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In response to my discussion about genetic testing, I’ve been asked, “How do they do that?” They do it by sequencing the DNA. In my multi-part answer to this question, I’ll begin with the first step of that process: PCR.
PCR stands for “Polymerase Chain Reaction”. That might be a bit of an exaggeration, as it sounds like molecular biology gone wild. It is actually a very controlled and fascinating technique — quite possibly the most significant innovation in molecular biology in the past twenty-five years.
But first, lets cover some of the principle features of DNA: it is double stranded, composed of a repeating molecular letters that are complimentary and the two strands run antiparallel to each other.
What am I talking about????
Well, as I’m sure you’ve heard, DNA is a double-helix. The double-helix made up of a repeating sequence of a class of molecule known as a nucleic acid. There are four kinds nucleic acids that make up the helix. They are abbreviated as A, T, G and C. Furthermore, the nucleic acids of one strand are complimentary to the molecules in the other strand: An A in one strand is paired with a T in the other strand, and a C in one is paired with a G in the other. The cells of your body read the sequence of nucleic acids much like you read a reference book: you go to the chapter and begin reading the letters from left to right. DNA has a “left to right” direction too (but they call it “five prime to three prime”). DNA is antiparallel because when one strand is going left to right (five prime to three prime), its complimentary strand is going right to left (three prime to five prime). I’ve illustrated this in the diagram: The bottom strand’s letters are upside down.
To begin a PCR reaction, you need two important ingredients: A small amount of template DNA and primers. Template DNA is extracted from the blood of the patient. Each blood cell has the patient’s complete genomic DNA in its nucleus. The primers are short, single-stranded DNA molecules that are manufactured using modern chemistry techniques. Primers are designed to be complimentary to the template DNA. Furthermore, there are two primers that mark where to begin and where to end the manufacturing of DNA through PCR.
Okay, now on to the reaction itself. Here is a diagram illustrating the steps of PCR:
PCR (right click/control click and choose “Zoom In” for more detail)
PCR has three steps: denaturing, annealing and extending.
In the first step, heat is applied to the template DNA to pull the two strands apart to create single stranded template DNA. This process is known as denaturing. Next, the sample is allowed to cool with an excess of primer DNA in the test tube. The primer DNA is perfectly complimentary to the ends of the template DNA, thus it forms short regions of double-stranded DNA with the template. This step is called annealing. Finally some DNA Polymerase is added along with all the necessary nucleic acids, and the remaining single-stranded section of DNA is converted to double stranded as the primer is extended with complimentary bases. From one molecule of DNA, two have been made.
The “chain reaction” occurs when this process is repeated over and over, resulting in first 2, then 4, 8, 16… 2n copies! Most people stop around 15-20 cycles, but some people who are very daring somtimes go up to 30 or even 40 cycles.
Thus from the small amount of DNA that was extracted from the patients blood, a large quantity has been “amplified” using PCR. The amplified DNA will be used in the sequencing reaction… stay tuned!

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Britain's weather conditions — with fluctuating temperatures and humidity — are considerably different from those in an alpine habitat. In an alpine greenhouse, therefore, shading, air movement, and additional light are the key ingredients.
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Most importantly, where plants are grown in a protected environment, the amount of water they receive can be controlled, giving them the conditions they need to thrive. Watering is done by hand because sprays create too-high humidity levels.
Cooling Alpine Plants
The key issues for developing the new Alpine house were creating a dry, cold growing environment for the plants and, according to Wilkinson Eyre, demonstrating "the same spirit of design innovation as seen in Kew's other notable glasshouses."
Jim Eyre, principal of Wilkinson Eyre explains their three key aims. "We wanted the new structure to attract more visitors as well as being an exacting environment for the Alpine plants. We were also keen to exploit 21st century technology."
The advanced "labyrinth" cooling system, designed with Atelier 10 environmental consulting engineers, maintains the plants in near-Alpine conditions without the need for refrigeration.
The imaginative alternative energy system uses natural cooling rather than air conditioning. Eyre says: "Our concept was for a structure that could generate cool air drawn in partly through ventilation grills around the base and escaping through the 33-foot (10-meter) roof."
Incoming air is exposed to a large surface area of concrete by passing at low velocity down a 100-foot (30-meter) tunnel beneath the structure. The walls of the tunnel are cooled by night-time air, and they in turn cool down the hot outdoor supply air in the summer. The Kew labyrinth is simply made from faceted concrete walls forming long air paths for the air to flow down.
The cool night air flushes the heat of the day out of the concrete, along with some of the moisture, so the mass is cool again for the following day. The flow of air can be controlled through the various chambers to provide some responsiveness to external conditions.
Four small low-energy fans help push the air into the building. The labyrinth maintains comfortable temperatures even when outdoor air reaches 86 degrees F (30 C). As well as cooling the glass, the cool air blows out through foghorn-like nozzles among the plants.
Having visited the building on one of the hottest days of the summer, with temperatures around 99 degrees F (37 C), I can vouch for the success of the design: cold air was still blowing out over the plants. And the system uses 90 percent less power than conventional cooling systems.
Eyre notes: "Patrick Bellew, from Atelier 10, is interested in how ants adapt their environment. Additional cooling is provided by a system akin to termite mounds, where cooler air is drawn in through an underground chamber. Termites use mud to plug or open vents to keep the core of the mound cool. We use automated flaps."
The tunnel is also used as a structural stiffener. The concrete box is much stiffer than a slab, helping to resist all structural loads.
The new building is also kept cool and shaded with the help of blinds that fan out like a peacock's tail. Using sail technology from yachts, the white polyester blinds gracefully open and close in no more than a minute. The two blinds, one for each side, work independently of each other to react to the sun's position throughout the day. The architects decided not to automate that process, leaving it to the plant experts to determine when a fan should be opened.
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Monday, 10 September, 2012 at 17:06 GMT
NewGNI admin, Jurgen has issued another newsletter, where he is reporting that Liberty Reserve is no longer accepted for deposits to NewGNI. The reason to that is continuous troubles with Liberty Reserve accounts. As many investors know many Liberty Reserve customers have...
Monday, 10 September, 2012 at 12:45 GMT
The first newsletter has been issued by the admin of PipsFund, approaching the first two weeks online. Let me report of the latest results, as declared by the admin himself in the newsletter. For the first two weeks online the project gained $30,000 in total deposits, 1,500...
Friday, 7 September, 2012 at 20:05 GMT
Friday, 7 September, 2012 at 08:43 GMT
Updated on September 7, 13:22: Due to moving theserver of Yacht Wealth Club to BlockDos, the server time has changed. Hence investors whose deposits are close to expire should allow a little difference in time when deposits expire.
Yacht Wealth Club is 50 days online. On this ...
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012 at 18:15 GMT
At the beginning of September we announced the end of the Summer HOT campaign and the start of the Autumn Promo campaign. Today we are glad to announce the administration of HYIPNews.com has decided to renew the terms valid for the summer HOT campaign and give more advantages to...
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Wednesday, 5 September, 2012 at 17:51 GMT
Benson Union issues another newsletter with the reminder concerning the date of the nearest webinar that will take place on September 13, which is in 8 days.
The webinar will be held for the second time. As the first time, it will be held in the form of web conference with the...
Wednesday, 5 September, 2012 at 11:04 GMT
Today on September 5 Absolutiva reports on holding the maintenance of the site due to integration with Payoneer, which is reported to be the worldwide...
Tuesday, 4 September, 2012 at 20:15 GMT
Monday, 3 September, 2012 at 23:21 GMT
United States celebrates its federal holiday called Labor Day which is observed on the first Monday in September. This year it is today on September 3, 2012. Labor Day is a holiday that celebrates economic and social contributions of workers, it is a day to honor the hard working...
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At a Glance
- 7 private villas, including a 2 bedroom family villa, tucked away in the forest
- Floor to ceiling glass windows to enhance your stay amongst nature
- Close to important historical sites such as Sigiriya and Dambulla
- Incredible birdlife and opportunities to spot indigenous Sri Lankan wildlife
- Swimming pool surrounded by untouched forest
Wildgrass is a peaceful eco resort surrounded by jungle, lakes and the Kandalama hills located in the heart of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle. There are only 7 individual villas, spaced out amongst the trees and overlooking the lake to give you your own slice of natural paradise with uninterrupted views. All of the wooden and glass structures are built in a minimal style with the environment in mind and you can enjoy the stuning landscapes from the comfort of your bedroom through the huge windows. Guests can enjoy healthy, tasty food either from the Treetop restaurant, on the terrace or poolside and in keeping with the sustainable theme of the property, much of the produce is grown and sourced locally. Apart from day trips to the important cultural sites nearby, you can walk the nature trails, relax by the pool or take a yoga class in order to really reconnect with yourself in these peaceful surroundings.
Millis Potter Insight
Wildgrass is ideal for couples or families wanting a true eco resort experience within easy reach of the main attractions of the area such as Sigiriya, Dambulla, Anuradahpura and Polonnorruwa. With only a handful of private pavilions spaced over a large site, the service and attention to detail is of a high standard and you truly feel away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. There is incredible nature and birdlife all around so bring your binoculars and dining on delicious local dishes at night under the stars is a truly memorable experience.

