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The Gers have enjoyed a highly successful this season in Warburton’s first year in charge at Ibrox.
Not only have they secured their return to the Scottish Premiership, they have also won the Petrofac Cup and secured their place in Scottish Cup final with a win over rivals Celtic.
Many are now predicting them to carry that wave of optimism into next season and challenge for the title again and Ball says he knew from his first call it would be an exciting year.
“From the first call, I knew it was going to be something exciting to be a part of,” he told rangers.co.uk.
“I worked with Mark Warburton at Watford and you can just tell when someone is a really good manager. He proved that at Brentford, and getting the opportunity to come here to such a big club with such a good manager was perfect for me.”
It will now be interesting to see where Ball is playing his football next season as he heads back to parent club Tottenham Hotspur.
He has impressed at Rangers, but is unlikely to get into the Spurs squad next season and is likely to head back out on loan.
A return to Ibrox would make perfect sense, and it seems Mark Warburton is interested in making that happen, as reported by the Scottish Sun.


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Discussion in 'History' started by Publius1787, Aug 17, 2012.
Was the Civil War Worth 600,000 Dead Americans Just to Preserve the Union?
No price is too high to pay when sweeping aside an outdated republic and instituting a centralised leviathan state.
I think it can be well determined that the South was defending and the North was attacking. Therefore, the context of the question could be regarded as was Lincoln's goal of unity worth wasting 600,000 lives.
I don't know how your assessment can be classified as "well determined" when it was the Southern states who seceded over the election of Lincoln and their well founded fears he would attempt to outlaw slavery and it was the Confederates troops who fired on Ft Sumner in the first shots fired in the war.
Who died as a result of Confederate bombardment at Fort Sumter? Who was captured/imprisoned? Besides, the shots at Fort Sumter were not the first shots of the war. Fort Sumter was just the event that Lincoln used to stoke nationalism, calls for war, and cover for raising an army without consent of congress and his suspension of habeas corpus. Lincoln refused to meet with the Southern Peace Commission before any shots were fired anyway. Lincoln wanted war. The South certainly did not.
Now that I've established that no one died as a result of enemy fire on Fort Sumter, what was Fort Sumter's purpose? It’s purpose was to stop ships entering in to the Port of Charleston and enforce teriff law. Did you think that a recently seceded South Carolina was going to allow "foreign" taxation of their imports/goods? Can they enforce secession, a secession voted on by the people of South Carolina, if they are not soverign? Lincoln gave them no choice. He rejected their offer of peace, he rejected their peace commission, and he rejected their soverignty.
The United States will always be worth preserving.
Half the country votes to secede in peace and 600,000 deaths of her own citizens is justified in preserving it? Is that an emotional arguement or a logical one?
Yes it was worth it.
I can always click on the poll if I want to see what people think. What I want to know is the reasoning behind their poll choice.
Additionally..the North should have punished the South much worse then it did. Jefferson Davis and Robert E Lee should have been publically disemboweled and their heads should have been put on pikes until they became desiccated fly blown husks. Then they should have been ground into powder and flushed into a sewer.
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In a small courtroom in eastern Burundi, state prosecutor Nicodeme Gahimbare waves a bone at the judges and the eight men lined up in front of them, as he states his case.
It’s a human bone.
The eight men are on trial for murdering albinos and trying to sell their body parts across the border in Tanzania, where some people believe that using albino body parts in witchcraft can bring wealth and good fortune. Some of the body parts found are now on display for all to see.
The grisly case shocked people far beyond the courthouse in the Burundian town of Ruyigi, where three of the men got a life sentence and the other five got 20 years in prison for aiding and abetting.
For Kazungu Kassim, a spokesman for Burundi’s albinos, the sentences were a victory. “It gives the Burundi Albinos Association a lot of courage because it shows that the government is on our side,” he told Reuters Africa Journal after the trial. “I think it could reduce the amount of attacks on albinos and I also think it might discourage anyone who was intending to endanger the life of an albino in our country.”

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that the newly passed agricultural legislation in India has changed the attitude of investors. “Investors are now wondering why they are not in India instead of India,” he said at an event organized by the Foundation of Industry Association Assocham on Saturday. He claimed that farmers have already started taking advantage of changes in agricultural laws. This information came from the broadcast media NDTV report.
Hundreds of Indian farmers have been protesting in Delhi for 24 days to demand the repeal of the agricultural law passed in September. Although there have already been five rounds of talks between farmers and government representatives, the crisis has not been resolved. The farmers have rejected the government’s proposal to reform the law. They are demanding repeal of the law.
In a meeting on Friday, Narendra Modi called the farmers to discuss taxes. He said that he is ready to discuss all the issues. Speaking on another occasion on Saturday, Narendra Modi said that foreign investment in India had reached record levels amid the epidemic, adding that farmers are beginning to reap the benefits of changing agricultural laws.
Narendra Modi said, when there was a time in the past when investors questioned that in India (why invest in the country). Because of the reforms and its impact, the question now is why not in India? ‘
It should be noted that the Government of India recently changed the Agricultural Act to allow corporate farming and purchasing more and more crops from farmers. Corporations will also be able to tell farmers what to do with advance funds. The farmers are of the view that this will harm their interests. They would eventually become slaves to the corporation. This will benefit big companies. Within a few years, their special market in agriculture will be established.

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Time for a look see at how November went. I started out on a roll but soon came to a halt ... and finished with a trickle of stitching.
1 Xmas Item ~ Secret Sewing - still sewing
Tis The Seasn ~ started handquilting
Ribbon Stars ~ :( backing too small, need to buy
Finish 3 Pot Holders ~ Yay! Done!
Work on a UFO ~ Yipee! Finished Block
When I pulled out the backing fabric for Ribbon Stars it was only half the size I needed so I've had to add that to the shopping list.
My UFO was the 6th block of Red Delicious and I'm very pleased to say it's finished.
Completed blocks to date.
I've been busy tallying all the months and all the elves and have come up with a few little surprises that shall be revealed tomorrow. Someone managed an item every month and it wasn't me :(
Don't forget you're welcome to a final post on the 15th December with a last minute make or a photo of something made earlier and is now on display.


"The openSUSE project promotes the use of Linux everywhere, and openSUSE 10.2 is the world's most usable Linux distribution," said Carlos Montero-Luque, vice president of product management for open platform solutions at Novell.
He added that the platform would appeal to all Linux users, including newbies, Linux coders and even application developers.
The OpenOffice.org application allows interoperation with Microsoft Windows and Office, as it reads and creates files compatible with Office, including via a Visual Basic macro interpreter.
Users can also use PDF, RealMedia and Flash files in openSUSE and employ the automatic Linux-Windows dual-boot configuration for flexibility.
It delivers the same packages as the downloadable version on an installable DVD and CDs, along with a user manual and 90 days of installation support for a suggested $59.95 price tag.
Molybdenum ditelluride is a two-dimensional material that can be easily stacked into multiple layers to create a memory cell
New light-guiding nanoscale device can control and monitor a nanoparticle trapped in a laser beam with high sensitivity
Optical traps are scientific instruments in which a focused laser beam is used to exert an attractive or repulsive force on a microscopic object to hold it in place
Scientists estimate that the exoplanet has already lost up to 35 per cent of its mass over its lifetime
The observations were made using the Atacama Array in the Chilean desert


