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HitchBOT Murdered in Philadelphia After Just Three Weeks in the U.S.
The Amber Alert of robotics could survive Canada and Europe, but not America.
When adorable hitchhiking robot hitchBOT came stateside for its first tour of the U.S. we asked, could this adorable little freeloader survive the interstate system? Less than three weeks later, we have our answer. No. No, it cannot.
HitchBOT, a child-sized robot totally reliant on the kindness of strangers to make its way in the world, was found mangled and decapitated in Philadelphia this weekend after surviving trips across Canada and Europe unscathed.
A Canadian journalist tweeted a photo of the Law & Order: Robot Victim’s Unit crime scene where hitchBOT’s ravaged body was discovered. Be warned now this image is GRAPHIC.
As you can see from HitchBOT’s remains, this was no simple hit and run. This wasn’t just another attempt at robbing a robot hitchhiker gone bad. The assailants ripped off the head, severed an arm, tore open circuitry. They took their time. They had fun.
HitchBot would’ve been helpless to fight back. The bot couldn’t move under its own power, needed people to charge it, and is essentially entirely reliant on whomever picked it up. In exchange for your help taking hitchBOT across the country, it gives you light conversation and trivia bits, and tells jokes. It also keeps track of its progress with pictures uploaded to popular social media accounts, so an image of the assailant could be hidden in its databanks.
But whoever these monsters were, they’re safe from retribution. HitchBOT’s creators say they won’t pursue them. “We have an interest in pressing charges or finding the people who vandalized hitchBOT,” they said in a statement. “We wish to remember the good times, and we encourage hitchBOT’s friends and fans to do the same.”
HitchBoT itself managed a farewell statement from robot heaven.
An extremely popular little bot, hitchBOT’s 88,000 Facebook fans and more than 50,000 Twitter followers turned to social media for an outpouring of grief and outrage. It’s as if whoever did this shot a beloved African lion.
America is an a*hole indeed, Michelle.

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Czech Republic Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan, Signs Joint Declaration and MoU
On Thursday, the Czech Republic expressed its support for the Autonomy Plan, presented by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007, as a credible and serious effort, offering a constructive basis for a mutually agreed-upon solution for all concerned parties.
This statement was made during an official visit to Prague by Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Residing Abroad, along with Jan Lipavský, Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The ministers backed the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, Staffan de Mistura, in advancing the political process in line with UN Security Council resolutions.
They also emphasized the importance of enhancing historical relations between Morocco and the Czech Republic, expressing a shared commitment to further strengthening their partnership.
Bourita and Lipavský expressed their intent to deepen cooperation across various domains and praised the increase in bilateral trade and Czech investments in Morocco over recent years.
Furthermore, the two officials discussed the situation in the Middle East and the global impacts of the Ukraine-Russia war, as well as European Union-Morocco cooperation.
Through the joint declaration, both ministers agreed to promote more reciprocal visits–including economic missions–and to address common financial interests.
This visit and joint declaration underscore the commitment to building robust ties between the two nations.
During the same visit, Bourita also held talks in Prague with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Edvard Kožušnik, and signed a MoU in the fields of Mining and Geology.


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Horizon Discovery and Transgenomic Collaborate
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The collaboration will enable Transgenomic to transition from the use of plasmid-derived controls, to Horizon’s Quantitative Molecular Reference Standards for all of its existing assays, and for any new assays developed in future.
Under the terms of the agreement, Horizon will provide its renewable, genetically defined Quantitative Molecular Reference Standards in both gDNA (genomic DNA) and FFPE (formalin fixed paraffin embedded) format, via its Horizon Diagnostics division. The Quantitative Molecular Reference Standards will be used as advanced reference standards for Transgenomic’s range of genetic diagnostic tests, and in the development of novel tests and in vitro diagnostic testing kits. The Quantitative Molecular Reference Standard products will be chosen from Horizon Diagnostics’ existing inventory of over 300 products, and Horizon’s GENESIS™ gene editing platform will also be employed to precisely engineer new lines as needed, to support the development of the new tests and kits.
“Combining Horizon’s technology for developing reliable, genetically defined Quantitative Molecular Reference Standards, with Transgenomic’s expertise in molecular diagnostic technologies, this collaboration provides strategic opportunities that will significantly benefit our biomarker identification business,” said Paul Kinnon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Transgenomic. “We are excited to be working with Horizon, a leader in the personalized medicine field, as we work to expand our test and kit offerings in the rapidly growing area of companion diagnostics.”
“Transgenomic operates at the cutting edge of molecular diagnostics and is an ideal partner for Horizon,” said Paul Morrill, Senior Vice President of Horizon Diagnostics. “This collaboration adds to our strong network of world class partners practicing high quality science, and contributes to our goal of advancing personalized medicine and ultimately better patient care. We look forward to working with the Transgenomic team.”
Horizon Diagnostics’ Reference Standard product portfolio comprises highly validated, engineered cell line derived material, including purified DNA with matched normal and renewable formalin fixed, paraffin embedded samples. The available specimens cover a growing range of oncology biomarkers, manufactured to precise standards including defined allelic frequencies.
CRISPR Reveals New Targets for Promising Cancer DrugsNews
Novel screening method identifies new drug targets that could potentially enhance the effectiveness of PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors, a promising new class of cancer immunotherapy.READ MORE
Potential Barcode Identified for a Form of Alcoholic Liver DiseaseNews
NIAAA-supported researchers have discovered that extracellular vesicles released by liver cells in a mouse model of alcoholic steatohepatitis contain a miRNA signature detectable in the blood.READ MORE
Enterome and Nestlé Health Sciences Launch New Diagnostics CompanyNews
Enterome and Nestlé Health Sciences join to create Microbiome Diagnostics Partners, a company that will enable the development and diagnostics for multiple diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and liver diseases.READ MORE
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Coming Soon: 2015 annual tree cover loss data to be released early 2017 with new upgrades
By Mikaela Weisse and Matt Hansen Every year, the GLAD group at the University of Maryland works to update the annual tree cover loss data on Global Forest Watch. But with the huge volume of satellite imagery input and computing power needed to process it all, this is not yet a smooth process. On top of that, we’re constantly striving to improve and optimize the data processing and this year was no exception. We’ve made two major changes that have pushed back the release of the 2015 tree cover loss data more than anticipated—we now expect an early 2017 release. Despite the delay, these updates will ultimately help us make the annual data more reliable, timely and consistent in the future, which is critical as Global Forest Watch becomes a more widely-used source of independent forest and land use data. Here’s what we’ve changed:
- We invested in a new high-performance computing system that can process the data four times faster than before. What used to take two months to process will now be completed in a matter of weeks. That means that once we finish switching to the new system we will be able to release the 2015 data swiftly, and the 2016 data will follow soon thereafter.
- We refined the methodology for greater accuracy. Our improved algorithm produces data that more closely matches our validation results—often produced by human analysts who visually verify tree cover loss in satellite images. We will be re-processing all of our data, starting with the year 2000, using the new algorithm to not only improve the map, but also provide more accurate estimates of tree cover loss area at different scales.
We’re excited to implement these updates, which will allow us to deliver better data more quickly moving forward, making Global Forest Watch an even more powerful tool to help monitor and protect the world’s forests. In the meantime, you can use other forest change data to fill the gap. For example, weekly GLAD alerts and monthly Terra-i alerts show recent forest changes in tropical areas. Want to get notified when we release the 2015 data? Sign up for our newsletter or follow Global Forest Watch on Twitter and Facebook!

