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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gave a statement welcoming The Gambia re-joining the Commonwealth
LONDON, United Kingdom, February 8, 2018–The Gambia rejoined the Commonwealth on 8 February 2018, after the Commonwealth Secretariat confirmed their application had been approved unanimously by Commonwealth Member States.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:
“The Gambia’s return to the Commonwealth family is fantastic news. When I visited the country last year, I saw huge enthusiasm for the values and opportunities offered by our modern, diverse Commonwealth.”
“This shows that when a country commits to strengthening democracy, governance and the rule of law, it is welcomed back to the international community and the Commonwealth family.”
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(AP) —Hillshire Brands Co. said today that it will acquire the maker of Golden Island jerky products.
Hillshire Brands said the deal expands its portfolio of products and adds to its dried meat snacks category, a fast-growing segment. The company said it is a small acquisition and not expected to have a material impact on its earnings this fiscal year.
Financial terms were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close by the end of September.
Golden Island Jerky, based in Cucamonga, Calif., makes gourmet jerky products using all natural ingredients with no preservatives and less sodium than most jerkies.
Chicago-based Hillshire Brands owns a number of meat brands, such as Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Aidells, Gallo Salame and Hillshire Farm. It also owns the Sara Lee frozen bakery business.

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The show is curated by The Spot Barrio Logan Collective. The collective has converted a 1911 deco style building in the heart of Barrio Logan that what once was Porkyland into a gallery/venue space that houses 14 creative art studios.
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In American Poetic Materialism from Whitman to Stevens, Mark Noble examines writers who proportion the idea that personhood may be understood as a fabric occasion. via new readings of Whitman, Emerson, Santayana, and Stevens, Noble uncovers a literary historical past wrestling with the implications of its personal materialism, and asks what this account of shared materiality can let us know in regards to the such a lot profoundly secular types of the trendy topic. At a second while numerous new types of the connection among human adventure and its actual floor stream between severe theorists and philosophers of technological know-how, American Poetic Materialism explores poets who've lengthy requested what our materiality can let us know approximately our customers for brand spanking new types of our fabric selves.
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La Mettrie’s endorsement of “ignorance” thus seems to me an important moment in the history of aporetic materialism because it grants a kind of permission to dodge the conceptual difficulties central to materialist accounts of the human. 18 Atomists who attempt such an evasion have often been censured, though less severely than La Mettrie, for their eagerness to promote materialist theses said to authorize ontological or cosmological assertions. In the late-nineteenth century, for instance, the preeminent response to this aporetic tradition was Friedrich A.
From this point of view, texts that disclose the untenability of atomist models of human experience comprise a history of modern materialism that describes not only what limits those models but what conditions their possibility. Feeling the Charm It is worth noting that James does not posit his dichotomy pitting universals against particulars as though it were built into the structure of the natural world, nor as though it were a logical dilemma distinct from the vicissitudes of human impulses.
As hypostases designed to betray the dynamism of a negative dialectical operation, intimacy and alterity resemble illusive categories. They labor hopelessly, James and Adorno illustrate, toward a resolution of the tension that defines their (non-)difference. As instances in the range of possibilities that characterize the subject’s sensation of its own materiality, however, intimacy and alterity also provide useful indices, even opportunities, for describing the remainder that sifts from the negation of both their convergence and their opposition.

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The aviation industry operates in a highly volatile market environment which in turn increases the competitiveness of stakeholders. This is especially due to low-cost or government-subsidised airlines which permanently increase competitive pressure. The only true advantage an airline can possess in such an environment is its ability to react to changes in the market environment faster than its competitors. In order to achieve this, Edelweiss Air implemented a new inflight service load and inventory planning application called LimeFlight at the beginning of 2015. Edelweiss expected by implementing this software they would increase efficiency in integrating new products or services on their flights and thus optimise their supply chain.
Now the key question: did it work?? Since the introduction of the IT system, the main users did qualitatively notice improvements in the load planning process. However, there were no performance indicators and metrics used to demonstrate the quantitative improvements in the processes. In order to better understand and service this need, Leandro decided to investigate the issue as part of his bachelor’s thesis. He began by analysing the extent to which the process had changed before and after implementation and what indicators of both processes could be identified.
The differences in both process structures was revealed through the use of a process model and process knowledge was acquired from qualitative surveys. Utilising the process-knowledge, process-specific indicators could be developed which allowed for evaluation based on time, quality, customer satisfaction, flexibility, cost and employee satisfaction. The characteristic values of these factors were then determined on the basis of time studies, internal statistics and reports.
The research and analysis revealed an elementary transformation of the process structure, where, thanks to the introduction of the IT solution LimeFlight, many of the process steps could be successfully eliminated, automated and shortened. The application still required more careful handling of data and more precise information but the benchmarks revealed improvements in all six dimensions mentioned above. The most notable improvements were seen in the dimensions of quality, cost and employee satisfaction. Delving deeper, these observations are primarily the result of the reduction in process cycle time, the prevention of transaction errors and duplications as well as increased process control and oversight. Edelweiss Air also recorded improvements in their work execution due to increased data quality. The new process flow allowed more efficient adjustments of loading configurations, more rapid processing of special case changes and the overall creation of a more flexible and efficient aircraft planning process.
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A native New Yorker, Len Speier has been photographing in the Big Apple and around the world since the Sixties. Although concentrating on street photography, his wandering eye encompasses many venues and subjects. He describes his work as a search for compassion and truth. His work is collected in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; International Center of Photography; Museum of the City of New York and the Photo Archive of the NYPublic Library. Speier taught photography and photographers' legal rights (he also is an attorney of long standing), is retired Assoc. Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and lectures on legal rights and street photography, many of which are available on YouTube. He is most proud of his ten year association as a Photo Mentor in the ACT-SO program of the NAACP for gifted high school children of color. The show at Calumet Gallery demonstrates the breadth and scope of his work over the years, both in color and black and white.
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PH president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail recently said the opposition pact was willing to name a woman prime minister, prior to the eventual announcement of its candidates for prime minister and deputy prime minister.
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Tamanna Jahangir, Sarwat Sultana, "Perillyl Alcohol Protects against Fe-NTA-Induced Nephrotoxicity and Early Tumor Promotional Events in Rat Experimental Model", Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, vol. 4, Article ID 414509, 7 pages, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel104
Perillyl Alcohol Protects against Fe-NTA-Induced Nephrotoxicity and Early Tumor Promotional Events in Rat Experimental Model
Plants have been widely used as protective agents against a wide variety of processes and compounds that damage tissues via free radical mechanisms. Perillyl alcohol (PA) is a naturally occurring monoterpene found in the essential oils of numerous species of plants including mints, cherries and celery seeds. This monocyclic monoterpene has shown antioxidant and therapeutic activity in various studies against various xenobiotics. In this study, we have analyzed the effects of PA against single intraperitoneal dose of ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) (9 mg iron per kg body weight)-induced nephrotoxicity and early tumor promotional events. The pretreatment of Fe-NTA-treated rats with 0.5% per kg body weight dose and 1% per kg body weight dose of PA for seven consecutive days significantly reversed the Fe-NTA-induced malondialdehyde formation, xanthine oxidase activity (P < 0.001), ornithine decarboxylase activity (P < 0.001) and 3[H]thymidine incorporation in renal DNA (P < 0.001) with simultaneous significant depletion in serum toxicity markers blood urea nitrogen and creatinine (P < 0.001). Significant restoration at both the doses was recorded in depleted renal glutathione content, and its dependent enzymes with prophylactic treatment of PA. Present results suggest that PA potentially attenuates against Fe-NTA-induced oxidative damage and tumor promotional events that preclude its development as a future drug to avert the free radical-induced toxicity.