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Lewis Hamilton received the prestigious Hawthorn Memorial Trophy from MSA Chief Executive Rob Jones at Silverstone today (Saturday 15 July) ahead of tomorrow’s British Grand Prix.
The Hawthorn Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the most successful British or Commonwealth driver in the previous year’s FIA Formula One World Drivers’ Championship. It was first presented by the Hawthorn family in memory of Mike Hawthorn, who became Britain's first F1 champion in 1958 but tragically died a year later.
Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Hamilton won 10 grands prix in 2016, finishing second in the championship, just five points behind Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg. His victories included a fourth win on home soil at Silverstone.
Rob Jones said: “This is the sixth time that Lewis has won the Hawthorn Memorial Trophy and it has been a real pleasure to present him with it for the third year in a row. We look forward to tomorrow’s race and hope Lewis can deliver another dream result in front of the tens of thousands of British fans at Silverstone.”
Hamilton will aim for his fifth British Grand Prix win tomorrow. In today’s qualifying session he matched Jim Clark’s record of five pole positions at Silverstone and is now just one pole behind Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68.
The MSA has given its initial response to Sheriff Maciver QC’s Determination regarding the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the tragic events of the 2013 Snowman and 2014 Jim Clark Rallies, which was published today (Tuesday 21 November 2017). Read more
The MSA and the Association of British Kart Clubs (ABkC) have entered negotiations with LeCont as the preferred supplier of tyres to the KZ2 & KZ UK classes from 2018-20. Read more
The MSA congratulates Lewis Hamilton on winning his fourth F1 world championship title and becoming the most successful British driver in the history of grand prix motor racing. Read more
The MSA congratulates MSA Academy graduates Elfyn Evans and Daniel Barritt on scoring their maiden victory in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) and becoming the first British crew to win Dayinsure Wales Rally GB in 17 years. Read more
Almost 1000 volunteers will help to ensure the safe and successful running of the Formula One British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend (14-16 July). Read more
The MSA has launched a tender process for the organisation and promotion of the MSA British Superkart Championship from 2018. Read more
David Richards CBE, one of the motorsport industry’s most globally successful figures, has been selected as Chairman-elect of UK governing body the Motor Sports Association (MSA). Read more
The Motor Sports Association (MSA) has launched a tender process for the organisation and promotion of the three MSA British Kart Championships from 2018. Read more

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Lincoln City have placed first team players on the furlough scheme.
With football still suspended indefinitely and a decision on whether it can return soon yet to be made, the club has decided to place the entire squad on the Government scheme.
Academy players have also been furloughed leave.
The Imps, who have also furloughed a large amount of its non-playing staff, say the decision has had to be made to protect the long-term future of the club.
A statement from the club reads: “The Imps can confirm that its first team and academy players have recently been placed on furlough leave due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This decision is aligned within the framework recently agreed by the EFL and the PFA. This move has been made in order to protect the long term financial viability of the club in what are unprecedented times.
“A number of weeks ago, the FA, Premier League and the EFL announced they would be collectively postponing their competitions until such time that it is safe for them to resume.
“We will of course, keep all supporters informed with any updates that we receive.”
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Eclectic Mayhem is a musical trio offering up a mix of tunes
from oldies to today's pop, swing to smooth jazz, and covers to originals
Our story? Not exactly exciting. The three of us have played in various musical groups together over the years and decided one day it was time to start our own band. Typical scatterbrained musicians, all with different musical tastes, we couldn't land on one style.
So we play it all.
We are truly Eclectic Mayhem.
Meet the Band
While studying guitar at Grace Bible College, and then later at Grand Valley State University, Bill was immersed in the standard Classical and Jazz guitar literature. He taught guitar for many years at Muskegon Community College and at Calvin College in Grand Rapids. He has performed in ensembles covering material from the 16th century on period instruments, through modern Jazz and rock and roll. He moved to Evansville in 2017 with his wife and 4 daughters where he teaches guitar and performs with various ensembles.
Caroline has played piano since she was seven, drums since she was eleven, and began singing and playing guitar in her teens. Electric bass became her new passion at the ripe old age of 47. She has a degree in Music Education she doesn't use, because being a personal trainer and mystery author is way more fun than teaching punk kids.
At the age of 6, Dave King's earliest memories are those of using wooden spoons to play inverted pots and pans on a kitchen floor. By age 13, in exchange for cutting grass an entire season at home, his dad bought him his first set of drums. Dave's band career is eclectic, including groups playing early rock, rock, country, Celtic, Traditional Bavarian, big band, Dixieland, symphonic and Civil War era music. He and his wife lead a worship band and have performed internationally with the Global Mission Project in Russia, Lithuania, and Cuba.

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Molecular modelling of the structure of a protein complex with a ligand via a neural network
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Богдан Докашенко. Molecular modelling of the structure of a protein complex with a ligand via a neural network//Science online: International Scientific e-zine - 2018. - №11. - https://nauka-online.com/en/publications/tehnicheskie-nauki/2018/11/modelirovanie-molekulyarnoj-struktury-kompleksa-belka-s-ligandom-s-pomoshhyu-nejroseti/
Annotation: This paper presents the new approach for molecular docking through using neural networks. Neural networks are able to summarize a huge amount of data and generate real-time new ones based on them and the laws found. The significance and problems of molecular docking are described. Classical biochemical approaches, their pros and cons are described and compared with the proposed method. New method structure and results described. The ways for further research are proposed as well.


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WIIN:RASS is a smaller Danish clothing brand where everything is designed and sewn by the Danish fashion designer, Fie Winther Rasmussen.
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Hand wash only! Just to be safe.
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Nilagang rabong or bamboo shoots at baka is one of my many favorite seasonal vegetable dishes. I also like dinengdeng (stewed bamboo shoots with fish bagoong) na rabong with saluyot or jutes and grilled bangus (milk fish).
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Tinolang Manok (Filipino – Ilocano Recipe)
The common vegetables added in tinolang manok are papaya, malunggay leaves and “siling labuyo leaves/tops”.

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Czar Rodriguez, also known as DJ C-zar, began his love of house music during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s when it took Southern California by storm. He played at many events throughout the Los Angeles party scene. He was influenced by the pioneers of house music in Los Angeles during that time such as Marques Wyatt, Steve Loria, Jason Bentley, and Richard Vission to name a few. Although DJ C-zar had only begun to spin the club circuit in 2001 he has been hailed as one of the best up and coming performers of his era. C-zar is a purveyor of the deepest, sexiest, most soulful house music with occasional progressive/tek late night stomping sets. C-zar has played nationally at venues such as After Hour Power, LA (Resident); Ritual, LA (Resident); Naked, LA; Spundae, LA; Club Utopia, Las Vegas; Lucky Lounge, LA; C2K @ Venetian, Las Vegas; ClubCrasher, LA; and House of Blues, LA and Las Vegas.
DJ C-zar performances are not to be missed.


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Comments Run Contrary to Previous Biden Warning
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said there was “at least some chance” that the US might speed up its withdrawal of troops this year if Iraqi and Kurdish leaders settle their differences. This might mean the US would remove another 3,000 to 4,000 of its 132,000 troops, a level which the Pentagon is currently planning to maintain through early 2010.
The comments were almost the exact opposite of those made by Vice Presdient Joe Biden during his Iraq visit earlier this month, when he suggested the US might speed its pullout if the nation reverted to the sectarian and ethnic violence that has wracked the nation since the 2003 US invasion.
There has been considerable dispute between the Iraqi national government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in recent months, as the largely autonomous region attempts to annex neighboring parts of Iraq.
The national government has attempted to curb the region’s unilateral moves on its oil industry, amid fears that it will eventually attempt to secede from Iraq. The KRG Prime Minister has even warned of the prospect of open warfare between the Iraqi military and the KRG’s Peshmearga forces.
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Lea Michele Rocks a Sexy Outfit for 'On My Way' Video Shoot
Lea Michele looks so hot in a tropical themed outfit while filming scenes for her upcoming “On My Way” music video on Saturday (April 19) in Los Angeles.
“IM SO EXCITED!!!! #OnMyWayMusicVideo shoot today!!!!!! It’s going to be awesome!!!!! #motel #desert #fastcar ☀✌💋💄🍹🍦🍉🍭,” the 27-year-old entertainer tweeted.
The day before, Lea teased her fans about the video shoot by telling them she was prepping her outfits for something exciting.
“Very exciting fitting today w/ @EsteeStanley for a very exciting shoot this weekend… :)” Lea tweeted.
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What you see on my home page as my logo is a dancer abstract. A one of a kind piece of art painted for me by my ballet teacher and lifetime mentor, Frank Ohman.
Photo credit: Angel Perez
Frank Ohman is more than just a ballet teacher. His career started with San Francisco Ballet but he soon auditioned for Mr. George Balanchine and joined the New York City Ballet. He quickly became a soloist and after 22 years with the company, he moved out to Long Island where he started the Frank Ohman School of Ballet. Being a lover of all arts, he balanced his creativity with choreography and painting. To this day, he continues to paint beautiful landscapes and his signature "Dancer Abstract" pieces. Simple lines with splashes of color create the movement of dance and combine it with the beauty of art.
If you enjoy his work, he frequently has galleries around Long Island. You can also take a look at the ballet school's website for more information.


