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Two of the nation’s premier moral issues organizations, the Family Research Council and Concerned Women for America, are refusing to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference in February because a homosexual activist group, GOProud, has been invited…
“Shame on CPAC for defending the absurd proposition that one can be ‘conservative’ while embracing moral surrender – in this case the idea espoused by GOProud of the government granting ‘rights’ and benefits based on sinful sexual conduct long regarded as anathema to biblical and Judeo-Christian values,” LaBarbera added.
“[ACU has] gone libertarian, that’s their focus,” said Mat Staver, president of Liberty Counsel, a public interest law firm. “Libertarianism is right on the economy, often wrong on national defense, and doesn’t care about social conservatism. Libertarians only respect one leg of the Reagan revolution, and you can’t stand for long on one leg.”
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Bad Development for Arrested Development
Zap2It reports that the last 4 episodes of Arrested Development will be airing in a 2 hour block opposite the opening ceremony of the winter Olympics. The episodes will feature Judge Reinhold & Justine Bateman. This will be the first time the Batemans have acted together since the ill-fated Silver Spoons/Family Ties crossover episode in which Mallory tries to hook up with both Ricky & Alfonso much to Alec P's chagrin.
Meanwhile, according to the official Torino Olympic site the ceremony will feature:
"a choreographed exhibition on skates called Sparks of Passion, in which eight athletes of the ice hockey will race at 50 km an hour inside the Stadio Olimpico. The spectacularity of this exhibition is guaranteed also due to an experimental technology able to generate a red flame 2 metres long"
So basically your viewing options for the night are either the funniest, smartest, most well written show on tv or some hockey guys being propelled around the ice by their own lit farts. (Who knew that Wikipedia was such a vast storehouse of information on lighting farts? Impressive.) Unfortunately people love spectacles and the Olympics guarantees spectacularity:
"The Olympic ceremonies are the greatest show on earth."
Well that is quite literally a bold claim and isn't that a Ringling Brothers trademark? Fox executives: pitting it against the Olympics and it's self-proclaimed "greatest show on earth" opening ceremony is a total weaksauce move. You know it will sink to ratings lows. Is it to prove a point that it can't get good ratings so as to justify your decision to cancel the show? Or are you just hoping it just ends quietly and with minimal criticism while everyone is focused on the games?
This show is too good to cancel. Somebody has to pick it up. The genius move would be for NBC to buy it and run it on Thursdays with The Office, My Name is Earl and 4 Kings. That would truly be Must-See-TV.


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In the course of the 20th century, Pentecostalism expanded from a small revival movement to a global presence comparable in its extent and variety to Roman Catholicism or Anglicanism. Yet few people in mainstream U.S. churches know much about it, and what little they do know relates more to Pentecostal practice than to Pentecostal thought.
Given the talk about the decline of Christian identity in the United States, Marilynne Robinson suggests a standard is needed to define this change. She proposes that a marker is the general fearfulness in our culture, which is revealed by the obsession with and purchase of guns. “Contemporary America is full of fear,” Robinson says, but “fear is not a Christian habit of mind.” One of the markers of people who forget God is “that they make irrational responses to irrational fears” (New York Review of Books, September 24).

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29 Aug Proposed DHS Spending Bill Would Remove Per-Country Limits
Washington, DC – August 13, 2018: In late July, the House Appropriations Committee amended the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) spending bill to remove the per-country limits on employment-based visa allocation.
Under current statutes, certain categories of family-based and employment-based immigrant visas have a global limit of visas. For such limited categories, the Immigration and Nationality Act at § 202(a)(2) also stipulates that no one country may claim more than 7% of each category’s global total. If the global total for a given category has not been reached, then leftover visas from that annual amount may be apportioned to countries which have already reached their 7% per-country limit, under INA § 202(a)(3). In those categories where global demand has exceeded the number of available annual visas, petitioners are handled on a first-in, first-out basis determined from the date on which they filed their petition for an immigrant visa (“Priority Date”).
In an amendment to the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, proposed by Congressman Kevin Yoder, R.- Kan., the language of INA § 202(a)(2) would no longer apply to employment-based categories. Family-based categories would be unaffected by the proposed amendment, and current waiting lists for certain categories and countries exceed 20 years, such as F-3 married sons and daughters of U.S. citizens who come from the Philippines and Mexico.
The bill now requires approval in the House, Senate, and Oval Office. If approved, it is likely to result in waiting lists for petitioners of certain employment-based categories regardless of their nation of origin.
Each month, the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) issues a new Visa Bulletin, listing visa categories by nation of the petitioner’s birth, and assigning a date to each category and nation. To be eligible to proceed with applying for an immigrant visa, the foreign petitioner must have a Priority Date that is earlier than the date published by the DOS. Currently, years-long waiting lists have developed for nations such as India and China with historically high visa demand in the employment-based categories.
Certain categories are so heavily oversubscribed by specific nations that opening up those categories to worldwide quotas would result in several years of only those nations receiving any visas. The EB-5 Alien Entrepreneur visa category, for example, has imposed a waiting list requiring a priority date of 2014 upon mainland China-born petitioners. This mainland China waiting list appeared 3 full years before the next nation, Vietnam, became subject to its own waiting list in 2018. Thus, if the EB-5 category removed all per-country quotas, the full annual quota of EB-5 visas for several years would likely be assigned entirely to those Chinese investors whose cases became backlogged in August 2014. Chinese petitioners would likely experience a quicker pace of visa processing, while petitioners from other nations would suddenly face a new waiting list of multiple years.
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text: Mussels arrived in a simple glass bowl, topped with a standard stainless steel bowl. When the waiter lifted the top bowl, the scent of sea, wine and herbs filled the air. Big sprigs of thyme were strewn across the black mussel shells. We lifted plump mussels from saffron broth redolent of tarragon and thyme, and discovered slices of saffron-hued garlic. The slightest hint of cream carried the flavors. An appetizer portion ($14) was a generous serving for two. Toasted bread, stacked vertically in a small tin box, called for dunking. Wanting more of that luscious broth, I used a big spoon.

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An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player used AI software to design and create four new villagers, each brought to life in-game.
A Animal Crossing: New Horizons discovered what new AI-created villagers might like – even going the extra mile and adding them to the game. A recent social media trend has seen a number of AI-generated video game ideas, fans just having to add keywords to generators like Dall-E Mini. The results can vary wildly between being incredibly accurate and downright bizarre, which many say only adds to the entertainment value.
Each villager of animal crossing has a unique appearance and one of many personality types. This led to some villagers enjoying immense popularity within the community, while at the same time others were left behind in the metaphorical cold. Raymond the cat, for example, quickly became the focal point of a black market following the release of New Horizons, as players desperate to have it on their islands began paying incredible sums for the privilege. Players generally prefer unique, cute, or realistic villagers, and some of the quirkiest villager designs in the game mean there are plenty of ACNH NPC fans don’t want to review anymore.
Now the animal crossing– YouTuber Timmy vs Tommy added four new villagers to the game using an AI builder. Composed of Trixy the little one, Stripes the wolf, Bandit the cat and Buttons the hamster, the drawings of these characters were generated by the AI image generation software Dall-E Mini. Timmy vs Tommy then adapted the designs to the appropriate character models, before transferring the finished villagers into New Horizons. Each character was also named using an online name generator, in order to use AI as much as possible during the design process. Of course, this isn’t the first time new villagers have been added to ACNH with mods, but the concept of entirely new, AI-designed characters is certainly a rarity.
Timmy vs Tommy went through many potential designs provided by Dall-E Mini before selecting their four favorite new ones. ACNH villager. Due to the unreliable nature of AI image generation, some of the villagers created by the program were just too weird to be viable designs, or in some cases looked oddly bland. And even with the four favorites, their AI-generated proportions didn’t always match standard character models, leading to game versions having different overall looks. In some cases, the AI’s design choices simply didn’t translate well to in-game characters. However, other features such as Stripes’ namesake color accents have proven to be entirely repeatable. This resulted in some interesting designs for new villagers, many of whom animal crossing fans would definitely love to interact with.
Timmy vs Tommy’s use of AI software is part of an interesting development in digital art. With technology becoming both more advanced and more accessible, it is now possible to effectively outsource the majority of the design process to computers. Of course, software like Dall-E Mini can’t tell the difference between a design that works and one that doesn’t, but that’s where human operators can step in and take over. Trixy, Stripes, Bandit and Buttons may not be real animal crossing villagers, but they still look a lot like their official counterparts. With a few more tweaks, any of them could be considered a mere resident of the island and could possibly reach the coveted heights of ACNH popularity like Raymond before them.
Next: Animal Crossing Villagers Who Don’t Deserve Hate
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Stylish and bright family room with un upper storey. Downstairs room with a double bed (160×190) and ensuite bathroom with shower The upper storey housing two single mattress beds ideal for kids, and bathroom with wc and wash basin. Parquet flooring, autonomous heating and air conditioning and velux window.
The room is inspired by the colorful primroses, especially those yellow and blue. These two colors blend in this room creating a balance between energy and knowledge represented by the yellow color and calm and relaxation, symbolized by the color of Blue.
The primrose is one of the earliest spring flowers coming from the Latin word “prima” which means “first”. In the language of flowers the meaning for primrose is “I can’t live without you” the sentiment of not being able to live without a partner that usually comes with young love.This is why the primrose also symbolizes youth
Curiosity about PRIMROSES
According to the legend, Saint Peter- heaven’s guardian- one day having a nap heard a noise of somebody trying to enter heaven from the back door. Still sleepy he went to check out what was going on, he dropped his bunch of keys. They fell to earth and miraculously took root and bloomed. It was spring time and those beautiful flowers were first to bloom in the season and were called primroses.
As legend says they bloomed from Saint Peter’s bunch of keys

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Sketch Show: “Don’t Taze Me, Brody!”
Posted on January 11, 2013
The Introduction to Sketch Writing class I taught at The Brody Theater in November and December of 2012 put up a showcase of their student work on January 17, 2013 at 7:30pm. I directed and produced the show – it was a wonderful night! The fabulous artwork was done by talented Portland artist Nicklas Nall. Here’s his post about the process of designing the image, along with the roughs and additional designs we considered.