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GeopoliticsJan 13, 2018
The colonies became independent long ago and Bwana big
white man went home to reflect on his sins. Or so we thought in our ignorance.
In fact, of course, until they were actually chased out they hung on, as France
still does in the Francophone nations, as they are called. French troops and
French interference are a fact of life in countries such as Chad, Mali, Côte
d’Ivoire and the Republic of Congo. In other cases Bwana merely changed the
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It is Christ Himself, not the Bible, who is the true Word of God. The Bible, read in the right spirit and with the guidance of good teachers will bring us to Him. When it becomes really necessary (i.e. for our spiritual life, not for controversy or curiosity) to know whether a particular passage is rightly translated or is Myth (but of course Myth specially chosen by God from among countless Myths to carry a spiritual truth) or history, we shall no doubt be guided to the right answer. But we must not use the Bible (our ancestors too often did) as a sort of Encyclopedia out of which texts (isolated from their context and read without attention to the whole nature and purport of the books in which they occur) can be taken for use as weapons.
- The distinction which St. Paul makes in 1 Corinthians 7 between ‘yet not I but the Lord’ (v.10), and ‘I say, not the Lord’ (v.12).
- The apparent inconsistencies between the genealogies in Matthew 1 and Luke 2: between the accounts of the death of Judas in Matthew 27:5 and Acts 1:18-19.
- St. Luke’s own account of how he obtained his matter (Luke 1:1-4).
- The universally admitted unhistoricity (I do not say, of course, falsity) of at least some narratives in Scripture (the parables) which may well also extend to Jonah and Job.
- If every good and perfect gift comes from the Father of Lights, then all true and edifying writings, whether in Scripture or not, must be in some sense inspired.
- John 11:49-52. Inspiration may operate in a wicked man without his knowing it, and he can then utter the untruth he intends (propriety of making an innocent man a political scapegoat) as well as the truth he does not intend (the divine sacrifice).
I was going to speak to you this morning about the work of Philip the evangelist, as the last sermon in our series of ‘More Bible People You May Not Remember’, but then I read today’s gospel and realised that we couldn’t really read it unless I also preached on it. This is because, for some of us in church today, the words of Jesus here will come across as words of condemnation and not words of hope. And while it isn’t part of my job as a preacher to protect you from the words of Jesus, it is part of my job to make sure we’ve heard those words accurately.
So let’s start by acknowledging that, for many of us, Jesus’ words that we heard a moment ago were very painful. For some of us who are living with the pain of very difficult marriages, his words seemed to close a potential escape hatch for us. For some of us who have been divorced and are now remarried, his words seem to condemn us to living in sin for the rest of our lives. Some of us have a different kind of pain; we have been the victims of frivolous divorce. We didn’t abuse our spouses or cheat on them; they simply found someone younger and prettier than us, and so we were traded in for a newer model. And some of us are the children of divorce, grappling with the fact that statistically we are far more likely to go through divorce ourselves than are the children of lasting marriages.
Jesus wants to spare us pain by teaching us how to live in accordance with God’s original intention for us. We need to try to find a way to hear this text today as a word of life and grace, not condemnation. So let’s turn in our Bibles to Mark 10:1-12 and take a closer look at it.
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What: Songs for Small and Tall- all ages music & singalong
Where: St. Margaret’s Anglican Church: 12603 Ellerslie Road
When: Friday, October 2nd at 7.30 pm.
Bryan Moyer Suderman is a musician in the Mennonite tradition; his music company is called ‘Small Tall Music’, because, as he says, he writes ‘worship songs for small and tall’ – for children and for adults (see his website here). Bryan has produced several CDs, including songs for Vacation Bible School and Christian Education programs, worship songs, songs about stewardship, and a new CD based largely on texts from the prophets you can find our more about his CDs and here some samples here). This concert is jointly sponsored between St. Margaret’s Anglican Church and Edmonton First Mennonite Church, and it will be an all-age event. Admission will be by donation at the door, with a suggested donation of $10 per person or $25 per family.
Over the last few weeks we’ve been looking at the stories of some Bible people who aren’t so well known. We’ve thought about Mary Magdalene and how Jesus transformed her life, and John Mark and how God gave him a second chance even when the apostle Paul didn’t. We’ve thought about Cornelius, an outsider who was seeking God, and how God reached out to include him, and about Naaman’s servant girl who spoke the crucial words of witness that led Naaman to ask the God of Israel for healing for his skin disease.
Today I want to talk with you about the story of Hannah, a woman who was in a desperate situation and who cried out to the Lord for help. There are some aspects of Hannah’s story that we don’t find it so easy to relate to; she was in a polygamous marriage, and the tensions and rivalries of that sort of marriage are hard for us to imagine today. But the main factor in her story is all too familiar to many people; she longed for a child, and her longing had not been fulfilled. There are many people today who know all about that sort of grief, and even if we aren’t familiar with it, we’ve all had times when we longed for things and our longing was not fulfilled. So let’s see what happens in the story of Hannah.
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See Tim McGraw, Charlie Worsham Cover Glen Campbell’s ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’
Charlie Worsham feels right at home with the big boys. His new LP, Beginning of Things, while not a commercial smash, has been a critical hit, including being chosen as one of Rolling Stone Country‘s best albums of the year so far. The Nashville singer also recently played a handful of shows in Toronto as a part of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Soul2Soul Tour, and while he was there Worsham and McGraw tackled a backstage cover of Glen Campbell’s classic “Rhinestone Cowboy.”
McGraw has been making a habit of cutting impromptu recordings with his openers on the Soul2Soul Tour since it kicked off in April, including performances with Midland and the Shadowboxers. As McGraw unpacks his guitar at the beginning of the video, Worshman makes a couple song suggestions, including Ronnie Milsap’s “Daydreams About Night Things,” which makes for a tantalizing what-could-have-been scenario.
As it is, the pair nail a stripped-down take on “Rhinestone Cowboy,” one of Campbell’s most iconic songs, a choice made all the more timely by the recent release of the Country Music Hall of Famer’s farewell album, Adiós. McGraw, who takes the first verse before handing off vocal duties to Worsham, sings the praises of his younger counterpart afterwards. “If I could sing like that, I’d have a career,” McGraw says.
Worsham, who released Beginning of Things on Warner Bros. in April, performs at the Sundance Bluebird Cafe Concert Series tonight in Sundance, Utah, with a pair of shows booked later this month at the Grand Ole Opry on July 21st and 22nd. McGraw and Hill, meanwhile, are in Boston the next two nights to play TD Garden with Lori McKenna.