Copyright © 2007 Tamanna Jahangir and Sarwat Sultana. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Second Floor Extension
By extending to the second floor of their current building Third Floor Gallery can double its exhibitions programme as well as establishing premises for a digital darkroom and to engage with communities in South Wales.
January 2012 - January 2013
Charity information: Third Floor Gallery
South Wales has a long tradition in photography and a large number of groups engaged with it. However, the access to photographic exhibitions and the opportunities for new communities to engage with photographic practice are limited, with only one other photography organisation in an area with a population of 2.1 million people.
Third Floor Gallery would expand from one gallery space to two gallery spaces, a digital darkroom and dedicated premises for community usage. This expansions would mean that a larger number of people would benefit from the gallery and development of photography in South Wales would benefit from space dedicated to newer, emerging artists.
To create and operate a second gallery space.
Activities» Sign a one year lease for the second floor of the building.
» Refubish the space to create a dedicated gallery with lighting, advertising, etc.
» Create a second programme of exhibitions and events to run through the year.
Success will be... continually running a second gallery space. The target is to double the number of exhibitions and visitors.
To create a dedicated digital darkroom.
Activities» Create a dedicated room for a large scale photographi printer, computer and editing software that we received as a donation.
» Attract users for the premises and operate it through the year.
Success will be... to have an operative digital darkroom with fifty yearly users.
To increase community engagement.
Activities» Increase our relations with young people in Cardiff and with photography students by organisation of exhibitions, workshops and events.
» Temporarily dedicate through the year the second gallery space for these engagement activities.
Success will be... to expand the understanding of photography of at least one hundred young people.
Together with other venues and institutions in Cardiff and surroundings this project could lead to South Wales being a UK reference for photography. In the long term it will also nurture a network of young photographers.
This change will be assessed by peer review.
The main risk has traditionally been running out of funds to pay for the lease of the main gallery space. We have dealt with it by raising donations and sponsorships.
Our Facebook page updates daily, and informs on all the activities and successes of the gallery. If anybody wants to contact us directly please send us an email.
Budget - Project Cost: £12,000Loading graph....
Amount Heading Description £7,000 Lease Lease of the second floor £700 Business rates Taxes on the venue £900 Refurbishing Light system, painting, etc. £800 Utilities Water, gas, electricity £600 Advertising Flyers, posters £1,000 Printing Printing exhibitions £1,000 Other Any other unplanned costs + admin
Current Funding / Pledges
Source Amount Landlord £7,000 Guaranteed
Third Floor Gallery is located between Butetown and the recently developed Cardiff Bay, in Cardiff. The gallery is located on the loft of a XIXth century building with public access on Bute Street. This is a neighbourhood that mixes new developments with regeneration areas.
The gallery and its activities are open to any visitor. Visitors come from all areas of Cardiff and South Wales. A smaller part of visitors (circa 10%) come from further afield, like Mid Wales or England. We also work proactively with college and university students studying photography and arts.
Third Floor Gallery has been organising exhibitions at a very low cost for two years, and in this time has established itself. The numbers of volunteers have also raised, with around 35 people regularly giving their time to staff the gallery, carry on design projects, raise funds, organise or hang exhibitions, etcetera. We believe that expansion will increase the chances of participation of all our volunteers and get the best out of them.
Read more about the Charity running this project.
Bartosz is a committed gallerist and photographer with previous experience running Third Floor and curating exhibitions.
Joni Karanka is a gallerist who has been doing the paperwork / accounts / pr side of things at Third Floor.
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Ilyce Glink & Samuel Tamkin
Real Estate Matters
5:30 AM EDT, October 19, 2013
By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin
Q: We owned a rental property for many years. We are in our late 70s. We recently realized that the rental property was too far from our family and decided to sell it and purchase a smaller rental home closer to us.
Our real estate agent knew we had never lived in the property and wanted to sell it to purchase another rental property closer to home. We sold the home last June and purchased another rental home in August.
When we applied for the mortgage on the new home, the banker told us about a 1031 exchange. We talked about it with our CPA and he told us we would end up owing the federal government $40,000 in capital gains taxes and $6,000 to our state government. Is there anything we can legally do to avoid paying these taxes?
We will have to take out a second mortgage on the home to pay the taxes.
A: Unfortunately, the IRS has strict rules about deferring taxes on the sale of investment properties and you must adhere to these rules, or else. You received information about the 1031 tax deferred exchange too late.
Simply put, an investor in real estate looking to sell one investment property to buy another must take the following steps. The investor must either sell and buy the investment properties simultaneously or must set up an exchange trust with a 1031 deferred exchange company or appropriate party.
Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code allows investors to defer the payment of any federal taxes upon the sale of an investment property with certain conditions. Those conditions are that the investor must place the proceeds from the sale of the property in an exchange trust, the investor must designate a replacement property within 45 days of the closing of the sale, and must close on the replacement investment property within 180 days of the sale.
Also, the exchange must be between like kind properties: real estate for real estate, investment collectible artwork for investment collectible artwork and so on.
You already sold your investment property and do not have the ability to go back in time to set up the 1031 exchange before your sale, place all the proceeds of the sale into the 1031 exchange, identify the replacement property and notify the 1031 exchange company of that designation, and then close on the replacement property using the 1031 exchange company.
As you didn't and can't comply with the terms of Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, you will have to pay whatever taxes are due that arise from the sale. As we often say, before making a major financial move, you should discuss any possible ramifications with your tax preparer. If you had made that one phone call, you would have realized that you were facing a significant tax event and could have asked about your options at that time.
As a final aside, it sounds as though you're trying to blame your real estate agent for not recommending that you consider a 1031 exchange because she "knew" what you were trying to do. Frankly, you shouldn't take legal or financial or accounting advice from your real estate agent. That's not what she is trained or certified to do. And the agent was under no obligation whatsoever to try to discern your tax liability and made recommendations to you.
Had you done your homework ahead of time, or even read some of the thousands of articles online about investing in real estate, you would have understood that there were options available to you to help you defer this tax.
We are very sorry that this didn't work out and that you are going to have to take a home equity line of credit or second loan in order to make the numbers work. But you have probably helped thousands of others make a smarter decision in this situation.
(Ilyce Glink is the creator of an 18-part webinar and ebook series called "The Intentional Investor: How to be wildly successful in real estate," as well as the author of many books on real estate. She also hosts the "Real Estate Minute," on her YouTube.com/expertrealestatetips channel. If you have questions, you can call her radio show toll-free (800-972-8255) any Sunday, from 11a-1p EST. Contact Ilyce and Sam through her website, http://www.thinkglink.com.)
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The Magicians 4×05 gave us Queliot and dove headlong into the idea of the mind as both a prison and a safe haven.
Thanks to The Magicians 4×05 titled “Escape from the Happy Place,” we now know Real Eliot is still alive and we got to check in with Alice, Quentin, and Margo, who are all dealing with some serious stuff.
It took four episodes but we finally know where the real Eliot is and what Monster Eliot did with him — trapped him in a place where he can relive his best memories and avoid the real world. My guess is that trick’s worked with other people The Monster At The End Of The World has possessed because let’s face it, it would be tempting to stay there. After all, getting to pick and choose your own memory adventure and avoid the negative moments along the way is one hell of an escape.
In the case of Eliot Waugh, however, The Magicians 4×05, “Escape from the Happy Place” is a reminder of just how much growth the character has gone through. Season 1 Eliot would likely have stayed and never questioned his reality. But Season 4 Eliot not only figures out what’s going on but is willing to face his darkest moments to find a way out.
