October 4, 2012
Leading energy industry officials as well as key policy makers will gather in Oklahoma City on Thursday, Oct. 4, for the Governor’s Energy Conference, Governor Mary Fallin announced today. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cox Business Center in Oklahoma City and is presented by the Office of the Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and the Meinders School of Business, and sponsored by the Karl F. and June S. Martin Family Foundation.
“States like Oklahoma are leading the way when it comes to energy policy. This conference brings together industry leaders as well as key policy makers to discuss the future of American-made energy and the path forward to energy independence,” Fallin said. “I encourage all those who are interested in energy policy to attend.”
The conference features input and presentations from leading oil and natural gas industry executives, and other industry experts who will share their thoughts on current energy issues.
To register, contact Melissa Cory at (405) 208-5540 or at MCory@okcu.edu. The individual registration cost is $150.
- Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
- Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
- Oklahoma Secretary of Energy Michael Ming
- John Richels, chief executive officer and president, Devon Energy Corporation
- Harold Hamm, chairman and chief executive officer, Continental Resources
- Tom Price, senior vice president, corporate development and government relations for Chesapeake Energy
- William Whitsitt, executive vice president of public affairs, Devon Energy Corporation
- Commissioner Patrice Douglas, chairwoman, Oklahoma Corporation Commission
- Neha Palmer, global infrastructure, Google
- Peter Delaney, chairman and CEO, OGE Energy Corp.
- Michael O’Sullivan, senior vice president, development, NextEra Energy Resources
- Jim Roth, former corporation commissioner and attorney, Phillips Murrah
- Mark Brownstein, chief counsel of the energy program, Environmental Defense Fund


Sea Girls // Brudenell Social Club, Leeds // 09/02/2018
Photo by Jodie Canwell
Sea Girls aren’t showing any signs of fatigue. Having set firm foundations in 2017, the Alt-Rock four piece welcomed February with their first UK tour; the start of a year saturated with festival dates and recording. It’s with this same tenacity that they approached their show at Brudenell Social Club. Fun and charismatic, Sea Girls certainly left Leeds with even more fans enthused and infected by their energetic brand of indie rock.
Courtyards’ husky support set welcomed the audience as they trickled into Brudenell social club’s community room. It’s while the crowd swelled that I realised that I was flanked by gaggling teens to match reserved and excitable middle aged couples, along with everything in between. The long-haired lads took to the stage and stormed straight into ‘What For.’ Rising and dipping through the chorus, frontman Henry Camamile sung through his macaroni curls as the crowd edged forward. From this moment, Sea Girl’s enthusiasm was equaled by the audience. Once Rory Young crashed into the unmistakable guitar melody of ‘Lost’ the room’s energy increased, the red ribbon dangling from his guitar’s headstock danced while he jerked and swayed. The band certainly went the distance on new track ‘Eat Me Whole’, with Young performing its rousing solo swallowed by the crowd.
‘Daisy Daisy’ appropriately slowed the tempo. The venue’s tall ceiling and blank walls made it feel like the last dance at a school disco, as Camamile crooned through the track with honesty and emotion. The time then arrived for the boys to close the show with fan favourite ‘call me out.’ Drummer Oli Kahn was panting and red faced, and the rest of the band were also visibly drained from their set, yet they were pushed on by the crowd who repeated every last word of their powerful hit. Sea Girls truly gave their all for the fans that night, and while they received a great deal of love from the crowd, it’s clear that they’re taking none of it for granted.
Sea girls are taking their talents on tour with The Academic in April.


President-elect Barack Obama is appealing to the nation that he will soon lead to honor slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King by making a commitment to serve others.
On the eve of his own inauguration, Obama issued a statement Monday saying that King’s life was lived in loving service to others.
Monday is the federal holiday commemorating the birthday of King, and Obama was leading a day of community service.
“As we honor that legacy, it’s not a day just to pause and reflect – it’s a day to act,” Obama said. “I ask the American people to turn today’s efforts into an ongoing commitment to enriching the lives of others in their communities, their cities, and their country.”


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After months of stalling Westminster City Council has finally released a secret report explaining the finances behind plans for a major development of luxury flats by a private company on land owned by the council.
In June 2015 a committee headed by councillor Robert Davis approved plans for a controversial development of 105 flats in three tower blocks but which included no social housing on a site at 87-125 Cleveland Street.
The freehold of the site is owned by Westminster City Council which assigned a lease to Soho Data Holdings.
Dukelease Properties which is developing the site successfully argued that the project would not be financially viable to include on-site social housing and offered a payment in lieu of only £4,629,000 — much less than the £15,785,000 calculated by planning officers.
Roger Allen of Holcroft Court Residents Association complained to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) after the City Council refused his request to see a full copy of a viability report.
In March this year the ICO upheld the complaint and required the council to disclose all the withheld information.
In making the decision the commissioner recognised the council’s arguments to withhold the information on grounds of commercial confidentiality, but said that this was outweighed by the public interest in disclosing the information.
“The Council has argued that organisations would be reluctant to provide commercially sensitive information to the Council if they could not be assured of the confidentiality of that information,” wrote the commissioner.
“However, the Commissioner considers that it would be unlikely that these organisations would not engage at all with Councils on major development opportunities. The suggestion that disclosure might lead developers in future to choose not to work with the Council does not seem realistic to the Commissioner. As developers have an incentive to make the most persuasive case available to them in relation to proposed development sites, it is difficult to fathom how developers could make a convincing argument regarding the viability of such developments without using such quantified information.”
The Information Commissioner stated that affordable housing “is a local issue of such importance” and so is the public’s understanding of viability reports.
However, Westminster City Council refused to release the report and appealed to the Information Tribunal to overturn the decision. Emails seen by Fitzrovia News indicate that the council’s deputy leader councillor Robert Davis took the decision to appeal the ICO’s ruling.
Roger Allen told Fitzrovia News: “Robert Davis has chosen to waste tax payers’ money on legal fees defending a viability report that the ICO has described as being ‘in the public interest’ to disclose.”
On 1 June Westminster Council finally backed down and made public the report but said it had done so because the property developer had agreed to this and denied it had wasted public money.
In a statement to Fitzrovia News a spokesperson for Westminster Council said:
“The developer has voluntarily agreed to release the viability assessment as, in this instance, they do not object to their commercially sensitive business proposals being disclosed. Therefore the ICO’s ruling is no longer relevant and absolutely no public money has been spent on this issue.
“The release of such information needs to be done with all commercial sensitivities taken into account, ensuring that private developers are not discouraged from investing in Westminster through enforced publication of their financial information.”
Now the report is in the public domain it will have to be analysed and made sense of, something we will report upon in due course.
Neighbouring residents are also wondering why demolition work on the site has stopped. Westminster Council told Fitzrovia News:
“The building works on the site have ceased as the applicant has submitted a revised plan to the council. We cannot comment further on this without prejudicing any future decision on this amended application.”
The site is well know for the Banksy mural on the south wall of the building. Residents have asked what is happening to it.
“The protection of the Banksy mural at the site is a matter for the applicant, but we would encourage them to pay all due care attention to the artwork,” said Westminster Council.
However, according to a report to councillors the Banksy artwork is owned by the council.
The Banksy art on the southern wall of the premises remains the property of WCC. Any works to the premises which may affect the integrity of this art may not be commenced until such time as the art has been removed by WCC at their cost and in a reasonable timeframe. If the Banksy is required to be retained on site as part of the planning obligations for the new development, then WCC will comply with this requirement but ownership of the Banksy will not transfer to the owner of the property.
Environmental Information Regulations 2004: Decision notice FS50587175 16 March 2016 (pdf).
Westminster City Council, Assessment for Financial Viability, Cleveland Street (pdf).