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Health can be conceptualised according to three dimensions: the physical, mental and social. However, the far-reaching impacts of mental health remain the most underappreciated. So much so that Public Health England has made it a primary objective to establish parity of importance between physical and mental health1.
While there are many factors at play behind poor mental health, without a doubt one of the most important elements is stress. Here, we’re going to talk about how stress affects our physiology and what you can do to set yourself up for long-term positive health.
What is stress?
‘Stress’ is a vague subjective term that is highly individual and reliant on situational factors; what is stressful for one person may not be so for another. Stress can therefore only be defined by what people typically find stressful, i.e. ‘stressors’, which we can divide into five broad categories:
- Acute time-limited stressors, such as public speaking or mental arithmetic.
- Brief naturalistic stressors, which might be real-life short term challenges, such as an exam.
- Stressful event sequences, perhaps centred around a focal event such as loss of a relationship or a natural disaster.
- Chronic stressors which pervade life, potentially forcing us to reformulate our identity and social roles. Examples include a major accident causing a disability or a chronic illness that suddenly stops you from working.
- Distant stressors, which include traumatic past experiences that continue to modify the immune system due to their long-lasting cognitive and emotional effects2.
While stress comes in all shapes and sizes, it is still relevant to us, whatever its cause. This issue with stress is not just how we experience it but how well we ultimately respond too, which determines how well we survive and function in our lives. Our ability to cope through resources and strategies is not only biologically programmed into us but dictated by socialisation, major life transitions, personality dispositions, social and cultural contexts and life events3,4.
How does stress affect our health?
Stress can trigger ill mental health or, at any rate, poor mental health, which places psychological stress on the body. It is estimated that 60% of doctors’ appointments are triggered by stress-related symptoms5. Stress has been shown to exacerbate or initiate illnesses such as tension headaches, migraines, neurodermatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, regional enteritis and ulcerative colitis and many more6. Stress is also known to be a major contributor to coronary heart disease, cancer, lung illness and accidental injuries and suicide and is a trigger for five of the leading causes of death in the US7. So, what are the underlying mechanisms behind this?
Does stress affect the immune system?
A wealth of research has demonstrated links between stress and immunity in humans, showing that psychological challenges can modify our immune response8. Evolutionarily, we are primed to respond to environmental threats or stressors, such as predators or natural disasters. These responses include increased delivery of oxygen and glucose to the heart and large skeletal muscles, as well as changes in our immune system. Our bodies have developed a physiological adaptation for fight-or-flight situations, which would have likely involved a risk of injury and entry of infectious agents into the bloodstream or skin. This would trigger a stress-induced immune response to accelerate wound repair and help prevent infections. However, while these kinds of stimuli rarely occur today, our physiological response continues to reflect the demands of our ancestors’ environment and their ensuing immune system response9.
To understand how stress impacts our immune system, we need to look a little closer at how it functions. Firstly, it is important to distinguish between the two types of immunity: natural and specific immunity.
What is natural immunity?
There are three types of cells involved in natural immunity:
1. Granulocytes (neutrophils and macrophages)
Cells in natural immunity are one-size-fits-all, attacking multiple pathogens within a period of minutes to hours. In simplistic terms, these cells, known as granulocytes (including neutrophils and macrophages), eat their targets. The response they mount is known as inflammation. Neutrophils and macrophages gather at the site of an injury or infection, release toxic substances, such as oxygen radicals, to damage invaders and break down damaged tissue (phagocytosis).
2. Natural killer cells
Natural killer cells recognise the lack of a self-tissue molecule on the surface of cells, as are found in virally-infected and some cancerous cells, destroying these cells by releasing toxic substances on them. It is believed that natural killer cells limit the early phases of viral infections before specific immunity becomes effective.
Complements are a family of proteins involved in natural immunity. Complement proteins bind to microorganisms to enhance (or rather, complement) phagocytosis and inflammation. Complements can also aid in antibody-mediated immunity.
What is specific immunity?
Specific immunity is typically slower but more targeted than our natural immune response. This role is carried out by lymphocytes, which have receptor sites on their cell surfaces that fit with a single small molecular shape or antigen on an invader. When they recognise an invader, these antigen-specific cells divide to create a population called clonal proliferation or a proliferative response. While this process is efficient because the body needs to support fewer cells on a day-to-day basis, it normally takes several days for this process to kick in, during which the body has to rely on natural immunity.
How does stress affect the immune system?
Stress affects the following areas of the body:
1. The sympathetic nervous system
Sympathetic fibres descend from the brain into both primary (bone marrow and thymus) and secondary (spleen and lymph nodes) lymphoid tissues10. These fibres release substances that influence immune responses by binding to receptors on white blood cells.
2. The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis and hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis
These three systems secrete the adrenal hormones epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol, the pituitary hormones prolactin and growth hormone, and the brain peptides melatonin, β-endorphin, and enkephalin. These substances bind to receptors on white blood cells and regulate their distribution and function11.
3. Our behaviour
Often when we are stressed we turn to behaviours that modify the immune system, such as drinking alcohol, sleeping less or eating poor quality foods.
It has also been suggested that immunological changes due to stress are an adaptation from changes that respond to infection. When mammals’ immune systems are activated, they can display what is known as ‘sickness behaviour’, which includes a reduction in activity, social interaction and sexual activity as well as increased sensitivity to pain, low mood and low appetite. It is thought that this could be a mechanism to preserve energy for fighting infection12.
What is clear from both the natural and specific models of immunity is that we need to mobilise and redirect energy according to the need to fight attackers internally and externally. It was initially thought that chronic stress always weakens our immune system by reducing cytotoxicity in natural killer cells, impairing proliferative responses and blunting humoral responses to immunisation13.
There is also thought to be behind a greater incidence of infectious and neoplastic diseases in chronically stressed individuals14,15. However, from an evolutionary perspective, this would have meant we would have become extinct long ago in the face of life-threatening circumstances, famine or major global events, such as wars. It is now believed that fight-or-flight stressors cause immune cells to be redistributed to places that they can act most effectively and efficiently against invaders16, 17. In experiments on mice, they found that during acute stress, T-cells selectively redistributed into the skin and contributed to enhanced immune response. In contrast, during chronic stress, T cells were shunted away from the skin and there was a lesser immune response to the skin test18.
Based on these experiments, it was proposed that acute stress enhances immune responses while chronic stress suppresses them. However, subsequent research has shown that short-term changes in the natural and specific components of the immune system would expend too much energy to be adaptive in life-threatening circumstances and are therefore unlikely. Instead, stress shifts the balance of the immune response toward activating natural immunity and diminishing specific immunity. This is because our fast-acting natural immune responses are better placed to manage life-threatening situations more quickly and effectively than specific immune responses and require less energy from other bodily systems to do so19, 20.
How does the impact that stress has on our immune system affect our overall health?
While there is little to no evidence that stress causes immune changes or increases vulnerability to disease in healthy humans, it has been shown that older adults are especially vulnerable to life-event-induced immune change. In a meta-analysis of 300 studies spanning 30 years, those that included samples of adults with a mean age of 55 and over showed a correlation between life events and noticeable declines in both natural and specific immunity. These effects were much weaker in studies that had a mean age of 55 and below21.
