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在台北吃到了來自日本的漢堡和奇蹟的舒芙蕾鬆餅。位於林口三井Outlet的J.S.Foodies Tokyo是日本Journal Standard旗下品牌之一，Journal Standard販售衣服跟生活雜貨的店，這家J.S.Foodies Tokyo是他們海外的第一家店，食物品質店家嚴格把關，務求把日本原本的味道搬到台灣來。
I’ve tried a tasty burger and famous Japanese soufflé pancakes at J.S.Foodies Tokyo, located in Mitsui Outlet Linkou. J.S.Foodies Tokyo is one of the restaurant under Journal Standard. Journal Standard sells clothes and groceries in Japan. This restaurant is their first overseas store. The food quality here is strictly controlled to ensure the taste is the same with the original J.S.Foodies Tokyo in Japan.
My first time to Linkou and this outlet. We sat besides the pool and ordered a burger and soufflé pancakes.
水果薄荷氣泡飲 Fruit mojito 120NT
Mojito without alcohol, we have ordered mixed berries and lemon. Not too sweet, the fragrance of mint went stronger after soaking in the sparkling water for a while, good to have it with savoury food or desserts.
J.S.酪梨起司漢堡 J.S.Avocado Cheese Burger 320NT
The amount of avocado and cheese is much more than I expected! The hamburger meat is tender and juicy, matched with avocado and cheese. Tomato and onion make the burger even more tastier.
I went to the kitchen for watching the process of making soufflé pancakes , which is from Flipper’s, a well-known brand of Journal Standard. The process of making the soufflé pancakes is 100% the same as the Japanese store.
奇蹟的舒芙蕾鬆餅 季節水果 Kiseki Pancakes with fresh fruits 350NT
First time trying this famous pancakes, they’re very soft and fluffy! It is recommended not to use a knife, instead using 2 forks to cut and eat, the fluffy texture with the fresh cream with maple syrup are nice! No wonder it’spopular. The fruits are strawberries and bananas, and the quality of the strawberries is good.
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text: This realistic looking pewter oyster shell looks great in the home or at the office. Use it as a paperweight or as a holder for paperclips, change etc. It has a fine silver-like finish and has flat spots on the back so it will sit level. A great gift for oyster lovers! Approx. 4" long. American made by Salisbury Pewter.

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In France, the country notorious for having streets littered with doggie droppings, a scientist is researching turning these dog deposits into environmentally friendly fertilizer. Interested? Read the story from Bloomberg News below:
Dog-Poop Project in France Seeks to Turn Feces Into Fertilizer
April 20 (Bloomberg) — Across the street from a bowling alley in Toulouse, a French scientist in a white smock unlocks the passageway to a hidden refrigerated laboratory where a centuries-old blight is about to be wiped up.
“Show him Project Propec,” says Cedric Cabanes, president of Agronutrition SAS, a boutique fertilizer company with annual sales of 18 million euros ($26 million), which may be on the cusp of transforming a global industry that plowed 163.7 million metric tons of nutritional muck into the soil last year. The metal door swings open and the foul aroma of the excremental experiment inside the chamber overwhelms the possibility of accurate visual observation.
“What we have here is endomycorrhiza, the molecular detoxifying mechanism for a diffusive airborne substance with a 100 meter radius that provokes an immediate intestinal ejection at a precise position,” microbiologist Hicham Ferhout says, thumping shut the steel door. “In layman terms, we’ve finally discovered how to make a dog sh*t in a specific spot, disinfect the deposit and convert it into environmentally friendly energy or fertilizer. I have to think like a dog.”
The origin of feces is no laughing matter in France, where pedestrians can come upon little piles of dog poop on pavements in even the most fashionable of streets in cities from Paris to Bordeaux. France has 8.8 million dogs, according to the Societe de Protection des Animaux. At an average of 22 pounds a year each, they produce about 194 million pounds of stools, some in public spaces, costing the country millions to clean up, according to Toulouse Deputy Mayor Jean-Michel Fabre.
Office of Tranquility
For the 400,000 residents of Toulouse, says Fabre, who’s also a veterinarian, the postcard-perfect southwestern town is otherwise soiled by 50,000 dogs that step outside to leave tons of their excrement annually. In tow are 300 sanitation workers, 100 of them with scoopers-at-the-ready, spending as much as 33 percent of the city’s 153 million-euro sanitation budget on shoveling canine fecal matter.
“Toulouse has industrial quantities to offer,” says the 50-year-old Fabre who, to illustrate his point, is standing in a sand-filled “boite de crotte,” or dog latrine, in the fragrant Jardin Pierre Goudouli behind the town hall. “Look,” the deputy mayor says with a sweep of the hand, “there’s merde everywhere but in here.”
As Fabre tells it, Toulouse’s scatological action plan to clean up the mess and turn squalor into dollars began when he in 2009 created France’s first “Office of Tranquility.” The city’s official grievance bureau in its first two years received more than 600,000 calls.
Monetizing Dog Poop
“The majority of the people complained about dog merde,” Fabre says. “We have seven dog parks, but the dogs refused to use them.”
Historical research showed that it wouldn’t be easy or pleasant to monetize dog droppings. The only successful venture in this field took place in Victorian England, when the homeless wandered city streets to collect what was then called “pure” or “scitan” (a noun in which the “sc” is pronounced “sh”) for use in tanning leather.
Fabre says solving the problem required a fresh strategy. He called Cabanes and their government-private sector partnership was born. The duo immediately decided to attack the dilemma from the rear.
“Everyone was looking in the wrong direction for an answer,” says Fabre, who began his veterinary career working with goats in Africa. “It’s not the dog owner who chooses the place his dog will poop. It’s the dog who makes the decision and it required a lot of deep thought and analysis to get the dog owners of Toulouse to realize it.”
Back in the lab, Cabanes reckons that dogs have tricked their masters into believing otherwise, inspiring the creation of what the folks at Pet Butler Inc. in Seattle call the “Turdometer.” The on-line gizmo calculates the number of American canine egesta the poop-collection firm has picked up since 1988. That’s 70 million and counting.
Pet Butler franchises start at $30,000 and its business — with America’s 72 million dogs annually depositing between 14 pounds and 30 pounds of undigested kibble — is a growth sector in the $70 billion U.S. pet industry.
“Toulouse has so far invested 70,000 euros and Agronutrition has put up 180,000 euros,” Cabanes says of the project that will require a total of 400,000 euros to complete and market. “I’ve absolutely no doubt that our product will have an instantaneous global customer base. You can’t help but smell the possibilities.”
Cabanes says the American solution, a $10.99 can of Poop Freeze Aerosol Freeze, is not ecologically sound, even when employed in conjunction with either Doody Danglers, Snugg-Ease doggie diapers or the Cinch-Lock Tail Anchoring System.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, back in 1991, categorized dog crap a “nonpoint source of pollution,” lumping it in the same group as toxic waste and chemicals.
Research conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta show that one gram of the stuff can contain 23 million fecal coli from bacteria, along with camplobacter, leptospira and a boxcar load of zoonotic diseases easily transmitted to humans.
The French haven’t fared any better in burying the problem. According to a series of government reports over the past decade, Paris has 200,000 dogs dropping 15 tons of stools a day that cost the city 9 million euros a year to mop up.
The city on the Seine has tried motorcycles with vacuum cleaners, “Pince-a-Crotte” poop tongs, “Inspecteurs de Salubrite,’ or caca cops, and 9,100-euro fines for repeat offenders. While fines in New York, London and other major cities have kept the dogs at bay, the poop crisis continues unabated in Paris.
“Bacteria, chemicals and pharmaceuticals reside in the feces of all organisms,” Cabanes says. “The key to making dog excrement a product is sterilizing those toxins and turning what’s left into energy. Once we’ve done it with dogs, we can do it with humans.”
Ferhout says the initial tests getting 34 female beagles to poop as directed were 100 percent successful and that field experiments at seven sites throughout Toulouse are scheduled to begin this fall.