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TikTok announced plans Monday to restart its Indonesian e-commerce business, TikTok Shop, after signing a $1.5 billion deal to acquire a controlling stake in the country's largest internet-selling platform. File photo by John Angelillo/UPI
Dec. 11 (UPI) -- TikTok announced plans Monday to restart its Indonesian e-commerce business, TikTok Shop, after signing a $1.5 billion deal to acquire a controlling stake in the country's largest Internet-selling platform to get around a ban on social media shopping.
The deal, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024, will see TikTok Shop merge with GoTo Tokopedia, which will operate and maintain the shopping element of TikTok's video-sharing app in Indonesia, GoTo and TikTok said in a joint news release.
The announcement, two months after TikTok shuttered its online shopping service in its second-largest market after the United States, comes after the government said it would no longer permit e-commerce transactions on social media platforms in a bid to regulate the industry and protect domestic businesses.
The tie-up, inked just in time for Indonesia's national shopping day Tuesday, is in line with GoTo Group's strategy to bolster its financial and strategic position by growing its total addressable market, allowing TikTok and GoTo to serve the needs of Indonesian consumers and micro and small and medium-sized enterprises more comprehensively.
The companies also claimed partnership will foster the promotion of Indonesian products on Tokopedia -- GoTo's e-commerce platform -- and support merchants to sell products online by providing support in areas such as marketing, branding, and sustainable business practices.
The combined entity will also assist domestic brands to promote their products in international markets, the establishment of technology centers across Indonesia to develop local tech talent and ensuring fair competition in the online market space.
Online retailing is one of Indonesia's fastest-growing sectors with sales forecast to have jumped more than 600% over the six years from 2018 to 2024 to $44 billion in a market dominated by Tokopedia, Singapore's Shopee and China's Lazada until TikTok entered the fray in 2021.
TikTok Shop's share of the market had been growing apace until President Joko Widodo signaled in September that regulation of the sector was coming down the track.