It seems that chronic stress may elicit prolonged secretion of cortisol. This triggers white blood cells to mount a counterregulatory response by downregulating cortisol receptors, reducing these cells’ capacity to respond to anti-inflammatory signals and allowing cytokine-related inflammatory processes to flourish. Stress, therefore, might contribute to diseases involving excessive, non-specific inflammation, such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and coronary heart disease, thereby decreasing life expectancy22.
Does stress affect gut health?
As we have seen, stress triggers the release of systemic pro-inflammatory cytokines, whether its cause is psychological or physiological. This stimulates the pituitary gland to release what is known as adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which in turn signals to the adrenal glands to release one of the main stress hormones, cortisol23.
Cortisol has wide-ranging effects throughout the body and the brain in particular. The brain uses a network of hormonal and neural systems to control a range of gut functions, from motility, secretion of stomach acid, mucus, intestinal fluid and our immune response. In studies on dogs, it has been shown that these elements are vital for the correct functioning of the microbiota in the gut24. When the gut-brain axis becomes dysregulated, this can disturb the mucosal habitat in our gut. This is because the alterations that accompany stress mean that virulent bacteria can proliferate. This has partially been demonstrated through studies into patients’ gut health post surgery; the release of norepinephrine can induce the expression of pseudomonas aeruginosa, a disease-causing bacterium, which can cause life-threatening gut sepsis25.
A body of research has demonstrated that gut microbiota has a highly influential role in influencing anxiety and depressive behaviour26,27. There is also evidence that dysbiosis, an imbalance in gut bacteria, is linked to autism; autistic patients have been shown to have specific microbiota alterations, which vary according to the severity of their condition28,29. Researchers have also demonstrated that chronic stress also contributes to insulin resistance30, increasing the risk of developing metabolic disease and diabetes.
Stress also tends to go hand-in-hand with poor sleep, creating a vicious cycle. Ever find yourself struggling to sleep because of a stressful day, leaving you feeling even more run-down the next day? This also has serious consequences for your gut health amongst other long-term implications. We now know that the diversity of our gut microbiome is heavily influenced by sleep quality and quantity31. All these factors demonstrate that it is vital to look at health with a holistic view covering multiple, inter-connecting dimensions rather than purely one element. To understand how to become physically, mentally and socially healthier, looking at the causes rather than purely the symptoms, could be the key to unlocking positive health for life.
How can I manage stress to protect my health?
The evidence seems overwhelming that stress is a major contributor to several negative outcomes, both for our mental and physical health. While the underlying mechanisms may be complex, the solutions need not be.
1. Make necessary dietary changes
While it may be tempting to turn to food or alcohol to relieve stress, this simply compounds the problem. High-calorie, highly inflammatory foods, such as junk food, cause intestinal distress and alcohol disturbs sleep, hitting you with a double whammy. Make it a priority to focus on anti-inflammatories that you know work for you, for instance:
- Avoid processed foods and food sources that don’t work for you. For some people this may include dairy and gluten, others may not experience issues. Use a process of trial and error to adapt as you go.
- Include a tonne of bright, colourful vegetables with every meal,
- Avoid high-inflammatory oils, like sunflower oil, peanut oil, corn oil, soybean oil, margarine or vegetable oils.
- Enjoy healthy fat sources such as olives, avocados, nuts, and seeds.
- Eat a high-fibre diet, such as green leafy vegetables, berries, nuts and seeds.
- Prioritise high-quality, unprocessed protein sources.
2. Improve your sleep
This is a factor that many find difficult, particularly if you have a demanding job or small children at home. However, getting to bed just 15-30 minutes earlier each night will soon have a dramatically positive impact on your health.
- Install blackout blinds or curtains or consider investing in a sleep mask.
- Keep your room cool and quiet; invest in earplugs if you live with a lot of ambient noise.
- Avoid heavy meals close to bedtime.
- Set up a strong bedtime routine: in the hour before bed, avoid your phone and chores. Use this time to read a book, take a bath or meditate.
- Supplement with our sleep supplement stack.
3. Practise gratitude
However you choose to do it, gratitude and mindfulness have many positive impacts on stress and mental health.
- Invest in a journal and write down 3-5 things you are grateful for every day. You will improve at this with time if it feels difficult at first.
- Make time to meditate or carry out guided breathing, whether before bed or in the morning. Ten minutes is just 1% of your day and this 1% investment will reap far greater rewards for your productivity, mindset and long term health.
4. Overhaul your morning routine
Do you check your phone for work emails, social media, or news as soon as you wake up? This habit can set you up for a negative mindset before the day has fully begun.
- Create a routine that works for you, whether that’s journaling, doing a 20-minute yoga class online, a stretching routine or some guided-breathing.
- Make time to sit and eat a nutritious breakfast with zero distractions.
- Give yourself an hour undisturbed before diving into work or other activities.
- Consider what news sources you use. Often this stream of negativity feeds into our mindset and stress levels without us even realizing it.
For the most part, the key to minimising stress is lifestyle changes. However, stress is sometimes inevitable, which is where supplementation can provide a valuable tool. Our stress supplement stack supports you when you need it:
- Amplify – the ingredients in our unique BCAA blend suppress myostatin caused by chronic cortisol elevation, vital for stressed thirty-plus executives.
- Phosphatidylserine – which allows the brain to adapt to stress.
- Taurine Powder – this helps to maintain neurotransmitters and reduce anxiety.
- UltraMag – Magnesium is involved in over 300 processes in the body and relaxes the central nervous system. If you often have disturbed sleep or anxiety, take it before going to bed.
- Zinc NT – provides the cofactors and minerals required for full production and activity of neurotransmitters.
- Drive – provides the precursor to dopamine to prevent the feeling of being overwhelmed.
- Serotonin Support – helps support the production of serotonin and ensure satisfying, refreshing sleep.
- Inflammation Support – prevents cortisol production in response to inflammation.
- D3 Replenish – helps maintain a healthy circadian rhythm, which may be disturbed by elevated cortisol.
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The new Alto K10 will compete with the Tata Tiago and the Renault Kwid.
he 2022 Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 has been spotted at a dealer yard ahead of the car’s official launch scheduled for August 18, 2022.
The new Alto K10 features a redesigned front fascia featuring a large grille and a reworked front bumper. The car has sweptback headlamps and squarish tail lamps similar to the outgoing model. The car seen in this video is the base ‘LXI’ variant.
Powering the new Alto K10 will be Maruti’s familiar 1.0-litre petrol engine that makes 66 BHP and 89 Nm. It will be paired with a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed AMT.
The new Alto K10 will be sold alongside the Alto 800. It will compete with the Tata Tiago and the Renault Kwid.
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If you have been to a wedding or really any event with an open-air photo booth in the past couple of years, you’ve probably stood in front of a Drop It Modern backdrop. The company makes interesting and often limited-edition prints on its heavy cloth backdrops that are very popular with many photographers. What you might not know is that Drop It Modern also sells wallpaper with many of the same patterns, so you can adorn your house in the same fashion.
Many of the patterns are pretty busy, so covering a whole room might be a bit much, but it seems like a cool option for something like an accent wall. It’s an extra bonus if the wall could also double as a photo backdrop for shooting portraits in your house.
Sadly, Drop It Modern doesn’t offer a wallpaper version of its popular sequin backdrops—at least not yet.
The cost of a 10-foot roll of wallpaper starts $62, but it can vary from pattern to pattern. It has a 24-inch vertical repeat and a 28-inch horizontal repeat on a 30-inch wide roll, so you will need to trim the paper if you want to it match up just right. Sure, it’s extra work, but wallpaper has never exactly been the easy route when it comes to covering a wall.

