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Depomed Inc. (DEPO) Downgraded by Mizuho to “Neutral”
Mizuho cut shares of Depomed Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research report released on Monday. The brokerage currently has $27.00 price objective on the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock.
A number of other analysts have also commented on the company. Janney Montgomery Scott reissued a buy rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of Depomed in a report on Wednesday, September 14th. Piper Jaffray Cos. reissued a neutral rating and issued a $19.00 target price (up previously from $18.00) on shares of Depomed in a report on Thursday, August 4th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued a buy rating on shares of Depomed in a report on Wednesday, June 22nd. JMP Securities reduced their target price on Depomed from $28.00 to $22.00 and set a market outperform rating for the company in a report on Thursday, August 4th. Finally, Leerink Swann reissued a positive rating on shares of Depomed in a report on Monday, July 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. Depomed has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $22.91.
Shares of Depomed (NASDAQ:DEPO) opened at 25.12 on Monday. The stock’s market cap is $1.54 billion. Depomed has a one year low of $12.25 and a one year high of $27.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $22.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $19.22.
Depomed (NASDAQ:DEPO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 3rd. The specialty pharmaceutical company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.01. The business earned $116.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $118.20 million. Depomed had a positive return on equity of 3.71% and a negative net margin of 16.89%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 23.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Depomed will post $1.19 earnings per share for the current year.
In other news, VP Thadd M. Vargas sold 26,290 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.92, for a total value of $549,986.80. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 84,336 shares in the company, valued at $1,764,309.12. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO August J. Moretti sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.40, for a total value of $107,000.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of DEPO. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Depomed by 197.5% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 5,137 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock worth $101,000 after buying an additional 3,410 shares in the last quarter. PineBridge Investments L.P. increased its stake in Depomed by 4.1% in the second quarter. PineBridge Investments L.P. now owns 7,748 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock worth $152,000 after buying an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. DIAM Co. Ltd. purchased a new stake in Depomed during the second quarter worth approximately $157,000. Acrospire Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Depomed during the first quarter worth approximately $114,000. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas increased its stake in Depomed by 13.7% in the second quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 8,482 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock worth $166,000 after buying an additional 1,024 shares in the last quarter.
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Moira Calling, now in its third year, is a very special boutique, family friendly two day festival based in Moira, Northern Ireland. Celebrating all that is local from the finest food, drinks, music and all set in the safe and beautiful family friendly surroundings of the Moira Demense.
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Members of The Ulster Orchestra, husband and wife team Richard and Clare Hadwen formed Arco String Quartet 14 years ago. Arco String Quartet is renowned for pushing the boundaries of string tradition with a contemporary and unique take on classical music. Specialising in the arrangement and performance of all music genres, particularly rock and pop. Their very own string arrangements, as well as collaborations with other leading Irish composers and arrangers has led to them recording and performing with many exciting artists.
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This is another set of images I took in Charleston, SC at the direction of Kevin McQuade of secretcharleston.com, whom I mentioned in my previous post. To read more about how this scavenger hunt changed my photographer click here. As we were walking around finding these places, we saw parts of Charleston that were off the beaten path and simply gorgeous. This house on Anson Street was one of those. As I took these photos I began to wonder: would this landscape benefit from a fill flash?
Not using a Fill Flash.
These images were taken around dusk when there was still plenty of light but the shadows were darker. In these photos I did an experiment. I wanted to see what difference a fill flash would make. As you can see in the first image, there was plenty of light without the fill flash. However, there was no dimension in the vegetation. One plant just blends into the others. Also, the sky is blown out in the background because of setting for the darker shadows It’s a beautiful image, but I wondered if it could be better.
Fill flash can make a huge difference in the way a captured image comes across and is perceived. But using a fill flash in a landscape photo??? I’d never tried that before. Could this scene be improved by the use of a fill flash?
Using a Fill Flash
In the second picture, I used a fill flash and I am pleased with the results. The main difference is on the branches and leaves of the closest tree on the right side of the image. To me the added front light separates the trees and adds dimension to the photo because there is clearer demarkation of what is closer and what is farther away. The sky is also much more in balance with the rest of the picture.
Sacrifices of using a Fill Flash
As much as I like the effects of the flash, there are some sacrifices. The flash emphasized the exposed wood of the cypress trees that lined the lake, whereas in the non-flash image those trees look greener with the woodiness deemphasized. Also the leaves in the photo with the fill flash are not as crisp as the photo without the flash.
Because the photos were taken around dusk, some of the colors were flat and needed adjusting to get the vibrance and warmth that I was looking for. I used Luminar by Skylum to brighten the colors a touch and give the images a deeper contrast.
Did this landscape benefit from a fill flash? All in all, I like both images, but I tend to favor the one with the fill flash. Therefore answer the “to flash or not to flash” question? Well, I think is based on your preferences. Nine times out of ten when I experiment like this, I find that I prefer one image while the members of my family prefer the other. Why not take one of each and see what you think?
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Ford working on a second facelift for the Ford Ranger.
Ford introduced the current Ford Ranger in 2010 and gave it a facelift in 2015. The company is now working on another update for the mid-size pickup to maintain freshness until the next-gen model arrives. Test mules of the new Ford Ranger were recently spied while undergoing road testing in Australia, courtesy CarAdvice.
The Australian publication says that the Ford Ranger test mules spotted testing were in the XLT and Wildtrak grades. The second facelift would bring a new front-end, and one of the spy shots does show a split grille masking the radiator and a revised lower grille with curvier outer-ends. Another visual change is the aerial moving to the rear of the cabin.
Along with a revised face, the new Ranger will offer more safety with features like LED DRLs and autonomous emergency braking. Ford is testing the model fitted with a new radar module as well as a camera attached to the rear-view mirror. A possibility is that the latter is for pedestrian and animal detection systems working in conjunction with AEB. Changes to the powertrain, if planned, are unknown.
Besides this Ranger for the global markets, the Blue Oval is working on another version of the Ford Ranger which will mark the nameplate's return in the USA in 2019. The all-new North American Ford Ranger will ride on a revised version of the global Ford Ranger's T6 platform and likely sell in Crew Cab and Super Cab body styles, in rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive drivetrain layouts.
The company may offer the Ranger stateside with EcoBoost four- and six-cylinder engines, including a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 mill. Additionally, a diesel engine option could help the pickup compete even more strongly with the Chevrolet Colorado.


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Melbourne Street Mews Hotel offers luxurious rooms with climate control, a kitchenette and an iron with ironing board to make stay in Adelaide even better. They feature bathrooms with a shower and underfloor heating.
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The Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean
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Details: Product Description This wide-ranging introduction to the anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean offers broad coverage of culture and society in the region, taking into account historical developments as well as the roles of power and inequality. The chapters address key topics such as colonialism, globalization, violence, religion, race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, health, and food, and emphasize the impact of Latin American and Caribbean peoples and cultures in the United States. The text has been thoroughly updated for the second edition, including fresh case studies and new chapters on independence, neoliberalism and immigration, and popular culture and the digital revolution. Students are provided with a solid overview of the major contemporary trends, issues, and debates in the field. Each chapter ends with a summary, up-to-date recommendations for viewing films/videos and websites, and a comprehensive bibliography for further reading and research. About the Author Harry Sanabria is Associate Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh, USA.
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Former 49ers Safety Eric Reid Is Filing A Collusion Grievance Against The NFLHow Much Money Has He Lost?
Born Ashley Tyler Ciminella, on April 19, 1968, in Granada Hills, Los Angeles, US, she established herself as one of the most sought-after female leads in the late 1990s. Blessed with both beauty and intelligence, she made her breakthrough in the inspirational drama Ruby in Paradise (1993), which came after a pair of early performances on the science fiction franchise Star Trek: The Next Generation (syndicated, 1987-1994). Next, she went on to land the role of Val Kilmers put-upon wife in the crime thriller Heat (1995), and then portrayed a pre-fame Marilyn Monroe in Norma Jean Marilyn (HBO, 1996). In 1997, Ashley Judd cemented her status as an actress for good, playing a kidnap victim who eludes her psychotic captor in Kiss the Girls (1997). Even though her future projects were with variable degree of success, she gave strong performances as complex women in films like the novel adaptation Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002) and the horror Bug (2006). However, Judds fame came with some unexpected side-effects, i.e., issues of depression and loneliness. They were fully depicted in her purifying memoir All That is Bitter Sweet in 2011, which is a less-than glamorous portrait of her famous family. Failing to keep up with the A-list profile of film contemporaries like Sandra Bullock, Judd found roles that were both challenging and accessible, but leaving her personal life far from the shiny lights of Hollywood.
Aerosmith Has Made The Majority Of Its Money From Something Totally Unexpected. More Than Music Sales, Merchandise, Touring
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Ashley Judd Net Worth: Ashley Judd is an American television and film actress and political activist who has a net worth of $22 million dollars. An actress known for playing strong female roles, Ashley Judd has starred in such films as, Ruby in Paradise, Kiss the Girls, and High Crimes, among others.
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Criterion Equipment, a wholly owned subsidiary of Invicta Holdings Ltd, is the sole distributor of TCM forklift trucks in Southern Africa. Supported by a network of Branches, Dealers and Agencies in all the major centers throughout Southern Africa, Criterion Equipment has become a dominant participant in the material handling industry. Since its inception 40 years ago, Criterion has sold over 10,000 TCM material handling products to the market.
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Christmas blessings to you from our family. This card is from a painting Steve and I found in Albania. It will be hanging at Cru Headquarters at Lake Hart. Mick Haupt did the design and the copy for this card. The artist is Redon Xlyhiu.