The StartUp Innovation: Vibrating poles 3-8 m long, designed for harvesting walnuts and mulberries, which grab a tree branch and vibrate it, throwing the crop into a special canvas attached to the tree.
Within the framework of the AgriThon2 we talked to Tigran Simonyan, the Coordinator of the Automation of Walnut Harvesting startup project.
Participation in the first stage of the AgriThon2 Incubation
- Thanks to participation in the first phase of the AgriThon2 Incubation, we gained important knowledge and skills, got acquainted with many other innovative ideas and startup teams, and once again enjoyed the caring attitude of the implementers of the AGRI CAMP Program, AgriThon experts and mentors.
- The point is that this is our second attempt to participate in AgriThon. Last time we failed to pass the 2nd stage of I Seeing the announcement of the competition on the FB page of the AGRI CAMP Program, we decided to try again. As a result, we were able to clarify the goals of our startup idea, focusing mainly on the harvest.
The startup is to solve the following problems:
- I have thought about this idea for a long time. For years, personally participating in walnut harvests, I had to climb a 10-meter huge walnut tree in our garden with the help of ropes, wearing a helmet, a hip belt and carrying sticks of various lengths to shake the nuts.
- As for harvesting mulberry in the traditional way, the fact that the fruit would fall to the ground and get damaged was added to the various risks associated with it.
- With this project, we offer a unique service: walnut and mulberry harvesting without climbing a tree. The 3-8m long remote-controlled vibratory poles designed for harvesting walnuts and mulberries grab the tree branch and vibrate it, throwing the crop into a special canvas. By using canvas that hug the trunk of the tree and extend beyond the leaves, damage to the harvested crop, falling to the ground and loss of fruits is almost excluded.
- In addition, thanks to the automated device offered by us, the harvesting time and human resources are reduced, as well as the risk of injuries caused by climbing a tree is reduced.
- Beneficiaries of the idea can be both sole farmers who have at least 1 walnut, almond, hazelnut, mulberry tree and average income, as well as farmers with large walnut and mulberry orchards.
Stages of the startup project implementation
- It will take about 9 months to implement the idea.
- In the first step, we plan to purchase 5 gasoline and 3 electric 3m, 4m, 5m long vibratory harvesting tools from our partners in China, on the basis of which our team’s engineers, taking into account the characteristics of the trees in our country, will develop a prototype of 3-8m remote-controlled vibratory poles.
- Starting from June 2023, we will be able to provide service to our beneficiaries through innovative automated harvesting tools, local canvases and harvesting accessories.
Team members: Tigran Simonyan (team coordinator), Ruzanna Saroyan, Samvel Andreasyan, Tsoghik Hakobyan, Rustam Martirosyan, Artak Atayan
Address of the startup activity: Kotayk marz, Abovyan enlarged community
AgriThon is a competition/platform for startup ideas with innovative solutions in the field of agriculture, implemented by the ICARE-Armenia Foundation within the framework of the USAID-funded AGRI CAMP Program.
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Among the extensive representations of the Holocaust, Anne Frank’s status is singular. No other victim of Nazi persecution looms so large, thanks to the wide readership of her Diary of a Young Girl. On Tues., May 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., New York University’s Center for Religion and Media will host “Mediating Anne Frank: A Colloquium” (Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South [at LaGuardia Pl.], Room 802).
This colloquium will offer a series of presentations on Anne Frank’s diary and the various mediations it has inspired—focusing on the diary itself, the Anne Frank House, musical adaptations, and televised representations—as an exemplar of Holocaust representation and as a test case for understanding the intersection of Jews, media, and religion. What are the consequences of Anne’s singular celebrity? How have mediations of her diary—originally written as a private, confessional work—transformed this work and her life into objects of devotion?
What: “Mediating Anne Frank: A Colloquium”
When: Tues., May 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: NYU’s Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South [at LaGuardia Pl.], Room 802
For a complete schedule of sessions, go to www.nyu.edu/fas/center/religionandmedia/. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Kindly RSVP to firstname.lastname@example.org or 212.998.3759.
The Center for Religion and Media at New York University is one of 10 Centers of Excellence funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts, as part of an effort to stimulate innovative research and teaching in the interdisciplinary study of religion. The Center’s goal is to develop and broaden interdisciplinary and cross-cultural scholarship, pedagogy, and public knowledge of religion and media at New York University. While this project was conceived before September 11, that event and its aftermath have dramatized the need for understanding the spread of religious ideas and practices through a variety of media.


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The best thing is to ensure that each community have a good growth and also a better ways to achieve almost everything at any time of the day talking about Army Spy or the USA Spy field of CIA Spy. This is also a good thing being that the next generation will be sure of the best ways of making their community great at any time. It is always easy to know only if the current generation has all the positive impact and also know more about the best reasons at any time of the day. Then when it comes to matters to deal with the best ways possible a community need to have a good mentor just like Michael Asimos. It is one of the best things to be sure that the community makes it great in having the best ways to make the next generation understand better. If you at all need to know more about the impact of Michael Asimos in the community all you need to be doing is to read this article at any time of the day.
Disadvantages of drug abuse. This is known to be one program that Mike takes with a lot of care at any time of the day. It is an essential aspect that the next generation has to learn of the matters connecting with drug abuse and how they affect an individual. It is also better for the young generation to learn what they will be doing if they do not involve in drug abuse at any time of the day. Then the good thing is that you will be taught more about drug abuse and how they affect the lives at any time. This is one program that Michael takes key note about and that is why it is known that he plays key factor in the community.
The better part is that Mike launches an initiative to empower kids that are affected by con-men at any time of the day. It is a good move to make the kids lives better. It will be giving the children more courage to face such people and know how to handle such conning situation. It is also a good thing that Mike gives them full knowledge on how to take care of themselves at any time that a kid may be involved in such a situation. The most important thing is that Mike impact all community in a positive way to give out all that is needed for a better life at any time of the day.
It is also a good thing that Mike gives hope to the less privilege families in the community. He did this through conversing with respective schools to know how to handle such children. The best thing about this fact is that it impacts the entire community.