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The US has denied that it is harbouring a Cuban exile accused by President Fidel Castro of plotting to kill him.
Cuba has wanted dissident Luis Posada Carriles for years
The top diplomat for Latin America said he did not even know if Luis Posada Carriles was in the US.
Mr Posada Carriles is also wanted in Venezuela over the bombing of a Cuban airliner in 1976, in which 73 people were killed. He has denied involvement.
He reportedly entered the US some weeks ago after months in hiding and was said to be seeking asylum there.
On Tuesday the Venezuelan Supreme Court ruled that Caracas should seek his extradition as he is a Venezuelan citizen.
"I don't even know that he is in the United States," state department official Roger Noriega said.
Cuban claims about Mr Posada Carriles "may be a completely manufactured issue", he added.
Mr Posada Carriles once boasted of being responsible for a series of bomb attacks on Havana tourist spots in the 1990s.
Five years ago, he was arrested in Panama and accused of plotting to kill Mr Castro during a summit there.
He was convicted of a lesser charge, but was later pardoned and freed by the outgoing Panamanian president - causing Cuba to break off diplomatic relations.
He has been in hiding since then.

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text: The situation may arise when a customer feels uncomfortable using the card scanner on the SmartPhone to process their card payments, for fear of their details being stored. They should be reassured that this method of payment is PCI1 compliant and the camera is disabled whilst the scan is in operation, with all data being encrypted and only being stored by the Payment Provider (i.e. neither you as merchant or SmartTrade have the capacity to store this sensitive information). In the event that this reassurance is not sufficient then this would be a great situation to use the Pay by Bank app payment method as the customer is in control of the payment from within the comfort and security of their mobile banking app on their smartphone. In the event that they do not possess the mobile banking app then you can send a Paylink as an alternative payment option so that they can enter the credit or debit card details on a form received by email. This is similar to the forms that they will have used when purchasing on-line and is another secure form of payment available from SmartTrade on the Payment option screen.

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Snow-capped mountains will be the setting for NBA All-Star Weekend in 2023.
The league announced Wednesday that Salt Lake City, Utah, will be its upcoming host.
Returning in 2023 will mark the 30th anniversary of the star-studded showcase.
Commissioner Adam Silver was on site at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Utah to officially announce the news.
"Along with a rich basketball tradition, Salt Lake City has proven to be a world-class destination for large-scale events and sports competitions," Silver said. "I want to thank the Miller Family and the Utah Jazz organization for their commitment to hosting our All-Star festivities and to developing a program that will leave a lasting impact on the community."
Jazz owner Gail Miller was also in attendance for the presser to welcome the event back.
"Thank you to the NBA for your confidence in our ability to make the 2023 All-Star Game the best game and experience in the history," Miller announced. "Our newly remodeled Vivint Smart Home Arena is designed to enhance the fan experience from top to bottom."
The 72nd NBA All-Star Game is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, with additional events scheduled throughout the city at Salt Palace Convention Center and Huntsman Center on the University of Utah's campus.
Over the years, Salt Lake City has hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals, plus annually plays host to the Sundance Film Festival.


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Federer finally on twitter!
May 25, 2013
First Published: 00:01 IST(25/5/2013)
Last Updated: 00:04 IST(25/5/2013)
Roger Federer's perfect sense of timing on court has brought him a record 17 Grand Slam titles, but he admitted Friday he's been a little slow to appreciate the advantages of Twitter.
Federer, who can boast more than 12 million likes on his Facebook page, finally signed up for
the social media site late Thursday and had over 72,000 followers by Friday afternoon. He still has a long way to go to catch Rafael Nadal, who has more than four million following him on Twitter.

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Biography of Ray Bradbury Essay Example
Poet, screenwriter, playwright, short-story writer, and novelist; Ray Bradbury a man who could do it all. Over time, Ray Bradbury wrote many pieces from his high school years up to his death. He was a Contemporary writer, whose science fiction pieces mimicked society around him since the 1920s by indirectly showing readers what life was like.
Born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22nd, 1920 came Ray Bradbury. He grew up in an average family with a father named Leonard who was a Utility worker and his mother named Esther who was a Swedish Immigrant. He grew up in what is known as the roaring twenties which wasn’t an easy time. America was going through major economic growth and more people moved from farms to factories in the cities including his family. Throughout school, he wasn't a good student and didn’t have many friends but he did love roller skating and writer. Bradbury was enrolled in poetry classes, clubs, and short-story classes but never really found one piece that he could finish. One afternoon a carnival visited close to the town in which he had lived and his father decided to take him. As a young teen Ray was amused by what he had seen and decided to visit every day until they left. Mr. Electrico, the magician, was one of Rays favorites. He showed him the other performer and all the things at the carnival. “ A few days later I began to write, full-time. I have written every single day of my life since then.”(Ray Bradbury). In this letter, Ray was writing to Mr. Electrico saying how writing has impacted his life. This is a very important milestone in Bradbury's life because this event really pushes him into his writing career.Ray Bradbury had many accomplishments; he wrote more than 30 books, and over 600 short-stories, and plays. In high school, he sold newspapers to support his writing, and published short storing in the fan magazine. Just before WWII he sold his first novel “Pendulum”(1941).
Also known as Rays greatest piece is “Fahrenheit 451” in 1953. This book is about a world where books are illegal and the main characters jobs is to destroy all books. He realizes paper books start to burn at 451 degrees Fahrenheit and someone begins to question his job. Some other of Rays greatest pieces are “The Martian Chronicles”(1950), “Dandelion Wine”(1957), and “The Illustrated Man”(1951). Ray wrote many genres including science fiction, poetry, drama, mystery and many more. In the 1950s, Ray began changing his story into films and began his own HBO television series. “Novelist, short-story writer, essayist, playwright, screen writer and poet” (Weller, 323). Ray Bradbury wrote about all types of genres in all types of pieces. His goal writing so many pieces was to appeal to not just someone who liked poetry or or someone who liked novels but to everyone.