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What Is Phesgo™ (pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf)?
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Phesgo™ (pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf) is a drug used to treat certain forms of breast cancer that are positive for the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2+).1
Phesgo can be used with chemotherapy in these cases:1,2
- Before surgery to treat early-stage, locally advanced, or inflammatory HER2-positive breast cancer
- After surgery to treat early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer that has a high risk of recurrence (coming back)
- With the chemotherapy drug docetaxel to treat HER2-positive metastatic (has spread to other parts of the body) breast cancer that has not been treated with anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy
Phesgo is given by injection under the skin (a shot). Before, trastuzumab and pertuzumab could only be given through an intravenous (IV) infusion. Phesgo can be given at home by a home health nurse. This helps people avoid extra trips to an infusion center.1
How does Phesgo work?
Breast cancers that are HER2+ have too many HER2 receptors. Pertuzumab targets these receptors and blocks them, which can lead to the cancer cells' death. Trastuzumab also targets HER2 receptors, but pertuzumab and trastuzumab work on different parts of this receptor. Combining pertuzumab with trastuzumab and chemotherapy can target the cancer cells in multiple ways.1
What are the possible side effects?
The most common side effects of Phesgo, depending on the specific form of breast cancer being treated, include:1
- Hair loss
- Low white blood cell levels
- Numbness, tingling, or pain in the hands and feet (peripheral neuropathy)
- Low red blood cell levels
Phesgo may also cause injection-related reactions. Signs may include:1
- Nausea, vomiting
- Chills, fever
- Chest pain
Phesgo has a boxed warning, the strictest warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This is because it may cause severe side effects, including:1,2
- Heart problems, such as heart failure
- Birth defects or death in unborn babies
- Lung problems, including a life-threatening inflammation of the lungs
These are not all the possible side effects of Phesgo. Talk to your doctor about what to expect or if you experience any changes that concern you during treatment with Phesgo.
Other things to know
Your doctor will monitor your heart function before and during treatment with Phesgo.2
Phesgo can harm an unborn baby. If you can become pregnant, you should use birth control during treatment and for some time after the last dose of Phesgo. You should also not breastfeed during treatment with DrugName and for some time after the last dose. Talk to your doctor about your options for birth control and breastfeeding while taking Phesgo.2
Before beginning treatment for breast cancer, tell your doctor about all your health conditions and any other drugs, vitamins, or supplements you are taking. This includes over-the-counter drugs.
For more information, read the full prescribing information of Phesgo.


After nearly four years of rebuilding a party that in 2008 had been reduced to a pale shadow of itself, former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has good reason to worry about the direction the party seems to be taking since she stepped down.
While Tsai, for various reasons, failed in her bid to unseat President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) in the Jan. 14 election, she demonstrated her vision and maturity as party leader, a role she had assumed on May 20, 2008, the day Ma was first inaugurated.
On that day, few people would have thought that the DPP, after suffering resounding defeats in the legislative and presidential elections, and hit by scandals surrounding former president Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), could, a mere four years later, again present a credible challenge to Ma and the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT).
Tsai accomplished just that, giving hope to many that the KMT would not go unchallenged in what are challenging times for Taiwan.
All those accomplishments are being threatened now by a party leadership battle that appears to have lost all sense of purpose and direction. Since Tsai stepped down as chairperson on March 1, the DPP has fallen into disarray, unable to propose any clear policies, while constantly resorting to all-out attacks against Ma and his policies.
This reflex action was taken to an extreme when DPP legislators announced they would seek to recall Ma with little more than a week left in his first term in office.
Although Ma’s popularity has fallen to record lows in recent weeks following a series of bungled policy proposals, the only thing that the pan-green camp achieved with its recall motion was to unify the KMT, which, facing a crisis of its own, was starting to show cracks in its foundations — including legislators jumping ship on important votes in the legislature.
Had the DPP acted with caution and maturity on the matter, if only by limiting itself to protests, the disunity within the KMT could have widened, which in turn would have allowed the pan-green camp to reach out to potential allies within the pan-blue camp. Now that opportunity seems lost and the pan-blue camp, seeing its leader under siege, has rallied around, scuttling any chance of credible, interdenominational pressure on the president and the executive.
Furthermore, by acting in this manner, the DPP is sounding like a sore loser and telling us that rather than rebuild itself — as it did over the previous four years — following its defeat in the January presidential election, it would resort to desperate measures, which is what the recall attempt certainly was.
As for the voices within the pan-green camp who, looking at Ma’s low popularity rating, argue that if an election were held today the DPP would win, they are missing the point altogether. Opinion polls are not elections and how one responds to each is contingent on very different considerations. Disliking Ma does not automatically translate into not voting for him and his party.
Ma’s unpopularity at the moment is the result of several things, a combination of ineptitude, yes, but also the necessity to make difficult decisions, such as raising fuel and electricity prices. Choices that the DPP, had it prevailed in January, would also likely have had to make.
For the future of this nation, the pan-green camp must abandon such self-defeating strategies, which can only alienate the various segments of the polity that it will depend on if it is ever to run the Presidential Office again. Let us hope that whoever is voted the next DPP chairman has the wisdom and ability to ensure that desperation does not aliment the party’s behavior.
China has quietly unloaded 10 percent, or US$100 billion, of its US Treasury holdings in the first half of the year. During the past 40 years of rapid economic growth after recovering from a quasi-ruined state that officially ended in 1976, China has amassed a huge pile of foreign reserves partially through its trade surplus. The US Treasuries have always been the prime choice for China to park its foreign reserves. What made it run away from the traditional safe haven for its hard-earned foreign reserves? One explanation is that Beijing is leveraging its financial power as the second-largest US Treasury
Sometimes When there is a choice to be made, none of the options are good. The choice between hooking up with communism — in its Chinese iteration, the one that bugs Taiwan the most — and neofascism, of the back-to-the-roots Italian variety or any other kind, is such a choice. The good news is that Taiwan does not have to choose. It neither needs to cozy up to China — the successes of President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) administration, despite its shortcomings, are evidence of that — nor does it need to embrace Italy under its likely new leader, Italian lawmaker Giorgia
For many years, the military’s defense of the Taiwan Strait has been centered around the doctrine of establishing “air and maritime supremacy and repulsing landing forces.” However, after the legislature passed the Sea-Air Combat Power Improvement Plan Purchase Special Regulation (海空戰力提升計畫採購特別條例) last year, the doctrine was altered to “air defense, counterattack, and establish air and maritime supremacy,” with repelling landing forces removed from the equation. Despite the changes to the defense doctrine, landing operations and anti-landing operations still feature at the core of the military’s plans for the defense of the nation. The primary reason that peace in the Taiwan Strait has prevailed
In a China-US war over Taiwan, paradoxically the greatest loss of life could be inflicted on the Muslim Uighurs. Uighurs constitute 45 percent of the Xinjiang population of 25 million people, with over 1 million incarcerated in internment camps in accordance with a policy initiated under Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平). Another half-million children have been placed in state-run boarding schools. Forced sterilization has led to a 24 to 60 percent drop in the birthrate, leading officials from many countries to describe the mass detention as genocide. Estimated annual death rates in the camps of between 5 and 10 percent could


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Chennai, Oct 15 (PTI) Tamil actor Vijay Sethupathi is facing opposition over him signing up to play the lead role in the Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan biopic '800' with some political parties in Tamil Nadu on Thursday alleging that the sports star was a betrayer of the Tamils.
MDMK general secretary Vaiko alleged Muralitharan has been "identified as a betrayer of the Tamil race" by Tamils around the world for supporting the then Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa during the 2009 civil war.
When Tamil mothers in the island nation staged a hunger strike on disappearance of thousands of Tamil men, he offended them by dismissing the protest as drama, Vaiko, also a Rajya Sabha MP, alleged and asked the actor to avoid the blame of acting in the movie that intended toportray a 'betrayer'.
Pattali Makkal Kathi founder leader S Ramadoss said the news on Sethupathi playing the role of Muralitharan was 'shocking'.
The actor should not support a history of 'betrayal' out of 'ignorance', he said and alleged that the cricketer was a 'betrayer' of the Tamils and a loyalist of the Rajapaksa brothers.
Naam Tamizhar Katchi top leader Seeman wondered if a movie on Muralitharan a 'betrayer' and a 'stooge' of the Sinhalese could be screened in Tamil Nadu.
He urged the actor to disassociate himself from the flick immediately in deference to the sentiments of the Tamil people spread across the globe.
Veteran Tamil filmmaker Bharathirajaa said if Sethupathi avoided acting in the movie he would be remembered with gratitude by the Tamil people everywhere.
"The Tamil race will never forgive betrayers," he said.
On October 8, the actor announced on his twitter handle: "Honoured to be a part of this landmark project. Update soon." Following the announcement, social media was flooded with posts against the actor reprising the career of the cricketer and there were also many posts that supported him.
On Wednesday, Dar Motion Pictures, the producers of the film said '800' was only a sports biography flick that intended to capture the journey of a man from the migrant Tamil community going on to become the highest wicket taker of all times.
"The film does not make any political statement favouring any community.This film is intended to be an inspiration for the young generation to achieve their dreams irrespective of the difficulties they come across in their journey.
"We assure that this film will not showcase any scenes that would belittle the struggles of Eelam Tamils in Srilanka or hurt their sentiments in any way," it said.
Also, the movie house said Tamil film fraternity of Sri Lanka would be engaged to showcase their talents on a global stage.