“The attractor is a mélange of dog feces, urine and sex pheromones,” Ferhout says of the product that comes in easy-to- scatter pellets or in a colorless aerosol spray. “I can’t right now say that it will work with 100 percent certainty,” Cabanes says. “But if it does, Toulouse will become the center of a miracle industry.”
Ferhout riffles through a pile of research charts marked “canine olfactory studies.” He says the data is the key to successfully attracting dogs and investment capital.
“Then we collect the waste, detoxify it with endomycorrhiza and we have organic fertilizer,” he said.
“Beagles have middle-spectrum olfactory sensitivity capacity,” he says. “Dogs like Dobermans and German Shepherds have the best and poodles have the worst. Getting all of them to one spot is a question of blend. The science here is good.”
As for the secret ingredient, Ferhout will only reveal it’s a specific meat protein irresistible to all Rovers.
Perched on a stoop overlooking a colossal silo that’s whipping up a batch of Axofol SR, a luxury organic fertilizer designed to enhance the fruity flavor of white-wine grapes, Cabanes says his 64 employees view Project Propec as a homeopathic solution to a growing global health and energy issue that others are too squeamish to tackle.
“Project Propec is all about sustainability” the 53-year- old agronomist says over the machine’s great groaning blades. “What we’re developing is a business based on dog sh*t. People will find it either offensive or funny — until they step on it.”
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Comparative phylogeographic analysis of Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta reflexa in Kenya: implications for management of highly invasive vines
Eastern Africa is currently infested with dodders—highly invasive vines that threaten agriculture and biodiversity. We describe historical and ecological factors that have potentially shaped dodder invasion in this region. Our results reveal high levels of genetic diversity within dodder populations, which could enhance their ability to colonize new niches. Further, we identify two main population clusters in eastern and western Kenya, a pattern that is mirrored in an established invader (Cuscuta campestris) and a recent introduction (C. reflexa). Immediate control strategies are needed to limit deliberate or inadvertent seed/vine dispersal, eradicate existing populations, and monitor influx of propagules. Summary: Invasion by dodder (Cuscuta spp.), holo-parasitic plants of the Convolvulaceae family, has recently surged in Eastern Africa. Particularly, colonization by two species, Cuscuta campestris and Cuscuta reflexa that have a broad host range and rapid invasiveness, has escalated. We examined the first assessment of genetic diversity of these invasive species in Kenya to inform subsequent management practices. A comparative phylogeographic analysis, based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA, was performed to determine genetic diversities, population structure, and isolation of C. campestris and C. reflexa in Kenya. Results reveal high genetic variation in both species within populations across localities. C. campestris had more haplotypes and higher gene diversity (P =.0001) and heterozygosity (P =.004) than C. reflexa. Both species were geographically separated, evidenced by two distinct lineages that mostly corresponded to localities east and west of Kenya. Correlation between genetic and geographic distances revealed evidence of isolation by distance (IBD). We attribute these genetic variation patterns to establishment via similar invasion routes for the studied Cuscuta spp. and suggest that Cuscuta invasion in Kenya is in the early stages of establishment. Rapid eradication is urgently needed to prevent shifts to economically important hosts, which would have devastating impacts. We recommend (i) development of targeted efforts to curb new introductions to limit the potential for genetic variability and adaptation, (ii) prevention of seed and vine dispersal from current incursions, and (iii) complete eradication of existing populations where this is feasible.

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Black hairstyles crochet
Discover Pinterest’s 10 best ideas and inspiration for Black hairstyles crochet. Get inspired and try out new things.
Something different😍 This stitch goddess braids style by @shae.styless is super cute👌🏾
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Protective styles are best defined as anything the keeps your ends tucked away and shielded from the environmental stressors that cause damage, breakage and more. Although most like to categorize braids as the primary type of protective look, the truth is there is so much more; just take a quick scroll down your Instagram feed and the inspiration is there. Popular accounts like @protectivestyles and @afropunk are constantly showing us the versatility of black hair with styles that look good…
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Vacation rentals in Loudoun County
Find and book unique accommodations on Airbnb
Top-rated vacation rentals in Loudoun County
Guests agree: these stays are highly rated for location, cleanliness, and more.
Cottage in Leesburg
Romantic Stone Cottage Circa 1869-75 acres to Hike
Plan a getaway in our newly renovated Stone Cottage nestled on hill top just 15 minutes from Leesburg & less than 90 minutes from DC. The property adjoins next to a hidden state park, not on the map with gentle hiking trails. Secluded location however 10 min to some of the areas finest wineries & breweries. Custom made king size bed and fresh interior, are sure to impress . So whether you are visiting for a wedding, exploring wine country or in need of a quiet setting, we invite you to enjoy!
$184 per night
Cottage in Leesburg
Hilltop @ Shiloh
**Hilltop sits on a park-like estate. Originally a barn, Hilltop has been NEWLY REMODELED to be a two-unit dwelling. Enjoy beautiful views with rolling hills, ponds, and lush green landscaping. Come stay and refresh your soul in our peaceful Cottage or GO and have fun! Convenient to breweries, wineries, C&O Canal for biking or hiking, and antique shopping at the popular Lucketts Store. 11 miles south to historic downtown Leesburg, Virginia or 15 miles north to historic Frederick, Maryland.**
$119 per night
Cottage in Lovettsville
Cottage Escape in Virginia Wine Country
Nestled along the Blue Ridge Mountains, LoeLynn Farms is the quiet escape you need. The two story cottage offers two car parking next to the front door, a fully equipped kitchen, outdoor living, lake access and most importantly- peace and relaxation. The Cottage is conveniently located to many wineries, breweries, exceptional restaurants and outdoor adventures. We are just 90 minutes outside of Washington, D.C. in the heart of Loudoun County Wine Country.
$103 per night
Vacation rentals for every style
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Assassin’s Creed: Pirates is a spin-off game for smartphones and tablets developed by Ubisoft Paris. The game follows the pirate Alonzo Batilla, who holds the key to finding the treasure of the French pirate La Buse. The game focuses on naval combat and is set in the early 18th century, similar to Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.
Since its release, the game has had several updates which added new gameplay options to the game.
- On 4 September 2014, an update called “Cold Blood” was released, incorporating Arctic areas inspired by Assassin’s Creed: Rogue.
- On 18 December later that year, another update called the “The Lost Temples” update was released. This update gave players the opportunity to leave their ships and explore hidden Mayan Temples on land.
- On 11 June 2015, a final update called “Quest for Eden” was released alongside with a trailer, concluding Alonzo’s story and quest for La Buse’s treasure.
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A good game that can kill time and fight boredom especially if you got into a place where you can’t escape the agony that a silence can bring and as long as you have your android phone or tablet and your device runs an android version 4.0 and up, it will run smoothly without too much of requirements needed. It’s offline so you can play it in any place that doesn’t have any internet connection or if it does, then you can buy coins to have better in-game resources for any upgrades for your ship, perks, and additional crew. I like its friendly GUI and short in-game animations that give you an adventurous vibe and excitement to play the game; though the in-game story runs like reading a comic book, it works better for me since I don’t miss out any part of the story unlike other games that runs a short movie in most part of the game wherein it drains too much of your device’s battery; and since you’re watching through a small screen, you’re going to miss a lot of small details in the story. The game also got a good soundtrack, it makes you feel like a part of the game and it’s perfect for those who loves listening to game soundtracks, most songs in the game are available in Spotify. Just click this link to start listening; this is a great playlist to play if you’re traveling alone or looking for an adventure and wanted to feel the old English era. Overall it’s a great game that doesn’t need any experienced skills like me, well I’m not much into any computer or mobile games these days but I enjoyed it.


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Cooking with Saffron Road products!
Spice up your dinner with this delicious Thai Red Curry Chicken and Veggies recipe by Saffron Road!
Saffron Road’s Thai Red Curry Chicken and Veggies
- ¾ lb chicken breast – cubed
- 2 tsp rosemary
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large white onion – sliced
- 12 string beans – cut
- 3 potatoes – cubed
- 7 large carrots – chopped
- 7 radishes – sliced
- 1 lime
- Dash of salt and pepper – to taste
- 1 packet of Saffron Road Thai Red Curry Sauce
- 2 cups brown or white rice
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and sautee in 2 tbsp rosemary-infused oil until almost cooked through. Remove chicken from the pan.