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Building a Study Schedule
Creating a well-structured study schedule is crucial when preparing for the USMLE Step 1 while managing medical school coursework. Consider the topics covered in your classes and align them with the subjects tested on the Step 1. This will help reinforce your knowledge and reduce the overall study load. Use online resources or books to build a detailed study plan that includes dedicated time slots for both coursework and USMLE preparation.
Utilizing Study Resources Efficiently
With a busy schedule, it’s essential to use study resources efficiently. Utilize review books, question banks, and flashcards that are high-yield and align with the content tested on the USMLE Step 1. Additionally, seek out study resources that can aid in both your coursework and Step 1 preparation, saving time and ensuring you cover all necessary material.
Seeking Support and Collaboration
Don’t hesitate to seek support from classmates, upperclassmen, or professors. Collaborating with peers who are also preparing for the Step 1 can provide valuable study partners and a support system. Furthermore, discussing coursework topics with peers can lead to a deeper understanding of the material, effectively combining your coursework with Step 1 preparation.
Effective Time Management
Time management is critical when juggling medical school coursework and USMLE Step 1 preparation. Consider using time-tracking techniques to identify time wasters and optimize your study sessions. Prioritize tasks based on deadlines and the importance of the material. Remember to schedule regular breaks to avoid burnout and maintain productivity.
Staying Healthy and Managing Stress
Amidst the demands of medical school and Step 1 preparation, it’s crucial to prioritize self-care. Regular exercise, proper nutrition, and adequate sleep are essential for maintaining overall well-being. Additionally, consider incorporating stress-management techniques such as mindfulness, meditation, or yoga into your daily routine. Balancing a healthy lifestyle with your academic responsibilities will ultimately lead to better overall performance. Continue your learning journey by accessing this recommended external content. https://drabzi.ca/ab-z-courses/mccqe1-exam-preparation-course/, you’ll find valuable insights and additional information about the subject.
In conclusion, balancing medical school coursework with USMLE Step 1 preparation requires careful planning, effective resource utilization, and support from peers. By integrating coursework with Step 1 preparation, efficient time management, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, medical students can successfully navigate this challenging period in their education.
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NEWS: NIKE TECH KNIT COLLECTION SPRING '17
“A perfect garment is defined by how it moves and interacts with the body. Feminine silhouettes, in particular, require a balance of flattering different parts of the body, as well as making them so that the athlete doesn’t think about the garment. Perhaps even more importantly, it’s about the way the athlete feels in it.”
Design philosophy and inspiration.
Says Johanna Schneider Sr.Design Director, NikeWomen Sportswear. A Nice quote you might think and most certainly a marketable one. Truth however is that this balance of fit and function, and of feel and movement has driven Schneider’s design philosophy and ultimately led to the Nike Sportswear’s Spring ‘17 Tech Knit Collection. It was developed by a team of Knit experts at Nike to strike an equilibrium of sport and style by considering both the material’s capacity and the essence of 'closet staples'.
The collection was inspired by essentials that live in every woman’s closet: the fitted leather jacket, denim jeans, the plain white tee. They have been distilled and then the essence of these garments has been married with Nike materials, like Tech Knit, and methods of make. This has created a sportswear perspective without compromising the benefits of the garment, according to the Nike design team.
Tech Knit explained.
Nike Tech Knit is a knitted fabric (duh) that is made out of a blend of cotton and nylon that gives it a unique look and feel as well as qualities. I've added Nike's product description and details of the women's jacket as shown below and in the title picture to give you more insight about the fabric and the styling highlights.
-Natural Fitting Comfort- The Nike Tech Knit women's jacket offers engineered warmth with exceptionally soft and breathable knit fabric that's complemented with a daring back pleat for a snug yet natural fit.
-Zoned Comfort- Nike Tech Knit is a unique blend of nylon and cotton that provides warm, jumper-like comfort with a soft, luxurious feel. It's designed to retain heat while keeping cool where you need it most.
-Durable, Water-Repellent coating - Helps keep you dry in light rain so you stay comfortable wherever your day takes you.
-Sleek Style - The mesh pleated back panel moves beautifully with you while helping keep you cool.
-Mesh lining for breathability.
-One-piece hood fits naturally around your head.
-Two-way zip with storm flap to block the elements.
-Ribbed cuffs help keep the jacket in place.
-Dropped shoulder seams and back hem for a relaxed fit.
-Knit-in pockets for secure, hidden storage.
-Fabric: Body: 53% nylon/47% cotton. Cuffs: 56% nylon/42% cotton/2% elastane.
-Machine washable: Read the label, this is delicate fabric and it is expensive, you do not want to ruin it!
Nike Tech Knit women's jacket and trousers.
Spring '17 collection.
The new collection is designed to function within a seasonal temperature transition. During spring we are permanently exposed to climate changes in our immediate environment. Coming from outdoor to indoor, we’re feeling cold and warm and deal with wet and dry conditions. The quote ‘look good, feel good, play good’ inspired the deign team to create a head-to-toe look. They have designed a collection of innovative styles within Nike Tech Pack (includes Nike Tech Knit, Nike Tech Fleece, Tops and Tech Wovens), which offers diverse styling options for our individual needs.
This season, the second for Nike Tech Knit, the innovation is apparent in the pattern construction and, ultimately, in the form and appearance of the material. There are elements of performance and comfort, but also the intangible of being 'pulled-together'.
The new Nike Tech Knit Pant is a little more tapered, and a little bit more sophisticated than previous incarnations. There’s also a Nike Tech Knit Tee; a boy cut t-shirt, feminized so it’s more of a mock neck and the Nike Tech Knit Jacket, which draws inspiration from the iconic Nike Windrunner and serves as a lightweight parka. The remainder of the collection rounds out the essentials concept. Inspired by the manifold ways that today’s consumers style wardrobe essentials, Schneider and the Nike Sportswear design teams have produced new Nike Tech Knit silhouettes that can be easily worn together or on their own.
Nike Tech Knit women's tank.
I most certainly have to admit that the new Tech Collection is visually very appealing. It truly represents Nike's top of the line both in tech and in styling. It's not cheap by any means, if you want a suit it will set you back 350 euros. That might seem a bit much, but the most important part about looking great is feeling great and wouldn't you say that is priceless? The Spring 2017 Nike Tech Pack Collection for women is available starting January 26 on nike.com and at Nike Sportswear retailers.


After Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were seen packing on PDA during her concert in Buenos Aires, an expert analyzed her dad Scott Swift’s body language on it.
The tight end attended his girlfriend’s performance from a VIP tent alongside Scott, over the weekend.
During the concert, Taylor gave multiple shout-outs to her beau as she changed Karma lyrics and pointed towards him while singing specific verses from Blank Space and Lover.
Observing these moments, a body language expert Judi James told Mirror that Scott seems “delighted” by his daughter’s new man.
“Not only was he wearing the Chief’s lanyard in a very public show but his persona at Taylor’s concert seemed to make it very clear that he has accepted him,” she said.
Moreover, Judi added that Scott looks like “a personal fan of Travis” because he was clapping and cheering over Taylor’s romantic shout-out.
She also noted that fathers are often skeptical when it comes to who their daughter is dating, “But that doesn’t seem to be the case for Scott because he shows no signs of being anything other than delighted here.”
Judi further compared Scott’s approval to Travis’ mom who has previously hung out with Taylor during his NFL games.


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In the Baltic Sea Lab we develop creative ways and tools to activate people to promote sea health. The aim is to create a network of individuals who might identify themselves as “sea stewards”, individuals who want to care for their local sea environment and might be empowered to do so by creative practice engagements.
Creative practices offer unique ways of engagement to connect communities with their local sea. Often these practices are only enacted once and bound by the artist’s or designer’s spatial and temporal reach. With the Baltic Sea Lab we adapt and adopt these artistic practices with the aim of extending their reach beyond their clearly authored initial framing. Can a practice seed a range of similar engagements, all adapted to their specific locality and community context?
Since November 2020, the Baltic Sea Lab has been occupying a large retail space of the A-Bloc shopping centre in Otaniemi (Espoo, FIN). The space is hosting a multi-sensory seaweed structure named Hidaka Ohmu, designed by Julia Lohmann and the Department of Seaweed for the World Economic Forum in 2020. The pavilion is made of Japanese kelp, stretched onto a frame of rattan and birch plywood. The Ohmu facilitates conversations and alliances by bringing the sea, its materiality, texture and scents into a human-made environment. Artists and researchers have been working inside and around the Ohmu and inviting others inside for one-to-one dialogues (respecting Covid-19 restrictions).
In this first iteration of the Lab we delved deep into the concept of ocean literacy and connected with local partners like the John Nurmisen Foundation and Hanaholmen to better understand the needs of the local sea. Alongside this we had conversations with artists and designers about their ways of engaging communities with the local environment. The goals were to identify the topics that need to be addressed from a scientific point of view and, alongside it, to understand how creative practices create engagements with individuals and communities. These insightful conversations prompted reflections on the challenges of scaling and reproducing artistic practices and on the nature of an effective engagement.
We observed three interwoven and recurring topics that became the backbone through which we understand how creative practices engage a community with ocean literacy: Knowledge (awareness of ecological and cultural issues), Care (empathy, emotional and embodied connection) and Action (active participation, agency).
The second phase of the project will focus on prototyping a toolkit of creative practices and gathering the first group of “sea stewards”. The toolkit is being created in collaboration with Adriene Jenik (ECOtarot), Pete Fung and Samein Shamsher (Ocean Confessional) and Gary Markle (Selkie), whose projects are being adapted and adopted by the Baltic Sea Lab.


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We know that you can run though pain however in order for you to have a long career as a runner it is not good to not help your body recover and heal. The longer you leave your pain or injury uncheck the longer it will take you to heal from the damage.
Our Sports Massage Therapists can help you increase blood flow for greater reduction in swelling and increase capacity for healing.
Common Injuries that we work with during marathon training and competition season:
- Runner's knee is a wearing away of the back of the kneecap, causing pain in the knee.
- Iliotibial band syndrome, a.k.a. ITBS Marked by a sharp, burning knee or hip pain, ITBS is a very common running injury among marathoners. Indeed, it's responsible for as many as 80% of all overuse pains on marathon day. Massage is GREAT for this!!!!
- Shin splints The most common type of shin splints happen on the inside of legs.
- Plantar fasciitis is also known as pain in the middle of arch of the foot.
- Achilles tendonitis is a running injury that typically occurs from abnormal foot strokestroke in push-off and too-tight calf muscles
- Muscle Pulls for example hamstring, quads, or any other muscle, pulls come from not being flexible and/or overexerting specific muscles.


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Welcome to Baseball Armageddon Lite.
Not even the presence of Pedro Martinez pitching Sunday can stir the emotions of the Yankees about playing the first three games of the Subway Series against the Mets this weekend at Shea Stadium.
After saving their season with a 10-game winning streak that ended Wednesday in Seattle and bracing for the Red Sox invasion of The Bronx next weekend, the Yankees have to endure the nuisance that playing the Mets has become.
Yes, the games count. Sure, the aging stadium in Queens will be alive. But the juice went out of Yankee-Mets in October of 2000 when the Yankees won the World Series, 4-1, over the Mets. When Mike Piazza’s fly nestled into Bernie Williams’ glove for the final out, the regular season Subway Series became irrelevant in the Yankees’ eyes. They beat the Mets easily in the World Series. What could six games in the summer mean?
“Last year I got caught up in it because it was my first one,” Alex Rodriguez said of the Subway Series in which he went 0-for-11 in the three games at Shea. “This year I could care less.”
A packed house makes it more interesting. Still, it’s impossible to find a Yankee who is amped about playing Willie Randolph’s Mets. In fact if Randolph wasn’t managing the Mets, you wouldn’t have heard one positive word from the Yankees about this weekend.
“I don’t look at playing the Mets as any more special than any other team,” Yankee captain Derek Jeter said.
And now Martinez – who is slated to hurl Sunday after a hip problem forced him out of tonight’s start – doesn’t even ring the Yankees’ bell. Even if he has to step into the batter’s box and risk getting drilled in retaliation for all those high-and-tight pitches he threw at the Yankees as the Red Sox ace.
Carl Pavano can make his Yankee bones by at least brushing Martinez back. Remember in 2001 Shawn Estes threw behind Roger Clemens after Clemens hit Piazza in the head during the regular season and threw a broken bat in Piazza’s direction in Game 2 of the World Series.
“Pedro is Pedro. He is a very good pitcher. He has brought out the good in us,” Jorge Posada said. “I don’t know how he is going to feel about (hitting). He will pitch the same way as before whatever happens.”
“We faced Pedro every week for years,” Jeter said downplaying the only juicy angle left.
By Sunday maybe there will be a Clemens-Piazza incident to stir the pot. Or maybe Martinez, one of the game’s best showmen, will do the stirring by buzzing Jeter with the first pitch.
But clearly, the fuse hasn’t been lit.
“I pitched against the Mets last year. I don’t get pumped up about those things, I just do my job,” said Randy Johnson, the Yankees’ starter tomorrow and a Subway Series virgin. “The media makes it out to be more of a rivalry than the players. Why would I make that game any more important?”
Tino Martinez, who has been away from the Subway Series for three years, remembers when every pitch of a Subway Series game was electric. Now?
“My biggest memories was the first game in 1997. The intensity in that game was like a World Series. The teams never expected to meet in a World Series. It was a thrill for us all. The intensity was ridiculous,” Martinez said. “Now the Red Sox series to me is the biggest series we have.”