Lucky for Eliot, he has a guide: Charlton (Spencer Daniels). Also known as the last guy who hosted TMATEOTW. I’ll admit to not knowing how he’s taking up space in Eliot’s noggin. I mean, the running theory is that if you kill the body of whoever The Monster’s inhabiting, you kill that person right along with the Monster. But The Monster’s not known for playing fair or telling the truth, so maybe that’s just another thing he says to keep people from killing him.
Whether it’s a fluke or whether the last host generally makes the jump to the new host, Charlton’s here to… help.
This is where I send another bit of love to all The Magicians writers for making Charlton some comic relief in all this. Especially when it comes to the running gag about the usage of the word “fuck”. Eliot’s facing some really terrible shit and it would be easy to get all bogged down in the drama of that, but Charlton’s almost childlike innocence smooths out the rough edges to a degree. Love the Lost reference.
Once Eliot figures out how he can get word to his friends that he’s alive in there, he heads down Traumatic Memory Lane. This is like a fucked up Wizard of Oz.
Eliot goes through some pretty messed up memories and it’s plain to see why he hid them from himself. Using magic to kill a bully with a school bus, and Eliot himself bullying his only and best friend Taylor, are just the tip of the iceberg.
But we also see him learning the rules of the Happy Place and using his memories of other people in his life to help him navigate the dangers and creatures intent on stopping him.
Not only is it a great way to let (our) Eliot interact with the cast, but we watch him take a mental inventory of all the things he thinks he’s done wrong in his life. Welters Captain Margo is a personal favorite.
A Life In The Day – Queliot shippers rejoice!
“If I ever get out of here, Q, know that when I’m braver it’s ’cause I learned it from you.”
Of course, the real payoff to all the soul searching is the deepest regret: The discussion between him and Quentin that we didn’t get to hear in episode 3×05 “A Life In The Day”. Once we hear it, it’s plain to see why it’s so hard for him to face.
“Think about it. We work. We know it ’cause we lived it. Who gets that kind of proof of concept?”, Quentin says, and the hope all over his face is palpable. Quentin Coldwater remembers 50 years of a love affair in which he felt loved and happy and content. With Eliot. And he puts himself out there in a big way.
Eliot’s disappointment with himself as he watches the memory of him basically killing that hope is just as palpable. But he has a do-over most people would kill for. He gets to talk to himself in that moment and, in essence, set himself straight.
Eliot now gets to apologize to Quentin and give him the kiss he was too afraid to give at the time.
And that’s the key to finding the door. The door he then walks through to show he’s still alive in there and, wouldn’t you know it, Q sees Real Eliot in Monster Eliot and saves him. How’s that for synchronicity?
Julia’s got Goddess problems
If I were Julia, I’d be looking for my own Happy Place, but here she is dealing with everything. Shoshanna (Jolene Purdy) sacrificed herself to save her, Iris (Madisen Beaty) called Julia a powerless god and a useless human and then threatened to kill them all if they don’t trap The Monster back in Blackspire. Lucky for us, The Monster kills her in a bit of serendipity aka the gang figured out Eliot was still in there somewhere and Alice, Quentin, and Julia managed to convince him everything was a trick to hand over Iris. So Iris 0, Magicians 1.
But here’s the real kicker: The only way our Magicians can save themselves in the aftermath is to hand The Monster a key to building himself a body.
Julia sacrifices something to save everyone (like she does). But did she just hand over the equivalent of a nuclear bomb? We’ll see.
Margo Fucking Hanson
Once again, Margo’s left in a position to feel all the feelings and not be able to express them while everyone else falls apart around her. Everyone’s losing it and there’s Margo, just handling things. Even when her Birthright Box ends up containing a non-talking talking lizard.
Eliot’s gone. Fillory’s a mess. Her friends are in trouble, and there’s Margo Hanson holding on to her shit like her life depends on it. Because, in a sense, it does.
“I can’t cry out all the sadness… ever. Because if I start, I’ll never stop. Understand? I’ll be useless forever.”
Sometimes Margo is so damn relatable it hurts.
Alice: Redemption Road
Talk about a woman on a mission. Alice accepts Plover’s help in a Devil’s bargain but sends him to the poisoned planet at the last minute. There’s a question here about what’s right, what’s wrong, and what’s allowable. Sure, she betrayed Plover but he was a child molester. In the end, isn’t trying to help her friends a noble goal?
Of course, she’s also done a lot of things in the name of what she thought was best that turned out to be, well, not the best.
Even after she saves Quentin, he really doesn’t trust her. She’s really trying to help. Trust be damned. She even promises that if he lets her help, she’ll use the book to figure out where she’s supposed to go and she promises she’ll go wherever it says.
Of course, once she saves Quentin, she wants to stay and help. But Quentin’s not having it. He’s helped her with the spell. I wonder where the book will tell her to go? And will she actually go?
That sounded like a pretty final goodbye from Quentin. We’ll see what happens.
A couple of quick comments/questions:
- Who’s the dude that tranked Penny and why?
- Monster Eliot mentions that Mesopotamia has changed a lot since last he was there. Just how old is this monster?
- The Final Lay. The Bare Breasted Lament. The Altar of Remembrance. The Bleats of Despair. Mourning in Fillory is a production.
- “Brace yourselves, everyone. It’s Daddy Issues and dicks from here on out.” – I adore Eliot so much and I adore the writers of this show even more.
A personal note:
This episode wrecked me. It was brave AF. It didn’t flinch. It takes on the biggest demons and pain anyone can face — the ones we create ourselves.
I’ll see you all next week. I’m gonna go cry now. Love ya.


Michigan high school football playoffs: Reading runs to Division 8 title
Instead of reading, writing and arithmetic, it was Reading, running and a state championship at Ford Field on Friday morning.
For the first time in school history, Reading won a state championship in football following a 39-20 win over fellow unbeaten Breckenridge in the Division 8 title game.
It was the only finals matchup of the weekend that pitted two unbeaten teams, and both were making their first ever appearances in the championship game.
The Rangers used a potent rushing attack and a stingy defense en route to the victory.
Senior Ethan LoPresto ran for 123 yards on 16 carries and junior Hunter Midtgard scored two touchdowns for Reading.
Here are three takeaways from the game.
Reading wins battle of strengths
Coming into the game, Reading’s offense had averaged just over 49 points a game this season.
On the other side, the Breckenridge defense had allowed 49 points total for the season and had recorded nine shutouts.
Something had to give, and the battle went to the Reading offense.
The Rangers’ offense produced 32 points, rushed for 276 yards and converted all four of its 2-point conversion attempts.
With 5:58 left in the first half and facing a fourth-and-goal from the 5, Midtgard ran a sweep to the corner of the end zone for a touchdown. A 2-point conversion pass gave Reading a 16-6 lead.
On the first possession of the second half, Reading drove 75 yards in 11 plays and took a 24-6 lead with 6:21 left in the third quarter on a 4-yard touchdown run by quarterback Alex Price and subsequent 2-point run by LoPresto.
After Breckenridge cut Reading’s lead to 24-14 with 9:53 remaining, Reading answered, driving 82 yards in five plays and taking a 32-14 lead on a 52-yard touchdown run by Midtgard and a 2-point conversion run by Anthony Willoughby with 6:40 remaining.
Breckenridge then put the game away on a 9-yard touchdown run by Strine with 2:25 remaining.
For the first time in the history of the state finals, a fumble was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown, according to the Michigan High School Athletic Association.
