub record of 50 drone flights in one day! And, the excitement of finding a two-way radio in the tundra, several days after it was last seen.
Active layer depth has reached its highest value yet at 68cm this week! Strong winds delayed some of our initial drone flying, but there have been lots of ground observations made. The metal probe we’re using for the active layer depth measurements is also a pretty good walking pole! And when dragged along the ground sounds a bit like that noise from that horror movie “The Shining’.
Awe-inspiring sunsets – Qikiqtaruk is beautiful at all times of the day, but the evening light makes it all extra special! There are also many ittle moments of beauty in the field – be it a particularly fluffy patch of cottongrass, backlight lupines, a family of ptarmigans walking by, or just the sheer grandeur of the landscape, it’s been great to stop during data collection for a second to take it all in.
So at nearly one month in there are many milestones to go. What will we see or experience next? Only time will tell…
By Gergana, Isla and Team Drone
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Lady Gaga is set to sing the national anthem at 2016 Superbowl
American superstar Lady Gaga is set to sing the National Anthem at the Super Bowl this weekend.
The news was confirmed yesterday (February 2), via an Associated Press article.
The NFL told The AP that Gaga will sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The event will see the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos.
It will be a massive month for Gaga, as the star also announced yesterday (February 2), that she will be performing a David Bowie tribute at this year's Grammy Awards on February 15.
The British legend, who was famous for such hits as: 'Fame', 'Ashes To Ashes', 'Space Oddity', 'China Girl', 'Fashion' and 'Heroes', to name just a few, died last month in January, aged 69. He'd been fighting a secret battle with cancer.
His death hit the music world hard, particularly Gaga, who was quoted as saying shortly before his death:
"I fell in love with David Bowie when I was living on the Lower East Side. I always felt that his glamor was something he was using to express a message to people that was very healing for their souls."
She is also up for an Oscar at the end of the month for a tune she co-wrote with Diane Warren, 'Til It Happens To You.'
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VIDEO - Nick Hodge: It's Not Too Late to Invest in Uranium
Jan. 31, 2018 11:40AM PSTEnergy Investing
Despite production cuts and major potential price catalysts, investors haven’t missed the boat on uranium, says Nick Hodge of the Outsider Club.
At the end of 2017, production cuts from Kazatomprom and Cameco (TSX:CCO,NYSE:CCJ) left uranium companies and investors with hope for the downtrodden sector. Uranium prices and stocks have ticked upward, and optimism is much higher than it has been for some time.
But is there still time to jump into the sector before it really starts to move? According to Nick Hodge, founder and president of the Outsider Club, there’s plenty — for now.
“You haven’t missed anything yet,” he said at the recent Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. “I gave a talk here about uranium two years ago, [when] the sector was down 90 percent. Here we are with all these catalysts and production cuts, and the sector’s only down 88 percent — so you haven’t missed that much. Stay tuned, there’s more to come for uranium.”
In terms of how to get exposure to the sector, Hodge pointed to major producers such as Cameco and Denison Mines (TSX:DML,NYSEAMERICAN:DNN), as well as companies with big assets, including Fission Uranium (TSX:FCU) and NexGen Energy (TSX:NXE,NYSEAMERICAN:NXE). He also noted that Uranium Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:UEC) and Energy Fuels (TSX:EFR,NYSEAMERICAN:UUUU) are the largest American producers of uranium.
Watch the video above for more insight from Hodge on uranium prices, supply and demand. The transcript for this interview is available below.
INN: Last time we spoke was back in October — we talked about uranium, and you said prices need to rise soon. Since then, we’ve seen production cuts in Kazakhstan and from Cameco. Can you tell me how that’s changed the uranium price landscape?
NH: I think last time we talked I said that there were going to be some production cuts soon, and they in fact materialized the day you published that interview.
NH: Since that time, we’ve seen Kazatomprom, which is of course the state-owned arm of Kazakhstan, announce supply cuts — 20 percent over the coming years, which is going to take a large chunk of supply off the market. We’ve seen Cameco do the same, they announced they were going to scale back production at McArthur River, which is the largest uranium mine in the world.
I think that was one of the catalysts the entire sector had been looking for. There’s been a lot of secondary supply on the market, and [by] taking some primary supply off the market, we saw two things happen. We saw the spot price of uranium tick up a couple of dollars, from $21, $22 when it happened to over $24 dollars a pound, so that’s a good thing. And we also saw on the back of that uranium equities rise some 20 to 50 percent. That goes to show you what I was talking about in our interview — [when] uranium goes up a little bit, how high the related equities go.
INN: Will we see more of that happening this year? Will that continue to build?
NH: In what respect?
INN: In terms of stocks gaining momentum, prices gaining more momentum.
NH: I think what you’re going to see is … Kazatomprom coming to trade this year. They’re going to have an IPO, and this would be like if Saudi Arabia — which in fact they’re doing too — was to IPO their oil production. It’s a big deal in the global market and no one’s paying attention to it. I think Kazatomprom wants their IPO to go well, and so they’re going to buoy the price of uranium to help buoy the price of their stock when it IPOs, and also to make sure they have robust cashflows. I think they’re going to do everything in their power as the largest global producer, some 40 percent of global supply … I think they’re going to do everything in their power to help the price of uranium go up.
INN: Can you tell me a little bit about demand? Uranium has been a very supply-side story, but what about demand?
NH: I think Morningstar has said that nuclear demand, uranium demand is going to go up 40 percent by 2035. There’s a shortfall right now — the world needs something like 172 million pounds of uranium a year, we produce 160 million pounds. We’ve been making up the difference on a couple of things: the Department of Energy (DOE) selling secondary supply, Japan selling some of their supply that they’re not using because their reactors are shuttered. We’ve also been using deep-emission warheads in a program called Megatons to Megawatts with the Russians.
The Russian program has now ended, there’s no more Megatons to Megawatts. We have a new administration in DC, Rick Perry is the now the head of the DOE. He stopped the sale of uranium from the secondary supplies of the DOE, and Japan is now restarting their new nuclear reactors, so they’re working through the stockpiles that they have and they’re not selling them into the open market anymore. And so we’re taking that secondary supply out, and now the mines have got to make up the difference. That’s really what we as investors have been waiting for — because there’s a lot of uranium in the world, there’s just not a lot of uranium mines.
INN: For investors, what should they be doing right now? How should they get into this?
NH: There’s not really a lot of ways to invest in uranium, which is why it’s kind of exciting. There’s an ETF that trades under the ticker URA, and holds probably most of the publicly traded uranium equities in the world. I mean, you can count the viable uranium companies in the world with this many fingers. There’s not that many of them, there’s less than a dozen. So you look at Cameco, you look at Denison Mines. Those are the two biggest producers in the world. [And] then you look at companies that have big assets — companies like Fission Uranium, companies like NexGen Energy. In the US there are two companies that are active producers: Uranium Energy and Energy Fuels … they’re the largest American producers of uranium.
And if I could go on a tangent for a second, the US market is very, very precarious because they need 47 million pounds a year of uranium, and they produce less than 2 million pounds. That makes them more than 96-percent reliant on foreign sources of uranium; if you remember when we were 60-percent reliant on foreign sources of oil, people were up in arms. But no one’s saying anything about uranium. Especially at a time when all of that uranium we’re importing comes from Russia and Russia-controlled companies like the “stans.” I think you’re going to see that come to the fore more and more.
INN: Do you think the US government will be interested in taking action to fix that?
NH: In fact, I think they already are. Like I said, Rick Perry has curbed the sales from the DOE. I know Amir Adnani, the founder of UEC, has been to DC to talk personally with Rick Perry. The administration is very sympathetic toward bringing commodities online from domestic sources.
INN: Anything else investors should know about uranium market?
NH: Just that it’s explosive, and that you haven’t missed anything yet. I gave a talk here about uranium two years ago, [when] the sector was down 90 percent. Here we are with all these catalysts and production cuts, and the sector’s only down 88 percent — so you haven’t missed that much. Stay tuned, there’s more to come for uranium.
Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time news updates!
Securities Disclosure: I, Charlotte McLeod, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.
Editorial Disclosure: The Investing News Network does not guarantee the accuracy or thoroughness of the information reported in the interviews it conducts. The opinions expressed in these interviews do not reflect the opinions of the Investing News Network and do not constitute investment advice. All readers are encouraged to perform their own due diligence.
Energy Fuels is a client of the Investing News Network. This article is not paid-for content.


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Satyricon Nightclub was a nightclub in the Old Town neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, best known for providing a place for local and touring alternative rock bands to play. It opened in 1983, and operated until the end of 2003.
The Satyricon, named by its founder George Touhouliotis after Federico Fellini's film, was the one venue in Portland "where everyone who was or would be anyone in Northwest rock played over the course of two decades" , earning the nightclub a national reputation. As Chuck Paugh threw his first rave party in 1985 there. Kurt Cobain first met future wife Courtney Love at a Dharma Bums concert there in 1989.

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Josh Babb focuses on communicating with Congress and federal agencies to help them make informed decisions on behalf of the healthcare distribution supply chain.
With HIDA since 2013, Josh develops strategic advocacy resources for members, and runs the HIDA annual Capitol Hill Fly-in where members meet with 100+ Members of Congress. He serves as a speaker, facilitator and content expert on a range of legislative and regulatory policies with HIDA membership and industry-wide groups.
Prior to HIDA, Josh worked on Capitol Hill serving as a Senior Legislative Assistant for Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and with Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), the Senate Minority Whip. Josh has a BBA in Management from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, and earned his Master’s in Political Management from George Washington University.
Mary Beth Spencer joined HIDA in February of 2016 as Manager of Government Affairs. Prior to HIDA, Mary Beth worked on Capitol Hill for Congressman Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and former Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. Additionally, she managed the national fundraising efforts for Governor Linda Lingle’s 2012 bid for the United States Senate in Hawaii. Mary Beth earned her B.A. in Political Science from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. Mary Beth is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Legislative Affairs at the George Washington School of Political Management.

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Nestled between the shopping and entertainment districts in the heart of Kansas City lies 44 Washington, a stunning residential complex that broadens the horizon of what amenities mean for today’s urban apartment-dweller. Through their partnership with MG2, 44 Washington has designed a community setting that embraces local art, history, and regional pride while sparing no expense in exceeding the expectations of its diverse range of tenants.
Working hand-in-hand with local contractors, MG2 sourced as much artwork, materials, finishes, and furniture from nearby vendors as possible. Calling “The City of Fountains” home, the community spaces embody this theme, and with numerous art galleries just around the corner, inspiration was abundant. Custom wall coverings decorate the corridors, including one that pays homage to recent Super Bowl Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs. Within the residences themselves, carefully selected finishes and materials were chosen from regional businesses to embrace the varied tastes of a diverse community of residents.
Throughout the transition from their previous interior design firm, MG2 seamlessly integrated with the client’s team, staying true to their vision, and elevating the integrity of the final design while delivering an exceptional residential experience on schedule.
A true testament to 44 Washington’s luxury-level offerings and community-centric design, the first unit leased in the building was the penthouse suite, an exceedingly rare feat for apartment complexes, regardless of location. The building opened its doors to new tenants in May of 2020 and raised the bar on residential living and holistic wellness in Kansas City and beyond.


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Dutch DJ BURNR has taken the world by surprise. The 24- year-old producer is one of the
newest additions to the fine list of prominent Dutch DJs. His style is marked by the
combination of pure tones with firm underground influences. His tracks are full of energy,
with a solid sound and positive vibes. From festivals to clubs, the BURNR sound will take
you on an unforgettable musical journey, an experience like no other.
Even though he is only 24 years of age: producing is a second home for him. The passion
for music started when he was only 10 years old. The foundation of his unique sound was
built from his room. Here young BURNR would spend hours creating music. Captivated by
the sound of Animals, by Martin Garrix, house music became his inspiration. Driven by
passion and unable to get music out of his mind BURNR attended the Dutch Pop Academy
With his first release ‘Move’ on the French label: Unity Group, the world is finally introduced
to the sound of BURNR. Mark our words: this journey is just starting. 2022 will be filled with
more outstanding good music. Are you ready for take-off ?!


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Power during jump impulse. The power during the early phase of the jump is almost identical, but without the SLP it peaks early and the power from the late phase of the jump is almost entirely missing. This has a significant impact on the jump distance.
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374 days of the COVID-19 lockdown, and as of 6 April 2021, the Ministry of Health and Child Care reported that the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases had increased to 36 966 after 32 new cases were reported. All are local cases. The highest case tally was recorded in Bulawayo with 17 cases. We note that the hospitalisation rate as of 1500hrs on the 5th of April 2021 went up to 18 hospitalised cases, 0 asymptomatic cases, 7 mild to moderate cases, 9 severe cases and 2 cases in Intensive Care Units. Active cases went up to 654. The total number of recoveries went up to 34 242, increasing by 23 recoveries. The recovery rate remains at 94%. A total of 15 133 people received their 1st doses of vaccine. The cumulative number of the 1st dose vaccinated now stands at 139 133. A total of 1 444 recipients received their second dose bringing the cumulative number of 2nd dose recipients to 23 500. The death toll remain at 1 531 after 6 new deaths were recorded.
Data quality and integrity
We are concerned by matters arising creating gaps in reporting and data from hospitals in various provinces. We note that hospitals in Midlands and Masvingo did not provide reports on hospitalisation data for the 5th of April 2021. We note further that the record of the total 6 deaths reported on 6th April, was broken down as follows: 2 deaths from the last 24 hours, 1 death from 1st of April and 3 deaths from the 3rd of April, thus suggesting delays and backlog in data collection and reporting.
We are further concerned by the discrepancy regarding the number of recoveries, noting that the daily Government update of the 5th of April 2021 reported 34 758, while total number of recoveries reported on the 6th of April 2021 is 34 242. These inaccuracies are problematic and thus the drastic reduction in recovered cases or the inaccuracy must be explained.
- We therefore call on the Ministry of Health and Child Care are to expedite the monitoring and reporting systems to maintain data quality and integrity.
Critical emerging issue
Decrease in COVID-19 mass testing
We note a decrease in the number tests currently being undertaken on a daily basis, especially in light of the vaccine roll-out currently underway. Whilst we acknowledge and celebrate the persistent reduction in COVID-19 cases we remain concerned at the need to strengthen vigilance on infection control at the community level. We draw attention to congested public spaces such a government service centres for transport, documentation, agriculture and other public services. We remain concerned at weak adherence to social distancing and mandatory mask-wearing in retail centres and community social events. The upcoming Easter holidays are a real risk. Whilst we acknowledge effort as announced by Cabinet to retain control on COVID-19 infections for both domestic and international transmission cases, we remain concerned about the lack of real changes in how communities travel, engage and engage in day-to-day activities.
We continue to emphasize the need for an advanced test strategy that ensures community mass testing and contact tracing.
We continue to emphasize that in the absence of mass community testing and public accounting for local transmission case-tracing, it is impossible to determine the appropriate reflection of the COVID-19 pandemic prevalence in Zimbabwe.
- We urge against de-prioritisation of testing, over the vaccine roll-out.
- We further reinforce our call for an advanced testing strategy in the Public sector and urge Government to update the Nation on the progress of testing of all members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police, and all lockdown enforcement officers.
Accountability for COVID-19 funding and vaccines
We note our ongoing concern regarding the weak accountability for COVID-19 funds in Zimbabwe. We note with alarm the recent disclosure that Treasury has entered into a debt agreement with the Arab Economic bank for USD10 million to respond to COVID-19. Further, the conflicting statements by the Ministry of Finance regarding the marshalling of USD100 million to support anti-COVID-19 efforts.
We remain concerned about the accountability measures provided in relation to the contributions to the COVID-19 national response. We have raised repeatedly discrepancies in the public domain regarding the funding by Treasury to COVID-19 research, response and vaccines.
- We remain alarmed that despite the best efforts of individual Members of Parliament and some Committees of Parliament, to seek clarifications on Treasury funds, the response remains grossly inadequate and dismal.
- We therefore urge a comprehensive public accounting of the state funding support towards the COVID-19 pandemic.
Platform for reporting COVID-19 vaccine side effects
We commend the creation of a rapid reporting platform for members of the public to report side effects of COVID-19 side effects by the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ).
- We welcome this operational mechanism to substantiate a tracking and monitoring system in Government to ensure citizens may easily share side effects they may have experienced after getting the COVID-19 vaccine. This would address rising concerns in the public of side effects being discussed and reported in the public by those vaccinated.
- We note that the MCAZ platform is available online at http://e-pv.mcaz.co.zw or via download of the MCAZ app on Android or iOS.
- We urge accessibility of the rapid reporting platform for all sections of society including rural and digitally-limited communities.
Source: Women’s Coalition of Zimbabwe


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Paula Rego, The Bride’s Secret Diary, Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, Rugby Borough Council © Paula Rego
THIS spring the London art world features a host of big-name exhibitions – but you can avoid the crowds and still see some excellent works in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.
In London, you can be sure to be in a big crowd seeing exhibitions of works by David Hockney, Lucian Freud, Damien Hirst, Yayoi Kusama, and shortly the Bauhaus design exhibition.
But at Compton Verney there’s lesser-known Gainsborough landscapes on show, plus in Into the Light great works by Renoir, Cezanne, Sisley, Monet, Whistler, Pisarro and lots more great artists. And although you pay to get in, there’s also the great permanent collection, with the naïve art on the top floor offering lots of treats.
Rugby Art Gallery and Museum has all the fantastic Rugby Collection on show for the first time, 175 items, including a good selection of women artists – Paula Rego, Bridget Riley, Prunella Clough, Maggi Hambling – and other well-known names such as Leon Kossoff, Bryan Wynter, Graham Sutherland and Lucian Freud. It would be mad to miss it. (see a full review in the Coventry Telegraph on May 4)


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Whether you’re celebrating your Colorado destination wedding with a handful of friends who aren’t able to make the trip, or just want the opportunity to break out that brand new china, a dinner party is always a great idea! After all, what’s better than good food, good friends, and good conversation? Of course, entertaining can be a bit stressful, especially if you’re no Martha Stewart. However, you shouldn’t let that stop you. Anyone can throw great dinner parties with a little planning and know-how. Here are my dos and don’ts for throwing a successful (and stress-free) supper!
DO keep the guest list small. Unless you’re experienced hosts, four to six guests is a good place to start.
DON’T invite too many strangers. The key to a good dinner party dynamic is a mix between friends and some new faces. Ideally, everyone at the table should know at least one person, but not everyone at the table.
DO cook something you’re confident in. One way to limit the stress is to make a meal you’re already comfortable with. This isn’t the time to try that fancy recipe you’ve never tried before.
DON’T forget your guests’ dietary restrictions. There’s nothing worse than a last-minute scramble! When you invite your guests, be sure to ask them if they have any allergies or food preferences. You don’t need to prepare a separate meal for each guest, but you should ensure they have options. Serving the meal family style can make it easier to make everyone happy.
DO prepare ahead. Successful dinner parties all have good preparation in common. Make as much of the food in advance as you can and plan your cooking time, so that you don’t have to spend the whole evening in the kitchen. It’s also a good idea to set the table the night before.
DON’T feel like you have to cook everything. Your guests won’t expect you to cook everything from scratch, and there’s nothing wrong with a bought starter or dessert.
DO pay attention to presentation. Great presentation can turn a simple dish into something really special! Make sure you set a formal table with cloth napkins, candles, and maybe even fresh flowers. Have music playing in the background when guests arrive. It’s all about creating that ambience!
DON’T let your guests do the dishes. Even if they offer. But do start the clean-up as soon as they leave, even if it’s the last thing you feel like doing. You’ll be so glad when you wake up to a clean kitchen!
Finally, DO cut yourself some slack! Not everything will be perfect, and things go wrong, but the most important thing is that you all have fun. Nobody likes a stressed-out host. Pour some more wine, go with the flow, and enjoy!
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Q. How can I access the Library's DVD collection?
Answered By: Hilda McNae Last Updated: Oct 29, 2020 Views: 7
Access to the DVD Collection during semester 1 2020/21 is as follows:
Firstly please check your online reading list as we have made some titles digitally available.
If there is no digital copy of the title you need then you can request borrowable DVDs through our Click and Collect service.
If any of the items you need are marked as Reference only then please contact us with details of what you require and we will advise further.
If you do not have access to your own DVD player then a bookable workstation is available in Zone 3 of the Main Library. Please contact us to book the space with details of the date and time you would like to use it.

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LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham. Huge savings for NHS
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- LEGOLAND Discovery centre Birmingham, the ultimate indoor LEGO playground, now open in Birmingham located at Birmingham Arena
- See the spectacular MINILAND, full of Birmingham's most famous landmarks entirely re-created in LEGO
- Explore and play in the interactive version of the city and recognise the local Birmingham landmarks built from more than 1.5 million bricks
Discounted tickets are subject to availability. Prices shown include the discount. Tickets purchased are only valid on the date printed on the ticket with no exchanges or refunds. Standard site terms and conditions apply.


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Epiphany is always a season of beginnings and increasing light. This year it will be especially hopeful and exciting with the launch of our Search Committee for a settled pastor. Sunday the 10th will be the official service of dedication, and this week we will be reflecting on the journey ahead.
This Sunday is a transition day. It is the Second Sunday of Christmas when we sing our last Christmas carols. It is also Epiphany Sunday when we start this beautiful, light-filled season. The word Epiphany comes from a Greek root meaning manifestation or appearance. This Sunday we will celebrate the wise men’s recognition of God’s manifestation in the Christ child. We will read Matthew 2:1-12 (the story of the wise men) and Isaiah 60:1-6 (some of the most uplifting lines of poetry in the Bible). The sermon will explore how we can follow the guidance of the Spirit in our daily lives and in our search for a new pastor, as the Magi followed the star. To read about and listen to the music for this Sunday,
Our first hymn will be What Child Is This, and our closing hymn will be verses of The First Nowell. We will sing The Magi Study Stars and Dreams, contemporary words set to an old Christmas Carol tune (While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night). We will also sing the carol, “O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright” written by the 16th Century pastor, poet and composer Philipp Nicolai who also wrote the Advent hymn, Wake, Awake for Night Is Flying. Here is the music performed on the piano–listen to the beauty of the harmony composed by Johann Sebastian Bach.
The choir will sing as the Introit Jesus the Light of the World, an Epiphany carol from the New Century Hymnal that plays off of Charles Wesley’s Hark! the Herald Angels Sing. The Anthem will be Star of Wonder by Alan Bullard. John Atwood will play two Chorale Preludes by J. S. Bach and a Chorale Fantasy on the hymn O Morning Star by D. Buxtehude.
Below is a sneak preview of others performing the pieces John will be interpreting in his own way. We are so blessed to have these treasures of the church brought to us by a gifted organist, like the treasures of the Magi!


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National Assembly Construction Committee chairman Cheam Yeap has distributed a four-page explanation about why he chose to award the contract to build the new Assembly building to the Ly Chhoung Construction, Import and Export Co after the committee had guaranteed the job to another local company and asked it to secure financing.
Opposition parliamentarian Son Chhay and former royalist Keo Remy have called into question Cheam Yeap’s decision to switch contractors after they were alerted by the director of Giang Shi Trading and Construction Co Ltd, the company that allegedly was slighted .
“The complaint from Giang Shi Trading and Construction Co, Ltd, does not appropriately comply with the law because this company did not comply with the committee’s conditions,” Cheam Yeap wrote in his letter, dated March 30. “Besides that, the company does not have enough evidence to prove it has funding to construct the new National Assembly building.”
The letter itself offered no evidence to support its author’s assertions.
Kim Khieng said the committee has not given an accurate account of its dealings. He said that Giang Shi’s parent company, 5 Golden Stars, has received a $15 million loan from Business Australia Capital Finance Pty Ltd to ensure funding of the Assembly’s construction and that he has the cash in hand.
Cheam Yeap’s letter stated that after reviewing a number of bids, the committee on May 8 asked
5 Golden Stars to present a $1 million performance bond within 30 days. But on Sept 4 the committee asked for another performance bond of $3.5 million.
Kim Khieng said his company had trouble meeting this second, unexpected condition within 30 days. He also said that, by Sept 17, the committee was courting other potential contractors.
Cheam Yeap did not mention the date the committee began seeking another contractor in his letter.
“I am preparing all of the documents in order to sue the committee. I still want the committee to make the contract with the Ly Chhoung Company invalid,” Kim Khieng said Tuesday.
Son Chhay has criticized the contract with the Ly Chhoung Company as being too expensive and lacking transparency.

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Elections often hurt. Especially when they make you feel like a fool. I was one of the few who had held out hope that the electorate in key states would favor Democrats in respective races for Senate seats and governorships. As the map turned red over the course of Tuesday evening, the unraveling of my faith in the American political system — begun just about a decade ago during a lengthy trip abroad — completed its spiral.
Over 2003 to 2004, I lived in Italy for a year. It was a politically tumultuous time in America, and I spent much of my time in Italy fielding questions from concerned Italians about what was going on in the States. There was concern about the flawed election results of 2000, America’s withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol, and, of course, America’s response to the attacks of 9/11.
While the Italians were heartbroken by the attacks and deeply sympathetic to their beloved ally from across the Atlantic, they were also deeply concerned about our government’s response. Italians, having so much bloodshed on their soil over the course of a few millennia, hate war. And while they may have been skeptical about the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, they were outraged by the invasion of Iraq. Of the 600 cities around the world that hosted simultaneous protests against the Iraq War on a February day of 2003, the largest — by far — took place on the streets of Rome where an estimated 3 million people gathered. I arrived in Italy the following month to inspect our potential rental property and sign a lease, and rainbow Pace (peace) signs draped across facades were still so ubiquitous that the architectural aesthetic of the country had been altered.
Almost all of Italy’s animosity was directed toward the Bush administration. The Italians couldn’t — in their hearts — blame America yet as a country, so they blamed our leaders at the time. It was an easy thing to do, considering how Bush and Cheney and company exposed themselves, especially from abroad, to such profound ridicule. But there was also a larger concern about America in general, how we as a country were heading down the slippery slope toward the sinkhole of corruption and impotence, something the Italians have known so well for so long that they entertain no aspirations of ever escaping.
I spent much of my time in Italy over 2003-04 reassuring Italian friends and acquaintances and strangers that, yes, America was in a bad place at the moment — a bit rattled from the terrorist attacks — but we would come to our senses soon enough and systemic corruption and political impotence would never take hold in the world’s greatest democracy. I assured them that many American people already objected to the war in Iraq (we had hosted large protests, too!) and surely more citizens would see the light as the absurdity of the case for war and of the failure of the war itself become more and more evident over time. I felt particularly emboldened when John Kerry became the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in the 2004 presidential elections. Surely, a decorated war hero and an honorable veteran of the U.S. Senate from the great state of Massachusetts could make the case — particularly in light of no WMD and no embrace of the U.S. as liberators from the fractured Iraqi society — that the chicken hawks of the Bush administration did not deserve a second term.
Many Italians expressed skepticism at my claims. Their faith in America waned while my patriotism surged. Often, when conversation veered toward argument, and criticism of America felt personal and extreme, I’d turn the tables in defense. Look at Italy? The wealthiest man in the country, a corrupt media mogul, is the prime minister. Services stink. With the systemic corruption and flat-out absurdity of the Italian political system, fractured by provincialism, ideology and regional acrimony, meaningful progress is nearly impossible. At least — I said with my parting words — America could still be and will be redeemed.
Good thing we moved back home shortly before the elections of 2004. Considering the number of promises I’d broken about the American electorate, coupled with the aspersions cast against the Italian system, there might have been a Roman-size protest outside our property near Florence. All of the post-election communication I did get from those in Italy was of the told-you-so variety. You see? This is how corruption works. Once it takes hold, it just gets worse and worse. The cancer metaphor came up often. For “evidence,” they latched onto reports that the early exit polls favored Kerry and that there were widespread voting irregularities that all favored the incumbent. They referred back to the seemingly inexplicable decision of the 2000 Supreme Court in Bush v. Gore as a precedent in America for large-scale political corruption. They shuddered when John Kerry quietly accepted his defeat without protest. It was then, so stunned and stung by Kerry’s loss, that I began to consider the cynical Italian perspective on politics, though I held on to most of my optimism for a better America.


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After going 1-31 last season, Towson retained only three scholarship players and added three transfers from the Big East. The Tigers also put together a schedule that was something — literally — to write home about, opening with 10 straight games on the road.


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Weather and Climate of Jackson Hole
Presented by Jim Woodmencey, Mountain Weather. Video
As the saying goes, “Climate is what we expect. Weather is what we get.”
The weather we get on a daily basis is dependent upon the current weather pattern.
Over time, it is the cumulative affect of these weather patterns that determines our climate, establishing what we consider to be our “average” or “normal” weather.
Weather patterns are constantly changing as they are affected by a number of different factors, such as, El Nino and La Nina. This talk will explore how different weather patterns impact Jackson Hole’s weather, in general, and our winter weather in particular. As well as, how those changing weather patterns have shaped our local climate over the last 60-some years.
Jim Woodmencey is Jackson Hole’s nonpareil meteorologist (so says John Hebberger Jr. – and he’s sticking to this statement!), and whether you regularly follow Jim’s forecasts or not, if you wish to understand the weather that affects each of us daily, throughout the year, then this is the talk that you should incorporate into your “to-do” calendar.


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Nancy Clifton, horticultural program specialist, shows us some of the wreaths she made for the Wonderland Express exhibition. She also shows you how to make a simple mixed pine cone wreath on a grapevine base. You can take classes with Nancy through the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden or get ideas at Wonderland Express, Nov. 25, 2011 through Jan. 1, 2012. Visit http://www.chicagobotanic.org/wonderland for more information.
Many of the wreaths you see outside the Wonderland Express exhibition were designed by the Garden’s own horticulturists. We stopped by to watch them put together their wreaths for the display. See their completed wreaths as well as many wreaths designed by local florists and garden centers when the exhibition opens on November 27. To learn how to make your own, see our list of holiday decorating classes at chicagobotanic.org/school/holiday.


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5821 NW 7th Ave, Miami, FL
Edison Towers, originally built in 1988 in Miami, Florida, is an eight-story building on 2 acres and features 92 one bedroom- and 29 two-bedroom floor plans in addition to a two-bedroom manager’s apartment.
This year, Edison Towers will begin a total renovation with completion expected in 2024. After the renovation, the project will be targeted to seniors with incomes between 33% and 60% of the area’s median income. The rehab costs will be funded using City of Miami HOME funds, LIHTC equity, and a construction loan from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
The property’s onsite amenities include a community room, picnic area, laundry facilities, media room, and a fitness center.


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In the current fast-paced world, everyone wants to get to their destination quickly and cost-effectively. If you are travelling in a small group, this is where the 16-Seater Standard Minibus hire London comes in. Normally, it can be extremely difficult to veer through the highly trafficked streets of the city in large groups. This is where a mini coach may come in handy to take you from point A to point B stress-free.
If your group is planning to traverse the complex lows and highs of London, you can rely on our 16-seater minibus hire with driver London. Not only do you get comfort, but also insights on the best local views as a bonus.
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1 Crônicas 23
1 And when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
3 And then were numbered the Levites from thirty years old and upward: and their number by their polls, of men, was thirty and eight thousand.
4 Of these were twenty and four thousand to superintend the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges;
5 And four thousand were gatekeepers: and four thousand those who praised the Lord with the instruments which I have made, to praise therewith.
6 And David divided them into divisions after the sons of Levi, after Gershon, Kehath, and Merari.
7 Of the Gershunites: Ladan, and Shimi.
8 The sons of Ladan: The chief was Jechiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
9 The sons of Shimi: Shelomith, and Chaziel, and Haran, three. These were the chiefs of the families of Ladan.
10 And the sons of Shimi were, Jachath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimi.
11 And Jachath was the chief, and Zizah the second; but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons: therefore were they accounted as one family division in the numbering.
12 The sons of Kehath: Amram, Yizhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
13 The sons of Amram, Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was set apart, to sanctify him as most holy, he with his sons for ever, to burn incense before the Lord, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
14 But as regardeth Moses the man of God, his sons were named after the tribe of Levi.
15 The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
17 And the sons of Eliezer were, Rechahyah the chief. And Eliezer had no other sons; but the sons of Rechahyah became exceedingly numerous.
18 Of the sons of Yizhar, was Shelomith the chief.
19 The sons of Hebron: Jeriyahu the chief, Amaryah the second, Jachaziel the third, and Jekamam the fourth.
20 The sons of Uzziel: Michah the chief, and Yishiyah the second.
21 The sons of Merari: Machli, and Mushi. The sons of Machli: Elazar, and Kish.
22 And Elazar died, and had no sons, but daughters; and the sons of Kish, their brethren, took them for wives.
23 The sons of Mushi: Machli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
24 These were the sons of Levi after their family divisions, even the chiefs of the families, as they were counted by numbering the names after their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the Lord, from twenty years old and upward.
25 For David said, The Lord the God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, and he dwelleth in Jerusalem for evermore.
26 And also the Levites are no more bound to carry the tabernacle, and all its vessels for the service thereof.
27 Therefore by the last words of David were there numbered of the Levites those who were from twenty years old and above;
28 Because their station was to be at the side of the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the Lord, in the courts, and in the chambers, and by the purification of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
29 And for the shewbread, which was put in rows, and for the fine flour for meatoffering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is sodden, and for all manner of dry and wet measure;
30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the Lord, and so also at evening,
31 And at all the offering of burntofferings unto the Lord on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the appointed feasts, according to the number, and after the manner prescribed for them, continually before the Lord;
32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the Lord.


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Well, I only managed to get shots 3 outfits before dropping my camera (thanks for your support BTW) but I did have success in sucking them off the memory card thru the printer to my computer so I have a few fashion shots to show you. I figure I can take stills with my digital video camera if I can find the manual and see how to do it... I will try, for you, my loyal viewers and friends.
Anyway, here is Aubrey sporting a lively, felted pink leopard print skirt with matching beret. The brooch can be removed to wear on a coat.
Next we have a flirty, pink dress accented with a pink carnation hair adornment. This poor Blythe doll doesn't have a name because I had intended to customize her. However, after using her as a model and sewing for her I find myself getting more attached to her. In addition, I have been reading up on customizing and actually opening the heads and I have learned that the new Prima dollies are easier to work with. SO, since I have yet to actually MEET Ginger ( Joleen are they on their way??) and I am not attached to her, I think she will be my guinea pig for my first custom work.
Hence, here is the third and final outfit for this evening. Our lovely blue haired girl is modeling a demure, garden party skirt in white with pink dots, rick rack and sweet eyelet lace trim.
Hopefully we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming (mixed media) in the next couple of days. I actually HAVE been working with paper and stamps and glue but nothing is scanned yet.


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Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Nano-ray of hope for Breast Cancer sufferers
Published by Amy Fernandes
Angelina Jolie’s recent double mastectomy has highlighted the debate on breast cancer. The fact remains, however, that the number of new cases of breast cancer has jumped dramatically worldwide, from about 640,000 in 1980 to more than 1.6 million in 2010, according to the University of Washington researchers’ report. One of the many causes for fatalities is the high toxicity of the treatment and the current disability of affected cells to absorb the dosage.
As for the triple negative breast cancer sufferers this becomes even harder to treat. These breast cancers do not respond to hormonal therapy and require more than one chemotherapy drug for treatment. Unfortunately, such combination chemotherapy increases the toxicity of the treatment, often limiting the extent of therapy tolerated. Further, many women with triple negative breast cancer develop “multidrug resistance” which makes them insensitive to anticancer drugs similar to the concept of antibiotic resistance.
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Some PC builders do what they do simply to show off the parts inside their systems. Like classic car owners taking their wheels to a show, gamers often bring their desktop systems to events where they can put their flashy cases and high-end components on display. Even if you keep your PC at home, it's pleasant to see the hardware you paid (often paid big) for on display for your viewing pleasure. If ogling your components is your thing, Hyte's new Y60 chassis is worth a long look when planning your next build. Considering its $199.99 price, the Y60's several flaws make it tough to recommend to all but hardcore aesthetes, but few cases do a better job of showing off the hardware inside them.
The Design: Maximum Glass
Most PC tower cases are more or less rectangular metal frames with panels fitted between the bars. The Hyte Y60 mostly follows this plan, but the supporting metal beam usually found in the case's front left corner is missing. Instead, the case retasks the motherboard mounting tray to double as a supporting structure to hold its shape.
By restructuring the case in this way, Hyte was able to create a corner-office case with nothing between the front and left panels, for a more open view of your internal components. The front panel itself is a sheet of tempered glass without any fans behind it, and the same is true of the left panel. A third glass panel (really more of a strip) occupies the corner between the two to accentuate the design and smooth out the transition. This makes the Y60 as much a display case for your gear as a conventional PC case.
The right-side, rear, bottom, and top panels are all similar, with large sections of perforated metal to let as much air pass through as possible. (The case is available in the more subdued black-on-black motif seen here or a more striking red-on-black or white-on-black for the same $199.99 price.) This is an important aspect of the design, as airflow inside the case is a bit more constrained than in most other chassis. Most cases pull air in through the front panel and out the back or top, creating a straight path for air to cool components.
As the Y60's glass front panel doesn't leave any room for air to flow around it, air instead must flow in through the bottom or the left panel and then out the back or top. This airflow path is suboptimal, as not as much air can be pulled in through the bottom of the case, set close to the floor. Air flowing in through the right panel can enter more freely, but this air can easily flow up and out of the top of the case without passing by many components. Still, the design allows as much room as possible for air to enter the case without the front panel helping.
The Build Experience
Building a system inside the Hyte Y60 is a mixed bag, with some notable annoyances. A few notable oversights make installing the motherboard more problematic than usual. In particular, we had to remove the preinstalled 120mm fan from the rear of the case before we could install a motherboard.
The issue is that the fan is set slightly too close to the rear I/O panel. Many motherboards today have preinstalled rear I/O shields and shrouds, which respectively help ease installation and improve the board's aesthetics. All of the motherboards we had on hand for testing employed this design, and none of them could be installed into the Hyte without first removing the fan. This likely wouldn't be a problem if you used a motherboard with a detached rear I/O shield and no rear shroud, but as essentially all high-end boards nowadays have a rear I/O shroud, it's a fairly significant design flaw.
Furthermore, while you can install the motherboard after removing the exhaust fan, if you want to continue using that fan you'll need to install it somewhere else in the case, as it can't be reinstalled if a rear I/O shroud is present.
The Y60 case also features a built-in PCI Express x16 riser card, which is both helpful and problematic. On the one hand, it makes installing a graphics card in a vertical orientation about as easy as it can be—you just plug it in and bolt it in place. That's no harder than installing the card horizontally in a traditional case. On the downside, the riser card is quite firm and snaps back into place whenever you try to move it out of the way. As a result, it's constantly in the way while you work to slide the motherboard into place. You can remove the riser card, but it requires taking out several screws. If you plan to use the riser card, it's not worth the time and effort to remove, then replace it, since you can just hold it out of the way with one hand while you slide the motherboard into place.
It's also important to note that the case has only three full-height add-on card slots, all of which are vertical. There are seven half-height slots that run horizontally, but there's no way to change the configuration, so it's impossible to add a second full-height card in this case. Adding half-height cards is also slightly challenging, as the riser card will once again be an obstruction.
You mount the power supply behind the motherboard mounting tray, and this aspect of the building process is smooth sailing. A platform is in place to hold the PSU, with nothing at all to get in the way of inserting it. Conveniently placed cut-outs in the motherboard mounting tray also help with running cables directly where they need to go. The cut-outs are positioned and angled to be out of view when looking through the tempered glass, for a tidier finished build.
The Y60 can hold either two 3.5-inch or four 2.5-inch drives, all of which are easy to add. In an unusual design, the drive mounts exit through the case's rear. Remove one, and you just need to attach the drive you're adding, slide the mount back into the case, and connect the usual SATA cables.
A Look at the Cooling Scheme
Cooling the Hyte Y60 could be somewhat problematic depending on your configuration. Not only does the lack of ventilation around the front of the case hamper airflow, but removing the case fan from the back won't help. The case has two preinstalled 120mm fans on the bottom to help pull some air into the system, but you'll want to take advantage of the other fan mounting brackets to improve the situation.
There's room at the top of the case to add up to three 120mm fans or up to a 360mm water cooler. An internal fan mounting location beside the motherboard tray can hold two 120mm or 140mm fans or up to a 280mm water cooler.
Hyte says it designed the Y60 with liquid cooling in mind, with the cooler radiator attached to the internal fan mount. This would help to improve airflow significantly, as the water cooler could pull air into the case through the right-side panel. If you opt to use an air cooler, however, Hyte indicates that you'll see higher CPU and GPU temperatures. For that reason, the company recommends that you buy two case fans and install them on the internal fan mount if using an air cooler.
The Verdict: A Cool-Looking Crystal Case With Some Flaws
The Hyte Y60 is an interesting PC case that can be the foundation of a stunning build if you play your parts right. If you're looking to show off your components, the Y60 is one of the best chassis you can buy to do just that. If aesthetics is your top priority, it's a no-brainer.
The case has some other things stacked against it, however. Building a system and installing a motherboard is needlessly troublesome due to the preinstalled case fan and riser card. It's also annoying that you can only have a single full-height add-on card, and that airflow is restricted by the lack of ventilation around the front of the case. Add the relatively steep price, and the Hyte Y60 becomes hard to recommend unless you're hooked on peak possible tempered-glass visibility and are willing to temper (pun intended) your expectations around cooling.
That's not to say the Y60 is a bad case. We enjoyed testing it and our sample build, even without much effort at styling, looked great. But the company simply gave up too much in the pursuit of pure aesthetics when designing the chassis. Plenty of other cases out there look nice and don't have these flaws. There's little reason you shouldn't buy a spiffy case with better airflow that's easier to build in, unless you're installing just one GPU that you want to mount vertically and don't plan on a high-heat configuration or overclocking.
Hyte's Y60 chassis was built for standout looks with its angled front corner, but the build experience is tricky and airflow is more restricted than we'd like.
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Trey Songz Under Fresh Rape Lawsuit
Trey Songz, R&B artist has come under a fresh lawsuit of rape. According to documents CNN obtained, Trey Songz is being sued for $20 million. However, the plantain, Jane Doe revealed that she’s in a casual relationship with the R&B artist. She said, she’s involved in a sexual act with the artist sometimes.
Doe and Trey Songz’s relationship started declining in 2016 suffered harm according to the accusations filed against the artist. It happened that Songz raped Doe anally in West Hills, California at a house party. She claimed to receive medical attention after the incident.
Doe’s allegations against Songz was not the first. Several women call Songz, “Can’t Help But Wait” singer arising from intimidation and rape. Dylan Gonzalez, former University of Las Vegas basketball player said something similar about Songz on Twitter. He wrote, “Trey Songz is a rapist. Lord forgive me I couldn’t hold that in another year..”
Jahaura Jeffries is another woman pointing rape accuse fingers at Songz. She claimed that Songz assaulted her sexually in Miami, 2018, at a clubhouse. Jahaura Jeffries is being represented by Dylan Gonzalez’s legal team.
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Modern Wenge Wood Lacquer Finish Platform Bedroom Set Porto
The bedroom set comes in 5 pieces. The size of the bed within this set is either king sized or queen sized. This set also includes a chest, a nightstand, a dresser and a mirror. The set might also include 2 nightstands instead of one chest. The color combination of the furniture is extremely beautiful. The Wenge colored furniture comes with the gray lacquered platform. The dresser is quite wide and needs to be ideally placed under the mirror. The mirror is of highest quality and adds a classy feel to the room. The entire set gives a different touch to the overall décor of your bedroom. The nightstand when placed beside your bed can be quite helpful to store important stuffs and the bed lamp. The bed is quite spacious and needs to be assembled with mattress only. The chest comes with spacious drawers and can be very useful to store important stuff. The entire furniture set comes in wooden finish and are very durable. The bedroom set also has a modern look but looks absolutely decent when arranged properly within your bedroom. The bedroom set is perfect for you if you want to give your bedroom an appearance for which others feel jealous and you feel proud about it.
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Queen Size Bed: W113" x D82.3" x H39.4"
King Size Bed: W129" x D82.3" x H39.4"
Dresser: W55.1" x D17.7" x H28.3"
Mirror: W25.6" x D0.9" x H47.3
Nightstand: W23.6" x D17.8" x H14.5"
Chest: W23.6" x D17.8" x H42.1"
5 Piece Set Includes: Bed,Dresser,Mirror And 2 Nightstands
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Once a year, Jearlyn Dennie dresses in worn clothing and walks around Flagler County with only one water bottle in hand.
She is “homeless” for about 10 hours that one day a year. She has watched some people she knows avoid eye contact as they pass by — not recognizing her in the disguise.
She does it to spread awareness and to give to a local family in need. The money she raises from friends who sponsor her to be “homeless” for each hour goes to the family she finds.
It’s just one of the ways she impacts the community.
“I just love people. And if people can be inspired by that, that makes me feel like I’ve accomplished my goal,” Dennie said.
Dennie founded Jearlyn Ministries five years ago after delaying God’s calling on her life for long enough, she said.
“Pastor Jearlyn is not only a very giving and caring person, but a woman of her word, reliable, and truly serves others needs before her own. ... Jearlyn is always one person I can call upon who never says no, will resourcefully come to my rescue and never complains about all the other responsibilities she has waiting.”
- CINDY EVANS, president of the Rotary Club of Flagler County
“I’ll never forget praying and knowing it was time,” Dennie said. “I had run from it for so long that I knew it was the right thing.”
She wears many hats, but it’s all for God’s purpose, she said.
Dennie uses Jearlyn Ministries as the umbrella to different causes she started, including TNT Prayer Line, a way for her to minister to those around the globe 6:30-7:30 a.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. She can pray with up to 100 people at a time if they call in to 904-701- 7177.
Her energy doesn’t fade, as she gets her strength from God, she said.
“To be a leader, you have to have a servant’s heart,” Dennie said. “What most people don’t know about me is I’m really an introvert. What they don’t see is the Lord in me, guiding me to do that.”
She also hosts a weekly radio show called “Today with Pastor J” Sundays at 8 a.m. on WNZF.
“I think it’s important for people to see that we can talk about politics, we can talk about education, we can talk about what’s going on in the community — and be a Christian,” Dennie said. “And no matter what the negative spin is, put a positive spin on it.”
As the pastor of Reverse Church, which meets three times a month around the community, Dennie said she gets to reach people who don’t attend church, as it’s a church without walls.
“Jesus reversed the curse of sin and death, and people are still living in bondage,” she said about the church’s name.
Not having church walls has allowed her to better reach the community, she said.
She serves Thanksgiving dinners to families in Bunnell every year. She holds a completely free camp called Summer Son all summer that teaches kids about God and provides breakfast and lunch. Her 2019 summer camp will be held at the African American Cultural Society.
“Pastoring is who I am; it’s not a title,” Dennie said.
As a mother of seven children, she takes active roles in their lives, being a Community Problem Solvers coach and School Advisory Council member. She’s also a Rotarian and Kiwanian.
“I like to say that my life is a reflection of his grace and his mercy,” Dennie said. “I knew when I was like 7 yeas old that there was a calling on my life, which I ran from. ... I remember thinking, ‘Oh, when I get older, on my death bed, then I’ll choose Jesus.’ But I remember just as clear as day, I can look back over my life and all the challenges and all the heartaches and everything I’ve gone through — and the things that I’ve caused — I can see him guiding me the whole way.”


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UNICOI CO., Tenn. - Unicoi County Sheriff Michael Hensley, Deputy William Laws and the county itself are the subjects of a $2 million lawsuit filed in federal court.
Court documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Greeneville and obtained by News 5 reveal the matter stems from an incident on May 26th at the home of Robert Tilson of Unicoi County.
We found that Sheriff's deputies were called to Tilson's home to arrest men who broke into the residence to steal property.
The suit claims that during that arrest, Sheriff Hensley treated Tilson in a manner that violated Tilson's constitutional rights that protect against an unwarranted search and false arrest.
The complaint requests a jury trial and asks for one million dollars in compensatory damages and another one million dollars in punitive damages.
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The traditional Nagaland Chilli variety is 400 times more hotter than normal ones
Can you imagine a chilli variety that is nearly 400 times hotter than the normal ones? Well, the Naga Mircha, the traditional chilli variety of Nagaland, is one of the hottest chilli varieties of the world as its pungency level is about 400 times more than the normal ones.
This hottest variety, which is available for tasting, is naturally the hottest attraction at the three-day international organic trade fair titled “BioFach India together with India Organic 2013” being organised jointly by Nuremberg Messe India Private Limited, International Competence Centre for Organic Agriculture (ICCOA) and the Karnataka State Agriculture Department at the Bangalore Palace Grounds from Thursday.
The Naga Mircha has been showcased at the stall put up by the Nagaland Government in the trade fair. As against the pungency level of 2,500 to 5,000 Schoville Heat Units (which is a method of measuring the pungency level) of normal chillies, the Naga Mircha has a pungency measure of over 10 lakh SHUs, according to experts.
Akali Sema, Professor of the Department of Horticulture in the School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development of the Nagaland University, points out that Naga Mircha was granted the Geographical Indication tag in 2007.
Nagaland is using this hottest variety to draw the attention of the world on it’s organic crops. Naga Mircha is one of the few chosen varieties of crops which are being promoted under organic farming in this hill State.
Abea Mero, a foreign educated agri entrepreneur from Nagaland, who is a major exporter of Naga Mircha, says the produce is being sold around Rs. 1,800 to 2,000 a kg within India. “We export it to various States within India and several foreign countries. The demand is growing so much that it is not possible to meet all of it,” she notes.
Pointing out that this chilli grows only in a particular region of Nagaland as the crop is very sensitive to weather conditions, she says she is making efforts to increase the area under cultivation of this chilli.
She also processes the chilli and sells pickles made out of it.
According to Dr. Sema, Nagaland is now identifying important native crops that have commercial value and trying to promote organic cultivation methods for them so that farmers can get remunerative prices. Such crops which are being promoted under organic cultivation include pineapple, turmeric and ginger in addition to Naga Mircha.


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We believe that implementing a federal mandate that violates the conscience of an individual or organization is in direct violation of the First Amendment, and that imposing a fine on these individuals pours salt in the wound. This mandate does not apply to actual churches, but it does apply to the thousands of institutions built and maintained by religious denominations, such as schools, colleges, hospitals, and all kinds of charities such as homeless shelters and soup kitchens. Just think how many employees a religiously owned hospital or college employs. For example, a hospital or charity with 100 employees that chooses to exercise its traditional First Amendment free-exercise-of-religion rights instead of complying with the ObamaCare mandate could be subject to a three and a half million dollar annual fine.
This ObamaCare mandate does not allow any exemption for private businesses whose owners, because of their religious faith, object to providing these free birth-control services. One such employer has taken this issue to court and a judge in Colorado last month issued a preliminary injunction upholding the religious liberty of the owners of a small heating/air-conditioning business. We don't know how this issue will be resolved by the courts. We hope it will be resolved by the national election on November 6. It is clear that religious liberty and our traditional understanding of the First Amendment is a big issue in America today.
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