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I am often asked “How is it going at VCCircle?” This month marks the beginning of the second year of News Corp. ownership and, with a full financial year of effort and results behind us, I thought I would share some numbers. At least the ones that matter the most to me.
In the past year, there have been all the changes that happen when a 10-year- old company, which has operated with a bootstrapped, startup mentality, becomes part of a larger, global entity: new and expanded office space; raises; upgrades of personal technology and operating systems; a bit more rigor, process and, certainly, some much-needed bureaucracy.
And, there has been a lot of hiring. VCCircle Network has nearly doubled its staff this past year, primarily in Noida, but also in Mumbai and Bangalore, and across every single business and product line. More colleagues are on deck as we pursue new, organic growth opportunities.
But, behind those headline numbers, here is what has been a much more meaningful transformation.
Today, at VCCircle, our CEO Nita Kapoor, our CFO Asvini Krishnan, our Editor Archna Shukla and our Head of Talent Acquisition, Neetu Singh, are all-- you guessed it-- women. It means that the VCCircle executive team, as it stands today, is 50% women, a first for the company. More importantly, our second rung of leadership has women in key slots including Kanika Suneja, the Head of Delegate Sales; Ritu Thomas, the Head of Events Content and Pallavi Singh, the Head of Audience Engagement, three vitally critical positions for the continued success of VCCircle, to name a few.
Overall, about 43% of the total VCCircle team are now women, as are nearly 50% of colleagues who have some management responsibilities, offering VCCircle a great pipeline of diverse talent in coming years.
Why does this matter? That depends on your point of view. For us, it is critical that India harness the potential of its talented women workforce, and we at News Corp intend to do all we can to create deliberate opportunities for gender-diversity at VCCircle. We have hired and promoted some talented men, too, by the way, to lead revenue, product, design among other key areas. This year and beyond, we plan to make the hiring of a diverse workforce a key performance indicator for all managers to sustain this momentum.
As a company that covers India’s startup and investment ecosystem, it is also critical that VCCircle push for diversity in its external activities, especially the speakers we invite to our many industry-leading events. How have we done in that regard?
In the past year, of the 440 speakers who participated in VCCircle Events, 53 were women. Similarly, of the 3,029 paid delegates who joined our events, 360 were women. Or, just about 12%.
Clearly, we have our work cut out here. And it hasn’t been for the lack of trying to get more women, particularly delegates being nominated by various companies, to attend our events. But, we don’t intend to fall back on the usual excuse that it is not easy to find women participants and speakers.
As part of a concerted push this past year to increase speaker diversity, we have moved the needle, somewhat. For example, in January-June of 2015, only 6.5% of our Events’ speakers were women. This year, for the same period, it was 14.4%. Our marquee Limited Partners Event and Annual Awards had only 4.3% women speakers in 2015. This year, we had 11.6%. And, four out of our five Jury members for this year’s flagship VCCircle Awards were women.
There is more to do here. Both Ritu and Kanika would be delighted if you want to suggest more diverse speakers and participants for our specific Events, a schedule of which is listed here. Meanwhile, VCCircle.com and TechCircle.in are always eager to showcase more women from India’s startups and investing worlds, so feel free to engage Archna with your ideas and suggestions.
Across VCCircle, we want to be both transparent and are also willing to be held accountable for making more progress on diversity, because it matters to us just as it should matter to our many audiences and customers.
By the way, here is another metric from this past year. Revenue across VCCircle Network is up 50%. Diversity, it turns out, is also simply good business.
Raju Narisetti is Senior Vice President, Strategy, for News Corp.
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The Fairhaven Village Militia and the Fairhaven Office of Tourism lucked out this weekend, holding their annual spring encampment between the rainy days
On Saturday and Sunday, members camped out at Fort Phoenix in the way a Revolutionary War Encampment would. Activities included a chance for the public to practic tomahawk throwing, spend some times in the stocks, and mill around the campfire.
Members of the Wareham Minutemen & Militia Companies also camped out at the fort, giving visitors a vast array of equipment to discover and ask questions about. Food was cooked on-site, over an open fire, dishes were cleaned up in wash basins by hand. Children’s games and toys that would have been played in the late 1700s were also available for the public to use. Other activities included musket firings, small cannon and swivel cannon fire, lighting fire with flint, and other demonstrations. The public was able to ask a lot of questions to learn about life in the 1700s.
The biggest draw of the weekend was the firing of the fort’s five civil war era cannons on Saturday night. For more information, call the Fairhaven Office of Tourism, 508-979-4085, or email FairhavenTours@fairhaven-ma.gov.
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Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. perform "Twelve Days Of Christmas". Johnny with the Carter Family & Statler Bros. Everly Bros. Ike Everly, Tommy Cash, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Cash & Roy Orbison perform "Do What You Do Do Well". Johnny sings "Little Drummer Boy" & "I Never Picked Cotton". Johnny & June duet on "Turn Around". Entire Cast & Carrie Cash On Piano join in for "Silent Night". Written by
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Pusherman is back with a bang on Audio Doughnuts. Some big bass bombs for the bag with remixes from Diamond Bass and Naive Machine for good measure.
The ever excellent Om Unit is back with a new EP on Civil Music. In recent times, his productions have had more than a hint of jungle, dubstep and DnB woven into the architecture. There […]
We received a tip off in the recent Kamikaze Space Programme interview about a new producer named Firejosé so when this EP landed in the inbox, we were all ears. The four tracks contained within […]
With a recording history that takes him back to the early days of jungle and drum n bass, Lemon D has a discography to be proud of that takes in legendary imprints such as R&S […]
From his early work with The Yard Emcees in the late 90s through to more recent collaborations with the likes of Hexstatic, Edinburgh’s Profisee has steadily built up a reputation as one of the countries […]
With the smoke still pouring off his sequencer following the release of debut album “Industrial Avenue”, Edinburgh dubstep don Akira Kiteshi has unveiled this chunky rework of the mysterious letthemusicplay. While their identity remains clouded […]
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Toronto writer and editor Mark Sampson has recently posted a review of J.G. Ballard's 1998 novel Cocaine Nights — which Sampson did not particularly enjoy. Publicly criticizing an author as well-liked as Ballard requires some small bravery, and doing it with without producing a screed demands a refined and subtle critical eye. Thankfully, Sampson possesses both.
"Cocaine Nights hasn’t turned me off J.G. Ballard—I’ll most likely be back for more of his strange, transgressive writing—but in the end I can’t really recommend this book to fans of honest and well-structured fiction."
Cocaine Nights is one of many books that Sampson has reviewed on his blog, Free Range Reading, which he has been updating since 2010. Recent authors reviewed include Catherine Owen and Anthony Burgess. On May 18, Sampson also took to his blog to announce that his novel, Sad Peninsula, had been accepted by Dundurn Press.
You can read the whole review at Free Range Reading, along with the author's other posts.