- In the same pan, sautee onions until lightly brown. Add string beans, potatoes, carrots and radishes (any combination of veggies would work) for about 10 minutes until cooked.
- Add the chicken back to the pan and add the packet of Thai Red Curry Sauce and let simmer for 10-15 minutes.
- In a separate pot, cook brown or white rice.

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Sup' from Detroit! Hope all is well cowtown kids;) A lazy Sundia mix of stuff I am listening to in between drinking dank ales blowing clouds of legal dank and making bizznank. Holla at a scholla if you are in the 313!! 1.) Ghosts Of Barry Mill - Brother Sun, Sister Moon 2.) Alligator Indian - The New E 3.) Raleigh Moncrief - Runaway 4.) Blouse - Time Travel 5.) Slaughterhouse - The Illest [...]
"Every few years Nas remembers he's the GOAT. " As our brother -in-arms, Gopi , wrote, this broad and highly controversial statement (to some) rings true as we see the king of Queensbridge finally emerge from the proverbial shell that he retreats to every so often. "Nasty" finds the emcee back to his roots, both figuratively and physically, as both the classic beat of the track and heavy hood representation in the music video mark a revisiting to his timeless New York style. It's joints like this (and, well, his almost flawless 902s back catalog) that demonstrate [...]
Funk-master Flex once again premiers another banger, this one was a Nas and Rick Ross collaboration. The track is for the soundtrack to Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy’s “Tower Heist”. The radio rip was out first but I waited for the CDQ to let it loose, legendary producer Salaam Remi is on the boards for this one. Check It Out And Enjoy. Follow me @ Ebonicss Download: Nas Ft. Rick Ross -It’s Tower Heist
New NAS - Nasty (Music Video)
Looks like escobar season has returned in full effect as the Q.B. representer Nas unveils the new visuals for "Nasty." This is from his upcoming tentatively titled 'Life Is Good' album (10th studio album), set to drop sometime next year. Nas went back to the Queensbridge projects where he grew up to shoot scenes with director Jason Goldwatch in August. Check It Out And Enjoy. Follow me @ Ebonicss Download: Nas – Nasty (prod. Salaam Remi) [...]
Here's Nas' new video for, Nasty - enjoy:
It took a while, but after some listening, Common's Ghetto Dreams single finally grew on me, and has managed to stay at the top of my "recently played" tracks on my iTunes. I guess the reason why I was on the border about this track is because I did not at all expect this roughened up Common look whatsoever. I was surprised to see him jump from his clean-cut R&B look, and releasing the smoothest tracks to this dirty heavy beat with a video of him and Nas looking like he got banned from his local barbershop and [...]
Here's a little something to usher in your first official weekend of the fall season. DJ Rhude did the dirty work for all of his and compiled a handful of unreleased tracks by Queensbridge legend Nas and packaged them into a tidy, CD-quality mixtape. Definitely one for the longstanding fans and b-side hoarders. Download the mixtape here (Datpiff).
It's been a while since I cover a popular track for Sample Sundays... today I decided to uncover some of the samples that were used to produce Jay-Z's Dead Presidents single which he released to promote his debut album Reasonable Debt . There is a huge misconception regarding this single. A lot of people think that Dead Presidents was not a single and is actually just another track in his Reasonable Debt album. If you know the slightest bit about hip hop then you probably know that the track that appears on [...]
I've been listening to a bunch of Mac Miller lately and I couldn't help but notice how well produced the instrmentals are, most of them with really interesting samples. I was left with no choice but to choose one of his tracks for this Sample Sunday. The track that I chose is of course one of my from his 2010 mixtape K.I.D.S entitled Nikes on My Feet including samples from Nas, My Morning Jacket, and Dexter Wansel. Mac Miller - Nikes On My Feet [...]
Life’s A Bitch - Fashawn feat Talib Kweli - Doing their version of arguably the greatest hip hop song of all time from Nas and AZ, Fashawn and Talib come correct. Pretty Lights vs Led Zeppelin - This is Pretty Lights’ take on Led Zeppelin. He takes pieces of 7 Zep songs and makes them into his own crazy song. It’s dope. Influence - Jurassic 5 - Loveandpeace remix - Sturmrekorder - I caught this at Soundcloud. Pretty cool [...]
Reebok and Rock the Bells have just begun a video series called Reebok Classics , featuring interviews with RTB artists discussing their most classic albums. Here Nas talks about working with DJ Premier aka Primo and Q-Tip on what many regard as hip hop's greatest (and Nas' debut) album ever, Illmatic . Isn't it nice to not talk about Watch the Throne for a minute?
Gang Starr Tha Squeeze (Monto Remix) Daaaaaaaaannnnggg. Gang Starr is bringin’ the slurripain as always, with a fresh twist on their classic “Tha Squeeze” via proflic producer Monto . If you have ever read my blaag, you know I love nothing more than some 90’s rap. Biggie , Souls of Mischief , Jedi Mind Tricks , Gangstarr . That shit is my jam. So i’m sure you can imagine how excited and utterly delighted I was when the homie over at [...]
The official video for Common's latest banger featuring Nas "Ghetto Dreams" is out, off common's " The Dreamer The Believer" album, drops this Fall. This song is just that raw hip-hop ans you know I like it raw. “Ghetto Dreams” is now available on iTunes. Check It Out And Enjoy. Follow me @ Ebonicss Download: Common Feat. Nas - "Ghetto Dreams" (Prod. By No I.D.) Click here to view the embedded [...]
Have you heard of Animal Farm? And no, I'm not talking about the controversial (one-time banned) George Orwell novel. I'm talking about the Hip Hop group out of Portland, Oregon. If not then fret not. We have got a bit of a treat for you, as the five of them have kindly taken the time to do our little musical interview. But before you get to their choices, listen to their track 'Test Of Time' which features Talib Kweli who is easily one of my favourites. This song came to my attention thanks to the daily [...]
“I broke into Shakespeare’s tomb and stole his remains, grinded the bones, smoked it, then got in the game.” ~ Nas We Major - Kanye West ft Nas - Bittersweet Symphony White Lotus Mash-up - Jammerstiltskin… via musicninja Fall Hard - Shout Out Loud - Passion Pit’s Summertime Radio Remix - Cool remix from Cambridge’s own Passion Pit. via the new montreal Jimmy - Of Montreal [...]
Queensbridge and Staten Island connect on this one. As far as the title of the song, well if the shoe fits.
While I really do enjoy what's been coming out in the hip hop and rap game lately, nothing hits the spot quite like what was dropping in the 902s. Nas and Common take us back to the golden days and show us what real hip hop is about in this latest track, which is from [...]
Back Like That Back on American soil just in time for the 4th so the posts will start picking back up again. The Calvin Harris track has got to be a staple for your summer social gatherings. Also, Cudder teams up on an upbeat rock track with the group that’s been opening for a lot of his shows. I’m still jet-lagged, see you tomorrow. Calvin Harris feat. Kelis - Bounce The Knux feat. Kid Cudi - Run
On this Saturday morning we bring you Common 's anticipated track "Ghetto Dreams" featuring Nasir, produced by No I.D. A snippet was leaked a while ago but now we got the full version, the track is raw as sh!t and Nas killed it once again, they don't make it like this anymore. Check It Out And Enjoy. Follow me @ Ebonicss [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Common Feat. Nas - "Ghetto Dreams" (Prod. By No I.D.) [...]

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You can make an indescribable difference in someone’s life and in your community. Be the personal touch that people need as they go through one of the hardest, most emotionally draining times of their lives. Your presence can make this an unforgettable experience, not only for you, but for the family and friends of Altus patients.
At Altus, we invest in our volunteers. If you are interested in serving, we’d appreciate the opportunity to talk with you personally. All volunteers will be given a background screening, orientation and specialized training to equip you for your position. We will also offer ongoing training and support to help you grow the gifts you share with our patients.