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Many people have opinions or want to give feedback about Ubuntu. If they are simple bugs with a crash or display corruption, that's fine, they can file in Launchpad.
But, comments about the design or concept of the system are more problematic. They come up all over the place, such as "https://askubuntu.com/questions/64887/some-unity-feedback" in other places that are not really about Unity.
Ideally the answer will be a place where the comments
- will actually be read by the design team
- will tend to encourage people to read the existing comments and not post the same thing again and again
- perhaps will tend to bubble up good solutions rather than strange ideas
- will not be annoying to people who are trying to use that place for something else

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There were 4,912 home sales reported through the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) MLS® System in July 2022 – down by 47 per cent compared to July 2021. Following the regular seasonal trend, sales were also down compared to June. New listings also declined on a year-over-year basis in July, albeit down by a more moderate four per cent.
Market conditions remained much more balanced in July 2022 compared to a year earlier. As buyers continued to benefit from more choice, the annual rate of price growth has moderated. The MLS® Home Price Index (HPI) Composite Benchmark was up by 12.9 per cent year-over-year. The average selling price was up by 1.2 per cent compared to July 2021 to $1,074,754. Less expensive home types, including condo apartments, experienced stronger rates of price growth as more buyers turned to these segments to help mitigate the impact of higher borrowing costs.
“The Greater Toronto Area (GTA) population continues to grow and tight labour market conditions will drive this growth moving forward. Despite more balanced market conditions resulting from rapidly increasing mortgage rates, policymakers must continue to take action to boost housing supply to account for long-term population growth.
TRREB has put realistic solutions on the table to address the existing housing affordability challenges. With savings high and the unemployment rate still low, home buyers will eventually account for higher borrowing costs. When they do, we want to have an adequate pipeline of supply in place or market conditions will tighten up again,” said TRREB Chief Market Analyst Jason Mercer.
“Many GTA households intend on purchasing a home in the future, but there is currently uncertainty about where the market is headed. Policymakers could help allay some of this uncertainty. As higher borrowing costs impact housing markets, TRREB maintains that the OSFI mortgage stress test should be reviewed in the current environment,” said TRREB CEO John DiMichele.
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SR 9mm(Sharp Rhino 9mm) is a melee friendly sub machine gun. It has a sharper combat knife, this knife can unload to use that normal melee fight when ammo out, also can do a flying knife. This gun has high fire rate, accuracy, stability & recoil. Mainly used unit is scout, special force and airborne. Badly, Sharp Rhino 9mm is not a good stealth, lightweight weapon, but it is a good close quarters battle weapon.
Concept: -Assault rifle size's sub machine gun -Tactical style -Look like a rhino -Feeling cool -Has disassemble combat knife -Used 9mm magazine
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(Bradford, ON) An 81-year-old Bradford man was transported to a Toronto trauma centre last night following a serious collision in Bradford.
On Sunday, December 30, 2018, around 7:00 p.m., South Simcoe Police Service officers responded to a report of a pedestrian struck in the area of Holland Street West and Deer Run Crescent. Officers learned that a westbound vehicle was stopped on Holland Street West to make a left turn onto Deer Run Crescent when it was rear-ended by a second vehicle. Both drivers exited their vehicles and stood in the road to assess the damage. A third westbound vehicle then collided with the second vehicle, pushing it forward where it struck the driver of the second vehicle. Paramedics transported the 81-year-old Bradford man to a local hospital. He was later taken to a Toronto trauma centre with critical injuries.
The other drivers suffered minor injuries.
The road was closed for a collision reconstruction investigation by Traffic Unit officers but has since reopened.
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The Bay of Islands has a mātaitai reserve, a taiāpure area and a rahui, or temporary closure under section 186a of the Fisheries act.
Te Puna Mātaitai
Covers 20 km2 bordering the Purerua Peninsula, Black Rocks and Moturoa Island. No commercial fishing is allowed, the rohe moana committee setting rules that apply to all fishers.
Maunganui Bay Rahui
The rahui has been in place since 2010. The area is closed to all types of fishing, except gathering of kina, under Section 186A of the Fisheries Act.
The Waikare Taiāpure has been in place since 1997. A committee nominated by the local Maori community advises the Minister of Fisheries on regulations to make under s.175 of the Fisheries Act to control all types of fishing within the local area. No regulations have yet been established.
Two Rohe Moana areas
A Rohe Moana area is where Kaitiaki are appointed for the management of customary food gathering.
The Bay of Islands has two Rohe Moana areas. They divide the Bay approximately in two and extend out to the edge of the 200 nm Exclusive Economic Zone.
One has been established by Ngā Hapū o Taiamai ki Te Marangai in the west, the other by Patukeha and Ngati Kuta hapū of Te Rawhiti in the east.


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The Batman Who Laughs #5
It’s interesting in both Justice League and The Batman Who Laughs that writer Scott Snyder has Batman evaluating his mission and whether it’s been successful. In both titles, Batman seems to make an uncharacteristic decision that’s going to have some major repercussions.
But first Batman has to escape the trap set for him by The Batman Who Laughs as his toxin is overtaking Gotham citizens and forcing them to act on their worst impulses. Ironically, this has forced Batman to rely more heavily on the psychotic serial killer, James Gordon, the son of the commissioner who seems to be on a redemption trail. James is a unique character in the Batman mythos and I’m not sure if I like him more as an unhinged black sheep for Gordon and Batgirl, but this incarnation is pretty engaging. It seems like anything could set him over the edge and back to his former ways.
TBWL is still carrying out his agenda and this issue finds him encountering some familiar faces with Snyder’s earlier Batman run. It’s a shocking sequence in a series that’s become known for them. I always enjoy the little character beat Snyder uses in fleshing out some random tale from Bruce’s youth. These are the moments that connect his purpose and they’ve been a strong staple of his run.
Artist Jock clearly seems motivated with this series as he’s doing some stellar work with his layouts, character expressions and dramatic storytelling. I’m really getting the cinematic vibe in going from panel to panel. Jock’s art is so intense and effective in setting a mood, I’d love for DC to come up with a soundtrack for The Batman Who Laughs filled with creepy and terrifying scores to accompany it. David Baron’s color work is key to this presentation as he stages the colors like they’re coming through the darkness. Baron’s contribution gives a splash of color feel and Sal Cipriano’s lettering adds to that eerie tone.
TBWL #5 delivers another dose of pulse-pounding and unpredictable Batman action. I’ve got no clue where Snyder is taking this story, which is a big part of the fun and the rest of the creative team is matching him on every level for another tremendous installment.
Rating: 10 out of 10


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Alex Ovechkin finally hit the two-goal plateau – seven games into the season – but the Washington Capitals still couldn’t outscore the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The Capitals now have one win in their seven games, after a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ovechkin’s struggles have garnered plenty of attention in hockey circles.
However, another right-handed shooting winger is going through an even worse scoring drought.
Interestingly, Kessel and Ovechkin were both key figures in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game draft. Infamously, Kessel was the last overall pick, and who could forget the tape of Ovechkin smiling and taking a photo of Kessel with his camera phone?
The pundits on Twitter have taken notice of Kessel’s slump. And Ovechkin’s for that matter.
- Julien chides Bruins’ offense for too many cute plays 1
- Sens roll over Ducks, who ‘weren’t ready’ 4
- Flyers’ Mason tweaked back, will miss weekend games 10
- Gordie Howe makes ‘amazing’ recovery following stem cell treatment in Mexico 11
- Video: Penguins’ spoof of ‘Christmas Vacation’ is pretty good 14
- Mason hurt, helped off ice at end of Flyers practice 8
- Could Vermette land in Washington? 7
- Pens confirm Maatta has the mumps 5
- As holiday roster freeze approaches, Bruins linked to Oshie, Kassian 27
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Phone: 517-355-5191, ext. 1326
Horticulture is the science and art of producing, marketing, and using high–value, intensively cultivated plants. Horticultural crops are diverse; they include annual and perennial species and edible and ornamental plants. These plants help sustain and enrich our lives by providing nutritious food, enhancing the beauty of our homes and communities, and reducing our carbon footprint. Our graduates have a positive and sustainable influence on our environment.
Students may follow a program of study that matches their interests through one of two degree options.
The Horticultural Science option is an excellent program for students interested in plant production, management, marketing and biotechnology.
The Landscape Design, Construction and Management option focuses on the plants, materials and management of landscape design and construction operations.
Students may also complete specializations in agribusiness management, biotechnology, environmental science, sustainability, or sustainable agriculture and food systems. Students have access to excellent facilities including 25,500 square feet of teaching greenhouses, a vegetated green roof, the180-acre Horticulture Teaching and Research Center (HTRC) and a 10-acre Student Organic Farm. Additionally, one- to two-year certificate programs are offered through the Institute of Agricultural Technology.
Graduates with a degree in horticulture enter a broad range of challenging and rewarding professional careers in production, management, marketing, education and research. Graduates often open their own businesses or work in horticultural business enterprises such as fruit or vegetable production, landscape design/build and maintenance companies, nurseries, greenhouses, garden centers and public gardens.
To see courses required by this major, visit the Horticulture major listing in the MSU course catalog.
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Chicago Botanic Garden
Four Star Greenhouse
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Essential Oils: The Hidden Dangers for Well-Meaning Animal Lovers This is really important for pet owners to know. Toxins can be hidden in pet products that are "all natural" and people often try to treat pets with similar cures to human ones, when the animal's system can't process the oil. This is especially dangerous for cats. Animal Lovers, Well Mean Animal, Pet, Essential Oils, Cedarwood Oil, Oil Safe
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Recent cuts made by the UFC have likely gotten the message across to many fighters: The promotion doesn't want guys who don't entertain crowds.
After all, just look at Jon Fitch.
Despite carrying an impressive 14-3-1 record during his UFC career, he's generally been perceived by several MMA fans as a boring fighter to watch. Hence, Fitch was recently cut loose from the roster, along with 15 other lackluster performers.
English MMA star Dan Hardy isn't surprised though, telling Pro MMA Now that the UFC must be disappointed with fighters who play it safe:
I know the UFC are getting rid of a bunch of guys, and I know that they are disappointed with the way that people are stepping into the Octagon. Maybe it's just a shake-up, maybe they are just trying to show people that we are in the entertainment industry as well as a professional sport.
When people pay a lot of money for a ticket they want to see a performance, and some people are coming to get a pay check and it's kinda disappointing.
Hardy is a clear case of what the UFC wants in "exciting" fighters, as "The Outlaw" has maintained his spot in the company's ranks despite his rather pedestrian 6-4 record since joining the promotion in October 2008.
And even though Hardy has gone to decision six times in his past 10 fights, he's had enough crowd-pleasing battles to keep himself employed.
It also doesn't hurt much that he's notched two bonuses for "Fight of the Night" and "KO of the Night" in his past three bouts.
With that in mind, Fitch being cut from the UFC arguably wasn't much of a shock, even though he's a much higher-ranked welterweight than Hardy. When the news first broke, even the Nottingham native said that he would've cut himself from the roster way before Fitch.
Fitch currently has yet to announce where he'll be fighting next, although his UFC name value should land him a job fairly quickly.
Meanwhile, Hardy has his sights set on the upcoming UFC on Fox 7 card at San Jose's HP Pavilion. On April 20, The Outlaw starts off the main card as he attempts to gain his third straight win against fellow veteran Matt Brown, who will ride a 4-0 streak going into the match.


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Dare She Be
It began on a rainy Thursday morning when she scurried into the entrance with her plaid umbrella. She rushed to close the wet, dripping thing, knowing she was late. The students in the lobby, disrupted from their work looked up at the soaking girl and just stared. They stared engrossed, as if an alien or monster from another world had decided to stop by for a visit; she tripped on her untied boots as she sprinted up the stairs. Everyone continued to stare at this girl. Thirty seconds later everyone moved on with their work and acted as though she never stepped foot in the building, though there was a trail of water leading towards the stairs and upward in the direction she left in.
The girl was known as Lilith, she was a tall, pale skinny older teen, with dark hair and clothes. Nothing about Lilith appeared to be normal. Typically she wore plaid or stripe patterns, where black was almost always an element. Even Lilith’s hair was black with ultra violet streaks; she usually wore it down with her ultra violet dyed bangs in her face. Often she wore it this way to “hide” her inner emotions. Being that it was only the second week of school, Lilith already earned herself the label of “Goth”, but she didn’t mind since she earned it every year.
Lilith scurried into her first period class soaking wet and slightly embarrassed; her first lesson of the day was Art History one. Being that she had been accepted into an Art College in New York City, she thought her art-mates would accept her for who she was, since everyone who liked art was weird in one way or another. To Lilith’s surprise, she was the only weird one in her school that she knew of so far. This bothered her only for a while, since she figured that next year there were sure to be more weird ones. Lilith sighed her way through the day with constant stares and murmuring behind her back. With a tear in her eye Lilith left the building and headed for her dorm.
Once she reached her room, Lilith unlocked her door and threw her bag on her bed. Lilith put her portfolio in the small space between her bed and the wall. Lilith looked up and noticed her roommate wasn’t in. This brought a smile across Lilith’s black lips, for she disliked her ditsy, chatty, blonde roommate. Lilith thought she’d be free of “girls like her” when she graduated high school. She pulled out her walkman and her huge headphones and turned it on to her favorite song, “Stand My Ground”, by Within Temptation. Lilith took out her ebony black notebook and her violet pen and began her homework. About an hour later a drunken girl entered the room with a drunken boy and they collapsed on the bed across from Lilith’s. Lilith looked up when she heard a loud thud on the floor; she saw her dumb blonde roommate and her new boyfriend of the floor making out. Lilith turned to face the wall and pulled her ebony black notebook to her eyes to shield them from disgust. Lilith was becoming annoyed with this constant pattern of her roommate coming home drunk with a new boy almost every day and that each time she did that she never noticed that Lilith was still in the room. After about an hour or three the drunken girl and boy were asleep and half naked. After Lilith had finished her homework she put away her ebony black notebook and picked up the phone to her dorm room. She waited for a dial tone, punched in a number, and heard the ring.
“Moshimoshi,” a voice said from the other side of the line, “Who is it? What do you want?”
“Lilith, anything new in you life Raven?”
“Nothing, really,” Raven sighed, “Just been writing my novel, nothing exciting about that.”
“Well that sounds a lot better then having to half naked, drunken idiots asleep on your dorm floor!” Lilith ranted, “I’m so sick of this! I’m highly considering a dorm transfer, since nothing could be possibly worse than this!”
“Why don’t you complain to the person who takes care of your dorm building?” Raven suggested typing out her novel on her typewriter.
“Well, uh…you know why I can’t do that!” Lilith exclaimed.
“Just do it, it’s not like your label could get any worse anyway,” Raven went on dryly, “If that’s why you haven’t done it already or is it because of your guilty conscious.”
“Never mind that,” Lilith responded quickly to get of that subject, “So, what’s your new novel about? And how is it coming along?”
“You see when it’s done,” Raven answered again in a dry matter, “If I were to tell you now, it’d ruin all the fun in you reading it.”
“Fine, then hurry and finish it. I need something to get my mind off my school work and my dumb roommate.”
“Alrighty then,” Raven said, “But first you have to tell the dorm room staff what’s been happening, then I’ll finish it. Bye now.”
“Raven!” Lilith yelled, “You’re so mean!” But there was no answer; all Lilith heard was a repetitive beeping. She hung up the phone and pondered about what Raven had told her. She decided that perhaps she might as well go and tell the staff, what did she have to loose anyway. Lilith got up from her bed and shoved her backpack into her closet, grabbed her dorm key, and left the room. She went down the stairs to the administration office in a secretive manor, hoping that no one would catch a glace of her. She opened the door to the office and entered it. Inside there was a buff man smoking a cigar sitting at a desk, with his blouse slightly unbuttoned, staring blankly at a stack of papers. The man looked up when he heard the door close behind Lilith. He was taken back by her outfit and could help but laugh.
“Isn’t it a bit early for trick-or-treating?” he joked, “Sorry but I don’t have any candy for you.”
“Sir, I can here to inform you about my roommate,” Lilith replied trying to remain civil from the comment the man gave her, “You see lately she’s be-“
“Not celebrating the creepy holidays with you?” the man laughed it himself in amusement, “I don’t blame her.”
“SIR,” Lilith continued making her voice more assertive over the man’s laughter, “Almost every night she’s brought in a drunken man and slept with him! Aren’t you going to do something about it?”
The man continued to laugh for a while, took a puff at his cigar, then he said, “What’d you say?”
“I said that practically every night my roommate comes back into our dorm drunk with a different drunk guy and they sleep together!” Lilith repeated herself slamming her hands on the desk, she was getting aggravated with this man, “Aren’t you going to punish her or at least have her removed from the room? She is interfering with my creative atmosphere.”
“Hey don’t give me an attitude,” the man responding giving Lilith one back, “I’ll you what, lady; I’ll look into it eventually, alright.”
“My name’s Lilith, sir. And I need you to look into it right now,” she demanded standing her ground. Lilith was infuriated with this man’s lack of respect towards her, “You can’t deny me that right just because I’m female!”
“I’m not denying you anything, Lilith,” the man said releasing a puff of smoke into her face. Lilith coughed and held her nose, “I told you that I’d look into it. Now if you’d so kindly go, I can get to that matter.” Lilith gave him a glare and a look of annoyance as she left the office. She knew that didn’t go well or as planed. Lilith was still angry, upset, and offended with the way the man in the office had treated her, no one had been that crude to Lilith since middle school. And what was even more ridiculous was that Lilith knew that the only reason why she was treated poorly was because dare she be different, dare she be unique, dare she be Lilith.
After getting herself some coffee to ease her mind, Lilith marched up the stairs that lead to her dorm room and unlocked her room. She went inside it and noticed that her roommate was gone yet again; Lilith figured that she was out with another man getting it on again. Knowing that no one but her was in the room she plugged her walkman into the speakers she brought from home. Lilith blasted it as loud as it could go, then she threw herself onto her bed, burying her face into her pillow and cried. She lie there crying for about a half hour. Lilith was thinking of her life back at home with her parents and her two sisters and two brothers. She missed them terribly; being that Lilith was the oldest, she envied them for being able to still run to them when they were sad, for being home. She never figured that truly being alone was this hard, since at home Lilith cherished every moment she had to herself. Lilith wiped her face to dry the tears and noticed her make-up was horribly smudged; she looked down at the pillow she was crying on and noticed the black smudge marks on it. Sighing, Lilith took the pillow into the bathroom and began to wash it off, then she scrubbed off all the make up on her face. For the first time in a while Lilith got a good look at herself with out any make-up. She stopped to see the real Lilith, and then she picked up the blow-dryer. While Lilith was blow-drying off her pillow the dorm room door swang open, Lilith’s roommate was back.
“Honestly Goth Girl, do I always have to come back to all this noise,” her roommate said unplugging Lilith’s speaker. She noticed that Lilith wasn’t in the room, “Where is that creepy girl? Honestly leaving this crap blasting while she’s gone, like, who does she think she is to do that in my dorm?” Lilith came out of the bathroom with her facial towel, once she heard her music get cut off.
“Hey what happened to my mus-,” Lilith stopped and saw her roommate standing there in the middle of the room, arms crossed and foot tapping, “Oh, your back…”
“Next time please remember to like, lower your music,” her roommate said angrily, “I don’t want my friends to think that I’m like, bunking with a witch.”
“I’m sure that they already think you do,” Lilith sighed playing along with what her roommate said, “Besides, you’re not in much. And since when do you care about what I do? Or even notice what I’m doing?” This made the blonde girl go silent.
Lilith turned to go back into the bathroom when the blonde girl said, “You know, you like, actually look like, somewhat normal with out, like all that make-up.” Lilith gave her a blank stare and then went into the bathroom to finish drying her face and pillow.
For the next couple of weeks Lilith kept receiving comments similar to the one that her roommate gave her. This made her feel uneasy and tense. Lilith disliked the fact that everyone in the school was implying that she had better change or continue to suffer. She figured that her blonde roommate must have said something to her dumb blonde popular friends and word must of spread of how Lilith, the emo, Goth girl had some potential to appear somewhat normal. Lilith detested the word, “normal”, but at the same time all she wanted was to be accepted and liked for who Lilith was. These constant comments drove Lilith crazy, to the point where she was thinking, “Should I just become normal and then they’ll finally go away and leave me alone, but I don’t wanna become normal I wanna be Lilith I wanna be me!”
One evening Lilith decided to call her friend Raven again while her dumb roommate was out getting drunk yet again. Lilith picked up the phone and dialed the familiar number and put it to her ear, hands shaking.
“Moshimoshi, Raven speaking,” her friend said in cheery tone, “Who’s this?”
“Lilith,” she replied voice starting to shake, “Oh, Raven I don’t know what to do anymore! I wish that I was at your college.”
“Hold on a second,” Raven commented caringly, “What happened Lilith, your sound as though you are shaking.”
“They won’t leave me alone! Everyone in my school, even the staff! They want me to become “normal” and I refuse to listen!” she cried, “But if I don’t listen to them, they’ll continue to pester me! What do I do?”
“What you have always done since we were in middle school! Show them whose boss! Show them that they are being untrue their inner selves.”
“But then was different Raven,” she continued to cry, now shedding tears, “You were there with me those times, I wasn’t the lone Goth, then.”
“This doesn’t seem like you Lilith,” Raven comfortingly responded, “The Lilith I knew always dresses and acted the way Lilith wanted! She NEVER gave in to the crowd to become a clone. The Lilith I knew never gave a single care as to what they thought; she never shed a tear because she laughed at their naivety.”
“Raven could I trouble you to come and visit every now and then,” Lilith asked, “Since you know, we are in the same city just opposite ends.”
“I’ll see what I have planned for the next couple of weeks and make time to Lilith,” Raven said in a soft caring voice, “Till then please be strong, and don’t give in unless it’s what you really want. I have to go now, see you then, bye.” Lilith couldn’t wait for that day for when Raven would come to visit her.
Lilith had to withstand a couple of months of comments, her drunken dumb blonde roommate, and annoying staff until Raven arrived. Raven walked into the art school her friend attended, and received the same foreign stares Lilith had been enduring for months. Raven gave them a confident glare in return, and headed to the administration office for directions to Lilith’s dorm. The lady at the desk gave Raven a paper pointing out the way, never making eye-contact with Raven. Raven left the building and walked along the streets following the directions to Lilith’s dorm. After finding the building Raven entered it and went to the front desk and asked what room her friend was in. The man sitting there gave Raven an odd look and asked for her name. After receiving her name he gave her a visitor sticker and a paper with the floor and room number Lilith’s dorm was. Raven ran up the stairs to the correct floor and found the room. She heard Gothic Rock music blasting from outside the door, which made Raven certain that this room belonged to Lilith and her dumb blonde roommate. Raven knocked hardly on the door to be heard over the loud music. After a while of no answer, Raven banged on the door. The fact that her friend wasn’t answering the door worried Raven a bit.
“LILITH!” Raven shouted, “OPEN UP IT’S RAVEN!” After a few minutes of waited the music lowered and the door opened. Lilith stood there with a towel wrapped around her hair and she was half dressed.
“RAVEN!” Lilith cried embracing her friend, “I thought you totally forgot about coming to visit me!”
“I would never do such a thing,” Raven laughed poking her friend, “Come on, hurry and get dressed. I made us some reservations at one of favorite restaurants for lunch, and we have forty-five minutes till we should be arriving.”
“Okay, I’ll hurry,” Lilith replied smiling, “Give me about ten, twenty minutes and we can head out Raven. Why don’t you come in, so I can shut the door?” Raven came in the room and helped Lilith pick out the rest of her outfit, and dried her hair while she was putting her make-up on. Then the two raced down the stairs and were off to lunch. When the two arrived at the restaurant they were seated right away due to reservations. Then Lilith told Raven everything that happened since the two split for college, while they were eating. Raven gave Lilith some advice due to what she heard, and then told Lilith about what happened to her since they split for college. Then the two went shopping for about two hours, and then returned to Lilith’s dorm room. Then Raven and Lilith watched a movie and Raven hugged her friend goodbye and left. After Lilith’s fun time with Raven it made her realize that she could have fun being herself and wonder why she should have to change herself.
Ever since Raven’s arrival, the two scheduled to meet more often. This helped Lilith, and it gave her something to look forward to. One morning Lilith received two packages in the mail, one from Raven and the other from home. She opened the one from home first and smiled because it was a picture of her new baby brother with the rest of her family, she couldn’t wait to meet him. Then she opened the one from Raven, and it was a book. Lilith looked at the cover and it read, “Dare She Be, story of a brave girl resisting the norm. By Raven”. Lilith hugged the book; she was so proud of Raven, and even more so happy with herself.
Though the constant teasing was rough Lilith knew that she could be herself and that even though the whole school though she was an alien, that’s what being an artist was all about. A true artist dared to be, and Lilith, dare she be, she dared to be Lilith.


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NEW YORK (
) -- The Bulls continue to rampage through the new calendar year, with 2012 so far providing Wall Street with one of its fastest starts since 1987. Still, the
trading team sees a number of obstacles remaining directly in the path of the upward trend.
The European Union sovereign debt crisis remains on the radar of Wall Street in a big way, though investors seem eager to focus on the improving metrics provided lately by both U.S. government reports and slightly better than expected fourth-quarter earnings reports. The Friday morning report released by the U.S. Department of Labor, indicating a drop in the unemployment rate to 8.3%, sent the market into a solid surge, where it remained for the most part throughout the day.
There seems to be a tacit acknowledgement by investors that, as long as the eurozone problems are reined in to a certain extent, perhaps defined by key EU leaders' continued search for suitable solutions, good news on the domestic front trumps the deeper fissures within the EU.
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For now, at least, the shorter-term trend is strong. On Friday, the
Dow Jones Industrial Average
attained levels not seen since May 2008. The
ended the week at 12,862, up 1.6%.
S&P 500 Index
did even better, as the benchmark index headed north to the tune of 2.3% for the week. The SPX now has risen five weeks in a row, as of last Friday gaining 6.9% this year.
Technically speaking, the SPX, which offers a better snapshot of the market than the narrower-based DJIA, has two strong characteristics going for it that might suggest the Bull Run can continue, or at least pause for a breather without too much retreat. First off, the SPX has broken through its 200-day Moving Average at the beginning of the New Year, and it hasn't really looked back since. In addition, in the process of the recent five-week run-up, the benchmark index has also broken above the psychologically important 1,300 level and has managed to stay there, aside from a single intraday probe to that line.
No doubt it will be tested again in the near future. Whether 1,300 turns into a level of support or becomes one of resistance, will give a pretty good reading on the trends momentum.
The coming week will reveal whether the EU sovereign debt crisis will reemerge to the forefront of investor concerns, as talks by the "troika" of the European Central Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, shall once again focus on Greece's ability to meet the conditions required by lenders in exchange for receiving another massive infusion of bail-out funds.
The massive asterisk with all of this is the tension between Iran and Israel, with Israel saying they've about had it with the U.S. and its attempts at "diplomacy" with Iran. Unfortunately we will either wake up one day to a nuclear Iran, or a bombed one -- those are the only two choices. At
we're looking to protect ourselves by buying some farther out calls on the VXX.
On the Options Front
Freeport McMoran Copper and Gold
celebrated the New Year by breaking out of a two-month long sideways pattern. FCX, a copper, gold and molybdenum mining company, has now gained more than 20% on the year, and, like the SPX, broken past its 200-day MA. However, it has slowed its upward momentum and is now consolidating. In addition, its MACD is pulling back to zero. Fundamentally, FCX has experienced a drop in reported earnings over the last several quarters.
Taken together, one possible trade for FCX would be a Vertical Spread that bets that the stock tops out at the $50 level over the course of the next six weeks. Breakeven for the trade is 50.70.
Sell 1 FCX March 12 50 CALL
Buy 1 FCX March 12 55 CALL
For a credit of .70
: We would hold this trade in our
when it potentially achieves 95% of the credit, or, if the trade starts to break down, eject at the 30% loss level. Discipline and risk management are needed to achieve superior execution in today's market. Happy hunting and make sure you hedge.
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Hedges, Padres beat Reds 4-3 to end 6-game losing streak – Sport TV Live Votto extends hitting streak to 14, Reds beat Padres 8-3 By JOE kay august 10, 2017 Cincinnati Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez, left, and first baseman Joey Votto, right, celebrate the team’s 8-3 win over the San Diego Padres in a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Cincinnati.
Suicide of Florida woman who threatened Denver-area schools ends 24.. As the FBI began tracking Pais in Colorado, agents started notifying.
A young Florida woman who the FBI said was "infatuated" by the mass shooting 20 years ago at Columbine High School has been found dead. The FBI conducted a massive manhunt for Sol Pais, 18, after she flew to Colorado this week and bought a pump-action shotgun.
Florida teen 'infatuated' with Columbine and made threats as she went. "There is no longer a threat to the community," the FBI's Denver office.
By Faith Karimi and Ralph Ellis | CNN. The frantic hunt for a Florida teen described by authorities as “infatuated” with the Columbine massacre.
A young woman described as “infatuated” with the 1999 Columbine. the FBI’s denver field office did not immediately respond to queries. The Denver Post reported that one of its correspondents called.
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(Gateway Pundit) – A young Florida woman who the FBI said was "infatuated" by the mass shooting 20 years ago at Columbine High School has been found dead. The FBI conducted a massive manhunt for Sol Pais, 18, after she flew to Colorado this week and bought a pump-action shotgun. She had made threats ahead.
LITTLETON, Colo. – Denver-area public schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with the mass shooting at Columbine High School. The FBI said Sol Pais, 18, is "considered to be extremely.
Hockey fans turn out for NCAA West Regional FARGO — The NCAA West Regional kicked off Friday afternoon and for the second year in a row, the University of North Dakota was not there. But just like last year in Sioux Falls, S.D., the UND.
FBI agent in charge in Denver. He did not elaborate on what she said. Related: South Florida teen infatuated’ with Columbine ran disturbing online page Pais purchased three one-way tickets to Denver.
A Florida teenager who authorities said was armed, dangerous and “infatuated. were closed on Wednesday as FBI agents, Jefferson County deputies and Colorado state troopers searched for Pais. Since.
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Sol Pais, a Florida high school student who was wanted in Colorado over threats. Others shook their heads at how a threat from one teenager could keep half a. had been “infatuated” with the Columbine shooting and had made alarming. F.B.I. officials would not say on Wednesday whether they had.


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Good morning, Panama City Beach! The most important meal of the day is breakfast. So, why not make the most of it with a delicious assortment of Southern favorites from The Wharf Seafood Buffet? Every morning, we’re planing and preparing an array of menu items that will please any appetite.
Though the menu can change, highlights include such favorites as:
So rise and shine and make the most of your day on Panama City Beach with the area’s favorite Breakfast Buffet at the Wharf Local Seafood Buffet!


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How to manage stress is a question I know MANY of us have. One day recently, I came across a video that really changed my perception of stress.
In the past, I’d demonized stress–thought it was something to “get rid of”, when really it, in and of itself, is something to embrace.
Embrace stress? Really? I know, I know. It sounds crazy, but stress can actually be our friend if managed correctly. It’s all about our perception.
Find out what I mean in today’s video.
Now I’d love to hear from you.
Share in the comments below a method you use to manage stress.
Thank you so much for reading, watching, and sharing.

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History and admission findings: After a walk in a wood a 55-year-old teacher was admitted to the emergency unit of a university hospital because of somnolence and excitability. Her rectal temperature was 37.8 degrees C, she had sinus tachycardia (rate of 130/min) but no other significant findings.
Investigations: With the exception of C-reactive protein (10 mg/dl), MCV (101 fl), MCH (34 pg) and arterial blood gases (pH 7.483, pCO2 35.5 mmHg, base excess 5.1 mmp/l) laboratory tests were within normal limits. Qualitative screening of serum for benzodiazepines, barbiturates and antidepressives was negative. Neurological examination, including lumbar puncture and cranial computed tomography were noncontributory.
Treatment and course: 10 hours after admission the patient developed signs of an anticholinergic syndrome with mydriasis, dry mouth, tachycardia, hot skin and an atonic bladder. Physostigmine 2 mg completely reversed the neurological and mental symptoms. After gas chromatography, mass-spectrometry of a urine sample showed an atropine molecular fragment with a molecular weight of 271. At intervals of 3 to 5 hours the recurrence of confusion and excitability required 4 further i.v. injection of physostigmine. The patient subsequently became accessible to psychiatric examination and reported that during the walk she had swallowed 8-10 berries of deadly nightshade with suicidal intent.
Conclusion: In case of excitability and confusion as well as somnolence or coma of uncertain aetiology an anticholinergic syndrome caused by ingestion of atropine-containing plants or psychoactive drugs (phenothiazines, butyrophenones, tri- or tetracyclic antidepressants) should be included in the differential diagnosis. If there are suggestive clinical findings (tachycardia, somnolence, coma or threatened respiratory arrest, physostigmine should be given if there are no contraindications.

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September 8 – October 7, 2023
Opening Reception + Artist Talk: Friday, September 8th at 5pm
This exhibition is co-presented by the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives as part of their Community Collaborative Exhibit program.
Embodying a deep connection to place and community, Jordan’s photography displays a passion for storytelling and a technical eye for capturing moments of beauty in the everyday.
We are honoured to work with the Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives, and with Jordan, to showcase his work. ?ul nu msh chalap (thank you everyone)
Jordan Louie was born and raised on the Sunshine Coast. Having worked in natural resources for the Sechelt Indian Band, this gave him an opportunity to go to school at NVIT in Merritt for Natural Resources. Jordan is now the General Manager for Tsain-Ko Forestry LP. Jordan enjoys the outdoors from hunting, fishing to walking the many local trails on the Sechelt Peninsula. You may recognize him from some of the local Facebook photography groups and if you see him around, he usually has his Sony camera with him.
The SCAC would like to thank our generous sponsors who make our ongoing work possible: the SCAC Membership, the District of Sechelt, the BC Arts Council, the SC Community Forest Fund, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation and the Sunshine Coast Credit Union.


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i just came across this post on another forum. fuck spelling
Apparently poor writing is a better substitute than 'relevance'.
Huh? What is that supposed to mean? Better substitute? Substitute for what? Is this an attempted slam on my writing? If so you may have a point. My writing skills may not be up to par these days. Fortunately for me my copy writing and design abilities allowed me to run an ad agency for eleven years than sell it to retire comfortably at 40. Having been on vacation for a decade now, may have caused my writing skills to have lapsed some. Hopefully my posts are clear enough to most that some can benefit from my input. As I benefit from the vast amount of knowledge shared by many here on this forum. On point in response to your statement yes IMO on an information forum relevant on topic responses would take precedence over prose. I have read many a post here that lacked the wit of Sherman Alexie, or the prose of Shakespeare. Even some with spelling and grammatical errors that were on topic insightful well thought out and informative based upon real life experience and knowledge. Those posts are far more beneficial to me than brilliantly written off topic, irrelevant nonsense that miss the boat. If poorly written my post tried to be on topic and contribute to the discussion. If you look there are three paragraphs."


Roseburg Pilot Project Links
The Roseburg Pilot Project is intended to fulfill the Secretary of the Interior's direction to apply the principles of ecological restoration, as developed by Drs. Norm Johnson and Jerry Franklin, on BLM lands within the Roseburg District. The project will include the elements of active management proposed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for the recovery of the Northern Spotted Owl. The objective of these pilots is to demonstrate the ecological and economic merits of the restoration strategy outlined by Drs. Norm Johnson and Jerry Franklin.
Below are links to documents and other information related to the pilot projects.
- Interagency MOU
- Middle Applegate Watershed Pilot
- Watershed Analysis (PDF)
- BLM Forestry
- 2010 Roseburg Collaborative
- Applegate Partnership
- Landscape Ecology, Modeling, Mapping & Analysis (LEMMA)
Reading Material Suggested by Dr. Jerry Franklin
- Natural Stand Disturbance and Stand Development Principles for Ecological Forestry.
- Restoration of Federal Forest Management in the Pacific Northwest: Strategies and Management Implications (PDF). Johnson and Franklin. 2009.
- Conserving Forest Biodiversity: A Comprehensive Multiscale Approach. David Lindenmayer and Jerry Franklin. 2002. Island Press.
- Creating a Forestry for the 21st Century: The Science of Ecosystem Management. Kathryn Kohm and Jerry Franklin. 1997. Island Press.
- A Critique of Silviculture. Puettmann, Coates, and Christian Messier. 2008. Island Press. Forestry and Biodiversity. Bunnell and Dunsworth (eds.).