Letterpress Design with a Slight Bevel
The default size for the grids in Maya are centimeters
Any type or designs should be drawn backwards.
Choose Create->Curve Tools->CV Curve Tool->
Click on Curve Degree 3 Cubic for rounded curves, use 1 Linear for straight curves.
Hit Enter button on the keyboard when you are finished.
Choose Curves->Open/Close Curves to close, or place last point on top of first with magnet
Add holes if you like. Draw them counter clockwise.
Select your curves. If drawn with holes, select outer curve first, then the inner curves to bevel with holes.
Choose Surfaces->Bevel Plus->
Under the Bevel tab
Select Create bevel: At start
Uncheck Create bevel: At end
Input Bevel width: .01
Input Bevel depth: .1
Input Extrude distance: 0
Select Create cap: At Start
Uncheck Create cap At end
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SelectOutput geometry: Polygons
Input Along Extrusion, Section Samples: 1
Input Along curve: Span Samples: 6
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Make certain everything is not inside out.
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Illustrator files can also be brought in to use with Bevel
Exporting your model
Select your model.
Choose File->Export Selection...
File type: DAE_FBX export
(Do not use STL_DCE it comes in the wrong scale when you load it back into Maya.)
Uploading to Shapeways
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Protocols? What are Protocols? What are IOT Protocols? Are there any types of IoT Protocols? If yes, then how many and what are its types? Wait, stop. You will be getting the answers to all such questions in this Video. So, brace yourself up and start learning.
1. Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP)
CoAP is an internet utility protocol for constrained gadgets. It is designed to enable simple, constrained devices to join IoT through constrained networks having low bandwidth availability.
This protocol is primarily used for machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and is particularly designed for IoT systems that are based on HTTP protocols.
CoAP makes use of the UDP protocol for lightweight implementation. It also uses restful architecture, which is just like the HTTP protocol. It makes use of dtls for the cozy switch of statistics within the slipping layer.
2. Message Queue Telemetry Transport Protocol (MQTT)
MQTT (Message Queue Telemetry Transport) is a messaging protocol developed with the aid of Andy Stanford-Clark of IBM and Arlen Nipper of Arcom in 1999 and is designed for M2M communication. Its normally used for faraway tracking in IoT.
Its primary challenge is to gather statistics from many gadgets and delivery of its infrastructure. MQTT connects gadgets and networks with packages and middleware.
All the devices hook up with facts concentrator servers like IBMs new message sight appliance. MQTT protocols paintings on top of TCP to offer easy and dependable streams of information.
These IoT protocols include 3 foremost additives: subscriber, publisher, and dealer. The writer generates the information and transmits the facts to subscribers through the dealer. The dealer guarantees safety by means of move-checking the authorization of publishers and subscribers.
3. Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
This was evolved by John OHara at JP Morgan Chase in London. AMQP is a software layer protocol for message-oriented middleware environment. It supports reliable verbal exchange through message transport warranty primitives like at-most-once, at least once and exactly as soon as shipping.
The AMQP – IoT protocols consist of hard and fast components that route and save messages within a broker carrier, with a set of policies for wiring the components together. The AMQP protocol enables patron programs to talk to the dealer and engage with the AMQP model.
This version has the following three additives, which might link into processing chains in the server to create the favored capabilities.
- Exchange: Receives messages from publisher primarily based programs and routes them to message queues.
- Message Queue: Stores messages until they may thoroughly process via the eating client software.
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As we get closer to the warmer weather, I feel a natural pull to spend more time walking around Brooklyn on the weekends. The trees are just starting to turn green, the early spring blossoms are almost reaching full bloom, and the air is warm enough to loosen the scarf and lighten up on the layers. (not that this winter made me pile on that many of them)
While feeling the desire to walk around my own city, I am remembering the feeling of walking around other cities, both far away and close by. Today I’m thinking about our first day in Kathmandu, Nepal. We flew in from Dubai the night before and were prepared to need a few days to adjust to the different social and physical conditions of the city. This first day in Kathmandu was also our first time we met our trekking group – A couple from Boston, a couple from Canada, a seasoned hiker from the UK, and some of the guides of Himalayan Glacier Trekking. We drove around the city to see some of the most interesting and important places- Durbar Square, Swayambhunath (the Monkey Temple), Pashupatinath (cremation grounds), and Boudhanath Stupa. Along the way the Nepali world began to reveal itself to us.
The city is extremely expansive and is impossible to traverse only on foot. Traveling either by taxi or rickshaw or group van is the only way to get out to all edges of the city to see the most interesting sites. At each site we visited there was another important religious shrine or monastery. Both Buddhism and Hinduism are wide practiced in Nepal, though one is generally more palpable than the other, depending on where you are. (Buddhism is king in the mountains where as Hinduism in more popular in the south) Buddhist stupas and Hindu temples both offer a completely different set of traditions and temples, as well as decorations – both were so foreign and unique to us that it was almost overwhelming to try to digest them both in the same day. As we went back and forth between the religions it became more clear to us that even though both are completely different in belief and practice, they co-exist seemingly peacefully in the same city (a lesson for all of us to learn). It was an amazing immersion in Eastern thinking and an intense day for culture shock. As this was our first time in Asia proper, it will always be a memorable day, but also extremely confusing to look back upon.
Though we spent little time in Kathmandu in favor of other places in Nepal, I was happy we had a few more days in Kathmandu on the other side of our Everest Base Camp trek. There is so much to absorb – both religious and cultural – by walking and riding around the crowded and bustling alleyways and boulevards. Its impossible to feel the city’s energy in 24 hours.
An argument for the tourist ghetto, Thamel: Along the these alleyways, trekkers have been shopping and preparing for Himalayan adventures for generations. Though now filled with pashmina shops and souvenir markets and Western cafes in addition to countless shops selling mountaineering gear, Thamel serves as an eerie reminder that many Everest climbers walked the streets and never came back. Nepal is the gateway to Everest and these shops and streets will always have my respect as the place where so many explorers and brave climbers started their epic journeys to Everest.


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A solid foundation of humor and heart in “The Good House”
Published 12:40 pm Monday, October 31, 2022
Drifting into Tryon Theatre this week is “The Good House,” a caring and thoughtful exploration of love, relationships, and aging in the small (and fictional) seaside New England town of Wendover. “The Good House” is an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Ann Leary.
The novel employs first-person narration, including an internal monologue of its main character, providing an opinionated interpretation of events and other characters directly to the audience. In translating this internal monologue to the screen, the filmmakers have employed the habit of breaking the fourth wall. The film’s main character, real estate broker Hildy Good (the ageless Sigourney Weaver), routinely addresses the viewer, directly through the screen. In doing so, Hildy provides much of the film’s comedy, but also creates much of the narrative tension, with her asides telling quite a different story from her behavior and experiences as they’re played out on screen.
The tensions in the film’s plot, which feed the majority of Hildy’s commentary, are Hildy’s career and her drinking. At the opening of the film, two details are made clear: that Hildy’s real estate career is not what it once was, nor what it could have been, and that Hildy’s drinking is viewed by those in her life as problematic, despite her constant assertions that she has an emotional problem, not a drinking problem. “The Good House” is a film about an alcoholic, but not necessarily a film about alcoholism. It is a film that highlights a uniquely womanly empathy for the experience of drinking in general, both the times that it is, and isn’t, problematic. Though, to reduce “The Good House” to solely its tensions would do it a great disservice. “The Good House” is also a film about Hildy’s relationships, professional and familial, platonic and romantic.
At the center of these relationships is the one that Hildy has with Frank (the ever-lovable Kevin Kline), her old high school boyfriend, and current town handyman/grouch. As Hildy’s professional concerns overlap with Frank’s services, and the possibility of selling his family property, they began to sweetly and tentatively explore their former romance. Weaver and Kline’s chemistry is well established, see “Dave” (1993 Reitman) and “The Ice Storm” (1997 Lee), and that chemistry is re-explored to delightfully charming and believable ends in “The Good House.” Their dynamic feels lived-in and authentic, with warm affection and flirtatious ribbing delivered in equal measure. While the film has a strong supporting cast, its greatest strength lies in the chemistry of these leads and their respective ineffable charms, which both combine for wondrous results.
“The Good House” is well-constructed and thoughtfully designed. The film does not break any barriers, nor tread any new territory, but its merit persists all the same. Art needn’t always externally challenge us. Its capacity to provoke introspection, and provide comfort, are equally deserving of praise, praise earned by this film. For any viewer in search of a balance between tugging on the heartstrings and tickling the funny bone, we invite you to visit Wendover with us and enjoy “The Good House!”