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LAKEWOOD, Colo. — Rod Heasley, president of consulting firm KISS Concepts Group, has joined F&I product provider American Auto Shield. The two companies have joined forces with the intent of launching a new vehicle service contract (VSC) program that gives consumers the ability to choose their own terms, coverage, mileage and even price.
According to officials with both companies, the new program will also offer unique benefits to dealers.
“As an administrator of vehicle service contract programs for 15 years, American Auto Shield has built a stellar reputation for their professionalism, integrity and deep knowledge base,” said Heasley, founder of KISS Concepts Group. “I’m proud to join their team, leading the charge to bring a revolutionary program to our industry that puts consumers back in the driver’s seat. This approach will ultimately translate to greater success for every dealer we work with, as special new benefits have been developed specifically for them.”
In his new role at American Auto Shield, Heasley will serve as president of a division dedicated to the new customizable VSC program. He will also maintain and expand KISS Concepts Group partnerships. The company, according to Heasley will continue to sell aftermarket programs to auto dealerships across the country.
As for American Auto Shield, which has focused exclusively on direct-to-consumer opportunities, the addition of Heasley marks the company’s entrance into the dealer arena.
“We’re excited to open up our services to the auto dealer world,” said Ted Terry, president of American Auto Shield. “With Rod now on board, we look forward to tapping his nearly 40 years of experience in dealership sales and operations — along with his established agent base and audience of new and used auto dealers seeking high-value products to offer their customers.”
The companies’ vehicle service contract program is currently being piloted in six states and is scheduled to go live next month, officials said. To learn more, click here.
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A video synthesizer is able to generate a variety of visual material without camera input through the use of internal video pattern generators, as seen in the stillframes of motion sequences shown above. It can also accept and "clean up and enhance" or "distort" live television camera imagery. The synthesizer creates a wide range of imagery through purely electronic manipulations. This imagery is visible within the output video signal when this signal is displayed. The output video signal can be viewed on a wide range of conventional video equipment, such as TV monitors, theater video projectors, computer displays, etc.
Video pattern generators may produce static or moving or evolving imagery. Examples include geometric patterns (in 2D or 3D ), subtitle text characters in a particular font, or weather maps.
Imagery from TV cameras can be altered in color or geometrically scaled, tilted, wrapped around objects, and otherwise manipulated.
A particular video synthesizer will offer a subset of possible effects.
The history of video synthesis is tied in to a "real time performance" ethic. The equipment is usually expected to function on input camera signals the machine has never seen before, delivering a processed signal continuously and with a minimum of delay in response to the ever changing live video inputs. Following in the tradition of performance instruments of the audio synthesis world such as the Theremin, video synthesizers were designed with the expectation they would be played in live concert theatrical situations or set up in a studio ready to process a videotape from a playback VCR in real time while recording the results on a second VCR. Venues of these performances included "Electronic Visualization Events" in Chicago, |The Kitchen in NYC, and museum installations. Video artist/performer Don Slepian designed, built and performed a foot-controlled Visual Instrument at the Centre Pompideau in Paris (1983) and the NY Open Center that combined genlocked early micro-computers with the Chromaton 14 Video Synthesizer and channels of colorized video feedback.
Analog and early real time digital synthesizers existed before modern computer 3D modeling. Typical 3D renderers are not real time, as they concentrate on computing each frame from, for example, a recursive ray tracing algorithm, however long it takes. This distinguishes them from video synthesizers, which MUST deliver a new output frame by the time the last one has been shown, and repeat this performance continuously (typically delivering a new frame regularly every 1/30 or 1/25 of a second ) . The real time constraint results in a difference in design philosophy between these two classes of systems.
Video synthesizers overlap with video special effects equipment used in real time network television broadcast and post-production situations. Many innovations in television broadcast equipment as well as computer graphics displays evolved from synthesizers developed in the video artists' community and these industries often support "electronic art projects" in this area to show appreciation of this history.
In the UK Richard Monkhouse working for EMS developed a hybrid video synthesiser - Spectre - later renamed 'Spectron' which used the EMS patchboard system to allow completely flexible connections between module inputs and outputs. The video signals were digital, but they were controlled by analog voltages. There was a digital patchboard for image composition and an analog patchboard for motion control.
The address generator supplied read and write addresses to a real time video memory, which can be thought of as evolution into the most flexible form of gating the address bits together to produce the video. While the video frame buffer is now present in every computer's graphics card, it has not carried forward a number of features of the early video synths. The address generator counts in a fixed rectangular pattern from the upper left hand corner of the screen, across each line, to the bottom. This discarded a whole technology of modifying the image by variations in the read and write addressing sequence provided by the hardware address generators as the image passed through the memory. Today, address based distortions are more often accomplished by blitter operations moving data in the memory, rather than changes in video hardware addressing patterns.
Don Slepian music videos: 1. "Beginnings", 1983 - Chromascope Analog Video Synthesizer 2. "Next Time", 1983 - Chromascope with Luma-Keying and Image Processing 3. "Rising Crimson Tide", 1982 - Chromaton 14 Analog Video Synthesizer with colorized video feedback techniques, animations from the Apple II+ micocomputer with genlock board.


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The Southern Risk Management Education Center (SRMEC) was established at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture in 2009. Funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the SRMEC is one of four regional Extension Risk Management Education Centers located throughout the country.
Our mission is to educate farmers and ranchers to manage the unique risks of producing food for the world’s table. The Southern Center, in conjunction with the other three regional Centers, conducts the Extension Risk Management Education Competitive Grants Program.
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Biopterin defect in cofactor biosynthesis (BIOPT-BS) is a rare genetic disorder causing high levels of the amino acid phenylalanine. Our body breaks down extra protein we eat into its building blocks, the amino acids. Special proteins breakdown any extra amino acids into harmless products our body can get rid of. If a protein needed to break down phenylalanine is missing, phenylalanine builds up. Symptoms include seizures (epilepsy), muscle weakness (hypotonia), and trouble regulating body temperature. A person with BIOPT-BS also has trouble making chemical signals for the nervous system (neurotransmitters). A lack of neurotransmitters can cause developmental delays, sleep disorders, and behavioral problems.
BIOPT-BS is caused by a mutation (change) to the PTS or GCH1 genes. Both of these genes make proteins which help make tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). BH4 helps break down phenylalanine, so if there isn’t enough BH4, phenylalanine builds up. BHR also makes neurotransmitters. A baby with BIOPT-BS appears healthy until the level of phenylalanine gets too high, usually around 4 months.
BIOPT-BS is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning both copies of either PTS or GCH1 genes must be changed to have symptoms. High levels of phenylalanine in the blood may suggest BIOPT-BS. Other genetic disorders also cause high levels, so genetic testing is needed to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment for BIOPT-BS includes supplements to increase BH4 levels. Many babies are screened for BIOPT-BS at birth so treatment can begin early, but newborn screening conditions vary by state. For more information, visit Baby’s First Test. Talk with your baby’s doctor about the most current treatment options. Genetic counselors and support groups are also good sources of information.

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At the time of her death, Malikah Shabazz, a daughter of Malcolm X, had a net worth of roughly $500,000. How did she pass away? Let’s have a look at it.
Malcolm Shabazz has a daughter named Malikah Shabazz. Aside from that, she appears to enjoy music and is worried about climate change and related topics.
Many people also say she is fortunate to have parents like Malcolm, as only a few people are blessed with a father like him. Malcolm X was a Muslim clergyman and human rights campaigner who was African-American.
Furthermore, during the civil rights movement, Malcolm X was a well-known figure. He was also an outspoken advocate for Black liberation and the promotion of Islam among the Black community until 1964 as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam.
At the time of her death, Malikah Shabazz had a net worth of $1 million.
At the time of her death, Malikah Shabazz’s net worth was estimated to be over $500,000.
She was also one of Malcolm Little’s six daughters, also known as Malcolm X. In terms of her father Malcolm’s net worth, he used to have a $150,000 annual salary. In his professional life, he was a pioneering activist and minister.
Her actual net worth, however, has yet to be divulged via internet sources. Her professional and income source information is likewise missing from the web sources.
Malikah Shabazz’s Cause of Death: How Did She Pass Away?