After Reading downed a punt inside by Caleb Miller the Breckenridge 1-yard line in the first quarter, Breckenridge on first down tried to pass out of its own end zone.
Also a defensive end, Miller stripped the ball from Breckenridge quarterback Carter Staley, and the fumble was recovered by Reading’s Elijah Strine for a touchdown.
Following a 2-point conversion run by LoPresto, Reading took an 8-6 lead with 1:07 left in the first quarter.
Staley shines for Breckenridge
Staley did his best to keep pressure on a Reading defense that entered the game having allowed 94 points this season.
Staley completed 14 of 19 passes for two touchdowns, the first of which was a 13-yard strike to Hunter Collins on fourth-and-3 that gave Breckenridge a 6-0 lead with 3:56 left in the first quarter (PAT missed).
Staley then threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Collins and a 2-point conversion pass to Brennan Waslusk with 9:53 left to bring Breckenridge to within 10 at 24-14.


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Hrithik Roshan shares a special video for his fans from the making of the latest song 'Question Mark'. The song was a delight for his fans as the actor himself has sung it in the movie.
Super 30 actor took to social media and shared, "Well, in my defence it was a tough song to sing. 🤦🏻♂ #QuestionMark #Super30 @super30film"
'Question Mark' song shows different ways in which maths problems can have simple solutions in our day to day life. Hrithik is now seen doing retakes to get the best out in the song.
The actor will be seen essaying the character of a teacher for his next. Hrithik will be reprising the role of a Mathematician, Anand Kumar who trains students for IIT-JEE in Bihar. The movie also features Mrunal Thakur alongside Hrithik in the trailer, which is being hailed as the "best trailer of the year".
Talking about Super 30, the actor has definitely gotten into the skin of his character of a Bihari Maths teacher by hitting the right chords with the strong accent. The fans are taken aback by the Bollywood Superstar delivering yet another stellar performance in a never seen before avatar in Super 30 trailer.
Reliance Entertainment in association with HRX Films presents Super 30, which is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala Film, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, Phantom Films, and Reliance Entertainment. A Reliance Entertainment and PVR Pictures release, the film hits the theatres on July 12, 2019.
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A gem of a session from Italian guitarist Franco Cerri — recording here at the end of the 50s with a well-titled batch of European jazz stars ! The groups shift slightly throughout the set, and players include Lars Gullin on baritone sax, Flavio Ambrosetti on alto, George Gruntz on piano, and Pierre Favre on drums ! The album features one trio track, three quartet numbers, three quintet tunes, and one sextet cut — all of them with Cerri's illuminating single-line work on guitar — sounding especially nice next to the horns. Ambrosetti is a real treat here — a sharp-edged player we'd never heard before, working with a strong undercurrent of soul that we really appreciate.
Beautiful work from Franco Cerri — a really unique guitar jazz session that features his talents in a host of different settings ! The players vary throughout the set — so that one number only features a duo with bass, but others feature larger lineups that include Gianni Basso on tenor, Dino Piana on trombone, Oscar Valdambrini on trumpet, Renato Sellani on piano, and Giancarlo Barigozzi on flute – all key Italian players of the 60s who really get room to sparkle on the record! Cerri's tone runs from smoothly jazzy on the group numbers to a bit more raw and personal on some of the more stripped-down ones – and titles include "Chit Car", "Blues For Jo", "Bassezza", "New Nova", "Stardust", and "Blues Dei Framasteni".
A great one from Buddy DeFranco — exactly the kind of record that will make you understand why jazz collectors have always prized his Verve Records work so much ! Although Buddy's given instrument, the clarinet, was one that was handled by so many others at the time in kind of an outmoded way — DeFranco always managed to keep things fresh and modern, drawing heavily on bop inspiration for a record like this, yet also remaining true to his roots too.
This is a full recording of the original Italian version (the “Vienna version” from 1762) of Gluck’s beloved take on the Orpheus myth, Orfeo et Euridice PLUS extra music written by Gluck for later performances of his opera. It includes virtuoso arias for Fagioli and as such represents a brilliant showcase for him and a collectible item for connoisseurs. This is Franco Fagioli’s first ever recording of a complete opera in which he sings the title role and since, the role has become one of Franco’s calling cards in recent seasons. It is known for its absolutely gorgeous music, including one of opera’s most audience-pleasing tunes, the uber-famous aria “Che farò senza Euridice”. This version of the opera (by far the most popular one) appears for the first time ever on period instruments on DG / Archiv, hence filling a major gap in our catalogue and is a substantial project featuring one of our exciting new signings in one of his finest roles.
Lisa Lynne Franco has recorded some brilliant material under five different guises. Her earliest work was as Lisa Franco. She recorded three CDs for the German Innovative Communications label. Romantic Dreams might be her best CD. The entire album speaks greatness with every note. Peter Seiler produced the CD and co-wrote four of the nine original pieces. He wrote one of the two bonus tracks. He also accompanies Franco's harp with his keyboards. This CD represents his best work, too. His gentle atmospheres surround her aggressive style like billowing clouds and fluffy pillows. The beauty of the atmospheres is breathtaking. There are no appropriate comparisons for this masterwork. It stands alone - a true sign of greatness.
It is a satisfying musical experience when a performance can deliver traditional jazz without the music being reduced to orthodoxy. Such is the resonance of Franco D'Andrea's sound. The seventy-something Italian pianist follows Soprais (El Gallo Rojo, 2011), with his long-established quartet, by adding the early jazz instruments of clarinet and trombone, played respectively by Daniele D'Argaro and Mauro Ottolini. On the live Traditions And Clusters he also invites his contemporary , drummer Han Bennink, to sit in on two tracks.
Franco Battiato is one of the most successful singers in Italy. He began his career as a "light" singer, recording a few singles. In 1971 he started his particular journey through experimental music, recording his proggiest issues: "Fetus", "Pollution", "Sulle corde di Aries". Some very atmospheric parts and some very melodic songs make these records worthwhile, along with musical references to the arabic culture and italian folk that will surface from time to time in all of his following output. His next records are gradually more and more experimental, exploring minimalism and culminating with "L' Egitto prime delle Sabbie", with two long pieces based on hardly one note and its harmonics.
On 'Monk and the Time Machine', the sextet led by Italian pianist Franco D'Andrea presents an album dedicated to Thelonious Monk. It contains many interpretations of his songs (including "Light Blue", "Bright Mississippi", "Locomotive", "Blue Monk", "Brake's Sake", "Coming on the Hudson", "Epistrophy" and "Monk's Mood") and some original compositions by the group. D'Andrea is one Italy's leading jazz musicians and has recorded a large number of albums (around 200). He has worked with an array of jazz stars, including Gato Barbieri, Steve Lacy, Dave Liebman, John Surman, Kenny Wheeler, Phil Woods, Slide Hampton, Max Roach, Johnny Griffin, Han Bennink and Dave Douglas.


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There are great hopes that the rapidly falling costs of gene sequencing will lead to a revolution in medical care.
“For all of human history, humans have not had the readout of the software that makes them alive,” said Larry Smarr, director of the California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology, a research center that is jointly operated by the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Irvine, who is a member of the Complete Genomics scientific advisory board. “Once you make the transition from a data poor to data rich environment, everything changes.”
The idea is that with truly inexpensive gene sequencing technology, we could conduct a lot of epidemiological studies that would greatly enhance our ability to identify persons at risk of disease, so that gene sequencing becomes the foundational technology for truly personalized medicine. Each of us can afford to have the data on our own genome to guide our health care decision making. As a bi-product, our greatly increased ability to measure disease risk would greatly change, if not destroy, the health insurance system.