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Sar Waterfall at Vyg Lake
The Murmansk Railroad was built by the Russian government during World War I to connect Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) to the ice-free port of Romanov-on-Murman (now Murmansk). Construction lasted from 1914 to the spring of 1917 when the line was completed. Among the natural features near this route was the Lower (Nizhnii) Vyg River, which flows 102 kilometers from Lake Vygozero in Karelia to the Onega Bay of the White Sea. The caption for this image identifies this scene as the Sar Waterfall (officially known as the Voitskii), situated at the point where the river flows from Lake Vygozero. Seen on the right are pine and fir trees growing on Elovyi (“fir”) Island. In the background (on the left), is the village Nadvoitsy (“above the Voitsa River”), containing a 19th-century wooden church dedicated to Saint Zosima and Saint Savvatii. Along the lake shore are log bathhouses. Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863–1944) applied the technique of multiple exposures to create this photograph, causing much of the surface of the water to appear as a blurred white mass. Prokudin-Gorskii used a special color photography process to create a visual record of the Russian Empire in the early 20th century. Some of his photographs date from about 1905, but the bulk of his work is from between 1909 and 1915, when, with the support of Tsar Nicholas II and the Ministry of Transportation, he undertook extended trips through many different parts of the empire. Support for his work was renewed during the First World War, and in 1916 he was commissioned to photograph this new railroad project; he also photographed scenes in the regions along the route.
Title in Original Language
Водопад Сар на Выгозере
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Glass negative (presented as a digital color composite)
- Prokudin-Gorskii’s photographic work survives primarily in two forms: 1,901 black-and-white triple-frame glass plate negatives, made with color separation filters, which Prokudin-Gorskii used to make color prints and lantern slides; and 12 albums of sepia-tone prints, made from the glass negatives, which Prokudin-Gorskii compiled as a record of his travels and studies. The Library of Congress purchased the glass plate negatives and the albums from the Prokudin-Gorskii family in 1948. In 2004, the Library of Congress had digital color composites made from all the surviving glass negatives using a software algorithm to automatically align the color components. As with most historical photographs, title and subject identifications are corrected and enhanced through new research. Current information on the collection is at http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/prok/.
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Edible and non-toxic, have you tried Twizzlers? Once I start eating those things I can't stop. Thanks for the clue Andrew.
This blog is a part of the scavenger hunt.
Share a couple of items on your Christmas wishlist this year.
Dead Rising 2 PC
ArmA II: Operation Arrowhead PC
Civilization V DLC PC
What games will you play during the holidays?
Civilization V PC
Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty PC
What are the kinds of food or drinks you must have during the holidays?
Anything edible and non-toxic
ORNAMENT HUNT ANSWER - CLUE 12
I suggest crunchy vegetables topped with melted cheddar cheese (broccoli can especially absorb the cheese like a sponge) as "edible and non-toxic" snacks when you play those games, Andrew.


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• LOVE FOOD, LIVE FOODIE •
Recommendations are important in the life of a restaurant and the fan fare for Kennington Tandoori was growing daily around my office. There are a lot of South Londoners in the office and for some reason I have kept my distance, but to be honest, South London is not all that bad and if you look closely you can find some good places and restaurants. I was hoping that Kennington Tandoori would be this.
OBelieve the Hype or Don't Believe the Hype. I firmly believe that you should listen to the hype but fundamentally be your own judge of the food. Make sure you do not let the hype cloud your judgement.
So once seated we could tell this was not your usual curry house. Very trim and proper, Kennignton Tandoori is that bit more upmarket. No real sense of rush or hassle. However, at one stage it almost seemed a bit stand-off ish . Some people are never happy. So the food we ordered was our version of keeping things consistent and familiar with a mixed grill of sorts to start and then curries after for mains.
The dishes and what they were are below:
The Famous KT platter: Chicken Tikka, Sheek Kebab, Onion Bhajee, Lamb Samosa, and Methi Palak Pakora
Chicken Chaat: Chicken cooked with onion, garlic, and fresh herbs in a tangy tomato and tamarind dressing
Naga Murgh: A curry of marinated chicken and herbs in a chilli sauce
Keema Peas: Lean double-minced lamb cooked with spices, fresh herbs, and green peas
Tarka Dall: A blend of of lentils, with onion and garlic
All that food, served pristinely and delicately was a reminder that we were not in East London anymore. However, I wasn't even sure that we were in Kennington either. The restaurant does feel a bit out of place and the dim lighting took it away from the social occasion and made it feel quite romantic. This was a bit strange for a lads night out between three married guys and their love for a curry and mixed grill.
I would liken Kennington Tandoori to Nurjenna in Southgate and of the two I definitely preferred the latter. KT was good it just didn't wow me. The charred flavours that usually come with the food weren't there, the punch from the herbs and spices were soft and often missing. It was like a heavyweight boxing match were they just cuddle for the most part and every so often you get a jab to the chest.
Subtle flavours are good when they are rich and strong. However, otherwise it becomes a bit of a shame. KT provides good food, it just hasn't elevated itself to be a favourite of mine unfortunately. One key takeaway from this trip was that South London wasn't too bad of a journey and I am definitely happy to venture around the city, country and world to find a good food joint.
Do these blogs provide any real value to anyone? Do people want more on the food and flavours?
I trust that you all catch my drift based on these write ups and genuinely use them when looking for restaurant suggestions.


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Disneyland Resort plans to cap off its impressive five-year, $1 billion+ Disney California Adventure upgrade project in mid-June with a grand press event celebrating all of the new attractions and other achievements completed throughout the Anaheim resort.
An inventive reminder of just how much has been accomplished during this historic time has been sent as an invitation to select media outlets, Inside the Magic included, for the event scheduled for June 13-15, 2012. Though these events will be closed to the public, including the entirety of Disney California Adventure on June 14, we’ll certainly be there to offer an inside look at it all, beginning here with the invitation itself.
Summarizing all of the new magic added to the Disneyland Resort since 2007, the special event invitation came as a fold-out set of postcards, each featuring a different attraction poster artistically representing a ride or other source of entertainment that has recently made its debut.
One of the most highly-anticipated new areas to open at Disney California Adventure in June is Cars Land, which Disney used as the overall theme for the invitation mailing, along with their running tag line “Let the Memories Begin.”
(Press registration instructions have been blurred in these photos as those details are obviously intended only for invited media.)
The notion that Disneyland Resort has opted to use postcards to represent the completion of the large-scale renovation is rather appropriate considering that it is the kitschy postcard-themed entrance to Disney California Adventure that has been made over into Buena Vista Street, also debuting on June 15.
The flip book of sorts fans out into 18 perforated postcards, some with familiar attraction poster artwork and others with new imagery. The attractions are organized inside chronologically from those opening soon all the way back to the beginning of the 5-year resort-wide project with the debut of the Pixar Play Parade (returning this summer) and the ever-popular Toy Story Midway Mania ride, the first phase of the larger Paradise Pier makeover.
In order, the attraction poster postcards are: Radiator Springs Racers, Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, Luigi’s Flying Tires, Carthay Circle Theatre, Red Car Trolley, Mad T Party, The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel’s Undersea Adventure, Star Tours: The Adventures Continue, Mickey’s Soundsational Parade, Goofy’s Sky School, Disneyland Hotel pool, World of Color, Silly Symphony Swings, Magical fireworks show, Mickey’s Fun Wheel, Toy Story Midway Mania, and Pixar Play Parade. (And short of those last few, you’ll find years of our coverage of each of these topics by clicking on the links.)
Flip through all the stylish artwork via the photos of the invitation below, which we have gladly accepted, planning on traveling to the Disneyland Resort to offer live and in-depth coverage of all of the special festivities taking place June 13 – 15, 2012, including the grand openings of Cars Land, Buena Vista Street, the Carthay Circle Theatre Restaurant, and much more. So be sure to follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, subscribe to our YouTube channel, and return back here to InsideTheMagic.net next month for a comprehensive look at the completion of some of the most exciting years in Disneyland history.
And for anyone wanting to get your hands on these postcards, I’m told while the postcards were created exclusively for these media invitations, Disneyland Resort will be offering some of the same poster art for sale as greeting cards, much as they already did during the recent annual passholder merchandise preview, along with T-shirts, prints, and other collectibles.