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The entirety of the book revolves around the colour white as the narrator reflects on the death of a sister she never got to meet.
“…a face as white as a crescent-moon rice cake.”
Each chapter of this short book is named after something white as white is a reference to death within the Korean culture. The writing style is delicate and remiss of the violence that haunts Kang’s other works and while I enjoy many of the harsh aspects of Kang’s work, this was a welcome change. This novel reminds me of one of my favourite poetry collections, Victoria Chang’s Obit as it carries a similar haunting but delicate tone.
A short and recommended read for lovers of Kang’s work and a welcome piece on death and grieving.
I will not rate this book. It is not a book a chose to read for myself and one that I didn’t get to finish as it should have.
Paperback, 240 pages.
Read from August 2019 to December 2019.
I will not rate this book. It is not a book a chose to read for myself and one that I didn’t get to finish as it should have. This book means far too much to me now to rate it. I bought this book almost a year to the day for my dad on Father’s Day 2019. It was a day that I couldn’t physically be present for since I live halfway across the globe from my family currently. It had also just been, at the time, just over a month since my dad was given 6 months to live.
My dad was diagnosed with stage four prostate cancer in August 2018. His cancer had spread to his bones despite him doing all the right things like getting regular doctor’s check-ups. Even with the late-stage diagnosis, we all thought my dad would breeze through treatment and we would have a good and solid two or three years with him, especially considering how young and healthy he was, it’s what all the doctor’s told us too. Unfortunately, after a variety of failed treatments that nearly killed him, twice, he opted to enjoy the remaining time that he had left. Sadly, that time was short, a mere 6 months.
Anyone that has lived with someone who has cancer or has had cancer knows the difficulties. It’s something that can’t be explained if you’ve never experienced it. The utter exhaustion, the despair of not being able to do more or relieve the loved one’s pain or take their cancer away, the frustration of unfairness, the denial of how bad things will be or are going to get to shelter yourself and the cancer sufferer, and for myself, the guilt of living so far away. I lost count how many times I flew home to support my family between August 2018 and November 2019. Some of those times were terrifying, having almost lost my dad then, while others were wonderful, albeit still difficult as my dad declined. I planned my wedding in two weeks so that my dad could be a part of it in the spring of 2019 and spent a month and a half over that same summer with my family.
It was during that summer I spent with my family that I started to read this book aloud to my dad. He rested while I read and sometimes my sister would come and sit and listen too. I had never read aloud to anyone, I can’t even remember what gave me the idea to do it. As I read this great story of Murray Howe recapping his childhood and talking about what a legendary man his father was, I couldn’t help but make associations with the qualities of Gordie and my dad.
My dad loved hockey and most team sports. He played football growing up, was even a quarterback despite his small stature. For most of his adult life he played baseball in the summer and hockey in the winter, he was also a runner. We ran our first marathon together. My dad was a leader who had a sense of justice and fairness that couldn’t be taught. He was passionate and caring about people so it was no surprise that he was a leader in nearly everything that he did. He was a manager of a credit union for nearly 40 years, he was the president of my swim team when I was a kid, he coached my sister and I baseball and soccer, and he would eventually come to run the old-timers hockey team that he played on for more than 20 years. Past his professionalism, he also had an endearing and absolutely goofy sense of humour that followed with a kindness that is hard to come by. My dad would help anyone.
Gordie Howe wasn’t only a good hockey player, he was a man of honour and he lived his life by his own code. Each chapter in this book is an example of a lesson that Gordie taught his son as he exemplified it in his own life. As I read the remarkable story of Gordie Howe’s life to my dad and the impact Gordie had on so many people, I couldn’t help but think of the lives that my dad also touched throughout his life and how my own dad lived honourably. Some passages were beautiful and really struck me, to the point where I had to swallow tears to continue reading. Sadly, I only made it to page 98 before my dad passed away, a page that will forever be bookmarked.
My dad passed away at the age of 58 in November 2019. All the people he loved most in the world were present in the room when he passed. It was peaceful. It was beautiful. We were lucky. Murray Howe wrote an amazing tribute to his father. Murray may not have been the hockey player his dad or brothers were but he is a fabulous storyteller. This book came to be while Murray was writing his father’s eulogy and it was a source of inspiration for me when I also wrote my own father’s.
I wasn’t sure I wanted to but in December 2019, I decided to finish this book. Not only did it help remind me of happier times with my dad but it also helped to remind me of the lessons that my own dad taught me and process some of my own grief. It’s only been seven months and this is my first Father’s Day without him. I saved this review just for Father’s Day in hopes it would help bring me back to better times when he was still here and to make the day a bit more bearable for me.
My dad was too young to pass. I am too young to be without my father. However, I am still thankful as many are not as blessed to have what I did or that I was able to be loved and love so deeply. No one deserves to die from cancer or to be taken before their time. I feel robbed in so many ways. For myself, for the children I may yet have, for my mom, my sister, and especially for my dad. Grief is ridiculously complicated, and in this instance, also prolonged. Grieving started from the moment of my dad’s diagnosis. Reading has often provided me answers and so it was one of the things that I turned to. While I received no answers this time, it was books like this one that has helped to ease the sorrow.
You don’t have to love hockey to appreciate and enjoy this book. Despite the circumstances that made start reading this book I’m glad that I did. The story is light, full of love, and really about the man that Gordie Howe was both on and off the ice. Even for those of us who know little of hockey, this book is still an enthralling read as it’s a story that is showcased in such a concise and loving manner while also breaching the topics of life, love, death, dying, old age, and grief. Gordie Howe was one hell of a character and it was a pleasure to read his story. Especially with someone who mattered so much to me.
“It was up to him to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength. ”
197ebook, 208 pages.
Read from January 24, 2020 to Janaury 29, 2020
I had never even heard of this book until a few years ago. It kept coming up in a few blogs in lists as one of those life-changing novels that you read in your youth. You know the ones, books like Harry Potter, The Outsiders, The Giver, Speak, Tuck Everlasting, and Where The Red Fern Grows. Perhaps this book was read more in the US than it was in Canada as it didn’t reach my repertoire as a kid. I wish, however, it had.
Bridge to Terabithia was originally published in 1977 and follows the story of Jess Aarons. Jess and his family don’t have much but he has been training all summer to be the fastest runner in fifth grade. What he doesn’t expect is that a new kid, a girl named Leslie, while absolutely whoop him and all the other fifth graders on day one. While Jess was initially annoyed at losing, especially after he trained to so hard, he comes to form a formidable bond with this fearless new girl who has come from the city. The two of them create a magical place called Terabithia at tree past a stream behind Jess’ house. It’s a magical place that the two of them rule over in which they can dream and imagine. The two, despite coming from very different homes become inseparable. However, a tragedy occurs that changes Jess and their story forever.
“Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.”
I’ve read reviews of people who have never forgotten how this book made them feel when they read it as a kid and their utter devastation at the loss of one of the characters, however, I still didn’t expect the outcome and was shook when I came to the tragic point in the story. I can see now how devastating a story like this would have been for a kid reading this for the first time as even I was taken back. The story manages to breach the topic of death, loss, and grief in a way that is tangible for a young mind. Unless tragedy touched you in your own youth, chances are you never gave a second thought to death even if you watched or read about it in other mediums. There is something special about this book with the way that death is approached and how the characters cope afterwards that really drives the point home. I could see this book being helpful for a youth dealing with tragedy themselves as it depicts well someone with minimal understanding or experience of death might cope or approach a tragedy. The story encourages deep compassion for people of different circumstances that may not seem to need it at first.
The writing is inviting and the characters enjoyable and relatable, another reason this book is so timeless. We’re looking at 40+ years on and this book is still being read and discussed and that is because death and grief are universal. Despite this, we’re poor at dealing with death as a society and it’s novels like this one provide a useful way for youth to broach and deal with the topic. I would highly recommend this novel if you’ve not read it before or are looking for a middle-grade appropriate read that discusses, love, friendship, death, and grieving.

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Arriving in Hong Kong last weekend, I was swiftly greeted by Typhoon Utor, the strongest typhoon of the season and first “T8” of the year. (“T8” in Hong Kong-speak means that all schools and most offices and stores are closed.)
Waking with jet-lag at 4:30 am to the sound of wind-driven rain battering the windows, I used the early hours of the day to research typhoon* naming conventions. I learned that while originally numbers or letters were used, eventually proper names were deemed necessary for clarity.
It all started in the 19th Century when a droll Australian weather forecaster thought it would be amusing to name tropical cyclones after politicians. This allowed him to say the-then equivalent of things like “CY Leung is causing great distress” or “Xi is wandering aimlessly around the Pacific.”
Decades later, American military meteorologists cribbed the idea and started naming typhoons after their girlfriends and wives. Hence the long-standing practice of naming tropical cyclones after women was established. Later, to keep things fair, men’s names were also added to the rotation.
The typhoons that hit the northwest Pacific, however, no longer follow this convention (Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Laos, etc). In 2000, the 14 countries making up the “WMO’s Typhoon Committee” decided to let each country submit 10 names. The combined list of 140 names are rotated through alphabetically according to the English name of the country who submitted the name. If a particular storm is deemed especially destructive, its name is retired from the list.
Keeping with tradition, some of the words on this list are people’s names:
- Bopha (woman’s name)
- Wipha (woman’s name)
- Vicente (man’s name)
Many are plants and animals:
- Yagi (goat)
- Gaemi (ant)
- Toraji (flower)
- Kajiki (Dorado fish)
- Neoguri (raccoon dog)
Others are geographic or place names:
- Kai Tak (the old Hong Kong airport)
- Halong (bay in Vietnam)
- Nanmadol (Micronesia’s “Venice of the Pacific”)
- Lion Rock (peak in Hong Kong)
Interestingly a few are inanimate objects:
- Bebinca (Macanese milk pudding)
- Tembin (a weighing device)
- Guchol (turmeric spice)
Fittingly a handful are mythological:
- Haishen (God of Sea)
- Mekkhala (Angel of Thunder)
- Fengshen (God of Wind)
- Rammasun (God of Thunder)
Finally, even verbs are used:
- Omais (wandering around)
- Lupit (cruel)
- Danas (to experience or feel)
- Maliksi (fast)
Understanding that typhoons can be terribly destructive and scary, but having weathered this week’s relatively tame T8 cooped up at home with two jet lagged children, I might personally re-name Typhoon Utor something like “Cabin Fever,” “Black Coffee,” “Time Standing Still” or “Cartoon Network is Mind-Numbing (in a bad way).”
“Utor” incidentally is the Marshallese word for “squall line” and was submitted to the list by the US.
Did Utor impact you? If you belonged to the “Typhoon Committee” what name would you add to the rotation?
*Typhoon = hurricane = tropical cyclone. See this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration FAQ page for details.