The cause of Malikah Shabazz’s death is still being investigated. Also, according to the sources, the occurrence is not suspicious.
Shabazz was also discovered dead in her Brooklyn home. Her daughter discovered her unconscious and unresponsive inside the Midwood home at around 4:40 p.m., according to the report.
Further investigation has been going on regarding the incident. Police forces havenâ€™t shared anything about the case until date. But no doubt, more details will be revealed as soon as possible.
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Lots of people are questioning if Malikah Shabazz is available on Wikipedia. But sadly, Shabazz hasnâ€™t got a spot for her name bio on Wikipedia. However, we can explore some details about her personal and professional career in other available sources.
Further, Shabazzâ€™s father Malcolm Xâ€™s bio has been featured on Wikipedia, where we can learn his career history in detail.
Find Malikah Shabazz On Instagram
Malikah Shabazz is not available on Instagram. Rather than this, she has rarely confronted media sources, so; her detailed information is not available.
Further, she must have kept her personal life away from the limelight, which may be the reason she is not active on social media platforms.


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Imaging the scenario: A commercial plane flying in USA from to East to West Coast. Suddenly there is a medical emergency on board, you are a physician and passenger as well; two rows behind you, another passenger is undergoing a cardiac arrest. After 25 minutes of basic cardiac life support, you and other five physicians on board agreed to stop the code and declare the patient dead. But the flight attendant explained that if you stopped CPR, the airline’s protocol would require the cabin crew to continue it in our stead. And now the dilemma, what to do? carry on? stop?… what would you have done?
** Up in the air: Suspending Ethical Medical Practice
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CVPS donates plug-in car to UVM for research on hybrid vehicles in northern climates
Release Date: 02-21-2008
On February 21, UVM President Daniel Mark Fogel was handed the keys to a new car. But he won't be taking it for a joy ride.
Instead, he received the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle a modified Toyota Prius donated by Central Vermont Public Service on behalf of UVM's Transportation Center. UVM researchers will use the vehicle to explore how a new generation of hybrid cars, which recharge from a standard outlet, perform in the cold, hilly conditions of Vermont.
Bob Young, president of CVPS, presented the vehicle to President Fogel and Transportation Center director Lisa Aultman-Hall as part of CVPS's plug 'n go™ program, the nation's first utility program that allows customers to use plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to reduce driving costs and air pollution by substituting off-peak electricity for gasoline.
UVM will conduct extensive testing on the vehicle in cooperation with the CVPS program.
"We're delighted to have an ongoing partnership with Central Vermont Public Service and deeply grateful for this generous donation," said Fogel, "Our shared goal of developing a new generation of cleaner and smarter transportation choices that are practical for the people of Vermont takes an important step forward today."
"UVM's expertise will provide valuable insights into these vehicles and the air emission reductions they offer," Young said. "We are on the cutting edge of this technology, and UVM is in a unique position to complement the work we are doing."
"Making Vermont a global leader in clean energy technology, alternative fuel use and energy research will strengthen our economy and help us combat global climate change," said Governor Jim Douglas, who drove with Fogel and Young in the new car to attend the ceremonial key hand-off in front of UVM's Farrell Hall. "I congratulate CVPS and the university for their groundbreaking partnership and focus on this important research."
Vermont-specific Research"We know in general that plug-in hybrids have about 30% lower carbon emissions than other hybrids," said Richard Watts, a UVM researcher who will study the car's performance, "but we don't know specifically how they will do over different length trips and on different parts of our electrical grid. Will the performance be the same in Burlington as in Highgate Falls?"
To study this question and others, the researchers will ask a group of commuters, some local and some coming from long distances, to use the car for their regular drive. From all of these trips, they'll collect data about carbon emissions, electricity use, local variations in the electrical supply, and performance over differing distances and driving styles.
The new car will also be used as part of an on-going research effort about the capacity of Vermont's electricity grid to handle 50,000, 100,000 or 200,000 plug-in hybrids.
"If everyone plugged in at 8 in the morning and 6 at night that would be a disaster," Watts said, because that is the peak period of demand. The additional draw on the grid would force power providers to buy more expensive, dirtier power from outside the state or cause the grid to fail.
"But there are valleys in use overnight," Watts said, and his research, in collaboration with Stephen Letendre at Green Mountain College, is exploring ways that drivers could be encouraged to recharge their plug-in cars at these off-peak times. As part of the research, the test drivers of the new car will recharge it during the night.
The UVM car is the second provided by CVPS to educational partners, the first donated to Green Mountain College last fall.
Hybrid Plus Extension CordLike a conventional hybrid car, a plug-in hybrid runs on a battery pack when it can and then switches to a gas engine. But the plug-in hybrid can also recharge its batteries by connecting to a standard electrical outlet.
Since Vermont's electricity supply is relatively clean compared to many other states it has a high proportion coming from hydro and nuclear power cars that run on electricity could make a significant impact on the state's overall greenhouse gas emissions.
Nationwide, transportation produces about 28 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions, according the EPA. In Vermont, transportation produces 44% of the state's greenhouse gas emissions, Watts reports.
"Switching 50,000 existing vehicles from gasoline to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles would reduce carbon emissions by 31 percent," Watts and Letendre wrote in a new report on these vehicles that was formally released at the car donation event today.
In addition to donating the new vehicle, Central Vermont Public Service is helping to fund Watts' research along with Green Mountain Power and the Burlington Electric Department.


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Crystal Palace have apologised after describing Preston as a "Lancas**te outfit."
The Eagles made the boob in a Press release announcing the signing of defender Claude Davis from Derby.
Recollecting the time the player spent at Preston at the start of his career, the Selhurst outfit said: "He made over 100 appearances in all competitions for the Lancash**e outfit."
Palace press officer Thomas Coupland insisted: "I would like to apologise.
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At dinner a couple of days ago, my friend Janey Ireson said how disappointed she is that
One would expect to find such feelings of frustration among the half of Americans who cast ballots for Obama in 2008 and 2012, but Janey and Colin are not U.S. voters. They are members of a large group of people that could not vote for Obama, yet they had lofty hopes for what his election might bring. They are Europeans.
Janey and Colin are among several good friends I have visited in the English countryside this week. Pretty much uniformly, my British friends are wondering whether the American system of checks and balances has gone too far. How is it possible, they wonder, that the man who holds the most powerful position on the planet can be rendered so impotent?
The God, guns and go-to-war style of Americanism embodied by President
As it has turned out, the only area in which Obama has had the opportunity to exercise largely unfettered power has been foreign affairs. The
In all else, Obama has been stymied. Despite his solid victories in two elections, Republicans have never ceased treating him as if he were an illegitimate usurper. On issue after issue, a majority of Americans supports his policies, but GOP leaders, like Senate Minority Leader
Obama has not been able to put together a consistently effective strategy to break out of the box Republicans have put him in. On the campaign trail, Obama showed himself to be to be a prodigy, a superb orator and an innovative tactician. But, in governing, his lack of experience has cost him. When it comes to driving legislation through the minefields of congressional politics, he remains clumsy. Then again, even Lyndon


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How do you reach Romexpo?
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The ROMEXPO exhibition center is 15 minutes away from the largest international airport in Romania, Henri Coanda and 5 minutes away from Baneasa International Airport.
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Our GPS coordinates are: 44.476234, 26.064972
- By train
The ROMEXPO Exhibition Center is 15 minutes away from the North Railway Station (Gara de Nord). For details on train trip schedules, please check the following website: www.cfrcalatori.ro
- By public transportation
The ROMEXPO Exhibition Center is 15 minutes away from the Aviatorilor subway station.
The ROMEXPO Exhibition Center is 5 minutes away from the Tramway and Bus Station of Piata Presei Libere (Presei Libere Square).
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Message from Dana Irwin:
As a tribute to RBG this group of western NC/Asheville women and one man styled themselves ala Ruth Bader Ginsburg and submitted photos to me—all in less than 48 hours. We couldn’t attend the usual Asheville costume All Hallows’ Eve celebrations so we steered our energy in a different direction this year. I put this poster together and thought you might have an interest in their efforts for your magazine. Artists, actors, teachers, doctors, realtors—all walks of life in and around Asheville.