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Quick! Make a list of book or song or movie titles with the word ‘moon’ in them. This chunk of lifeless rock carries our hearts and longings with her on her 28 day journey. She governs our plantings and our thievings, our emotions and our tides. Earth spins round and round. Earth’s oceans spin round and round. Heaping up towards the moon, emptying out away from the moon. Increasing with her light, diminishing with her strength. High tide, low tide. Lunar push, lunar pull.
Through my lifetime I have known three moons. In New York City I could hardly find her among the street lights. Amidst the ebb and flow of traffic and ambition, what power could the moon possess?
moon and statue of Liberty, photo by Steven Pinker
NM moon, photographer unidentified, in travelpod
I gauged her size with words I’d formerly reserved for olives: gargantuan, colossal, mammoth. She gave me a house of baked clay. Plunked me down in a barren, cratered landscape uncannily like her own: the white sandstone of Plaza Blanca. Flecked with silver mica. Pocked with ancient rocks. Even at her first quarter, the very ground swelled with light. By the full, I who had once dismissed the moon learned my own insignificance.
Now I live in St. Mary’s County, which juts into the Bay across three rivers like a long narrow pier. The sky is a blue-black mussel shell; the moon, its mother-of-pearl glow. Rising over our rippled, wavering waters, she sees herself reflected in a thousand silver chips. Hears herself discussed in a thousand conversations: between soft night breezes and sea grass; murmuring insects and creaking pines; dry leaves and prowling critters; waves and the foam-gilt shore.
moon over Chesapeake, photo: Aaron Denu
This is her family. She is at home here. Her magnetic fingers twine throughout our countryside, pulling at our rivers, tugging at our creeks. At the syzygy, the new and the full, the moon’s face turns directly on us and we receive the abundant spring tides. At the quadrature, when her face slants away, our neap tides are scanty. More reliable than any legal contract, these risings and fallings. A treasure continually replenishing itself. An inheritance beyond price.Who can lay claim to the moon? In my lifetime I have known three. This last, over southern Maryland, is the moon of my belonging. I give it to you.
from Elizabeth Ayres' latest book, Invitation to Wonder: A Journey Through the Seasons. Her Center for Creative Writing is now in its 20th year. She is also the creator of Writing the Wave, Know the Way and two Sounds True audio albums.

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Anton Fagerström at Malmö University, Sweden, has investigated the interaction between the plant's barrier, plant protection products and adjuvants that are added to increase the effect of the plant protection product. The results of this research can be applied to minimise the use of plant protection products in agriculture.
If the agricultural industry is to be competitive and profitable, we need plant protection products that protect the plants against fungal and insect attack. However, plant protection products have a number of negative effects on the environment. Therefore, to generate a sustainable agriculture, farmers must optimise their use of plant protection products.
"We have known for some time that surfactants, surface-acting agents, reinforce the effect of plant protection products. But we know very little about the underlying mechanisms that affect the plant leaf barrier and thus also uptake of the active substances," comments Anton Fagerström, a researcher at Malmö University, Sweden
Anton Fagerström's research has focused on the interaction between the cuticle which is the outermost layer of the plant leaf, and plant protection products and surfactants, surface-acting agents that are added to increase the effect of the plant protection product. The barrier that protects the plant and prevents uptake of foreign elements is situated in the cuticle.
"The barrier is highly effective and protects the plant even though it is unbelievably thin.
We have developed a new model to determine how the structure of the barrier changes when surfactants and water are added at various temperatures. This increases our understanding of how surfactants act."
Furthermore, Anton Fagerström has studied cuticle uptake of plant protection products and which properties in a mixture that affect uptake.
In the future, the results of this research could enable selection of the most effective surfactant for a particular plant protection product, and the most effective plant protection product for a particular plant. Thus minimising the amounts of plant protection products used in the agricultural industry.
"The future demands sustainable agriculture that can feed the world's ever-increasing population. To succeed, the research must continue."
Contact: Anton Fagerström; Tel.: +46 40 – 665 7956 or +46 70 – 497 8089; email@example.com
http://dspace.mah.se/handle/2043/17029 Effects of surfactant adjuvants on plant leaf cuticle barrier properties
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Madhavan joins Genesys from PayPal where she helped define, shape and mature its platform solutions.
Thus, in response to the needs of the hour, with its technological partner Arteria Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Britannia has developed a native app known as the BHub AW. The app tracks the product's movement on a real-time basis from the factory floor to the store shelf, which enables the organization to make strategic decisions and maximize the use of available resources. Since this is captured in real-time and product movement is geotagged, Britannia’s entire ecosystem benefits from the data generated.
"One might have the best system, but if it is not synchronized with the last mile distributors and retailers, then we will not be able to take advantage of that entire technology. So, Britannia began to consider how we could provide this entire power of data, this power of digital transformation, to our channel partners and retailers. The first task is to ensure that our channel partners and distributors are completely up to speed with the digital technology with whatever data handling capability they have. So, first is building that capability in the system so that people can mine data and use the power of data analytics to make smart decisions," said Vipin Kataria, Chief Sales Officer of Britannia in an exclusive interaction with ETCIO.
"Today, it is important that the entire dataset be available on the smartphone. This app is a hub or a convergence point for upstream and downstream data. For example, when the distributor is receiving any kind of stock, he can go to this Bhub app and know about the required stock. Therefore, he will inquire about the status of that stock from the warehouse and ensure its availability. This helps with stock and distribution management," explained Katria.
One of the vital aspects of Britannia is its sales operations. This app is currently being used by 100% of their sales team. Traditionally, there was no way of knowing how much manpower was moving into the market. But today, through this app, Britannia has given this complete visibility where the salesman is aware of his performance.
"We've got a wide range of products. There is a large portfolio that the salesman handles. The selling quality depends on how much time the salesman is spending on getting the order from the retailer. So, if the salesman is spending about 3 minutes taking orders, and he's not booking the right kinds of orders, then he can do this real-time analysis that he is not spending adequate time taking orders, convincing the retailer to sell more lines, and range. That's the power of data," he says.
As the app is helping Britannia successfully, there were challenges in making real-time secondary available on a handheld. "For this, batch jobs were written and were scheduled to optimize the data and make it available. We also optimized the DB and queries in a way to reduce the lag time in the fetching of the data, which has translated into real-time data availability. The systems used for the same were S4HANA and Arteria," informed the Britannia tech team.
Currently, the reach of this app is 40% of distributors and 100% of employees. The BHub AW app is powered by APIs built on the SAP Cloud Platform. The native mobile app has been developed using the SAP Mobile SDK and connects in real-time to the BHub App via APIs. Arteria's cloud platform component in turn integrates with Arteria S4 add-on using various APIs to combine primary and secondary information for the users.
Moving forward, Britannia strives to keep improving in terms of technology and efficiency as its entire network grows with the incessantly changing times.
Kataria says, "This is just the start of the journey. There are a lot of other connected tools and data pools that can all converge on this app. The first task is to have 100% adoption. We want to make sure that the first phase of this app is successful. Then there is an entire roadmap that is planned, which will strongly connect a lot of things, like fintech, coming together on this app."