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In 2015 the Turbo Dynamics Team headed to Tewkesbury to catch up with some old friends and partners to help Litchfield Motors celebrate the opening of their extensively refurbished and extended workshop. To mark the occasion Litchfield held a charity open day with reduced dyno rates for Nissan R35 GTR owners to test their motors on their brand new state of the art rolling road, with all proceeds being donated to charity.
Litchfield was founded 20 years ago by Managing Director, Iain Litchfield. Since its establishment the brand has become one of the most recognisable and respected names in high performance car sales and tuning. Turbo Dynamics are proud to be longstanding technical partners of Litchfield Motors, working together for over a decade on numerous projects which push the boundaries of performance turbocharger technology, including upgrades such as the Subaru Twin Scroll Turbochargers as well as our renowned Litchfield Nissan GT-R R35 Twin-Turbo Hybrid upgrades which are available in many different stages to suit all requirements. More recently we have worked with Iain and his team at Litchfield Motors to supply a pair of bespoke Borg Warner EFR turbochargers for retro-fit to a customer’s Ferrari 458. On top of this we are excited to be working with Litchfields to develop uprated turbochargers for the latest BMW M3 and M4 platforms.
Along with our team from Turbo Dynamics, which included Founder and Managing Director Peter Marsh, Operations Manager Matt Waterman and Head of Sales and Business Development, Stuart Flanagan, there were also a number of other leading automotive companies present including Akrapovic Exhausts and ASNU Injectors. This gave GT-R owners and automotive enthusiasts in general a rare opportunity to converse with and ask questions to real industry experts.
Visitors and guests were given the chance to explore the new premises which comprised of a dedicated engine assembly room, a larger engine and gearbox strip down area with first class industrial cleaning machines, new ramps and cutting edge machines which have been transported from the previous Litchfield machine site in Gloucester. The new addition of these machines means that all engineering work can now be completed on one site.
The main attraction of the event proved to be the state of the art Rolling Road Test Cell which houses the latest MAHA 4 wheel drive dyno track where visitors were able to see their cars get put to the test on the dyno whilst enjoying the comfort of the freshly refurbished waiting area complete with wall mounted plasma televisions.
Turbo Dynamics Founder and Managing Director, Peter Marsh, commented on the day stating: “It was a fantastic opportunity to see Iain’s new premises really taking shape and being a GTR owner myself, it was great to see so many examples in one place! Iain and the team at Litchfield continue to provide a professional and yet personal service to their clients and we at Turbo Dynamics are proud to be associated with them.”
Operations Manager, Matt Waterman, added: “It is always nice to catch up with Iain and the team at Litchfield Motors but today’s event has been particularly special – Nissan GT-R owners and serious car enthusiasts really were in their element.
Over the years we really have built up a great working relationship with Litchfield which recently included sponsoring a brand new class in the Litchfield GTROC Sprint Series. With many more projects in the pipeline we can’t wait to see more Turbo Dynamics built and supplied turbos put to the test in their brand new facility.”
All proceeds from the event were donated to two Jenson’s Journey charities; one which supports children with Acute Lymphoblastic Lymphoma and one which raises awareness and money for research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.


Metalcore heavyweights Parkway Drive have released another song off their upcoming album Atlas. The track “Old Ghost / New Regrets” is another offering of heavy riffs and breakdowns, with lyrics that continue the recent worldview direction the band has taken for the new release. In their previous single and music video, “Darker Days,” the band confronted the issue of global warming. They seem to following that same concept here, but with more frustration and defeatism, bookending the song with the lyrics, “Forever fucked.” Atlas will be released on October 30th by Epitaph Records.
If you like Parkway Drive, then you might also like OurStage’s own Amia Venera Landscape.
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Over 600,000 people in the UK are affected by epilepsy, a neurological condition in which sudden bursts of intense electrical activity lead to seizures. These seizures vary in intensity but can have a detrimental impact on someone's education, career and relationships, as well as being potentially dangerous on a daily basis.
Symptoms of the condition include the body jerking or shaking (a "fit"), a loss of awareness or unusual sensations, such as "a general strange feeling that's hard to describe", the NHS notes. Yet despite being one of the most common serious neurological conditions in the world, the reality of epileptic seizures remains shrouded in mystery. But one young woman wants to open up the dialogue around how they impact people's daily lives. Sophie Wilson-Smith, 24, a British master's student and model, recently uploaded a live video of herself having a seizure to Instagram to highlight what an epileptic seizure really looks like.
In the candid clip, Wilson-Smith, who studies veterinary epidemiology and public health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Royal Veterinary College, is conscious and aware of what's going on, but disoriented. Tearfully, she says her seizures typically last between a few seconds and a couple of minutes, and sometimes involve a "pins and needles"-like sensation in her arm.
By sharing her experience on Instagram Stories, Wilson-Smith wanted to highlight the fact that epileptic seizures can happen to anyone (even to those without epilepsy, as a one-off), and to destigmatise the condition, which is "more common than people think". "I felt so alone when I started having episodes. I didn’t even think I had epilepsy, I didn’t know focal seizures existed," Wilson-Smith told Refinery29. "I had to do my research and really push to be heard by doctors."
Wilson-Smith was officially diagnosed with the condition this summer, after an onslaught of medical tests following an out-of-the-blue seizure while at work in April 2017. "I wanted to show people that invisible illnesses are just as important as other visible conditions, and that they can also be incredibly mentally debilitating, and cause a lot of emotional distress, anxiety and depression. Hopefully, by putting myself out there, other people unsure of what’s happening to them will try and push to reach out to others and professionals for help when they need it."
Part of the reason why epilepsy remains shrouded in mystery is because seizures are so varied and people tend only to talk about the most serious ones, Wilson-Smith believes. "It’s easy to make assumptions that epileptic seizures are typically tonic-clonic episodes, where someone may fall on the floor," she said, adding that there's a long way to go before the stigma falls away from the condition completely.
"Often people are scared to talk about it as they don’t want to be portrayed as having a disability, especially if they’ve been newly diagnosed as an adult. There are so many, all with varying symptoms, and sometimes you wouldn’t even know someone was having a seizure, unless they had time to tell you. Many symptoms of epilepsy can often look like other conditions. I think it’s important to promote education around the subject."
Since being properly diagnosed and receiving the right medication a couple of months ago, Wilson-Smith's life has improved drastically and she's been seizure-free. "It used to cause me a lot of stress and anxiety about living life normally. I used to panic about not getting enough sleep, enjoying even drinking socially with my friends, or staying up late – this was tough as an undergrad! I couldn’t enjoy myself anymore."
She quit her retail job and would dread getting her period, which could trigger bad episodes, so she would hide away and avoid going out as much. "I still worry about having [seizures] in public in case people are judgmental towards me, but I realise this is largely my own insecurity. I’m starting to learn to accept that this is me, and if other people can’t, it doesn’t matter."
A spokesperson for Epilepsy Action said the charity was "hugely grateful to Sophie for being so open about her epilepsy and helping to raise awareness," and that discussions of the condition can be hugely beneficial. "Historically, epilepsy has been somewhat hidden, stigmatising people and reinforcing stereotypes. For this reason, positive representations of epilepsy are a huge boost to people living with the condition and can help them feel less alone." Importantly, showing what happens during a real seizure can also help to inform the public about things like first aid and seizure triggers.
For support and more information about epilepsy, visit the Epilepsy Action website or call its helpline on 0808 800 5050.


Recorded another piece today. Ideally I should like to record one piece of music each day. Like keeping a diary, only with music. It’s not possible but that would be a lovely goal.
I played part of the melody with artificial harmonics. I love doing those and should do more with them. Harder to do on stage because the light has to be right so one can see exactly where the right pointer finger has to go.
The piece might be called Basho’s Pond, because I used a sound of something falling into a body of water. Might be a stone or might be a frog. Hence the title. One of Basho’s most famous haikus is about the sound of a frog jumping into a pond.