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Various sectors of the economy are inter-dependent in any country. Industrial corridors identify the necessity and offer effective integration between industry and infrastructure that lead to overall economic and social development. Industrial corridors constitute world class infrastructure such as high-speed transportation. Industrial corridors constitute world-class infrastructure such as high-speed transportation which enables the quicker movement of goods from one place to another.
Significance of Industrial Corridors in India
An industrial-corridors in India is a package of infrastructure spending allocated to a specific geographical area, with the intent to stimulate industrial development.
The aim is to create an area with a cluster of manufacturing or other industry. Such corridors are often created in areas that have the pre-existing infrastructures, such as ports, highways, and railroad receives “feeder” roads or railways.
The industrial corridor provides opportunities for private sector investment in the provision of various infrastructure projects associated with the exploitation of industrial opportunities. However, the successful utilization of opportunities that arises from industrial corridors depends on the availability of efficient transport and other infrastructure support system.
The corridor approach for industrial development primarily takes advantage of the existence of proven, inherent, and underutilized economic development potential within the influence region.
Apart from the development of infrastructure, long-term advantages to business and industry along the corridor include benefits arising from smooth access to the industrial production units, decreased transportation and communication costs, improved delivery time, and reduction in inventory cost.
Industrial Corridors in India and their main characteristics
Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor Project (DMICDC) is a planned industrial development project between India’s capital, Delhi, and its financial hub, Mumbai. It is one of the world’s largest infrastructure spread across six states. The project has received a major boost from India and Japan, due to an agreement to set up a project development fund.
Chennai-Bengaluru Industrial Corridor
It is expected to boost commerce between south India and East Asia by enabling quicker movement of goods from these places to the Chennai and Ennore Ports. The project with assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will be developed in collaboration with the governments of three southern states. Two major backbone infrastructure projects will be created for the corridor. Both road and rail connectivity for the Freight movement will be upgraded in this corridor.
The East Coast Economic Corridor
The ECEC running along the entire east coast of India from Kolkata to Kanyakumari is a multimodal, regional maritime corridor that can play a vital role in unifying the large domestic market, as well as integrating the Indian economy with the dynamic global value chains of Southeast and East Asia. It would play a crucial role in the Government of India’s (GoI) Make in India Campaign and also supports the port-led industrialized strategy under the Sagar Mala initiative and the Act East Policy by linking domestic companies with vibrant global production networks of East and Southeast Asia.
Amritsar Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC)
In order to give a boost to industrial development in the densely populated states of Northern and Eastern India. The AKIC will also leverage the Inland Water System being developed along National Waterways-1 which extends from Allahabad to Haldia.
North East Myanmar Industrial Corridor.
It has been initiated from the Tokyo Declaration for India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership for enhanced connectivity and development in the Northeast which would catalyze economic development and increase prosperity in the region.
Thus, we can observe the significance of the industrial corridor that changes the dimension of our country for good. Development of Industrial corridors leading to the overall economic and social growth of our country through enabling quicker movement of goods from one place to another.
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Thread: 1st Trip to Italy
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1st Trip to Italy
We will be traveling to Italy 9/26/2015 through 10/10/2015. We are taking the train from Rome to Venice and spending 2 nights and then taking the train to Florence for 2 nights. after that we plan on spending 3 nights and 4 days in the Tuscany, Umbria and Chianti regions. We have not traveled outside the United States before and hoping to be prepared.
My questions are:
What hotel would you recommend in Venice that would be near St. Marks Square and convenient to other sites.
What hotel would you recommend that is walking distance in Florence to the most popular sites.
What city would you recommend staying in as a base location to visit the Tuscany, Chianti, and Umbria Regions.
Thank you for any help that you can provide.
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Before a new law takes effect, it goes through a variety of steps, including its drafting, political endorsement, court rulings about its legality, or its implementation by law enforcement officials. During this process, individuals or groups in academia, media, legal circles, and even the entertainment industry exert influence over the legislation and enactment of law.
The communist specter found its representatives across society to take control over the legislative process. Various political lobbies made their best efforts to fill government agencies with leftists. In the judicial branch, they became judges, prosecutors, or other officials responsible for the carriage of justice.
A liberal president will do everything in his power to appoint like-minded justices to the Supreme Court, where they will use their influence to warp the law, or he will use his executive powers to circumvent the legal system. Historically, liberal U.S. presidents have tended to grant more pardons. In a recent administration, the president commuted the sentences of 1,385 convicts and granted a total of 212 pardons, the greatest number since the administration of President Harry Truman.  In one of his final acts before leaving the White House, the president commuted the sentences of 209 individuals and granted pardons to 64 others. Most of those who received pardons were nonviolent drug offenders. One exception was a man who had been charged and found guilty of leaking 700,000 classified military documents. With presidential clemency, his sentence was reduced, and he served only four years of his 35-year sentence.
While the president has the constitutionally ordained power to grant pardons, overuse of this power works against the function and purpose of the law, which is to punish wrongdoing and support upstanding citizens.
In 1954, then-senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, who later served as the 36th president of the United States, introduced the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits non-profit organizations, including churches, from engaging in certain activities. Violators could have their tax exemptions revoked. Wary of this, some Christian churches instruct their priests to avoid certain political topics when speaking at the pulpit, including controversial social issues such as abortion, homosexuality, euthanasia, stem cell research, and so on.
The communist specter also manipulated all political groups in an attempt to change law enforcement by prosecutors through elections. Sent to his position by progressive patrons and political groups, one district attorney fired 31 prosecutors during his first week on the job. Calling for an end to “mass incarceration,” he also ordered the rest of his office to stop prosecuting marijuana possession. There are similar situations in other states. The president of the union for prosecutors said that the effect was to call on prosecutors to pick and choose which laws they would enforce. In his opinion, it was a very risky phenomenon when the elected officials were asked to ignore laws they had sworn to uphold.
Judges also have jurisdiction to cancel orders from administrative departments. For instance, U.S. immigration law gives the president the right to deny foreigners permission to enter the country in emergency situations. However, some judges influenced by liberalism considered a recent travel ban issued by the president to be religious discrimination. Their rulings delayed the ban for over four months until the executive action was upheld by the Supreme Court.
Lawyers have a great influence on court rulings. The political leanings of a legal association can have a direct impact on whether the will of the law can be executed. In one lawyers’ association that commands nationwide presence, the founder is a self-avowed socialist who believes in public ownership and says that his ultimate goal is to establish communism.  The association boasts tens of thousands of members around the country and an annual budget in the hundreds of millions. It files lawsuits to support causes such as same-sex marriage, the right of homosexuals to adopt children, and abortion rights, and to combat discrimination against homosexuality, bisexuality, and the like.
Liberalism and progressivism occupy key political positions across the United States and dominate academia, the media, and social movements. This has allowed the devil to wield unprecedented power over the legislative and judicial processes.
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Mr Vijayakumaran Kuttampoil
Allegation found proved at final hearing
During the course of your employment as a Clinical Psychologist employed by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust at HMP Whitemoor between March 2011 and March 2012, you:
1. Did not follow the security process (at HMP Whitemoor) in that you:
a) carried your prison keys in your hand on at least one occasion instead of attaching them to you as required;
b) took personal possessions in a session with a prisoner on at least one occasion;
c) fell asleep during a group session with prisoners on 24 May 2011;
d) not proved
2. Behaved in an unprofessional manner towards colleagues in that you:
a) not proved
b) not proved
c) invaded the personal space of Colleagues A; B; E and F in that you;
(i) not proved
(ii) not proved
(iii) not proved
(iv) stood too close to colleague F when she was locking doors;
d) not proved
e) not proved
f) not proved
g) not proved
h) were unable to control your anger and/or frustration in the office on a number of occasions.
3. not proved
4. not proved
5. The matters described in paragraphs 1-3 constitute misconduct and/or lack of competence.
6. By reason of that misconduct and/or lack of competence your fitness to practise is impaired.
Part of the Hearing in Private
1. There was an application to hear those parts of the hearing in private, where they related to the Registrant’s health. Having heard the advice of the Legal Assessor, the Panel determined to hold those parts of the hearing which related to the Registrant’s health in private so as to protect his private life.