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The Handbook of Assessing Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders assembles current findings on assessment methods and applies them to common complicating factors, including comorbid personality and behavioral problems. Chapters examine innovative approaches to assessment of anxiety in children and adults, provide leading insights into timely topics (e.g., school refusal, self-injurious behaviors), and analyze strengths and weaknesses of widely used assessment tools. In clarifying the assessment process, contributors give readers a clear perspective on choosing treatment options in keeping with the trend toward targeted, evidence-based practice, and pinpoint needs for further research. The Handbook's coverage spans the anxiety spectrum, including areas such as: Assessment of social and generalized anxiety disorder.Neuropsychological assessment of obsessive-compulsive disorder.Intelligence testing and treatment planning with children.Assessment of substance abuse and dependence in anxiety disorders.Personality disorder assessment in clients with anxiety disorders.Functional assessment of comorbid and secondary disorders: identifying conditions for primary treatment.The Handbook of Assessing Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders is an essential reference for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in clinical child, school, and developmental psychology; social work; psychiatry; psychotherapy; counseling; and pediatrics. And its companion volume, the Handbook of Treating Variants and Complications in Anxiety Disorders, translates these findings to the next stage of care.
The most authoritative book about Astral Projection ever written.
In clinical literature on the effects of early parent-child relationships, including troubled and abusive relationships, attachment theory is prominent.
Improved diagnostic sophistication is increasingly enabling neurologists to differentiate between Parkinson's disease and other atypical parkinsonism (AP), such as multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, and dementia with Lewy bodies. The Handbook of Atypical Parkinsonism is a comprehensive survey of all diseases of this category, providing an authoritative guide to the recognition, diagnosis and management of these disorders. Each chapter follows a common structure, commencing with the full basic science of the disorder under consideration, followed by descriptions of the clinical picture and differential diagnosis. Subsequent chapters discuss current and future therapeutic approaches to these difficult conditions. Written and edited by leading practitioners in the field, clinicians in neurology and other specialties will find this book essential to the understanding and diagnosis of this complex group of disorders.
Augmented Reality (AR) refers to the merging of a live view of the physical, real world with context-sensitive, computer-generated images to create a mixed reality. Through this augmented vision, a user can digitally interact with and adjust information about their surrounding environment on-the-fly. Handbook of Augmented Reality provides an extensive overview of the current and future trends in Augmented Reality, and chronicles the dramatic growth in this field. The book includes contributions from world expert s in the field of AR from academia, research laboratories and private industry. Case studies and examples throughout the handbook help introduce the basic concepts of AR, as well as outline the Computer Vision and Multimedia techniques most commonly used today. The book is intended for a wide variety of readers including academicians, designers, developers, educators, engineers, practitioners, researchers, and graduate students. This book can also be beneficial for business managers, entrepreneurs, and investors.
This book is written as a reference aid to be used by biology students at any time they are first exposed to the scientific method and to original research. It guides the beginner through elementary experimental design, data collection and analysis, and the subsequent writing of a scientific report. In addition, it provides an introduction to the literature of biology and a basic search strategy for finding relevant, published information in a library.
The Handbook of Bird Photography distills the knowledge, talent, and experience of three well-known professional wildlife photographers into one beautifully illustrated volume. Written in a manner that is easy to understand, this book offers fresh insight and practical tips that will broaden horizons for nature and bird photographers. The authors share their stories showcasing photographs for which they have received awards in major international wildlife photo competitions. In this book, you'll learn about all of the elements that lead to a great bird photograph, including:The bird photographer's equipment Shooting techniques: exposure, focus, how to show movement and freeze action, etc. In the field: bird behavior, hides, and how to attract birds How to use light and compose and crop images The best sites for finding and photographing birds You'll also learn how to show, share, promote, and sell your photographs. Bird photography is a brilliant way to spend your free time, and for some it's a career. This book helps beginners get the hang of things quickly and accurately, and offers field-specific expertise for more experienced photographers.
With the medical device industry growing at an incredible pace, and the overall understanding of the molecular basis for disease on the rise, today's bio-medical engineers face a constant challenge to re-tool or reinvent devices that remain in step with medical science. In Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices, Second Edition, leading experts from the University of Minnesota's renowned Lillehei Heart Institute and scientists from Medtronic, Inc. have thoroughly updated and expanded upon the critically acclaimed first edition with the latest information on the anatomic features, underlying physiologic mechanisms, and treatments for diseases of the heart. Key chapters address animal models for cardiac research, cardiac mapping systems, heart-valve disease, and genomics-based tools and technology. Once again, companion compact disks offer unique insights into the working heart, providing color images and movies that enhance the understanding of key points within the text. Comprehensive and state-of-the art, the Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices, Second Edition provides clinicians and biomedical engineers alike with the authoritative information and background they need to work on and implement tomorrow's generation of life-saving cardiac devices.
Fully revised and updated, the Handbook serves as a practical guide to endovascular methods and as a concise reference for neurovascular anatomy and published data about cerebrovascular disease from a neurointerventionalist's perspective. Divided into three parts, the book covers: Fundamentals of neurovascular anatomy and basic angiographic techniques; Interventional Techniques and endovascular methods, along with useful device information and tips and tricks for daily practice; Specific Disease States, with essential clinical information about commonly encountered conditions. New features in the 2nd Edition include: Global Gems that illuminate aspects of the field outside the United States; Angio-anatomic and angio-pathologic image correlates; Newly released clinical study results influencing neurointerventional practice; Information on emerging technologies in this rapidly advancing field. The Handbook is a vital resource for all clinicians involved in neurointerventional practice, including radiologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, cardiologists, and vascular surgeons.
It has been said that the moral test of a society is how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. Those who enter the field of child life daily encounter those in our society who are among the most vulnerable . . . vulnerable because of their age and their ways of interpreting the world, vulnerable because of their physical circumstances, vulnerable because of the unfamiliar they encounter, vulnerable at times because of additional barriers such as language, poverty or prejudice. Yet, the child life specialist understands that each individual, despite the vulnerabilities he or she may bring to an encounter, also brings strength and resiliency. The task of the child life specialist is to build upon those strengths and to minimize individual vulnerability and maximize the growth of the individual. This book addresses the most important aspects of the practice of child life. The book is geared toward an audience beyond the introductory level and includes information on the state of the art in each chapter covered. Wherever possible, the book demonstrates application of the contents in practice through case studies. The goal of this text is to assist in this process, drawing upon the expertise of leading figures in the field to help provide child life specialists, and other allied health professionals, with the knowledge and skills they will need to accomplish this important task. Book jacket.
Do you know which of the twelve animal signs you are and how "the animal that hides in your heart" influences your outlook on life and your relationships with others? Learn how the five elements, four seasons, and the ascendant sign based on hour of birth can affect your personality. Find out what happens in your chart when Eastern moon sign meets Western sun sign, and discover the 144 marriage combinations to see the relationships between the twelve lunar signs. Look to the future and learn how you are likely to fare in the upcoming years.
Every chapter has been updated to reflect current thought and research in the field. Chapters devoted to specialized tests in neuropsychology have been updated to reflect new editions of these popular instruments. Special topic chapters have been added such as working in pediatric coma rehabilitation, using the planning, attention, sequential, simultaneous theory of neuropsychological processes, additions on ADHD, and more appear written by the leading experts and practitioners in these fields to reflect the demands of current practice in clinical child neuropsychology.
Now updated in its second edition, Handbook of Clinical Issues in Couple Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of emerging issues that impact couple therapy. Unlike other guides that concentrate more on theoretical approaches, this invaluable resource contains the latest research and perspectives that every clinician needs when dealing with the challenging issues often found in practice. Carefully referenced, it explores a range of issues that include intimate partner violence, posttraumatic stress disorder and its effect on couple relationships, divorce therapy, remarriage and cohabitation issues, cultural issues, and couple therapist training. This insightful edited volume is suitable for a wide spectrum of readers, including couple and family therapists, counselors, psychologists, social workers, pastoral counselors, educators, and graduate students.
Psychiatric clinicians should use rating scales and questionnaires often, for they not only facilitate targeted diagnoses and treatment; they also facilitate links to empirical literature and systematize the entire process of management. Clinically oriented and highly practical, the Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health is an ideal tool for the busy psychiatrist, clinical psychologist, family physician, or social worker. In this ground-breaking text, leading researchers provide reviews of the most commonly used outcome and screening measures for the major psychiatric diagnoses and treatment scenarios. The full range of psychiatric disorders are covered in brief but thorough chapters, each of which provides a concise review of measurement issues related to the relevant condition, along with recommendations on which dimensions to measure - and when. The Handbook also includes ready-to-photocopy versions of the most popular, valid, and reliable scales and checklists, along with scoring keys and links to websites containing on-line versions. Moreover, the Handbook describes well known, structured, diagnostic interviews and the specialized training requirements for each. It also includes details of popular psychological tests (such as neuropsychological, personality, and projective tests), along with practical guidelines on when to request psychological testing, how to discuss the case with the assessment consultant and how to integrate information from the final testing report into treatment. Focused and immensely useful, the Handbook of Clinical Rating Scales and Assessment in Psychiatry and Mental Health is an invaluable resource for all clinicians who care for patients with psychiatric disorders.
This acclaimed text and practitioner reference presents an authoritative overview of major models of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Foremost treatment developers explain core CBT principles and provide a framework for systematic assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment planning. Scholarly yet accessible chapters on each therapy detail what makes the approach unique, which clinical problems it is used to treat, what assessment and intervention tools have been developed, how they are implemented, and what the research reveals about the therapy's effectiveness. Special topics include working with children and adolescents, couples, and culturally diverse clients. The Handbook has been widely adopted in training programs, and the revisions in this edition reinforce its value as a text. New to This Edition The latest findings and clinical advances. Additional therapies schema therapy and mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions. Chapter on the empirical evidence base for CBT.Chapters on treatment of couples and culturally diverse clients.
Providing a survey of the theory and research on social interaction skills, this volume contains 24 papers on theoretical and methodological concerns in research, fundamental interaction skills, function-focused skills, the management of diverse personal relationships, and the sills required by public and professional life. Specific chapters discuss models of skill acquisition, methods of assessment, persuasion, friendship, marriage, management, leadership, and teaching. Empirically supported strategies for developing and enhancing these skills are emphasized. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This handbook explores criminal law systems from around the world, with the express aim of stimulating comparison and discussion. General principles of criminal liability receive prominent coverage in each essay--including discussions of rationales for punishment, the role and design of criminal codes, the general structure of criminal liability, accounts of mens rea, and the rights that criminal law is designed to protect--before the authors turn to more specific offenses like homicide, theft, sexual offenses, victimless crimes, and terrorism. This key reference covers all of the world's major legal systems--common, civil, Asian, and Islamic law traditions--with essays on sixteen countries on six different continents. The introduction places each country within traditional distinctions among legal systems and explores noteworthy similarities and differences among the countries covered, providing an ideal entry into the fascinating range of criminal law systems in use the world over.
The Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities synthesizes a substantive range of evidence-based research on clinical treatments as well as organizational processes and policy. This comprehensive resource examines the concept of behavioral crisis in children and adults with special needs and provides a data-rich trove of research-into-practice findings. Emphasizing continuum-of-care options and evidence-based best practices, the volume examines crisis interventions across diverse treatment settings, including public and private schools, nonacademic residential settings as well as outpatient and home-based programs. Key coverage includes: Assessment of problem behaviors.Co-occurring psychiatric disorders in individuals with intellectual disabilities.Family members' involvement in prevention and intervention.Intensive treatment in pediatric feeding disorders.Therapeutic restraint and protective holding.Effective evaluation of psychotropic drug effects. The Handbook of Crisis Intervention and Developmental Disabilities is a must-have resource for researchers, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in clinical child, school, developmental, and counseling psychology, clinical social work, behavior therapy/analysis, and special education as well as other related professionals working across a continuum of service delivery settings.
Bringing together leading authorities, this definitive handbook provides a comprehensive review of the field of cultural psychology. Major theoretical perspectives are explained, and methodological issues and challenges are discussed. The volume examines how topics fundamental to psychology-identity and social relations, the self, cognition, emotion and motivation, and development-are influenced by cultural meanings and practices. It also presents cutting-edge work on the psychological and evolutionary underpinnings of cultural stability and change. In all, more than 60 contributors have written over 30 chapters covering such diverse areas as food, love, religion, intelligence, language, attachment, narratives, and work.
Schools across the United States - as well as much of the world - are experiencing widespread change. Students are more diverse ethnically, academically, and emotionally. More attention is being paid to abuse and neglect, violence and bullying, and the growing inequities that contribute to student dropout. Within this changing landscape, cultural competence is imperative for school-based professionals, both ethically and as mandated by educational reform. The Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health explores the academic and behavioral challenges of an increasingly diverse school environment, offering workable, cost-effective solutions in an accessible, well-organized format. This timely volume updates the research on cultural competence in school-based interventions, describes innovative approaches to counseling and classroom life, and demonstrates how this knowledge is used in successful programs with children, adolescents, and their families. Populations covered range widely, from African American and Asian American/Pacific Islander families to forced migrants and children who live on military bases. By addressing issues of training and policy as well as research and practice, contributors present a variety of topics that are salient, engaging, and applicable to contemporary experience, including: - Adolescent ethnic/racial identity development. - Culturally responsive school mental health in rural communities. - Working with LGBT youth in school settings. - Cultural competence in work with youth gangs. - Culturally integrated substance abuse prevention and sex education programs. - Promoting culturally competent school-based assessment. - School-based behavioral health care in overseas military bases. - Developmental, legal, and linguistic considerations in work with forced migrant children. - Cultural considerations in work/family balance. The Handbook of Culturally Responsive School Mental Health is a must-have reference for researchers, scientist-practitioners, educational policymakers, and graduate students in child and school psychology; educational psychology; pediatrics/school nursing; social work; counseling/therapy; teaching and teacher education; and educational administration.
Data Intensive Computing refers to capturing, managing, analyzing, and understanding data at volumes and rates that push the frontiers of current technologies. The challenge of data intensive computing is to provide the hardware architectures and related software systems and techniques which are capable of transforming ultra-large data into valuable knowledge. Handbook of Data Intensive Computing is written by leading international experts in the field. Experts from academia, research laboratories and private industry address both theory and application. Data intensive computing demands a fundamentally different set of principles than mainstream computing. Data-intensive applications typically are well suited for large-scale parallelism over the data and also require an extremely high degree of fault-tolerance, reliability, and availability. Real-world examples are provided throughout the book. Handbook of Data Intensive Computing is designed as a reference for practitioners and researchers, including programmers, computer and system infrastructure designers, and developers. This book can also be beneficial for business managers, entrepreneurs, and investors.
Bringing together the field's leading authorities, this acclaimed work is widely regarded as the standard reference on depression. The Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the epidemiology, course, and outcome of depressive disorders; issues in assessment and diagnosis; psychological and biological risk factors; effective approaches to prevention and treatment; and the nature of depression in specific populations. Each chapter offers a definitive statement of current theories, methods, and research findings, while also identifying key questions that remain unanswered.
In a boundary-crossing and globalizing world, the personal and social positions in self and identity become increasingly dense, heterogeneous and even conflicting. In this handbook scholars of different disciplines, nations and cultures (East and West) bring together their views and applications of dialogical self theory in such a way that deeper commonalities are brought to the surface. As a 'bridging theory', dialogical self theory reveals unexpected links between a broad variety of phenomena, such as self and identity problems in education and psychotherapy, multicultural identities, child-rearing practices, adult development, consumer behaviour, the use of the internet and the value of silence. Researchers and practitioners present different methods of investigation, both qualitative and quantitative, and also highlight applications of dialogical self theory.
In a boundary crossing and globalizing world, the personal and social positions in self and identity become increasingly dense, heterogeneous and even conflicting. In this Handbook scholars of different disciplines, nations and cultures (East and West) bring together their views and applications of Dialogical Self Theory in such a way that deeper commonalities are brought to the surface. As a 'bridging theory', Dialogical Self Theory reveals unexpected links between a broad variety of phenomena, such as self and identity problems in education and psychotherapy, multicultural identities, child-rearing practices, adult development, consumer behaviour, the use of internet and the value of silence. Researchers and practitioners present different methods of investigation, both qualitative and quantitative, and also highlight applications of Dialogical Self Theory.
The diesel engine continues to be the most cost-effective internal combustion engine for motor vehicles as well as road and nonroad engine applications. The diesel engine is superior to all other drive engines in terms of flexibility, performance, emissions and ruggedness, particularly in the context of the current CO2 discussions. The intensive search for alternative drive concepts, e. g. hybrid or purely electric drives, has demonstrated the indispensability of diesel engines for cost-effective long-distance operation and wherever energy carriers have high energy densities, i. e. fuel storage capacities are limited. This English edition of the Handbook of Diesel Engines provides a comprehensive overview of diesel engines of all sizes from small single cylinder engines up to large two-stroke marine engines. The handbook is geared toward experts working in research and development and industry as well as students studying engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering or electronics.
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Atomic Theory Timeline
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Law of Conservation of Mass - matter cannot be created or destroyed, but can be changed
Dalton's Atomic Theory - all matter is composed of atoms that are indestructible
Oil Drop Experiment - determined the size of an electron
Ernest Rutherford - developed a model of the atom
Rutherford Model - suggested that atoms have nuclei with largely empty space being orbited by small electrons
Niels Bohr - created an atomic model where there are rings to the atom where electrons orbit
Erwin Schrodinger - created the Electron Cloud Model
Electron Cloud Model - model of the atom where electrons locations cannot be determined but can be predicted using equations
James Chadwick - discovered the neutron
Democritus formulated the atomic theory
Antoine Lavoisier discovered the role oxygen plays in combustion and named oxygen and hydrogen
JJ Thomson discovered the electron using the Cathode Ray Experiment.
The Plum pudding model composed by JJ Thomson who concluded that atoms are positively and negatively charged.
John Dalton introduces the atomic theory to chemistry
The Gold Foil experiment by Ernest Rutherford led to the discovery of the proton.
Robert Millikan - performed the Oil Drop Experiment
Cathode Ray Tube Experiment - helped the discovery of the electron by using electricity
Bohr Planetary Model - electrons orbited the atom like a planet does the sun
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Flooding shut down a number of roads while homes were evacuated on mid-Vancouver Island Saturday.
Both the Nanaimo and Englishmen Rivers were among those that spilled their banks. Emergency officials were out to make sure people weren’t stranded.
Firefighters and search and rescue technicians helped numerous people get to safety, after their homes became surrounded by water — Some chose to stay put.
North Cedar Fire Department’s Chief said the flooding from this latest system is far worse than most.
“This is pretty significant and unusual,” said Chief Percy Tipping.
“The last time we had water levels requiring evacuations was way back in 2007.”
The owner of the Riverside Trailer Park says he feels for his tenants whose homes have flooded.
Duane Beausoleil says he discovered he lost a $20,000 cabin he recently built as a future vacation rental.
“It was all done up inside. Hardwood floors and everything. It just floated away.”
Saturday morning people near the Nanaimo river found a number of roads submerged.
Flooding across Cedar road left a neighbour with a new water view from his home.
“It’s beyond impressive actually,” said Gino Dennis. “I can’t say I’ve ever seen it get this high in quite a long time.”
The swollen Nanaimo river saw numerous trees come down.
Raines road looks more like a river and Aikenhead road saw a dramatic rescue at four this morning when two vehicles got stuck. One driver was fleeing his home.
“The river came through the park. there are two feet of water in my trailer so I’m going down to my brother’s in Crofton and I come over that hill and I’m doing maybe 20 kilometres an hour cause I figured there’d be water here,” said Chuck King.
King says another driver in the opposite lane hit the water too fast which “floated her over into my lane and I went over so I wouldn’t be in a head-on collision.”
The van high-centred on the edge of the pavement. A passerby called 911 and firefighters helped retrieve both drivers.
“The flow increased considerably and the level came up two inches while we were actually here so the vehicles weren’t very stable,” said Chief Ron Gueulette of the Cranberry Fire Department.
Several good samaritans decided to pull the car to higher ground this morning. Several Nanaimo Chrysler employees brought a jeep and helped pull the car out.
Gueulette says the current is now eroding the side of the road.
Martindale and Plummer Roads both closed due to flooding near the Englishman River
The waters started receding Saturday morning after the sun came out and the tides began to drop.
Other parts of Vancouver Island were also hard hit. The Cowichan Valley saw a local state of emergency.
B.C.’s River Forecast Centre issued a High Stream Water Advisory Friday.