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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should reject a privacy group's push to extend the E.U.'s controversial right to be forgotten rules to the U.S. because such regulations would have a "sweeping" negative effect on many U.S. companies, a trade group said.
By Grant Gross | 01 August, 2015 01:54
Researchers have developed a new technique that could allow attackers to determine with a high degree of accuracy which Tor websites users are accessing and where those websites are hosted.
By Lucian Constantin | 31 July, 2015 06:29
Opponents of a U.S. Senate bill intended to encourage businesses to share information about cyberthreats may have stalled a vote on the legislation.
By Grant Gross | 31 July, 2015 03:14
U.S. President Barack Obama should oppose legislation intended to let businesses share cyberthreat information with each other and with government agencies because the bill would allow the sharing of too much personal information, a coalition of digital rights groups and security experts said.
By Grant Gross | 29 July, 2015 02:12
A security researcher today provided a way for users to see whether their e-mail addresses and passwords were among the 1.3 million compromised in a hack of Gawker Media's sites.
By Gregg Keizer | 14 December, 2010 06:54
In 2003, author and security pioneer Simson Garfinkel conducted a study of data he found on second-hand hard drives. On eBay, Garfinkel bought the hard drive from an old ATM machine; it held 827 bank account PINs. Another drive he purchased on eBay had previously been owned by a medical center and contained information on 31,000 credit card numbers.
By Tony Bradley | 05 May, 2010 23:35
A funny thing is happening in the wake of the Edward Snowden NSA revelations, the infamous iCloud hack of celebrity nude photos, and the hit parade of customer data breaches at Target, Home Depot and the U.S. Postal Service. If it's not the government looking at your data, it's bored, lonely teenagers from the Internet or credit card fraudsters.
By Matt Weinberger | 15 November, 2014 02:37
Plans by smart thermostat maker Nest Labs to share some customer data with corporate parent Google means the search engine giant will be fending off privacy concerns as it expands into home automation.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 27 June, 2014 04:58
With Europe's top court ordering Google to allow people to basically edit their online personal histories, some wonder what this will mean for finding the truth online.
By Sharon Gaudin | 15 May, 2014 06:23
The U.S. commercial drone industry is still struggling to get off the ground more than two years after President Obama signed into law a bill that permits the civilian use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over the country's airspace.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 18 April, 2014 21:36
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James Bond may have to take some notes from fellow crime-fighter Bruce Wayne as it seems his mansion also looks to be going up in flames like the caped crusader’s did in Batman Begins. Some new photos released by The Daily Mail show the set for the upcoming James Bond adventure Sykfall being blown sky high. A few weeks ago the mansion seemed to be in far better shape as a photo was taken showing actor Daniel Craig exiting from it. According to the site, the mansion – which was built in the English village of Surrey – will be James Bond’s family estate in the film. The photographer who snapped the photos states that “gravestones bearing the names of Bond’s ancestors” were seen around the grounds of the building. Could villain Javier Bardem be the man responsible for the blast? We will know for sure when Skyfall lights up the screen on November 9.
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Montosa Canyon with Carol Allen-Rasoul
Trip Difficulty: Moderate, distance: up to 2 miles, duration: 2.5-3 hours, trail conditions: Most of the walk is slightly up the mountain road, hard packed dirt. There is a steep hill up at first then down to the wash and 1K miles marker. Anyone who feels they can’t hike it can drive over to the 1 K mile marker and park along roadside.
Montosa Canyon has become a favorite birding “hotspot” in SE Arizona. 196 species have been recorded there. It has wonderful views and a fascinating mix of plant life. Grasses, mesquites, hackberry shrubs, and sumacs provide plentiful food for various bird species. It’s an always busy birding spot with rarities like; Black-capped Gnatcatcher and Five-striped Sparrow. Rock and Canyon Wrens can be heard often in the spring, along with Hutton’ Vireos, thrushes and robins. Bell’s Vireo, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, and Ladder-backed Woodpecker are some of the more common species seen. Last summer we watched a Mountain Lion cross the road in from of our car.
Though the Visitors Center is closed at Fred Whipple Observatory the picnic area is open with the restrooms and water available there. There are picnic tables to enjoy and a small Nature Trail to check out.
Meet up info: De Anza Trailhead Parking Lot; From Tucson, take I-19 South to Exit 56, Canoa Ranch Road. Follow the circle and take E. Frontage Rd exit. Turn right onto Frontage Road. In 3 miles, turn left onto W. Elephant Head Road. Drive about 0.3 miles and on the left is the De Anza trailhead Parking. Please plan to arrive at parking by 7:00. If anyone wishes to carpool the last 8 miles to Fred Whipple Observatory Visitors Center, we will drive out of the parking lot, continuing up W Elephant Head Road 1.3 miles to Mt Hopkins Rd. This will take about 15-20 minutes, if we do not stop to check for sparrows along the way. Loggerhead shrikes are common also. From the Visitors Center parking lot we will head up the mountain to the 1K road marker (an eBird hotspot).
Leader: Carol Allen-Rasoul
Limited to 10 participants.
Registration for this field trip is free.
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Great rare piece of Universal Studios and USC Cinema history that was provided by USC to a film student in order to gain access to the Universal Studios back lot. A Very limited amount of people in just one USC Cinema Class had these exclusive large back lot passes in 1987. (In any condition it would be very rare to find and this one is in like new condition with only some edge wear with slight creasing on corners and two small spots in front of the red film camera lens - see photos). Slight wear to edges especially corners which some creases.No sun fading at all. Brilliant red colors as the day when it was new in 1987.
Made out of a hard thicker cardboard type material. NOT FLIMSY OR BENDABLE AT ALL and NOT MADE OUT OF WOOD. Measures roughly 11 x 8 1/2. Amazing display piece for the USC or Universal Studios collector.
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Cal Shakes in Orinda has opened its season with a dynamite world premiere of Octavio Solis’ “Quixote Nuevo,” running through July 1 at the Bruns Ampitheater in Orinda. It’s not often that you see a reimagining of a classic that makes the original more accessible and understandable, but that is exactly what Solis has done.
This Tejano music-filled, contemporary retelling of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote” brings the action to the border town of La Mancha, Texas, where an aging Don Quixote possibly in early dementia loses himself in stories of chivalrous escapades. Haunted by the loss of his true love, he embarks on a quest to atone for his lack of action as a young man while his love waited for him across the border in Mexico.
Full of contemporary references to our current immigration debate, what it means to become an American and the dilemma that many families face dealing with aging relatives, this piece provides a rich backdrop to explore many important issues, such as lost opportunities in life, while also including a fair amount of humor.
Director KJ Sanchez and her fine cast add their own creativity to Solis’ work with colorful characters, split-second timing, lively blocking and lovely musical interludes. The multitalented cast includes Carlos Aguirre, Juan Amador, Hugo E. Carbajal (wonderful as a rather likeable Death), Sol Castillo, Emilio Delgado (marvelous as Quixote), Gianna DiGregorio Rivera, Michele Aprina Leavy, Amy Lizardo and Sarita Ocon.
Annie Smart designed a fragmented town with wagons that open to reveal new locales with Wen-Ling Liao enhancing it all with her lighting effects. The elaborate, colorful costumes are courtesy of designer Ulises Alcala’s creative mind and nimble fingers. For tickets to this delightful production, call 510-548-9666 or go to www.calshakes.org.
San Francisco: SF Playhouse is presenting a fascinating new play “In Braunau” by Dipika Guha at ACT’s The Strand, 1127 Market St. (close to the SHN Orpheum Theatre), in San Francisco. It confronts prejudice and the nature of evil as it depicts a young American couple who leave Seattle to run an unlikely B&D (bed and dinner) in the Austrian home where Hitler was born.
Disillusioned by the political climate in America, they hope to transform this “birthplace of evil” into a safe place for dialogue between people of all colors, nationalities and beliefs. They are convinced that evil doesn’t really exist, that there are only good people who do bad things. Their optimism and lack of understanding turns their dream into a nightmare.
Performed by SF Playhouse as part of their Sandbox Series of new plays, “In Braunau” presents a complicated yet fascinating account of how people can be seduced by power and how evil can sneak up on the unsuspecting masquerading as national pride or a sense of belonging.
John Schell and Sango Tajima play the couple with Elissa Beth Stebbins, Timothy Roy Redmond, Mohammad Shehata and Sam Jackson performing multiple roles. All bring multilayered nuanced performances to Guha’s work — I would expect nothing less from director Susannah Martin. I’ve worked with this talented theater professional before, and she leaves no stone unturned as she helps her actors explore their characters.
Angrette McCloskey designed a house that could be indoors or out, complete with mold and rust stains on the walls and a very interesting crack threatening to break it in two. It’s beautifully lit by Wolfgang Wachalovsky, who also designed the muted video using negative photography that plays during scene changes. “In Braunau” runs through July 7 at The Strand’s Rueff Theater. Call 415-677-9596 or go to www.sfplayhouse.org.
Martinez: It’s time to rock with Leo Rossi as he brings an entertaining and informative piece at 8 p.m. June 29 to the Martinez Campbell Theater, 636 Ward St. in Martinez. “A Knight’s Tale” combines narrative and music as Rossi describes his journey from a young boy raised in a Catholic family to tour manager and director for some of the icons of rock music from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Here is a backstage pass to his life of touring the world with such greats as Led Zeppelin, through his own addiction, raising of children and more. The show includes rare video of behind-the-scenes footage as Rossi weaves his message that the power of music can help heal our troubled world.
Antioch/Walnut Creek: If you’re having trouble with your business, why not take some advice from Abe Burroughs? The playwright’s hilarious “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” runs June 29 through July 1 at Antioch’s historic El Campanil Theatre, 602 W. 2nd Street, and July 6-8 at Walnut Creek’s Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Dr.
Presented by Broadway Repertory Theater and directed by Steve Kinsella, the show features a plethora of local talent as the story of J. Pierrepont Finch unfolds. Following “How to Succeed,” the company will present the musical “The Secret Garden,” running July 27-29 at El Campanil and Aug. 3-4 at the Lesher Center.
“This show features some of the most beautiful music written for the Broadway stage, and we have attracted the talent to make it a ‘must-see’ experience,” says Kinsella. For tickets, go to BroadwayRepertoryTheater.com or call 925-757-9500 (El Campanil) or 925-943-SHOW (Lesher).
Brentwood: The Board of Directors of Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble will honor Jack and Betty Gaughan for their contribution to live theater during the curtain warming speech and at a reception immediately following the July 15 matinee performance of “Man of La Mancha.” The musical runs July 12-22 and features such memorable songs as “The Impossible Dream,” “Little Bird” and “Dulcinea.” For more information, go to www.ghostlightte.org.
Sally Hogarty can be reached at email@example.com. Search for “Curtain Calls” by Sally Hogarty at eastbaytimes.com to read more of her reviews online.