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Pediatric cancers are cancers that occur in children. As with adult cancers they can occur in various areas of the body and for various reasons, but pediatric cancers are different from cancers in adults in several ways.
First, they usually can’t be associated to lifestyle choices, such as smoking. Second, children’s bodies respond different to cancer than adult bodies do. Their hormones and growth patterns are still developing. Also, pediatric cancers respond different to traditional cancer treatments such as chemotherapy.
In the United States there are approximately 12,000 cases of pediatric cancer a year. Pediatric cancers make up about 1% of all cancers that are diagnosed. Although the causes are usually unknown, it is believed that pediatric cancers come from DNA mutations that occur as cells are multiplying.
A few of the most common types of pediatric cancer include leukemia, brain cancer, nervous system cancer, and neuroblastoma. Cancer is the second leading cause of death among children, following accidents.
Signs & Symptoms
Sometimes there are no signs or symptoms that a child has cancer, but symptoms can include lumps, swelling in an area, paleness, easy bruising, or unexplained fever or illness. These symptoms can be the result of many ailments so it is important to consult your doctor if you are concerned.
If it is suspected that your child has cancer your doctor will usually start with a physical exam. They will also do blood work, ask about your family history, and assess your child’s overall health. After that they may get a biopsy of the cells or use an imaging device such as an MRI to take a closer look at the tumor. Based on their findings and diagnosis they then develop the best plan of treatment.
Treatment for Pediatric Cancer
Most pediatric cancers are treated with the same treatments that adults receive; however, this is a specialized field of medicine. Treatment can include chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, or a combination of these. Children’s bodies in general though respond quite well to chemotherapy and they are better able to handle the treatment. Some adults are not strong enough and suffer many ill side effects due to treatment. Most children will have a team of doctors monitoring them and their treatment.
Unfortunately, even if the treatment works and the cancer is cured, the treatments can sometimes lead to complications later in life. This can include heart and lung issues, slower growth and development, infertility, learning problems, and more cancer.
The prognosis for pediatric cancer is an 80% survival rate after five years. Many patients of course live a lot longer than that. Due to continuing advancements in cancer research and treatment the prognosis has increased 30% since the 1970’s.


In a City having a Park Board and a City Civil Engineer, the City Planning Commission is comprised of nine (9) members per IC 36-7-4-207, as follows:
(1) One (1) member appointed by the city legislative body (Council) from its membership.
(2) One (1) member appointed by the park board from its membership.
(3) One (1) member appointed or designated representative appointed by the city board of works (BOW).
(4) The city civil engineer or a qualified assistant appointed by the city civil engineer.
(5) Five (5) citizen members, of whom no more than three (3) may be of the same political party, appointed by the city executive (Mayor).
The Planning Commission reviews proposed projects for compliance with City Ordinances (Code). They serve 1-4 year staggered terms. They also make recommendations to City Council for any proposed code changes. The Planning Commission normally has monthly meetings every fourth Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
The Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) consists of (5) members per IC 36-7-4-902, as follows:
(1) Three (3) citizen members appointed by the executive (Mayor) of the municipality or county, of whom one (1) must be a member of the Planning Commission and two (2) must not be members of the Planning Commission.
(2) One (1) citizen member appointed by the fiscal body (Council) of the municipality or county, who must not be a member of the Planning Commission.
(3) One (1) member appointed by the Planning Commission from the Planning Commission's membership, who must be a county agricultural agent or a citizen member of the Planning Commission other than the member appointed under subdivision (1).
The BZA reviews applications by petitioners who desire to gain variances from the City Code. An advertised public hearing is held for the petitioner and any affected resident to discuss the merits of the request. In addition, this Board hears appeals from affected person(s) who either violate the code or who disagree with the interpretation of the code by City staff. The BZA meets the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
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Matt Wuestefeld, Chairman
1/1/20 –12/31/23 (4)
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Matt Wuestefeld, Vice Chair
1/1/17 – 12/31/17 (4)
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STEPHEN Hawking has once again opened up about his fears that aliens could conquer our planet.
“One day, we might receive a signal from a planet like this, but we should be wary of answering back,” he said in the documentary Stephen Hawking’s Favourite Places.
“Meeting an advanced civilisation could be like Native Americans encountering Columbus. That didn’t turn out so well.”
He claimed alien life could be "rapacious marauders roaming the cosmos in search of resources to plunder, and planets to conquer and colonise”.
His fears have not changed since he first spoke out about it on the Discovery Channel in 2010.
He said as he grew older he became more convinced humans were not alone.
“After a lifetime of wondering, I am helping to lead a new global effort to find out,” he said.
Planet Gliese 832c has five times the mass of earth and a similar temperature.
It’s been described as an inhabitable super earth, that’s 16 light-years from our planet.
A light-year is about 9.5 trillion kilometres, which sounds like a lot, but in the perspective of space it’s not that far.
Mr Hawking has also warned earth could become as hot as Venus as a result of climate change.
He told the BBC climate change could turn the planet into a hothouse, and Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris Climate agreement to reduce CO2 levels could accelerate the threat.
“We are close to the tipping point, where global warming becomes irreversible,” he said.
“Trump’s action could push the earth over the brink, to become like Venus, with a temperature of 250C, and raining sulfuric acid.”
Hawking also said humans may have to consider living on a different planet elsewhere if climate change ravages our own world.
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Did you tighten the axle well at the horn? The horn must only have minimal lateral play. To achieve this, the two screws must be tightened strongly. So that the lateral play is almost eliminated and the horn can still be moved smoothly (without noticeable friction). At best, you can extend the Allen key with the blocker.
- Tightening must be done evenly on both sides. To do this, switch sides several times and tighten only a quarter turn at a time. Then check the remaining lateral play each time.
- Under no circumstances should you overtighten and pinch the spacer rings. This leads to an unpleasant crunching noise during training. If in doubt, it is better to leave a minimal amount of residual play. You can always add another quarter turn at a later time if necessary.


The Accord Coalition has welcomed the findings of a report published yesterday (9 July 2009) examining community cohesion and segregation in Blackburn with Darwen.
The review highlights faith school admissions procedures as one of the causes of segregation.
Its main author is Professor Ted Cantle, who was responsible for the landmark Cantle Report in 2001, following the riots in Oldham, Burnley and Bradford.
In 2001 Professor Cantle recommended that faith schools open at least 25 per cent of their places to pupils from different backgrounds but after lobbying from religious organisations in 2006, this plan was dropped by the government in favour of a new duty on schools to promote community cohesion.
The new report was commissioned from the Institute of Community Cohesion by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. It found that although the cohesion initiatives undertaken in Blackburn’s schools in accordance with the duty are “positive” and “imaginative”, they are insufficient. It argues that the “level of segregation in schools is high, growing and more extensive than the level of residential segregation would suggest”, with a number of faith schools “a particular issue”.
Although the report recommends that the council challenge “faith schools to reconsider their admission policies in light of the impact on cohesion”, some schools in the town have already made clear that they do not intend to change their polices.
Speaking about the report, Professor Cantle claimed that faith schools in the area remain “automatically a source of division which have to be overcome”. Campaigners for inclusive education argue that the study is yet more evidence of the damage caused by exclusive faith schools.
Rabbi Dr Jonathan Romain, chair of the Accord Coalition (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/tags/6953) said: “While the reasons for segregation are complex, this report makes clear that religiously discriminatory school admissions are part of the problem and that segregation is getting worse.
"It is in the power of the government to stop that discrimination and the Equality Bill gives them a chance to do so. When some faith schools — in Blackburn and elsewhere — flourish by being open to the community, what justification can there be for allowing others to serve only their own?”
The Accord Coalition was launched in September 2008 to bring together religious and non-religious organisations campaigning for an end to religious discrimination in school staffing and admissions.
The coalition also campaigns for a fair and balanced RE curriculum and the removal of the requirement for compulsory collective worship.
Ekklesia is one of the founder members of the Accord Coalition.
Also on Ekklesia: More on faith schools and Accord - http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/tags/6953