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Most students will work with a plastic when making things with a 3D printer, but that is only scratching the surface of materials that can be used in these machines. This book takes a look at the different materials that can be used by 3D printers, what those materials can make, and the advantages and disadvantages for each.
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This engaging volume presents the exciting new technology of additive manufacturing (AM) of metal objects for a broad audience of academic and industry researchers, manufacturing professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, hobbyists, and artists. Innovative applications ranging from rocket nozzles to custom jewelry to medical implants illustrate a new world of freedom in design and fabrication, creating objects otherwise not possible by conventional means.
The author describes the various methods and advanced metals used to create high value components, enabling readers to choose which process is best for them. Of particular interest is how harnessing the power of lasers, electron beams, and electric arcs, as directed by advanced computer models, robots, and 3D printing systems, can create otherwise unattainable objects.
A timeline depicting the evolution of metalworking, accelerated by the computer and information age, ties AM metal technology to the rapid evolution of global technology trends. Charts, diagrams, and illustrations complement the text to describe the diverse set of technologies brought together in the AM processing of metal. Extensive listing of terms, definitions, and acronyms provides the reader with a quick reference guide to the language of AM metal processing. The book directs the reader to a wealth of internet sites providing further reading and resources, such as vendors and service providers, to jump start those interested in taking the first steps to establishing AM metal capability on whatever scale. The appendix provides hands-on example exercises for those ready to engage in experiential self-directed learning.


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Mexican Association for Gestalt Therapy
Video interview with Ruella Frank:
Interview by Heather Keyes
English with Spanish subtitles. September 2014
Somatic Perspectives in Psychotherapy
Audio Interview with Ruella Frank:
A somatic and developmental approach to psychotherapy
British Gestalt Journal 2009, Vol. 18, No.1, 50-55
Katy Wakelin interviewing Ruella Frank:
In her own voice
This interview has a history. Ruella and I met in my hotel room at the AAGT conference in Manchester to do the interview straight after Ruella’s presentation. Initially, I forgot to put the recorder on, and then I put it on but put it back off by mistake when checking it. Although I tried to write up the interview from memory we did not feel that the subsequent dialogue did the interview justice. As a result, we decided to do the interview by phone later in the summer. The interview has turned out very differently this time. Perhaps because we have some shared experience, the interview is less personal and more about Ruella’s work.
How did you get involved in Gestalt?
I had a friend whose sister was a Gestalt therapist. I was in my very early twenties and I was experiencing some distress in my life, she said ‘go to my sister’s group’ so then I went to her Gestalt therapy group for a number of years. My therapist was working with someone in the group who didn’t feel the earth – she couldn’t ground herself. My therapist knew I was a professional dancer so she said ‘Ruella, can you help?’ so I did a few experiments with this person… read the whole interview (as a pdf).
Studies in Gestalt Therapy 2(2), Dialogic Bridges, 11-39
Michael Clemmens, Ruella Frank, Edward Smith
Somatic Experience and Emergent Dysfunction: Gestalt Therapists in Dialogue and in Response to Questions from the Editors and from Eugene Gendlin
Three experienced gestalt therapists engage in a dialogue in response to questions from the editors and Eugene T. Gendlin on the journal theme, “Somatic Experience and Emergent Dysfunction.” The discussion addresses issues of theory, practice, and the training of gestalt therapists. Keywords: Gestalt therapy, contact, somatic experiences, gender, mind/body, dialogue, relationship, relational field, creative-adjustment, gestalt therapy training, bodywork, self.
This discussion was stimulated by questions from our editors and from Gene Gendlin, this issue’s guest editor. Dr. Gendlin is internationally recognized as a major American psychologist. He was honored on 3 occasions by the American Psychological Society for his development of Experiential Psychotherapy. He is innovator of his own modality, “Focusing.” His presence in our journal expands our dialogue to an important figure in contemporary psychotherapy.
Our dialogue participants are accomplished gestalt therapists who have expertise in the somatic dimensions of their work: Michael Clemmens, Ruella Frank, and Edward Smith.