2. The Registrant is a HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist. He commenced employment at the Fens Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Unit (the Unit), within Whitemoor Maximum Security Prison in March 2011, as a Specialist Clinical Psychologist at NHS Band 7.
3. The Registrant had never worked in a prison before. The Unit operated within the prison, delivering group and individual therapy for approximately 70 inmates. At the Final Hearing, the facts found proved related to the Registrant not following the appropriate security processes at the prison; behaving in an unprofessional manner in respect of a colleague by standing too close to her as she was locking doors and being unable to control his anger and/or frustration in respect of two meetings with a colleague.
4. The Final Hearing took place over two periods. The first period was from 7 to 11 December 2015. It then had to be adjourned part heard, due to lack of time and the resumed hearing was from 18 to 20 July 2016.
5. The substantive Panel concluded that the facts found proved at the Final Hearing amounted to misconduct and that the Registrant's fitness to practise was consequently impaired by reason of that misconduct. It found the Registrant ‘impaired on personal grounds due to lack of insight, personal reflection, remediation and the consequent risk of repetition’. It also found that a finding of impairment was required ‘in order to declare and uphold the HCPC standards of conduct and to maintain the reputation of the profession’. It imposed a Conditions of Practice Order for 3 years.
6. On 23 August 2016, the Registrant wrote to the HCPC to bring to its attention that, following disciplinary proceedings, he had been dismissed from his employment by his then employer, Nouvita Limited, with effect from 7 July 2016. He had appealed the decision, which was heard on 5 August 2016 and the appeal was dismissed. He explained that he was bringing the information to the attention of the HCPC, as required by his Conditions of Practice Order.
7. On 28 September 2016, the HCPC received a referral from Nouvita, dated 26 September 2016, regarding an alleged incident on 18 April 2016, of speaking in an unprofessional manner to a colleague during a ward round. This alleged incident was the subject matter of the disciplinary proceedings which had resulted in the Registrant’s dismissal from Nouvita.
8. This is the first review of a Conditions of Practice Order of 3 years, which was originally imposed at the Final Hearing on 20 July 2016, to come into effect 28 days later. It is an early review of that Order, sought by the HCPC. This Panel is reviewing the Order pursuant to Article 30(2) of the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001.
9. The Panel considered the submissions of Mr Thompson on behalf of the HCPC. He effectively submitted that the Order needs to be reviewed as there has been a further referral for similar behaviour, which amounts to a change of circumstances. He proposed amending the Conditions of Practice Order to 9 - 12 months which would enable a future panel to review the order earlier.
10. The Panel considered the submissions of Ms Hayden on behalf of the Registrant. She explained that the Registrant had not worked since his dismissal. Although he had been seeking employment, the restrictive nature of the first condition preventing him from working in high security settings had resulted in him not being successful in finding work. She submitted that the written reflective piece along with the references were supportive of the insight and understanding he was gaining. She invited the Panel to vary the Order to reduce its term.
11. The Panel also considered the written and oral evidence of the Registrant. He told the Panel that the references included two from his Clinical Supervisor the most recent dated 2 December 2016. He had engaged her privately and continued to see her fortnightly. He explained the health issues which he had been going through. He described the CBT workshop he had attended and the mindfulness practices he used.
12. The Panel asked the Registrant about his dismissal and why this information was not put before the substantive Panel. The Registrant explained that he had not been aware that he needed to report the dismissal at that stage as he was disputing it, and was of the view that his appeal would be successful. He said he had also not been in a good place at that time as a result of his health, but looking back he saw it as an omission. He said that after the hearing, when the Conditions of Practice had been imposed, he had contacted his Legal Representative to inform him. The Legal Representative had told him of the need to disclose it to the HCPC, which he had done, in the letter of 23 August 2016.
13. The Panel heard and accepted the advice of the Legal Assessor, who advised that notwithstanding this is an early review under Article 30(2), the Panel should go through the process of considering firstly whether the Registrant’s fitness to practise is currently impaired, and if it is, then to consider the appropriate and proportionate sanction or other outcome.
14. The Panel exercised its own independent judgment in determining whether the Registrant's fitness to practise remains impaired. It kept in mind the need to protect the public, to maintain public confidence in the profession, and to uphold proper standards of conduct and performance within the profession.
15. The Panel was concerned at what it considered to be a lack of insight on the Registrant’s part. Whilst the Panel accepted that the reflective piece was a first draft rather than a fully reflective document, as this was an early review, the Panel was not of the view that it demonstrated a sufficient level of insight. The mindfulness practice and CBT workshop discussed within it pre-date the conclusion of the Final Hearing and although the Registrant said he continued to use mindfulness techniques, the Panel was not reassured that he was able to demonstrate that he had learnt from these so as to be able to apply it to future, challenging clinical and non-clinical settings.
16. Condition 5(C) sought evidence of the Registrant’s understanding of issues of personal space, conventions about appropriate language and behaviour and how he might manage any cultural differences which have the potential to be problematic in the workplace. In the Panel’s view, the reflective piece did not adequately address these issues, or consider the measures he might put in place to prevent a recurrence in the future. In evidence, he spoke of not bringing back gifts from India for work colleagues and appreciating that this was not appropriate. However, he did not address, for example, how he might understand and interpret body language.
17. The Panel was also concerned at the Registrant’s apparent lack of insight in relation to the type of information appropriate to disclose to the substantive Panel, so that it did not act on incorrect information. He had not appeared to understand the need to disclose the fact of his dismissal, which had occurred by the time of the resumed hearing. It was clear to this Panel that the substantive panel had considered mitigating and aggravating factors when deciding which sanction to impose, and the lack of disclosure had allowed that panel to proceed on the incorrect basis that:
• ‘There have been no similar concerns since 2012’ and
• ‘The Registrant’s current employer states that the Registrant is an outstanding professional and a hard-working member of a multi-disciplinary team, who interacts well with staff and patients’.
18. At paragraph 62 of the determination, when considering sanction, the previous panel found that ‘A suspension order would be disproportionate because the evidence before the Panel shows that the Registrant is performing satisfactorily in his current role and has done so for some time…’. However, this Panel is satisfied that the previous panel was working under a misapprehension that the Registrant was still working when he was not, as he had been dismissed by his employer following disciplinary proceedings, less than two weeks previously.
19. The Panel made no assessment as to the accuracy or reliability of the subject matter of the referral, recognising that it was still at the early stages and was disputed by the Registrant who was appealing the dismissal to the Employment Tribunal. However, the Panel did have regard to the referral to the extent that the Registrant had not volunteered the fact that he had been dismissed by his employer for an allegation of inappropriate behaviour toward a colleague, which in turn allowed the Panel to proceed to sanction in the mistaken understanding that the Registrant was in work and that no further concerns had been raised.
20. In light of the above, and in particular the Registrant’s lack of insight, and the fact he has been unable to demonstrate remediation, the Panel was of the view that there remains a risk of repetition. The Panel therefore concluded that the Registrant’s fitness to practise currently remains impaired.
21. Having concluded that the Registrant's current fitness to practise remains impaired, the Panel went on to consider what would be the appropriate, proportionate and sufficient sanction, or other outcome in this case, in order to protect the public and also meet the public interest.
22. The Panel had regard to the Indicative Sanctions Policy and considered the sanctions in ascending order of severity. The Panel was aware that the purpose of a sanction is not to be punitive but to protect members of the public and to safeguard the public interest, which includes upholding standards within the profession, together with maintaining public confidence in the profession and its regulatory process.
23. The Panel does not consider the option of taking no further action or a Caution Order to be appropriate or proportionate in the circumstances of this case. Neither would protect the public nor meet the wider public interest.
24. The Panel next considered a Conditions of Practice Order. In light of the Panel’s concerns as to the Registrant’s level of insight, it was not satisfied that such an Order poses ‘no risk of harm’ to the public, given its finding of the risk of repetition. In considering whether a Conditions of Practice Order was appropriate this Panel takes a different view to the substantive panel because it is not accurate to say that he was “performing satisfactorily in his current role”. Therefore this Panel considers that this case is now too serious for a Conditions of Practice Order and only a Suspension Order would adequately protect the public and meet the wider public interest.