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Horseradish is a perennial plant with a thick whitish rhizome (underground stem) that has a bitter aroma. The plant can grow up to 60 cm in height.
Horseradish has small white flowers. Its leaves are long with marginally tooth-like serrated edges that grow out from the base root of the plant. The plant is native to south-eastern Europe and western Asia. It grows well in a variety of unlikely urban environments and is hard to remove once established.
Nowadays Horseradish is widely cultivated around the world. The plant’s leaves are edible, but the root is the only part commonly eaten.
Horseradish has been cultivated since antiquity. Pliny the Elder recommended Horseradish for its medicinal qualities. During the Middle Ages the horseradish root was used as a condiment with meats in many northern European countries.
- The root has a long history of use in traditional medicine. It has been used to treat bronchial and urinary infections, inflammation of the joints and tissues, sinus congestion, and edema1
- Internally, it was used to expel afterbirth, relieve colic, increase urination, and kill intestinal worms in children2,3
- The Horseradish root is used as a condiment and may be grated and mixed with other flavourings to make sauce or relish3
- Antimicrobial effect has been observed using Horseradish essential oil and a distillated extract from fresh Horseradish root4, 5, 6 (in vitro)
How it can be used
- Preparations are used internally (orally) to treat catarrhs7
- Preparations are used internally as a support to the treatment of infections of the urinary tract7
- Horseradish has an irritating effect on the mucous membranes
- Do not use during pregnancy or while breastfeeding
Although references are provided and information has been compiled with care, errors may be present. The remedies listed here should not be used without prior consultation with a qualified healthcare professional. The authors are not responsible for any adverse effect or consequences resulting from the use of the information published in this website.
- In vitro evidence: evidence from studies using isolated components of living organisms such as cells or purified molecules
- In vivo evidence: evidence from studies with whole living organisms
- Clinical trial evidence: evidence from clinical trials conducted with humans
- Yu EY, Pickering IJ, George GN, Prince RC. In situ observation of the generation of isothiocyanates from sinigrin in horseradish and wasabi. Biochim Biophys Acta . 2001;1527(3):156-160.
- Chevallier A. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants . New York, NY: DK Publishing Inc; 1996.
- Lininger SW, Wright JV, et al, eds. The Natural Pharmacy . Rocklin, CA: Prima Publishing; 1998.
- Ward SM, Delaquis PJ, Holley RA, Mazza G. Inhibition of spoilage and pathogenic bacteria on agar and pre-cooked roast beef by volatile horseradish distillates. Food Res Int . 1998;31(1):19-26.
- Delaquis PJ, Ward SM, Holley RA, Cliff MC, Mazza G. Microbiological, chemical and sensory properties of pre-cooked roast beef preserved with horseradish essential oil. J Food Sci . 1999;64(3):519-524.
- Maslov AK, Luzhnova SA, Kalyanina OV. Effects of horseradish root on functional activity of phagocytes, total blood cell count, and state of the liver in mice with experimental leprosy. Bull Exp Biol Med . 2002;134(2):156-158.
- Blumenthal M, ed. 1998 The Complete German Commission E Monographs. Boston, MA: American Botanical Council.
- Newall CA, Anderson LA, Phillipson JD. Herbal Medicines: A Guide for Health-Care Professionals . London, England: The Pharmaceutical Press; 1996.
- Ernst E. Herbal medicinal products during pregnancy: are they safe? BJOG . 2002;109(3):227-235


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House Republicans, along with one Democrat, spent roughly one hour attacking the Department of Health and Human Services' 2012 contraceptive rule on Wednesday night.
The HHS mandate requires employers to provide health insurance plans that cover FDA-approved contraceptive drugs and devices at no cost. Though the federal department proposed an accommodation for faith-based nonprofits, Catholic officials have insisted the law forces Catholic business owners to violate their religious beliefs.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) launched the attack, describing the HHS mandate as "an affront to established law and precedent." Fortenberry said many Catholics were morally opposed to contraception and believed the so-called morning-after pill induced abortions. Due to these religious beliefs, he said Catholic business owners shouldn't be required to provide health insurance plans that included such drugs or devices.
He was followed by Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-PA), who said the mandate was both "madness" and "tyranny." Pitts added that Americans' fundamental right of religious freedom was under attack "by the heavy hand of government."
After Pitts came Rep. John Fleming (R-LA). Fleming remarked that the U.S. health care system should "protect life" rather than have a "top down bureaucratic coercive system." He labeled the HHS mandate and Obamacare "un-American."
Next up was Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who accused Obama of "using the coercive power of the state" to force "tens of millions of people" to violate their deeply held religious beliefs. He said Obama demonstrated a "reckless disregard for conscience rights" by forcing Catholics to pay for "abortion drugs like Ella."
Rep. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) briefly interrupted the HHS mandate bashing by delivering a speech about Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American pastor who has been imprisoned in Iran. Cassidy, however, warned that the First Amendment was being attacked by "forces of secularism." Fortenberry remarked it was an "outstanding point to make."
Then came Rep. Tim Walberg (R-MI), who asserted that peace becomes a sin in the face of religious persecution. He alleged the lives of the infirm, the elderly, the unborn, and the disabled were "cast off" in the Netherlands because the country had abandoned Christianity. Walberg called on Congress to uphold and defend America's traditional values.
After Walberg concluded, Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-IL) rose to join in the condemnation of the HHS mandate. Lipinski said the controversy over the HHS mandate wasn't just a Catholic or Republican issue. Instead, it was an issue of basic freedom.
Lipinski was followed by Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), who said the HHS mandate was "an unprecedented government overreach." He complained that religious freedom was under attack all across the United States. Meadows said legislators "must stand up and fight."
Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-KS) began his speech by warning he was about to be frank. He described the HHS mandate as a "religion tax" because those who defy the law are fined. It was a "direct" and "shocking" attack on the First Amendment, he said.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) briefly added there was an "overall attack on the Bill of Rights," citing a number of recent government scandals.
Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), the only woman to speak during the hour of HHS mandate bashing, concluded by claiming the issue wasn't about birth control.
The congressional outrage was mostly symbolic. House Republicans have proposed the Health Care Conscience Rights Act (PDF), which would provide a wide exemption to the HHS mandate. However, the legislation has little chance of passing -- or even being brought up for a vote -- in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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The Dark Slayer Style is Vergil's personal style in Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, and one of Dante's styles in Devil May Cry 4. As a warrior fallen from grace, Vergil can use the power of darkness to obtain new weapons and skills by leveling the style. The style itself performs much like Dante's Trickster Style.
In Devil May Cry 4, Dante obtains this style after receiving Yamato, but instead of being based on teleportation, it allows Dante to replicate a few of Vergil's skills with the Yamato.
In Devil May Cry 4, the player can activate Dark Slayer Style by pressing the directional pad to select any normal style, twice in a row. When Dante enters Dark Slayer, he mimes slicking his hair back and shouts "Get Set!", as he is enveloped by a purple aura. When not being used, the Yamato vanishes in a puff of blue smoke. If Dante manages to sheathe Yamato he will gain a full Devil Trigger rune.
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|Agni & Rudra the Firestorm - Beowulf the Lightbeast - Cerberus the Ice Guardian - Doppelganger - Geryon the Timesteed - Gigapede - Leviathan - Nevan|
|Abyss - Arachne - Blood-goyle - Damned Chessmen - Dullahan - Enigma - Hell Vanguard - The Fallen - Seven Hells of the Demon Army - Soul Eater|
|Devil Arms: Agni & Rudra - Beowulf (Devil Arm) - Cerberus (Devil Arm) - Nevan (Devil Arm) - Rebellion - Yamato|
|Dark Slayer - Doppelganger - Gunslinger - Quicksilver - Royalguard - Swordmaster - Trickster|
|Dante's Office - Demon World - Human World - Residential Area - Temen-ni-gru|
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|Alto & Bianco Angelo - Assault - Basilisk - Blitz - Chimera Seed & Chimera - Cutlass - Fault - Frost - Gladius - Mephisto & Faust - Scarecrow|
| Nero: Blue Rose - Devil Bringer - Red Queen - Yamato|
Dante: Ebony & Ivory - Coyote-A - Rebellion - Gilgamesh - Pandora - Lucifer - Yamato
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It’s not surprising to learn that a world-wide survey of 139 countries has the United States standing at 30 percent approval ratings, an 18-point drop from Obama’s final year. The current White House began its term with then-strategist Steve Bannon expressing intense animosity toward the “globalists.” The president got there by campaigning on the biggest Fuck-You slogan he could find, declaring that any posture his administration would take will be viewed through the lens of “America First.” No wonder, then, China pulled ahead of the U.S. on the goodwill ranking. It will use that survey as a way to influence places like Africa against the U.S.’s interests.
The thing is: Trump is OK with that. He once accused China of “raping” the U.S. economy with cheap goods. A year later, he praised China for outplaying the trade game with the U.S. in an incredible remark:
Right now, unfortunately, it is a very one-sided and unfair [relationship]. But – but – I don’t blame China. After all, who can blame a country for taking advantage of another country for the benefit of its own citizens? I give China great credit … But in actuality I do blame past [US] administrations for allowing this out of control trade deficit to take place and to grow. We have to fix this because it just doesn’t work … it is just not sustainable.
We learned that governing under “America First” means doing or allowing things that are against the American interests. It is pulling out of Trans-Pacific Partnership—a stupid move that signaled to China that the U.S. could betray its allies and ceded parts of its economic future for some minuscule, short-term nationalistic gains. By the way, how are the workers at the Carrier plant in Indiana? Trump promised there would be no lay-offs. That promise lasted a year.
Meanwhile, the “America First” foreign policy, according to Rex Tillerson, means disconnecting U.S. actions from its values:
Our values around freedom, human dignity, the way people are treated – those are our values. Those are not our policies … In some circumstances, if you condition our national security efforts on someone adopting our values, we probably can’t achieve our national security goals … If we condition too heavily that others just adopt this value we have come to over a long history of our own, it really creates obstacles to our ability to advance on our national security interests our economic interests.
This is an outright retreat of leadership. When you signal to the world that you don’t give a shit about their hardship, they will turn to someone who will, like Germany (41-percent), China (31-percent) and Russia (27-percent).