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The U.S. Supreme Court seemed worried Monday about the idea of companies patenting genes that can be found inside the human body, as it heard arguments in a case that could profoundly reshape U.S. medical research and the fight against diseases such as breast and ovarian cancer.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been awarding patents on human genes for almost 30 years, but opponents of Myriad Genetics Inc.'s patents on two genes linked to increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer say patent protection should not be given to something that can be found inside the human body.
"Finding a new use for a product of nature, if you don't change the product of nature, is not patentable. If I find a new way of taking gold and making earrings out of it, that doesn't entitle me to a patent on gold. If I find a new way of using lead, it doesn't entitle me to a patent on lead," lawyer Christopher Hansen said.
Allowing companies like Myriad to patent human genes or parts of human genes will slow down or cripple lifesaving medical research like in the battle against breast cancer, he said.
But companies have billions of dollars of investment and years of research on the line, with Myriad arguing that without the ability to recoup their investment through the profits that patents bring, breakthrough scientific discoveries needed to combat all kind of medical maladies wouldn't happen.
That concerned several justices. "Why shouldn't we worry that Myriad or companies like it will just say, 'Well, you know, we're not going to do this work anymore?'" Justice Elena Kagan said.
Hansen said that a company could get recognition for its work and that money for research would always be available, a statement that Justice Anthony Kennedy said wasn't sufficient. "I don't think we can decide the case on, 'Don't worry about investment. It'll come,'" Kennedy said.
The Supreme Court has already said that abstract ideas, natural phenomena and laws of nature cannot be given a patent, which gives an inventor the right to prevent others from making, using or selling a novel device, process or application.
Myriad has used its patents to develop its BRACAnalysis test looks for mutations on the breast cancer predisposition gene, or BRCA. Those mutations are associated with much greater risks of breast and ovarian cancer.


Sleepy Hollow will introduce Ichabod Crane's ex-lover on its forthcoming second season.
The yet to be cast actress will play Mary -- described as "sweet as she is prone to moody fits of jealousy."
What's more, the role calls for an actress who “must be comfortable working in the water” and “with wearing prosthetics.”
Who do you think should play Mary? Hit the comments for your casting tips!


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Sep 26, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
by Pradip Basu
I bet these two names mean nothing to us......to most of us..... what with so much absurd and bizarre happening that absolutely need to be told (and updated too on an hourly basis!!!) in silly morphed photographs, photo-shopped to distraction. Something which numbs us so much that we lose that basic human sensitivity and curiosity to look beyond the nose of our own Face-Book accounts and discover something REALLY of substance and something that no matter how much you tried, couldn't be photo-shopped and plastered across Face-book, Nose-book or Ass-book or any other book for that matter.....
Something that is nothing but unadulterated truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Katherine Boo- Journalist extraordinaire, and the writer of the MOST CAPTIVATING BOOK ON THE HIDDEN AND NOT SO HIDDEN LIFE OF BOMBAY SLUMS THAT I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED..... "Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity."
P Sainath- The man who WAS THE only journalist for a LOOOOOOOOOONG TIME screaming hoarse day in and day out about how debt-ridden farmers were killing themselves by the hour AND NOBODY BOTHERED THEN as nobody bothers now.
But hey!!! Isn't it Aamir's B'day tomorrow...... SO MORPH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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text: Michael Jackson, the guy who has enthralled us with his musical genius, is dead. We feel the loss and we mourn. But we are all headed on the same direction. We will all have our turn at our own time. A favorite poem of mine on the subject, "memento mori"( A Latin phrase which means "You are dying") by Peter Oszmann speaks of that "inevitable" and how we should deal with it.

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EVRAZ addresses environmental issues at a strategic level, hence our environment-related goals constitute a crucial part of the Group’s objectives. Our main focus areas are water management, waste management, and air emissions, since these are most exposed to negative impacts from metallurgical production. In 2017 the HSE Committee adopted three major five-year environmental targets in relation to these topics, as well as a number of programmes aimed at improving overall environmental performance.
By the end of 2018 the Group had made visible progress in terms of the water consumption target – fresh water consumption was down by 29.1%. The overall share of 111.3% of non-mining waste was recycled, compared to 104.7% in the previous year. We succeeded in lowering the greenhouse gas intensity ratio by 1%, and are making steady progress towards achieving our five-year goal.
Key environmental programmes being implemented at EVRAZ companies include:
- The Clear Air national ecological project at EVRAZ ZSMK
- The Clear Air national ecological project at EVRAZ NTMK
- Off gas systems update at EVRAZ Vanady Tula
- Water protection programme at EVRAZ ZSMK and Raspadskaya Coal Company
- Coking plant biochemical unit upgrade at EVRAZ NTMK
|Five-year target (2018–2022)
|Fresh water consumption reduction
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|111.3% per year
|Not exceeding the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity ratio
|to maintain the intensity ratio below two tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent (tCO2e) per tonne of steel cast
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This is the 18th year that we’ve held the Mojave Max Emergence Contest and on Tuesday, April 17th, Giulia Montaldo and her classmates from Doral Academy – Saddle Campus got to visit the Springs Preserve as she celebrated her win.
Giulia guessed that Mojave Max would emerge on March 23, 2018 at 11:33 am, while Max actually emerged on March 23rd at 11:11 am.
Giulia and her classmates were rewarded with a field trip and pizza party today where Giulia also received her prizes for winning the contest, which included a laptop computer, a digital camera, an “America the Beautiful” year-long pass to all National Parks and a backpack filled with all sorts of items she can use to explore the outdoors. Giulia’s teacher also received a laptop computer.
Congratulations to Giulia Montaldo!


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sickle cell anemia research paperHow Do People Get Sickle Cell Disease?Sickle cell anemia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo ClinicSickle Cell Anemia. - The sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells. People with sickle cell have red blood cells that have mostly hemoglobins, Sometimes these red blood cells become sickle-shaped or crescent shaped and have trouble going through small blood vessels.The sickle cell disease is an inherited blood. disorder that affects red blood cells. People with. sickle cell have red blood cells that have mostly. hemoglobins, Sometimes these red blood cells. become sickle-shaped or crescent shaped and. have trouble going through small blood vessels.Sample Research Paper on Sickle Cell Anemia We do not share your personal information with any company or person. We have also ensured that the ordering process is secure; you can check the security feature in the browser.Sickle Cell Anemia. Oxygenated blood cannot get to the tissues, and this causes severe pain and in some cases, death of the tissues. Prolonged oxygen deprivation can even cause death, depending on the tissue affected, and many victims of sickle cell anemia have a shorter lifespan than people with normal blood cells.Sickle Cell Anemia Research Papers. When only one parent has the trait, there is an equal chance (50%) that each child will be a trait carrier or will have normal genes. Every child born to one parent with normal HbA and one with HbS will have the trait, while a child from one parent with SCA and one with the trait will be equally likely (50%)...How can the answer be improved?Sickle Cell Paper. Sickle Cell Disease ( Anemia ) Child and Adolescent Development (PSC 1246A) Sickle Cell Disease, commonly referred to as Sickle Cell Anemia, is a blood disease which red blood cells form an abnormal sickle or crescent shape. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body and are normally shaped like a disc.sickle cell anemia research paper $divdiv
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Friday, October 11th to Sunday, October 13th - Lighthouse Field, Philadelphia
THANKS FOR MAKING THE ENCAMPMENT A GREAT SUCCESS!
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
It’s been over 40 years since the last Philadelphia City Camporee. Join us as we bring Scout camping back to Philadelphia with the First Annual Philadelphia Encampment!
All Philadelphia Scouts and Scouters are invited to participate in a great program of scout skills (you can see, learn and compete in each skill):
Take part in the great campfire on Saturday night and earn a Commemorative Patch and T-shirt.
Help build a pioneering lighthouse!
Ride the Ferris Wheel!
When is it? Friday 11 October to Sunday 13 October
At Lighthouse Field, corner of Front and Erie Streets, across from St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Hunting Park.
This is a terrific spot for a camporee in the city, with plenty of space for camping and all the activities that are planned. Wait till you see it!
Who can come? Registered Scouts and leaders from Philadelphia, Second Year Webelos, ScoutReach scouts, and any boy interested in Scouting.
What will it cost? $10 per Scout and adult. This cost includes a patch, a shirt, and lunch on Saturday.