Turnout was disappointingly low at 68.8%
With all the votes in and counted, Finland has a new President from the National Coalition Party.
Sauli Niinistö, 63, a former Finance Minister, party leader, and Speaker of Parliament, defeated Pekka Haavisto (Greens) by a margin of 62.6% to 37.4% and becomes the first non-Social Democrat head of state in Finland since 1982.
On a bitterly cold election day, the turnout fell by around four points from the first round to hit just 68.8%, the lowest figure since 1950.
To some extent the low turnout on Sunday (36.6% had already voted in advance) was a climatic phenomenon, but it is clear that in certain areas of the country neither of the two finalists met with the approval of those sections of the electorate who had lost their candidate in the first round.
Niinistö, who was the defeated candidate when Tarja Halonen won her second term six years ago, and who had been the hot ante-post favourite throughout the campaign, received a solid mandate of 1.8 million of the rather more than 2.8 million votes cast, but with two pro-Europe, pro-tolerance candidates in the frame, it was clear that there would be a good many stay-at-homes, particularly in the north and east of the country.
They can be found from the Centre Party and Finns Party supporters, whose eurosceptic candidates Paavo Väyrynen and Timo Soini fell at the first hurdle.
However, it is also likely that a fair number of Social Democrats chose not to vote for either alternative in a run-off that was exceptional in that it was not a direct left-right contest, but more of a battle between conservative and liberal views, with Haavisto's openly gay sexual orientation one obvious but downplayed aspect of the campaign.
Some analysts also cited Niinistö's big lead throughout the campaign as a factor curbing voter enthusiasm across the board - this year's runoff was a great deal more clear-cut than the 51.8% to 48.2% of Halonen's win over Niinistö in 2006, or the 51.6% to 48.4% in her favour against Esko Aho of the Centre Party in 2000.
Haavisto's contribution to the contest cannot be underestimated, even in defeat.
By outperforming the nationalist and eurosceptic candidates in the first round and amassing a formidable support group, particularly among young liberals and in the social media, Haavisto shifted the debate towards values and human rights issues, and his million votes are not likely to be wasted, either in subtly shaping Niinistö's approach to his new position or in encouraging the Greens in subsequent election battles.
In the view of some, simply by being in the fray to the end Pekka Haavisto reversed the apparent swing towards a more nationalist, populist, and more intolerant mindset in Finnish politics and daily life as manifested in the April 2011 parliamentary elections.
Even though Finland elected a female head of state (twice), few could have imagined twelve or even six years ago that a Green MP - even one with some useful UN appointments on his résumé - living in a registered partnership with another man could be a viable candidate for the office.
Things have certainly changed, and it is greatly to Haavisto's credit that he won over many doubters by his assured and conciliatory performance on the campaign trail.
Niinistö nonetheless beat Haavisto comfortably in all areas of the country with the exception of the autonomous Åland Islands, where Haavisto was victorious in a very low turnout of only 56%, and in Helsinki, where the two men were evenly matched, with barely 1,000 votes between them out of nearly 350,000 cast.
This last also sets up a delicious situation going forward to the autumn's municipal elections, as the National Coalition Party (29.2%) and Greens (23.2%) were already rivals for control of the capital four years ago.
Speaking to his supporters after the win, Niinistö recognised the fact that there were differing opinions at large in the country as a whole, and reiterated his hope that he could be a president for the entire nation.
Sauli Niinistö becomes the first President of Finland to be drawn from the ranks of the moderate conservative National Coalition Party since J.K. Paasikivi left office in 1956.
His election ushers in a new era for many in this country, with the Prime Minister (Jyrki Katainen) and titular head of state taken from the National Coalition Party, albeit that Niinistö will be formally obliged to hand in his party membership card before taking office.
Finland's President no longer enjoys the same sweeping powers exercised for example by the long-serving Urho Kekkonen (in office from 1956-1981), but even after constitutional changes, the holder of the office takes a considerable role in directing non-EU foreign policy in collaboration with the government of the day, as well as being an important shaper of public opinion at home and an ambassador of Finland in the wider world.
Sauli Niinistö, 63, is Finland's 12th President, after defeating Pekka Haavisto by a wide margin of 62.6% to 37.4%


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Bijin and Dragonfly
by Terashima Shimei - 寺島紫明
|Artist:||Terashima Shimei - 寺島紫明|
|Title:||Bijin and Dragonfly (1)|
|Publisher:||Unknown - 不明|
|Medium:||Hybrid lithograph (offset lithograph) - 石版・印刷ハイブリッド|
|Format:||Kuchi-e - 口絵, 22 x 30cm (sheet size)|
|Condition:||Near fine. Almost no creasing. Dog-ear fold bottom left corner. Usual kuchi-e folds.|
|Notes:||Rarely seen Taisho-era lithographic print. Very hard to find prints from this magazine series, even here in Japan. See my note on non-woodblock printed kuchi-e prints here.
(1) This artwork is either untitled or the title is unknown.
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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding utilisation of the money deposited as penalty with the State Board, West Bengal, 21/07/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of West Bengal Pollution Control Board Vs Joydeep Mukherjee dated 21/07/2017. The West Bengal Pollution control Board, has prayed for an order approving the proposed compressive plan for utilisation of the money deposited as penalty with the State Board. It is submitted that this pertain to only 7 districts viz. North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Paschim Midnapur, Bankura, Purulia, Burdwan and Birbhum. The total amount proposed to be utilised is Rs. 20,08,37,500.
The prayer is considered and allowed. However, the Court makes it clear that the exercise for working out action plan for the remaining districts shall also be prepared and filed before the court for similar direction.

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- December 12 | 10pm
In conjunction with Slipping Into Darkness by Julie Tolentino.
bury.me.fiercely. is a meditation on sex and the aging body. Tracing the weight of touch and blood, Tolentino and Fila evoke an empathetic landscape, a fractured web, and a reflection of a vexed yet vital archive of tethered lives.

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Helmed Horrors fight intelligently. They go after soft foes first and use their magic to outmaneuver foes.
Helmed Horrors can move through the air, as the spell air walk. They can see unseen creatures and objects, as the spell see invisibility. They are immune to several spells. They can imbue a melee weapon they hold with a magical attack power.
The process of creating helmed horrors was something of a bad secret for many years. While unknown to the magical community at large, a great number of clerics of Bane, liches and evil wizards knew well how to create these constructs. It is now uncommon knowledge. A powerful spellcaster, with knowledge of both construct creation and arms and armor creation is needed, and a special workroom, along with the spells needed for the ritual.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Greenwood, Martin, Grubb (1993). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 2nd edition (revised), Monstrous Compendium. (TSR, Inc). ISBN 1-5607-6617-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Wizards RPG Team (2014). Monster Manual 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 183. ISBN 978-0786965614.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Mike Mearls, Stephen Schubert, James Wyatt (June 2008). Monster Manual 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 155. ISBN 978-0-7869-4852-9.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 James Wyatt and Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 175–177. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
- ↑ James Wyatt and Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 60. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.

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Well hello! Today, I rant about parenting books. That okay? Yea? Well, aren't you nice. Thanks.
Let's get started.
My son was born six weeks premature. He was a great weight, though and overall, very healthy, so we thought "Great! Whew! We dodged a bullet!" But only kinda. While I am eternally grateful that he is overall very very healthy, his prematurity has caused a few minor issues. Concerning his sensory integration. Which, honestly, I was just so over the moon he was healthy, that I didn't notice until recently. Or, I noticed his sensory problems but just thought they were his own adorable quirks. Which is apparently common.
I realized it's common due to my reading "Raising a Sensory Smart Child," which really is a very very useful, well organized book. I gobbled it up in a day or two and learned so so much. For instance, I learned that my son's absolute horror of swings as an infant is related to his absolute horror of riding in a car at that age, is related to his dyspraxic speech at two years old, is related to his abhorrence of any food other than breast milk until one year old, is related to his extreme pickiness regarding food in general, is related to his exaggerated startle reflex (still), is related to his abhorrence of loud, unexpected noises - especially crying. All those things are related. Who knew? Well, I perhaps should've known to look out for something like this since he was premature, but I didn't. Likely I was too tired and, in the last year or so, too wrapped up in my own health problems to notice.
But, in any case, now I have noticed. I have read this very good book and now, I have let this very good book invade my head and stress me out a bit. Which I don't think was their goal - I think they're just covering all their bases. It's just maybe unavoidable with parenting books.
Here's a passage in "Raising a Sensory Smart Child" which is a perfect example of what I just mentioned:
Do not forget that children with sensory issues often escalate their behavior in order to control their environment. If escalation works (for example, your child throws up and you stop presenting him with an offending food item), he will keep doing it. If he throws up, calmly clean it up and tell your child he can try again tomorrow. This way, he will learn that throwing up, or throwing a plate, or whatever negative behavior he is using to try to control the situation, is not useful. However, some children with smell and taste sensitivities are truly nauseated by particular foods. If your sensory smarts tell you this is the case for your child, do not continue to present the offending food. Some parents let their children pick out a small number of foods they will never, ever be forced to eat.
See? *sigh* If this, do this. But if this, do this. How do you tell the "this's" apart? Unclear! Use your judgement! Confusing. Meanwhile you're "doing" all these things, instead of just being calm and letting things go as they will and possibly (for me, definitely) getting even more stressed out.
This is only one small part though. I shouldn't nit-pick. This book has been great in that it showed me what was going on and how things are tied together and how things are often very confusing, but that with occupational therapy, that the outlook is actually quite positive. Which has been very helpful, as I said.
In general, though, I avoid parenting books now like the plague. When my daughter was a baby (roughly six years ago), I tried to solve the problem of lack of sleep by buying loads of books about sleeping and consuming them also. It only ended up making me more stressed out and was counter productive. In the end, we just let her sleep with us when she needed to (which was most nights after about 1 am) and eventually she just kind of slept through the night. Probably at around age 4.
I don't even bother to worry about sleep with my son (who's now 3). We just deal. Which is what I was trying to do with his eating, but it turns out that his sensitivity to sound has the potential to make school extremely difficult for him in the future and we need to deal with it now, therefore, before things get possibly worse. So, occupational therapy with a Sensory Processing Disorder specialist, and lots of positive reinforcement for my son when he tries new things and is brave and I believe we're alright.
Trying to be positive in general. Until next time...

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Raymond James Cuts Toll Brothers
Raymond James cut its rating on Toll Brothers (TOL ) to market perform from outperform.
Analyst Rick Murray cited deteriorating fundamentals in the company's core Mid-Atlantic markets as well as lower fiscal year 2006 and fiscal year 2007 earnings per share expectations. He raised his $4.52 fiscal year 2005 (ended October) earnings per share estimate to $4.60, based on stronger-than-expected closing in the quarter. However, he cut his $5.70 fiscal year 2006 earnings per share estimate to $5.40 and his $6.50 fiscal year 2007 estimate to $5.80. He noted this second negative revision to his estimates in the past two quarters. He says that given his view of slowing fundamentals and lower earnings per share growth expectations going forward, he believes it's difficult to keep the previous outperform rating.
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It is Official. Ajay Devgn has signed up for Prabhu Deva’s next action film. Earlier rumors were around the internet that Prabhu Deva has approached Ajay devgn with a new film project. Today, the duo confirmed that they teamed up together for an action comedy film. It will titled ‘Action Jackson’. Ajay devgn is one of the most loved action hero in Bollywood and the choreographer turned director Prabhu deva is known for his masala action films. Prabhu deva has successfully collaborated with action heroes like Salman Khan and Akshay kumar in blockbuster films ‘Wanted’ and ‘Rowdy Rathore’. So when he said that he is looking for a new action hero for his upcoming film then it was obvious that he might go for Ajay devgn who surely needs a hit after his recent box office bomb Himmatwala.
Ajay devgn is excited to work with Prabhu deva. It is rumored that the title ‘Action Jackson’ was suggested by Ajay devgn. Ajay wanted the title to match his initials AJ. He is called AJ by his friends and family and even Blackberry profile name is AJ. So he thought it would be more easy to promote if the name of the film matches his initials.
With Ajay’s leatest film Satyagraha achieving the hit status, Ajay has now focused on his next project ‘Singham 2’ with Rohit Shetty. Action Jackson is said to star not one or two but three actresses in lead roles. Til now, only the names of Sonakshi Sinha and Yami Gautam are confirmed. Sonakshi has already worked with Ajay in Son of Sardar while it will be first time for Yami. Prabhu deva has hinted that the third actress will be a newbie.
Prabhu is already busy in shooting for Rambo Rajkumar with Shahid Kapoor. Before Action Jackson, he has already announced to team up with Salman Khan in another film (probably Wanted 2). He even said that he will pair up Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. We wonder how the director will be able to focus on two films at the same time with two superstars. Hope it doesn’t repeat the controversy of Ramaiya Vastavaiya where lead actress Shruti hassan said that Prabhu didn’t focused on Ramaiya Vastavaiya and gave more time to Rambo Rajkumar.
The title surely looks impressive and goes with other Prabhu deva’s titles – Rowdy Rathore, Rambo Rajkumar. However the title Action Jackson is already used by a 1988 Hollywood film. So will Action Jackson be a copy of Hollywood film?

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Investigators are releasing new details about a 22-year-old man from Marshall who they say was shot and killed by law enforcement after a police chase in Battle Creek last month.
Authorities say Andrew Blowers was driving towards officers — two from the Battle Creek Police Department and one from the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office —when they opened fire on Sept. 5. The shooting came after a chase that topped 90 miles per hour. Blowers died at the scene.
Initially, Battle Creek Police said it was unclear how the victim died.
On Friday, Michigan State Police Detective 1st Lt. Chuck Christensen confirmed to News 8 that Blowers died due to gunshot wounds sustained after being shot by officers.
After receiving the final ballistics report this week, Christensen said it shouldn’t be long before MSP concludes its investigation into the incident.
Investigators will forward their findings to the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office to review, at which time it’ll be up to them to determine whether the officers involved face any charges.


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Between Worlds: California Dreams & Squishy Superheroes
1. A superhero false flag event
2. A spaceship over California
3. A day in the life of a president
Take a listen and notice what messages or images you may receive for yourself. I offer minimal interpretations so as not to disturb the essence of the energy.


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Environmental Working Group 'Meat-Eater's Guide'
Through time and repetition, certain comparisons have become standardized, so that we now measure square footage in football fields -- and we measure pollution with cars.
It's happened so slowly that we barely notice it anymore. But several of us sat bolt upright earlier this week, when an outfit called the Environmental Working Group published a report about the impact of food production on the environment. What got our attention? The group uses cars as its dirty yardstick to measure pollution.
Generally speaking, measuring things is easier when we compare them to other things. Saying that something is 1400 feet high doesn't make much of an impression on a listener other than, "Oh, that's probably really high." Saying that something is as tall as the Empire State Building, however, gives that same listener a reference point.
In this case, the Environmental Working Group has calculated the greenhouse-gas emissions that accumulate over the lifespan of certain agricultural products. And to drive home its points (no pun intended), the group measures out that pollution in auto emissions.
A serving of broccoli, for example, generates the same carbon-dioxide emissions as driving half a mile by car. Eating cheese, however, is like cruising more than 6.5 miles, and downing a four-ounce slab of lamb is equivalent to driving over seven miles.
What's the standard?
Right away, car fans can point out some flaws in the group's metrics -- the major one being that while the group takes great pains (63 pages, in fact) to explain its methodology for calculating agricultural pollution, we can't seem to find a straightforward explanation of how it established an average emissions rate for cars.
Is it relying on data from SUVs? Sedans? It's certainly not picking on the Toyota Prius.
How can the group do that? Because the car is an unquestioned stand-in for filth. Consider this statement from page 2: "IF YOU eat one less burger a week...it's like taking your car off the road for 320 miles, or line-drying your clothes half the time." Line-drying? Does anyone under 40 even know what that means? Stick with cars for reference points, please.
The big takeaway
We should point out that we're not attacking the Environmental Working Group. Clearly, it put a lot of effort into its data, and there's no reason to believe it's not sound.
For us, the big takeaway from this study has nothing to do with agriculture or the human diet. The big takeaway is that cars have become so thoroughly synonymous with pollution that we take the metaphor for granted.
Apart from proud owners of Leafs and Priuses (or Prii, if you must), few people are going to look at this report and object to the comparison. In fact, we'd wager that the equation of cars with pollution is so ingrained that people from all points along the political spectrum buy it.
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When I was a kid in Cleveland, my crazy predictions always revolved around Rick Waits. He was a promising left-handed pitcher for the Indians, who always seemed to me on the brink of breaking out and becoming a star. Every year, I would predict to my Dad: "This is the year that Rick Waits wins the Cy Young Award."
And every year my Dad would look at me sadly because I still had so much to learn about what it meant to be a Cleveland sports fan.
Waits never did win the Cy Young Award or even get a Cy Young vote, though he did gain a minor reputation as a Yankees killer, mainly because on the last day of the 1978 season, he threw a complete game and Cleveland beat New York, 9-2. That Yankees loss forced the famous one-game playoff between the Yanks and Red Sox; Boston was so thrilled that on the Fenway Park video board the Sox wrote, "THANK YOU RICK WAITS. GAME TOMORROW."
Side note: That didn't turn out all that well for the Red Sox. But that wasn't Waits' fault.
Anyway, ever since then, I've thought that Opening Day was the time for crazy predictions. For a prediction to qualify as "crazy" it has to be two things:
Saying, for instance, that the Marlins will win the National League East certainly fulfills the "unlikely" part, but it really isn't plausible. On the other hand, saying that Giancarlo Stanton will hit at least 50 home runs if he stays healthy is plausible, but not all that unlikely.
Let's make some crazy predictions for all 30 teams. Admittedly, some are crazier than others, and for each, we have a Plausibility Quotient (PQ), to determine if the prediction is Half-Crazy, Crazy or Insane.
American League East
Blue Jays: Randal Grichuk makes the AL All-Star team
It never quite fell into place for Grichuk in St. Louis -- injuries, inconsistencies and an extreme strikeout-to-walk rate kept him from fulfilling his great promise. Now, a new scene, a great hitters' ballpark and a chance to share the outfield with defensive maestro Kevin Pillar just might energize him. Grichuk is a good athlete, a plus defender, has great power -- this could all happen for him in Toronto.
Orioles: Manny Machado has the highest MVP vote tally of his career so far
Machado finished fourth in the AL MVP Award voting in 2015. This crazy prediction is that he finishes in the top three -- it's crazy because Machado is coming off his roughest full season as a Major Leaguer and he's a free agent at the end of the year, so there will be lots of pressure and rumors surrounding him. The Orioles also are unlikely to contend, which makes him a less viable AL MVP Award candidate. But this is still plausible because he's Machado, and he's a shortstop now, and he can do everything.
Rays: C.J. Cron will drive in 100 runs
Well, somebody has to drive in runs for the Rays, and Cron projects to be Tampa Bay's cleanup hitter. He's flashed some power in the past, has had a great spring and doesn't draw a lot of walks, which is another sneaky way to rack up RBIs. Now, with a chance to play every day in the middle of the lineup, 100 RBIs could absolutely happen. As for what it would mean -- RBIs are not an especially revealing statistic -- that's a discussion for another time. Anyway, there's something that resonates about a hitter who knocks in 100 runs.
Red Sox: Mookie Betts has the first 40-homer, 40-stolen base season in Red Sox history
Betts had a somewhat disappointing season after almost winning the AL MVP Award in 2016, when he hit 31 homers and stole 26 bases. It would take a huge leap, but you can expect him to be fully motivated to prove again that he's one of the game's greatest players. Bonus crazy prediction from my PosCast partner, Michael Schur: Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. -- he of the 105-mph throw as measured by Statcast™ -- throws out a runner at first base on a line drive up the middle.
Yankees: The Bronx Bombers become the first team to have three 50-home run hitters
This has been talked about so much that it hardly even seems crazy anymore … but it is, especially now that Greg Bird, who perhaps had an outside shot at 50, will miss the first six to eight weeks due to foot surgery. For it to happen, Stanton and Aaron Judge both have to stay healthy and overcome what will unquestionably be some significant pitcher adjustments in 2018. Then, Gary Sanchez has to find enough plate appearances as a catcher/DH to hit 50 (the home run record for a full-time catcher is 45 by Johnny Bench in 1970, but he didn't have the luxury of DHing). It's crazy, but …
Indians: Trevor Bauer wins the AL Cy Young Award
The original idea was to predict that the Tribe's staff would set the MLB record for most strikeouts in a season … but that's almost a given. The 2017 staff already owns that record, and the '14 staff held the record for a couple of years, too. So let's go deeper -- Bauer is an immense talent, and when he's on, he's really on. He took a moderate step forward in '17 if you count the whole season. But in Bauer's past 12 outings, including the postseason, he was lights out, going 8-2 with a 2.51 ERA and a 74-19 strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Royals: Whit Merrifield starts for the AL at second base in the All-Star Game
It isn't looking too promising in general for Kansas City, but everybody loves Merrifield, who plodded his way through the Minors for seven long seasons before emerging last year. Merrifield led the AL with 34 stolen bases, hit 19 homers and was a very good player. Yes, to start the All-Star Game, he'd have to beat out Houston's Jose Altuve, which seems, um, unlikely. But let's not forget: Royals fans know how to stuff those ballot boxes.
Tigers: Jose Cabrera has a huge bounceback season
I'm not sure this is quite crazy enough -- Statcast™ numbers suggest that Cabrera is a good bet for a rebound year if he stays healthy -- but let's not underplay what he's up against. Cabrera turns 35 years old in April. By that age, great players like Jose Pujols, Ken Griffey Jr. and Vladimir Guerrero had begun the decline that they could not stem. Plus, it could be a long summer in Detroit. Cabrera's one of the greatest hitters of recent times, though, so let's make the bet.
Twins: Miguel Sano hits 40 home runs and makes a strong AL MVP Award case
Most of the crazy predictions for the Twins this Opening Day will surround Byron Buxton. Will he have a 30-30 season? Will he win the AL MVP Award? Buxton's extraordinary talent makes anything possible. But that makes it easy to overlook Sano, who has dealt with off-the-field problems and injuries. But Sano's hitting talent is very real and his power is extraordinary. He hit the ball harder than just about anyone in baseball. This is the year it all comes together.
White Sox: Chicago's youth movement comes faster than expected, and the White Sox contend
In baseball today, gifted teams come together much faster than anyone expects -- remember the 2008 Rays and the '15 Astros? The White Sox have a powerful middle lineup with Avisail Garcia, Jose Abreu and newly signed Welington Castillo. Young starter Lucas Giolito looks exciting, as does second baseman Yoan Moncada. Mega prospects Eloy Jimenez and Michael Kopech are probably up before the end of 2018. There's something building on the South Side. The White Sox don't expect it to happen this year, but watch out, it could happen fast.
Angels: Shohei Ohtani gives up hitting and becomes an AL Cy Young Award candidate
Sure, many of us got very excited about the possibility of Ohtani reinventing baseball as a double-threat hitter-pitcher, which might still happen. But it's easy to forget just how hard it is to break through in the Majors, and Ohtani's rough spring is a good reminder that he might want to take it step by step. First, become a terrific pitcher -- he shows the stuff right now to do that -- then later, work the hitting in.
Astros: Houston challenges Seattle's modern record of 116 victories set in '01
The AL West has four pretty-good-to-good teams, so it won't be easy for the Astros to stockpile victories. But it might not matter. This roster is utterly loaded -- with the addition of Gerrit Cole, a full season of Justin Verlander and a healthy Carlos Correa -- and Houston looks markedly better than the team that won 101 games last year. And the Astros insist that they are more motivated than ever.
Athletics: Khris Davis leads the AL in home runs
You'll notice that several of these crazy predictions clash -- more than one player is pegged to win the Rookie of the Year Award or the Cy Young Award, and it's hard to square Davis leading the AL in home runs with the crazy prediction that the Yankees will have three 50-homer hitters. But you could win a lot of bar bets with the question: Who is the only player in baseball to have at least 40 home runs each of the past two seasons? Even if someone gets it right, they probably mean Chris Davis, the guy in Baltimore. Khris Davis is just 5-foot-10, 195 pounds, but he's a flat-out masher. Even the enormous Oakland Coliseum can't contain him.
Mariners: Mike Zunino establishes himself as an All-Star catcher
Zunino came into the league with a lot of hype -- third pick in the 2012 Draft and one of the top prospects in baseball before his debut -- but then he struggled to make contact, hitting .174 with a .staggering .230 on-base percentage in '15, enough to get him sent back to the Minors. Zunino kept at it and last year had by far his best season offensively (25 homers, .840 OPS) and defensively. He's been a monster this spring. It might be Zunino time in Seattle.
Rangers: Matt Moore comes all the way back and challenges for the AL Cy Young Award
No Rangers pitcher has won the AL Cy Young Award, and no Rangers pitcher is likely to win it this year. If you wanted to bet on someone, you'd probably pick Cole Hamels. But consider Moore. He's coming off a rough season in which he led the NL in losses and earned runs. But he now seems fully recovered from Tommy John surgery. He showed great promise before the surgery. One negative: He has struggled in the spring. But, hey, they're not called crazy predictions for nothing.
Braves: Atlanta finishes in the top three in runs scored
The easy crazy prediction is that phenom Ronald Acuna Jr. will be up soon and will win the NL Rookie of the Year Award. But basically everyone is predicting that. The Braves finished 10th in the NL in runs scored last year. With the emergence of Acuna, a full season from star Freddie Freeman and the continued improvement of Ender Inciarte and Ozzie Albies, look for Atlanta to skyrocket up the run-scoring charts.
Marlins: Lewis Brinson wins NL Rookie of the Year Award
Brinson is an interesting player. He's a good athlete, has shown good hitting skills and has power and speed. Brinson has looked very good in spring, and the Marlins, in full-fledged rebuild mode, will need someone to add a little bit of excitement. He is their best hope and it looks like he'll get a lot of at-bats, which helps his ROY case.
Mets: Mickey Callaway wins NL Manager of the Year Award
I will admit, it's not really a crazy prediction. The Manager of the Year Award tends to go not to the skipper whose team had the best year but rather to the manager whose team improved the most from the season before. The Mets lost 90 games in 2017 as their pitching rotation fell apart. In other words, the Mets are a good bet to outperform last year, making Callaway a leading MOY contender. Still, he's a rookie manager in New York, and he's likely to face some real challenges.
Nationals: Bryce Harper wins the Triple Crown
Well, I'm on record saying that I think this will be a mind-blowing year from Harper, so let's go all-in on the Triple Crown. He's already hit .330 and led the NL in home runs. Harper has not yet recorded 100 RBIs -- his plate discipline is so good and pitchers will not challenge him in big situations -- but you'd have to think he'll figure it out. His hero, Mickey Mantle, who walked a ton, won the AL Triple Crown in 1956.
Phillies: Nick Pivetta takes a huge leap forward, and the Phillies will challenge for playoff spot
For the first time in years, there's something to dream about in Philadelphia. That pitching staff, anchored by former NL Cy Young Award winner Jacob Arrieta and breakout starter Aaron Nola, suddenly looks like it can be a real weapon. The Phillies are particularly enthralled with Pivetta, who got batted around in 2017 (6.02 ERA, righties slugged .605 against him). Pivetta averaged more than a strikeout per inning and was a tad unlucky. If the Phils are right, this team could surprise.
Brewers: Milwaukee contends for the division title all year, and wins an NL Wild Card spot
Bill James' Plexiglas principle is that teams that improve a great deal one season tend to decline the next and vice versa. The Brewers took a huge and surprising step forward last year, winning 13 more games than the year before and contending for much of the year in the NL Central with the Cubs. So you'd expect them to take a step back. But general manager David Stearns was aggressive this offseason, picking up Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich for the offense, and Jhoulys Chacin for the rotation.
Cardinals: Alex Reyes is the Cardinals' closer as the team contends late in the year
The Cardinals have specifically said this will not happen, which is what makes it crazy. But there are three things to consider. One, the Cards' closer situation is deeply unsettled; they start the year with Luke Gregerson in that spot, which might work and might not, and he's set to begin the year on the DL with a hamstring strain. Two, when teams struggle to close out games, they will often do extreme and unexpected things, especially if the team is in contention. Three, Reyes is an amazing talent coming off Tommy John surgery, and St. Louis has a history of using brilliant young starters (see: Adam Wainwright) to close late in the year.
Cubs: Yu Darvish wins the NL Cy Young Award
The Darvish signing seems like it will either pay off in a big way or be a massive disappointment. Well, Darvish has never been a middle-of-the-road kind of guy. The Cubs give him a perfect situation -- they play great defense, they should score a bunch of runs and they are almost certain to be in contention. Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein senses that Darvish is in a good place mentally and physically, and he could be ready to take off.
Pirates: Gregory Polanco finally has his breakout season
The Pirates signed Polanco as a teenager for just $175,000, and he quickly became a superstar prospect -- a brilliant center fielder with power and speed and remarkable hitting talents. It hasn't worked out that way, yet -- he was moved to an outfield corner, had injuries and hasn't hit as expected. But Polanco had a tremendous spring and has looked healthier than at any point since early 2016, when he was playing like a star. The immense talent is still there for Polanco to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases.
Reds: Eugenio Suarez becomes an All-Star and an NL MVP Award candidate
The Reds have lost 94 games each of the past two seasons, and Joey Votto has taken just about all the positive talk surrounding the team, so it is easy to miss just how good a year Suarez had in 2017. Suarez only hit .260, but he did so with power and he walked 84 times while playing a good third base. Cincinnati probably surprised a lot of people by locking up Suarez to a seven-year deal, but the club believes -- for good reason -- that he is a burgeoning star.
D-backs: Archie Bradley becomes an All-Star closer
Arizona manager Torey Lovullo named Brad Boxberger as his closer on Tuesday, but the truth is that, in the end, closers aren't named, they evolve. However, as the D-backs start the season, the best bet is that Bradley -- a former starter who became a star in the bullpen last year -- seems to be the guy with the stuff and the makeup to do the job. The crazy prediction is that by the All-Star break he has established himself not only as Arizona's closer but as one of the better ones in baseball.
Dodgers: Walker Buehler wins the Dodgers' third NL Rookie of the Year Award in a row
This is unlikely for numerous reasons, beginning with the fact that Buehler will start the year in the Minors, and there doesn't really seem any opening for him to become a major part of the Dodgers' staff. He's so young (first-round pick in 2015 out of Vanderbilt) that he will unquestionably be on a strict pitch count. That said, Buehler is remarkably talented -- and Dodgers players always seem to win NL Rookie of the Year Awards -- 18 of the 71 total. They are on another streak after Corey Seager in '16 and Cody Bellinger last year.
Giants: Evan Longoria regains form and starts at third base for the NL in the All-Star Game
Longoria is 32 years old now, and it has been a few years since he's been both a Gold Glove Award defender and elite power hitter. Time stops for no one. But it's a new environment for him now and there is a history of AL veterans finding new life in the NL. Longoria has had a very good spring and impressed his new teammates with his professionalism and work ethic -- and the Giants need him to be great again.
Padres: The Padres will have three Gold Glove Award winners in 2018
The Padres have not had a Gold Glove Award winner since Chase Headley in 2012, but they have three players who have a shot at one this year. Catcher Austin Hedges is the complete package as a defender -- great arm, quick release, excellent framing skills, etc. -- and probably deserved the honor last year. His .262 OBP, while it should not matter, didn't help him. Manuel Margot is a Gold Glove Award candidate in center, and newly acquired first baseman Eric Hosmer has always impressed Gold Glove voters -- he's won four of them.
Rockies: Trevor Story wins a Gold Glove Award, and challenges for best shortstop in the NL
Story started his career in the biggest way possible, hitting seven home runs in his first six big league games. He fell off after that, as any one would, and last year led the NL in strikeouts and hit only .239. Still, the ability is there … plus Story is a superb defensive shortstop who tends to get overlooked. This crazy prediction is: Corey Seager, watch out.