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In this chapter, Paul teaches that the secure mind – that which is guarded by the peace of God – frees us from worry. There’s a catch, however – we have to have put into practice those things Paul taught in the previous chapters. If a Believer does not achieve the single mind (chapter 1), the submissive mind (chapter 2), and the spiritual mind (chapter 3), they cannot acquire the secure mind, the mind that is free from worry.
The roots of the English word “worry” actually stems from “to strangle”, and is a fitting description of the effects of worry. Worry is basically wrong thinking and attitudes towards people, circumstances, or things. Because Paul had the single mind of chapter 1, he gained victory over circumstances; because he had the submissive mind of chapter 2, he overcame troublesome people; because he had the spiritual mind of chapter 3, he triumphed over physical circumstances (things). Therefore it’s natural for him to have the secure mind described in this final chapter, the result of sanctification being a mind and heart at peace which cannot be disturbed by people, circumstances, or things.
Read verses 1-5
Q: To get the overall context right, let’s start by placing the final statement in v.5 in the proper context. What does it mean, “The Lord is near’?
A: This is not a reference to the Second Coming, but a reminder that we are in Christ’s presence. In this context it’s making a statement about how we should behave towards others the same way we’d behave standing before the very presence of Christ.
Q: What are the GENERAL instructions which Paul gives to everyone?
“…stand firm in the Lord…” (v.1)
“…live in harmony in the Lord…” (v.2)
“…rejoice in the Lord…” (v.4)
“…The Lord is near”. (v.4)
Point: What Paul is describing is “practicing the presence of God”, of seeing Him in every situation in life in order to allow Him to work out His will.
Q: What is the purpose of Paul’s inclusion of specific instructions to the two women? How does it relate to this teaching?
A: These two women who seemed to be at odds with each other are being encouraged to make things right. Biblically speaking, one cannot properly live and serve in Christ’s presence if personal relationships go unreconciled.
“Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.
— Matthew 5:23-24
Point: Paul begins by addressing the issue of God’s presence.
Application: If we keep in mind that Christ is always with us in every circumstance, then it’s easy to obey him and get along with others. Part of being willing to heal personal relationships is fixing our eyes on Him instead of other people by living in His presence, not thinking of Him as absent and out of sight.
Read verses 6-9
Q: What is the biblical definition of “peace with God”?
A: It’s what results from faith in Christ.
Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
— Romans 5:1
Point: This might be better understood by the fact the word “faith” can also be translated “faithfulness”. If we’re faithful – consistently walking according to His Word and ways, we’ll be practicing right thinking, right prayer, and right living, all the right behaviors of someone living in the very presence of God, someone whose heart and mind is guarded by Christ.
Q: What is Paul’s first point in v.6-7 when it comes to achieving God’s peace?
A: It’s not just praying, but “right praying”.
The word “prayer” actually means “adoration”. It is describing an expression of love, enjoying God’s presence, of honoring Him in worship.
Next comes “supplication” where one expresses the earnest, sincere desire of their heart. It’s prayer that comes from the heart, not the lips
Finally, “thanksgiving” is the expression of sincere appreciation.
Point: It takes faith to thank God for uncomfortable circumstances or requests not yet granted. This is exactly how Daniel prayed, someone who experienced peace not only in captivity, but the lion’s den.
Now when Daniel knew that the document was signed, he entered his house (now in his roof chamber he had windows open toward Jerusalem); and he continued kneeling on his knees three times a day, praying and giving thanks before his God, as he had been doing previously.
— Daniel 6:10
Q; What is Paul’s second point in v.8 when it comes to achieving God’s peace?
A: It doesn’t simply involve the mind, but requires “right thinking”.
For as he thinks within himself, so he is…
— Proverbs 23:7a
Q: How can we be absolutely sure that anything is “right”, “pure”, “lovely” or so forth?
A: When they’re so defined by God’s Word.
The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
The judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether.
— Psalm 19:7-9
Point: Meditation on the Word of God meets all the requirements of v.8.
Q: What is Paul’s final point in v.9 when it comes to achieving God’s peace?
A: Paul is expressing “right living”, putting into practice God’s Word and ways to the point of being visibly changed by them.
Point: Put them all together and you have the proper application of prayer, the study of God’s Word, and obedience.
Application: If there is something in our life we dare not pray about, we will never have peace because it’s an indication of “wrong” thinking and “wrong” living allowed to reside side-by-side with our Christianity. It’s not enough to use the Bible as a basis for prayer and claiming promises; it must also be the basis for living.
Read verses 10-13
Q: What is the third aspect of the secure mind?
A: It’s achieved by relying on God’s power, not one’s own.
Q: What are the characteristics of faith in God’s power? How are they evident?
“…I have learned to be content…” (v.11)
“…I know how to get along with humble means…also…in prosperity…” (v.12)
“…I know how to live…in any and every circumstance…” (v.12)
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (v.13)
Q: What did Paul establish back in Philippians 2:12-13 as to what has to take place first?
A: “…work out your salvation…for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure”.
Point: God cannot work THROUGH us until He first works IN us.
Q: What are the three ways by which God works in us?
His Word. 1 Thess. 2:13, “For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.”
Prayer by the Spirit. Ephesians 3:14-19, “For this reason I bow my knees before the Father…to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man…filled up to all fullness with God.”
Suffering (which builds obedience). 1 Peter 5:10, “After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.”
Point: We have the same characteristics as in the previous section of the proper application of prayer, the study of God’s Word, and obedience.
Application: If we depend on our own strength, we will fail; if we depend on His strength, we can do all things through Him. How is this connected with understanding and being obedient to God’s Word, ways, and will and not our own?
Read verses 14-23
Q: Paul previously explained that the secure mind came from the proper application of God’s presence, God’s peace, and God’s power. How would you describe this final sermon point?
A: God’s provision.
Point: God always meets our needs. It’s one of the central points of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount when it comes to the issue of worry “strangling” our life.
“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
— Matthew 6:25
Q: What is the greater value of the Philippians’ gifts?
A: The spiritual meaning is far more important to Paul than the gifts themselves. Even in God’s provision of Paul’s needs through others, Paul is more concerned about the proper working of God’s will according to HIS Word and ways rather than the world’s.
Application: When the child of God is in the will of God, all of the universe works for them; but when the child of God is out of the will of God, everything works against them. This is the true definition of God’s “providence”.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.
— Romans 8:28
God’s peace is not a supernatural emotion making one oblivious to their surroundings and callous to all people and conditions, but the result of faith at work in a life committed to prayer, God’s Word, and obedience. In the end the mind saturated with God’s peace is seeing and trusting everything from God’s perspective instead of one’s own.


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Normal native Adam Larson has just released the first of a trilogy of albums celebrating cities where he made his mark in jazz.
“With Love, From Chicago” is a nod to the city that embraced him after he moved to New York City. He says for one, a favorable Chicago Tribune review gave him confidence that he was moving in the right direction. The jazz saxophonist who now lives in Kansas City spoke with WGLTs Jon Norton about the album.
Listen to the complete interview here.