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Firefighters Tuesday were battling a 30-acre wind-driven brush fire near Mecca.
The blaze was reported about 4:40 a.m. in the area of Pierce Street and Avenue 73, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.
About three dozen firefighters were sent to the scene. The California Highway Patrol reported the blaze was heading east toward state Route 86.
County fire spokesman Rob Roseen said firefighters were contending with high winds in the area.
No injuries or structure damage had been reported as of late morning.
Pierce Street was closed in both directions between Avenue 72 and Avenue 73.


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Walk, cycle or go donkey-riding all around the island through the 18 km long trails and see the old farmhouses with the extremely large oven, called oven houses (fournospita in Greek), and the “mnemoria”, the charnel houses.
Explore the ancient town of Anafi on Kasteli hill and visit the remarkable necropolis with the monumental tombs and their sculptures. Keep on until you get to Vrissi and rest under the plane trees and by the streams.
In the east part of the island visit Kalamos rock, which is the second highest monolithic limestone after Gibraltar; a must-see for climbers. Furthermore, the ancient temple of Apollo the Anafian and the Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi lie on the foot of the rock. If you are an experienced climber then head to the top of Kalamos where you can see another monastery and some breathtaking views of the sea and the nearby islands.

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The NFL Draft always has an impact on how positive or pessimistic fans are about their teams for the upcoming season. Snatching a player that was highly valued or a stud that unexpectedly dropped down the board, can raise expectations within the organization.
Sometimes, a draft pick or group of picks can be considered the difference between a team making the playoffs and going home for the offseason. In some cases, the addition of a high caliber performer can elevate a team’s Super Bowl odds dramatically.
This is before any of these players even step on an NFL field.
No better indication of how the NFL community feels about a particular team’s draft than the Super Bowl odds in Vegas following the three-day virtual extravaganza.
In January, according to SBD’s Super Bowl 55 odds, the Chiefs were listed as the favorites. After winning Super Bowl 54, the Chiefs’ Super Bowl 55 odds shortened from +700 to +550 and currently sit at +650, holding a slight edge over the Baltimore Ravens at +700 and the SB 44 runner up San Francisco 49ers. (+900).
The Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers are all considered huge winners in this year’s Draft by NFL analysts and media experts. The Cowboys, Rams, and 49ers also saw the biggest improvements in Super Bowl odds after the 2020 NFL Draft, while the Raiders and Titans saw the biggest dip.
Cowboys Draft Up
The Cowboys, who went 8-8 in 2019 nabbed Alabama wide receiver Ceedee Lamb, widely considered the best of a plentiful receiver pool that saw 36 of then drafted in total.
The Cowboys followed that pick with two more productive days. Cornerback Trevon Diggs and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore were valued higher than they were selected. Edge rusher Bradlee Anae and center Tyler Biadasz are expected to contribute right away.
Ravens Cup Runneth Over
The Ravens couldn’t get much better after going 14-2, but by all accounts they did.
After losing linebackers Patrick Onwuasor and Josh Bynes in free agency, Baltimore nabbed rangy LSU linebacker Patrick Queen with their first pick (28th overall).
Third-round pick Justin Madubuike, a defensive tackle from Texas A&M, was projected to go in the second round, but he instead fell to Baltimore at pick No 71.
Sportsbooks believe the Ravens will only build off their great year in 2019, opening as a top three SB contender.
49ers Ship Em’ Out, Ship Em’ In
The 49ers, who fell in the Super Bowl to Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Cheifs last season, got younger and better through the Draft while creating more salary-cap space.
The losses of DL DeForest Buckner, WR Emmanuel Sanders and future Hall of Fame OL Joe Staley were directly addressed with first-round picks Javon Kinlaw and Brandon Aiyuk who will immediately fill those voids.
The recent trade for All-Pro offensive tackle Trent Williams, eases the loss of Staley tremendously.
Don’t Sleep On The Rams
The Rams are sticking with the philosophy that Sean McVay is an offensive genius and they can outscore any team in the league,
The defense led by Aaron Donald will be better next season, even without large scale defensive additions. The offense which sputtered in the Super Bowl two seasons ago was revamped without a first-round pick.
Injury-plagued Todd Gurley and Brandin Cooks are gone, so they nabbed running back Cam Akers, wide receiver Van Jefferson and tight end Brycen Hopkins from Purdue.
This Rams’ draft ended up being a lot better than it looked like it would be back in January when the team had just five picks LA ended up taking nine players thanks to some trade maneuvers.
Put Your Bread On Brady
The Tampa Bay Bucs were already on the upswing after signing Tom Brady and Gronk, and have seen their odds shorten to +1100. In late March they became a top-five Super Bowl contender after signing Brady to a contract and getting rid of Jameis Winston.
Drafting, like betting, is an imperfect science, but when it comes to sports it’s all about the numbers. And while we don’t solely rely on them, they do tell us a lot.


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Join us for a 3D CIC: Home Edition virtual event on November 9, 2020, with expert representatives from the ASME, DMSC, SAE, DEDMWG, ISO TC 184/SC 4, and MTConnect standards organizations. This roundtable discussion of interoperability and the ways in which the standards are looking to the future will consider how the standards support 3D CAD interoperability and the challenges they face on their journey.
Expert standards committee representatives include:
- DMSC: Rosemary Astheimer – Assistant Professor of Practice, Purdue University
- ASME, DMSC: Larry Bergquist – Retired Product Development Staff Engineer
- ASME: Fredric Constantino – Project Engineering Advisor, ASME
- SAE: A. Larry Gurule – President, i-infusion, Inc./CMPIC, LLC
- DEDMWG: Ben Kassel – Senior Consultant, Mechanical Engineering, LMI
- ISO TC 184/SC 4: Brandon Sapp – Engineering Specialist, Boeing
- MTConnect: William Sobel – Chief Architect, MTConnect Institute
- ASME, DMSC: Jennifer Herron – Founder & CEO, Action Engineering
Live audience Q&A is welcomed.
Monday, November 9, 2020
11:00 am Mountain ᛫ 1:00 pm Eastern
Can’t make it to the live event? Watch the broadcast on November 10 at 1:00 pm MT.
Meet the Roundtable
A. Larry Gurule
Assistant Professor of Practice, Purdue University
Rosemary L Astheimer is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University, West Lafayette campus. Her in-depth experience with major CAD systems, including CATIA V4, V5, NX, SolidWorks, and Creo filters into her instruction style where she is training both undergraduate and industry professionals in CAD design, MBD, PDM and PLM. In 2016 she earned a Technologist Level Professional Certification in GDTP (Y14.5) – Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing from ASME. In 2019 she was the recipient of the Excellence in Instruction for Continuing Lecturers and Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching for the West Lafayette campus. In 2020 she was appointed to the board of directors for the Dimensional Metrology Standards Consortium.
Before joining Purdue in 2014, Astheimer spent over 15 years working in the CAD industry. She started her career in software support, transitioned to a pre-sales application engineer focusing on business development of new products in the automotive industry. Astheimer was most recently a Product Manager at PTC, one of the “big 3” CAD companies, working with aerospace and automotive customers to ensure their data exchange related tasks could be carried out in Creo.
(Retired) Staff Engineer
Larry Bergquist recently retired after 26+ years at John Deere and 3+ years at Elgin Sweeper, all in Product Development. He is an active enthusiast for Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing, Model Based Design, Model Based Enterprise, and Smart Product Development.
Education and Certifications, Patents:
- BSME: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
- pre Engineering and CAM: Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL
- ASME GDTP S09-8189, ASME GDTP S94-0615
- 4 Patents
Industry Standards involvement:
- ASME Member
- ASME MBE (Model Based Enterprise) Technical Secretary
- ASME Y14.5.1 Math Definitions Secretary
- ASME H213 Harmon Geometrical Product Spec. Chair
- ASME H213 JAC-2 Harmonization of Specif. & Measurement Chair
- ASME Y14.31 Undimensioned Drawings Chair
- ASME Y14.39 Limits and Fits Member
- ASME Y14.46 Product Def Additive Mfg Member
- ASME Y14.48 Universal Direction & Load Indicators Member
- ASME H213 JAC-1 Notation (B89/Y14) Contributing Member
- ASME B46 Project Team Pool Member
- Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) Member
- Quality Information Framework (QIF)
- DMSC QIF Work Group – non-contact measurement Chair
Project Engineering Advisor, ASME
Fredric Constantino earned a dual BS in Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering from the University at Buffalo. He also holds an MS from Columbia University in Mechanical Engineering. Currently, Fredric is a Project Management Professional working for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He manages the development and revision of engineering standards such as Y14.5 Dimensioning and Tolerancing and documentation for the Model-Based Enterprise.
A. Larry Gurule
President, i-infusion, Inc./CMPIC, LLC
A. Larry Gurule is the President of CMPIC, LLC (a global Configuration Management training organization) and i-infusion, Inc. (an operational efficiency engineering consulting group). Mr. Gurule is also the Principle Author and Project Sponsor for the Global Configuration Management standard SAE/EIA-649C and has a continuing and growing presence in the Configuration Management (CM) community. As a consulting engineer, Mr. Gurule has decades of experience on hundreds of government and commercial projects including the DoD, tier 1 and sub tier aerospace/defense suppliers, electronic developers/manufactures, medical developers/manufactures, automotive developers/manufactures, and industrial equipment developers/manufactures, as well as numerous sustainment and service/process industry technology implementations. Mr. Gurule’s work spans industry segments that include Aerospace & Defense, Automotive, Distribution, Medical Devices, Electronics, Heavy Equipment, Consumer Products and Energy Trading. Mr. Gurule has successfully architected, orchestrated, implemented and deployed process based enterprise software technology for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Material/Enterprise Resource Planning (MRP/ERP) initiatives essential to the local and global operations of his clients. In 2018 Mr. Gurule was awarded the James M. Crawford Technical Standards Board Outstanding Achievement Award which recognizes individuals for outstanding service in the technical committee activities of SAE International.
Senior Consultant, Mechanical Engineering, LMI
Ben Kassel is senior subject matter expert in the definition and exchange of technical data used for naval architecture, marine engineering, mechanical engineering, and manufacturing. Following a 37-year government career, Ben joined LMI in 2018 as a technical leader supporting efforts to develop digital thread technologies that enable model-based environments. He participates heavily in digital engineering research and development and is a guest researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Engineering Laboratory. Ben has worked with 3D CAD software as a user, system manager, and applications developer in mechanical engineering and early-stage ship design since 1981, when he joined the Carderock Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (formerly the David W. Taylor Naval Ship Research and Development Center). He implemented CAD in several programs for the U.S. Navy and has participated in the National Shipbuilding Research Program at the managerial and technical levels. He also supported the digital transfer of drawings and product models, developed CAD specifications and benchmarks, and served as a technical adviser to government panels evaluating the use of CAD, product model technology, and digital data exchange in the marine industry. While with the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Ben participated in the development of the distributed systems object model for the Leading Edge Architecture for Prototyping Systems (LEAPS), the long-term retention of product model data, and the development of international standards. He also provided product data integration and exchange guidance to the NAVSEA Technical Policy and Standards Group and acted as the NAVSEA technical authority for product data integration and exchange – ships.
But his absolutely favorite thing to do regarding all things related to the Digital Thread Enabled Model-Based Environment is pontificating on the need for domain specific data definition. Shape data is essential, Product Manufacturing Information is key to Advanced Manufacturing Technologies, but you simply cannot achieve Digital Engineering without form, fit, function, and operational characteristics of parts, assemblies, and systems!
Engineering Specialist, Boeing
Brandon Sapp has more than 22 years of experience in engineering. He started his career at Boeing in Propulsion Division as a Technical Designer working to improve the drawing and model creation process. After 5 years Brandon left Boeing to join INCAT (now Tata Technologies) as a PLM Consultant enabling implementation at large OEMS and various supplier sites. Brandon rejoined Boeing in 2007 to support the 787 implementations of the Dassault V5 suite and model-based definition through the supply chain. Brandon led the Design Methods team through implementation of Model-Based Definition throughout Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
Currently, Brandon is leading the way for Boeing’s strategy on the use of data standards and interoperability across the enterprise. Brandon is a member of the US TAG to ISO TC 184/SC4 and the newly formed ASME MBE committee. He leads working groups at AIA’s Business Technology and Interoperability Committee and the A&D PLM Action Group on Model-Based Definition. And he is currently the Deputy Chair of the Technical Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of the CAx-IF User Group at PDES, Inc.
Brandon has a Bachelor’s of Science in Information Technology and a Masters in Information Systems.
Chief Architect, MTConnect Institute
Founder & CEO, Action Engineering
Jennifer Herron is the CEO of Action Engineering, a registered Women-Owned Small Business that specializes in guiding organizations through their transformation into a Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) using Model-Based Definition (MBD). She serves on the Board of Directors of the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC) which maintains the QIF and DMIS standards. Ms. Herron has extensive experience with hardware design for spaceflight and military systems, and as such, is an expert in multiple CAD packages (e.g. Creo, NX, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor). She holds a patent for a snake propulsion mechanism and is the author of Re-Use Your CAD: The Model-Based CAD Handbook. Because standards are the lynchpin to a digital transformation, she also serves on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) as member of the ASME Y14.46 Subcommittee on Product Definition for Additive Manufacturing (AM), ASME Y14.47 Model Organization Practices, ASME Y14.37 Composite Part Drawings, and co-chair of the ASME MBE Steering Committee.
Action Engineering is hosting a series of free virtual events for the MBE community. These sessions leading up to 3D CIC feature industry experts, vendor interviews, and group discussions. Find out more at 3DCIC.com.