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EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — Police are searching for a man who allegedly assaulted and tried to rape a woman in a Brooklyn apartment stairwell Saturday morning.
The victim, 26, walked into an apartment building located at 1308 Loring Ave., in the East New York section of the borough around 6:30 a.m.
Police say the suspect entered the stairwell on the third floor and allowed the woman to pass him.
The suspect then allegedly pushed the victim to the ground where he sexually assaulted and tried to rape her.
He removed $100 from the victim's purse before running away.
EMS transported the victim to Kings County Hospital for treatment.
Police released surveillance video showing the suspect running out of the stairwell after the incident.
He is described as being in his late 20s; 5-foot-10 and weighing 150 pounds with tattoos on his arms.

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**The ease of making notes to the film you review**
Making a film review can be done easily using the Film Notes App on your iPhone or iPad.
This first version of the Film Notes will give you:
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By Joymala Bagchi
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): With the cases of COVID-19 rapidly increasing in the country, the government at the Centre and in the State is taking every measure including sealing buildings and hotspots to contain the spread of the virus.
However keeping pace with the present crisis, many of the non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have extended helping hand in several ways to combat the coronavirus and its consequences.
From providing meals to supplying essentials, from sanitising various areas, especially the slums to educating people of lower stratum, they are doing their bit in a unified endeavour to combat the virus, which has hit the humanity globally.
One such organisation is Miracle Foundation India, which primarily focuses on child health.
Caroline Boudreaux, founder, Miracle Foundation India, told ANI: "We supported children with an immediate cash transfer to their families, which will help them buy basic groceries and hygiene items for two months. We will also provide relief packages to Child Care Institutes (CCIs) to ensure the overall health and wellbeing of the kids for a period of two months."
Swasthgram, with more than 50 doctors and 500 trained volunteers, is working on the ground to sanitise homes, slums and essential service operators. Also, they provide soaps, alcohol solutions and educate people about the prevention and precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amit Bhatnagar, founder of Swasthgram, said: "We have sanitised the entire Ghitorni village, manufactured hand spray sanitisers and distributed 1,000 bottles for free to the needy people. Going forward, we plan to continue with the existing initiative and may take-up the task of providing face masks either for free or at a nominal cost."
Recognising the role of NGOs in helping people with food items, the Consumer Affairs Ministry has directed the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to provide wheat and rice to such organisations at the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS) price.
Earlier, the Ministry of Home Affairs in an advisory asked States to take help from NGOs and religious organisations in feeding and sheltering the stranded migrant labours.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that India's total number of COVID-19 positive cases now stands at 6,761. Out of the total cases, 6039 are active patients and 515 of them have been cured/discharged and migrated. (ANI)


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Recent installations and popular styles
Here you will find all of our most recent installations (as well as this we also post all installations on our facebook page - www.facebook.com/abbeyfirecentre) plus installations from the past. We have handily categorised our gallery into the following sections - Stone fireplaces, Wooden fireplaces, Woodburners and Multi-fuel stoves, Gas stoves and Gas fires. You may find the same installation replicated in two categories as it is relevant to both.
We hope this helps give you some ideas on what might suit your own home - equally we do encourage customers to bring us photos if they have seen something they like, as we do work with our own stone masons and carpenters, and we can therefore re-create certain styles as well as making completely bespoke surrounds.
Get involved - send us your pics!
If you have had a stove or fire from Abbey Fire Centre Ltd and would like to share a photo of your installation, please email it to us at [email protected] - we particularly like photo's of our customers and their pets languishing in front of a good fire!
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The New York Mets were one of baseball’s first expansion teams, founded in 1962 to originally replace the state’s NL teams. During the inaugural season, the Mets posted a 40-120 record, the regular season’s worst by any measure. The team had never made it to better than second last until they were nicknamed “Miracle Mets” in 1962 when they beat the Orioles in the World Series. Back then it was considered the biggest upset in the World Series. However, the team has since then made it to four World Series, the most dramatic of which was the 1973 series which ended with a seven-game loss to the Athletics. Despite the effort put in by Mr. and Mrs. Met the team still seems to be a little rough around the edges. But the occasional win and celebrity endorsements continue to ensure that the team is loved and cared for by its fans. They share a division with the Nationals, Marlins, Phillies and Braves.
Whether you’re a hardcore Mets fan who does not want to miss another game again or you moonlight as a bookie below is how you can stream the team online and on the go.
Watch the NY Mets Live with Sling TV
Sling TV is a cable alternative which only requires that you have a credit card to pay for the subscription and a decent internet connection. $20 a month buys you access to live streaming the New York Mets via a plethora of sports channels like ESPN and Fox Sports. You also get to stream news and entertainment channels like CNN, AMC, Syfy, etc.
Live Stream the NY Mets with DIRECTV NOW
You can live stream all games played by the Mets live online with a DIRECTV NOW subscription. The price starts at just $35 a month but without a long term commitment. So, you can subscribe when the MLB season kicks in and unsubcribe when the Mets somehow stop playing. Thanks to the service’s app you can also stream the game while on the go!
Stream the New York Mets Game with the Official MLB App
The official MLB app is easy to use and compatible with just about every iOS and Android device out there. MLB.tv along with its accompanying app allows subscribers to stream the New York Mets live. You can opt only to stream the Mets for $85 a year. However, despite paying you could be blacked out, so it’s probably best if you’re not in New York when the home team is playing. For those who fear getting blacked out we have alternatives!
Watch the New York Mets with PlayStation Vue
Another way to watch the New York Mets online is by subscribing to the PlayStation Vue. The PlayStation Vue does not require the PlayStation 3 or 4 console because you can install the service’s app on your smartphone or iPad. However, like Sling TV you get to stream live sports channels like ESPN 1&2 as well as Fox Sports 1&2. The only difference is that the PS Vue is slightly more expensive starting at $40 a month.
Other Ways of Streaming the New York Mets Online for Free
We have yet to come across any free methods of streaming the New York Mets live online. However, the ones we have run into are illegal. Using illegal methods to stream a Mets game can mean that you get cuffed, fined and maybe even imprisoned because your team did so badly!

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Saheefa Jabbar Reveals Unconventional Bonds and Mental Health Journey
Saheefa Jabbar, a well-known Pakistani model and actress, has opened up about her past relationships and ongoing struggles with mental health. During a podcast, she shared intimate details about being romantically involved with her husband’s classmate in the past, an experience that led to depression when the relationship ended. Despite the challenges, she found comfort in her current husband and continues to maintain a bond with him.
What drew attention was Saheefa’s revelation that she remains friends with several of her ex-partners, attending their weddings and cherishing the friendships that have endured beyond romantic involvement.
She expressed comfort with being friends with her exes, but also acknowledged the societal challenges, mentioning that sometimes their wives force them to cut off contact with her.
Saheefa’s openness about her personal life adds complexity to her public persona, known for her outspoken stance against bullying and online harassment. Her discussions on mental health challenges also contribute to breaking stigmas and fostering a more open dialogue on the topic.


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The white lace leaf skirt from Ashish's S/S 18 collection, is a long, gathered skirt featured in a crochet lace construction, finished with tonal hand embroidered beading throughout. The skirt integrates a cotton scalloped waist, with a coordinating drawstring waist to secure.
Jaz is 171cm / 5'7" and is wearing size M
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Ashish Gupta is a London based fashion designer. Born in Delhi, Gupta studied Fine Art in his native India before moving to the UK where he completed his MA at Central Saint Martins in 2000. With his mix of Western and Eastern influences, Gupta's designs blend sportswear, high-octane glamour and craftsmanship. Gupta has designed outfits for a number of high profile personalities, including M.I.A, Madonna, Jerry Hall, Victoria Beckham, Kelly Osborne, Lily Allen and Patrick Wolf.