These things may eventually happen, but do not hold your breath. First, it turns out that information from gene sequences that strongly predicts human disease is less common than many imagine. Looking at the genetics of height is informative. Height is highly heritable and can be measured very accurately. So one would expect gene sequencing would enable us to find the key determinants of height. But extensive research with tens of thousands of persons and scanning more than half a million SNPs led to the identification of a few tens of factors that were replicable across studies, each of which contributed (on average) about 0.5 cm to height. If this result is typical, it suggests that your gene sequence will provide only limited information about your health.
Second, the cost of gene sequencing may be falling rapidly, but the other costs of doing genetic epidemiology are not. You also have to follow patients over a considerable period of time, and measure their health outcomes. Hence genetic epidemiological studies will continue to cost millions of dollars, and be based on limited samples of data. Nor can you come to a conclusion about a health risk based on just a single study -- you have to replicate the finding in one or more additional studies. Therefore, very cheap sequencing may not produce as much genetic epidemiology data as some predict.
Instead, we may be in a situation where we have millions of elements of a gene sequence that may be related to a disease, but only a few that actually are, and those latter have only small effects on whether you have the disease. Moreover, we will have only tens of thousands of persons about whom we know the disease outcome for a given disorder. The combination of many potential risk factors, small effect sizes for these factors, and few cases relative to the number of potential risk factors leads to a large chance that an association between a genetic factor and a disease reported in a single study will prove to be false.
This is a chronic problem in epidemiology. What's new, however, is that there will be many people who have sequenced their genes and own that data. So imagine you learn that a Dr. Jones holds a press conference to announce that she has found that factor X is associated with Fulminant Necrotic Something or Other (FNSOO). You consult their genome and discover that you have factor X. What you have gotten for your trouble is the fear that you could get FNSNOO. Maybe Dr. Smith will find, next year, that in his data factor X is not associated with FNSNOO. Will you get the update? Failures to replicate are notoriously hard to publish, and Smith's non-finding may never reach the literature.
We should do the research, because there may be important risk genes out there. Moreover, everyone has a right to their data. I'm just saying that until we really understand the fundamental biology of how genes affect disease, the gene sequencing enterprise has the chance of doing more harm than good.

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El Al Israel Airways Ltd. (TASE:ELAL) controlling shareholder Kenny Rozenberg has efficiently accomplished a suggestion to buy, growing his stake from 44.95% to 49.95%. The supply to buy was accomplished on the third try at NIS 4.20 per share.
Amongst these promoting shares have been the state, which decreased its holding from 11.80% to 10.13% and former controlling shareholders the Borowitz household, which decreased its stake by Knafaim Holdings from 6.19% to five.24%.
Rozenberg grew to become El Al’s controlling shareholder in 2020 after investing NIS 360 million as a part of a TASE providing performed to save lots of the airline from collapsing in the course of the Covid pandemic. Subsequently Rozenberg injected an extra NIS 166 million into El Al for extra shares and prolonged the $70 million proprietor’s mortgage.
To this point, Rozenberg has misplaced lots of of tens of millions of shekels on the funding. However he’s banking on the present reserving increase within the tourism trade persevering with with El Al reporting its greatest quarterly revenue since 2015 within the fourth quarter of 2022.
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Prior to the commencement of the first round of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, political parties devoted most of their energy in exploiting sentiments of local voters only to garner votes and grab power. There was specific reference to Kashmir in the manifestos of the Congress and BJP. The BJP promised to scrap Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution. The Congress promised to appoint three interlocutors for the region as also hold talks with all stakeholders, without stating whom it considers stakeholders.
The NC and the PDP, both participating only in the valley, hit out at the BJP stating that tampering with the two articles would lead to unprecedented bloodshed. Farooq Abdullah doubted whether Pulwama had been scripted to suit the BJP. He challenged the claims of the downing of the Pakistani F16 and the success of Balakote.
Mehbooba Mufti, once a BJP ally, regretted her decision to join them. She questioned recent actions of investigative agencies in summoning separatist leaders. She has continuously been stating that talks must be held with separatists and Pakistan, who in her opinion are the stakeholders. She even promised to lift the ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami if elected to power in the state elections, dates of which have yet to be announced.
Omar further sought to divide the state by stating that the valley by itself needs an AIIMS, IIM and an IIT. The fact that they are being established in Jammu means nothing to him. In summary, both the PDP and NC seek to convey a message that the valley is not an integrated part of the state and thus needs separate treatment.
The separatists gave a call for boycott of elections on the ground that some of them and their family members were now being questioned by multiple investigating agencies. The call was ignored. To add to the confusion the government passed directions that there would be no movement of civilian traffic on two days when security forces convoys are slated to run. This has come as a major inconvenience to the local population and is being exploited politically.
Almost all entities based in the valley are playing an anti-India game, which if resorted to in any other part of the country could imply sedition. The BJP too is playing hardball and adding to the anti-India sentiment by announcing repealing of the articles, for political benefit across the country.
Pakistan has jumped into the fray claiming to support the struggle for self-determination. They have even stated that any attempt to repeal Articles 370 and 35A would be challenged in the UN. Imran Khan added to the controversy by saying that there were better chances of peace if Narendra Modi was re-elected as the PM.
Security forces worked overtime and ensured that there were no major threats of terrorist strikes during the electoral process. Their firm actions have pushed terrorists into the background. This was a remarkable change from the by-polls of 2016, when voting was called off due to violence. The fact that political leaders could campaign in the valley and address public meetings is itself a change from the past. No credit has been given to security forces for this.
Thus, in every possible way, the local population is being alienated and exploited. Despite all this provocation, the first phase of polling was done peacefully, and the percentages of votes cast were satisfactory. This shows that the population backs the Indian democratic process. Over the years it has been seen that every political party when not in power states that it has a solution for Kashmir, yet as soon as it comes to power, the solution appears to vanish.
The present elections have the valley-based parties concentrating their efforts only on the three valley seats. The seats of Jammu and Leh are being left to national parties. This indicates that the approach adopted by the valley parties has made them lose their base in other parts of the state.
It creates a situation where the Centre must now take the onus of leading the charge on resolving Kashmir. However, the present approach does not appear positive enough to provide a healing touch. Further, with the state under President’s rule, there can be no political outreach. State government officials are unwilling to move out of their secure bases to interact with the local population and resolve their issues. The act of successive Central governments of just pumping in funds for development and subsidies is not the long-term answer.
In addition, with no agency available to interact with the local population, this role and task falls on security forces. They are at the forefront whether it be assisting the sick, constructing entertainment facilities, opening and running educational institutes, conducting civic action, fire-fighting or even resolving local governance issues. There have been occasions when villagers have approached the army to push civic authorities on their behalf.
This is not an ideal situation as the soldier when interacting with the locals looks overbearing in uniform – adorned with a weapon and accompanied by a group which dominates the village while the interaction continues. While daily encounters with soldiers has partially removed the fear of the weapon, it is still daunting. Hence, expecting security forces to provide the healing touch and create an environment of being Indian, when local political parties and government officials are sometimes behaving to the contrary, is unlikely to be successful.
Till a government is installed in the state, the Governor must force the local administration to move out of their comfort zones and interact with the population to resolve pending differences, creating a positive environment for the future. With Pakistan under intense pressure, militants on the run and anti-national forces under scrutiny, an ideal situation is arising. Any government which comes to power in the Centre must immediately push for the conduct of state elections and enhance outreach to exploit the prevailing environment.
Delay would cause another opportunity to be lost.