If you feel that you have been discriminated against you can make a complaint to the Alberta Human Rights Commision (AHRC).
There are rules in place that protect employees and outline the minimum standards to which employees are entitled.
The Alberta Human Rights Act helps to protect renters from discrimination and harrassment.
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Tickets for Ariana Grande's benefit concert go on sale today
A man who was arrested in connection with the Manchester Arena bombing has been released without charge.
The 21-year-old was detained last Wednesday. Six of the 16 people who've been arrested as part of the investigation have since been freed.
Meanwhile, tickets go on sale for a benefit concert for the victims of the Manchester bomb at 10am this morning.
Ariana Grande, whose concert was attacked at the city's arena will headline the gig at Old Trafford cricket ground. She'll be joined by stars including Justin Bieber, Coldplay and Take That.
Some fans who were at last week's show believe it's too soon.
But Melvin Benn who's one of the organisers, disagrees.
"Life has to go on," he said. "We're very keen to demonstrate that life will go on. The reality is we are planning a safe concert and we're going to absolutely deliver a safe concert.
"Security is at the top of everybody's list."

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Love? Actually, no. More like disappointment, and, at times, hatred. I wanted so much to love Richard Curtis's directorial debut, expected to love it too. Yet, even though its makers would have us believe we're curmudgeons if we don't grin and lap up the film, it really is a stale and contrived let-down. A sense of fairness compelled me to see it for a second time last weekend at a cinema packed with what seems to be its target audience: Anglophile Americans. It was more bearable, but not by much.
Don't get me wrong. Romantic comedies are my very favourite type of film. Nothing beats going à deux to see Annie Hall. Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones's Diary, while not in that league, were – and are – hugely enjoyable. Curtis created career-defining roles for the likes of Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts. The glossy, germfree fantasy of England he fashioned was as lovable as that in early Britpop records. His films, for all their fondness for stammering self-deprecation, seemed confident and wonderfully fresh.
Not this time. Love Actually is smaller than the sum of its parts, many of which have been lifted straight from Curtis's earlier screenplays: the mad, show-stopping dash across London; the disabled relative; the strategic and showy use of profanities; the belief that all human emotion – happiness, anger, sadness – has to take place on the banks of the Thames or with a whopping grand view of St Paul's in the background. Stylistic tics have begun to curdle into clichés.
The stars are out in force here. All of them falling in, and sometimes a little out, of love. At Christmas time, too. Hugh Grant plays a prime minister smitten by his tea lady (Martine McCutcheon); Colin Firth is a cuckolded novelist who retreats to France where he is charmed by his Portuguese maid; Emma Thompson discovers that her husband (Alan Rickman) has a thing for his sultry secretary. And so on.
So much talent. So little chance to use it. The film resembles a VIP club, swarming with celebrities who have turned up as much to be seen as actually to have a good time there. By cramming so many characters into his story, Curtis reduces all but a handful to caricatures. He also lops off the possibility of them evolving through the course of the film. The end result is like a "Stars on 45" medley: it promises to be a bonanza-blitz of the best choruses of your favourite songs, but it rips away those intros that gave depth and weight to their unmanacled joy.
It's the newer faces, many imported from television, that offer the greatest pleasures. Gregor Fisher as the doting manager of Bill Nighy, a foul-mouthed has-been rocker who is trying to revive his career. Martin Freeman, from The Office, as a mild-mannered porn actor who falls for his equally sweet co-star; Andrew Lincoln, from This Life and Teachers, gives a performance that at times recalls John Cusack.
Yet it's the storyline he's involved in, or more precisely the lack of one, that exemplifies this film's failures. He's the best man at the wedding of Chiwetel Ejiofor to Keira Knightley, a couple who show no chemistry whatsoever, and who seem to have been cast on the basis of their boxoffice successes and Curtis's desire to appease those critics who slated Notting Hill for being too monocultural.
It turns out that Lincoln has always secretly loved her. Why that might be is unclear as, her mouth permanently ajar like a snooker pocket, she displays zero personality. Finally he proclaims his love, using Bob Dylan-style placards. Then – nothing: we hop back to another segment of the film. All we're left with is a very showy and exaggerated declaration that love is very important, but no real sense of how it works, how it hurts, how it may change people. The glibness of the dramatic treatment undermines the film's central theme and renders it hollow.
Glibness is all around. At the start of Love Actually a voice-over from Hugh Grant (speaking in his prime ministerial capacity?) invokes the attacks on the World Trade Centre. It's an incredible moment of chutzpah, a grotesque piece of emotional blackmail that seeks to enlist the thousands of men and women who died on September 11 as part of the backstory for this lightweight froth. This eruption of reality also means that Curtis can't excuse its more flimsy and ludicrous elements by claiming it's just a fantasy.
"Very romantic. Very comedy" read some of the posters for the film that have been plastered over every bus shelter in the country. How strange to advertise a movie on the basis of the strictness to which it adheres to a formula. Scrappily edited and flatly directed, it actually disobeys some of the cardinal rules of romantic comedies.
Its multiple storylines mean that the characters aren't afforded enough time to veer away from each other or to undergo sufficient bumps and glitches in their relationships. The humour in too many scenes – Grant shaking his ass to dance music at 10 Downing Street, Bill Nighy defacing a Blue poster on a kids' TV show – doesn't emanate naturally from the story itself. Crucially, Curtis's script is not as sharp as his previous efforts, bereft of flirty badinage and cut-and-thrust romantic parrying.
Perhaps the fault lies in irony. Whenever real emotional pain looms into view, Curtis turns to other works of art – Auden in Four Weddings and a Funeral, the Bay City Rollers' Bye Bye Baby here. These were popular because of their fundamental sincerity, a quality Curtis hankers after, but is too reticent or craven to emulate fully. This film, in its arch, English way, is as enclosed in its own culturally hermetic world as anything by Quentin Tarantino.
There is one very good reason to watch Love Actually: Laura Linney, as subtle and sympathetic an actress as is alive today. The rest of it is as easily digestible but value-free a compendium of "feel-good" clichés as I Love 1973. How odd that a film that champions emotion should seem so schematic, compiled rather than felt, as full of genuine Christmas joy as a high street shop-window display.
And how odd that a film that attacks boy bands for creating oily, slickly promoted mass-market fare should be guilty of those same sins. "Solid gold s---" is how Bill Nighy describes his terrible, fakely cheerful attempt to beat those boy bands to reach number one at Christmas. I'm afraid I couldn't have put it better myself.


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COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi University for Women has been awarded a $30,000 federal grant to help foster development of local businesses.
WTVA-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1m5Mgwg ) the grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The funding is managed through the department's Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program.
The university says it will use the funds to provide training and technical assistance to small businesses.
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Disney set to lose iconic Mickey Mouse character in 2024
Disney set to lose iconic Mickey Mouse character in 2024The popular cartoon character Mickey Mouse’s 95-year-old copyright will expire in 2024, allowing anyone to use him in non-Disney projects.
According to The Daily Mail, an artist’s intellectual rights on their work ends 95 years after the initial publication under US copyright law.
In 1928, Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks released a one-minute black-and-white short film that featured Mickey Mouse for the first time.
Disney’s copyright was then protected for 56 years, but the company promptly fought for another 75-year copyright protection under the Copyright Act of 1976.
Then, in 1998, Disney was granted yet another extension, this time for an additional 95 years.
Mickey Mouse is a mythical figure who, during the American Great Depression, came to represent hope. He initially appeared in a 1928 short film with perfectly synchronized sound.
Winnie the Pooh’s copyright expired in January, and Mickey’s did too.
After Winnie’s special material expires, a horror film based on the beloved bear will be released.


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This is a dish that joins the wine and the sea. For the autumn days we bring some summer, in a more complex and cozy dish. Our Avesso wine, which is like saying "the opposite of what it should be” is everything we want it to be, elegant and harmonious, perfectly accompanying this dish!
Cooks in: 45 minutes
1 heaped tablespoons olive oil
Chopped fresh parsley
500g peeled raw prawns
100mL white wine
8 peeled tomatoes
Black pepper q.s.
2 teaspoons curry poder
300mL single cream (package)
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
Melt the butter in a frying pan.
Cook the prawns in the frying pan until well sautéed.
Remove the prawns from the pan and and reserve it.
In the frying pan add the white wine, the chopped peeled tomatoes, the pepper, the 2 tablespoons of the curry powder, the single cream and the Parmesan cheese.
Let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of salted boiling water and a drizzle of olive oil for 10 - 12 minutes.
When the spaghetti is tender but firm, drain it, rinse with warm water and drain again.
Toss in the large pan the spaghetti with the prawns sauce.
Simmer for 1 – 2 minutes and stir very well.
Serve, sprinkled with some parsley.
Accompany this delicious dish with a glass of our wine Quinta da Raza Avesso!


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Spooky Black is apparently a 15 year old kid from St. Paul, Minnesota in the US. Regardless of what he looks like and what this music video looks like, I really, really like this track, Without You.
It’s a strange situation; this has gone practically viral – but on some sort of Susan Boyle type tip. He looks odd in his 90s get-up of roll-necks, chinos and do-rags, but has the voice of an angel. Now, I’m glad Susan Boyle never wore a do-rag, but the comparison is legit. “OMG, he looks like a dick but sounds so good!”
Comparisons have come in, dropping names like The Weeknd and even James Blake, but there’s a worrying rhetoric coming from the music press and music fans alike; people are apologising for liking this. I wont apologise. What’s there to apologise for? This kid sounds incredible and this song is amazing. Some people have also pulled into question whether his whole ‘thing’ is massively ironic, or even racist, which I think is a step too far and somewhat far fetched!


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Every so often you just gotta get back on some of that ole indie rock shit, n'ah mean? And, for my money, the great state of North Carolina (Camel City...big ups!) churned out some of the best, and some of the most memorable of that indie rock back in the heyday of the stuff...the early and mid-90's. I mean, you couldn't walk ten feet without tripping over a band playing rockin, catchy, quirky indie rock in North Carolina. Sure, Chapel Hill got lots of the kudos, but Greensboro, with it's own liberal arts university in town had a sweet little scene as well. A lot of those bands were more abrasive, more primitive, or more artsy-fartsy than the bands centered around the Cats Cradle down the interstate, but The Raymond Brake could have easily competed with the Polvos, Archers Of Loafs, and Superchunks of the day. I think the easiest comparison would be Grifters, but that's me being pretty lazy and I'm sure you can come up with something better.
Come up with something better because, I gotta go get my grill ready for some 4th of July all-American, independence-ass cooking out tomorrow.

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5 Trails To Explore in Lincoln
Whether this is your first time exploring the trails of Lincoln or you have them memorized, it’s always nice to get a quick refresh on some of the scenic trails this city has to offer! Below are five trails we think you should explore in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Wilderness Park - Ready to take your experience off road? Wilderness Park is the place to explore! Wilderness park contains seven trailheads and over 17 miles of dirt trails cutting through forests, meadows, and creek beds. Spanning over 1400 acres, it is the largest park in Lincoln and a true trail runner’s paradise.
Pioneers Park - One of Lincoln’s oldest and most beloved parks, Pioneers Park is home to miles of multi-use trails, playfields, and playground areas. Whether you’re looking to log some trail miles or find a new road, this is the place to start!
MoPac Trail - This popular footpath was once a Missouri Pacific Railroad corridor spanning from Lincoln to Wabash, Neb. . Today, the MoPac serves as a 26-mile trail best for running, walking, and bicycling.
Holmes Lake - Looking for a run with a view? Holmes Lake provides an approximately 2-mile gravel loop that is perfect for getting some laps in.
Billy Wolff Trail - The Billy Wolff Trail provides Lincoln residents with a connection to nature, running through a string of local parks including: Pansing Park, Roose Park, Antelope Park and Holmes Lake Park winding its way from S. 27th Street to S. 70th Street. The trail also taps into a web of other routes through the city.
Show us your experience by tagging us on social @fleetfeetlincoln. Want to join us for an outing? Follow along with our free group run schedule for a chance to meet us and log some miles. Happy running!