25. The Panel next considered a Suspension Order, and determined that this was the appropriate and proportionate response. The Panel was of the view that a period of 12 months would be the appropriate length. Although the Registrant, at this stage lacked insight, the Panel considered that over the period of the suspension, he may be able to achieve and demonstrate the level of insight to reassure a future Panel that the risk of repetition is low, such that he may be able to return to safe practice.
26. The Panel acknowledged that such an Order would be likely to have a serious impact on the Registrant as he will not be able to practise as a Practitioner Psychologist. However, the Panel determined that the interests of protecting the public and upholding confidence in the profession outweighed the interests of the Registrant.
27. A reviewing panel may be assisted by:
• further reflections to demonstrate insight
• evidence of steps taken to address his failings.
History of Hearings for Mr Vijayakumaran Kuttampoil
|Date||Panel||Hearing type||Outcomes / Status|
|31/10/2017||Conduct and Competence Committee||Review Hearing||Conditions of Practice|
|07/12/2016||Conduct and Competence Committee||Review Hearing||Suspended|

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Only 1 pound gained this week - better than 4! But I don't feel well. I'm so tired that I need to nap after taking a shower. Getting any kind of exercise makes me so sleepy that I'm afraid to drive. I'm already taking extra iron because I was anemic during my last pregnancy. Last night the midwife recommended an herbal supplement that I'll go pick up today. We'll see if that helps.
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When I was in high school I was the ultimate nerd girl – little bit on the heavy side, thick glasses, hair that frizzed at the slightest touch of humidity which is never a good thing when you live in Florida. Back then there was nothing cool about nerdiness, there were no computers and there was no geek subculture. All it meant was Friday and Saturday nights at home. In my case at home listening to music. I was hanging out at a record store near my house and although the cool guys there were not about to date me they did turn me on to a lot of music. Then our local top 40 station gave me a personal Sunday night retreat – a two hour show called “Underground Circus” that dug deeper into the path that hit singles by bands like the Airplane and the Doors were clearing. That’s where I first heard Brian Auger and the Trinity and Auger’s Oblivion Express. I was already getting hooked on rock instrumentals and very late in the show the DJ would play one called “Isola Natale” from an album I ended up buying and wearing out the grooves on.
So from there we skip forward a few (few??) decades. I’m listening to Jeff Golub’s new one, Train Keeps A Rolling, on my iPod while I walk the dog and out of the blue there is this song that digs a tap root right into my musical DNA. Where do I know that song from? One look at the title and it all comes back. That is the beauty of this collaboration between Golub and Auger. They are keeping the flame alive by creating and revitalizing instrumental music that lives in that territory between progressive rock and jazz. Dropping in some reverence for the roots and making a proud statement for this music’s relevance today. This connection is perfectly illustrated by the segue from Auger’s “Isola Natale” to the title track, written over 40 years later by Golub and long time collaborator Chris Palmaro. Texturally and sonically similar, both have this prog rock meets jam band vibe that is driven by the sound of Auger’s Hammond B3 and Golub’s precisely funky guitar jams. There’s a lot of interplay in both songs, with Golub and Auger trading licks over a driving backbeat and some power blasts from a four piece horn section. They really get down to business on Auger’s other new songwriting contribution, “Shepherds Bush Market”, a fierce, raunchy, blues rock showcase that has Golub playing at shred level, the horn section wailing and Auger getting down and dirty. Auger really gets to showcase the gritty side of the B3 and Golub matches the intensity with speedy solos in “J&B.” The overall choice of material here is brilliant. There are reinventions of two Auger chestnuts, “Happiness Is Just Around The Bend” and “Whenever You’re Ready” that both maintain the flavor of that era without pandering to nostalgia. Their reworking of Curtis Mayfield’s moody “Pusherman” (originally on the SuperFly soundtrack) amps up the punchy shifts in the melody line and they play up the atmospherics and reggae undercurrents on Sting’s “Walking On The Moon.” Oh, and…could an album start out with anything more fun than a flashy take on Lalo Schfrin’s “The Cat,” which was originally the theme song to a 60’s TV spy show called T.H.E. Cat. And just when you think smooth jazz radio totally burned your ears out on Ace’s “How Long” Golub and Auger have shined it up and made it sound like new with Christopher Cross (!) handling the vocal.
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In the end, the massed ranks of business lobbyists, economic commentators and politicians got even more than they had been shouting for. The Bank of England yesterday cut interest rates by 1.5 percentage points, the biggest single reduction in 27 years. The base borrowing rate now stands at its lowest level in half a century.
The size of the cut is testament to how concerned the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which decides rates, has grown about the health of our economy. The outlook has deteriorated drastically over the past month. Consumer spending is falling. An increasing number of businesses are in trouble. Unemployment is on the rise. And house prices continue to slide. The global economy is running into trouble too, meaning there will be no salvation from foreign demand. This hefty rate cut is a bold attempt by the MPC to give our over-borrowed economy a break in these wretched conditions.
Loosening monetary policy comes with obvious risks though. The cut in rates will weaken the value of the pound on international exchanges. Investors tend to want to invest in currencies and countries which promise a higher, rather than lower, rate of interest. If enough foreign investors sell sterling, Britain could find it a struggle to finance our fast-rising levels of public borrowing.
And we cannot even be certain that cutting rates alone will be enough to deliver a stimulus to the economy. These rate cuts are far from certain to be passed on to the consumers and businesses which so badly need them. The private banks are in such a state of fear over their own futures that they still dare not lend on a normal scale to each other, let alone their customers. This week, three high street lenders withdrew their tracker mortgage ranges in anticipation of a cut. This does not suggest an industry itching to pass on the benefits of lower interest rates. And the example of the US is not encouraging either. The hefty rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the past year have failed to make a big impact on the American economy.
Then there is inflation. We cannot lose sight of the fact that it is still running at 5 per cent, well above the Bank of England's target rate. Cutting interest rates could, in theory, let inflation off the leash at the same time as growth dries up, putting our economy in the worst of both worlds.
All these were good reasons for the MPC to be cautious. But the dangers of keeping rates on hold were plainly greater. Inflationary pressures have been receding in recent weeks as the price of oil and food has come down. The greater danger is deflation. And the case for attempting an economic boost through cuts is compelling. We are entering a potentially major recession and cutting interest rates is one of the few levers open to the stewards of our economy. It would have been irresponsible for them not to have pulled it at such a dire time.
But we must be realistic. Nothing will avert recession now. And even if these cuts are passed on, they will take at least a year to feed through to the economy. The best that can be hoped for is that this sort of monetary loosening now will make the downturn shallower, shorter and less painful.
That brings us to the final justification for these cuts. It is not just about credit, but confidence. The cuts are a sign that monetary authorities will do everything in their power to stop the economy running over the edge of a cliff. We now need to cross our fingers and hope this injection of goodwill and credit has the required effect.Reuse content


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Inflation has been a hot topic for months — but so far little action has been taken to curb it. That is expected to change in May. The Federal Reserve intends to raise interest rates and initiate a new “Quantitative Tightening” policy.
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Erasure have unveiled details of their upcoming 14th studio album Tomorrow's World.
The latest release from Vince Clarke and Andy Bell will be released on October 3, and was produced by electronic performer Frankmusik, who has previously worked with the likes of Lady GaGa, Pet Shop Boys and Ellie Goulding.
Vince Clarke revealed: "We chose Frank because he is someone who has a different approach to the music, who is sympathetic to synthesizers, and incredibly keen."
The album's lead single, 'When I Start To (Break It All Down)', will be released on September 26. Tomorrow's World will be available on CD, download and as a special edition double CD.
The duo will also be embarking on a 16-date UK tour, with Frankmusik in support. The tour will start in Leicester on October 12, ending at The Dome in Brighton on November 4.
Singer Andy Bell recently finished in fifth place on ITV1's Popstar to Operastar.
Watch the video for Erasure's classic 'A Little Respect' below: