Le Plessis - Wales second-row forward Luke Charteris confirmed Wednesday that he will leave Racing 92 at the end of the season, when he is out of contract, in order to better pursue his international career.
"I love Paris and Racing 92, but I have to leave next year because if I want to play for the national team, I must be playing in Wales or England," said the 32-year-old, capped 62 times by Wales.
Charteris arrived at Racing in the summer of 2014 after two years at Perpignan, having previously played nine seasons at Newport-Gwent Dragons.
Welsh players do not need to necessarily play in Wales to be eligible for the nation team, but coach Warren Gatland has encouraged expatriated Welsh players to return home on dual contracts partly funded by the Welsh Rugby Union.
Flanker Dan Lydiate returned from a sojourn at Racing on such a contract with Ospreys, while centre Jonathan Davies was the latest to cross the channel, re-signing for Scarlets from Clermont.
Other targets for a dual contract are winger George North, out of contract at Northampton at the end of the season, as well as other England-based players including Jamie Roberts, Bradley Davies, James Hook and Matthew Morgan. Flyhalf Rhys Priestland has taken a sabbatical from international rugby to sign for Bath.
Still plying their trade in France are full-back Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon) and scrumhalf Mike Phillips (Racing).


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San Bartolomeo all'Isola
|Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island
Basilica di San Bartolomeo all'Isola
Basilica S. Bartholomaei in Insula
Façade of San Bartolomeo all'Isola on the Tiber Island
|Year consecrated||10th Century|
|Ecclesiastical or organizational status||Minor basilica, Rectory church|
|Leadership||Francis Eugene George|
|Direction of façade||NW|
|Length||45 metres (148 ft)|
|Width||22 metres (72 ft)|
|Width (nave)||12 metres (39 ft)|
The Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island (Italian: Basilica di San Bartolomeo all'Isola , Latin: Basilica S. Bartholomaei in Insula) is a titular minor basilica, located in Rome, Italy. It was founded at the end of the 10th century by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. It contains the relics of St. Bartholomew the Apostle, and is located on Tiber Island, on the site of the former temple of Aesculapius, which had cleansed the island of its former ill-repute among the Romans and established its reputation as a hospital, continued under Christian auspices today.
In Roman times, the Temple of Aesculapius stood on the site of the modern church. The entire Isola Tiberina had actually been covered in marble in an effort to make the island look like a ship. The prow can still be seen today.
Emperor Otto built this church, which was initially dedicated to his friend Adalbert of Prague. It was renovated by Pope Paschal II in 1113 and again in 1180, after its rededication upon the arrival of the relics of the apostle Bartholomew. The relics were sent to Rome from Benevento, where they had arrived from Armenia in 809. The relics are located within an ancient Roman porphyry bath with lions' heads, under the main altar. The marble wellhead bears the figures of the Savior, Adalbert and Bartholomew and Otto III.
The church was badly damaged by a flood in 1557 and was reconstructed, with its present Baroque façade, in 1624, to designs of Orazio Torriani. Further restorations were undertaken in 1852. The interior of the church preserves fourteen ancient Roman columns and two lion supports that date from the earliest reconstruction of the basilica.
In 2000, it was dedicated by John Paul II to the memory of the new martyrs of the 20th and 21st century. This memorial is taken care of by the Community of Sant'Egidio, who also painted the icon on the main altar.
In the center of the piazzetta before the church is a four-sided guglia with saints in niches by the sculptor Ignazio Jacometti, erected here in 1869.
- S. Prete, "Reliquie e culto di S. Bartolomeo ap. dal Medio Oriente a Roma all'Isola Tiberina", Studi e Ricerche sull'Oriente Cristiano, Rome 5.3 (1982:173-181)
- "Isola Tiberina Is Adorably Tiny, Old & Roman". The Huffington Post. Huffington Post. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- Touring Club Italiano (TCI), 1965. Roma e dintorni
- Richiello, Maria. S. Bartolomeo all'Isola: storia e restauro (Rome) 2001.
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Indian citizens living in country for decades, Nepali citizens staying under a 1950 treaty. How are the two groups distinct? Why has govt clarified that Gorkhas cannot be referred to Assam Foreigners Tribunals?
The statement of objects and reasons of the legislation says companies will be allowed to retrench up to 300 employees instead of 100, as per the existing legislation, without seeking prior approval of the government.
Names of over 1 lakh of nearly 2.5 million Gorkha people residing in Assam had not found their names in the updated draft list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) published on June 30.
Qamar us Zaman, who was arrested in Uttar Pradesh on September 13, was brought to Assam on Saturday for five days for state police to question him.
A woman, who was accompanying the victim said that the man, along with an accomplice tried to drag the victim in a car, and when she resisted, he threw acid on her.
In one case, the student was found dead in his hostel room in the Tezpur Central University campus. And in the other case, a boy from Gauhati University was declared “brought dead” by doctors.
A resident of Rowta, in Udalguri district, Ali was declared a foreigner through an ex-parte judgment by a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) in 2007.
In 2003, Prajapati was declared a “foreigner” who had entered Assam between January 1, 1966, and March 25, 1971.
Soon after an incident where a wild elephant ran amok for two hours in a Guwahati neighbourhood, local residents have got together to form a “squad” to deal with such situations
Of the existing 900-odd inmates in the six detention camps in the state, most are individuals who were “declared foreigners” at the 100 Foreigners Tribunals in Assam.
95% of total muga silk production in the country comes from Assam. But within that, yarn which runs into thousands of kilograms, goes to waste. What happens to it?
UNICEF partners with local publishing house Anwesha to launch ten books highlighting folktales, culture and social issues for the children of Assam’s tea plantation labourers
Rima Das’s Village Rockstars was announced as India’s official contender for the 91st Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Villagers had informed the electricity department around 5am about the wire being loose but they were told that the wire was dead. After an hour the fishermen went into the pond, the wire was activated leading to the electrocution, the villagers said
How two young men from small-town Assam gave the Northeast its first big-budget multilingual film, that brings to the fore issues of drug abuse, children victimised in armed conflicts and man-nature divide.

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After covering Arcade1Up for a few years, I had a chance to try out one of their arcade replicas myself. The company was kind enough to let me test a Ms. Pac-Man machine.
This is an actual arcade cabinet. And it doesn’t just include Ms. Pac-Man. It also comes with Super Pac-Man, Pac-Mania, and the original Dig Dug (some of them come with different extra games, like the version pictured above that includes Galaxian and Pac-Man Plus instead of Dig Dug and Super Pac-Man). It usually retails for around $400.
So, it can be expensive. But depending on your love for retro arcades, it can also be worth it.
The assembly that is required
You should know, however, that you do have to put the arcade cabinet together yourself. Now, this is both daunting and not really that big of a deal. Yes, it is a lot of pieces that you have to assemble, but the process is simple. It’s just a bit time consuming. You have to attach all of the different wooden panels together. The instructions make it clear what you’re supposed to do, however. It’s not all that different from putting together a fancy Lego set. It’s just a lot bigger and requires a screwdriver.
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Although I do wish I had a mechanical screwdriver. That was especially true when assembling the riser, a separate section that helps lift the arcade cabinet higher off the ground (which you’ll want, since without it the machine can seem a bit short). I had to work pretty hard to get the screws to go all the way. Now, granted, I am very weak. Still, I could have made the process easier on myself with a better tool than a single miniature screwdriver.
But that really is the only tool you’ll need. Aside from that, the assembly process is just all about connecting pieces with wooden tabs before securing them with the aforementioned screws. Yes, there is some electrical wiring, but this is also simple and easily explained in the instructions.
The process did take a couple of hours, but it sure did feel good to look at my completed arcade machine once it was all done. Imagine how happy you feel looking at your Lego X-Wing after you finish. Now imagine you built an arcade machine instead.
Really, the aesthetics are a big part of the appeal. I mean, I do love me some Ms. Pac-Man, but I’ll be honest. I’m not going to play that game every day. However, that cabinet sure does look nice in my house, especially when you turn it on and the marque boards light up. It does bring in a bit of that old-school arcade atmosphere to your house.
And although I won’t play Ms. Pac-Man or Dig Dug every day, it is nice to have easy access to them. Despite their age, these arcade classics are still a lot of fun. And since they’re relatively simple, any house guest can approach the machine and have a little fun.
Trust me, they’ll want to. People who visit you are going to notice your Ms. Pac-Man machine, and they’re going to want to try it out. It’s nice watching their eyes light up when you turn it on, the marque begins to glow, and they jump into a quarter-less round of Ms. Pac-Man.
Now, is that worth $400? That is going to depend on a lot of factors. But I will say that if you can afford one, I don’t think you’ll regret getting one of these cabinets (for yourself or as a big gift). They look great, they work great, and they do bring a little bit of that arcade magic home.
I just need to talk myself out of springing for that upcoming Tron machine that Arcade1Up is releasing soon.
The RetroBeat is a weekly column that looks at gaming’s past, diving into classics, new retro titles, or looking at how old favorites — and their design techniques — inspire today’s market and experiences. If you have any retro-themed projects or scoops you’d like to send my way, please contact me.


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IKE sparks nostalgia on his latest track ‘Lost in the World’
A stellar release from the Japanese MC
Nostalgia is something we’ve all experienced. Sometimes, it plays around with you – tricking you into believing that things were better than they are today. Nobody can deny that being able to experience sensations that are familiar to us is a comforting feeling.
IKE, an MC from Japan released an absolute banger that sounds as though it could have been released smack-dead in the middle of the Golden Era. Titled ‘Lost in the World,’ the three-minute single is embedded with all the flavors of 1990s Hip Hop – samples of scratching, deep basslines, and that kick drum/snare rhythm everyone knows too well. IKE obliterates the beat with his killer flow, jumping from one verse to the next with complete control. Just like the title suggests, listeners can easily get lost in the brilliance that oozes from this track.
A music video was also released for ‘Lost in the World,’ and if you watched it on mute, you could make out exactly the sort of sound that would be omitted from it. That’s credit to IKE’s team for nailing the ‘90s aesthetic – from their outfits, camera work, and right down to their mannerisms. Although ‘Lost in the World’ is heavily inspired by the sound of Old School Hip Hop, it ironically sounds and feels fresh, especially in a sea of Drill and Trap releases.
Check out the official music video for IKE’s ‘Lost in the World’ below.

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Lamps each measure 35.5 inches high x 19.5 diameter (without lampshades they each measure 28.5 (to top of the socket).


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Rated 5 out of 5 by MauiBbreeze Beautiful!
I purchased this collar for Maya, my little chihuahua mix for Christmas. This is the second Red Dingo collar I have purchased for her so I knew it was well made and sturdy. I will definitely be getting more of them for her to wear so she will be very stylish.
December 8, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by PeanutCharlie Pretty, nice material, study fo small dogs
If you have a do with neck girth in the 11-13 in range I would suggest getting a medium.
February 11, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by MyRose Very pretty
What a nice collar. Should last a long time. This collar really looks nice on my black and white girl.
October 29, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by LarryFromBoston Cute and easy
This is a great collar. The clip is really easy to take on and off, but it's also very sturdy. There's nothing clunky about it like some collars. The design is really nice. Great collar - glad I got it!
October 11, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Uki34 Great simple collar
This collar is great because it has cute ribbon prints. It is a very simple, daily use fabric collar, the thing that gives it an added spark is the bone shaped buckle. It's really inexpensive, good quality, great for every day use. I threw it in the washer it did great, very practical to clean this way.
May 28, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by lindy first time buyer of red dingo product.
The pink is just the right shade & the bone design gives it a look that really make my dog look smashing.
October 11, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by 59goldret Very nice
Really pretty collar on her. Love the way they snap nowadays. Sturdy and strong and she can't chew it like she has the harness ones, which is why she has been converted to a regular collar.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by MeanMargo Nice Collar
Purchased the medium for an 8-week old lab puppy. It was a little big, but was able to make it smaller, which will allow for plenty of room as she grows. Very cute and love the bone clip closure. Reasonable price for the quality.
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We're always a little cautious about consumer technology targeted specifically at women, as all too often the only thing setting it apart from more “manly” gadgets is a more feminine name colour scheme – i.e. pink.
But into that slightly patronising breach has gone HTC with the suitably girly Bliss, which its maker claims is the first Android smartphone designed specifically for the fairer sex.
And fair play to HTC, the Bliss seems to be more than just an ordinary phone that's been given a girly makeover. According to Thisismynext, the upcoming handset is a low-to-mid-range Android campaigner featuring a slender build and a greenish-grey rubber back.
There's no front-facing camera, just a rear snapper, which we presume is to help keep the overall bulk down.
On the software side, HTC delves quite deeply into the world of stereotypes in loading the Bliss up with apps dedicated to shopping, counting calories and the like, while bundled accessories are set to include a charm indicator – a bracelet that lights up when you have a call or message incoming – along with a wireless charging dock with a matching Bluetooth headset, and in-car speakers that can attach to the sun-visor and accept voice commands.
The Bliss is supposedly being lined up to launch in the US on the Verizon network, but we're hopeful that our UK ladies will be able to pick up their own piece of gender stereotyping too in due course.


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Registered Nurse Jobs in Virginia
Registered nurse (RN) jobs in Virginia are in demand! Registered nurses have the education, skills and training to do it all and many government and military medical facilities need them. “There’s a strong demand for more specialized registered nurses today,” says Tamika Noel, director of operations for the RieLes Group, which focuses on government staffing. “We’re seeing a lot more clients seeking particular specialties and not just an RN; maybe an RN specializing in dialysis, for example.”
Demanding better pay and benefits
Demand for RN jobs is reflected in the pay and benefits these professionals seek today, including incentives like paid relocation, “It’s definitely their playing field now,” says Tamika.
So why would a registered nurse in Virginia seek a temporary position today, given the demand for RNs, especially those with sought-after specialties? “Some seek a better work/life balance,” Tamika notes, “So, as a temporary worker, you can pick up shifts when you want to, and you can work at your convenience instead of being scheduled for three or four 12-hour shifts.”
Nurses who take on these flexible roles can come from a variety of backgrounds. “They might be young families with new babies at home or the recently retired who want to keep their skills sharp,” says Tamika. “We like to target retired candidates with military hospital backgrounds because it can be easier for them to get the kinds of security clearances these jobs require for government positions. They also know and understand the whole structure of military hospital facilities.” That means they can hit the ground running, while a candidate with only a civilian background needs to learn the ropes.
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Working in a government/military environment differs significantly from a commercial situation not only in terms of security clearances but also in the language used and the scope of service provided since military healthcare typically extends to the families of the enlisted ranks and commissioned officers as well.
RieLes group uses a variety of methods to locate qualified candidates for registered nurse jobs in Virginia, which include a database of potential hires and a robust network of current and former people in the field who pass along high-potential leads. “We often find that referrals make the best employees. There’s nothing like an RN that knows another RN,” says Tamika. RieLes Group also relies on social media, websites and other online and offline channels to seek out registered nurse candidates.
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i know mattress has been addressed lots and i’ve found tons of resources on it including the videos here, but my problem is the resources i’ve found are garter to garter, st st to st st or vertical to horizontal st st. my two pieces being seamed are not the same stitch and since I have never been a pro at finishing to begin with, i’m totally clueless.
it is a purse with two sides done in stockinette stitch and then a gusset that is cabled. you then sew the gusset to the front of the purse and then to the back of the purse as opposed to sewing the back and front together. (I’m thinking I could’ve done this in the round in retrospect, but TOO LATE (sigh))
anyway, the gusset section is a P2, K4, P2 on the RS, so when I line up the back of the bag to the gusset, I have stockinette Vs on one side and somewhat-obscured-by-WS-selvedge-stitch-V reverse stockinette on the other.
i contemplated using the selvedge stitch V from the WS of the gusset with the Vs from the RS of the bag, but the selvedge st is a mess and i can barely make out the Vs. (I pull my second stitch tight to avoid the messy edges, probably should have skipped that here in retrospect)
the pattern specifically states mattress, but offers no other insight… i’m at a loss… any ideas?


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General Information on Katsimatika
Katsimatika is also a Listed traditional settlement and a Modern monuments.
The postal code of Katsimatika is 49082 and its telephone access code is +3026620.
Katsimatika is at an altitude of 100 meters.
Approximately 19 people live in Katsimatika.
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Clear sky and the temperature is 31.0°.
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It’s a construction project aimed at changing a neighborhood and as NBC33’s Lauren Unger found out, it all started with Hurricane Katrina.
After two years in the works, developers have finally gotten the green light to build 42 homes in South Baton Rouge. Chris Rinaudo of Cypress Group says, “The idea is to create affordable housing opportunities for people in Baton Rouge.”
The Louisiana Recovery Authority commissioned the homes. They’re meant to be built quickly as a replacement for those infamous FEMA trailers used to house the displaced after Hurricane Katrina. Now the LRA hopes to fill them with people still looking for permanent housing. Jason Keller of Block Builders explains it is, “To bring back some Louisianaians here to help our local economy.”
With homes that can be finished in just a few months and some affordable housing, they’re hoping to improve the neighborhood from the inside out. “I think rather than building a typical housing development, this gives a single family residence and you take pride in ownership, your yard, and your neighbors.”
Good news for Daniel Kinchen. He’s been fixing up and reselling homes in South Baton Rouge for decades. “I think it’s great to have people come in and invest in the neighborhoods and make the value of the houses go up.” However, other neighbors are concerned. Kenneth Turner bought his house two years ago. Now he’s hoping it stays that way. He has two young daughters, so he’s wondering who his new neighbors will be. “I’m kind of concerned that the wrong type of people are going to come back here.”
It is a typical neighborhood hoping for the right type of rebuilding.
There is no word on why the project took so long to get underway. The homes are located throughout South Baton Rouge off Elvin Drive. Even though they take just a few months to build, contractors say they can withstand hurricane force winds of up to 140 miles per hour.


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Resoconto sulle migliori e peggiori previsioni di quest'anno. Chi aveva ragione, e chi invece torto?
McAfee, Inc is a unit of the Intel Corporation that specializes in security software and is headquartered in California, US. The McAfee founder is John McAfee, who established the company as McAfee Associates in 1987. McAfee Associates was purchased by Intel in 2011. The current McAfee CEO is Chris Young. McAfee Associates was very successful as the first commercial antivirus software developer and made a wide range of security programs for enterprises and businesses. It still claims to be the largest developer of security-related technologies. McAfee malware protection products remains some of the most popular on the market. McAfee’s business also covers such fields as intrusion prevention systems, data validating software, site advising, etc. Throughout the long history of the company, a lot of accusations were made and McAfee had several cases of inefficient work. However, it is still one of the world’s major software developers.
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Skip to comments.German gouvernment wants to speak with Snowden
Posted on 11/01/2013 4:50:31 AM PDT by European Guest
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Berlin - The German government was sending a signal to the former NSA-agent Edward Snowden after his meeting with the German member of the Bundestag Hans-Christian Ströbele that it has the will for a dialogue. The minister for the interior said on friday in Berlin: "We will find solutions if Mr. Snowden agrees to talk with German officials." He didn't said who is going to talk with Snowden. Further the minister noted:" If the message means that Mr. Snowden gives us Informations, we will accept. Everything we get in Information and facts is good. The Federal Gouvernment of Germany ist thankful for all informations. No matter how."
The will to talk with Snowden is noteworthy. Until now the German gouvernment always signalized that a questioning of Snowden never even entered the equation. This changed obviously in a fundamental way....
(...Sorry - the original is in German...)
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...
Snowden has a good chance to get asylum and a new identity somewhere in western Europe and the US have a good chance to loose all of their spy bases on the old continent (except of the British island of course). Furthermore it is quite probable that the Status of Forces Agreement in Germany and elsewhere will be renegotiated. Since most Germans do not see any need for a further deployment of foreign troops the outcome could be the end of the US forces in Germany in the long term. The discussion about it just started and will take its time.
From my European point of view I have the impression, that most Americans do not understand how substancial the damage is. Western Europe lost its trust in the US completely.
Regards from the old continent.
Agreed. I think it is time for Europe to be Europe.
Obama is a fool and his job was to diminish the country and he surely did.
-—— America is starting to pay a high price——
No, not really. There is a difference between Obama and America.
What has happened is that the leaders of the world have reached consensus that Barack Obama is unworthy of their respect as an international player. He is being told that he has been dropped from the list of players.
America on the other hand is still America and relations continue.
The bitter truth is that you Americans are going to pay a high price. We understood that except of the UK, NZ, Australia and Canada (maybe you spy on them too) the US obviously has no friends. Therefore it might be reasonable to rethink our relationship to America. Nothing fast but relevant in the long term.
Fact is, that US influence and power on this planet reached its maximum two decades ago and is now declining in a breathtaking way. Therefore America is not that important to us Europeans as it was in the past. Not so far from now we can do perfectly without the US.
Between friends it is not important if one is strong or not. Your actual weakness (espechially in economic terms) was never a big question on our side of the Atlantic. To my (German) generation (I am 45) the US were the Berlin airlift and JFK saying I am a Berliner. As most of my German fellows I visited your country a few times. Therefore we feel very sorry now about the experience that friendship and personal relations obiously count that little four you gouvernment. It is a new face of America. A nation that betrays its friends and steals the secrets of its partners. Please do not bring forward the argument of your ridiculous war on terror. Nobody believes in this BS anymore.
We observe the contemporary discussion quite closely. To us the problem is not Obama and his helpless handling of this affair, the real problem is the widespread ignorance in your country. The bitter fact that normal Americans obviously do not care about the treason of allies.
After all it is sad.
Perhaps Snowden is saving his Obama file for last...........
This might be the silver lining in an Obama administration. We can't stay there in force forever.
Having said that, its clear Obama has lost the lions share of the public trust here at home for good. Question is how far is he willing to push us in terms of forcing through his Marxist agenda in spite of our opposition.
Actually, this fits Obama’s agenda:
ALIENATE YOUR FRIENDS AND EMBOLDEN YOUR ENEMIES.
Obama wants to take down America. He’s doing a good job. Why do people judge Obama against American Values: he has none. He’s not an American. He’s a Communist.
No argument with that comment from probably anyone on this board.
Obama is in the process of disassembling our economy & military, is busily corrupting our legal system, confidence in our political processes, and the very constitutional underpinnings of our system of government.
He and his party seek to flood the nation with tens of millions of third world illegal aliens which will change the character of the country forever.
Americans may not be upset enough at Obama's betrayal of America's traditional allies to suit you, but thats only because we have many problems that are much more immediate than hurt feelings and lost bases abroad.
I for one value the words of a "man on the street" in the old country. Thanks for posting.
Great tagline. :-)
>>We can’t stay there in force forever.
We aren’t there in force. There is very little force there, and it has been that way for about two decades. What is there are logistics and Air Force bases.
Well - since I am no American and committed only to my own nation I might have a different point of view. Nevertheless I see myself as a true friend of the US - further I respect of course your patriotic feelings and do not want to offend you. Therefore I am appalled about the recent development.
As I said. It is sad. And sometimes it is necessary to speak in plain language.
I agree with your view. I’m in Italy for the last 2 weeks and over the last 4-5 days this is the story. People on the ground do ask me about this at all. I wish they would.
Obama is a lazy liar, whose mother was a whore.
How can anyone be surprised by the downward trajectory of this country?
The US bases in Germany are the main infrostructural hubs for American operations in the Middle East and in Africa. Transport planes, hospitals, repair shops and things like that. There are only very little real “forces” with real weapons left. Therefore we Germans have no direct political benefit*. A closure might be a problem for the towns around those bases that are dependent from orders of the US forces, but we will manage it easily, since Germany is one of the richest countries anyhow.
* Note: Of course we have some benefit if you Americans solve Problems in Iraq, Somalia or elsewhere. Nevertheless it is no direct benefit, since those troops are not there to defend Germany against his neighbours. Since there is widespread criticisim about American operations in the named countries it is quite likely that the German mainstream votes for a closure of US installations.
You're not wrong, but you should also check your euro-mirror. Vast majorities in Europe were sucked up by the Obama-marketing farce and polls showed massive support for this chooch all over Europe and elsewhere.
One of the principle selling points to morons in this country was that our barely closeted marxist community organizer candidate had grand appeal to Europeans and promised to repair relations allegedly damaged by the Bush Administration.
There's a lot of ignorance on both sides of the lake.
You said: “............Vast majorities in Europe were sucked up by the Obama-marketing farce and polls showed massive support for this chooch all over Europe and elsewhere...........There’s a lot of ignorance on both sides of the lake.....”
You are correct. On both sides of the lake we have armies of idiots. Nevertheless I hope for a littlebit more understanding that we Europeans do not want to be cheated in such a clumsy manner. This is pure posion in the transatlantic relationship.
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NORFOLK, Va. – Howard cut a 16-point deficit down to three with nine and a half minutes left in the second half, but the Norfolk State men’s basketball team outscored the Bison 25-10 the rest of the way in an 84-66 victory on Monday night at Joseph Echols Hall.
NSU never trailed in the game to improve to 15-15 overall and 11-4 in MEAC play. That moved the Spartans into a tie for second with South Carolina State, which was idle on Monday. Following Hampton’s victory on Monday as well, Norfolk State will either be the No. 2 seed in the MEAC tournament with a win on Thursday over the Pirates or the No. 3 seed with a loss, regardless of what happens in the rest of the league.
Senior D’Shon Taylor had his second straight game with 20 points, shooting 6-of-12 from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from the foul line to go with a team-best eight rebounds. The Spartans also got a strong game from sophomore Jordan Butler, who tallied 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting with seven rebounds and three blocks.
Norfolk State led by as much as 19 in the first half and went into the break ahead by an 18-point margin after holding the Bison to less than 20 percent from the floor. Howard (12-19, 6-10 MEAC) slowly cut into the lead in the second half in its regular season finale, getting to within three on three different occasions.
The last came with 9:31 left on a layup by Tyler Stone. The Spartans scored the next six points, part of a larger 17-4 run that pushed the lead back to 16 within a five-minute span. Taylor had six points during that time, and sophomore Devonte Banner hit a pair of treys to slowly put the game out of reach for Howard.
NSU had four field goals within a minute and a half as time ticked down to build the margin to as much as 20.
Along with Taylor and Butler, NSU also got solid performances from senior Charles Oliver (16 points, career-high eight rebounds) and junior Preston Bungei (12 points, 3-of-6 shooting, seven rebounds). They helped NSU finish with a 43-37 edge on the glass.
Bungei also made all six of his free throw attempts. NSU ended the night 19-of-22 from the line (86.4 percent), and in the process set the school’s Division I record for free throws made in a season.
The Spartans also outscored Howard in points off turnovers (16-6), second-chance points (22-11) and fastbreak points (12-0). For most of the game, the Bison played with just a six-man rotation.
Senior Jeff Short fed Butler for the deuce as NSU jumped ahead by a 10-5 score to start the contest. Howard never led in the first half but only trailed by as much as six for the first nine minutes of action. Oliver, though, hit his only 3-pointer of the game at the 9:04 mark to cap a 9-0 run and put the Spartans ahead, 26-14.
Up by just seven a short time later, NSU used a 13-1 run to push the lead to 19, 41-22, with just two and a half minutes left in the half. Five different players scored for the Spartans, and Banner capped the spurt with a trey off an inbounds pass.
Bungei made a layup with one second left off an offensive rebound to give the Spartans a 45-27 lead at the intermission.
NSU led by double digits in the second half until the 13:55 mark, when Marcel Boyd cut the lead to 52-44 with a layup. After Short connected on a 3-pointer, the Bison scored eight straight to get to within three. The Spartans answered the next couple of minutes before closing the game on their big run.
For the game, Norfolk State shot 29-of-69 (42.0 percent), including nearly 49 percent in the first half. They broke out of a slump by hitting 7-of-20 from long range.
Short had nine points and a career-high tying seven assists. Banner also scored nine points on 3-of-4 3-point shooting with two steals. Only six players appeared in the scoring column for NSU.
After its slow start, Howard finished the game 19-of-57 (33.3 percent) overall and 5-of-16 from 3-point land. The Bison made all eight of their free throw shots in the second half, part of a 23-of-29 night.
Boyd tallied a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds with three blocks, while MEAC leading scorer James Daniel had 15 points on just 3-of-13 shooting. Stone ended with six points, 12 boards and two blocks.
NSU will close out the regular season Thursday at home when the Spartans host Hampton for the Battle of the Bay at 8 p.m.
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Commenter “An American” has still more to say about the counting of Election Day ballots:
There are definitely irregularities.
I’m not all that convinced by the “there’s way more registered voters” meme, because there was a huge push to register people (especially young people to vote Democrat).
“This election does deserve to be looked into though. Unfortunately, according to the Daily Herald, it won’t be.
“Illinois Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich said the agency contacted McClellan’s office and was satisfied with the explanation given for the error.
“He said because the problem was solved before the results were certified, there won’t be any further investigation by the state board.
“McSweeney said the election board should continue its investigation, but he was pleased the error was fixed.
“’I’m glad for two reasons,’ McSweeney said.’“One, that the vote is finally right, and two, that the person responsible for this disgusting incompetence is leaving office.’”
SBE doesn’t care, media doesn’t care, politicians on both sides don’t care.


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Equity is one of the key factors driving creation and prioritization of the Bike Master Plan update. And while that might seem like a no-brainer — everyone deserves safe streets — a story today by Eric Scigliano at Crosscut points out many of the ways that implementation of bike facilities since passage of the 2007 Bike Master Plan have skipped the city’s lower income neighborhoods.
The story first points to the types of facilities installed and concludes that the miles and miles of sharrows installed on busy city streets really only helped the strongest and most fearless people on bikes — if they helped anyone at all.
But then the stories turns its gaze to southeast Seattle, showing how the 2007 plan not only included fewer projects for the Rainier Valley, but that the most useful projects — MLK and/or Rainier Ave — have yet to be implemented.
But, of course, it’s not just safety and access for people on bikes that has been neglected in Rainier Valley:
The disregard for South End bicyclists and pedestrians extends far beyond the master plan. Last February and March, student researchers from the UW School of Public Health studied signals and street-crossing conditions on three arterial stretches with similar traffic volumes: NW Market Street in Ballard and Rainier Avenue in Columbia City and Rainier Beach. They found that Columbia City, whose population is 33 percent white, had the most pedestrian fatalities and collisions, closely followed by Rainier Beach, which is 25 percent white. Rainier Beach had the most jaywalking. But in Ballard, which is 85 percent white and has a median household income about 55 percent higher than both Rainier Valley neighborhoods’, “walk” signals lasted 10 to 60 percent longer relative to street width than they did in Columbia City and Rainier Beach.
“This means that in Ballard, pedestrians do not have to walk as fast to make it across the street successfully as they do in the Rainier Valley neighborhoods,” the authors concluded. More than a third of valley residents interviewed said they couldn’t get across the street in the time allowed. Given the short signals and many blocks between them there, jaywalking may be the most rational response.
Deb Salls, the executive director of the nonprofit Bike Works, which cosponsored the study, was shocked to find that SDOT officials weren’t shocked at these discrepancies. Just a glitch in the algorithm, she says they told her.
Though the story never uses the phrase, it’s about transportation justice. People in low-income neighborhoods are more likely to die or face serious injuries from traffic. Elderly people and children are also more likely to be injured or killed in traffic. So, put those together, and the dangers facing low-income children and elderly people are simply unacceptable.
But, as with many other neighborhoods, residents in low-income areas are not always enthused about road safety and bike lane projects on their streets. We saw this with the Othello/Myrtle project, which pointed out how much more the city’s conversation about safe streets needs to be focused on equity. After all, if bike lanes are perceived as a white tool of gentrification imposed on low-income areas by the elites at City Hall, they are going to — rightfully — face resistance.
Adonia Lugo attempted to document a variety of opinions about bicycling and road safety in Rainier Valley through her Seattle Bike Justice Project. It shows that, especially in a neighborhood with so many cultures and people from countries across the globe, opinions about bicycling vary widely. Before a strong, neighborhood-centered movement for safe streets in Rainier Valley can be developed, there need to be a lot more chances for people of all cultural backgrounds to get together and talk and work together.
Bike Works has long been that place, but now efforts are growing through Rainier Valley Greenways to engage even more residents. In fact, the group’s fancy new website is almost entirely geared around gathering people’s thoughts on road safety on the streets near their homes.
Forterra has observed the Seattle Neighborhood Greenways model of resident-organizing and is beginning to use the methods to reach out to residents in Federal Way to engage citizens about safe streets and neighborhood greenways there. And because Forterra has resources a low-budget resident group doesn’t, their outreach efforts in Federal Way includes lots of translation work to reach even more cultures.
Will the new Bike Plan be better?
So, will the new Bike Master Plan be better about equity? It certainly aims to be better, but whether that is put into action on the ground is yet to be seen.
However, at a recent meeting of the Seattle Bicycle Advisory Board, Bike Master Plan update team members gave presentation about their still-developing prioritization system. Through a complicated algorithm the weighs factors from network connectivity, density of destinations and equity, many of the projects that scored the highest were in southeast Seattle. So while the system is still in-development, it appears that the equity measure will, indeed, raise the prioritization of Rainier Valley road safety.
But the City Council and SDOT will still have discretion over the projects that actually happen. So even if the plan suggests that protected bike lanes on Rainier Ave S from the Skyway border to Rainier Beach is the top project, will the city leaders make it happen?


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A PRESUMPTION OF DEATH by Jill Paton Walsh & Dorothy L Sayers read by Edward Petherbridge
It is the early days of the second world war, and Lord Peter Wimsey is away on a top-secret mission. When a flirtatious land girl is brutally murdered in the village it falls to his wife Harriet to take on the detection necessary to bring the killer to justice. This is a great period romp, in "golden age" detective-fiction style, with characters ranging from a dowager duchess to cockney evacuees, all ably realised by Petherbridge. It is also quite an achievement by Walsh, who whipped up the whole tale from Sayers's letters and notes
(BBC £19.99, 9 hrs 15 mins, unabridged).
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Offering beautiful views of the Shivalik Range and Doon Valleys, Hotel Basera is just a few steps away from Library Bus Stand. Clean and comfortable rooms include air conditioning. Rooms at Basera Hotel are furnished with a sofa seating area, a TV and tea/coffee making facilities. The en suite bathroom comes with hot/cold shower amenities. Guests can relax by the outdoor terrace with a hot beverage in hand or indulge in activities like horse riding and badminton. A 24-hour front desk can assist with travel arrangements and car rental services. A variety of snacks and local delights can be enjoyed at the hotel’s café. Guests can also opt for room service options. The hotel is located along Spring Road 55 km away from Jolly Grant Domestic Airport.
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Surely it couldn’t get worse for Argentina. In its opening World Cup game, against Iceland, a game in which captain and national treasure Lionel Messi missed a penalty, the Argentines were held to a draw.
But on Thursday the 2014 runners-up found that it could indeed get worse. Much worse. The World Cup is as good as over for Lionel Messi and Argentina thanks to an embarrassing 3-0 loss to Croatia. This is Argentina’s heaviest loss in the league stages of the World Cup since 1958.
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Argentina made a good start to the final period, having a cleaner work of possession with Messi in a more central role, and Sergio Agüero had a good chance to score. It all started going wrong for Argentina when Willy Caballero made a dreadful error to gift Ante Rebic a golden chance to volley home for the lead.
Unfortunately, Argentina were poorly coached, poorly managed and facing immense pressure, so even though Paolo Dybala and Gonzalo Higuaín came on to try and find an equalizer, the team just could not put together one dangerous attacking move and kept sending long balls into the box without any success.
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?? Icardi Last Season:
? Games: 36
⚽ Goals: 29
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? Games: 46
⚽ Goals: 26
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Croatia were always the better team and killed the game for good with an incredible strike from distance by Luka Modric who received the ball on the edge of the area, took two touches, then quickly swerved to find just enough space to bend a shot past Cabellero.
This Argentina team is the worst we’ve seen in decades, and Lionel Messi can only do so much. Although he definitely did not do enough today. His international career is most likely done for good, and what a terrible ending this is.
Diego Maradona before the Argentina game vs after the Argentina game. ? pic.twitter.com/zwgJgJzkQe
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The goal all but sealed the result, but there was still time for one more breakdown in the Argentine defence. Messi’s Barcelona teammate Ivan Rakitic, who had earlier struck the bar with a free kick, scored on a tap-in off a pass from Mateo Kovacic just yards from the goal mouth.
Argentina now sweat on the result of Iceland’s clash with Nigeria on Friday in Group D – and a win for the former would leave them three points off second place ahead of their own game against the African nation next week. Croatia will face Iceland themselves next week as they look to go unbeaten to the knockout stages.
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The TV-Stick installed faultlessly on our test system. Its supplied software interface is the same as the Hauppauge Nova-t. It supports scheduled recording, timeshifting and is a very easy and stable program to use.
Even though the unit we looked at was a pre-production model, it tuned into all the available channels in our area and displayed them very well. In fact, we experienced no problems at all during testing this little marvel.
Physically, the unit plugs directly into a USB 2.0 port and the antenna cable plugs into the other end of the device. Because the TV-Stick's thickness may interfere with the ports either side of the one it is plugged into, and because the antenna cable you use may be slightly heavy, a USB extension cable may be necessary.
The DPandA TV-Stick is perfect for notebook users and for those of you who don't want a bulky external TV tuner.
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Despite improving real estate markets, short sales and foreclosure sales will be with us for the foreseeable future. Many homeowners are still underwater, and at any time in the coming years, these folks may face a situation, such as a job transfer or divorce, requiring them to sell at a loss.
Even if you've made an offer and the seller has accepted it, it’s not a done deal. The seller's bank must approve the sale, and this is where the big delays can happen. Banks are losing money in a short sale and aren't too keen on it. It’s understandable. Imagine that you loaned a friend $100, and he came to you later saying he could only pay you back $75. Would you cave in easily? Probably not.
It’s important to know that a buyer and their agent have no control over the process. The success of a short sale — and how long a short sale takes — relies heavily on a listing agent. If the listing agent isn't experienced with short sales, you’re likely wasting your time. A good short sale listing agent will properly advise the seller and have a thorough knowledge of the bank and its process before your offer is accepted.
Here’s a look at why short sales can take so long, along with tips for what you can do about it.
The seller’s bank must review the short sale package
In order to approve the sale, the lender requests a complete short sale "package" from the seller. Much like the package you must submit to get a loan, the seller must submit their finances. The lender will want to see the seller’s debts and assets, review their credit score and the contract to purchase the home. After all, why would a bank approve a short sale if the seller had $1 million sitting in the bank?
What you can do: A good listing agent will have the short sale package in hand and even completed upfront. Once an offer is accepted, the agent can simply add the contract and buyer’s information and submit it.
Documents get lost, pages go missing, signatures are left blank
Most banks require hundreds of pages in the short sale package, and many of those pages require signatures from buyers, sellers and agents. If one page is missing or one signature left blank, the document doesn't get processed. Often, the listing agent will fax in 100 pages and just wait. Sometimes it will take a month to get a response from the bank, informing the agent that things are missing.
What you can do: Be proactive. The listing agent should call the bank after submitting the short sale package, especially if sent by fax. Confirm that all documents have been received. Make sure to get the name and phone number of the person you speak to.
Some documents quickly become outdated
It could be weeks between the time the documents get "processed" and when the information hits the desk of a negotiator, who actually reviews and negotiates. Does one bank statement come at the beginning of the month while all the others come at the end? That one bank statement may soon be outdated, and the bank will require an updated one. If that’s the case, it could take the lender weeks to realize this and another week to contact the seller or their agent.
What you can do: Review the statement date on each credit card and bank statement so you’ll know if a new one will arrive soon. If so, send it over right away.
Learn more about why short sales take so long on Zillow.
- Insider's Guide to Success With Short Sales
- Boomerang Borrowers: Buying Again After Short Sale or Foreclosure
- 3 Steps to Get Back in the Game After Foreclosure
Brendon DeSimone is a Realtor & HGTV real estate expert. He has collaborated on multiple real estate books and his expert advice is regularly sought out by print, online and television media outlets like FOX News, CNBC and Forbes. An avid investor, Brendon owns real estate around the US and abroad and is licensed to sell in two states. You can find Brendon online or follow him on Facebook or Twitter.
Note: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or position of Zillow.

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Phenserine, as well as the drugs Aricept and Exelon, which are already on the market, work by increasing the level of acetylcholine, a neurotransmitter that is deficient in people with the disease. A neurotransmitter is a chemical that allows communication between nerve cells in the brain. In people with Alzheimer's disease, many brain cells have died, so the hope is to get the most out of those that remain by flooding the brain with acetylcholine.
Since LLLT was so cheap, seemed safe, was interesting, just trying it would involve minimal effort, and it would be a favor to lostfalco, I decided to try it. I purchased off eBay a $13 48 LED illuminator light IR Infrared Night Vision+Power Supply For CCTV. Auto Power-On Sensor, only turn-on when the surrounding is dark. IR LED wavelength: 850nm. Powered by DC 12V 500mA adaptor. It arrived in 4 days, on 7 September 2013. It fits handily in my palm. My cellphone camera verified it worked and emitted infrared - important because there’s no visible light at all (except in complete darkness I can make out a faint red light), no noise, no apparent heat (it took about 30 minutes before the lens or body warmed up noticeably when I left it on a table). This was good since I worried that there would be heat or noise which made blinding impossible; all I had to do was figure out how to randomly turn the power on and I could run blinded self-experiments with it.
My first time was relatively short: 10 minutes around the F3/F4 points, with another 5 minutes to the forehead. Awkward holding it up against one’s head, and I see why people talk of LED helmets, it’s boring waiting. No initial impressions except maybe feeling a bit mentally cloudy, but that goes away within 20 minutes of finishing when I took a nap outside in the sunlight. Lostfalco says Expectations: You will be tired after the first time for 2 to 24 hours. It’s perfectly normal., but I’m not sure - my dog woke me up very early and disturbed my sleep, so maybe that’s why I felt suddenly tired. On the second day, I escalated to 30 minutes on the forehead, and tried an hour on my finger joints. No particular observations except less tiredness than before and perhaps less joint ache. Third day: skipped forehead stimulation, exclusively knee & ankle. Fourth day: forehead at various spots for 30 minutes; tiredness 5/6/7/8th day (11/12/13/4): skipped. Ninth: forehead, 20 minutes. No noticeable effects.
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that gastrointestinal diseases affect between 60 and 70 million Americans every year. This translates into tens of millions of endoscopy procedures. Millions of colonoscopy procedures are also performed to diagnose or screen for colorectal cancers. Conventional, rigid scopes used for these procedures are uncomfortable for patients and may cause internal bruising or lead to infection because of reuse on different patients. Smart pills eliminate the need for invasive procedures: wireless communication allows the transmission of real-time information; advances in batteries and on-board memory make them useful for long-term sensing from within the body. The key application areas of smart pills are discussed below.
Low-tech methods of cognitive enhancement include many components of what has traditionally been viewed as a healthy lifestyle, such as exercise, good nutrition, adequate sleep, and stress management. These low-tech methods nevertheless belong in a discussion of brain enhancement because, in addition to benefiting cognitive performance, their effects on brain function have been demonstrated (Almeida et al., 2002; Boonstra, Stins, Daffertshofer, & Beek, 2007; Hillman, Erickson, & Kramer, 2008; Lutz, Slagter, Dunne, & Davidson, 2008; Van Dongen, Maislin, Mullington, & Dinges, 2003).
Intrigued by old scientific results & many positive anecdotes since, I experimented with microdosing LSD - taking doses ~10μg, far below the level at which it causes its famous effects. At this level, the anecdotes claim the usual broad spectrum of positive effects on mood, depression, ability to do work, etc. After researching the matter a bit, I discovered that as far as I could tell, since the original experiment in the 1960s, no one had ever done a blind or even a randomized self-experiment on it.
Even though smart drugs come with a long list of benefits, their misuse can cause negative side effects. Excess use can cause anxiety, fear, headaches, increased blood pressure, and more. Considering this, it is imperative to study usage instructions: how often can you take the pill, the correct dosage and interaction with other medication/supplements.
But there would also be significant downsides. Amphetamines are structurally similar to crystal meth – a potent, highly addictive recreational drug which has ruined countless lives and can be fatal. Both Adderall and Ritalin are known to be addictive, and there are already numerous reports of workers who struggled to give them up. There are also side effects, such as nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, stomach pains, and even hair loss, among others.
Another study on the olfactory impact of essential oils like lavender and rosemary revealed that they produced positive effects on cognitive performance and mood.16 And in another study on the inhalation of essential oils like grapefruit, fennel, Estragon, and black pepper essential oil, inhalation of the oils resulted in modulation of sympathetic activity in adults.17,18
Nondrug cognitive-enhancement methods include the high tech and the low. An example of the former is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), whereby weak currents are induced in specific brain areas by magnetic fields generated outside the head. TMS is currently being explored as a therapeutic modality for neuropsychiatric conditions as diverse as depression and ADHD and is capable of enhancing the cognition of normal healthy people (e.g., Kirschen, Davis-Ratner, Jerde, Schraedley-Desmond, & Desmond, 2006). An older technique, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), has become the subject of renewed research interest and has proven capable of enhancing the cognitive performance of normal healthy individuals in a variety of tasks. For example, Flöel, Rösser, Michka, Knecht, and Breitenstein (2008) reported enhancement of learning and Dockery, Hueckel-Weng, Birbaumer, and Plewnia (2009) reported enhancement of planning with tDCS.
Most people would describe school as a place where they go to learn, so learning is an especially relevant cognitive process for students to enhance. Even outside of school, however, learning plays a role in most activities, and the ability to enhance the retention of information would be of value in many different occupational and recreational contexts.
I have elsewhere remarked on the apparent lack of benefit to taking multivitamins and the possible harm; so one might well wonder about a specific vitamin like vitamin D. However, a multivitamin is not vitamin D, so it’s no surprise that they might do different things. If a multivitamin had no vitamin D in it, or if it had vitamin D in different doses, or if it had substances which interacted with vitamin D (such as calcium), or if it had substances which had negative effects which outweigh the positive (such as vitamin A?), we could well expect differing results. In this case, all of those are true to varying extents. Some multivitamins I’ve had contained no vitamin D. The last multivitamin I was taking both contains vitamins used in the negative trials and also some calcium; the listed vitamin D dosage was a trivial ~400IU, while I take >10x as much now (5000IU).
The word “nootropic” was coined in 1972 by a Romanian scientist, Corneliu Giurgea, who combined the Greek words for “mind” and “bending.” Caffeine and nicotine can be considered mild nootropics, while prescription Ritalin, Adderall and Provigil (modafinil, a drug for treating narcolepsy) lie at the far end of the spectrum when prescribed off-label as cognitive enhancers. Even microdosing of LSD is increasingly viewed as a means to greater productivity.
Common environmental toxins – pesticides, for example – cause your brain to release glutamate (a neurotransmitter). Your brain needs glutamate to function, but when you create too much of it it becomes toxic and starts killing neurons. Oxaloacetate protects rodents from glutamate-induced brain damage. Of course, we need more research to determine whether or not oxaloacetate has the same effect on humans.
But how, exactly, does he do it? Sure, Cruz typically eats well, exercises regularly and tries to get sufficient sleep, and he's no stranger to coffee. But he has another tool in his toolkit that he finds makes a noticeable difference in his ability to efficiently and effectively conquer all manner of tasks: Alpha Brain, a supplement marketed to improve memory, focus and mental quickness.
The majority of studies seem to be done on types of people who are NOT buying nootropics. Like the elderly, people with blatant cognitive deficits, etc. This is analogous to some of the muscle-building research but more extreme. Like there are studies on some compound increasing muscle growth in elderly patients or patients with wasting, and supplement companies use some of those studies to back their supplements.
Of all the smart drugs in the world, Modafinil is most often touted as the best. It’s a powerful cognitive enhancer, great for boosting alertness, and has very few, mild side effects that most healthy users will never experience. And no, you can’t have any. Sorry. Modafinil is a prescription medication used to treat disorders like narcolepsy, shift work sleep disorder, and for those who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea.
One fairly powerful nootropic substance that, appropriately, has fallen out of favor is nicotine. It’s the chemical that gives tobacco products their stimulating kick. It isn’t what makes them so deadly, but it does make smoking very addictive. When Europeans learned about tobacco’s use from indigenous tribes they encountered in the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries, they got hooked on its mood-altering effects right away and even believed it could cure joint pain, epilepsy, and the plague. Recently, researchers have been testing the effects of nicotine that’s been removed from tobacco, and they believe that it might help treat neurological disorders including Parkinson’s disease and schizophrenia; it may also improve attention and focus. But, please, don’t start smoking or vaping. Check out these 14 weird brain exercises that make you smarter.
Finally, a workforce high on stimulants wouldn’t necessarily be more productive overall. “One thinks ‘are these things dangerous?’ – and that’s important to consider in the short term,” says Huberman. “But there’s also a different question, which is: ‘How do you feel the day afterwards?’ Maybe you’re hyper-focused for four hours, 12 hours, but then you’re below baseline for 24 or 48.”
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I ultimately mixed it in with the 3kg of piracetam and included it in that batch of pills. I mixed it very thoroughly, one ingredient at a time, so I’m not very worried about hot spots. But if you are, one clever way to get accurate caffeine measurements is to measure out a large quantity & dissolve it since it’s easier to measure water than powder, and dissolving guarantees even distribution. This can be important because caffeine is, like nicotine, an alkaloid poison which - the dose makes the poison - can kill in high doses, and concentrated powder makes it easy to take too much, as one inept Englishman discovered the hard way. (This dissolving trick is applicable to anything else that dissolves nicely.)
Another classic approach to the assessment of working memory is the span task, in which a series of items is presented to the subject for repetition, transcription, or recognition. The longest series that can be reproduced accurately is called the forward span and is a measure of working memory capacity. The ability to reproduce the series in reverse order is tested in backward span tasks and is a more stringent test of working memory capacity and perhaps other working memory functions as well. The digit span task from the Wechsler (1981) IQ test was used in four studies of stimulant effects on working memory. One study showed that d-AMP increased digit span (de Wit et al., 2002), and three found no effects of d-AMP or MPH (Oken, Kishiyama, & Salinsky, 1995; Schmedtje, Oman, Letz, & Baker, 1988; Silber, Croft, Papafotiou, & Stough, 2006). A spatial span task, in which subjects must retain and reproduce the order in which boxes in a scattered spatial arrangement change color, was used by Elliott et al. (1997) to assess the effects of MPH on working memory. For subjects in the group receiving placebo first, MPH increased spatial span. However, for the subjects who received MPH first, there was a nonsignificant opposite trend. The group difference in drug effect is not easily explained. The authors noted that the subjects in the first group performed at an overall lower level, and so, this may be another manifestation of the trend for a larger enhancement effect for less able subjects.
Even if you eat foods that contain these nutrients, Hogan says their beneficial effects are in many ways cumulative—meaning the brain perks don’t emerge unless you’ve been eating them for long periods of time. Swallowing more of these brain-enhancing compounds at or after middle-age “may be beyond the critical period” when they’re able to confer cognitive enhancements, he says.
AMP was first investigated as an asthma medication in the 1920s, but its psychological effects were soon noticed. These included increased feelings of energy, positive mood, and prolonged physical endurance and mental concentration. These effects have been exploited in a variety of medical and nonmedical applications in the years since they were discovered, including to treat depression, to enhance alertness in military personnel, and to provide a competitive edge in athletic competition (Rasmussen, 2008). Today, AMP remains a widely used and effective treatment for ADHD (Wilens, 2006).
The peculiar tired-sharp feeling was there as usual, and the DNB scores continue to suggest this is not an illusion, as they remain in the same 30-50% band as my normal performance. I did not notice the previous aboulia feeling; instead, around noon, I was filled with a nervous energy and a disturbingly rapid pulse which meditation & deep breathing did little to help with, and which didn’t go away for an hour or so. Fortunately, this was primarily at church, so while I felt irritable, I didn’t actually interact with anyone or snap at them, and was able to keep a lid on it. I have no idea what that was about. I wondered if it might’ve been a serotonin storm since amphetamines are some of the drugs that can trigger storms but the Adderall had been at 10:50 AM the previous day, or >25 hours (the half-lives of the ingredients being around 13 hours). An hour or two previously I had taken my usual caffeine-piracetam pill with my morning tea - could that have interacted with the armodafinil and the residual Adderall? Or was it caffeine+modafinil? Speculation, perhaps. A house-mate was ill for a few hours the previous day, so maybe the truth is as prosaic as me catching whatever he had.
One of the most widely known classes of smart drugs on the market, Racetams, have a long history of use and a lot of evidence of their effectiveness. They hasten the chemical exchange between brain cells, directly benefiting our mental clarity and learning process. They are generally not controlled substances and can be purchased without a prescription in a lot of locations globally.
The easiest way to use 2mg was to use half a gum; I tried not chewing it but just holding it in my cheek. The first night I tried, this seemed to work well for motivation; I knocked off a few long-standing to-do items. Subsequently, I began using it for writing, where it has been similarly useful. One difficult night, I wound up using the other half (for a total of 4mg over ~5 hours), and it worked but gave me a fairly mild headache and a faint sensation of nausea; these may have been due to forgetting to eat dinner, but this still indicates 3mg should probably be my personal ceiling until and unless tolerance to lower doses sets in.
The Trail Making Test is a paper-and-pencil neuropsychological test with two parts, one of which requires shifting between stimulus categories. Part A simply requires the subject to connect circled numbers in ascending order. Part B requires the subject to connect circled numbers and letters in an interleaved ascending order (1, A, 2, B, 3, C….), a task that places heavier demands on cognitive control. Silber et al. (2006) analyzed the effect of d-AMP on Trails A and B and failed to find an effect.
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Thin ion transmission detectors are of interest in several application areas that span over a wide range, for example as a part of a telescope detector for mass and energy identification but also as a pre-cell detector in a microbeam system for studies of biological effects from single ion hits on individual living cells. Such single ion thin detectors were previously fabricated by etching deep cavities in silicon that leaves a membrane thickness down to 5 µm . The membranes are the active part of the detector where passing MeV ions deposit a small part of their kinetic energy. However, silicon detectors show noise and single protons are not easy to measure. In addition, beam damage may limit the detector lifetime. We propose a structure of graphene on silicon carbide (SiC) as a concept for a transmission proton detector with low noise. Generally, noise is related to the leakage current, which for 4H-SiC is several decades lower than for silicon due to the difference in bandgap (3.3 vs 1.1 eV). In our proposed structure, we will use graphene as a contact material that collects carriers generated by protons at the inner cavity of the membrane and graphene covers the inner cavity all the way to the backside of the SiC substrate. This can be used to evaluate the number of protons by a change in electrical conductivity of the graphene. A great experimental advantage in many scenarios is the physical strength of SiC which allows it to be used as a combined vacuum window and detector. The hardness of SiC is, however, a challenge in the fabrication process to create a thin membrane inside of a deep etched cavity. We have used ICP technique to etch circular cavities with depths down to 370 µm in prototype samples. At the next step graphene is created by a special high temperature process converting the outermost layers of SiC into graphene (a layer of carbon atoms only one or a few atomic layers thick with extremely high electric conductivity). The smoothness of the etched membrane is critical for the graphene forming process, and in turn depends on the etching procedure, cavity depth and the quality of the SiC material. Evaluation of the membrane quality was done through surface profiler, SEM, AFM as well as by energy loss measurements using the focused micro-beam at Lund Ion Beam Analysis Facility. The graphene fabrication is challenged by that the graphene formation differs between the on-axis surfaces of substrate backside, the wall of cavity, and the bottom of cavity. This paper describes the technological steps in selection of SiC material, the etching process, graphene formation and evaluation of the prototype devices.
 N. S. Abdel, J. Pallon, M. Graczyk and I. Maximov. Journal of Instrumentation, JINST 9 T06002, 2014.
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PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s Department of Labor plans to lay off up to 10 counselors who help Maine’s long-term unemployed and unemployed veterans, as that group has dwindled to record lows.
Outgoing Maine Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette said the department will stop participating in the federal grant program that supports those positions because of the way it is funded.
The state gets reimbursed based on the number of attendees at counseling workshops and follow-up meetings through the program.
The department said a low volume of participants means lower federal reimbursements, which would require the state to put in money to support those positions in the program, called the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment program, or RESEA.
“RESEA is a successful program because it helps people on unemployment get back to work earlier, but the current funding model is not flexible for low-unemployment states,” Paquette said in a news release.
Paquette said Maine is the first state to officially put the program on hold, though others are considering it. The move comes as unemployment insurance claims are at a 32-year low and Maine’s unemployment rate is at the lowest rate recorded.
She said the department will continue to help the long-term unemployed at the state’s Career Centers through the Worker Profiling and Reemployment Services program. And next year, she said the department will review its participation in the federal program.
“The department does anticipate participating when the volume of claims rises due to a change in economic conditions,” the department of labor stated.
The department said it is working with the employees it will lay off to help them find other jobs as the program phases out in the coming weeks.


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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by behavioral deficits such as abnormalities in communication, social interaction, anxiety, and repetitive behavior. We have recently shown that the Shank3 mutation in mice representing a model of ASD causes excessive nitric oxide (NO) levels and aberrant protein S-nitrosylation. Further, 10-day daily injections of 7-NI, a neuronal nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, into Shank3Δ4-22 and Cntnap2(−/−) mutant mice (models of ASD) at a dose of 80 mg/kg reversed the manifestations of ASD phenotype. In this study, we proposed an extended release of 7-NI using a novel drug system. Importantly, unlike the intraperitoneal injections, our new preparation of poly (sebacic acid-co-ricinoleic acid) (PSARA) gel containing 7-NI was injected subcutaneously into the mutant mice only once. The animals underwent behavioral testing starting from day 3 post-injection. It should be noted that the developed PSARA gel formulation allowed a slow release of 7-NI maintaining the plasma level of the drug at ∼45 μg/ml/day. Further, we observed improved memory and social interaction and reduced anxiety-like behavior in Shank3 mutant mice. This was accompanied by a reduction in 3-nitrotyrosine levels (an indicator of nitrative/nitrosative stress) in plasma. Overall, we suggest that our single-dose formulation of PSARA gel is very efficient in rendering a therapeutic effect of 7-NI for at least 10 days. This approach may provide in the future a rational design of an effective ASD treatment using 7-NI and its clinical translation.
Bibliographical noteFunding Information:
The research was partially funded by Beyond Air under the terms of a Research and License agreement.
This work was funded by a US Department of Defense (DoD) grant, an Israeli Science Foundation (ISF) grant, an Eagles Autism Foundation grant, a National Institute of Psychobiology in Israel (NIPI) grant, an Israeli Council for Higher Education Maof Grant, and a Berettler Center for Research in Molecular Pharmacology and Therapeutics Grant. The authors also thank the Satell Family Foundation and the Neubauer Family Foundation for their support.
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
- 7-Nitroindazole (7-NI)
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- Neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) inhibition
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