(The writer is a retired Major-General of the Indian Army)


According to Police Chief Sloan Rowland, a Joplin officer of the police who was killed along with two other officers, "will not recover from his injuries."
Rowland stated that Jake Reed, a patrol officer, had his family ready to donate organs.
We are so proud of Jake and so grateful for his contributions to the community. Rowland stated that Jake was an exceptional young man.
Cpl. Benjamin Cooper was killed in Tuesday's initial confrontation. Rowland stated that Rick Hirshey was also wounded in the initial confrontation on Tuesday. He was stable but serious.
In 2017, Reed joined the police force. Cooper and Reed were the first officers to confront Anthony Felix, 40, at Joplin's shopping center on Tuesday afternoon.
Felix shot and killed the officers, then stole a patrol vehicle and fled. Hirshey saw Felix trying to steal another vehicle, and set up his patrol car to stop him. Rowland stated that Felix hit Hirshey in the face with the windshield and shot him through the head.
After more than 20 years service, Hirshey retired three months ago from the police force. He then returned to the department. The chief stated that he will be facing serious health issues and multiple surgeries in the coming days.
Police Capt. Felix then shot Felix and killed him. Rowland stated that William Davis was the victim. Davis, who is a veteran of over 15 years, ran cover and exposed his skin to stop the suspect.
"Without Capt. Rowland stated, "If not for Capt.
Rowland asked for prayers for the officers involved. Rowland also thanked the community for their support after the shooting.
Felix has not been identified by the police.


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Check out these 50 DIY miniature house kits for the perfect creative hobby to engage your brain for a few hours – and get some cute home decor pieces! Affiliate links in post.
If you read my last post wherein I shared 30 utterly adorable DIY dollhouse projects, it will come as no surprise when I say that I love miniatures. Can you blame me? They’re utterly adorable – and, with the wide range of affordable starter kits out there, more affordable than ever.
In 2022, one of my creative goals is to start building really elaborate terrariums. We’re going to be tackling glass cutting – and making miniature structures. (Don’t ask – I’ve given up on trying to figure out why my brain wants what it wants.) Just look at this artist . . .
However, I have exactly 0 experience with either of those things. This has lead to me investigating DIY miniature house kits. I’m going to try a few guided ones, get a feel for it – and then maybe share some tutorials with you all! But, for now, I shall quit blabbering on and show you what you came here to see. Without further ado, let’s get into some of the best DIY miniature kits the internet has to offer . . .
15 Best DIY Miniature Doll House Kits For Adults
How dreamy is this house set-up? Can someone shrink me so that I can live in here permanently? I love how modern this is too – plus, if you’re a collector of miniatures, you could always amend the furniture to suit your style.
How whimsical is this next option? I love how quirky the decor is – and the dome shape is so fun. Definitely getting added to my cart.
Our next option is perfect for all skill levels and budgets. If you’re a newbie (or just trying to keep costs down) you could start with just one level of the home. But, if you want the entire thing, you can buy all 3!
Don’t judge me, but I’ve actually watched a 23-minute build video of this kit and holy hell does it look fun. The attention to detail is truly remarkable.
This mini kit is so fun and trendy – I’d definitely have this one on display!
This modern miniature dollhouse kit is perfect for fellow apartment dwellers. When I first told my partner that I wanted to get into miniatures, his response was “well, where are we going to put them?”. Once I showed him this kit, he was convinced! It’s totally bookshelf display-worthy, right?
These are mini dollhouses – even for miniature kits! They’re perfect for those who you who live in small spaces without a ton of display space and simple enough for beginners to try without getting overwhelmed.
Um, yes please and thank you? I’d probably swap out all the furniture in this kit – but I’m obsessed with the overall layout. The glass panels especially are a really high-quality touch.
I cannot even fathom how someone made this? This next dollhouse kit is so chic and beautiful that I can totally see it being designed by an architecture student. Can someone make me a life-sized version? Pretty please?
I love how open the next option is! Again, I would likely switch out the furniture and decorate it myself – but if you have a pre-existing collection, this could be a great base kit to display your miniatures in.
Okay, fine, I’ll admit it – I totally added these to my cart already. They’re just so cute – can you blame me?
If you want a project to really sink your teeth – and time! – into, this next DIY miniature dollhouse is the one! It’s a mammoth build with so many little rooms and details to add.
Okay, I am totally obsessed. This kit is definitely one of the most unique that I’ve seen so far – and the underwater element is so quirky. I’ve been wanting to made handmade cat toys for Boris (weird jump, I know) and this gave me a great idea for a cat tree with a little treehouse and faux aquarium . . .
Bonus points because this kit is under $20!
Oh my lord, how adorable is this set-up? I love the Sylvanian family style characters settling on the lawn too.
10 Stunning DIY Miniature Room Kits For Adults
This miniature dollhouse kit is perfect for beginners as it’s not too overwhelmingly large! It features a modern bedroom and dining area featuring furniture that looks like it could’ve been bought from Urban Outfitters!
Oh my god, it’s like Urban Outfitters released a miniature kit. All the fun detailing would make this finished dollhouse something you’d want to stare at for hours on end!
As much as the big projects are jaw-dropping, I personally love the little miniature room kits too. Just look at this stunning kitchen – I want! (And the retro pink fridge? Someone please donate to me.)
Now, this next room kit is totally up my alley! I love everything vintage and witchy – and this bedroom is so my vibe.
I love that this mini room is in a little frame! You could easily pop it up on the wall.
If you guys remember my office makeover post, you’ll likely remember my love of vintage home decor! Alas, to buy all the furniture in this kit IRL would be crazy expensive – but a mini version is good enough for me!
Again, this is a room I would happily be shrunk down to live inside! Everything about it is major vibes from the ornate window to the cute boho decor touches.
All I can say is that I am deeply, deeply in love with this kit! (And if you love cottagecore home decor, make sure you check out my 50 cottagecore home decor DIYs!)
5 DIY Miniature Greenhouses For Plant Lovers
Option one is my dream room! This adorable conservatory kit is full of my favorite thing: plants. Plus, it boasts tons of glowing reviews! This is one I would love to potentially convert into a little terrarium with some small succulents . . .
Our next option is perfect for those of you who love a little magic! It’s the perfect little cottagecore miniature kit.
Our next kit is another dream for a plant lover like me! Overflowing with stunning paper flowers, the final build is a gorgeous little conservatory that I would love to live in.
This one might just be my favorite yet! If I bought this, I think it would be adorable to switch out some of the flowers for real dried ones.
Our last conservatory kit is this super cute dome greenhouse!
10 Quirky & Cute DIY Booknook Kits With Miniature Worlds Inside!
Does anyone else adore bookshelf nooks? I’m obsessed with them. You can buy premade ones from Etsy (albeit normally for over $200) – but you can also DIY them pretty easily. I think this mini-library book nook has to be my favorite!
You guys, how stunning is this butterfly book nook? It’s full of adorable little details and has a gorgeous vintage feel. Perfect for sprucing up your bookshelf!
I’m obsessed with the cottagecore aesthetic – and the whole setup just gives me major inspiration.
Isn’t this little coffee strip such a cute scene? If you have a hefty home library that you divide by genre, this DIY book nook could be the perfect opener to your food section. I’d maybe switch out the brick wallpaper to something a little more detailed – or make some faux ivy to go over the bricks.
Option 5 on our list is yet another dreamy scene! I’d likely swap out some of the side panels in favour of my own art – but this is such a great starter piece with room to change things up.
6. This Van Gogh Book Nook Kit Is An Art Lover‘s Dream
Aaaand I’m super inspired.