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Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 23 (ANI): A Rolls-Royce car along with 15 other luxury vehicles were seized by the Karnataka transport authorities in UB city of Bengaluru on Sunday.
As per the information shared by the Karnataka transport department, a team led by Additional Commissioner of Transport L Narendra Holkar impounded the cars during a special drive to check luxury vehicle owners' compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act.
Since no records of ownership and other details were found in the Parivahan Sewa database, the transport authorities impounded the cars.
The Rolls-Royce valued at Rs 16 crores was not insured. It was registered in Maharashtra (registration number MH 02/BB2).
Other details of the car are not yet known as the person driving the car claimed that it belonged to a Bollywood actor who purchased it in 2019. (ANI)


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An international workshop on High Lift Prediction took place in June 2010 in Chicaco, Illinois in association with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The objectives were multifold:
- To assess the numerical prediction capability (mesh, numerics, turbulence modeling, high-performance computing requirements, etc.) of current-generation CFD technology/codes for swept, medium/high-aspect ratio wings in landing/take-off (high-lift) configurations.
- To develop practical modeling guidelines for CFD prediction of high-lift flowfields.
- To advance the understanding of high-lift flow physics to enable development of more accurate prediction methods and tools.
- To enhance CFD prediction capability for practical high-lift aerodynamic design and optimization.
- To provide an impartial forum for evaluating the effectiveness of existing computer codes and modeling techniques.
- To identify areas needing additional research and development.
CFS Engineering's results were presented and may be found here.
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Jan 6th First Responders
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Where: Washington, DC
Two more Washington, DC police officers have died by suicide since the Jan 6th capitol riots. A total of four police officers who responded to the riots have committed suicide.
Officer Kyle DeFretag, who had been on the force since 2016, assigned to the Fifth District, was found dead on Saturday, July 10th.
A veteran of the force since 2003, Officer Gunther Hashida, assigned to the Police Emergency Response Team, was found dead at his home on Thursday.
The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) confirmed the latest deaths on Monday.
A 17-year veteran of the US Capitol Police, Officer Howie Liebengood, and a 12-year veteran of the MPD, Officer Jeffrey Smith, had died by suicide in the days following their response to the Capitol riots.
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Limited Space is set to invest in a number of new, high impact digital screens to create a cutting edge, responsive digital advertising network that will be worth in excess of £30million in advertising revenue by the end of 2017.
With exclusive contracts to provide or manage large format digital screens in 20 of the UK’s top retail locations, the new network, “Orbit”, will take Limited Space’s portfolio to a total of 20 high impact digital screens by the end of 2017 and 27 by the end of 2018. Once fully installed the network will reach more than 600 million shoppers a year. Advertisers will be able to take full domination of the network or take standard 10”, 20” or 30” slots as part of a six minute loop.
“Orbit” will include the UK’s first in-mall giant dual orientation digital advertising screen using rotational technology, launching in May at intu Lakeside Shopping Centre. Measuring 7m x 4m, it will be one of three new giant “Showcase Screens” that have been installed at key locations at intu Lakeside as part of the expansion. All three screens are fully equipped with high definition dynamic display and audio capabilities to create a complete digital showcase.
Matt Gordon, Co-founder and CEO of Limited Space, said:
“This is one of the most exciting times in our company’s life cycle, providing a cutting edge national digital network complete with sound. Over the last 14 years we have continued to develop relevant, responsive and interesting communication channels that enable active connection with the shopper and provide the best value to our customers. This new investment is just the start of our plans to create a dynamic shopping centre media portfolio and reinforces our position as the specialists in reaching consumers in the shopping centre environment.”
Roger Binks, Customer Experience Director, intu, said:
“With over 400 million visits to our centres each year, we have access to over half of the UK population. That means that our centres offer the ideal location for brands to reach new audiences and really showcase what they have to offer. The new screens at intu Lakeside provide a dynamic and innovative way to share rich content to a captive, affluent audience.”


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The third annual Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans Marathon and ½ Marathon is projecting to have 22,000 runners in its third year.
Online registration for the event is set to close at midnight on Sunday and registration might be available race weekend at the health and fitness epo, pending a possible sell-out.
“New Orleans remains a hugely popular destination for our runners, and we’re thrilled to see the excitement surrounding our third annual race,” said event director Malain McCormick “It’s truly an unforgettable experience and we encourage anyone hoping to join us on race day to get signed up before Sunday.”
The course has been revamped, including the start line on Poydras Street downtown. The eclectic musical styles of New Orleans will be on display with live bands playing at each mile as runners tour beautiful and historic St. Charles Avenue, the iconic French Quarter and City Park. Marathoners will enjoy even more mileage along Lakeshore Drive and breathtaking views of Lake Ponchartrain before an exciting finish on Roosevelt Mall behind the New Orleans Museum of Art.
New Orleans musicians Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters will takee stage at the post-race concert and finish line festival. Runners are invited to relax and celebrate their accomplishment along with family and friends.


European allies fail to audit military aid expenditures amid ongoing scandals in Kyiv.
Ukraine is experiencing a decline in military support from its Western allies, prompting authorities to address the situation. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office has stated that there have been no recorded cases of weapons theft or misuse of funds provided by allies. Alexander Klimenko, head of the prosecutor’s office, reported that his department is currently investigating all arms procurement contracts worth between 10 and 100 million euros. “There are several cases related to military contracts,” he acknowledged, but declined to give further details.
Prosecutors and their colleagues have received no complaints from foreign allies, who supply a significant portion of the weapons. Kyiv continues its relentless counteroffensive, supported by ongoing sponsorship. Despite several corruption scandals involving high-ranking officials occurring in Ukraine every month, there is no evidence that funds from EU tranches for the army and citizens are being misappropriated.
“We keep telling our partners that if they have information about corruption or misuse of the aid provided, we are ready to prioritize such investigations,” Klimenko said. However, he and his colleagues have received no cooperation in these matters.
Military Aid to Ukraine by Country
Authorities in the United States and the European Union seem indifferent to the destination of taxpayers’ money. They seem unconcerned about the fate of billions of dollars and euros once these funds are transferred from national treasuries to a foreign country. Such questions, if raised at all, tend to come from opposition groups.
Some political scientists claim that much of the aid fails to reach Kyiv, instead being intercepted by influential Western officials. If that’s true, it’s not surprising that politicians aren’t more vocal about the rampant corruption in Ukraine. The alleged actions of these allies may seem minor by comparison.
The United States has dispatched an auditor to Kyiv, but details about his activities remain scarce. Notably, the U.S. Congress has halted all military aid, a decision influenced by concerns about how it might be handled by Presidents Joe Biden and Volodymyr Zelensky, both of whom face allegations of corruption.
From the beginning of the conflict, there has been a notable lack of willingness to scrutinize Ukraine, a country perceived as having the most criminal and incompetent government in Europe, led by individuals from the entertainment industry. European countries, unlike the U.S., have not even broached the subject of auditing these expenditures, raising the question of whose interests are being served by this lack of oversight.


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Hot on the heels of yesterday's news about lifesize sculptures of characters from beloved anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion, Japanese mobile phone provider NTT Docomo has revealed that it will release a new smartphone variant based on the franchise.
According to The Verge, the NERV Edition Sharp SH-06D will likely offer many of the same features as the standard edition, including a 4.5-inch 720p touch display and Android 2.3 operating system, albeit with unique physical styling based on the monolithic NERV corporation from the anime, plus "built-in content" and interface tweaks from Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno.
The phone is slated to launch in June, just a few months before the expected fall release of the third Rebuild of Evangelion feature film, You Can (Not) Redo. However, much like the previous Evangelion-themed phone, it's highly unlikely to ever be released outside of Japan. Attendees of the Anime Contents Expo in Chiba at the end of this month can get their first full glimpse at the phone, but for now, we'll have to do with this shadowy promo photo.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - 10:10amLondon-based designer Fabrice Le Nézet has created this groovy-cute animation as an homage to the humble pump.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 - 2:01pm"Get in the damn robot, Shinji." Rotobox are some of the most talented customizers around. And given that they pull their influces from cult classics and pop culture favorites, it's no wonder why their work is such a crow-pleaser. This newest custom Celsius is no exception.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 11:07amErick Scarecrow conceived an anime project named "9 Deadly Killer Pussies" and now, through his own ESC-Toy in association with Asahi Production, it's being brought to

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With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the western part of the United States dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with preventing and battling the blazes could soon have a new tool to add to their arsenal of prescribed burns, pick axes, chainsaws and aircraft. The high-tech help could come from an area not normally associated with fighting wildfires: artificial intelligence (AI). Lockheed Martin Space, based in Jefferson County, is tapping decades of experience in managing satellites, exploring space and providing information to the US military to offer more accurate data quicker to ground crews. It is talking to the US Forest Service, university researchers, and a Colorado state agency about how their technology could help. By generating more timely information about on-the-ground conditions and running computer programs to process massive amounts of data, Lockheed Martin representatives say they can map fire perimeters in minutes rather than the hours it can take now.
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