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Like anyone who enjoys food a bit too much around the holidays, I pledge to clean up my eating habits every January. Smaller portions, fewer carbs, no more eating peanut butter out of the jar, and the classic dieter's vow: less meat, more veggies.
That all sounds pretty glum until I think about eating Chinese food. Sichuan food at Brookline's Sichuan Garden, specifically. Because as much as I love their Chongqing dry-fried chicken and double-cooked bacon, I'm also very satisfied by the produce-heavy options. These dishes are also just a few of the restaurant's underdogs that didn't get shout outs in Kenji's earlier review.
Tofu seems like a misnomer in the Green Bean Tofu with Roasted Chili Vinaigrette ($6.50), though these mung bean starch noodles (known, I believe, as liang fen) are smooth and slippery like bean curd. Here, they're served cold with mung beans, sharp fresh garlic and scallions, and a chili vinaigrette that looks hotter than it is. In fact, vinegar is the predominant flavor here.
Given the amount of oil involved in the House Special Eggplant ($14.95), this dish doesn't qualify as diet-friendly, but since it's one of my all-time favorite Chinese eggplant dishes, I couldn't leave it out: silky rafts of the purple Chinese fruit laden with finely chopped chicken and a garlicky, gingery, scallion-y, salty-sweet sauce.
At some point recently, the Minced Pork with Long String Beans ($11.95) lost a very important part of its name: pickled. Know that these crisp beans are seriously tangy, but the sourness is great with the bits of pork and the (fairly mild) chiles.
Sautéed Shredded Potatoes with Green Peppers ($9.50) is quite possibly the blandest looking Chinese dish I've ever seen, but it's also one of the tastiest. The subtle savory depth is still a mystery to me—is it the wok? a seasoning?—but that flavor combined with the vegetables' al dente bite is delicious.
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Lincoln Pharma reported net profit for the quarter ending September 30, 2022 at Rs 23.74 crore compared to net profit of Rs 15.04 crore in Q1 FY23, a growth of 57.85%. Total operating income for the quarter ending September 2022 stood at Rs 146.30 crore, up 12.54% from FY23 first quarter total operating income of Rs 130 crore, according to a statement from the company.
Further, the statement mentioned that EBITDA for the quarter ending September 2022 was Rs 34.59 crore compared to Rs 23.41 crore in the first quarter of FY23, showing a growth of 47, 76%. EPS was reported at Rs 11.84 per share for Q2FY23, compared to Rs 7.49 in Q1 FY23, posting a growth of 58.08%. Shareholders approved a dividend of Rs 1.50 per share for the financial year 21-22 at the 28th AGM held on September 30, 2022.
Commenting on the results and performance, Mahendra Patel, Chief Executive Officer of Lincoln Pharma, said in the statement, “The company delivered strong operational and financial performance during the quarter and is confident of improving its growth figures going forward. The company also recently received an approval from the Australian Medicines and Medical Devices Regulator – Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for its Khatraj facility. The TGA and EU GMP approvals will further strengthen the company’s presence in the market. Strategic growth initiatives, product expansion and geographic expansion, operational efficiencies are likely to maximize value for all stakeholders in the short to medium term.”
Further, the statement said the company reported net profit of Rs 38.72 crore for the H1FY23 ending September 2022. Total operating income for the half year ending September 2022 reported at Rs 276.26 crore , EBITDA for the six months ending September 2022 was reported at Rs 58 and EPS was at Rs 19.33 per share.
Exports for the second quarter of FY23 were reported at Rs 73.58 crore. The company’s export business has grown remarkably over the past few years and grew to 65% of total sales in FY21 from 11% of total sales in FY13. company currently exports to more than 60 countries, including East and West Africa, Central and Latin America and Southeast Asia. It is looking to enter EU markets in the current fiscal year, the statement added.
Over the past five years, Lincoln Pharma has achieved a strong CAGR of 30% in earnings and higher single-digit sales growth, the statement concludes.


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The first-ever environmental hazard load-resistance requirements tailored specifically to public-occupancy temporary structures, such as outdoor stages and tents, are on their way to becoming part of the 2024 edition of the model International Building Code.
A group of structural engineers led a six-year effort to modify the code, motivated by concern about life safety, inconsistent or nonexistent building code enforcement and a lack of appropriate design guidance for the temporary structures.
The International Code Council recently posted the preliminary results—approved as modified by public comment—of the online balloting for code-change proposal S116-22, which was approved in September at its public comment hearings in Louisville, Ky.
“We posted the preliminary results pending validation of the online voting,” says Lawrence Novak, ICC chief structural engineer for codes and standards development.
He cautions that the vote is not final until it is certified by the group's validation committee and confirmed by its board of directors.
An all-volunteer ad hoc council committee developed S116-22 because building officials have no uniform or consistent approach to grant permits for public-occupancy temporary structures, which usually fall under the purview of the fire marshal and the fire code, not the department of buildings.
The need for improved and consistent structural regulation across the U.S. for environmental hazards such as wind, snow, floods and earthquakes became apparent to many building officials and structural engineers in 2011, when there were three temporary-structure failures, including that of a rock concert stage at the Indiana State Fairgrounds that killed seven people.
The revised S116-22 is on course to drastically modify International Building Code chapters 31 and 16. The model code currently calls for designing temporary structures to the same load standard as permanent structures, which engineers say is overkill. In addition, the provisions are rarely if ever enforced, say building officials.
The proposal defines public-occupancy temporary structures as new buildings or structures that are used by the general public, or that support public events, for which the public expects similar levels of reliability and safety offered by permanent construction. Public-occupancy temporary structures are often assembled with reusable components that are disassembled and shipped to another event for reassembly. They are designed for a particular purpose and a specific period of time, which the proposal defines as less than one year.
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The latest voting approved the proposal based on modifications to the original S116-22, offered as four public comments by structural engineer Jon Siu, a code consultant and recently retired Seattle building official. With the proposal revised to include his comments, he voted for S116-22.
One of Siu’s main changes from the original proposal, released for public comment last spring, was to shift the responsibility from the building official to the owner for post-certificate of occupancy (CO) inspections and reports.
S116-22 now states that a "qualified person" needs to provide these inspections, borrowing a term used in other parts of the proposal, says Siu. The records have to be available to the building official, and be submitted to them along with any request for an extension of the CO.
Another modification clarifies how to determine the risk category, and therefore the importance factors, for temporary nonbuilding structures that are associated with or ancillary to public assemblies or special events structures, says Siu. Examples of these ancillary structures are temporary speaker stands or camera stands used for temporary outdoor events.
Still another change focuses on clarifying the provisions around how to handle situations where public-occupancy temporary structures are not, or cannot be, designed for the full required loads, explains Siu.
One example: a large tent-like temporary structure in a tsunami hazard zone. “There is no way it can be designed for tsunamis,” says Siu. In these cases, the owner has to implement "controlled occupancy procedures," based on a pre-approved action plan for an emergency, which is required to be documented for a permit.
“Jon’s comments were cleanups to the [original] proposal to make it more palatable to the building official and consistent with what they do to implement” the codes, but the technical content did not change, says Don Scott, chair of the ICC ad-hoc committee that wrote the proposal. “Jon worked hand-in-hand with the committee on the comments to make sure everyone was on the same page.”
There is more work to be done. Assuming the proposal is validated, there will be a disconnect between the requirements of the 2024 IBC and the 2024 International Fire Code, which was developed earlier. The two will be aligned in the 2027 code cycle, by the same committee.
“We didn’t have time to modify the fire code for 2024,” says Scott.
In addition, the ICC ad hoc committee, composed of members of the main committee for the 2028 edition of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Structural Engineering Institute’s Minimum Design Loads and Associated Criteria for Buildings and Other Structures (ASCE/SEI 7), is gearing up to turn the IBC provisions into ASCE's first-ever consensus standard for public-occupancy temporary structures. “The provisions are 70% to 80% ready" for ASCE/SEI 7-28, says Scott.
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A section of the £33.1bn High Speed Two railway line in London is likely to be tunnelled, leading to an estimated 15 month reduction to the construction timetable.
HS2 Ltd will recommend that the line be tunnelled between North Acton and Northolt in order to reduce disruption to residents and traffic in north west London.
The transport secretary is “minded to take the option forward”, according to a statement from HS2.
HS2 said a report it commissioned had recommended the tunnel as the best option because a surface route would have disrupted traffic, cost as much or more than a tunnel and taken longer to build.
HS2 said the study was carried out after local residents, Ealing Council and the Mayor of London suggested that the section of line should be tunnelled.
The proposal would mean that the existing tunnel at West Ruislip would be extended by 9km to stretch to 14km, making it the longest tunnel on the route.
The original proposal involved adapting exiting rail lines in Ealing and Northolt and replacing both spans of the Hangar Lane Gyratory.
The tunnel option will require shafts but HS2 estimates it will be 15 months faster to build than the surface route.
HS2 Ltd community and stakeholder manager for London Peter Fry said: “The study we commissioned found that for this specific section of the line, the cost of tunnel would be comparable with a route on the surface without the need to replace bridges and divert associated utilities.
“The proposed tunnel will be included as the preferred option in the draft environmental statement for the first phase of HS2, so the community and stakeholders will have the opportunity to respond to this proposal as part of the consultation in coming months.”
Alex Nieora, chairman of North Ealing Against High Speed Rail, said campaigners had been telling HS2 Ltd for at least 18 months that a tunnel was the better option. He siad: “It’s great news. We are glad they listened to us but they should have done so from day one.”


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The 22 most popular whole food, plant-based recipes from Shane & Simple voted on by you! Vegan mains, sides, appetizers, and desserts, and every recipe is oil-free.
Well, 2022 is in the book my friends! (Thank God!) It’s been a rough year dealing with some serious illnesses in our extended family and pushing through a tough home renovation. One of the shining lights has been you and the entire Shane & Simple community.
Your comments, photos, and reactions to each recipe I share bring me such joy and encouragement. I can’t thank you enough for the way you enthusiastically celebrate healthy vegan recipes and food with me!
To celebrate, I’ve put together the top 22 BEST recipes on Shane & Simple this year, voted on by YOU! These are the BEST of the best (almost all 5 stars). Take time to see what everyone loved and make sure to add any that you haven’t tried yet to your goal list for 2023!
Top 22 Recipes for 2022
Easy Vegan Thai Noodle Salad with Peanut Dressing
Easy vegan Thai noodle salad with homemade peanut dressing. A healthy and tasty main dish or a great side for cookouts and potlucks. Vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free.
Vegan Carrot Hot Dogs
Vegan Carrot Dogs taste just like the real thing and are the perfect plant-based alternative to regular hot dogs! Low-fat, easy, great for the grill, and delicious!
Vegan Cheese Sauce
Delicious nut-free Vegan Cheese Sauce made with potatoes, carrots, and onion. It’s smooth, creamy, low-fat, and healthy! Pour over veggies or use to make some incredible guilt-free nachos.
Oil-Free Oven Roasted Potatoes
Delicious Oil-Free Oven Roasted Potatoes that bake to a crispy golden brown. Lightly seasoned with only a little salt & pepper and super easy to prepare. These potatoes are the perfect plant-based side dish!
Vegan Blueberry Pancakes
The best, EVER, Vegan Blueberry Pancakes: they’re thick, fluffy, packed with blueberries, and perfect for your Sunday morning brunch. This recipe is easy and made with wholesome, all-natural ingredients.
Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Kale Pasta
Creamy sauces, even vegan ones, are usually full of fat and not healthy. But not this bad boy! My Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato & Kale Pasta is tangy, rich, decadent, and yes, creamy! It all comes together in less than 30 minutes so it’s perfect when you want something quick, delicious, and healthy. Perfect for a mid-week meal.
Easy Vegan Brown Gravy
This Easy Vegan Brown Gravy is the perfect topping for my Creamy Homemade Vegan Mashed Potatoes. It’s low-fat, easy to make, and absolutely delicious.
Easy Vegan Zucchini Bread
The BEST Vegan Zucchini Bread recipe! Cinnamon and nutmeg combined with healthy grated zucchini to make an incredible Fall loaf. Oil-Free and delicious!
Best Vegan Cornbread Recipe
This is seriously the BEST Vegan Cornbread recipe and so easy to make. It’s perfectly sweet, moist, tender, and comforting. The perfect side for chili, soups, and stews.
Butternut Squash Black Bean Enchiladas (Vegan, Oil-Free)
This hearty butternut squash black bean enchilada recipe is so easy to make, vegan, and oil-free. The perfect plant-based comfort food for fall.
Vegan Taco Meat
The BEST Vegan Taco Meat is made with cauliflower, mushrooms, walnuts, and spices. It’s so easy to make and ready in only 20 minutes. The perfect vegan ‘meat’ substitute.
3 Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Cookies
Healthy Banana Oatmeal Cookies are so easy to make and require just 3 simple ingredients. Vegan and easily made gluten-free, these cookies are perfect for breakfast, dessert, or a snack.
Vegan Chocolate Mug Cake (Oil-Free)
This amazing vegan chocolate mug cake is rich, fudgy, and made in just minutes in the microwave.
Vegan Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Beef)
Spicy, sweet, and savory Vegan Bulgogi (Korean BBQ Beef) made with soy curls. This meatless version of a traditional Korean beef dish is so easy to make and just as tasty as the real thing.
Instant Pot Vegan Chili
This Instant Pot Vegan Chili is the BEST vegan chili recipe you will eat or need this year! It’s so EASY to make, uses only a few simple ingredients, and is ready in no time at all. Guaranteed to satisfy vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters.
Easy Vegan Chickpea Curry (Low Fat, Healthy)
This easy vegan chickpea curry is filled with aromatic spices and covered in a rich sauce. Low fat, healthy, and oil-free but you’d never know it. Ready in as little as 10 minutes!
BEST Vegan Mozzarella Cheese (Melts and Stretches)
The BEST Vegan Mozzarella Cheese recipe is chewy, stretchy, and melts just like the real thing. Best of all, it’s completely healthy, plant-based, and so easy to make. Perfect for pizza, grilled cheese, or your favorite pasta bake.
The Best Vegan Banana Bread (Healthy + Easy)
The Best Vegan Banana Bread recipe is so easy to make and absolutely perfect! Using only 10 simple ingredients, it’s moist, healthy, oil-free, and so delicious! Ready in less than an hour from start to finish.
Vegan Buffalo Tofu Wings
Vegan buffalo tofu wings are the perfect appetizer, game-day snack, or comfort food. Covered in a crunchy panko bread crumb mixture and then tossed in a hot and spicy buffalo sauce, they’re baked to crispy perfection and completely oil-free.
The Easiest Vegan Ranch Dressing (Oil-Free)
This is the easiest vegan ranch dressing recipe. It’s creamy, full of flavor, and completely oil-free! Perfect for salads, vegetables, and sandwiches. Dairy-free, oil-free, and gluten-free.
Easy Homemade Larabars (4 Ingredients, Gluten-Free)
Easy Homemade Larabars made with just four simple wholesome ingredients. Delicious, portable, and convenient. Here’s how to make your own!
Easy Vegan Black Bean Meatballs
Easy Vegan Black Bean Meatballs are a delicious plant-based alternative to regular meatballs. These hearty and savory veggie meatballs are perfect over pasta with marinara sauce, a party appetizer, or making an incredible vegan meatball sub. Low-fat, oil-free, and filling!
I can’t being to tell you how thankful I am for each and every one of you. And, now that I finally have a working kitchen, I can’t wait to make more WFPB recipes for you to enjoy and get healthy in 2023. Happy New Year, my friends!
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How much is an F-4 Phantom worth?
2007 Schools Wikipedia Selection. Related subjects: Air & Sea transport; Military History and War
|F-4 Phantom II|
|Primary users||United States Air Force Navy Marine Corps|
|Unit cost||US$2.4 million when new (F-4E)|
Does Japan still use F-4?
This left 301st Hikōtai flying F-4EJ Kai models as the last remaining squadron equipped with Phantoms in Japan. 301st Hikōtai continued to operate the F-4EJ until 14 December 2020 when the Phantom was withdrawn from front-line service, remaining in use with the Air Development and Test Wing at Gifu.
How many F-4 Phantoms were lost in Vietnam?
During the Vietnam War, the USAF lost a total of 528 F-4s (of all types) to enemy action with the majority being down by anti-aircraft fire or surface-to-air missiles.
Does Japan still use the F-4 Phantom?
How many f4 Phantoms were lost in Vietnam?
What replaced the F-4?
The F-4 continued to form a major part of U.S. military air power throughout the 1970s and 1980s, being gradually replaced by more modern aircraft such as the F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon in the U.S. Air Force, the F-14 Tomcat in the U.S. Navy, and the F/A-18 Hornet in the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
How many F-4 does Japan have?
Phantoms in non-U.S. service
|Received||in service as of 2020|
|Japan||140 F-4EJ 14 RF-4EJ||None|
|South Korea||27 RF-4C 92 F-4D 103 F-4E||20+|
|Spain||40 F-4C 18 RF-4C||None|
|Turkey||237 F-4E and RF-4E||29|
How many f4 Phantoms does Iran have?
Six F-4 squadrons are currently operational including a single reconnaissance squadron with an estimated 6-10 RF-4E jets and five combat squadrons which between them deploy an estimated 62-66 F-4D and F-4E fighters for an average of approximately 13 per squadron.
Can a civilian buy an f18?
The answer is a surprising ‘yes! ‘. As soon as an airplane is demilitarized it can be bought by members of the general public.
Is Japan still flying F-4?
After 48 years, Japan’s days of flying F-4 Phantom II fighters in a combat role are coming to an end. With the end of Japanese F-4 Phantom II operations, only the Greeks, Turks, South Korea and Iranian air arms still fly the type.
How many POWs are still in Vietnam?
Current Status of Unaccounted-for Americans Lost in the Vietnam War
|Repatriated and Identified||729||1,061|
What happened to the RF-4E Phantom II?
On 5 May 2017, the Hellenic Air Force officially retired the RF-4E Phantom II during a public ceremony. In the 1960s and 1970s when the U.S. and Iran were on friendly terms, the U.S. sold 225 F-4D, F-4E, and RF-4E Phantoms to Iran.
What is the ISBN for the F-4 Phantom II?
F-4 Phantom II (Modern Fighting Aircraft, Volume 4) . New York: Arco Publishing, 1984. ISBN 0-668-06068-9. Swanborough, Gordon and Peter Bowers. United States Military Aircraft Since 1909. Washington, District of Columbia: Smithsonian, 1989. ISBN 0-87474-880-1. Swanborough, Gordon and Peter Bowers. United States Navy Aircraft since 1911.
What was the original name of the Phantom II?
The Phantom II was briefly given the designation F-110A and named “Spectre” by the USAF, but these were not officially used and the Tri-Service aircraft designation system was adopted in September 1962.
What kind of bombs does the F-4E Phantom use?
The F-4E Phantom II PI2000 (AUP) has also been certified for use of GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs. The latest in a long line of F-4 variants, the Terminators are a batch of Turkish Air Force F-4Es, modernized by Israel on the pattern of the Kurnass 2000.


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* April imports still affected by delay in Brazil - analyst
* Shipments seen even higher in coming months - traders,
* Crush margins improved, but still pressured by high soy
BEIJING, May 7 (Reuters) - China's soybean imports in April
rose 11% from the same month a year earlier, boosted by the
arrival of some delayed Brazilian cargoes, customs data showed
China, the world's top importer of soybeans, brought in 7.45
million tonnes of the oilseed in April, up from 6.714 million
tonnes a year earlier, according to General Administration of
"It was a fairly strong number given the delays we saw out
of Brazil this year," said Darin Friedrichs, senior analyst at
StoneX, speaking after the data was released. "May imports
should be even strong(er) as the peak of Brazil shipments should
be arriving now."
Chinese crushers have stepped up purchases of soybeans from
top exporters Brazil and the United States in the early months
of 2021, expecting higher demand as the country's pig herd
Rains in Brazil, however, delayed the harvest and export of
its soybeans, resulting in a sharp drop in shipments to China in
March. Importers turned to the United States to fill the gap.
Brazilian shipments were expected to pick up and dominate
the China market from April till late in the year, traders and
"April imports were actually below market expectation, as
delays in Brazil still affected arrivals in the month," said Zou
Honglin, analyst with trade website Myagric.com.
In the first four months of the year, China brought in 28.63
million tonnes of soybeans, up 17% from the same period in the
previous year, customs data showed.
Soybean crushing margins slid into negative territory late
in March <JCI-SBMG-SHDNI> as a new outbreak of African swine
fever and the increased use of wheat in feed hurt appetite for
Margins have improved in the past couple of weeks as demand
has recovered, although they remain held in check by a rise in
international soybean prices.
"Demand (in April) was expected to increase by 10-15% from
March, mainly from pig farming," said a manager with a crusher
in southern China, speaking before the data release.
"But we are still losing money (crushing the soybeans)," as
the price of raw materials was too high, said the manager, who
declined to be named as he was not authorized to talk to media.
China also brought in 3.8 million tonnes of vegetable oils
during Jan-April, up 47.4% from the previous year, customs data
(Reporting by Hallie Gu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Neil
Fullick and Kenneth Maxwell)

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FAYETTEVILL, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — When it comes to how people can safely and effectively get their vaccines, the Fayetteville Board of Health discussed ways to help those who are hesitant to get the shot.
Dr. Gary Berner with the Community Clinic says bringing the vaccines to primary care doctors would help diminish some hesitancy and issues with access. “I think getting it in as many primary care clinics as possible just like you could grab your flu vaccine when you’re in checking your hypertension,” Berner said. “People have seen their primary care doctors for 20 years. They trust their pediatrician, or their primary care physician, or their specialist.”
Dr. Marti Sharkey added changing clinic times to be more flexible would allow more access as well as removing the need for appointments.

domain: medical


Early backers of Perry's presidential run have heralded him as being behind the so-called Texas economic miracle, however many have questioned Perry's economic claims in Texas. Questions have also arisen over Perry's close ties to the radical-wing of the Christian evangelical movement. Last Saturday, Perry helped organize and spoke at a controversial seven-hour Christian prayer rally in Houston titled, "The Response: A Call to Prayer for a Nation in Crisis."
Interview with Forrest Wilder about The New Apostolic Reformation & Rick Perry
While the prayer session drew 30,000 participants and received national press, little attention was paid to the Christian evangelicals Perry worked with to organize the event. The Texas Observer has just published an explosive article titled, "Rick Perry's Army of God." It exposes how a group of radical Christians and self-proclaimed prophets from a little-known movement known as New Apostolic Reformation have been quietly pushing for Perry's presidential bid.
Democracy Now! interviews The Texas Observer's reporter, Forrest Wilder.
Read: Rick Perry’s Army of God in The Texas Observer.


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EquiSal Tapeworm Test Kit For horse owners can easily and easily take a saliva sample from their horse, Wait at least 4 months after the last tapeworm worm before performing the tapeworm saliva test. Before taking a saliva sample, ensure that your horse has not eaten or practiced for 30 minutes. Otherwise, the test result may be invalid.
Tapeworms are a common cause of how much, so they require control. Unfortunately, routine worm strategies can ensure that worms build resistance and worms survive. To ensure that worms remain effective in the future, use the EquiSal tapeworm test to see if red is needed. A complete list of products can be found at our department for eavesdropping on horses. For the first time, you can easily and easily test your horse for tapeworm. Until now it was difficult to detect the burden of tapeworms because the worm eggs do not reliably detect tapeworms and blood tests are very expensive and inconvenient. The EquiSal tapeworm test was developed by experienced scientists. It works like a blood test but uses the saliva that you collect yourself instead. The test will tell you if your horse has tapeworms and whether a worm is needed or not. It is especially important to control tapeworms well because they are a common cause of how much.
Routine worm strategies can cause worms to build up resistance, allowing them to survive. It is becoming increasingly important to prevent routine deworming to ensure that they are effective in the future. A suitable worm control program should include regular counting of worm eggs, along with tapeworm testing twice a year using the EquiSal tapeworm test. It is also important to remember that, as there is currently no test for July worms, worm trimming for this worm must be performed during the winter months.
The Equisal tapeworm test is a revolutionary, easy-to-use test that can detect tapeworm strain using your horse’s saliva. It works just like a blood test and measures specific anti-tapeworm antibodies in saliva. Now you can include tapeworm testing in your targeted deworming programs. We recommend including the tapeworm test every 6 months in your targeted worm program and the worm only when needed. All you have to do is collect your horse’s saliva with a specially designed cotton swab and return it to the laboratory using the included bag.


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When a crop sample is taken from the field, select Crop Sample...from the WELL_Npull down menu. Then enter the details using the following dialog:-
Date of New Event:Enter the date when the crop sample was taken.
Dry Weight of Sample:Enter the dry weight of the sample in t / ha. Percentage N in Crop Sample:Enter percentage N in the sample. To add a new event complete the above questions then click on the Addbutton. To remove an existing event, click on the event in the top half of the dialog then click on the Deletebutton. Crop Sample events must lie between the crop planting date and the harvest date. See the Cash Cropdialog for more information. You must have at least one Soil N Sampleevent and Soil Moisture deficitevent before any Crop Sample events.


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Now, we have an instance of Fox News Channel clearly and indisputably slanting their whole lineup of news against the Democratic Party in an internal memo sent by the Vice President of News, John Moody. Instead of covering the Republican losses in the elections, they choose to focus on, and in some cases invent, stories of how insurgents might be emboldened by the Democratic victory. They push the story line of Democratic infighting on a day that had bitter Republican finger pointing on who was responsible for their momentous losses. And they call a Democratic legislator a "political hack."
Now imagine if the Vice President of News of any of the networks had called an elected Republican a political hack? What do you think the reaction would be by conservatives? Is there anyone who would make the argument that they wouldn't ask the person be fired immediately? Why should Fox "News" Channel be held to a different standard?
There is an answer to that question. They should be held to a different standard because they are clearly not a real news organization. Their job is to slant the news in favor of a conservative point of view. They defend Republicans and attack Democrats on a daily basis. Only a blind man can't see it. Just read Newshounds or Media Matters on any given day. They have hundreds of examples.
And all of that is okay. They have the right to present any point of view they like. The only problem is that the rest of the media treats them as if they are a real news organization. They are not in the business of news, they are in the business of opinions (and less charitably, some might say propaganda).
It's not that they make stuff up as much as it is that they slant every story to emphasize something that leans against the Democrats and in favor of the Republicans. Read the memo again. Almost every sentence is taking a small and less relevant story in the news and spinning it to far greater prominence for the purpose of a clear agenda.
And the important thing is not that Fox does this, it's that the rest of the media and real news organizations give them any credence. They don't hold Fox to the same journalistic standards, but take news and spin from them as if they have the same credibility as a legitimate news organization.
This leaked memo has two very good examples. First, Fox emphasizes Democratic infighting on a day when there was tremendous Republican infighting. Second, instead of asking how the White House will deal with this setback and change their Iraq policy, they ask if Democrats can solve Iraq. Plus, they say ahead of time, that they will push that story for the next two years. What kind of a news organization would make a decision to push a news story for the next several years without knowing what the real news would be in those next two years? The kind that doesn't care about the news, but cares about its agenda.
Unfortunately, we see the meme of Democratic infighting and Democrats "lack of a plan" in Iraq -- which by the way is absolutely false -- repeated robotically throughout the mainstream press. The fact that Democrats have several well thought out positions on Iraq, including a detailed plan by Senator Biden which might one day be adopted by the Iraq Study Group is completely ignored as the Fox spin gets repeated throughout the media. This is the part that is unacceptable. It's one thing for Fox to be manipulative, it's another for the mainstream press to get manipulated and be oblivious to it.
Finally, though it is mainly the spin that's the problem, Fox also flat out makes up stories based on the dictates of higher ups like John Moody. Newshounds again has an excellent example. Right after this memo is written, one of Moody's minions, Martha MacCallum, carried out his marching orders by reporting that "insurgents were cheering in the streets" in Iraq with absolutely no proof or sourcing.
Will there be an independent panel put together to investigate MacCallum's unsubstantiated story or John Moody's clearly partisan orders that directed her? Will they be fired? Or will Fox News Channel simply go the way of the World Wrestling Federation and simply admit that it's all an act -- they don't really cover news, they spin the news?
If they make that admission, I am perfectly comfortable with John Moody staying on with Fox. He is delivering what they pay him for -- someone who slants the news, not reports it.


The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal, convened at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos, has rendered null and void the election victory of Mr. Thaddeus Atta from the Labour Party, previously declared as the legitimate representative for Eti Osa Federal Constituency.
In a landmark judgment delivered late Monday night, the tribunal has declared the elections in Eti Osa Federal Constituency inconclusive. Consequently, it has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to organize a supplementary election within the next 90 days specifically in 33 polling units where the elections did not take place.
Mr. Thaddeus Atta, in response to the tribunal’s ruling, took to social media, specifically X (formerly Twitter), on Tuesday morning to downplay the decision, emphasizing that he was not “sacked” by the court.
“No cause for alarm! I am here to clarify that I was not sacked. The Tribunal has simply ordered a re-run (supplementary election) in the 32 polling units where elections did not hold. We will continue working for Etiosa.
“I urge constituents to keep calm as we are unshaken. We will get through this together. Constituency’s progress! 💪🗳
Hon. Atta Achief Thaddeus, HOR, EtiOsa Constituency. #EtiOsaConstituency,” he posted.
The verdict has ignited significant attention and discourse on social media, particularly due to the involvement of prominent candidates. Bankole Wellington (commonly known as Banky W) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who secured the second position in the polls, and Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro (IBO) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), both submitted petitions contesting the results of the February 25 elections. This development has amplified the public’s interest in the ongoing electoral dispute.
Banky W on X shared that “It is possible. Still,” indicating that a re-run might be his hope after all.
In the meantime, Obanikoro’s camp has been actively seeking support ever since this news emerged.
It’s worth recalling that INEC had officially declared Atta as the victor, amassing 24,075 votes, with Banky W securing 18,668 votes, and IBO tallying 16,901 votes, according to the election results.


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A deterministic oscillatory model of microtubule growth and shrinkage for differential actions of short chain fatty acidsShort chain fatty acids (SCFA), principally acetate, propionate, butyrate and valerate, are produced in pharmacologically relevant concentrations by the gut microbiome. Investigations indicate that they exert beneficial effects on colon epithelia. There is increasing interest in whether different SCFAs have distinct functions which may be exploited for prevention or treatment of colonic diseases including colorectal cancer (CRC), inflammatory bowel disease and obesity. Based on experimental evidence, we hypothe-sised that odd-chain SCFAs may possess anti-mitotic capabilities in colon cancer cells by disrupting microtubule (MT) structural integrity via dysregulation of b-tubulin isotypes. MT dynamic instability is an essential characteristic of MT cellular activity. We report a minimal deterministic model that takes a novel approach to explore the hypothesised pathway by triggering spontaneous oscillations to represent MT dynamic behaviour. The dynamicity parameters in silico were compared to those reported in vitro.Simulations of untreated and butyrate (even-chain length) treated cells reflected MT behaviour in interphase or untreated control cells. The propionate and valerate (odd-chain length) simulations displayed increased catastrophe frequencies and longer periods of MT-fibre shrinkage. Their enhanced dynamicity wasdissimilar to that observed in mitotic cells, but parallel to that induced by MT-destabilisation treatments.Antimicrotubule drugs act through upward or downward modulation of MT dynamic instability. Our computational modelling suggests that metabolic engineering of the microbiome may facilitate managing CRC risk by predicting outcomes of SCFA treatments in combination with AMDs
A mathematical model of microbial folate biosynthesis and utilisation: implications for antifolate developmentThe metabolic biochemistry of folate biosynthesis and utilisation has evolved into a complex network of reactions. Although this complexity represents challenges to the field of folate research it has also provided a renewed source for antimetabolite targets. A range of improved folate chemotherapy continues to be developed and applied particularly to cancer and chronic inflammatory diseases. However, new or better antifolates against infectious diseases remain much more elusive. In this paper we describe the assembly of a generic deterministic mathematical model of microbial folate metabolism. Our aim is to explore how a mathematical model could be used to explore the dynamics of this inherently complex set of biochemical reactions. Using the model it was found that: (1) a particular small set of folate intermediates are overrepresented, (2) inhibitory profiles can be quantified by the level of key folate products, (3) using the model to scan for the most effective combinatorial inhibitions of folate enzymes we identified specific targets which could complement current antifolates, and (4) the model substantiates the case for a substrate cycle in the folinic acid biosynthesis reaction. Our model is coded in the systems biology markup language and has been deposited in the BioModels Database (MODEL1511020000), this makes it accessible to the community as a whole.