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Gluten Free-zer Friday – Breakfast & Lunch Plan September 2009
While checking out some other blogs that do freezer cooking, I came across Tricia at Once a Month Mom. She has a great offering where every month she makes a freezer plan, makes the grocery list and freezer labels, and writes up instructions so you and a friend can successfully complete your freezer cooking day all done up on lovely excel spread sheets. All for free. Be still my heart! Trust me, I know this takes a lot of time and planning, and I love what she has put into her plans to make a Once a Month cooking day work. Tricia also has a section with freezer plans for those of you feeding babies so you can make some food for your sweet babe and have all that homemade goodness on hand. She was gracious enough to let me adapt the September 2009 menu to gluten and dairy free and post it here. Thanks Tricia!
Due to my schedule and all my “helpers” I don’t usually do such a big cooking day. So, I have divided the September plan into 2 parts for this week (Breakfasts and Lunches) and next week (Dinners). I did switch the White Chicken Chili to the one on my blog, because it is a family fav, but the rest is adapted from Tricia’s plan and instructions. As most of my family is out of the house during this time of year during lunchtime, most of the lunches will most likely be used as suppers – except the corn dog muffins (which should be great in the lunch box). Happy cooking!
Head over to MJ’s for Freezer Food Friday, then stop on back if you have a gluten free freezer recipe. We would love to have you join in the fun! MJ has a Sweet and Tangy Brisket for the slow cooker this week that sounds great and it is naturally gluten and dairy free (just use GF ingredients).
Participating in Gluten Free-zer Friday:
1. If you would like to participate in Gluten Free-zer Friday, simply email your post link to your gluten free freezer recipe (angelas_kitchenATcomcastDOTnet) or leave a comment below and I will add you to the roundup.
2. Link back to this post on the post with the recipe you have linked.
So, what’s on the menu for September? Below is the September breakfast and lunch menu with links to the original recipe. Be sure to check out Once a Month Mom and her great site!
Breakfast – links live to the original recipe before adaption:
Lunches – links live to the original recipe before adaption:
- Corn Dog Muffins
- Black Beans & Brown Rice**
- White Chicken Chili (I am using the one I have on my blog instead)
- Carole’s Chili
Please note that all recipes have been altered (increased quantities) to meet the needs of TWO people participating in a OAM Cooking Day. It is indicated on each recipe whether it has been doubled or quadrupled for your convenience. If you are just one person or would like to make less of a particular recipe, you will need to make the adjustments on your own to the recipe and to the grocery shopping list. (Angela’s note: I will just cook this all as one person as my family is so big and hungry! The assignments helps me break the tasks up to have the kids help and to help me remember what to do next, so that will be how I use them.)
Helpful Hint: Assign one person to be Person A and one Person to be Person B
Read through the instructions and be familiar with the tasks that you are responsible for during the day.
Washing dishes as you go will likely be necessary, it is not written into the instructions as everyone has different needs and equipment. It is best to have whoever finished a task wash the dishes they just used before proceeding onto further tasks.
Breakfast and Lunch Recipes for September 2009:
You will need to pick the “cheese” sauce you could like to use. One is nut free, which is a great option for those with tree nut allergies. Our family likes them both. You will just need to make one batch of a “cheese” sauce.
Gluten and Dairy Free Sliver Dollar Pear Pancakes (Make a double batch. You will need 4 gallon sized freezer bags and waxed paper to store in the freezer.)Adapted from perfectpancake.net – pancake recipe by Angela Litzinger of test.angelaskitchen.com
Eggwiches – Make a double batch. You will also need to bake a double batch of the gluten and dairy free muffins from karina’s kitchen or my gluten and dairy free hamburger buns. You can also use your favorite gluten and dairy free bread to make the sandwiches if that is how you roll. (Ingredients to make Karina’s Kitchen English muffins are on the shopping list) You will need plastic wrap & 2 gallon freezer bags.Adapted from Marianne @Writermommy.com by Angela Litzinger of test.angelaskitchen.com
Gluten Free Dairy Free Corn Dog Muffins – Bake a double batch (for 24 muffins)
White Bean Chicken Chili adapted (just a tiny bit) from allrecipes.com (posted on test.angelaskitchen.com here.) Note: You will be making two batches of chili, for a total of 4 gallon sized freezer bags. I left the recipe alone as it will be easier to keep the amounts divided, especially if you only have one crock. If you have 2 6 quart crock pots, go ahead and mix each chili amount at the same time to cook. If you have one crock, mix, cook, and cool as directed earlier in the morning, then put the second batch into the crock to cook so it will be finished in the evening. The ingredients for both batches are on the shopping list.
Black Beans & Brown Rice (make a double batch)
Carole’s Chili – (make a double batch)

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After forming the group and realizing their success, the group later joined Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell's record label and brought him into the fold.
Campbell tweeted: "People we lost a legend".
The rapper and his crew were active promoters for First Amendment Rights after their album, As Nasty As They Wanna Be, was the first to be deemed legally obscene by government officials.
"When we first started, a lot of people didn't know I was Asian", Fresh Kid Ice said during an interview with Vice in 2016. He was 53 years old. He formed the legendary hip-hop crew with DJ Mr. Mixx and Amazing Vee in 1984. They released their debut album The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are in 1986. He released a tell-all autobiography, My Rise 2 Fame, in 2015.
Uncle Luke was the first member of the pioneering group to post condolences.
While the group officially disbanded after their 1998 album, The Real One, Won continued to release music as a solo artist; he also founded his own record label in 2004, Chinaman Records. He rapped on both of 2.L.C.'s Top 40 hits, 1989's "Me So Horny" and the lead verse on 1990's "Banned In The U.S.A". That's when an obscenity lawsuit highlighting the record's raunchiness went all the way to the Supreme Court. That comes as other 1980s Hip-Hop acts such as N.W.A. and Roxanne Shanté have become theatrical film subjects.

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From Lyndon LaRouche: Urgent To Build the Kra Canal Now!
19 September 2015
Kra Canal & The Development of Southeast Asia Video- 23 September 2013
EIRNS—Lyndon LaRouche today responded to reports on major efforts by Russia, South Korea, and China to establish a North Asia Development Bank to promote infrastructure development in the are subsuming the Koreas, Russia, China, and Japan, by calling for the immediate revival of the Kra Canal. The Kra Canal, passing through the Ithmus of Kra in Thailand, would create vital new sea routes for trade from Asia into the Indian Ocean, through the New Suez Canal, into the Mediterranean.
The Kra Canal project has been on the table since the 1980s, but has been blocked by British geopolitical destabilizations and other related operations. “The time is now,” Lyndon LaRouche declared today,
“to move ahead rapidly with the building of the Kra Canal. The fact that Egypt has completed the New Suez Canal, greatly expanding shipping into the Mediterranean Sea and beyond, means that we can revolutionize the physical economy of all of Eurasia by building the Kra Canal now.”
LaRouche elaborated that
“with the completion of the Kra Canal, on top of the Suez Canal expansion, there will no longer be a separation between the Atlantic and Pacific economies. China and India will greatly benefit from these two canal projects, along with the smaller nations along the Southeast Asian rim. This must be pushed hard! This will end the British geopolitical games in the Eurasian region. It will change the economic character of the entire world. Australia,”
“will be hard-pressed to stay out of this enterprise, and Australian participation will further erode the British maritime choke-point games that have stymied the true prospects for economic integration and vast increases in trade and development.”