How beyond gorgeous is this Van Gogh themed book nook? Honestly such a fun and creative home decor piece! I’d love to recreate a museum-style insert one day . . .
Houston, we have yet another winner. The little kittens along the floor of this book nook really sell it for me. It’s just packed with small whimsical details!
Well, we all saw this coming a mile off. I love anything garden-related – so a whole little secret garden book nook? Totally up my alley!
This is adorable – and reminds me so much of Spirited Away! I love all the detailing in this too.
I haven’t been back to Venice in years but it’s one of my favourite places in the world. Again, this could be a really fun idea for categorizing your book collection and signaling the start of your travel books.
10 Fun Miniature Shop Kits
What an absolute dream! Can I afford to curate my own mini library? Alas, no. Books are expensive. However, I am more than tempted to purchase this little kit and build a teeny tiny version!
And here’s another absolute beauty. Like I mentioned at the beginning of this post, I would love to potentially buy a miniature kit and see if it could be used as the base for a terrarium. I reckon this could be a great option!
And we have another fun dome dollhouse idea! This one is for a whimsical cafe and I absolutely love the flowers on the top level. So pretty.
My heart cannot take the cuteness. This mini shop is all the kitschy, kawaii vibes and I am in love.
And the last next to this list is the most adorable flower shop you ever did see! Again, the detailing on this build is insane – just look at all those gorgeous items inside.
These teeny tiny store fronts are utterly adorable – and you can collect them all!
Isn’t this kit just divine? I’d honestly love to spend a day here sipping coffee and enjoying the plants!
I love that this craft can be wall mounted too – such a convenient and space-saving way to display cute miniatures!
This tiny fruit shop is the perfect addition to your miniature collection! In fact, I’d love to eventually build a whole little town of miniature kits . . .
I hope you all enjoyed this roundup of DIY miniature house kits! If you’re as inspired as I am, don’t forget to share this post. Oh – and let me know in the comments below which kit is your favourite.

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a man who posted a photo and videos of himself on Instagram robbing a Virginia Beach bank has pleaded guilty.
Multiple media outlets report that 24-year-old Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca pleaded guilty to one count of robbery Monday in Virginia Beach Circuit Court.
Police said Alfonseca walked into a TowneBank in May and handed the teller a note asking for $150,000 in bonds — and including the word “please.” He recorded the incident on his cellphone and posted videos and photo of the note online. Officers arrested Alfonseca shortly after the incident, carrying a gym bag full of money.
In a jailhouse interview, Alfonseca told WAVY-TV (http://bit.ly/1EQDCNB ) in May that he didn’t think asking for money was a crime.
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He faces the possibility of life in prison when sentenced in March.


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Welcome to the Library!
The library was originally housed on the main floor of the Hillcrest Lutheran Academy main building as a shared facility. It was originally named the Lutheran Bible School Library and later renamed the Bible-Seminary Library.
In the 1970's, the library was moved into the Broen Media Center building which housed the offices and classrooms of Lutheran Brethren Seminary. In 1990, the library was renamed the Christiansen Memorial Library after Reverend C. Christiansen (1902-1982), a former seminary professor and librarian of the Lutheran Brethren Schools.
Lutheran Brethren Seminary moved from the Broen Media Center in 2015 to a new facility connected to the Church of the Lutheran Brethren denominational headquarters.
The Christiansen Memorial Library is located in the lower level of the seminary building and houses over 22,000 print volumes, 70 periodical titles and other special collections. Additionally, The Christiansen Memorial Library is also now home to the Church of the Lutheran Brethren Archives.
The mission of the Christiansen Memorial Library is to provide services and resources for all LBS students and faculty to support the academic program and curriculum of the Lutheran Brethren Seminary.
The Core Abilities of Lutheran Brethren Seminary state “graduates of Lutheran Brethren Seminary will embrace a Christ-centered understanding of Scripture, demonstrate skills that correspond to the doing of ministry, exhibit attitudes that characterize God’s servants, and model godly character in life and ministry.
On that basis these are the goals of the Christiansen Memorial Library:
- To acquire materials to adequately support the teaching program of the seminary, the research needs of the faculty and students, and the spiritual growth of faculty and students as well as the need to understand the contemporary theological and cultural trends.
- To provide a comfortable place for reading, study, and research.
- To have access to electronic tools to locate books or periodicals so that students and faculty can gain available material.
- To organize materials for the most effective use by students and faculty.
- To guide students and faculty in their selection of materials of learning desired for personal and course purposes.
- To work cooperatively with instructors and administration of the seminary in selection of current and valuable resources for the areas they teach.
Project Gutenberg offers over 50,000 free ebooks: choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. Their eBooks were previously published by bona fide publishers.
HOW DO I GET ARTICLES FOR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS?
One way to get articles (scholarly, news, trade, and popular) is by searching a database. Lutheran Brethren Seminary has a number of databases available through a variety of vendor companies.
Listed below are the database access points available with detailed information on the disciplines and topics they cover.
Provides access to numerous databases with citations, abstracts and selected full-text. Resources most highly recommended in EBSCOhost for use are ATLASerials, ATLA Religion Database, Points of View Reference Center, Academic Search Premier and MasterFILE Premier.
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This guide will walk you through the steps of library research.
Understand that while this is laid out in a step-by-step, linear process, research is often iterative-- which means you may take some unexpected detours or find yourself backing up to a previous step.
This is a normal part of research!
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On Friday, Engineering juniors Pratham Mittal and Archit Budhraja will compete in the global round of a startup competition in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
They will present “Newsance” — a website they created that aggregates news and social media — to judges in Asia via a virtual submission.
This project was developed over “Startup Weekend” during the second week of November this year. Their product won first place. In addition to winning $1,500, the team caught the eyes of Facebook, Mashery and Bing, earning an Application Programming Interface award from each company. The team also captured the attention of a software engineer from Google and was given packages to launch its product, including a blog.
The two-day hackathon hosted 49 teams from universities across the East Coast. The competition at Princeton University, sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation, also hosted a group of tech-savvy professionals to act as mentors and judges for the participating teams. Mentors and judges came from top tech companies like Yahoo!, Microsoft and Tumblr.
That Friday, teams were expected to conceive of an idea and develop a prototype of the possible project. By Sunday, each team was expected to present the beginnings of a company with a fully-formed product.
While Mittal and Budhraja were initially unsure what their exact project would be, they went into the competition with a vague idea of what they wanted to create.
“I wasn’t too sure about the type of product I wanted to make. When I went in, I didn’t have a good idea, but I had a basic frame in mind,” Mittal said.
The basic frame that Mittal had in mind was the umbrella of social media. From there, the team decided to create Newsance.
After each team created a product proposal, they were asked to pitch their ideas in under a minute to the entire group.
In their pitch, the team described Newsance as an “interactive space for you to follow news and opinions around the world. It is not like your traditional news website; Newsance.net will allow you to go beyond reading lengthy news articles, commenting on them, and posting them on walls.
Newsance.net will let you engage actively with your community in exploring the events around you. With all that we have planned, it will let you become a part of the news itself.”
After pitching their ideas, teams were allowed 15 minutes to mingle with other individuals in the room in hopes of formulating a more expansive team. At the end of the 15 minutes, Mittal and Budhraja had assembled a team of nine people, including five students from Princeton and a professional developer from Philadelphia.
After a weekend of work, the team found that their project took on a more serious tone. Now, in cases where natural disasters or bombings might happen in an area, Newsance would notify its user about which friends could be located around the same area of the accident.