When Pierluigi Gollini came to the club, MOMS was surprised that the then Villa manager Roberto Di Matteo was staking a promotion season on a 21-year-old inexperienced keeper, who hadn’t actually played one senior game in the English league.
As this site said before a ball of this season was kicked, it was too much of a gamble and this season wasn’t a time to be learning on the job.
As it turned out, Gollini gave away too many cheap points which ultimately cost Di Matteo his job.
The Italian youngster has now signed on a 18-month loan deal with Italian Serie A club Atalanta after they lost their original keeper Marco Sportiello to Fiorentina for a similiar loan period.
“Late last night we agreed a deal,” said Steve Bruce, during his pre-Wolves press duties.
“It was one of those ones that was done in a couple of hours I think.”
Of course, Bruce sent out a clear signal to Gollini that his performances hadn’t been up to scratch, when first of all he dropped him for Mark Bunn and then brought in Sam Johnstone on loan from Manchester United.
“I think it’s fair to say, once I’d left him out of the team and once we’d brought in a new goalkeeper, then what was the next step for Pier?” Reflected Bruce.
“For me he needs to go and play and learn his trade. I think it was a little bit too early for Pier, at this stage of his career, to come to Villa.”
It’ll be interesting to see how it pans out for Gollini. The fact that he’s gone back to Italy isn’t exactly the ideal preparation in terms of him being Villa’s future number one keeper, as experience of the English league would have been more valuable in that respect.
It’s an opinion that Bruce seems to agree with.
“Ideally I’d have liked it to have been in this country,” said Bruce of Gollini’s destination. “However, we wish him the best of luck and we’ll keep monitoring his progress.
“It’s a good thing for everybody that he’s back playing again.”
If Sam Johnstone turns out to prove himself and Villa can reach a long-term deal with him at the end of the season, then it maybe very much a case of ‘Ciao Gollini’, with his prospects of returning to Villa Park slim at best.
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Amy Becker has more from the State Capitol.
A filibuster by Columbia Democratic Senator Chuck Graham and other senators resulted in the removal of their campus project funding.
Robb expressed great dissappointment that Graham did not realize the consequences of his actions.
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Robb says his new plan to save the funding must be fulfilled by the State legislature and by the Governor in order to restore funding for the MU campus but he has great commitment from both sides.
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Reporting from Jefferson City, I'm Amy Becker.
ColumbianRepresentative Ed Robb announced he has a new agreement with the Governor to bring back 31.2 million dollars to the University of Missouri-Columbia for the new Ellis Fischel (FISH-L)Cancer center.
Amy Becker has more from Jefferson City.
Robb attributes the loss of funds to the actions of Columbia Democratic Senator Chuck Grahahm who led a filibuster against the MOHELA plan.
Robb says his new plan to bring back the funding to MU will take effect in 2008.
Graham criticized this time limit saying Robb could get the funding back sooner if he just tried hard.
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Graham says if he were in Robb's shoes he would put an amendment on the bill that adds in the cancer center and send it immediately over to the Senate.
From the Missouri Senate, I'm Amy Becker.


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