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Sad & happy vibes for days on this brand new Hellions track.
If you had told me after Hellions released ‘Die Young‘ or ‘Indian Summer‘ they’d write a record like 2016’s ‘Opera Oblivia‘, I’d have laughed in your dumb, idiotic face. If you had then stated that the Sydney band would write songs like ‘X (Mwah)‘ and new single ‘Furrow‘, I’d request you be institutionalized immediately to have your head checked. Yet fuck me, that’s what Hellions have been up to lately; writing honestly for themselves alone and shedding off their heavier, bouncier hardcore roots in favour of stylistic diversity and something far more sonically vibrant. And it’s working well so far!
The laid-back ‘Furrow‘ is as mellow, as ballad-like, and as relaxed as Hellions have ever been in terms of song-writing, tone and pacing. With sweet guitar licks, Matthew Gravolin’s stronger vocal presence, restrained rapped verse from frontman Dre Faivre, some nice pop vocal hooks, and cheesy but darkened synth leads come the end, you sure could fool me this was the same band who once wrote a blistering track like ‘Lie‘. It’s a song that makes me so curious about what the band have cooked up for us next on album #4.
This new single sees Hellions continuing their new-found musicality from their previous critical claimed LP in a number of ways. Namely through some heavy chord progression changes; seeing a drastic change from major to minor scale around the halfway mark of this new song. A musical change that’s as stark a shift as it is so for the song’s lyrics about how we self-crit and self-analyse; moving from the likes of “I’ve loathed people that have loved themselves/I can’t be happy if I can’t be myself” to “don’t say you love me don’t say you’re sorry/I know better than to believe you and I deserve no better“.
In fact, the band’s happy-go-lucky drummer and co-writer of this new jam, Anthony Caruso, summed up the theme of track well-enough with his description of the single’s artwork:
“The fallen tulip in the artwork is an acknowledgment to the struggle and loneliness we can feel in fighting our own battles of self-perception, while being able to realise someone else’s.”
Lean on the shoulders of ‘Furrow‘ and get a new perspective below. I don’t know about you lot, but I am more than ready for the next Hellions album to drop sooner rather than later!


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“Applause, mingled with boos and hisses, is about all that the average voter is able or willing to contribute to public life.” Elmer Davis
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We get the Government we deserve, not being involved means apathy to the chains your bound by. Life is cyclical so freedom devolves into slavery. So remain vigilant. Involved. Questioning, believing nothing until verified.


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The world’s biggest beer maker has clinched a deal to take over its nearest rival to stave off two key threats facing big name brands: the surge in popularity of craft brews and weakening sales in the rich markets of the U.S. and Europe.
SABMiller accepted in principle a takeover bid worth 69 billion pounds ($106 billion) from Anheuser Busch InBev in a deal that seeks strength in size: the combined company would control nearly a third of the global market.
Belgium-based AB InBev, already the world’s biggest brewer, makes Budweiser, Corona, Stella Artois and Beck’s. SABMiller, based in London, has Miller Genuine Draft, Peroni, and Milwaukee’s Best among its 200 or so brands.
AB InBev’s determination to close the deal – after five attempts – shows how established beer brands know they have to act to adapt shifting global tastes.
In rich countries, people are turning to locally brewed beers or other drinks like wine. Giulio Lombardi, senior director at Fitch Ratings, notes that in the U.S., craft beer sales account for 10 percent of beer volumes – against virtually nothing a few years ago. The same could soon apply in Europe, he said.
“The global beer market overall is largely flat and in some regions is declining as other beverages such as wine continue to penetrate,” said John Colley, professor at Warwick Business School in England. “Micro brewers and their highly differentiated cask ales also continue to make progress.”
In coming years, beer sales are expected to grow most in emerging economies in regions like Africa – where SABMiller has a strong presence.
The sheer size of Tuesday’s deal, however, is likely to run into resistance from regulators, notably in the U.S. and China, amid concerns it could stifle competition and decrease choice for consumers. In the U.S., the Miller stable of beers are widely expected to have to be sold in the event of a deal.
How the companies’ dominance might ultimately affect prices for consumers is unclear, but experts say it would give them more power to negotiate deals with suppliers, distributors and retailers.
The deal’s success would also depend on the combined companies’ ability to make savings through job cuts.
“AB InBev has both a reputation and demonstrable track record for being able to effectively extract these savings,” said Colley.
He said to “expect substantial redundancies” over the coming year, potentially in head offices and country management teams.
SABMiller employs 69,000 people in 83 countries. AB InBev has 155,000 workers in 25 countries.
Having dismissed previous proposals as undervaluing the company, the directors of SABMiller unanimously agreed to an offer that values each SABMiller share at 44 pounds. SABMiller’s two biggest shareholders, Marlboro owner Altria and Colombia’s BevCo would get both cash and shares for their combined 41 percent stake.
AB InBev has until Oct. 28 to come up with a formal offer. In that time, the two sides will work on the terms and conditions of the takeover as well as the financing of the deal.
The markets think the deal is now very likely and SABMiller’s shares rose to near the bid price. They closed up 8.4 percent at 39.26 pounds in London. AB InBev’s share price rose 1.7 percent to 100 euros in Brussels.
In statements, the two companies said the all-cash offer represents a premium of around 50 percent to SABMiller’s share price on Sept. 14, the last trading day before renewed speculation of an approach from AB InBev emerged.
The new company is expected to be based in Belgium, AB InBev’s current headquarters where there is a beer tradition reaching back to the Middle Ages.
AB InBev has agreed to pay $3 billion to SABMiller if the deal does not close because of failure to get the approval of regulators or AB InBev shareholders.
Most analysts think that the geographical diversification of the two companies is such that there will not be so much overlap to force regulators into scrapping the deal outright.
“Approval will be a bit of a challenge but easier than it would be for most deals of this size,” said Erik Gordon of the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
The global market share of AB InBev and SABMiller together would be about 31 percent – dwarfing the 9 percent of the Heineken, the next closest competitor.
Regulators could force the companies to sell some brands. Many analysts think that the merged company will be compelled to sell the Miller line of beers in the U.S. At present, those beers are parked in a joint venture with Molson Coors in which SABMiller owns a 58 percent stake. SABMiller’s joint venture in China – CR Snow – with China Resources Enterprise is also tipped to go.
“The problem jurisdictions will be the U.S. and China. The Miller-Coors venture in the U.S. probably will be unwound and some assets will be divested in China,” Gordon said.
Following Tuesday’s announcement, Fitch reiterated that it may downgrade its credit rating on AB InBev. Lombardi warned that the $125 billion in debt that the company would have would be a lot given the market is getting tougher in the developed and the developing worlds.
“There’s definitely going to be a downgrade,” said Lombardi.
Lombardi conceded the deal is “great” in terms of its scope for savings, but that he is “mindful of the challenges big brewers face.”


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Every year, people living in Delhi NCR face difficulty in breathing fresh air after festive season. Due to fire crackers, the air quality index (AQI) drops miserably and leads to high pollution days. There is smog in the air which usually makes it tough for public to breathe normally. The excess air pollution is poisonous and causes several harmful health effects, including an increased risk of stroke, as per a study. According to a new study, published in the Neurology journal, it has been suggested that fine particles in air pollution can be harmful to our heart health.
Stroke is a medical emergency, which is caused by a obstructed artery that blocks blood circulation and oxygen circulation to the brain. If left unattended immediately, strokes can have life-long effects, including confusion, disorientation, paralysis, and even death. Researchers noted that after monitoring the possible harmful effects of air pollution, they observed that it can heighten the risk of a first and subsequent stroke. The primary aim of this study was on PM 2.5 pollution which has small air particles bad for our health. Particle pollution is made up of both huge solid and liquid tiny pieces in dust.
According to the findings from past studies on air pollution, published in the AHA journals, said that it leads to thickening of the blood and changes in plasma viscosity. In the longer run, air pollution can also put you at a greater risk of stroke by hardening the brain arteries and increasing blood pressure too. To protect yourself from air pollution, it is important to follow certain care tips. Stay indoors, keep a humidifier, wear masks, and keep your face and body covered when you are outdoors.


Local third graders attend special lesson with South Dakota author
Local third graders filled the theater at Central High School on Thursday for a special lesson.
Author Don Montileaux read his book “Tatanka and Other Legends of the Lakota People” in English paired with Darrell Red Cloud who read in the Lakota language.
The book was assigned summer reading for the incoming third graders.
The event is part of the annual “Young Readers One Book” festival that aims to get kids to love reading and increase reading proficiency by the third grade.
By bringing a book to life, kids get excited about what they’re reading, says Kayla Klein, director of Black Hills Reads, which is half the battle in reaching proficiency.
“Usually authors are kind of this mystical being, that they’re not really real ” says Klein, “So the way that a child can connect an author and a book together, it just lumps them up that much more.”.
Montileaux is the first featured South Dakota and Native American author to provide a book for students in the five years of the program here in Rapid City.