Mittal still acknowledges that there are improvements to be made on the project, and the team is looking for possible developers from Penn to continue development.Comments powered by Disqus
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True stories from ‘Norky’ who comes from Scapegoat Hill, a small, isolated farming village, high on the Pennines in West Yorkshire.
Textile mills had been allowed to run down before I started working, mainly through lack of investment, and cheap foreign imports. The management no doubt assumed, as did the management of many other British industries, that the world would come back because we’re British. But the world didn’t.
However, there was still plenty of work in the 1960s and early 1970s. We could fall out with the boss in the morning and find another job in the afternoon – in fact, there was a period in the early 1970s when I had 11 jobs in two years (I fell out with a lot of bosses and they equally fell out with me!). But change was afoot.
When I started, Saturday mornings were still regarded as being part of the working week. I had to work 48 hours for my £4/10 shillings; sick pay was almost non-existent and there was often much less than a month’s holiday a year. Very few companies gave bonuses – I never worked for one – and there certainly wasn’t anything like maternity leave; indeed, we would probably have laughed at the idea and also laughed at calling it ‘leave’ – posh, soft warts would have been the response!
The Colne Valley, home to almost all of the mills I worked at, is a steep narrow valley high in the Pennines. There were often pea soup fogs in those days, but even on relatively clear days there was a constant mist in the valley. The only time this mist was noticed was when it wasn’t there, and that was during the textile fotnit. All the mills shut down and many people went away to the seaside; therefore the mill and house chimneys were no longer belching out their thick black smoke.
One may ask, why were people still lighting fires in summer? The answer is that this was often the only way to provide hot water (and this is still the case in some Yorkshire houses!). However, this atmosphere of soot and grime had its benefits. For example, black spot couldn’t form on the roses and so we had some of the best blooms in the country. The same grubby atmosphere also killed the algae that now forms on all the stone sets and footpaths, making it sometimes treacherous to walk on.
There were very few trees in the valley. The black and white photo below was taken in about 1910 and the colour picture in August 2020.
Judging by the haymaking in the fields of the first photo, both seem to have been taken about the same time of year. In the foreground are the River Colne and the Huddersfield Narrow Canal. Almost in the centre of this photo is Golcar railway station, closed in 1968 shortly after the Beeching Report into railway efficiency. In the centre horizon is Golcar Church School, to the left is Golcar Church and to the right is the Providence Chapel.
Charlie Senior was a mule spinner at C&Js and was also the mill first-aid man. People working in and around mills, factories, building sites and the like during the 1960s didn’t have the same attitude towards health and safety that we find today. Then, the prevailing attitude was ‘life is cheap’. Things needed to improve and it’s fair to say that one of the benefits of being a member of the European Union over recent decades is that the British government has been forced to provide a better and safer working environment.
I often had conversations with Charlie. He was an intelligent and interesting character, and it was he who encouraged me to take more of an interest in first aid and persuaded me to be a blood donor. Charlie was often called upon to deal with scrapes, cuts and bruises of varying degrees of seriousness. All textile machinery is capable of inflicting the most horrible injuries or death.
During my apprenticeship I was involved with three serious incidents where we had to remove parts of the machinery to free a trapped worker who had their hands securely caught in a carding machine. Luckily all three survived their encounter, but they have had to live the rest of their lives with parts of their hands missing. My Granddad Holdsworth, Grandma Maggie’s husband, broke his leg following an argument with a carding machine and had a limp for the rest of his life.
By the time I started work in 1962, there had been many workers from other parts of the world joining the British workforce. Along with the Eastern Europeans, there were many from the Caribbean and southern Asia. I found all the foreign workers in’t mill to be hard-working and interesting, helpful, friendly and willing to please. The West Indian lads were great fun, always ready for a laugh or a mucky song. The South Asian lads tended to keep themselves to themselves, mainly because of the language barrier, but if they were asked to do something it was no trouble.
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My granddad Wallace Norcliffe worked in the textile industry as a mule spinner, as did two of his sons: my dad Clifford, and Dad’s brother Ronnie. The spinning mule was a fascinating and complicated piece of machinery. I became a spinning charge hand after my apprenticeship and was responsible for setting the machinery to produce the desired thread and for repairing any breakdowns.
The mule, invented by Samuel Crompton in 1779, was developed and named because it was a hybrid of the ‘Spinning Jenny’, invented by James Hargreaves in, or around, 1764, and the ‘Water Frame’, invented by Richard Arkwright in 1762. Over two hundred years, several adaptations and extensions were added, although the same basic design was kept. Eventually, before the spinning frame became popular, the mule had every type of mechanical drive imaginable: there were several types and sizes of ropes, leather belts, gears, chains, clutches, pulleys, bearings and cams, with each modification added to the existing machine. Consequently, the mule became very complicated. At the time that I was working in’t mill all the machinery was well over fifty years old, so it’s a wonder that any ran at all. But the mule was fascinating; I would often just watch all the parts working together in unison, almost like a living body.
The only time I saw a modern textile machine was while I was studying in Huddersfield, which proudly boasted an excellent tec (technical college). I attended tec for one day and two nights a week. It’s now a university, for better or worse. (Part of the ‘better’ is that it has an excellent music department.)
Eventually the ‘Spinning Frame’, which had a direct family lineage back to the ‘Water Frame’, became more efficient and easier to maintain, and a less-skilled, therefore cheaper, workforce was required. Because of the efficiency and speed of the modern spinning frame it was also able to produce more yarn. I recently took a photo of the J. Charleworth mule, one of the last mules to be made (see cover photo). The owner of this mill was proud to tell me that they are the only company in Huddersfield still using the mule-spinning machine. The photo shows a pair of mules, which was the normal configuration called a ‘mule gate’; the person who ran the machine was the ‘spinner’.
The following photos are of mills as they are today. The first is Lowestwood Mills, locally called ‘The Titanic’ because it was built in 1912, the same year as the Titanic disaster. (Confusingly, the Titanic mill’s official name was Lowestwood Mill, while the derelict mill just at the other side of Lowestwood Lane was officially called Lowest Wood Upper Mill.)
It has now been transformed into accommodation and a gymnasium. The mill chimney has been preserved as a memorial, and has a tree growing from the top. The photo on the right is also a preserved and disused chimney. This chimney was the shortest and the longest chimney in the Colne Valley. What you can see is just the top section, now also the proud owner of its own tree. The rest of the chimney was built diagonally up the hillside from the Ramsden Mill boiler house then up to the shortest chimney you can see.
The next photos show what happens when the owner needs to demolish the mill but a local volunteer group desperately wants it preserving for posterity. This battle raged for 25 years or more, while the building crumbled away. A company periodically erected some scaffolding to the walls adjoining the canal towpath, then after the next strong winds they had to return to erect some more. Sense seems to be entering the discussion at last and I have recently noticed a planning application to partly demolish and build new accommodation on the site.
The great age of the working Yorkshire mills is now part of our history and what remains is derelict or converted buildings, and the many museums devoted to preserving the heritage of the mills and the mill workers. These contain valuable reminders of our industrial past, but they have the disadvantage of being unable to reproduce the smells, noise, dust, and danger associated with all mills. In fact, nobody would visit a museum if there was anything like the normal working environment of the textile mill, unforgettable to those of us who experienced it.


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A short teaser clip has debuted for Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The 10-second teaser has been released to promote the debut of the first full teaser which goes public tomorrow. During the short clip we see Chris Evans’ Cap, Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow and Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. The film follows on from the events of The Avengers, focusing on Steve Rogers struggles to adapt to the modern world, while also having to deal with a prominent figure from his past.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier will be released on April 4 2014.