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NEW YORK (WABC) --There is widening concern about the spread of the mosquito-borne 'Zika virus'.
The CDC is now adding the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic to its list of places travelers may want to avoid especially pregnant women.
Zika virus has been linked to brain damage in babies and paralysis in adults.
There are 18 confirmed cases in seven U.S. states.
Four of the cases are in New Jersey and New York, including one in New York City.
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State Parliament Approves General as Arakan Chief Minister
By Lawi Weng 1 July 2014
RANGOON — The Arakan State parliament announced on Monday that Gen. Maung Maung Ohn has been confirmed as the state’s chief minister, against the objection of some Arakanese lawmakers and community leaders who had urged the central government in Naypyidaw to appoint one of their ethnic Arakanese brethren to the post.
Saw Nyein, a state parliamentarian, told The Irrawaddy on Tuesday that “there was no one who proposed letters in parliament against him becoming chief minister” during the opening day of the latest parliamentary session on Monday. “Therefore, the chairman of parliament announced that he has become the chief minister, in accordance with the Constitution.”
Maung Maung Ohn was nominated by President Thein Sein last month following the former chief minister Hla Maung Tin’s resignation on June 20. Arakan State leaders had asked the president to select an elected official, preferably one belonging to the state’s majority ethnic Arakanese population.
Lawmakers in the state parliament were given a June 27 deadline to submit any formal objection that they might have to Maung Maung Ohn’s appointment as the region’s chief minister. Saw Nyein said there were lawmakers who had expressed displeasure at Maung Maung Ohn’s nomination, but no formal letters of objection were put forward.
Despite his appointment as chief minister, Maung Maung Ohn appeared in the state parliament on Monday in full military uniform, and Arakan National Party state lawmaker Aung Mrya Kyaw told The Irrawaddy that general was not required to resign from military service in order to assume the post.
“It is important that Gen. Maung Maung Ohn manages and protects the homes and property belonging to the ethnic Arakanese in the region, [as is] how he will resolve conflict in the region and how he will enforce the rule of law in order to prevent more conflict,” said Saw Nyein, who also belongs to the the ANP.
“Our region has many conflicts. Gen. Maung Maung Ohn should listen to our ethnic voices. If not, he will not be able to solve conflicts on the ground,” he added.
Religious strife in Arakan State between the Buddhist majority and minority Muslims has plagued the region since 2012. About 140,000 Rohingya were displaced that year and now live in crowded camps to which they are confined by state authorities. About 89,000 Rohingya are estimated to have fled by boats last year in a desperate attempt to reach Malaysia as conditions in Arakan State have deteriorated.


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- Medication Assistance for un- or under-insured residents
- Transportation Assistance for hemodialysis treatments
- "Patient Services" Program
- Education/Prevention Program – Free literature on kidneys and kidney diseases (including lending library of cookbooks, blood pressure cuffs, videos on transplantation, and other topics)
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- Case management and advocacy for individuals needing assistance in getting other services offered in the county.
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It was a cool, drizzly evening as I navigated through the cobblestone streets of the ancient Eastern European city. I was shivering, both from the harsh weather and the anticipation of what awaited. My consultant had actually suggested a special massage parlour nestled amidst the historical centre; an establishment renowned for its art, as much as its indulgence.
I had been traveling for weeks, exploring the large stretch of the mysterious continent. My body ached from the continuous motion and the cold that had actually begun to set in; I required revitalization.
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As I put down on the table, a sheet hardly hiding my modesty, Dimitri began with his magic. His hands were warm and firm, a stark contrast to the biting cold exterior. The dim, warm candlelight cast shadows on the rustic stone walls, making it a surreal world, far from the ordinary.
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As I strolled away from 'The Healing Place,' I brought with me a sense of complete satisfaction, a newly found regard for the art of massage. It was magic; it was an intimate dance, a poetry of touch that can change a tired traveler into a renewed soul.
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Long years of laboring behind a desk had left a long-term crescent-shaped curve on my spine. A little into my thirties, stiff neck, and back pains were becoming a better buddy than any pet might ever be. On the recommendation of a well-meaning pal, and conquering my hesitation, I found myself in front of the simple wood façade of the prominent "Bangkok Sanctuary", a Thai massage parlor tucked away in the bustling heart of the city.
As I actioned in through the ornately sculpted entranceway, I was covered in a calm wave of lemongrass-scented air. It cushioned the city's brusque demeanor, giving way for the tranquility that Thai establishments are understood for. I was welcomed by Sayuri, her silver-kissed hair nicely tied up, a radiant smile used her lips and her eyes sparkled with the understanding just experience brings.
Guided into a dimly lit room ornamented with faintly flickering candles and the calming whispering of a bamboo waterfall, I was paralleled into another world. The air was ripe with the earthy scent of vital oils, and soft crucial music feathered through the silence, lulling my senses to peace.
Decked in a loose set of thick cotton pants and a shirt, as is traditional for a Thai massage, I lay down on the mat, looking at the elaborate Asian artwork on the ceiling. A ripple of anxiety chomped at me, but Sayuri's quintessential Thai amiability relieved my chaos.
As the massage started, I could feel skilled hands working their magic. Fingers kneading and pressing into tight muscles, occasionally satisfying a knot where all the stress coagulated. My breath hitched as those tender knots were kneaded until they dissipated into nothingness.
She was a writer-- each pull, twist, and turn seemed like a page torn from a tale, releasing its tricks. I was caught off guard when she started using her feet and elbows too, stretching my body with the accuracy so characteristic of Thai massages. The pushing of her feet versus my back cracked open the hidden vaults of repressed stress, and each crack came up with a wave of relief.
The heat of the oils seeping into my skin, the rhythmic pressure rotating between calming and extreme, together with the asian music that played in the background-- everything co-existed in orchestrated harmony. Each movement of Sayuri's hands shook loose a bevy of suppressed memories, emotions, and crises, making my physical body feel lighter and my soul feel unburdened.
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As those hauntingly mundane ninety minutes engraved to an end, I was a brand-new man, cleansed of the stress dogging my life, one knead at a time. The stiffness in my neck that was an unwanted occupant for years, made a quiet exit, leaving in its wake, newfound versatility and relief.
The noise of sand trickling in an hourglass snapped me back to reality. I increased from the mat, my body humming its appreciation, my mind cleared of its fog. Thankfulness welling up in my heart, I thanked Sayuri, her eyes showing understanding and complete satisfaction.
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300,000 Jews in thirty-three communities within Austria,
with 200,000 living in Vienna
Treaty of St. Germain
guaranteed the jews minority rights.
Birth of Emmalina
Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany
Nuremberg Laws passed
Hitler declares that all gypsys are bad
Hitler appoints Reichsführer-SS (SS chief) Heinrich Himmler Chief of German Police.
The SS establishes the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Oranienburg, located to the north of Berlin, Germany. By September, German authorities have imprisoned about 1,000 people in the camp.
German authorities implement mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses in Germany. Most are sent to concentration camps.
2000 prisoners taken to concentration camps*
*through March 9, 1937
German Criminal Police officials round up approximately 2,000 convicted offenders and incarcerate them in concentration camps. This is the first mass roundup of persons not deemed to be political opponents for incarceration in concentration camps.
Nazi Propaganda exhibit opens in Munich
Der Ewige Jude (The Eternal Jew), a Nazi propaganda exhibition, opens in Munich.
Decree states that Gypsies are "inveterate criminals"
Hitler gave instructions for the deportation of 27,000 Viennese Jews
Lodz Ghetto (Oct. - Nov.)
5,486 Jews were deported to the Lodz Ghetto. 40,000 Austrian Jews remained
8,000 Jews were arrested, and 5,000 of them sent to Dachau, In Vienna alone, forty-two synagogues were burned and 4,038 Jewish shops were looted. During the first four months of the war, 11,240 Jews succeeded in immigrating to neutral countries.
Nuremberg Laws apply to Austria
3,000 Austrian Jews were deporte
At the end of 1941, 3,000 Austrian Jews were deported to the ghettos of Riga, Minsk, and Kovno.
Summer of 1943
In the summer of 1943, there were approximately 800 Jews left in Vienna, but they had gone underground and were secretly hidden by members of the community.
Between June and October 1942, 13,900 people were deported to Theresienstadt.
Prisoners from Mauthausen
Starting in 1943, prisoners were also allocated to the armaments industry, with prisoners from Mauthausen working in almost all the larger arms factories in Austria.

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