Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Sony has begun development on a sequel to its hit 2018 comic film Venom starring Tom Hardy in the title role.
Kelly Marcel, who wrote the script for Venom alongside Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg, has been selected by Sony to pen the sequel. Marcel will also be serving as an executive producer with Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Amy Pascal returning as producers.
Michelle Williams is set to be joining Hardy on-screen once again alongside Woody Harrelson. The actor appeared in the end-credits scene of Venom as villain Cletus Kasady who later becomes the super-powered Carnage.
Sony previously secured an October 2020 release date for an untitled Marvel Comics project that is expected to be reserved for a second Venom. The first film also arrived in theaters in October.
Venom set an opening-weekend record for October in the United States, earning $80.2 million at the box office on its way to a $855 million worldwide total.


Film Critic, Bulgaria
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, a graduate in Film Studies from the High Institute of Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. As film critic she contributes to various film magazines, review outlets and newspapers. Lecturer of “Film Aesthetics” at the Plovdiv University and “Behaviour in Front of the Camera” for the “Author’s theatre” program at the Sofia University. Editor of books, related to film art, deputy editor and Editor in chief of “Kino” – the only Bulgarian review for film criticism, theory and history. Member of the Union of the Bulgarian Filmmakers, the Union of the Bulgarian Journalists and the Bulgarian section of FIPRESCI. Jury member at numerous national and international film festivals.


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Catalina Flying Boat
Catalina Flying Boat, 1945
210 Squadron, Sullom Voe Shetland Island
Catalina JX 583 of 210 Squadron RAF Station Sullom Voe (Graven Shetland Islands) Pilots F/L Wraight and P/O J Maples on route to undertake an Air Sea rescue off the coast on Norway 12th January 1945. RAF Station Sullom Voe. The settlement of Graven, on the east shore of the Voe, became home to a base for RAF flying boats 210 Squadron , patrolling the North Atlantic in search of German U-Boats. To protect the flying boat base, a fighter airfield was built at RAF Scatsta, also to the east of Sullom Voe. Work began on the first runway at the beginning of 1940, and it was complete by 25 April that year. A longer second runway was built between July 1941 and April 1942. RAF Sullom Voe remained operational to the end of the Second World War in May 1945.
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The aim of the course is to provide students with a basic knowledge and understanding of the institutional law of the European Union as well as certain areas of its substantive law, together with an understanding of their impact on the national legal orders of the Member States. The course focuses on the legal aspects of the EU and its legal system, the functions of the EU institutions and their mutual interaction, the sources of EU law and the legislative process, the procedural law of the EU, including the judicial remedies available to institutions, Member States and private parties, as well as some areas of the EU substantive law, such as the free movement of goods and the concept of the internal market, as well as the protection of fundamental rights.
- ECTS: 6
- Component Code: 9.7-PUE
- lecturer: J. Jendrośka, PhD, J. Ryszka, PhD
- Faculty: Law and Administration
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Ryan Mallett's first preseason game mirrored his training camp in many ways.
Stepping in for injured Joe Flacco (back) Thursday night against the Washington Redskins, Mallett had some ups and downs. He didn't make any big mistakes, but left some throws on the field.
"I thought he played winning football," Head Coach John Harbaugh said. "He played good football, just what we asked him to do."
With the way the Ravens defense looks this season, the Ravens might not need Mallett to win games if he were needed to step in for Flacco during the regular season.
In the week leading up to Thursday night's preseason opener against the Washington Redskins, Mallett talked about how winning the game was the most important thing for him.
When Mallett's day was done at halftime, the Ravens led, 13-0, so mission accomplished.
As far as the stat line, Mallett completed nine of 18 passes for just 58 yards. He didn't throw a touchdown or an interception.
"We started off a little slow, got it going a little bit, got the run game going, got the pass going," Mallett said. "We need [to be] more consistent. It's the first preseason game, you've got a lot of new guys out there, but it's to be expected."
It's hard to fully evaluate Mallett's night because he was working with a primarily second-team offense around him. The offense had just four prospective starters on the field in running back Terrance West, tight end Nick Boyle, left tackle Ronnie Stanley and center Ryan Jensen.
The team's top three wideouts – Mike Wallace, Jeremy Maclin and Breshad Perriman (hamstring) – sat out, meaning Michael Campanaro, Chris Moore and undrafted rookies Tim White and Quincy Adeboyejo were Mallett's top targets.
Three starting offensive linemen – right guard Marshal Yanda, left guard Alex Lewis and right tackle Austin Howard – also didn't play. That left rookie Jermaine Eluemunor, Matt Skura and James Hurst starting on the offensive line, though they did a good job.
On the Ravens' first drive, Mallett nearly hit Campanaro with a deep third-down pass down a seam, but the pass came up a tad short and Campanaro didn't haul it in as he went to the turf. Mallett tried to fire a couple more passes into tight coverage, but they fell incomplete.
He drew a key 23-yard pass interference with a later pass to Campanaro, which set up running back Terrance West's 18-yard rumble and 2-yard touchdown.
Every year's a new football team in every organization, so that's what training camp is for," Mallett said. "In preseason, you get to know everybody and their strengths and weaknesses, and you just try to improve on them as you go along."


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Marjorie E. Clement Papers, 1975-1983
Personal papers of Jefferson County Commissioner Marjorie E. "Bunny" Clement, Commissioner from 1981-1993. Collection contains: Certificate of Membership in the Lakewood Historical Society; Certificate of Election for the Office of Committeewoman of the Republican Party, Precinct 6312; and Oath of Office for County Commissioner.
Mary Helen Crain Partial Manuscript "Evergreen, Colorado," 1969
Partial, typed manuscript with editing marks for Mary Helen Crain's book on the history of Evergreen, Colorado, and its pioneer families. Contains acknowledgements, foreword, and chapters 1, 2 and 3. Chapter 4 is incomplete and chapters 5-9 are missing, as is the index. This manuscript was published by Pruett Publishing Company, of Boulder, Colorado, in 1969.
Morrison School District (No. 22) Records, 1874-1950 (Bulk 1900-1950)
Motor Vehicle Registration Record Book, 1954
Trailer, motorcycle, replacement licenses, tractor, dealer and aircraft registrations. This record book lists: date of registration; license number; name of owner or dealer; owner's address or dealer's business address; make; manufacturer number; title number; year; fee amount; and tax amount.
Mountain Area Planning Council Records, 1957-1977 (Bulk 1967-1977)
Murphy Mine Daybook No. 2, 1880-1881
Accounting book for the Murphy Coal Company of Golden, Colorado. Formed in 1872, Murphy Coal Company operated a coal mine on Ralston Creek. The daybook lists each day's mining transactions for later transfer to a ledger. It runs from January 31, 1880 to February 1, 1881.
My Turn Next, before 1874
Notary Records, 1881-1962
Pioneer Child: The Memoirs of Sarah Ann Baker, 1938
These memoirs, written by Sarah Ann Baker at age 85, document her childhood and her family's overland journey from Illinois to Kansas Territory and then on to Colorado Territory in the 1860s. This unpublished manuscript begins with Baker's first recollection of being lovingly held by her grandfather and continues throughout her childhood until her marriage to Frank Baker at age 19. It was edited and prefaced by her daughter, Helen Baker Reynolds.
Poor Farm and Pauper Records, 1893-1939
Probate Court Docket Book A, 1862-1869
Photocopy of a hand-written docket book of Probate Judges William Train Muir and Jonas M. Johnson containing settlement of estates, recording of marriages, and a few other miscellaneous legal matters. Photocopy only - original docket book is held at the Colorado State Archives.
Property Appraisal Cards, 1949-2005
Tax appraisal cards for residential and non-current commercial properties in Jefferson County, Colorado. Appraisal card may include a description of property and improvements, photograph, footprint drawing with measurements and dates of additions to the building, previous owner or owners' names, and record of assessed value. Photographs include cabins, barns, and possibly sometimes houses and commerical buildings that have since been demolished, moved or have burned down.
Property Ownership Books, 1905-1954
Pruden and Moore Family Papers, 1891-1985
Public Health Birth and Death Registration Card File, circa 1880-1989
Public Trustee Foreclosure Files, 1895-1937
Case files containing foreclosure documents created and received in relation to the forced sale of property pledged as security for a debt that is in default.
Public Trustee Foreclosure Registers, 1895-1978
The Public Trustee's Register of Foreclosures lists name of property owner (grantor); date of deed; date the Demand for Sale was filed with the Trustee; newspapers the Notice of Sale was published in; date the property was sold; name of purchaser; dollar amount the property sold for; legal description of property; and Public Trustee's Certificate of Purchase.
Public Trustee Record of Election and Demand, 1895-2007
Public Trustee Register of Releases, 1919-1966
Railroad Aid Bonds, 1868-1873
Railroad Aid Bonds issued by Jefferson County to raise funds to give financial assistance to railroads. Bonds to aid in construction of the Colorado Central Railroad were issued Jun 1, 1868, due in 1883, with 8% interest. Total issue $100,000. Cancelled bond certificates have 5¢ or 50¢ revenue stamps affixed. Bonds for construction of the Golden City and South Platte Railway and Telegraph Company were issued Mar 18, 1873, due in 1893, with 8% interest. Total issue $50,000.
Richard Barkley Manuscript: (Untitled) Golden's Historical Industries, 1992
Hand-written and typed transcript of untitled, unpublished manuscript about Golden's various industries. Primarily the development of the smelting, brick, and paper industries in Golden, and especially the Adolph Coors Brewing Company.
Richard Creswell Manuscript: Forgotten Fifty-Niners, 2008
Manuscript of an article about the location of early pioneer Alden Mowry's homestead. The homestead, near Bear Creek in Lakewood, Colorado, became known as the Pennsylvania House, a stage stop on the Bradford Road. Article was published in the 2009 issue of Historically Jeffco magazine.
Road Book, circa 1882-1910
Road Record Book 1-A, 1883-1923
Robert F. Bond Manuscript: The Land Persists: The History of White Ranch Park, 1989
Robert F. Clement Papers, 1966-1977
Sheriff's Civil and Criminal Process Docket Books, 1932-1959
Special District Service Plans and Review Files, 1978-2012
Stephen G. Engle Thesis: Historic Rockland Cemetery and Upper Mount Vernon Canyon, 2014
This research project is about historic Rockland Cemetery, and the historic and cultural connection that the interred of this cemetery have to the development of Upper Mount Vernon Canyon, Colorado.
Contains biographical information for: Jacob Blum, Katherine Lee Craig, Elsie Cherry Lee Darling, Abraham Hartzell, William J. McCoy, Nancy J. McCoy, John McCoy, Lucian Hunter Ralston, and Lucian McKee Ralston.
Subdivision (Address) Plat Books, 1970-1978
Subdivision plats showing legal descriptions of planned development; tracts; lots; streets and roads; easements; boundaries; private roads and drives; and some addresses for parcels of land in Jefferson County.
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Head out on the famed Golden Circle, starting with the spectacular Thingvellir National Park, a meeting place of old Icelandic clans. It is also where the Eurasian and North American tectonic plates meet above ground. Journey to the Secret Lagoon: small and intimate, it's where savvy travelers go to enjoy the Icelandic spa experience. Don't forget your swimsuit! Enjoy a lunch in the greenhouse of Fridheimar Tomato Farm. Then it's on to the Strokkur Geyser, which erupts every 10 minutes. Stop at Gullfoss Waterfall, one of the most photographed spots in all of Iceland. Move on to your hotel below the Hekla volcano and enjoy dinner with your group.
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Daniel Craig: 'I've signed up for two more Bond movies'
Watch the Skyfall trailer below
James Bond actor Daniel Craig as revealed he will play 007 in two further films.
This makes the British actor the third longest serving Bond in history behind Roger Moore (seven films) and Sean Connery (six).
The announcement came as Craig, 44, promotes the latest movie, Skyfall, which has previewed to favourable reviews.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, he said: 'I'm contracted for two more. I love playing it. I want to play it more, and I get a real kick out of it.'
He told ABC News how he had been 'bewildered' at being offered the part of Bond which, when it was announced, brought mixed reactions from fans and critics.
He said: “I was just a little bewildered that they’d even come to me,” he said. “Of course I was concerned about being typecast … but you know when you weigh it up, it’s not bad to be typecast as James Bond.”
Skyfall, the 23rd film in the Bond franchise, opens in the UK on October 26 and worldwide on November 9. Early reviews have been extremely positive, with the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye describing it as 'a class act' and a 'landmark' Bond film.
The Telegraph's Robbie Collin predicting 'Skyfall will be a stratospheric hit'.
Meanwhile, the movie review website Rotten Tomatoes gave Skyfall an impressive 96 per cent.

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The hotel is located at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Set within lush gardens, this hotel lies only a mere eight-minute walk away from Victoria Falls which is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World.
Guest enjoy easy access to the areas historical sites, the various restaurants and the many different activities which are on offer at Victoria Falls. Set on the Zimbabwean side of the mighty Zambezi River, this hotel is geographically the closest hotel to Victoria Falls.
The rooms on the upper level open out onto a private balcony. The rooms which are located on the lower floor open onto the lush gardens where one can observe the warthogs graze on the lawn.
Travellers have the choice of staying in either the West Wing, the Garden Wing or the Pool Wing. The rooms in the West Wing and the Pool Wing offer magnificent views of the waterfalls spray as well as the gardens at Ilala. The Garden Wing rooms provide views of the lawns where the animals visit.
Travellers have the opportunity to explore the wilderness surrounding the town on thrilling safari drives, surf the rapids on a Zambezi River white-water rafting expedition, get the adrenaline pumping through their veins during a bungee jump off the Victoria Falls Bridge, or view the Falls from the Devil’s Pools. The legendary sunset can be admired from the comfort of elegant river cruisers.
The famous Victoria Falls in Southern Africa is more than just a holiday destination. It is a fantastic all-around experience where travellers enjoy many different landscapes, sceneries, accommodation options combined with a great variety of thrilling and relaxing activities. Cultural and historical tours which are available complete an extraordinary stay here. The Ilala Lodge Hotel is centrally located on the Zimbabwe side, offering guests a suitable place to begin their journey.


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For those of you that have upgraded to Orion NPM 9.5, I am sure you have noticed one or two changes with what is now called Network Atlas (previously called Map Maker). For those of you that use Microsoft Office 2007, I am sure the UI looks very familiar. Overall, we have received terrific feedback, however, some users would like to get some additional UI real-estate back by removing the “ribbon” or top tool bar. I was on thwack the other day and saw this post from one of the Network Atlas Developers michalB here at SolarWinds and learned something new about Network Atlas myself.
I would like to point to a feature in NA that is a bit hidden and may help to those who do not like the Ribbon. The feature is called Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) and as the name states, it provides quick access to selected tools. You may add buttons and Ribbon groups to this toolbar.
The result may look like this:
or even more like a separate toolbar:
· To add a button to the QAT, right click on the button, and select "Add to Quick Access Toolbar".
· To add a Ribbon group to the QAT (like in the first picture), right-click on the group's caption and select "Add to Quick Access Toolbar". Buttons and groups can be removed the similar way.
· To hide the ribbon, right-click on the empty space reserved for the Ribbon tabs (right of the "Help" ribbon tab) and select "Minimize the Ribbon". You can also choose whether to show the QAT below or above the Ribbon.
Please note that the customized layout may not persist after you upgrade.

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Bhopal: The arrest of an army jawan for allegedly spying for Pakistan, took a new turn on Friday with Captain of the unit of arrested jawan Naik Avinash Kumar (25) handed over a complaint to Mhow police claiming that the jawan was abducted. Mhow thana incharge Abhay Nema told Free Press that a Captain of the Bihar Regiment and three others reached the police station late on Friday evening and submitted the complaint. Nema said that as per the procedure, an investigation is underway. Meanwhile, in Bhopal the arrested clerk was produced in a court from where he was sent into police remand till May 26. Talking to Free Press, DPO Vikram Singh said, “Kumar was arrested by the ATS on charge of sharing military secrets with his girl friend in Pakistan.”
Singh further said that Kumar was lured through a fake Facebook profile operated by a Pakistan-based girl. As the two began chatting on FB, the girl asked him to share information pertaining to location, movement and exercises of Indian Army. Singh added that Kumar used to gather information through his contacts in the Army and shared it with his girlfriend through Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. He added that Kumar, who hails from Bihar, was transferred from Assam to Mhow recently. The ATS claimed that he was paid for the information provided by him.
Earlier on Thursday, an ATS team from Bhopal had swooped down on Mhow cantonment and arrested Kumar. A news agency had claimed that the arrest was made in a joint operation by Intelligence Bureau, Military Intelligence and police. He was accused of sharing secret information of strategic importance through social media platforms with a woman for a long time, said a police officer on condition of anonymity and added that sleuths suspect that the information was reaching Pakistan and for which money was paid.


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Changes in Early Pregnancy
Normal Changes in Your Body
Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life. For the first four weeks you may not realise that you are pregnant. The first sign is often a missed period. It is recommended that you take a pregnancy test one to two weeks after this. A pregnancy test is positive when the pregnancy hormone is present in the urine. The pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin hormone (hCG), rises slowly during pregnancy and the hormonal changes during this time may cause some of the following symptoms or changes in your body.
Nausea & Vomiting
In the early weeks, you may feel nauseated and have some vomiting during the day. This is called morning sickness though many women can experience these symptoms throughout the day. For most women, this nausea and vomiting ease after the first trimester (first 12 weeks). However, for some, it may last longer and even for the duration of the pregnancy.
Tiredness and fatigue may also be felt during this time. This is very common, especially during the first trimester (first 12 weeks). You may find yourself falling asleep in the afternoon or wanting to take a nap half-way through the day.
Some women say they pass urine more often in the early weeks, especially at night. However, this tends to be more common later in pregnancy during the third trimester (from week 28 to delivery).
Constipation & Bloating
As the hormone progesterone increases in pregnancy, the digestive system slows down. As a result, you may feel constipated and bloated.
You may find that your breasts become enlarged and tender, similar to what some women feel just before a period. You may also find that the veins in your breast become more visible and prominent and your nipples darken.
During pregnancy some of your senses can be affected. You may have cravings or lose interest in foods you usually like. Your sense of smell is heightened and you may be more sensitive to certain smells.
Emotional changes can be experienced during the first weeks of pregnancy. This is normal and is due to the hormonal changes taking place in your body at this time.
If you are concerned about any of the above symptoms please consult your GP.

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Last week, the Central Arizona Board of Realtors had Arizona State Treasurer Dean Martin as the guest speaker. As he explained, the treasurer’s office serves as the state’s bank, thereby, collecting of revenues and disbursing payments.
In addition, his office supplies economic forecasts so the governor and legislature may prepare an informed annual budget.
Treasurer Martin stated that though the national economy has been in recession for a year, the statistics in Arizona show that we have been in a recessionary climate for almost eight years.
To make a long story short, Arizona is looking at and is very near bankruptcy because the governor and legislature continue to spend more than the revenues they receive.
Currently, the Arizona budget is forecast to have between a $3 and $4 billion dollar shortfall. To say it another way, our elected officials are going to spend $3 to $4 billion dollars more than they are going to receive.
The rainy day fund has been obliterated. Two major contributors to the government shortfall are the rapid expansion of AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System) and the Department of Economic Security.
The AHCCCS budget since 1999 has grown by 75 percent and the Department of Economic Security has grown by 50 percent.
As far as the Arizona housing market, Treasurer Martin is forecasting that 2009 may be as challenging as 2008.
Until supply and demand even out, he forecasts that there will be a continuing softness in the market and some areas may still see significant reductions in housing prices, in particular, those areas which were over built. He mentioned that one of the hardest hit areas in the state is Pinal County.
Fortunately, Treasurer Martin had some good news.
Our unemployment rate is significantly better than it has been in previous economic downturns.
He expects the Arizona housing market to begin its gradual turnaround no later than the fourth quarter of 2009 with continued improvement and total correction not later than 2014.
If his forecast is correct, potential homebuyers who are sitting on the sidelines may want to consider a purchase.
Aside from Treasurer Martin’s presentation, it is important to note that 30-year interest rates are hovering around the 5 percent range. If you are thinking of refinancing your home, it is time to call your lender. These are historically low rates that we may not see again.
Ray Pugel is a designated broker for Coldwell Banker Bishop Realty. Contact him at (928) 474-2216.

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The all-new North American tour of Blue Man Group returns to Philadelphia for the first time in nearly 10 years when the popular entertainers arrive Dec. 27–31 at the Miller Theater.
“For fans of the unexpected, the joyful, the mesmerizing, and the musical, Blue Man Group is the answer,” said Frances Egler, Senior Director of Programming and Presentations on the Kimmel Cultural Campus. “An award-winning sensation, these bald, blue men are back in Philadelphia by popular demand after almost a decade, just in time for the holiday season.”
This tour will bring everything that has made Blue Man Group famous. Expect signature drumming, colorful moments of creativity, and quirky comedy. The show will be featuring pulsing, original music, custom-made instruments, surprise audience interaction and hilarious absurdity.
Blue Man Group is the global entertainment phenomenon, known for its award-winning theatrical productions, iconic characters and multiple creative explorations. The performances are euphoric celebrations of human connection through art, music, comedy and non-verbal communication. Since debuting at New York’s Astor Place Theatre in 1991, the live show has expanded to additional domestic residencies in Boston, Chicago, and Las Vegas, an international residency in Berlin, and multiple North American and world tours, reaching more than 35 million people worldwide. Blue Man Group is universally appealing to a broad range of age groups and cultural backgrounds.
Continuously identifying and developing new ways to impact the entertainment industry, Blue Man Group has contributed to various film & TV scores and released multiple albums, including the Grammy nominated ‘Audio’. A rock concert parody, “Megastar World Tour” played arenas across the globe. The book, Blue Man World, is a visually stunning anthropological exploration of the curious bald and blue character.
Tickets can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999 or online at www.kimmelculturalcampus.org. In-person ticket sales can be conducted daily from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. at the Academy of Music Box Office, located at 240 S. Broad Street.
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Sherando focusing on task in state semis against Salem
By Brad Fauber
STEPHENS CITY — Sherando knows it’s close to returning to the state championship game for the first time since 2007. Just one win away from appearing in the Class 4A title game, the Warriors are so close that senior cornerback Isaiah Williams says they can taste it.
But Sherando has done a spectacular job all season long of taking things one day at a time, refusing to wonder what could be in store for the Warriors down the road. That approach isn’t changing this week, as top-seeded Sherando squares off with No. 2 Salem today in the 4A North state semifinals. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. kickoff at Arrowhead Stadium.
“We haven’t talked about the state championship, I can tell you that,” Warriors coach Bill Hall said after practice earlier this week. “I think the reason why we are where we are is because of the fact that we just focus on the moment that we’re in.
“We don’t talk about this being a region championship… We just focus on what it is that we have to do right at the moment. I think because of that you don’t make the game bigger than what it is.”
That approach has served Sherando (12-1) well this season, as the Warriors’ have suffered just one setback, a 27-13 loss to Martinsburg (W.Va.) way back on Sept. 6. Sherando has reeled off 11 straight wins since then, including a 27-20 win over Courtland last Friday in the regional semifinals.
The Warriors’ quest for the school’s first football state championship only gets tougher this week with Salem (11-2) riding a similar hot streak.
“They’re very similar to us just in terms of they’re very sound offensively in what they do and defensively in what they do. They have a great tradition. They consistently have always been successful,” Hall said. “They execute at a high level, so I like to think it’s like looking at a mirror image… In terms of the execution, you don’t find gaping holes in terms of things that you can attack here and there.”
The Spartans have rolled through the postseason up to this point, winning all three of its playoff games by an average margin of 21 points. Last week, Salem beat Woodgrove, 42-25, while rolling up 345 yards rushing in the process.
Salem is averaging 306.3 yards rushing per game this season and should provide a great test for the Warriors, who are allowing just 117.6 rushing yards and 12.9 points per game this season.
The Warriors shut down Courtland’s wing-T rushing attack last week, but Sherando figures to see a more traditional running game from the Spartans today.
“These past few weeks we’ve been seeing the wing-T and all this misdirection stuff. We’re looking forward to I-formation, a downhill running back. We look forward to the challenge,” said Warriors senior linebacker and Conference 21 defensive MVP George Aston, who leads the team with 157 tackles.
Junior running back Coleman Fox leads Salem’s rushing attack, as he has 1,751 yards and 25 touchdowns on 177 carries. Fox has had back-to-back games of 200 rushing yards, including a 224-yard, three-touchdown performance against Woodgrove last week.
Fox has scored 10 total touchdowns in the Spartans’ last three games, including scoring runs of 76, 23 and 36 yards last week.
“He’s got great speed. He runs hard and he hits the hole well,” Hall said of the 5-foot-11, 180-pound Fox. “Obviously those guys do a good job up front for him, creating holes. But I’ll tell you what he’s been able to do, is he’s turned the average gain into explosive plays for them, which involves wide receivers blocking downfield and stuff like that. Any time he touches the ball he’s dangerous. He can take it all the way to the house.”
Despite a heavy emphasis on the running game, Salem has shown the ability to throw the football. Junior Austin Coulling has completed 105 of 149 passes for 1,426 yards, 11 touchdowns and just two interceptions. Coulling’s favorite target is 6-foot junior Isaiah Parker, who has hauled in 49 catches for 693 yards and seven touchdowns.
Sherando’s offense boasts plenty of playmakers of its own, and three Warriors — LeeQuan Johnson Jr. (1,108 rushing yards, 15 TDs), Aston (775 rushing yards, 23 TDs) and quarterback Reid Entsminger (720 yards, 6 TDs) — have topped the 700-yard rushing mark this season.
Entsminger has also completed 105 of 179 passes for 2,020 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions. Senior receiver Adam Whitacre leads the Warriors with 25 catches for 507 yards and seven touchdowns.
The winner of today’s game advances to the state championship next Saturday against the winner of the 4A South matchup between Dinwiddie and Heritage (Newport News). The state championship will be played at Liberty University.
Contact sports writer Brad Fauber at 540-465-5137 ext. 184, or email@example.com. Follow on Twitter @BradFauberNVD

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The Dutch full-back, 33, broke his nose as Roberto Martinez’s side beat Wolves 2-0 at Molineux last Saturday.
But the Latics skipper has told Martinez he is available for the fourth round tie at League Two Notts County tomorrow – after being fitted with a mask to protect the fracture.
Melchiot was in the Chelsea team which defeat Aston Villa in the 2000 FA Cup final. Latics boss Martinez said: “Mario has a mask ready. He’s not trained in it yet but we’re all looking forward to seeing him in it."
“The players are waiting to give him some stick when he puts it on. Mario does not see his broken nose as serious enough to keep him out. It’s a great example.”


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On Saturday, 22 April, the ISF hosted SkinSideOut, our skin health information and exhibition event in O’Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin.
Attendees had the opportunity to meet with skin care brands with exhibition stands on the day and discuss product ranges for different skin problems. Each attendee received a free gift bag of skin care product to take home with them.
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Definition / diagnosis
According to the consensus conference, the group of NSIP is provisional. Originally conceived as an umbrella term for all otherwise non-classifiable forms of IIP, NSIP has been an entity in its own right since the last consensus conference and is based on the histopathological demonstration of an NSIP pattern, which shows a wide spectrum ranging from predominance of a chronic interstitial inflammation (cellular NSIP) to predominance of interstitial fibrosis (fibrotic NSIP). In contradistinction to the UIP pattern, the changes all appear to have the same age, with a predominantly homogeneous interstitial fibrosis of variable density. Intra-alveolar fibrotic processes are found in about one third of cases; fibrosis nests, as seen in UIP, are completely absent. Patients with a predominantly fibrosing reaction have a much worse prognosis compared with patients with a predominant inflammatory reaction. An additional complication is that the NSIP pattern is not specific for (idiopathic) NSIP but can also be seen in other syndromes, e.g. in collagen diseases, drug-induced pulmonary fibrosis and EAA. Thus, in pure clinical terms, it is much more difficult to classify than, for example, IPF and is based on the progression, cell findings on BAL and the HRCT.
There are currently no reliable data on the incidence, but it is probably lower than the incidence of IPF. NSIP patients are usually between 40 and 50 years old at the time of the initial diagnosis and thus almost 10 years younger than patients with IPF. There is no sex difference in the incidence of NSIP.
The aetiology of NSIP is currently completely unknown but it is worth stressing that in the above-mentioned cases of familial IPF isolated mutation carriers predominantly have an NSIP pattern. A discordant picture is also found time and again in IPF patients with evidence of an NSIP pattern as well as a UIP pattern in one and the same lung (in which cases they should, by definition, be considered as IPF). Lastly, cases have also occasionally been described where initially as part of VATS there is an NSIP pattern and then later at the time of transplantation a UIP pattern. It is thus not currently excluded that NSIP is a somewhat different response by the lung to one and the same triggering mechanism. This is also supported by the differentiation already discussed between the cellular and fibrotic NSIP, in which fibrotic NISP may indeed have a clinical course that resembles IPF, while cellular NSIP often responds to steroids and prognostically is much more favourable.
For NSIP, there is also mainly an insidious onset but courses with subacute forms are also occasionally possible. In addition to the initially prominent symptoms that are also found in IPF (exertional dyspnoea, cough), NSIP patients also have fatigue and, in at least 50%, weight loss. Fever is also present in a small percentage. Watch-glass nails and finger clubbing also occur but overall are less common than in IPF. Smokers are not disproportionately affected by the development of NSIP. Otherwise, the symptoms are similar to the clinical examination findings and also the results of lung function tests found for IPF. The heterogeneity of this patient group can be followed in many ways. BAL shows either a neutrophilic or lymphocytic alveolitis (the incidence for each being approximately 50%). Radiologically, NSIP patients noticeably have above all a ground glass appearance as the main finding on the HRCT; these are generally predominantly symmetrical and in a subpleural location. Irregular lines and increased reticular markings are found in about half of all patients; traction bronchiectasis then also occurs. Consolidation is not very typical but may well occur in the later course. Depending on the presence of fibrosing changes, a honeycomb pattern on HRCT may also be seen and the radiological picture is then difficult to differentiate from that of UIP. Accordingly, not even experienced radiologists can reliably differentiate it from UIP (32% of cases), EAA (20% of cases), organising pneumonia (14%) and other diagnoses (12%).
In NSIP patients with a progressive course a trial of treatment with steroids combined with azathioprine or cyclophosphamide should be undertaken in a similar way to the recommendations for IPF. NSIP patients with lymphocytic alveolitis and a predominant ground glass appearance (cellular NSIP) generally respond well to this type of treatment. As with IPF, secondary pulmonary hypertension may also be observed in the advanced stage of NSIP. Its pharmacological correction needs to be the subject of future studies.


We may remember that first uncomfortable conversation about the birds and the bees, but we are less likely to remember talks about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) – because they didn’t usually occur. While we’re becoming more comfortable with conversations about sexuality in general and mental health, we haven’t reached that level of positivity around sex and STIs.
Society generally views sex as a taboo topic, and in doing so, those that contract an STI are seen as having committed an immoral act. People can contract other bacterial or viral infections like a strep throat or ear infection without judgment. Why judge someone with an STI?
Stigmas around STIs may start in adolescence, around religion or politics, family or friends. It can be taught in school or just by whispers, jokes and insinuation, with statements like: “damaged goods” or “the devastating impact of STIs”. This stigmatisation often comes from lack of information or education and is perpetuated by the language we use in speaking about it. Whatever the answer, the important thing is reframing the question for the future – and talking about it.
“At Planned Parenthood, we often see patients coming in with questions like, ‘What is this… Could this be…’ and we respond without judgment,” says Chrissy Cmorick, Senior Director of Education for Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest. “What lead with instead is a conversation stressing the importance of knowing your own body – what’s normal for you – so you can recognize any changes and treat them early. By destigmatizing the conversation, we can destigmatize the treatment.”
What is the impact of STI stigma?
By avoiding discussion of STIs – or not understanding that it is very common and treatable - we impact the health of people of all ages. Silence around the topic and avoiding testing harms both physical, mental and emotional health. Stigma can lead to fear, anxiety and depression, with 36 per cent of people diagnosed with herpes having suicide ideation and 3 percent attempting.
To reduce the stigma and provide a solid platform for education, information and discussion, we need to start talking, factually and with a comprehensive vocabulary. What does this look like?
- Eliminating fear-based education.
- Eliminating negative words like “dirty” and jokes about STIs.
- Creating a positive, safe space for informed conversation and treatment.
- Developing comprehensive sex education that includes STI facts and dispels the myths.
- Recognizing that STIs are common and can impact everyone who is sexually active.
What are we talking about?
Let’s be clear about the facts:
- While nearly half of the 20 million new STIs each year are among those aged 15-24, only 12 per cent were tested for STIs in the last year.
- 15 - 24 year-olds accounted for 75 percent of chlamydia and gonorrhea diagnoses.
- There are two kinds of STIs: bacterial and viral.
- There were 2.5 million cases of bacterial STIs reported in 2019, with an increase of 30 percent of infections reported between 2015 and 2019. The good news? They can be treated with antibiotics.
- Viral STIs, and their treatment, are more variable. There is a vaccine for Hep B and a range of medications for the other STIs, including HIV/AIDS.
What is the most common symptom of an STI?
Often, nothing, which makes diagnosis and treatment more difficult.
If symptoms do occur, they can range from painful urination to an abnormal discharge or bumps, sores or rashes.
So, how can you get an STI – and what can happen if you do?
STIs can be transmitted through bodily fluids, including semen, vaginal fluids, blood and breast milk. They can be passed through anal, vaginal or oral sex with an infected partner, sex without a condom and direct skin-to-skin genital contact.
The side effects of an STI can be serious.
- Gonorrhea and chlamydia can cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), which can cause infertility. Lesions from syphilis and herpes can make it easier for HIV to enter the body. And, pregnant women with untreated gonorrhea may have an increased risk of miscarriage.
- Herpes, HIV and syphilis can be transmitted to the infant, which can lead to other health issues.
These are all frightening, but can be prevented. And, all STIs are treatable.
STI prevention starts with education and communication – by tossing out the old norms and eliminating the stigma around STIs.
- Practicing abstinence is one option, as is using barrier protection – a condom – correctly and consistently.
- Using vaccines for Hep B and HPV to prevent infection
- Avoiding sharing needles
- Avoiding sex under the influence of drugs and alcohol
- Testing with each (and every) new sexual partner
Tests for STIs may vary, from taking a swab or urine sample (for chlamydia or gonorrhea) to a visual exam or pap test (for HPV) to a finger prick or blood test (for syphilis, HIV/AIDS or Hep B).
The key is not just testing when there’s a symptom, but testing regularly or for every new sexual partner.
Remember: there may not be any symptoms.
What if I was exposed in spite of taking precautions or I am at risk for contracting HIV?
There are HIV meds for both pre- and post-exposure. PEP, for post-exposure, must be taken within 72 hours after potential exposure and used for 28 days. PrEP is for people who are HIV negative but at higher risk (possibly from an HIV positive partner) for infection. Barrier protection must also be used.
How do I access tests and / or treatment?
First, by taking responsibility for your sexual health – by destigmatizing the conversation around STIs – with yourself and any partners. Knowing your status is step one.
Ask a potential partner whether he/she/they currently have any STIs, other sexual partners, use protection and if and when they were last tested. Know the answers to these questions about your own sexual health.
If either of you need testing, treatment or answers to questions, visit a Planned Parenthood health center or other healthcare provider. Keep the conversation going. There should be no stigma around sexual health.
“The more fear that is attached to STIs the less likely a person is to get tested. It’s actually fast, easy and painless,” says Cmorick. “So let’s remove that barrier for good.”


text: Description Multiple sclerosis is the most common cause of neurologic disability in the developed world. A heterogeneous disease of unknown cause that most often presents in mid life, it is characterized by years of relapsing and remitting symptoms that eventually become progressive. The pathology of Multiple Sclerosis is characterized by resolving and non-resolving neurological deficits caused by axonal dysfunction and degeneration, which are mediated by both inflammation and demyelination. Remyelination is an intrinsic myelin repair mechanism that replaces lost myelin in response to demyelination and mitigates its pathological effects. Experimentally, remyelination has been shown to promote axon survival in inflammatory demyelination contexts, however, it is unknown if blocking remyelination will result in increased axon loss and damage. Determining the importance of remyelination for axon preservation is necessary to determine the efficacy of remyelination therapies. Assessing the effect of blocked remyelination is an important part of this picture. To determine this we used the rodent model of MS, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (EAE), to initiate demyelination, and blocked remyelination by inducibly deleting the gene Myelin Gene Regulatory Factor (Myrf) using the Cre-lox gene editing system. We then assessed axon survival and damage, myelination state, EAE disease severity and progression, microglial activation, and dorsal column size in the lumbar spinal cord of affected mice. We found that blocked remyelination did not affect axon survival or damage, but delayed EAE disease onset, reduced myelin in the ventral white matter and increase activation of microglia in affected areas. Strictly interpreted, our results suggest that remyelination may not be as important for axon survival as hypothesized. However, non-statistically significant trends in the results (Axon Loss p = 0.11 and Axon damage p = 0.15 in ventral/dorsal white matter combined) suggest that the lack of effect seen here may have been due to limitations and unforeseen problems encountered during these experiments. Unfortunately, these casts some doubt on our findings, but may highlight some previously unknown difficulties and effects such as delayed EAE induction and increased disease severity that may have been unintended consequences of the Myrf knock out, indicating that more investigation is warranted.

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The global refugee crisis ebbs and flows in and out of the political agenda. A few months ago, the Taliban’s sudden revival sent the world reeling. It flooded social media feeds across the globe – Instagram posts, Facebook shares, Snapchat filters, and many more. Then, more recently, the Russian invasion of Ukraine drew even more attention to the soon to be displaced peoples of both nations.
However this time, it was met with a different approach. CBS News reporter Charlie D’Agata openly proclaimed: “[Ukraine] isn’t a place, with all due respect, like Iraq or Afghanistan, that has seen conflict raging for decades. This is a relatively civilized, relatively European – I have to choose those words carefully, too – city. One where you wouldn’t expect that, or hope that it’s going to happen”.
I was stunned. What does a certain place need to look or sound like in order to receive compassion from humankind? Instead of focusing on the ordinary citizens whose lives would be turned upside down, the media – and this example was one of many – decided to contrast Ukrainians and Russians against the Eastern World and its expatriates.
Since this bigoted coverage has started to unravel, I found a sudden interest in Australia’s response to these sorts of crises. We are a relatively multicultural nation. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ 2016 Census, nearly half (49 per cent) of the Australian population was born overseas or has at least one parent born in another country.
At the very least, this seems like an asset to our nation. Benefits are evident from both an economic standpoint, through an expansion of the labour force and an increase in productivity, and from a social standpoint – an active process of learning, insight, tolerance and peace are nurtured. And these facts, often thought to be manufactured and promoted in a positive light by institutions in favour of multiculturalism, are not as isolated as one may think. In fact, 84 per cent of Australians see multiculturalism as beneficial for the country.
It’s clear that our nation has a multicultural composition and is able to reap the benefits of multiculturalism, and for the most part, believes that multiculturalism is a strength to our greater society. With this in mind, and returning back to the concept and attitudes towards displaced peoples, we must consider why Australia’s approach to ‘unlawful’ outsiders is of a malicious and criminal nature.
Post-Vietnam War, after the dismantling of the White Australia Policy, Australia welcomed Eastern immigrants on its shores. Sociology professor Stewart Firth writes, “initially welcomed when most were fleeing communist Vietnam, asylum seekers have become increasingly unwanted by Australian governments in recent decades”. Within the span of forty odd years, Australia has withdrawn from its welcoming stance. With the implementation of the Howard government’s ‘Pacific Solution’, all asylum seekers arriving by boat were taken to mandatory detention centres on islands in the Pacific. Australia then surrendered to a passive, convenient solution to avoid dealing with its role in the global refugee crisis. From a time where asylum seekers’ safety was of concern, to modern times where Australian governments neglect their human rights, we now witness a normalised violation of social justice and international law.
Manus Island in Papua New Guinea and The Republic of Nauru are at the crux of this violation; host islands to the detention centres asylum seekers are kept in when arriving in Australia by boat. However, the easy dismissal of their existence has taken its toll on the humans being imprisoned there.
In her comprehensive examination of these islands, Madeline Gleeson, author of Offshore: Behind the Wire on Manus and Nauru, delves into the violative conditions of Australian detention centres. For example, she writes that in 2014, when International Health and Medical Services (IHMS) sent experts to review the health of detainees, “a large number of the issues people presented with – skin infections, ear infections, allergic conjunctivitis, upper respiratory tract infections, thrush, back pain and dental issues – were either caused or aggravated by the environment and facilities themselves”. Her all-inclusive book provides countless examples such as these where the environment of these detention centres has been described by former detainees as “torture”, “psychological warfare” and a “living hell”.
At this point in my research, I realise the paradox of the matter. The global refugee crisis – including Australia’s place in it – is rightfully categorised as a social justice issue. But, ironically, attempts by nations to manage this issue have created a further crisis. Refugees’ state of being is worsened. Their identities are left scathed. Their humanity is put into question when they extend their hand to a government who trivialises their suffering.
I am by no means an expert in the matter. I come from a family of asylum seekers who are now settled refugees, nay, Australian citizens of almost thirty years, so there is a personal connection. But experts from an array of fields would be far more qualified, wouldn’t they? We call them experts. And I don’t mean your average, unqualified Australian with unsolicited opinions. I’m talking about a group of qualified experts, like social workers, lawyers, psychologists, and medical professionals, gathering in a room to work out how Australia needs to act when dealing with its influx of asylum seekers.
A solution may be found in a ‘Royal Commission’, like the two currently investigating veteran suicide and discrimination against people with disabilities. As I mentioned, I am no expert on the matter, but my colloquial two cents may be enough to jumpstart my suggestion. The Commission could begin by accumulating first-hand recounts of the asylum seeker experience in island detention centres. Conceivably, the Commission could form subcommittees involving the aforementioned experts who can draft reports of their experiences in dealing with asylum seekers from Nauru and Manus. These experiential reports should, evidently, suggest the damaging implications of offshore detention and be the basis for new legislation. In the meantime, I have purchased Gleeson’s book; I even paid for express delivery. My stomach turns at the thought of sitting idly by with the federal election around the corner. These proposed initiatives would be an effective and logical method in handling the sensitivity of the issue. Until then, us social justice activists must continue to do what we always do: attend protests, write to MPs, donate to organisations and, most importantly, start open conversations about the unjust treatment of asylum seekers in Australian detention centres. For example, reading is my way of educating myself so that I can then inform others. Perhaps then the malicious approach our nation has taken in dealing with Eastern outsiders can be rectified, and a new chapter, distanced from events like the White Australia Policy and the Pacific Solution, can be inscribed in our social justice history.

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If someone near you yawns, chances are you’re going to yawn too. It’s not just humans, either. Chimpanzees and baboons catch each other’s yawns, and dogs can catch ours. But not everybody finds yawns contagious. Children with autism don’t catch yawns, and researchers think it probably has something to do with their troubles empathizing with others.
But Laura Geggel at the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative reports on some new research that suggests it’s not a lack of empathy that causes an autistic child to be immune to social yawns. Instead it’s the fact that autistic children miss the facial cues that trigger our own contagious yawning.
The researchers here tested a handful of children with autism, compared with a handful of controls. The subjects wore eye tracking devices, to show where they were looking, and then watched videos of people yawning or standing still. Some of them were told to watch the eyes of the person in the video, and others were told to count how many people had beards. During these tests, about a third of the kids with autism yawned in response to yawning people—a number in line with the controls. This wasn’t totally what they expected, Geggel writes:
Interestingly, the researchers expected looking at eyes to trigger more yawning than looking at mouths, but both tests provoked equal bouts of social yawns. It’s possible, the researchers say, that children in both groups looked at the yawners’ eyes even during the mouth experiment, which may have triggered their sympathetic yawning. Or, there may be another factor involved in social yawning that the researchers did not measure.
From their work, the researchers now think that simply looking at a persons face is what’s necessary for catching a yawn. Many autistic children avoid eye contact, and in doing so might also be avoiding the contagious yawn. If only that worked for things like the flu.
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Alpine sends Roadheaders to Russia for Olympic Preparation
Hosting the Olympic Games is a sure way to garner international attention for the host nation. Much like the elaborate preparations for both infrastructure and venues in Beijing in 2008, Russia has big plans to demonstrate to the world that this former superpower can still throw a heck of party.
To this end, the country has embarked on an ambitious, multi-billion dollar effort to transform the relatively small port city of Sochi and the
nearby Caucasus Mountains into a world-class Olympic venue for the 2014 Winter Games. Major improvements to the region’s transportation system include bypass roads, bridges and more than 15 tunnels of various sizes and lengths for cars and high-speed rail lines.
Due to the heterogeneous and frequently unknown geologic conditions in the region, roadheaders with their rapid mobilization and ability to precisely excavate tunnels of nearly any cross-section will be playing a major role.
In August 2009, Alpine Equipment, State College, Pa., delivered and commissioned a model ABM330-K roadheader in Sochi, Russia. Procured through Alpine’s Russian agent, Balum Inc., the roadheader was purchased by underground contractor ZAO Uzhnoye Gorno Stroitelnoye Upravleniye to complement its fleet of roadheaders.
This 55-ton knuckle-boom roadheader has a vertical cutting range of 7.16 m (23.5 ft) with 5.33 m (17.5 ft) above track and 1.83 m (6 ft) below track level. Maximum cutting width is 8.94 m (29.3 ft). With the knuckle boom, the roadheader is suitable for New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). Additionally, the knuckle boom allows sumping of the cutterhead without tramming the roadheader, and it is useful for pulling muck onto the loading apron and conveyor.
The machine is configured so it can power hydraulic transverse cutterheads from 140 kW (190 hp) to 240 kW (321 hp). The cutterhead is driven by a 261 kW (350 hp) electro-hydraulic hydrostatic power pack. The base machine hydraulics, including chain conveyor and star wheel loaders, are driven by a 123 kW (165 hp) electro-hydraulic power pack.
The hydraulically driven cutterheads have the ability to self-adjust to rock conditions; running higher drum RPM for soft material and lower RPM for harder rock, thereby maximizing production. Moreover, the machine is equipped with a power monitoring and regulating system to ensure maximum hydraulic power to the cutterhead. Another major benefit of the hydraulic cutting system is the eliminated risk of transmission failure. Electrically driven transverse cutterheads with sensitive bevel gears have a high risk of failure due to shock loads delivered to the transmission when the cutterhead stalls suddenly due to extremely hard rock or hitting steel supports or other obstacles. Buffered from such shock loads by relief valving and the fact that the transmission has heavy spur gears and no bevel gears, risk transmission failure is greatly reduced.
A further benefit of a hydraulic power system for the cutter is the ability to utilize an array of hydraulic attachments, which vastly increases the versatility of what was once a single-use machine. When used with an excavator-type knuckle boom (i.e. stick) the ABM330-K is transformed into a multi-tool miner that can use hydraulic hammers, drill-bolters, buckets, cutter-buckets, shotcrete manipulators, rock saws and more. This allows the machine to be utilized in multiple aspects of the tunneling operation and take advantage of the ever-expanding selection of hydraulic attachments.
The roadheader was immediately put to use for demolition of large reinforced concrete footers; demonstrating its versatility and usefulness for general construction tasks.
Operating just across the road from Sochi’s new international terminal, the ABM330-K will first take part in excavation of a 700-m tunnel for a high-speed train. Initial cutting was in argillite. Expectations are that sandstone will also be encountered. However, due to limited knowledge of the rock strength and quality, no firm number on compressive strength was available at the time of this article.
So, as Russia prepares to take the world stage, the tunneling industry and others will be watching as they ambitiously upgrade what was once a small Black Sea port city into the image that Russia will project to the world in 2014.
Wilhelm “Chip” Kogelmann is Vice President of Alpine Equipment LLC/Alpine Sales & Rental Corp., State College, Pa. Alpine Equipment is an international builder and supplier of roadheaders, shaft sinker and hydraulic cutterheads.


Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be huge but the risks are greater than ever.
Industry leaders and government officials say they’re determined to prevent a repeat of BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster. It spilled 134 million gallons of oil that fouled beaches from Louisiana to Florida, killed hundreds of thousands of marine animals and devastated the region’s tourist economy.
Yet safety rules adopted in the spill’s aftermath have been eased as part of President Donald Trump’s drive to boost U.S. oil production. And government data reviewed by The Associated Press shows the number of safety inspection visits has declined in recent years, although officials say checks of electronic records, safety systems and individual oil rig components have increased.
Today companies are increasingly reliant on production from deeper and inherently more dangerous oil reserves, where drill crews can grapple with ultra-high pressures and oil temperatures that can top 350 degrees (177 degrees Celsius).
Despite almost $2 billion in spending by the industry on equipment to respond to an oil well blowout like BP’s, some scientists, former government officials and environmentalists say safety practices appear to be eroding. And there are worries that cleanup tactics have changed little in decades and are likely to prove as ineffective as they were in 2010.
“I’m concerned that in the industry, the lessons aren’t fully learned — that we’re tending to backslide,” said Donald Boesch, a marine science professor at the University of Maryland who was on a federal commission that determined the BP blowout was preventable.
PHOTOS: Coast Guard team flies over Deepwater Horizon site (2010)
Regulators and industry leaders say they’ve employed lessons from the April 20, 2010, disaster to make deep-water drilling safer by setting tougher construction and enforcement standards.
“I think the event 10 years ago really initiated kind of a new day in offshore safety,” said Debra Phillips, of the American Petroleum Institute, a standards-setting trade association.
Companies have a financial interest in preventing a repeat of the 2010 disaster, which cost BP more than $69 billion in cleanup, fines, fees and settlements. Questions over environmental effects linger, and litigation continues over health problems suffered by cleanup workers.
Competing oil giants joined in the disaster’s wake to create the Marine Well Containment Co., which has equipment and vessels positioned regionwide to quickly corral oil if another major spill occurs.
“All of (the) industry wanted to make sure that nothing like it could ever happen again,” said CEO David Nickerson, at the company’s complex near Corpus Christi on Texas’ coast.
He was dwarfed by “capping stacks”″ — multistory structures of piping, valves and gauges designed to be lowered to halt a major high-pressure blowout.
The hope is that such equipment won’t be needed. Yet the Trump administration has relaxed rules adopted in 2016, including the frequency of drilling rig safety tests. That’s projected to save energy companies roughly $1.7 billion in compliance costs over a decade.
An AP review found the number of safety inspection visits by the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement — created after the spill — went down more than 20% over the past six years in the Gulf.
Industry advocates say inspection figures reflect greater emphasis on complex systems that influence safety rather than minor technical matters, and note there are fewer, if bigger, active oil platforms. They say the administration’s rule changes allow companies to deviate from “one-size-fits-all” standards not always suited to water pressure and other conditions at individual wells.
“Sometimes, when the regulations are quite prescriptive, it can actually inadvertently deteriorate safety,” said Phillips, of the American Petroleum Institute.
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"To my side, my noble Einherjar!"
An intricate and evocative tale of fates woven by gods and mortals, steeped in Norse mythology, punctuated by groundbreaking combat, and brought to life by a soundtrack considered among gaming's greatest. Behold the origin of the VALKYRIE PROFILE franchise for yourself.
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-Intertwining tales that spin a captivating story amid the epic backdrop of Norse Mythology
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-Multiple endings based on your actions and choices
Long ago, the worlds were forged: Midgard, the domain of mortals, and Asgard, the realm of celestial beings—elves, giants, and gods.
Amid the heavens, the sands of time flowed peaceably, until one fateful day. What began as a simple feud between the Aesir and Vanir would soon ignite a divine war that would come to rage across the lands of men, heralding the coming of the end of the world.
By Odin's command the battle maiden descends from Valhalla, surveying the chaos of Midgard, seeking the souls of the worthy.
She is the Chooser of the Slain. She is the Hand of Destiny. She is the Valkyrie.
As war ravages Asgard above and Ragnarok threatens the world's end, she must learn her own story, and discover her own destiny.
From the heavens on high to the world down below, the battle for the souls of gods and men begins.
GATHER YOUR EINHERJAR
Odin has tasked you with gathering Einherjar, the souls of worthy, and offering them to the gods as able warriors.
Perform Spiritual Concentration from the overworld to find fallen souls, then visit them to witness the circumstances of their fates and recruit them.
-Develop Einherjar in Combat
Fight alongside your Einherjar, and sharpen their skills and abilities to enhance their value as warriors.
-Send Einherjar to Asgard
Once they are worthy, send the warriors forth to the heavens, making sure they are suitably equipped for the great war.
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Learn how your Einherjar have fared in Asgard at the end of each chapter.
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Irish — and many others — the eyes of the neighborhood aren’t laughing.
“It’s a shame to leave something that looks like that in a otherwise very clean block,” said Haley Fox, owner of Alice’s teacup, one block away. “At least paint on it.”
But since the late 80’s, Malassies on West 72 Street off Columbus Avenue has been a place like “because it’s old and ugly,” claims news site owner Mike Mishkin. ilovetheupperwestside.com..
“We’ve started burning crack dens from the dive bars, but we hope they look better once the refurbishment is complete,” he said.
Owner Teresa Kelly McCarthy explained that the renovation plan (replace the torn awnings and add windows to open) was in the pre-pandemic pipeline.
“I said,’Maybe it’s going to attract more people,'” explained Ailenative, who was a waitress there before buying the bar with Billy Raftary in 2015.
It was her idea to add a flag.
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McCarthy claimed that the bar did not receive any negative feedback about its appearance.
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Construction began in late April, but the project was canceled because the contractor was waiting for additional permits.
Some residents The state of the bar said it gave a hip new atmosphere to the neighborhood, well known for baby and dog carriages.
“I think it actually looks like a small piece of East Village on the Upper West Side,” said Sophie Orich, who lives a few blocks away.
And that may be good for that profit.
“I thought it was closed, but I was intrigued to see people coming and going and checking,” said Matt Meoni, a resident of Bedstai Besanto who worked in the area. I did.


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For your reading pleasure, here is the third installment of Mel Odom’s Hellbound Express. If you haven’t yet read the first 5. chapters, here (1, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ) are the links for them. Enjoy.
By Mel Odom
A zombie in the ragged remains of a gray mechanic’s uniform rushed Gant with its mouth open and black ichor gleaming on its teeth. It moaned without emotion. In life, the dead man had been big, taller than Gant and heavier, but death had stripped away the excess weight.
Raising his left arm, Gant blocked the zombie’s right arm with his forearm and brought the ASP down in a hard arc with his right. The matte black baton slammed into the zombie’s forehead with a liquid crunch, breaking through bone. Its rheumy eyes exploded. Bloody black goo leaked down its withered cheeks as its head came apart.
Setting himself, Gant caught the zombie’s collapsing weight against his left arm and shoved forward, driving the corpse back into the one dressed in shorts and a t-shirt behind it. The two things toppled back and down, then hit the ground hard. The one with the crushed forehead lay still, but the one underneath fought to get free. For the moment, the dead weight on top of it kept it pinned.
A few feet away, Jenni knocked her closest attacker’s feet from under it with a leg sweep and side-stepped the falling body as she slid toward the second zombie facing her.
In life, the fallen zombie had probably been a thirty-something year old mom. Now the PTA t-shirt and stretch pants hung in tatters. Before the virus spread, the woman had been someone’s mom and wife. Gant remembered his own lost family and the cinnamon smell that had pervaded his childhood home on holidays.
He forced that memory out of his mind.
As the dead thing tried to get up and reach for Jenni, Gant crossed over, leaned down, and swung the tomahawk into its temple. Desiccated flesh ripped and bone shattered as the blade drove into its brain and stilled it.
Jenni drove her broad-bladed hunting knife up under the zombie’s jaw, putting enough force into the effort to shove the tip up into its brain. It went still and slack and dropped to the ground.
Gant turned, intending to get to the zombie he’d left behind, when something smashed into him and drove him backward. Unable to keep his feet under him, he stumbled and went down, putting out his left hand to keep him from falling facefirst to the ground.
“Aaaaahhhhhhhh.” The zombie clung to Gant’s shoulder and moaned into his ear. The cry deafened Gant even through the helmet.
In life, the zombie had been big and strong. Faded tattoos ran the length of the dead thing’s forearms. One of them showed a nude woman in a cowboy hat and boots riding a dolphin leaping up from the ocean. Frayed, braided cord bracelets had sunk into the undead flesh at its wrists. Long, scraggly hair and an unkempt beard scratched at the thin line of Gant’s neck that lay exposed between his helmet and body armor.
The thing’s rancid stink so close to Gant almost made him violently ill. Its breath was strong enough to blister paint. Gant tried to roll to dislodge the corpse, but it gripped him solidly. Its large head came forward, jaws wide, and yellowed teeth snapped and gnawed at his Kevlar-covered shoulder.
Fear rose inside Gant even though he’d faced zombies dozens of times. They were bad enough at a distance, and even killing them in hand-to-hand combat still jarred him, but having one at his throat again brought up all those old memories of being trapped with no place to run.
For a moment, he panicked and tried pushing it off him even though he didn’t have the leverage he needed. The thing was godawful strong and—even a husk of its former self—was heavier and taller than Gant. Before he could shift and try to counter the thing’s hold, a gloved hand closed in the hair at its forehead and yanked back. Then a knife plunged into the zombie’s right eye to the hilt.
Instantly, the dead thing went slack and the sudden surge of its weight almost knocked Gant over. He twisted aside and let the body fall as Jenni yanked it to the side using the fistful of hair she still clung to. She had one knee in the thing’s back as she guided it away from Gant.
“Don’t leave one of these things operational behind you in close quarters.” Jenni ripped her blade free as she spoke in a harsh, angry tone. “Isn’t that one of the rules you taught me?”
Gant didn’t answer because he’d taught her exactly that.
“Take out what’s in front of you.” Jenni breathed raggedly. “Keep moving in the direction you’re headed. Break free, then assess your situation. Trust your partner to cover your back. I remember that one too.”
“I thought you needed help.” Even as he said that, Gant knew it was weak. He hadn’t trusted Jenni to handle the things she’d faced. She was still new to scavenging, which was why he’d paired her with him. He’d felt the need to watch over her.
She drove her knife through the temple of the zombie still working its way from beneath the mechanic.
“Wrong! You know that’s wrong.” Jenni knelt to wipe the ichor from her knife. “You thought I couldn’t deal with those two. So you decided to go all macho and save me.” She stood and sheathed her knife. “Never save someone who can’t save himself or herself. You look for allies. You don’t throw your life away for someone who’s gonna die. Didn’t you tell me that?”
“I did.” Gant knelt and wiped off his weapons as well.
“I screwed up.”
“Almost got yourself killed, you mean.” Jenni’s helmet shook from side to side. She nodded to where three more zombies loped toward them. “Might have got me killed too.” She moved into a fighting stance, loose and ready, just like Gant had taught her.
“I thought about leaving you.”
“Maybe you should have.”
“After the example you set? Not likely.”
Gant stood and moved a couple feet away from here. “We’ll talk about this later.”
“Bet your ass we will,” Jenni promised.
Settled now, Gant stepped to the side and dropped to a crouch, long enough to brace himself to put a shoulder into a dead woman’s chest. The thing stumbled to the side and he swung the tomahawk to catch it at the base of the skull. He yanked the tomahawk free as Jenni drove her knife through the temple of a dead man in the remnants of a cheap business suit. He stayed back, out of the way, while she dealt with the remaining zombie by offering it her armored forearm and then smashing the knife down into its skull when it took the bait.
“See what you can find.” Jenni took up a position a few feet away and faced away from Gant. “I’ll keep watch.”
Gant knelt and placed his weapons nearby on the ground. He went through the dead things’ pockets quickly, taking out keyrings from the three that had them. He took all of the wallets he could find.
Working quickly, Gant sorted through the wallets, looking at the driver’s licenses and other cards he found. Excitement filled him when he found cards that interested him.
“What did you find?” Jenni asked.
“Federal Firearms License.” Gant paired it with the keyring that had come from the mechanic’s pocket.
“Cool. Thinking he might have some guns?”
“Hope so. Unless somebody knew about them. Or he carried them out of the house while trying to get out of town.”
“Maybe he wandered back home after he died.”
Sometimes the zombies returned back to where they’d lived and stayed in the vicinity. There was no way of knowing how much of the person remained in the walking corpse.
“I saw you take another card,” Jenni prompted.
“This one was a doctor.” Gant held up hospital identification and pointed to a woman in a sports halter and shorts. She’d carried a small wallet with her keys, cards, and a little cash. The money was no good to anyone.
Her driver’s license had indicated she’d also lived in one of the nearby houses.
“If she kept meds at the house,” Jenni said, “this will be a good run.”
Pharmaceuticals remained hard to come by so long after the initial outbreak. That was why they didn’t search drug stores or pharmacies as a general rule. Those areas often held groups of the dead and the space got too easily blocked to get back out again.
Plus, any kind of encounter within a store usually ended up with broken glass and maybe alarms going off. Those noises drew the dead immediately.
“Let’s go.” Gant gathered his weapons and headed for the nearest house. “We’ll hit the doc’s place first.”

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